Randolph wants to normalize conversations about racial discrimination, racial socialization, racial identity, stigma and distrust – all factors that have a major impact on the health of Black individuals and communities.
As an associate professor at the Duke University School of Nursing and…
Jonathan McGee was working as a nurse at Duke Raleigh Hospital’s Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit when the pandemic struck in 2020. He was amazed at the level of support Duke offered him and his colleagues. They always had personal protective equipment available and never had to worry about…
If Akemi Huynh could describe her experience at Duke University School of Nursing in one word, she would say it has been “reassuring.”
“This program has challenged me, but the faculty, clinical instructors, fellow students and support services have facilitated my progression through the…
Xu has partnered with Duke Kunshan University Assistant Professors Chenkai Wu and Xiachen Zhang on the Empowering Family Caregiving Research in the Philippines project which they were awarded $29,400.
The purpose of this project is to work with a team of interdisciplinary students and…
The purpose of this project is to work with a team of interdisciplinary students and…
Joy Adeku, MSN,RNC-NIC, recently graduated from the Master of Science program and is a recipient of the Thelma Ingles Award for excellence in clinical expertise and scholarly activities. The award was established in 1973 in honor of a distinguished nurse educator and writer, Thelma…
“Knowing not only that there are people out there facing food insecurity, but especially those with disabilities broke my heart and made me want to put thought into helping those facing food insecurity,” said Mangum, who is studying to earn an ABSN at the Duke University School of Nursing. …
As a member of the International Association of Sickle Cell Nurses and Professional Associates (IASCNAPA) and consultant to St. Jude, Ibemere was recently invited by the Ministry of Health to travel to Brazil to provide a mini–Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) bootcamp to nurses representing every state in…
NC SCDC is a state-level sickle cell disease (SCD) surveillance program that addresses the limited knowledge about the epidemiology of SCD in NC and the U.S. and generates actionable data to improve health outcomes for historically marginalized people with SCD. The program is in partnership with…
The Design Health Program is a patient-centered initiative that uncovers critical healthcare needs and brings together teams from diverse disciplines. The program offers an immersive learning experience where teams don’t solve pre-defined problems, but actively identify, validate, and prioritize…
The new DUSON-MURDOCK Biorepository includes de-identified samples and associated data from nearly 12,000 racially and ethnically diverse participants in the Kannapolis Population Based Cohort, a longitudinal cohort based at CTSI’s research site in Kannapolis.
“We are thrilled to make thousands of…
The student speaker will be Adrianne Sapienza, a graduating MSN student and native of New Castle, Penn. Sapienza has four years of experience in the nursing profession. She earned a bachelor's degree in science with a certificate in the Conceptual Foundations of the History of Medicine from the…
From the moment her grandmother placed a nurse playset in her hands at age 3, Whitney Thornton knew she wanted to be a nurse. As she grew, she admired nurses’ ability to be knowledgeable and understanding while serving as the backbone of the healthcare system.
The Leesburg, Ga., native is…
Growing up in Ghana, Osborn Owusu Ansah enjoyed helping at his grandfather’s local medical clinic. His grandfather was the first male nurse he ever saw, a rare occurrence in Ghana at the time, and the lessons he learned at the clinic inspired him to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps.
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Xu is a geriatric nurse scientist and health services researcher in School of Nursing at Duke whose research focuses on dementia care and cardiovascular research in older adults. There is a growing need to promote equity in dementia care, she says, because some groups have a higher risk of…
Caregivers also give up their own earning time, which adds up to lost wages. In fact, 17% of the country’s adult population cares for an adult over the age of 50, and in 2021 provided an estimated $600 billion in unpaid labor, according to the AARP. While some of the caregivers are spouses, many…
ABSN
Admissions officers can’t stress it enough: The personal statements for ABSN applicants matters. The 16-month accelerated program requires a bachelor’s degree in any major from an accredited institution, a 3.0 minimum GPA on a 4.0 scale, and a handful of prerequisite…
Biederman remembers working on her dissertation when one of the homeless women participating in her study became critically ill and needed surgery. When the woman was discharged from the hospital, there was no safe place for her to go and recover.
She then learned about homeless medical…
“Students will come in and they’ll say, ‘I’m struggling, I’m not doing well.’ And during that time, we start asking questions to learn more about why they feel they aren’t doing well, and what doing well looks like to them.” In addition to Alston, the center has two full-time staff and an intern.…
Here at DUSON, nurse practitioners and NP education has a rich history. It was at Duke in 1992 that North Carolina’s first Master’s Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Program was launched. Shortly thereafter, pediatric, acute care and oncology programs were added. Today, DUSON is home to eight nurse…
Students, faculty, staff, and friends of the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) gathered on Nov. 6 for the School’s 2023 State of the School address, presented by Interim Dean Michael Relf, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, who assumed the role on Oct 1. Relf, a DUSON professor and member of the…