School of nursing news
DNP and post-master's APRN certificate programs receive renewed accreditation from CCNE
Jun 12, 2019
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education’s (CCNE) Board of Commissioners renewed accreditation for the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and post-master's APRN certificate programs at the University of Michigan School of Nursing for 10 years, extending to June 30, 2029.
The accreditations are effective as of September 24, 2018, which was the first day of the CCNE on-site evaluations.
At its meeting, the Board determined that the programs met all four accreditation standards. The Board additionally determined that there are no compliance... Read more
Beyond #MeToo at UMSN's Summer Institute
Jun 03, 2019The 2019 UMSN Global Summer Institute on Reproductive and Sexual Health took place on May 10-17 in a two-day conference followed by a five-day workshop. The 2019 Summer Institute theme: “Beyond #MeToo” explored ways to advance knowledge and practice to address gender based violence and human trafficking. More than 60 attendees from around the world networked with UMSN faculty and the larger community. This year, we hosted participants from Brazil, Botswana, Chile, China, Ethiopia, Mongolia, Tanzania, Thailand and Turkey. UMSN opened the two-day conference with a keynote from world-... Read more
UMSN’s 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award winner announced
May 23, 2019The University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) and its Alumni Society Board of Governors selected Jane H. Barnsteiner, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, as this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award winner for her extensive contributions to nursing science, practice and education focused on patient safety and quality improvement. Barnsteiner earned her Ph.D. from UMSN in 1984.
“Going to Michigan meant taking a big leap in my life,” she said. “I received a Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship that paid my tuition and provided a living stipend. It means a lot to get the acknowledgement that Michigan thinks... Read more
Professorship puts spotlight on gender-based violence
May 23, 2019University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) congratulates Assistant Professor Michelle Munro-Kramer, Ph.D., CNM, FNP-BC, on her selection as UMSN’s Suzanne Bellinger Feetham Professor. The professorship supports the research of a promising nursing faculty member who completed a doctoral degree within the past 10 years. Munro-Kramer’s research uses an ecological perspective to design interventions related to gender-based violence including sexual violence, intimate partner violence and human trafficking. The majority of her work is with emerging adults who have experienced trauma.... Read more
Student spotlight: Understanding the business of health care to create change from within
May 10, 2019Nursing students are known to have some of the busiest schedules, but University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) Honors Student Kathryn Parkhurst isn’t letting that deter her from taking on extra challenges to benefit her future career and patients. She’s following an uncommon academic path by pursuing a minor in business administration.
“My plan is to work a few years at the bedside to get direct patient care experience and then go towards policy or administration,” said Parkhurst. “We need more nurse leaders, especially people who know what nurses do in daily practice,... Read more
Celebrating Nurses Week
May 05, 2019National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6 and ends on May 12 which is Florence Nightingale's birthday. Every year the American Nurses Association selects a theme for the week highlighting a particular aspect of nurses’ practice. For 2019, the theme is "4 million reasons to celebrate" so we asked our nursing community to share their reasons for becoming one of the 4 million nurses in the U.S. and what they celebrate about the nursing profession.
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Falling short on fall prevention
Apr 22, 2019Caregivers are not being given the resources needed to prevent falls for their care recipient, according to new research from Geoffrey Hoffman, Ph.D., MPH, a University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) assistant professor, and a team of UMSN researchers.
“Falls are a trifecta in terms of reasons why they need an increased focus,” explained Hoffman. “They are highly prevalent, cause a lot of damage, including death, and they are preventable. However, fall prevention is being left out of the discharge planning conversation and that needs to change.”
Hoffman and his U-M... Read more
2019 Research Day: Driving nursing innovation to the forefront
Apr 11, 2019“Nurses are in closest proximity to the problems patients face and are well positioned to deliver and implement solutions,” said Nancy P. Hanrahan, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, as she kicked off the Brouse Lecture at University of Michigan School of Nursing’s Research Day: Innovation at the interface of knowledge development and equitable care. Research Day is a celebrated annual event now in its ninth year.
Hanrahan, executive director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, focused on the largely untapped potential of nurses to disrupt the health care... Read more
Faculty impact: Driven by family and practice to improve care for African-American women
Apr 10, 2019Lenette Jones was nearly brought to tears while practicing for her first research assignment, but it wasn’t because she was overwhelmed with the task. It was because of what her own grandmother revealed.
Jones is currently a University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) assistant professor, but at the time she was a UMSN sophomore participating in U-M’s Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP).
The research project, led by UMSN Professor Emerita Margaret Scisney-Matlock, focused on hypertension (high blood pressure) in African-American... Read more
Congratulations to Sigma Rho Chapter award winners and new members
Apr 04, 2019The Rho Chapter of Sigma, nursing’s only international honor society, is celebrating the induction of its largest class to date. On March 31, 2019, 112 new members were welcomed into the organization during a ceremony at the Michigan League.
Members are selected for high academic performance and a demonstrated commitment to leadership and service. Traditionally, students are not selected until their junior or senior year of nursing school.
In addition to the induction of new members, the annual ceremony also honors excellence in nursing through awards for education,... Read more
