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Maximus VI Formula series is the ultimate ATX gaming motherboard. Why? Just count the reasons. ROG's sixth-generation Formula packs even greater cooling performance, the very best onboard audio, incredible strength, amazing heat dissipation and advanced shielding technology. With ultrafast Intel® Ethernet plus attention to design that goes right down to the level of audio capacitors and amplifiers, the Maximus VI Formula arms you with gaming-dominating advantages that other motherboards just can't match - that's why it's the winning formula.
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Choose between air or water cooling: it works with both! Unlike competing hybrid thermal solution, CrossChill requires no fan, so there's no noise or dust build-up. For those who do venture into water cooling, you can achieve up to 73°F (23°C) lower MOSFET temperatures for more stable overclocking! Internally the water channel fins help to maximize the surface area for heat transfer, and thanks to its G1/4 threaded fittings, CrossChill even fits into any existing setup! Don't settle for a second-best solution. ®
SupremeFX Formula
Amazing 120dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio, 600ohm Audio
SupremeFX Formula delivers premium sound card quality. Combining SupremeFX Shielding technology through physical PCB isolation, grounding separation and EMI cover shielding, while premium components such as ELNA® audio capacitors and German-made WIMA® film capacitors deliver audiophile grade performance. Lossless audio quality is ensured thanks to differential circuit design with high-fidelity operational amplifiers (op-amps) and Cirrus Logic® CS4398 headphone digital/analog converter (DAC) delivering a brilliant 120dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Finally the Texas Instruments® TPA6120A2 600ohm headphone amplifier is able to boost every sound detail. ®
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Dedicated to FPS gamers, Sonic Radar is a stealthy overlay that shows you what opponents and teammates are up to. Gunshots, footsteps, and call-outs appear with precise directioning via the on-screen radar. Includes a hotkey that allows you to switch sound detection focus for specific effects within games, and intuitive settings that provide greater gaming experiences:
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ROG Armor
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100% exclusive to ASUS, the ROG Armor is more than just a stylish addition to the ultimate gaming motherboard, it contains two parts; a strong ABS top cover that blocks the heat from graphics cards directly to achieve lower system temperature as well as DIYers can apply their own personal style to, and a fortifying SECC steel support behind the PCB to prevent bending. It also ducts heat away from crucial components via thermal pads.®
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Completely digital architecture attains total control over the Fully Integrated Voltage Regulators (FIVR) of Intel® processors to supply the highest stability and precision for the CPU and memory. The design features dynamic speed adjustments alongside intricate manual controls that allow you to push processors and RAM beyond their limits.
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The next evolution of the mPCIe Combo card gives you even better expandability with the latest standards in connectivity and easy install. You get mini PCI Express 2.0 plus USB 2.0 with an included dual-band 2.4GHz/5GHz Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0 module, powered by ASUS-exclusive Wi-Fi GO! Remote and Wi-Fi Engine, which maximize performance for better experiences. It's an instant upgrade to the fastest wireless right on your desktop. All without having to sacrifice a PCI Express slot!
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ROG CPU-Z is a customized ROG version authorized by CPUID. It has the same functionality and credibility as the original version, with a unique design. Use the whole new look of ROG CPU-Z to truly report your CPU related information and your uniqueness. ®
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Pros: great board, killer looks, easy bios, almost all the bells and whistles you could want. built in mPCIe is a nice addin with the wireless and bluetooth
Cons: location on some fan connectors could be better placed
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Gamer approved
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Pros: 3x USB 2.0, 6x USB 3.0 ports in the rear i/o panel
Cons: plugs for the case fans are in horriable places
Other Thoughts: Love the board, but have had to contact asus support multiple times with minor issues but they were very helpfull.
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Received with bent pins
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Pros: Looks nice especially with the thermal armor. The troubleshooting features appear to work as they helped me figure out what my problem was.
Cons: Unclear. I was unable to make it to the BIOS menu or see most of the other features in action and only able to see the power turn on and the troubleshooting errors.
Other Thoughts: Got this moba and was excited to build out my new computer. Only when I first turned it on I was getting an error code saying that it was not reading my processor [Intel Core i7-4771 Haswell Quad-Core 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1150 84W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600 BX80646I74771]. When I looked to see what was going on I noticed that there were some bent pins that were supposed to connect to the processor.
