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As a young nurse working in a hospital medical surgical floor, Kavita Radhakrishnan, PhD, RN, MSEE and assistant professor at the UT Austin School of Nursing, used to worry that many of her cardiac patients wouldn’t make a successful transition from hospital to home.

She was right.

Every year the Gallup poll ranks the most honest and ethical professions, and every year nurses top the list (the latest poll makes it 17 years in a row).

Professor Terry Badger, PhD (’86), RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, recently was appointed to the Eleanor Bauwens Endowed Chair of Nursing at the University of Arizona College of Nursing in recognition of her accomplishments as a nationally recognized nurse-scientist and leader in graduate education.

Could it be that something as simple as sleep can slow or even roll back the effects of cognitive impairment and slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease?

The latest National Institutes of Health rankings of funding to schools of nursing have been released, and for fiscal year 2018 the UT Austin School of Nursing is ranked No. 15 in the nation among all schools of nursing and No. 8 among public schools of nursing

Lynn Rew, EdD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, and professor at the UT Austin School of Nursing, has been selected for induction into the Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame.

Alumna Laura Cervantes, who received her Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner degree in May 2018, was selected as the winner of the 2019 Excellence in Writing Award by the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Health (AWHONN).

The ad Jessie Wilborn saw at church sounded like something that might finally help her get her diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure under control.

Nico Osier, PhD, BSN, BS, RN, assistant professor, has been recognized as an Apple® Teacher.

Valerie Danesh, PhD, RN, CCRP, CCRN-K and assistant professor, was notified that her team’s manuscript titled “Telehealth in mental health nursing education: Healthcare simulation with remote presence technology” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services.