News Release index Posted: 1/20/2006 Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing announced Associate Professor Linda Rose as the new Director of the Baccalaureate Program effective January 1, 2006. Dr. Rose joined the faculty of the School of Nursing (SON) in 1993 and has taught in both the baccalaureate and the doctoral programs, most recently coordinating […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 1/18/2006 Meeting the health needs of sexual assault victims poses unique challenges to nurses. In the United States, there were 209,880 victims of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault in 2004. And somewhere in America, someone is sexually assaulted every two and a half minutes. Sexual Assault Forensic Nurse Examiner Training, […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 1/6/2006 Prospective students can view a slice of real life as a Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing student through student “blogs” now posted on the School’s website. In the blogs – website-based journals kept online for others to view – eight Hopkins nursing students write about all aspects of their lives, […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 12/7/2005 Sally Sample, a 1954 Hopkins nursing graduate, received the Distinguished Alumnus award from Dr. William Brody for a life of nursing service and leadership. Sample was a pioneer in the evolution of the joint-appointment clinical nurse specialist role, the creation of the Center for Nursing collaborative model, and the initiation […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 11/28/2005 The Office of Global Nursing, a new joint initiative of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and the Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Nursing, will now serve as the central point for coordinating and supporting international activities for Hopkins Nursing. As a component of the Institute for Johns Hopkins […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 11/22/2005 Most terminally ill patients would prefer not to make health care decisions independently and-given a choice-many would share the critical decision making with their loved ones and physicians, according to a recent study by a multi-disciplinary team of researchers from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and St. Vincent’s Hospital in New […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 11/18/2005 Home based intervention, an increasingly popular public health strategy, is the focus of a Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing program on Friday, December 9, 2005, from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. in Room 10. Home Based Intervention Colloquia will facilitate a dialogue between new and expert researchers, fostering collaborations to […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 11/16/2005 Black South Africans, a population greatly at risk for high blood pressure, need comprehensive, multi-level interventions addressing socioeconomic challenges, lifestyle behaviors, and health care delivery approaches to improve HBP treatment and outcomes, according to a study conducted by researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the Medical Research Council of Tygerberg, […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 11/15/2005 In a study conducted at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and presented at the American Heart Association 2005 Scientific Sessions in Dallas, TX, researchers found the use of soy protein containing isoflavones-a phytoestrogen or weak form of naturally occurring estrogen-can improve atherogenic lipoprotein profiles in postmenopausal women and […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 9/29/2005 Nearly 1,000 of the more than 40,000 people who die each year in Maryland are children under 18. With almost every one of those deaths, a pediatric palliative care program can offer support to the child and to the family through the dying process and beyond. A recently released comprehensive […] Continue reading