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Alpha Chi Chapter, Boston College Sigma Theta Tau International Oﬃ cers & Committees 2018–2019

A A Catherine Hill [email protected] 617-552-4908 W M Chris Vu [email protected]

P Allyssa Harris [email protected] V-P Margie Sipe [email protected] S Danielle Grimm [email protected] T Diana Goldstein (Kach) [email protected] F C¤¤ Colleen Simonelli [email protected]

G¤ C¤ Colleen Simonelli, Chair [email protected] Rosemary Byrne [email protected] Louise Doyle [email protected] Student Representatives: Maria Meyer [email protected]

L S¤ Rachel Priess [email protected]

P ¤ª C¤ Diana Goldstein (Kach) [email protected] Beth McNutt-Clarke [email protected] Melissa Perez Capotosto [email protected]

P /N C ¯ C¤ Luanne Nugent, Co-Chair [email protected] Jacqueline Sly, Co-Chair [email protected] Student Representative Julia Fitzgerald ﬁ [email protected]

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A ¯ S¤ C¤ Margie Sipe, Chair [email protected] Carina Katigbak [email protected] Michael Schinis [email protected]

R D ¤ C¤ Joyce Edmonds, Chair [email protected] Stewart Bond [email protected] Tam Nguyen [email protected] Britt Pados [email protected] Jinhee Park [email protected]

C R C¤ Andrew Dwyer, Chair [email protected] Danielle Grimm [email protected] Donna Hudson Bryant [email protected] Sharon O’Donoghue [email protected] Diane Carroll [email protected]

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H ª C¤ Karen Lourence, Chair & [email protected] Archivist Beth Grady [email protected] Sydney Conti [email protected]

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• 2019 4 Greetings from the President

appy New Year! I hope that this newsletter ﬁ nds you Hwell and that you enjoyed our New England fall and holiday season. This past fall, Alpha Chi hosted our Induction ceremony on Sunday, November 11, 2018. Thirteen undergraduates, 41 graduate students, and one community leader were inducted into Sigma Theta Tau. The keynote address was presented by our former Undergraduate Associate Dean, Professor Sean P. Clarke RN, PhD, FAAN, who spoke about the importance of mentorship, guidance and leadership. [AH1] [n2] This was the ﬁ rst year that Alpha Chi held our Induction ceremony in the Fall and it was well received by the inductees and their guests. Our 2019 Induction ceremony is scheduled for the fall 2019 Please be on the lookout for future notices. The 2018 Father Gorman lecture was given by Rachel Preiss RN, MS, WHNP-BC, a former graduate of Boston College and current Alpha Chi Executive Board member. Rachel spoke about the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner’s program and Telemedicine in Nursing. This program is one of the 1st in the country providing care to sexual assault victims throughout the commonwealth. It serves as a model for other states seeking to expand services to sexual assault victims. Lastly, I wanted to inform you that Alpha Chi’s website is currently not functioning. This is due to a new change in IT infrastructure at Boston College rendering our website incompatible. The executive board is working with our webmaster, Chris Vu, to build a new and improved website. We expect to have our website up and functioning by this summer. Finally, next year Alpha Chi will celebrate 50 years!! The executive board and committee members are seeking ideas on how to celebrate our anniversary. Should you wish to participate, please contact any member of the executive board. As always you are welcome to attend our monthly meetings. Best wishes for a great spring. Keep warm!! Best,

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BOSTON COLLEGE NAMED a 2018 Center of Excellence by the National League of Nursing

oston College has been named a 2018 Center of BExcellence by the National League of Nursing and recognized as a 2018 award recipient for promoting the pedagogical expertise of faculty. Only sixteen nursing programs nationwide have been given this honor. Institutions need to make evident that they can sustain excellence in faculty development, nursing education research, or professional development in student learning to be invited to apply. As a Center of Excellence, Boston College is expected to be a role model as a visionary leader. This leadership includes excelling at inclusivity to support and nurture a strong and diverse nursing workforce for our next generation. It also promotes a global community to advance the nations health. Congratulations Boston College and the exceptional Connell School of Nursing faculty for creating and sustaining educational excellence in nursing. A special thanks to Dorothy Jones, Ed.D., ANP, FAAN, who led the application process”.

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Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI)

29 ¤ Nursing Research

Congress Pictured center: Allyssa Harris, PhD, RN, WHNP, Alpha Chi President among colleagues at the ¤ , 29th International Nursing Research Congress

he Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta nursing research and its impact from global TTau International (STTI), hosted its 29th experts. Nurses have investigated and International Nursing Research Congress from implemented cutting-edge solutions to health July 19th to the 23rd, 2018, in Melbourne, problems that impact patient care not only Australia. Our Alpha Chi president, Allyssa in their own country, but also worldwide. As Harris, was among the attendees and had the she walked around the Melbourne convention opportunity to network and engage with more center, she witnessed the exchange of than 800 nurses, researchers, leaders, and knowledge, the understanding among congress students. Together they explored innovative participants, and the development of lasting and collaborative research and evidence-based collegial relationships and friendships. practice to improve global health outcomes. Her experience in the city of Melbourne, which While Dr. Harris attended the conference, sits on the coast of Port Phillip Bay and is the she and Gaurdia Banister gave a podium second most populous city in Australia, was presentation titled, “It Was a Light Coming wonderful. She toured Federation Square, the Through: African American Nurses’ National Tennis Center, and walked so much Perceptions of A Collaborative Nursing that her legs ached for days! She encourages Leadership Program,” which was well received. members to attend Sigma’s Research Congress She also attended many sessions including: if the opportunity arises in the future. This “Getting Published” by Drs. Bernadette Melnyk summer, the event is scheduled on July 25-29, and Debra Anderson; “Promoting Maternal- 2019 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Attending Child Health” with Drs. Rachel Abraham the research congress was an incredibly eye- Joseph, Julian Maree Grant and Creina Mitchell; opening experience for Dr. Harris. As they say and Sigma’s Special Session International in Australia, “G’Day, mate!” Leadership Opportunities. Dr. Harris witnessed

