Cindy Beckett
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PhD Nursing Research (2002), Post-Doctorate Certificate in Evidence-Based Practice (2007)
I have been a nurse for over 37 years and I have been the Director of Education, Research and Evidence-Based Practice for over 12 years providing education, mentoring and support for nurses, healthcare providers, and physicians in the areas of population health research and evidence-based practice.
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The new LPN to BSN program at the College of Nursing was designed for LPNs to obtain their BSN. Three current students, James Williams, Toni Hall and Colleen M. Barrett, shared with us about their experiences in the program.
As wounded victims came pouring into the civilian hospital in Kharkov after the Ukraine war began in February 2022, Artem Riga initially was the only surgeon on duty. Some colleagues were fleeing the country and others were delayed because of the intense shelling. Doctors had to ration food and medical supplies, performing surgery in body armor, with sandbags on the windowsills of the operating room. A sudden attack significantly damaged his hospital and left patients covered in broken glass and other debris. Amid this chaos, Riga had to teach patients to care for their own wounds.