School of nursing news
Research Day 2018: The Science of Nursing Education
Apr 09, 2018More than 200 students, faculty and researchers came together for the University of Michigan School of Nursing's eighth annual Research Day. The event celebrates the wide range of nursing research, from big data to health promotion, but this year it was nursing education that was the primary focus.
The event kicked off with the annual Suzanne H. Brouse lecture. Marilyn H. Oermann, Ph.D., RN, ANEF, FAAN, Duke University School of Nursing, delivered her presentation -titled, “A Program of Research in Nursing Education: Building Evidence for Teaching.”
Research presentations and a... Read more
UMSN Ph.D. candidate receives funding to research yoga for bone marrow transplant patients
Sep 26, 2017Mohamad Baydoun, a University of Michigan doctoral candidate, recently won a $5,000 research award from the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Foundation. ONS will fund Baydoun’s dissertation research on “Yoga for persistent fatigue in the survivors of bone marrow transplantation (BMT).”
Baydoun has six years of experience as an oncology nurse in a bone marrow transplantation unit. His research addresses fatigue after BMT, a problem that limits activities and causes distress.
Baydoun’s study explores the feasibility of a yoga program to address fatigue. Because yoga is easy to... Read more
Dean’s Research Day 2017: The science of addictions: From risks to recovery
Apr 10, 2017“I am knocked away by the poster session; I don’t think I’ve ever seen one with that kind of vigor,” said University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) Dean Patricia Hurn, Ph.D., RN, as she greeted the crowd of approximately 200 guests, faculty, staff and students gathered for UMSN’s annual Dean’s Research Day. Eight months into her role as dean, this was the first Dean’s Research Day for Hurn.
The event celebrates nursing research and provides a forum for faculty, students and collaborators to present their work. While the theme focused on addictions, opioids and substance... Read more
Million-Dollar Gift to University of Michigan School of Nursing Motivated by Family History and Desire to Improve Maternal Care
Aug 04, 2016She didn’t know it at the time, of course, but her own birth would inspire Eleanore (Maitland) Higginson’s career path and an incredible gift to the University of Michigan.
“I was a twin but my brother was stillborn, and my mother barely survived herself because of the terrible care she received,” says Ellie. “As I grew older, I couldn’t help but wonder what kind of difference better care could have made. The outcome could have been entirely different.”
Ellie says she learned early on how lives can be impacted by support from various sources, from family to universities. “No... Read more
50 Years of Impact: Two Alums Share Their Stories for Milestone Reunion
Oct 01, 2015Graduates of the University of Michigan School of Nursing are making an impact in their own communities and around the world.
From a BSN to Botswana “I always knew that I wanted to travel to developing countries and find opportunities to help other people’s lives improve,” says Sara Rothschild, a member of the University of Michigan School of Nursing’s Class of 1965. After graduation Rothschild considered joining the Peace Corps but felt it wasn’t the right time or fit. She pursued a career in public health nursing and teaching, “But I always had that thought in the back... Read more
