Category: School of Nursing
Two faculty named fellows in American Academy of Nursing
July 9, 2012
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing faculty members Christine Savage and Elizabeth “Betty” Jordan have been named fellows in the American Academy of Nursing for 2012. Savage and Jordan are among 176 nursing leaders from across the United States chosen for one of the most prestigious honors in nursing. Academy fellows hold a variety of […]
Virtual technology prepares Johns Hopkins University nurses for reality
November 7, 2011
Virtual 3-D technology is the latest innovative, state-of-the-art instruction method that will prepare Johns Hopkins nurses to be leaders of tomorrow. The technology, known as Second Life, will provide simulation scenarios allowing faculty and preceptors to practice real-life situations on virtual “patients” and “nursing students” without the anxiety of working with actual human beings. A […]
Community Public Health chair named at School of Nursing
November 7, 2011
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing has selected Christine Savage as chair of the Department of Community Public Health, beginning Jan. 1. “The faculty found her to be passionate and enthusiastic about public health nursing with an exciting and clear vision for the department and for advancing the school’s role in community nursing,” said […]
Nursing researcher links oxidative stress to racial discrimination
October 17, 2011
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing assistant professor Sarah Szanton, in collaboration with scientists from the National Institute on Aging and the University of California, San Francisco, has concluded that African-Americans who report more frequent racial discrimination have higher levels of oxidative stress in their bodies. Their study is published online in Springer’s International Journal […]
School of Nursing accelerates for second careers, more choices
October 10, 2011
College graduates and professionals seeking a career change and entry to the nursing profession will find a new and flexible accelerated option for earning a nursing degree at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Beginning in 2012, a four-semester, 17-month, late August–entry option joins the list of accelerated offerings leading to a bachelor of […]
School of Nursing lab admits Harvey the Cardiac Simulator
March 28, 2011
It’s official: Harvey the Cardiopulmonary Simulator has checked in for an extended stay at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Harvey is the latest addition to the school’s upgraded simulation laboratories and the newest member of the “Sim Fam.” These lifelike practice manikins, including Sim Man, Vital Sim Man, Noelle with newborn, Vital Sim […]
SoN celebrates 50 years of Peace Corps, 20 years of school’s Peace Corps fellows
February 28, 2011
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing is this week honoring the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps and the 20th anniversary of the school’s Peace Corps Fellows Program. President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961 to promote world peace and friendship, and in 1991, the school started its Peace Corps Fellows Program […]
Scholarships support online Guided Care Nursing course
January 31, 2011
Funding from the John A. Hartford Foundation has allowed the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing to offer 270 scholarships for nurses to complete the online Guided Care Nursing course in 2011 and 2012. Registered nurses are eligible to apply if they are working for an organization in the United States that plans to use the […]
Johns Hopkins Nursing welcomes first cohort of BS to MSN students
January 31, 2011
Seven students are marking a new chapter in Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing academic program history this month. The seven comprise the first cohort of the Accelerated BS to MSN with Paid Clinical Residency program. “This unique and rewarding opportunity allows students to not only earn their baccalaureate degree but also gain the valuable […]
Nursing extends its outreach
January 24, 2011
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, which already has strong local and international ties, wants to extend beyond its walls even further. In September 2010, the school launched the Center for Global Nursing to apply worldwide Johns Hopkins expertise in nursing education, practice, research and related policy. Closer to home, the school’s Community Outreach Program […]