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Summer 2009 College of Nursing Convocation Awards Ceremony: August 8, 2009 from 4:30-5:30pm. Reception from 3:30-4:30pm
Commencement is always an uplifting time for the College of Nursing as it brings us all together as a University to commemorate the scholarly achievements of our graduates. USF nursing alumni not only fill vitally needed roles as practitioners, educators and researchers, but also posses the qualities needed to become leaders in their profession. Through high educational standards, breakthrough technology integration, world-class faculty, modern facilities, strong ties to the community and involved alumni, the College of Nursing creates leaders in nursing education, research and patient care while exemplifying its “Nursing is My Life” philosophy.
The accomplishments of our graduates are something we can all celebrate for having helped them to achieve their goals. As friends, colleagues, mentors and instructors, we all have been a part of their journey towards success. As the graduates take that next step at Commencement in August, let’s continue to show our support by celebrating with them during the Commencement activities.
USF (Tampa Campus) Graduation activities for the College of Nursing on Saturday, August 8th are as follows:
· 1:30 pm - Commencement Ceremony @ USF Sun Dome:
Colleges of the Arts, Behavioral and Community Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Marine Science, Medicine, Nursing, Undergraduate Studies and Public Health. All Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral from these colleges participate at this time. For more information about USF Commencement visit the USF website for commencement: www.usf.edu/commencement <http://www.usf.edu/commencement> .
· 3:30-5:30 pm - 2009 Summer Nursing Convocation Ceremony & Reception @ College of Nursing:
o 3:30-4:30 pm Reception @ College of Nursing – Gathering space
o 4:30-5:30 pm Convocation Ceremony @ College of Nursing – USF Health Auditorium
For questions about the Nursing Convocation Ceremony please send an email to - Question - Nursing Convocation Ceremony <mailto:ahudak@health.usf.edu?subject=Question:%20Nursing%20Convocation%20Awards%20Ceremony> .
We are very excited about the upcoming Summer 2009 Nursing Convocation Ceremony that will be held August 8, 2009 from 4:30-5:30 pm in the USF Health Auditorium and hope that you plan to join us. Please also join us before the Nursing Convocation/Awards Ceremony, from 3:30-4:30pm, for a reception with light refreshments in the College of Nursing gathering space.
Everyone is welcome and invited to attend the Nursing Convocation Ceremony to recognize Baccalaureate, Masters and Doctoral students, as well as faculty and alumni who will receive outstanding honors and special recognition from the College and Nursing faculty. Email notifications to students who will be recognized at the event are being sent to recipients’ USF Health email accounts this week.
The Summer Nursing Convocation/Awards ceremony is designed to follow the Commencement Ceremony at the USF Sun Dome. The USF Commencement for undergraduate and graduate nursing students begins at 1:30pm at the USF Sun Dome and concludes with enough time remaining for the graduates and their guests to travel across campus to the College of Nursing. For more information about USF Commencement visit the USF website for commencement: www.usf.edu/commencement <http://www.usf.edu/commencement> .
The reception will be held from 3:30-4:30pm in the College of Nursing gathering space and the ceremony will be held in the USF Health Auditorium from 4:30-5:30pm. Parking will be available in lot 33 near the College of Nursing.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Nursing Awards Ceremony
· NURSING CONVOCATION CEREMONY: While the College of Nursing does not have a separate graduation ceremony, we do have a convocation/awards ceremony each semester that is open to all College of Nursing graduates and their guests, faculty, staff and alumni. The Nursing Convocation Ceremony recognizes bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate students, as well as faculty and alumni who will receive outstanding honors and special recognition from the College and Nursing faculty. While the College of Nursing does not have a “pinning ceremony”, graduating nursing bachelor’s students will receive a USF College of Nursing pin prior to the start of the commencement ceremony. After signing in at the Sun Dome for commencement, please see one of the nursing faculty members while taking your seat on the Sun Dome floor.
