Margie Molloy, Valerie Sabol and Susan Silva co-author an article entitled "Using Trigger Films as a Bariatric Sensitivity Intervention: Improving Nursing Students' Attitudes and Beliefs About Caring for Obese Patients" in the January/February issue of the Nurse Educator.
Jewel Scott, MSN, FNP, RN, is a 2016 recipient of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Future of Nursing Scholar at Johnson & Johnson grant that will support her research in the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) PhD program. The scholarship is funded by RWJF to…
Have you heard the announcement about the Sakai upgrade? Have you seen pictures of the updated version? On Tuesday, August 16, the Duke Sakai Team will upgrade Sakai from version 2.9 to 2.11.
As the fall semester quickly approaches, you might be interested in learning more details about what will…
From the Center for Nursing Research...
NIH Loan Repayment Programs
The National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program is to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals to careers in biomedical or biobehavioral research. If you are a…
The National Institute of Nursing Research, part of the National Institutes of Health, recently awarded Ryan Shaw, PhD, RN, assistant professor for Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON), almost $480,000 for his study titled “From Episodic to Real-Time Care in Diabetes Self-Management.” The…
School of Nursing welcomes three new staff members to the DUSON family:
Adrienne Richter joined the Center For Nursing Research as the data technician on July 11. Richter is working as a transcriptionist for several research studies at DUSON.
Jane Shealy is…
This week, eight legislators and staff visited DUSON to learn about the interrelated missions of nursing education in educating the health care workforce, advancing health care through innovation and research, providing high-quality care, and serving the community. The day was coordinated by Diane…
Dear Faculty Members,
Back by popular demand! Learn the tips and tricks that professionals use to make communicating on video look easy! We have invited award-winning television news anchors Sharon Delaney and Melanie Saunders, both formerly of NBC 17, to present “Top Tips for…
Richard Rieselbach, MD, published online an abbreviated version of "Neighborhood Clinics Are a Key Component of a New MEGA Community Health Center Paradigm." Below is the full text of the article authored by Aaron Friedman, MD; Richard Rieselbach, MD; Greg Nycz, BS; Eleanor McConnell, PhD,…
Terry Valiga co-authored a guest editorial entitled "The National Nursing Education Research Network (NNERN) - Guest Editorial" in an issue of the Journal of Nursing Education. NNERN is an initiative designed to develop large, national, longitudinal, uniform data sets about faculty and students.…
Elizabeth "Beth" Merwin was featured in the The Green Sheet Farm Forum as more than 250 health care researchers, educators and practitioners from 35 states visited the state for the International Rural Nursing Conference in Rapid City. Click here to read article.
Ryan Shaw recently published…
From the Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives...
Effective today, July 14, 2016, Duke University has placed a travel restriction on the city of Gondar Ethiopia. Over the last twenty four hours, we’ve seen a spike in violent protests that warranted this…
<iframe>For decades Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) has been committed to investing resources in recruiting and graduating nurses from diverse populations in an effort to help build a nursing workforce that reflects society.The Academy for Academic and Social Enrichment and…
Jennifer Dungan recently published two articles. The first was published in PLOS One and is entitled "Case-only Survival Analysis Reveals Unique Effects of Genotype, Sex, and Coronary Disease Severity on Survivorship." The article was co-authored with experts from Duke Department of Medicine, Duke…
Michael Relf was invited to participate with the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) as a subject matter expert on HIV-related stigma. He will also serve with a sub-committee of PACHA to formulate recommendations as part of the Stigma Reduction Summit.
PACHA is a Federal Advisory…
Cristina Hendrix and Eleanor McConnell provided training for Durham VAMC nurses who participated as learners in the Fundamental in Geriatric Nursing Education sponsored by the Durham Elder Care in Hospital (ECHo) program.
ECHo, which started as a T-21 project in 2013, aims to increase knowledge and…
Attention: Duke University and Health System Corporate Cardholders
Duke Finance is pleased to announce the availability of Online Travel and Expense Report Approvals using the Duke Mobile application. Using this tool, employees will be able to view receipts and corresponding…
Charnetta Cooper, division staff assistant, graduated Cum Laude from Stayer University with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Criminal Justice Administration.
Congratulations Charnetta!
Frank Titch was recently featured in a NC Association of Nurse Anesthetists news piece that highlights Titch's transition from military CRNA to civilian CRNA to nurse anesthetist educator. Click here to read article.
Robin Dail publishes article entitled "Perfusion Index in Very Low Birth Weight Premature Infants During Their First 2 Weeks of Life" in the Biological Research for Nursing. The article was co-authored with Drs. Diane Holditch-Davis, David Tanaka with Duke School of Medicine and John White with SAS…
DNP alumni Michelle King Joyner recently published her DNP manuscript entitled "Structured Documentation of Home Ventilator Settings in Children: A Quality Improvement Project" in the June issue of the Journal of Pediatric Health Care.
Michael Cary, Melissa Batchelor-Murphy, Tracey Yap, Yuting Song, Amber Anderson and Andrew Burd co-authored an article entitled "Sustaining complex interventions in long-term care: a qualitative study of direct care staff and managers" in the July issue of Implementation Science. Other co-authors…
Congratulations to Danett Cantey, and Teresa Jenkins on being recognized for their Commitment to Excellence. This staff recognition program celebrates staff who demonstrate the highest standards in their commitment to supporting our mission,…
Nancy C. Andrews, MD, PhD, dean of the Duke University School of Medicine and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Duke University, announced today that she will be stepping down from her role as dean at the end of her tenth year, in June 2017.
In a statement to faculty, students and staff,…
Margie Molloy recently presented on "Nurse Educators Thinking Outside the Box: Exploring Uses of Innovative Technologies" and "Current Modalities for Operationalizing a Research Study: Recruitment and Retention of Participants" at the 2016 International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation…