University of Virginia (UVA) School of Nursing Dean Emerita Dorrie K. Fontaine was recently selected for the 2019 Elizabeth Zintl Leadership Award. Fontaine will be honored at a reception on October 15. She is known for her focus on creating […]
Nurses are resilient in difficult situations such as grave illness, calamity, and chaos. However, many nurses can have difficult situations that can seem more frequent—which is the management of the difficult patient. The loss of control causes certain people to behave differently
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When a patient is described as having “coded,” this generally refers to cardiac arrest. In such a case, urgent life-saving measures are indicated. This can happen within and outside of medical facilities. The benefit of the occurrence in a professional
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The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) recently announced the appointment of Bobbie Tchopev, MBA, MScED, to serve as the inaugural Assistant Dean for Organizational Improvement. Tchopev’s new role will focus on operational integration and project management specific to staff
Stony Brook University has named Annette B. Wysocki, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the School of Nursing, effective August 1. Dr. Wysocki is a nursing educator, scholar, and researcher with over 30 years of experience. She joins Stony Brook from
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Nurses caring for patients in a facility have the advantage of a controlled environment, predictable routines, and a team of clinicians working with them. Home health nurses working solo encounter far less predictable circumstances, including varied environments, situations, or schedules.
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The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Nursing will be hosting its biennial Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice (EBP) in Nursing and Healthcare on November 21-22, 2019. It is a national summit series called Transforming Healthcare
Columbia University recently announced that Sarah Collins Rossetti, an assistant professor of biomedical informatics and nursing, has received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The PECASE is bestowed by the US government on outstanding scientists and
Two School of Nursing faculty members from Indiana University (IU) have been award a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop nurse scientists dedicated to looking for new ways to manage serious chronic diseases. The program
This is the first of a monthly feature about interesting side gigs or hobbies that nurses do outside of their full-time jobs. By day, Lauren Mochizuki, RN, BSN, has been an ER nurse for more than a decade. But at
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