o GUESTS: Everyone is welcome and invited to attend the Nursing Awards Ceremony. Recipients of awards, honors and/or special recognitions may invite as many guests as they would like to the Nursing Convocation Ceremony.
o LOCATION: The Nursing Convocation Ceremony will be held in the USF Health Auditorium, easily within walking distance from the College of Nursing building, and will begin at 4:30pm. Ushers will be present at the event to help guide you.
o RECEPTION: There will be a reception with light refreshments in the College of Nursing gathering space from 3:30-4:30pm before the Nursing Convocation Ceremony at 4:30 pm in the USF Health Auditorium.
o PARKING: Parking for the Nursing Convocation Ceremony will be available in lot 33, near the College of Nursing.
o ATTIRE: Dress for the Nursing Student Awards Ceremony is business/business casual. Commencement regalia are not recommended for the Nursing Convocation Ceremony. For information about USF Commencement attire or regalia please visit www.usf.edu/commencement <http://www.usf.edu/commencement> .
o PHOTOGRAPHY: Photos taken at the event by the designated College of Nursing staff will be made available online through the USF College of Nursing alumni website. To register for the Nursing alumni community, visit nursing.usfhealthalumni.net. <http://nursing.usfhealthalumni.net/>
USF Commencement (Graduation)
· USF GRADUATION/COMMENCEMENT: Graduation (Commencement) for all USF students is held at the USF Sun Dome on the Tampa Campus each semester, except for the College of Medicine which is on a different academic calendar than the rest of USF. The other USF campuses have separate commencement ceremonies during some semesters. You can find information concerning all the commencement ceremonies at the USF website for commencement: www.usf.edu/commencement <http://www.usf.edu/commencement> .
o REGISTRATION: All students and faculty who wish to attend one of the commencement ceremonies must register to attend; applying to graduate is not the same as registering to attend the ceremony. There are separate links on the web site www.usf.edu/commencement <http://www.usf.edu/commencement> for student registration and faculty registration. Please be aware that doctoral students register the name of the faculty member who will be hooding them on stage when they register and no separate faculty registration is needed.
Sandra J. Cadena, PhD, ARNP, CNE Named NLN Ambassador to University of South Florida College of Nursing
Program Facilitates Communication Between National League for Nursing and Nurse Educators
Tampa, FL (March 31, 2009) – University of South Florida is pleased to announce that Sandra J. Cadena, PhD, ARNP, CNE, Director Of Global Health, has been appointed by the National League for Nursing to serve as an NLN Ambassador. As a participant in this elite corps, Dr. Cadena will help keep faculty and administration informed about the NLN’s initiatives, grant opportunities, conferences, publications, workshops, and other benefits available to NLN members.
"We created this selective program to make it as easy as possible for nurse faculty and nursing programs at all levels of academia to understand what the NLN has to offer to enhance professional development and status," explained NLN CEO Dr. Beverly Malone. "At the same time, we expect the Ambassadors to communicate to NLN professional staff and the board what issues and challenges are of greatest concern to nurse educators in the field so that we can maximize the effectiveness of our programming and services. The Ambassadors are, in effect, the NLN’s 'eyes and ears' on campus."
Dr. Cadena has been an integral member of the College of Nursing’s vision throughout her 9 year University career. Prior to joining USF fulltime, Dr Cadena has been an entrepreneur in her field of psychiatric nursing, being in private practice for over 15 years. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and most recently has had a book chapter accepted in the soon to be released NLN book, Giving Through Teaching: How Nurse Educators are Changing the World.
It is anticipated that, as do all NLN Ambassadors, Dr. Cadena will encourage colleagues at The University of South Florida to participate in NLN professional development programs; apply for research grants; submit abstracts for the annual Education Summit and manuscripts to the NLN's peer-reviewed journal, Nursing Education Perspectives; volunteer for task groups and special committees; run for elected office; nominate colleagues for awards; and complete research surveys. She will be prepared to answer any questions other faculty or administrators have about the NLN and, when necessary, refer them to the appropriate NLN staff person.
