High Point University School of Nursing, 1 University Parkway, High Point, NC (2026)

04/05/2023

HPU Nursing Students: Learning More about Evidence-based Su***de Prevention Steps

The High Point University nursing students are learning how to recognize the warning signs su***de. The High Point University Office of Counseling Services delivered the Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) Training. Just like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone experiencing a crisis. The university counselors delivered an innovative, practical, and proven su***de prevention training. The nursing students learned strategies to identify if someone is contemplating su***de, ways to offer hope, and the patient populations at highest risk. Dr. Davis-Dick, Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing states, “our nursing students will be better prepared to support the complex mental health needs of the future patients they will serve.”

02/28/2023

Faculty Spotlight: The Influence of Nursing Research in Practice

Under the umbrella of evidence-based practice is translational science and research. The High Point University (HPU) nursing student will understand the relationship of evidence-based recommendations in the nursing research course. The concepts of translational science and research support the translation of moving research knowledge to practice. The emerging research is supported in various nursing journals associated with specific disciplines. Dr. Lorrie R. Davis-Dick, DNP, PMH-BC, Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing focus is in psychiatric mental health nursing and addiction. Her most recently completed study is entitled, “The Relationship between Methadone Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction Recovery, Weight Gain, and Nursing Focused Health Promotion Practices.” The study took a closer look at Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) treatment and the difference of body mass index (BMI) on admission through the 1-year of MAT treatment. The research focused on the nurse's ability to deliver an evidence-based weight gain prevention program in a MAT clinic. The nursing survey responses were statistically significant. There was a statistically significant mean rank increase in BMI (30.96-27.52 = 3.44 pound) post-I-year intervention (methadone treatment) among clinic study z = 1 1.137, p =0.0001. The body mass index (BMI) links cardiovascular risk factors with increased weight gain.

Dr. Davis-Dick plans to submit study results to the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. The Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing is peer-reviewed and highly recognized in mental health nursing nationally. Learn more about nursing research at the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) https://www.ninr.nih.gov/ .

02/20/2023

HPU Nursing Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Rachel Phelps. DNP, MSN, RN, CNEcl

Rachel E Phelps DNP, MSN, RN, CNEcl is Assistant Professor and Simulation Director in the High Point University School of Nursing. Dr. Phelps presented at the 7th Nursing World Conference held in Boston, Massachusetts. The title of her presentation is “Keeping heart failure patients in the “loop”: Creating a sustainable program.” Dr. Phelps presented her study that focused on increasing engagement of the GetWell Loop (GWL) allowing heart failure patients to have confidence that their decision-making is correct for their overall health. Through increasing engagement in the GWL, patients learn and practice self-care measures which play a vital role in controlling their health. Dr. Phelps received her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Samford University and she is a Certified Academic Clinical Nurse Educator (CNEcl). She also has a Post-Master’s Certificate in Teaching in Nursing and Health Professions from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Her passion lies with the heart failure population, where most of her research efforts are focused.

02/20/2023

Dean of the High Point University School of Nursing: NCBON Spotlight

Dr. Racquel Ingram is the founding Dean of the School of Nursing at High Point University and is the 2023 North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON) Chair. We asked Dr. Ingram, "Why did you choose nursing?" She stated: "Nursing is the absolute best profession, ever! Being a nurse allows me to serve others, in various capacities. I can’t imagine doing anything else, especially since there are so many related options." Dr. Ingram enjoys fishing, online shopping, addressing issues associated with nursing education, mentoring and watching football - go Panthers! Dr. Ingram's favorite quote: "Be ready, even if you don’t get to go!" from her Uncle Larry.

The HPU School of Nursing congratulates Dr. Ingram! Learn more about the High Point University School of Nursing and Dean Ingram at https://www.highpoint.edu/blog/2022/10/founding-chair-of-hpu-nursing-department-to-chair-n-c-board-of-nursing/

02/14/2023

Recognizing Nursing Excellence: Ernest Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN, Past President of the American Nurses Association (ANA)

The Black leaders in nursing make vast contributions to the fields of research, practice, and education. Ernest Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN recently served as the American Nurses Association (ANA) 36th president. Dr. Grant also makes history by serving as the first male president of the ANA. The ANA is the nation's premier nursing organization reaching over four million nurses. He has received international recognition as a burn care expert and treating those injured on 9/11 and as a tireless advocate for all nurses everywhere. Dr. Grant received the Nurse of the Year Award from President George W. Bush for his work treating burn victims at the Cornell Burn Center near the World Trade Center site. He has been an active member of the American Association of Men in Nursing and advocates to encourage more males to enter into the nursing profession. In 2011 he was Inducted into the Fellowship of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN). In 2015 Dr. Grant earned his PhD from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and an honorary doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2022. His work as a pioneer is exemplary and includes his contributions to the development of COVID-19 vaccine and ensuring safety for nurses during the early start of the pandemic. Dr. Grant has been featured as Modern Healthcare’s 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives for a third time and in 2022 he was named as Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare for 2022.