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Product is good,customer service isn't
This review is from: ASUS MAXIMUS VI FORMULA LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX gaming board with double-sided ROG Armor, 23C-degrees cooler CrossChill and 120dB SNR, 600ohm audio
Pros: Great Motherboard with tons of features
Cons: see other thoughts
Other Thoughts: Basically I made a mistake and put a usb 3 cable from my front panel in the wrong way and broke of the pins. Now I admit that's my fault. So I call asus up thinking it should be a big cost on my part to repair it..they want 130$ plus pay for shipping to fix it. It's just one pin on the motherboard and they want almost half the price of what it's worth??? I'm sure some asus rep will add a comment on here and give an automated answer on how physical damage is not covered etc..and I realise that but give me a break..I bought this less than 5 months ago, you would think they would fix it at a lower cost than trying to rip you off.
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This review is from: ASUS MAXIMUS VI FORMULA LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX gaming board with double-sided ROG Armor, 23C-degrees cooler CrossChill and 120dB SNR, 600ohm audio
Pros: LOOKS GREAT. Unfortunately, that's the only thing good about it.
Cons: I purchased two of these motherboards back to back. The first one was DOA. It would not post with RAM in the first two slots. Called ASUS and newegg. They advised me the mobo is bad. I purchased a second one. Purchased premium "nerd" technical support. Had a local computer store reinstall everything while on the phone with the tech. The motherboard would not post. After being fully frustrated and going through pages and pages of forums and their "solutions". The store pulled out the CPU and was taking apart the computer to return the board and saw a BENT/BROKEN PIN on the CPU. I googled it, and it seems as if it's a normal occurrence. I got my computer to work finally with a GIGABYTE Z97x GAMING G1 board, and haven't had any problems. Beware of these boards, as they are cheaply made.
Other Thoughts: I personally wanted this board as it looks great, and the build 'looked' good. Unfortunately I spent almost 700 dollars to no avail.
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Happy with it
This review is from: ASUS MAXIMUS VI FORMULA LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX gaming board with double-sided ROG Armor, 23C-degrees cooler CrossChill and 120dB SNR, 600ohm audio
Pros: Most everything has been said already...
Cons: Some of the software
Other Thoughts: The extra "backplate" caused a problem for me. I almost broke the board trying to screw it into the standoffs. I had two extra standoffs under the board which caused the board to not fit properly with the right standoffs.
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Great MOBO for build
This review is from: ASUS MAXIMUS VI FORMULA LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX gaming board with double-sided ROG Armor, 23C-degrees cooler CrossChill and 120dB SNR, 600ohm audio
Pros: Was an easy installation, bios had a very user friendly setup. After running there was a shortcut to install drivers and it was done.
Cons: I couldn't find any cons this MOBO is great, I don't understand why people crack off eggs because they don't know how to set it up
Other Thoughts: Used it for my first build and my PC is running beautifully. If you can't figure it out read the manual
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Formula wont post RMA
This review is from: ASUS MAXIMUS VI FORMULA LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX gaming board with double-sided ROG Armor, 23C-degrees cooler CrossChill and 120dB SNR, 600ohm audio
Pros: Looks amazing... Haven't gotten it to do anything else so until then that's it.
Cons: Tried everything to get this mobo to boot but all it will do turn on and off by it self (which I checked the PSU with a known working one and no luck) Sometimes it will get to bios but then when asked to restart it will turn on then off again with no luck. I have called Asus and told them all the troubleshooting I did and they just told me to RMA it.
Other Thoughts: The Asus RMA process could be better. I will have to wait 2 days to revieve and email on how to send the board back for repairs all the while my sensitive equipment will need to be stored outside the case and hopefully nothing happens to that while I have to send the board back then wait for them to fix it and send it back to me. They could have just sent a new board with a shipping box to return the defective one.... I have built many computers and this was the reason I told myself I would never buy online. Guess Ill just be going back to the old Brick and Mortar stores next time.
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Pros: looks great, keeps cool, plenty of ports, AC networking
Cons: REPLACE THE CMOS BATTERY 1ST THING!!!!!
