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2020 Living Legend Marilyn Rantz, PhD, RN, FAAN


Every year the American Academy of  Nursing honors a small number of fellows as Living Legends.

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Getting Through the Times – Thoughts from a Registered Nurse


By Wendy Boren Tuesday, April 7, 2020   It's coming. The end of this awful pandemic is coming because this too shall pass. But we've got an ugly fight ahead of us in our area. I'm a nurse, and I'm proud to say we're up for it. But we need your help. In one week's…

Verna Adwell Rhodes Endowed Professorship


Friday, May 3, friends, family, former students and faculty from the Sinclair School of Nursing filled the Jesse Rotunda for the announcement and celebration of the establishment of the Verna Adwell Rhodes Endowed Professorship in Nursing.  In honor of Rhodes’ achievements, service and generosity, her family and friends have come together to give $1 million…

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Marilyn Rantz to Receive March of Dimes Legend in Nursing Award


Rantz was recognized Saturday, Nov 10 at the annual Nurse of the Year Awards gala, presented by Maryville University, held annually to honor exceptional nurses.

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Nursing School Connected Army Veteran to His Job in the Emergency Room


  After serving his country with the Army, Adam Brandes is back home serving his community as a nurse in the ER    On June 1, 2013, Adam Brandes’ Army unit had just left a graduation ceremony for new Afghanistan police officers it had trained and was headed back to its base in Ghazni Province.…

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Researcher retires after 32-year career


Dr. Vicki Conn has had an illustrious career spanning 32 years since her initial appointment as an assistant professor to the MU School of Nursing. She is a graduate of the MU Sinclair School of Nursing, first with a Masters in Adult Nursing in 1981, followed by a PhD in Social-Psychology of Health and Aging.…

Graduate on Campus Days

Graduate Level Students Visit Campus


Nearly 100 graduate students are on campus this week for orientation into their areas of study. This gives our students the opportunity to meet the faculty members, their classmates, and gives them access to our advising staff. We also welcomed the very first class of RN-MSN students to the nursing program.  The class met on…

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A Selfless Spring Break


For many college students, spring break is a chance to take a much-needed vacation. Others may head home to visit their families and catch up on sleep. Several nursing students chose to use this year’s spring break to serve others throughout the country and across the world. Here are a few of their stories. Gracie…

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Robbie Towner, Accelerated BSN


On two separate occasions, accelerated student Robbie Towner has been able to assist victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) because of simulation training he received in the MUSSON Simulation Center. Originally from California, Towner works as an EMT at Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Columbia while completing nursing school. During his mental health class in…

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BSN Students Study in Costa Rica


Over the January intersession, 20 undergraduate nursing students from all three BSN options -- traditional, accelerated and the RN-BSN programs -- participated a study abroad trip to Monte Verde, Costa Rica. These students were completing their community health clinical hours, required for all BSN students. The group visited a health clinic, a nursing home, a…