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So heartbroken you actually feel pain in your heart? Well, a recent study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, proves that heartache can actually cause a heart attack. "Broken Heart Syndrome is a syndrome that occurs under severe emotional or physical stress,” said Pamela Stewart Fahs, RN, DSN, BU Professor of Nursing. “It was originally discovered in Japan. But we've found that two percent in cardiac deaths that occur, we see this sudden emotional or physical trauma." . . . Read more.

Geraldine Britton, assistant professor of nursing, hopes that showing pregnant women a new video will lead them to quit smoking or cut down on cigarettes. Hoping to devise better smoking-cessation strategies, Britton and her colleagues in ITURP, supported by a March of Dimes grant, conducted a series of nine focus groups. Three of those groups consisted of pregnant smokers and six of healthcare providers. "The purpose was to increase the understanding of the pregnant smoker, including the motivation to quit," Britton says. The researchers also asked for ideas about how to communicate the message. . . . Read more.

In May 2011, the program graduated its first two students. In addition, three other students received post-master’s certification as psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners. Following professional certification, all will be qualified to assess, diagnose and treat patients with mental illness. Read more.

Ann Fronczek, director of undergraduate programs and faculty member in the Decker School of Nursing at Binghamton University, has been selected to participate in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Leadership for Academic Nursing Program. See article in Inside BU too.

Nicole Rouhana, PhD '11 and son Ziyad will both receive degrees at the Graduate School ceremony. Nicole is getting a doctorate in rural nursing; Ziyad is getting a master's in engineering. Read more. View video.

The family-like environment at the Decker School of Nursing has played an integral role in Birant Akbay’s(below) success at Binghamton University. . . . Read more.

Nicole Rouhana, receiving her PhD in Rural Health from Binghamton University's Decker School of Nursing, will speak at the Graduate Schools ceremony at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sharif Khalil will speak at the 8:30 a.m. Sunday Harpur College ceremony, Yann Ilboudo will speak at the professional schools ceremony at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, and Nathan Satin will speak at the 3:30 p.m. Sunday Harpur College ceremony. Read more. Binghamton University held its second annual “Day at the Mall” event April 30 at the Oakdale Mall in Johnson City, sharing some of the University’s programs and talents with the Greater Binghamton community. Read more.

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The annual disaster drill coordinated by Binghamton University’s Decker School of Nursing students, faculty and staff was held Thursday, April 28, in the University Events Center. Read press release.

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A new birthing simulator (pictured below) will soon give Decker School of Nursing students an experience similar to a hospital delivery room.. . . Read more.



at recent Cancer v. Coaches basketball games on campus. Read more . . .


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Professor Laura Terriquez- Kasey travels annually to the Dominican Republic taking nursing students along to enlighten them regarding health care systems and practices outside of the United States, as well as to expose students to community health nursing that serves local people living in extreme poverty. The nursing mission team provides desperately needed basic health care and medical supplies to those for whom no other means is available. Click here to view a slide show of photographs taken when the group went to the DR in summer 2010.

Decker School of Nursing alumni Yvan Fortunat '08 and Diana Motti '09 were among eighteen honored in September by the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) for completing a nine-month home health care nursing internship designed especially for new nurse graduates. Read more.

Binghamton University is helping to reach out to elder community members and their families, thanks to the recent opening of the Memory Clinic on campus. The clinic, coordinated through the Decker School of Nursing’s Elder Services Center, offers geriatric assessments, consultations and case management services for local residents. The clinic is located in Room 337 of the Academic B building and operates every other Thursday evening. Read more.

• BU nursing students prepare for emergencies

While many industries have seen a decline in recent years, there's one that's projected to have substantial growth well into the next decade. The demand for nurses has been on the rise nationwide. YNN's Janelle Burrell tells about two new programs at Binghamton University that are aimed at curbing the shortage. Click to view.

Karen Feltham is still struck by the scenes she observed while volunteering in earthquake-ravaged Haiti in early March . . . Read more.

Carolyn Pierce, assistant professor in the Decker School of Nursing, will create a class focused on complexity science as a tool to develop innovative health-care provider roles . . . Read more.

DSON Professors Geraldine Britton and Gary James, along with Sean McKitrick and Steven Lynn, received $43,575 to continue Binghamton's Interdisciplinary Tobacco Research Use Program (ITURP) from the University's recently launched Academic Program and Faculty Development Fund. Decker Clinical Faculty Joyce Rhodes-Keefe and Lori Sprague have also been involved in the project. PhD students Rosemary Collier and Tina Abbate were contributing writers on the grant proposal. Collier and FNP Grad Student, Taffae Cadeau, have worked with ITURP since junior undergrad nursing students. . . . Read Inside BU article. Click here to view the ITURP Project Proposal.

VESTAL -- Binghamton University will establish a new doctoral program in nursing this fall. The Decker School of Nursing program will allow advanced practice nurses the opportunity to gain clinical and leadership experience beyond the Master's degree level. . . . Read more.  To see a news clip video, click here. Also see the Inside BU article on the new program. Binghamton University is doing its part to educate students in the emerging field of forensic health, DSON Professor Mary Muscari said at a Binghamton University Forum “faculty focus” program on Jan. 14. Read more.

Last Updated: 1/8/13