Category Archives: External News

When the world needed nurses more than ever, you rose to the challenge of COVID-19. “Our health care system and frontline professionals have been challenged in ways we never imagined possible,” says Annette Bourgault, assistant professor at the UCF College of Nursing and editor at Critical Care Nurse, the journal of the American Association of […]

NASA wants spectators to stay home amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Nursing Assistant Professor Annette Bourgault speaks to Space.com and offers some of the following advice. “Despite asking people to stay home, I know they’re going to come anyway. So I guess the best message is, please, anybody who’s watching the launch from places other than […]

With millions of Americans out of work, more and more people are turning to jobs in healthcare. Dean Mary Lou Sole said it is not uncommon for the nursing program to see more applications when the job market is tough, and shares insights on what to consider first. Read More

Statistics on shower doors, graduation on social media, how UCF is finishing spring semester online. Read More

Avoid accidentally contaminating yourself with COVID-19. Critical care nursing expert and Assistant Professor Annette Bourgault speaks to 10 News Tampa, WTSP, on the safe and healthy way to remove a face mask. Read More

Dr. Annette Bourgault, an assistant professor of nursing at UCF and a widely respected researcher in the area of critical care, was interviewed by Forbes about how healthcare professionals and other experts can help correct the misinformation shared about the Coronavirus on social media. Read More

Dr. Annette Bourgault, an assistant professor of nursing at UCF and a widely respected researcher in the area of critical care, was interviewed by Forbes about the Coronavirus information shared on social media. Read More

Q&A interview with UCF alumna Peggy (Butner) McLaughlin ’87, a registered nurse specializing in diabetes care at Parrish Medical Center in Titusville. Read More

Dr. Valerie Martinez, a clinical associate professor of nursing at UCF and a certified pediatric nurse practitioner, was interviewed by Mom.com on ways to prevent a meningitis infection. Read More

AdventHealth has selected UCF alumna, Julie Vincent ’16DNP, to serve as vice president and chief clinical officer for the company’s Central Florida Division – North Region. Effective Nov. 18, Vincent will lead clinical efforts and provide executive oversight for the chief nursing officers and chief medical officers for the AdventHealth operations in Flagler, Lake and […]