News Release index Posted: 2/13/2007 For more information about weather-related delays or cancellations, check the JHU Emergency Notices webpage at http://webapps.jhu.edu/emergencynotices and the Johns Hopkins Weather Emergency Line at 410-516-7781 or 1-800-548-9004. Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 2/9/2007 Recent School of Nursing faculty publications include results of blood pressure studies among young urban African Americans, health care communications, new approaches for electronic health records, and designs for the ideal hospital medications system. Hypertension Clinical Trial of High Risk Group Yields Promising Blood Pressure Results-Controlling hypertension among African American […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 1/24/2007 The Birth Companions program of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing has received national recognition for the advocacy, education, and support services it provides to underserved pregnant women in the Baltimore area. Birth Companions received $22,000 as one of five finalists for the 15th Annual Monroe Trout Premier Cares […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 1/18/2007 Pilot study funding-$20,000 each to three studies this year-is now available through the Center for Collaborative Intervention Research (CCIR) at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) School of Nursing (SON). The Center and the annual funding of pilot studies stimulate research alliances among health care disciplines, including nursing, public health, and […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 1/4/2007 The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) health care information technology initiatives and simulation labs were once more a highlighted stopover in a recent legislative visit to the Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. On December 18, 2006, as part of a university-wide briefing, JHUSON faculty highlighted […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 12/6/2006 Tuesday, December 12, 20063:00 – 6:00 p.m.SON Carpenter Room525 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205Need directions? Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing allows nurses who have a baccalaureate degree in nursing to take up to 6 credits as a Special Student before formally applying for a degreed program. Register on-site […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 12/5/2006 A new graduate option now offered by the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) prepares students as nurse-midwives, the highly regarded health care professionals who deliver babies and provide prenatal and postpartum care, counseling in family planning and birth control, and other gynecological services to women. The program combines […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 12/5/2006 A special task force of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing is exploring development of a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. A key element to the task force planning and processes will be responses from current and future nurses to the brief web-based needs assessment survey now available at […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 11/20/2006 First Responders Face Serious Health Risks from Methamphetamine LabsAccording to an article this month in Journal of Addictions Nursing, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing researchers Diane McFadden, MSN, MPH, RN; Joan Kub, PhD, APRN, BC; and Sheila Fitzgerald, PhD, MSN find First Responders- police officers, firefighters, and Emergency Services […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 11/13/2006 The Beneficial Effects of Soy Trial (BEST), a Baltimore-based randomized controlled study of dietary soy, has yielded an array of results pertaining to cholesterol reduction, metabolic syndrome, and recruitment for clinical trials. The multi-disciplinary study team, led by Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) researcher and lead investigator Jerilyn […] Continue reading