Duke University School of Nursing has been named a best nursing school for men for the tenth consecutive year by the American Association for Men in Nursing (AAMN). This recognition highlights our efforts to create a supportive environment for male nursing students. Over the past decade, the school…
In the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), stereotypes about the “Wimpy White Boy” and “Strong Black Female” are pervasive. These labels ascribe relative weakness and strength to infants depending on their race—and while not necessarily ill-intended, they undercut the need to carefully monitor…
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) an estimated 12 billion working days are lost globally each year to depression and anxiety at an annual cost of 1 trillion dollars in lost productivity. Skilled and compassionate mental health practitioners are needed more than ever as it becomes…
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On September 30, 2024, Duke University School of Nursing hosted its 4th Annual Community Health Lecture on campus and via livestream. U.S. Public Health Service Rear Admiral and Chief Nursing Officer Jennifer Moon delivered the keynote lecture, “Strengthening the Nursing Workforce through H.O.P.E…
In recent years, the Latino population in the United States has experienced a notable shift in health outcomes, a phenomenon that has drawn significant attention from public health experts. The Duke School of Nursing’s Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, Assistant Dean,…
Duke University School of Nursing has been re-designated as a 2024 National League for Nursing (NLN) Center of Excellence (COE)—making Duke University/Duke Health once again the only institution to have received all four current designations. This year, the School of Nursing received recognition in…
Duke University School of Nursing has launched a new Master’s Entry to the Practice of Nursing (MEPN) program designed to provide a pathway for people without an undergraduate degree in nursing to become registered nurses (RNs). This new MEPN program is a type of pre-licensure program which…
When Peter Caraballo was in nursing school, he told his friends he was going to apply to Duke University School of Nursing for graduate school. At the time, it seemed like a faraway dream, but he enjoyed imagining himself as a Duke student.
He knew he wanted to go to a school that provided an…
Duke University School of Nursing Associate Professor Hanzhang Xu, PhD’18, RN, leads an NIH-funded study of aging Chinese Americans, one of the fastest-growing aging populations in the U.S. and one of the least examined. The study is titled Developing a Mobile App-Based…
Lisvel Matos earned her ADN from Central Piedmont Community College (2012) in Charlotte, North Carolina. She began her career as a staff RN working with adolescents in a behavioral health facility while earning her BSN from University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2013). During her time as a…
ABSN student Diana Zamora spent some of her high school summers volunteering at many places, but she said it was her volunteer experience at a local hospital that truly caught her interest.
“Here, I got to provide support to patients and families in areas such as the emergency…
The School of Nursing’s Iris Padilla, PhD, MBA, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, is Duke’s 2024-2025 Presidential Fellow. Padilla is only the fourth Duke professor and the first professor from the School of Nursing to receive this honor. The prestigious Duke Presidential Fellowship, established by…
The leading cause of disability for people living in the U.S., chronic pain affects nearly 20 percent of the nation’s population. Rural residents with chronic pain often face geographical barriers to treatment. Add in the well-documented opioid epidemic, and for many patients, the perfect storm of…
Haesu “Jessica” Jin was working as a research technician at Duke’s Division of Hematological Malignancies and Cellular Therapy when a patient said something that changed her life.
“She remarked on how I brightened her mood and suggested that I had the makings of a great nurse,” Jin recalled…
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Button batteries are a part of everyday life, found in thousands of appliances and household items like remote controls, toys, and greetings cards. However, their shiny appearance often attracts young children, leading to…
Sarah Moon, MSN, RN, CHSE, is a Clinical Associate in the CND. Sarah collaborates with faculty to design and implement realistic patient care scenarios that help students hone both their technical skills and clinical judgment.
Sarah is an alumnus of DUSON’s Accelerated Bachelor of Science in…
Duke University School of Nursing played host to two visiting scholars from South Korea over the past year, presenting their research in June as they both prepared to return home. Dr. Sun-Hee Kim, of Daegu Catholic University, and Baekseok University’s Dr. Youngmi Ahn…
Duke University School of Nursing doctoral students Kevin Gao, MSN, RN-BC, and Bonnie Hunt, BSN, RN, CCRN, have been named by Jonas Nursing and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) as Jonas Scholars for the program’s 2024-2026 cohort. Providing $…
From a remote village in the Honduran highlands to urban clinics across Manila, more than 50 Duke School of Nursing students (as well as Duke Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy students) participated in global clinical immersion experiences at the end of this past semester. The students…