• Skip to main content
  • Skip to main content
Choose which site to search.
UAMS Health Logo UAMS Health
Nurses
  • UAMS.edu
  • MyChart
  • Giving
  • Emergency Room
  • About Us
    • Hospital Overview
    • Lifestyle
    • News
    • Nursing Philosophy
    • Why I Chose UAMS Nursing
  • Center for Nursing Excellence
    • About Center for Nursing Excellence
      • Contact Us
    • Advanced Practice Providers
    • Communication
      • CNO Corner
      • CNO’s Nursing Address
      • Nursing Annual Report
        • Archived Nursing Annual Report
      • Nursing Excellence Newsletters
      • Nursing Grand Rounds
        • Nursing Grand Rounds 2023
        • Nursing Grand Rounds 2024
        • Nursing Grand Rounds 2025
      • Staff Meeting Content
      • Take 2
    • Nurses Week
      • Nurses Week 2024
        • 2024 Awards of Excellence
        • 2024 Professional Nursing Awards
        • Nurses Week 2024 CNO Store
        • Nurses Week 2024 Employee Discounts
        • Nurses Week 2024 Get Healthy
        • Nurses Week Activities 2024
        • Spirit Week Activities/Opportunity to win DAILY UAMS Swag
      • Nurses Week 2025 CNO Kick-Off Video
      • Other Ways to Win Swag
      • Recipe Downloads
      • Recipe Submission (March 18 to April 9)
    • Practice
      • Culture of Inquiry
        • Evidence-Based Practice
          • UAMS Evidence-Based Practice Model
        • Innovation
          • BioVentures FAQ
        • Quality Improvement
        • Research
      • UAMS Resource Nurse Program and Application
        • Resource Nurse Program Application – Ambulatory
        • Resource Nurse Program Application – Inpatient
    • Professional Development
      • Professional Development – Clinical Ladder
      • Professional Development – RN IV/V
        • RN IV/V Workshops
      • Professional Development — National Certification
        • Become a Nationally Certified Nurse
        • FAQs About National Certification
      • Professional Development — RN to BSN
    • Recognition Matters
      • In Remembrance of a Nurse
      • Nomination for DAISY Award
      • Nomination for the BEE Award
      • Professional Nursing Awards
        • Advancement of Nursing Practice Award
        • Excellence in Advanced Practice Award
        • Excellence in Nursing Education Award
        • Outstanding Community Service Award
        • The Betty Casali Transformational Leadership Award Guidelines
        • The Mary Helen Forrest Legacy in Nursing Award
      • The Daisy Nurse Leader Award – Honoring Nurses Internationally In Memory of J. Patrick Barnes
      • UAMS Nurses in the Media
    • UAMS is Proud to be Magnet Designated
      • Magnet Champions
  • Future Nurses
    • College of Nursing
    • Job Shadow
    • New Graduate LPNs
    • New Graduate RN Residents
      • Frequently Asked Questions for New Graduate RN Residents
      • New Graduate RNs Transition to Practice Program
    • Student Jobs – Clinical Care Assistants (CCA)
  • Give to UAMS Nurses
  • Jobs and Sign-On Bonuses
    • Clinical Areas
      • Ambulatory/Outpatient Clinics
      • Inpatient (24/7)
        • Critical Care
        • Emergency Department
        • Float Division
        • Medical
        • Oncology/Transplant
        • Surgical
        • Women and Infants
      • Other Practice Departments
      • Perioperative Care
      • Psychiatric Research Institute (PRI)
    • Employment Information
      • Available Jobs and Sign‑on Bonuses
      • Hotel Lodging Program
      • RN Nurse Refer
      • Salary and Benefits
      • Transfer to PRN
    • Contact Us
      • Directions
      • Inquiry Form
  1. UAMS Health
  2. Nurses
  3. Nursing Grand Rounds

Nursing Grand Rounds

Grand Rounds has long been a methodology used in medicine to educate upcoming students and present unique or complex cases to multidisciplinary groups. Historically, a junior student would prepare a presentation of the history and physical condition of the patient, diagnoses, and current treatments and a discussion would ensue about the next steps for the patient. Nursing Grand Rounds (NGR) appeared in the literature first in 1964 (Mercandante & Ross) with very few publications after that until the early 2000s. There was a resurgence of NGR in the literature in the early 2000s as a means to increase professional development, continuing education, and nursing engagement. NGR has now evolved as a forum for promoting nursing excellence and recognizing the unique contributions nurses make to patients and healthcare as an industry. Topics can include specific cases, pathophysiology, quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice changes, research, self-care topics, and practices that advance the profession of nursing. Regardless of the topic, it is clear that NGR provides an opportunity to network with colleagues, continue education, and implement new practices in specialty care. It is my pleasure to announce that UAMS will begin offering monthly Nursing Grand Rounds in October.

The UAMS Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Council (comprised of APRNs, CRNAs, CNMs, and PAs) expressed a desire to host grand rounds for nursing with the goal of providing a platform for nursing scholarship and advancing nursing practice. Britney Beumeler, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC, Inpatient Trauma Nurse Practitioner, and Traci Motes, MNSc, APRN, CCRN, AGACNP-BC, Ortho/Infectious Disease Nurse Practitioner, approached the Center for Nursing Excellence and Trenda Ray, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer, about the possibility of starting NGR at UAMS. After meeting to discuss and review details, the Center for Nursing Excellence worked with the UAMS Office of Continuing Education to offer continuing education units (CEUs) for the recurring series, Nursing Grand Rounds. The APP Council will be bringing exciting speakers about various topics and the series will be offered virtual and in-person. The first Nursing Grand Rounds will be on October 4, from noon through 1 p.m., in the Active Learning Center on the 1st floor of the library. Dr. Neal Reeves from the College of Nursing will be presenting, Branding Ourselves as Nurses.

Britany shared the passion behind the idea for nursing grand rounds – “we are excited to bring nursing grand rounds to UAMS as a way to engage staff and learn from our peers who are experts in their field. We hope this inspires nurses to share knowledge and experiences that encourage formal presentations and publications.”

Anyone may attend Nursing Grand Rounds, but to receive CEU credit, you must create an account in CloudCME. While attending, you will pair your phone with your CloudCME account and text an attendance code to the UAMS Office of Continuing Education. Your CloudCME account will track your attendance and transcript for you. The Center for Nursing Excellence will also offer post-attendance feedback opportunities so we can plan sessions that you are interested in. Have a presentation you want to share at Nursing Grand Rounds? Email CenterforNursingExcellence@uams.edu to get on the schedule!

Posted by Rebekah Thacker on September 8, 2023

Filed Under: Newsletters

UAMS Health LogoUAMS HealthUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Mailing Address: 4301 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 686-7000
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Disclaimer
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Statement
  • Notice of Privacy Practices
  • Price Transparency

© 2025 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences