A New Era Is Launched at the College

Spring 2012

The Ohio State University College of Nursing

A new era is launched at the college

Wellness walks with students, staff, and faculty

The nation’s first Nurse Athlete and Health Athlete programs

New innovative Center for Transdisciplinary Evidence-based Practice The Ohio State University College of Nursing DEAN’S MESSAGE BERNADETTE MAZUREK MELNYK Dean, Associate Vice President for Health Transformati ns Promotion, Chief Wellness Officer Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/ IN NURSING & HEALTH PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN Vice Dean SPRING 2012 Transformation and innovation Usha Menon, PhD, RN, FAAN FEATURES Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Karen Ahijevych, PhD, RN, FAAN Cover story Associate Dean for Research 4 Transforming health, Transforming lives | By Raquelle Echelberger Just seven months after arriving at Ohio State, Bern Melnyk is leading the College of Donna McCarthy, PhD, RN, FAAN With a new dean, a new strategic vision and era for the College of Nursing Nursing while pursuing a dream: creating the healthiest university on the globe Associate Dean for Advanced Practice and are launched. Community Partnerships Margaret Graham, PhD, FNP, PNP 11 New centers established in the College of Nursing | By Sandra Gurvis The Center for Transdisciplinary Evidence-based Practice and the Assistant Dean, Chief Nurse Executive, Health hat can we do Wellness Packs that can be Center for Promoting Health in Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Women System Associate VP, Health Sciences CNO in the next three used by the larger community UH/Ross Hospitals reflect new directions in nursing practice and health. Mary Nash, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACHE to five years if to enhance the health and we know that wellness of families. We are Assistant Dean for Prelicensure Programs 16 Edna Menke and Linda Bernhard ponder legacies, offer lessons Linda Daley, PhD, RN By Kathryn Kelley we cannot fail? collaborating with Johnson After a combined 65 years of teaching excellence, two educators to retire ThisW question is the one that I & Johnson’s Human Perfor- Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Sandra Cody, MS from the College of Nursing. have been consistently asking mance Institute in launch- our faculty, staff and students ing the nation’s first “nurse 18 Creating and sustaining the Nurse Athlete | By Sandra Gurvis since I arrived at Buckeye Na- athlete” and “health athlete” Transformations in Nursing & Health is a Health professionals can now take advantage of the energy management tion last fall. Every successful programs to ensure that publication of The Ohio State University College of Nursing; all content © 2012. techniques long employed by professional athletes. A program for nurses is endeavor starts with a dream nurses and other clinicians the first step. of knowing where you want are at their highest level of Editor and designer to go and what it is that you all of these essential qualities In addition, the incredible wellness and performance so Sanford Meisel 21 Centennial plans begin for College of Nursing want to accomplish. here at Ohio State—it is a opportunity to be the first that they can deliver the best Contributing writers Nursing alumni are being asked to share their memories and memorabilia as Last September we em- dynamic place where dreams university chief wellness of- evidence-based care. Raquelle Echelberger planning gets underway. Sandra Gurvis barked on a journey to create can become reality. ficer in the country and to The Ohio State University Writers 22 Ohio State becomes first national university-wide partner of Million an exciting I have had countless work collaboratively across and College of Nursing are Awais Ali Hearts Campaign | By Kathryn Kelley new vision numbers of people ask me campus to create the healthi- the most exciting places to Katie Aukerman College of Nursing drives community outreach efforts to prevent one million and goals why I chose to leave Arizona est university on the globe be, where impactful trans- Sandra Cody heart attacks and strokes. Kathryn Kelley for our for Columbus. My response at a time when the nation is formation happens daily and Pamela Lowe COLUMNS college and is simply, “endless opportuni- placing such high priority on possibilities are endless. Enjoy Photography have crafted ties for extraordinary impact.” wellness and prevention was a reading about our innovative Sanford Meisel 3 DEAN’S MESSAGE | By Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk one of the Who would not want to be huge draw. initiatives in this first edition Alan Geho, Ralphoto Studio Transformation and innovation most excit- part of this great organization: This college and Ohio of Transformations in Nursing Bern Melnyk ing strategic the largest health sciences State are playing a pivotal & Health and join us on our 25 TECHNOLOGY | By Awais Ali Correspondence Improving methods of evaluation plans for a college of nursing. campus in the nation with leadership role in promot- exciting new journey. We welcome your comments and suggestions: Our vision is to be the seven health sciences colleges ing health and transform- Transformations in Nursing & Health 27 STUDENT AFFAIRS | By Sandra Cody world’s preeminent college that exude transdisciplinary ing healthcare locally and Warm regards, The Ohio State University Quarters out, semesters in known for accomplishing collaboration, the #1 ranked globally through our research, College of Nursing, 1585 Neil Ave. what is considered impossible university president in E. evidence-based practice and Columbus OH 43210-1289, or 29 GIVING | By Pamela Lowe through its transformational Gordon Gee—who is a leader community engagement. [email protected] Annual giving: Investing=impact leadership and innovation in of the highest caliber—our We are the first university- Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Send change of address to: [email protected] 32 ALUMNI | By Katie Aukerman nursing and health, evidence- top-ranked medical center, the wide partner of the Million PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, Buckeye Nurses: A call to action based practice and unsur- phenomenal faculty, staff and Hearts™ campaign with a FNAP, FAAN www.nursing.osu.edu DEPARTMENTS passed wellness. This vision students at our college, the goal to help prevent one mil- Dean, College of Nursing requires innovation, risk-tak- best alumni in the country, lion heart attacks and strokes Associate Vice President for 35 College News The year’s top events and news ing, talent, an incredible team outstanding community colin the next five years (million- Health Promotion 41 Class Notes Alumni accomplishments spirit and unsurpassed com- laborators, and the unparal- hearts.osu.edu). University Chief Wellness 43 Faculty Focus Faculty grants, awards & honors, books, and publications mitment to succeed. We have leled Buckeye spirit. We have created Buckeye Officer