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A reunion between Ann Wolbert Burgess and FBI Special Agent John E. Douglas to talk about the minds behind THE MINDHUNTER ¤ ª ³³

n the seat of honor at Robsham ITheater, Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess, who is an internationally recognized pioneer in the assessment and treatment of victims of trauma and abuse, was center stage so that the audience could learn about her career that led to helping FBI Special Agent John E. Douglas develop theories and techniques of criminal proﬁ ling. These techniques have been so widely accepted and received that they are the bases of the show, Mindhunter. This TV drama series of American crime created by Joe Penhall is based on the book, Mindhunter, which captures Dr. Burgess’s research. “Criminal motivation was largely a mystery and the ﬁ eld of forensics comparatively primitive when then-FBI Director William Webster issued a mandate to provide police and agents with training in investigating rapes and interviewing rape victims,” Burgess said. At a time when rape victims were not coming forward and convictions were elusive, the FBI hired Burgess as a lecturer at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, where she (continued)

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A reunion between Ann Wolbert Burgess and FBI Special Agent John E. Douglas … continued

helped advance the FBI’s understanding of violent sexual crimes through her pioneering research on rape trauma syndrome. Burgess would become the principal investigator on the Criminal Personality Project, helping to move criminal profi ling into a database. In the four decades since, Burgess has studied, taught, written, and testifi ed about crime from the point of view of the victim and the criminal. She continues applying her research to new areas, such as the study of school shooters and elderly abuse, while teaching a full load of courses. “It’s amazing that something you have done decades ago is in the spotlight again,” she said. “I never imagined the work going into a TV series.” Netfl ix has renewed Mindhunter for a second season with the same cast: Anna Torv plays Burgess’s character and Jonathan Groff plays Douglas.

Press the YouTube link to hear the Mindhunter presentation at Robsham Theatre at Boston College

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atricia A Tabloski, Ph.D., GNP-BC, FGSA, PFAAN and Joanne Evans, MEd, RN, PMHCNS-BC, recently published Redeﬁ ning Retirement For Nurses: Finding Meaning in Retirement. With over one million nurses expected to retire in the coming 5–10 years, this book gives those potential retirees a plan to transition into this new adventure. In the link provided, you can hear Pat Tabloski talk about her new book which highlights how to enjoy more sunsets and utilize the precious time we have in life to ﬁ t the unique needs of individuals. She talks about the continued growth that retirees expect and how to make the best of every day that remains.

https://library.bc.edu/facpub/2018/Oct/tabloski-redeﬁ ning

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NANDA-I International Conference at

n 2017, the Marjory Gordon Program Ifor Clinical Reasoning and Knowledge Development was created as a partnership between NANDA, the Boston College Connell School of Nursing (BC CSON) and Dr. Dorothy Jones. The goals of the program include the promotion of the use of clinical reasoning, isolating clinical judgments (nursing diagnosis), testing and refi ning nursing phenomena, and extending knowledge that defi nes nursing’s Dr. Rita Gengo Butcher (left) from San Paulo Brazil was unique contributions to patient/family/ announced as the fi rst fi rst Gordon Post-Doctoral International community care outcomes, globally. Fellow. Award presented by Dorothy Jones, PhD (right). The Gordon Program is named in honor of the work of Dr. Marjory Gordon, Professor Emerita at Boston College CSON and fi rst NANDA President. The Gordon Program is housed within the Connell School of Nursing, with Dr. Dorothy Jones serving as Program Director and Rozanna Riley as the Program Assistant. Program activities include the development of “on line” educational programs (currently (left to right) Drg Shigemi Kamitsuru (NANDA-I President, underway), the implementation of the Gordon Former CSON Doctoral Student), Dr. Mary Ellen Doona (Retired BC CSON Faculty), Dr. Catherine Murphy (Retired continued CSON Faculty), Dean Susan Gennaro, Dr. Heather Herdman (NANDA-I President, Former CSON MSN and Doctoral Student), Dr. Dorothy Jones (CSON Professor, Director of the Gordon Program)

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NANDA-I International Conference at Boston College… continued

Post-Doctoral International Fellows There were numerous presentations as well Program, overseeing acquisitions to the as NANDA-I Board and other Committee NANDA-I Archives in the BC Burns Library, meetings held during the conference. maintaining the Web site at BC CSON (bc/ Dr. Rita Gengo Butcher from San Paulo, NANDA), and implementing the NANDA-I Brazil was announced as the ﬁ rst Gordon Bi Annual Conference. Post-Doctoral International Fellow and a new cohort of NANDA-I scholars were In June (13-15) of 2018 the NANDA inducted as Fellows in NANDA-I (FNI) International Conference, “Nursing in a ceremony held in Maloney Hall. Diagnosis and Knowledge Development: The organization celebrated its 45th New Beginnings,” was held at Boston Anniversary at a special Gala Event where College. There were 189 participants in members from the BC Community as well attendance, representing nurses from 28 as friends of Marjory Gordon attended. countries around the world. The conference Boston College will host the next NANDA-I highlights included a discussion of the BC- Conference at BC, June 17-19, 2020. For NANDA-I Partnership model, the use of more information about this or other standardized nursing language, information Gordon Program activities, please check systems development and storage of data the BC website (bc/nanda) or contact the as evidence for research, and nursing Gordon program at [email protected]. knowledge development.

