en-us http://health.umn.edu/research/adolescent-health/ "Adolescence sets the trajectory for life," Bearinger recently told The Lancet. "Globally, we need to be doing more to ensure that young people are equipped to be on healthy pathways throughout adulthood." 16 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://ow.ly/aVG9k 2012-14 recipient of the Center for Spirituality and Healing's Sime Fellowship 15 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1023584 This workshop will focus on empowering consumers as partners in managing their health through the use of health information technologies (HIT). During this Pre-Summit workshop, participants will learn about factors changing the health care system to patient-centered care and how consumer use of HIT can help. Local success stories and lessons learned will be shared. Building on this information, you will identify actions to empower your consumers through engagement in use of HIT. 14 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://ecommunication.umn.edu/t/300773/5017325/103047/0/ Eardley's dream is to teach people how to take good care of their health—body, mind, and soul. She completed her master's degree in nursing in August 2011 and immediately began work toward her doctorate in public health nursing. She'll complete it this fall. 10 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/News2012/IntroducingtheHealthyCommunitiesInnovationCenter/index.htm New high tech learning facility at School of Nursing will support team-based, interprofessional learning, transforming nursing education for a changing health care environment 9 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2812%2960664-3/fulltext Dr. Linda H. Bearinger, Professor in the School of Nursing, Center for Adolescent Nursing is featured in The Lancet. In addition to recently being highlighted for contributing to a special Lancet Series on adolescent health, she is also featured in the Perspectives Section of the current Lancet issue, volume 379, issue 9826, page 1581. Recognizing her 40+ years of service to young people, Bearinger's career trajectory is described in the Lancet article, including her passion for teaching, her appointments with the Institute of Medicine and other global organizations, and her current position as President of International Association for Adolescent Health. 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/p480x480/562710_348648021855620_116651708388587_860398_924920362_n.jpg (Photo of Graduating Class) 30 Apr 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://www.lancet.com/series/adolescent-health-2012 Dr. Linda H. Bearinger, co-author of "Adolescence: A foundation for future health", one of four papers found in the special Lancet series on adolescent health, was present for the launch of this series at the 45th Session of the United Nations Commission on Population Development (April 23-27, New York, NY) 27 Apr 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://t.co/08RlEPhd New photo gallery on Facebook 26 Apr 2012 11:00:00 GMT Clinical Associate Professor Linda Herrick has been elected president-elect of the MNRS; her two-year term was kicked off at the research society's annual conference, held April 12-15, 2012 in Dearborn, Michigan. Herrick has been an active member of MNRS since 1995 with participation in conferences, research sections, task forces, and committees. Other School of Nursing faculty elected to positions include: Associate Professor Linda Chlan who was elected as secretary; Assistant Professor Kristine Talley who was elected as the chair of the Gerontological Nursing Section, and Assistant Professor Fang Yu who was elected as the chair of the Scholarship Committee. Assistant Professor Casey Hooke received the 2012 Outstanding Dissertation Award from the MNRS Pediatric Research Section and DNP student Mindy Yoder earned first place in the DNP Student Poster Competition. 25 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZx8MCdfY8Q Associate Professor Linda Lindeke explores this and more in National Center for Medical Home Implementation video. 25 Apr 2012 11:00:00 GMT Patricia Robertson is one of the School of Nursing's 100 Distinguished Alumni. She was recognized during our 2009 Centennial Celebration for her contributions to the development of the patient care delivery system known as Primary Nursing and for developing and coaching future nurse leaders. This experience established the foundation for her philosophy of leadership – recognizing potential, creating an environment for learning, and removing obstacles to achievement. Congratulations Pat! 20 Apr 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://t.co/WaRGwZKq (Photo Gallery) 19 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/innovation To showcase major systems change projects that move from academic exercises to sustainable contributions, the University of Minnesota School of Nursing introduces the DNP Innovation Institute. The Institute will feature the significant contributions of DNP-educated nurses on improving health care and clinical practice and illustrate how to make an idea sustainable by highlighting innovative evidence-based projects that solve real-world problems and improve patient care. Sign up Today! Deadline for Abstracts is May 4. 