School of nursing news
University of Michigan School of Nursing professor appointed to federal accountability office
Sep 24, 2018ANN ARBOR, MI – The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) appointed Christopher Friese, Ph.D., RN, AOCN®, FAAN, to serve as a member of the Governing Board of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).
GAO is an independent, nonpartisan agency that investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. It oversees the appointment of half a dozen health care advisory committees, including PCORI’s governing board.
PCORI’s mandate is “to improve the quality and relevance of evidence available to help patients, caregivers, clinicians,... Read more
Student spotlight: Nursing Student Government’s new leader has steadfast commitment to nursing driven by personal impact of nurses
Sep 14, 2018The first day of clinicals is one of the most anticipated events for nursing students, but it didn’t go well for Olivia Livernois.
“I fainted, right there on the floor, and ended up in the emergency room all day,” said Livernois, now a University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) junior.
It was more than a case of the jitters that caused her to faint. Livernois lives with a chronic condition called dysautonomia. It causes malfunctions of the autonomic nervous system and related functions like heart rate, blood pressure, and temperature, which can lead to fainting. In... Read more
Get to know Director of Undergraduate Studies Penny Riley
Sep 07, 2018What are your main responsibilities as director of undergraduate studies?
PR: I make sure all the operations for the undergrad program go as smoothly as possible. Staffing, clinical placements, undergrad faculty, there’s a lot. I really enjoy helping faculty be good mentors to their students and successful in their roles.
What made you want to be a nurse?
Penny Riley (PR): I started working at a hospital while taking general-ed classes at Washtenaw Community College. I found I really liked what the nurses did and the contact with patients, so I... Read more
Welcome, new UMSN faculty!
Sep 04, 2018Please join us in welcoming new University of Michigan School of Nursing faculty!
Josephine Foley, RN, CCM, MSLEO Lecturer 1
Josephine Foley previously owned a medical case management company for 14 years. She earned her BSN and master’s degrees from UMSN and worked as a UMSN LEO Lecturer in the Winter 2018 semester. She also speaks fluent Spanish.
Karen Keune, MJ, BSN, RNClinical Instructor
Karen Keune has been a nurse for 26 years and will defend for her doctorate this fall. She also has a Master’s of Jurisprudence in health law.... Read more
Entering DNP student focuses on populations to affect health policy
Aug 26, 2018Most doctor of nursing practice (DNP) students have spent some time working as RNs before they return to school for a terminal degree. Laurel Machiele is instead entering the DNP program fresh from graduating with her bachelor’s of science in nursing from Calvin College this past spring.
“I didn’t think I wanted to be in school forever, but I really like learning,” she laughs.
Serving as an advocateMachiele struggled in deciding between going into the workforce as an RN or continuing for more school, but ultimately decided that the DNP would allow her to better focus on... Read more
American Academy of Nursing names Marjorie McCullagh as Edge Runner
Aug 22, 2018The American Academy of Nursing named University of Michigan School of Nursing Professor Marjorie McCullagh, Ph.D., RN, APHN-BC, COHN-S, FAAOHN, FAAN, as an Academy Edge Runner for her innovative program, Quiet4Healthy Farm. Edge Runners are nurses who have designed innovative models of care or interventions which improve health, impact cost, and influence policy.
Dr. McCullagh’s Quiet4Healthy Farm intervention promotes changes in farmers’ behaviors to prevent hearing loss caused by exposure to work-related hazardous noise. The estimated 3,281,000 farm operators in the... Read more
Trio of UMSN affiliates earn American Academy of Nursing's highest honor
Aug 13, 2018View the press release.
Holistic nursing for facilitating health, growth and development
Aug 10, 2018The Alumni Society Board of Governors of the University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) and UMSN have selected Helen Erickson, Ph.D., RN, AHN-BC, FAAN (BSN ’74, MS ’76), as the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award winner.
Her long career in clinical practice and nursing education has provided a number of important contributions to the field. Chief among these contributions has been developing a theory and practice of holistic nursing.
Erickson will accept her award and make remarks at the UMSN annual homecoming reunion luncheon on October 5, 2018.
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UMSN's Distinguished Alumni Award honors Helen Erickson, Ph.D., RN, AHN-BC, FAAN (BSN ’74, MS ’76)
Aug 08, 2018The Alumni Society Board of Governors of the University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) and UMSN have selected Helen Erickson, Ph.D., RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, as the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award winner.
Erickson will receive her award and give remarks at the UMSN annual homecoming reunion luncheon on October 5, 2018.
Erickson received her BSN in 1974 and her MS in 1976 from UMSN and later received a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology also from the University of Michigan. She served as a faculty member of the School of Nursing from 1976 to 1986 after practicing as staff... Read more
Finding hope for people with COPD through exercise
Jul 30, 2018Difficulty breathing, coughing, mucus and wheezing are the key symptoms that make daily activities difficult for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). In addition, people with COPD are at increased risk of developing heart disease, lung cancer and other conditions.
While there is no cure for the disease, University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN) researchers are finding ways to ease the strife that comes with COPD, especially when it’s coupled with sedentary behavior and chronic conditions that tend to increase as people age.
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