As the holiday season quickly approaches, make note that DUSON will be closed on Thanksgiving. The exterior and interior electronic doors will be locked starting at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23. The building will not re-open until 6:30 a.m., Monday, November 28.* Also, make note of the…
As the Fall semester starts to wind down, our lives tend to become very busy during the holiday season.
During your holidays, please take a moment to give thanks for all we enjoy together.
This fall we began the promising task of implementing our 2016-2020 Strategic Plan with the vision to…
DNP alumna Alison Ross along with Tracey Yap and Alison Edie published an article entitled "Increasing Primary Care Access Close to Home for Residents of Remote Communities in Northern Alberta" in Primary Healthcare. Co-authors include Johan van Der Nest, manager, and Keith Martin, medical…
DNP alumna Miyesha Cheeks' article entitled "A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Early Detection of Syphilis Infection or Re-infection in HIV-infected Men Who Have Sex With Men" was awarded the Article of the Year from the Journal of Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. Co-authors of the…
With more than 90,000 people affected by sickle cell disease (SCD) in the United States, it’s important to have health care services that will improve both patient reported outcomes and access of care. Paula Tanabe, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN, FAEN, FAAN, associate professor for Duke University School of…
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) joins the nation as we celebrate the exceptional work of nurse practitioners (NPs). The School is extremely proud of its involvement and commitment in educating these nursing leaders who provide exceptional care from birth to end of life.
“Over the past 50…
Every year on this day we take a moment to honor and recognize the men and women who have sacrificed so much for the freedom of our nation. Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) has always had a very special connection with the military – from the Duke Nurse Cadet Corp back in the 1940s to our…
The Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives welcomes international visiting research scholar Yan Liang, PhD, for a one-year visit. Liang is a lecturer at Fudan University School of Nursing in Shanghai, China and will have a mentored and professional development experience working under…
Learn from leading experts about teaching cultural competency and incorporating strategies and lessons into global health engagement in the "Teaching Cultural Competency in Global Health Webinar" on December 6, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. (EST). The webinar is designed for students and…
Sanford Medicine invites you to submit abstracts that explore how health care environments contribute to improved healing for the 8th Annual National Nursing Research Symposium on June 2, 2017.
This symposium provides an excellent opportunity to showcase your research, evidence-based practice…
Duke HomeCare & Hospice (DHCH) Diversity Committee announces the next session in its ongoing Diversity Training dialogues titled "Ability Awareness." This session will be held Tuesday, November 29, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. in the DHCH large conference room. Guest speaker will be Aileen…
DUSON was recently visited by 10 nurse managers from Shanghai Pudong Hospital in Pudong Xinqu, Shanghai Shi, China as part of the week long Duke Leadership Institute intensive. The Duke Leadership Institute is jointly developed and managed by DUSON and Duke Global Health.
The nurses participated…
DUSON joins Mary Dunn and the North Carolina Triangle Oncology Nursing Society for Kaps for Kids. The School will collect new hats for children undergoing cancer therapy from November 1 until January 6.
Kaps should be new (purchased or handmade) and will be distributed to the UNC Chapel Hill…
The DUSON Strong's Race to Jamaica is over and team Staff took the lead and finished first in the race out of the three teams! Overall, DUSON finished the race with 13,049.9 miles with the overall leaders being Janice Humphreys, William Falls…
The federal Uniform Guidance (UGC 3.0) treats computers as supplies and allows computing devices to be directly charged to a federally sponsored project even if they are not solely dedicated to that project (however, there must be a clear relationship between the need for the…
Faculty and 20 students attended the annual Latino Health Fair and provided more than 200 screenings for diabetes, hypertension and obesity. Irene Felsman and Rosa Solorzano coordinated the health screening services with El Centro Hispano. Faculty members Nancy Crego, Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda…
Rachel Richesson was recently selected by the executive committee of the American College of Medical Informatics to serve as an expert for American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) "Meet the Expert" Session at the Annual AMIA Symposium in Chicago, IL.
Sharon Hawks, Kathleen Turner, Anne Derouin, Rémi Hueckel, Marilyn Oermann along with former DUSON Research and Education Librarian and Liaison Adrianne Leonardelli published an article entitled "Writing Across the Curriculum: Strategies to Improve the Writing Skills of Nursing Students" in…
DNP student Kristine Harrington published an op-ed entitled "Supporting palliative care bill now will help you later" in the Baltimore Sun. Harrington is a palliative care nurse practitioner and wrote the article as part of the N962 - Transforming the Nations Health course.
DNP student Gwen Klinkner published an article entitled "Diabetes Epidemic - Medication Isn't Enough" with Inside Sources. Klinkner is a diabetes clinical nurse specialist and a certified diabetes educator and wrote the article as part of the N962 - Transforming the Nations Health course.
Donna Biederman and her colleagues were featured in an article entitled "Researching Housing as Healthcare" by the Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute. The article focuses on the team taking part in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Interdiscipinary Research Leaders program.…
DNP student Judy Glann published an article entitled "Aquifer exposure a clear, present danger" in the Albuquerque Journal. Glann is an acute care nurse practitioner and wrote the article as part of the N962 - Transforming the Nations Health course.
Third and fourth semester ABSN students administered more than 4,000 flu vaccines this year as part of the Duke University Fight the Flu campaign. Providing more than 477 hours of flu clinic as part of their 477 - Population Health Practice: Communicable Diseases & Immunizations course, the…
Nancy Crego and Elizabeth "Beth" Merwin publish an article entitled "Differences in Pediatric Non-Interventional Radiology Procedural Sedation Practices and Adverse Events by Registered Nurses and Physicians" in the October issue of the Journal of Pediatric Nursing. The article was co-…
Brigit Carter is one of 15 multidisciplinary leaders selected for the George Washington University Leaders for Health Equity (LHE) Fellowship program. The purpose of the program is to develop global leaders who understand the drivers of inequity in populations within the United States and globally…