News Release index Posted: 2/9/2006 Two Risk Factors Identified as Unique to Femicide-SuicideAccording to an 11-city case-controlled study published in the February 2006 issue of Violence and Victims (Volume 21, Number 1), two risk factors emerged that are unique to femicide-suicide cases. A team of researchers, including Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) professor […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 2/9/2006 In celebration of Black History Month, the Johns Hopkins University Black Student Nurses Association (BSNA) will note the achievements of African Americans in the nursing profession through a series of events and service opportunities. Minority Fact FlyersThroughout the month of February, flyers posted throughout the school depict the contributions of […] Continue reading
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