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Improving Immigrant Families Health: Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences

Nursing doctoral student Felicia Zimmerman presented her DNP project, Improving Immigrant Families Health: Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences at the SIGMA Creating Healthy Work Environments Conference March 8-10 in Washington DC.

Minnesota State Mankato welcomes Kansai Medical University delegation

In an effort to foster international collaborations and broaden its global presence, Kansai Medical University embarked on a visit to Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Glen Taylor Institute announces 2023 Becky Taylor Fellows

The Glen Taylor Institute is delighted to introduce the recipients of the 2023 Becky Taylor Fellowships, a program designed to provide financial support to Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students at Minnesota State University, Mankato, for their education and research.

Taylor Nursing Institute welcome students from Austria

Minnesota State Mankato welcomed four nursing students from Austria who shared their global insight with Mankato nursing students while gaining a deeper understanding of family and societal nursing.

Nick Allen Scholarship: Supporting nursing students who aspire to work with people with special needs

The endowment makes it possible for the scholarship that Wendy and Sandy Allen had funded after to Nick’s death to continue supporting nursing students who want to work with people with special needs in perpetuity.
Minnesota State Mankato Student Nurses' Association student and faculty leaders.

Student Nurses' Association named a national “Stellar School”

The Minnesota State University, Mankato chapter of the Student Nurses’ Association (SNA) received Stellar School recognition during a recent National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA) conference.

Q & A with a moulage artist

The Maverick Family Nursing Simulation Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato, answers a few questions about moulage -- the art of applying mock injuries for the specific purpose of training emergency response teams.
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Nursing interns support area school nurses

Meet five Minnesota State Mankato nursing students who are serving as Community Health Interns, supporting school nurses across Southern Minnesota.
David Hood on the left side, Minnesota State University, Mankato's provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, and Rolando Garcia on the right side, North Hennepin Community College's president, are pictured at a Jan. 11, 2023 ceremony in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Minnesota State Mankato and North Hennepin Community College Announce Maverick Advance Plan for Nursing Students

Mankato, Minn. – Minnesota State University, Mankato and North Hennepin Community College have collaborated on a partnership known as the Maverick (Nursing) Advance (Transfer) Plan, or “MAP.

Maverick Family Simulation Center in demand

Services ramping up and expanding in the Maverick Family Simulation Center.

Health Commons at Pond adds mental health services

For years, students and faculty in the School of Nursing have helped families get the healthcare they needed at Health Commons at Pond, a free and charitable school-based clinic located in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Minnesota State Mankato and Minnesota North College Announce Partnership for Nursing Students

Representatives from Minnesota State University, Mankato and Minnesota North College sign a nursing partnership plan on Oct. 24, 2022.

University collaborates to improve care for sexual assault survivors

Minnesota State Mankato School of Nursing and the University of Minnesota, through a $1.5 million grant, are increasing the number of nurses trained as Adult/Adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs).

Minnesota State Mankato offers nursing assistant course to help alleviate shortage

KEYC News Now spent time with Minnesota State University, Mankato's nursing faculty and students to learn more about free CNA trainings, designed to help alleviate the shortage of health care workers while giving participants real-world experience.

Nursing partnership with Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College announced

Minnesota State Mankato and Lac Courte Oreilles College have announced a partnership that will allow students to complete their BSN in a 100% online program.

Minnesota State Mankato to Establish Center for Rural Behavioral Health

The Center for Rural Behavioral Health will achieve its mission through research, workforce development and continuing education, such as providing licensure board required trainings in outstate Minnesota.

School of Nursing receives grant

Minnesota State University, Mankato School of Nursing faculty are partnering with University of Minnesota through a ~$1.5 million grant to increase the number of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) in rural Minnesota, sovereign nations, and underserved areas in the United States.

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