Find out how our College of Nursing is shaping the narrative for nursing in Illinois and beyond.

Find out how our College of Nursing is shaping the narrative for nursing in Illinois and beyond.
It took less than two minutes for most students to take part in a fundraiser for the first-ever College of Nursing class gift. But those two minutes were pretty grueling.
On March 22, Judith Heinschel, PhD, PMHNP-BC, received the 2018 Excellence in Nursing Award from the Stateline Nurses Network. Heinschel is clinical assistant professor based at the college's Rockford campus.
The smell of golden, crispy egg rolls and steamed tapioca dumplings filled the College of Nursing's Third Floor Event
When Hurricane Maria hit the Caribbean in September, it devastated Puerto Rico, killing dozens,
Paul Kuehnert, DNP ’12, MS ’91, RN, an associate vice president at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has been selected to receive the 2018 Distinguished Alumnus Award, the highest honor given to a UIC College of Nursing graduate.
Carol Estwing Ferrans, PhD ’85, MS ’82, RN, FAAN, and Shannon Zenk, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, formally took their places in two prestigious roles within the College of Nursing at an investiture ceremony on Thursday, Apr. 5.
Jane Sherman, PhD, MS ’75, cites the support and collegiality she enjoyed as a student and faculty member as the motivation for her transformational gift.
On Wednesday, Apr. 4, the UIC College of Nursing hosted its annual Preceptor Recognition Event to thank dozens of preceptors who make it possible for students to achieve required clinical hours and ultimately graduate from UIC Nursing graduate degree programs.
A multidisciplinary team of researchers including assistant professor Karen Dunn Lopez has published the first quantitative study on the divergent scopes of practice for nurses and doctors. Comparing patient care provided by nurses and doctors using information documented in the EHR, the researchers found that only 26 percent of patient records showed an overlap in terms.
UIC’s College of Nursing doctor of nursing practice program climbed three spots to a ranking of No. 12 in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools of 2019, making it the top program among public Midwestern universities in the publication’s annual rankings, released on Mar. 20