Wednesday, December 23, 2009

End of Year Closure

The USF School of Nursing will be closed in accordance with University policy from December 24, 2009, to January 3, 2010. The Dean's Office will re-open on January 4, 2010, and faculty will be available starting January 20, 2010. Classes will resume on January 25, 2010.

Happy Holidays to all!

Friday, December 18, 2009

Congratulations Graduates!

Today the School of Nursing confers 47 Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees, 44 Master of Science in Nursing degrees, and 4 Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees.

We are very proud of our graduates, and we are full of confidence that they will promote quality, equity, and compassion in healthcare, and will serve as moral compasses for Bay Area, California, and national health professions!

Monday, December 14, 2009

Pinning Ceremony for SON Graduates on December 17

To celebrate the completion of their studies, SON Graduates will have a pinning ceremony on December 17, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. in the McLaren Complex. Family and friends are invited to attend this special event to celebrate our students' accomplishments.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

The Answer is the USF School of Nursing, #4

Who has developed and is hosting simulation training workshops for San Francisco RNs and MDs?

The USF School of Nursing, reflecting a long-standing partnership with the Nursing Education department at St. Mary's Hospital, is conducting an ER-OB Simulation Workshop with employees from the St. Mary's Emergency Room at our state-of-art simulation center, located on Hayes Street. The emergency OB simulation scenarios, run by LRC Coordinator Lisa Sabatini, are planned to help the nurses at St. Mary's refresh their knowledge and skills for emergency room births.

Next week MD interns will be participating in med-surg simulations.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Final Healthcare Systems Leadership MEO cohort set to graduate

The final cohort of the USF Master's Entry Option in Healthcare Systems Leadership program will graduate in December, 2009.

There are 27 students in this cohort who have been implementing and facilitating projects in a wide variety of health care settings across the Bay Area. They will be presenting posters depicting their final practicum project results on Monday, December 7, 2009, at 4:00 pm in the School of Nursing Dean's Office on the first floor of Cowell Hall.

The USF MEO Healthcare Systems Leadership program has graduated over 250 new nurse leaders into the Bay Area workforce since its inception in 1999.

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