2 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2012 3 a heart attack. Having few resources at her disposal, Melnyk says she suffered alone from what would surely be diagnosed today as post-traumatic stress ~ disorder. TRANS TRANS~ “During my high school years and through that rough period of time, all I did was dream about becoming a nurse so that I could help folks through rough times like I had lived through and give FORMING FORMING them hope for the future,” Melnyk writes in a personal history. With the help of her father, who lived for nine years after his heart attack, Melnyk indeed went on to earn a bach- HEALTH, LIVES elor’s degree from West Virginia Univer- sity, a master’s degree with a pediatric nurse practitioner specialization from the With a new dean, a new strategic vision and era University of Pittsburgh, and a doctorate in clinical research from the University for the College of Nursing are launched of Rochester. She also has a post-master’s certificate as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. Dean Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk Before coming to Ohio State, Melnyk By Raquelle Echelberger most recently served as dean and distinguished foundation professor of nursing at Arizona State University’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation. A fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the National Academies of Practice, Mel- nyk has been recognized twice as an Edge Runner by the nursing academy, once hen an Ohio State can sometimes be seen busting out of the Researcher in the making for founding the National Association of University search doors of Newton Hall with faculty, staff Pediatric Nurse Practitioner’s KySS (Keep committee inter- and students in tow, all setting off for a “I just don’t think small,” says Melnyk, a your children/yourself Safe and Secure) viewed Bernadette short hike to improve their physical and western Pennsylvania native. “I think if mental health initiative, and the second Mazurek Melnyk mental fitness. No matter that Ohio’s you really believe in your dreams, you’re for her COPE (Creating Opportunities for the deanship of weather is temperamental as a three- going to achieve them.” for Parent Empowerment) program, Wthe College of Nursing, it was immediate- year-old child. No matter that Melnyk’s From a very young age, Melnyk’s aimed at reducing parent stress and ly apparent she knew what she was talk- last position was in the balmy state of dreams focused around nursing and in depression as well as reducing patient ing about: 25 years as a pediatric and psy- Arizona. Not even a brisk 42-degree af- helping children in particular. “One out lengths of stay and improving outcomes chiatric nurse practitioner, leading expert ternoon in early December stops Melnyk of every four children and teens experi- for premature babies. in evidence-based practice, more than from cutting off an interview, strapping ence a mental health issue,” she says. In 2011, Melnyk was elected into the 180 publications, $19 million in spon- on a coat, gathering everyone up and hit- “Yet, less than 25 percent of them get any International Nurse Researcher Hall of sored research and educational funding, ting the pavement. treatment at all.” Fame, received the Distinguished Re- fellowship in the American Academy of Fitness fanatic? No. Wellness ad- Melnyk knows all too personally the search Lecturer Award from the Western Nursing, membership on both the United vocate? Most definitely. In addition to impact of that lack of treatment. When Institute of Nursing and was given the Photograph by Alan Geho, Ralphoto Studio States Preventive Services Task Force and her role as dean of the nursing college, she was 15 years old, her mother died National Institutes of Health/National the National Quality Forum Behavioral Melnyk is taking her additional role of suddenly at home with only Melnyk Institute of Nursing Research first Direc- Health Steering Committee. After arriv- associate vice president for health promo- there to help. “It was very traumatic,” she tor’s Lectureship Award. She also has two ing in Columbus in the fall to officially tion and university chief wellness officer recalls. years left on an NIH grant testing the lead nursing and wellness at Ohio State, seriously. And it is within those combined Then, within a few short years, a effectiveness of her COPE TEEN Healthy it became obvious Melnyk not only talks positions that Melnyk hopes to trans- cousin that she thought of as a brother Lifestyles Intervention Program with the talk, but walks the walk—literally. form Ohio State’s nursing program in as well as the only grandparent she ever nearly 800 Arizona adolescents. Dean since last September, Melnyk particular and entire campus as a whole. knew both died, and her father suffered “We need to do so

