School of nursing news
Nursing center eyes reusing simulated learning materials
Nov 04, 2021As various units work to advance the University of Michigan’s commitment to carbon neutrality, the School of Nursing’s Clinical Learning Center (CLC) is leading a new approach to waste reduction that it hopes may expand within and beyond the nursing field.
Proponents see the effort as environmentally sustainable, financially responsible, and scalable for adaptation elsewhere.
At the center, students hone their skills in a simulated environment, designed to replicate real health care scenarios. And because it is a simulated space, as opposed to one for critical care,... Read more
Donors cast votes to award financial support for use of more augmented reality in nursing education
Nov 04, 2021The University of Michigan School of Nursing’s We Dare Challenge saw 62 donors contribute $5,460 during the month of October to support faculty-led projects. On Nov. 1, donors took part in a livestream event to learn more about the three faculty groups vying to receive those funds and vote on a winner. At the conclusion of the event, donors cast votes electronically and selected the project led by Clinical Professor Dana Tschannen, Clinical Assistant Professor Deb Lee and Clinical Assistant Professor Melissa Batish titled, “Augmented Reality for Nursing Education”.
“We want to thank... Read more
U-M School of Nursing student-led hackathon awards $7,250 in financial support for innovation in health care
Oct 26, 2021The inaugural Innovate 4 Change hackathon, the University of Michigan’s first hackathon hosted by nursing students, concluded on October 24 with five interdisciplinary student teams being awarded a total of $7,250 in financial support to move their innovation projects forward. The five project teams that were awarded financial support by a panel of judges with backgrounds in innovation were:
Vaccine Passport – Johnson & Johnson Physical and Psychological Safety of Nurses AwardMother Nurture – Johnson & Johnson Health Equity AwardThe OctiPulse Regulator – Sigma Theta Tau, Rho... Read more
Recognizing LEO Contributions to Nursing
Oct 12, 2021LEO lecturers play an important role in advancing the U-M School of Nursing's mission to improve health for all by educating and developing the next generation of nurses. Join us in recognizing our outstanding LEO members and their contributions to nursing education.
Jeri Antilla, Ph.D., MSN-Ed., RNC-OBAlexis Arment, DNP, FNP-BCGabrielle Artymovich, MS, FNP-BC, CVNP-BCBess Bertolis, MSN, CPNPWendy Binguit, MSN, BSN, RNPatricia A Buslawski, MSN, RNEmily Chapin, DNP, FNP-BC, RNJeremy Curtis, MS-RN, NEA-BC, APN-BCMichele DeLaney, RN, MSN, CWCNChelsea DeLuca, MSN, RN, FNP-... Read more
Congratulations to the U-M School of Nursing 2021 AAN Fellows
Oct 10, 2021Three members of the U-M School of Nursing community were inducted as fellows of the American Academy of Nursing during an induction ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 9. Join us in congratulating Assistant Professor Terri Voepel-Lewis (Ph.D. '13) and alumni Lisa Astalos Chism (BSN ’90, MSN '94), DNP, and Kristen Choi (BSN ’14, Ph.D. '17 ), who were inducted alongside more than 200 other distinguished nurse leaders in AAN's 2021 Class of Fellows, joining 20 other U-M School of Nursing faculty fellows.
Assistant Professor Terri Voepel-Lewis... Read more
Black COVID patients: Less medical follow-up, longer return-to-work delays, more hospital readmissions
Oct 05, 2021African American COVID-19 patients had the least physician follow-up and the longest delays in returning to work, a University of Michigan study found.
Nonwhite (Black, Asian, Latinx) patients also were most likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 60 days of release, according to the study, which characterizes health disparity trends among COVID-19 patients in Michigan that the pandemic has illuminated nationwide.
Sheria Robinson-Lane, assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, and her team looked at health disparities in 2,217 COVID-19 patients... Read more
Social Media Threat Update from Dean Hurn
Oct 03, 2021U-M School of Nursing community:
I received many emails and shared thoughts about the events of yesterday’s social media threat against women at U-M. It was a frightening set of circumstances and caused anxiety and fear for most. Some of you are still feeling uneasy.
So I want to emphasize again that we are fully in the clear from this threat. All activities are continued as scheduled.
My sense is that we can feel a great deal of confidence in the way our university responded rapidly and thoroughly. And I also have confidence in our resilience and how that... Read more
Learn about the three faculty projects vying for your support in the We Dare Challenge
Oct 01, 2021From Friday, Oct.1, through Sunday, Oct. 31, the University of Michigan School of Nursing is issuing its second annual We Dare Challenge, giving those who value nurses a chance to collectively support three dynamic projects led by U-M School of Nursing faculty.
We Dare Challenge donors receive an exclusive invitation to a special virtual event on Monday, Nov. 1, when faculty will pitch each project and make their case for funding in a livestream broadcast. At the end of the event, donors vote on which project they want to support with the collective funds raised in October.
The... Read more
Professor Rob Stephenson selected for U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Scholar Award
Sep 21, 2021Sylvia S. Hacker Collegiate Professor of Nursing and Director of the Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities Rob Stephenson, Ph.D., has been selected for the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright University of Birmingham Distinguished Chair Scholar Award.
As a Fulbright Fellow, Stephenson will spend five months in the United Kingdom with the School of Social Policy and Department of Social Work and Social Care at the University of Birmingham, starting April 1, 2022. With the university, Stephenson will be conducting research focused on adapting the dyadic HIV preventions he developed for U.S.... Read more
U-M School of Nursing welcomes visiting scholar Michelle Hindin Oct. 4
Sep 20, 2021On Monday, Oct. 4, the University of Michigan School of Nursing will welcome Visiting Scholar Michelle J. Hindin, Ph.D. MHS, director of the Population Council’s Reproductive Health Program. Hindin will deliver her presentation, “’Women Manufacture Children and if You Can’t You Are Just a Man’: Exploring the Burden of Infertility,” at 2 p.m. EDT in the North Ingalls Building, room 1250. The event is open to the entire U-M School of Nursing Community and will be livestreamed on Zoom for those who cannot attend in person.
Prior to her global leadership position at the Population... Read more
