News Release index Posted: 9/22/2003 Martha N. Hill, PhD, RN, dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, is pleased to announce the school’s first Dean’s Lecture featuring award-winning journalist Suzanne Gordon. Ms. Gordon will present From Silence to Voice: Putting Nursing Center Stage at the school on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 at 4:00 […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 10/29/2003 A three-year Johns Hopkins study led by a nurse investigator has found that it may take a “village” to significantly lower the blood pressure of urban African-American men. “The traditional one-on-one doctor-patient visit in a doctor’s office will simply not work,” says lead author Martha N. Hill, Ph.D., R.N., dean […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 3/19/2004 Phyllis Sharps and Megan O’Brien Gold Nursing senior Megan O’Brien Gold has conducted original research on the rates of STDs among battered women and proposed improvements in testing methods. As part of the JHU Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award program, Gold spent months last year delving into her topic. Gold’s […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 4/30/2004 Johns Hopkins Nursing joins the nationwide recognition of America’s 2.7 million registered nurses with this year’s National Nurses Week. Beginning May 6, marked as RN Recognition Day, and ending on May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, founder of nursing as a modern profession, the week celebrates the theme “Nurses: […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 5/14/2004 The School of Nursing has joined forces with the M.U.S.E. Foundation to present “A Musical Tribute to John Denver” on June 5, 2004 at 8:00 p.m. at the Peabody Concert Hall. All proceeds from the performance will benefit the school’s community health programs. Community health nursing is a vital part […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 6/7/2004 A new accelerated post-master’s program now offered by the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing allows nurse practitioners with previous acute care experience to acquire the advanced knowledge and skills necessary for practice as certified acute care nurse practitioners in two semesters. The new fast-track post-master’s certificate program for […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 7/8/2004 Disparities in the rates of referral and subsequent enrollment in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation can be linked to income and race, according to a study published in the July issue of The Journal of General Internal Medicine. The study, led by Dr. Jerilyn K. Allen, associate dean for research at The […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 8/30/2004 Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing will host a Fall Open House on Saturday, October 16, 2004, for students interested in undergraduate, master’s, postmaster’s, doctoral and certificate nursing programs. The Open House begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Anne M. Pinkard Building, located at […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 11/11/2004 The Center for Mind-Body Research is a new interdisciplinary group spanning Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health. The Center is funded by an R21 grant from NIH/NINDS and will support research and educational activities targeting the impact of emotional, cognitive, and social factors on health outcomes ranging from risk behaviors to […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 11/12/2004 Two new week-long education programs—the Nurse Educator Academy and the Patient Safety Academy—are the latest in a series of innovative and timely Johns Hopkins Nursing offerings developed through a unique partnership between the top-ranked Johns Hopkins University (JHU) School of Nursing and the Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) Department of Nursing. […] Continue reading