Learn more about Dr. Ernest Grant at https://www.usnews.com/news/live-events/ernest-grant-phd

02/14/2023

Nursing Simulation: Enhancing the Nursing Student’s Experiential Learning Scope

The High Point University (HPU) School of Nursing is delivering an extraordinary experiential learning opportunity with the use of high-fidelity simulators. Nursing simulation builds a bridge to practice in a safe learning environment. The nursing student is empowered to critically think using clinical judgment, evidence-based practice, and the nursing process. Rachel E Phelps DNP, MSN, RN, CNEcl is Assistant Professor and Simulation Director in the HPU School of Nursing. Dr. Phelps received her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Samford University and she is a Certified Academic Clinical Nurse Educator (CNEcl). She states, “Clinical Assessment and Eligibility (CAE) Apollo is one of the most state-of-the-art manikins available for student learning. Apollo is a high-fidelity, wireless adult patient simulator, capable of modeled physiology. Modeled physiology allows for more realistic patient behavior based on responses to interventions.” The simulator Apollo holds modeled physiology that prompts automatic intervention and treatment responses to scenarios related to measuring cardiac output and various emergency patient scenarios. (Dr. Phelps is featured to the left of the picture and the Apollo simulator to the right).

Learn more about the HPU School of Nursing at https://www.highpoint.edu/nursing/

02/06/2023

The Profession of Nursing: Clinical Nursing Specialties

The High Point University (HPU) School of Nursing is preparing the nurses of tomorrow to contribute their skills and talents in diverse health care settings. HPU nursing graduates will not only be fully equipped for clinical practice and leadership but will also have premier life skills including business skills to lead and manage within variable health care industries. Nursing students will rotate through specialty clinical rotations including medical-surgical, maternal newborn, pediatrics, mental health, community health nursing, and the transition to professional nursing practice capstone course.

HPU nursing graduates will be safe, competent, and professional nurse leaders and managers. Students who have graduated and passed NCLEX may elect to work in a professional nursing specialty including:
· Critical Care Nurse
· Emergency Nurse
· Neonatal Nurse
· Labor and Delivery Nurse
· Surgical Nurse
· Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse
· Community Health Nurse
· Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse
· Home Health Nurse
· School Nurse
· Nurse Manager
· Informatics Nurse
· Legal Nurse Consultant

HPU nursing students will have access to the latest technology, state-of-the-art resources, academic support and a learning environment that supports interprofessional learning and collaboration. Learn more about the High Point University School of Nursing at https://www.highpoint.edu/nursing/

01/30/2023

What is Medical-Surgical Nursing?

The High Point University School of Nursing prepares the nurses of tomorrow through experiential lab and simulation experiences. Nursing students will take medical-surgical nursing courses in the junior and senior-levels. The High Point University School of Nursing faculty, Assistant Professors, Dr. Rachel Phelps, DNP, MSN, RN, CNEcl and Dr. Pamela Rogers, PhD, RN provides robust nursing experience in medical-surgical (med-surg) nursing. The med-surg patient population is often acutely ill and suffering from a number of issues, complications, and co-morbidities. The med-surg population also includes post-surgical patients. Medical-surgical nurses work in diverse health care systems. While an acute care hospital is the most commonplace of work, medical-surgical nurses work in inpatient clinics, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), education positions, outpatient or ambulatory care centers, nursing homes, military facilities, home health care facilities, or outpatient surgical centers.

Learn more about medical-surgical nurses at https://www.amsn.org/

01/30/2023

The High Point University School of Nursing Fall 2022 Interprofessional Collaboration

The School of Nursing at High Point University is committed to educating and preparing students to provide safe, competent, and diverse care for communities across the lifespan, using an interdisciplinary approach. The collaboration was organized by Dr. Rachel Phelps, DNP, MSN, RN, CNEcl, Assistant Professor and Simulation Director. The importance of working as an interdisciplinary team is a vital component of the practice of nursing, thus a collaboration experience provides an extraordinary learning opportunity. One of the highlighted collaboration experiences in the Fall 2022 semester, was with the Department of Physical Therapy (PT), which was a successful experiential learning experience between students, from both departments, with the guidance of faculty. Dr. Phelps stated, “The experience included nursing and doctor of physical therapy (DPT) students graduating in the class of 2024. DPT students lectured on the required skills, including a demonstration, while nursing students completed a return demonstration and received feedback from the DPT students. The experience was rewarding for both departments and hopes for future collaboration have been discussed.”

