List of Contributions

Our inaugural Run for the Scrubs 5k was a great success with thanks to all the participants, volunteers, and sponsors. As a result, we are donating a total of $10,000 in the form of nursing scholarships to deserving students at our institutions. Be on the lookout for the scholarship application as well ...

Drs. Amy Knowles and Penny Neal attended the International Research Congress 2025 in July, where they presented findings from their pilot study, The Relationship Between Point-of-Care Tool Use and Nurses’ Self-Efficacy . The session was well attended, with an engaged audience who posed thoughtful follow-up ...

Congratulations to Dr. Robin Foreman on being awarded the Sigma Epsilon Chapter at Large Research Grant. Dr. Foreman (working with Dr. Lisa Scholtz) will be utilizing the funds from her award to explore student’s lived experiences with incivility, burnout, and coping in academic and clinical settings ...

See this thank you message from Dr. Knowles as she utilizes her Sigma Grant to further her important work on nursing self-efficacy with point of care tools at the bedside. We are so proud of the work of our members.

We are excited to announce that we are hosting a 5K at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville on September 13. We are raising money for a nursing scholarship. Save the date on your calendars. We are also looking for sponsors and working on a t-shirt design contest. More information to come. Come run (or walk) ...