19 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.chip.umn.edu/clarion/casecomp/home.html 16 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.health.umn.edu/education/nursing/Research-Day-2012/ The University of Minnesota School of Nursing is hosting its annual Nursing Research Day on April 27, 2012 16 Apr 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ahcweb/health-talk/2012/04/focus-on-community-health-for-school-of-nursing-1.html Focus on Community Health for School of Nursing. The University of Minnesota's School of Nursing is hosting its annual Nursing Research Day on April 27, 2012. This year's theme is Transforming Health through Community Engaged Research and Practice, which closely aligns with the school's nationally-recognized Community Health program. 11 Apr 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/news/2012/04/03/ending-student-expulsions-minneapolis-public-schools-legal-rights-center-partner-res 4 Apr 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://www.mspmag.com/outstandingnurses If you have had a professional encounter with a nurse you consider to be outstanding, submit a nomination. This can be done by anyone - a consumer, a parent, a clinic, a peer, a doctor, a patient, a staff member. The nurse must be an RN but they could be employed as an educator, a school nurse, a clinic nurse, a hospital nurse, etc. The nominations will be reviewed by a blue-ribbon panel that includes the Executive Director of the American Nurses Credentialing Center, an Associate Professor from the School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota, and a nurse representative from the Mayo Clinic. Finalists in each category will be honored at an event in July and featured in the August issue of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. This is a wonderful opportunity to salute individuals in a profession that often goes unrecognized for its contributions. 26 Mar 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/BentsonFoundation/index.htm The new gift provides $3.65 million to construct a new skills-learning environment, replacing the 25-year-old facility currently used by bachelor's, master's and doctoral students. Renovating this space is a major step toward achieving the school's goals for reshaping nursing education to meet the dramatic changes in the interdisciplinary health care environment. 7 Mar 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://www.csh.umn.edu/Education_Programs/DalaiLamaFellows/currentfellow/index.htm The Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota has selected Aimee Prasek as the winner of a ten thousand dollar fellowship through Dalai Lama Fellows. A graduate student in Tibetan medicine and yoga at the University of Minnesota Prasek was chosen through a rigorous selection process after an open call for applications. 5 Mar 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.startribune.com/opinion/editorials/141237573.html 5 Mar 2012 14:00:00 GMT http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentaries/140643763.html Star Tribune Op-ed page features pilot program evaluated by School of Nursing Associate Professor Barb McMorris 1 Mar 2012 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AlumniSociety/AlumniSocietyAwardNomination/home.html Each year the School of Nursing Alumni Society honors deserving nursing students, alumni and faculty by bestowing distinguished awards for achievement and outstanding service. If you know of a deserving student or alum, please describe why that person deserves recognition and submit your nomination(s) by March 1, 2012. 16 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT https://www.publicinsightnetwork.org/form/minnesota-public-radio/436d6afb3736/whats-it-like-to-be-a-nurse Minnesota Public Radio is offering nurses a chance to help inform healthcare reporting. Click on the link to answer some simple questions about yourself and the work that you do. Your answers are confidential. A reporter may contact you for more information but you will not be quoted without your explicit permission. This is a great opportunity for you to share your first-hand experience and to help tell the Nursing story! 10 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT http://www.springer.com/medicine/internal/book/978-1-61779-578-7 Associate Professor Linda Chlan, PhD, RN, co-authored Integrative Therapies in Lung Health and Sleep. The book provides an overview of integrative therapies to assist clinicians caring for patients with acute or chronic lung diseases and sleep disorders - emphasizing the scientific bases for these therapies; and their implementation into clinical practice. 