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Leading Care. Creating Partnerships. Improving Health. Mrs. Amy Irene Jenkins-Smith Mr. Robert M. Martin Ms. Ashley Corinne Carroll Miss Jacqueline Floyd Edward Lee Bell Jr. Dr. Barbara Ann May Mr. Adam Wade Curtis Ms. Jacqueline Rose Gaddis Mrs. Susan C. Kiefer Mr. James D. McCoy Mrs. Terrica M. Durbin Ms. Madeleine Gaddis Dr. Carol Jean Smucker Mrs. Melanie C. Mixon Mr. James Olin Morris Ms. Lauren Gilletti Mrs. Sheila A. Thayer Ms. Elizabeth Taylor Tedford Mrs. Jean N. Simmons Ms. Meredith Haynes Mrs. Gina Leigh Wilson 2001 Shannon M. Bacon Ms. Olivia Gale Valades Ms. Anne Katherine Hendershott Mrs. Katherine Elizabeth Wittling Dr. Gerry Ann Bosworth 2010 Ms. Alicia M. Alexander Ms. Chisa Huffman ManyTHIS LIST INCLUDES ALL DONORS WHO MADE CONTRIBUTIONS Thanks! TO THE COLLEGE OF NURSING BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2016, 1994 Dr. Tamara L. Bland Mrs. Gina Brace Mrs. Amelia Kempf Case Ms. Alexandra Jennings AND JUNE 30, 2017. 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Remember THE...... VOLUNTEER why you chose ...... nursing? NurseFALL 2017 COLLEGE OF NURSING ______TABLE OF CONTENTS Victoria Niederhauser Realize that dream at Blount Memorial Hospital. Dean and Professor Dean’s Message...... 2 At Blount Memorial, exceptional nurses receive the respect, Mary Gunther financial rewards and increased levels of responsibility they College News Executive Associate Dean expect and deserve. Whether you are a recent graduate or are for Academic Affairs and Master’s Program Ranks 30th for Public Universities...... 3 a seasoned nursing professional, choose Blount Memorial to Associate Professor Commitment to Gerontological Nursing ...... 3

achieve your life and career goals. International Dementia Symposium...... 3 Tami Wyatt Family Nurse Practitioner Students Excel...... 4 Blount Memorial nurses enjoy: Associate Dean for College of Nursing Graduates Top Campus Leaders...... 4 a competitive salary and benefits package Research and Torchbearer HITS Lab Receives Accreditation...... 4 comprehensive health care coverage Professor of Nursing UT and ETCH Internship Program...... 5 defined clinical nursing 16 Join the Journey...... 5 evening/night and weekend shift bonus Editor Emily Kissel flexible scheduling NightinGala and Awards...... 6 professional development pathways OFFICE OF Leading Care. Creating Partnerships. Improving Health. retirement benefits COMMUNICATIONS Introduction...... 8 state-of-the-art facilities and technologies & MARKETING ______Leading Care: tuition reimbursement Copy Editor With a Soft Heart and a Strong Back...... 9 Donna Spencer Technology That Empowers...... 10 Bonus Benefit: Outdoor “It’s How You Live Your Life”: Leadership at Every Step...... 11 Recreation Opportunities CONTRIBUTORS TNA Legislative Summit...... 13 Blount Memorial is located in ______Creating Partnerships: the foothills of the mountains Graphic Designer in Maryville, Tenn. From the Broadening Professional Horizons...... 14 Laura Barroso hospital, it’s easy to relax and At the Intersection of Leadership and Partnership...... 15 play outdoo rs on area lakes Helping Build Healthy Communities...... 16 Contributing Writers and rivers, on the Maryville- Precious Prints Project Expanding Nationally...... 18 Joel Anderson 12 Alcoa Greenway, and in the Improving Health: Great Smoky Mountains Lora Beebe THE...... VOLUNTEER Speaking Up for the Speechless...... 19

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DEAR COLLEAGUES, ALUMNI, AND FRIENDS: UT’s Master of Science in Nursing program ranks 30th in the nation among public university programs, according to the 2018 U.S. News 2017 COLLEGE OF NURSING and World Report rankings released earlier this year. very wise person once told me, “If you are not moving ADVISORY BOARD “We are honored to be recognized among the best nursing forward, you are falling behind.” In every aspect of the schools,” said Victoria Niederhauser, dean of the College of Nursing. Doc Claussen, Chair College of Nursing, we challenge ourselves to move “Our top-notch faculty includes nationally recognized nurse scientists Cindy Bresee, Vice Chair forward, improving along the way. In 2011, we created and educators that attract the best and brightest students. Our Aa strategic plan that has served us well over the past five years. In the Jerry Askew diverse and comprehensive educational programs are highlighted by spirit of moving forward, earlier this year we came together to refresh Laura Barnes innovative simulation, interprofessional collaboration, research, and Aging and Dementia that strategic plan. Little did we know that process would result in a Patrick Birmingham community outreach.” new vision and mission, which not only align with who we are as a Betsey Creekmore in the 21st Century: college of nursing today but also—even more importantly—chart our Jeannie Dulaney Insights and future direction! Kelly Henderson College Recognized for Commitment to Innovations in Care Caring is fundamental to the nursing profession; for decades, nurses Bart Jenkins Gerontological Nursing have led care in many different ways across a wide range of settings. Randy Jenkins In conjunction with the In the late 1800s notable nurses laid the foundation of caring in our The College of Nursing has been named a colleagues at the Pat Summitt Alzheimer’s Clinic Ron Lawrence 2017 Annual Meeting of the profession. In Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not, Florence National Hartford Center of Gerontological at UT Medical Center. Carlton Long International Dementia Scholars “If a nurse Nightingale wrote, “If a nurse declines to do these kinds of things for Nursing Excellence, a designation that recognizes Through this partnership, research that Jason Long Collaborative declines to do her patient, ‘because it is not her business,’ I should say that nursing its commitment to gerontological nursing. addresses the needs of Tennesseans and the rural was not her calling.” And after graduating from nursing training Joe Mont McAfee The NHCGNE organization is dedicated to populations in Appalachia will help optimize Join us for a one-day symposium these kinds of in 1891, Lilian Wald saw a need to provide care to her community, Janice McKinley optimal health and quality of life for older adults. clinical care for the region and may provide focused on nonpharmacological leading to the development of Visiting Nurse Service of New York in Brian Mountain As part of its work, it recognizes nursing schools models for care that extend nationally and things for her approaches to care for persons with the early 1900s. across the nation that have demonstrated a internationally. Hugh Nystrom dementia and their family caregivers. patient, ‘because commitment to the field. “The needs of Tennesseans mirror the Peggy Pierce it is not her These nurse pioneers are exemplars of the leaders who created models “With 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 needs of patients with dementia and their Lisa Reed business,’ I should of care transformation that continue, even today, to improve health. years old daily, the demands for health care and family members across our country,” said Keynote speaker: Max Shell They recognized an unmet need and took bold action to provide care caregiving for our aging population will continue Karen Rose, McMahan-McKinley Professor Roberto Fernandez-Romero, M.D. say that nursing Dean Skadberg to increase for many years to come,” said Dean of Gerontology. “Our goal is to produce real- that promoted health and healing. Pat Summitt Clinic was not her Alan Solomon Victoria Niederhauser. “Designation as an world solutions to the challenges that many November 10, 2017, 9am–4pm calling.” In this edition of the Volunteer Nurse, I invite you to learn about just a Lesa Phillips Whitson NHCGNE demonstrates our commitment to people face when dealing with aging, dementia, research, practice, and education in the area of and Alzheimer’s disease.” few of the many ways College of Nursing students, faculty, and alumni Wendy Wortham —FLORENCE The symposium is open to researchers, NIGHTINGALE, are leading models of care transformation that are making a difference aging, dementia, and caregiving.” Membership in the NHCGNE provides clinicians, community stakeholders, NOTES ON NURSING: in the health of individuals, families, and communities. And I know Several faculty members in the college are the college with access to leaders in the aging WHAT IT IS AND FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES conducting cutting-edge research in caring for and gerontological nursing field along with and patients and families. Contact WHAT IT IS NOT that with your continued support, we will continue to make strides Virginia Fowler at [email protected] for toward achieving our new bold vision: Laurie Acred-Natelson people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. educational resources designed to strengthen its registration and additional information. Nan Gaylord These researchers are working closely with partners and programs. Leading Care. Creating Partnerships. Improving Health. Victoria Niederhauser Hosted by the University of Tennessee, Sandra Thomas Go VOLS! Knoxville, College of Nursing

