Five doctoral nursing students committed to improving care by addressing issues ranging from patient safety to preventing re-admissions to retaining the best pediatric nurses have been named Jonas Scholars, an honor that carries an award of up to $10,000 to foster their capstone projects....Click here to read more.

Patricia M. Davidson, PhD, MEd, RN, FAAN, an internationally recognized nurse clinician, researcher, and educator, today officially becomes the fourth dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing....Click here to read more.

Nurses who are eager to lead tomorrow’s health care and patient-safety innovations at the bedside and those interested in influencing policy at the highest organizational levels have a brief window of opportunity to enroll in one of the nation’s top doctoral programs....Click here to read more.

A significant number of PhD candidates will soon become the next generation of faculty at the university level. A new Johns Hopkins University MOOC, University Teaching 101, will see to it that more of them are prepared to “jump in feet first,” says Pamela R. Jeffries, PhD, RN, FAAN, Vice Provost of Digital Initiatives....Click here to read more.

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The One Love Foundation has launched the One Love MyPlan, a second mobile application to guide women endangered by or in fear of relationship violence toward safe decisions....Click here to read more.