Save the Date … NANDA-I Conference at BC June 17-19, 2020

Visit https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/cson/about/events/NANDA-I.html for a complete look back at NANDA-1 2018.

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Alpha Chi Chapter of STT International, Inc. Nursing Honor Society Induction

“…Tell me what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life”

—Mary Oliver, “The Summer Day”

r. Sean Clarke, former associate dean in advocate on behalf of their patients and society Dcharge of undergraduate program and at large is when the complexity of systems professor at CSON, gave the induction talk. He and circumstances demand it (“shrewd”). He congratulated the inductees on their academic also mentioned scholarship that refers to “the accomplishments. He urged them to refl ect continuous present,” a defi ning element of on the ideals that brought them into nursing a nurses work, and the pressures in clinical in the fi rst place and mentioned the phrase, nursing practice and competing commitments “caring, shrewd and a little bit crazy,” that Dr. in their lives that might explain why they seem Joanne Disch of the University of Minnesota “a little bit crazy” at times. He concluded with once heard someone use to describe nurses. the words of the late Mary Oliver in her classic He broke apart that phrase and talked about poem, “The Summer Day.” He urged them to the combination of knowledge, skill and refl ect often on how they choose to use their compassion that characterize nursing practice gifts and time with others in pursuit of their at its best. The privileged place of nurses in life projects, saying, “Tell me what is it you plan society, and the moral imperative of nurses to to do with your one wild and precious life.”

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On November 11, 2018, Alpha Chi inducted new members into Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI). Induction into STTI is an honor bestowed upon students who have demonstrated academic excellence and have been recommended by current members.

Spring 2018 Inductees to Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Alpha Chi Chapter ¤

C L U N S N Over the past years, four nursing faculty at the University of Navarra, in Pamplona Spain have been inducted into the Boston College Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, Alpha Chi Chapter. They include the current Dean, D . M PÈ À DÀ C¤ , the former Dean, D . M S R ÀÉ, senior faculty and past Department Chair D . A ¤ Z ª¤À and the 2018 inductee and Associate Dean of D . A C¤ . Each of these faculty members have been Post-Doctoral Fellows at Boston College CSON, working with P ¤³¤ D¤ ¤ J¤, Ed.D., ANP, FAAN, (CSON faculty) on selected research topics. Dr. Jones has been a visiting professor at the University of Navarra since 2000, consulting with the faculty around the development of the fi rst CNS Master’s Program and the fi rst PhD program, now fully implemented. The most recent inductee Dr. Choperena is an active community leader working to advance the undergraduate curriculum, develop innovative international nursing programs and provide consultation and staff development to nurses at the Clinica de Navarra around the use of the narrative and the magnet journey. continued

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Community leader Dr An Choperena being welcomed into Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Chi Chapter by two former recipients Dr Mercedes PerezDiaz del Corral (l) and Dr. Maribel Saricibar Razquin.

Left to right, Alpha Chi Community Leaders from the University if Navarra, Dr. Amparo Zaragoza, faculty SON, Dr. Mercedes Perez a Diaz del Corral, current Dean of SON, Dr. ANA Choperena, Associate Dean SON, and Dr. Dorothy Jones, Dr. Maribel Saricibar Rázquin Professor and former Dean, SON

¤³ 2018 A C¤ , RN, Ph.D, MSC is Directora del department de Enfermeria de la Persona Adult Facultad de Enfermeria Universidad de Navarra. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania focusing on Nursing History. Her Research has focused on Louisa May Alcott and Hospital Sketches, published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing “as well as the use of Narratives and Reﬂ ective Practice and funded by the Nurses Memoirs in American Civil War Book. Dean Ana is the Associate Dean of Students at the Faculty of Nursing (University of Navarra Spain). During the past three years she has been part of the Board of Management of the Adult Nursing Department. She has contributed to curriculum and staﬀ development. She is also promoting nursing research at the school, with her studies on Narrative and Professional Practice Development.

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Spring 2018 Inductees to Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society 0f Nursing Alpha Chi Chapter

Graduate Student Inductees

Jennifer Abjornson Kara Galer Daniel Lococo Alexandra Paz Jennifer Arruda Jessie Gay Sarah Martino Victoria Rines Laura Aseltine David Geyer Kristin McDonough Grace Ryan Elizabeth Avina Taylor Gray Ciara McManus Sarah Singer Mariah Barrows Cassandra Hernandez Kelsey Mehegan Molly Skog Brittany Cahill Emma Hodges Ryan Messier Colleen Slocum Katharine Campbell Michaela Johnson Emma Michl Ashley Tarr Elena Chapman Amanda Kelly Elizabeth Moran Catherine Veroneau Laina Cross Natalie Ledue Miki Ohata Martha Veroneau Virginia Curtis Carley Lemay Kristin Ostergaard Hanna Webb Rebecca Farina Sandra Leyan Mary O›Sullivan Kelly West

Undergraduate Student Inductees

Lindsay Bailey Sarah Early Austin Matus Mary Claire Connor Katherine Farabaugh Kirsten Morro Isabelle Demontigny Sarah Lim Eleanor McGough Diane Dinkel Maverick Lydon Shay Lauren Park Natalie Donegan Elizabeth Marston Samantha Park

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Rachel Preiss, RN, WHNP-BC, IBCLC, SANE