EMERITI Victoria Niederhauser, DrPH, RN, PPCNP-BC, FAAN Leonard & Gail Brabson DEAN AND PROFESSOR Larry Burkhart TWITTER: @VOLNURSINGDEAN Alvin Gibson FALL 2017 FALL | Margaret Heins Laning Rita Silen This program has applied for contact hours through the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Nursing. The Linda Vaughn UT College of Nursing is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an Lydia Weathersby accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing 2 Center’s Commission on Accreditation. NEWS NEWS

College Graduates Top Campus Leaders There are currently 88 accredited simulation excellent educational outcomes for our students.” Join the Journey centers in the world, of which 76 are in the The HITS Lab includes more than 7,600 The University of Tennessee’s journey is one with an Two of May’s BSN graduates were among those also active in the Student Nurses Association, United States. The HITS Lab is only the second square feet of simulated space configured to ambitious goal—to join the ranks of the nation’s earning university recognition as top student the Student Government Association, Student accredited center in Tennessee. provide a replica of the patient care environment. Top 25 public leaders at the Chancellor’s Honors Banquet held Alumni Associates, Minority Enhancement “To be included in this group is a reason to be Other simulation spaces in the college include research universities. in April. for the University of Tennessee (ME4UT), the proud,” said Fancher. a 2,400-square-foot low-fidelity skills lab. In The focus of the Multicultural Mentoring Program, the Black The lab, which provides simulated educational both spaces, health care providers learn to apply College of Nursing’s received the Torchbearer Cultural Programming Committee, and the experiences for undergraduate and graduate cognitive, technical, and psychomotor skills using Savannah Clay journey is on five Award, the university’s highest student honor. Campus Entertainment Board. Clay now works nursing clinical courses, is an organized research an interdisciplinary approach. priority areas: She was notified of her selection with a surprise at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. unit representing a multidisciplinary partnership Tami Wyatt and Xueping Li serve as co- classroom visit from Dean Victoria Niederhauser between UT’s directors of the lab. Wyatt is the associate dean FACULTY SUPPORT and other UT McKinsey Patterson received the College of for research in the College of Nursing. Li is As the college continues on the path of administrators. Extraordinary Campus Leadership and Service Nursing and the director of the Ideation Laboratory and an excellence, increasing faculty support helps After failing to Award. In addition to being a successful nursing Tickle College associate professor of industrial and systems build an even stronger academic research gain admission student, McKinsey served as both a member of Engineering. engineering in UT’s Tickle College program. into the College and two-time executive board member of the Its mission is of Engineering. of Nursing as a university’s Leadership and Service Ambassadors to advance the science of health information GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS There is a critical need for advanced practice freshman, Clay program, helping to provide resources to the technology and enhance consumer health and nurses and leaders in the health care professional health education. FNP Students channeled her campus and community at large. She also served industry. We are committed to meeting this disappointment as a resident “This recognition exemplifies the exceptional demand by preparing caregivers, advanced Achieve Third into hard work assistant and learning environment that the College of practitioners, professors, researchers, and 100% National and defied the student Nursing has created to prepare our graduates nurse executives. Exam Pass Rate the odds to body vice for the challenges of the nursing profession,” The December 2016 graduates in be admitted president. said Dean Victoria Niederhauser. “Through the UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS Named scholarships are critical to attracting the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Savannah Clay the following Patterson accreditation process we are able to demonstrate and retaining the most outstanding students. year. She grew now lives program scored a 100 percent An enhanced pool of scholarship dollars pass rate on the FNP national to become an accomplished nursing student, in Middle supports our students and is essential to certification exam, marking the committed to providing culturally competent care Tennessee College of Nursing, East Tennessee Children’s maintaining a high quality of life for OUR GOAL third consecutive year of 100 and eliminating racism in health care. and works at $15,000,000 Hospital Launch Pediatric Nursing Internship citizens of Tennessee, percent passage for the program. In During her time at UT, Clay worked with Vanderbilt the nation, and underserved Knoxvillians through the Volunteer University comparison, the national pass rate The College of Nursing and East Tennessee committed to giving them the best experience the world. $10,572,107 Ministry Center and the Lost Sheep Ministry. She Medical Center. on the 2015 exam was 75 percent Children’s Hospital have launched an internship to succeed when they move on to their career reached out to Knoxville-area Arab Americans A social justice for those administered through the McKinsey Patterson program designed for students who want to in nursing.” STATE-OF-THE-ART and developed an interactive simulation to teach advocate with American Nurses Credentialing pursue a career in pediatric nursing. UT and Children’s Hospital chose six rising FACILITIES her peers how to provide culturally congruent a passion for stemming rural health disparities, Center and 81.4 percent for those “The Pediatric Nurse Intern program is an seniors to participate in the five-week program. Every possible space in care for that community. Clay was inducted into she is serving as the Tennessee Association administered through the American excellent example of how academic-practice Each student is paired with a nurse mentor at the College of Nursing the local chapter of the International Honor for Student Nurses’ legislative director until Building is occupied by Association of Nurse Practitioners. partnerships can be a win-win for students the hospital as well as a clinical faculty member FNP graduates are employed Society of Nursing and served on the College September and then plans to become involved students and and health facilities,” said Dean Victoria within the college to oversee their experience. faculty. To meet the in multiple areas, including of Nursing Dean’s Advisory Board. She was with the Tennessee Nurses Association. Niederhauser. “This experiential learning “Working alongside a registered nurse with nursing demands of community health centers and opportunity better prepares nurses to enter the a full patient load is an invaluable opportunity,” our state and continue to provide education agencies, health departments, pediatric nursing workforce upon graduation.” said Deb Chyka, clinical assistant professor in a state-of-the-art facility, we require physicians’ offices, industrial HITS Lab Receives Accreditation Nursing staff at Children’s Hospital and UT of nursing, who will oversee the program. additional space. settings, and specialty practices. faculty designed the curriculum. “Participating in this internship will result in a The college’s Health Innovation Technology “I am so impressed by the administration and Support the College of Nursing and The comprehensive preparation The idea for the program came from better prepared graduate who desires to enter the and Simulation Laboratory—commonly known faculty of the College of Nursing for making the join the journey today! of the FNP program allows Niederhauser and Hella Ewing, vice president for very competitive field of pediatric nursing.” as the HITS Lab—has received provisional commitment to provide exemplary simulation graduates to take advantage of new patient care services and chief nursing officer at accreditation from the Society for Simulation in education to our students,” said Susan Fancher, Contact: Debby Powell, Director of and emerging areas of advanced Children’s Hospital. Healthcare. The facility provides an interactive simulation director. “Being recognized as an Development • College of Nursing

