GATEWAY ISSUE 2 | SPRING 2021 to Health

PROGRAM PEDAGOGY AND SPOTLIGHT THE PANDEMIC PTA responds to a One nursing faculty’s changing healthcare experience with teaching environment. during the COVID-19 pandemic.

THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES | FLORIDA GATEWAY COLLEGE

ABOUT the Department of Nursing and Health Sciences

The mission of the Department of Nursing and Health Sciences is to provide high quality and affordable nursing and healthcare programs that will produce highly educated, caring, and compassionate graduates, who will meet the workforce needs within our local and surrounding communities, while making a lifetime commitment to continuous education.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

• Nursing, B.S. (RN-BSN)

• Registered Nursing, A.S. (ASDN-RN)

• LPN-RN Bridge: Traditional Full-Time

• LPN-RN Bridge: Fast Track

• Practical Nursing, O.C. (PN)

• Physical Therapist Assistant, A.S.

• Health Information Technology, A.S.

• Medical Coder/Biller, A.T.D.

• Phlebotomy, O.C.

GATEWAY TO HEALTH THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES EDITORS Japera Denson, Christa Pribble DESIGN Japera Denson PHOTOGRAPHY Stephen Culotti, Google Images CONTRIBUTORS Jennifer Bowles, Melissa Davis, Japera Denson, Tanya Doidge, Teal Fennell, Christa Pribble, Griffin Register, Kristeen Roberts, Shane Neely-Smith FOR MORE INFORMATION [email protected] | (386) 754-4261

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Page 3 LETTER FROM THE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Page 5 WELCOME NEW FACULTY

Page 7 SERVICE LEARNING

FGC brings COVID-19 vaccines to main campus.

Page 8 SERVICE LEARNING

Nursing students assist with COVID-19 vaccinations.

Page 9 ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

DN&HS recognizes outstanding alumni.

Page 10 TEACHING ONLINE IN A PANDEMIC

Page 12 SKILLS AND SIMULATION

Skills lab integrates new labor & delivery simulators. Page 6 INNOVATION IN PTA EDUCATION Page 13 2021 NURSING The PTA program responds to a changing healthcare environment. RECRUITMENT FAIR Page 14 ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS’ DAY

Page 15 ADMINISTRATOR AND FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

DN&HS recognizes administrator and faculty accomplishments.

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LETTERfrom the Executive Director

Given the progress that is being made computers in preparation for licensing in the U.S. with the COVID-19 vaccines, exams. Furthermore, programs use a we expect to resume our on-ground blueprint testing plan to ensure students classes by fall 2021. Moreover, we will are being tested with the appropriate

continue to practice in an environment number of critical thinking, clinical Amid the COVID-19 crisis, we within that embraces diversity, equity, caring, reasoning, and judgement questions to the Department of Nursing & Health safety and inclusiveness among our assess their learning. We also have a