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Telemedicine and Nursing: Expanding Access to Compassionate Care for Sexual Assault Survivors

his year’s Father Gorman Lecture for with Rape Crisis Advocates so that the patient THumanistic Nursing highlighted the can be supported and connected to care and work of the National TeleNursing Center, a resources that extend beyond those available program designed to improve access to quality in the ED. Over time, the MA DPH SANE forensic nursing care including evidence program has grown to respond to over 30 collection options for people who have been EDs throughout the Commonwealth and sexually assaulted. Thankfully, the voices 1,163 adult or adolescent patients received of survivors of sexual assault are becoming SANE exams in 2017. Unfortunately, this louder through the work of advocates and type of care is not available everywhere. Even in the setting of the #MeToo movement. in Massachusetts, a Commonwealth with Despite the increased attention, there is still a robust SANE program, almost half of the room for improvement in caring for people hospitals do not receive SANE services. who have experienced sexual assault. Throughout the United States, the lack The MA DPH sexual assault nurse examiner of SANE services is common in rural and (SANE) program promotes a paired response medically underserved areas. There are continued

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5,273 hospital emergency departments in patient privacy, security and confi dentiality. the US, but only 902 have SANE Programs. Unlike the MA SANE Program, many SANE The NTC evaluated its eff ects on patients and programs respond to a much smaller number clinicians through structured interviews with of hospitals, community-based programs, the nurses at each pilot site, called “Remote or free-standing facilities (Emergency Site Clinicians.” In this project, direct patient Medicine Network, 2015; International feedback was not elicited, but there were some Association of Forensic Nursing, 2018). peripheral glances into patients’ perspectives on the care they received. The fi rst was that 84% of In 2012, the Offi ce for Victims of Crime (OVC) patients who were eligible for NTC involvement published a solicitation for a grant to help accepted the teleSANE intervention and 97% bridge this gap. The grant, “Sexual Assault of patients at non-military sites accepted Forensic Medical Examination Telemedicine services (Cross & Walsh, 2018). Even before Center: An Innovative Pilot Project”, specifi cally speaking to SANE nurses, patients were willing sought to “provide live access to SANEs, or to accept the telehealth intervention. More other expert medical forensic examiners, insight was gained through the remote site for four pilot sites.” (Department of Justice, clinician interviews. Remote Site Clinicians Offi ce for Victims of Crime, pg. 1, 2012). The stated that it felt as if the teleSANE was “in MA DPH SANE Program, at that time having the room,” that patients were “comfortable” over 15 years’ experience, applied for and with the videoconferencing experience and received the grant. What they developed was a formed relationships with the teleSANEs program that connected expert SANE nurses (Cross & Walsh, pg. 6, 2018). Remote Site from Massachusetts, called “teleSANEs,” to Clinicians also positively rated the impact remote hospitals without SANEs. In addition, teleSANEs had on their own ability to provide the program reached remote hospitals where eff ective exams, confi dence in providing SANEs saw a volume of patients too low to exams, and the ability to provide the patient feel competent and confi dent in their evidence with the best care (Cross & Walsh, 2018). collection skills. TeleSANEs provide real time, customized, guidance to clinicians and In the fi eld of caring for people who have patients throughout the medical-forensic exam experienced sexual assault, we still have much via video conferencing technology, similar to work to do. How can we create a culture of those available on home computers or mobile belief and decrease stigma for those who phones. The National TeleNursing Center come forward? How do we make sure that the (NTC), however, utilizes encrypted, HIPPA process of seeking justice is fair and avoids complaint software from a soundproofed further harm to our patients? How do we offi ce at Newton Wellesley Hospital to ensure increase the number of patients who access continued

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care? How do we ensure that the care they REFERENCES receive follows national guidelines? For this Cross, T. & Walsh, W. (2018). National TeleNursing last question, the NTC represents a promising Center pilot: Program evaluation fi nal report. Prepared practice of using telehealth to extend the for the Offi ce for Victims of Crime. reach of SANEs to places and people that Emergency Medicine Network. (2015). 2015 National would not otherwise have access to such ED Inventory – USA. Retrieved from: http://www.emnet-usa.org/nedi/NEDI2015statedata.xlsx. expertise. For more information about the Massachusetts Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner International Association of Forensic Nurses. (2018). SANE program listing. Retrieved from: Program and The National TeleNursing https://www.forensicnurses.org/search/newsearch.asp. Center, please visit https://www.mass.gov/ma- Department of Justice, Offi ce for Victims of Crime. (2012). sexual-assault-nurse-examiner-sane-program. OVC FY 2012 sexual assault forensic medical examination telemedicine center: An innovative pilot project. https://ojp.gov/ovc/grants/pdftxt/FY2012_ SexualAssaultForensicMedical.pdf

This article was redacted with permission to ﬁ t our newsletter format. If interested, a full reference list can be obtained from Rachel Priess at [email protected]

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Michelle Schuster (6 Northeast nurse preceptor), Gianna Bender (CSON 2019), Kristin Sullivan, CSON May 2019 Frederick Flynn, Kristin Sullivan (CSON 2019), Laura Wood (Boston Children’s Hospital with her mother, Tricia Sullivan Chief Nursing Oﬃ cer), Kathleen Houlahan (Nurse Director of Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center) The Susan D. Flynn Oncology Fellowship, Summer 2019

he Susan D. Flynn Oncology Fellowship Sullivan were the two students chosen to Tprogram was developed by Mr. Fred Flynn participate at Boston Children’s Hospital and in memory of his late wife who he lost to Kate Mignosa was one of three students at ovarian cancer in 2013. The fellowship is open Massachusetts General Hospital. to rising seniors from top nursing schools and is intended to stimulate career interest and foster the professional development of potential future oncology nurses. Now in its ﬁ fth year, the program sponsored 33 fellows at 13 diﬀ erent hospitals on the east coast. Fellows spend 8-10 weeks in the hospital setting working alongside a registered nurse, learning about the roles and responsibilities of working in oncology. In addition to the clinical component, fellows enroll in online education modules related to oncology and palliative care. They also complete an Evidence Based Practice project and present it to nurses and hospital administrators. Three Boston College Students were selected to take part in the fellowship Left to right: Gianna Bender, CSON May 2019, Frederick Flynn, and Kristin this past summer. Gianna Bender and Kristin Sullivan, CSON May 2019 continued