4 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2012 5 concludes Melnyk, co-editor of Evidence- Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare: The college’s new mission, vision, A Guide to Best Practice and Implement- ing Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: and core goals Real Life Success Stories. It’s in that second book that Melnyk recalls the story that fueled her passion Shortly after her arrival as dean, Bernadette Melnyk convened a new leadership team in the college called the College-Wide Leadership & Innovation Team. An early task for the faculty for evidence-based practice. During a and staff was to establish a new vision, mission, core goals and core values for the college. “dream Australian vacation,” Melnyk says her daughter Kaylin found herself in a Our vision hospital with a ruptured appendix, peri- tonitis and pelvic sepsis. Melnyk knew The Ohio State University College of Nursing is the world’s preeminent college known for what was wrong, but hospital personnel accomplishing what is considered impossible through its transformational leadership and disagreed and did not listen to her exper- innovation in nursing and health, evidence-based practice and unsurpassed wellness. tise. Melnyk pushed forward. “I knew what the evidence said,” Our mission she now emotionally remembers, “and I We exist to revolutionize healthcare and promote the highest levels of wellness in truly believe that if I hadn’t been there, diverse individuals and communities throughout the nation and globe through innovative she would have died.” [See “The ABCs of and transformational education, research and evidence-based clinical practice. EBP,” page 19] The idea of evidence-based prac- Our core goals tice won’t be totally new to the nursing faculty at Ohio State, but Melnyk’s fervor Bern Melnyk was warmly greeted by students wearing “Bern for Dean” t-shirts on an interview visit to Newton Hall last year. Produce the highest caliber of nurses, leaders and health professionals equipped to ef- over it likely will be. “They are doing it fectively promote health, impact policy and transform healthcare across culturally diverse individuals, groups and communities. well, and we will be ramping it up even evidence-based recommendations. In role,” Melnyk says. She knew she could cal center and cancer hospital. ASU, by more,” Melnyk says. November 2009, it recommended bien- share the wellness table with newly contrast, has no academic medical center. Transform healthcare to positively impact and sustain wellness through transdisciplinary That should lead to better outcomes nial, instead of annual, mammograms appointed vice president of care coor- For Melnyk, the draw of interprofes- and innovative education, research and evidence-based clinical practice. at OSU Health Systems: fewer hospital- for most women beginning at age 50, dination and health promotion, Larry sional education and research was entic- borne infections, lower mortality rates instead of 40. In 2010, they suggested the Lewellen. And with her youngest daugh- ing. “I will have endless opportunities Ensure that all students, faculty, and staff engage in healthy lifestyle behaviors and and less consultation from surgery and balance between benefit and harm could ter, Kaylin, about to finish her last year to make an impact here,” she says. “I am promote the highest levels of wellness in diverse individuals, groups and communities. treatment, says Susan Brown, chief nurs- not be determined for prostate cancer of high school, the time was right for a excited to be here.” Foster collaborative, entrepreneurial initiatives with local, national and international ing officer at the Comprehensive Cancer screenings for men younger than 75, and Others are excited, too. partners to improve healthcare and health outcomes. Center–James Cancer Hospital and So- recommended against the screenings for “She’s an incredibly enthusiastic love Research Institute. “Good, effective men older than 75. “Beliefs and emotions are not member of our