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Events

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Sep 21 10:00 am

UCF/SSC Concurrent Virtual Information Session, BSN degree (via ZOOM) Virtual

Sep 21 10:00 am

Online Information Session for UCF's Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program Virtual

Oct 1 9:00 am

Online Information Session for UCF's Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program Virtual

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Volume 15, published December 2020

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Photos from UCF College of Nursing's post It's a wrap on #hcsimweek21. From a hologram demo with UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences to discovering the art in #healthcare #simulation with UCF School of Visual Arts and Design to learning the latest in technology, best practices ... 8 Likes

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Photos from UCF College of Nursing's post 👋 Welcome to the parents of our new #nursingstudents who had a chance to tour our labs and #simulation center earlier this week
#UCFnursing 14 Likes

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Did you miss the #healthcare #simulation and #DEI webinar earlier this week with @decafwithdiaz and @kells333? Watch it here 👇
#ICYMI #hcsimweek21

Society for Simulation in Healthcare

https://twitter.com/SSHorg/status/1438584280599437314 3 Likes

Tonight don't forget to join and for their webinar,

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Tonight don't forget to join @decafwithdiaz and @kells333 for their webinar, "#Simulation and #DEI: Can we talk?" with @SSHorg for #HCSimWeek21
Register and get the 🔗 ➡️ https://t.co/YJpziyJI8C
@HcSimWeek #Healthcare #ProfessionalDevelopment https://t.co/sD9Fs5ZZbk 1 Likes 1 Retweets

Yesterday Dean's Advisory Board member Andrea Eliscu was honored by Orange Appeal as one of thei....

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Yesterday Dean's Advisory Board member Andrea Eliscu was honored by Orange Appeal as one of their 2021 Women of the Year! 🌟 She is pictured here on left with Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer.
Congratulations! 👏
#owc21 2 Comments 9 Likes

Yesterday Dean's Advisory Board member was honored by and as one of the magazine's 2021 Wome....

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Yesterday #UCFNursing Dean's Advisory Board member @mmiandrea was honored by @orlandomayor and @OrangeAppeal as one of the magazine's 2021 Women of the Year! 🌟
Congratulations! 👏
#OWC21 @MaryLouSoleUCF https://t.co/5yiY1AZiZu 5 Likes 1 Retweets

UCF Ranks in U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges

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UCF Ranks in U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges It's a great day to be a Knight and a #KnightNurse. We're proud to be named among the nation's Best Undergraduate #Nursing Programs 1 Comments 15 Likes

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And it's a great day to be a #KnightNurse. We're proud to be named among the nation's Best Undergraduate #Nursing Programs

UCF

https://twitter.com/UCF/status/1437757774012641286 7 Likes 3 Retweets

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Can't wait! 👇Happening today at 3:30 p.m. at UCF Innovative Center #hcsimweek21

Bari Hoffman, Ph.D.

https://twitter.com/BariUCFclinical/status/1437782798312615946 3 Likes 1 Retweets

⏳ In just 2️⃣ hours, join this 👇 panel of experts - including 's and - on a lively di....

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⏳ In just 2️⃣ hours, join this 👇 panel of experts - including #UCFNursing's @decafwithdiaz and @MindiAn21799301 - on a lively discussion on the future of #healthcare #simulation.
Attend the @JHUNursing Facebook Live event 👉 https://t.co/b2MD8xXRJ5
#HCSimWeek21 https://t.co/yDIcm7dkQZ 7 Likes 4 Retweets

In addition to tomorrow's Future of panel discussion with John Hopkins University School of Nu....

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In addition to tomorrow's Future of #Healthcare #Simulation panel discussion with John Hopkins University School of Nursing, there are many other Healthcare Simulation Week events to learn from our experts in this rapidly emerging field.
#UCFNursing and Simsations-4-LIFE are hosting ... 1 Likes

We're joining in celebrating Learn from the experts at this week's events, including a Facebook....

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We're joining @SSHorg in celebrating @HcSimWeek
Learn from the experts at this week's events, including a Facebook Live panel with @JHUNursing, daily SIM talks, a new hologram technology demo with @ucfchps and more.
Details ➡ https://t.co/3lyK8EXgQV
#HCSimWeek21 https://t.co/lXDM5El0En 8 Likes 2 Retweets

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Photos from UCF College of Nursing's post Nursing students from UCF Daytona delivered literally car loads of supplies to a local homeless dining hall and veteran's shelter thanks to the generous support of P&S Paving, Inc. who provided socks, hygiene products, small backpacks, water and more.
Students ... 1 Comments 22 Likes

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Ladda Thiamwong @UCF_Nursing and team have developed an assessment to measure #seniors physical #fallrisk and perception of falling because fear can have a big impact. Read more ⬇

Cyndy McGrath, Ivanhoe Newswire

Assessing your risk of taking a fallEvery year, fall injuries send 3 million Americans to the emergency room for treatment. How can seniors get an accurate picture of their fall risk helping them prevent serious injury or worse?
#Aging @ucfchps @MonaShattell @MaryLouSoleUCF 7 Likes 3 Retweets

