News Archive
Nursing Scholarships
Inova Health System is pleased to announce scholarship opportunities with funding available for Fall 2008! There are general scholarships that are available on a very limited basis and special nursing career scholarship programs that have been designed. Special Nursing Career Scholarships will be awarded to high potential Inova employees, academically recognized college seniors, students enrolled in specially designated nursing programs, and Inova nurses working on an advanced degree. Scholarships for the Special Nursing Career Scholarship Program will be awarded for the Fall 2008 semester!
Upcoming Nursing Academies
The Clinical Nurse Educator Academy is scheduled for May 13-15, 2008. The Nurse Administrator Leadership Academy is scheduled for June 10-12, 2008. Follow the links for each academy for further information.
Student Nurses Association
Upcoming events dates and latest Vital Signs now available for review. Visit the Student Nurses Association website for more details.
Announcing: New Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program
Emphasis of this program will be placed on evaluating and applying the
evidence that supports practice, understanding and creating practice
delivery systems based on patient outcomes and assuming leadership roles
in practice settings. Along with these core competencies the degree will
offer opportunities to develop greater expertise in education, leadership,
and clinical practice. Learn more about the program.
Online Nursing Course Offerings
Spring 2008 Online Course Offerings for the Master's in Nursing, Nurse Educator
Track are available at our Distance
Education Website.
School of Nursing Faculty receives two awards for Nursing Reform
Last month Dr. Jennie Wu was honored by colleagues in the Peoples Republic of
China for her work on nursing reform, which spans a 17 year period of work
and contributions to health care in China. The first award, presented by Dr.
Ying Liping, Director of Beijing University Hospital Administration, recognized
her tireless effort to assist the Chinese nursing profession to adopt the nursing
process and nursing outcomes in nursing practice. In presenting the second
award from the Beijing Medical Education Association, Dr. Zhou Donghai, President
of the Association, cited her long standing friendship and dedication to nursing
reform in China. View first image. View second
image.
Nursing Alumnus Needs Your Help
GMU Nursing Alum Jami Nelson was recently diagnosed with invasive breast cancer.
Her colleagues, family, and friends have organized fund raising efforts to
help offset the out-of-pocket expenses of surgery. Visit JamiNelson.com for
more information.
New Certificate Available
The School of Nursing now offers a Graduate
Certificate in Forensic Nursing. View the Certificate
home page for more information.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Nurse Scholar Award
The George Mason University, College of Health and Human Services, School of
Nursing Master's Division announces nominations for the Blue-Cross
Blue-Shield Nurse Scholar! One award will be made. The award
may consist of up to full tuition, books, fees, and a $40,000 annual stipend. It
is expected that the award will be available to the student for a total
of two (2) years. Read more about the award. Applications
due September 15.
Prince William Campus Open House
Please join us for an Open House at the Prince William Campus, September 24,
from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. We will introduce our new Graduate Certificate in Forensic
Nursing as well as spotlight our MSN Nurse Practitioner Programs, now located
at the Prince William Campus. See Flyer.
Fall 2007 Course Syllabi and Information
Course syllabi and information for Fall 2007
classes is currently being uploaded to the site. Check back frequently
for updates. Newly added - 2nd Degree
Book List, Traditional Students
Book List, Clinical Site Information
New Course spotlight - NURS 530: Nurses as Writers (3:3:0)
This course will engage students in different types of writing
that nurses do in their work. Students will learn how to use the "madman" in
them to write creatively and will also gain important tips on how to organize
a formal paper, write abstracts and critiques, and write for publication. Students
will choose a collaborative writing project to illustrate that writing
can be fun.
Fall 2007 Refresher Course for Returning Nurses
The purpose of this course is to prepare nurses who have not been engaged
in the recent practice of nursing to update their knowledge as well as
clinical practice. Read more about the course at the Office
of Academic Outreach Website.
Upcoming Nurse Practitioner Program Information Sessions
Schedule of Summer Information Sessions now
available.
Mason Nursing Students Gain International Health Experience
A select group of Mason students visited the Caribbean during their winter
break, but rather than sunning on the beach, they spent their time working
on community health projects in clinics. Read
more in the Gazette.
Master
of Science in Nursing Promotional Video
Learn more about our MSN Program offerings in this new promotional
video.
(Windows
Media Player req'd.)
Visiting Scholar Speaks on Palliative Care
John Barkley, MD, Vice President for Medical Services of Hospice & Palliative
Care of the Carlotte Region, gave two talks, both of which represented
central issues in the evolving field of palliative medicine - "Artificial
Enteral Nutrition" and "The Chronically Critically Ill." This
talk was held as a part of the fall meeting of the Regional Palliative
Care Interest Group.