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Lighting the Way So Others Will Follow: What 13 Years of Deanship Has Taught Me about Leadership, Service, and the Spirit of Nursing

March 5, 2021

Susan GennaroDean, Connell School of Nursing Tuesday, March 30, 20214:30 p.m.Presentation online via Zoom Dean Gennaro will discuss what makes a…

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Nursing Association Names UMass Boston Alumna Its 2019 Distinguished Research Lecturer

November 6, 2018

Office of Communications | November 06, 2018 Patricia A. Hickey earned a PhD in health policy from UMass Boston’s College of…

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Question 1 Prompts Comprehensive Analysis of Nurse Staffing Research

October 31, 2018

In an effort to provide clarity to the public confusion on the impact of nurse-to-patient staffing ratios as voters prepare…

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Nurse Staffing Ratios: A Comprehensive Research Analysis in Relation to Question 1

There are no published peer-reviewed studies that support the imposition of specific nurse-to-patient ratios. While some of the extensive studies…

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  • Giving the jab! Giving hope! April 11, 2021
    Roberta Heale @robertaheale I’m a nurse practitioner and still practice, but my primary role is as a professor at my local university. I teach NP and MScN students online, so when COVID hit, it didn’t have a huge impact on my professional life.  However, like everyone else, I spent a great deal time for over […]
  • The forgotten families – Impact of a child’s autism on families and carers mental health during the pandemic. April 4, 2021
    As we reach the end of Autism Awareness Week, Nicky Thomas, a PhD student exploring parental and carer wellbeing for families who care for children with intellectual disabilities at University of Warwick (Warwick Medical School), writes this blog to raise awareness of the challenges of families we may care for where a child has autism. […]
  • Aging Nursing Workforce and Retention March 28, 2021
    This week’s Blog is written by Pauline Milne (@NHSPauline) and discusses the need to focus on retaining older nurses. In addressing nursing workforce shortages, there is a tendency for organisations to focus more attention on the recruitment of new nurses rather than supporting the retention of older, more experienced nurses. As at 30th September 2020, […]
  • Mental health and wellbeing in critical care nursing March 21, 2021
    Nicki Credland, Chair of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses; @credland_nicki           Critical care is an extremely stressful working environment. The specialty is often misunderstood, with a lack of appreciation for the complexity of critical care nursing.  We know that it is a highly technical and constantly evolving environment and […]
  • Be proud of your mouth: Taking care of your oral health can help you live a happier and healthier life March 14, 2021
    Victoria Hewson (MSc, BSc (Hons), SFHEA, RDN) @HewsonVictoria, is Head of the Nursing Department and Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, UK The 20th March 2021 marks World Oral Health Day1, a key opportunity for health and care professionals to promote positive oral health messages and encourage the public to […]