As we celebrate Nurses Month, we at USAHS wanted to get a sense of what a typical workday is like for a nurse manager. We asked alum Ahnnya Slaughter, DNP, to tell us all about a day in her life. Dr. Slaughter graduated in 2021 from USAHS’ Doctor of Nursing Practice program, the Nurse Executive role specialty.
Coming from a military family, she began working at a VA hospital in the Los Angeles area 30 years ago as a critical care RN. “Veterans deserve the best care,” she says. “My calling wasn’t to be in the military. This is my way of being able to serve the country.”
Over the years, she worked her way up, through positions such as informatics specialist, deputy nurse executive, and director of clinical staff development. She began Read more
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences Faculty Present at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy in Cape Town, South Africa
San Marcos, CA, July 10, 2017 – University of St. Augustine Health Sciences (USAHS), a leading graduate institution that emphasizes health science education through innovative classroom education, is proud to announce that several faculty attended and presented leading research at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) Congress in early July. Approximately 2,000 physical therapists from more than 100 countries traveled to Cape Town, South Africa to attend the Congress.
Founded in 1951, the WCPT is the sole international voice for physical therapy, representing more than 350,000 physical therapists worldwide through its 111 member organizations. A WCPT Congress is where the world of physical therapy meets to share the latest research and practice advances, to debate hot topics and professional issues, and to network and to learn from experiences across diverse settings around the world.
The following research was presented by USAHS faculty at the WCPT Congress:
“Assessment and Implementation of Evidence Based Pain Competencies in Prelicensure Physical Therapy Curriculum.” – Annie Burke-Doe, Chris Ingstad, Chris Ivey, Steve Laslovich, Ellen Lowe, Kayla Smith, Jon Warren, Kristen Johnson, Jim Mathews, Terri Roberts, and Susan McNulty
“Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Pain in Interprofessional Education.” – Jon Warren, Kayla Smith, Annie Burke-Doe, Kristen Johnson, Chris Ivey, Steve Laslovich, Chris Ingstad, Ellen Lowe, Jim Mathews, Susan McNulty, and Terri Roberts
“Development of a Physical Therapy Faculty Workload Tool.” – Wanda Nitsch, Jodi Liphart, Kathleen Manella, and Cheri Peters-Brinkerhoff
“Locomotor Training Effects on Pulmonary Function, Mobility, and Participation in Four Children with Spinal Cord Injury.” – Kathleen Manella
“Operant Conditioning to Increase Ankle Motor Control or Decrease Hyperreflrxia Improves Reflex Modulation and Walking Function in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury.” – Kathleen Manella
“Uncovering Three Faces of Fragile X: FXD.” – Cornelia Lieb-Lundell
Founded in 1951, the WCPT is the sole international voice for physical therapy, representing more than 350,000 physical therapists worldwide through its 111 member organizations. A WCPT Congress is where the world of physical therapy meets to share the latest research and practice advances, to debate hot topics and professional issues, and to network and to learn from experiences across diverse settings around the world.
