Summer 2006
Volume IV, Issue II

Special Issue: Nursing Research With an Impact

Cover photo by
Chris Hartlove

Nursing Magazine
The on-line version of the magazine for the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and the Johns Hopkins Nurses' Alumni Association

Features

So-Long to "Silo" Science By Sue De Pasquale
Tomorrow's great advances in health will spring from collaborative research. A conversation with the school's Jerilyn Allen and Victoria Mock.

Closing the Gaps By Jim Paterson
In the United States today, minorities and the poor face alarming disparities in health care. Meet a variety of Hopkins nurse researchers who are committed to finding solutions.

Wounded Hearts, Broken Lives By Mary Beth Regan
Family violence has far-reaching impacts on the health of young and old. School researchers are leading efforts to better identify, measure, and ultimately prevent this tragic abuse.

"Sharing the Air" By Melissa Hendricks
Teacher, coach, critic, guide...a good mentor is all of these and more. An inside look at how the mentoring process—so crucial to the success of the scientific enterprise—unfolds.

Departments

Hill's Side

Second Opinion How long does it take for breakthroughs in nursing research to find their way to clinical practice? Our readers weigh in.

On the Pulse Priming the pump for future nursing researchers, new leadership named to key school positions, and more.

Live from 525 PhD candidate Jason Farley tells why "going the nursing route" is a path well taken.

Vigilando News and notes from the Johns Hopkins Nurses' Alumni Association.

Defining Moments

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