New JONA Includes YSN Work on Critical Care, Minority Leadership
Thu, 03/11/2021
The latest issue of Journal of Nursing Administration (JONA) includes two articles by Yale School of Nursing (YSN) affiliates.
Crucial Role of Critical Care
Dean Ann Kurth, ’90 MSN, PhD, CNM, MPH, FAAN and coauthors examined “Critical Care Nursing: A Key Constraint to COVID-19 Response and...
YSN Students Promote Black Excellence with Black History Month Events
Wed, 03/10/2021
When nurse midwifery/women’s health student Ashleigh Evans ’23 MSN began planning Black History Month programming for Yale School of Nursing (YSN), she drew on previous experience in the U.S. Navy by keeping her mission in mind: helping YSN grads move into the upper echelons of the profession.
“How...
Student Loans 101: Session Explores Repayment
Wed, 03/03/2021
Dozens of people attended the “Eradicate Your Student Loans” virtual session on February 22, the final event in a slate of Black History Month programming sponsored by the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The session was moderated by Assistant Director of...
Financial Educator Invites Nurses to ‘Double Comma Club’
Thu, 02/25/2021
More than 25 people enthusiastically attended the virtual presentation “Becoming a Millionaire While Nursing” with Naseema McElroy, RN, MHA, MSN on February 15. The event is part of an ongoing series of Black History Month programming sponsored by the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Office of...
Nursing Students #OnCall for COVID-19 Questions
Thu, 02/25/2021
Dial the number for the Campus COVID Resource Line (CCRL) and you might connect with one of 30 Yale School of Nursing (YSN) students answering thousands of calls every week from Yale Health members who have questions, questions, and more questions about COVID-19.
One of those voices on the other...
YSN in Media: Saad B. Omer on COVID-19 Topics
Thu, 02/25/2021
Over the past several weeks, Director of the Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) Dr. Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FIDSA, has discussed a range of COVID-19 topics with a variety of media outlets.
The Washington Post published an op-ed by Omer and other colleagues advocating for vaccine...
The New Class: YSN Celebrates Admitted Student Days
Wed, 02/17/2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) virtually hosted Admitted Student Days on February 12 and 15, engaging with members of the first incoming class to choose the profession against the backdrop of the relentless COVID-19 global pandemic.
“Last year, the world called upon us in a way it hasn’t in...
FQHC Experts Share Strategies with YSN Students
Wed, 02/17/2021
More than 30 people attended the “They’ll Be Looking to You To Lead—Positive Practices to Reduce Harm While Working in FQHC” virtual session held on February 2. The event featured retired Capt. Constance J. Evans, BSN, MA, and Caprice Brown, RN, BSN, M. Div. and is the first in a series of Black...
Student Video Speaks to Spanish Language Diabetes Patients
Mon, 02/15/2021
Yale School of Nursing Adult/Gerontology Primary Care students Evelyn Cortes ’21 MSN (pictured right) and Stephanie Mora Hernandez ’21 MSN (pictured left) recently created “Step by Step: Diabetes and the Care of Your Feet,” a video conducted entirely in Spanish. The roommates are both native...
YSN Prep Helps Building 410 Become COVID-19 Vaccination Site
Thu, 02/11/2021
Building 410, located next to Yale School of Nursing (YSN), is now a COVID-19 vaccination site run by Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS). The clinic serves the general public in accordance with CDC and state guidance and injected the first vaccine on January 22.
The project is rapidly evolving, but...
100 YSN Students Administer COVID-19 Vaccines at Lanman Center
Thu, 02/11/2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) student Emma Kravet ’22 MSN is one of about 100 YSN students administering COVID-19 vaccines to patients eligible under Connecticut’s Phase 1a and 1b guidelines.
The students are working at the Lanman Center on Yale’s main campus in New...
YSN Alum Juggles Patent Process and Startup
Wed, 02/03/2021
It is an understatement to describe Courtney Farr ’06 MSN, FNP, APRN-BC as a determined person. She currently works full-time at Veterans Affairs, manages her House Calls Mobile startup of telehealth practitioners, is seeking a patent for her virtual stethoscope/otoscope, and navigating the...
YSN in Media: Saad B. Omer on COVID-19 Vaccine Topics
Tue, 02/02/2021
Director of the Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) Dr. Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FIDSA, recently discussed the COVID-19 vaccination rollout and other immunization topics with a variety of media outlets. He spoke to Nature about the need for clear instructions to the Biden Administration’s...
Peckham Retires After 50 Years Nursing, Five Decades Precepting
Wed, 01/27/2021
Lynn Peckham, ’87 MSN, APRN, PPCNP-BC, embarked on a well-earned retirement earlier this month after a whopping 50 years in nursing and precepting more than 50 Yale School of Nursing (YSN) students across five different decades. Peckham started precepting just after graduation in the 1980s and kept...
Teaching & Learning Upgrade: Refresh for Fall Semester
Thu, 01/21/2021
Yale School of Nursing’s shift to online learning back in the spring was like a mad dash for the finish line without sneakers, a course map, or much experience running. Thankfully, the fall transition arrived with better equipment, more direction, and some valuable logged miles.
On the equipment...
YSN Launches a Clinical DNP: Meet Christa Varnadoe
Thu, 01/21/2021
Christa Varnadoe ’20 MSN, BS, RN, OCN graduated virtually in May 2020, the first online Commencement in Yale School of Nursing’s nearly 100-year history. During her time at YSN, Varnadoe worked as a clinical researcher, volunteered at the HAVEN free clinic, and welcomed new students as an...
YSN Class of 1980 Celebrates 40th Reunion
Thu, 01/21/2021
YSN alumni from the Class of 1980 came together virtually on June 13th to celebrate their 40th Reunion thanks to hosts Shannon Fitzgerald ’80 MSN and Margaret Flinter ’80 MSN, PhD. The group, who were known activists during their time at the school, embraced Dean Kurth’s candid welcome address,...
Yale Psych NP Offers Mindfulness Strategies During Pandemic
Thu, 01/14/2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic stretched into its fifth month in July, Joanne DeSanto Iennaco, ’05 MPhil, ’09 PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC knew it was time to update her view of the problem. Drawing on her clinical and faculty experience as a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner and her second lens as an...
Moving to the Next Level of Clinical Specialty
Thu, 01/14/2021
Students at Yale School of Nursing (YSN) who enter as RNs move directly into a specialty with a curriculum that focuses on clinical competence and nursing scholarship. This year’s class of MSN-entry students brings a depth and breadth of experience to the classroom and their classmates.
One member...
YSN in Media: Nancy Redeker on Better Sleep
Mon, 01/11/2021
Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing Nancy Schmieder Redeker PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN recently participated in the American Heart Association’s Lifelong Learning Podcast “Getting to the Heart of Sleep Health: Cardiovascular Consequences of Inadequate Sleep.”
“When we think of sleep, it’s very...
