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News Release Nov. 13, 2006Boise State
Professor Earns Nurse of the Year Award for Academic Education
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Pat Taylor,
professor of nursing at Boise State University, was named 2006 Idaho Nurse of
the Year for Academic Education by the March of Dimes, Idaho Chapter. Nurses
from throughout Idaho were nominated in categories ranging from nursing
management to emergency care. Winners were honored at a Nov. 11 gala award
ceremony at the DoubleTree Riverside in Boise. This was the fourth year for the
award program.
Taylor serves as the Boise State Nursing Department’s associate chair for
student affairs. She is the recipient of a College of Health Sciences Excellence
in Teaching Award and an Associated Students of Boise State University faculty
recognition, and has been recognized as a distinguished faculty member by a Top
10 Scholar. She received her master of science in nursing from Idaho State
University and a master of education from the College of Idaho. Taylor teaches
critical care, pathophysiology and medical/surgical nursing and is nationally
certified as a critical care nurse. She is also one of only two people in Idaho
trained to teach the basic parish nursing preparation course, which teaches
nurses to look at the body, mind and spirit of parishioners in different
faith-based congregations.
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Contact: Pam Springer, Department of Nursing, (208) 426-4143,
pspring@boisesetate.edu
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208)
426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu
Where you see blue, we see the largest institution of higher education in
Idaho. For the ninth time in the last 10 years, Boise State University has set
an all‑time state record with a fall enrollment of 18,876 students. Since 1996,
Boise State’s student population has increased 25 percent.
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Last reviewed on Wednesday, January 03, 2007
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