9 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/SchoolofNursingUpdate/index.htm Linda Olson-Keller was promoted from Clinical Associate Professor to Clinical Professor and Mary Chesney was promoted from Clinical Assistant Professor to Clinical Associate Professor! 23 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT http://www.kwwl.com/story/16510416/health-plus-eastern-iowa-moms-choose-midwives#.TxBn7JqfW_I.facebook Growing trend sees more nurse midwives helping women give birth 18 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/SchoolofNursingUpdate/index.htm 13 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT Welcome Diana Drake, Annette Schwendinger and Dan Lovinaria! 12 Jan 2012 http://govhealthit.com/news/cms-picks-innovation-advisors-steer-reform DNP graduate Beverly Christie has been selected from a pool of over 900 applicants for the 73-person innovation advisors group at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Congratulations Beverly! 9 Jan 2012 http://www.health.umn.edu/education/nursing/student-q-and-a/ Fall 2011 Nursing graduates Steven Mund and Casey Wangen discuss their experiences at the School, advice for other students and bold ambitions for the future. Now featured on the front page of the Academic Health Center Web site. 5 Jan 2012 http://www.ninr.nih.gov/GPP. The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Graduate Partnerships Program (GPP) is an unparalleled doctoral fellowship training opportunity that combines the academic environment of a university and the breadth and depth of research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Financial support and other benefits are provided for up to 5 years. Doctoral students interested in kick starting their research careers and becoming an NINR 2012 GPP fellow have two options: they may register for an Individual Partnership or apply for an Institutional Partnership. The application/registration period for both options of the NINR 2012 GPP will close on January 31, 2012, at 8 am 3 Jan 2012 http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/2011_12_15/lewis_nursing_dean Marsha L. Lewis, associate professor and associate dean for education in the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University in Atlanta, has been named dean of the UB School of Nursing. 15 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/melissaavery School of Nursing Professor Melissa Avery's work is currently featured on the University of Minnesota Web site home page. Melissa was recognized with a 2010-11 Distinguished Teaching Award for her many accomplishments including the creation of an online graduate program for midwifery. This program has opened doors for many students especially those from under-served communities. 7 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.mn2020.org/issues-that-matter/health-care/video-putting-the-care-in-healthcare If we're going to achieve better health care outcomes at lower costs, we must support nurses, attract well trained, caring people to the profession, and maximize their skills. In doing so, we can increase disease prevention, keeping people healthy and out of hospitals. 1 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/StrengtheningtheBond/index.htm Arts based program helps improve communication between Latino adolescents and their families 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/ExerciseMatters/index.htm Aerobic exercise improves quality of life for people with Alzheimer's disease 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/Education/index.htm School of Nursing PhD students discuss their passion for nursing research 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/JanetDutcher/index.htm DNP Program Transforms Ideas into Innovative Programs 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/HyeounAePark/index.htm Informatics Revolutionizes Korean Nursing Education and Health Care 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AdvancementNews/LearningisForever/index.htm Emily Carol Hennings Anderson establishes endowed scholarship for undergraduate students 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AdvancementNews/PlannedGivingMatters/index.htm School of Nursing alumna Susan Forstrom helps shape the future of health care 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/FromtheDean/index.htm As you read this testament to our school's collective engagement, I invite you to get engaged yourself. That is Involvement, Interaction, Influence, and Intimacy with the people, programs, and initiatives of the School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota. Our engagement extends beyond the Twin Cities' campus to the Rochester community, the state of Minnesota, across the United States, and throughout the world as we expand our partnerships to grow both our programs and expertise. 