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C ¤ A. G¤ O¤¤ª F¤ to gain more knowledge and experience in K Mª¤ , CSON ‘19 oncology care. I enjoyed thoroughly getting to work with excellent preceptors and appreciate I had the opportunity to the willingness of these individuals to teach work as a Carol A. Ghiloni about their ﬁ eld of expertise. I would highly Oncology Fellow this summer recommend the experience to future students at Massachusetts General and could not be more grateful for the chance to Hospital. This 10 week, full-time have been involved in this fellowship program. internship is designed to expose senior nursing students to the wide and evolving ﬁ eld of oncology nursing. The balance of this program included three rotations on MGH inpatient oncology units and one rotation in outpatient observations in departments such as the Burr Proton Center, the Termeer Center for Targeted Therapies, Palliative Care, and the Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology Clinic.

When working on units Phillips 21, Lunder Kristin Sullivan and Gianna Bender with Fred Flynn, 9, and Lunder 10, we had the opportunity to founder of the Susan D. Flynn (SDF) Oncology work with preceptors and understand closely Fellowship Program how nurses arrange their working days and responsibilities. When working multiple K S : SDF O¤¤ª days in a row, we had the chance to develop F¤ T ¤ relationships with patients and feel like we were My experience this summer as a Susan D. contributing to their care teams. The outpatient Flynn Oncology Fellow at Boston Children’s observations provided valuable perspective both Hospital was invaluable. I came into this on what oncology nurses can do professionally summer thinking that I wanted to be a pediatric and on what oncology patients experience in oncology nurse, and I left the program truly diff erent phases of their care. I also had the feeling like a nurse for the fi rst time. I became opportunity to attend a research symposium interested in this fi eld because my mom is a on immunotherapy, a fi eld of treatment I pediatric oncology nurse. I had the opportunity had previously known very little about. It was to shadow her a couple of times prior to this exciting then to be able to see this be used on summer and immediately knew oncology was the fl oors we were working on. my calling. I was inspired by the resiliency Throughout the summer, I was impressed and strength of the kids I met, despite the constantly by the expertise, intelligence horrible disease they were fi ghting. I saw the and knowledge the nurses I worked with complexity of the care my mom provides on possessed. However, I was even more acutely a daily basis and felt her passion and deep struck by their humanity and compassion for love for her patients and their families. I their patients. This program is tailored to the desired to make a diff erence in the lives of learning of students with a passionate desire my future patients and their families the continued

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The Susan D. Flynn Oncology Fellowship, Summer 2019 continued way my mother did. I wanted to help them oncology, general oncology, and bone marrow through their hardest days and do whatever transplant. At each unit, I had a nurse I could to make their days a little brighter. preceptor, who guided me through various nursing skills and responsibilities. These This summer, I was able to follow that individuals were immensely passionate about passion and start down the road to becoming the care they provided, passing such knowledge a pediatric oncology nurse. During the 8 on. As a result of their teaching, I performed weeks I spent at Boston Children’s Hospital, many newnursing skills which increased my I had the opportunity to rotate through three ability to act independently in the nursing diff erent fl oors - general oncology, bone marrow role. My preceptors ensured I was a part of transplant, and neuro oncology. On each fl oor, diffi cult conversations as well, improving my I worked alongside a nurse and helped care for ability to discuss end of life care and comfort those patients, ranging in age from six months to both patients and families. At the conclusion to 22 years old with a wide array of diagnoses. of the internship, I presented an evidenced- Under the guidance of the nurses and the based practice proposal to hospital leadership hands-on experience I was given, I learned on cold-cap therapy as a psychosocial coping the roles and responsibilities of a pediatric mechanism for chemotherapy induced alopecia. oncology nurse and gained confi dence and independence in these tasks. The lessons that I feel immensely more competent in caring I learned from my patients and their families, for both pediatric oncology patients and their through their highs and lows, are what will stick families. I understand in great detail much of with me the most. I had the privilege of helping the textbook knowledge and skills necessary care for a 13-year-old patient in the fi nal days for such care. I have taken an immense step of her life, console a mother whose fi ve year in my ability to work in the role of a nurse. old daughter was just diagnosed with cancer, Of utmost importance, however, I learned and celebrate a “bubble parade” with a patient the concepts which no textbook can teach: as he fi nished his fi nal treatment. Moments compassion, dignity, justice, and patient like these showed me what it truly means to advocacy. Through the patients I cared for, be a pediatric oncology nurse and will stick these responsibilities of the nurse became with me as I continue in my nursing career. evident. The nurse is positioned in a powerful Overall, this fellowship was instrumental in role to provide comfort and good to families affi rming my desire to be a pediatric oncology during the most diffi cult times; I understand nurse and has given me the foundation the magnitude of this responsibility in greater both in nursing skills and compassionate detail now, and the ways a nurse can aid in care to go forward and pursue this goal. the search for meaning. I am immensely grateful to Mr. Flynn and the staff of Boston Children’s Hospital for the incredible G B : SDF O¤¤ª opportunity, as it has instilled immense insight F¤ T ¤ towards the incredible care we can provide. This past summer, I had the fortunate opportunity to serve as a Susan D. Flynn Oncology Nursing Fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital. Over the course of eight weeks, I rotated between the three fl oors of neuro-

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2018 Founders Day

n 1922, six nurses founded STTI at the Indiana University Training School for Nurses, Iwhich is now the Indiana University School of Nursing, in Indianapolis, Ind., USA. The founders chose the name from the Greek words storgé, tharsos, and timé, meaning love, courage, and honor.

