Duke University School of Nursing’s Master of Science in Nursing Program is now accepting applications for the first adult endocrinology specialty for nurse practitioners in the United States. The curriculum will be directed by Kathryn Evans Kreider, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, an assistant professor who…
ABSN student Lauren Gispanski received the Duke Alumni "Forever Duke Student Leadership Award." The award recognizes students who embody the "Forever Duke" spirit in their service to the University. Gispanski was one of 25 students recognized.
ABSN student Lauren Gispanski recently published an article entitled "Portrayals of Eating and Drinking in Popular American TV Programs: A Comparison of Scripted and Unscripted Shows" in the April edition of the Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives.
PhD student Tara Mann was recently chosen to receive a Scholar Excellence Grant for the 2016 SPINE Summer School at the University of Basel in Switzerland. The SPINE Summer School is organized jointly by Nursing Science at the University of Basel and the University of Lausanne. The…
Kirsten Corazzini recently published a guest editorial article entitled "Person-centered nursing home care in the United States, United Kingdom, and Sweden: Why building cross-comparative capacity may help us radically rethink nursing home care and the role of the RN" in the Nordic Journal of…
Donna Biederman recently served as guest editor and published two articles in the May issue of Creative Nursing. The editorial "Transitional care for homeless persons: An opportunity for nursing leadership, innovation, and creativity" was co-authored with community-based colleagues and recent ABSN…
Marilyn Oermann is the editor of a new book entitled "A Systematic Approach to Assessment and Evaluation of Nursing Programs."
She also conducted a workshop on "Writing for Publication in Nursing" that was sponsored by the University of Kentucky.
Queen Utley-Smith was one of six Duke University faculty members selected for Duke support for their faculty-led projects that reflect the state of online education on campus and beyond. Online Duke, along with Provost Sally Kornbluth and the Office of Global Strategy and Programs, issued a call…
Congratulations to Suzanna Berndt on being recognized for her Commitment to Excellence. This staff recognition program celebrates staff who demonstrate the highest standards in their commitment to supporting our mission, vision and values. We thank all of those staff…
Elizabeth "Beth" Merwin is featured in the first DUSON 360 segment entitled "NIH Grant." In this segment, Merwin discusses her recent research grant award of nearly $3 million dollars.
School of Medicine Office for Faculty Development invites School of Nursing faculty to join them for a full-day grant writing seminar entitled "Write Winning NIH Grant Proposals" presented by John D. Robertson, PhD and associate member of the widely acclaimed group Grant Writers' Seminars and…
TeenSmart International is currently looking for an Educational Content Specialist. TeenSmart is a non-for-profit 501c3 organization working in Costa Rica and Nicaragua that provides online health education, information, coaching/counseling and referral services for youth 10 to 24 years old. The…
Learn how Sophia Smith is improving quality of life for cancer patients through psychosocial care:
Cancer Care - From Research to Intervention
PhD student Yuting Song recently received the Bass Connections Follow-on Student Research Funding for $3,000 to strengthen her dissertation study support.
Song will extend the target population of her Bass Connections project team, Community Care of Frail Elders in Cross-cultural Settings, to…
Jennie De Gagne recently published an article entitled "Interprofessional care of elders: Utilizing the virtual learning environment" inn the May issue of the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Bei Wu recently published an article entitled "Trends in decayed teeth among middle-aged and older adults in the United States: socioeconomic disparities persist over time" in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry.
DUSON Student Spotlight highlights the diverse background of our nursing students and their personal stories of dedication, leadership, perseverance and academic or community achievements.
DUSON shines a spotlight on DNP student Carmen Shaw from Charlotte, NC. Carmen…
The School of Nursing Nurse Anesthesia program recently celebrated students, faculty and community partners during its annual awards ceremony.
Award winners were:
Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, Duke Regional Hospital and VA of Asheville…
Rosa Solorzano was recently recognized by Duke President Richard Brodhead with the inaugural Senior Honors recognition.
Class of 2016 graduates were encouraged to participate in the senior class gift, called the "Seniors for Duke" campaign. This year, they launched the …
As part of a regular review process, Human Resources has updated the online HR Policy Manual with the changes to policies regarding confidentiality, protected health information, benefit enrollment and voluntary deductions for benefits.
Below are brief…
The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) was created through a collaboration between the School of Nursing Human Resources and the Learning and Organizational Development Office to develop School of Nursing staff by expanding their understanding of leadership capacity and developing the skills that will…
PhD student Latefa Dardas recently published an article entitled "Adolescent Depression in the Arab Region: A Systematic Literature Review" in the May issue of Issues in Mental Health Nursing. Co-authors were Leigh Ann Simmons and Donald "Chip" Bailey.
The School of Nursing recently celebrated the excellence of students, faculty and staff during its annual Awards Ceremony. Award winners were:
David Jackson received the Sigma Theta Tau International Beta Epsilon Chapter Ruby Wilson Award for clearly…
The National Institutes of Health, the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world, recently awarded Elizabeth “Beth” Merwin, PhD, RN, FAAN, Ann Henshaw Gardiner Professor of Nursing and executive vice-dean of Duke University School of Nursing and her team, nearly $3 million for her…
From the Center for Nursing Research...
Changes are forthcoming in the National Institutes of Health research grant application process. Click here to learn more. In addition, research faculty will provide more details regarding the changes in June.
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