The NLN Ambassador Program was established in the fall of 2006 with an initial cadre of 126 members who teach in all types of nursing programs – practical nurse, associate degree, diploma, baccalaureate, master's and doctoral. Today there are over 700 ambassadors representing schools of nursing in 49 states. New ones are appointed periodically to meet the goal of having at least one NLN Ambassador in every school of nursing. Observed Dr. Malone, "We are confident that the insights gained through this valuable relationship will help make the NLN more responsive to the needs of our dedicated nurse educators."
Dedicated to excellence in nursing education, the National League for Nursing is the premier organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education offering faculty development, networking opportunities, testing and assessment, nursing research grants, and public policy initiatives to its 27,000 individual and over 1100 institutional members.
For more information about the NLN Ambassador Program, please contact NLN Director, Membership and Excellence Initiatives, Tish Hess, at 212-812-0374 or thess@nln.org.
Editors and reporters: For interview opportunities, please contact NLN chief communications officer, Karen R. Klestzick, at 212-812-0376 or kklestzick@nln.org.
Passing on Her Passion
Janine Overcash
Assistant Professor, Director of Gerontology
College of Nursing
In teaching nursing students the intricacies of doing patient assessments, Janine Overcash makes it clear that the typical patient is not what is depicted on Grey’s Anatomy. "Older patients are the primary consumers of health care services. I try to sensitize students to the fact that much of the time, as a nurse in a hospital setting, that’s who they will be seeing."
In addition, if current demographic trends continue, cancer will become primarily a disease of older individuals, she says. And that means nursing students must focus on combining the principles of caring for the elderly with the special circumstances involved in caring for the older person with cancer — Overcash’s area of expertise, as well as her passion.
"I have always wanted to be a nurse," says Overcash. "I became interested in aging and care of older adults while in high school volunteering in a nursing home." During graduate school at USF, she conducted research in aging and advancing nursing care of the older adult, specifically geriatric assessment, and working at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center focused her on geriatric oncology. The recipient of a prestigious Hartford Foundation post-doctoral fellowship, Overcash has published widely on topics including aging, the role of the nurse in geriatric oncology, older women with breast cancer, constructing comprehensive geriatric assessments and geriatric nursing protocols for best practice.
Overcash says that the curriculum in USF’s College of Nursing is demanding, but students are highly motivated and committed to achievement. She particularly enjoys teaching undergraduates and sharing stories about her experiences as a young nurse. "We work hard but we laugh a lot, too."
That sense of camaraderie along with an office door that is always open to students enables Overcash to carry out what she believes is one of the most important roles of a university professor — mentorship — including modeling a positive outlook towards the nursing profession. "One of the first things my students hear me say is how much I love nursing."
She also loves her teaching at USF. "USF provides the tools for academic success for students as well as faculty," she says. "It's an energetic and positive place to work."
Nursing Dean Pat Burns Announces She Will Step Down
During her 12-year tenure, Patricia Burns, PhD, RN, FAAN, built a thriving, nationally-prominent USF College of Nursing
Tampa, FL (Feb. 9, 2009) – After a highly successful 12-year career, Patricia Burns, PhD, RN, FAAN, has announced that she will step down as Dean of the College of Nursing at the University of South Florida. Dr. Burns is well respected in the nursing profession and the Tampa Bay community for her immeasurable contributions towards making life better through research, education and healthcare.
"I will miss the College of Nursing a great deal; however, the time has come for me to embark on a path towards a new chapter in my life," Dr. Burns said. "I will always cherish my years at the College of Nursing and I’m looking forward to continuing a relationship with the community that I have been so much a part of for the past 12 years."
In the Tampa Bay area, nursing shortages and nursing faculty shortages are greater than the national average. Under Dr. Burns' leadership, the USF College of Nursing has developed new advanced degree programs and created innovative education models to fill this need in the profession. She established the Clinical Collaborative Initiative, a partnership between local healthcare agencies in the Tampa Bay area and the USF College of Nursing. The Initiative gives students seeking bachelor’s degrees the opportunity to reside in a single agency for clinical coursework. Students are often eligible and qualified to serve as nurse technicians, and employed by the agency after the first semester.
