Accelerated nursing degree offered in Aberdeen

South Dakota State University College of Nursing is hosting an open house Saturday, Jan. 28, to introduce the accelerated bachelor's degree in nursing program it will offer in Aberdeen. Coursework will begin January 2013 on the Northern State University campus.

Overviews of the accelerated nursing program will be presented at 2, 3 and 4 p.m. Jan. 28 in the gallery of the Alonzo Ward Hotel, 104 S. Main, Aberdeen.

The program gives those holding a bachelor's degree in a field outside of nursing the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree in nursing in just 12 months.

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IDF Continuing Education Course for Nurses: Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases and Immunoglobulin Therapy

The Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF) is proud to offer this Online Continuing Education Course, developed as an initiative of the IDF Nurse Advisory Committee. This free, accredited course enhances the knowledge of the nurse clinician by providing an update on primary immunodeficiency diseases, immunoglobulin therapies and the nurse's role with these therapies.

Any nurse who is involved with administration and management of immunoglobulin therapy or the disease states where immunoglobulin is used would find this program very informative and applicable to practice.

Experience the convenience of online continuing education while earning five free CE credit hours!

Target Audience: Nurses

Program Goal

To enhance the knowledge of the nurse clinican by providing an update on primary immunodeficiency disease and immunoglobulin therapy by defining the differences between intravenous immunoglobulin therapy (IVIG) and subcutaneous immunoglobulin therapy (SCIG) and the nurse's role with these therapies.

Participants will learn to:

Describe the spectrum of disease presentation for primary immunodeficiency (PIDD)

Discuss the most common PIDD-humoral antibody deficiency

Identify the treatments used within the most common PIDD-humoral antibody deficiency

Understand the use of IVIG for treatment of PIDD

Understand the use of SCIG for treatment of PIDD

Describe the differences between IVIG and SCIG

Understand the clinician’s role with SCIG

Presentations and Presenters

Overview of Ig Therapy and Disease States in which it is Utilized

Jordan Orange, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Division of Allergy and Immunology

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

Primary Immunodeficiencies Combined T-cell and/or B-cell Immune Defects

Mark Ballow, MD

Division of Allergy, Immunology and Pediatric Rheumatology

Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo

SUNY Buffalo

School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Buffalo, NY

Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy (IVIG)

Kristin Epland, MSN, FNP-C

Midwest Immunology Clinic

Plymouth, MN

Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin Therapy (SCIG)

M. Elizabeth Younger, CRNP, PhD

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

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Faculty Recruitment University Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing

Current Faculty Positions Available

• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty Coordinator
• Faculty Position in International Health

Tenure and Tenure-Track Positions
The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing is seeking applications for a number of tenure and tenure-track positions. We invite inquiries from doctoral prepared scholars from a variety of research backgrounds and areas of specialization, particularly in (but not limited to) the following areas:

• Acute Care
• Psychiatry and Mental Health
• Geriatrics and Gerontology
• Pediatric Health

As an integral part of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center at Emory University, the School of Nursing maintains and seeks to extend research leadership and collaborative relationships with Emory’s strong interdisciplinary initiatives in:

• Neuroscience
• Palliative Care
• Critical Care
• Transplant Surgery
• Cardiovascular Health
• Comprehensive Cancer Care

In addition to submitting current Curriculum Vitae, applicants should attach a cover letter of interest and accomplishments. Please submit application materials to:

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Jobs at University Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing

Nursing Faculty Position Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty Coordinator. Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing is seeking a qualified individual to teach and provide leadership for the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner specialty area within the masters program. The Coordinator is responsible for planning, specialty marketing, implementation, updating, evaluation, daily management, and acquisition of clinical sites. The Coordinator is also responsible for advising students in the program and supervising faculty. Additional duties include responsibility for the viability, quality, legal, and professional compliance of the specialty program and for the achievement of specialty goals, enrollment targets and teaching external support for the programs.
Candidates for this position should have an earned doctorate in nursing or a related field.

• Be certified by AACN as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
• Applicants are required to have current experience based on their area of certification as a nurse practitioner and scholar.
• As a scholar, the applicant should have teaching experience and a program of research that may focus on basic science or evidence-based practice.
• As a nurse practitioner, the applicant needs to remain active in practice.
• The applicant will be required to obtain a Georgia RN license and approval to practice as an advanced practice nurse in Georgia. A joint appointment with Emory Healthcare is possible.
• Experience advancing scholarship of an acute care program and designing a residency program is desired.
• Demonstrate successful leadership experience.

In addition to submitting a current Curriculum Vita, applicants should attach a cover letter of interest and accomplishments. Please submit application materials to:

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Top 10 America’s Nursing College

Below is our ranking of rankings that shows who the best nursing school

1. University of Washington Seattle, WA, PO Box 357260 Seattle, WA 98195Admissions Phone: (206) 543-8736. http://www.son.washington.edu
2. University of California--San Francisco School of Nursing 2 Koret Way, #N-319XSan Francisco, CA 94143-0602 Admissions Phone: (415) 476-1435 http://nurseweb.ucsf.edu/
3. University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. 420 Guardian Drive Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096 Admissions Phone : (215) 898-8281.  Admissions E-Mail: admissions@nursing.upenn.edu.  http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/academic_programs/grad/
4. Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing .  525 N. Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21205-2100.  Admissions Phone: (410) 955-7548.  Admissions E-Mail: jhuson@son.jhmi.edu http://www.son.jhmi.edu/academics/academic_programs/doctoral/
5. University of Michigan Ann Arbor School of Nursing 400 N. Ingalls Ann Arbors, MI 48109-0482.  Admissions Phone: (734) 763-5985. Admissions E-Mail: umnursing@umich.edu. http://www.nursing.umich.edu/academics/index.html
6. University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill School of Nursing  Carrington Hall, CB #7460Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7460  Admissions Phone: (919) 966-4260  Admissions E-Mail: nursing_applications@unc.edu. http://nursing.unc.edu/
7. Oregon Health and Science University School of Nursing  3455 S.W. U.S. Veterans Hospital Road  Portland, OR 97239-2941  Admissions Phone: (503) 494-7725  Admissions E-Mail: proginfo@ohsu.edu  http://www.ohsu.edu/son
8. University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing  845 South Damen Avenue MC 802Chicago, IL 60612  Admissions Phone: (312) 996-7800  Admissions E-Mail: con@uic.edu  http://www.uic.edu/nursing/
9. University of Maryland—Baltimore School of Nursing   Suite 516Baltimore, MD 21201-1579  Admissions Phone: (410) 706-3147  Admissions E-Mail: janar001@son.umaryland.edu  http://nursing.umaryland.edu/programs/phd/index.htm
10. University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing  Victoria BuildingPittsburgh, PA 15261  Admissions Phone: (412) 624-4586  Admissions E-Mail: sao50@pitt.edu  http://www.nursing.pitt.edu/

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