I always wanted to be a nurse because I love to help people. Louise Three stars Smith Louise Three Stars Smith, known to most as Grandma Louise, celebrated her 100th birthday in August of 2023. She was a nurse with the Indian Health Service for 44 years and her career exemplified a life-long commitment to… The post Louise Three Stars Smith Turns 100, and Offers a Legacy of Healing for Native Nurses appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine ..read more

If you weren’t there, you should have seen it, and felt it. As we launched the Institute for Policy Solutions—surrounded by thought leaders and difference makers—at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC, it was a capital m “Moment.” Introducing the Institute for Policy Solutions at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and its inaugural leaders,… The post From the Dean: Here & Now appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine ..read more

Tutoring program to celebrate 5 years of helping DNP, MSN students believe  Before she could set about constructing the Learning Collaborative—a free writing and tutoring program originally known as the Academic Success Center at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing—Renée Mitchell-Matsuyama needed some building up herself. She credits Jennifer Dotzenrod, associate dean of enrollment management… The post ‘I Think I Can, I Think I Can …’ appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine ..read more

Top-flight Air Force Academy grads ready to soar in Master’s Entry program. Somewhere around 50 percent of Air Force Academy graduates become pilots, figures Francesca Moore, second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. Each year, three cadets are offered the chance to become top-tier nurses. Moore and classmates Xandria Roquid and Allyson Stauffer, also second… The post A Select Few appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine ..read more

The newly renovated Wald Center for Community Health and Research re-opened on May 1. The updated space now houses the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing’s Center for Community Programs, Innovation, and Scholarship (COMPASS) and includes study, conference, and training rooms, and spaces for clinical exams, research visits, assessment, phlebotomy, and more. Founded in 1994, the… The post Wald Center Returns to Lead Community Care appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine ..read more

Professor Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb, PhD, RN, FAAN, has earned the 2023 Faye Glenn Abdellah Leadership Award from the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research for sustained impact of research and policy leadership on public awareness of the pivotal role of nursing science. “Through our collective effort to advance nursing science, we will make… The post JHSON Highlights appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine ..read more

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Pledge: As I enter the nursing profession I pledge to: Use all the knowledge, skills, and understanding that I possess. Respect wellness as a human right, promote this with individuals, their families, and communities while honoring my own wellbeing. Practice with cultural humility, treat each person with respect, and listen… The post The White Coat Fall 2023 appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine ..read more

Fourteen from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) have been selected for fellowship in the American Academy of Nursing in recognition of their exceptional careers and impact to advance health. “Their work helping people live healthier lives has culminated in this career milestone as FAAN inductees and will open doors for their impact to… The post FAANs of 2023 appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine ..read more

Emily Hoppe uses childhood experiences—good and bad—to better prepare kids for school and, one day, parenthood themselves. Emily Hoppe doesn’t believe in waiting around to give parents and children the best shot at a healthy relationship, at home and in a world too eager to test it. A PhD student and researcher at the Johns… The post Family Circle appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine ..read more

When COVID blew life off course, Cristina Watkins decided to ride the breeze Cristina Watkins, a student in the DNP Executive/MPH dual degree program at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, sailed last year with her husband and four young daughters from Rhode Island to Baltimore and on to Grenada aboard the Lady Rebel. All… The post Sea Change appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine ..read more