Kudos to Tolu Oyesanya, assistant professor, and her entire team for the submission of the National Institutes of Health R21 application entitled: “Improving The Transition from Acute Hospital Care to Home for Older Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury and Families." This proposal requests funding…
Laura Hollister-Meadows, DNP'20, published "Association between evidence-based training and clinician proficiency in electronic health record use" in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. Jennie De Gagne, professor, and Rachel Richesson, former associate professor,…
Staci Reynolds, assistant professor, and alumna Jessica Tang and Emily Thomesen, both ABSN'17, contributed to "Impact of Citrus Essential Oil Diffusion on Health Care Staff's Stress Levels: An Evidence-Based Practice Project" in Holistic Nursing Practice. Elyse Hodges, of Duke Neurosurgery of…
Dominique Bulgin, PhD '19, consulting associate, published "Lessons from implementing community‐based group classes for severe hypertension" for Public Health Nursing. Yunah Kang, ABSN'20, Bradi Granger, professor, Collette A. Whitney and Holly R. Biola, of Duke School of Medicine, and…
As part of Duke Health's commitment to getting the vaccine to those most impacted by COVID-19, they partnered with the community to pilot two “pop-up” vaccine clinics. On February 9, Duke Health joined other community partners including Latino Community Credit Union, La Semilla, El Centro…
Julee Waldrop, DNP'10, will serve as the assistant dean of the DNP Program beginning on June 1, 2021!
Waldrop earned a BA in Education with a specialization in physical education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her BSN from Texas Woman’s University and MS from the University of…
Marilyn H. Oermann, Thelma M. Ingles professor of nursing, publishes "Research in nursing education and the institutional review board/ethics committee" in Journal of Professional Nursing.
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Background
Institutional review board (IRB) or…
Tom Blodgett, assistant professor, co-wrote "Perceptions of a Nurse-Driven Urinary Catheter Removal Protocol in a Hospital Setting" in the March/April issue of Clinical Nurse Specialist. He and his co-author found that the small sample of nurses generally viewed nurse-driven catheter…
Unique Whitehurst, MSN student, is excited to share that she has been selected as a fellow for the inaugural GradEngage Fellowship, hosted by the Kenan Institute for Ethics. This fellowship supports graduate students as they deepen their relationship and/or research with a Durham-based…
Michelle Webb, assistant professor, was a featured speaker for The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s webinar "Caring for People with Serious Illness In the Home: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic" on February 16 from noon to 1:30 p.m. EST. The roundtable was a…
Jamie Kyei-Frimpong, DNP student, published "Exercise as medicine: Providing practitioner guidance on exercise prescription" in Preventive Medicine Reports. Jane Blood-Siegfried, professor, is a co-author.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a…
The School of Medicine's Department of Population Health Sciences' virtual Summer Institute is now offering 10 workshops, taught by expert Duke Faculty, that will support your research goals. You’ll strengthen your foundational knowledge in population health sciences and learn new research methods…
Honey Jones, MSN'11, consulting associate, was inducted as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners on June 25, 2020, and as a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine on February 5. She is humbled by the recognition and honored to have the…
The new edition of "Teaching in Nursing and Role of the Educator, Third Edition: The Complete Guide to Best Practice in Teaching, Evaluation, and Curriculum Development" was just published. Theeditors are: Marilyn H. Oermann, Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing, Jennie C. De Gagne, professor…
DUSON recently held a webinar in conjunction with Duke Gardens. This activity was connected to DUSON's status as a partner in the Nurses Climate Challenge.
The webinar focused on how the health of our environment influences human health and how climate change is impacting both. Then…
Nicole Petsas Blodgett, director of the Center for Nursing Discovery, co-authored the "Simulation in Undergraduate Education" in the Annual Review of Nursing Research.
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Simulation is an integral component of undergraduate nursing education because it allows for a safe,…
Brigit M. Carter, PhD, MSN, RN, CCRN, associate dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and associate professor, has been with the Duke University School of Nursing in different capacities for 17 years.
Carter has served as head of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) since its…
Jewel Scott graduated from DUSON last year with her PhD. This follows her earning her MSN degree from the School in 2006.
Recently, she received a 2020-21 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)’s Excellence in Advancing Nursing Science Award for her study "Social Contributors to the…
Michael P. Cary, PhD, RN, associate professor, has been a part of Duke University School of Nursing since 2012 and teaches in the School’s Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) and PhD Programs.
As recently as January, his contributions were formally recognized when he was named a…
Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, MSN '17, met virtually with staff on February 10 where he spoke about his upbringing and career and answered questions from those in attendance. He will speak with faculty on Wednesday.
Guilamo-Ramos was officially announced on February 5 as DUSON's 12th dean…
Amie Koch, assistant professor, has spent clinical time working on the Lincoln Community Health Center (LCHC) COVID Nurse Practitioner team. In January, LCHC was able to start vaccinating their clients over 75 years of age and now, are vaccinating their clients over 65 years old. To date we have…
DUSON’s Sigma Beta Epsilon chapter awarded PhD students Lesley Rink and Paula Koppel Rising Stars of Research and Scholarships monetary awards to attend and present their research at Sigma’s Creating Healthy Work Environments Conference from February 18 to 20. Awardees will be…
Heather Paradis, MSN'95 and member of the DUSON Nursing Alumni Council, is featured in Duke Cancer Institute's "Fighting on Both Sides of Cancer Care" article. Paradis cared for cancer patients at Duke University Hospital as a hematology-oncology nurse practitioner for 27 years and lost…
Benjamin Smallheer, associate professor, and Danett Cantey, clinical nurse educator, are members of the newly formed Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity (IncluDE) committee within the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL). The adhoc committee was formed in…
From February 17 through April 27, the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences will be hosting a six-part mental health webinar series, "Taking Care of Yourself and Your Loved Ones." The 30-minute topical webinars are designed to provide practical expert advice for Duke University and…