Assistant Professors Schenita Randolph and Ragan Johnson co-wrote "Leveraging social networks of Black women in beauty salons to improve uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis" in Health Education Journal. Coauthors include Danielle Meyers of Duke Cancer Institute, Davon Washington of Duke…
Marilyn Oermann, Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing, was the keynote speaker at Frontier Nursing University Research Symposium. Her presentation was titled "Building Your Scholarship through Publications."
DUSON faculty and students recently completed a successful collaboration with faculty and students from Fudan University School of Nursing in Shanghai, China. In this collaboration students from both countries completed two virtual simulations (v-sims) as a group. Through these v-sims, they…
PhD student Brian Douthit, in collaboration with Kay Lytle, clinical associate and with Duke Health, Rachel Richesson, associate professor, and Robert Clayton Musser of the Duke School of Medicine, published "A Closer Look at the 'Right' Format for Clinical Decision Support:…
Ellie McConnell, associate professor, hosted the opening for the Dementia Inclusive Durham (DID)'s Dementia Beyond Disease, Conference III. The conference was on September 12 and titled "Building a Creative Community of Care." Durham Mayor Steve Schewel and Durham Board of County…
Ellie McConnell, associate professor, has been appointed senior associate editor of The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine ( JAMDA). JAMDA is the leading peer-reviewed publication for practical information and research directly applicable to health care professionals providing post-…
Three MSN students have been awarded the ANEW Psychiatric - Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Scholarship for Serving Vulnerable Populations.
Debra Bates, Daniel Moldwin and Janine Panker are enrolled in the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program.
This scholarship stems from…
Ashleigh Harlow Named University Scholar, James B. Duke Fellow
PhD student Ashleigh Harlow has received the University Scholars Fellowship and James B. Duke Fellowship.
The University Scholars Fellowship program is designed to stimulate an interdisciplinary, intergenerational community…
The Duke University School of Nursing has earned the 2020 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.
This award is presented by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, and is considered a…
Jewel Scott, MSN '06 and PhD '20, has released her article "Addressing health inequities re‐illuminated by the COVID‐19 pandemic: How can nursing respond?" in Nursing Forum. She wrote the article with Ragan Johnson, assistant professor, and Stephanie Ibemere, postdoctoral fellow.
Abstract…
Assistant Professor Ragan Johnson's article "COVID-19 and Black America The intersection of health equity and the NP workforce" can be found in the latest issue of The Nurse Practitioner. Jewel Scott, MSN '06 and PhD '20, and Schenita D. Randolph, assistant professor, were collaborative…
Marybeth Tetlow, MSN '17, of Duke University Hospital, has published "The Line Snuggler: A Central Line Bundling Innovation Evaluated in a High-Risk Pediatric Population" in the Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. Her co-authors include Angel Barnes, clinical research nurse, Ryan Shaw, associate…
The Beta Epsilon chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing will present "Rise Up! Managing Compassion Fatigue in the Time of COVID" on October 21 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Zoom. Brandon Knettel, assistant professor, will present.
PhD student Kaitlyn Daly is presenting "Perceptions of Food, Faith and Health from a Christian Context: Preliminary Findings" on September 29 from noon to 1 p.m. on Zoom.
Faith communities (FCs) have effectively facilitated various food-related health interventions (e.g., exercise…
Tech Tip of the Week
It’s well into the semester, and you’re probably spending a lot of time in front of your computer screen. Don’t forget to take a break. Follow the 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for about 20 seconds. Try it! It really…
Michelle Webb, assistant professor, was a panelist on a national town hall sponsored by the National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care. The presentation was titled "Conversations with Coalition Leaders: Acknowledging and Adapting to the New Reality - Impact on the Interdisciplinary…
Designed to help prepare the next generation of academic nursing leaders, the Foundation for Academic Nursing is pleased to announce the creation of the Deborah E. Trautman Future Nurse Leader Scholarship. Funded by Liaison International, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s (AACN’s)…
The Duke University School of Nursing offers a new outlet for students needing support regarding their emotional health and wellbeing – the Student Success Center.
The new center is open to any student needing assistance with stress management, resiliency, interpersonal challenges, mental health…
MSN students convened in person and through Zoom last week for the MSN Program's Fall 2020 On Campus Intensives (OCIs). The week's activities began September 20 and ended on September 27.
The core of the events occurred September 23. Anne Derouin, assistant dean of the MSN Program…
Kudos to Devon Noonan, associate professor, and her entire team for the submission of their NIH R21/R34 application entitled: “Evaluating the Feasibility and Efficacy of using WhatsApp Messaging and Online Social Support for Oral Tobacco Cessation in India." This proposal requests funding for…
Seed Global Health has opened recruitment for their next cohort of educators. The program places physicians, nurses, and midwives as visiting faculty at partner institutions in Malawi, Uganda, Zambia, and Sierra Leone for a minimum of one academic year, where they teach and work alongside local…
Professor Emerita Terry Valiga, who retired from DUSON in August 2017, is the 2020 recipient of the prestigious R. Louise McManus Medal, an award given in recognition of long-standing contributions of a distinguished nature to the nursing profession. It is the highest honor given by the Nursing…
Crystal Tillman, MSN’97, DNP’13, and Pamela B. Edwards, associate consulting professor and assistant vice president for education, practice and research with Duke University Health System, have been selected for leadership spots with the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
Tillman has…
MSN student Eun Hyung Lee was interviewed for an email newsletter released by the Duke-supported Pandemic Response Network (PRN). The issue spotlighting Lee, who was featured until the "Team Member Profile" section, was sent September 18.
The PRN is a…