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.

Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN, associate vice president of health promotion, chief wellness officer and dean of the College of Nursing, will be inducted into her alma mater's Academy of Distinguished Alumni at West Virginia University on Feb. 21.

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

The Ohio State University College of Nursing has launched a special website dedicated to its 2014 Centennial observation. The site, nursing100.osu.edu, features a rich selection of content, including:

The College of Nursing has been accepted as a member of the National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE). The NHCGNE designation demonstrates the college’s commitment to the field of gerontology and to building the next generation of gerontological nurses. NHCGNE schools possess capacity in gerontological research, practice, education and leadership.

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 Interprofessional Education and Practice Consortium to Advance Million Hearts^® is growing and making an impact.

One faculty member and one student from The Ohio State University College of Nursing were among this year’s winners at the first annual March of Dimes Ohio Chapter Nurse of the Year Awards. The finalists were honored at a formal evening gala on Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel.

The Ohio State University College of Nursing and The Ohio State University Health System (OSUHS) were recognized with the inaugural 2013 Exemplary Academic-Practice Partnership Award during the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s (AACN) Fall Semiannual Meeting in Washington, DC.

Nursing dean, chief wellness officer is one of 70 new members of prestigious organization