CHANGING FACE of NURSING - School of Nursing - University of ...

fall/winter 2008
features
6 SoN Commemorates a Century
of research, scholarship,
education, and service
8 The Changing Face of Nursing
Men are a small—but growing—
presence in nursing
14 Data-Based Modeling
For hospital administrators, it’s
the next best thing to a crystal ball
16 Body, Mind, Spirit
SoN’s collaboration with the
Center for Spirituality & Healing
is reshaping care delivery
18 A Force for Change
Densford Center broadens its
sphere of influence
departments
1 From the Dean
2 School News
21 Publications
25 Grant Awards
28 Center News
36 Alumni News
41 School of Nursing Foundation
on the cover:
Nursing PhD candidate Michael Petty
and ICU nurse Monica Vu check a
patient’s vitals at the University of
Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview.
Dean, School of Nursing
Connie White Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI
Editor
Nancy Giguere
Contributing Writers
Amy Barrett, Linda Bearinger, Connie W. Delaney,
Joanne Disch, Ann Garwick, Nancy Giguere,
Mary King Hoff, Laurel Mallon, Aneisha Tucker,
Jean Wyman
Photographers
Tim Rummelhoff, Aneisha Tucker
Graphic Design
Rima Bueno Design
Graphic Identity System
Yamamoto Moss
Production Manager
Aneisha Tucker
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University of Minnesota School of Nursing
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Telephone us:
612-626-1817
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The School of Nursing seeks to admit and
educate a diverse student body, both in order
to enrich the students’ educational experience
and to prepare them to meet the health
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