Debra Mattice was recently featured in an article entitled "Blue Devil of the Week: Handling the Kitchen Sink" published in Duke Today. She was featured as the Blue Devil of the Week and was nominated by Mark Wienants, a program coordinator in Alumni Affairs.
Kudos to Sophia Smith and her Co-PI Matthew LeBlanc for their Duke Palliative Care Pilot award entitled: “Usability of a Mobile App to Improve Communication Around Symptom Management.” This proposal is for a one-year period with a start date of Jan. 1, 2018. This internal…
MSN and DNP alumna Becky McKenzie was recently appointed as Duke University Hospital's (DUH) Assistant Vice President for Perioperative Services.
Prior to her new role, McKenzie served as an administrative director within perioperative services at DUH. She also held several leadership positions of…
Congratulations to Tracey Yap and Mary Lou Affronti who each received an award from the Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS)!
Yap received the 2018 SNRS Mid-Career Researcher Award. The Mid-Career Award recognizes the contribution of a member whose scholarly work influences outcomes in…
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing and Carolina Seminars present "Improving Maternal and Newborn Outcomes Through Innovative Models of Care" on Thursday, Jan 11 at 4 p.m. in Fox auditorium at Carrington Hall. The speaker for this seminar is Jody Lori, a clinical…
The Department of Medicine Chair's Office and Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee, School of Medicine Office for Diversity and Inclusion and School of Nursing invite you to a special event Friday, Jan. 12, 2018 in the Great Hall of the Trent Semans Center for Health Education.
This…
The Chancellor’s Discovery Program is intended to fuel new opportunities for innovative research projects at Duke Health that can lead to long-term externally funded research support. The Discovery Program will fund up to five one-year awards of $75,000 in 2018 to initiate support for exciting new…
This is the time of year for taking account of all that is important in our lives. For Duke Nursing, I believe that the Friends of Nursing (FON) program deserves to be acknowledged for the many ways it supports nurses across our organization. And, we are grateful to Dan Blalock, the founder and…
Getting on Track is your first step toward weight management and life-style change. The nutrition, exercise and behavioral health experts work with you to eliminate the typical frustration, confusion and deprivation that often accompany weight loss attempts.
Getting on Track offers seven…
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Kudos to Cheryl Rodgers, Marilyn Hockenberry and their entire team for the submission of their NIH R13 Multi-PI Conference Grant application entitled "Symptom Assessment during Childhood Cancer Treatment." This proposal requests funding for a one-year period with a start…
Kudos to Karin Reuter-Rice and her entire team for the submission of her Translating Duke Health Pilot (Duke Health Neuroscience "Brain Resilience and Repair") application entitled "Novel Genetic and Immune Predictors of Neurocognitive Resilience and Repair in Pediatric TBI." This proposal is for a…
THE GET MOVING CHALLENGE BEGINS TODAY
Duke’s annual Get Moving Challenge encourages groups across Duke to form teams with coworkers to encourage healthy habits. During the program, participants can compete in up to three areas including: log the most steps, exercise minutes and/or…
DUSON is committed to the safety of its faculty, staff and students. This month's awareness focuses on inclement weather and extended power outages.
DUSON Faculty and Staff are considered to be in “delayed service” positions and do not report to or remain at work when the university is closed for…
Duke University School of Nursing, one of only 31 nursing schools, was recently selected to receive a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholars Grant–for the fifth consecutive year. The Future of Nursing Scholars Grant aims to increase the number of nurses holding PhDs and will…
PhD alumna Latefa Dardas and faculty members Susan Silva, Devon Noonan and Leigh Ann Simmons recently published an article entitled "Adolescent Depression in Jordan: Symptoms Profile, Gender Differences, and the Role of Social Context" in the Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health…
Kudos to Sharron Docherty for her Duke Palliative Care Pilot award entitled "Development of a Pediatric Critical Care Needs-Targeted, Collaborative Palliative Care Delivery Model." This award is for a one-year period with a start date of Jan. 1, 2018. This RFA sought proposals…
Les Harmon was recently recognized by the state of North Carolina at a World AIDS Day celebration and Vigil for Hope honoring long term HIV providers and survivors. The event, sponsored by the NC Division of Public Health Communicable Disease Branch, was held on Dec. 8 at the NC Museum of History…
Debra Brandon has been selected to receive a 2018 Samuel DuBois Cook Society award, presented on Feb. 20 at the Washington Duke Inn. The coveted award is presented annually to individuals who routinely enrich the lives of people in the Duke community and contribute to the betterment of all people,…
ABSN student Calithea Sheppard was recently commissioned into the U.S. Navy.
Paula Tanabe recently conducted a number of webinars. The first entitled "Comparing Acute Pain Management Protocols for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease" for the Sickle Cell Quality Improvement Project Alliant Quality, funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. The second, a multi-…
Eun-Ok Im, Wonshik Chee and members of Im's research team recently published an article entitled "The use of multiple languages in a technology-based intervention study: A discussion paper" in Applied Nursing Research. Co-authors include experts from Duke University School of Nursing, Korea…
DNP Alumna Anastacia Jester and Kathryn Kreider recently published an article entitled "Effectiveness of Implementing Initial Education Strategies to Promote Awareness and Healthy Habits in Childhood Obesity: A Quality Improvement Project" in the Journal of Pediatric Health Care. Co-authors include…
Congratulations to Nora Harrington 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…
At the Duke University School of Nursing, we’re proud of our 2017 accomplishments and we’re looking forward to a productive 2018.
First, we’d like to thank our faculty, staff, students, alumni and community partners for their hard work and dedication that helped us have another remarkable year.…