Other Thoughts: I bought this board and I absolutely love it. It looks great keeps cool and it has everything I need for expansion.
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Pros: The UEFI on this board is easy to navigate and adjust, there are preset Overclock settings on the uefi as well as ai suite 3 for anyone that is new to OC. The armor on the front looks amazing and gives the board a slick look to it. As far as I can do it does little for heat, the armor on the back however is made of metal and used to provide resistance against board bends when screwing the board to the chassis or trying to implement one of those cheap intel cpu fans (who'd do that).
Cons: Crosschill: This isn't a bad con, and after research its not a huge worry but I do not like that the crosschill block was made using aluminum and not copper, so i have to remove an egg
Other Thoughts: Anyone who wants to watercool using a custom loop should look into the series 7 of this board which has the copper block, if that is not the case, and this board is cheaper I highly recommend the M6F
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Risotto without chicken stock?
- desserina Jul 5, 2013 08:33 PM
I'm going to attempt my first hand at risotto sometime this week, but I really, really don't want to make chicken stock (or any stock) and I can't buy it where I live. Is it possible to make good risotto without chicken stock? Thanks
I think you need stock, personally. Even if you throw together a quick vegetable stock, it's worth the time and effort considering risotto is all about the loose texture.
Make a quick stock with a couple (2 or 3, the more the marrier really) leeks (cleaned), use the whole thing, it will all be strained anyway. 1 head of garlic cut in half, a good knob of butter and big pinch of salt). simmer 30-45 minutes. strain and save.
I really is easy and lends a nice background note to what ever flavors you want to add. Personally I would not go with straight water, myself. Oh and make this a day or two ahead to make your life easier.
Good luck and good cooking
re: Chinon00
Not sure if it's more readily available to you, but I've made (quite good) risotto using dashi. Served it with scallops.
You don't HAVE to use 'stock' - technically you can make risotto with hot water. But using a liquid that's flavorful (and savory) is pretty important to get the overall effect right. The quality and flavor of the liquid is pretty central to the quality and flavor of the finished risotto.
re: cowboyardee
do you put cheese in that?
re: hotoynoodle
re: cowboyardee
ok, phew. lol. i love dashi and need to use it more. thanks!
In certain ways, risotto without "stock" provides a more elemental dimension for the senses. You actually get to savor the subtle earthy sweetness of the rice.
Here's a good example:
Can you get Better Than Bouillon bases? The chicken is also available in reduced sodium and is very handy. It's a supermarket item in the USA. Also sold online at www.superiortouch.com
Yes, risotto can be made with water rather than broth. Often when making risotto if I don;t have broth or stock I'll simmer sausage or chicken in the water to be used for the rice, the finished dish does not have the depth of flavor that it would made with broth or stock it's good all the same.
re: Master
well, that's because you have effectively made a simple stock, no?
I suppose you could make risotto with whatever liquid you use to cook rice, even water. It's more a cooking method than a recipe. But risotto made with water isn't going to be very pleasing. If nothing else, you can use a base or even bouillon cubes (like Maggi) to make some kind of savory flavorful liquid. cowboyardee's already said most of this, but I'll say it again.
Risotto is all about the flavor of the cooking liquid -- arborio cooked with unflavored water is just rice.
re: sunshine842
and super-starchy rice at that.
re: sunshine842
Get a boil-in-bag and be done with it.
re: sunshine842
Totally agree with the above ^^^ and as a vegetarian it is ~really~ time-consuming to make decent and tasty veggie stock that is satisfying ( months of saving veggie trimmings in the freezer---unlike those of you who have the luxury of simply de-boning a chicken for dinner and throwing the left overs in a stockpot). We tend to use olive oil as our fat.
So this may be heresy, but I mostly skip "true" risotto and use {{{gulp}}} orzo pasta when I want that mouth-feel.
re: pedalfaster
have you ever tried using apple cider?
re: girloftheworld
One of my Italian cookbooks has pumpkin & apple risotto. It calls for a 'fruity white wine'. A cider (the true fermented stuff) might work.
