<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/newsroom/story/nursing_education_thrives.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>04/27/2026</pubDate><title>Nursing education thrives when teaching and care intersect</title><summary>Kate Taylor, DNP, FNP-C, CPPS, FNAP, brings that philosophy to life one patient at a time. As the Assistant Dean of Clinical and Outreach Affairs, Taylor does not simply oversee curricula from her office. She inhabits the very roles she prepares her students to fill. Yet her influence extends far beyond academic oversight. </summary><author>Valerie Resciniti</author><image><img src="/Untitled%20design-27.png" alt="placeholder"/></image><tags><tag>College of Nursing</tag></tags></item>