Kudos to PhD student Morine Cebert and her sponsor Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda for the submission of her NIH NRSA application entitled "Understanding Decisions to Initiate and Continue Treatment Seeking Among Black Women with Infertility." This proposal requests funding for one-year period with…
Kudos to Tracey Yap and her entire team for the submission of her NIH R01 Diversity in Health-Related Administrative Supplement application entitled "Describing the Orientation Patterns and Movement of Nursing Home Residents with Dementia." This proposal requests funds for a two-year period with a…
International visiting scholar, You Lee Yang, PhD, RN arrived at DUSON on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018 for a one-year visit.
Yang is a Researcher at the Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, College of Nursing, Yonsei University in Seoul, Republic of Korea and will have a mentored and…
Getting on Track is your first step toward weight management and lifestyle change. Our nutrition, exercise and behavioral health experts work with you to eliminate the typical frustration, confusion and deprivation that often accompany weight loss attempts.
Getting on…
Eun-Ok Im recently published an article entitled "Theory Development Strategies for Middle-Range Theories" in Advances in Nursing Science.
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to present an analysis on the theory development strategies that have been used to develop middle-range…
PhD student Shaoqing Ge recently published an article entitled "Associations between Acculturation and Oral Health among Older Chinese Immigrants in the United States" in the Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics Medicine. Co-authors include Bei Wu and XinQi Dong.
Abstract
Background…
Kudos to PhD student Jewel Scott and her faculty sponsor Leigh Ann Simmons for the submission of her NIH NRSA (F31) application entitled "Positive Social Determinants of Health and Blood Pressure among Young Black Women with a History of Early Life Stress." This proposal requests funds for a…
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) is excited to welcome Valerie Howard, EdD, MSN, RN as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (ADAA). In her role, Howard will develop, implement and evaluate educational programs and ensure that the School’s academic programs receive necessary resources.…
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Welcome to the School of Nursing Information Technology SON-IT Department! We are responsible for supporting all technology needs of the school, working with faculty, staff and students.
Contact IT Service Desk for assistance by phone at 684-…
Liz Rende was recently inducted into the Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP), in Denver at the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) conference. Rende was unable to attend the conference in person, so she attended via JaMMeR, our device that can be…
The DUSON “treadmill meeting room” located in room 3140 in the Pearson North Wing is now open! The room contains six low speed treadmills, each with a work surface, arranged in a U shape facing a video monitor with our standard conference room AV set up. This room is currently…
The Health Innovation Lab (HIL) is seeking client-based or community-driven projects to be solved by first-year Duke University engineering students.
They are looking for ideas, problems or areas of improvement you observe in your work, home or community. They will work with you to…
Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI), along with other sponsors from Duke University Main Campus, Duke Health, and PDC, is organizing the fourth Innovation Jam! This will be a shark tank-style event on October 4 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the Great Hall at Trent Semans, where…
The Duke Clinical and Translational Award and the Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity (REACH Equity) are pleased to announce the enrollment opening for the Health Disparities Research Curriculum (HDRC).
Sessions are held every three weeks on Thursdays from 3:30…
The Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development is holding their 3rd Annual Research and Education Retreat on Sept. 14 from 12 until 5 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Mary duke Trent Semans Center for Health Education. The retreat will feature three keynote talks on a spectrum of age-…
Join Duke Police for their annual National Night Out event on Aug. 7 from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. at The Devil's Den.
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. Come join Duke Police for food, games and fun.…
The Empathy, Belonging and Cultural Education Training class is designed to support achieving and living our values. Diversity, inclusion and cultural competency education allows Duke Health team members to identify and recognize how the umbrella of intercultural awareness is a health care…
The Fall 2018 Medical Spanish electives are available for all DUSON students, both online and on-campus. The electives are offered as synchronous classes both face-to-face or online via Adobe Connect. These electives are a great way to improve your communication skills and cultural competence to…
The challenges in Clinical Nursing Education today are many! The hiring, orientation and development of clinical instructors (CIs) and preceptors continues to be an ongoing challenge, particularly in light of the demands of our clinical settings and program curricula. Acquisition of…
DUSON is committed to the safety of its faculty, staff and students. This month’s awareness focuses on Accidental Injury.
DUSON manages accidental injury of students, staff, faculty and visitors on a case-by-case basis. If the injury requires immediate medical treatment or is life-threatening,…
Over the past several months, faculty have been encouraged to update their Scholars at Duke profiles to
Ensure their profile in Scholars is accurate, and
Prepare for Scholars at Duke to become the source of our faculty directory information on our new DUSON website.
Because the…
Dementia Inclusive Durham West End recently held a forum for community members, caregivers and their loved ones living with dementia. Ellie McConnell was the Emcee of the event that garnered nearly 50 participants and included speakers Mitchell Heflin, MD, Director of Duke Geriatric Evaluation and…
Helen Gordon and Eleanor Stevenson recently published an article entitled "Maternity Boot Camp: A Strategy to Begin Clinical" in Teaching and Learning in Nursing.
Abstract
To allay anxiety about the maternity clinical experience, nursing faculty developed a simulation to enable prelicensure…