School of nursing news
New Study to Address Critical Gap in Chemotherapy Safety
Sep 22, 2016The $1.4 million study will examine how communication and technology influence chemotherapy in ambulatory clinics where most patients receive their treatment.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – An overwhelming majority of cancer patients receive their chemotherapy in ambulatory oncology clinics, but little research has been done to understand communication processes in this high-risk and complicated environment. In oncology settings, poor communication or mistakes in communication could mean delays in treatment, unexpected reactions sometimes requiring the patient to be hospitalized and other... Read more
UMSN’s Annual Community Health Immersion in India Expands Interprofessional Education
Sep 13, 2016
The experience gives students an in-depth understanding of health care in India through comprehensive immersion.
“This trip strongly influenced my view of global health because it opened my eyes and mind to some of the reasons why different cultures function the way they do,” says Molly Cocco, one of 17 University of Michigan students who participated in a global health immersion in India.
The students from U-M’s School of Nursing (UMSN) and College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) spent two and a half weeks exploring different facets of health care... Read more
Realignment for an Enhanced Educational Experience: Changes in Student Services at UMSN
Sep 02, 2016UMSN recently completed a realignment of student services. Due to the increasing complexity of our programs, the school now provides services such as student advising, compliance and placements through the relevant academic program office. Tailoring student services in this way will provide for a better educational experience for both students and faculty.
Specifically, this means that the Office of Student, Academic and Multicultural Services has become Admissions and Records. This department will be responsible for undergraduate and graduate student services prior to their... Read moreFrom South Africa to Spain, Summer Means Study Abroad for Nursing Students
Aug 31, 2016University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) students have one of the busiest schedules on campus due to their courses and clinical placements. That’s why summer is such a valuable time for students interested in global health. This summer, dozens of students traveled around the world to learn about health care in different countries and contribute to research and projects aimed at improving health for global populations. View more photos on the UMSN Facebook page.
ArgentinaJunior Joan Rosello focused on diabetes in Buenos Aires as an intern for a doctor specializing in the... Read more
News at a Glance (August 2016): UMSN Students Excel on Licensure Exams; Plus New Faculty Research Findings for Parkinson’s Disease and Critically Ill Patients
Aug 16, 2016Excellent NCLEXUniversity of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) students continue to achieve pass rates higher than the national average for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). The exam is a requirement to obtain a nursing license in the United States. In the latest term (January 1 – June 30, 2016), the national pass rate for BSN programs was 88.84%. UMSN graduates earned a pass rate of 96.19%. UMSN Associate Dean Bonnie Hagerty, PhD, RN, offers congratulations to the students and also says these scores reflect the high caliber of UMSN’s faculty and their efforts educating... Read more
National Institutes of Health Awards $9 Million Grant for Study on Health Disparities in HIV Prevention
Aug 09, 2016Penn Nursing, University of Michigan School of Nursing & Emory’s School of Public Health Unite for National Study on HIV Prevention Intervention for Adolescent Men A research team from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing), the University of Michigan School of Nursing and Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health has been awarded a $9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to adapt and test a HIV prevention intervention for adolescent men who have sex with men. The intervention, referred to as iCON (“I Connect”), builds on an... 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. “... Read more
Welcome, Dean Patricia D. Hurn
Jul 29, 2016“I am honored to serve as dean of this extraordinary nursing school,” says Patricia D. Hurn, PhD, RN. Her five-year appointment as dean and professor of the University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) was approved by the U-M Board of Regents in May 2016, effective August 1.
“UMSN has a world-class community of faculty, staff, students and alumni,” says Dean Hurn. “Our nation is facing unprecedented health care challenges and I feel privileged to continue and advance the mission of UMSN to meet those needs. Through research, practice and service, our community can and will... Read more
UMSN Study Shows Women Lack Confidence in Maternity Care Providers
Jun 27, 2016ANN ARBOR—A new University of Michigan study shows that women are even more afraid of childbirth than previously thought—and are as concerned about their health care providers and their place of birth as they are about pain or complications.
The findings are a lukewarm endorsement at best of the maternity care given to mothers in the United States compared to more family friendly countries like Sweden, say the study's authors.
The goal of the study was to learn which aspects of childbirth women feared, and whether women's fears are being acknowledged and addressed by providers... Read more
Four Paths to the End of Life – One Far More Expensive than Others
Jun 14, 2016ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Last-ditch, high-tech heroic treatments. Days in the hospital intensive care unit. You might think this is what makes dying in America so expensive – and that it’s where we should focus efforts to spend the nation’s healthcare dollars more wisely. But a new study finds that for nearly half of older Americans, the pattern of high spending on health care was already in motion a full year before they died. That’s thanks to the care they received for their multiple chronic health conditions -- including many doctor visits and regular hospital stays over the year... Read more
