Nurses, nursing students, and others are being invited to apply to volunteer for the American Red Cross disaster response as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Nurses and other health professional volunteers are needed to support individuals affected by disasters.
One of the Future of Nursing…
DUSON Student Council is hosting a jacket order for students wanting a DUSON jacket. Options are blue or grey for pick up or delivery. Check your email for more information, or place your order online.
Blanca Iris Padilla, assistant professor, contributed to "The Impact of Racial Bias in Patient Care and Medical Education: Let's Focus on the Educator" in "MedEdPORTAL." The article discusses a series of workshops that were created to fill a gap regarding the impact of racial bias on patient…
Mary Ann Fuchs, associate dean of clinical affairs and vice president of patient care & system chief nurse executive, Duke Health, Julie Thompson, consulting associate, and Bradi Granger, professor, contributed to "Evaluation of a proactive hiring model to achieve workforce stability in the…
Staci Reynolds, associate professor, Bradi Granger, professor, and Daniel Hatch, biostatistician III, wrote "Self-Reported versus Observed Audit: Measuring CHG Bathing Compliance" in "American Journal of Infection Control."
Abstract
Measuring compliance with the appropriate…
Irene Abella works as a Duke nurse committed to Filipinx nurse advocacy.
New Doctor of Nursing Practice student Irene Abella had to read her acceptance letter to the University Scholar program several times before she believed the news that she was selected as Duke University School of…
Hanzhang Xu, assistant professor, recently co-submitted a research proposal to the World Stroke Organization entitled “Patient Characteristics, Quality of Care, and In-hospital Outcomes for Acute Ischemic Stroke ─ An International Comparison of China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and the United…
The Triangle Global Health Consortium will host its 2021 Virtual Annual Conference on Nov. 4. This year's theme is Reframing Global Health in a Changing World.
Abstracts for program sessions are being accepted, including:
Panel Discussion (50 mins) featuring a moderator and up to three…
Kudos to Michelle Xue, PhD student, and Eleanor McConnell, associate professor, for the submission of their SNRS Dissertation application entitled: “Dynamics of Symptom Experience and Functional Recovery in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia after Hip Fracture Surgery." This proposal requests…
Back by popular demand, DUHS Infection Prevention, with support from the Duke Center for Healthcare Safety & Quality, sponsored a meme (and haiku!) contest as a fun and creative way to celebrate Infection Prevention Week 2021 (October 17-23).
The contest has officially closed, and thank you to…
Congratulations to Devon Noonan, Dorothy L. Powell Term Chair in Nursing, and her entire team who has received an award for her NIH R01 Administrative Supplement proposal entitled: “Development of a M-Health Smokeless Tobacco Cessation Intervention for Firefighters." This award is for a…
Irene Felsman, assistant professor, was interviewed by Sibani Ram for the article, "'Still pursuing the same dream:' LATIN-19 aims to increase healthcare access for Latinx community during pandemic," in "The Chronicle." LATIN-19, or (Latinx Advocacy Team & Interdisciplinary Network…
Jill M. Collins, DNP'20, Michael Zychowicz, professor, and Julie Thompson, consulting associate, contributed to “Implementation of a Standardized Robotic Assistant Surgical Training Curriculum” in "Journal of Robotic Surgery."
Abstract
Since 2000, robotic-assisted surgery has…
Michael Zychowicz, professor, delivered two podium presentations virtually at the 11th International Council of Nurses — Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice (ICN - NP/APN) Network Conference (August 29 to September 1). The presentations were "Nurse Practitioner Education and the Technological…
Danielle P. Clement, MSN'18, and Associate Professors Kara McGee and Kathryn Trotter co-wrote "PrEP for women: An update for healthcare providers" for "Women's Healthcare."
Introduction
Women account for almost 20% of all new diagnoses of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…
Schenita Davis Randolph, associate professor and inaugural Betty Irene Moore Nurse Fellow, has been selected to serve on the city of Mebane's Racial Equity Advisory Committee. She is one of seven members tasked with providing input on new projects, ordinances or general policies. The committee…
Matthew Heyes, DNP alumnus, and Emily Funk, assistant professor, are co-authors on a recent publication, "ATP1A3‐Encoded Sodium‐Potassium ATPase Subunit Alpha 3 D801N Variant Is Associated With Shortened QT Interval and Predisposition to Ventricular Fibrillation Preceded by Bradycardia," in…
Four nursing students who developed an independent study to learn more about emergency nursing organized a splinting in-service for 20 of their peers. An Ortho-glass product representative, Mark Craven, brought all necessary supplies and provided the training. Students learned how to make several…
Jill Brennan-Cook, assistant professor, had an eventful first day of classes with her ABSN students in the Professional Nursing: Past, Present & Future and Gerontological Nursing: Caring for Older Adults and their Families classes. Nikki Blodgett, director of the Center for Nursing Discovery (…
Margaret Bush, associate professor, contributed to the article "Degradation of endothelial glycocalyx in Tanzanian children with falciparum malaria" in "The FASEB Journal." Duke co-authors include Matthew P. Rubach and Joe Brice Weinberg, with the School of Medicine. The team reported…
Dr. Desi Newberry is a Duke University School of Nursing associate professor. She is the director for the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner major. Dr. Newberry is a board-certified NNP with 20 years of experience.
Dr. Newberry graduated from Duke University with her DNP in 2012, having previously…
Duke University School of Nursing has been granted a $30,000 award from Jonas Philanthropies to support scholarships for two Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students.
Barbara S. Turner, PhD, RN, FAAN, Elizabeth P. Hanes Professor of Nursing, and her team have been entrusted with the two-year…