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Parker Smith

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Dr. Shelly Reed Named a Fulbright Specialist

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By Parker Smith
January 28, 2025 11:59 AM
This past week, Dr. Shelly Reed, Associate Teaching Professor at BYU College of Nursing received word that she had been appointed as a Fulbright Specialist in nursing education.
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BYU College of Nursing Welcomes its New Cohort

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By Parker Smith
January 27, 2025 04:38 PM
Excited and eager to learn about their next steps in the program, new nursing students gathered in their new student orientation.
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2024 DAISY Award Winners: Cynthia Johnson and Otavio Tobias

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By Parker Smith
December 17, 2024 11:56 AM
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

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By Parker Smith
December 16, 2024 03:28 PM
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

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By Parker Smith
December 13, 2024 04:29 PM
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

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By Parker Smith
December 09, 2024 03:27 PM
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

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By Parker Smith
December 04, 2024 04:41 PM
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

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By Parker Smith
November 04, 2024 03:45 PM
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

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By Parker Smith
October 28, 2024 04:45 PM
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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