Shannon Schneider, a self-proclaimed "retired military brat", says she came into nursing as a result of lived experiences and "having to figure out what the best path would be for me." She has worked in hospital, public health, and community health settings, but says she enjoys the teaching aspects of nursing. Read more about Schneider by clicking into the title...
Spotlight on new faculty: Sherra StClair, stepping in to the position as "Chair in Mental Health Nursing" for fall of 2021. In this new position, StClaire will provide oversight to the integration of mental health into care delivery across nursing programs at the University of Wyoming Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing. Click for more...
New faculty member Megan Beach says helping new nurses in her positions at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center made her want to go back to school for her masters in nursing education. UWYO Nursing students will benefit from this upbeat new faculty member who loves to teach!
On Thursday, April 29, 2021, the College of Health Sciences presented annual awards through a first-time ZOOM event. Nursing staff member Dawn Carver was awarded "Outstanding Staff Member" for 0-5 years service; and nursing faculty member Candy Stidolph received the "Outstanding Teacher" award for 2021. Read about the award winners by clicking in the title.
K. David Bodily is 2020 recipient of “Inspiring our Future Nurses Award,” given to WNA member nursing instructor who has been a positive influence on future nurses of Wyoming. Bodily, program director for UW ReNEW and RN-BSN nursing programs, “embodies the faculty role that involves teaching, advising, service, and professional development,” says UW Nursing Dean Sherrill Smith, “and has had an invaluable impact on our future Wyoming baccalaureate prepared nurses.”
Welcome to our new faculty member, Nancy Eisenmann, PhD, RN! She is filling a new position as Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing in an academic-practice partnership with Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (CRMC). In this partnership, both UW FWW School of Nursing and CRMC are seeking to enhance patient care outcomes through implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP). Read more about this exciting new partnership and Eisenmann's roles by clicking here to go to her spotlight.
Ashley Lair: new lecturer in the BSN program. "I am excited to be back in Laramie and working in a completely different role," says Lair, a 2010 UW BSN graduate. "Throughout my career I have enjoyed working with students and mentoring new nurses in various settings, and along with being back at UW, I am excited to have the opportunity to work with students every day."
Janet Willhaus: new doctoral faculty member in the Masters of Nursing Education and Leadership program. “Nursing needs leaders now more than ever before—especially with the Covid-19 crisis. Nursing is the most trusted profession in the United States, and therefore as nurses we must lead by example... I hope to help our nursing workforce understand how critical they are to setting the example and influencing policy.”
Eleven nursing faculty and staff received awards in April of 2017: Rebecca Carron, Denise Gable, Elizabeth Goodwin, Ann Marie Hart, Claire Hitchcock, Joanne Prahl, Kim Raska-Miller, Sherrie Rubio-Wallace, Susan Steiner, Jenifer Thomas, and Linda Williams. Click in the title to read about each.
Denise Gable was honored at the 2017 UW Staff Recognition Day as Supervisor of the Year. Check out article by clicking on title.
David Bodily's background makes for a "near-perfect fit" as Director of ReNEW and RN-BSN Completion Programs at the Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing. Read his history along with an update on both programs by clicking the title.
Says Kooienga about this opportunity: "I am excited to increase my research repertoire and learn new methodologies and approaches. Having those approaches embedded in primary care practice does make this endeavor very exciting for me."
One of the highest honors in the nursing field has been bestowed on/earned by Mary Burman, Dean of the Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing at the University of Wyoming: Burman was named a Fellow by the American Academy of Nursing this summer 2016 and will receive the honor during the Academy's conference this fall.
Ann Marie Hart was inducted as a Fellow in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in June of 2016. "As an FAANP, I am excited to work with other fellows on measures to help newly graduated NPs," says Hart, who is passionate about helping them transition successfully into practice. Read more by clicking the title.
As one faculty member in the FWWSON stated: “Quite simply, Dr. Boyle’s efforts to promote research and scholarship amongst faculty and students have been unparalleled in the SON. Those efforts reflect her research expertise, her passion for and commitment to nursing research and scholarship, and her desire to pass on her passion and expertise to the next generation of nursing scholars. I count Dr, Boyle’s coming to the SON as one of the best gifts the SON has ever received.”
Congratulations go to J'Laine Proctor, FNP, PMHNP, DNP, faculty member with the UW School of Nursing and winner of the school's "Communication of Wisdom" or "COW" award for 2016. Proctor won the award based on her interactions with students and colleagues. Read more...
