STATEside News Arkansas State University College of Nursing and Health Professions State University, AR 72467-0910 Spring 2011 Jonesboro, AR STATEside News Dean’s Corner It is another new year—already!! It seems like I just wrote about 2010 getting here and now On-line Continuing Education 2011 has materialized. Despite our best intentions, it seemed like we barely kept up with By Ray Winters our operations and did not make much progress on getting ahead. However, some positive things did occur that aren’t reflected in the articles throughout the newsletter so here goes: The College of Nursing & Health The fourth floor of CNHP has been remodeled and Medical Imaging and Radiation Professions will begin a new venture in Sciences has relocated to that space. This includes faculty offices, secretarial suite, January of 2011. For those health radiation therapy classroom and lab, MRI classroom and a general classroom. Sonography professionals who require continuing has a renovated lab space on third floor and the best news is that the digital x-ray lab is education credits to maintain licensure, it finished on the second floor of the bldg. All programs in MIRS have larger and dedicated will soon be possible to obtain those teaching spaces and state of the art equipment abounds. credits on-line through the College of The basement of Smith Hall (from whence MIRS came) is in the process of getting offices Nursing & Health Professions at ASU. painted and carpeted. Physical Therapy faculty will occupy those spaces which would bring The goal of the On-line CE Center is to all of their faculty to the ground floor, albeit in two bldgs. The rest of the space has been provide a method of securing quality, designed for a large therapy lab which will be necessary for the third cohort of doctoral affordable and convenient continuing students who will enter in the fall. Remember that PT went from a master’s entry level (2+ education. yr program) to doctoral entry level (3 yr program). Three classes of students at one time Continuing Education (CE) is required of (in addition to the PTA students) really burdens the existing lab spaces. most of the professions in this college. Next will be the dean’s office suite in CNHP which has plaster peeling from the walls and The cost of obtaining on-line CE through other esthetically displeasing things. We hope to have that “face lift” completed in 2011. the College is very reasonable - $10 per If you have not been back to the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Health Sciences, you will credit hour. This is competitive and now see over $200,000 of permanent art in the main hallways. The Reynolds Foundation actually more affordable that most CE provided the gift for the purchase. Townsend Wolfe, Little Rock, acquired the art for us. It services. Four courses will go live in is an array of artists, many of whom are regional. In fact, one of our artists, Gail Arnold January. These courses target audiences from Little Rock, actually came to visit the Center and see the art displayed. We will have of nurses and physical therapists, but our “formal opening” in March, 2011. The date has not been confirmed but you can pencil could be of interest to other healthcare in either March 3 or 31. providers. The courses are: As much progress as we have made with Reynolds, Smith and the CNHP bldgs, we still • The Concepts of Therapeutic have work to do. The remainder of the floors that primarily house faculty need Modalities modernization, particularly the restrooms. The college has a new advancement officer, • Postpartum Depression: Derek Bowman. He will be seeking external funding for this project in addition to other Implications for Nursing items on our capital campaign list. If you have interest in monetarily helping out, please Practice contact him or me at your convenience. • Thermal Agents In the next newsletter, I want to have a large update on our Regional Center for Disaster • Electrical Stimulation Preparedness Education. Dr. Debbie Persell and her faculty are doing a tremendous job To access the courses, go to the CNHP with educating the masses on basic and advanced disaster life support. One quick note is home page and click on the On-line CE that they are taking their disaster life support education on the road so if you see a disaster button. From there you will be guided assistance trailer moving across the state, think of us. A trailer is all we can afford now but through the necessary steps to complete someday we want a van which would be a perfect mobile unit. the course. A valid credit card is I say this every year and I mean it every year—I want to thank each of you for your interest required for payment. After completing in and continued support of our college. We could not have the success that we do without a the course and taking a 10 question exam