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Lisa D. Sievers, M.S.N., RN, and colleagues from the 2015 cohort of the National League of Nursing (NLN) Leadership Development Program for Simulation Educators had their “Faculty Development Toolkit for Simulation Resources” published by the NLN as an online resource.

Faculty Member Co-Authors Online Simulation Educators Toolkit

May 15, 2017

Lisa D. Sievers, M.S.N., RN, and colleagues from the 2015 cohort of the National League of Nursing Leadership Development Program for Simulation Educators had their “Faculty Development Toolkit for Simulation Resources” published as an online resource.


Cindy Sickora, D.N.P., RN, has joined the School of Nursing as vice dean for practice and engagement.

School of Nursing Hires Vice Dean for Practice and Engagement

May 15, 2017

Cindy Sickora, D.N.P., RN, has joined the School of Nursing as vice dean for practice and engagement.


Karine Crow, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, was inducted as a 2016 Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) at the academy’s annual policy conference in Washington, D.C.

Professor Inducted as AAN Fellow

May 15, 2017

Karine Crow, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, was inducted as a 2016 Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.


M. Danet Lapiz Bluhm, Ph.D., RN, has been named a Collaborative Academic Research Member on a multi-state project called Veterans’ Action League with the goal of improving veteran health care delivery.

Associate Professor Named to VA Project

May 12, 2017

M. Danet Lapiz Bluhm, Ph.D., RN, was named a Collaborative Academic Research Member on a multi-state project called Veterans’ Action League.


For her dissertation, Gretchel Gealogo, Ph.D., RN, gathered data from dementia patients with the goal of improving the quality of care by health care providers and the patients’ ability to contribute to their health care decisions.

Giving Patients a Voice

May 12, 2017

Alumna Gretchel Gealogo, Ph.D., M.S.N., RN, gathered data from dementia patients with the goal of improving the quality of care by health care providers and the patients’ ability to contribute to their health care decisions.


Strategic gift planning can help you address your financial goals while also improving the future of nursing education and patient care. Your gift may provide: - A life-changing scholarship for nursing students - A memorial endowment to honor a loved one - Support of an outstanding faculty and specialty program or any area that is of greatest interest to you. If you would like to learn more about creating a plan that will provide support for future generations, we are here to help. For more information, contact Melissa Mireles, director of development for the School of Nursing, at 210-567-5534 or mirelesm4@uthscsa.edu. NOTE: The best way to give depends on your own personal situation and should be discussed with your professional adviser.

Your Legacy — Our Future

May 12, 2017

Strategic gift planning allows friends of the School of Nursing to find a way to address your financial goals while creating a legacy of great impact. Your gift can make a difference for generations to come.


Venetia Cantrell, D.N.P., M.S.N., FNP-BC, monitors the blood pressure of a member of the Covenant Community Church in San Antonio.

More Than a Leap of Faith

May 12, 2017

As a graduate of the School of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, Venetia Cantrell, D.N.P., M.S.N., FNP-BC, used her nursing leadership skills to help church members improve their heart health.


Charles Hoag, B.S.N., RN, joined the School of Nursing as clinic manager for the school's clinical enterprises.

New Clinic Manager Oversees School’s Clinical Enterprises

May 12, 2017

Charles Hoag, B.S.N., RN, has joined the School of Nursing as the clinic manager for the school’s clinical enterprises.


Cecelia Acosta-Cruz, Traditional B.S.N. student, and Sarah Grimmer, Accelerated B.S.N. student (middle in black scrubs), spent spring break in Bogota, Colombia, as part of an educational exchange program with the Universidad Manuela Beltran.

Students Travel to Colombia for Educational Exchange Program

May 10, 2017

Cecelia Acosta-Cruz, Traditional B.S.N. student, and Sarah Grimmer, Accelerated B.S.N. student traveled to Bogota, Colombia, as part of an educational exchange program.


Eileen T. Breslin, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, serves as dean and the Dr. Patty L. Hawken Nursing Endowed Professor for the School of Nursing.

Alumni, Faculty, Students Improving Lives

May 9, 2017

Nursing knowledge impacts health and health care around the world. The School of Nursing’s alumni, faculty and students make lives better by promoting health.


The Department of Lifelong Learning offers live and online continuing education, hosts three annual conferences, and provides an online RN Refresher Course.

Keep Learning: Department of Lifelong Learning Reaccredited

May 1, 2017

The School of Nursing’s Department of Lifelong Learning offers both live and online continuing education.


PHOTO INSET, CIRCA 1942: Juanita Ruth Kirkpatrick Smith (right) embraces her cousin Barbara Banker. PHOTO RIGHT, 2016: Barbara Banker (right) visits with her cousin Juanita Ruth Kirkpatrick Smith.

The Natural

May 20, 2016

Endowment honors nurse’s innate dedication, leadership to profession As a young girl in South Texas, Juanita Ruth Kirkpatrick Smith would eagerly await her mother’s return home from her shift as a special duty nurse. She loved listening to her mother recount her workday with stories of how she helped patients by assisting other nurses and doctors. Smith dreamed of the day she […]