What If There ’s No Such Thing as “ Passing ” for Your Gender?
By: Bianca Palmisano (they/them) In the trans community, we talk a lot about “passing” as your gender identity: looking the part, blending in enough so that cisgender people don’t question who you are and the space you occupy. But what if there’s no such thing as passing for your gender? What if the conception of
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What ’ s It Feel Like to Be Pregnant After a Miscarriage?
By: Kelly Gleason, PhD, RN It is wonderful to become pregnant after a miscarriage, often called a “rainbow baby.” But my naivety from the first time—where I was in complete denial that anything could go wrong—is gone. My husband’s Jewish family taught me that in their culture, they do not say “mazal tov” (congratulations) until
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Acknowledging the Land on Which we Build
Indigenous Land Acknowledgment, by non-Native institutions, is new in the US and follows well-established protocols in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing has started to acknowledge Indigenous Territory in the annual State of the School address and key events in the school. Diversity, equity and inclusion have long been fundamental
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A Safe Space for Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens
By: Lee Kirby (he/him pronouns) I heard laughter before I even opened the doors. Entering, the first thing I saw was a burst of color. A person—pure magnificence—strutted by in their newest heels and packer. The entire spectrum of gender and then some was proudly on display at the Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference, the largest
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World Mental Health Day: 40 Seconds on Native American Suicide Prevention
Today is World Mental Health Day, created by the World Health Organization (WHO) to bring the international community together to focus this important public health issue. This year, the focus is suicide prevention: Working together to prevent suicide: A day for “40 seconds” of action. The campaign focuses on individuals and communities coming together to
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5 Grads are certified as psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners 13 months after beginning the program
At least five graduates have become certified as psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners—within just 13 months of beginning the Post-Master’s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Graduates of the Johns Hopkins program have a pass rate of 90.48 percent compared to a national average of 85.5 percent. The
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Nurses Become Certified as Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners in Just 13 months
At least five graduates have become certified as psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners—within just 13 months of beginning the Post-Master’s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Graduates of the Johns Hopkins program have a pass rate of 90.48 percent compared to a national average of 85.5 percent. The
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The Alumni Weekend 2019 Round-Up
Alumni Weekend is a wrap! This year, Hopkins nurses from North Dakota to Pennsylvania came together in Baltimore to enjoy an incredible assortment of special guests, to take advantage of learning opportunities, and just to bond over memories of Johns Hopkins. Here are a few highlights: Bond Street Social Cocktail Party For the first time,
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From Practitioner to Politics, with Rep. (and alumna!) Lauren Underwood
Watch Rep. Underwood’s fireside chat with Dean Patricia Davidson Meet Congresswoman Lauren Underwood—representative for Illinois’s 14th congressional district. She’s also a nurse. And a 2009 MSN/MPH alum. And the youngest black woman ever elected to congress. She and Dean Patricia Davidson sat for a fireside chat during Alumni Weekend. When asked what sets a Hopkins
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Nanoparticles Inside Samples of Mucus to Measure COPD Development
Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suffers not only from a lack of effective therapies, but also from an inability to track the disease’s progression. Spirometers that measure how much air patients can displace using their lungs are the “gold standard,” but that standard is pretty poor in helping to predict how COPD will develop.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have now used special nanoparticles to test the mucus of COPD patients, which may be an excellent biomarker for COPD progression.
The team originally developed special nanoparticles that slide through mucus wit...
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Countdown to Alumni Weekend
Three… two… one… Let the countdown to alumni weekend begin! Year 131 is closing in, #HopkinsNursing130 is wrapping up, and Johns Hopkins nurses from across the ages are about to emerge on the Baltimore scene to reconnect, enjoy tradition, and check out what’s new in nursing. Alumni Weekend Agenda Thursday: Hypertension/Cardiovascular Care Symposium (CNE hours)
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DNP Nurses Represent Hopkins on the Hill
Advanced practice registered nurses in the midst of their doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program emerge on the Johns Hopkins scene. It’s immersion time. Students in the DNP program, ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report, practice in different settings, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, to the biocontainment unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital,
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What Makes a Mentor?
Your mentors have mentors. And assistant professors Carmen Alvarez, PhD, RN, CRNP, CNM and Yvonne Commodore Mensah, PhD, MHS, RN, FAHA, FPCNA have a mentor in common, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Lisa Cooper. Lisa Cooper, MD, MPH holds joint appointments in the Johns Hopkins schools of nursing, public health and medicine. She has an extensive record
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Hispanic Nurses, There is Power in Numbers
Lupe Hernandez, MSN, FNP-BC is leading the way for the next generation. A DNP/MBA student—and president of NAHN Illinois Chapter!—she’s sharing her leadership journey. There’s power in numbers. Hispanic and LatinX people represent 18 percent of the U.S., but less than five percent of nurses. So with NAHN, her mission is mentorship… and Illinois is
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Nurses and Midwives “ Power the Path ” to Universal Health Coverage
Nurses and midwives make up nearly 80 percent of the health care workforce in developing countries. Yet too often they are not included in policy-making, and are not empowered at the full scope of practice. And unless we address the oversight, we can’t reach universal health coverage. Eighty percent. In developing nations, a nurse or
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