Our very own Alpha Chi Founders Night was held on October 1st. Founders night continues to support and promote the mission and philosophy of our founding members of STTI. Our Alpha Chi Faculty Counselor and Governance Chair, Colleen Simonelli, provided a brief history of Sigma Theta Tau and speciﬁ cally the Boston College Alpha Chi Chapter. There was a mix of undergraduate and graduate students in attendance. Members, Kristin Sullivan, Maria Meyer, Karen Lourence & Jacqueline Sly, were on hand to describe the beneﬁ ts of STTI membership. The application process for the winter is underway and we look forward to meeting a new generation of talented nurses at the Fall 2019 induction.

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Think Spring!

It’s that time again—time to clean up those “to do lists” and make sure no one is forgotten.

B M ª S, DNP, RN, NEA-BC A C E½ B¤ ¤³ A C, STTI

t is a good time to think ahead to how you might celebrate the accomplishments of a Ispecial Alpha Chi nurse in your midst. There is no better way to support the growth and development of nurses, than to recognize them.

Alpha Chi gives awards to student members, faculty members, and community leaders. It is deﬁ nitely a good time to start thinking of potential recipients. Nomination forms and a description were distributed by email to members. Additional copies can be obtained by emailing Cathy Hill at [email protected]. The deadline for submission is April 1, 2019.

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The Body Project creates a safe space to have an open and honest conversation about the pressures we face to look a certain way…

Claudia Jablonski, Ali Hulse, Charlotte LeBarron, Katelyn Hebold, Amanda Kuron, Lorena Curtis, Jemima Pierre, Kate Sweeney, Makayla Davis, Judith Lawrence, Julia Fitzgerald, Ann Abraham, Lilah Wilfong

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hy is the conversation and thoughts about Research shows that when women talk about Wour bodies almost always so negative? As how to challenge the pressures they feel to a woman at Boston College, why is it normal conform to “the appearance ideal” it makes to hear and say statements like… ‘I hate my them feel better about their bodies. The thighs, they’re so fat.’ ‘I need to go to the Plex Body Project does just this. The Body Project today, I look horrible.’ ‘Want to start a diet with creates a safe space to have an open and me? We need to get ready for Spring Break.’ honest conversation about the pressures we face to look a certain way, the thoughts and For the fi rst year, Boston College’s Offi ce feelings we have about our bodies, how we of Health Promotion has initiated the Body participate in negative body talk, and so much Project on campus. This is a peer led discussion more. After participating in the Body Project, group of eight to twelve participants who meet I realized that I not only had the power to to talk about body image. As a Peer Leader change the way I felt about myself, but also to of this program, I have had the privilege to change the way people speak to each other. lead these groups to help women like me change the way we think about our bodies. If you are interested in signing up for the Body Project, please register at bc.edu/healthpro or fi nd us on Facebook @BC Body Project.

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Minna Wang, Courtney Mulvaney, Guadalupe (Lupe) Sanchez, Kathryn Davie, Isabella (Sabel) Flynn, Maria Meyer, and Joy Yamasaki

ausanne is a beautiful metropolitan area in EXPERIENCE Lthe French-speaking part of Switzerland. This summer, 6 other nursing undergraduates Many days we had class for eight hours, and I had the privilege to participate in the which were spent delving into how to plan Summer University for four weeks at Ecole and oversee camps for displaced people, La Source, a renowned nursing university in how to deliver psychological ﬁ rst aid, how to Lausanne. We were joined by students from San identify and show special nursing care for Diego, Hong Kong, Switzerland, and India—all vulnerable populations, and much more. A with the same goal of gaining an understanding more ingrained understanding of what actions of disaster nursing and management. to take in a disaster is something that I will certainly take away from this course. Going

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Four Weeks, Seven CSON Students, and Lots of Fondue continued in, I could not recite the NATO phonetic country) gave me a more global perspective alphabet, or tell you how to triage casualties of what it means to be a nurse, It also truly into 3 priority categories, or describe the opened my eyes to the fact that nurses must ethics of resource distribution in a disaster. collaborate and communicate with each However, by the end, we all could perform other to bring home the best patient care. these skills, albeit not perfectly, but with much more conﬁ dence and knowledge. HEALTHCARE DELIVERY

CULTURE Switzerland has universal healthcare and all citizens must have insurance. Many insurance There was also a focus on learning about companies are comprised of the mandatory each other’s cultures; each school took turns health insurance, which is not for profi t, and presenting on the healthcare systems and the the optional, additional health insurance, role of nursing within their own countries. which is for profi t. For those who are of low Some very noticeable diff erences include: socioeconomic status, the Swiss government Switzerland has no NCLEX, but all students aids in paying for mandatory health insurance. must complete a Bachelor’s research thesis The governmental aid is given in proportion to on a nursing topic of their choice. Patients in their need. In terms of where nurses practice, Hong Kong often wait for many hours to see many of the medical-surgical units, or ICU healthcare providers and healthcare costs are units, look the same and are where many shared between the state and personal funds. nurses practice their profession and discipline. San Diego has mandated nurse to patient However, many Swiss students discussed the ratios. India has a stronger focus on holistic growing elderly population in the country, and care than purely physical care. Learning the associated increase in nursing homes and about nursing and healthcare in diff erent long-term health care facilities. countries (and even diff erent areas of the same

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“I’m so fortunate to have had the privilege to travel to Switzerland for the Disaster Nursing program. Not only did we get to experience a diﬀ erent culture throughout one’s every day life, but we had the chance to see the diﬀ erences in healthcare, hospitals, and nursing programs. Our Swiss Professors, Corinne Borloz and Christophe Boraley, along with our various speakers and CSON’s own Dean Clarke, taught us the ins and outs of disaster nursing, including what to do, how to do it, and the ethics and psychology to keep in mind. It was truly a once in a lifetime opportunity where we even had the chance of participating in a Disaster Simulation with the Swiss army.”

