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Margaret Bush

Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
311 Trent Drive, Clipp Research Building, Rm 1056, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Margaret Bush is a Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing. She has a PhD in Pharmacology and her research experience includes study of the role of nitric oxide in malaria, cardiovascular disease and as a biological signaling molecule.  She is a licensed pharmacist with more than twenty years' experience teaching pharmacology. Prior clinical research experience includes clinical drug development in the areas of oncology and hematopoietic growth factors.  She earned a BS in Pharmacy from The Ohio State University, an MBA in Health Administration at Cleveland State University, and a PhD in Pharmacology from the School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles. 

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing · 2021 - Present School of Nursing

Recent Publications


A scoping review of surface wipe sampling for antineoplastic drug contamination in patient care areas.

Journal Article Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene · June 2025 Antineoplastic drug (AD) exposure can cause adverse health effects for healthcare workers. AD contamination on surfaces persists despite interventions to reduce it. The United States Pharmacopeial Convention recommends surface sampling as a measure of expo ... Full text Cite

The Use of Plastic-Backed Pads to Reduce Hazardous Drug Contamination.

Journal Article Clinical journal of oncology nursing · May 2025 Toilet plume aerosols are a source of hazardous drug (HD) contamination in patient bathrooms; however, using plastic-backed pads to reduce contamination has not been tested within the clinical setting. This study tested wheth. ... Full text Cite

Assessing Etoposide and Cyclophosphamide Contamination and Current Cleaning Practices in Patient Bathrooms.

Journal Article Clinical journal of oncology nursing · March 2025 BackgroundAntineoplastic drug (AD) exposure presents severe risks to healthcare workers. Previous studies have demonstrated that patient bathrooms are highly contaminated and have led to concern for excreta as a source of environmental contaminati ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Nitric Oxide and Microvascular Dysfunction in Severe Malaria

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2021

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of California, Los Angeles · 1993 Ph.D.
Cleveland State University · 1985 M.B.A.
Ohio State University · 1979 B.S.