Timely discussions about the goals of care ensure that nursing home residents receive care that aligns with their wishes but are less likely in homes with a higher percentage of Black residents.
Dean Lorraine Frazier visited leading medical institutions in Beijing to discuss expanding student exchange programs and equipping students to provide care in a globalized health care environment.
At this year’s Pinning Ceremony, students in the Masters Direct Entry program received a newly designed pin that signifies their preparedness to enter the practice of nursing.
Columbia Nursing's creation of its Doctor of Nursing Practice program was revolutionary in 2004, and their model of doctorate-level clinical education for nurses remains in the vanguard.
More nurse practitioners are becoming primary care providers, a trend that Columbia Nursing helped begin when the school opened a clinic two decades ago.
Isolation precautions are infrequently used for nursing home residents infected with multidrug-resistant organisms, research from Columbia Nursing shows.
Seniors with diabetes spent less out-of-pocket after the launch of Medicare’s Part D prescription drug benefit, School of Nursing researchers have found.
The Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Group in Washington Heights offers integrated primary and mental health care services and access to specialists at CUMC.
Dyan Summers identified the first patient with Zika in U.S.; Paul Coyne found inspiration for a new career from the nurses who cared for him after his stroke.