Aug. 28, 2015
DNP Program Earns Prestigious Award
The University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing’s (SSON) Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program has received the 2015 Central Region Excellence Award.
Aug. 11, 2015
MU Nursing Outreach helps RNs learn leadership skills
Aug. 4, 2015 Story source: Shirley Farrah, 573.882.0215 MACON, Mo. – Doris White enjoys life at the Loch Haven Senior Living Community in Macon. She plays piano in the Loch Haven Washboard Band, an ensemble whose members play both improvised music makers—pots, pans, spoons—as well as tambourines, bells and other traditional instruments. “My life here is great,” she says. “The help is just superb. They will just bend over backwards to do things for you.” Loch Haven’s clinical, administrative and support staff provide 24-hour care for residents. It’s important that everyone is in tune and keeping tempo. A strong…
Aug. 11, 2015
Local PhD Program Graduate Accepts Position in Utah
Aug. 11, 2015 Dr. Jennifer Hulett, a May 2015 PhD graduate of the MU Sinclair School of Nursing, has accepted a post-doctoral fellowship from the University of Utah, College of Nursing. Dr. Hulett will be supported by an NIH funded Institutional Training Grant (T32) awarded to the University of Utah College of Nursing entitled “Interdisciplinary Training in Cancer, Aging, and End-of-Life Care.” Jennifer was one of 190 total students who graduated May 2015. There were 53 traditional BSN, 47 accelerated, 38 RN-BSN, 28 MS and 23 DNP. Dr. Hulett was the only graduate from the PhD program. Congratulations to Jennifer…
March 20, 2015
Dean Miller Named One of Most Influential Deans in Country
This ranking was released by the Texas based company Mometrix Test Preparation.
March 20, 2015
New Rankings Show SSON as Elite
March 20, 2015 The University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing (SSON) was recently ranked by U.S. News & World Report for its online graduate program and graduate school. The SSON was rated in the top 50 for best nursing online graduate programs. News & World Report uses a complex system to rank each school. View their ranking methodology. The school was also recognized for its graduate school. It was awarded by U.S. News & World Report as a top 40 graduate school. View a the complete rankings. If you are interested in seeing how each…
Nov. 7, 2014
Student Program Teaches Preschoolers the Importance of Washing Their Hands
Nov. 7, 2014 A group of University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing students found themselves putting on a clinic inside a classroom. It was the first event ever for the program, Sharing Health Hand by Hand. Nursing students were teaching proper hand hygiene to a class of preschool students with developmental needs. Program leaders say the children took to it even better than they thought they would. They sang songs, they used baby powder to show how easily germs are spread, and they played games. “I think the kids had a lot of fun and learned a lot about…
Oct. 29, 2014
Associate Professor Inducted into Prestigous Society
Oct. 29, 2014 Columbia, Mo. — Lori Popejoy, an associate professor in the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing (MU SSON), was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing at the Academy’s 41st annual meeting in Washington D.C. The American Academy of Nursing has about 2,200 fellows. Invitation to fellowship is more than recognition of one’s accomplishments within the nursing profession. There is a scrict criteria one must meet. That criteria includes: Enhancing the quality of health and nursing; Promoting healthy aging and human development across the life continuum; Reducing health disparities and inequalities; Shaping healthy…
Sep. 28, 2014
SSON Associate Professor Teaching Health Care Providers to Identify Signs of Domestic Violence
Sept. 19, 2014 COLUMBIA, Mo. – National data shows, on average, three women are murdered every day by a partner or ex-partner. More than 1 in 3 women experience partner violence in their lifetime. However, an emphasis to identify the signs of abuse is being taught by a Sinclair School of Nursing (SSON) faculty member. “New national preventive care guidelines and provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) support routine screening for partner violence in healthcare settings,” SSON Associate Professor Tina Bloom said. Bloom said patients might not be getting the best care they can get. That’s because many healthcare…
Aug. 28, 2014
First Ever DNP Leadership and Innovations in Health Care Cohort
It opened up another opportunity for post-masters only students.
Aug. 7, 2014
Sinclair School of Nursing Staff Member Wins Award
Jessica Mueller was surprised in her office and given the MU Service Champion Award from the Staff Advisory Council.