01/17/2023

The High Point University School of Nursing: Impacting the Nursing Shortage

The High Point University School of Nursing is committed to producing quality nurse graduates to positively impact the local, national, and global nursing shortage. The global pandemic highlighted the importance of the nursing shortage and reinforced how nursing is one of the most trusted professions. This scarcity will challenge the ability of our health care systems to provide the proactive and personalized care that every patient deserves. North Carolina faces an estimated shortage of nearly 12,500 registered nurses by 2033.

Dr. Racquel Ingram, Dean said “The HPU School of Nursing is committed to producing nurse graduates to positively impact the shortage, both locally and globally.” High Point University nursing students learn in the 50,000-square-foot state-of-the-art nursing complex in Parkway Commons on campus. The complex includes a 16-bed skills lab with 14 diverse simulators modeling an acute care environment, as well as three high-fidelity simulation suites for adult health, pediatric and maternal/newborn. “The School of Nursing has everything needed for success as a future nurse including student-centered nursing faculty and staff, an updated curriculum with the most current nursing essentials, state-of-the-art technology, fully equipped simulation suites, clinical partnerships with local health care organizations and a surplus of skills-training equipment,” said Ingram. “We are in process of adding graduate-level programs that will simultaneously exceed the more common standards.”

01/17/2023

HPU’s First Nursing Cohort Presented with White Coats

The High Point University School of Nursing held the inaugural White Coat Ceremony on October 29, 2022. Dr. Racquel Ingram is the founding Dean of the School of Nursing. Dr. Ingram said “This is an exciting time, and I actually get teary-eyed when I see my students walking down the hall in their uniforms. I am so proud of these four ladies and how hard they are working to master essential nursing skills. I know they will deliver compassionate, collaborative and scientifically excellent nursing care amid an interdisciplinary team and become leaders in whatever area of nursing practice they choose.” This group of students began their education in August, continuing into their clinical part of the curriculum this spring after receiving their white coat. This is their first year in the program and they will graduate in May 2024, during HPU’s Centennial Anniversary. The students will be working at local hospitals to gain real-world experience after receiving their white coats. Read more at https://www.highpoint.edu/blog/2022/11/hpus-first-nursing-cohort-presented-with-white-coats/

01/10/2023

HPU Launches School of Nursing, Announces New Dean!

High Point University announces it has established a School of Nursing that Dr. Racquel Ingram will lead as founding dean.

Ingram joined HPU’s Congdon School of Health Sciences in 2021 as founding chair and assistant professor for the Department of Nursing, where she worked to lay the groundwork for a nursing curriculum along with Drs. Daniel Erb, provost, and Kevin Ford, dean of HPU’s Congdon School of Health Sciences. The Bachelor of Science in nursing program welcomed its inaugural class in fall 2022.

While a nursing department typically offers undergraduate programs, establishing a School of Nursing provides opportunities for HPU to develop additional undergraduate and graduate-level programs. It becomes HPU’s 13th academic school.

“High Point University has an excellent reputation in establishing undergraduate and graduate-level degrees in health care education, and the School of Nursing is a continuation of our commitment to prepare graduates for the world as it will be,” said HPU President Dr. Nido Qubein. “The School of Nursing joins the Congdon School of Health Sciences, the Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy, the Workman School of Dental Medicine and the recently announced School of Optometry on our campus, with more programs and schools in development.”

“I am excited about the opportunities to expand our current pre-licensure program, and to create additional undergraduate and graduate-level nursing programs,” said Ingram. “Being an academic School of Nursing paves the way to create graduate-level programs in terms of having a more traditional organizational structure.”

More specifics about graduate-level programs and additional undergraduate programs will be announced in the near future, according to Ingram, who was elected chair of the North Carolina Board of Nursing with her one-year term starting Jan. 1.

Ingram has also chaired and served on several NCBON committees, assisted with regulatory processes, and participated in the development and accomplishment of strategic planning outcomes.

Ingram is an Amy V. Cockcroft Nurse Fellow in Nursing Leadership with 26 years of nursing experience, 23 years as a nurse educator with expertise in nursing curriculum and program development, and 19 years of nursing leadership. Since joining HPU, Ingram has assembled a staff of nurse educators who are committed to excellence and interdisciplinary care.

“We all are student-centered with high expectations regarding academic rigor, both theoretically and clinically,” said Ingram. “We are simultaneously excited about preparing the current student cohort, and those to come, for success as a safe, confident and competent practitioner.”

Read more at https://www.highpoint.edu/blog/2023/01/hpu-launches-school-of-nursing-announces-new-dean/

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