"The USF College of Nursing has fostered innovative programming between the community and college to address the nursing shortage by expanding student numbers and needs for more educators and enhancing the research focus within hospitals," said Sandra K Janzen MS, RN, CNAA-BC, associate director of patient care services at James A Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa, Florida, "This forum is an exemplary model of community and academic collaboration that addresses current and future needs while systematically exploring innovative ideas together."
The College of Nursing has built healthcare partnerships across 10 counties in Florida and forged collaborations across the University, state, nationally and internationally. The College's exchange program with the University of Panama is now in its third year. To date, three delegations totaling nearly 45 nursing students have participated in the program, a hands-on community health learning experience.
Clinical community partnerships are imperative for preparing nurses in advanced clinical roles as much needed educators and researchers. One such partnership is the College's longstanding collaboration with Moffitt Cancer Center, the only comprehensive cancer center in Florida designated by the National Cancer Institute. USF offers the only oncology nursing master’s program in the state.
The College's Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Nurse Anesthesia, and Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) advanced graduate degree nursing programs epitomize Dr. Burns' vision of the ideal innovative education model. One of the first colleges in the country to offer the CNL and DNP programs, USF has graduated some of the first nurses in the country with these degrees. Started in Fall 2006 in response to the nationwide demand for more anesthesia providers, USF is only the third public university to offer the nurse anesthesia program out of seven accredited nursing programs in Florida. USF’s program is the first in the Tampa Bay area. In Fall 2008, 100 percent of USF’s charter class of 12 nurse anesthetists graduated with a job already lined up.
Nursing baccalaureate, master's and doctoral program students and graduates provide safe competent healthcare in hospitals across the greater Tampa Bay area, a testament to the significant community impact of the collaborations Dean Burns initiated.
To facilitate the growth of research initiatives in the College and bring together diverse faculty and student research interests, Dr. Burns created a Nursing Research Center within the College. The Center has significantly broadened the College's research portfolio, including multidisciplinary collaborations, and substantially upgraded its research infrastructure and capacity, including enhanced administrative support and expertise in data management, project management and statistical analyses.
Recently, the College of Nursing increased its research awards by 64 percent and achieved its goal of raising both public and private funding by 40 percent – resulting in the highest percentage jump for a single college in research funding at USF for FY 2007-2008. The University’s overall research funding for FY2007/2008 rose by 17 percent over the previous fiscal year.
Dr. Burns further strengthened the College’s research endeavors by establishing a Biobehavioral Laboratory. Scheduled for completion this year, the laboratory will support the Research Center and the College’s Center for Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI). Occupying more than 2,000-square-foot of space, it will house state-of-the art equipment for conducting blood assays, such as inflammatory markers, stress hormones, proteomics, and RNA and DNA analyses. The facility will also include multiple patient rooms for conducting physical examinations, clinical measurements, and treatments for health care and research purposes. Enabled by the College’s productive research environment and clinical partnerships, the PNI Center pursues research, education, and the translation of knowledge into clinical practice.
The College of Nursing's collaborative structure encourages a community of scholars and clinicians interested in related topics. This benefits the college by providing a framework for research studies and partnerships. Ultimately, this strong research foundation benefits patients through evidence-based clinical care -- another way Dr. Burns' leadership has profoundly influenced healthcare in the Tampa Bay community.
Continued community support and individual contributions are vital to the future of the College of Nursing. As dean, Dr. Burns fostered a large increase in financial donations to the College; endowments have grown by more than $5 million during her 12-year tenure.
The College has received national support and accolades as well. The USF Master's Program in Nursing was recently ranked 72 by U.S News and World Report -- a large jump from 115 scored when the program was last ranked in 2003. The USF profile included in the 2009 Princeton Review "Best 368 Colleges" praises the College of Nursing. Among the candid comments of USF students surveyed for the book: "There’s a great nursing program."