I don't understand this emphasis on stock in risotto. In my experience, wine used near the start is a stronger flavor. It adds an acidity that is missing most other rice dishes. Then there's the cream and cheese added at the end, that adds both flavor and creaminess (on top of the creaminess from the rice starch).
Most risotto recipes call for flavoring elements like onion, herbs, and mushrooms.
I recently used a can of low salt chicken stock and thought it was flavorless. Obviously salt is a big part of the taste in soup. But it also lacked body, the kind of gelatinous quality that I get in my home made chicken stock. Even the home made stock is not 'strongly flavored'.
I do use commercial chicken (and beef) 'bouillon' flavorings (including 'better than ...' type), but think of those as an enhanced way of adding salt to the rice.
re: hotoynoodle
but you can't cook risotto in *all* wine...it won't be edible.
re: sunshine842
correct. i wasn't suggesting that, sorry.
re: paulj
"I don't understand this emphasis on stock in risotto"
Along with the rice, stock or broth defines the dish - literally, it's in the dictionaries.
You can try to do without it, but if so, then you're making something else. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but the OP did ask about "risotto."
re: John Francis
Though on this Italian Wiki page I don't see as strong an emphasis on 'brodo' as in English definitions
The use of a broth that is compatible with the other flavors certainly contributes to the overall flavor of the dish. But it is not required to produce the characteristic creamy consistency.
My own definition would focus on 2 things)
- a creamy consistency based on the starch from the rice (this then dictates the choice of rice, and the cooking method
- strong flavors (as opposed to a plain rice).
There are plenty of nonnas in Italy who will use a combination of beef and chicken (not just one or the other) bouillon cubes diluted at half-strength (a key point for using those cubes) for making risotto. It will not have the *mouthfeel* of stock (that's what gelatin is for...), but the flavor of the finished dish will feel more rounded.
I see from your profile that you are in Taiwan.
You could think of risotto as a variation on Asian congee, rice porridge. How is that flavored? In Italian cooking chicken stock adds the same kinds of flavors (esp umami) that Asians get from soy sauce, dashi, ham, mushrooms, msg, etc. The hard grating cheese used in Italian cooking is another source of umami (as is tomato).
re: paulj
Many times congee is made with water. The seasonings come after the congee has been made.
Best seasoning for congee? Chinese pork floss!
Man, I could eat congee mixed with pork floss endlessly. In fact, I often have dreams of swimming in a huge swimming pool filled with congee mixed with pork floss ...
Stock is an important part of flavoring the rice so no, I don't think you can make good risotto without it. It doesn't have to be chicken (vegetable + porcini soaking liquid would be great) but it needs to be flavorful.
I would never make risotto without homemade stock.
Yes you could make risotto with plain water,you just need to add more flavors at the beginning(shallots,garlic good olive oil and white wine) and to the finished product(butter,cheese and lots of fresh herbs).Will it be the same as a risotto made with stock? Probably not but it'll still be tasty.
A simple veg stock isn't that hard to make,Carrots,cellery onions a bay leaf or 2 some fresh thyme and parsley sprigs,simmer for and hour or so and voila!.Also, making a "tea" from dried porcinis is also a great way to add a depth of flavor to your risotto.
Could you say a bit about why you don't want to make or buy stock (I can't imagine where you might be where it's not buyable in some form)?
Anyway, you can definitely make risotto without stock, but just keep in mind that risotto will taste pretty much exactly like what it's cooked in.
To some extent, these flavors can come from what other ingredients are involved. When I make squid or shrimp risotto, for example, I briefly saute the raw seafood part in the pan with some butter and olive oil, then remove that so it won't overcook, and then prepare the risotto in the same pot: a good bit of flavoring can come from the juices at that first stage of cooking. Fresh shitaki or crimini mushrooms could have some of the same effect.
If you have dried wild mushrooms (esp. porcini), you can rinse them and then soak them in heated (not boiling water) for 1`5-20 minutes, which will create a mushroom fluid that's very tasty.
Other flavorings: a dash of fish sauce early on; whole garlic cloves cooked with the risotto (can be picked out later, according to taste).
