The potential for clinical partnerships and meaningful research to expand nursing’s impact on patient care will take center stage as the focus of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing’s 7th Annual Research Day and 22nd Annual Bonnie Bullough Lecture.
Carla Jungquist, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, has been selected for the 2019 Mary Hanna Memorial Journalism Award for her co-authored article, “Preventing Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression in the Hospitalized Patient with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.”
African refugee women experience healthier pregnancies than women born in the United States, despite receiving less prenatal care, found a recent University at Buffalo study.
Graduate programs across the University at Buffalo have been named among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report in its 2020 Best Graduate Schools rankings released Tuesday.
University at Buffalo researchers have received a new $438,000 grant to develop the first online intervention based on motivational interviewing to help dental patients improve oral health behaviors, including frequent brushing and flossing.
To increase the number of nurses in leadership and management positions, the University at Buffalo School of Nursing has launched the Advanced Certificate in Nursing Leadership in partnership with the UB School of Management.
University at Buffalo will honor alumna and United States Navy veteran Rebecca McCormick-Boyle with a SUNY honorary doctorate at the UB School of Nursing commencement ceremony on May 17, 2019 at the Alumni Arena on UB’s north campus.
Online programs in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing and Graduate School of Education were rated top 10 and 25, respectively, in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Online Programs rankings.
The University at Buffalo has awarded seven students with the university’s first academic badge, a micro-credential that allows students to showcase their mastery of a skill in an area of interest.
University at Buffalo researchers received a $2.2 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research to conduct one of the first studies on the effectiveness of behavioral therapy in treating insomnia among cancer survivors.
University at Buffalo researchers have received a nearly $649,000 grant to develop a new sexual assault prevention training program that aims to transform friends of victims from bystanders into guardians.
The University at Buffalo School of Nursing received a $270,000 grant to train the next generation of biomedical data scientists in the study of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
To improve teamwork and communication between nursing and pharmacy students, the UB School of Nursing and School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have turned to escape rooms, the mystery-themed game, for interprofessional training.
The University at Buffalo will recognize 12 distinguished alumni at the UB Alumni Association Achievement Awards ceremony to be held at Oct. 12 in the UB Center for the Arts.
UB jumps eight spots to No. 89 among the best national universities in the country, and is 38th among public universities, in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2019 rankings.
Nearly 20 years ago, Molli Warunek traveled to Haiti as a nursing student to deliver needed medical care. Moved by what she encountered, she began to participate in mission trips around the world, often on her own.
When traditional nursing student Maryamihan Caluma first stepped into Clinical Assistant Professor Jennifer Guay’s Nursing Care of Women and Children course, she didn’t know just how interesting maternal-newborn topics might be, or the lasting impression it would leave on her as a future nurse.
After receiving nearly 200 creative name suggestions for our new patient simulator, we narrowed it to the top 10 and put it to a vote. Hundreds voted, but only one was selected.
Simulation has been used in nursing education for over a hundred years. Nursing faculty have historically used manikins, task trainers and role playing as part of the curriculum. These things in combination with advancing technology have transitioned into the simulation we see today.
“Fail fast and pivot” is an important concept in entrepreneurship relating to the need to quickly identify what does not work, iterate based on real data, and change course. While applicable to a great many problems, this idea has particular importance in health care and the ability to improve health. Unfortunately, health care providers have been slow to notice that many adults and older adults are struggling to get the sleep they need.
Opioids are commonly prescribed to treat individuals with chronic malignant pain; however, many of these individuals do not adhere to their medication regimen, resulting in misuse and abuse and significant social, occupational or health problems.
