Parker Smith
Email: pbs36@byu.edu
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2024 DAISY Award Winners: Cynthia Johnson and Otavio Tobias
The BYU College of Nursing and The DAISY Foundation present awards to students and faculty every year honoring exceptional compassion in nursing. Recipients are nominated because of the difference they’ve made in the lives of those they teach or provide care for. This year, Professor Cynthia Johnson and nursing student Otavio Tobias (BS ’24) were honored with DAISY awards.
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Marie Prothero Named to AONL Board
Dr. Marie Prothero has been appointed to the board of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL). She joins two other board members and will serve a two-year term beginning January 1, 2025.
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Becoming Global Nurses in Czech Republic
Led by BYU College of Nursing professors, Dr. Petr Ruda and Dr. Daphne Thomas, students shadowed in hospitals throughout the country in areas like maternity, pediatric, intensive care, and adult medical/surgical under the supervision of a licensed professional in the Czech Republic.
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BYU Students Awarded National Scholarship for Psychiatric Nursing
In October, Otavio Tobias and Gabby Sutton were awarded the 2024 American Psychiatric Nursing Associations (APNA) Director’s Student Scholarship which included special recognition at the national conference and attending scholar mentoring activities. Both were two of only six undergraduates awarded from hundreds nationwide. Their win marks the first time in APNA history that two undergraduates were awarded from the same school.
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Anchored Souls: Nicki Broby Nursing Symposium 2024 Keynote
Nicki shared several ways that nursing students could anchor their souls to Christ amidst a turbulent world and stressful career as the keynote speaker for the BYU College of Nursing Scholarship and Professionalism Symposium.
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Newly Appointed Dean of BYU’s Medical School Addresses BYU Nursing Students
In an exciting start to the BYU College of Nursing Scholarship and Professionalism Symposium, Dean Jane Lassetter welcomed Dr. Mark Ott, the newly appointed Dean of BYU’s Medical School, to address the assembled nursing students.
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BYU Helicopter Training Transforms Indian Pilgrimage Rescue Efforts
Pilgrims were unprepared as a mudslide came rushing down the mountains. Thousands were caught in the natural disaster’s path. Because of training that was done the previous summer with BYU College of Nursing professor, Dr. Craig Nuttall and Kiley Bearden, Indian nurses were able to use their new helicopter airlift program to take the injured to the nearby hospital.
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The Clubs of BYU College of Nursing
BYU College of Nursing held their Opening Social on Monday, September 9, where each club in the college had booths presenting their leadership and goals for the semester. BYU College of Nursing is home to three major clubs that not only shape students’ view of nursing but offer them connections with others at varying stages in the program.
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Bridges Built Between BYU and Japanese Nursing Schools
A connection between Hiromi Tobe and Craig Nuttall allowed students from Ishikawa Prefectural University to visit BYU, attending classes and taking part in a simulation.
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