Healing Power of Friendship
Johns Hopkins School of NursingFor all the destruction wrought by the Boston Marathon bombing, it only tightened Jessica Kensky’s circle of nursing friends.
For all the destruction wrought by the Boston Marathon bombing, it only tightened Jessica Kensky’s circle of nursing friends.
On the heels of its No. 1 ranking by U.S. News & World Report, the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) has been ranked the No. 2 nursing school in the world by QS World University.
Children who enter kindergarten behind in social-behavioral development are more likely to be held back, need more individualized supports and services, and be suspended or expelled, according to new research by the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing’s Deborah Gross, DNSc, RN, FAAN, Amie Bettencourt, PhD, and Grace Ho, PhD, RN.
U.S. News & World Report has ranked the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) as the No. 1 accredited graduate nursing school program in the country in its 2017 survey.
Special Olympian an inspiration due to her determination and the encouragement of her dad
Guatemala, a land of great beauty and need, finds its way into Johns Hopkins students’ hearts, thanks to the hope and creativity of an experienced nurse.
From Baltimore to Saudi Arabia, China, South Africa, and back, nursing leadership travels well
Faculty members at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing will be honored in all three categories of the American Academy of Nursing’s Fellows recognition. Sharon Kozachik, PhD, RN, and Jennifer Wenzel, PhD, RN, CCM, will be inducted as Fellows, Laura Gitlin, PhD, will be awarded an Honorary fellowship, and Fannie Gaston-Johansson, PhD, RN, FAAN, will be recognized as a Living Legend—the academy’s highest distinction.
In an affirmation of the school’s leadership, academic rigor, and commitment to cutting-edge programs, the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) was named the Most Innovative Nursing Graduate Program in the U.S. by Best Master of Science in Nursing Degrees.
Simple melodies help nurses remember medicines for treating HIV in pregnant patients.
Hopkins Nurse-led partnership offers free online learning modules meant to improve teamwork on patient care
Flynn Fellowship honors oncology nurses by helping more of them hit the ground running, launches at Hopkins Nursing
The nominations are in and the stage is set for An Evening with the Stars, the annual sparkling celebration of all that is good about Johns Hopkins Nursing. Its Shining Star Awards honor outstanding nurses in the Hopkins community. Nominees are invited to the event and winners are announced at the ceremony.
Years after fleeing civil war in Sudan, Hopkins grad finds a home in nursing.
In the 1940s, Johns Hopkins nurse Bertha Louise Bloomer Johnson carried healthcare to the hinterlands
Increasingly, medical colleagues and funders endorse or even insist on nurses’ place at the decision maker’s table.
Johns Hopkins dean responds on ACA: Focus on patient care, health all through life is right up the alley of a new breed of caregiver,
Study in JAMA Internal Medicine examines a nearly invisible population of shut-ins for ways to treat the infirm, assist the rest.
Op-Ed: Nurses put own fears aside and step forward, knowing they are not alone
Doctoral nursing student Lorenzo Nava earns Fulbright Scholarship; will look at obesity in South Korea and how nations can grow wealthier without health concerns that can come with it.
In chemotherapy drug handling, hepatitis identification and treatment, and beating back superbugs, nurses crunch the numbers and take the lead.
Eager to practice her Spanish in Guatemala, Peace Corps volunteer landed instead in English-speaking Guyana. It proved the perfect path to the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.
Spanish-language courses for medical professionals can improve care and help ease patients' journeys
Hopkins Nursing PhDs share what they wish they had known with members of the next class
Johns Hopkins Nursing magazine (Spring 2015) tackles the translation on big data, nurse-patient communication across cultures, showing new students the ropes, and more
Hopkins Nursing graduate programs stay at top of U.S. News rankings, landing at No. 2 for 2016
When it comes to caring for older adults, there is a shift to a consumer-driven model that focuses on keeping patients in their homes and out of institutional care facilities. It’s an arrangement that can benefit both the patient and the healthcare system, but new research by Johns Hopkins School of Nursing professor Nancy Glass and colleagues shows that the personnel working in patient homes are often at risk for harassment and violence with no plan of prevention.
