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Category: Umass Amherst

UMass Amherst Nursing Researcher Rachel Walker Named Lemelson Invention Ambassador

June 4, 2018

AMHERST, Mass. – Rachel Walker, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is the first nurse to…

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Nursing Students Help to Provide Meningitis Serogroup B Vaccine

February 26, 2018

In response to recent Meningitis cases on campus, nearly 20 student nurses volunteered to help University Health Services provide over…

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60 UMass Nurses Inducted Into Sigma Theta Tau International

On Thursday, December 7th, over 100 nurses were inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International, the Honor Society of Nursing, at the…

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  • Professional nursing discussions essential to ensure safe, effective and non-discriminatory care. June 19, 2022
    Leanne Patrick RMN  Gender Based Violence Nurse Specialist @LeanneHPatrick I begin this blog with a sense of trepidation. It’s been just under two years since I co-authored a paper on academic freedom in nursing (The Culture Wars, nursing, and academic freedom – Darbyshire – 2020 – Journal of Advanced Nursing – Wiley Online Library) in […]
  • The reality of research: Seeking ethical approval June 12, 2022
    By Dr. Lisa Whiting @LisaWhi35145237;  Prof. Celia Harding @CELIAHARDING1 and Dr. Julia Petty @petty_julia             We have all been taught about the need to obtain ethical approval before conducting research as it ensures that studies are undertaken with “due care and regard towards all those who are involved” (Heath et […]
  • The Solent Ripple Model: supporting our staff following incidents June 5, 2022
      This week’s Blog is written by Pauline Jeffrey (@PaulineJeffrey5), Head of Quality and Safety at Solent NHS Trust and Gina Winter-Bates (@Winterbate1Gina), Associate Nurse Director Quality and Safety at Solent NHS Trust and a @FNightingaleF scholar. Background to developing the RIPPLE model Being involved in an incident or event at work could lead to […]
  • Nurses caring for people in a social care setting May 29, 2022
    By Dr  Agnes Fanning  MA MSc BSc RN DN RNT, Queen’s Nurse, Queens Nursing Institute (QNI), and Dr Jane Wray, Senior Lecturer in Nursing (University of Hull), and Senior Clinical Nurse Advisor to the National Preceptorship Project Nurses working in social care settings have unique knowledge, skills and expertise1. They are delivering high quality, individualised […]
  • The importance of retaining professional identity within multidisciplinary advanced clinical practice May 22, 2022
    This week’s Blog is written by Emma Innes (@emmainnes3), Senior Lecturer in Advanced Clinical Practice and Matthew Harris (@mattdh86), Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology and Medicines Optimisation at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Midwifery and CPD at the University of Worcester (@UW_AdvPractice). Nurses continue to be the largest professional group embarking on the […]