Category Archives: COVID19

Angela Jacobs of WFTV 9 spoke to Assistant Professor and clinical care nurse Brian Peach about a new research study on post-ICU syndrome in COVID-19 patients. “It’s almost heartbreaking as an ICU nurse because you want them to have a meaningful life after they’re discharged, and unfortunately, many of them don’t,” Peach said. Watch the […]

NSM Today reports on how the Student Nurses’ Association at UCF Orlando adapted to COVID-19 while maintaining its high-achieving nature. The chapter was nominated for the “Outstanding Adaptation to COVID-19” award at the 2021 RSO Impact Awards, an award show put on by Knights of the Round Table and Student Government. Kate Dorminy, the organization’s […]

Clinical coordinator Kate Dorminy speaks to WESH News Channel 2 on how UCF nursing students are helping make up for staff shortages, influx of COVID-19 cases. Read More

WFTV 9, Fox 35 Orlando, and Spectrum News 13 report that, as a result of the pandemic, an interest in nursing degrees sparked a 26% increase in applications to the BSN programs at the UCF College of Nursing, and interest in online graduate nursing degrees is also up. Dr. Jessica Simmons, assistant dean of students […]

When alumna Dr. Darcy Harris ’81BSN was a student at UCF, Florida hospital had openings for student nurses. She was placed in the oncology department, and she said she felt immediately it was a fit. “I was not afraid to talk with people about dying and I wasn’t afraid to be with people who were […]

Private philanthropy is helping nursing students make it through COVID-related financial crises.   Next week, when the Spring 2021 semester begins, senior nursing student Josée Etienne will return to UCF to complete her clinicals, coursework and honors thesis. But for Etienne and several other nursing students, the semester almost didn’t happen.   Last year, at […]

  This past weekend 227 nursing students received their degree from UCF. For the Fall Class of 2020, the achievement was no easy feat. Not only did these graduates complete the rigorous degree programs, but for many, they did so while simultaneously working as nurses during COVID-19 pandemic.     BSN Graduates Among the 188 […]

National Expert to Teach Strategies for Thriving in Turbulent Times in Free Online Lecture Hosted by Orlando Health and the UCF College of Nursing   To help nurses thrive in the turbulent times of COVID-19 and beyond, Orlando Health and the UCF College of Nursing are hosting a free online lecture with national resilience expert […]

  UCF student contact tracers help limit COVID-19 on campus and in the community. Associate Professor Jascinth Lindo is part of the task force and helped coordinate the effort to recruit UCF student volunteers. Read More  

  With a team of faculty experts and a commitment to safety, a group of first-semester Second Degree BSN students finally had the chance to demonstrate skills they’ve learned online in real life.   Read More