Sciences have made many strides, students, faculty, staff, and robust testing and remediation program overcome many challenges, and administrators. We will continue to role- that students engage in when enjoyed many victories. While many model professionalism and mutual unsuccessful in exams. Currently, our nursing and healthcare programs in the respect for our students to emulate and pre-licensure nursing programs U.S. were unable to graduate their demonstrate in the classroom, skills incentivize students to excel in their students on time in 2020, we not only laboratory, and clinical/simulation areas. exams by awarding small gifts (i.e., $5.00 graduated our students on time, but gift cards) to students who score above Many strategies and tactics are our Associate of Science Degree in the required benchmark in their responsible for our successes. One being Nursing (ASDN) program 2020 standardized mastery exam. graduates achieved higher NCLEX-RN the flipped classroom teaching model average scores than their counterparts embraced by all of our associate degree Our faculty continue to engage in from several years back. As a result, and certificate programs. It is important professional development activities to our ASDN program came off probation that although we continue to receive enhance their teaching-learning by the Florida Board of Nursing (FBON) some push back from students who practices. Given that many of our classes after just 1-year. expressed preference for the passive are still being offered fully online or lecture over this type of active pedagogy, hybrid, we had eight (8) of our faculty Similarly, our RN-BSN program we are seeing better results in unit and complete micro credentials in online underwent its reaccreditation virtual standardized exam results among our leaning in fall 2020. Additionally, our site-visit, in fall 2021, by the students. faculty engage in virtual and on-ground Commission on Collegiate Nursing educational sessions offered by the Faculty have increased the use of case- Education (CCNE). As the virtual site- College and Departmental personnel. studies in classroom, skills labs and visit was new for us and the CCNE site- Our faculty also participate in an annual during clinicals to promote critical visitors, faculty and staff worked faculty retreat, where we spend a day thinking and keep students engaged. We diligently and creatively to ensure that presenting topics that faculty developed continue to increase simulation within every resource and supporting with a peer faculty (mostly from another our pre-licensure programs curricula documents were easily available and departmental program) related to teach- based on best practices. Furthermore, accessible virtually to the site visitors. learning practices and student advising. Additionally, all virtual college and with the Perkins grant, we purchased six external interviews were accessible to (6) new simulators and had eight (8) While all Departmental programs are all involved with minimal glitches. faculty formally trained on how to utilize working to continually improve their During the exit interview, there were the simulators appropriately to course/program retention and no compliance issues found in the RN- maximize students’ learning. graduation rates, noteworthy is the fact that in the history of the programs here BSN program as noted by the CCNE In every program within the at FGC, our HIT and MCB programs are site-visitors. Department, students are tested on 3 | GATEWAY TO HEALTH LETTER seeing their largest number of due to the impact of COVID-19 on this patients, setting up and breaking down graduates (3 and 10 respectively) in work and family matters. However, the tables and tents, etc. May, 2021. these concerns are not unique to our RN- With the growing need to increase the BSN program as other RN-BSN programs Also, new this spring 2021, a few nursing workforce, we continue to meet have experienced these concerns. Many credits are given to a full-time faculty with various clinical partners to work out of our RN-BSN students are reporting the to assume the position of Diversity, how best to meet their needs. We have challenges they face at work with higher Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) advocate. held many recruitment events so far for patient-to-nurse ratios, along with We found that many students who are this year, both virtually and on-ground having to care for family members unsuccessful in a course or program for our nursing students, particularly our infected with COVID-19. However, many stated work, home and financial issues May 2021 graduating class. So far for this of these students stated that they will as reasons for not studying enough to year, we have had recruitment events return in summer or fall, 2021 when the be successful. As a result, we have a held by various healthcare facilities such COVID-19 impact is expected to lessen. identified a faculty member to whom as LCMC, NFRMC, UF Health, VA, students could go to share their issues Given the national and local need for Centurion, etc. and we hope to continue and receive the appropriate support quality faculty, we continue to hire to provide a great number of nursing and resources. While students are faculty with limited academic teaching workforce for these institutions. slowly accessing this available experience, although, they are experts in In conclusion, amid our victories and resource, we anticipate that their their areas of clinical practice. However, challenges, I am honored to lead a group access will increase as they feel a sense all new faculty within the department of dedicated faculty and staff who work of comfort with contacting the DEI immediately begin a formal one-on-one together with a spirit of continuous Advocate. Information on how to orientation and mentorship plan for at improvement to achieve excellence. As contact the DEI Advocate is accessible least one year with a peer mentor. New their leader, my goal is to empower our to students in every Departmental faculty also participate in a biweekly faculty and staff to reach their highest program course syllabus. group mentorship meeting with me for a potential and continue to prepare year to engage in reflective discourse It is important to note that while we graduates who are highly educated related to teaching-learning practice; to had and continue to have many professionals ready to meet current and provide a supportive, non-threatening victories during this COVID-19 crisis, future workforce needs in ever-changing environment with other new faculty; we have also encountered a few healthcare environments. and, to help them understand their challenges. For instance, our PTA faculty roles and responsibilities, while program board scores were lower than assimilating into the Department and expected for 2019 and 2020. As a College. result, at the end of January 2021, we offered these past graduates a 2-day As the COVID-19 vaccines roll-out, our live licensure exam review on campus. nursing students and faculty have made Executive Director We hope to see an improvement in the great contributions to the administration Department of Nursing & Health Sciences 2021 and 2020 scores once those of the vaccines for the Health graduates retake their licensure exam. Departments in Columbia and Hamilton The PTA program faculty are also counties and at North Florida Regional working on a plan to ensure that future Medical Center (NFRMC). Our pre- licensing exams scores will be at or licensure nursing program administered above the benchmark. vaccines under the supervision of their clinical faculty, while our RN-BSN Since fall 2020, we noticed that an students administered the vaccines increased number of RN-BSN students unsupervised. Moreover, some of our have moved from full-time to part- pre-licensure nursing students time enrollment status. Particularly completed required service-learning this spring 2021, we noticed that more activities at the Department of Health by than the usual RN-BSN students assisting with logistics such as withdrew from nursing courses, mainly registration, providing explanation to 4 | GATEWAY TO HEALTH

