It's been a busy 2024 at the University of Colorado College of Nursing at Anschutz Medical Campus. We're looking back at our most popular stories of the year. These stories include student profiles, research, our commitment to expanding nursing education, and other happenings around the college.
Enjoy looking back at our top stories of 2024! You can always find these stories and other articles in our newsroom.
10. Congratulations Spring 2024 CU Nursing Graduates!
Read inspiring stories about our graduates earning diplomas in May, including why they became nurses and why they came to CU Nursing.
9. Six Essential Supplies for New Nursing Students
CU Nursing asked students for their essential items so other students could feel prepared when taking classes, studying, and attending clinicals.
8. Getting Through the Toughest Time in Her Life
Accelerated (UCAN) BS in Nursing student student (now alumna) Hau'oli Sproat-Lancaster survived heart failure and the care she received during her stay in the ICU inspired her to become a nurse.
7. University of Colorado College of Nursing NCLEX Pass Rates Above 94%
CU Nursing reported a 94.88% pass rate for the 2023 National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for its Bachelor in Nursing test takers, making the college one of the top-performing cohorts in Colorado and the nation.
6. CU Nursing Fort Lewis College Collaborative to Break Ground on $2.9 Million State-of-the-Art Nursing Training Facility
CU Nursing is partnering with Fort Lewis College to bring nursing education to Southwest Colorado, including renovating a 5,000-square-foot building with different teaching environments for nursing students.
5. Saving Our Black Mothers
A panel discussion looks at ways to improve care for Black pregnant and postpartum people and what nurses can do to provide support.
4. Expanding Services for Expectant Mothers
Kelly Devine Arch, a midwife and CU Nursing alumna, worked on a project while earning her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) to boost mental health support and resources for expectant mothers.
3. CU Nursing's First Rural Midwifery Track Cohort Announced
Seeing the need for expanded access to care, CU Nursing created a scholarship to train midwives who will practice in rural areas after graduation.
2. Human Trafficking: It's Happening in Colorado
An advocate with the Colorado-based Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking gives advice to student nurses about recognizing signs of human trafficking.
1. States Committed to Improving Childhood Obesity Rates
New revisions from the college's annual report, Achieving a State of Healthy Weight (ASHW), are designed to improve rules in licensed child care programs to combat childhood obesity.
