Terry Valiga was recently accepted as a mentor for a Scholar in the 2016-2017 cohort of Sigma Theta Tau’s Experienced Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy (ENFLA).
Valiga will mentor Dr. Susan Welch, associate professor and director of the EdD in Nursing Education program at the University of West…
Karin Reuter-Rice recently published two articles -- "Continuous Electroencephalography in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Seizure Characteristics and Outcomes" in Epilepsy & Behavior, and "Conventional and Unconventional Lifesaving Therapies in an Adolescent with Amlodipine Ingestion" in CCN…
PhD student Jing Wang recently published an article entitled "Older Residents' Perspectives of Long-Term Care Facilities in China" in the August issue of the Journal of Gerontological Nursing. The article was co-authored with Bei Wu.
PhD student Hanzhang Xu recently received the 2016 Edith Anderson Leadership Education Grant from Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) for $1,000.
In addition, she published an article entitled "Validating a Scale of Health Beliefs in Preventive Health Screenings Among Chinese Older Adults" in the…
Donna Biederman and ABSN alumna Nicole Forlan published an article entitled "Desired destinations of homeless women: Realizing aspirations within the context of homelessness" in Creative Nursing.
DNP student Susan Little was recently chosen to receive the Dr. Joy F. Reed Leadership Scholarship. The scholarship was created in honor of Reed's loyalty and dedication to the advancement of public health nursing in the state of North Carolina. The scholarship is awarded to a current public health…
Jennie De Gagne and Valerie Sabol are two of 18 who were recently selected as 2016 National League for Nursing Academy of Nursing Education Fellows. They will be inducted at the Summit Honors Convocation in Orlando, Florida in September.
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Sharron Docherty recently gave an invited workshop on "Visualization Methods for Integrating Diverse Data in Mixed Methods Research" at the biannual Mixed Methods International Research Association Meeting entitled "Moving Beyond the Linear Model" at Durham University in the United Kingdom.
Duke University Health System (DUHS) Nursing is pleased to announce that it has earned the National League of Nursing’s (NLN) prestigious designation as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education™ for the years 2016-2021.
Schools of nursing apply for Center of Excellence (COE) status based on…
Duke's Fight the Flu campaign will start in September and the DUSON Flu Fighters are ready to help faculty, staff and students become compliant.
Flu Fighters will be available to give flu shots Tuesday, September 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Monday, September 12, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the…
The Medication Adherence Alliance, led by Bradi Granger and involves Ryan Shaw and DUSON faculty affiliate Hayden Bosworth, is an organization comprised of representatives from consumer advocacy groups, community health providers, non-profit groups, the academic community, decision-making…
Imagine a patient lying unconscious in the bed, overcome by the Ebola virus. He’s quarantined, and health care providers are wary of coming too close. If Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) and Pratt School of Engineering researchers have their way, in the not too distant future the nurses…
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) and its Institute for Educational Excellence will host the 6th annual Pursuing Radical Transformation in Nursing Education Conference April 22 and 23. This year’s theme is “Active Learning and Engaging Teaching.”
The event’s keynote speaker is Dr. Richard…
Michael Zychowicz was recently selected to receive the 2016 Award for Excellence from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. The Award for Excellence recognizes alum who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and achievement in nursing and have made…
From the Center for Nursing Research...
IRB Board Representation for School of Nursing
Karin Reuter-Rice will be completing her service on the IRB Board #7 representing the SON. She has served since August 2014. Cheryl Rodgers will be increasing her time…
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The Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development is holding its first Research and Education Retreat on September 30, 2016, from 12 to 5 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Mary Duke Trent Semans Center for Health Education. A major component of the event will be a poster session to promote…
Margaret “Midge” Bowers, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CHFN, A.A.C.C., FAANP, associate professor and faculty coordinator of the Adult Nurse Practitioner major and lead faculty of the Cardiovascular specialty for Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON), received an award of nearly $200,000 to carry out her…
Jennifer Dungan co-authored an article entitled "Predictors of change in physical function among older adults in response to long-term, structured physical activity: The LIFE Study" in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The article is the result of an interdisciplinary collaboration…
Katherine "Kathy" Pereira published an article entitled "Rapid Response: Hyponatremia signals acute adrenal insufficiency" in the July issue of American Nurse Today.
Michael Cary co-authored an article entitled "Brain Gaming: A User's Product Guide for the Clinician" in the August edition of Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Consulting Associate Instructor and MSN and DNP alum Kelly Thompson-Brazill published an article entitled "Treating Central Catheter - Associated Bacteremia Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Beyond Vancomycin" in the August issue of Critical Care Nurse.
PhD student Mariam Kayle along with Paula Tanabe and Sharron Docherty publish an article entitled "Challenges in Shifting Management Responsibility From Parents to Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease" in the Journal of Pediatric Nursing. Other authors included Dr. Shah from Duke School of Medicine…
Glenn Setliff recently presented on "Cost Accounting 101 for the IT Executive" at the 2016 Campus Technology conference in Boston. His presentation looked at how to understand, allocate and assign costs related to IT services.