Identify Signs of Human Trafficking in Our Continuing Education Seminar “I was working in the ER,” remembers Amy Herrington, DNP, CEN, CNE. “We had a farmer come in with migrant workers, all of whom had green tobacco sickness, a kind of nicotine poisoning from wet tobacco absorbed through the skin. They were in the ER
Dr. Thom Warner to Present at ELC Dr. Thomas Warner, Campus Director and DPT Program Director in Dallas, was selected to present at the 2019 Educational Leadership Conference. His presentation is titled The Leadership Compass: Navigating the Way within the Academy. Congrats, Thom! PNASD Keynote Speaker Melanie Logue Dr. Melanie Logue, Director of
For professionals working to improve the health of their communities, it is important to study best practices from around the world. One of the ideal places to learn from is Italy, which the World Health Organization ranks as one of the top health care systems. Add that to its desirability as a tourist location and
Work hard, play hard and balance life – all while earning your advanced nursing degree. If you’re like many nurses, you’re thinking about earning your advanced nursing degree because of the doors it could open in your career. Unfortunately, your work schedule can be restrictive, and you don’t want to have to sacrifice income or
Cynthia Miles is a new DNP student at USAHS. She works in the NICU at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital in Woodbridge, Virginia. “I’ve felt more welcome and at home at USA over the last couple weeks than I did over the last 5 years of my education journey to my MSN,” Miles said. She’s been impressed
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) has announced that the university’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate – Family Nurse Practitioner Specialization (PG Certificate – FNP) programs have been granted accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). CCNE accreditation is a nongovernmental peer review process that operates in
There’s always the classic line about how healthcare professionals chose their path – “I love helping people.” Well, Deborah Lewis embodies that mantra and lives and breaths it into all she does as a nurse. She originally aspired to go to medical school, but as she put it, “real life got in the way.” Medical
The new Dallas-Fort Worth campus for the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) has opened its doors, located in the Riverside Commons complex in Irving. Riverside Commons is situated on a 13-acre campus at the southwest corner of Highway 114 and Riverside Drive, adjacent to the Lake Carolyn recreation area. Founded in 1979,
Dr. Jennie DiGrado, OTD on Good Morning San Diego Some high profile celebrities suffered strokes in early March and USAHS faculty member Jennie DiGrado, OTD, was the live in-studio guest on Good Morning San Diego to discuss stroke prevention and how to recognize when somebody is suffering from a stroke. Dr. Kristen Barta’s Article Accepted
Using Nursing Experience to Better the Health Care System “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” This familiar Confucius quote sits at the top of Patrick Mayorga’s LinkedIn profile. Mr. Mayorga has been in nursing for 30 years. He is affable and eager to help wherever he
On December 14, 2018, the inaugural cohort of the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program graduated from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS). Seven of the eight MSN graduates attend the ceremony for the USAHS San Marcos campus. Amongst the graduating class was Subash Adhikari, Stephanie Carpenter, Marni Farr (not in
Master of Health Administration (MHA) Student Spotlight At 41 years old, Jacqueline Binsol is a registered nurse, mother of four, marathon runner and Master of Health Administration (MHA) student at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. She is a real-life superhero and unofficial “Energizer bunny.” Setting Priorities While in Graduate Nursing School When