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A SUMMER COURSE OFFERING Global Healthcare: Meeting Challenges & Connections

Francoise Ineichen, HESAV faculty, with students

An HESAV student accepting his certiﬁ cate with Colleen Simonelli, ,Ph.D., RND

Students from Summer 2018 Global Healthcare

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Global Healthcare: Meeting Challenges & Connections continued

Karen Besegai, Projects Coordinator at Massachusetts General Hospital educating students

ed by Boston College’s Associate Dean and development of healthcare policy. To build Lfor Undergraduate Programs, Colleen on classroom learning, there were various Simonelli, Ph.D., RND, students and faculty outings to Swissnex-Cambridge, the Boys and from around the world gathered to discuss Girls Club of Mattapan, the West Roxbury and synthesize perspectives on global health Veterans Administration, The Pine Street in a course titled “Global Healthcare: Meeting Inn, The Boston College Campus School, and Challenges & Connections.” Insight from all Massachusetts General Hospital. These ﬁ rst- the diﬀ erent backgrounds opened discussions hand experiences reinforced the bonds among on diverse and vulnerable populations, participants so they could be more aware of new contrasting and comparing healthcare systems, cultures and environments. health disparities, and the future of nursing. Through the lens of public health, this course explored the assessment of healthcare needs, assurance of a quality healthcare infrastructure,

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Friends of Boston Homeless Clothing Drive

Luanne Nugent, D.N.P., RN, MSN, CNS and Julia Fitzgerald, CSON ‘19

hank you to those who donated to the Friends of Boston Homeless TClothing Drive. The collection drive yielded three large bags of new hats, scarfs, and gloves for the Friends of Boston Homeless to distribute. A special shout out to the Junior Girl Scout Troop #79021 of Winchester, MA, who contributed signiﬁ cantly.

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A Deep Sense of Loss of a STT Member Dr. Margaret Ann Newman

he STTI Alpha Chi chapter expresses deep sorrow in the Tloss of a member, Dr. Margaret Ann Newman, on December 18th. Dr. Newman was an American Academy of Nursing Living Legend, an honor bestowed upon her for her life’s work and theory of health as an expanding consciousness. The Zeta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International has established a Margaret Newman Scholars Award to support doctoral students whose research extends Dr. Newman’s theory. She received a baccalaureate nursing degree from UT College of Nursing, a masters from University of California, San Francisco, a PhD from New York University, and held several prestigious faculty appointments. Dr. Newman’s work began when she cared for her mother who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). She learned that one can be healthy even in the face of disease. This experience and her lifelong scholarly pursuits expanded our understanding of health, nursing theory, and nursing practice. Her contributions to nursing and her publications are an inspiration to our profession and her greatness will be remembered.

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Community Opportunities Volunteer Opportunities

n an eﬀ ort to reach out to persons in need, each newsletter will provide a listing of meaningful community Iservice opportunities that could beneﬁ t from our members diverse skills, experience, and knowledge. Please explore these opportunities to share your talents with those in need.

WHAT IT IS A nationwide network of community-based nonprofit groups that delivers nutritious food, a friendly visit, and a quick safety check for WHAT IT IS needy seniors, helping them to be healthy and A nationwide network of more than 200 food independent longer in their own homes. banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs that serves low-income families, HOW YOU CAN HELP those recovering from disasters, and others Visit mealsonwheelsamerica.org and volunteer to who find themselves among the estimated 40 spend a lunch hour delivering meals to seniors million Americans facing hunger each year. near you. Private donations and funding from the federal government’s Older Americans Act HOW YOU CAN HELP largely cover the program’s costs to buy and Visit feedingamerica.org to donate money to or prepare safe and nutritious meals for seniors. volunteer at a Feeding America-affiliated food But Meals on Wheels relies on 2 million bank, food pantry, or meal program. Type in volunteers a year to deliver them. your ZIP code to find one near you. WHAT VOLUNTEERING DOES WHAT DONATIONS DO The time you spend greeting and delivering Every dollar donated provides 10 meals for meals is invaluable to seniors unable to people in need. afford delivery or leave their homes due to age, injury, or illness. As the population ages, Meals on Wheels has growing volunteer gaps and senior waiting lists in every state.

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Community Opportunities Volunteer Opportunities

WHAT IT IS A nationwide effort to end hunger for the estimated 12 million food-insecure children DONATE YOUR CAR in America. This child-focused campaign of Wheels for Wishes benefiting Make-A-Wish the hunger-fighting organization Share Our Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Strength not only connects at-risk children with the food they need but also teaches their Wheels For Wishes believes that every child, families how to cook healthy, affordable meals. no matter his or her health, deserves a chance to have a happy and fulfilling childhood. By HOW YOU CAN HELP donating your vehicle, we are able to raise Donate money or host a bake sale to fund funds to support Make-A-Wish chapters in its work. The ongoing Bake Sale for No locations throughout the country, helping Kid Hungry (individual bake sales hosted grant wishes to children with life-threatening throughout the year all across America) medical conditions. A wish is an opportunity has raised nearly $13 million since 2003. for a child to focus on something other than nokidhungry.org/bakesale Visit for resources their medical routines, and be a kid again. and details. HOW IT WORKS WHAT DONATIONS DO Donate your vehicle (running or not) and Every dollar raised helps feed a child up to 10 arrange for easy pick-up and free towing, get a meals, so every cupcake and cookie sold makes tax deductible receipt for your donation, help a difference. local children!