At a relatively small cost, elders could be made more self-reliant and healthy and also less depressed, suggest the preliminary findings of a home-intervention pilot led by Sarah L. Szanton of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) ranks number 3 among the nation’s online graduate nursing programs, according to U.S. News & World Report. The school’s leap from 24th place affirms the level of excellence and leadership given not only in the classroom but also to online learning.
Sleep-deprived rats on chemotherapy drug Paclitaxal had worse side effects (extra rest later had no effect); religious beliefs can lead cancer patients to better care.
Rather than creating false hope in patients very likely beyond a cure, Johns Hopkins nurse-led effort helps make final months, weeks, days, or hours worth living.
At Johns Hopkins Hospital, transplants mean new life for those with no other match and for nurses who couldn’t bear to stand by.
As Ebola raises difficult questions, ethics trailblazers answer with a road map for 21st-century nursing
Women and families in rural areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been beaten down physically and mentally by years of war, poverty, and violence, but a Johns Hopkins School of Nursing researcher and her team suggest that a baby pig has the power to turn despair into hope, even reducing symptoms of PTSD and depression.
Without the proper understanding of dementia, the person, and the day-to-day challenges with care and accompanying behavioral issues, stress can quickly remove the glow from a happy time. An online course offers help.
Unprecedented report looks at the ethical issues facing the profession, as the American Nursing Association prepares to release a revised Code of Ethics in 2015.
Johns Hopkins Nursing responds to forced quarantine and eventual release of graduate Kaci Hickox.
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (SON) took home half of the awards given at the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR) Nightingala Celebration on October 15: Nancy Glass, a global leader for health promotion and gender equality, received the Path-Paver Award and Sarah Szanton, a leader in nursing and gerontology, received the Protégé Award.
Survey shows latest class beat national hiring averages, got multiple offers, and found the most-preferred jobs.
Student, alumni interest in care and prevention are alive and well at Hopkins School of Nursing and beyond.
Johns Hopkins Nursing Professor Cynda H. Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been named a 2014 Hastings Center Fellow for her eminent accomplishments in bioethics. She will receive her award at the Annual Hastings Center Fellows Meeting on October 16 in San Diego. As a fellow, Rushton will help the Center accomplish its mission of researching, collaborating, and addressing medical and environmental ethical issues.
National Council of State Boards of Nursing study shows similar educational outcomes when half of hard-to-find clinical hours are replaced with clinical simulation.
Domestic violence and breast cancer both kill women. American football has an opportunity and a duty to treat both equally.
In a new effort to eliminate harm and reinforce a culture of caring in healthcare, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing faculty members Ellen Ray, DNP, MS, RN, CNM, Cynthia Foronda, PhD, RN, CNE, and Brigit Van Graafeiland, DNP, CNRP, have been chosen to serve in the third cohort of the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute Patient Safety and Quality Leadership Academy.
A National Nursing Ethics Summit, the first of its kind, was convened by the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and the Berman Institute of Bioethics on August 13-15. Approximately 50 nurse ethicists, professional nursing organization leaders and key stakeholders gathered to define a blueprint for nursing ethics in the United States for the 21st century.
Ever since Florence Nightingale, “The Lady With the Lamp,” took it upon herself to care for the sick and the wounded in the Crimean War in the 1850s, nurses have proven their value and their valor where care is most daunting and risky.
Despite a nursing faculty shortage across the U.S., the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) continues to attract scholars and expand its expertise, recently hiring three new faculty members specializing in healthcare prevention for underserved populations, improved learning in simulation labs, and the role religion plays in older African American cancer patients and survivors, respectively: Carmen Alvarez, PhD, RN, C-NP, CNM, Jill Hamilton, PhD, RN, and Nancy Sullivan, DNP, RN.
ChiPP Project in Baltimore City uses elements of Chicago Parent Program to encourage good behavior, success in pre-kindergarten kids
Fuld Fellowship at Hopkins Nursing trains the eyes of gifted students patient safety.