The Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) is committed to increasing diversity and inclusiveness within its community. To help achieve this, Brigit Carter, PhD, MSN, RN, CCRN, was recently appointed the first Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion (ADDI).
The role of Associate…
Currently in the United States, one in five adults have experienced a behavioral health disorder according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Unfortunately, access to mental and behavioral health care in many rural parts of the U.S. is simply unavailable due to a national shortage of…
Why are Hispanic immigrants healthier when they arrive in the United States than they are after they have lived here for a lengthier period of time? Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, PhD, MPH, RN, CPH, FAAN, associate professor at Duke University School of Nursing is continuing to examine that question.…
Education
Community Health courses and electives for students
DUSON offers the following courses for students to learn more about nursing in the community health setting:
N389 - Wellness/Health Promotion Across the Lifespan
N397 - Community and Public Health Nursing
N468 -…
Community Engaged Research
Many of the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) faculty are working with D-CHIPP and other community partner organizations on health programs and research. This work engages the community partner and DUSON faculty in mutually beneficial ways,…
Strengthening community partnerships
D-CHIPP works together with a variety of local organizations and coalitions to understand the health needs of the Durham community. The relationships established with community organizations provide the foundation needed to advance health in our community…
Duke University School of Nursing has fostered connections within our community that D-CHIPP will continue to cultivate and maintain. We interface with these community organizations to learn about critical health needs and gaps in services as well as engage in community health…
D-CHIPP Advisory Board
Anne Derouin, DNP, RN, CPNP, FAANP
Alison Edie, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Irene Felsman, DNP, MPH, RN, C-GH
Michelle Hartman, DNP, RN, NP
Amie Koch, DNP, FNP-C, RN, ACHPN
Ellie McConnell, PhD, MSN…
The DUSON Community Health Improvement Partnership Program (D-CHIPP) was formed out of the Duke University School of Nursing's five-year Strategic Plan to address community health improvement. Together with community partners, D-CHIPP will impact individuals and families through…
The Duke University School of Nursing’s Center for Nursing Research will host its first Summer Institute on Thursday, July 19 and Friday, July 20, 2018.
The 2018 Summer Institute: Methods and Analytics for Symptom Research will support symptom science researchers and analysts to explore…
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Center of Excellence in Nursing Education
The NLN Centers of Excellence in Nursing Education program is designed to recognize schools of nursing that have achieved a level of excellence in one or more of three…
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Empowering Faculty/Clinical Instructors: Clinical Teaching Excellence &…
We would like to thank Julie and the entire OGACHI team for their unwavering efforts to plan and rearrange our travel to Nicaragua. After the Nicaraguan government updated their travel document requirements a few days before departure, they worked tirelessly to obtained the necessary credentials so…
Approximately 1 in 5 U.S. adults live with mental illness. In turn, mental disorders are significantly comorbid with other chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity, adding to the complexity of caring for these individuals and the burden of illness on the…
Rachel Richesson, Sharon Hawks and DNP alumni Jennifer Dizon co-authored an article entitled "Factors Disrupting the Preference Card Management Process: A Root Cause Analysis" in the January issue of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Journal. Dr. Kathryn Lytle, director of…
Anne Derouin was recently selected as part of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) 2016 Faculty Policy Intensive Program. Derouin was chosen for her policy interests and her dedication to the program.
AACN will full sponsor her participation in the program including covering…
Effective January 4, DUSON welcomes Amy Baskin and Jianhong Chang.
Baskin works with the Marketing, Communications and Business Development team as the senior public relations specialist. With more than 15 years of marketing experience, Baskin has an in-depth knowledge of strategic marketing,…
The American Journal of Nursing selected Dean Marion E. Broome and Marilyn Hockenberry to receive the 2015 Book of the Year Awards.
Broome's book "Information Overload: Framework, Tips, and Tools to Manage in Complex Healthcare Environments" was co-authored with Mary C. Sitterding. The book came in…
Brett Morgan published an article entitled "Utilization of a Preemptive, Multimodal Analgesic Regimen in Adult Ambulatory Septoplasty Patients: A Quality Improvement Project" in the fall 2015 edition of the Journal of the Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses. The article was co-…
It is my pleasure to announce two new appointments to the School of Nursing's faculty:
Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, PhD, MPH, RN, CPH, FAAN will join DUSON on July 1, 2016 and will be a member of the Division of Healthcare in Adult Populations. Gonzalez-Guarda comes to Duke from the…
June Cho was recently selected to participate in the 2016 Duke course on Leadership Development for Researchers (LEADER). Her class includes 39 outstanding scientists from fields in 14 different School of Medicine departments, as well as the Schools of Nursing, Engineering, and Duke-NUS in…