USF's nursing programs have steadily flourished to accommodate a growing student population. As of Fall 2008 the College of Nursing had 1,888 students enrolled across its baccalaureate, masters, doctoral and continuing education programs – up from 628 students in Fall 1999. Dr. Burns oversaw the College of Nursing facility's much needed physical expansion. Members of the College, University and community gathered to dedicate the new building in May 2005 and celebrated renovations that tripled the size of the College of Nursing facility, from 25,000 to 75,000 square feet.
In 2007, Dr. Burns launched the College on an exciting and momentous endeavor – a comprehensive five-year strategic planning process. Carefully constructed through student, faculty, staff, alumni and community involvement, the strategic plan has set the mission, vision, goals and values to help guide the College of Nursing to future success and prominence regionally, nationally and internationally.
As her lasting legacy Dean Patricia Burns leaves a successful, nationally-recognized College of Nursing built upon innovative education models, collaborative clinical partnerships, advanced practice graduate degree programs and a facilitative multi-disciplinary scientific research infrastructure.
- Story by Ashlea Hudak, College of Nursing Communications
Dr. Lengacher earns NIH grant to help breast cancer survivors cope with residual symptoms
Breast cancer survivors frequently feel pain, fatigue, sleep dysfunction, anxiety, depression and fear of recurrence after they complete their treatments.
Cecile Lengacher, RN, PhD, professor in the USF College of Nursing, has been awarded a five-year, R01 grant from the National Cancer Institute to evaluate how well a clinical stress reduction program helps these patients experience fewer of these symptoms.
The $2.56-million grant begins Feb. 1, 2009, and ends in 2013. Co-investigators are Dr. Kevin Kip, Dr. Thomas Klein, Dr. Paul Jacobsen, Dr. Versie Johnson Mallard, Dr. Michael Schell, and Dr. Ray Widen.
This study will assist breast cancer survivors who are in transition from coming off treatment to being a survivor. Called “MBSR Symptom Cluster Trial for Breast Cancer Survivors,” the project will evaluate the effectiveness of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Breast Cancer (BR) program among breast cancer survivors. The primary goals are to determine how effective the program is for improving patient symptoms and outcomes after treatment, what aspects of the program are most effective, and which types of patients respond better to the program.
The study will follow 300 women with Stages 0, I, II, and III breast cancer who have undergone lumpectomy and/or mastectomy and are within two years of completing treatment with adjuvant radiation and/or chemotherapy. The two years corresponds to the key transition period when formal medical treatment has ended, yet residual symptoms remain. Patients, recruited from Moffitt Cancer Center and USF Health, will be randomly assigned to the MBSR (BC) program or a typical care regimen that is later offered in the program. Assessments at baseline, six weeks, and 12 weeks will include measures of psychological symptoms (depression, anxiety, perceived stress), physical symptoms (pain, fatigue, sleep dysfunction), quality of life, biological stress markers (pro-inflammatory immune cytokines, cellular adhesion molecules, lymphocyte subsets), and stress-related hormones (cortisol).
The MBSR program is a clinical program that provides systematic training to promote stress reduction by self-regulating arousal to stress. The program was modified for breast cancer survivors and has shown early success in helping reduce their symptoms.