Still, if you're genuinely somewhere without chicken stock to buy, then it's hard to imagine most of these other ingredients are handy for you.
re: Bada Bing
you can also simmer the shrimp shells with aromatics for 1/2 hour to get shrimp stock.
re: hotoynoodle
Indeed. I'd thought of suggesting that, too, but remained so distracted by the idea of a place without buyable chicken stock that I wondered how raw shrimp shells could be had there. But yes, I always save shells in freezer bags to make quick stocks for risotto.
In fact, I like King Crab shells so much for this purpose that I honestly think I'm as excited by the shells as by the flesh. You can make amazing risotto or paella with King Crab shell stock.


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Category Archives: New Careers in Nursing
Stony Brook Helps Veterans Become Nurses
Lori Escallier, PhD, RN, CPNP, is a professor and associate dean for evaluation and outcomes at the State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Nursing. She is her university's project director for a program that helps veterans earn baccalaureate degrees in nursing (VBSN) and for New Careers in Nursing, a program supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) that supports second-career nurses in accelerated master's and baccalaureate nursing programs.
Human Capital Blog: Please tell us about your university's program for nursing students who are veterans.
Lori Escallier: The project is entitled Enhancing the Nursing Workforce: Career Ladder Opportunities for Veterans. The purpose is to increase the enrollment, retention and educational success of veterans in the baccalaureate nursing program at Stony Brook. Our program operationalizes the collaborative efforts of the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by providing opportunities for veterans to transition into nursing careers.
HCB: How is the VBSN program helping to build a Culture of Health that more effectively serves veterans?
Escallier: One of the project's aims is to enhance the nursing workforce with veterans. Veterans certainly have a good understanding of the needs of other veterans and their families. Who better to promote a Culture of Health for veterans than those who have "walked the walk?"
RWJF Milestones, August 2014
The following are among the many honors received recently by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, fellows, grantees and alumni:
James S. Jackson, PhD, a 2009 recipient of an RWJF Investigator Award in Health Policy Research, has been appointed by President Obama to serve on the National Science Foundation's National Science Board. Jackson is a professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and director of its Institute for Social Research.
Geraldine "Polly" Bednash, PhD, RN, FAAN, will receive the National League for Nursing's (NLN) highest honor, the President's Award, at the 2014 NLN Education Summit in mid-September. Bednash is the recently retired chief executive officer of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and director of New Careers in Nursing, a joint initiative of RWJF and AACN focused on increasing diversity in the nursing workforce.
Sally Cohen, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been selected as the 2014-2015 Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence at the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. The program provides a yearlong leadership opportunity to participate in shaping health policy. Cohen was also named editor-in-chief of the journal, Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice. She is director of the Nursing and Health Policy Collaborative at the University of New Mexico.
Lainie Ross, MD, PhD, a 2013 recipient of an RWJF Investigator Award in Health Policy Research, has been named a 2014 Guggenheim Fellow. Ross will use her fellowship year to research the relationship between ethics and genetics for a book, currently titled, From Peapods to Whole Genomes: Incidental Findings and Unintended Consequences in a Post-Mendelian World. The fellowship is awarded by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to recipients with "demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts."
RWJF Milestones, June 2014
The following are among the many honors received recently by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, fellows, grantees and alumni:
Emery Brown, MD, PhD, an alumnus of the Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
RWJF Investigator Award in Health Policy Research recipient James Perrin, PhD, is the new president of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He took office on January 1, 2014, beginning a one-year term.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has named Deborah E. Trautman, PhD, RN, as its new chief executive officer, effective June 16. Trautman, an RWJF Health Policy Fellows program alumna, currently serves as executive director of the Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Transformation at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
The American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation's largest medical specialty organization, has voted Wayne Riley, MD, MPH, MBA, its president-elect. Riley is a former RWJF senior health policy associate.
Kenneth B. Chance, Sr., D.D.S. has been appointed dean of the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and will begin his duties on July 1, 2014. He is an alumnus of the RWJF Health Policy Fellows program, and served on its national advisory committee. His is a current member of the national advisory committee of the RWJF Summer Medical and Dental Education Program.
RWJF Scholars in the News: Diversity in the nursing workforce, barriers to breast-feeding, child maltreatment, and more.
