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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Moffett and Sanders School of Nursing News Feed</title><language>en</language><link>https://www.samford.edu/nursing/news/default</link><description>Add this address to your favorite feed reader to receive the latest news from Samford University's Moffett and Sanders School of Nursing.</description><copyright>Copyright, Samford University. All rights reserved.</copyright><webMaster>mwinkle2@samford.edu</webMaster><item><title>Under One Roof, Interprofessional Acute Care Simulation Brings Students Together</title><description>Samford University’s Experiential Learning and Simulation Center brings interprofessional education under one roof. Its March Acute Care Simulation featured a large‑scale, realistic training event using high‑fidelity manikins and standardized patients. Students from Theatre and Dance, World Languages and Cultures, Nursing, Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant Studies participated, along with volunteers from Thompson High School.</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><link>https://www.samford.edu/healthsciences/news/2026/Under-One-Roof-Interprofessional-Acute-Care-Simulation-Brings-Students-Together.aspx</link><guid>https://www.samford.edu/healthsciences/news/2026/Under-One-Roof-Interprofessional-Acute-Care-Simulation-Brings-Students-Together.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Samford Hosts Alabama League for Nursing Conference and Lamplighter Banquet </title><description>More than 85 nurse educators and 16 exhibitors gathered at Samford University’s College of Health Sciences Feb. 27–28 for the Alabama League for Nursing Annual Conference and Lamplighter Banquet. Hosted by Moffett &amp; Sanders School of Nursing, the conference brought together faculty and leaders from nursing programs across Alabama to share research, teaching strategies and ideas shaping the future of nursing education.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><link>https://www.samford.edu/nursing/news/2026/Samford-Hosts-Alabama-League-for-Nursing-Conference-and-Lamplighter-Banquet.aspx</link><guid>https://www.samford.edu/nursing/news/2026/Samford-Hosts-Alabama-League-for-Nursing-Conference-and-Lamplighter-Banquet.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Samford Nursing Clinic Builds on Faith, Service and the Courage to Care</title><description>Associate professors Sherri Chatman and Kristen Johnston have been living that calling through a volunteer and faith-based clinic they help lead at Hunter Street Baptist Church. </description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><link>https://www.samford.edu/nursing/news/2026/Samford-Nursing-Clinic-Builds-on-Faith-Service-and-the-Courage-to-Care.aspx</link><guid>https://www.samford.edu/nursing/news/2026/Samford-Nursing-Clinic-Builds-on-Faith-Service-and-the-Courage-to-Care.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Samford’s HEAL Institute Explores Trust, Ethics and Vaccination at Annual Conference </title><description>Samford University’s Office for Faith and Health hosted its annual Healthcare Ethics and Law (HEAL) Institute on Feb. 6.. This year’s theme, “Trust in Science and Government: What About Vaccinations?,” examined vaccine hesitancy, public trust and the ethical questions shaping public health decision-making. The conference was presented in partnership with Orlando Health’s Institute for Learning and the Baptist Health Foundation. </description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><link>https://www.samford.edu/healthsciences/news/2026/Samfords-HEAL-Institute-Explores-Trust-Ethics-and-Vaccination-at-Annual-Conference.aspx</link><guid>https://www.samford.edu/healthsciences/news/2026/Samfords-HEAL-Institute-Explores-Trust-Ethics-and-Vaccination-at-Annual-Conference.aspx</guid></item><item><title>A Lifesaving Lesson in Service: Samford Students Join Medical Mission in Guatemala</title><description>During a trip to Montellano, Guatemala, last year, several nurse anesthesia students from Samford University, accompanied by adjunct faculty member Mary Beth Greenway, DNP, CRNA, responded to a patient’s life-threatening complication and saved a life. What began as a routine surgical mission became a defining experience that illustrated how service, learning and faith intersect in real time. </description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><link>https://www.samford.edu/nursing/news/2026/A-Lifesaving-Lesson-in-Service-Samford-Students-Join-Medical-Mission-in-Guatemala.aspx</link><guid>https://www.samford.edu/nursing/news/2026/A-Lifesaving-Lesson-in-Service-Samford-Students-Join-Medical-Mission-in-Guatemala.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Samford Launches First School-Based Alumni Groups in Pharmacy and Nursing</title><description>Samford University is introducing its first school-based alumni chapters through a new pilot program designed to strengthen connections at the academic level. The McWhorter School of Pharmacy and Moffett &amp; Sanders School of Nursing will lead the initiative, offering alumni new opportunities for engagement, networking and involvement beginning this spring.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><link>https://www.samford.edu/news/2026/01/First-School-Based-Alumni-Groups-in-Pharmacy-and-Nursing.aspx</link><guid>https://www.samford.edu/news/2026/01/First-School-Based-Alumni-Groups-in-Pharmacy-and-Nursing.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Samford Receives Multimillion-dollar Federal Grant to Support Nursing Workforce Growth</title><description>Samford University’s Moffett &amp; Sanders School of Nursing received a $2.97 million federal grant from the Workforce Expansion Program (WEP) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Health Resources and Service Administration. The award supports training more registered nurses and preparing them to serve patients in rural and underserved communities. </description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><link>https://www.samford.edu/nursing/news/2025/Samford-Receives-Multimillion-dollar-Federal-Grant-to-Support-Nursing-Workforce-Growth.aspx</link><guid>https://www.samford.edu/nursing/news/2025/Samford-Receives-Multimillion-dollar-Federal-Grant-to-Support-Nursing-Workforce-Growth.aspx</guid></item><item><title>From Military Service to Capitol Hill</title><description>Sheri Biggs, DNP ‘21, is a lieutenant colonel, a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, a graduate of Moffett &amp; Sanders School of Nursing, and now, a U.S. Representative for South Carolina. </description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><link>https://www.samford.edu/nursing/news/2025/From-Military-Service-to-Capitol-Hill.aspx</link><guid>https://www.samford.edu/nursing/news/2025/From-Military-Service-to-Capitol-Hill.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Samford Nursing Students Serve Refugee Communities in Greece Through Missions Nursing Study Abroad Course </title><description>As part of Samford University’s ongoing commitment to global missions, 15 students from Moffett &amp; Sanders School of Nursing traveled to Athens, Greece, during the summer term for a week of service and learning. </description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate><link>https://www.samford.edu/nursing/news/2025/Samford-Nursing-Students-Serve-Refugee-Communities-in-Greece-Through-Missions-Nursing-Study-Abroad-Course-Post.aspx</link><guid>https://www.samford.edu/nursing/news/2025/Samford-Nursing-Students-Serve-Refugee-Communities-in-Greece-Through-Missions-Nursing-Study-Abroad-Course-Post.aspx</guid></item><item><title>Large-Scale Disaster Simulation Gives Students Hands-On Experience in Crisis Response</title><description>Samford University’s College of Health Sciences transformed the Track and Soccer Complex into a high-stakes emergency zone </description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 07:00:00 -0500</pubDate><link>https://www.samford.edu/news/2025/10/Large-Scale-Disaster-Simulation-Gives-Students-Hands-On-Experience-in-Crisis-Response.aspx</link><guid>https://www.samford.edu/news/2025/10/Large-Scale-Disaster-Simulation-Gives-Students-Hands-On-Experience-in-Crisis-Response.aspx</guid></item></channel></rss>