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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.
First-ever BSN rankings by U.S. News & World Report released
U.S. News & World Report’s inaugural rankings of the nation’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree programs places The Ohio State University College of Nursing among the best in the country.
By Drs. Jacqueline Hoying and Inga Zadvinskis
by Alexa Conrad
The health of Black women is disparate, and the dismantling of inequity in health care lies in the understanding that racial health disparity more often than not lies in racism, not race. The manifestation of systemic racism ranges from subtle to stark, with the collective outcomes of it perforating nearly every aspect of Black women’s health.
August 4, 2021 (Washington, DC) — The American Academy of Nursing (Academy) announced today that it has selected 225 distinguished nurse leaders to be inducted into the 2021 Class of Fellows. The inductees will be recognized for their significant contributions to health and health care at the Academy’s annual Health Policy Conference, taking place on October 7-9, 2021.
The American Physiological Society (APS) recently inducted Loren Wold, PhD, FAHA, FAPS, from The Ohio State University Colleges of Nursing and Medicine as a Fellow of the APS. APS states that the rank of Fellow is reserved for distinguished leaders who have demonstrated excellence in science, made significant contributions to the physiological sciences and served the Society.
Experts at Ohio State create checklist to promote and protect student mental health
A new “return to campus” survey led by The Ohio State University’s Office of the Chief Wellness Officer finds rising rates of anxiety, depression, burnout and the use of unhealthy coping mechanisms among students navigating through a year affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, similar to other data on college students throughout the U.S.
Student/faculty partnerships to pursue projects that improve health equity and outcomes in diverse populations
Five interprofessional teams of students and faculty mentors will soon start their work as part of the inaugural cohort of The Ohio State University’s new Health Equity Scholars Program.