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The Ohio State University College of Nursing is honored to announce that Linda Chlan, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been selected by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) as its 2016 Distinguished Research Lecturer.

Associate professor – senior biostatistician

If you visit your doctor's office with a cough, you may be asked, "How long have you been feeling this way?" From there, a patient's unique presentation of symptoms guides the path to diagnosis and prescription.

Patients in intensive care units (ICUs) are often put on ventilators, sedated and/or immobilized for part of their stay. Unfortunately, all of these procedures can also put them at risk for delirium, which can be debilitating and have longterm negative effects.

Improving communication to improve patient care in intensive care units: New evidence-based online learning modules include communications strategies and tools for helping critically ill patients who cannot speak

A manuscript on cardiovascular remodeling by Loren Wold, PhD, FAHA, FAPS, director of biomedical research and associate professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing, was selected as one of the most important manuscripts published in 2012 by editors of the journal Circulation: Heart Failure.
 

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $25.4 million grant to The Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS), a collaboration between The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) created to accelerate basic science discoveries into life-saving medical advances.  

As part of the multidisciplinary research that will inform the FDA, Karen Ahijevych, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor, will serve as director of the developmental and pilot research core

The Ohio State University has received an $18.7 million federal grant to establish a research center devoted to the study of tobacco-use patterns, industry marketing practices and public perceptions that will help the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put science behind its new role in regulating tobacco.

Study Suggests Focus on Mental Health Key to Improving Physical Health

Adding a mental health component to school-based lifestyle programs for teens could be key to lowering obesity, improving grades, alleviating severe depression and reducing substance use, a new study suggests.

Study Points to Need for Interventions That Address Neighborhood Poverty

Living in a poor neighborhood as an adolescent is linked to an increased risk of getting the sexually transmitted infection (STI) chlamydia in young adulthood, according to new research.