COLUMBIA, Ky. – The month of February ended in a big way for the seniors in Lindsey Wilson College’s nursing program.
The seniors concluded their “Leadership in Nursing” course with a presentation of a half-dozen student-designed projects aimed at improving the delivery of healthcare in the region, then they visited with prospective employers and a graduate school about taking the next step in their careers.
The six quality-improvement projects presented on Friday morning in the college’s Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center were designed over two semesters to aid partners T.J. Regional Health and Taylor Regional Hospital. In the fall, the nursing seniors developed the projects in their research class, based on suggestions from the community partners, then implemented and evaluated their ideas in their eight-week leadership course this spring.
Topics explored by the nursing seniors’ research projects included ways to reduce the wait time in an emergency room, reducing the risk of falls and health communication.
“It was amazing to hear what our nursing seniors have done with these projects,” said Lindsey Wilson Assistant Nursing Program Coordinator Dr. Angie Johnson. “They had great conversations with our community partners about these projects. The quality of these projects are similar to what you come across in journals.”
The day also included a job and graduate school fair in the Doris and Bob Holloway Health & Wellness Center, sponsored by the Lindsey Wilson Career Services Office, and then a lunch meeting for members of the Lindsey Wilson Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing Student Council and Community of Interest group in Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center.
Photo: LWC NURSING – Members of the Lindsey Wilson Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing Student Council gather in Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center following their lunch meeting with members of the program’s Community of Interest. From left: Jada Yann ’26 of Louisville, Kentucky; Savanah Pippin ’26 of Portland, Tennessee; Josie Young ’27 of Greensburg, Kentucky; Ben Garland ’27 of Jamestown, Kentucky; Haley Cook ’25 of Russell Springs, Kentucky; Lindsey Bandy ’27 of Edmonton, Kentucky; Jenna Wood ’25 of Somerset, Kentucky; Kaylyn Smith ’26 of Campbellsville, Kentucky; Bailey Baker ’25 of Somerset; Ellie Cheatham ’27 of Columbia; Savannah Gray ’25 of Jamestown; and Laney Stotts of Columbia.
Photo: LWC NURSING – Lindsey Wilson College nursing senior Haley Cook of Russell Springs, Kentucky, talks with Susan Squires, a human resources analyst with Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville, Kentucky, at the Lindsey Wilson Nursing Career and Graduate School Fair, held Friday in the college’s Doris and Bob Holloway Health & Wellness Center.
Photo: LWC NURSING PRESENTATION – At the Friday morning presentations of the Lindsey Wilson College “Leadership in Nursing” final 2025 spring semester class in the Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center, seniors Savannah Gray of Jamestown, Kentucky, left, and Destiny Whitaker of Somerset, Kentucky, presented their research, titled “Urgent Care: Admission to Discharge.”
Photo: LWC NURSING PRESENTATION – At the Friday morning presentations of the Lindsey Wilson College “Leadership in Nursing” final 2025 spring semester class in the Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center, seniors Emilee Flatt of Columbia, left, and Jaidyn Franklin of Glasgow, Kentucky, presented their research, titled “Simulation Utilization in Nursing/Healthcare.”
Photo: LWC NURSING PRESENTATION – At the Friday morning presentations of the Lindsey Wilson College “Leadership in Nursing” final 2025 spring semester class in the Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center, seniors Angel Marcum of Russell Springs, Kentucky, left, and Payton Polston of Columbia presented their research, titled “Quality Care for Emergency Department Holds and Arrivals.”
Photo: LWC NURSING PRESENTATION – At the Friday morning presentations of the Lindsey Wilson College “Leadership in Nursing” final 2025 spring semester class in the Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center, seniors Anna Burton of Columbia, left, and Ryan Higgott of Shelbyville, Kentucky, presented their research, titled “Falls Risks in Hospitals and How to Prevent: Staff Education on Fall Risk Free Rooms.”
Photo: LWC NURSING PRESENTATION – At the Friday morning presentations of the Lindsey Wilson College “Leadership in Nursing” final 2025 spring semester class in the Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center, seniors Hannah Holt of Russell Springs, Kentucky, left, and Haley Cook, also of Russell Springs, presented their research, titled “Nurse Communication and How It Impacts Care.”
Photo: LWC NURSING PRESENTATION – At the Friday morning presentations of the Lindsey Wilson College “Leadership in Nursing” final 2025 spring semester class in the Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center, seniors Bailey Baker of Science Hill, Kentucky, left, and Jenna Wood of Somerset, Kentucky, presented their research, titled “Improving Quality Control in Pronouncing Death.”
(Duane Bonifer – Lindsey Wilson College)