This Month in Nursing eNotes: November 2004 (go to archives)
* WebMD
Message Board About Fibromyalgia Hosted by OHSU School of Nursing Assistant
Professor Kim Jones
* OHSU Nursing Associate Dean Earns Service Award For Rural
Outreach to Underserved, Students, Community
* Honoring Dedication
* AACN Adopts a New Vision for the Future of Nursing Education
and Practice
* Considering Continuing Your Education?
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WebMD Message Board About Fibromyalgia Hosted
by OHSU School of Nursing Assistant Professor Kim Jones
Fibromyalgia and chronic
fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome are difficult diseases to live with.
The WebMD message board dedicated to fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue
is hosted by Kim Jones, Ph.D., R.N., where she answers questions about
screening, early detection, risk factors, research and treatments. The
board also links to current literature and resources about the latest
news in fibromyalgia research and treatment. To visit the WebMD site,
go to:
http://boards.webmd.com/topic.asp?topic_id=92
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OHSU Nursing Associate Dean Earns Service Award
For Rural Outreach to Underserved, Students, Community
Jeanne Bowden, Ph.D.,
R.N., F.A.A.N., associate dean of OHSU School of Nursing, La Grande campus,
received the Oregon Health Forum Community Service Award on Oct. 27 at
a leadership dinner held at the Benson Hotel, Portland. Bowden was honored
for her outstanding work in improving health care access to underserved
Oregonians in rural communities such as Elgin and Union, and for expanding
the OHSU School of Nursing's baccalaureate and graduate programs at Eastern
Oregon University. To read more, go to:
http://www.ohsu.edu/news/2004/102604bowden.html
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Honoring Dedication
Dick Speight. He recognized
the potential in us. He encouraged us to wade through the tough times.
He inspired us to be better health care workers than we had imagined.
He left us suddenly in July before we had a chance to express our gratitude.
And now, we want to honor his contribution to his students, OHSU and healthcare
by endowing a scholarship in his name. You can learn how you can help
by visiting:
http://www.ohsu.edu/son/giving/enotes-speight.shtml
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AACN Adopts a New Vision for the Future of Nursing
Education and Practice
In a historic move
to help shape the future of nursing education and practice, the American
Association of Colleges of Nursing has adopted a new position, which recognizes
the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree as the highest level of preparation
for clinical practice. At its Fall Semiannual Meeting held October 25,
2004, AACN member institutions voted to move the current level of preparation
necessary for advanced nursing practice roles from the master's degree
to the doctorate level by the year 2015. To read the full AACN press release,
go to:
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/NewsReleases/DNPRelease.htm
To read more about the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, go to AACN’s
Web site at:
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/
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Considering Continuing Your Education?
Are you a junior nursing
student? Are you interested in a Ph.D.? Funding is available. For more
information go to:
http://www.ohsu.edu/son/academic/phd-hartfordphd.shtml
Are you a senior nursing
student or an OHSU alumna? Do you know about OHSU’s B.S. to Ph.D.
nursing program? If not, go to:
http://www.ohsu.edu/son/academic/bs-phd-index.shtml
Does your research
interest match up with an OHSU faculty member’s research expertise?
Are you looking for a faculty mentor to discuss educational options? To
read about current OHSU School of Nursing research expertise, go to:
http://www.ohsu.edu/son/academic/phd-researchfoci.shtml
Do you know about
OHSU School of Nursing T32 funding for Ph.D. trainees? Read about the
funding available to you by visiting:
http://www.ohsu.edu/son/academic/phd-t32info.shtml
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all these graduate program opportunities and more at
http://www.ohsu.edu/son/academic/prospective.shtml
or contact Laura Hottman at hottmanl@ohsu.edu
or call 503 418-0449.
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