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UMSL students participate in Association of Missouri Nurse Practitioners Advocacy Day

Fourteen students joined faculty members Laura Kuensting, Carla Beckerle and Louise Miller in pushing for full-practice authority for advanced practice registered nurses....

DNP student Kelli Rowland develops tool to measure loneliness in older adults

Rowland developed a screening tool for Visit-A-Bit to measure the program's effectiveness and determine incoming senior adult eligibility....

Pioneering paths to success: 2021 Trailblazers Awards pays tribute to the spirit of women’s suffrage

Susan Jones, Shhdwafi Youssef, Nikole Shurn, Laura Kuensting, Anita Manion, Nancy Singer and Danielle Friz all received awards at virtual event held last Wednesday....

UMSL listed 15th nationally in ‘Best Online BSN to DNP Rankings’

The rankings site recognized the UMSL program's wide range of specialty offerings as well as the flexible pathways to the degree....

Research from nursing student Danielle Njeri helps DOORWAYS land $1.4 million grant

For her DNP clinical scholarship project, Njeri helped the nonprofit confirm the extent of residents' mental health needs through a quantitative study....

UMSL DNP program named No. 9 in US by EduMed

EduMed is the latest of many rankings institutions to note the quality of the UMSL DNP program, which graduated its first class in the summer of 2018....

UMSL DNP named top 25 program by Learn.org

UMSL boasts one of two rated programs in Missouri, and the new ranking comes on the heels of a jump of 20 places in U.S. News & World Report's DNP...

DNP alumna Devon Schatz-Schlottach works to eliminate barriers to health care in rural Missouri

Devon Schatz-Schlottach researched telehealth while pursuing her degree and uses those skills as a nurse practitioner in Sullivan, Missouri, especially during COVID-19. ...

Judy Wilson-Griffin transformed lives of infants and mothers through evidence-based care

The perinatal clinical nurse specialist's devotion to her field has ensured her legacy will endure long after her passing due to COVID-19....

DNP program jumps 20 spots in US News & World Report ranking

In its 2021 Best Graduate School rankings, U.S. News & World Report rated the DNP program No. 78 on the “Best Nursing Schools: Doctor of Nursing Practice” rankings....