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School of Nursing Archive

May 07, 2020

Life on the Front Lines: A TTUHSC Nursing Graduate Shares Her Experience

For the past few weeks, Alyssa Springfield, RN, graduate of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Nursing, has dedicated herself to flattening the curve and healing the sick at the epicenter for coronavirus in the United States—New York City.

tags: School of Nursing, Statline, Stories

April 06, 2020

TTUHSC Team Decontaminates PPE to Solve Shortages

One suggested way to reduce the stress COVID-19 has placed on the PPE supply chain is to extend the lifetime of existing equipment. With that in mind, a team from TTUHSC has been studying a method that can decontaminate used PPE, especially N95 masks and face shields.

tags: COVID-19, Faculty, Lubbock, Research, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, Staff, Statline, Stories

April 02, 2020

Adherence to Mitigation Strategies Crucial as Manufacturers Struggle to Keep Up

While COVID-19 has caught America off-guard in many ways, one of the most significant is our nation-wide shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE)—something that is already affecting West Texas.

tags: COVID-19, School of Nursing, Statline, Stories

April 01, 2020

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Texas Tech University Join Forces to Develop 3D-Printed Face Masks, Shields to Fight COVID-19

A collaborative group of faculty from Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) are joining forces to create 3D-printed face shields and face masks for health care workers in hopes of fighting the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

tags: COVID-19, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Lubbock, News Releases, School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories, TTUHSC in the News

April 01, 2020

The Power of Generosity: Giving Tuesday Now

May 5, 2020 is #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of giving to unite and heal communities following COVID-19. The Texas Tech University System (TTUS) is participating in the greater campaign with its Empower crowdfunding platform, featuring a campaign from each of its component institutions and asking supporters to give to the program of their choosing. The benefactor of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center’s (TTUHSC) campaign is the Our Legacy Now Student Foundation, a student-led organization that provides emergency financial assistance to TTUHSC students—the next wave of health care heroes who will serve on the frontlines to keep our communities healthy.

tags: Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

March 28, 2020

Young Scientists Meet in Lubbock for 2020 Student Research Week

Students from the TTUHSC Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry hosted the university’s 32nd Student Research Week March 10-13 in Lubbock.

tags: COVID-19, Events, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Lubbock, Research, School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories, Students

March 25, 2020

Despite Overwhelming Obstacles, Nurses Continue to Fight the Battle Against COVID-19

Amid constant updates and government-issued safety measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, America is officially in uncharted territory. While the public is having to adapt to new precautions and changes at an alarming rate, the health care workforce has experienced unprecedented pressure: physicians, nurses and other health care professionals are straining to keep up with these waves of new protocols, new information and exhausting hours.

tags: COVID-19, School of Nursing, Statline, Stories

March 11, 2020

Future Healthcare Professionals’ Experience Fuels Passion in Young Students

Each year, students of all ages and backgrounds come to the Future Healthcare Professionals’ Experience (FHPE) hosted by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC). Led by students and faculty at TTUHSC, the event is a workshop on campus where students interested in careers in health sciences get guided tours and hands-on experience in real on-campus facilities.

tags: COVID-19, Lubbock, School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories, Students

March 10, 2020

Watson on Connecting With Students

“I think I’ve attended every nursing school in the Lubbock area and graduated from every one of them,” Jeff Watson, DPN, RN, TTUHSC School of Nursing assistant professor said. “I went to vocational nursing school at South Plains College [in Lubbock, Texas] back in the ‘80s and then I moved to Dallas to attend a small bible college, Christ For The Nations Institute. On the day I graduated, I was packed and ready to come back to Lubbock.”

tags: School of Nursing, Statline, Stories

February 25, 2020

TTUHSC to Host Health Care Career Workshop

The 2020 Future Health Care Professionals' Experience (FHPE), hosted by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions, Pharmacy and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

tags: Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Lubbock, News Releases, School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories, TTUHSC in the News