Bradi Granger, professor, and Allen Cadavero, assistant professor, were recognized in a recent issue of The Pulse, a publication of Duke Heart, for their contribution to a virtual visitation project for the ICU at Duke Heart. This project aims to provide iPads on 7W and 7700 to facilitate…
When her father struggled with sleep apnea complications, Charles House founder Bettie Bradford looked for a care center that would provide assistance during the day, and at the same time, offer a socially stimulating environment. Mr. Charlie Jones, a Presbyterian minister and civil rights advocate…
The Duke Clinical Research Institute has launched the Healthcare Worker Exposure Response & Outcomes (HERO) Registry, a large, national clinical registry, and is inviting health care workers to join. Those who can join include nurses, therapists, physicians, emergency responders, food service…
ABSN'15 alumna Catharyn Nosek was highlighted by the Winston-Salem Journal and the News & Record in Greensboro for her work as a critical care nurse in intensive care on the hospital ship USNS Comfort. The ship is currently moored in the New York Harbor.
Nosek is pictured right with…
Wendy Perry, HEA operations coordinator, was featured in the April 14 Duke Today article "Eating Healthy at Home During COVID-19." The article features advice and tips on grocery shopping and healthy eating in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
An administrator from one of D-CHIPP’s community partners has made a donation to support the School of Nursing's international students who are currently away from their homes. The donor, a former international student, wishes to remain anonymous. D-CHIPP worked with Sharron Docherty…
Donna Biederman, associate professor, was invited to be a panelist for the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) webinar, “The Role of Medical Respite Care in COVID-19 Response.” For the webinar, she joined colleagues from Seattle to discuss emerging practices for ensuring safe…
Families Moving Forward, one of D-CHIPP's community partners, has received 75 face masks for its families and staff from local nonprofit Covering the Triangle. Covering the Triangle, which Eric Westman and Lawrence Howard Greenblatt with the School of Medicine and Duke medical…
The Foundation for Academic Nursing, the new philanthropic arm of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), has announced the creation of the COVID-19 Nursing Student Support Fund to assist students whose education and lives have been directly impacted by the…
Cherie Conley, PhD student, has received the 2019/2020 PhD Distinguished Dissertation Award. PhD students Morine Cebert, Vanessa Curlee, Bada Kang, Michelle Franklin, Lisa Mansfield, and Jane Ralphe were also nominated.
Sharron Docherty, associate professor, was one of the authors of "The Need for a Serious Illness Digital Ecosystem (SIDE) to Improve Outcomes for Patients Receiving Palliative and Hospice Care" article in The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC). Co-authors include Jonathan Nicolla,…
Laureen Lopez-Berry, DNP student, has written a blog post titled "Now is Not the Time for ‘Social’ Distancing," which has been published on the Emergency Medicine News website. Lopez-Berry is a nurse practitioner based out of California.
The Duke School of Nursing welcomes two new staff members this week: Monica Russell, program director for the Office of Diversity & Inclusion, and Stephanie Turner, public relations specialist in Marketing and Communications.
Russell comes from the Duke University Doctor of Physical…
Blanca Iris Padilla, assistant professor, and Kathryn Kreider, associate professor, have written the article "Communities of Practice: An Innovative Approach to Building Academic-Practice Partnerships," which has been published in the April 2020 issue of The Journal for Nurse…
Angela Richard-Eaglin, assistant professor, was invited as the closing speaker for the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) Nurse Practitioner Spring Symposium, originally scheduled for April 1, 2020, in Pinehurst, North Carolina, but was moved to a virtual platform. Her virtual presentation…
Congratulations to Dori Steinberg, associate professor, and her entire team for her NHLBI Admin supplement award entitled “Optimizing Inclusion of Blacks Within a Dietary Change Intervention to Reduce Hypertension." This proposal requests funding for a three-year period with a start date of April…
Brigit Carter, associate dean for Diversity and Inclusion, published an article entitled "Responding to Microaggressions" in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter.
Shelley Thompson, DNP'19, and Midge Bowers, associate professor, published an article entitled "Impact of a Palliative Care Education Module in Patients With Heart Failure" in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Co-authors include Drs. Cary Ward and Anthony Galanos with Duke…
Duke University has opened up applications for funding from the Duke Student Assistance Fund which has been established to assist undergraduate, graduate and professional students with unexpected and extraordinary expenses related to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students…
When Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) ABSN, DNP Nurse Anesthesia and PhD students left campus for spring break on March 6, no one knew of the major pivot that faculty and staff would do in the next few weeks to ensure that their students' education would stay on track and on target.…
Brigit Carter, associate dean for Diversity and Inclusion, recently published a blog post entitled "Diversity and Inclusion During a Time of Social Distancing" with Inclusion Allies Coalition Forum, a coalition of organizations and practitioners committed to diversity, equity and inclusion within…
Kudos to Xiao Hu, professor, and his entire team for the submission of their NIH R01 application entitled "Extremely Scaling up Training Data Size for Learning Accurate Ambulatory Atrial Fibrillation Detection." This proposal requests funding for a five-year period with a start date of September 1…
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AnnMarie Walton, assistant professor, authored/co-authored three Safe Handling Q&As by the ONS National Standards Group. The documents are entitled "Staff Training" co-authored with Kristine Lefebvre; "Wipe Sampling" co-authored with Philip Schwieterman; and "Toilet Flushing."
Assistant Professor AnnMarie Walton's two articles published in Oncology Nursing Forum were featured in a news release entitled "New Nursing Research Sheds Light on Chemotherapy Safety" by ONS Voice. The two articles of Walton are entitled "Nursing Assistants' Use of Personal Protective Equipment…