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KSAT 12: Nasal spray that combats fentanyl, opioid overdose coming to NEISD campuses, district says
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KENS 5: Life-saving drug overdose treatment to be available on every NEISD campus
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San Antonio Express-News: North East ISD to provide Narcan, overdose treatment, to all schools in effort to fight fentanyl
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Students learn compassionate care through street nursing
A single event in 2010 changed the country of Haiti. The same event — a magnitude 7.0 earthquake — also changed the way a UT Health San Antonio nurse views homelessness. Like many health care professionals, Diana Cavazos, PhD, MSN, MHSA, RN, then a school nurse in Puerto Rico, felt compelled to join a nonprofit […]
School of Nursing to pilot learning strategies to build leadership, resilience
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing has selected the School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) to participate in a national initiative to give new nurses strong skills in leadership, resilience, self-care and well-being. The School of Nursing is one of 10 nursing […]
UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing Vice Dean receives UT System STARs award
Lixin (Lee) Song, PhD, RN, FAAN, vice dean of research and scholarship at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) School of Nursing, has received a Translational Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) award in the amount of $600,000 to renovate space to leverage her ongoing research […]
Art talk seeks to bring ‘ReCollections’ to families living with dementia
Kathleen Schock doesn’t claim to be an art expert. But in her elegantly comfortable home filled with her sister-in-law’s artwork, she points out a favorite piece as it reflects the afternoon sun, changing at every angle. She recalled that four years ago, Jim, her husband of 51 years, was diagnosed with dementia. But like […]
UTPD officer improves diabetes with the Green Wellness Program: Plants-2-Plate
For many, the beginning of the new year brings renewed interest in prioritizing health and wellness. For Tom O’Rourke, public safety officer in the UT Police Department, the resolution to eat healthier is all the more important as he works to get his diabetes under control.
Be Well Texas, Hill Country MHDD Centers to offer substance use care for Uvalde residents
Be Well Texas, a statewide initiative of UT Health San Antonio, and Hill Country Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Centers entered into an agreement to provide substance use disorder treatment services to Uvalde residents. They will jointly provide on-demand, 24/7 access to a virtual-navigation hub for peer recovery support services, behavioral health screening, case management […]
Be Well Texas, Hill Country MHDD Centers offer substance use care for Uvalde residents
Be Well Texas, a statewide initiative of UT Health San Antonio, and Hill Country Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Centers entered into an agreement to provide substance use disorder treatment services to Uvalde residents. They will jointly provide on-demand, 24/7 access to a virtual-navigation hub for peer recovery support services, behavioral health screening, case […]
UT Health San Antonio’s Be Well Texas to expand opioid use disorder services to all of the state’s rural counties
UT Health San Antonio received a four-year, $2 million federal grant to expand its substance use disorder response program, Be Well Texas, to the state’s 178 rural counties with limited or no access to resources and support addressing opioid addiction. With the Health Resources and Services Administration grant, Be Well Texas will lead and assist […]
School of Nursing honored with international Healthy Work Environment Award
The School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has been named the recipient of a Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing’s 2023 Healthy Work Environment Award. Sigma’s two awards recognize and honor an academic setting and clinical facility that demonstrate a commitment […]
School of Nursing provides Narcan to Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar stopped by the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing on Oct. 27 to receive 96 doses of Narcan®, a nasal spray that can rescue individuals who have experienced accidental opioid poisoning. The School of Nursing provides training to first responders on the use of Narcan and has distributed […]
UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing receives $3 million federal grant to further boost Hispanic engagement
The UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing has received a five-year, nearly $3 million Department of Education Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program grant to further boost Hispanic, low-income student engagement and wellness at a time of peak nursing demand.
News 4: UT School of Nursing receives $3 million federal grant to develop Hispanic engagement
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MSN.com: UT School of Nursing receives $3 million federal grant to develop Hispanic engagement
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Jacqueline McGrath, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN receives UT Health San Antonio Administrative Leadership Award
Jacqueline McGrath, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN was nominated and selected by the UT Health San Antonio Faculty Senate as recipient of the 2022-2023 academic year Administrative Leadership Award. The award is given annually to a senior member of the administration for the purpose of providing recognition and a vote of confidence for their outstanding, long-term […]
Breslin to receive AACN’s Sister Bernadette Arminger Award
Former School of Nursing Dean Eileen Breslin, PhD, RN, FAAN, will receive the Sister Bernadette Arminger award from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Oct. 24 at its annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The award honors nurse leaders who have made significant contributions to the AACN, its goals, nursing education and the advancement […]
Lixin (Lee) Song, PhD, RN, FAAN, joins the School of Nursing as vice dean of research and scholarship
Lixin (Lee) Song, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been appointed as vice dean of research and scholarship at the School of Nursing.
UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing’s undergraduate program ranks in top 5% on U.S. News & World Report list
UT Health San Antonio is ranked in the top 5% of undergraduate nursing programs nationally in U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-2023 Best Colleges rankings just released, and first in South Texas.