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/index.htm A Letter from the President 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/NursingAlumniSpringCelebrationReunion2011/index.htm Alumni, faculty, and students gathered for a lively reunion at McNamara Alumni Center on April 30, 2011. Minnesota Senator Kathy Sheran gave the keynote address, "Quality Health Care for All: A Call to Social Action,alumni awards were presented, and reunion classes honored. 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/ClassNotes/index.htm Gayle Hallin (MPH '77, BSN '70), Mary A. Rossi ( BSN '70, MSN '75, CNM), Sharon Pontious (PhD, MS '72, psychiatric nursing), Margo Karsten (PhD, MS, BSN '84), Robin Lally (PhD '06; MS '99; BSN '91), Judy Pechacek (DNP '09; RN) 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/InMemory/index.htm Mercedes D. Smith (certificate, public health nursing), Eileen F. Dzubay (BSN), Marguerite Florence Wagenbach (BSN), Lucy DeReid Enos (BSN; MA '54), Patricia M. Reedy (BSN), Phyllis Elaine (Lillegren) Johnson (BSN), Barbara Frances (Beatty), Katherine "Katy" Ness (BSN; MS '58), Alys A. DuCharme (BSN), Geraldine K. (Knott) Jackson (BSN), Ann Moorhous (BS, in nursing), Birdelle Roberts (MPH), Anita Gangloff Huff Gala (BS, public health), Zorada Hoge, Florence Anna Stroebel, Ruth Proft Dannehl (MA, nursing education), Donna K. Franck (BSN), MaryAnn Miller (BSN; MS, public health), Candy J. Nistler (MS), Benjamin Gidmark (BSN), Hazel Clarice (Carvelli), Irene E. (Bjerknes), Isabelle (Mason) Walker (BS, nursing education) 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AdvancementNews/index.htm A message from the director of development 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AdvancementNews/JointheDeansCircle/index.htm Launched in 2011, the Dean's Circle recognizes generous donors to the School of Nursing who make an annual gift of $1,000 or more. I am pleased to share that 58 people have already joined me by becoming members of the Dean's Council. Please consider joining us. 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AdvancementNews/ShareholdersReportJuly2010-June2011/index.htm We gratefully acknowledge the generous benefactors who stepped forward to support nursing education, research and practice from July 2010 through June 2011. These pivotal gifts support emerging needs at the School of Nursing and respond to the rapid growth and changes within the nursing profession. Thank you for helping to change the lives of our nursing students, faculty members, alumni, and the patients for whom our nursing community cares. 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/CenterforAdolescentNursing/index.htm Crossing Boundaries: Global Learning at Home and Abroad 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/CenterforChildandFamilyHealthPromotionResearch/index.htm Research with a community-engaged focus is one of the prominent hallmarks of the Center for Child and Family Health Promotion Research. Center faculty regularly engages with domestic, national, and international health care communities in their research. 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/CenterforChildrenwithSpecialHealthCareNeeds/index.htm Leadership through Community Engagement: Center faculty and students are committed to enhancing the quality of care for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSCHN) through advocacy, education, evidence-based practice, research and health care reform. Collaborations with key stakeholders and partnerships at the local, state, and national level are key to preparing future pediatric nursing leaders and achieving quality outcomes for CYSCHN. 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/CenterforGerontologicalNursing/index.htm Center Faculty Receive Research Awards. Talley Named 2011 BIRCWH Scholar. 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/KatharineJ.DensfordInternationalCenterforNursingLeadership/index.htm Accountable Care Organizations and Health Care Homes:Can Minnesota Make These Work? 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/MinnesotaCenterforHealthTrajectoryResearch/index.htm A Call for New Strategies to Develop Person-Centered Science 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/MinnesotaHartfordCenterofGeriatricNursingExcellence/index.htm Center Hosts Two National Nurse Leaders. 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.mn2020.org/issues-that-matter/health-care/impeding-nurse-shortage With the combination of a slowing economy and an aging population, the health care system will feel deep impacts of a nursing shortage. Fewer students are seeking advanced practice nursing degrees, and retiring instructors are not being replaced fast enough. 