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Massachusetts Association of Colleges of Nursing

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The Mass Association of Colleges of Nursing is the voice for baccalaureate and higher degree nursing programs in the Commonwealth.

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The power of three

April 4, 2019

First-year nursing students Alexa, Jaclyn, and Kylie Russell are believed to be the first Boston College triplets to study in…

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Nursing Association Names UMass Boston Alumna Its 2019 Distinguished Research Lecturer

November 6, 2018

Office of Communications | November 06, 2018 Patricia A. Hickey earned a PhD in health policy from UMass Boston’s College of…

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Question 1 Prompts Comprehensive Analysis of Nurse Staffing Research

October 31, 2018

In an effort to provide clarity to the public confusion on the impact of nurse-to-patient staffing ratios as voters prepare…

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Nurse Staffing Ratios: A Comprehensive Research Analysis in Relation to Question 1

There are no published peer-reviewed studies that support the imposition of specific nurse-to-patient ratios. While some of the extensive studies…

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A conversation with Professor Ann Burgess and John Douglas

October 3, 2018

Monday, September 17 4:30 p.m. Boston College, Robsham Theater In the late 1970s, Boston College Professor of Nursing Ann Burgess,…

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First BS-PhD Nursing Program Grad to Be Inducted into American Academy of Nursing

September 26, 2018

Office of Communications | September 26, 2018 Julie Lynch ’12, the first person to graduate from UMass Boston’s Accelerated BS-to-PhD Nursing…

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Brianna Cracco BSN ’19 Looks to the Future

June 5, 2018

Brianna Cracco BSN ’19 looks to a very special person for her inspiration for becoming a nurse: her mom. “Since…

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$3.3M NIH grant for CSON Dean Susan Gennaro

Connell School of Nursing Dean and Professor Susan Gennaro has been awarded a $3.3 million grant, from the National Institutes…

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UMass Amherst Nursing Researcher Rachel Walker Named Lemelson Invention Ambassador

June 4, 2018

AMHERST, Mass. – Rachel Walker, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is the first nurse to…

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At CSON, leadership is part of the curriculum

February 26, 2018

The Connell School of Nursing has earned a reputation for developing leaders. The five high-achieving alumni profiled here credit opportunities…

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