Initiatives will include curriculum development, community programming, research, teaching, and mentoring future health leaders

At The Ohio State University, students in pharmacy, nursing, respiratory therapy, dietetics, medicine and physical therapy are learning more than just their chosen profession; they are learning to work with other healthcare professionals.

US Healthiest is pleased to announce that Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, has been appointed to its Board of Directors.

A statement from University Chief Wellness Officer Bernadette M. Melnyk (melnyk.15@osu.edu):

Kimberly Arcoleo, PhD, MPH, director of the Center for Promoting Health in Infants, Children, Adolescents and Women (PHICAW) and associate professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing, has been appointed to the editorial board of the Journal of Asthma. She is the second member from a nursing college to serve on this national editorial board; her term begins December 2012.<

Margaret Graham, PhD, RN, FNP, PNP, associate dean for advanced practice and community partnerships and associate professor at The Ohio State University, has received the 2013 American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Ohio State Award for Excellence.

During their senior-level "transitions to practice" course this semester, an Ohio State College of Nursing student team collaborated on a challenge-based learning project by creating a video that highlights evidence-based practices in determining retention and satisfaction rates among newly employed nurses.

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing recently awarded the Sister Bernadette Armiger Award at the association’s fall semiannual meeting in Washington, DC, to Carole A. Anderson, PhD, RN, FAAN, former dean and professor emeritus at The Ohio State University College of Nursing for significantly advancing nursing education and practice. 

Nursing students from higher education institutions throughout Ohio will converge at The Ohio State University College of Nursing on Oct. 26-27, 2012, for the Ohio Nursing Students Association (ONSA) Annual Convention.

The Ohio State University College of Nursing announced today that the college has teamed up with Wellness & Prevention, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, to offer the Nurse Athlete/Health Athlete program, the first under the college’s Health Athlete initiative to promote healthy practices in nurses and healthcare professionals.