East Carolina University College of Nursing

One thing you learn quickly in health care is that it’s a team effort, and training for the next generation of Pirate Nurses follows that rule. Last month, Dr. Lisa Wilcox partnered with ECU Health’s Simone McCoy on a hospital-guided simulation that exposed first semester nursing students to the equipment they will, and may have already encountered, on the internal medicine ward on 2 South. “Our students were applying much of what they are learning in their courses in a simulated learning environment,” Wilcox said. “This simulation builds confidence in the med/surg environment in a Level 1 trauma center.” McCoy is a Pirate Nurse and a current DNP student. The simulation is part of her quality improvement project, which is aimed at increasing student nurse knowledge, comfort and confidence in the clinical environment, which in turn improves patient outcomes. #nursing Bim Akintade, PhD, MBA, ACNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP, FAAN

Pirates in Boston! ECU Clinical Nurse Specialist student, Shannon Terry (right) and her preceptor,ECU alum and current DNP student Amanda Freedman, presented their work titled "Optimizing anemia management to minimize blood transfusions in perinatal care" at the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) conference on Boston earlier this month. ??????????

Are you as hyped for the Pirate Nurse 5K here at the College of Nursing April 5 as Dean Bim Akintade, PhD, MBA, ACNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP, FAAN? There is plenty of time to get ready to join us on the starting line. Register here: bit.ly/3n5PED4 ??????????????????♀? ???? East Carolina University Ecu Undergraduate Admissions Office

Dr. Kara Evans, one of our recent PhD alums, was part of a Spectrum News reflection on the Covid-19 pandemic five years on - how the nurses dealt with the incredible demands of the peak of the pandemic and what it means for the future of the nursing profession. Well done, Dr. Evans. https://lnkd.in/ePBS35AJ

Join us in welcoming Kimberly Steiner who recently joined the Student Services team as a Student Services Specialist. Steiner is a Pirate alum, having received a BS in Business Administration in Finance from ECU. Prior to joining the College of Nursing, she spent 2 ? years in the ECU Office of Financial Aid.

Come on. Do we have the best students, or what? Thanks Julia, and everyone who donated to Pirate Nation Gives, to help our students to consistently be the best entry to practice nurses in the state. ?????????? East Carolina University ECU Advancement ECU Health Foundation

At East Carolina University's Research and Scholarship Awards Ceremony Tuesday, Dr. Chandra Speight, assistant professor in the Department of Advanced Nursing Practice and Education, received the Early Career Trendsetter Award, which recognizes faculty at each career stage for their excellence, expertise, and enthusiasm about their research. Congratulations also to?Drs. Travis Chabo?and Thompson Forbes, who both received ECU’s new the Order of the Anchor, which recognizes exceptional achievement of highly funded faculty who secure over $1 million in external awards within a single year. For the inaugural award, faculty who achieved this feat between 2020 – 2024 were recognized.

We've reached 107 individual donations to the College of Nursing for Pirate Nation Gives. You've done it, Pirate Nurse Nation! Dean Bim said if we got to 100, he'd let some students smash a cake in his face. He's a man of his word. There is still time to make your mark on the College's Priority Fund: bit.ly/4buTASJ ?????????? East Carolina University ECU Advancement ECU Health Foundation

We’re well past our initial goal of 65 individual donors. Thanks to everyone who has supported the College’s Priority Fund through Pirate Nation Gives today. ?????????? East Carolina University ECU Advancement ECU Health Foundation

We’ve rocketed past or initial goal of 65 individual donations – 83!!! - for Pirate Nation Gives which has unlocked a total gift of $77,000 - $22,000 from the Jim (BS ’63) and Selba (BSN ’64) Harris Nursing Honors Scholarship Endowment and $50,000 for the Jo Anne (BSN ’76) and Jack Faer Graduate Faculty Support Endowment. Thank you to everyone who has already donated in support of Pirate Nation Gives. If you haven’t yet supported the College’s Priority Fund, there is plenty of time left to make a difference: bit.ly/4buTASJ Seventeen more and Dean Bim is wearing a cake home. ?? ??????????