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NCSBN study shows similar educational outcomes when half of hard-to-find clinical hours are replaced with clinical simulation

nursing schoolIn a city like Baltimore, part of a major medical region, competition for clinical placements makes finding open slots for nursing students a constant challenge. So a study showing that up to half of those clinical hours can be replaced in a high-quality simulation lab with no drop-off in learning is welcome news for the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) as well as nursing schools across the nation....Click here to read more.


nursing schoolFinalists have been announced for the 2014 Shining Star Award along with winner of the Peter and Cynthia Rosenwald Star Nurse of the Year Award, all presented annually at the Evening With the Stars gala, 6:30 p.m. September 27 at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON)....Click here to read more.


The Hopkins Nurses sent into the world at the Academic Degree Completion Ceremony on July 18 will all have moments when they feel underappreciated in their new careers as caregivers. “Unfortunately, this comes with the territory,” School of Education Dean David W. Andrews, PhD, told members of the Accelerated Class of 2014....Click here to read more.


nursing schoolSpirituality is a central tenet of 12-step recovery programs like Alcoholics Anonymous. Its value, particularly regarding alcohol addiction, has been recognized by many health care practitioners as well. But what does research science say about the role spirituality plays in the prevention and treatment of and recovery from addictions? A special issue of the Journal of Addictions Nursing [December 2013], co-edited by associate professor and addictions expert Joan Kub, PhD, PHCNS, BC, is dedicated to that very topic....Click here to read more.


nursing schoolNurses 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.