Around the country, print, broadcast, and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, fellows, alumni, and grantees. Some recent examples:
HealthLeaders Media features New Careers in Nursing (NCIN), a joint initiative of RWJF and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) that is increasing diversity in the nursing workforce. "The reason [increasing diversity] is important, of course, is because the population of nursing does not really reflect the population at large," Polly Bednash, PhD, RN, FAAN, says in the story. "We are now working very aggressively to have the number of people entering the profession look more like the population of the United States." Bednash is NCIN program director and AACN's CEO.
In an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Jooyoung Lee, PhD, writes that, in the aftermath of mass shootings, the media and public often focus chiefly on the shooters and forget about the families of those slain. "Instead of fixating on the shooter, or retreating into our own lives, let's remember and honor those who are left behind. Their lives are often difficult and grinding; their grief is immeasurable. Healing from murder is rarely—if ever—a quick or complete process," writes Lee, an RWJF Health & Society Scholars program alumnus. Read more about Lee's work.
Living in neighborhoods with high rates of violence can affect students' academic performance, according to a study from RWJF Health & Society Scholars program alumnus from Patrick Sharkey, PhD. The Washington Post reports that the study found that neighborhood violence that occurred within seven days of a test appeared to reduce Black children's performance on language arts assessments. "When violence is in the air, when the threat of violence is in the air, then it becomes something that spills over to affect not just people who are involved, but everyone who lives in the community," Sharkey says.
52 Schools of Nursing to Provide 400 Scholarships Through RWJF's New Careers in Nursing Program
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced awards to 52 schools of nursing that will comprise the final cohort of its prestigious New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program (NCIN). In the upcoming academic year, the schools will use these grants to support traditionally underrepresented students who are making a career switch to nursing through an accelerated baccalaureate or master's degree program. NCIN is a program of RWJF and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
Each NCIN Scholar has already earned a bachelor's degree in another field, and is making a transition to nursing through an accelerated nursing degree program, which prepares students to assume the role of registered nurse in as little as 12-18 months.
In addition to a $10,000 scholarship, NCIN scholars receive other support to help them meet the demands of an accelerated degree program. All NCIN grantee schools maintain leadership and mentoring programs for their scholars, as well as a pre-entry immersion program to help them succeed.
A New Nurse Promises to Focus on the Fundamentals of Providing Care During This Turbulent Time
Carli A. Culjat, BSN RN, is a staff nurse in the Emergency Department at Bryan Medical in Lincoln, Neb., and an alumna of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing program. She graduated with her BSN from the Creighton University School of Nursing. This post is part of the "Health Care in 2014" series.
As a new graduate and a young person, I am very eager to see what will happen to my country, my career, and my own future with the changes taking place in the U.S. health care system. As I walked across the stage receiving my diploma, my emotions developed and they included excitement, relief, and fear of the unknown. I believe our county is facing similar emotional complexity. As a new graduate and new employee – change can bring forth so many emotions, especially on the large scale that is taking place in health care today.
The media covers the controversy of the situation and as a former student, my class still uses social media to reach out and develop opinions on the changes and their possible effects. Fear creates controversy and with this, we see so many different perspectives and reactions. Even still, I believe our country is excited for a change and ready for the health care system to evolve into a system that we can be proud of and utilize.
There are many who are relieved, myself included. I am relieved that employment is an option at this time in this changing system, I am relieved that our country has taken the initiative to address a need, and I am relieved that I have an education and position that I can use to assist, in the best way a single person can, in health care reform—as a frontline person, a staff nurse in an Emergency Department.
A New Nurse Aids Some of Those Who Lost So Much During Hurricane Sandy
Olivia Jackson is an alumna of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's New Careers in Nursing (NCIN) program. She graduated summa cum laude from Fairleigh Dickinson University's Accelerated Bachelor's Degree in Nursing program this past May. She has a BA in Biological Sciences from Rutgers University. She is currently pursuing a career in medical surgical nursing.
The Jersey Shore is open for business this summer, and I am proud to say that I played a small part if making that happen, and helping the community that was devastated by Hurricane Sandy last year.
