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 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
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: 11/29/2010 Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, an applied sociologist with expertise in caring for older adults, will become a faculty member in the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) Department of Health Systems and Outcomes in February 2011. With joint appointments at the School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 11/29/2010 Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, an applied sociologist with expertise in caring for older adults, will become a faculty member in the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) Department of Health Systems and Outcomes in February 2011. With joint appointments at the School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral […] Continue reading
News Release Index Posted: 11/22/2010 When it comes to healthcare, an innovative team approach is essential to providing excellent patient care, advancing research, and educating future healthcare providers. The fall/winter 2010 issue of Johns Hopkins Nursing explores how today’s nurses work to bridge disciplines and discover new collaborative opportunities. Carol Glover, 68, is seeing first-hand […] Continue reading
News Release Index Posted: 11/19/2010 Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) assistant professor Elizabeth “Betty” Jordan, DNSc, RNC, director of the JHUSON baccalaureate program, joined her Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHBC) board members launching a bold initiative on November 9 to reach one million new mothers by the end of 2012. According to […] Continue reading