The Duke Emergency Nursing Students (DENS), in partnership with the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON), is launching TurnTheTideNC on Monday, March 6, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in collaboration with the United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy’s national tour, TurnTheTideRx. The keynote…
Eleanor McConnell was recently to be a member of the newly created North Carolina Alzheimer's Coalition. This coalition was created in response to Recommendation 3.4 of the State Plan directing the Division of Aging and Adult Services to establish statewide coordinated leadership to oversee the…
PhD student Kaboni Gondwe was recently featured in a Duke Graduate School article entitled "An Opportunity for Collaboration and Growth in Nursing: Student TED Talks at the Annual Duke-UNC Networking Dinner." In the article, Gondwe recounts the process she and fellow PhD student Rose Mary…
Congratulations to Bonita Douglas on being recognized for her Commitment to Excellence twice! 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…
Save the Date for the Duke University Schools of Medicine & Nursing Spring Faculty Meeting on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, from 4:45 to 7 p.m.at the Trent Semans Center Great Hall.
Invitations to follow.
Duke's annual communication workshop for faculty will be held Friday, March 3. The two-hour workshop is designed to be short and practical. Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of the state of the media and information landscape today for those who want to engage with the public through…
Registration is now open for the 2017 BLS Blitz for March 13 - 17, 2017 in Hock Plaza, suite G07. With the 2015 American Heart Association guideline updates, all BLS provider classes will now be three hours. The American Heart no longer distinguishes between an initial and a renewal course.…
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) is one of only 28 schools of nursing nationwide to receive a grant to increase the number of nurses holding PhDs. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) Future of Nursing Scholars program will provide financial support, mentoring, and…
Let's DU Lunch has one simple concept: To provide an opportunity to students and faculty to informally network and build relationships over lunch!
How it works: A student or a small group of students invites a faculty member to "Let's DU Lunch." Students and…
Kudos to Devon Noonan, Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda and Jennifer Dungan and their entire teams for recent submission of their NIH RO1 applications.
Noonan and her team submitted an application entitled “Addressing Tobacco Use Disparities in Older Adults through a…
The Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives (OGACHI) welcomes international visiting research scholar Ching-yu Cheng, PhD, RN, professor for Chang Gung University of Science and Technology in Chiai, Taiwan for a four-month visit. Cheng will be mentored and have a professional development…
Laura Fogle recently shared the benefits of SmartInk in creating/delivering lectures with several DUSON programs:
Basic diagrams can be enhanced live
Questions can be avoided by adding context
Remote attendees can view "ink" in real time or via recording
SmartInk is a feature of the…
There’s no question about it. The Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) has been deeply committed to fostering diversity in the classroom and beyond for over a decade. The School’s diversity statement makes it clear:
…By embracing diversity and inclusion in all that we do and strive…
Marilyn Oermann, Susan Silva, and Duke University Hospital (DUH) leaders Pamela Edwards, Jean Rea, Ellen Hegarty, Judy Prewitt, David Turner, and Stephen DeMeo recently published an article entitled "Effect of Peer-to-Peer Nurse-Physician Collaboration on Attitudes Toward the Nurse-Physician…
Virginia "Chris" Muckler published an article entitled "Exploring Suspension of Disbelief During Simulation-based Learning" in the Clinical Simulation in Nursing.
Abstract: Rooted in aviation and used consistently in the training and preparation of health care professionals…
Congratulations to Jane Halpin 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 members…
PhD student Hanzhang Xu and Wei Pan recently published an article entitled "Association Between Tooth Loss and Cognitive Decline: A 13-year Longitudinal Study of Chinese Older Adults" in the February issue of PLOS One. Other authors include experts Juan Li for Nursing School of Second Military…
Margaret "Midge" Bowers was recently the guest speaker for the DUSON Conversations with Duke Nurse Practitioners Women's Health Series held at the Prestonwood Country Club. Bowers spoke to attendees on heart wellness.
Rachel Richesson recently published an article entitled "Pragmatic (trial) informatics: a perspective from the NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory" in the March issue of the Journal of American Medical Informatics Association. Co-authors include Beverly B Green; Reesa Laws;…
Schenita Randolph published an article entitled "African-American Fathers' Perspectives on Facilitators and Barriers to Father-Son Sexual Health Communication" in the February issue of Research in Nursing and Health. Co-authors included experts from John Hopkins School of Public Health, the…
DNP alumna Cindy Ann Stout was recently named the University Medical Center of El Paso chief nursing officer. Her responsibility as the senior nurse, in charge of all nursing, quality and patient safety programs, will span the breadth of the hospital’s main campus and clinics.
Stout has more…
Faculty are invited to the 2017 Schools of Medicine and Nursing Spring Faculty Meeting! This event is a wonderful opportunity to network, celebrate achievements, and recognize colleagues with faculty awards.
Spring Faculty Meeting will be held on Monday, May 8, 4:45-7:30 p.…
The Duke University Direct Observation and Interprofessional Clinic recently treated its 1,000th patient! Duke University schools of nursing and medicine faculty members and students care for patients in this after-hours clinic, which is open four days a week from 5 to 9 p.m.
Launched in 2015, the…