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Online Teaching Platform Connects a Class of 35,000 Around the Globe

May 21, 2013

Where would you find a discharge nurse in Australia, a physician in the UK, a chemical engineer in India, a clinic administrator in Vietnam and an accounting professor in Kuwait hard at work considering novel solutions to common problems like poly-pharmacy? There is really only one place: inside Duke University School of Nursing’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on “Healthcare Innovation and Entrepreneurship.” Developed and co-taught by Dr. Marilyn M. Lombardi of Duke University School of Nursing and Dr.

Chancellor Victor Dzau: Revolutionize the Practice of Nursing

May 12, 2013

The following address was delivered during Duke University School of Nursing's 2013 Hooding and Recognition Ceremony

It is my distinct honor and pleasure to participate in this momentous event with you today. I want to personally congratulate each of you for persevering, and excelling, in your studies and clinical training that have brought you to this point today.

Dean Catherine Gilliss: We Have the Choice to Be Curious

May 12, 2013

The following address was delivered during Duke University School of Nursing's 2013 Hooding and Recognition Ceremony

Dean Catherine Gilliss delivers remarks at the May 2013 Hooding and Recognition Ceremony. Good afternoon. Welcome to the Duke University School of Nursing’s 2013 Hooding and Recognition Ceremony and Happy Mother’s Day.

Tiffany Kelley: Apply Your Nursing Knowledge, Skills Into the Day-to-Day Pursuit of Excellence

May 12, 2013

The following address was delivered during Duke University School of Nursing's 2013 Hooding and Recognition Ceremony

ANA President Karen Daley: Little Moments Can Grow Into Great Opportunities

May 12, 2013

The following address was delivered during Duke University School of Nursing's 2013 Hooding and Recognition Ceremony

Dean Gilliss, Faculty, Graduates, Family Members and Invited Guests: I am honored to join you and to offer my congratulations on this important day.

Commencement is both a beginning and an end in life's many passages.

Duke University School of Nursing Celebrates Excellence, Achievement

May 10, 2013

The Nightingales, the School’s first a cappella group, performed “America the Beautiful” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone” as part of the awards ceremony on May 9.

Duke University School of Nursing celebrated another year of excellence and achievement last week.

"But You’re Too Smart To Be A Nurse"

May 03, 2013

By Dean Catherine Gilliss, Helene Fuld Health Trust Professor of Nursing, and Vice Chancellor for Nursing Affairs

In honor of National Nurses Week, I reflect on how the profession of nursing has changed from when I first graduated with a BSN degree in the early 70s. Today, we see nurses delivering patient care in a variety of settings, serving communities around the world, engaged in patient-focused research, and managing large health care systems and government organizations.

Duke University School of Nursing Appoints Two Preeminent Researchers to Endowed Professorships

May 03, 2013

Dr. Elizabeth Merwin and Dr. Marilyn Hockenberry have been named to endowed professorships at Duke University School of Nursing due to their careers dedicated to research, scholarship, and patient care.

Bettger, Titch Named DUSON Teaching Fellows for 2013-2014

May 02, 2013

Drs. Janet Prvu Bettger and Frank Titch have been selected as DUSON Teaching Fellows for 2013-2014. The Teaching Fellowship program at DUSON recognizes the importance of teaching, advances the pedagogical expertise of faculty, and provides opportunities for select faculty to continually develop that expertise in ways that will have a significant impact on the practice and science of nursing education.

Roots of Gerontological Research Run Deep

May 01, 2013

Gerontology has been an area of particular focus and strength within the School of Nursing since the 1960’s, when faculty member Dr. Virginia Stone established the nation’s first gerontological master degree program for nurses interested in caring for older adults.