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HEED Award recognizes outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion

For the sixth year in a row, The Ohio State University College of Nursing has received the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

Nurses have been rated the most honest and ethical professionals in America for 19 consecutive years, according to the Gallup Poll, and for good reason: We provide essential care and services in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, public health departments, schools and other settings in the best and worst of times.

Note from Pat Ford-Roegner, former CEO of the American Academy of Nursing:

College of Nursing-led study published in Nursing Administration Quarterly

A new study from The Ohio State University College of Nursing quantifies how the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with variable workplace wellness cultures and long shifts caring for patients, has severely impacted nurses working on the front lines.

The study was published online ahead-of-print in Nursing Administration Quarterly.

$3 million grant focused on parents of children born very premature

The National Institutes of Health/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH/NICHD) has awarded a prestigious R01 grant of over $3 million to a team of researchers focused on parents of children born very premature.