FALL 2017 FALL practice nursing. | “Pediatric nursing is very specialized,” said educational space for students in health accredited center by the Society for Simulation in 1200 Volunteer Blvd. • Knoxville, TN 37996 Congratulations to our FNP Ewing. “Partnering with UT’s College of Nursing professions and an innovative test site for the Healthcare reflects an accomplishment which has 865-974-3597 • [email protected] graduates and to the faculty who is the first step in better preparing students development of new health technology. been secured by very few.” were instrumental in their success! who have a passion for pediatrics. Our staff is 4 T AR H E. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO JOIN THE ALUMNI, FACULTY, AND FRIENDS OF A DISTINGUISHED VI Y L . S THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF NURSING D R Alumni Award at the his year’s recipient of the Dr. Sylvia E. Hart Distinguished Alumni Award is Laura Beth Brown (BSN ’88), vice president of Vanderbilt Health Services (VHS) in Nashville and adjunct faculty member in the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. NINTH ANNUAL T In addition to her BSN from the University of Tennessee, Brown earned a master’s in health systems management at Vanderbilt University’s School of Nursing. She has been recognized as a top 100 graduate of VUSN and a top 40 graduate of UT. In 2001 she became president of Vanderbilt Home Care Services (VHCS), where she led an effort to establish the agency as one of the dominant home care providers in Tennessee in addition to being responsible for day-to-day operations. She continued to hold down her role at VHCS, even after being u appointed to her current position at VHS in 2012, until she stepped down earlier this year. Today, her FRIDAY | OCTOBER 27, 2017 | 6 P.M. responsibilities include operational oversight for VHS and its 17 subsidiary entities, ensuring operational and fiduciary responsibilities for these investments. Laura Beth Brown KNOXVILLE CONVENTION CENTER She was one of 73 individuals selected from more than 900 applicants for the CMS Innovation Advisors Program, designed to engage health care leaders to refine, apply, and sustain the managerial and technical skills necessary to drive delivery system reform, in 2012. The following year, she was named a member of the inaugural class of Nashville Health Care Council Fellows, an initiative addressing industry challenges and opportunities from health care policy reform to advanced genomics and personalized medicine. COCKTAIL HOUR, SILENT & LIVE AUCTIONS, AWARD CEREMONY, Brown serves on numerous boards, including the Medalogix Advisory Board, the Belmont University School of Nursing Advisory Board, the Blakeford Board of Directors, and the International Council of Nursing Expert Bank. AND DINNER ENTERTAINMENT BY EMILY ANN ROBERTS, The Dr. Sylvia E. Hart Distinguished Alumni Award will be presented to Brown as part of the NightinGala festivities on Friday, October 27, at the RUNNER-UP, SEASON 9 OF THE VOICE Knoxville Convention Center. ROBIN WILHOIT, MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES

$150/PERSON OR $1,500/TABLE he 2017 recipient of the Volunteer Nursing Champion award is Larry Rodgers, MD. VOLUNTEER This award recognizes an individual who is committed to improving health care and has made significant contributions to the nursing profession and an impact on the community. Nursing Champion T Rodgers’s service to the College of Nursing’s Vine School Health Center, the nurse-managed RSVP BY OCTOBER 13 AWARD school-based health center serving Knox County schoolchildren, has been instrumental in its VOLSCONNECT.COM/2017NIGHTINGALA success. He has served as the clinic’s volunteer physician collaborator since 2001, and his support and collaboration for the past 17 years have allowed the pediatric nurse practitioner faculty to serve children in an area of Knox County where access to primary care services is limited. Although FOR MORE INFORMATION designated by the Tennessee Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing as the medical supervisor CALL 865-974-7583 for the clinic, he acknowledges only a collaborative role. He trusts the care provided by the nurse practitioners and asks questions to encourage the consideration of other diagnoses and intervention. He was in private practice in Knoxville for over 40 years and willingly evaluated the center’s patients when they were referred to his office. Rodgers has been supportive of the nurse practitioner role, and his office was one of the first in Knoxville to hire an advanced practice nurse. After his recent retirement from his practice, he now volunteers at the Vine Center every Thursday morning for consultation regarding patient care, administrative and billing issues, and u other concerns. In addition, Rodgers sees patients and runs a clinic for special needs children at the Vine Center. With his increased availability, he has provided pediatric nurse practitioner students and medical students in their pediatric rotation with home health visit experiences through our grant program Collaborative Care of the Chronically Ill Child. The Volunteer Nursing Champion award was created to recognize and thank those who, by their FALL 2017 FALL 2017 FALL | | Larry Rodgers demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service. Rodgers will receive the award at the NightinGala on October 27.

6 7 Leading Care. Leading Care. Creating Partnerships. Improving Health. Creating Partnerships. With a Soft Heart and a Improving Health. Strong Back In this issue of the Volunteer Nurse, the college’s new vision statement with a survey of faculty and staff. Using the findings to inform our By Marisol Ramirez serves as a framework for stories showcasing the exciting and process, the college came together in January for a two-day workshop important work being done by our faculty, students, and graduates. to refresh our strategic plan and set our direction for the next five The origin of the vision statement, along with the other new years. After brainstorming about the strengths of the college and n the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist foundational statements that appear here, is a story in itself. future opportunities, we divided into four focus areas: education, attacks, Roberta Lavin (MSN ’91) and her When Dean Victoria Niederhauser first came to the College of practice, research, and technology. We dreamed big, envisioning nursing management skills were called Ion in a big way. A US Public Health Service Nursing in 2011, she led the development of a five-year strategic what is needed to solve complex problems in health and health care plan for 2012–2017. That plan served us well, and we made excellent in each of the focus areas. Finally, we came back together and officer at the time, Lavin found herself helping progress in advancing nursing education, increasing research, and shared our findings. in the Washington, DC, command center of the Roberta Lavin has been leading care throughout her career, which includes managing a 9/11 command center, supporting practice. The themes that emerged from those sessions form the foundation Secretary of Health and Human Services (then coordinating mass migrations from Guatemala, and responding to hurricanes. (Photo by August Jennewein) Our most recent round of strategic planning began in fall 2016 of these new statements expressing our vision, values, and mission. Tommy Thompson). She eventually managed the center, which supported a team of experts it was working in a federal prison, running little adults and need to be planned for very and junior officers responding to the attacks. a command center, forging policy, or specifically. After all, they are 25 percent of It wasn’t an easy task, but Lavin’s public teaching students.” our population.” OUR VISION health background had prepared her for it. Lavin has faced challenges and decisions Lavin’s work may not fit the stereotypical Leading Care. Creating Partnerships. Improving Health. OUR MISSION She had already coordinated mass migrations that affected thousands of people, an nursing career, but she didn’t expect that We are catalysts for optimizing health from Guatemala, managed health care in an especially hard task in high-pressure disaster anyway. She grew up reading Cherry Ames. OUR VALUES through nurse-led care by integrating immigration detention center in Batavia, New situations. “The real thing is far more chaotic “They were kind of like nurse mystery stories, Valuing All education, practice, research, and York, worked for the Federal than anything we can so I had somewhat of a different image about We value diversity and inclusiveness. Bureau of Prisons in Tucson, “Leading care requires what I thought nursing would be,” Lavin said. technology. We define health broadly imagine,” she said. “And it’s Arizona, and spent a few entering into all of the chaotic for many reasons. You That’s one point she always stresses to Originality and impact it by addressing policy and months “tooling around” the activities of nursing with may have supplies, but you students interested in pursuing a nursing We value innovative solutions to complex health issues. social issues through advocacy and South Pacific on a National a soft heart and and a can’t get them from point A degree, too. Oceanic and Atmospheric leadership. Fueled by our commitment strong back. I have tried to point B because the roads “Life as a nurse isn’t limited to a hospital,” Leading with Integrity Administration research vessel. are closed, or there is some Lavin said. “There is a broad scope of career We value exceptional leadership. to communities, families, and individuals, For her numerous to have both­—whether obstruction. Any number of options available, from case management to we seek partnerships to create innovative contributions to public health it was working in a things can happen.” basic first aid.” Seeking Knowledge solutions that improve health for all. and the nursing field, the federal prison, running a But her numerous Nurses specializing in public health and, We value a spirit of inquiry. American Academy of Nursing command center, forging experiences added up to a specifically, disaster preparedness are in named Lavin a fellow. It’s a policy, or teaching vast knowledge that Lavin increasing demand as well. Lavin said people cherry on top of an incredible students.” used to form national often have a misconception that disasters are career for the now associate rare occurrences, but that’s just not the case. eatin disaster management . Cr g P Integration of Strategic Planning Elements dean for academic programs policies—the very policies put into action “Mass casualty events are uncommon,” she re a in the College of Nursing at the University of a rt during today’s disasters. said. “Disasters are not. We have an American C CAT n Education is influenced and informed by both practice in health care systems Missouri–St. Louis. “I’m proud of the creation of the Red Cross that responds to fires every single EDU ION e g r and communities and research into how students learn best. Practice is “I became a nurse to care for people, but Disaster Case Management Program,” she day. For those families, that is a disaster. n s i h influenced and informed by new strategies in education and by the application through the course of my career it became said, “because it really did put in place a People want to think about disaster as being d i p of research. Research is influenced and informed by developments in clear to me that there are many ways to

