Inside Nursing from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Archives

Inside Nursing from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

American Nurse Journal welcomes Dr. Mona Shattell, Associate Dean, Johns Hopkins University

May 1, 2020

America, Remember to #ThankATrucker #WhenCornavirusIsOver Dr. Karen Heaton is an associate professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Dr. Mona Shattell is an associate dean at…

American Nurse Journal welcomes Dr. Patricia Davidson, Dean and Professor of Nursing, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

April 20, 2020

The Year of the Nurse and the Midwife during COVID-19 We are in a time none of us could have expected. At the beginning of 2020, I had…

Amidst COVID-19, virtual reality makes “social distancing” simulation possible

September 21, 2020

Leadership of the simulation center at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing has been investigating how to bring virtual simulation to life for some time. (more…)

COVID and racism: Tipping points for change in 2020

June 10, 2020

We’re halfway through the year, and 2020 has become one that no one will forget. For months now, we’ve had to bear witness to global suffering and death…

Diversity Matters

January 27, 2023

My unique experiences as an African-American woman and nurse have shaped my passion for promoting health among vulnerable populations. Diana Baptiste. DNP, MSN, RN I was born in…

Facebook Live debunks the myths on COVID-19

October 29, 2020

The REACH Initiative set out to debunk the myths on COVID-19 through a Facebook Live, where Dr. Jason Farley, Dr. Michelle Patch and Neysa Ernst, MSN, RN (nurse manager at…

Diversity, equity, and inclusion can’t be authentically incorporated into curricula when faculty assign textbooks that harm those whose health they seek to protect. For instance, nursing textbooks can…

How to manage COVID-19-related emotional distress

July 28, 2020

Today, there are over 15 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over 624,000 deaths worldwide. In the U.S., the country with the most cases, there have been almost 4 million…

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Inequity kills the dream of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic

May 25, 2022

Four decades after the CDC first used the term “AIDS” in a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the New York Times has reported a patient cured of HIV…

Inside Nursing: Community barriers to achieving vaccine equity

August 31, 2021

The world is moving on, but there is still risk—unequal risk—of COVID-19 infection in the community because disparities persist in vaccination. For example, over 50 percent of Maryland…

Inside Nursing: From awareness to… what?

October 13, 2021

Reflections from an ally in training. Similar to an acute exacerbation of a chronic disease, the racial injustices of the past year stalled our progress towards health equity.…

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Inside Nursing: Investing in loan repayment for nurses

February 2, 2022

Community equity and loan repayment for nurses. Editor’s note: The featured podcast was produced by the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. A new $1.5 billion investment in health…

Inside Nursing: Preparing providers to care for veterans and their families

December 15, 2021

It’s not uncommon for health care providers to feel that they lack the knowledge and training to provide adequate and culturally competent care to veterans and their family…

Make treatment accessible for opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic

May 11, 2020

During the current pandemic Americans are dealing with a complete or near complete disruption of everyday life. It is the same for persons with opioid use disorder (OUD),…

On being human during crisis

August 7, 2020

When we show vulnerability it does not mean we lack resilience – it means we are human. Typically, leaders in nursing pride themselves for being strong, ever knowing,…

Purpose in Life During COVID-19

May 29, 2020

Dr. Martha Abshire is an assistant professor and Dr. Mona Shattell is an associate dean at Johns Hopkins University. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our everyday lives. As…

Telehealth: Navigating healthcare delivery in the new normalized space

September 27, 2023

The sudden and unexpected emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic presented many new challenges for healthcare delivery in 2020. Since then, much has changed in the way providers render…

The human cost of war: A nurse’s reflection on the tragedy of forced migration from the Zaatari Camp

April 27, 2023

Abeer Alharthi, MSN, RN, PhD Student As the doors to the primary health center (PHC) swung open, the triage room overflowed with Syrian refugees, their eyes fixed on…

Using COVID-19 stimulus funds to invest in a skilled nursing workforce

May 18, 2020

The United States (US) currently faces a multitude of unknowns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Who are essential workers to handle infection surges? What steps do we take to…

Visitor restrictions during COVID-19: ethical considerations

April 6, 2021

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals across the nation established strict visitor restrictions for all inpatient units, which particularly impacted the pediatric inpatient units. Some hospitals…