Tracy DeVries, Minnesota State University student in the School of Nursing has received the Spirit of Nursing Award sponsored by the Army Nurse Corps, the National Student Nurses Association and the Nursing School. The award is in recognition of "academic excellence, leadership and commitment to the nursing profession". Congratulations, Tracy!
In
the Spring, 2007 issue of Minnesota State University's Tomorrow magazine,
Professor of Nursing and member of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) faculty,
Karen Willette–Murphy appears on the front page teaching a participant
to use an 'actigraph', a small electronic device that records and stores information
regarding activity and rest. When worn, it can detect such things as limb movement,
circadian rhythms and sleep and activity patterns – a topic Dr. Willette–Murphy
is researching. The School of Nursing has been in the forefront of research
with dedicated faculty committed to the active pursuit of research opportunities.
Read the article.
MSU
School of Nursing student, Laura Runningen, has been awarded the 2007 Fall Semester
Meredith Nursing Scholarship award. Laura, originally from Houston, MN, plans
to do travel nursing for a few years after graduation and hopes to go back to
school to be a Family Nurse Practitioner or Nurse Educator.
Donald and Marjorie Meredith of Mankato recently gave $375,000 to the School of Nursing at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Read full story.
By preparing 78 percent of Minnesota's new nursing graduates each year, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is addressing the need for new nurses in hospitals, clinics and nursing homes across the state. Support the system's seven state universities and 25 community and technical colleges.
Pat Shortall, a graduate of the MSU, BS Completion program in 1995, was given this year's Nurse of the Year award.
Published Date: 05-04-2007 01:17 PM CT
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