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L TECHNOLOGY H R knowledge gaps, new challenges to explore, new models of care to test). journey of others and sharing in their joy A C poor and underserved, the people I set out regular basis, and the average person doesn’t C R Technology is infused into everything we do—advancing nursing education and suffering, whether that be through direct to help when I became a nurse and went see them because it doesn’t impact them.” T A I (for example, Docucare, electronic simulation debriefing), improving nursing CE SE patient care, changing health policy, or being a into the USPHS. But if it does, it’s good to know esteemed E practice (for example, telehealth), and supporting nursing research (for example, compassionate voice in a world where so many “But I also consider the work we did on nurses like Lavin know exactly what to do. N

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Technology That Empowers

s the number of Americans living “In order to make a significant impact committee. “Kim looked at patients' and with chronic illness continues to rise, providers’ knowledge about electronic patient nurses in every field face a number on patient outcomes and to improve portals and electronic health records, their use, Aof challenges and unique opportunities. Nurse delivery of health care services in and how patients and providers are oriented researchers, for example, are charged with our country, we must think differently to features of the portals and records.” improving outcomes using new and innovative about how we engage patients “When Kim became interested in how tools and approaches. Nurse educators must and empower them to be partners in technology could enable health care providers ensure that new nurses enter the workforce their care,” said Powell. and patients in the delivery of health care with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes services and self-care, she immersed herself necessary to lead collaborative in learning about available teams and to integrate technical technology and the public and tools into patient care. institutional policies that enabled “The millions of Americans or hindered technology uptake.” whose daily life is impacted by The ultimate goal of Powell’s chronic disease need and deserve research is to use technological tools to help them manage their tools such as the electronic patient care and to help lessen the burden portal to improve outcomes. that caring for them imposes on “In order to make a significant our limited health care resources,” impact on patient outcomes and said Kim Powell (PhD ’17). “As to improve delivery of health care patient-centered care continues services in our country, we must to be a priority in health care, think differently about how we Chisa Huffman was selected to become the first-ever nurse executive leadership resident with the Hospital Corporation of America. clinicians, researchers, and policy engage patients and empower makers should focus on using them to be partners in their care,” technology like the electronic said Powell. hisa Huffman was six years old when 2008, she met Edward Huffman, a native of patient portal to engage patients As a nurse researcher, “It’s How she fell in love with nursing after a Maryville, Tennessee, and a UT Chattanooga and improve outcomes.” Powell is passionate about traumatic domestic violence incident graduate. The couple married in 2009 and Csent her mother to the hospital. live in Maryville. The electronic patient portal leading change through improved You Live is a web-based platform that gives partnerships between patients and “The nurse was so good with my mom and “He kept asking me what I wanted to do patients access to their electronic Kim Powell with her daughters after winning second place in UT's 3MT providers as well as partnerships Your Life”: comforted me,” said Huffman. “She knew with my life,” said Huffman. “I told him I health record 24/7 from any (Three Minute Thesis) Competition. between researchers and health what I wanted without me saying anything. wanted to be a nurse and he encouraged me location with an internet connection. Using the and providers to find out how they perceive care organizations. During her doctoral Leadership She brought me crayons and paper and let me to follow my dream.” portal, patients can interact with their health using the portal for self-management. Her studies, she was able to partner with the color. I fell in love with her and thought she In 2010, Huffman enrolled in classes care team in a number of ways, such as sending research revealed a need for improved clinical nation’s largest provider of post-acute care at Every was an angel.” at the local American Red Cross chapter a secure message to the provider, checking lab integration of the portal as well as enhanced and another large primary care organization Huffman grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, and became licensed as a certified nursing results, and even entering their own data patient and provider training. in mutually beneficial ways. They supported Step in a family that struggled to put food on the assistant. She was voted most outstanding (for example, their weight or home blood The availability of technology is exploding; her in her research, and she helped them by table. She graduated from high school with student by her peers. pressure readings). however, technology must be used to be giving them insight into their processes and honors in 1999. She then enrolled in Blount Memorial Powell’s research relates to how patients with effective. Technology has to be accessible and potential areas for improvement. “I was never taught about what comes Hospital’s diploma program to become a multiple chronic conditions use the electronic user-friendly, and users need to be oriented Powell is the second PhD graduate in after high school or how to make the licensed practical nurse. patient portal for self-management support. She to how the technology works. Self-care is a the history of the college to pursue the transition to college,” said Huffman. “I got As class president she was slated to deliver conducted a multiple methods study exploring vital aspect of improving the outcomes of manuscript dissertation option, which allows a job right after high school with a health a commencement speech on September 22, portal use by patients with multiple chronic patients with diseases such as hypertension students to complete their academic program insurance company. It was the closest thing I 2011. Instead, she encountered another kind conditions. First, she looked at the relationship and diabetes. with multiple potential publications to launch could get to being a nurse, but I knew I could of delivery—the birth of her first child, a son, FALL 2017 FALL 2017 FALL | | between portal use and variables such as age, “The importance of using electronic their career as a nurse scientist. The first work my way up in life and become one.” at 2:50 a.m. gender, number of chronic conditions, and patient portals has not been adequately manuscript from her dissertation has been Huffman continued to live with her mom, “I couldn’t attend the ceremony so I gave the distance separating the patient from their researched,” said Carole Myers, associate accepted for publication in the journal helped pay the bills, and took college classes my speech from a speakerphone while lying in provider. Second, she interviewed patients professor and chair of Powell’s dissertation CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing. N one at a time when she could afford them. In my hospital bed,” said Huffman. 10 11 12 | FALL 2017 program, who encouraged hertogo themaster’s nursing andcoordinator of Hardesty, aclinicalassociate professor of her BSN, summacumlaude. ItwasPamela her for theirRNtoBSNprogram. recruited Nursing July 2014,UT’s Collegeof where shequicklymoved uptocharge nurse. In surgical unitat BlountMemorialHospital, and went towork asanRNonthespecialty honors. Shepassedhernational licensingexam with graduating nursing inMay 2014,again always withme, going.” inspiring metokeep 2016,but she’s She passedaway of inApril andhasbeenmynursing journey guidingforce. theway inmy She supportedmeevery of step somuchown patient andIlearned from her. caregiver,” saidHuffman.“Shewaslike my very her. care of took timeofffrom school and work totake responsible for hisgrandmother. Huffman and father passed away andthecouplebecame RN bridgeprogram.” I enrolled inPellissippi State’s LPNto first them,” saidHuffman.“So at 30 old, years Medical Centerandwantedtobejustlike hospice unitat UTMedicalCenter. passed herLPNboards. Shegotajobinthe J continued from page 11 continued from page ust two weeks later, thenewmomtookand In Ma Huffman ear “She mo During thistime “I wasar Leading Care. Creating Partnerships. 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Broadening At the Intersection Professional Horizons of Leadership and Partnership