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A great lineup of #healthcare #simulation webinars and experts from @SSHorg
We're especially looking forward to the Wednesday webinar on Simulation and #DEI with @kells333 and @decafwithdiaz
@HcSimWeek #HCSimWeek21

Kellie Bryant

https://twitter.com/kells333/status/1436014119254040576 6 Likes 1 Retweets

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Looking forward to hearing from this expert panel, including @decafwithdiaz and @MindiAn21799301 from #UCFNursing. Just 5️⃣ days away!
#HCSimWeek21 @HcSimWeek #Healthcare #Simulation

Kristen Brown

https://twitter.com/kristenb01/status/1432387509128990721 2 Likes

UCF College of Nursing

Photos from UCF College of Nursing's post A few more photos from last week's White Coat Ceremony welcoming our new nursing students into the profession 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️
Thank you to our community partners AdventHealth and Orlando Health for sponsoring this event.
#FlashbackFriday #nursingschool #whitecoat #whitecoatceremony 2 Comments 21 Likes

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The First Day of the Fall 2021 Semester Nursing Instructor Donna Breit and her class for pre-nursing students are featured in UCF’s first day of Fall 2021 video 🙌🏼🖤⚔️💛 1 Comments 14 Likes

Senior BSN students received their annual fit test to ensure their N95 masks fit properly before....

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Senior BSN students received their annual fit test to ensure their N95 masks fit properly before returning to clinical experiences. Safety first! 🖤⚔️💛
UCF College of Nursing is at UCF College of Nursing. 1 Comments 45 Likes

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It's Coming Back Home Welcome Back!
https://fb.watch/7zMI4Mbx0v/ 1 Likes

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Photos from UCF College of Nursing's post We’re so excited for our incoming class to begin our BSN program 💛⚔️🙏🏼 #knightnurses 38 Likes

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Photos from UCF College of Nursing's post It’s almost go time. We’re welcoming our incoming BSN students into the profession at our White Coat Ceremony 🙌🏼🖤⚔️💛 3 Comments 42 Likes

To our alumni members, you can offer valuable insights and support to help our students grow an....

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To our #KnightNurse alumni members, you can offer valuable insights and support to help our students grow and succeed 💛
Sign up to be a #KnightNurse Mentor for 2021/22. ⏳ 1️⃣ day left to apply 👉 https://ucfalumni.com/nursingmentor 5 Likes

👋 to our new College of Nursing Alumni Chapter Board who help alumni stay connected and grow....

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👋 to our new College of Nursing Alumni Chapter Board who help #KnightNurse alumni stay connected and grow in their #nursing careers.
Meet the new board members at TONIGHT's alumni meeting (in-person or 💻) where you can learn about the ... 4 Comments 26 Likes

Knight nurse alumni: We need YOU to mentor future Knight nurses! 🩺Alumni mentors are paired w....

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Knight nurse alumni: We need YOU to mentor future Knight nurses! 🩺
Alumni mentors are paired with senior BSN or accelerated Second Degree BSN students to provide valuable guidance as they transition into their nursing careers.
Help make a huge ... 3 Likes

🎓Tomorrow is UCF Commencement!🎓 Our new Knight nurses will walk across the stage at 2 p.m.....

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🎓Tomorrow is UCF Commencement!🎓 Our new Knight nurses will walk across the stage at 2 p.m. and hear from commencement speaker and fellow #KnightNurse Thomas Weichart ’04MS.
Tom is a healthcare leader, family nurse practitioner for World Clinic and AdventHealth, ... 1 Comments 7 Likes

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Photos from UCF College of Nursing's post Congratulations to these 2️⃣ outstanding BSN students who were honored at this week's Recognition Ceremony by our healthcare partners, Orlando Health and AdventHealth
🌟 Megan Donnelly, Orlando Health Student Excellence Award
🌟 Nathanial Nafzger, AdventHealth Mission of Excellence Award
We're ... 3 Comments 22 Likes

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Photos from UCF College of Nursing's post So exciting to be able to gather together in-person yesterday to celebrate the Summer Class of 2021 and our newest Knight nurses!
We recognized 2️⃣9️⃣4️⃣ grads 🥳🎓, including
➡ 228 BSN graduates, including the 2020 Helene Fuld Health Trust Scholars ... 4 Comments 61 Likes

Summer 2021 Recognition Ceremony Program

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Summer 2021 Recognition Ceremony Program Need an extra copy of yesterday's Recognition Ceremony program to share or for a keepsake? View and download the program 👇
https://issuu.com/ucfnursing/docs/recognitionceremonyprogram_sum21_final 1 Comments 16 Likes

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Photos from UCF College of Nursing's post The Venue setup ✅
Emcee Dr. Stephen Heglund ✅
Medallions for BSN grads ✅
😃We are ready and excited for the first in-person recognition ceremony since 2019!
Celebrations begin at 5 p.m. For those unable to be here in person, ... 3 Comments 50 Likes