Newswise — Johns Hopkins Nursing Summer 2006 explores the depth and diversity of nursing research conducted at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON). Features and articles examine new directions in the faculty's scholarly work, multi-disciplinary team approaches, and the mentoring of rising nurse researchers. http://www.son.jhmi.edu/jhnmagazine/
So-Long to "Silo" ScienceTomorrow's great advances in health care will spring from collaborative research according to two leading JHUSON nurse researchers. The school's Associate Dean for Research Jerilyn Allen, ScD, RN, and Center for Nursing Research Director Victoria Mock, DNSc, note that "the uniquely rich environment" facilitates collaboration which—with input from multiple disciplines—allows researchers "to address the unanswered questions." As they look to the future, Allen and Mock predict that "team" science will make possible advances previously unimagined. http://www.son.jhmi.edu/jhnmagazine/pages/fea_solongtosilo.htm
Closing the GapsHopkins nurses are committed to finding solutions to the alarming disparities in health care faced by millions of minorities and poor in the U.S. today. Through new and diverse research projects, nurse researchers are exploring how communities contribute to their members' health problems, how life-style changes can benefit ethnic populations, and how immigrants to the U.S. can overcome barriers to health care and the cultural stigma that surrounds many illnesses. Many of the nurse researchers employ the community-based participatory research technique that empowers and creates co-learning among the individuals and the researchers involved. http://www.son.jhmi.edu/jhnmagazine/pages/fea_closinggaps.htm Wounded Hearts, Broken LivesFamily violence is a wide-spread problem in the U.S., with deeply rooted societal causes and far-reaching impact on individual health. Through examinations of the prevalence of family violence and assessments of risks, biobehavioral responses, and intervention techniques, JHUSON researchers are leading identification and measurement efforts that eventually will prevent the abuse that damages so many lives. http://www.son.jhmi.edu/jhnmagazine/pages/fea_woundedhearts.htm
"Sharing the Air" As a teacher, coach, critic, and guide, a good mentor is crucial to the success of scientific enterprise. Hopkins nursing mentors and mentees take a look at what works in shaping a future leader in nursing research. http://www.son.jhmi.edu/jhnmagazine/pages/fea_sharingtheair.htm
Second Opinion: From Bench to Bedside In this forum for discussing the "hot button" issues, readers share their opinions as to how long it takes breakthroughs in nursing research to find their way to clinical applications. A majority of nurses say they incorporate published findings in their daily practice. A rapid rate of application will be further enhanced through a new evidence-based practice model recently developed by Hopkins Nursing. http://www.son.jhmi.edu/jhnmagazine/pages/secondopinion.htm In the poll for the next issue, editors ask readers, "Why did you choose nursing?" —an age-old question that for today's nurse leaders is too often a prelude to "Why not medicine?" http://www.son.jhmi.edu/sonpoll/default.asp?pg=1
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