New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Study by Duke University School of Nursing Professors Randolph and Johnson

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. 

Using Data to Drive Quality Improvement in South Africa

Duke University School of Nursing’s global partnerships offer students and faculty unique opportunities for scholarship, clinical experience, research, and professional growth. Over the last seven years, Associate Research Professor Susan Silva, PhD, who began her pre-retirement in February, has played a key role in a collaboration with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) School of Nursing and Public Health in Durban, South Africa, studying evidence-based care and planning quality improvement projects.

Looking Beneath the Skin to Prevent Nursing Home Pressure Ulcers

In 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 1.3 million people were living in nursing homes, and that number is expected to double by 2050. The CDC also reports that one in 10 nursing home residents will develop pressure injuries, or bedsores, a medical condition where skin and tissue breaks down because of prolonged pressure from sitting or lying long periods of time, introducing the risk of serious infection and even death.
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