Sharron Docherty will serve a five-year appointment as a standing member of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Initial Review Group NRRC effective July 2017. The review committee is responsible for advising the director of NINR concerning the programs and activities in the areas…
It is my pleasure to announce the following School of Nursing promotions and appointments have been approved by the Board of Trustees:
Devon Noonan, assistant professor to associate professor, effective April 1, 2017
Ryan J. Shaw, assistant professor…
Beth Cusatis Phillips presented at the ATI National Nurse Educator Summit on "Interprofessional Education and Practice: Putting All the Pieces Together" in Orlando, Fla.
She also received the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Midwest Nursing Research Society in Minneapolis, Minn. Phillips…
Terry Valiga published a reflective response entitled "Reflective Response [to Chapter 7, "The Role of the Educator" by R.A. Whittmann-Price, R. Waite, & D.L. Woda]." in the H.M. Dreher & M.E. Glasgow edition of DNP role development for doctoral advanced nursing practice.…
DNP alumni Christine Wollenhaup, Eleanor Stevenson, Consulting Associate Julie Thompson, and Helen Gordon publish an article entitled "Implementation of a Modified Bedside Handoff for a Postpatum Unit" in the June issue of the Journal of Nursing Administration. Gloria Nunn with Emory…
PhD students Rachel Hirschey, Lisa Mansfield, Zhao Ni, Jing Wang, and Ethan Cicero joined UNC Chapel Hill PhD students for the annual UNC-Duke PhD Faculty & Student Networking Event. The TED-style event was held at The Carolina Club in Chapel Hill.
The DUSON presentations included:…
Staff member Kimberlee Wynn, admissions processor for MSN, DNP and Nurse Anesthesia-DNP programs, received a Masters of Science in Health Communication from Boston University. Wynn said that pursuing her degree after so many years being out of school was challenging and required a lot of hard work…
Dear Faculty, Staff and Students,
It seems hard to believe, but it has been a year since I first shared with you with our strategic plan. Our commitment to this strategic effort has not only laid a pathway for our future here at DUSON, but has already produced benefits for us through the alignment…
I’m pleased to announce that the Duke Nursing Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Report has been published and is available for viewing online at this link: Online Duke Nursing FY 2016 Annual Report
For the best quality when viewing online, click the Full Screen icon at the far right of the top navigation bar…
Duke Office of the Vice Provost for Research invite faculty and grants staff to the world of Department of Defense (DoD) funding with a special focus on the Army Research Office (ARO) & Army Research Lab (ARL) on Monday, June 26, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Duke South Amphitheater. The…
On Saturday, May 13, the Duke University Board of Trustees approved the creation of a Department of Population Health Sciences within the School of Medicine. The current Center for Population Health Sciences will be elevated to department status, effective July 1, 2017. Lesley Curtis, PhD, director…
Registration is open for the upcoming Annual North Carolina Oncology Navigator Association Patient Navigation Conference, "Navigating Palliative Care in Health Systems and Communities" on June 23 at UNC Friday Center in Chapel Hill, NC.
Palliative Care is at a critical juncture…
Kudos to Eun-Ok Im and Beth Merwin and their entire team for the submission of their NIH T32 application entitled "Research Training on Population Health Using Advanced Analytic Methods and Technology." This proposal requests funding for a five-year period with a start date of July 1, 2018.…
Kudos to Jennie De Gagne and her entire team for the submission of their Subcontract Proposal to the University of Texas at Tyler on an NIH R01 application entitled "Self-management Intervention for Well-being of Black Mothers and Preterm Infants." This proposal requests…
Sophia Smith and Paula Tanabe recently published an article entitled "Identifying Social-Behavioral Health Needs of Adults with Sickle Cell Disease in the Emergency Department" in the Journal of Emergency Nursing.
Abstract: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a complex…
Marilyn Oermann was the keynote speaker at the 12th annual Nursing Research Conference sponsored by Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Mich. Her presentation was on "Share the Knowledge: Posters, Presentations, and Publications."
Congratulations to Nicole Fleming 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…
Two DNP alumni publish articles along with Susan Schneider in the June issue of Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing.
Alumni Victoria Sherry and Schneider publish an article entitled "Metastatic Lung Cancer and Distress: Use of the Distress Thermometer for patient assessment." Other co-authors…
Christa Fullwood, ABSN’17, noticed a need in the emergency room setting for patients who are deaf and wanted to make a difference. Working with graduate students at Duke Pratt School of Engineering, Fullwood developed an application that will help health care professionals, nurses in…
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South East AHEC: North Carolina Lactation Consultant Association Breastfeeding Summit, May 22
Northwest AHEC: …
Registration is now open for two grant writing programs preparing investigators for an October 2017 NIH Deadline. Application is due Wednesday, June 7th.
Our next session prepares new investigators for an…
The School of Nursing recently celebrated the excellence of students, faculty and staff during its annual Awards Ceremony. Award winners were:
Ian Ryan received the Sigma Theta Tau International Beta Epsilon Chapter Ruby Wilson Award for…
The policy in the IRB was recently change to recognize our ABSN students as graduate students since they all have previous degrees. Remember that all of our students are considered graduate students and you only need to do the below procedures to allow them to work on your studies:
Our…
The Duke Emergency Nursing Students (DENS) organization recently announced its newest leaders.
Keely Hall was elected president. Hall served as DENS vice president last semester and looks forward to continuing her commitment to the student organization through the role of…
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) has a desire to empower women in caring for themselves. The School developed the Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner major in 2015 to prepare advanced practice nurses with the skills and expertise necessary to provide primary and specialty medical care for…