School of nursing news
Protecting Health Care Workers Against COVID-19—and Being Prepared for Future Pandemics
Mar 19, 2020As the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spreads globally, signs are emerging that countries, including the United States, were woefully unprepared to protect health care personnel (HCP)—and thus, patients and the public. This lack of preparedness is shocking in light of the inevitability that a new global pandemic would emerge and the availability of guidance from the 2009-2010 H1N1 pandemic and the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak.
Christopher R. Friese, Ph.D., RN, AOCN®, FAAN and Diana J. Mason, Ph.D., RN... Read more
U-M School of Nursing juniors: On-site clinical is suspended as of March 18
Mar 18, 2020Hello juniors,
Your willingness and commitment to continuing your clinical experience in the last few weeks has now paid off with success. We now confidently believe we can keep you in progression in the nursing program. Therefore, on-site clinical is suspended as of 7 p.m. today, March 18, for the remainder of the term. We want to congratulate each one of you for all your hard work and continued flexibility!
To finalize successful completion of your current clinical rotation, you will be required to participate in innovative, remote experiences as well as some additional... Read more
U-M School of Nursing seniors: Clinical placements are completed as of March 18
Mar 18, 2020Hello seniors,
Your willingness and commitment to continuing your clinical experience in the last few weeks has now paid off with success. You have met the remaining feasible and essential clinical on-site requirements of the school and the bodies that accredit the school. These requirements have all centered on the basic skills and competencies that are met by an on-site presence rather than simulation or classroom-based education. Therefore, your on-site clinical placements are completed as of 7 p.m. today, March 18, for the remainder of the term. We want to congratulate... Read more
Faculty Q&A: Sue Anne Bell on community impacts of coronavirus
Mar 17, 2020Sue Anne Bell, Ph.D., FNP-BC, is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing and a disaster expert. She serves on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Disaster Medical System and is currently deployed as part of the national COVID-19 response. She is prohibited from discussing specifics, but can relate general lessons from this and other disasters.
What are you seeing as the greatest need for health care workers?
There is a critical shortage of supplies—masks, face shields, thermometers, hand sanitizer. We are going... Read more
U-M School of Nursing upholds top rankings for graduate programs
Mar 16, 2020The University of Michigan School of Nursing continues to be recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation's best graduate schools.
The U-M School of Nursing ranked as the 9th best master’s program and 13th best Doctor of Nursing Practice program in the nation. In addition, five specific graduate programs were ranked in the top 10:
Nurse-midwifery #2DNP Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner #6DNP Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner #7Master’s Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner #6Master’s Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner #9... Read more
Clinical rotations for sophomores terminated immediately
Mar 15, 2020U-M School of Nursing sophomores,
You have done great work this last week, continuing your clinical assignments while balancing loads of anxiety and uncertainty. Your faculty, in collaboration with our clinical site partners, have been working strongly on clinically meaningful exercises that help you learn as best as possible remotely.
Accordingly, all clinical rotations and experiences are stopped for the term for sophomore students. This is effective immediately. Communications from the undergraduate office and your clinical faculty will be forthcoming to provide an... Read more
All classes canceled 3/12 and 3/13, clinical rotations will still take place
Mar 11, 2020In accordance with the newly announced universitywide measures, all classes are canceled tomorrow, March 12, and Friday, March 13. Classes will resume Monday, March 16, delivered remotely in alternative formats — and not meeting in person — through April 21. Please note: All clinical rotations will still take place. Students who have a previously scheduled clinical assignment are still expected to attend and participate.
University of Michigan School of Nursing students, undergraduate or graduate, will continue clinical rotations and... Read more
Statement on U-M School of Nursing students and COVID-19
Mar 10, 2020In a time of uncertainty around the COVID-19 impact on health care, this notice is to remind us that the quality, safety and effectiveness of care provided to patients is foremost in all that we do. The University of Michigan School of Nursing students, undergraduate or graduate, will continue their clinical rotations and learning experiences at Michigan Medicine as usual in the months ahead. However, students will not be assigned to any patients that have known or suspected COVID-19 during this viral epidemic. Please note that this is to become effective... Read more
U-M School of Nursing brings students and professionals together for a candid conversation on gender imbalance
Mar 09, 2020Only 13 percent of nurses in the United States are men. The total number of male registered nurses is growing, but their representation in the workplace has hovered around 10 percent for the last decade, according to data from Montana State University’s Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies.
At the University of Michigan, males compose 12 percent of the undergraduate population at the School of Nursing. While that’s slightly above the national average, the school is creating new opportunities for conversation and connection around issues that can prevent... Read more
Coronavirus: Health care workers must protect themselves even if employers won’t
Mar 05, 2020As the coronavirus spreads throughout the country, an increasing number of American health care workers helping to treat patients are contracting the infection.
Christopher Friese, the Elizabeth Tone Hosmer Professor of Nursing at the School of Nursing and professor of health management and policy at the School of Public Health, leads a research team focused on health care delivery in high-risk settings. He discusses the importance of health care worker safety while treating coronavirus.
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