Social Media and Youth: Time Well Spent? Or Lost Time?

by Pat Ford-Roegner

Each generation’s youth strives to confound their adult counterparts, keeping them in the dark. Previous generations used pig Latin, locked diaries, handshakes, comic books, rap music, playing records backwards; you name it. What stands out today is the worldwide for-profit tech industry engaged in creating new communication platforms with regularity to confound older people and entice teens and young adults.

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New publication details critical roles of nurses to control hypertension and prevent cardiovascular deaths

Urgent “Call to Action for Nurses” by experts from eleven national organizations

Nursing leaders from 11 national and federal organizations – including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Heart Association, National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, American Medical Association, American Academy of Nursing and Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association – penned a new urgent call to action for nursing professionals nationwide to stem a rising tide of hypertension and cardiovascular deaths made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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College of Nursing’s online master’s in nursing program ranks #1 in the country

U.S. News & World Report also names online bachelor’s among nation’s very best

U.S. News & World Report released new rankings for online academic programs today that, for the first time, place The Ohio State University College of Nursing’s online master’s in nursing degree program at #1 in the country for 2022.

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Advancing Research for Older Adults: Leading Science to Improve Pain Management for People Living with Dementia and Their Caregivers

by Todd B. Monroe and Karen O. Moss

Advanced age is associated with both an increased risk of dementia and pain. The prevalence of cognitively impaired individuals suffering from painful conditions will likely increase in the coming decades. Because there is no successful cure for dementia, people living with dementia are at great risk of suffering from pain and discomfort, especially in the later stages of the disease and life when the ability to communicate and verbally report pain is lost.1

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New study spotlights toll of pandemic on front-line nurses

Journal of Clinical Nursing publishes study on mental and emotional toll of COVID-19

COLUMBUS – A team of nurse scientists, evidence-based practice professionals and an ethicist from The Ohio State University College of Nursing have published their findings from their multi-site study with first-hand accounts of the psychological and emotional toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on front-line nurses in the U.S.

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Beyond COVID: Why Climate Change is Our Greatest Public Health Threat … and Opportunity

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:

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Building Expertise in Virtual Global Learning: Creativity and Mentoring in Action

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.

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Ohio State nursing innovation for diabetic patients with COVID-19 wins international award

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.

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Name for new College of Nursing building approved by Board of Trustees

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.

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Two Air Force Veterans Pursue Research Interests in PhD Program

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. 

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