Genetic Link to Anesthetic Ineffectiveness Found
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| Researchers at The University of Iowa College of Nursing have identified an association between a gene variant and increased sensitivity to pain in some children, which may influence the effectiveness of topical anesthetics. Charmaine Kleiber, PhD, associate professor, and Debra Schutte, PhD, assistant professor, are the lead authors on a paper to be published in an upcoming issue of The Journal of Pain. Read the full story
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Nursing Clinical Education Awards Honor Leaders
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| College of Nursing MSN students were among those honored Nov. 28, 2006 at a ceremony for the Nursing Clinical Education Awards held at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The awards honor nurse leaders, staff nurses who demonstrate excellence in the characteristics of learning, educational leadership, staff/patient advocacy, professional presentation and innovative spirit. Read the full story
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"Edge Runner" Status for McCarthy and Kleiber
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| Professor Ann Marie McCarthy and associate professor Charmaine Kleiber were honored as "Edge Runners" at the annual meeting of the American Acadamy of Nursing. Read the full story
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Students Relate St. Lucia Experience
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Undergraduate nursing students Colleen Gallagher, Alesha Granzow, and Heather Randall, represented the College of Nursing in an exemplary way at their presentation "Building Community Capacity for Diabetes Prevention and Care" at The University of Iowa Global Health Studies Reception on Wednesday, Oct. 25. Read the full story
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Maas Honored by Gerontological Society of America
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| Meridean Maas, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Iowa College of Nursing professor emerita and co-director of the John A. Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, has earned the prestigious Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award from the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) in recognition of outstanding and sustained contribution to geriatric nursing research. Read the full story
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