Visit wheelsforwishes.org to get started

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Global Community:

DID YOU KNOW tthat our very own Alpha Chi member and CSON Dean, Dr Susan Gennaro, is the editor of the Journal of Nursing Scholarship? As a member of Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), oﬀ ers a free subscription. This highly rated, peer-reviewed journal is one of the most visible beneﬁ ts of your membership.

STTI members receive free access to JNS on the web and via the JNS apps for Apple and Android mobile devices. For more information about the Journal of Nursing Scholarship and the JNS apps, visit http://www.nursingsociety.org/jns.

DID YOU KNOW ﬁ nding events around the world to share nursing knowledge is a click away. Join thousands of your colleagues as we celebrate nursing excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service. www.nursingsociety.org/Events

DID YOU KNOW that STTI is your connection to DID YOU KNOW tthat Honor Society of Nursing, nursing worldwide? STTI collaborates with other Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) members organizations, such as the United Nations, The receive free access to Worldviews on Evidence-Based Global Advisory Panel on the Future of Nursing, the Nursing on the web and via the Worldviews apps Global Ambassador Program, Institutes for Global for Apple and Android devices? To login and read Healthcare Leadership, and other professional all articles, and for more information about the nursing organizations serving nurses around the Worldviews apps, visit www.nursingsociety.org/ world to improve the health of the world’s people. worldviews. Visit the website at http://www.nursingsociety.org/ connect-engage/our-global-impact. DID YOU KNOW that members can interact virtually with nurses around the globe in discussion groups DID YOU KNOW that STTI has a career link. The on The Circle, STTI’s professional networking site. job board is a place for new graduates to fi nd their Join in the conversation or submit an application fi rst nursing job or experienced nurses to expand to start your own community at https://thecircle. their nursing career. The site can also be used by nursingsociety.org/home employers, who want to fi nd the highest academic honors in the nursing profession. Visit the website at http://www.nursingsociety.org/advance-elevate/ careers/job-board

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Local Community: Announcements

Boston College Preceptor Needs: BBoston College is seeking preceptors for graduate students in the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care, Pediatric Primary Care, Women’s Health, Psychiatric-Mental Health and Family Nurse Practitioner Programs. Preceptors can be nurse practitioners, physicians, or nurse midwives. BC faculty provide support on a regular basis and documentation of preceptor hours for submission to re-certifi cation organizations. Preceptor benefi ts include a choice of one free day at the 2019 Northeast Regional NP Conference, Phantom Gourmet gift certifi cate, and tuition credit for continuing education or graduate nursing classes. Contact Hansella Caines Robson ([email protected]) for more information.

M. Colleen Simonelli, Ph.D., RNC, a maternal child health nurse for 32 years was recently promoted to clinical associate professor at the Connell School of Nursing and as the associate dean for undergraduate programs. Currently she is engaged in a randomized control trial evaluating alternative therapies for pain management in post- cesarean birth women to address the nation’s opioid crisis. Dr. Simonelli and Louise Doyle, RNC-OB, HNB-BC, LMT recently presented on this topic at our 2019 Clinical Innovations Dinner program and highlights will be published in the summer newsletter.

Lin Zhan, PhD, FAAN, a dean and professor at University of Memphis Loewenberg College of Nursing is building a culture of health for urban children and families. She was funded $1.17M by the Urban Child Institute to lead a team in this project. Dr. Zhan is a Wharton Executive Fellow and a Fellow of American Academy of Nursing. Congratulations in also in order for her recent appointment to the Le Bonheur National Leadership Council, a group of leaders dedicated in the advancement and wellbeing of children and families.

The Alpha Chi Chair of The Clinical Research Committee, Andrew Dwyer, PhD, FNP- BC, FNAP, invites you to apply for the 2019 Clinical Research Grant. All proposals should be submitted to Cathy Hill ([email protected]) no later than March 1st, 2019. Awards will be announced at the Annual Spring Research Program. An email invitation was sent to members on December 13th with guidelines and the application form.

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Sigma Theta Tau International Alpha Chi Chapter and Chair of the Research Committee, Joyce K. Edmonds, PhD, MPH, RN, invites abstract submissions for poster presentations to the annual Spring research program: Innovations in Nursing Research on April 24, 2019. Submissions may include completed research, research in progress, or a scholarly literature review. Submit your cover letter and abstract to [email protected] by 5pm on February 15, 2019. An email invitation was sent to members on January 8th with guidelines for cover letter and abstract submissions.

Colleen E. McGauley RN, CSON 2016 received the Stephanie M. Macaluso, RN, Excellence in Clinical Practice Award at MGH. The purpose of the award is to recognize direct-care providers whose practice exempliﬁ es the expert application of values reﬂ ected in the MGH vision...”practice which is caring, innovative, guided by knowledge, built on a spirit of inquiry and based on a foundation of leadership and entrepreneurial teamwork.”

REMINDER: All Alpha Chi members can access Student Central on the STTI website for career and research opportunities. Also, click on Education/CNE to ﬁ nd free continuing education courses for members-only. http://www.nursingsociety.org/default.aspx

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