WELCOME

DR. STEPHEN AGYARE MS. KAREN KOMER Assistant Professor, Health Information Assistant Professor, Nursing Technology MSN, APRN – Medical College of Ohio Doctor of Education – St. Thomas University Favorite Quote: “Treat people with honey Favorite Quote: “Forward ever, backwards rather than vinegar.” - Unknown never” – Kwame Nkrumah

MS. CHRISTINE MCLAUGHLIN Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Physical Therapy Assistant MS, Health Education and Behavior – University of Florida Favorite Quote: “The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow.” - Unknown

MS. KATHY BASS DR. DEBORAH H. SMITH Assistant Professor, Nursing Assistant Professor, Nursing Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner – Grand Doctor of Nursing Practice – Capella Canyon University University Favorite Quote: “Don’t go for the bronze but go for the Favorite Quote: “You learn more from failure gold.” - Unknown than from success.” - Unknown

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iNNOVATION IN PTA EDUCATION By DR. TANYA DOIDGE

This academic year has presented vital to learning essential skills and for thinking. The PTA faculty is committed to the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) better preparing for licensure exams and ensuring that graduates are prepared to program with opportunities for clinical experiences. excel on their national board exam and to become competent clinicians in growth. Considering the switch to a Another change to the program is the healthcare. hybrid model, we as a program have addition of a review/remediation tool searched for meaningful and impactful called “Basecamp”. This tool allows ways to provide ‘real world’ learning students to constantly review essential experiences for the students to grow information needed for their licensure their critical thinking and clinical skills. exam and beyond. Basecamp also allows We have implemented a few changes the faculty to assign specific sections of to the program to address these the tool for remediation purposes. The needed skills in light of changing PTA faculty believe that greater classroom instruction. exposure to PTA concepts and content We have added a new rehabilitation using various formats will enhance website to the program called PhysioU. learning and retention. This program is unique because it While students are already using allows students to watch videos on a respective sections of both tools, full multitude of topics from range of implementation will begin in the fall motion measurements to pediatric 2021 semester. The PTA faculty believe developmental milestones. This that these tools will enhance students’ website allows students to review understanding of important concepts important concepts outside of the and content in the classroom and clinical classroom setting. This repetition is environment to promote critical

6 | GATEWAY TO HEALTH PTA students simulate gait training.

SERVICE LEARNING FGC brings Vaccines to Main Campus By CHRISTA PRIBBLE

On Thursday, April 15th, the FGC main campus hosted a drive-in vaccination clinic (pictured above) for all faculty, staff, and students age 18 years and older. This event was hosted by FGC in collaboration with the Columbia County Department of Health. FGC students from the Nursing, EMT, and Paramedics programs participated in the event. Students in the ASDN program administered vaccinations under the supervision of their faculty and Clinical Coordinator, Mrs. Kristeen Roberts, Dr. Patricia Love, and Dr. Melissa Davis. Along with supervising nursing students, these nursing faculty also administered vaccinations to FGC’s students, faculty and staff. According to Mrs. Roberts, several dozen individuals received vaccinations on FGC’s FGC ASDN and Paramedic students at Columbia campus that day. County Vaccination Clinic

