The School of Nursing celebrates the life and nursing career of Marie-Claire Dubé, RN, who died peacefully on October 1, 2022, at 82 years old. Marie dedicated her professional career to mothers and babies, primarily at Northern Light Eastern º£½ÇÉçÇø Medical Center. She was a devoted nursing student preceptor and instructor for numerous Uº£½ÇÉçÇø Nursing […]
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The School of Nursing was recently recognized by Fox News for the WellNurse Program. In the article, Hersey writes about the journey for students “finding time to take care of themselves so they can take care of others in the future.” Read the full article here. For more information about the WellNurse program, you can […]
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The University of º£½ÇÉçÇø School of Nursing’s WellNurse program was recently featured by º£½ÇÉçÇøBiz. The program is aimed at reducing stress and burnout and building resilience among nursing students, faculty and staff, and was made possible by a $1.5 million award from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department […]
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There are 8 new scholarships available to Uº£½ÇÉçÇø Nursing students! You can read more about each of them below. Science Appreciation Scholarship Eligibility: All high school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students who are majoring in STEM are eligible to apply. Amount: $500 Application Deadline: November 15, 2022 Scholarship Link: https://www.allthescience.org/science-appreciation-scholarship.htm Literature Lover Scholarship Eligibility: All high […]
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Researchers from the University of º£½ÇÉçÇø School of Nursing recently studied the obesity epidemic in º£½ÇÉçÇø. You can read their article here, where they discuss different approaches to addressing obesity. This news release from the University also has some interesting information about their research.
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This past semester, the University of º£½ÇÉçÇø, School of Nursing initiated a pilot of their WellNurse Program as part of a $1.5 million grant to help reduce burnout among nurses. All students, faculty and staff who participated received a free Fitbit, access to massages, classes on nutritional balance and mindfulness-based stress reduction, and group exercise […]
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On March 27, 2022, the Bangor Daily News published this article about an exciting grant for Nursing Programs in The University of º£½ÇÉçÇø System: the $1M grant will help to acquire a mobile simulation van for nursing students. Check out the article to read more about why this is such an important opportunity for nursing […]
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The University of º£½ÇÉçÇø, School of Nursing recently received a $1.7M grant from HRSA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to work toward increasing the diversity of º£½ÇÉçÇø’s workforce. There are three goals to this initiative, which you can read more about in this article from the Bangor Daily News.
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The º£½ÇÉçÇø Monitor recently published an article about University of º£½ÇÉçÇø students, and the impact that they had on the recent Covid-19 surge. “The statewide workforce shortage for nurses has shrunk as a result of students eager to gain experience from helping to tackle the pandemic,” writes Rose Lundy. Read more about these incredible students […]
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Developing a Smart Phone App with Augmented Reality to Support Virtual Learning of Nursing Students on Heart Failure, in the Journal of Clinical Simulation in Nursing
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