School of Nursing receives donations
The Derry Patterson Wingo School of Nursing has received two donations from Kindred Hospital and Select Health of South Carolina. “We value our relationships with Kindred and Select Health.
The Derry Patterson Wingo School of Nursing has received two donations from Kindred Hospital and Select Health of South Carolina. “We value our relationships with Kindred and Select Health.
Dr. Tara Hulsey, dean of the School of Nursing, has been appointed chair of the United Nations and Global Health Advisory Council for Sigma Theta Tau International, the international honor society for nursing.
When the dean’s position became available in the School of Nursing, Dr. Tara Hulsey sat in her office at Medical
The Board of Trustees unanimously voted to expand enrollments in the Derry Patterson Wingo School of Nursing. The University will
Thirteen nurses graduated this semester in the first master of science in nursing – nurse educator program, six of whom
Charleston Southern and Trident Health System have entered a partnership in providing resources to underwrite the cost needed for a new faculty position. The School of Nursing is currently one of 15 pilot schools in the country implementing quality and safety education content into the BSN curriculum. As part of this initiative, the school is expanding the skills laboratory to include high fidelity simulation technology to be integrated throughout the curriculum.
By 2010, it is speculated there will be a shortage of 1,000,000 nurses in the U.S. Compounding this problem is the nursing faculty shortage. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of schools responding to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) survey stated they turned away qualified applicants for their undergraduate nursing programs due to the faculty shortage.