wo international partnerships created opportunities for new program is preparing rural leadership assessments and management the college and clinical preceptors. They also BSN students to exchange clinical, academic, and cultural providers for health care leadership skills, health care analytics, finance, and clinic show that the partners’ newly developed skills experiences this summer. In May, six UT students traveled to as it expands the pool of preceptors workflow. The program also covers skills were being applied in their clinical settings. TPamplona, Spain, to attend Nursing Summer School at the University Aand clinical sites for the college’s advanced in such areas such as communication and Most significantly orf students, these of Navarra, and in July and August, four UT students spent two weeks practice students. presentation, conflict resolution, mentoring, partnerships increased the number of clinical at Robert Gordon University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery in Advanced Preceptor Partners Leadership— and motivational interviewing. practicum sites for the year from two or three Aberdeen, Scotland. or APP-L, pronounced “apple”—partners UT’s To establish and formalize an ongoing to more than a dozen. It’s a true win-win A main objective of both partnerships is to expose students to health advanced practice nurse practitioner program connection to UT and the College of Nursing, outcome, and one that we plan to replicate. N delivery systems in different countries. with county health departments and other rural partners have the opportunity to apply for In Spain, students spent a week participating in a variety of health centers that lack resources for leadership nonsalaried adjunct clinical faculty positions. To learn more about the program, academic classes and clinical visits along with cultural activities—all development training. Preceptor simulations, interprofessional contact Meredith York at designed to advance their knowledge of international health care. Eligible providers and staff who are willing clinical teamwork, and site visits from faculty [email protected]. Mornings were spent learning about health care delivery systems to serve as preceptors are accepted as advanced members help maintain the program’s benefits from a global perspective, with discussions of the challenges facing preceptor partners. They complete a seven- beyond the initial phase. This project is supported by the Health Resources nurses worldwide and group activities with nursing students from other month leadership and mentoring program Early program outcomes have been and Services Administration (HRSA) of the US countries. The historical, sociopolitical, and cultural influences unique developed in collaboration with UT’s Haslam positive in terms of development and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to each country formed the context of the week’s activities. College of Business. Topics include population application of leadership and mentoring skills under grant number D09HP28674. Studies included an introduction to the Spanish health care system, health, strategic planning, LEAN techniques, and enhancement of the partnership between which is consistently ranked in the top 10 globally. Students also discussed nurse-patient relationships, human dignity, and promotion of UT nursing students (from left) Anna Hoppestadt, Savannah Brueher, Bailey Fox, health and healthy environments, among other topics. Daily cultural Sophie Wilk, Christina Caradine, and Sara Kate Murphy in Pamplona, Spain. excursions included a tour of the city center—the location of the annual San Fermin Festival and Running and the Bulls—guided group trips to San Sebastian, and a visit to the Royal Palace of Olite. At the end of each day, UT students completed a reflection about their experience. In Scotland, the College of Nursing’s exchange partnership with Robert Gordon University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, developed in 2012, continues to provide new academic and cultural experiences to students at both schools. This summer, four students each from UT and RGU spent four weeks together, with their time divided between the two countries. The RGU students spent their time in Knoxville shadowing medical and nursing professionals in a variety of clinical settings. Firsthand experience within the health care delivery system was a key component of the program. Later in the summer, UT nursing students Ashley Epperly, Jessica James-Schultz, Madeline Lopez, and Chelsea Smith rejoined their Scottish counterparts in Aberdeen. They enjoyed a program of nursing, academic, and social activities, all led by the students and staff at RGU’s School of Nursing and Midwifery. Students were involved in direct patient care and attended discussion groups led by health care experts. The students said it was fascinating to see how nurses are trained in FALL 2017 FALL 2017 FALL | | Scotland and to see the differences in nursing in the UK compared to the United States. UT students Chelsea Smith, Jessica James-Schultz, Madeline Lopez. RGU students Participants in the first Advanced Preceptor Partners Leadership (APP-L) program. 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Helping Build Healthy Communities

ervice-learning is an integral part of the educational experience at the College of Nursing. Fueled by our commitment to communities, we partner with Sorganizations locally and around the world to improve and promote health for all. Knoxville is a great place In addition to working at the locations shown here, nursing students volunteer in school clinics and offer health education for you to meet! teaching programs at Knox County Schools, promote healthy lifestyles and better decision making to the university Let Visit Knoxville help show you and community through the Vols 2 Vols peer education program, participate in community events with the UT Medical Center’s your group why our city should host Healthy Living Kitchen to promote nutrition in the Knoxville your next convention or meeting! area, conduct home visits and provide health education through 1 the Parish Nurse Ministry, and give presentations on emergency preparedness to community groups through the Knox County Help your community by Health Department.

becoming a Visit Knoxville 1. UT nursing students conduct home visits related to Convention Ambassador! health education with Knoxville-area refugees at Bridge Refugee Services.

2. The college has a long-standing partnership with Red Bird Mission in Clay County, Kentucky. In addition to improving the county’s wellness and readiness through the Appalachia Community Health and Disaster Readiness Project, the partnership gives students an opportunity to learn through service in a rural Appalachian community and see how nurses address various challenges with multiple community groups. 2 3

3. At the Lost Sheep Community Ministry, students assist volunteers in the medical tent with blood pressure screenings and blood sugar testing. They also administer first aid, provide health education, and support Knoxville’s homeless population.

4. Nursing Honors students conduct monthly live-streamed community health roundtables on high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and healthy exercise through the America’s Poverty and Poor Health Committee of the Alliance House Community of Knoxville.

5. Students participate in health fairs including UT’s HealthBeat and campus health event, UT Medical Center’s FALL 2017 FALL | Heartwise Health Fair, and events at a variety of community To Learn More Visit locations. N VisitKnoxville.com/ConventionAmbassador 4 5 OR Call 865-342-9156 to Learn More! 17 Leading Care. Creating Partnerships. Improving Health. Leading Care. Creating Partnerships. Improving Health.

Precious Prints: Expanding Nationally

n five years, the Precious Prints project a plan to take Precious Prints to a national has brought comfort to more than 500 level. They are working to create two models area families who have experienced the of delivery—one for nursing schools and one Iloss of a child. Now a new effort aims to take for health care facilities. the project nationwide. Both models will include best practices, Precious Prints comforts grieving families suggestions, methods, and sample documents with a sterling silver pendant bearing the and forms, along with information on fingerprint of their child. The project was conducting staff education and training. developed at the College of Nursing in The academic model will include resources partnership with Precious Metal Prints, a local for student nursing organizations to business. First launched at East Tennessee implement the project at a children’s Children’s Hospital in January 2012, it has hospital in their area. expanded to include all major health systems As part of this work, Miller is collecting in Knox County, with fundraising and project feedback from families and nurses who have be a wonderful opportunity for this project management handled by the Student participated in the project so far, organizing to be available to people in need beyond Nurses Association. the new material, and working to package the our region.” N In response to wide-ranging inquiries from methodology for national distribution. “We organizations interested in establishing a similar are currently looking to identify a school of To learn more about the Precious Rebecca Koszalinski observes as a patient provides nonverbal feedback using the Speak for Myself app. program, Dean Victoria Niederhauser and nursing and a health care facility to pilot Prints project, contact Lynne Miller Clinical Instructor Lynne Miller are developing both models in the fall,” she said. “It would at [email protected]. Speaking Up for the Speechless

New technology allows patients to express themselves without talking. In Appreciation By Kathleen Christie • Photography by Shawn Poynter of a Great “Where does it hurt?” uncanny ability to read her patients. “If you regarding diagnosis and prognosis, the ability Such a simple question. Yet many of us work with someone long enough, you learn to ask questions is critical to both emotional struggle to precisely verbalize a description what they are trying to say without a word wellness and physical health. Partnership or the extent of our pain. Now imagine how being spoken,” she said. “But we shouldn’t difficult it would be if you had no voice have to rely on that.” Practical Proxy to communicate. It was six quiet words—“I want to speak When Koszalinski was pursuing her master’s This problem is encountered every day for myself ”—murmured by a patient in 2008 degree and working as a rehab nurse, the by nurses who work with that inspired Koszalinski to find a only assisted speaking technology available patients living with cerebral “The ultimate goal solution. Ever since, she has been to patients was a rudimentary communication TeamHealth proudly supports palsy, spina bifida, and other developing Speak for Myself, an board. Huge, cumbersome, and cost is to make Speak for the University of Tennessee diseases that affect the ability easy-to-use comprehensive app prohibitive, the boards had to be individually to speak. For most health care Myself available to all that helps intubated and voiceless programmed, adding another level of expense. College of Nursing professionals, the story would intubated patients or patients communicate with Koszalinski was convinced she could find a simply end with enduring others who may have medical staff. more feasible answer. Specifically, she believed these daily frustrations. But for difficulty with speech “Patients without a an open-source app had the potential to be College of Nursing Assistant and language.” voice tend to feel ignored,” the most convenient, universal, and cost- Professor Rebecca Koszalinski, Koszalinski explained. “This is effective alternative. It was a sound idea, but FALL 2017 FALL | a self-described “tech nerd,” especially detrimental for these the challenge was proving it. 888.861.4093 this is where the story begins. most vulnerable patients.” From mundane The Speak for Myself app’s proof of Like many nurses, Koszalinski has an bathroom requests to complicated questions concept was the result of Koszalinski’s teamhealth.com 19 Leading Care. Creating Partnerships. Improving Health. Leading Care. Creating Partnerships. Improving Health.