Story by Sarah Worth, USF Health Communications
- Doctoral Awards and Recognitions
- Outstanding PhD Dissertation Awards
Presenter – Mary E. Evans, Associate Dean, Director, Doctoral Programs
- Patricia Gilliam, PhD, MEd, NP-BC
"Transitional Care for Adolescents with HIV: Characteristics and Current Practices of the Adolescent Trials Network Systems of Care"
- Susan R. Hartranft PhD, ARNP, CNL
"The Effects of Ethical Ideology and Professional Values on a Registered Nurses’ Intention to Act Accountably"
- Henry R. Rivera, Jr., PhD, ACNP-BC, AOCNP
"Predictors of Cancer Caregiver Depression Symptomatology"
- Outstanding DNP Evidence Based Project Awards
Presenter – Mary S. Webb, Professor, Director, Doctorate of Nursing Practice Program
- Vanita Mahan, DNP, MS, ARNP
"Development of a Nurse Practitioner Owned and Operated Mental Health Private Practice and Office"
- Joan Morris, DNP, ANP-BC, CNE
"The Use of E-Journaling as a Means of Professional Support for the Newly Hired Nurse"
- Willie Mae Session, DNP, MSN, ARNP
"Development of a Weight Management Program for African American Females"
- Arlene Vickers, DNP, MS, FNP
"The Development of a Handbook for Graduate Teaching Assistants Teaching Online Courses for the College of Nursing at the University of South Florida"
- Masters Awards and Recognitions
Presenter – Denise Maguire, Interim Assistant Dean of Academics, Masters Program and Director, Outreach, CNL Program
- Advanced Nursing Practice Clinical Excellence Award
- Tara Augustine - Psychiatric Mental Health
- R. Marc Barcenas - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Brandi Doctor - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
- Mary Gallant-Roman - Adult/Occupational Health
- Joshua Lambert - Adult Nurse Practitioner
- Josephine Polch - Family Nurse Practitioner
- Hermes Vargas - Clinical Nurse Leader
- Advanced Nursing Practice Excellence in Nursing Education Award
- Outstanding Academic Excellence Award (4.0 GPA)
- Marie Foppe - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Joshua Lambert - Adult Nurse Practitioner
- Josephine Polch - Family Nurse Practitioner
- Kristina Roberts - Nursing Education
- Tina Taylor - Adult Nurse Practitioner
- Hermes Vargas - Clinical Nurse Leader
- Naima Vera - Oncology Nurse Practitioner
- Marcia Weiser - Nursing Education
- Baccalaureate Awards and Recognitions
Presenter – Cheryl Zambroski, Interim Assistant Dean for Academics, Undergraduate Program
- Outstanding Baccalaureate Student (4.0 GPA)
- Glenna Brewster
- Erika Szoke
- Clinical Excellence
- Pinky Budhrani
- Adrian Graff
- Samuel Watson
- Service Award
- Brenda Aparicio
- Diana Kolman
- Spirit of Nursing Award
- Kathryn Burns
- Christine Seavey
- Honors Awards
- Cum Laude
- Stacy Brewer
- Ivy Cabot
- Jessica Chambless
- Andria Hillman
- Diana Kolman
- Amanda Murphy
- Catherine Pleasant
- Samuel Watson
- Magna Cum Laude
- Brenda Aparicio
- Pinky Budhrani
- Kathryn Burns
- Adrian Graff
- Kim Hagans
- Kaitlin Hendrix
- Veronica Lenz
- Summa Cum Laude
- Shelly Atalig
- Amanda Bingham
- Glenna Brewster
- Erika Szoke
- Special Awards and Recognitions
- College of Nursing Student Council (CNSC) - Graduating Board Members
- Tania Cruickshank - Executive Board Vice President
- Andria Hillman - Accelerated Board President
- Sandra Gump - Accelerated Board Vice President
- Brittany Maglio - Accelerated Board Secretary
- Jenna Craft - Accelerated Board Historian
- Florida Nursing Student Association (FNSA) - Graduating Board Members
- Gaily Atienza - President
- Jessica Chambless - Event Chair
- Diana Kolman - Community Chair
- USF Nursing Alumni Nightingale Award
Presenter – Melissa M. Shelton, BS-PhD Student, College of Nursing Alumni Board
- Traditional: Gaily Atienza
- Accelerated: Andria Hillman
- Ted and Marty Couch Dean’s Award for Faculty Excellence
Presenter –T.J. Couch, Jr., Vice President, Couch Family Foundation Board
- Dr. Maureen Groer was honored at the USF Phi Kappa Phi Induction Ceremony on April 5, 2009 where she was introduced as the recipient of USF Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society’s prestigious Artist-Scholar Award. Congratulations Dr. Groer!