community,” Gee says. Support faculty, staff and students to achieve their highest career aspirations by sustain- care is cheaper,” she says. “Beliefs and emotions are not always Provost and Executive Vice Presi- ing a positive and extraordinary culture of wellness and excellence to the point where everyone wants to come here to teach, conduct research, practice and to learn. Mary Nash, the health system’s chief consistent with what the evidence sup- always consistent with what dent Joseph Alutto says Melnyk has “a nursing executive and assistant dean in ports,” Melnyk says, defending the task creativity, an energy level and the ability Our core values the college, says evidence-based prac- force’s recommendations. the evidence supports.” to work with a variety of people.” tice will be more of a “package” under Popular or not, Melnyk says she And everyone is hoping that will Excellence Collaboration and authenticity Melnyk. “She has a unique way of helping stands by the task force’s process and lead to a closer bond between the College Curiosity and intellectual rigor Integrity and personal accountability people understand how to use it in their findings. “I’ve learned a lot by serving on of Nursing and OSU Health Systems. Openness, trust and respect Diversity in people and ideas organization,” Nash says. the (USPSTF),” she says. “It’s been one of move from the Grand Canyon State to Nash says her nursing staff has wanted a Empathy and compassion Personal and professional wellness “She truly gets it,” Brown agrees, the greatest highlights of my career.” the Buckeye State. more solid relationship with the nursing Transformational and innovation leadership adding that Melnyk brings a “tremendous “We had to pry her out of the college for some time. “We have a true skill set and knowledge” of evidence- From Sun Devil to Buckeye warmth,” President E. Gordon Gee says. clinical partner in Bern,” Nash says. much more,” Melnyk says of helping “It’s a problem-solving approach to based practice. “It will drastically change That’s not entirely true. With or “She is driven to form partner- young people. clinical practice…that integrates the best how we practice and how we do what we Melnyk was not actively looking to leave without dual roles, and with or without ships—and not just common discus- evidence from the well designed studies do every day.” ASU when an Ohio State recruiter called warm weather, Ohio State has long acted sions, but true action together,” says Evidence-based approach with a clinician’s expertise and a patient’s Not that evidence-based practice is about a year ago. “I told her I was not in- as a mecca to health professionals, draw- Lewellen. “She’ll be a big part of creating values and preferences,” she elucidates. always popular. From November 2007 terested in a lateral move,” Melnyk recalls, ing—calling, some might say—some of structures and projects that will be co- For Melnyk, research and practice focus “It’s all about impact. It’s all about out- until December, 2011, Melnyk served as assuming the call might end there. “But if the country’s top medical and healthcare owned between the medical center and on a population and evidence-based ap- comes.” one of only two nurse practitioners on they would combine the deanship with a types. After all, the university has the the College of Nursing. The partnership proach, a paradigm that really didn’t gain Evidence-based strategies reject the the 16-member United States Preventive university-level role, I would consider it.” largest health sciences campus in the is definitely going to zoom to a very dif- traction in the nursing field until the late “that’s the way we’ve always done it” idea. Services Task Force (USPSTF), a group And consider it the university did. country, with seven health-related col- ferent level.” 1990s, and then with much skepticism. “That’s not how to deliver the best care,” that has released several controversial “Everybody was excited about this dual leges, and a world-class academic medi- Words like collaborative, open-

