A Call to Action: Addressing America’s Drug Epidemic
Fri, 08/17/2018
The following joint statement was posted on the Yale School of Public Health’s website on Friday, August 17th and was signed by faculty members from the Yale School of Nursing, Yale School of Public Health, and the Yale School of Medicine.
The drug poisonings of more than 100 people with “K2...
Yale School of Nursing responds to the overdose crisis in New Haven
Thu, 08/16/2018
Statement from Yale School of Nursing
It is with deep concern that we observe the situation unfolding in New Haven over the last 24 hours with close to one hundred people having overdosed from a synthetic form of marijuana called K2. This situation is not only distressing for our local community,...
Dr. Ruth McCorkle receives the American Academy of Nursing’s highest honor of “Living Legend”.
Thu, 08/09/2018
We are proud and thrilled to share the news that Yale School of Nursing’s Dr. Ruth McCorkle has received the American Academy of Nursing’s highest honor of “Living Legend”. The announcement was made today, August 9th, in a press release from the AAN – read the full release here. Dr. McCorkle, who...
National Student Leadership Conference: exploring potential careers in nursing at YSN
Thu, 08/02/2018
This summer, YSN hosted several groups of high school students from the National Student Leadership Council (NSLC) who spent a week at the school taking classes, and attending simulation events, in order to explore nursing as a possible career path.
The National Student Leadership Conference on...
A PNP student's journey into plant-based medicine: the story behind "Nutrition that Heals"
Thu, 07/26/2018
Vanessa Correia, RN, CLC, YSN ’19 (pictured on the right), is a second year MSN student, and teaching assistant to Michelle Kennedy (pictured left), lecturer of the Community Health Nursing and Public Health course for students in the first year of the Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN)...
A Salute to Dean Annie W. Goodrich on the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I
Thu, 07/26/2018
As America and most of Europe prepares to commemorate the end of World War I, much attention is focused on the immense bravery, patriotic fervor, and unimaginable carnage which mark the history of that long and destructive ”War to End All Wars.” With visions of the gallantry of dogfights in the...
Simulation Lab ribbon cutting celebration, August 30
Wed, 07/25/2018
Join us on August 30 from 3:30-5:00 pm for a ribbon cutting ceremony & tour to celebrate the opening of the new simulation space. The school has been working with a great construction team over the spring/summer to create a state-of-the art simulation lab and two new classrooms. This capital...
Yale Nursing students create menu for better community health
Tue, 07/03/2018
“Sam is a 15 year old with type II diabetes. He eats a whole pizza every day, so we made him a smaller portion, with healthier ingredients.” Just one of the hypothetical patient scenarios – and a possible solution – concocted by Yale School of Nursing students recently as they took to the farm at...
Alison Moriarty Daley selected as a "Distinguished Nurse Leader" by AAN
Tue, 07/03/2018
Professor Alison Moriarty Daley was selected this week as one of the American Academy of Nursing’s 195 highly distinguished nurse leaders to be inducted into its 2018 class of Academy fellows. Alison will be honored at a ceremony to be held during the Academy’s annual policy conference...
RSVP for the YSN Faculty Boot Camp!
Tue, 07/03/2018
RSVP for our very first annual Faculty Development Boot Camp! Sessions will be held from Monday, August 13 through Thursday, August 16, from 8:30 am-5:00 pm at the Yale School of Nursing. Explore a broad range of topics through guided practice, hands-on activities, and collaborative discussions...
From music student to gerontology nurse: Elliott Race '18
Fri, 06/29/2018
There is one day left to give to the 2017-2018 annual fund scholarship campaign. Please consider a gift to help financially support deserving scholars such as Elliott Race ’18. Read his story here.
Elliott Race ’18 is a recent Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) graduate specialized in adult/...
Polly Huynh: aspiring to a holistic approach to psychiatric nursing
Wed, 06/27/2018
Polly Huynh is an MSN student specializing in psychiatric-mental health nursing who wants to bring psychiatric care to primary care clinics and have it become the norm to see a psychiatric specialist. Please consider supporting Polly and students like her, as part of YSN’s annual fund, ending...
Yale expands Minding the Baby® home visitation program across 8 municipalities in Denmark
Fri, 06/22/2018
Yale University’s Minding the Baby® (MTB) National Office recently entered a 6-year contract with the Danish organization Metodecentret - Center for Innovation og Metodeudvikling [Center for Innovation and Methodology] to implement the interdisciplinary home visitation program across 7 new...
Brighid Gannon awarded annual prize for leadership in nursing practice
Thu, 06/21/2018
Congratulations to Brighid Gannon for being awarded the Leadership in Nursing Practice Prize which recognizes a graduating DNP student who showed outstanding leadership in the capstone project. Brighid developed an intervention for use with traumatized women in the largest homeless shelter in New...
Maria Haslip ’20, Yale Nursing student of the week!
Thu, 06/21/2018
In the final month of the 2017-2018 annual fund scholarship campaign, which provides financial support to deserving scholars, we’re featuring Maria Haslip ’20 as our Yale Nursing student of the week!
Maria was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia, where she received her masters of science in...
YSN faculty poster session addresses the opioid crisis through simulation
Mon, 06/18/2018
YSN faculty members Shannon Pranger and Ami Marshall presented a poster session at the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning conference in Toronto from June 13-16 . Entitled “We have a problem”, the poster focused on ways to address the opioid crisis through...
Help students like Nnemdi Azubuko by giving to the YSN Annual Fund
Tue, 06/12/2018
With three weeks left to the 2017-2018 annual fund scholarship campaign, which provides financial support to deserving scholars, we’re featuring Nnemdi Azubuko ’20, a family nurse practioner student, as our Yale Nursing student of the week!
Nnemdi did her undergraduate degree in biology. Throughout...
Help students like James W. Darden IV by giving to the YSN Annual Fund
Tue, 06/12/2018
There are three weeks left to give to the 2017-2018 annual fund scholarship campaign. Please consider a gift to help financially support deserving scholars such as James W. Darden IV ’19. Read his story here.
James W. Darden IV ’19 is a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) student specializing in...
Marge Funk retires after 34 years at YSN
Mon, 06/11/2018
Professor Marjorie (Marge) Funk was honored at her retirement party at the Yale Golf Course in early June, with many colleagues paying tribute to her 34 years at YSN.
Marge has been on the faculty of the Yale School of Nursing since 1984. She received a BA in religion from Wheaton College in...
Beth Zapatka appointed new associate dean for advancement
Fri, 06/08/2018
Beth Zapatka has been appointed as Yale School of Nursing’s new associate dean for advancement, beginning Monday, June 11. She will join the senior administrative team at Yale Nursing and will be charged with the management of development, communications, and alumnae/i affairs.
Beth has enjoyed a...
