… patient care.  Students embraced the pivot to telehealth. “Although the virtual setting presented certain challenges, the telehealth sessions were an extremely … Ruth Palan Lopez, who was hired in June as the associate dean of nursing research, is using an existing grant to study the effect of COVID-19 on the care of nursing … opportunities, and external clinical placements. Called COMMIT @ IHP, it is a holistic approach with a primary focus on the health, well-being, and safety of …