College of Nursing & Health Care Professions

Hours before WNBA Finals, GCU intern Allison Medford was already hard at work

GCU athletic training student Allison Medford interned with the Phoenix Mercury.

GCU building well-rounded students through clinical rotations

The four levels of clinical rotations that nursing students move through on their way to earning their bachelor's degree are integral to any nursing student's […]

From hospital bed to commencement stage, GCU grad earns hard-fought degree

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow/ Livestream When Keegan Barton was in high school, her grandmother’s health took a surprising turn for the worse. Though […]

Critical care instructor guides nursing students through life and death

“It’s like the phone rang and you answered it,” Becky de Tranaltes said when describing the nursing profession and the passion she has for it. […]

Critical care nurse becomes mentor and minister to future RNs

Riley Rosengarten, a full-time instructor in the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions, knows well the final steps on the journey to becoming a […]

Medicine through ministry: GCU professor sees nursing as more than a calling

For Dr. David Mulkey, nursing is more than a career – more than a calling, even. The Grand Canyon University associate professor takes his teaching […]

GCU nursing faculty honored with DAISY Award

Jennifer Riseden was "surprised and humbled," she said, when she learned she received the DAISY Award, a highly regarded honor for anyone in the nursing […]

GCU nursing student's faith and compassion earn national recognition

Photos by Ralph Freso / GCU News One day, Grand Canyon University nursing student Alyssa Parinas was just “doing her job.” At HonorHealth Deer Valley […]

Her nursing journey encompasses 3,000 miles, 16 months, 3 states and her faith

Story by Eric Jay Toll / Photos by Tanielle Gilbert After several starts and stops in life, including dropping out of school, Vienna Simar, a […]