Fall/Winter 2009

Emergency Accommodation

By Susan Middaugh New Procedures reduce emergency department closures by 50 percent When the State of Maryland approved Suburban...
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Overseas Delivery

By Susan Middaugh Thanks to these Bayview nurses, an Air Force dad was able to coach his wife through labor–from Afghanistan...
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Beat the Clock

By Susan Middaugh CICU nurses cross-train for quicker angioplasties Two years ago, the nurses in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at...
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New Pavilion Improves Patient Safety

By Susan Middaugh Nurses offer ideas on room design for hospital’s new inpatient addition Interior design requires a different skill...
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Satisfaction on the Job

Surveys show that Hopkins is a good place to be a nurse “Job satisfaction is a key factor in attracting and retaining the best...
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Researchers Walk the Fine Lyne

By Lester Davis With grants from the Dorothy Evans Lyne Fund, Hopkins nurses–from the hospital and the school–are partnering on...
Past Issues | 12/01/09

Super-users to the Rescue

By Lester Davis Nurse specialists help get diabetes under control With more than 2,000 nurses and nearly 1,000 beds, the task of improving...
Past Issues | 12/01/09

From Inpatient to Prom Princess

Nurses make a teenager’s prom dream come true. The Pediatric Oncology Unit, CMSC-8, had just rolled out the new Sunrise Provider...
Past Issues | 12/01/09

Leading Donors Meet New President

“In my time leading Johns Hopkins, I want to see us rededicate ourselves to serving the communities of which we are part,” said...
On the Pulse | 12/01/09