(NEW YORK, NY, Oct. 8, 2014) – Nursing home infection rates are on the rise, a study from Columbia University School of Nursing found, suggesting that more must be done to protect residents of...
Libbie Hall has served as the Program Director for the Family Nurse Practitioner master’s degree Program (FNP) at Columbia Nursing for nearly 20 years. In addition to overseeing course content and...
Grants Jacqueline Merrill, PhD, MPH, RN, associate professor of nursing in biomedical informatics, is co-investigator in the “Region II Public Health Training Center,” a $675,000 award from the...
Most new moms know the benefits of breast feeding. For babies, it can lower the risk of developing asthma, diabetes, and leukemia. For moms, it reduces the risk of breast cancer. But many women...
Columbia University School of Nursing congratulates Elaine Larson, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate dean for research, on her selection by the New York Academy of Medicine as the 2014 recipient of the...
Our students expect a lot from Columbia Nursing. They come to us to acquire the skills, knowledge, and wisdom for achieving their dream of making a difference in the world by becoming nurses. Not...
Beth Oliver serves as Vice President of Cardiac Services for the Mount Sinai Health System. She oversees clinical cardiology operations and is responsible for ensuring delivery of quality patient...
Patients who rely on pacemakers and defibrillators to maintain a normal heart rhythm run the risk of serious health complications if they don’t fully understand how the devices work and what to do...
Dr. John Rowe has been involved in health care policy issues that focus on nursing throughout the last decade. He chaired the 2008 Institute of Medicine Retooling for an Aging America: Rebuilding...
It was Rachel Epstein's (Class of '14) preceptor who calmed her nerves and helped her summon the perseverance needed to get the job done the first time she walked into a patient's room as a trainee in primary care.