23 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://vimeo.com/30160360 On Thursday, November 24, 2011 (Thanksgiving Day), clips from a video titled "Sister's Camelot" produced by School of Nursing MN students Emily Rumsey, Lisa Clausen, Molly O'Meara, and Kendra Crowell will be shown on NBC's the "Today Show." The video was created as a public health class project for "social justice" that examined health inequalities. Sister's Camelot is a mobile organic food shelf that serves the Twin Cities. 23 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/News2011/UniversityofMinnesotaSchoolofNursingReceivesInauguralBSNAwardforInnovativeClinicalRotationinaNursingHome/index.htm The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has announced their BSN Awards for Innovative Clinical Rotation in a Nursing Home. The award honoring the University of Minnesota School of Nursing was presented to Dean Connie Delaney and Vice Dean Sandra Edwardson at the AACNs fall meeting on October 21, 2011. 7 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/NursesintheNews2011/WhatDoConsumersNeedTheDoctorNurseDebateRevisited/index.htm Mary Chesney, PhD, RN, CPNP, Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program at the University of Minnesota and Health Policy Chair for the National Association of Pediatric Nurses Practitioners (NAPNAP) wrote the following Op-Ed commentary in response to the NY Times article: When the Nurse Wants to Be Called -Doctor-. 26 Oct 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/News2011/DischAssumesAmericanAcademyofNursingPresidency/index.htm After two years as President-elect and board member of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN), Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN, was inducted as President of the organization's Board of Directors on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at its 38th Annual Conference and Meeting. 17 Oct 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/SchoolofNursingUpdate/SoNUpdateOctober122011/index.htm Dawn Bazarko, DNP, MPH, RN, was named the 2011 Leadership Nurse of the Year for the creation of the Center for Nursing Advancement which works to identify innovative ways to enhance the nursing profession. Sarah Gutknecht, DNP, RN, CNP was named the 2011 Distinguished Nurse of the Year for being a superb clinician, providing profound and comprehensive care to the children and families she serves, and being a wonderful advocate for nursing. Marla Mills, DNP, RN, CNP, was named the 2011 Neonatal Nurse of the Year for her commitment to children and families. 14 Oct 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/News2011/SchoolofNursingDeanConnieDelaneyReceivesHonoraryDoctoratefromtheUniversityofIceland/index.htm Connie Delaney (second from right) was awarded an honorary doctorate - Doctor Scientiae Curationis Honoris Causai - due to her outstanding scientific and research contributions in the field of informatics in nursing and because of her great contribution towards the development of post graduate studies in nursing at the University of Iceland. Delaney is a professor and the Dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota. She is also the director of the Biomedical Health Informatics Institute and associate director of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute – Biomedical Informatics as well as the acting director of the Institute for Health Informatics at the University of Minnesota. 12 Oct 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/Calendar/home.html#homecoming You are invited to join your fellow U of M nursing alumni, faculty and friends for Homecoming 2011. The Golden Gophers will be playing the Nebraska Huskers on Saturday, October 22 and the U of M Nursing Alumni Society will be hosting a FREE tailgating party at the McNamara Alumni Center beginning three hours prior to the game. Stop by for the food and festivities. We would love to have you join us for the fun. 11 Oct 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://bit.ly/nSVEGk October 9 - 11 Visibility and Voice in Public Health Nursing http://on.fb.me/pJ0Tzc Nursing MN students Margaret Dimon and Casey Wangen treat a -patient- in the AHC Simulation Center for President Eric W. Kalers Campus Crawl. http://www.ahc.umn.edu/education/nursing/chronic-disease-management/ The University of Minnesota School of Nursing has developed a veritable road map for incoming students looking to take the lead in this area with a new First Year Seminar: NURS 1910W: Chronic Illness in the U.S., From Cell to Society. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/News2011/UniversityofMinnesotaSchoolofNursingFacultyandAcademicCounselorsHostOne-DayWorkshopforIndividualsInterestedinNursingDoctoralDegrees/index.htm Doctoral Education: Why Me? Why Now?