College of Nursing and Public Health Newsletter

Dean Deborah Hunt, PhD ’12, has had quite a busy and accomplished first year as the Dr. Betty L. Forest Dean of Adelphi’s College of Nursing and Public Health.

The United States is facing a nursing crisis.

During a May 2023 webinar titled “Nurses Week: Putting the Pieces Together for Safe, Effective Care,” CNPH Dean Deborah Hunt, PhD ’12, said that patient safety and quality of care are integral to positive patient outcomes in all healthcare settings—but she cautioned that “adverse events” are still occurring at a “pretty alarming” rate.