
May 12, 2022
2022 May Commencement
Join us May 13 for our spring commencement celebration.

May 3, 2022
Malaika Gallimore – PhD Spotlight
Malaika Gallimore was highlighted in a recent Show Me Mizzou article for her recently funded and extremely competitive F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award.

April 18, 2022
SSON professor serves on national panel examining nursing home care in U.S.
From staffing shortages to underpaid staff and a lack of personalized care, issues that have plagued nursing homes for decades in the United States were exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 11, 2022
AACN/CDC grant will help nurses boost confidence in COVID-19 vaccine
The grant will provide resources to better prepare the next generation of nurses with the knowledge and confidence they need to have conversations that ultimately promote public health.

April 5, 2022
Early detection warnings can reduce medical emergencies
April 5, 2022 Written by: Brian Consiglio, 573-882-9144, consigliob@missouri.edu Original story posted on showme.missouri.edu. For critical care nurses, identifying declines in patient condition as soon as possible can help improve the quality of care delivered and reduce medical emergencies. Now, Eydie Tipton, a doctoral student at the MU Sinclair School of Nursing and nurse researcher at Blessing Hospital in Illinois, is part of a team that implemented an early warning detection system – one who employs real-time alerts monitored by an experienced, critical care registered nurse that is trained to recognize changes indicating a worsening of…

March 29, 2022
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) moves up in national ranking to #35
March 29, 2022 Original article posted on showmen.missouri.edu. Written by Sara Diedrich, 573-882-3243, diedrichs@missouri.edu MU News Bureau Three graduate degree programs at the University of Missouri continue to be recognized among the best in the nation while also rising in the rankings in the 2023 Best Graduate Schools by U.S. News & World Report. The overall graduate program at MU’s College of Education & Human Development rose nine spots to No. 32 while the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at the Sinclair School of Nursing rose 12 spots to No. 35. The College…

Feb. 8, 2022
Tailored care helps breast cancer survivors reduce swelling, pain
Mizzou Nursing study examines breast cancer survivors’ experiences managing lymphedema.

Jan. 28, 2022
MizzouThon Helps Miracles Happen in the NICU
Written by Joe Walljasper, MU Health Care ____________________________ On one of her first days on campus as a freshman, Shelbie Mays heard about MizzouThon from her Kappa Delta sorority sisters. They told her that the University of Missouri student organization is dedicated to raising money for kids at Children’s Hospital, with a particular focus on the neonatal ICU. That was all she needed to hear. Just before coming to MU, Mays had watched her aunt’s premature twins fight for their lives in a NICU in St. Louis, so she knew about the miracles that happen in NICUs. “There are so…

Nov. 16, 2021
Mizzou Alumni Association names 2021 Faculty Alumni Award winners
The Mizzou Alumni Association honored 12 distinguished faculty and alumni in the 53rd annual Faculty Alumni Awards on Nov. 12.

Nov. 16, 2021
MU study examines benefits, challenges of telehealth in nursing homes during pandemic
Findings highlight telehealth’s ability to reduce patient stress, increase access. Nov. 3, 2021 Story contact: Brian Consiglio, 573-882-9144, consigliob@missouri.edu Original article posted here at Showme.missouri.edu The COVID-19 pandemic caused nursing homes to rapidly change their policies overnight. Telehealth was instantly adopted widely in an effort to reduce stress on the health care system by keeping residents safe and avoiding unnecessary transfers to already-overwhelmed hospitals. A new study at the University of Missouri found that the use of telehealth not only reduced stress for nursing home residents, but also increased access to convenient care. Kimberly Powell, an assistant…