{"id":78254,"date":"2017-08-01T07:03:11","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T11:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=78254"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:36:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:36:07","slug":"dean-sole-inducted-international-nurse-researcher-hall-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/dean-sole-inducted-international-nurse-researcher-hall-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean Sole Inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mary Lou Sole, a widely published nurse scientist, Orlando Health Endowed Chair and dean of the 海角直播 College of Nursing<\/a>,\u00a0has been inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor Society of Nursing.<\/p>\n Sole and the 22 other honorees from Australia, Canada, Finland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and U.S. were inducted at the STTI 28th International Nursing Research Congress in Dublin, Ireland, on July 29. The award is the highest level of recognition available for nurse researchers, honoring those who have achieved significant and sustained recognition, and whose research has improved the profession and the people it serves.<\/p>\n \u201cDr. Sole has contributed significantly to the body of nursing science,\u201d said Cindy L. Munro, past recipient of the STTI Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame award and associate dean of research and innovation at the 海角直播 of South Florida College of Nursing. \u201cHer intervention research has improved patient care and her mentorship has enhanced the research capabilities of nursing students across all levels.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI am honored and humbled to join a renowned group of researchers around the world who work diligently every day to generate evidence for nursing practice that ultimately contributes to better patient outcomes,\u201d said Sole who was honored for her contributions to critical care nursing and nursing education.<\/p>\n A certified critical care clinical nurse specialist, Sole has focused her research over the past three decades on preventing complications and improving outcomes of critically ill patients who are placed on a ventilator. Her research<\/a>, which has been awarded more than $4 million in funding to-date, has influenced the standard of nursing care in the U.S. and in the international critical care community.<\/p>\n