As a result of her work as psychiatric nurse practitioner at UW Student Health Services, McGee was chosen for the 2016 Outstanding Professional Student Affairs Employee Award. Click in the title to read McGee's nomination.
Linda Johnson’s continuing efforts to provide medical care to villagers in one of the poorest and most isolated villages in Honduras have earned her the University of Wyoming’s Faculty Award for Internationalization.
My passion area is exploring the relationship between nursing characteristics, nurse staffing and the nursing work environment on the quality of patient care and nursing sensitive patient outcomes (e.g., healthcare-associated infections, falls, pressure ulcers).
My passion is developing leadership in nurses in all roles. I believe nurses are the key to patient safety, and without strong leadership skills we are not able to influence patient care the way we should.
Crystal McFadden finds her life changed because of a new habit and love--Running!
Clinical Simulation Center Assistant Coordinator Joanne Prahl was recognized this month by the Wyoming Army National Guard upon her retirement following 31 years of service. She received the Meritorious Service Medal during the retirement event.
I truly enjoy interactions with students. I value the knowledge and perspective students bring with them to class. It is incredibly rewarding to watch someone learn new concepts...
I truly love teaching. As a nurse there is always the opportunity to teach, whether it is a patient, another nurse, or co-worker. There is also always the opportunity to continually learn. Moving into a Nurse Educator role is both challenging and exciting. I love seeing how eager students are to learn and the starry eyes when they master a new skill.
Professors Mary Anne Purtzer, Ann Wislowski, and Jenifer Thomas and nursing staff members LeAnn Amen-McConnell and Debbie Shoefelt receive awards and honors from UW and/or the School of Nursing.
I’ve always seen nursing linking up with the world of disability. The needs are great, and nurses have much to offer that population. I worked as an independent Medicaid waiver nurse with a gentleman who needed tube feedings and medication, along with trach care and assessments. He very much touched my life, and I hope I touched his.
Emergency nursing is my true passion. I feel like I have been an ER nurse my entire life. I grew up as the only girl on a street with fearless boys. When anyone got hurt, which was often, they always looked to me to bandage them up. When I was a nursing student, I tried to develop interests in other areas, but kept coming back to emergent care. ER nursing comes so natural to me, and I tend to work best when faced with a critical situation.
I especially enjoy how nursing students and RN's in Wyoming and from all around the country come together from both rural and urban locales, sharing their experiences from various work settings! It adds a richness to learning that can't be found in a textbook.
Get to Know Your Faculty Series: All about Terri Wolff. "In my professional life, working with new moms and their infants is my passion."
Get to Know Your Faculty Series: All about Sarah Kooienga. "Professionally, my passion area is primary care. I have been a Family Nurse Practitioner for over 25 years. I count it one of the greatest blessings of my life that I had relationships with so many patients and families."
Get to Know Your Faculty Series: All about Ann Wislowski. "I am passionate about wilderness medicine and teaching the critical role that nurses can play in that field."
Get to Know Your Faculty Series: All about Nancy McGee. "The need for increased psychiatric care in the state of Wyoming is apparent. I am excited to be at the forefront of developing a program that will prepare students to fill these care needs."
Get to Know Your Faculty Series: All about Linda Williams. "Creating learning activities and finding ways to engage the student so that learning is apt to take place is what I find gratifying."
Alert response to clinic patients leads UW professor to rewarding research: Professor Carron's interest in her research topic ["Psychosocial Distress, Coping, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)") seems unusual in that it stems from her clinical work as a Family Nurse Practitioner in Dermatology. "But Dermatology is an entry point in the health care of women with PCOS," says Carron. Read more by clicking the title.
Dean of the UW School of Nursing, Mary Burman, received the Wyoming Nurses Association Lifetime Achievement Award September 2014 at the Wyoming Nursing Summit and Convention. Read more by clicking on title.
The University of Wyoming School of Nursing's DNP program brings J'Laine Proctor on board to teach in the new Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (FPMHNP) program this fall 2014.
Diane Boyle, UW nursing professor and Wyoming Excellence Chair in Nursing, has been selected as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
Seven accomplished Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing faculty and staff received UW, College of Health Sciences and school of nursing awards in 2014.
Nursing faculty member Sherrie Rubio-Wallace was chosen "Top Prof" by nursing student and Mortar Board honor society member Archana Thapa.
Mary Burman, Dean of the University of Wyoming Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, was recently named a "trailblazer" by the Wyoming Women's Foundation.
