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FALL 2017 THE MAGAZINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING <——— TRIM FOR FOLD-IN COVER The Changing Face of Nursing NURSING FOR/UM • FALL 2017 • i NURSING FOR/UM • FALL 2017 • ii FALL 2017 THE MAGAZINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING FEATURES The Changing Today’s UMSON student body 18 Face of Nursing is 44 percent diverse – an important step in advancing health care underscored by cultural competence. Meet four students who contribute to UMSON’s TRIM FOR FOLD-IN COVER———> diversity in different ways. An Urgent Need UMSON is answering the call 24 for advanced practice nurses to play a prominent role in primary care provision through precepting partnerships with urgent care facilities, which offer students exposure to a breadth of care experiences across the lifespan. DEPARTMENTS Rwanda, Five Years Later The Pulse 3 News and Views By the Numbers Graduation/Convocation Research: Pets and Aging Impact 14 Tips for Nurses Student Spotlight HOW TO REDUCE FATIGUE AT WORK, PAGE 16 Class Notes In Touch 28 Alumni Profiles Events Honor Roll 2017 COVER: Age, ethnicity, professional background, and so many more attributes Legacy Society Advance 40 contribute to the Changing Face of Nursing. photography by Christopher Myers iii • NURSING FOR/UM • FALL 2017 iv • NURSING FOR/UM • FALL 2017 “ Our faculty left family and From the Dean familiarity far behind and entered a new culture.… It was challenging, but they had to build a connection with our Rwandan counterparts.” MARIK MOEN In 2013, I had the chance to hear Jordan J. Cohen, MD, FALL 2017 NURSING FOR/UM is published The the former president and chief executive officer of the by the University of Maryland Association of American Medical Colleges, speak at the School of Nursing. University of Maryland School of Medicine’s annual EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Celebrating Diversity dinner. In his talk, he reflected on the Giordana Segneri changing demographic of medical school student bodies, ASSOCIATE EDITORS Kevin Nash which were overwhelmingly male when he had attended but today include roughly Libby Zay Pulse equal numbers of men and women. I wondered when we would be able to say the EDITORIAL BOARD Curtain down on a successful five-year same thing about the University of Maryland School of Nursing’s student body. Amy Daniels Susan Dorsey partnership with Rwanda’s government While we are making progress in attracting more men into nursing careers, the Larry Fillian Rwanda, to develop a well-educated health care UMSON student body is only 12 percent male, so we still have a long way to go. Erika Friedmann Laurette Hankins workforce in the African nation. Where we have made considerable progress is in attracting minority students to Karen Kauffman Five Years Later the field. Today, minority students compose 44 percent of UMSON’s student body, Jane Kirschling Kathleen Michael BY KEVIN NASH Kelly Burke, MPH, consequently changing the face of nursing! Our students increasingly reflect the Kathryn Lothschuetz Montgomery BSN, UMSON clinical ethnic and cultural makeup of Marylanders and, as pointed out by University of Yolanda Ogbolu In 2012, Rwanda was fighting to train qualified health mentor, reviews safe Deborah Prout professionals to address critical global health issues of injection and needle Maryland, Baltimore President Jay Perman, MD, (see “Bridging the Demographic Cynthia Sikorski HIV/AIDS, malaria, chronic disease, and infant mortality. handling practices Divide,” Page 10) studies show that a provider workforce that is as diverse as its Rebecca Wiseman for medication and The Rwandan Ministry of Health’s solution was to develop vaccine administra- STAFF CONTRIBUTORS patients translates to a greater likelihood of high-quality care. a well-educated workforce to provide safe and effective tion with Rwandan Stacey Conrad students at a clinical Each UMSON nursing student brings a passion for caring for others, and each Nan Mulqueen health care. placement site. will make important and unique contributions in his or her nursing career. Just as Mary Phelan Led by the health ministry and supported by the Clinton Cynthia Sikorski Health Access Initiative, the Human Resources for Health our 23,000-plus alumni have done. The fact that there isn’t one road to follow as a Lorrie Voytek (HRH) program is Rwanda’s commitment by 2020 to professional nurse but multiple opportunities – including those that don’t even DESIGN meet its citizens’ health needs by building a health care Skelton Design exist today – makes nursing an attractive career decision for everyone. education and workforce infrastructure. Through the If we are going to meet the evolving health care needs in our country, in the We welcome comments, program, Rwanda partnered with a dozen U.S. colleges suggestions, and story ideas from region, and in Maryland, we have to continue our efforts to expand the number of alumni, partners, and friends. and universities, including UMSON, to bring their faculty to schools and hospitals throughout the country. well-educated nurses. We must