Kudos to Jane Ralphe, PhD student; and her sponsor Debra Brandon, associate professor; for the submission of her NIH NRSA Fellowship application entitled "Exploring the Association Between Longitudinal Body Temperature Instability and Respiratory Morbidity in the…
Midge Bowers, associate professor; Teresa Praus, cardiology certificate student; Shelley Thompson, DNP student; and Callie Tennyson, MSN '12; recently attended the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Scientific Session and Expo in New Orleans where they moderated sessions and gave…
Angela Richard-Eaglin, assistant professor, was recently selected as a 2019 Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners!
She will join a group of leaders whose scholarly and forward-thinking contributions have led to meaningful improvements to health care and the nurse…
Anne Schmelzer, MSN student, was recently featured on the Voices of Duke Health podcast with Emily DePetris, Child Life specialist.
Schmelzer and DePetris work together in the pediatric cardiac ICU at Duke Children's Hospital.
Their episode entitled "The Lollipop Moments" focuses on a weekly…
The MacArthur Foundation has launched the 100&Change grant competition, and will award a single $100 million grant for a project that promises measureable progress toward solving a critical social challenge.
Through an internal competition, Duke intends to select one project to receive…
Colby Hollis, DNP '18; and Victoria Goode, assistant professor; recently published an article entitled "Laboratory Monitoring and Transfusion Guidelines to Influence Care in Patients Undergoing Multilevel Spinal Fusion Surgery" in the Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. Co-authors include Andi…
AnnMarie Walton, assistant professor, recently published an article entitled "Workplace health promotion and safety in state and territorial health departments in the United States: a national mixed-methods study of activity, capacity and growth opportunities" in BMC Public Health. Co-…
Duke University School of Nursing is excited to welcome Lori Jackson to the Center for Nursing Research!
Jackson joined the Center for Nursing Research as an administrative assistant who will be supporting both associate deans for research development. She began her new role on February…
The Duke Initiative for Science & Society is hosting upcoming Dinner Dialogue events. The Dinner Dialogue series aims to spark a meaningful and ongoing conversation about the broader ethical implications of scientific and technological progress at Duke and in the world.
On March 26 from…
In the United States, there are more than 600,000 children each year seen in emergency rooms due to traumatic brain injury (TBI), a disruption to the normal function of the brain caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head. Severe TBI results in approximately 7,000 childhood deaths annually, while…
Iris Padilla, assistant professor, recently presented a 3.5-hour workshop "Introducing RNs in Primary Care" to registered nurses recently hired as Population Health Nurses at Duke Primary Care clinics.
The registered nurses will be working in expanded roles throughout the clinics.
Sharron Docherty, associate professor, recently presented "Building a Program of Research to Support Clinical Innovation in Adolescent and Young Adult Chronic Illness Self-Management: Peer i-Coach for Activated Self-Management Optimization" at the 38th Annual International Nursing &…
Members of the DUSON community recently cheered on their teams during the 2019 ACC Spirit Luncheon!
The 2019 ACC Spirit Luncheon featured fun, food, and basketball and gave community members a chance to rep their favorite ACC team!
On Wednesday, March 20, Fusion will host "Networking Nursing Professionals" in Pearson 1009 and 1011 from 5:45 until 7 p.m.
"Networking Nursing Professionals" is a professional development workshop to build a network, resume writing, professional headshots and navigating social…
Dori Steinberg, associate professor, recently presented "Novel Diet Interventions That Use Self-monitoring Technology for Feedback: Study Design and Evaluation Considerations" in a symposium about novel approaches for dietary interventions at the 2019 Annual Meeting for the Society of Behavioral…
Lisa Lewis, assistant professor, recently published an article entitled "Nursing Students Who Fail and Repeat Courses: A Scoping Review" in Nurse Educator.
Abstract
Background: Nursing students who fail and are required to repeat courses experience personal consequences and have an…
SPRING 2019 DUKE RUN WALK CLUB – YOU CAN STILL REGISTER!
Registration is still open for the Spring 2019 Run Walk Club! Even if you have registered for a previous season, you must re-register in order to receive LIVE FOR LIFE dollars! Please click here to register! Our team…
Congratulations to Sharron Docherty, associate professor; and Christopher Cox of Duke University School of Medicine and contact PI; and their entire team who have received an award for their NIH R01 Multi-PI proposal entitled "PCplanner: Operationalizing Needs-Focused…
Duke University School of Nursing maintained its ranking as No. 2 among the nation’s graduate nursing programs and our Doctor of Nursing Practice Program was also ranked No, 2 by U.S. News & World Report in their 2020 Best Graduate Nursing Schools rankings. We were also named No. 1 for…
A great number of DUSON community members recently presented at the 2019 Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) Conference "Imagining the Future through Nursing Research and Innovation" in Orlando, FL. Presenters include:
Nicole Calhoun, PhD student, presented "DeStress for Health: Partnering…
Erica Bolar, clinical nurse educator; recently successfully defended her DNP project "Use of the Nursing Decision Support Toolkit in the Reduction of Unplanned Acute Care Transfers and Live Discharges of Homebound Hospice Patients: A Quality Improvement Project" at the University of Alabama-…
Join the Duke Physician Assistant Class of 2020 for their Childhood Cancer Fundraising events!
Bull McCabes Spirit Night
Monday, April 1 from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m.
West 94th St. Pub "Pour, Score & Raffle"
Thursday, April 18 from 6 until 7:30 p.m.
St. Baldrick's Shaving…
Michael Cary, associate professor; was recently named Duke's Blue Devil of the Week in an article entitled "Blue Devil of the Week: Showing How to Care for Older Adults" published by Working@Duke!
Cary said that he often encounters students who have a negative view of aging and gerontological…
AnnMarie Walton, assistant professor; recently presented "USP<800> and Safe Handling Implications" at the Adult and Pediatric Oncology Nursing: Where Are We in 2019 conference in Chapel Hill, NC.
The conference aimed to provide an oncology update for various disciplines and to provide…
Paula Tanabe, associate dean for research development and data science, recently published an article entitled "Implementing the Emergency Severity Index Triage System in Jamaican Accident and Emergency Departments" in the Journal of Emergency Nursing. Co-authors include Simone…