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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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  • Personal reflections on inner resilience: When the chips are down September 19, 2021
    This week’s blog is written by Lynn Craig (Twitter: @phd_scphn; LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dr-lynn-craig-412b76147). Lynn is a nurse, currently working in a North East Clinical Commissioning Group as the Strategic Clinical Commissioning Lead. Her portfolio includes Ageing Well,  Enhanced Health in Care Homes, Falls, Frailty and End of Life (Palliative Care). Lynn is proud to be a […]
  • Remembering those who have been affected by suicide on World Suicide Prevention Day 2021 September 12, 2021
    By Dr. Jo Bell, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull World Suicide Prevention Day WSPD2021 – IASP promotes worldwide commitment and action to raise awareness of suicide and suicide prevention. It urges us to remember all those who have died by suicide, and reflect upon what it means, and how it affects […]
  • Reckoning with sexual harassment in nursing September 5, 2021
    This week’s Blog is written by Leanne Patrick (@LeanneHPatrick) a specialist nurse in domestic abuse and sexual violence. Following “serious allegations of sexual harassment”, The Royal College of Nursing has taken the decision to move its annual congress event online. Although the announcement has come as quite a shock to many members and potentially divided […]
  • It’s time to recognise the rebirth of telephone nursing August 29, 2021
    This week’s Blog is written by Ellen Edwards (@EllenCEdwards). Ellen is a Lead Clinical Educator/Trainer for the NHS 111 Wales Programme and one of this year’s Florence Nightingale Foundation (@FNightingaleF) Digital Leadership Scholars. The Covid19 pandemic has shed light on alternative ways of working none more so than in Telephone Nursing and Remote Clinical Decision […]
  • Student Life: One Nursing Student’s Perspective August 22, 2021
    Katie O’Sullivan @KatieOS25760094 4th Year Nursing Student, Bachelor of Children’s and General Nursing, Dublin City University What is your main role? My main role as a student nurse is to learn both the theoretical and clinical aspects of nursing.  Theoretical input helps prepare us for clinical placements, which will vary widely throughout the 4 years, […]