learning the hbrighamealer’s young university college of nursin artg fall 2018 Kapow! Super Content in Nursing Education Page 2 College DAISY Awards Page 14 Unique Jobs: The Magic Yarn Project Page 15 Dean’s Message learning the fall 2018 Defining and Developing Curricula healer’s art to Reflect Our Program ANDREW HOLMAN and our efforts must focus on His instruc- tions, love, and example. Don’t miss these great The idea of holistic nursing is not alumni events (2018–2019): new; in fact, Florence Nightingale rec- ognized the importance of caring for the 2018 whole person. She became one of the first 9/26 Alumni Career Night, 3228 WSC nurses in Western medicine to encourage 10/13 Homecoming Service Project, a patient’s preventative and self-care. Our 130 KMBL college is no different. For the past 66 years, we have encouraged students, fac- 10/18 Speed Luncheon, HC ulty, and alumni to take a “mind-body- 2019 spirit-emotion-environment” approach 1/30 Alumni Career Night, 3228 WSC 2 10 15 to healing. PETERSEN CALVIN JEFF PEERY, LEFT TO RIGHT: KENT BLAD, This magazine features stories on 3/7 6th Annual Night of Nursing, how our nursing curriculum is improv- nightofnursing.com for ing patient care by expanding to include locations COLLEGE NEWS The College of Nursing at Brigham Young topics such as electronic health records, 3/16 Campus Wig Workshop, Kapow! Super Content Advances 7 CDC Visit University recently updated its mission, team communication, end-of-life care, WSC Ballroom 2 in Nursing Education 8 Poverty Simulation vision, and values statement to better and empathy through a poverty simula- 4/11 College Reception, San Diego Nursing students who learn how to use electronic health Town and Country Hotel 14 DAISY Awards align with the mission and aims of the tion. It also highlights the college DAISY records, TeamSTEPPS, and end-of-life training modules university. They now reflect principles recognition awards, a unique alumna 5/02 Women’s Conference gain super skills to prepare them for professional 18 Faculty Retirements that nursing faculty, staff, students, and nursing job to support childhood cancer Luncheon, KMBL Patio practice. See how the BYU College of Nursing has 20 Faculty Devotional alumni can understand, support, and survivors with a yarn wig service project, implemented these tools in its curriculum. 21 Faculty Spotlight emulate in their careers. and more inspiring learning experiences Email [email protected] 22 Research with nursing students and for event details. BYU COLLEGE OF NURSING MISSION STATEMENT: faculty members. 23 Contribution to the Discipline The publication also high- Taking the Initiative for 24 Faculty Achievements Guided by the truths of the gospel lights the scholarly works 10 Inspiring Learning of Ryan Rasmussen and of Nursing annual conference—next of Jesus Christ, we exemplify the Read about a student who teamed up with a professor ALUMNI NEWS Dr. Katreena Merrill, and it year in San Diego on April 11! I encour- to create an assessment tool for nursing homes, write 12 Night of Nursing Healer’s art by leading with faith and includes a faculty spotlight age you to engage with our social media training video scripts, and present details at a leadership 16 Alumni Updates on Dr. Shelly Reed as well as channels for college updates and event integrity; advancing the science of conference. tributes to some devoted fac- information. 17 Alumni In Memoriam nursing and healthcare; promoting ulty members that are retir- Thank you for being a great example ing or leaving the college. and for sharing ways you bless others ON THE COVER health and wellness; alleviating Unique Jobs: The Magic Yarn Project The number of college through nursing. I enjoy hearing your Three-year-old cancer survivor Ryver wears suffering; and serving individuals, alumni events continues to feedback or success with career, family, 15 Discover the career path one alumna oncology nurse took a princess-style yarn wig she received at a families, and communities. expand each year; we now or academic achievements (nursingpr that has made a difference to thousands of volunteers college-sponsored service project for The Magic offer seven activities for your @byu.edu). and childhood cancer survivors around the world. Yarn Project. Photography by Andrew Holman. participation: the annual While the principal components of the Night of Nursing in March, biannual college’s vision remain the same, the open- alumni career nights in September and ing phrase has been changed from focusing January, a wig workshop for The Magic on a community of scholars to reinforcing Yarn Project in March, the BYU Women’s Patricia Ravert, Dean Jeff L. Peery, Editor College of Nursing 801-422-4144 Jane Lassetter, Associate Dean Jonathon Owen, Associate Editor Brigham Young University nursing.byu.edu the idea that individuals associated with our Conference luncheon in May, the alumni Patricia Ravert Katreena Merrill, Associate Dean Adam Johnson , Art Director 500 KMBL [email