College of Nursing

UK College of Nursing’s Evelyn Parrish Named the 2021 Psychiatric Nurse of the Year

Aug 9, 2021, 7:00 AM

UK College of Nursing faculty member Evelyn Parrish was recognized by the American Psychiatric Nurses Association for her standout clinical leadership and providing exceptional mental health patient service and care.

UK Nurse Researcher Named Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow

Jul 23, 2021, 6:57 AM

Kristin Ashford, Ph.D., is one of only six health professionals from across the country joining the prestigious, yearlong fellowship program.

HEAL, Voices of Hope to Host Transformational Housing Learning Collaborative

Jun 4, 2021, 7:06 AM

UK’s HEALing Communities Study and Voices of Hope are teaming up for the free virtual June Learning Collaborative, “Come as You Are: Transformational Housing.”

UK Agriculture, Nurse Researchers’ Farmers’ Dinner Theater Grows Safety, Mental Health Awareness in Rural Kentucky

Jun 1, 2021, 8:14 AM

The innovative theater model was created as a way to educate farmers about occupational health and safety risks.

UK College of Nursing Surveying Frontline Workers on Infection Control Knowledge

May 4, 2021, 7:47 AM

Researchers from UK College of Nursing are surveying frontline workers in order to improve infection control practices in health care settings as part of Project Firstline.

Nursing Students, Black Soil Partner to Address Food Insecurity, Maternal Health in Communities of Color

Apr 9, 2021, 11:28 AM

Through a collaboration with local agritourism company Black Soil, a group of students from the UK College of Nursing have taken up the mantle to deliver health education to Lexington’s communities of color.

National Cancer Prevention Workshop Featured UK Faculty and Students

Mar 22, 2021, 9:12 AM

Faculty and students from the UK College of Nursing and UK College of Education Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion were among key leaders in cancer prevention, journalism, education and government who contributed to an educational session during the 2021 National Cancer Prevention Workshop.

College of Nursing Researchers Release "Fight the Crave" Comic for Smoking Cessation

Mar 19, 2021, 8:31 AM

March 20 is National Kick Butts Day, a time to raise awareness of the health effects of cigarettes and nicotine products and take action to lower one’s risk. Researchers in the University of Kentucky College of Nursing are creating a series of comic books focusing on treatment and cessation.

UK Nursing Researchers Study the Delivery of Tobacco Treatment to Medicaid Recipients

Feb 9, 2021, 9:36 AM

Based on the study findings, the researchers suggest standardizing assessment and treatment approaches based on existing quality reporting measures, integrating telephone quit-line services, and offering cessation counseling and medication to all tobacco users as a standard of care.

What to Know About Radon in Your Home

Jan 19, 2021, 6:29 AM

January is National Radon Action Month, a time to raise awareness of the health effects of radon and take action to lower your risk.

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