School of nursing news
Meet your instructor: Tina Leech, RN, MSN
Mar 10, 2021Ms. Leech will discuss the basics of nursing health assessment during a mock lecture for admitted students at 3:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 18.
After earning her bachelor’s degree in nursing, Clinical Instructor Tina Leech spent 22 years in the U.S. Army, holding a number of clinical and leadership positions while building an extensive background in emergency and critical care. During her time in the Armed Forces and through experiences in a civilian hospital after retirement, Leech also became a passionate educator. She has more than 26 years of experience teaching... Read more
Majority of women can still give birth naturally if their water breaks early
Mar 09, 2021About 11% of women who carry to term will experience prelabor rupture of membrane—a condition where the amniotic sac breaks open early, but labor doesn’t begin.
Typically, when a woman’s water breaks but labor doesn’t start, labor is induced. But a new University of Michigan study found that expectant management––waiting a period of time after the water breaks for labor to begin spontaneously––did not significantly increase risk to the fetus or the mother in healthy pregnancies.
Therefore, both induction and expectant management should be considered, and the decision... Read more
Associate Professor Matthew Davis to receive U-M’s Henry Russel Award
Mar 04, 2021Associate Professor of Nursing Matthew Davis, Ph.D., MPH, will receive a University of Michigan Henry Russel Award during the 96th Henry Russel Lecture on Tuesday, March 9. The award is the university’s highest honor for faculty members at the early to mid-stages of their careers.
Davis, who is also an associate professor of learning health sciences at the U-M Medical School, is one of four faculty members selected for the award along with Assistant Professor of Theatre José Casas, Assistant Professor of Sociology Erin A. Cech and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and... Read more
Vaping marijuana associated with more symptoms of lung damage than vaping or smoking nicotine
Mar 03, 2021Adolescents who vape cannabis are at greater risk for respiratory symptoms indicative of lung injury than teens who smoke cigarettes or marijuana, or vape nicotine, a new University of Michigan study suggests.
The result challenges conventional wisdom about vaping nicotine, says the study’s principal investigator, Carol Boyd, the Deborah J. Oakley Collegiate Professor Emerita at the U-M School of Nursing.
Boyd, who also co-directs U-M’s Center for Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health, stressed that the findings do not mean that vaping nicotine or smoking cigarettes or marijuana... Read more
As learners and volunteers, nursing students play an important role in the fight to conquer COVID-19
Feb 26, 2021Over the last year, University of Michigan School of Nursing students and faculty have both created and capitalized on new opportunities to apply their skills in a wide range of efforts to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control.
Griffin Klaft and Maureen Luddy are seniors in U-M’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program who have been volunteering at Michigan Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at Michigan Stadium. Over the last few months, they’ve been assisting with the intake process by screening and directing patients, verifying appointments and providing a knowledgeable... Read more
U-M School of Nursing announces Preceptor of the Year Awards
Feb 22, 2021The University of Michigan School of Nursing’s Office of Practice and Professional Graduate Studies has announced the winners of the latest Preceptor of the Year Awards. These awards are given annually to individual preceptors and departments who have shown exceptional dedication to providing learning experiences and support to nursing students as they transition to advanced practice providers. Recipients are selected based on nominations through the faculty and student evaluation process.
In four separate categories, the School of Nursing recognized individual and departmental... Read more
Alumna receives American Nurses Association's 2021 Innovation Award
Feb 18, 2021University of Michigan School of Nursing alumna Becky Cherney (BSN ’12) received the American Nurses Association’s 2021 Innovation Award for her work creating TrachTrail™, the first comprehensive, standardized adult tracheostomy care education program of its kind. Cherney, a staff nurse and evidence-based practice fellow in Michigan Medicine’s 8D Intermediate Care Unit, developed TrachTrail™ as a toolkit to bridge adult tracheostomy education from hospital to home for nurses, patients and caregivers.
“It’s about setting patients up for success while also helping nursing staff provide... Read more
An announcement on Spring Commencement from Dean Hurn
Feb 12, 2021Dear U-M School of Nursing spring 2021 graduates,
I hope this note finds you, your family and friends well and strong.
All of us in the school are excited about your impending graduation and the plans we have in store to honor your collective achievements at the May 1 U-M School of Nursing Spring Commencement 2021. In addition to the university-wide Spring Commencement 2021 ceremony, our event will be virtual, yet together. With elements of our traditional ceremony, we are planning an event that now allows all to be “on stage,” where all can see and be seen. The ceremony... Read more
Meet your professor: Akshay Sharma, Ph.D., MBBS, MPH
Feb 11, 2021Dr. Sharma will discuss the incidence and prevalence of infectious diseases during a mock lecture for admitted students on Tuesday, Feb. 16.
A recipient of the U-M School of Nursing’s 2020 Mae Edna Doyle Teacher of the Year Award, Assistant Professor Akshay Sharma leads undergraduate nursing students through courses in pathophysiology, microbiology and infectious diseases. Trained as a physician and an infectious disease epidemiologist, his research focuses on HIV and STD prevention, sexual and gender minority health and more.
“I employ an interactive approach that emphasizes... Read more
U-M midwifery students receive scholarship to attend ACNM annual meeting
Feb 10, 2021Two students in the University of Michigan School of Nursing’s master’s program in nurse-midwifery have won a scholarship from the Michigan affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) to attend the organization’s annual meeting in May.
Anup Bhullar and Katie Bolling were selected for the scholarship during a virtual meeting of the ACNM Michigan affiliate in late January. The award provides the midwifery students with a unique opportunity for career advancement, professional networking and more.
“Attending the ACNM Annual Meeting will help me develop a... Read more
