The Multi-State Study shows that almost two-thirds of babies born with sickle cell disease live in disadvantaged areas.

Bonnie Hunt, Duke School of Nursing (DUSON) DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program student, said the practicality of the nursing profession was a major draw for her since it blended her natural interest in healthcare with means to provide for her family.

The Duke School of Nursing (DUSON) works tirelessly to research and study brain-related issues, achieve healthcare breakthroughs, and highlight brain-related injuries. This was especially significant in March during Brain Injury (BI) Awareness.

Duke University School of Nursing Interim Dean Michael Relf, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, has been awarded the Mary T. Champagne Distinguished Professorship. Throughout his more than 15 years at the School of Nursing and as Interim Dean, he has consistently demonstrated unwavering commitment to excellence and fostering an environment of innovation and collaboration.

As we embrace Women’s History Month, we proudly highlight our transformative Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) program. This program prepares advanced practice nurses with the skills and expertise necessary to provide primary and specialty medical care for women.

Shana Freeman, WHNP-BC, PHN, is studying to earn a Postgraduate Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) degree at DUSON.

The New England Journal of Medicine has published a study by Duke University School of Nursing professors Dr. Schenita Randolph, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN and Dr. Ragan Johnson, DNP, MSN, APRN-BC in which the two studied the feasibility of integrating salon stylists, edutainment videos, and PrEP navigators to help educate Black women on the benefits of PrEP (preexposure prophylaxis) in preventing HIV infections. This innovative new approach to HIV/AIDS prevention can be found in the Journal’s February 29th issue.