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ABSN Program Celebrates 10 Years
This fall, Georgia Southern University’s Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary. Planning for the program began in 2013 when reports from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing showed that graduates of accelerated nursing programs were priority hires by employers who value the many layers of skill […]
School of Nursing Provides SANE Training
Georgia Southern University’s School of Nursing is Georgia’s leader in nursing graduates each year, and with the help of a donation received last fall in the amount of $35,000, nursing faculty Kari Mau, DNP, and Nikiya Lewis, DNP, are ensuring students are being provided the best curriculum based on industry and community needs. The donation, […]
School of Nursing Awarded $2.57 Million Grant
Marian Tabi, Ph.D., Tiffany Keshwah, DNP, and Alan Skipper, DNP, faculty in the School of Nursing at Georgia Southern University, are the recipients of the 2023-2027 U.S. Department of Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant valued at $2.57 million. The grant will provide funds to assist in enhancing and sustaining academic partnerships between Georgia […]
DNP Student Presents at NAPNAP
Georgia Southern University student, Alyssa Kesselman, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS, recently attended and presented her project titled “Universal Anxiety Screening in Pediatric Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Pilot Project” at the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) national conference in Orlando, Florida this past March. Kesselman’s research was completed under the guidance of School […]
Two Nursing Students Receive GANE Scholarships
The Georgia Association of Nursing Education (GANE) recently awarded two Georgia Southern University nursing students with scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) student Danielle Rukezo was awarded the Sarah Helen Killgore Scholarship. First awarded in 1991, the Sarah Helen Killgore Scholarship is given annually to acknowledge future nurses […]