The Pulse: Columbia Nursing News

Stories from the Spring 2025 Columbia Nursing Magazine

Policy Brief Assignment Gives Rise to New Collaboration

Originally published: January 27, 2025

Columbia Nursing students are working with the New York City Mayor’s Office of Food Policy (MOFP) to put an innovative plan for addressing food insecurity into action.

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Honoring Six Decades of Excellence

The Alpha Zeta chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International celebrate its 60th anniversary

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Biased Birthing Language Is Common in Electronic Health Records

Originally published: January 27, 2025

Language that conveys stigma is common in clinicians’ notes on laboring and birthing people, Assistant Professor Veronica Barcelona and her colleagues report in a special issue.

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NPs Key to Expanding Primary Care Access

Originally published: March 19, 2025

Primary care practices that employ nurse practitioners (NPs) are more likely to serve socioeconomically disadvantaged communities than practices with no NPs on staff.

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This article originally appeared in the Spring 2025 issue of Columbia Nursing Magazine.