News Release Index Posted: 12/21/2010 Elizabeth (Ibby) Tanner, PhD, MS, RN, FNGNA, associate professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON), has been inducted as a National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA) Fellow. “The future of health and healthcare in this country depends, in a large part, on the approaches that nurses use in […] Continue reading
News Release Index Posted: 12/15/2010 Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) faculty member and chair person of the Department of Acute and Chronic Care Marie T. Nolan, PhD, MPH, RN, has been promoted to the rank of Professor. Nolan, who has served on the JHUSON faculty since 2001 notes, “I am grateful for this […] Continue reading
News Release Index Posted: 12/15/2010 Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing professor Fannie Gaston-Johansson, PhD, RN, FAAN, Department of Acute and Chronic Care, was featured in the inaugural “Who’s Who in Black Baltimore,” a publication highlighting more than 200 influential African-Americans who have left an impact on Baltimore. “I am very honored and extremely humbled […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 12/15/2010 Nursing collaborations, sexual trauma, and nursing education partnerships are the focus of dissertation proposals from three visiting doctoral students from North-West University (NWU) in Mafikeng, South Africa. The students presented their dissertations on December 7, at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON). Mahlasela Annah Rakhudu, Gaboipolewe Margaret Masilo, […] Continue reading
News Release Index Posted: 12/10/2010 Laura Gitlin, PhD, an applied sociologist who will become a Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) faculty member in February 2011, recently showcased her work with dementia patients before the Senate Special Committee on Aging. Appearing on behalf of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), Dr. Gitlin, described how […] Continue reading
News Release Index Posted: 12/9/2010 Student leadership matters at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON), where a student-led initiative has resulted in a change in the curriculum. This October, the school’s baccalaureate curriculum committee unanimously passed a proposal to address the health disparities affecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) population. “Sexual identity is […] Continue reading
News Release Index Posted: 12/8/2010 How can patient simulators–high-tech manikins that respond to a nurses care–help prepare the nurses of tomorrow? The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) is among 10 nursing schools nationwide collaborating on a landmark study to find out just how smart this “dummy” education can be. “Nursing students have been […] Continue reading
News Release Index Posted: 12/2/2010 What can spit reveal about the health of our nation’s children? That’s what researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) will be examining with new funding from the National Children’s Study (NCS). The JHUSON Center for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research (CISBR) will use the $1.22 million award […] Continue reading
News Release Index Posted: 11/30/2010 Renewed funding of a grant from the Maryland Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP) will allow nurses from around the region to attend sexual assault forensic nurse examiner training at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON). This is the fifth year in which faculty member Daniel […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 11/30/2010 Issues related to patient and family management of hypertension, schizophrenia, and women’s health are the focus of dissertation proposals from the fourth cohort of doctoral nursing students from China’s Peking Union Medical College (PUMC). The five students will present their proposals on Friday, December 3, at 4 pm at the […] Continue reading