protected] programs should reflect the teachings of service project in October, and a college Dean and Professor, BYU College of Nursing Kathy Whitenight, Assistant Dean Provo, UT 84602-5544 Jesus Christ. The Savior taught the gospel, reception as part of the Western Institute © 2018 Brigham Young University. All rights reserved. Learning the Healer’s Art is published twice a year by the College of Nursing at Brigham Young University. It is distributed free of charge to college alumni, faculty, friends, and select leaders within the university and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as to peer nursing schools nationwide. FALL HEALER'S 2018 ecades ago, having one The nursing curriculum is no different. ART BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING! superhero on the big screen was Laying the foundation for a culture impressive and made for a block- of teamwork, new technology, and com- buster picture. The hero would passion requires embedding easy-to- Dshow viewers how impressive their pow- use techniques into existing structures. ers were at solving problems. However, It must become a way of life, not just during the past few years, major film stu- another short-term initiative. Over the TEAMSTEPPS TOOLS dios have combined multiple comic book past sixty-six years, the College of Nurs- Many nurses know that Team Strate- characters onscreen for epic battles and ing at Brigham Young University has gies and Tools to Enhance Performance sensational results. These movies depict implemented new content in its program and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS or TS) how teamwork, communication, and that, on its own, makes for improved is a teamwork system developed by the unique skills can solve any problem in learning. But when multiple concepts Agency for Healthcare Research and the universe. combine, the result is an advanced nurs- Quality and the Department of Defense to ing education. improve communication and teamwork in Below are a few of the pieces of healthcare. While studies have validated its “super content” the college uses to clinical use, research on how to incorpo- make a difference. rate it into a nursing program is limited. The Emory University School of Nursing reported in 2010 that they had 213 students complete a four-hour TS training. The results demonstrated that exposure to teamwork concepts and skills improved knowledge and attitudes despite limited exposure (bit .ly/2IaTQXK). To make the instruction more signifi- cant, faculty members at the BYU College of Nursing wanted to learn if TS content could be incorporated into their nursing program (more than a one-time train- ing). Assistant teaching professor Dr. Michael Thomas became certified as a TS master trainer and incorporated the TS system into his class on communica- tion for nurses. He also wrote a university mentoring environment grant to get his teaching assistants for the class and other nursing faculty trained as TS trainers. Thomas asked students to complete reading assignments, watch video pre- sentations, and apply TS tools to various scenarios. The materials focus on improv- ing teams through five key principles: team structure, communication, leading teams, situation monitoring, and mutual support. Each area contains tools and strategies that can be utilized effectively in nursing simulation to teach students vital communication techniques. BY JEFF L. PEERY 2 LEARNING THE HEALER’S ART | fALL 2018 BYU COLLEGE OF NURSING 3 KAPOW! SUPER CONTENT ADvances IN NURSING EDUCATION The numbers from his study suggest for a PE; after a short time, they found that since the launch of the modules in Janu- that TS communication can empower Giuliana’s diagnosis was correct! ary 2017. Utah was one of four Cambia nursing students to become more effec- Because of a clinical simulation experi- Health Foundation–funded states that tive communicators and mem- ence that involved a situation in which she allowed students to use the training at no bers of a healthcare team. had to call a provider and recommend a cost; BYU is among the eight schools in (See page 30 of the fall change to her patient’s treatment, Giuliana the state to take advantage of the grant. 2017 college magazine: gained the confidence and the knowledge ELNEC COMPONENTS The initial funding year is over, but the nursing.byu.edu/Content she needed through the SBAR process to Across the nation, there is growing con- college administration understands the /development/fall2017 speak up and save her grandfather’s life. cern that inadequate time is given to value of the material. They plan to con- -online.pdf.) Since the initial implementation of TS education on palliative care for chronic tinue offering the certification to students One success story in in the college, Thomas has integrated the or hospice patients, especially with the and supplement the fees from college using TS to improve com- system throughout the second semester increasing geriatric population.