School of nursing news
Bay’s Article on MTBI Published in Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal
Nov 04, 2011A study by Dr. Bay investigates the need for standardizing discharge teaching practices for patients with mild traumatic brain injury. An article written by Clinical Associate Professor Dr. Esther Bay entitled, “Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Midwest Survey of Discharge Teaching Practices of Emergency Department Nurses,” appeared in the April/June 2011 issue of Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal. The article details a study recently conducted by Bay investigating the practices of emergency department (ED) nurses when discharging patients who have suffered from Mild... Read more
U-M Nursing Graduate Named Dean of the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing
Oct 30, 2011U-M School of Nursing congratulates alumnus Dr. Greer Glazer on her appointment.
The University of Cincinnati College of Nursing has selected Dr. Greer Glazer, a U-M School of Nursing graduate, to serve as dean beginning in January 2012. Glazer received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from U-M in 1976. At this time, she serves as dean of the University of Massachusetts Boston College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Glazer’s research focuses on women’s health, including the institutionalization of domestic violence education and support programs in health care... Read more
Dr. Kane Low Receives Travel Grant for Netherlands Project
Oct 28, 2011Assistant Professor Lisa Kane Low has received a Weiser Faculty Grant from the U-M Center for European Studies-European Union Center to support travel expenses to The Netherlands in order to initiate a collaborative project with the Midwifery Science Academie Verloskunde in Maastricht, The Netherlands. Dr. Kane Low will partner with Dr. Raymond De Vries, who has a joint appointment at the University of Michigan and the University of Maastricht.
The project—“Models of Maternity Care: Comparative analysis of the Dutch and U.S.-based systems”—will focus on the development of an... Read moreAlumna Appointed Term Chair at University of Pennsylvania
Oct 24, 2011The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has announced the appointment of U-M School of Nursing alumna Dr. Anne M. Teitelman as the Patricia Bleznak Silverstein and Howard A. Silverstein Endowed Term Chair in Global Women’s Health. Appointment to a term chair represents a high honor at Penn and recognizes the outstanding productivity and performance of a faculty member.
In addition to serving as assistant professor of nursing at Penn, Teitelman also currently practices at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in the Helen O. Dickens Center for Women’s Health. Her... Read moreTwo Accomplished Nursing Leaders with School of Nursing Heritage Named as American Academy of Nursing Living Legends
Oct 19, 2011Dr. Suzanne Feetham and Dr. Ada Sue Hinshaw become distinguished Living Legends by the prestigious AAN organization for their life-long and extensive career contributions to nursing on a national scale.
During its annual conference and meeting on October 13, 2011, the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) gave five nursing leaders; two of whom have strong ties to the University of Michigan School of Nursing, its highest recognition: being named as an AAN Living Legend. Both Suzanne Feetham and Ada Sue Hinshaw were among a select group of only five recipients of this year's... Read more
U-M Nursing Alumnus Elected President of American Academy of Nursing
Oct 14, 2011Dr. Joanne Disch will begin serving as president of AAN in November 2011
The U-M School of Nursing congratulates doctoral graduate Dr. Joanne Disch on her election as president of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). The two-year term begins in November 2011. As president, Disch will lead the Board of Directors, the body governing the Academy and its 1,500 members, or Fellows. The aim of AAN is to serve the public and the nursing profession by advancing health policy and practice through the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of nursing knowledge.
Disch received... Read more
Dr. Antonia Villarruel Explores Potential Collaboration Opportunities in China
Oct 14, 2011U-M delegation to Beijing celebrates the one year anniversary of the Joint Institute for Translational and Clinical Research.
Last month, University of Michigan researchers and their partners from Peking University Health Science Center gathered in Beijing in a symposium of their Joint Institute for Translational and Clinical Research. The Institute, established one year ago, seeks to promote collaborative research in pulmonary, cardiovascular and liver diseases through exchanges of faculty, medical residents, fellows and other researchers.
From September 26 to 30, 2011, U... Read moreArslanian-Engoren’s Decision-Making Program of Research Featured in Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
Oct 11, 2011A review of the literature showcases Dr. Arslanian-Engoren's outstanding impact in the study of decision-making science and triage of patients with ACS.
Dr. Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren is changing the way nurses think.
For more than a decade, her research has addressed how emergency department nurses make triage decisions for women presenting with possible acute coronary syndromes (ACS). “It focuses on explicating how nurses think about the presentation of acute myocardial infarction (MI) in women and the mental template that has been used to assess, evaluate and ultimately... Read moreSN Graduate Student Named Minority Nurse Faculty Scholar
Oct 07, 2011The School of Nursing congratulates Ronald J. Piscotty, Jr., for this distinguished recognition.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has selected UM School of Nursing doctoral candidate Ronald J. Piscotty, Jr., as a Minority Nurse Faculty Scholar. Piscotty joins four other nursing graduate students from around the country in receiving this prestigious honor.
The AACN-administered scholarship program seeks to address the nation’s nursing faculty shortage and to enhance diversity among nurse educators by providing financial support, mentoring and leadership... Read moreDean Potempa Contributed to New York Times Article on DNP Nurses Using the Title "Doctor"
Oct 03, 2011As current president of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Dean Potempa weighs in on the issue of those earning doctoral degrees in nursing practice being called "doctor".
When the Nurse Wants to Be Called ‘Doctor’New York Times online at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/02/health/policy/02docs.html?emc=eta1)Note: A version of this article appeared in print on October 2, 2011, on page A1 of the New York edition with the headline: Calling More Nurses ‘Doctor', A Title Physicians Begrudge.
