In the Conway School of Nursing, we are dedicated to service and informed by science. The research done by our faculty is informed by the best clinical evidence and is aimed at directly improving outcomes for patients, families, the community, and the nation.

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Being a nurse is about more than a good bedside manner. You have to understand the science involved in the profession. As a student, you will take courses in chemistry, anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, and more. You can also take advantage of research opportunities with faculty.

We are preparing you to be a nurse or nurse practitioner, but we also want you to be a nursing leader. We want you to think about how you're going to change the profession and advance the science of nursing.

 

 

## Our Areas of Nursing Research and Scholarship

The Conway School of Nursing faculty and students conduct innovative and interdisciplinary research and advance evidence-based practice quality improvement scholarship that is grounded in respect for the human person and aims to improve health across the lifespan. We collaborate with scientists in the other schools of The Catholic University of America and with scientists, clinicians and policymakers in other universities, healthcare institutions, government and industry nationally and globally.

Faculty and doctoral students make national and international contributions to the literature in three main areas:

### Innovations in Nursing Education

Curriculum redesign, nursing education reform by studying teaching and learning experiences, synchronous and asynchronous and microlearning modalities, including innovative immersive technologies such as extended reality (augmented and virtual reality), telehealth, and other technology-enabled simulation-based learning modalities.

### Interventions to Address Health Disparities and Promote Health

Patient and family-centered care such as the impact of military life on families, feeding practices in infants and children and health promotion in women and children.

### Self-Management of Chronic Disease

Cardiac disease management, symptom management, resource utilization, tailored approaches to patient education in underserved populations, interventions to promote quality palliative care, shared decision-making, and support for caregivers of persons with cancer.