School of nursing news
U-M School of Nursing graduate programs maintain top rankings
Mar 30, 2021University of Michigan School of Nursing graduate programs continue to be recognized as some of the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, which recently released their rankings of the best graduate nursing schools for 2022.
Overall, the U-M School of Nursing ranked as the 11th best master’s program and 14th best doctor of nursing practice program in the country. Additionally, five specialty programs were ranked in the top 10:
Nurse-midwifery #2*Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Master’s Program #6*Adult-Gerontology Primary Care... Read more
Deans' Response to Regent Weiser's Remarks
Mar 29, 2021All:
Many of you are aware of the comments that Regent Ron Weiser made on Thursday at the North Oakland Republican Club meeting. All of these comments are unacceptable to our values as a school, and they had to be called out. His words are particularly unworthy of women leaders and of our students who will aspire to these roles in future. I am sharing below the letter that the six women deans on the UM-Ann Arbor campus sent yesterday to the regent. All deans and directors from across campus signed in solidarity.
Please take a moment on this Monday to think about... Read more
National Academies of Practice inducts Professor Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren
Mar 23, 2021The National Academies of Practice (NAP) has announced the election of U-M School of Nursing Professor Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren, Ph.D., RN, ACNS-BC, FAHA, FNAP, FAAN, as a distinguished scholar in nursing and fellow. Dr. Arslanian-Engoren, who is also associate dean of faculty affairs and faculty development at the School of Nursing, was welcomed welcomed into the National Academies of Practice along with other Class of 2021 fellows during a virtual awards and induction ceremony on March 20, 2021.
Fellowship in the National Academies of Practice is an honor... Read more
Sigma Rho Chapter announces 2021 award recipients
Mar 17, 2021The University of Michigan's Rho Chapter of the Sigma Nursing Honor Society recently announced the recipients of their 2021 awards, recognizing U-M School of Nursing faculty and students as well as Michigan Medicine nurses for their excellence and leadership in various categories. The awards were presented during the chapter's livestream Induction and Awards Ceremony on Sunday, March 21. The recording is now available on YouTube.
SIGMA RHO CHAPTER 2021 EXCELLENCE AWARDS RECIPIENTSExcellence in Nursing Research
Ellen Smith, Ph.D., RN, AOCN... Read more
Professors Ivo Dinov and Rob Stephenson elected honorary members of Sigma Theta Tau International
Mar 10, 2021University of Michigan School of Nursing professors Ivo Dinov, Ph.D., and Rob Stephenson, Ph.D., have been unanimously elected as honorary members of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
Honorary status is conferred by Sigma’s board of directors on those who demonstrate superior achievement in a chosen field and a commitment to the ideals and concerns of nursing. Dinov and Stephenson will be recognized as honorary members during Sigma’s 46th Biennial Convention November 6 through 10 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
An expert in mathematical modeling, statistical... Read more
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
