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Knowledge Gap at the Heart of VAD Care
Whether as a bridge to a transplant or a permanent course of care, ventricular assist devices (VADs) present an essential but challenging tool for nurses, who must learn VAD operation and maintenance while also helping heart failure patients transfer from hospital to home care. Critical- and progressive-care nurses’ comfort and experience with VADs varies widely, The post Knowledge Gap at the Heart of VAD Care appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine. (Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University)
Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - July 16, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Editor Tags: Cardiovascular and Chronic Conditions New CVD Diabetes heart heart disease home care Hypertension LVAD obesity research transplant ventricular assist device Source Type: blogs

Nurses and Nukes
There are constant reminders that modern humans have a tiger by the tail, that for all of the good nuclear technology has done to cut down on fossil-fuel use and even treat cancer, it is almost unthinkably dangerous in careless or, perhaps, murderous hands, in times of peace and geopolitical unease. Nurses will of course The post Nurses and Nukes appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine. (Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University)
Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - July 16, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Editor Tags: Cells to Society Chernobyl Disaster drills Education Fukushima meltdown nuclear fallout preparedness radiation research Three Mile Island Source Type: blogs

Heart Disease ’s Global Fingerprints
The answer is out there, somewhere—perhaps in Ghana, where researcher Yvonne Commodore-Mensah seeks a different, translatable care model By Steve St. Angelo Yvonne Commodore-Mensah had been working on several puzzles simultaneously. The first was the intimidating pile of forms on her office table to be completed before the fiscal year’s end. (The life of a The post Heart Disease’s Global Fingerprints appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine. (Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University)
Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - July 16, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Editor Tags: New Africa American Heart Association Cardiovascular disparities faculty Ghana global Grant health care heart disease immigration Medtronic Labs mobile health Public health research Source Type: blogs

Summer Research 2019
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Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - July 10, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Editor Tags: Cells to Society New acupressure Aging cancer Cardiovascular CLABSI climate change Disaster Education Geriatrics gerontology global infection Journal oncology pain palliative policy healthcare prevention Psychiatric Source Type: blogs

What Nurses Need to Know: How to Take a Sex Positive Health History with LGBTQ+ Patients
By: Christopher Payton Stuckey All too often, a health care provider’s heterosexual bias (explicitly stated or communicated through tone and nonverbal body language) causes LGBTQ+ persons to feel shame during a sexual health history assessment. Culture—including LGBTQ+ culture—is a social determinant of health. A provider who is culturally insensitive—who is unaware or uncaring in their The post What Nurses Need to Know: How to Take a Sex Positive Health History with LGBTQ+ Patients appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine. (Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University)
Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - June 28, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Editor Tags: On the Pulse What Nurses Need to Know LGBT LGBTQ safe sex sexual health Source Type: blogs

Topping Out
The beams went up. This staircase is gone. The walls went up inside. We’re topping out. Did you sign the ceremonial white steel beam that will top our new building? This tradition signifies good wishes for the health and prosperity of construction workers and future occupants. Flashback! Our virtual groundbreaking was 1 year ago! Here’s The post Topping Out appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine. (Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University)
Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - June 20, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Editor Tags: On the Pulse building Source Type: blogs

We ’re All Ears for Dialogues in Health Equity
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing community comes from different ethnicities and different genders. We all have different abilities, different areas of expertise, and did all sorts of things before finding health care. As such, no two people have had exactly the same experience with the health care system. Turns out, sharing our stories is The post We’re All Ears for Dialogues in Health Equity appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine. (Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University)
Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - June 19, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Editor Tags: Health Equity Blog social justice Social Media Source Type: blogs

New Systems, Better Care
Nurses and engineers have more in common than you think. For one thing, we believe in problem solving and teamwork. The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing just announced a new interdisciplinary fellowship opportunity in conjunction with the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare, a division of the Johns Hopkins Whiting School for Engineering. Current Johns The post New Systems, Better Care appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine. (Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University)
Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - June 18, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Editor Tags: New On the Pulse Engineering fellowship Source Type: blogs

