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Duke School of Nursing in Spotlight on World AIDS Day 2021

This World AIDS Day, leaders at Duke University School of Nursing are in the spotlight—from an invitation from President Joe Biden to Dean Vincent Guilamo-Ramos to participate in a White House event commemorating World AIDS Day—to participation by Associate Dean Michael Relf in a ceremonial ringing of the closing Nasdaq bell at Times Square.

Sigma Beta Epsilon Wins First Key Award

Sigma Beta Epsilon was awarded its first ever prestigious Key Award at the Biennial Meeting in Indianapolis on Sunday, Nov. 7. Kathy Trotter, immediate past president and associate professor, received the award.

Perry Awarded CISO Security Ambassador Coin

Congratulations to Wendy Perry for being our latest DUSON CISO Reporter of the Month.

Tennyson Presents Poster on Standardizing Family Care During Code Blue Events

Carolina Tennyson, assistant professor, presented the poster "An Interprofessional Approach to Standardizing Family Care during Code Blue Events" during the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Science Symposium.

Thanksgiving Week Holiday Hours

Thanksgiving Holiday Hours for DUSON

DNP Student Ruiz Leads Multi-Faceted Nursing Career

Raised in a family of health care professionals, Maritza Ruiz is now carving her own path in the nursing field. While furthering her education at the Duke University School of Nursing, Ruiz, an Air Force reservist, works as an individual mobilization augmentee.

CND Earns Society for Simulation in Healthcare Reaccreditation

The Duke University School of Nursing Center for Nursing Discovery (CND) has been granted reaccreditation in the area of Teaching/Education by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) and Council for Accreditation of Healthcare Simulation Programs.

Dean Ramos Addresses Social Determinants of Health in ‘Building Upon Excellence’ Dean’s Lecture Series

On Tuesday, Nov. 30, Dean Vincent Guilamo-Ramos will address social determinants of health, examining historic large-scale health and socially transformative events that have elevated the profile of nurses in safeguarding the health and well-being of the country. The virtual event will be held from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m., and registration is required. The event will be held in English with simultaneous interpretation available in Spanish.

Student Xue Awarded for Study on Nursing Home Residents with Dementia after Hip Fracture Surgery

Michelle Xue, PhD student, and her advisor Eleanor McConnell, associate professor, have received an award for their Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) Dissertation application entitled: “Dynamics of Symptom Experience and Functional Recovery in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia after Hip Fracture Surgery.”

School of Nursing Partners with VA to Train Health Care Professionals Nationwide in Veterans Care

The Duke University School of Nursing’s ongoing partnership with the Veterans Affair (VA) Health Care System prepares current and future nurse practitioners (NPs) to adequately care for and support the U.S. veteran population. The partnership encompasses the VA Health Care System in Durham as well as ones across the country.

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