Spartan Nurse News
School of Nursing dean interviewed on North Carolina Nurses Association podcast
School of Nursing Dean Debra Barksdale shares some of her inspiration and how she was able to bring both her passions of nursing and education together.Read More »Retired nurse returns to UNCG thanks to husband’s letter
Briggs spoke about her extensive nursing career after taking a tour of the Nursing and Instructional Building. Only a few weeks earlier, she had retired after 41 years as a nurse in North Carolina.Read More »New Dean of Nursing at UNC Greensboro Wants to Make a Difference
Not one to take an academic appointment or a volunteer position simply for the ego boost, Barksdale says, “I wanted to come to a place to make an impact. I've always gravitated to where I thought I could make a difference.”Read More »
Triad colleges, universities look to boost nursing pipeline as staff shortage continues during pandemic
“We have a model hospital wing. We have an ICU. Two beds. We have a mother/baby unit, and we have a home environment."Read More »
Pros and cons of investing in an MSN
Dr. Peggy Trent said demand is high for nurses with MSN degrees specializing in nursing education and in leadership and management.Read More »MSN graduate takes the stage and the next step in her career
Elizabeth Labadens comes from a family full of teachers, and she thought about becoming one as well. She decided instead to go into nursing, but as she made her rounds at the Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center, she found she still enjoyed teaching. Labadens helped newly hired nurses with their orientations and …Read More »Assistant professor awarded grant to examine maternal and infant mortality
Dr. Forgive Avorgbedor was awarded a grant to examine ways to help reduce maternal and infant mortality, which disproportionately affects ethnic minorities in the U.S.Read More »School of Nursing professor awarded competitive AACN grant
Dr. Laurie Kennedy-Malone is one of two nurse educators nationally to receive the research grant.Read More »School of Nursing holds first White Coat Ceremony since before pandemic
The UNCG School of Nursing held its first White Coat Ceremony since 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic.Read More »Siblings Follow Their Mother, Then Each Other In Caring For Older Adults
Heather and Matthew Hunt, separated by 15 months, are in their first semester in UNCG's Adult Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner concentration.Read More »