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The Second Annual STEM Event on Campus is a Success
On Saturday, November 12, a group of approximately 109 middle, high school, and community college students, family members, Saint Peter’s undergraduate students and educators came to Saint Peter’s University to attend the second annual STEM event on campus: “The Path to the STEM Dream for Young Scholars.” This event is a collaborative effort between the […]
The Inaugural Dr. Marylou Yam Distinguished Nursing Lecture Series
Students, friends, alumni and faculty gathered in The Duncan Family Sky Room for the inaugural Dr. Marylou Yam Distinguished Nursing Lecture Series on September 29. Diane J. Skiba, Ph.D., FACMI, ANEF, FAAN, professor at University of Colorado College of Nursing, option coordinator at Health Care Informatics and project director for I-Collaboratory: Partnerships for Learning, gave […]
Nursing Students Inducted into International Honor Society
Congratulations to the junior, senior, RN and graduate nursing students who were inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, the international nursing honor society, on Saturday, April 23 at the Bethwood in Totowa, N.J. Professor Sandra Horvat, Sigma Theta Tau faculty advisor, and Professors Lisa Garsman and Michelle Romano also attended the event in support of the students.
School of Nursing Student-Professor Collaboration Yields Journal Article and Speaking Engagement
A research collaboration between Jayne Skehan, a DNP doctoral candidate at Saint Peter’s, and School of Nursing Adjunct Professor Lynn Muller, RN, JD, resulted in the publication of their article “Engaging the LGBT Patient: A Guide for Case Managers” in the Professional Case Management: The Official Journal of Case Management Society of America (CMSA). In addition, a companion […]
Nursing Faculty Achieve Accolades and Success
Professor Lisa Garsman was selected as a Jonas Nurse Leader Scholar and she will present her research at the Jonas Nurse Scholar Leadership Conference in October in Washington, D.C. Professor Garsman also received a research grant from Sigma Theta Tau, The International Nursing Honor Society of Nursing, to support her research. Professor Patricia Ahearn received the […]
CCNE Nursing Accreditation Site Visit
Dear Members of the Saint Peter’s University Community, Please be advised that the on-site evaluation of Saint Peters University School of Nursing with the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) takes place on April 13 to 15, 2015. CCNE policy requires that institutions provide an opportunity for the program’s identified communities of interest (e.g., students, […]
DNP Student Attends Conference in Washington
Florence Campbell (pictured first from right), a student of the doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program at Saint Peter’s University, recently attended a policy conference in Washington, DC, to lobby for the Advanced Practice Nurses of New Jersey (APN-NJ) bill, which would allow nurses to prescribe medicine on their own without consulting physicians. She is […]
University Welcomes Distinguished Alumnus for Sustainability Day
Alumnus Richard Jackson, M.D. ’69 was the featured speaker for National Campus Sustainability Day on October 23. Dr. Jackson, a pediatrician, spoke about “Sustainable Lives: About More than Environment!” He is renowned in the field of environmental issues and health, and is a professor and chair of environmental health sciences at the Fielding School of […]
Practice for the Real World of Nursing Care
Lauren Heraghty ’14 has a fever, headache and some blisters following an explosion in the workplace. It’s up to Kristina Romaniv ’13 and Miriam Saquique ’13 to assess Heraghty’s condition and plan an appropriate clinical intervention—STAT. Welcome to the Simulation Lab, the site of an innovative teaching and learning curriculum in the School of Nursing […]