7 | GATEWAY TO HEALTH SERVICE LEARNING Nursing Students Assist with Vaccinations By KRISTEEN ROBERTS

As the vaccinations for COVID-19 rolled out and were in high demand, pre- licensure nursing students in the Department of Nursing and Health Sciences assisted with vaccinations supervised by a clinical faculty, while other pre-licensure nursing students assisted with logistics as a part of their service learning projects. During the spring 2021 semester, some of these nursing students attended the Columbia County vaccination drive through clinics and assisted in administering both the

Moderna and the Johnson and Johnson Students Braxton Moore (freshman-Traditional ASDN) and Lydia Balance (RN-BSN program) at CCHD vaccination clinic. vaccines. Also, all pre-licensure nursing students volunteered at the Columbia Florida Regional Medical Center. between patients, verified personal County Department of Health drive As pre-licensure students participated health information, administered through vaccination clinic as part of their in vaccination programs at the various vaccinations, and educated patients. Service Learning and assisted with facilities, they received the opportunity Students’ participation in vaccination registration, directing traffic, explaining to work on the attainment of their programs at various healthcare facilities next steps to those inoculated, etc. Some student learning outcomes which are allowed them to use their Personal of our pre-licensure nursing students based on the QSEN competencies. QSEN Knowledge and technical skills attained also assisted the Hamilton County stands for ‘Quality and Safety Education in the classroom, skills laboratory, and Department of Health supervised by a for Nurses’. The QSEN Institute defines clinical/simulation settings to safely clinical faculty, as part of their clinical its mission as: ‘The QSEN Institute is a administer the vaccinations and provide experience. collaborative of healthcare professionals follow up education and care. Students Several students in the RN-BSN focused on education, practice, and engaged in ‘Evidence-Based Practice’ as program also assisted in vaccination scholarship to improve the quality and they administered the vaccinations, administration at the Columbia safety of healthcare systems.’ The six which were developed and approved for Department of Health as a part of their QSEN competencies that are stressed in emergency use based on evidence Community Health clinical. Although this pre-licensure nursing programs at FGC regarding efficacy, safety, and consistent Community Health course is not offered are: Patient-Centered Care, Teamwork & manufacturing practices that produce during the spring semester, these Collaboration, Evidence-Based Practice, quality medications. students were given the option of Quality Improvement, Safety, and Throughout their interactions with completing their assigned volunteer Informatics. During the vaccination patients, faculty and other team hours with the vaccination, which would service-learning events, students worked members, students demonstrated be credited to their Community Health on ‘Patient-Centered Care’ by professional behaviors expected for course offered in summer and fall recognizing that the patient is in control those entering the nursing profession. semesters. of their own healthcare decisions as Nursing students develop the In addition, to the Department of patients exercised this control by knowledge, skills, and attitudes in each Health clinics, under the supervision of choosing to be vaccinated. competency that improve the quality their clinical faculty, pre-licensure Students engaged in ‘Teamwork & and safety of healthcare. These students assisted other healthcare Collaboration’ as they worked as competencies are integrated throughout facilities with their vaccination members of the community health care the ASDN program and are measured programs. These facilities include the team by collaborating with their peers, throughout and at program completion VA-Lake City drive though clinics for nurses, and other members of the to determine graduates’ knowledge, veterans as well as the employee and Department of Health. Additionally, skills, and attitudes to practice quality, community vaccination clinics at North these students ensured ‘Safety’ as they safe professional nursing. 8 | GATEWAY TO HEALTH performed infection control measures ALUMNI

Griffin REGISTER ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT Physical Therapist Assistant Spring 2019 Graduate

What got you started on the PTA career path? “I left law enforcement after 7 years and was looking for another profession where I could help people. This led me to healthcare, and I found physical therapy to be the most interesting field.”