- workshop on August 25 will provide nurses with information and assistance in making decisions about and applying for doctoral education programs in nursing. http://www.homeplusstudy.org The Faculty Learning About Geriatrics (FLAG) Program, offered annually since 2008, is designed for faculty in schools of nursing (associate and higher degree nursing programs), doctoral nursing students, and advanced practice nurses who want to develop or increase their expertise in teaching geriatric nursing. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/Hartford/flag/home.html The Faculty Learning About Geriatrics (FLAG) Program, offered annually since 2008, is designed for faculty in schools of nursing (associate and higher degree nursing programs), doctoral nursing students, and advanced practice nurses who want to develop or increase their expertise in teaching geriatric nursing. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/Adolescent_Nursing/Continuing_Education/home.html Rising Above Risk Promoting Resilience in Changing Times July 25th–July 27th (July 28th graduate students only) http://www.jhartfound.org/pdf%20files/JAHF_2010_AR.pdf#page=38 Serving as president of MNRS is just one of Dr. Wymans many leadership roles. As Director of the University of Minnesota Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, she guides the Center in its mission to advance the care of older adults by preparing outstanding nursing faculty. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/News2011/UofMawarded51millionjoinsnationalconsortiumofClinicalandTranslationalScienceAwardrecipients/index.htm Funding aims to ensure community benefits from research discoveries more directly and quickly http://www.nursing.umn.edu/Hartford/news/home.html#Reinhard Susan Reinhard of the AARP Public Policy Institute to Present on The Future of Nursing Initiative: Leading Change, Advancing Health http://www.nursing.umn.edu/MNTiger/ Minnesota TIGER Nursing Collaborative: Health Information Technology, Health Policy and the Future of Nursing http://www.nursing.umn.edu/Hartford/news/home.html#Reinhard Susan Reinhard of the AARP Public Policy Institute to Present on The Future of Nursing Initiative: Leading Change, Advancing Health http://journals.lww.com/nursingresearchonline/Fulltext/2011/05001/Advancing_Nursing_Science_Through_Health.1.aspx Health Trajectory Research: New Studies of Patterns of Health Over Time http://www2.bizjournals.com/twincities/event/36201 The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal will recognize 25 Industry Leaders at it's annual Women in Business Awards. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/NursesintheNews2011/BarbMcMorrisPublishesLeadArticleinPrestigiousJournalofStudiesonAlcoholandDrugs/index.htm Adult-supervised drinking in young teens may lead to more alcohol use, consequences http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/News2011/ChristineMuellerNamedtoSchoolofNursingLongTermCareProfessorshipatUniversityofMinnesota/index.htm Professorship will enable more research relating to long-term care of the elderly and other vulnerable populations http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/News2011/AnnGarwickNamedCoraMeidlSiehlEndowedChairinNursingResearchattheUniversityofMinnesotasSchoolofNursing/index.htm Chair supports research promoting quality of care for children with special health care needs http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/News2011/MostCaregiversRelievedwhenRelativewithDementiagoestoaNursingHome/index.htm But caregiving spouses experience continued distress http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/SchoolofNursingUpdate/SoNUpdateMarch232011/index.htm Elizabeth Lando-King and Kelsey Scanlon have been selected to receive the 2011 President's Student Leadership and Service Award. This award recognizes the exceptional leadership and service to the campus and the surrounding community made by outstanding student leaders at the University of Minnesota. It is presented to approximately 0.5 percent of the student body. President Bruininks will present both with their award on May 2, 2011 at a banquet held to honor the award recipients. http://advocacy.umn.edu/ Conversations are under way at the state Capitol that will influence the future of our state and the University. Contact your elected officials today and ask them to keep the University at the forefront of those conversations and to limit cuts made to higher education. Join the Legislative Network! http://www.nursing.umn.edu/Assets/code/fox9.html SoN Professor Dr. Linda Bearinger was interviewed on Fox 9 about teen pregnancy and its association with significant medical risks for mothers and their babies, and the links to the social issues of poverty, poor education, child neglect, and violence. Dr. Bearinger also shared what her research has found to work in addressing teenage pregnancy rates. