School of nursing news
A New IPE Perspective, Across 2 U-M Campuses
Mar 04, 2020U-M nursing and respiratory therapy programs joined together across two campuses for a pilot teamwork simulation, while an IPE staff member unexpectedly got to provide a patient-family view.
Three U-M faculty members from two U-M health science schools located on separate campuses had been working on creating a novel educational session. The faculty members including U-M School of Nursing’s Linda DiClemente and Peggy Ursuy, and UM-Flint College of Health Sciences’ Respiratory Therapy Program Director Nicholas Prush wanted their students to collaborate interprofessionally on an... Read more
Time to Stop Ringing the Bell? A Look at Patients’ Varied Reactions to the End-of-Treatment Tradition
Mar 02, 2020A new study is suggesting that patients who celebrate the end of cancer treatment by ringing a bell may want to reconsider the practice. Researchers have found that patients who celebrated the end of cancer treatment by ringing a bell reported more distressful memories of treatment than those who finished without ringing a bell.
Christopher R. Friese, Ph.D., RN, professor of Nursing, Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center in Ann Arbor, said patients have many divergent paths during their cancer treatment as some are cured and others... Read more
U-M School of Nursing launches new branding
Feb 10, 2020
The University of Michigan School of Nursing has launched new branding centered on the theme “We Dare” to highlight the myriad ways the school’s students, faculty, alumni and staff make an impact in the health care field and beyond.
The “We Dare” branding capitalizes on an important opportunity for the school to not only distinguish itself in a highly competitive environment but also connect members of its own community through a relatable and empowering message.
“At the U-M School of Nursing, we dare every day, using our knowledge, skills,... Read more
Busy academic adviser finds serenity in ceramics
Feb 10, 2020While studying at Siena Heights University, Jenna Long envisioned herself becoming an elementary school teacher to combine her loves of education and art.
Then she worked at a children’s summer day camp
“It was torture,” joked Long, an academic adviser in the School of Nursing. “I love kids, I still love kids, but I think I’ll really only be able to love my own.”
With that, she sought a different path that involved something she enjoyed doing as an undergraduate student without recognizing it was a potential career.
Long served as a resident assistant and helped... Read more
Coronavirus: U-M School of Nursing expert Sue Anne Bell discusses reliable information sources
Feb 07, 2020U-M School of Nursing assistant professor Sue Anne Bell is an expert on the health effects of disasters. Rather than rely on dubious information about the coronavirus from friends, family or the internet, the public should call a nurse for accurate information, she says.
“Most don’t know there are quick, easy ways to call a nurse, which are free and don’t require appointments,” Bell said. “The United Way maintains a 24-hour helpline, reached by dialing 211 or on the internet at 211.org, that connects the general public with services. I called and was connected to a nurse in... Read more
We Dare...
Jan 30, 2020Eddie and Tamara Villavicencio’s 12-year marriage has been anything but ordinary, but things got even more interesting when the husband and wife became classmates at the U-M School of Nursing.
The two met in Ensenada, Mexico, while working with a Christian missionary group. Eddie, who was born and raised in Mexico, was already working as a nurse when he met Tamara, who grew up in Williamston, Michigan. The two became close during their missionary work, fell in love and got married.
They remained in Mexico for the next few years and had two children. In 2015, they... Read more
Changing the Innovation Conversation
Jan 30, 2020Innovation is often accompanied by thoughts of venture capitalists, “Shark Tanks” and Silicon Valley startups. In the health care field, nurses are often overlooked as innovators — even among themselves. But at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, the Healthcare Innovation Impact Program (HiiP) can provide a pathway to a different perspective.
“Innovation is usually carried out by those who are deeply immersed in their work — the people who are in the trenches,” said Dean Patricia Hurn, Ph.D., RN. “That’s why nurses are so primed to be innovators. They are in the center of... Read more
Support for Survivor Moms
Jan 30, 2020One in five women has a history of abuse and neglect in childhood and youth, making them 12 times more likely to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during pregnancy. PTSD during pregnancy leads to a host of negative outcomes, including lower birth weight. It’s also a strong predictor of cross-generational abuse and psychiatric problems.
“Women have worried about this in the past, but it was taboo to talk about,” said Professor and Associate Dean for Strategic Affairs Julia Seng, Ph.D., CNM, RN, FAAN. “Nobody had applied knowledge from the field of PTSD to... Read more
Teaching the ABCs of Prescription Drug Safety
Jan 30, 2020Over six million people in the United States misuse addictive medications. Carol Boyd, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, spent years trying to develop the ABCs of Prescription Drug Safety to address this public health crisis, but she struggled to get her idea off the ground. The Healthcare Innovation Impact Program helped her find a new way to get this educational intervention into the right hands.
When patients are prescribed a potentially addictive medication, they often receive an assortment of papers filled with complex language and unnecessary information. The ABCs break this dense and... Read more
My Beginnings
Jan 30, 2020When I dreamed about what I wanted to do in life, it never involved being a nurse. As a high school freshman, my mother — a retired nurse of 30 years — was in a car accident. She broke both her legs and was bedridden for an entire summer. It was my responsibility to take care of her, and I distinctly remember saying, “I could never be a nurse. I don’t see how you do it.” But that was the start of my journey, when I learned about selflessness and sacrifice.
As a student at the University of Michigan, I absolutely loved my pediatric nursing course. Taking care of sick children... Read more