nurture and support a strong pipeline of men and Send correspondence to women from all backgrounds who want to make a difference in the lives they touch. Giordana Segneri, Editor-in-Chief “Our faculty left family and familiarity far behind and University of Maryland School of Nursing entered a new culture with new food, language, and a I am proud that the four students showcased in this issue (see “The Changing Face 655 W. Lombard St., Suite 311D different worldview and experience,” says Marik Moen, of Nursing,” Page 18) – Kafayat Bello, Debbie Kirby, Tony Li, and Jasmine Noronha Baltimore, MD 21201 MPH, MS, RN, assistant professor, who traveled to Rwanda – have chosen UMSON to complete their first degree in nursing or to expand their Phone 410-706-4115 several times to supervise faculty. “It was challenging, Fax 410-706-5560 knowledge by obtaining a graduate degree. Collectively, they reflect the changing but they had to build a connection with our Rwandan [email protected] face of nursing, and I am proud that the demographic of the nursing student body counterparts to foster trust and strive to understand each has changed in my lifetime. other. Although our faculty left long-standing careers as clinical leaders or advanced academics to participate for a minimum of one year, but often stayed for two or even three years, it was an honor to be able to support the HRH Rwanda program.” Jane Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN By the time UMSON’s participation in the program Dean and Professor ended in July, it had vetted and filled 36 faculty posi- tions, the most of any HRH-participating institution. The faculty’s efforts focused on expanding nurse capacity by strengthening nursing education and clinical practice BRANDINE UWAMAHORO 2 • NURSING FOR/UM • FALL 2017 NURSING FOR/UM • FALL 2017 • 3 THE PULSE “ This program has been a Since 2015, the Conways groundbreaking endeavor have gifted more than $7 million to expand the capacity of in support of UMSON. health professionals.” YOLANDA OGBOLU while improving the quality of health program in nursing, online teaching, UMSON’S TEAM RWANDA William “Bill” and Joanne Conway master’s, Doctor of Nursing Practice professional education, health care and simulation education at the Coordinating the Nursing Effort in Africa UMSON have given the University of Maryland (DNP), and PhD degrees and the infrastructure, and the management University of Rwanda. They enhanced • Beth Barrows, MS ’13, BSN ’05, RN, School of Nursing a second seven- post-master’s Certificate in Teaching of health facilities. They also provided scholarship capacity by training clinical instructor Receives $2M Gift figure gift, this time $2 million, through in Nursing and Health Professions. clinical mentorship in critical care, Rwandan nursing faculty to write for led the program and served as nurse their Bedford Falls Foundation to pro- “Our initial gift has proven so medical surgical, mental health, and publications and present internation- coordinator from 2015 from Conways vide scholarships to UMSON students successful in the development of the neonatal care training. ally. UMSON’s clinical nurse educators • Anne Brenner, coordinator in advanced degree programs. Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Additionally, UMSON faculty teamed also supported implementation of • Jeffrey Johnson, PhD, professor emeritus The Conways’ April 2015 commit- UMSON that we wanted to expand and founding director of the UMSON Rwandan students with representatives of HRH and the evidence-based practices to improve Office of Global Health ment of $5.24 million was the largest our scholarships to the master’s-and- demonstrate health ministry to support the develop- hand washing and palliative care and in UMSON history. The Conways’ above level,” Bill Conway said. emergency • Marik Moen newborn care. ment and implementation of a master’s to bolster infectious disease control. • Yolanda Ogbolu most recent donation, the third larg- The Conways’ gift provides an “The Rwandan HRH program has est philanthropic gift the School has opportunity to expand the pool of been a groundbreaking endeavor to Administrative Support received, will fund scholarships for master’s and doctorally prepared expand the capacity of health pro- • Randi Barclay, human resource manager UMSON students who are pursuing nurses who in turn can serve as clini- fessionals and to strengthen health • Steve Pease, assistant dean for research cal instructors and full-time faculty in and finance administration Kirschling (back row, systems,” says Yolanda Ogbolu, far left); Conway Maryland’s nursing programs. PhD ’11, MS ’05, BSN ’04, CRNP- (back row, fourth “We are deeply grateful to the from left); Zachary Neonatal, UMSON assistant professor Crowe, vice pres- Conways for their unwavering and director, Office of Global Health. ident, The Carlyle commitment to nurses and nursing “It has been wonderful to participate Group (back row, education,” said Dean Jane Kirschling, fourth from right); and impact nursing, the Rwandan and Laurette Hankins, PhD, RN, FAAN.

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