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/Resources/video/ulfbronas/index.htm A physiologist by training, Ulf Bronas found the School of Nursing to be a welcoming environment for interdisciplinary research. Working with a team of nurses, graduate and undergraduate students, Ulf is exploring how lifestyle interventions can help patients with Type II diabetes avoid cardiovascular disease. Ulf's study takes a two-pronged approach: exploring cardiovascular disease development and discovering how lifestyle interventions can prevent this. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/NursesIntheNews2010/IOM_AACN/index.htm Today, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) applauds the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for their visionary report on the Future of the Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, which includes among its recommendations removing regulatory barriers to nursing practice, raising the education level of the nursing workforce, enhancing nursing's leadership role in healthcare redesign, and strengthening data collection efforts. The IOM is calling for policymakers, educators, and leaders across the profession to take collective action to reform education, strengthen nursing roles, and amplify nursing's voice in transforming the healthcare system. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/densford/Events/CommunityForums/home.html With the recent passage of the Affordable Care Act, the country has the opportunity to move toward a health care system that improves the quality of care and access to it, while reducing the cost burden for many individuals and segments in society. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/ The Strategic Communications group is proud to introduce four new social media tools to help you better stay informed and keep in touch with your school. Stay up-to-date and connected with news, events and people that make our School so great. Look for these social media links on every page of our Website. http://www.minnesotaalumni.org The School of Nursing Alumni Society has been named the Outstanding Alumni Society of the Year by the University of Minnesota Alumni Association. Recognized for creative alumni engagement and vibrant programming, the society will be honored at a dinner and awards ceremony to be held on September 29, 2010 at the McNamara Alumni Center. Tickets are available for the event at $35 per person. Please RSVP by September 22. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/News2010/KathleenFagerlundReceivesProgramDirectorofYearawardfromtheAmericanAssociationofNurseAnesthetists/index.htm Fagerlund_KathleenKathleen Fagerlund, PhD, RN, CRNA, clinical associate professor and coordinator of the nurse anesthesia program, has received the Program Director of the Year award from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) for her contributions to the profession of nurse anesthesia. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/News2010/Dr.JayneFulkersonReceivesNIHGrant/index.htm Jayne Fulkerson, associate professor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, has received a $3.2 million research project grant (R01) from the National Institutes of Health for “Healthy Home Offerings via the Mealtime Environment (HOME) Plus.” http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/News2010/NiloufarHadidiNamedBAGNCClaireM.FaginFellow/index.htm School of Nursing Assistant Professor Niloufar Hadidi, PhD, CNS, APRN, BC, was selected as a 2010-2012 Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) John A. Hartford Foundation Claire M. Fagin Fellow. This postdoctoral fellowship focuses on the development of leaders in gerontological nursing. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/News2010/LindaLindekeReceivesStateAwardforExcellence/index.htm Nurse practitioners (NPs) and nurse practitioner advocates, will be honored with the prestigious State Awards for Excellence, by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). The award will be presented Wednesday, June 23 during the academy’s 25th national conference at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona June 23-27, 2010. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/News2010/MinnesotaHartfordCenterReceivesHRSAGranttoPrepareStudentstoCareforNursingHomeResidents/index.htm Innovative project partners school of nursing and nursing homes for exemplary clinical training http://www.nursing.umn.edu/AboutUs/News/News2010/DonnaBlissRecievesNIHGranttoStudyDisparitiesinNursingHomeCare/index.htm School of Nursing Professor Donna Z. Bliss, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, has received a research project grant (R01) from the National Institutes of Health for her project “Disparities in Incontinence and Perineal Skin Damage in Nursing Home Elders.” The total amount of the grant is $2.9 million, which includes indirect costs to the University.