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Incoming Nursing Dean Calls on Graduates to ‘Be Champions of Change’ at Blessing of Hands Ceremony

In her first keynote address, delivered at the 2022 Blessing of the Hands ceremony, Roberta Waite, EdD, RN, PMHCNS, ANEF, FAAN, dean-select of the new School of Nursing, called…

May 22, 2022

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School of Nursing & Health Studies Commencement Speaker Calls for Witness and Presence

Sister Norma Pimentel, MJ, is the featured speaker at the School of Nursing & Health Studies’ 2022 commencement ceremony on May.…

May 18, 2022

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Eshkevari Named AANA Program Director of the Year

(May 8, 2022) — Ladan Eshkevari, PhD, CRNA, LAc, FAAN, program director and associate professor in the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia program at Georgetown, was named the…

May 8, 2022

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Anderson Completes Fulbright Work in Czech Republic

Kelley M. Anderson, PhD, FNP, CHFN-K, associate professor of professional nursing practice, shared her experiences during her service as a Fulbright Specialist that provided the…

May 2, 2022

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School of Nursing Dean Dr. Roberta Waite Honored with Excellence in Governance Award

Modern Healthcare magazine has selected Roberta Waite, EdD, PMHCNS, RN, MSN, ANEF, FAAN, incoming dean of Georgetown University’s new School of Nursing, to its 2022 class of …

April 25, 2022

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American Journal of Nursing Recognizes Georgetown Nursing Professors with Book of the Year Awards

For more than 50 years, the American Journal of Nursing has celebrated “the best in nursing publishing” through an annual Book of the Year Awards list. Two Georgetown nursing…

January 10, 2022

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Georgetown Appoints Transformative Nurse Leader as Dean of Newly Reconceptualized School of Nursing

On July 1, Dr. Roberta Waite will begin service as dean of the newly reconceptualized and standalone Georgetown University School of Nursing — one that continues a nearly 120…

December 15, 2021

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Georgetown Nursing Chair, Professor to Serve as Editor of Psychiatric Nursing Journal

Dr. Edilma L. Yearwood, who leads the Department of Professional Nursing Practice, has been named the new editor of the "Archives of Psychiatric Nursing." “This is a wonderful…

December 9, 2021

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Georgetown Nurse Ethicists Help Develop Ethics Toolkit for New ‘Essentials’ of American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Dr. Carol Taylor, professor of advanced nursing practice, and Dr. Sarah Vittone, assistant professor of professional nursing practice, helped develop a new 10-page ethics-related…

December 7, 2021

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COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Clinics Promote Public Health, Interprofessional Education

Georgetown nursing and medical students are working together to administer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for the campus community – an opportunity both to promote public…

December 3, 2021