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engineering independent study course at had to wait for laborious communication dealing with incontinence, and experience the caregiving experience,” he said. “They The study team involves colleagues Florida Atlantic University in 2010. It was attempts via dry-erase board. Answers and higher levels of caregiver strain. But that’s really find social support online, gather and share within the College of Nursing, as well as the compatible with Android devices, making it requests were instant and easy to understand. all that we know. When it comes to the specific information about caregiving, and feel as MGH Institute of Health Professions, the readily usable for almost anyone. Designed “Nurses kept asking to bring the app back,” needs of LGBT caregivers of persons with though they are giving back to the caregiving University of Massachusetts–Amherst, and with large graphics to accommodate dexterity she added. dementia, a lot remains unknown.” community by sharing their the University of Exeter. The issues, the system included a body graphic for Anderson has used these findings to support experiences. They also use “What’s important to results will inform the design pinpointing pain locations and call buttons for Next Level a grant application to the National Institute on these blogs as a living legacy and testing of interventions family, friends, and medical staff. It even had After earning her PhD and publishing two Aging aimed at characterizing the impact of for their loved one with me is to find ways of aimed at managing symptoms a personalization option, enabling patients to papers on Speak for Myself, Koszalinski joined the caregiving experience among LGBT adults dementia, making sure that supporting patients and of the person with dementia write a custom menu to manage their the College of Nursing faculty in 2015. She testing in hospitals throughout Knoxville and caring for someone with dementia. The project the person’s story is not lost.” their families, to help and reducing caregiver strain, particular needs. was awarded an internal grant to continue East Tennessee is being planned. makes use of a questionnaire for assessing The study recently them improve their as well as helping to address Once the programming was complete, updating, testing, and perfecting the app to “The ultimate goal is to make Speak for family quality of life in dementia, a tool he expanded to include the use health and quality of issues related to stigma and Koszalinski conducted usability trials at three work across a variety of platforms. Myself available to all intubated patients or created in collaboration with other researchers. of Twitter by persons with life with dignity and dignity in these populations. hospitals and five specialty units in South Other improvements on the horizon others who may have difficulty with speech Anderson is also involved in a study focusing dementia and their family “What’s important to me Florida. “Initial results were encouraging,” she include natural-sounding male and female and language so they can communicate their on the use of technology by caregivers. caregivers. Over the summer, compassion.” is to find ways of supporting said. “All research showed improved patient voices, support for multiple languages, and an thoughts, needs, and preferences clearly and His study of caregiver blogs examines the Anderson presented this work patients and their families, to outcomes, with decreases in frustration and advanced care planning component. easily,” Koszalinski said. psychosocial impact of caring for someone at the University of Exeter, where he was a help them improve their health and quality of perceived pain levels.” Koszalinski is partnering with Sadie Hutson, Fortunately for future generations of with dementia. “Caregivers use these blogs visiting academic fellow, and the University of life with dignity and compassion.” N According to Koszalinski, it’s not just associate professor of nursing, and Xueping Li, voiceless patients, there is a nurse willing in a variety of ways that are important to Stavanger, Norway. the patients who suffer from the lack of associate professor of industrial and systems to make an extra effort to ease their pain communication. “Providers are just as desperate engineering. The trio will also be incorporating and anxiety. N to understand, but their time is limited.” With contributions from graduate students in Speak for Myself, medical personnel no longer audiology and speech pathology. Further This story originally appeared in a slightly different Explaining Asthma to Its Youngest Patients form in Quest Magazine. daya Troyer (BSN ’17) was only two “I believe that educating children early will maintaining their health. Troyer’s goal is when she was diagnosed with asthma. help them understand and manage their to make an educational curriculum that is he Alzheimer’s Association family quality of life in dementia and issues Now, as a young nurse researcher, illnesses by the time they are in school, which effective and easy to disseminate to families of Ashe’s trying to help young children with asthma will decrease hospitalizations as well as social children with asthma. New Fronts estimates that health care costs related to caregiver burden and support as related to Alzheimer’s disease and part of an effort to develop personalized understand and manage their condition. stigma placed on children by peers in their Troyer has presented her research at in the Fight Tdementia will be $259 billion in 2017. “That’s strategies to alleviate caregiver strain. Troyer, of Knoxville, said she didn’t begin schools.” various campus events, the National Council against nearly $27 million every hour of every day,” He recently completed an analysis of to understand her own asthma until, as on Undergraduate Research conference says Associate Professor of Nursing Joel G. data collected by the National Alliance for an elementary school student, she was in Memphis, Legislative Day in Nashville, Alzheimer’s Anderson. “And that amount doesn’t take Caregiving and the American Association given an educational video game that the Southern Nursing Research Society into account the costs of the 18 billion hours of Retired Persons looking at characteristics taught her what triggered an attack and conference in Dallas, and the Sigma Theta of unpaid care that family caregivers provide of LGBT caregivers of older adults. “We how to react to flare-ups. Tau international conference in Ireland. every year—nearly a thousand hours of care know from the National Health, Aging, and In conducting her research, Troyer Troyer graduated among the top scholars per caregiver each year.” Sexuality/Gender Study that LGBT older discovered that educational materials of her undergraduate class and has already The magnitude of these costs, as well adults face many more health challenges than about asthma for very young children— published a literature review in the Journal as the effects of caregiving on health, are their heterosexual counterparts, including those who haven’t yet learned to read of Child and Adolescent Behavior: “Audience, part of what motivates Anderson in his increased rates of chronic disease and or write—are virtually nonexistent. The Content, Media: A Literature Review research program. But it’s also personal. disability and decreased access to health care,” need is great because kids younger than about Factors to Consider When Designing “The experience of witnessing my great- he said. five are at the most risk of exacerbation Technology-Based Asthma Education grandmother living with dementia and the “We also know that nearly a third of and hospitalization. Adaya Troyer presenting her research on helping Programs for Children.” ways in which my family dealt with this LGBT older adults identify as a caregiver. Our Troyer’s aim is to fill this void in a young children with asthma. She is a member of the Tennessee process drives my research program," he said. analysis of the caregiving data for population way that allows children to learn how to Fellowship for Graduate Excellence program Anderson’s research focuses on indicated that these LGBT caregivers are begin self-managing their behavior so they can Even if the children are not able to and is now pursuing a nurse practitioner FALL 2017 FALL 2017 FALL | | nonpharmacological interventions for more racially and ethnically diverse, provide have improved health as they grow. understand the pathophysiology of asthma, license and PhD. Once she creates asthma symptom management and caregiver support. more care in terms of medical and nursing “I hope to create an iPad app that will teach they are able to begin regulating their learning tools for kids, she plans to broaden Joel G. Anderson He is currently involved in studies involving tasks like helping with medications and behavioral management of asthma,” she said. behaviors and can be active participants in the scope of her work. N 20 21 Leading Care. Creating Partnerships. Improving Health. Leading Care. Creating Partnerships. Improving Health.

