<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- <?pcf-stylesheet path="/_resources/xsl/for-all-forever-news/news-post-campaign.xsl" title="CampaignHTML" extension="-campaign.html" alternate="yes" ?> --><item href="/nursing/news/mentoring-the-next-generation-of-nurse-practitioners.html" dsn="news"><teaser-title>Mentoring the Next Generation of Nurse Practitioners</teaser-title><teaser-description>Alumna Kristine Sparks, D.N.P., '15, guides future nurse practitioners through hands-on training and compassionate patient care.</teaser-description><pubDate>01/28/2026</pubDate><title>Clinical Preceptor Mentors the Next Generation of Nurse Practitioners</title><description>Alumna Kristine Sparks, D.N.P., '15, guides future nurse practitioners through hands-on training and compassionate patient care.</description><author>Gabby Zengewald</author><author-title/><image><img src="/images/kristine-sparks-portrait-320.jpg" alt="Kristine Sparks"/></image><shortnames/><category>Alumni,Health and Medicine</category><department>College of Nursing</department><relationships>College of Nursing</relationships><created-date>2026-01-28T16:37:11.861Z</created-date></item>