Four young men who earned their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees together in 2017 and their Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees together in 2024 have taken their education and ethos into the world to make a difference in communities from Union City, Tennessee, to Dayton, Ohio. Robert M. Kirby, DNP, CRNA, Christian… Read More
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) has approved a proposal for a joint Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program operated by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing and the UT Southern Jeanette M. Travis School of Nursing and Health Sciences. The proposal was approved at THEC’s Aug. 17 meeting. The… Read More
For the third year in a row, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has the highest-ranked Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program in Tennessee, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s list of undergraduate nursing programs in its Best Colleges list. Nationally, the college ranked No. 31 out of 656 BSN… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has developed an Operating Room Scholars program to educate nursing students as perioperative nurses through the college’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. Baptist Memorial Health Care is working with the UTHSC College of Nursing to develop the curriculum and pilot the program. The… Read More
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing is ranked as the best program in the state on two important new lists that measure quality. The college has the highest-ranked BSN program in Tennessee on U.S. News & World Report’s list of undergraduate… Read More
For 19 years in a row, Americans have ranked nurses as the most ethical and honest profession, according to the 2020 Gallup Poll. “This is especially noteworthy as the poll took place during the COVID-19 pandemic – an unprecedented experience in our lifetimes – but it is not surprising,” said Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-Bc,… Read More
First Cohort of 12-Month Program Overcomes Pandemic Challenges Becoming a nurse in one year sounds like an impossible task. But the 53 graduates of the first 12-month BSN cohort at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center achieved that goal during the COVID-19 pandemic and attained a 100-percent first-time pass rate on the National Council… Read More
Many people at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will recognize Megan Janssen from her time in Information Technology Services, where she worked with the educational technology team and as a project coordinator with the Project Management Office. They might not know that she is a student in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing… Read More