assists in related areas such as scheduling and symptom reductions for six months, and a Nurses Association. She recently consulted provider training. The availability of online Support as keeping medical appointments, managing significant increase in the number of persons with a national health care company on the TIPS training will extend the reach of the their symptoms, abstaining from alcohol and maintaining medication levels within range for design of a telephone disease management work nationally and internationally by helping Close as the other drugs, and interpersonal problems. six months. protocol incorporating TIPS strategies for more providers learn about TIPS while Phone TIPS was developed and tested with Beebe has published about TIPS nationally persons with SSDs in two pilot projects in providing a platform for Beebe and her team federal funding from the National Institutes of and internationally, and her work has been Tennessee. to mentor providers and to increase provider Health and the the US Department of Health recognized with two National Excellence in Beebe’s next collaboration, with an online knowledge and patient access. N or those with schizophrenia spectrum and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research awards from the American Psychiatric education expert, will test web-based TIPS disorders (SSDs), maintaining the Research and Quality. The team’s work correct levels of antipsychotic drugs is includes a protocol manual and educational Fcrucial—but sticking to a medication schedule materials for training bachelor’s- and master’s- can pose a significant challenge. College of level nurses to provide the program. Nursing Professor Lora Beebe is helping TIPS has benefited hundreds of people. Spring Break Service-Learning: with an innovative telephone-based program In the largest study so far, it significantly developed and refined over the past 18 years. increased the number of persons with serum Promoting Health in Belize Working with an interdisciplinary antipsychotic levels in the therapeutic range research team, Beebe developed TIPS— (compared to usual care) for six months group of 16 undergraduate and graduate nursing Telephone Intervention—Problem-solving for while reducing psychiatric symptoms over Lora Beebe students spent their spring break volunteering in San Schizophrenia spectrum disorders. A schedule the same time period (again, compared to Ignacio, Belize, during the college’s annual international of regular phone calls from a trained provider usual care). In randomized controlled trials, control groups receiving usual care, including Ahealth care trip. helps people with SSDs address any problems TIPS has been associated with a variety of improvements in overall adherence for all The college has been going on yearly medical missions since they may be having with medication. It also positive outcomes over time compared to psychiatric medications for three months, 2001 and has worked in partnership with International Service Learning health programs for the past six years to provide nursing students with a unique out-of-classroom experience. Three clinical assistant professors—Lynn Blackburn, Carrie Bailey, and Karen Lasater— traveled with the students to San Ignacio. The town is located in a remote and underserved area “Our students of Belize where homes often lack worked alongside basic provisions such as electricity and water. The team worked in local physicians and two nearby villages that have very nurses and went on limited access to health care. house visits to assess Post acute care centers in Farragut and Rocky Top and Physician Services, “Our students worked community health and bringing health care to the home alongside local physicians and living conditions, nurses and went on house visits and invited those to assess community health and who needed it to the living conditions, and invited those who needed it to the primary primary care clinics,” • Competitive compensation and benefits plans care clinics,” said Lasater. “The said Lasater. students offered health education • Generous paid time-off policies of diet, exercise, and lifestyle modification for the prevention • Double pay for certain holidays worked of hypertension and diabetes—both of which are prevalent in those communities.” • Weekly paychecks Blackburn added, “By engaging in these activities that address human and community needs, our students are able to develop a • On-site employee health clinic cultural competency and a global perspective not possible in the FALL 2017 FALL |

classroom setting.” N Email your resume to: [email protected]

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Tammy Bullard joined the college in February Erin Morgan joined the college New Hires as a clinical instructor. She is a part-time live review in August as a clinical instructor. racy McBroom Tramel became a student at UT at just 16 “During those years I was in nursing school full time, working full educator and NCLEX specialist, and in the fall she She is a certified family nurse years old and graduatedFollowing at 20 with a degree in broadcasting Her time, and taking careHeart of my husband, who was being treated at Duke,” will serve as co-coordinator for didactic instruction practitioner who received her MSN in 1997. Nearly 20 years later, she graduated again—this time said Tramel. “The nurse practitioners who treated my husband were in Foundations of Nursing with from UT. She has practiced as both Tas a nurse practitioner. amazing. They took the time to see all of him, not just the disease.” the undergraduate nursing a hospital RN and NP, including “You can never go wrong with more education,” said Tramel, a In the beginning of Tramel’s nursing journey, she thought about program. Bullard received her ICU and ED nursing. For the past ASN at Northeast Mississippi 10 years she has worked in allergy native of Seymour, Tennessee. “I knew I’d be starting over, but I thought going the physician assistant route. Community College, and her BSN and respiratory specialty practice if I’m going to be working for the next 25 “The nurses who cared for my husband and MSN in nursing education at and retail urgent care. Morgan is currently pursuing her years it might as well be doing something I are a large part of the reason I decided to the University of North Alabama. DNP at East Tennessee State University. Her research love.” become a nurse practitioner,” she said. She has practiced as an RN for interests include respiratory diseases such as asthma Tramel had always been interested in Tramel graduated from Carson Newman 24 years, with focuses of care in and COPD as well as rural populations. She is an active health care but initially studied architecture on May 11, 2012. Her husband passed away oncology, home health and hospice, and long-term care. member of the Tennessee Nurses Association and before switching her major to broadcasting. just two weeks later, and the following month, Bullard has been a nurse educator for the past 10 years, recently joined the board of Knoxville’s Region 2. “I was always interested in she got a job at UT Medical Center and put primarily in nursing foundations and mental health. communications and making sure people away her career in PR for good. Knar Sagherian joined the college in August as understand things,” she said. “After I After two years at the hospital, she entered Maria Hurt joined the college an assistant professor. She received her PhD from the graduated from UT the first time in 1997, the master’s program in UT’s College of in August as a clinical assistant University of Maryland, Baltimore. She earned both her I decided to get my master’s in public Nursing in August 2014 and continued to professor. She has a DNP and a MSN (with an administration emphasis) and BSN from relations with a focus on health care work as an emergency room nurse. She family nurse practitioner post- the American University of Beirut in her home country of Lebanon. Sagherian’s research is in the area of communications.” graduated in December 2016 and is now master’s certificate from Vanderbilt University, and a master’s in nursing occupational health and safety. She Her first job out of school was at the working as a family nurse practitioner education from East Tennessee focuses on worker fatigue and sleep Knoxville Chamber of Commerce. She went in Knoxville. State University. Her special quantity and quality, examining on to the Ingram Group before becoming an “A lot of the things I gained in public interest is community outreach to homeless populations the impact of those factors on independent public relations contractor with relations translate over to nursing and have utilizing mobile health clinics. Her teaching experience organizational, performance, Susan Richardson Williams and Associates really benefited me,” said Tramel. “In PR includes pediatrics, adult medical-surgical, professional and health outcomes. Sagherian for 10 years. you figure out what a client needs, what development for new nurses, and emergency also employs her expertise in In 2007, Tramel slowly began the process they’re interested in, and how you can help. preparedness. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau measurement, psychometrics, of switching careers from PR to nursing by The same is true for nursing.” International. and multilevel modeling statistical Tracy McBroom Tramel taking prerequisite courses while continuing When asked what advice she would give methods in her research program, which includes to work full time. others who are considering a career change, Tramel says to just do it. Christy Lear joined the college in August as a collaboration with researchers from Children’s National In April 2009 she became engaged to Tim Tramel, but a few days “You’re not always married to what you started with,” she said. clinical assistant professor. She received her ASN from Medical Center in Washington, DC, on the effects of fatigue on nurse outcomes. after the engagement her fiancé was diagnosed with a terminal brain “There’s always a chance to do something different. I think people Walters State Community College and worked many cancer, glioblastoma. They married in September and the following would be surprised at how many of their skills and how much of their years in emergency and trauma settings. After receiving Kim Powell joined the college in August as an fall she entered Carson Newman University’s undergraduate background can transfer into a seemingly different career path. her BSN from King College, Lear attended graduate school at assistant professor. She received her PhD along nursing program. “I don’t look back for a second. I’m so glad I did it.” N Duquesne University, where she with a graduate certificate in health policy from UT received both her MSN (in forensic in May, and she has an MSN in nursing, with a certificate in forensic nursing education from Spalding science) and DNP. She worked with University and a BSN from a district attorney’s office in victim Purdue University. Her research Visit our new website: services as a legal nurse before interests are in the areas of health returning to a hospital setting as a information technology and self- clinical educator for acute services, and she was most management of patients with nursing.utk.edu recently an assistant professor at Lincoln Memorial multiple chronic conditions. As University. A certified neuroscience RN, Lear is an part of her dissertation research,

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active member of the International Forensic Nursing Association, Sigma Theta Tau, ANA, and the American partnerships with UT’s Haslam College of Business and Association of Neuroscience Nurses. Her research areas private-sector organizations in order to investigate the are health care response to interpersonal violence, use of electronic patient portals. 24 health policy, and nursing safety. 25 FacultyNEWS FacultyNEWS

