Advanced Degree Helps Alumna Create Lasting Relationships with Patients
Elizabeth Bott, MSN ‘19, APRN, PMHNP-BC, has a longing to create lasting relationships with her patients which led her to seek out an advanced degree nursing program. “I had worked as an in-patient behavioral health nurse for many years and enjoyed working with my...
Kent Nursing Faculty Member Pens Letter In Support of Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality
Growing up in small-town Uhrichsville, OH, I never imagined I would one day chair a national committee focused on public policy. My family had always been passionate about politics, but I often felt conflicted about the role of policy in health care. However, I...
Kent Nursing Students Visit Pine Ridge Reservation
It has always been a dream of mine to travel and see the world, so when the opportunity to experience life outside Ohio presented itself, I was all in! I first learned about the Pine Ridge Reservation study away experience from Kent Salem faculty member, Lorene...
Focus on What’s Ahead
It was only after experiencing a personal health scare did Hannah Amissah find herself considering a career in nursing. “Following my surgery, my nurses were so compassionate. They spent more time with me than any of the other medical professionals.” Through research,...
‘DNP’ is More Than a Credential
If you ask some APRNs about the increasing popularity of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), they express concern that the degree may not be necessary for their advancement in the field of nursing. “I already have my MSN and many years of experience, why go back to...
Working While in a DNP Program: Is It Possible?
Are you considering going back to school for your DNP but are concerned about fitting it around your schedule or wonder how you will pay for it? We asked Julie Tsirambidis to write about her experience attending Kent State’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program while...
Remembering Founding Dean Linnea E. Henderson
The first female dean at Kent State University was Linnea E. Henderson, Ed.D., MA, BSN, Dean of the College of Nursing, who dedicated her tenure to building the nursing program. According to faculty who knew her, “[Dean Henderson’s] vision, commitment and leadership...
Forge Your Own Path
The daughter of a physician, Stephanneth Adams, MSN ‘12, WHNP-BC, had been encouraged to enter the field of medicine from a young age. Her father, Dr. Stenneth Adams M.D., her earliest role model, matriculated through medical school in his early 30s. His passion for...
Rise Above the Challenges
Anthony Jackson, BSN ’13, did not grow up wanting to work in the medical field. That was his younger sister, Christina’s, dream. With a desire to one day be a doctor, she was studying biology at Kent State University when she passed away from a blood clot in her...