Nursing speaker to explore resilience in education









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Beverly Patchell, Ph.D.
The UNMC College of Nursing-Northern Division will host a presentation on “Resilience in Education: Assessment and Skill Development for Success,” from 12:30-3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at the UNMC College of Nursing-Northern Division, Room 139.

The presentation, by Beverly Patchell, Ph.D., assistant professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Utah, will be video broadcast to the following locations, as well:

  • Omaha Division, CNS Room 3030
  • Lincoln Division, Room 307
  • Kearney Division, HSEC Room 100
  • Western Division, Room B132

Dr. Patchell will speak about best-practice strategies to increase resilience factors in students in order to promote academic success.

The presentation’s objectives include:

  • Describe the factors of resilience important to student success;
  • Identify challenges to successful use of resilience factors in disadvantaged students; and
  • Use strategies based on assessed levels of resilience in students to create effective processes for improved skill development.

The presentation will be divided into three sessions:

  • 12:30-1:15 p.m.: Resilience: Factors for Student Success
  • 1:30-2:30 p.m.: Resilience: Challenges Students Face
  • 2:45-3:45 p.m.: Resilience: Strategies to Optimize Skill Development

The Resiliency Workshop is being funded by a Nursing Workforce Diversity grant through the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.

The UNMC College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This activity is provided for up to 2.75 contact hours under ANCC criteria.