Congratulations to the Duke Elder Family/Caregiver Training (DEFT) Center team on being selected as a finalist for the DIHI RFA 2021 application. In February, the team will present virtually to Duke Health leadership regarding their innovation: “CLARE: A Digital Caregiver Companion."…
Marilyn H. Oermann, Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing, and Alison H. Edie, assistant professor, contributed to "Integrity of Databases for Literature Searches in Nursing: Avoiding Predatory Journals" in Advances in Nursing Science. Leila Ledbetter, DUSON library liaison, is a co-author.…
In celebration of the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, Duke University School of Nursing and Nurse-Family Partnership co-hosted a virtual panel discussion, "Supporting Healthy Communities through Public Health Nursing," on December 16 from 2 to 3 p.m. The event reflected on…
The Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine is hosting a three-part "Climate Change, Health and Social Justice Lecture Series."
The series will be:
Session 1: From Planet to Patient: Understanding Connections, Issues, and Actions —…
Kudos to Marta Mulawa, assistant professor, on the submission of her proposal to the Duke Global Health Institute Small Research Grant Program for a project entitled: "Supporting the Customization of a Smartphone App to Improve Treatment Adherence among South African Adolescents Living with HIV."…
Lori Dugan Brien, DNP'19, published her DNP scholarly project, "Implementing a Goal-Directed Therapy Protocol for Fluid Resuscitation in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit" in the AACN Advanced Critical Care. Co-authors include Marilyn H. Oermann, Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing,…
The Graduate School has awarded two Professional Development Grants for the 2021 calendar year, including one to the School of Nursing.
The grants provide up to $2,000 to help graduate students and their departments create discipline-specific professional development programming and…
Marta Mulawa, assistant professor, contributed to "Increasing HIV Testing and Viral Suppression via Stigma Reduction in a Social Networking Mobile Health Intervention Among Black and Latinx Young Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex With Men (HealthMpowerment): Protocol for a Randomized…
This year, a class of Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) students experienced a whole new level of virtual learning when a virtual escape room was added to their class’ curriculum.
This online-based adventure was co-created by Jacquelyn M. McMillian-Bohler, PhD, MSN, BSN, CNM, CNE,…
Every nursing student, at some point, must decide which part they want to play in the nursing field. The first-semester Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) course, “Professional Nursing: Past, Present and Future,” helps the students make just that decision.
The course focuses on…
Gale Adcock, North Carolina House representative and Health Committee member, has announced that she will serve as NC House Democrats’ Deputy Leader for the 2021-22 legislative session. Adcock was an active member of the DUSON 2020 Board of Visitors.
She has spent 33…
Peixin Wang, Nurse Anesthesia-DNP graduate, and Denise Tola, assistant professor, contributed to "Maximizing Use of Social Media to Improve Member Engagement in a Professional Organization" in the AANA Journal.
Abstract
The North Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists…
Christian Falyar, assistant professor, and Stephan Bodnar, DNP '20, are featured on the cover of the December 2020 issue of the AANA Journal. Falyar is seen guiding Bodnar through the indications, sonanatomy and needle placement of a posterior transversus abdominis plane block during regional…
Amie Koch, assistant professor, published "Nurses' Role in Providing Comprehensive Communication, Prognostication, and Palliative Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic" in the Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing.
Abstract
This article presents the case of a mother of young…
The Beta Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing recently held its annual ceremony. In addition, MSN student and ABSN alumni Emma Teman (pictured with Kathryn J. Trotter, associate professor) received the STTI Thelma Ingles Excellence in Clinical Expertise and…
Xiao Hu, Ann Henshaw Gardiner Distinguished Professor of Nursing, was profiled by Will Alexander for a Faculty Spotlight on the Duke School of Medicine's Department of Neurology News website.
Excerpt
The work of Xiao Hu, PhD, almost makes the word “…
Congratulations to Monica Russell, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program director, for completing her Masters in Health Administration (MHA) from Walden University on November 16, 2020. A virtual graduation is planned for February 2021, and an in-person one (pending COVID) is…
Assistant Professors Schenita Randolph and Ragan Johnson were featured in the Nurse.com article "HIV Prevention Efforts Utilize Salons in Black Communities" by Marcia Frellick. The article discussed a project led by Randolph and Johnson based on Randolph's proposal entitled "A Salon-Based,…
Callie Tennyson, assistant professor, has been accepted into the IPE Advanced Certificate Program beginning January 2021. She will be participating with an interprofessional group, along with John Oliver, DUH chaplain director, and Karen Jooste, with Duke Integrative Medicine, on educational…
Duke will follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine to our team members and patients. These guidelines require the prioritization of team members with the longest exposure to COVID-19 patients to receive the vaccine first.
When you…
Duke Health and Fitness Center has registered, licensed and experienced dietitians that provide both the expertise and personal support needed for both short-term and long-term success with weight loss and weight management. Our group approach includes the 8-week Getting on Track Weight Loss…
Maryellen Kelly, assistant professor, presented an abstract titled “Utility estimation for neurogenic bow el dysfunction in the general population” at the 2020 virtual Collaborating for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology meeting. The abstract presents the…
Three e-posters co-created by DUSON faculty, alumni and students were presented at the "10th Hong Kong International Nursing Forum cum 3rd Sigma Asia Region Conference," which ran from December 7 to 8. DUSON was an event co-organizer.
The posters included:
Poster 5011…
Dean Marion E. Broome received Indiana University’s (IU) prestigious Bicentennial Medal. The medal honors distinguished and distinctive service in support of IU’s mission as a public university. Broome served as dean and professor at IU’s School of Nursing from 2004 to 2014. The medals are…
Four scholars have been selected for the 2021-2023 cohort of Duke’s National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP): Kamal Golla, Melissa Harris, Jennifer May and Karen Scherr. The cohort represents the third group of interdisciplinary medical researchers recruited to the Duke…