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Professor Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb, PhD, RN, FAAN, has earned the 2023 Faye Glenn Abdellah Leadership Award from the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research for sustained impact of research and policy leadership on public awareness of the pivotal role of nursing science. “Through our collective effort to advance nursing science, we will make… […]

ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANDY SNAIR It’s impossible to undo centuries of societal harm overnight. In “Status of Maternal Cardiovascular Health in American Indian and Alaska Native Individuals: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (American Heart Association Journals),” a team of researchers led by the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s Garima Sharma and School of… […]

ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANDY SNAIR The year to date in publications from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Johns Hopkins School of Nursing researchers—faculty, students, and alumni—have continued to set the bar high for depth, reach, and output. Below is a list of much of that impactful work, stressing equity and community care and charting a… […]

All of us will die one day. Nothing can change that outcome. So, let’s talk about it, normalize it, and when that time comes, learn to make quality of life—not fear—our focus, insists Marianne Schallmo, associate dean and clinical faculty at Purdue University Northwest. “It begins with knowledge,” explains Schallmo, a cardiovascular NP who had… […]

ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANDY SNAIR The year to date in publications from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing From A for aging to Z for … whenever that particular Omicron variant finds its way to humans, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing researchers—faculty and students—have continued to set the bar high for depth, reach, and output. Below… […]

ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANDY SNAIR One of 227 rules a Buddhist monk must follow during ordainment—a set known as Patimokkha, or the basic encryption of monastic disciplines—is to eat and appreciate whatever is set before them by generous worshipers. They are additionally required to keep all movements and gestures slow and calm. In Thailand, this set… […]

Recognizing Johns Hopkins Hospital nurses for skilled, compassionate care that goes far beyond the call of duty. July 2021 | Sarah MacLean Sarah MacLean, RN, of the neonatal intensive care unit was nominated by a mom not only for her extraordinary care but for a seemingly simple but incredibly meaningful act. MacLean made a craft… […]

Cheryl Himmelfarb: COVID-19; Samuel Byiringiro: Friendship; Nancy Goldstein: Alcohol; Jessie Casida: Love; Hae Ra Han: Family; Bunmi Ogungbe: Happiness; Binu Koirala: Sunshine; Martha Abshire: Stress management; Sarah Slone: Smoking; Jennie Peterson: Genes; Abeer Alharthi: Blood Pressure; Diana Baptiste: Food; Yvonne Commodore Mensah: Exercise What impacts your heart? So much! Sunshine and friendship and happiness… COVID-19,… […]

COVID to cardio, the year to date in publications from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. The post Summer Research Roundup 2021 appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine.

When patients present with a specific type of heart attack (non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome) or chest pain related to coronary heart disease (unstable angina), they often undergo several tests—many being invasive—and then they may be sent to other facilities for even more procedures.   It’s time consuming, it can be confusing to the patient,… […]