News Release index Posted: 2/9/2009 The faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) has its finger on the pulse of health and illness and its mind on the health of people of all ages in Baltimore, across the country, and around the world. At the research bench and the clinical bedside, the […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 1/30/2009 Cynda Rushton, PhD, RN, associate professor at the School of Nursing and Gail Geller, ScD, MHS, professor at the School of Medicine, are exploring the ethical challenges health professionals face while caring for children and families affected by life-threatening neuromuscular diseases (LTNMD). “Based on a review of the literature and […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 1/15/2009 Jacquelyn C. Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, has been selected to join a group of 25 experts in global health research who will advocate for greater U.S. investment in global health research. They join 50 of their peers in Research!America’s Paul G. […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 1/14/2009 The Thousand Natural Shocks: Do Environmental Stress, Money Woes, Hurt Older Women’s Health? – Today’s roller-coaster economy has led countless older adults to worry about making ends meet. Very likely, that financial stress is affecting their health and even shortening their lives. Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) Assistant […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 1/12/2009 The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) will host a live webcast featuring the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, on Thursday, January 15 from 5-7 p.m. EST. The interactive event is the first of its kind to be broadcast in real-time by the School and will be hosted […] Continue reading
News Release index | News Archive Posted: 1/8/2009 An old Hopkins joke has it that during the war [WWII] a helicopter arrived on a remote island in the Pacific carrying a doctor who was needed urgently for emergency surgery. The doctor was led to a small hut which staff had readied for the operation. Once […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 1/2/2009 “When you’re critically ill, it’s like being in a hurricane,” says Julie Stanik-Hutt, PhD, ACNP, CCNS, an expert in critical care nursing and associate professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. “There’s wind, rain, water, darkness. It’s the nurse who takes your hand and stands with you in […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 12/31/2008 Throughout the world–in the impoverished slums of India, at refugee camps in Africa, or in the aftermath of floods and tsunamis–global humanitarian relief is in great demand. Health care represents a significant part of this work, and certain skills are required. Nursing in Global Humanitarian Relief, a one-week intensive course […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 12/29/2008 Two Hopkins nurse researchers, Julie Stanik-Hutt, PhD, ACNP, CCNS and Kathleen M. White, PhD, RN, CNAA, BC, are part of a trans-disciplinary team that will study the impact Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) have on health care quality and patient outcomes. The research, sponsored by the Tri-Council for Nursing and […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 12/11/2008 While America’s overall health is looking up, not everyone has shared equally in the good news. Millions, including many minority and low-income individuals of all ages, remain on the outskirts of the health care system, resulting in significant and often untreated acute and chronic illnesses. Consider: African-American men experience AIDS […] Continue reading