ECU College of Nursing
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The East Carolina University College of Nursing.
We create Pirate Nurses.
We create Pirate Nurses.
What a fine-looking group of future Pirate Nurses.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
What a fine-looking group of future Pirate Nurses.
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Last week Dr. Andrea Sessoms gave a presentation titled “Leveraging Simulation to Engage Large Nursing Cohorts,” during the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s Transform 2025 conference in Anaheim, Calif.
December 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Last week Dr. Andrea Sessoms gave a presentation titled “Leveraging Simulation to Engage Large Nursing Cohorts,” during the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s Transform 2025 conference in Anaheim, Calif.
The College of Nursing’s lobby is the one space large enough to accommodate Dr. Andrea Sessom’s birth simulations for the number of students who need to have the experience. During the sim students are involved in patient care decisions and see how a Pirate Nurse Anesthetist places an epidural.
December 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The College of Nursing’s lobby is the one space large enough to accommodate Dr. Andrea Sessom’s birth simulations for the number of students who need to have the experience. During the sim students are involved in patient care decisions and see how a Pirate Nurse Anesthetist places an epidural.
The College of Nursing’s lobby is the one space large enough to accommodate Dr. Andrea Sessom’s birth simulations for the number of students who need to have the experience. During the sim students are involved in patient care decisions and see how a Pirate Nurse Anesthetist places an epidural.
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The College of Nursing’s lobby is the one space large enough to accommodate Dr. Andrea Sessom’s birth simulations for the number of students who need to have the experience. During the sim students are involved in patient care decisions and see how a Pirate Nurse Anesthetist places an epidural.
We asked, and Pirate Nurse Nation delivered!
Look at all these boxes that came from our request for help with snacks for our students during exam week - much more than we expected.
Thanks for your continuing support of our future Pirate Nurses.
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Look at all these boxes that came from our request for help with snacks for our students during exam week - much more than we expected.
Thanks for your continuing support of our future Pirate Nurses.
💜💛🏴☠️🩺
December 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We asked, and Pirate Nurse Nation delivered!
Look at all these boxes that came from our request for help with snacks for our students during exam week - much more than we expected.
Thanks for your continuing support of our future Pirate Nurses.
💜💛🏴☠️🩺
Look at all these boxes that came from our request for help with snacks for our students during exam week - much more than we expected.
Thanks for your continuing support of our future Pirate Nurses.
💜💛🏴☠️🩺
Dr. Renee Spain was recently included in Healthcaredegree.com’s updated explanation of Certified Nurse Midwifery as a profession – the education required and future job prospects.
November 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Dr. Renee Spain was recently included in Healthcaredegree.com’s updated explanation of Certified Nurse Midwifery as a profession – the education required and future job prospects.
For the first time in more than a dozen years, the College of Nursing was represented during the Homecoming parade with a float, and did our students ever rise to the challenge building a slot machine that honors the nursing profession.
November 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
For the first time in more than a dozen years, the College of Nursing was represented during the Homecoming parade with a float, and did our students ever rise to the challenge building a slot machine that honors the nursing profession.
How about a little mid-week good news?
Dean Bim was voted by the elected board members of the North Carolina Nurses Association as a Member-at-Large.
Dean Bim was voted by the elected board members of the North Carolina Nurses Association as a Member-at-Large.
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
How about a little mid-week good news?
Dean Bim was voted by the elected board members of the North Carolina Nurses Association as a Member-at-Large.
Dean Bim was voted by the elected board members of the North Carolina Nurses Association as a Member-at-Large.
Thanks to the Pirate Nurse alumni who stopped by the College today to talk about their experiences as new nurses and to give some advice to our students about how to integrate into their new roles after graduation.
October 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Thanks to the Pirate Nurse alumni who stopped by the College today to talk about their experiences as new nurses and to give some advice to our students about how to integrate into their new roles after graduation.
We don’t get them on campus all that often, so let’s celebrate the MSN and BSN to DNP students in Dr. Alex Hodges’ Advanced Health Assessment class who were in town for their first in-person sessions at the Office of Clinical Skills Assessment and Education at Eastern AHEC.
October 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
We don’t get them on campus all that often, so let’s celebrate the MSN and BSN to DNP students in Dr. Alex Hodges’ Advanced Health Assessment class who were in town for their first in-person sessions at the Office of Clinical Skills Assessment and Education at Eastern AHEC.
Join us November 10 from 2-3pm for a virtual information session to learn more about our innovative online Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program.
October 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Join us November 10 from 2-3pm for a virtual information session to learn more about our innovative online Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program.
Last Thursday, we hosted the inaugural joint Siegfried Lowin and Evelyn Perry Lecture, honoring our College’s long-standing commitment to research and scholarship.
October 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Last Thursday, we hosted the inaugural joint Siegfried Lowin and Evelyn Perry Lecture, honoring our College’s long-standing commitment to research and scholarship.
Rhianon Brock, one of Dr. Amy Jnah’s recent students, is a two-time East Carolina University graduate (BSN and MSN) and Neonatal Nurse Practitioner with ECU Health.