The ceremony program detailed Dr. Groer’s many outstanding accomplishments:
Maureen Groer, PhD, RN, FAAN, a family nurse practitioner and nurse physiologist with nearly 20 years experience in immunology research is the Director for the Center for Women’s Health Research and the Gordon Keller Professor at the USF College of Nursing. Before joining USF in 2006, Dr. Groer was the Associate Dean for Research and Evaluation at the University of Tennessee College of Nursing, where she developed and directed research in the College. She also served as Director of Nursing and later as President of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Institute of Health Professions in Boston from 1992-1997.
She has completed studies on immunity and inflammation in multiple populations using the lens of psychoneuroimmunology to examine relationships between stress and immune function. Dr. Groer’s research interests include the immunology of the postpartum, breast milk immunology and the responses of women to life stressors such as trauma. She has been funded by NIH since 2001 to complete studies on postpartum immunology.
Dr. Groer has received numerous awards such as the Mayor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement, John Hilton Knowles Endowed Professor, and the University of Tennessee Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award. She is a member of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Sigma Theta Tau, the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society and the American Academy of Nursing.
- Dr. Sandra Cadena's abstract, "Cultural Competency in Mental Health Nursing: An International Perspective" has been accepted as a poster presentation at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) 23rd Annual Conference, October 7-10, 2009 in Charleston, SC.
- Dr. Mary Evans recently published:
Armstrong, M. I., Evans, M. E., & Newton-Logsdon, G. (2009, April). Fostering an unnatural act: Does policy make a difference in systems of care? Best Practices in Mental Health: An International Journal.
- Joan Morris, ANP-BC, CNE will present, "The Use Of E-Journaling as a Means of Professional Support For The Newly Hired Nurse," an Evidence Based Practice Project, on April 21, 2009 at 1:00 pm in MDN 2002.
Chair: Janine Overcash, PhD, ARNP, BC
Member: Jason W. Beckstead, PhD
- Vanita Mahan, MS, ARNP will present, "Development of a Nurse Practitioner Owned and Operated Mental Health Private Practice and Office," an Evidence Based Practice Project, on April 22, 2009 at 1:00 PM in MDN 2007
Chair: Cecilia Jevitt, CNM, PhD
Member: Frances M. Rankin (Sahebzamani), PhD, ARNP, FAANP
- Sharon Tollin was awarded a $30,000 American Cancer Society doctoral scholarship grant in Cancer Nursing. Congratulations!
- Sharon Tollin was also accepted to the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Summer Genetics Institute (SGI) for this summer.
- Jessica Heckel was also accepted to the NINR SGI. Both individuals join a prestigious group of past USF participants in the NINR Summer Genetics Institute. Congratulations!
- Dr. Versie Johnson Mallard was chosen to advance to the next stage of the selection process for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars. Congratulations!
- Roberta A. Capewell, Doctoral Candidate, presented a poster related to her dissertation research at the Annual Graduate Nursing Research Symposium at Villanova University sponsored by Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Nu Chapter on March 26th. Her poster is titled: Evaluation of a Tool Kit for Safe Patient Handling in the Home Care Setting.
She would like to give special thanks to Prima, Marie, Frieda, Jeff, Denise Passmore and Dean Burns who acted as patients and home health aides for the poster. Thank you to Luis Battistini for the wonderful pictures and to Prima for working her magic.
- Cecile A. Lengacher, Versie Johnson-Mallard, Janice Post-White, Manolete S. Moscoso, Paul B. Jacobsen, Thomas W. Klein, Raymond H. Widen, Shirley G. Fitzgerald, Melissa M. Shelton, Michelle Barta, Matthew Goodman, Charles E. Cox, and Kevin E. Kip. Randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for survivors of breast cancer. Psycho-Oncology (2009) Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/pon.1529
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