The George Washington University School of Nursing on LinkedIn: Newborn Hep B Vax Refusal Rates Dropped During Pandemic, D.C. Study Finds (2024)

Attention RNs! 📣Ready to take the next step in your nursing career? Our RN-BSN program at GWU is still accepting applications for Fall 2024!If you've completed your ADN and passed the NCLEX, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Our 17-month, part-time program is entirely online, designed to fit your busy schedule while helping you maintain a work-life balance.Don't miss out! Email us atnursing@gwu.eduto learn more and start your application process today! 🩺#RNtoBSN #NursingEducation #GWU #Fall2024 #NurseLife #OnlineLearning #CareerAdvancement

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Amidst nationwide heat waves, POLITICO's published an article about stalled legislation that would address the danger to 35 million outdoor laborers who run the risk of heat-related illness and death.According to #GWNursing Assistant Professor, Jen Walsh, who was quoted in the article, “When someone’s body temperature rises that high, it causes brain issues, and they become combative and confused and irritable because the heat is affecting their central nervous system.”Ignoring symptoms can lead to heatstroke, which occurs when the core body temperature rises above 105 degrees and shuts down the central nervous system. It can turn deadly in just 10 to 15 minutes.Read the full article below ⬇️https://lnkd.in/ghCfrFdS

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The appropriateness of hospitalization for nursing home residents is still up for debate, with determining factors including timeliness, available treatment, healthcare staff, medication options in hospitals, and safety issues. Although the factors leading to hospitalization have been studied expansively, research on staffing is limited.#GWNursing Associate Professor, juh hyun shin, recently co-published a research article in Sage Journals and Call for Papers for her research on factors influencing hospitalization of nursing home residents in Korea using regularized negative binomial regression.Read her research article below! ⬇️https://lnkd.in/gYAqrndS

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The George Washington University recently launched the GDub Election Hub to find out how GW faculty are applying their expertise during Election 2024.One of the faculty experts that they interviewed is #GWNursing Clinical Assistant Professor, Betsy Choma, on the topic of firearm safety.Watch her interview and others below! ⬇️https://lnkd.in/gqkdbGMw

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#GWNursing MSN in Family Nurse Practitioner student, Katherine Guzman, was recently published in The Calendula Review -- a creative journal of narrative medicine.Katherine's poem, "Coronary", arose from reflecting on the beauty of the coronary circulation and experiences working with patients through the life-changing recovery process after an infarction, as well as reflecting on what it means to care for the body, how the physical body innately reminds us that we must take care of ourselves.Read her poem below! ⬇️https://lnkd.in/g5X-UFQF

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This past spring, nursing tract students and faculty from the Governor's Academy of Health Sciences participated in an annual simulation event at VSTC. #GWNursing SNA leaders, Tabitha Northrup and Gabby Livingston, volunteered their time, along with the GW Simulation Team and Assistant Professor/Governor's Academy Nursing Course Director, Dr. Jennifer Walsh, to facilitate the event.The academy has been designed through a collaborative effort between Alexandria City Public Schools and The George Washington University, where students will have the opportunity to start a career pathway that leads to an associate's and/or bachelor's degree and career-related industry certifications. Students who successfully complete an academy pathway and meet program requirements will be offered guaranteed admissions to the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.Learn more about the academy below! ⬇️https://lnkd.in/gxFdFbut

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Although the concept of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) has been around for more than two decades, teaching methods and standards of curricula for nursing education related to SDOH are relatively new concepts.#GWNursing faculty members, Sherrie Flynt Wallington, Karen Kesten, and Erin Athey recently co-published a research article in the Journal of Professional Nursing () on the awareness of social determinants of health and self-awareness in teaching clinicians.Read it below! ⬇️https://lnkd.in/gTa8VyNS

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This Wednesday we celebrate #Juneteenth — recognizing June 19, 1865, the day when Black people who remained enslaved in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom. And while it reminds us that we live in a free society, we still have a ways to go before it's an equitable one.We at #GWNursing recognize the importance of this milestone and understand that much work needs to be done in nursing education, research, and practice to eliminate the gap in health disparities.As we reflect on the significance of this day, we remain resolute in our commitment to improving health equity and patient outcomes, and building an antiracist profession for all nurses.

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