Wyatt Named Hutson Named Interim Dean Selected for AACN Nominating Committee Associate Dean for Assistant Dean of LET’S CONNECT Research Graduate Programs Dean Victoria Niederhauser was recently elected to a two- year term on the Nominating Committee of the American Association Follow us on social of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). , Torchbearer Associate Professor Tami H. Wyatt Sadie P. Hutson “On behalf of AACN’s member deans, faculty, and students, I am media for the latest on Professor of Nursing and co-director was appointed interim associate dean pleased to welcome these new and returning members to the board alumni events, campus of the Health Innovation Technology of graduate programs on April 1. Hutson and Nominating Committee who are committed to helping shape the and teaches research methods across the news, and more. future of academic nursing,” said AACN Board Chair Juliann Sebastian. Simulation undergraduate and graduate programs “As the national voice for baccalaureate and graduate nursing Lab, has and served as coordinator for the education, AACN serves as the catalyst for excellence and innovation been named undergraduate Nursing Honors program in nursing education, research, and practice. I applaud all those elected utknursing associate from 2012 until this year. to advance AACN’s agenda at the highest level since this work requires dean for Her research expertise is in the strong leadership and a collaborative approach to improving health and health care.” research. area of chronic illness among rural and Taylor Receives DAISY Niederhauser, who has served as dean since 2011, is a board-certified pediatric nurse @utknursing Wyatt is a underserved populations. Hutson studies Faculty Award practitioner, a Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow, and a Fellow in the American fellow of the the advanced care planning needs of Academy of Nursing. Active in AACN, she has served on the Hot Issues program committee, as American persons living with HIV/AIDS as well as The DAISY Faculty Award was presented utknursing a like-school discussion moderator, and as leader of the U.S. News and World Report rankings Academy the human consequences of living at high to Clinical Assistant Professor Sheila advisory group. of Nursing, the Academy of Nurse genetic risk of cancer. Taylor during the college’s spring Educators, and the Robert Wood She has been funded by the National commencement ceremony. After being Johnson Foundation. She is a scholar Institutes of Health, American Cancer nominated by students and fellow faculty of the Harvard Macy Institute and of Society, Centers for Disease Control and members, Taylor was selected for the the Mobile Health Training Institutes Prevention, and award through a blind review process by a of the National Institutes of Health. other sponsors. selection committee. She serves as a grant reviewer for the Hutson has Taylor’s nominator said, “Dr. Taylor Patient-Centered Outcomes Research a BSN from cares deeply for the well-being of her Institute and the National League the University students. This was illustrated when I for Nursing as well as peer-reviewed of Wisconsin— asked her for a reference letter. She takes journals in her area of expertise. Madison, and references very seriously and asked that Wyatt’s research background both an MSN I come talk to her about my long and specializes in mobile health, and a PhD in short-term goals. I did, and we ended up innovation, instructional technology nursing from talking not only about the reference, but Shop NOW for and design, asthma interventions, the University about my future plans and what steps College of Nursing school health, and simulation. She of Pennsylvania. She is a board-certified I could take to achieve them. I felt very branded items, directly has received numerous federal and women’s health nurse practitioner and cared for and supported. It was more from the ONLINE store! corporate grants for her work related currently serves as director for the than faculty talking to a student—Dr. to technology’s role in improving hereditary cancer risk assessment program Taylor took the time to share her life consumer and professional health at Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville, and mentor me.” education, and she is co-owner and Kentucky. A collaborative program of the DAISY president of Academic Technology She has published her work in several Foundation and the American Association Innovations. high-impact peer-reviewed journals and of Colleges of Nursing, the DAISY Wyatt graduated with a PhD from serves as an adjunct scientist in the Clinical Faculty Award is a national recognition the University of Virginia; she has an Genetics Branch of the National Cancer program that honors teachers for their MSN and an MS in education from Institute, where she completed pre- and commitment and inspirational influence the University of Virginia and a BSN postdoctoral fellowships. Hutson serves on future generations of nurses. from Radford University. She is an on the editorial board of the American active member of several professional Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

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organizations as well as Sigma Theta Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Thank you for supporting the VolShop, where all proceeds benefit the University of Tennessee Tau, the American Nurses Association, Award and in 2016 with the university’s through student scholarships, community outreach and campus building projects. and the National League for Nursing. Outstanding Faculty Mentor award for undergraduate research. 26 FacultyNEWS Why Do More Nurses Work for FACULTY ACCOLADES

Samereh Abdoli was accepted Susan Fancher earned her MS selected nationally to participate in the for participation in the Early Career in medical simulation from Drexel American Association of Colleges of Covenant Health? Reviewer program at the Center for University School of Medicine. Nursing Faculty Policy Intensive. She At Covenant Health, we put patients first and strive Scientific Review, National Institutes launched a twice-monthly radio spot of Health. Sally Helton received the 2017 called HealthConnections on WUOT, for excellence in everything we do. We are the region’s Visionary Voice Award from the National UT’s National Public Radio affiliate, airing largest employer, offering nursing careers across the Laurie Acred-Natelson was the Sexual Violence Resource Center for her during Morning Edition and All Things recipient of the Tennessee Organization work to end sexual violence. Considered. She was also appointed to spectrum of clinical and administrative disciplines. And of Nurse Executives (TONE) Excellence the Tennessee General Assembly Scope with more hospitals and facilities throughout our region, of Practice Task Force and elected in Nursing Leadership Award during the Mary Jane Johnson received the to serve as co-chair. She attended a rewarding career where nurses are the very heart of 2016 Tennessee Hospital Association Service Award for her significant time, the American Nurses Association Annual meeting in Nashville. effort, and service to the Tennessee patient care is within reach. Membership Assembly as the elected Nurses Association District 2. representative for the Tennessee Nurses Joel G. Anderson received a Join the only health system in East Tennessee to be Association. Myers is the continuing visiting international academic fellowship Rebecca Koszalinski was chair of the Finance Committee of named by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers, from the University of Exeter in the awarded the Tennessee Nurses the Sertoma Center and serves on the United Kingdom to support his ongoing Association District 2 Scholarship Award TWO YEARS IN A ROW. national Nurses on Boards Coalition collaboration with researchers in the for her significant contribution to the State Strategy and Implementation Centre for Research in Ageing and advancement of nursing. Advisory Committee. Benefits include: Cognitive Health. • Competitive compensation Lisa Lindley was promoted to Karen Rose was honored in June Joel G. Anderson, Xueping associate professor and was selected to • Comprehensive benefits plan as a visiting professor by Shandong Li, and Karen Rose received co-chair the Measuring What Matters— University College of Nursing in • 401k with employer contribution funding from the Kavli Foundation to Electronic Clinical Quality Measures Shandong, China, where she was support phase I development of an app Committee and the Quality Improvement • Continuing education reimbursement lecturing undergraduate and graduate aimed at supporting of patients with Scientific Subcommittee for the Hospice students in gerontological nursing. • National certification bonuses dementia and their family caregivers. and Palliative Nurses Association. She was also selected to attend the Cornell • Referral bonus for nursing colleagues Rachel Ross received the Social Lora Beebe has been named to the University—National Data Archive on • Nurse Residency Program for newly graduated RNs Worker of the Year award from the American Academy of Nursing’s 2017 Child Abuse and Neglect Summer Tennessee chapter of the National Class of New Fellows. Research Institute. Association of Social Workers for her work in integrated health care with the Edelyn Bishop accepted the role Jeremy Mills was elected president interprofessional team at the Vine School of faculty advisor for the Ambassadors of the Tennessee chapter of the Health Center. for Mental Health Awareness and Suicide American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Prevention program. Shelia Swift was honored with the www.CovenantCareers.com Sandy Mixer was selected by the Regional Cooperative for Professional Julie Bonom received the 2017 May graduating class to receive the Nurses Week Clinical Excellence Award. Tara Worley, RN Recent Alumna Award from the Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award. UT Health Science Center. Parkwest Medical Center Sheila Taylor was awarded the Carole Myers was on sabbatical Tennessee Nurses Association District Claiborne Medical Center | Cumberland Medical Center | Fort Loudoun Medical Center Sharon Davis received the Maureen from January through July. During that 2 Clinical Award for outstanding clinical Nalle Leadership Award on behalf of the time she was appointed a senior fellow Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | LeConte Medical Center | Methodist Medical Center skills and significant contributions to Tennessee Nurses Association, District 2. of the Center for Health Policy and Media Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System | Parkwest Medical Center nursing practice. Engagement at George Washington Peninsula, a Division of Parkwest | Roane Medical Center | Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center FALL 2017 FALL |

Thompson Cancer Survival Center | Covenant Breast Centers | Covenant Joint Centers Terri Durbin was selected as one University College of Nursing. She of the inaugural Experience Learning was also one of four faculty members Covenant HomeCare and Hospice | Covenant Medical Group | Covenant Sleep Centers Faculty Fellows at UT. Covenant Therapy Centers | Fort Sanders West Fort Sanders Health and Fitness Center | Nanny’s

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