The Nurse Dads Are Here
From left to right, meet PhD student Andrew Corley, MSN (Entry Into Nursing) student, Derin Colvin, and assistant professor Michael Sanchez, DNP, ARNP, NP-C, FNP-BC, AAHIVS. They’re nurses and dads—Michael and Andrew are brand-new first-timers. Read along to discover how each man found a nursing career in his own time, and his unique experience at The post The Nurse Dads Are Here appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine. (Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University)
Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - June 14, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Editor Tags: New On the Pulse father's day men in nursing Source Type: blogs

Show Us Your Blue!
To put it short and sweet, more men in nursing = better men’s health. That’s what Dr. Kenneth Dion, Assistant Dean for Business Innovation and Strategic Relationships, had to say. The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing kicked off men’s health week 2019 on social media with a flurry of encouraging words to the men in The post Show Us Your Blue! appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine. (Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University)
Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - June 14, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Editor Tags: New On the Pulse men in nursing men's health Source Type: blogs

The Politics of Nursing: Aging
Why do poor people age faster? That’s the central research question for Assistant Professor Laura Samuel, PhD, CRNP. She shared her research at Hopkins on the Hill on June 12, 2019. Here are the facts: There is a 10- to 15-year disparity in life expectancy between people whose income is in the top one percent The post The Politics of Nursing: Aging appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine. (Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University)
Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - June 14, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Editor Tags: On the Pulse Hopkins Nursing 130 Hopkins on the Hill Politics of Nursing Source Type: blogs

Where did your nursing career begin?
Where’s it going? Between the certification registrations and professionalization of nursing education … the letters can be a bit of a mouthful. See what I mean? Yet nursing’s endlessly tiered ladder makes it an accessible career path. Future nurses can step into the field with minimal educational investment, take The post Where did your nursing career begin? appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine. (Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University)
Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - June 13, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Editor Tags: On the Pulse CNA Higher education LPN nursing degrees RN Source Type: blogs

What ’s Your “Why” for Nursing?
By: Matthew Padgett, MSN (Entry Into Nursing) 2020 It’s a great time to be a nurse. There is a lot of potential for career growth, we have many opportunities to collaborate with the rest of the medical community, and it’s an important space to advocate for social justice—we must achieve respectful care for everyone. But The post What’s Your “Why” for Nursing? appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine. (Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University)
Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - June 7, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Editor Tags: On the Pulse MSN (Entry Into Nursing) open house Source Type: blogs

We Need to Talk about Wound Care in Transgender Women Healing From a Vaginoplasty
By: Matt Hopper A lot of transgender women who undergo a vaginoplasty report being frustrated with the health care system and lack of competent practitioners who can provide quality care for gender-affirming procedures (medical procedures that affirm a transgender person’s gender identity). These procedures, such as hormone therapy, “top” surgery (i.e. mastectomy, breast implants, etc.), The post We Need to Talk about Wound Care in Transgender Women Healing From a Vaginoplasty appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine. (Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University)
Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - May 31, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Editor Tags: Health Equity On the Pulse LGBT postoperative transgender Source Type: blogs

Don ’t Fall for the Red Herring: Nurse Detectives Discover Mental Illness in Older Adults
By: Brittany Drazich, MSN, RN, and Janiece Taylor, PhD, RN, FAAN Murder mysteries are so dependable. By the end of a story, Sherlock Holmes or Miss Marple or Father Brown or whoever identifies the culprit. There’s a structure to it, authors often use a literary tool called a “red herring,” which is basically a misleading The post Don’t Fall for the Red Herring: Nurse Detectives Discover Mental Illness in Older Adults appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine. (Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University)
Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - May 28, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Editor Tags: Aging On the Pulse Mental Health Older Adults Source Type: blogs