ABSN student and Duke American Assembly for Men in Nursing (DAAMN) President Jacob Sandefur and faculty advisor Brett Morgan recently attended the 41st annual American Assembly for Men in Nursing (AAMN) conference in Miami, Florida. While at the conference Sandefur and Morgan accepted the award for…
Cristina Hendrix was chosen to receive The Outstanding Thomasian Alumni (TOTAL) award from the University of Santo Tomas (UST) and the UST Alumni Association, Inc. The TOTAL award is the highest honor bestowed by the University in recognition of their significant and exemplary contribution to the…
DUSON is committed to the safety of its faculty, staff and students. This month's awareness focuses on what to do in case of a fire.
In the event of a fire, use the RACE acronym to remember how to proceed:
R-emove persons in danger. Exit through stairwell; do not use elevator.…
Heading into week three and the DUSON Strong Runs to Jamaica race is well underway. Students, staff and faculty have traveled 3,961.1 miles and are currently enjoying the Caribbean nation of the Dominican Republic. Remember, the School is jointly racing together to get DUSON to Jamaica and…
Ann Michelle Hartman was featured in a recent News & Observer article regarding her application to fill the District 2 seat on the Durham Public Schools Board of Education. If selected, she would hold the position until June 30, 2018. In the article, Hartman states that she will draw on her…
The Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) video series entitled "DUSON 360" is a 360-degree perspective of DUSON's innovative work in education, research, clinical practice, community health improvement, global health and people and environment.In this DUSON 360 segment entitled "New Strategic…
From the Center for Nursing Research...
Good News! Lipkus Submits Application
Kudos to Isaac Lipkus and his entire team for the submission of their subcontract proposal on a University of Georgia R01 application entitled: "Leveraging Innovations in Dyadic…
From Mary Ann Fuchs, Vice President of Patient Care and System Chief Nurse Executive...
Nursing Newsletter - Gala Special Edition
Join Duke University School of Nursing on Sunday, October 9, from 1 to 4 p.m. for a day of food, music and charity at the TROSA 2nd Annual BBQ & Friends fundraiser. Durham's top chefs and most beloved restaurants will offer their inspired takes on classic BBQ - with all proceeds going towards…
From the Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives...
5 BS Nursing seniors attend 2-week course in Duke University, USA
In this article, written by the University of Santo Tomas, students share about their experience attending the two-week N555…
Save the date for the second annual DUSON Arts, Crafts & Vendor Fair on Thursday, November 17, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the atrium.
You're also invited to participate as a vendor in its second annual Arts, Crafts & Vendor fair. Click here to download application and email the completed…
DUSON IT Department invites you to join them for its second annual Chili Cook Off on Friday, October 28 at 12 p.m. in the Atrium.
Homestyle chili is defined by the International Chili Society as the cook's favorite combination of ingredients resulting in a dish seasoned with chili peppers and…
This semester there will be two options for faculty members to participate in Writing Groups to support the development of scholarly manuscripts. The faculty members who have participated in previous semesters have found the groups helpful to them and have produced scholarly manuscripts supported…
Have lingering questions after the upgrade? Want tips for building course sites faster? Need printable “cheat sheets” you can use and share? Plan to attend the Sakai User Group meeting, Thursday, 9/29 in Pearson 1011 from 10 to 11 a.m. We will share a variety of quick references and…
We are so excited about this year’s campaign! Thank you to all who have participated to date. Nursing has a special place in each one of our hearts and throughout the campaign we will share some stories from faculty and staff that support the school’s Annual Fund.
“I am proud to be a member of the…
Tracey Yap, PhD, RN, CNE, WCC, FAAN, associate professor for Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) and senior fellow in the Duke University Center for Aging and Human Development, received a research grant of nearly $3 million from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of…
Katherine Pereira publishes article entitled "Implementing an Evidence Based Guideline for Overweight/Obese Adults" in the Journal of Nurse Practitioners. Co-authors included Lorraine K. Perkins, DNP, FNP-BC, family nurse practitioner at Sentara Family Medicine in Williamsburg, Virginia; …
Dean Marion E. Broome recently published a book entitled "Transformational Leadership in Nursing: From Expert Clinician to Influential Leader" with Springer Publishing. The book was edited with Elaine Marshall, PhD, RN, FAAN.
This award-winning text guides nursing graduate students in developing…
Staff member Amy Baskin was recently promoted to Assistant Director of the School of Nursing Marketing & Communications Department. She will assume the new role effective October 1.
Baskin joined the department earlier this year, her areas of responsibilities have steadily expanded to include…
DUSON welcomes Heather Adams to the School of Nursing family! Adams joined the Center for Nursing Research on September 15 as an assistant research practice manager. In her role she will be working with the Research Oversight and Compliance Core to provide research compliance and operationalization…
Sharron Docherty, Debra Brandon, Allison Vorderstrasse, and Constance Johnson published an article entitled "Visualization of Multidimensional Data in Nursing Science" in the Western Journal of Nursing Research.
Docherty was also invited as a Conway Research Scholar to present at…
Effective October 10, 2016, Provost Sally Kornbluth modified restrictions on the below destinations based on advice from Duke’s Global Travel Advisory Committee (GTAC):
Ecuador - the border area with Peru has been removed from the restriction. The areas along Ecuador’s border with Colombia…
Nestled in the historic Durham neighborhood of Walltown is the Walltown Children's Theatre, founded in 2000 by Cynthis Penn Halal. For 16 years, Walltown Children's Theatre has provided year-round performing arts instruction for young people: music, dance, theater, and so much more.
Yet the mission…
Paths to Fulfilling Careers in Global Health Webinar
October 27, 4 to 5 p.m., Eastern Time
Register at https://slate.uniteforsight.org/register/oct272016
Learn from leading experts about their guidance and advice for a path to a fulfilling career…
Kudos to Isaac Lipkus and his entire team for the submission of their NIH R21 application entitled "Exploring Reactions to Health Warnings on Waterpipe Tobacco Ads." This proposal requests funding for a two-year period with a start date of July 1, 2017.
Abstract:…