In a JAMA-Pediatrics report released this week, Thelma Patrick, PhD, RN, associate professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing, co-authored a study on nurse staffing levels’ influence on death rates in very low birth weight infants.

At its annual conference on March 7-10, 2013, The Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) recognized Donna McCarthy, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate dean for research and Mildred E. Newton Professor of Nursing, as a 2013 Senior Scientist.

Mentored kids lose weight, move more than those taught by adults

Nate Snyder, Danny Penrod and Morgan Barker, all 12 years old, have participated in a kid-friendly cognitive behavior skills-building therapy program. Danny says deep-breathing exercises have helped him through some stressful moments on the school bus.

The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) announced that Bernadette Melnyk's edited book Intervention Research: Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Funding received first place in its AJN 2012 Book of the Year award for nursing research. Several College of Nursing faculty co-authored, including Usha Menon, Donna McCarthy, Kim Arcoleo and Laura Szalacha.  

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.<