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by Pat Ford-Roegner
In an unprecedented move, over 200 national and international medical journals (including The Lancet, The New England Journal of Medicine, and International Nursing Review) issued a joint statement in September 2021 regarding the impact of current climate changes on public health:
There is something exciting that happens when you combine faculty’s creative ideas and passion for learning and educating students with a team of committed mentors. Lots of really great ideas spring into action! It is always a pleasure to recognize faculty who are leading the way in creating innovative approaches to virtual global learning (VGL) and so I’d like to highlight three faculty who received our Office of Global Innovations Virtual Global Learning Awards.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when the nation went into lockdown, medical intensive care nurses and diabetes nurse practitioners partnered with a multi-disciplinary team at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center to develop a new way to care for COVID-19 patients with high blood sugar.
Jane E. Heminger Hall will serve as a gateway to Ohio State’s health sciences campus
The Ohio State University Board of Trustees today formally approved Jane E. Heminger Hall as the name of the new building under construction for Ohio State’s College of Nursing.
First, meet Senior Master Sergeant Emika Miller (on the left in the photo above), an Air Force veteran and current Reservist pursing a PhD in nursing and investigating hospice underutilization in African American communities.
by Dr. Penelope Gorsuch, Dr. Lynn Gallagher-Ford, Dr. Sheila Cox-Sullivan and Dr. Colleen Walsh-Irwin
According to the Center for First-Generation Student Success, November 8 represents the annual National First-Generation College Celebration "to honor the anniversary of the signing of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 ... Much like other hallmark legislation of that era, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, HEA was intended to help level a playing field that for too long had been weighed against Americans from minority and low-income backgrounds ...
American Association of Colleges of Nursing recognizes innovative approach to care
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) today honored The Ohio State University College of Nursing with its 2021 Innovations in Professional Nursing Education Award for the creation and execution of its Telehealth Wellness Hub and Wellness Partner Program. This award recognizes the outstanding work of AACN member schools to re-envision traditional models for nursing education and lead programmatic change.
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.