School of nursing news
Preparing Nursing's Leaders and Best
Nov 23, 2021The University of Michigan School of Nursing’s graduate degrees prepare today’s nurses for impactful careers in advanced clinical practice, groundbreaking research and data-driven executive leadership. Our Master’s of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice degree programs are consistently ranked among the best in the United States, guided by expert faculty, supported by a vast network of clinical and global partners and backed by the excellence of the nation’s top public university.
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U-M School of Nursing Introduces a New Prescription Drug Safety Toolkit for Providers and the General Public
Nov 17, 2021The University of Michigan School of Nursing announces the introduction of the ABCs Prescription Drug Safety Toolkit, a “must have” resource for educating patients, and the general public, about the proper use, risks, and disposal of prescription medications, especially those that can become addictive, like painkillers and tranquilizers. With drug overdose deaths rising by nearly 30% in the U.S. (according to the CDC), reaching an all-time high of 93,000 deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period in 2020, the need for easy-to-explain and easy-to-understand communication tools that educate... Read more
Virtual Education for Veterans Health
Nov 09, 2021Supported by a $72,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Clinical Professor Michelle Aebersold, Ph.D., RN, CHSE, FAAN, Clinical Assistant Professor Deb Lee, Ph.D., FNP, ACNP-BC and retired Brigadier General Carol Ann Fausone (BSN ’75) are using immersive technology to enhance nursing education and improve health care for military veterans.
The University of Michigan is only one of two institutions in the state to receive the Community Nursing Clinical Education Partnership Grant, which focuses on the use of 360-degree video to address health inequities... Read more
Alum's Endowed Scholarship Helps Michigan Nurses Effect Change
Nov 09, 2021Since 2005, the Denise Shough Jacob Endowed Scholarship has provided financial support for first-generation students from Detroit, opening new doors for a diverse group of Michigan Nurses and empowering a push for more equitable health care in underserved communities.
The full-ride scholarship was established by alumna Denise Jacob (BSN ’77, Ph.D. ’97) and her husband, Jamie, to make a world-class nursing education more accessible for students who graduated from Detroit Public Schools. “Nursing is such a great career path, and I believe the U-M School of Nursing provides a stellar... Read more
Q&A with Dean Hurn
Nov 09, 2021Julia Cooney (JC): Since you became dean of the U-M School of Nursing, you have made innovation one of the primary focuses for the School. What outlets are there for students and faculty to develop more as innovators?
Dean Patricia Hurn (PH): I want innovation to become part of nursing’s identity, but that’s not something that you just snap your fingers and it happens. The first step in making that happen is creating an environment at the U-M School of Nursing where everyone can see that innovation is valued. At a student level, we’ve created extracurricular activities like our Student... Read more
U-M researcher awarded $1.85 million grant from National Institute on Drug Abuse
Nov 09, 2021U-M School of Nursing Associate Professor Terri Voepel-Lewis, Ph.D. RN was awarded a $1.85 million grant by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to support a research project aimed at explaining how complex symptoms and other influences (family and environment) contribute to risky self-treatment behaviors. The study titled, “The symptom associated pathway to substance use and misuse during adolescence”, will also evaluate the potential impact of interventions meant to protect against risky behavior.
FDA awards $1.487 million grant to U-M School of Nursing professor studying stimulant use disorder trajectories
Nov 09, 2021U-M School of Nursing Professor and Director, Center for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health (DASH) Sean Esteban McCabe, Ph.D., was awarded a $1,487,081 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. McCabe’s project titled, “A Mosaic Approach for Understanding Stimulant Use, Misuse and Use Disorder Trajectories”, will examine individuals who are prescribed stimulants for ADHD nationally to determine who is at greatest risk for transitioning to later illicit stimulant misuse (e.g., cocaine, methamphetamine), other drug misuse, and stimulant/other drug use disorders.... Read more
How to Save a Life
Nov 09, 2021During a meeting of the U-M Student Nurses Association her first semester on campus, Zick joined the bone marrow donor registry through Be The Match, the National Marrow Donor Program. “It can't hurt to sign up,” Zick thought. “They sent a cheek swab to my dorm, I sent it back and then didn’t think much about it.”
Finding a match is essential for thousands of blood cancer patients, but in many cases it’s unlikely. Only one in every 430 prospective donors on the registry has a chance of matching with someone in need. “Every three minutes, someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer in... Read more
Making a Difference for Small-Town Care
Nov 09, 2021“Just because you’re from a small town doesn’t mean you deserve less.” That mindset has motivated alumna Ashley Tupper (MSN ’14) throughout her nursing career, leading her to the U-M School of Nursing and her very own family practice in Newcastle, Wyoming.
Tupper grew up in the small farming community of Shepherd, Michigan. Her parents were health care professionals and helped Tupper acknowledge her ambitions at an early age. Throughout high school, she took night classes at Mid Michigan College in order to enter the nursing program as soon as she graduated.
“I didn’t have... Read more
Nursing center eyes reusing simulated learning materials
Nov 04, 2021As various units work to advance the University of Michigan’s commitment to carbon neutrality, the School of Nursing’s Clinical Learning Center (CLC) is leading a new approach to waste reduction that it hopes may expand within and beyond the nursing field.
Proponents see the effort as environmentally sustainable, financially responsible, and scalable for adaptation elsewhere.
At the center, students hone their skills in a simulated environment, designed to replicate real health care scenarios. And because it is a simulated space, as opposed to one for critical care,... Read more