September 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Rhianon Brock, one of Dr. Amy Jnah’s recent students, is a two-time East Carolina University graduate (BSN and MSN) and Neonatal Nurse Practitioner with ECU Health.
Already have a bachelor’s degree and thought about a career in nursing?
We’ll host virtual information sessions for our Accelerated Second-Degree BSN program Oct. 21 and Nov. 18 for classes beginning in the 2027 spring semester.
We’ll host virtual information sessions for our Accelerated Second-Degree BSN program Oct. 21 and Nov. 18 for classes beginning in the 2027 spring semester.
September 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Already have a bachelor’s degree and thought about a career in nursing?
We’ll host virtual information sessions for our Accelerated Second-Degree BSN program Oct. 21 and Nov. 18 for classes beginning in the 2027 spring semester.
We’ll host virtual information sessions for our Accelerated Second-Degree BSN program Oct. 21 and Nov. 18 for classes beginning in the 2027 spring semester.
This year’s application deadline for the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Pratcitioner post-master’s certificate program is Dec. 1 – two weeks earlier than last year so make sure you get working on your application.
September 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This year’s application deadline for the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Pratcitioner post-master’s certificate program is Dec. 1 – two weeks earlier than last year so make sure you get working on your application.
We are accepting applications for our inaugural cohort of BSN to DNP Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner students.
September 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
We are accepting applications for our inaugural cohort of BSN to DNP Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner students.
The Concepts Integration Labs has a new podcast - Scenario Begin: Behind the Glass - available on Spotify.
September 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The Concepts Integration Labs has a new podcast - Scenario Begin: Behind the Glass - available on Spotify.
We’ve got some big news to share – we’re inaugurating a new award for early career Pirate Nurses to recognize the outstanding service in three categories: Clinical Practice, Nursing Leadership and Regional Impact.
September 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
We’ve got some big news to share – we’re inaugurating a new award for early career Pirate Nurses to recognize the outstanding service in three categories: Clinical Practice, Nursing Leadership and Regional Impact.
At yesterday’s Lamp of Learning ceremony we inducted the newest members of Pirate Nursing into the profession.
August 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
At yesterday’s Lamp of Learning ceremony we inducted the newest members of Pirate Nursing into the profession.
From Dean Bim:
This week's ribbon cutting for the new ECU Health Behavioral Health Hospital is a powerful step forward in addressing the growing need for mental and behavioral health services in our region!
This week's ribbon cutting for the new ECU Health Behavioral Health Hospital is a powerful step forward in addressing the growing need for mental and behavioral health services in our region!
August 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
From Dean Bim:
This week's ribbon cutting for the new ECU Health Behavioral Health Hospital is a powerful step forward in addressing the growing need for mental and behavioral health services in our region!
This week's ribbon cutting for the new ECU Health Behavioral Health Hospital is a powerful step forward in addressing the growing need for mental and behavioral health services in our region!
A new school year means orientation for our incoming traditional BSN and RN to BSN students this week.
Can't wait to see you Monday for the first day of class!
Can't wait to see you Monday for the first day of class!
August 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A new school year means orientation for our incoming traditional BSN and RN to BSN students this week.
Can't wait to see you Monday for the first day of class!
Can't wait to see you Monday for the first day of class!
Did we have students in the building today? Yes, yes we did.
Welcome to the members of our newest cohort of RN to BSN students. We’re thankful that you’ve chosen East Carolina University to continue your education, and we can’t wait to see you walk across the stage at graduation.
Welcome to the members of our newest cohort of RN to BSN students. We’re thankful that you’ve chosen East Carolina University to continue your education, and we can’t wait to see you walk across the stage at graduation.
August 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Did we have students in the building today? Yes, yes we did.
Welcome to the members of our newest cohort of RN to BSN students. We’re thankful that you’ve chosen East Carolina University to continue your education, and we can’t wait to see you walk across the stage at graduation.
Welcome to the members of our newest cohort of RN to BSN students. We’re thankful that you’ve chosen East Carolina University to continue your education, and we can’t wait to see you walk across the stage at graduation.
As we gear up for the new semester, what better way to acknowledge the impact that #Pirate Nursing has on the profession than to celebrate a recent graduate’s first publication?
August 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
As we gear up for the new semester, what better way to acknowledge the impact that #Pirate Nursing has on the profession than to celebrate a recent graduate’s first publication?
Know a Pirate Nurse who deserves to be included in the College of Nursing’s Hall of Fame?
August 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Know a Pirate Nurse who deserves to be included in the College of Nursing’s Hall of Fame?
Dr. Michael Jones, the College of Nursing’s associate dean for engagement and professional development and executive director for advancement, has been selected to serve as chair of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's Access, Connection, and Engagement Leadership Network (ACELN).
August 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Dr. Michael Jones, the College of Nursing’s associate dean for engagement and professional development and executive director for advancement, has been selected to serve as chair of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's Access, Connection, and Engagement Leadership Network (ACELN).