Newswise — The East Baltimore communities that surround the campus of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) offer students and professionals alike real-world opportunities to make a difference. The Summer 2013 issue of Johns Hopkins Nursing looks at how, through a number of innovative partnerships, the School of Nursing is working to improve the health of the neighborhood while doing its own students plenty of good at the same time. Also read why, when it comes to Baltimore, more and more Hopkins Nursing students say you shouldn't always believe what you see on TV. The package features three brilliant full-color illustrations by Aaron Meshon.
Meanwhile, Hopkins Nursing continues a fond farewell to legendary Dean Martha N. Hill and says g'day to a new dean, Patricia M. Davidson,an Australian who starts September 1. Watch for a full introduction to Davidson, an international expert in cardiac care, in the Fall/Winter issue.
More issue highlights:
In the News--Associate Professor Sarah L. Szanton spreads the word about a program working to keep aging adults in their own homes longer and more safely while cutting health care costs.
It's Raining Men--This summer, JHUSON welcomed a cohort with the highest percentage of males in the school's history: 13 percent.
Going the Distance--They’re Peace Corps volunteers and prospective students; nurses, patients, or patients’ families; even a sea captain. They live all over the world, but they’re working toward a common goal: improving care for the sick. JHUSON Professional Programs offers them the cutting-edge tools--through MOOCs and a variety of online learning venues--to do just that.
An Unforgettable Gift--Orphaned at 13, Harriett Lane Johnston was taken in by her bachelor uncle, James Buchanan. She stood in as first lady from 1857 to 1861 during Buchanan’s term as U.S. president, charming most of Washington, D.C. At her death in 1903, Johnston left much of her estate to establish a home for sick children that would become the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. And each year at her birthday, Hopkins Nurses make a thank-you visit to her Baltimore gravesite.
Call them RNegades--Emergency Department nurses know full well what motorcycle crash injuries look like. But for them, riding is therapeutic, not crazy.
To read more, or to see past issues of Johns Hopkins Nursing, visit http://magazine.nursing.jhu.edu.
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