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.
After Father’s Emergency, Student Decided to Study Nursing
Ashley Brand chose Duke University School of Nursing after searching for a nursing school with an excellent reputation.
Duke University School of Nursing Inaugural White Coat Ceremony for Anesthesia Program Students
The Duke University School of Nursing recently conducted its first-ever White Coat Ceremony for students enrolled in the Nurse Anesthesia DNP Program.
Duke University School of Nursing to co-host “Equity Amplified” conference with Social Mission Alliance
Duke University School of Nursing is partnering with the Social Mission Alliance (SMA) to cohost SMA’s 2024 conference here in Durham at the Washington Duke Inn from April 8-10.
Trip to India Inspires Student to Become a Nurse
Gyuhyun Lee, a DUSON DNP-CRNA student, is on a mission to provide fair and culturally competent healthcare for all.
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.
Student Gets The Opportunity to put her Nursing Skills to Work
Feyisetan Idowu, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, RN, has been practicing her nursing skills since she was 4 years old. Now a student at DUSON, she is putting that practice to work.
Nursing Student Strives to Bring Happiness to Hospital Patients
Katia Anello, BSN, RN, is passionate about bridging the multigenerational gap between nurses and bringing smiles to patients’ faces.
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.