UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing

May is National Nurses Month.

UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing is moving the needle to advance nursing.

Alum Lauren Wenger, now a UCI Medical Center nurse, helps deliver babies and timely care.

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May is National Nurses Month

The UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing is moving the needle to advance research in dementia care.

Our nurse researchers are using robots, AI and sensor technology to study agitation, sleep and fall prevention. A year after launching an ambitious research effort to support dementia patients and caregivers, the research has moved into real-world care settings, collecting data directly from patients and using AI-driven technology to better understand agitation, sleep disruption and fall risk.

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May is National Nurses Month

In a hospital room, there is rarely time to pause. A patient dies; another needs to be discharged. Machines beep. Decisions stack up. Nursing moves forward.

The UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing is moving the needle to advance nursing, not just through clinical care, workforce training, research, education, but also reflection.

The Sue & Bill Gross Center for Nursing Philosophy creates space to ask what care really means and how it matters. The Center carves out space for something increasingly rare in modern healthcare: reflection – not as an abstract exercise but as a necessary part of understanding what constitutes nursing and what it could become.

https://nursing.uci.edu/2026/05/18/where-nursing-meets-its-deepest-questions/

Where nursing meets its deepest questions – UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing In a hospital room, there is rarely time to pause. A patient dies; another needs to be discharged. Machines beep. Decisions stack up. Nursing moves forward. Mark Lazenby, Dean, Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing, photo: Steve Zylius/UC Irvine And nurses are left with questions that don’t fit nea...

May is National Nurses Month

UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing is moving the needle to advance nursing, not just through clinical care, but also through workforce training, research and education.

Doctor of Nursing Practice faculty are serving patients directly through UC Irvine-affiliated FQHCs and the Student Health Center while simultaneously teaching and mentoring the next generation of nurse practitioners. The integrated faculty practice model allows nursing faculty to provide care in underserved communities as part of their academic appointments – a structure that remains uncommon in nursing education.

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Our own Dr. Paola German is featured in a UCOP story about nursing education. She is a UC-trained nurse educator who delivers patient care and serves as a clinical instructor and faculty.

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Nurse educators are key to growing California’s nursing workforce May 7, 2026 Photo by Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis Philip Mellijor, BSN, RN, became a clinical instructor through the Residency in Education, Teaching, And Instruction in Nursing (RETAIN) program at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis. This Nurses' Month, hear from....

Honoring nurses who lead With Humanity in Mind to make an impact in their fields, their communities and the world through research, education, and clinical practice.

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The Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing Continues to Climb in U.S. Rankings

MEPN Program Number 26 in the Nation, Number 2 in California
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program Moves Up Two Places Nationally, Number 3 in California

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Please help us support the Orange County Black Infant Health Program (BIH) in Anaheim:
- Stock up on much-needed items by collecting diaper and period panty donations
-Raise awareness of and promote the OC BIH Program during Black Maternal Health Week, as it is a community-based, Black-led organization working to advance equity in Black maternal health.

We are collecting the following:
-Ultra Soft Diapers sizes 5-8
-Breast milk storage bags
-Disposable Period Panties
-Postpartum Underwear
-C-section recovery pads of all sizes

Drop Off Locations:
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing
2nd Floor near Student Affairs Office

UCI Medical Center Labor & Delivery
101 The City Dr
Orange, CA

Purchase items or donate directly here:
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