In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast, especially in New Jersey and New York. For our November volunteer project, I and several other NCIN scholars at Fairleigh Dickinson University devoted a Saturday to helping the citizens of Rockaway Beach, New York, where the storm was particularly strong.
Through online research on Newyorkcares.org, I located a bus going to the Rockaways that needed more volunteers to help assemble and distribute care packages to the people affected by Hurricane Sandy. As our bus pulled into the Rockaways, the first thing we saw is what used to be a parking lot for beachgoers. It looked like a scene from an apocalyptic movie. Mounds of debris, most of which used to be the homes of Rockaway residents, extended across the horizon. I felt a deep sense of sadness and could not even imagine how devastated these people must feel having lost everything.
NCIN Announces Support for 400 New Nurses
Vernell DeWitty, PhD, RN, is deputy program director for New Careers in Nursing, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
Luis Sanchez has come a long way in life from his humble beginnings as the son of Mexican migrants. He was recently named New York University's (NYU) Distinguished Accelerated Nursing Student for the Class of 2013 and will soon be published in a respected nursing journal. Sanchez has been accepted into NYU's adult primary care nurse practitioner dual-degree program, and plans to work in an acute care setting before returning to school to complete his master's degree.
He is just one of more than 3,000 nursing students who have been supported by New Careers in Nursing (NCIN), and a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
Luis and his peers are exactly what we hope the future of the nursing workforce will look like: capable, culturally-competent nurses who bring diverse and valuable perspectives to the field, and are prepared to meet the challenges of a changing health care system and patient population.
Simulation: A Powerful Tool to Support a Quality Learning Environment
Ann Marie P. Mauro, PhD, RN, CNL, CNE, is a clinical associate professor, fellow with the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, and the program liaison and project director for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing scholarship program at the New York University (NYU) College of Nursing, which has made extensive use of simulation. This is part of a series of posts for National Nurses Week, highlighting how nurses are driving quality and innovation in patient care.
For students in the health professions, the beauty of simulation is the ability to apply their critical thinking and assessment skills in a safe environment where they can learn without fear of harming a patient. Sometimes I think people learn much better from their mistakes. While simulation does not completely replace traditional clinical experiences, it is a great teaching strategy to help standardize students' learning experiences, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
You can achieve targeted learning outcomes for students who have the opportunity to work with patients with specific health concerns. When we take students into a traditional clinical setting, we do not have control over which patients might be available and what students might be able to do. It is getting particularly challenging not only to find clinical sites, because of competition among schools, but to deal with health care organizations that have transitioned to electronic health records and electronic medication administration records, which are difficult for faculty and students to access. Furthermore, it is time-consuming and costly for faculty to be trained on different systems.
Human Capital News Roundup: Hormone replacement therapy, monetary rewards for weight loss, student loan debt, and more.
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees. Some recent examples:
A study led by RWJF Health & Society Scholars alumna Emily Goard Jacobs, PhD, finds that the estrogen in hormone replacement therapy may help protect some women from Alzheimer's, when taken beginning at menopause. Health Canal and the Telegraph (United Kingdom) report on the findings. Read more about the study.
New Careers in Nursing, a program of RWJF and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, launched the Doctoral Advancement in Nursing (DAN) project to identify and encourage nurses interested in pursuing doctoral degrees, and to support doctoral nursing students in their studies. The DAN project is scheduled to issue a white paper this summer; it will offer strategies and resources to support doctoral advancement, Healthcare Traveler reports.
Ryan Masters, PhD, a Health & Society Scholar, spoke to NPR's Shots blog about an editorial he co-authored in the Journal of the American Medical Association that points to problems in a study that found being a "little" overweight was associated with a lower risk of death. "The risk of mortality from obesity compounds and grows stronger as you age," he said. "In light of our findings, we are… much more concerned about inappropriate denial of the epidemic's consequences for U.S. mortality."
John H. Cawley, an alumnus and National Advisory Committee Member of the RWJF Scholars in Health Policy Research program, spoke to NPR's Morning Edition about why monetary rewards for employees to lose weight may not work. Cawley's research finds that three-quarters of people give up on diets even when they stand to earn a monetary reward for losing weight. On the other hand, he finds, people will fight harder to shed weight if they stand to lose money should they fail.


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