The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced the names of the 12 outstanding nursing faculty from across the country who were selected to participate in its prestigious Nurse Faculty Scholars program this year. The RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholars program is strengthening the academic productivity and overall excellence of nursing schools by developing the next generation [...]
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RWJF Announces 12 New Nurse Faculty Scholars
September 1st, 2011 
John Buck
Posted in Alternative/Complementary Medicine, Associations & Groups, Colleagues, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Home Care, Long Term Care, Mental Health, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Specialties, Women's Health 
Tags: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholar, RWJF 
No Comments »Nursing Professor Guided by W.C. Fields
August 22nd, 2011 John BuckHarriet Fields, EdD, RN, who joined the faculty of Sacred Heart University in January, has been influenced throughout her life and career by her relationship to her paternal grandfather, W.C. Fields. Although her grandfather passed away before she was born, the clinical associate professor in SHU’s Department of Nursing has always used W.C. Fields as [...]
A Village Approach to Reducing Falls for Visually Impaired Older Adults
May 25th, 2011 John BuckFor older adults, a fall can pose a serious health risk. Add in blindness or visual impairment, and the possibility of a fall increases. The approach of “it takes a village” can be applied to reducing the risk of a fall. Cross-disciplinary fall prevention programs that address multiple risk factors have been shown to be [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Alternative/Complementary Medicine, Associations & Groups, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Home Care, Long Term Care, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Respiratory, Speech/Language/Hearing Tags: Fall Prevention, Geriatrics, Insight: Research and Practice in Visual Impairment and Blindness No Comments »NCPA Urges Congress to Preserve Seniors’ Access to Diabetes Supplies at Independent Community Pharmacies; Back Schock-Welch Bill
May 24th, 2011 John BuckThe National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) endorsed legislation introduced by US Representatives Aaron Schock (R-IL) and Peter Welch (D-VT) that would allow seniors to continue receiving essential diabetes testing supplies, and expert counseling on their proper use, from independent community pharmacies. “We commend Reps. Schock and Welch for introducing this vital legislation,” said NCPA Executive [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Alternative/Complementary Medicine, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Home Care, Long Term Care, Opinions, Ortho/Rehab, Pharmacy Tags: Aaron Schock, CMS, Diabetes, HR 1936, Medicare Part B, National Community Pharmacists Association, NCPA, Peter Welch No Comments »Botox Impairs Ability to Understand Emotions of Others
April 25th, 2011 John Buck
People injected with Botox may have trouble telling what other people are thinking and feeling, a new USC and Duke study finds. “People who use Botox are less able to read others’ emotions,” said USC psychology professor David Neal. The disconnect happens because people read others’ emotions partly by mimicking their facial expressions, Neal said. [...]
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