College of Nursing

- Academic Programs Overview
- Traditional BSN
  Make a difference in the lives of patients — and launch a meaningful and rewarding career.
- Accelerated BSN
  Get on the fast track to a career with purpose with an accelerated bachelor of science in nursing from UNMC.
- RN to BSN
  Gain new skills and career opportunities with UNMC's RN-to-BSN program.
- Master of Science in Nursing
  Advance to the next level of nursing professionalism with an MSN degree from UNMC.
- Doctor of Nursing Practice
  Our DNP degree will uniquely qualify you to lead nursing practice into the next generation.
- PhD in Nursing
  The PhD in Nursing is a research-focused doctorate through UNMC's Graduate Studies program that prepares scholars for leadership roles in academia and outside of academia.
- Research & Scholarship Overview
- Neidfelt Nursing Research Center
  The center provides an infrastructure to propel aculty and student progress across all stages of research.
- CRISP
  The Center for Chronic Illness Self-management and Prevention's mission is to be a leader and innovator in the science of self-management and prevention of chronic illness.
- Research & Innovation in Action
  Employing technology-aided solutions while emphasizing innovation and interdisciplinary teamwork, our research designs range from efficacy and effectiveness trials to implementation and population health studies.
- Practice & Partnerships Overview
- Morehead Center for Nursing Practice
  The center serves as an advocate for our faculty in an innovative approach: The right clinical practice as part of an academic appointment.
- Faculty Practice Scholar Program
  The Faculty Practice Scholars Program assists new faculty engaged in faculty practice to develop a program of practice scholarship.
- Office of Global Health
  UNMC's partnerships around the world allow students in the College of Nursing to observe differences in nursing roles and engage in culture while studying health care systems.
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— College of Nursing — About Us — Our People — Our Faculty — Joyce Black, PhD, RN, FAAN

Joyce Black, PhD, RN, FAAN

Florence Niedfelt Professor of Nursing
Professor, UNMC College of Nursing

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Phone: 402-559-6573

Dr. Joyce Black is an Associate Professor in the Adult Health and Illness Department. She has taught undergraduate students basic concepts, medical surgical nursing and ICU nursing. Dr. Black has received awards from UNMC and the College for her teaching. Her research areas of interest are in wound healing, specifically in pressure ulcers. Dr. Black's dissertation examined the patient and wound factors that contributed to healing or nonhealing of diabetics with pressure ulcers. She is certified in wound healing, plastic surgical nursing and is a Fellow in the American Professional Wound Care Association. Dr. Black is the current President of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and chairman of the NPUAP's task force to redefine pressure ulcer staging.

Education

1978, BSN, Winona State University
1981, MSN, UNMC
1999, PhD, UNMC

Research Interests

Deep Tissue Injury
Pressure Ulcers on the Heels
Intertriginous Dermatitis

Service

Member of the Skin Wound Advisory Team at NMC.
President, National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.