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Nursing alumna, Barbara Reed and nursing senior, Donté Flanagan, thank contributors, faculty and staff at Emorys Centennial Celebration.

Emory's School of Nursing Turns 100

Last month, Emory University's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing celebrated its Centennial anniversary in Atlanta, which brought together students, faculty, staff and alumni to commemorate this momentous occasion. The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future was a proud sponsor of the event, which helped support the Centennial Scholarship Fund.

Nursing school alumni, now accomplished professionals in the nursing field, and incoming students expressed praise and gratitude for the education and guidance they've received from a program that ranks among the top 20 in the country.

"I knew I wanted healthcare and altruism in my life," said Donte Flanagan, a nursing student and recipient of Emory's Adopt-a-Scholar Program, which offers alumni a way to honor their time at Emory with a named scholarship for a student who needs financial assistance with tuition. Expressing gratitude for the faculty and scholarship supporters, he added, "I wanted a life of commitment and compassion that would be just as gratifying today and in the future as it has been in the past. Nursing provided me this luxury."

"We're proud to be a part of this milestone celebration," said Andrea Higham, director, The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future. "The caliber of faculty here, the groundbreaking research conducted and the top-notch nursing program help produce highly-skilled, well-trained nurses, which is so important as there remains a critical need for quality health care in this country." Higham was also honored to be a commencement speaker as the 99th nursing class graduated last spring.

The Centennial Scholarship Fund has been established as a permanent source of new scholarships for future generations of Emory nursing students.

Mentoring for Nursing

The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future recently partnered with the University of Michigan on their GEM-Nursing program. GEM-Nursing---which stands for Group E-Mentoring--- is an innovative, multi-regional web-based mentoring program, designed to match up real nurses with nursing students, people curious about nursing, and new nurses. Initiated in 2003 with the US Department of Labor Women's Bureau, the web site offers young people the opportunity to communicate with nurses across the country in a variety of specialties. Professional nurses are recruited as group e-mentors from local nursing associations, local hospitals, community colleges, universities and corporations. In this setting, the mentors can answer questions, provide support, and get involved with helping the nursing shortage on a one on one level. The web site also offers guidance on nursing specialties, education programs and financial aid. For more information on GEM-Nursing, visit http://www.gem-nursing.org/.

Holistic Nursing: An Alternative Approach

The term "holistic nursing" was made popular in the sixties and seventies to describe nurses who used modern medicine along with traditional nursing skills to care for patients. These traditional methods included helping the patient balance personal care, spirituality, family responsibilities and lifestyle to contribute to a complete healing process.

According to the American Holistic Nursing Association (AHNA), holistic nursing embraces all nursing which has as its goal the enhancement of healing the whole person from birth to death. For example, treatment may involve drug delivery to treat a medical condition, accompanied by complementary meditation and relaxation exercises to calm the patient and help facilitate the healing process.

"Holistic nurses provide a unique approach to caring for patients that is appealing to many people who look to integrate self-care, spirituality and lifestyles along with science to treat the whole person," says Andrea Higham, director, The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future. "This specialty of nursing is often sought by patients who look to balance mental and physical health, as well as have a heightened awareness for healthier lifestyles."

Holistic nurses are trained in a wide range of methods, including aromatherapy, counseling, exercise and movement, nutrition counseling, self-care interventions, and the like. Nurses trained in this area may work as part of a larger integrated clinic or, with the proper license, have an independent practice. Many tend to work in the field of women's health care.

Certification programs are available to nurses or to students enrolled in nursing school. A few independent schools offer this type of training as an alternative to the traditional nursing degree.

For more information on Holistic Nursing, visit http://www.ahna.org/ or http://www.discovernursing.com/.

Susan F.
RN; SPOKANE, WA

Born with only one hand, Susan Fleming was rejected from the first nursing program she applied to and was told she could never be a nurse, a blow that would deter most from entering the field. Not Susan. Refusing to give up and believe the nay-sayers, Susan pursued her dream with relentless determination, applied to a second nursing college, and graduated with honors.

Now an RN, Susan demonstrates exceptional innovation and skill everyday when starting IVs, giving injections, and catheterizing patients--all with only one hand.

A 2004 graduate of the RN-to-BSN program at the Washington State University Intercollegiate College of Nursing in Spokane, WA, Susan continuously proves to undergraduate students that a career in nursing is possible despite a physical limitation. She is an on-call RN in the Mother-Baby Unit at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane, WA, and is also a supplemental RN in the obstetrical unit at St. Josephs Hospital in Chewelah, WA, where she teaches birthing and CPR classes. Most recently, she was a teaching assistant at the college supervising undergraduate student nurses during their clinical rotations at Deaconess Medical Center. Susan is currently in a Masters in Nursing program at the University of Washington, Seattle...more>>

Gala Raises $350,000 For
Nursing Education
Memphis Business Journal - March 10, 2006

Tennesseans who hope to become nurses may have a slightly easier time, thanks to a Nashville fundraiser. The March 9 event raised $350,000 for nursing scholarships and faculty fellowships, organizers announced Friday.

To read this article in its entirety, visit www.discovernursing.com/press

The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future held two galas this month to raise funds for nursing education. The Promise of Nursing for Nashville on March 9, raised $350,000 to support nursing school scholarships, faculty fellowships for nurse professors and expand, or enhance specialized nursing programs at nursing schools in Tennessee.

In collaboration with the Washington Center for Nursing, the Promise of Nursing gala for Washington, held in Seattle on March 29, raised $510,000 for the state.

To date, 431 scholarships and 100 fellowships have been awarded to qualified students for the duration of their program.

Upcoming gala for 2006 includes Los Angeles on April 27.

(Pictured above: Scott Armstrong (far left), CEO, Group Health Cooperative, Barbara Trehearne (second from right), executive director of Nursing, Group Health Cooperative and president, Washington Center for Nursing, and Curt Selquist (far right) company group chairman, Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems with nurses from the state of Washington.)