What are your goals as a PTA professional? “I have been working in the acute care setting for just over one year and I am learning new things daily. A major goal of mine is to learn as much as I can while also fulfilling requirements to eventually apply to a DPT program. As of this semester I am re-enrolled in FGC and taking pre-requisites to eventually obtain a doctorate in physical therapy.”

A fun fact about yourself: “During this last year in quarantine, I have picked up a new hobby: woodworking! I’ve enjoyed building things like indoor and outdoor home furniture, home gym/workout equipment, and game/toys for my nieces & nephews in my spare time.”

Teal FENNELL ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT PN, ASDN, and RN-BSN Graduate

I’ve been a student at FGC for over 10 years. Through this great college, I was able to complete my Practical Nursing certificate, as well as my ASDN and BSN degrees.

Higher education has always been a priority in my life. With the help of my strong support system (my husband, my parents and one special aunt & uncle), as well as the awesome instructors at FGC, I successfully completed this journey.

If I could leave any advice to you today it would be: 1. Stay focused. 2. Soak up as much knowledge you can in class. 3. Find your routine. 4. And memorize Philippians 4:13: “I can do all this through Him who gives me strength.”

FGC has some really genuine instructors as faculty. If you lack understanding in any area, never be ashamed to ask for help. I personally would like to thank God, FGC, and the instructors who believed in me and helped push me into my purpose. “Nursing is not a career- It’s a calling.”

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Teaching Online in a PANDEMIC By DR. MELISSA DAVIS

If you would have told me in us, “we want to be back in the Information Technology, and the December of 2019 that we would classroom!” And the faculty agree! Director of eLearning to provide the students with the best learning spend most of spring and summer In order to complete the daunting task experience we could. We used Canvas, teaching from home I would have said of teaching online the faculty and Big Blue Button, , and now that was a ridiculous thought. How students had to work together to achieve Teams. In retrospect, the could we possibly teach from home? their goal. It was an endeavor of strength easiest part of teaching online was Once the pandemic hit and in-person and perseverance. In an article written learning about the online platforms we classes moved to all online, we as by Yancey she references a survey done would use. The most challenging part faculty were concerned about the by Inside Higher Ed & Hanover Research was how do we engage students? These impact of changing to an online in 2020. College presidents were students were facing many changes and learning environment and how that surveyed and noted that while they were were dealing with teaching their own may affect NCLEX scores. Now as the concerned with students not having children at home, financial concerns due pandemic impact is lessening I can say access to technology and faculty being to loss of work, and the stress and that we did it. It was such a shift for trained rapidly to move to online anxiety of the pandemic. I can honestly faculty and students. Many times, prior learning, the biggest issue was say that as faculty, we struggled, too. We to the pandemic, we would hear maintaining student engagement used break-out rooms to get the complaints from students about (Yancey, 2020). spending so much time at the college. students together in small groups to At Florida Gateway College (FGC) we Now we are hearing the students tell work on quizzes. We took a break to worked diligently with administration, allow the students to watch a video we 10 | GATEWAY TO HEALTH TEACHING ONLINE

“WE SUPPORTED EACH season of awkward pauses, and us struggling with the online classroom talking over each other as students environment by meeting with them in

OTHER, THE FACULTY AND attempted to reply to questions. one-on-one Microsoft Teams sessions where we discussed study techniques STUDENTS, AND MADE IT While this pandemic season was an and worked on test taking strategies. incredibly stressful, anxiety-driven, THROUGH A TIME WE There were many days where having uncertain time, the faculty worked online class provided the stability that HOPE TO NEVER SEE together to do what was best for both the students and the faculty students. Florida Gateway College has AGAIN. – Dr. Melissa Davis needed. We supported each other, the many students that live in rural areas faculty and students, and made it that do not have good, consistent through a time we hope to never see needed to reference for our discussion. internet connectivity. To combat this, again. We completed many, many, case FGC designated a large parking area studies. We called on students and where students could come and access Reference asked questions. As faculty we learned the internet while staying socially Yancey, N. R. (2020). Disrupting Rhythms: Nurse to speak to a computer screen, ask distanced in their vehicles. The faculty Education and a Pandemic. Nurse Science Quarterly, 33(4), 299-302. doi:10.1177/0894318420946493 questions and wait for students to assisted those students that were

