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July 16, 2008
Nursing Foundation of RI Awards $14,000 in Student
Nurse Scholarships
The Nursing Foundation of Rhode Island held its 2008
Scholarship Awards reception on July 16th in the auditorium of St.
Joseph's Hospital Fatima Unit, North Providence. Trudy Mulvey, NFRI
President, welcomed the award recipients and their guests. Ms. Mulvey
introduced Debra A. Douglas, St. Joseph Hospital Senior Vice President
for Patient Services and Chief Nursing Officer, who congratulated the
award recipients. Ms. Douglas noted that the nursing profession inspires
a passion in its practitioners and the many different opportunities a
career in nursing holds. Margaret Pfeiffer, Administrative Director of
Psychiatric Services at St. Joseph's Hospital and a member of the NFRI
Board, also welcomed the awardees and guests. Scholarships totaling
$14,000 were awarded to sixteen undergraduate nursing students and one
graduate student. Since its inception, the Nursing Foundation of Rhode
Island has awarded $109,250 in scholarships to students studying nursing
at Rhode Island schools. To be considered for an award, students must
maintain a 3.0 GPA and be recommended by faculty.
2008 Scholarship recipients and Photo Gallery
History and Mission
The Nursing
Foundation of Rhode Island (NFRI) was incorporated as a non-profit
organization in the state of Rhode Island in 1991. The purpose of NFRI is
to promote nursing in charitable, educational and scientific ways. Its
mission is threefold:
 | to increase public awareness of nursing and
its role in promoting health and well-being, |
| to foster the advancement of nursing through the awarding
of research grants and scholarships; and |
| to preserve the history of nursing in Rhode Island. |
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Programs
The two major programs provided by NFRI which provide direct
benefits or assistance are:
| a scholarship program for student nurses and nurses seeking
graduate degrees, and |
| a research grant program for graduate level nurses.
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Accomplishments
| Awarded $109,250
student nurse scholarships to over 120 undergraduate
and graduate students attending Rhode Island
nursing education programs including the Community College of Rhode
Island, Rhode Island College, Salve Regina University, St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing and
the University of Rhode Island. Many of the students who have
received scholarships are non-traditional students trying to juggle their
studies with work and family responsibilities, including child rearing.
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| Initiated the Clare Sullivan Nurse Leader
graduate scholarship named after a noted Rhode Island
nurse leader and founding member of the NFRI Board of Trustees who died
during 1998. Clare Sullivan nurse leader scholarships of $1,000
have been awarded to eight individuals.
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| Provided
$35,207 in research grants ranging from $765 to $2500. Research grants
are used to support research on clinical nursing that will improve
patient care and for nursing education research that will improve
curriculum and/or retention of students. Projects
have included studies on the effectiveness of patient care models and
ethics and human rights in nursing practice.
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| Provided financial support to both the State Nurses
Association and the State Student Nurses Association to assist with
various educational programs and conferences. |
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| NFRI will consider any proposal of
benefit to nursing. For more information, write to us at the address above
or email us at nfri@rinursingfoundation.org. |
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