By Rachel Hill Ponko Librarians are an integral part of research being conducted around the world. At Indiana University School of Nursing, a nursing librarian can support you in your teaching, learning, clinical and research endeavors.
Written by Jill Jansen Connie (Zuttermeister) Ferentz knows a lot about nursing. During her 41-year career as a nurse with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Connie worked in coronary and medical intensive care units, in telemetry and as a dialysis nurse. She served as the head nurse of the neurosurgical unit and was one of…… Read more »
Written by Rachel Hill Ponko Each May, millions of Americans join the national movement to raise awareness about mental health and its impact on the well-being of children, adults and families. Mental Health Awareness Month is also a time to give thanks to the many psychiatric-mental health nurses and nurse researchers, such as IU School…… Read more »
Written by Jill Jansen When it comes to advocating for patients, Bailey Womble, RN, is a fast learner. Just a few months into her job as a nurse on the stem cell transplant unit at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Womble had an experience with a patient family that caused her to…… Read more »
Today in the United States, one in five new HIV diagnoses occurs in people ages 13 to 24. To treat this age group effectively, researchers must first learn which treatment and prevention methods work best for them, but including minors in studies can be a complicated process. Typically, researchers can’t include teenagers in studies without…… Read more »
Written by Rachel Hill Ponko Michelle Juan, MSN, RN, CGRN, wanted to be a nurse as far back as she can remember. “As a kid, I wrote that I wanted to be a nurse in my copy of the Dr. Seuss book, ‘My Book About Me,’” says Juan. “Later, while pursuing nursing as a young…… Read more »
Written by Jill Jansen After 16 years working in both administrative support and frontline nursing positions at the Roudebush VA Medical Center, Natalie Woodson believes finding ways to make a difference in healthcare administration is her calling. The IU School of Nursing MSN Nursing Leadership in Health Systems track, she says, is not only the…… Read more »
Written by Rachel Hill Ponko Innovative learning environments are a point of pride for Indiana University School of Nursing, so when the pandemic hit in March 2020, it’s no surprise IUSON faculty members rose to the challenge of engaging students through distance learning. For lecturer Betsy Holtel, that meant checking in with a global community…… Read more »
Written by Rachel Hill Ponko Vast. That’s how Matt Ramseyer, BSN ’11, describes the variety of patients he sees as a critical care transport nurse. “At any given time, you can land on the side of a highway for a vehicle crash, pick up an intubated pediatric patient from a community hospital or transport a…… Read more »