whole host of people working together. I am thankful each day for my faculty and staff, over the content, the course participant quality students who seek our degrees, clinical agencies, the larger community and our will be able to print the necessary advocates, ASU administration and board members, legislators, and the list goes on. What verification document required by their a wonderful group and what great success has resulted from all of those combined efforts. profession for evidence of CE. Be sure Please have a happy 2011!! to mark your calendar to check our latest programming at Sincerely, http://www2.astate.edu/a/conhp/. For Susan Hanrahan, Dean more info, contact [email protected]. College of Nursing & Health Professions [email protected] College News Organization, shop at the famous “Silk assistance.” Alley” market, tour the Great Wall, Ms. Carol Crawford of the Jonesboro Dr. Susan Hanrahan was elected for a Forbidden City, and more. Woven through Housing Authority has worked with the two-year term as treasurer of the the itinerary are experiences at Chinese college to provide office space at 600-A Association of Schools of Allied Health hotels and Chinese cuisine. Marshall Street to house the program. Professions (ASAHP) in September. She The cost is very reasonable and would be Ms. Crawford said that, “…this will be a has been previously involved with ASAHP hard to beat for the value of this trip. good location to offer services in North as a secretary and a member of the Board Current students are eligible to apply for Jonesboro. Residents from many of the of Directors for 10 years. travel assistance monies through the Office neighborhoods will be able to walk to the Dean Hanrahan was also elected chair of of International Programs. Alumni of any ASU CARE office for assistance.” the Tobacco Settlement Commission, Little CHNP programs are welcome to go, as well Jacinto shared that “ASU CARE wants Rock. as their spouses, friends and family. There to partner with all of the helping agencies Dr. Rebecca Matthews (Nursing) and are 40 slots available and reservations in Jonesboro, and to act as a referral Dr. Shawn Drake (PT) presented should be made soon. If you think you might source to appropriate service providers “Healthy Ager: An inter-professional, want to go, need more information or be for residents to meet their needs.” service-learning experience” in October placed on a waiting list, contact Ray Winters According to Dr. Susan Hanrahan, dean 2010 in Baltimore, MD at the Villanova at 870-972-3329 or at of the college, “the long term goal for Nursing Conference.--Innovation and [email protected] are still slots ASU CARE is to more comprehensively Creativity in Nursing Education. open for 2011. identify resident needs and issues in We believe this opportunity provides a North Jonesboro, assist individuals in College Advocacy Board: unique experience for our students that they prioritizing their needs and working with Welcome to our new board members wouldn’t get at other universities. It will also the clients to make the connections Gloria Nixon provide an opportunity for alumni to learn necessary for positive outcomes. In Mary Vollman the differences and similarities in health care addition, students can advise the college Bobby Puryear delivery in one of the world’s fastest about programming that should be Jim Vaughn growing economies. developed to support the residents and Dr. Bill Shanlever advise the city of issues that need ASU CARE additional attention. Good case CNHP to Sponsor Second Trip to China The Arkansas State University Department management is an art and a science, there By Ray Winters of Social Work has opened ASU CARE are needs in this community and we feel (Community Action Reinforcing very fortunate to have partners that In May 2011, students and faculty from the Empowerment) at 600-A Marshall Street in support our work in this prime location.” College of Nursing and Health professions North Jonesboro. Dr. Barbara Turnage, will take a ten-day trip to China. This trip Chair of the Department of Social Work and George A. Jacinto, PhD, LCSW, CPC will expose current and future health care Dr. George Jacinto, Director of ASU CARE Department of Social Work providers to Chinese methods of delivering created a program to assist residents living Arkansas State University healthcare while allowing them to learn and in North Jonesboro. ASU CARE will work Jonesboro, Arkansas appreciate Chinese culture. to focus on issues such as substance abuse, Email: [email protected] Lead by Ray Winters, Chair of the crime, employment-seeking activities, health _________________________________ Department of Medical Imaging and disparities, education, social capital, family Radiologic Technologists Must Re-test Radiation Sciences, the group will leave services and youth development.