Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Move over Car Talk!


What do you do after spending 30 years as a nurse? Buy a motor home and take it easy? Volunteer for the Peace Corps or spend more time at Curves? Hell no—you start a radio show because you’re passionate about helping others and terrifically funny!

The Nurses are in…are you?

Is your child running a fever but the doctor can’t schedule an appointment until 2010 because they’re too booked? How about that odd spot on your arm that looks like a strawberry and worries you so much all you can do is sleep during the day but never at night? How about those new “shingles”—we’re not talking about the ones on the roof. What’s a person to do? Fear no more, Nurse Talk™ is here!

They’re smart, funny and sometimes irreverent, but they always have good practical advice for what ails you. No more florescent-lit waiting rooms or old magazines with Britney’s photo on them—and no appointment necessary!

All joking aside—we know health is a very important issue and our fabulously successful and funny RN hosts love giving good advice—but making people laugh…oh it is so rich. It practically makes them shake! Sometimes they’re naughty and sometimes they’re nice but they’re ALWAYS entertaining and informative. And Casey—well she never met a strong opinion that wasn’t hers.

These 30 year vets have experienced it all—they’ve been on the front lines—in the trenches—treating coughs, colds, flu, constipation, diabetes, obesity—and that’s just their own medical history! Nurse Talk™ delivers the goods with heart, humanity and laughter.

Check out USF's very own Shayne Mason on Nurse Talk™!

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Top 100 Nursing Professors in 2012


Top 100 Nursing Professors in 2012

A variety of factors are considered when making final selections of the Top 100 Nursing Professors after a lengthy nomination period. These factors included the academic rankings of represented nursing schools, awards and recognitions the professors have earned, the quality and quantity of any academic publications associated with their work, recommendations from their peers, and student reviews.

USFSONHP's very own Judith F. Karshmer and Karen Van Leuven have both been included in the list! 

The full list is available here: http://bsntomsn.org/nursing-professors/

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

 SONHP Public Events 2012-13

September 20: Conversations with Leaders in Public Health 


October 15: Distinguished Lecture in Clinical Psychology 

November 14-16: Magic in Teaching Conference 

April 1: The Crawford Lecture 

May 9: Student Showcase 

June 14-15: 6th Annual Leadership Conference

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Bay Area CNL Program Graduates Reach 400-mark


The USF School of Nursing counts over 400 graduates of the Clinical Nurse Leader Master's Degree among our alumni, with many of these leaders forming part of the Bay Area workforce!

The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) is a nursing role developed in response to the Institute of Medicine's 2000 Report, "To Err is Human." The CNL oversees the care coordination of a distinct group of patients and actively provides direct patient care in complex situations. This clinician puts evidence-based practice into action to ensure that patients benefit from the latest innovations in care delivery. The CNL collects and evaluates patient outcomes, assesses cohort risk, and has the decision-making authority to change care plans when necessary. This clinician functions as part of an interdisciplinary team by communicating, planning, and implementing care directly with other health care professionals, including physicians, pharmacists, social workers, clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Executive Leadership Doctoral Program in Nursing to start on February 29

The University of San Francisco School of Nursing and Health Professions is forming a new cohort for the Executive Leadership DNP (ELDNP) program which will start on February 29, 2012. Content is structured in an innovative hybrid format, integrating the best practices of classroom and computer-assisted instruction.

This program is designed specifically for current nurse executives at the division level or above with supervisory oversight of a group of essential services or functions. This degree extends and enhances the knowledge, skill and performance of these healthcare system leaders in a wide variety of clinical and administrative environments. The curriculum for executive leadership is based on the AACN Essentials for DNP, in addition to the AONE Core Competencies for Nursing Executives. The curriculum also conforms to the standards and expectations set forward by the Council on Graduate Education for Administrative Nursing (CGEAN), the American Nurses Association, and the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) Health Leadership Competency Model.

Intensive teaching weekends will take place mainly at the Prescott Hotel, one block off of San Francisco's Union Square, with the Saturday morning portion being held at the University of San Francisco main campus.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Graduate Programs Still Accepting Applications!

The following graduate programs in the School of Nursing and Health Professions are still accepting applications:

The Master of Public Health program, starting January 24, 2012

The Clinical Nurse Leader program, starting January 24, 2012, at the Sacramento campus

The Executive Leadership Doctor of Nursing Practice program, starting February 29, 2012.

Please contact our recruiter, Rob Horgan, if you have any questions about submitting an application.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

ELDNP Students Receive Grant Funding for Program Proposals

Mary Lynne Knighten's proposal to support smoking cessation programs will be funded by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

Jian Zhang's Hepatitis B program will be funded funded by Gilead Science.

Congratulations to Mary Lynne and Jian!

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