College of Nursing & Health Care Professions

En garde! GCU alum advances to Paralympics

After struggling for more than a decade with pain in an injured left leg, Marine veteran and GCU alumna Jataya Taylor told doctors to amputate […]

Through war memoir, alumna who served in Afghanistan nurses others

It took 15 years, but Christine Collins was ready to tell her story in hopes of recognized those who sacrificed their lives in Afghanistan and […]

Athletic training program exercises focus to excel on national exam

Roll out a new version of a rigorous national exam, watch the cookie start to crumble. It’s what happened on last year’s Board of Certification […]

GCU faculty switches gears to help Team USA BMX athletes

Most days you’ll find Michael McKenney, Marc Eilers and Dr. Brandon Warner at GCU's athletic training program’s facility in Chaparral Hall teaching the next generation […]

For pastor, future nurse, it's all about caring

Greg Oppennuizen started taking college courses again in 2019, hoping to fulfill his church’s goals of its pastoral team becoming bivocational. Having two job meant […]

Nurse who made the move to the U.S. finds passion in teaching

Jan Kear, who's from Manchester, England, was working as a nurse when her husband, a factory-trained Rolls-Royce technician, told her, "We're moving to America!" after […]

Record number of students living on campus this summer

Summer is a bit calmer but there is still plenty going on campus at GCU. A record 1,248 students live on campus this year, as […]

The long, long walk to a degree pays off for Kenya native

She read homework by a flame’s light and sold donuts to get through school in Kenya and used that same determination to get her bachelor’s […]

Nursing graduate to mom: 'I know she sees me and is proud of me'

Candace Mabry faced the tragic deaths of her mom, dad and grandfather within a few years but Friday morning walked across the stage with a […]