answer in the chat. This became a

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Skills &

Skills Lab Integrates New Labor & Delivery Simulators By JENNIFER BOWLES

Florida Gateway College’s department of Nursing and these new simulators into our lessons to enhance students’ Health Sciences (DN&HS) is excited to announce the critical thinking skills, all while supporting student learning arrival of our new state of the art simulators. SIM MOM outcomes in a safe environment. (shown above) has the capability to simulate normal and abnormal deliveries. SIM MOM can convert into a non- pregnant patient for optimum use throughout the year. SIM MOM is an excellent addition to our simulation program where nursing students can safely practice what is learned in their Maternal Infant Child Adolescent (MICA) course. In the FGC Simulation wing, there are five new Nursing Anne simulators, as well as the new technology to operate them to their greatest potential. Nursing Anne is a life-like, lightweight, silicone simulator which allows for easy positioning, as well as performing nursing skills and assessments. These new simulators were purchased with monies from a federal Perkins grant, awarded to FGC to enhance career and technical education. The DN&HS simulation program is excited to integrate Nursing Anne simulator located in the FGC Simulation wing,

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LAKE CITY FGC x MEDICAL CENTER

2021 Nursing Recruitment Fair By JAPERA DENSON

On Wednesday, March 3rd, FGC Executive Director of The Foundation for interviewed by LCMC personnel and welcomed the staff of Lake City Florida Gateway College. several students were extended job offers that very day! Mr. Tony Cardenas, Medical Center along with more than The event was made possible through VP of Enrollment Management and 50 nursing students and graduates for the collaborative efforts of the Student Affairs, reported the success of its 2021 Nursing Recruitment Fair. To Department of Nursing and Health the event to the FGC Board of Directors kick off the recruitment fair, nursing Sciences’ administrative team, Lake City and thanked his staff, the Department of students were greeted by Rick Nagler, Medical Center, and FGC’s outstanding Nursing and Health Sciences, and LCMC CEO of Lake City Medical Center, Dr. Student Affairs department. Lawrence Barrett, President of Florida for making the event a reality for our Gateway College, and Lee Pinchouck, Throughout the event, students were students.

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ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS' DAY 2021

CHRISTA PRIBBLE PAULETTE ONTIVEROS JEANNETTE BLACKMON

Senior Staff Assistant, Department of , Department of Senior Staff Assistant, Department of Nursing & Health Sciences Nursing & Health Sciences Nursing & Health Sciences

Thank you to our administrative support team for all the hard work you do!

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Patricia ADMINISTRATOR SPOTLIGHT ORENDER

Patricia Orender, MSN, RN, is the Director of ASDN Certificate Programs at Florida Gateway College. She has been selected through a competitive application process, for the National League for Nursing’s year-long LEAD program. LEAD is one of three tracks in the NLN Leadership Institute and is an initiative of the NLN Center for Transformational Leadership under the direction of Janice Brewington, PhD, RN, FAAN. Now in its 10th year, LEAD is designed for nurses in education and practice who have recently been challenged with rapid transition into leadership positions, those in

leadership positions who desire a formal leadership program, and those emerging and aspiring to lead.

Stephen AGYARE FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

Degree Earned: EdD Concentration: Leadership and Innovation Name of School: St. Thomas University; Miami Gardens, FL.

“Going through my Doctoral program and attaining my EdD has equipped me with the leadership and innovation skills and abilities that I think will be beneficial to myself, my institution, and the students l teach. This degree will help me identify and resolve problems others don’t see and will help me build my team efforts that will help others develop their leadership abilities.”

Dr. Stephen Agyare, EdD, RHIA, is an assistant professor in the Health Information Technology and Medical Coder/Biller programs.

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