DNP alumni Jill Engel (c/o '14) was recently selected as one of 88 nurse practitioner leaders for induction to the Fellows of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP). She will be honored at a ceremony in June.
Marilyn Hockenberry was recently selected as one of 19 nurse researchers inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International's International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. She will be presented with the award at the 27th International Nursing Research Congress in Cape Town, South Africa in July.…
Schenita Randolph recently planned and presented a symposium entitled "The Legacy of Community Based, Public Health and Health Promotion Nursing Research: Strategies to Ensure Health" at the 2016 Annual Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. The presentation…
Karin Reuter-Rice publishes article entitled "Head Injuries in School-Age Children Who Play Golf" in the April edition of The Journal of School of Nursing. Reuter-Rice also discusses the article in a podcast with editor of the publication Julia Cowell. Click her to listen to podcast.…
Isaac Lipkus was interviewed for an article entitled "Genetic tests may not change people's unhealthy ways" for the Medical Express. Click here to read article.
Across the United States, colleges and universities are defining the term "academic integrity." At the School of Nursing, we can help create this definition!
We've begun conversations here and have partnered with the International Center for Academic Integrity to conduct a survey of faculty and…
March 19 was National Certified Nurse Educators Day and it is a time to recognize those in our communities who have demonstrated their expertise as educators by earning this credential. Thank you to all of DUSON's Certified Nurse Educators for the leadership you provide in our community and for…
The Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI) recently announced that it will fund care delivery innovation projects that will help Duke Health lead in the areas of population health and analytics, novel patient interactions, new and team-based models of care, and to optimize patient flow. This…
Advancing Health Together, our new Duke Health strategic planning framework, articulates our vision for the next five years, and how we will seize this golden moment in the health sciences. On Tuesday, March 29 from 3:00-4:00 PM, I, along with other Duke Health leadership, will hold a town…
MSN and DNP alumni and consulting associate Karol Harshaw-Ellis was recently interviewed for an article with Wellflix for its Heart Failure Patient Recovery Video Suite. Click here to read article.
DUSON Faculty & Staff Leadership Spotlight highlights the diverse leadership background of our nursing faculty and staff. In this spotlight, leadership isn't focused on a "title." However, it is the act of motivating people to do more than they ever thought possible in pursuit of a greater…
Duke University School of Nursing has been designated by the National League for Nursing (NLN) as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education. We are one of a small handful of schools that hold this designation in two of the three categories. Those categories are: Creating Environments that Enhance…
As nurses seek to advance their education, distance-based education allows nursing students the flexibility to fulfill this desire from locations across the country, without leaving their families or jobs. Learn more in the below Nursing Leadership Exchange article:
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Visiting Scholar Dr. Minjoo Hong and Faculty Mentor Dr. Jennie De Gagne Participate in the Annual Asian Health Fair
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Good News! Application Submissions
Kudos to Sophia Smith and her entire team for the resubmission of their NIH R01 application entitled “Adaptive Management of PTSD in Cancer Survivors using mHealth Tools." This proposal…
School of Nursing Consulting Associates Melanie Mabrey and Janet Apter co-author article entitled "Leveraging Information Technology for Diabetes: How to Streamline Workflow and Improve Outcomes in Inpatient Care" for Advance Healthcare Network. Click here to read article.
Duke Global Digital Health Science Center will host its annual mHealth@Duke Conference on Wednesday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Trent Semans - Great Hall. mHealth@Duke aims to accelerate research on the use of sensors and mobile technology to advance the delivery of health care…
PhD student Rachel Hirschey presented twice at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society annual conference in San Diego, California earlier this month. She presented on "Feasibility of an Intervention Focused on Increasing Enjoyment of Physical Activity in order to Develop Physical Activity Habits…
Dean Marion E. Broome was recently appointed to the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) International Education Committee for a two-year term.
CGFNS International is the world’s largest credentials evaluation organization for nursing and a globally recognized…
Tracey Yap was recently appointed to the Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) Board of Directors as Member at Large, Director of Grants. Yap also received the Mid-Career Investigator Award for the SNRS Aging Research Interest Group.
Michael Cary and Elizabeth "Beth" Merwin published an article entitled "Changes in Payment Regulation and Acute Care Use for Total Hip Replacement: Trends in Length of Stay, Costs, and Discharge, 1997-2012" in the March/April issue of Rehabilitation Nursing.
The article was also selected as one for…
Victoria Goode presented on "A Patient Safety Dilemma: Obesity in the Surgical Patient" at the 11th Annual Duke Medicine Patient Safety and Quality Conference in Downtown Durham.
Bei Wu presented on "Long-term Care Policy and Program Development in China: Meeting the Needs of Older Adults and Their Family" at a conference organized by the National University of Singapore Asia Research Institute and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singamore. The conference title was "Long…
Strategy Session: A Joint Conversation with Chancellor Washington, Dean Broome and Provost Kornbluth
Editor's Note: Look for the New Duke University School of Nursing Strategic Plan in the Summer Nursing Magazine coming in June.
As part of a comprehensive strategic planning process that involved diverse groups of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and donors from…