Natalie Wilson, DNP, PhD, MPH, stands inside a large van decorated with bright, welcoming designs of overlapping butterflies. The van is equipped with medical equipment, and Wilson is preparing supplies to administer…
Excessive alcohol consumption accounts for an estimated $24.6 billion dollars in United States' health care costs annually. There are over 1 million emergency department visits for non-life-threatening alcohol…
The UCSF School of Nursing is expanding its doctoral programs to meet the demand for more nurse leaders who will develop and steer innovative changes in an increasingly complex health care arena and transform health…
While working as a nurse anesthetist at an endo-surgery clinic, Janice Cain, DNP ’23, CRNA, noticed many patients used marijuana for stress reduction on the day of their procedure.
“The clinic frequently…
Amanda Fox, DNP ’23, FNP-C, pursued a career in nursing because she wanted to help people. Never did she imagine she would one day provide that help from within the walls of the Pentagon.
“It’s a…
Within days of the first confirmed coronavirus case in Ghana on March 12, 2020, Jerry John Nutor, PhD, RN, wasted no time in leveraging his professional network and partnerships with health systems to launch a new…
Use of disinfectants increased drastically during the COVID-19 pandemic – in the workplace, at home and in the community.
While disinfectants effectively destroy infectious microorganisms on objects and…
When the COVID-19 vaccine first became available starting in December 2020, long lines of people queued up at vaccination sites and appointment slots were quickly filled. But vaccine adoption varied, with Black…
