ATU Nursing Students Win Awards for Research

ATU Nursing Research Winners Spring 2026
Members of the first-place team in a research competition sponsored by the Arkansas Tech University Department of Nursing were (from left-to-right) Tyra Fox, Kaliyah Redix and Katelyn Edwards. Not photographed: Selina Freeman.

The Arkansas Tech University Department of Nursing spotlighted research by its students during an awards ceremony at the close of the spring 2026 semester.

A panel of judges selected the following entries as the top research projects by ATU nursing students this semester:

First Place
“Vitals Are Stable, But Are You? The Impact of Nursing Characteristics on Patient Behavior”
Katelyn Edwards, Tyra Fox, Selina Freeman and Kaliyah Redix

Second Place
“Error Alert: Nursing Aspects Related to Medication Errors”
Kynlee Price, Savannah Ryan, Ashlynn Shackleford and Emma Thomas

Third Place
“Stick Smarter, Not Harder: Guided IV Insertion in the Hospital Setting”
Brennan Burnett, Landon Meek and Matthew Nance

Learn more about the ATU Department of Nursing at www.atu.edu/ceh/nursing.