6 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2012 7 Creating a culture for wellness at Ohio State

You can say a lot of things about Dean Bernadette Mazurek Solove Research Institute, says the addition of a chief wellness Melnyk, but one thing you can’t say is that she thinks small. officer at Ohio State will help facilitate that job. “I’m hoping She’s serious when she says she plans to make Ohio State “the there will be lots of good things that come out of this,” she healthiest university on the globe”—yes, this Ohio State—one says, adding one of the first will come in early 2012 when the of the largest and most complex universities in the country. James begins collaboration with the College of Nursing to “I plan to promote health and wellness to the point that develop a wellness clinic focusing on cancer risk and preven- it will draw in folks from across the university to develop, test tion. and implement evidence-based interventions to promote the highest level of health and wellness of all university members Why nursing? Dean Bern Melnyk leads a Wellness Walk from Newton Hall, capturing students from a late afternoon class, as well as some faculty and staff. as well as the community,” Melnyk says. It’s no surprise to see Melnyk team up with fellow nurses In addition to leading the College of Nursing, Melnyk Brown and Nash to kick off some of her health and wellness it,” she says of Buckeye faculty, staff and students. ment that we’re a world-class institution.” took on the pioneering title of associate vice president for plans. In fact, Melnyk sees her CWO role as a chance “to also “I think this could have a tremendous impact on wellness Gee says expanding wellness in a more meaningful way health promotion and university chief wellness officer (CWO) raise nursing’s visibility in the university and community.” within the James,” Brown says. A “nurse athlete training pro- is just good for the university. “Universities need to be human when she became a Buckeye last September. She is believed to “This says a lot about nursing and our role in health and gram” being touted by Melnyk won’t turn Brown’s entire staff valuing, not just human resources,” he says. be the first CWO at an American university. wellness,” Melnyk says. “Nurses promote the highest level of into marathon runners, but it will “help each nurse become Not that Ohio State hasn’t already been doing this. In health regardless of the status of the health you are in.” more well—physically, mentally and spiritually. It should have fact, Men’s Fitness magazine just named OSU the fittest uni- Why wellness? University President E. Gordon Gee says he expects a great impact on reducing nurse burnout.” versity in the country in a ranking that judged student fitness Wellness is nothing new to corporations—think Nationwide, college leaders to move beyond the walls of their respective Nash is looking for the same result across the entire opportunities among colleges with the largest enrollments. Cardinal Health, Worthington Industries. They’ve been focus- colleges to make whole university contributions, and Melnyk health system, saying the program should provide a “very “We are truly leading the way,” Gee says. ing on employee health for some time, all under the premise will bring to the university’s wellness plan, “creativity and a practical way of being healthy.” Nash says Melnyk, who the nursing executive describes that healthier employees have higher productivity and satis- long-standing commitment and ability to get people to focus This is especially important in Nash’s intensive care units, as “very knowledgeable and very emotionally driven about faction as well as fewer injuries. on the right things,” Gee says. where Melnyk is helping foster a “decompression” program what she can do to help,” will serve as a clinical partner for Indeed, evidence has shown that for every $1 spent on Joseph Alutto, executive vice president and provost, says for stressed nurses. “Stress is very bad for the body,” Nash says. Lewellen in creating a wellness council that targets various prevention, $4 can be saved. “It is well worth it. Your people combining the nursing college deanship with the CWO posi- “Stress really is a killer.” populations around the university. are more happy and productive,” Melnyk says. “It is not an tion was “a natural fit for our institution.” He believes Melnyk “Some of the most unhealthy people work in healthcare,” Lewellen says the CWO appointment is a “big statement” expense with health and wellness. It’s an investment.” will provide “consistent direction” for university health and Nash concludes. “We’re good at taking care of others, but not for Ohio State, but it’s also a continuation of a race the uni- But is it a wise investment with educational budgets now wellness programs. ourselves.” versity has been running for some time. stretched as tight as they’ve been in recent memory? Consistent direction and then some. Melnyk’s extensive “Health and wellness is not only going to be a part of the Absolutely, Melnyk says, because chronic illness, mental background as a pediatric and mental health nurse practitio- Why Ohio State? faculty and staff, it will be part of a larger business in how we health issues and obesity are at all-time highs and behaviors ner and her volumes of intervention research, as well as her Lewellen and Melnyk formed the idea of the “healthiest uni- approach healthcare reform,” he says. “Health and wellness top off the list of killers in America. “There has never been status as a worldwide expert in evidence-based practice, make versity on the globe” together: “We share those large aspira- will now be seen as extremely important.” a more urgent need to devise innovative solutions to these her more than qualified for the job. tions,” he says. But does such a lofty health and wellness goal Melnyk agrees the university had been doing a great job major public health problems,” she says. “With stress at an all- “She brings the national stature in evidence-based well- really fit into Ohio State’s mission? of addressing issues of health and wellness across faculty, staff time high, it’s the perfect time and opportunity for change.” ness,” says Larry Lewellen, former university vice president of Most definitely, say university leaders. “We will find a way and students and she welcomes the chance to propel innova- Mary Nash, chief nursing executive at OSU Health Sys- human resources and now vice president of care coordination to make it real,” Lewellen says. tive strategic initiatives even further and faster in partnership tems, notes there is “very specific evidence that suggests for and health promotion at the OSU Medical Center. “Bern is the “Health and wellness has become a huge priority to the with Lewellen and Javuane Adams-Gaston, vice president of organizations that help their employees stay well, the outcome perfect vehicle as a leader with this national reputation.” university,” adds Lewellen, who sees Ohio State as an early student life. With the outstanding team that exists at Ohio is greater productivity.” When lifestyles are changed, “it really Melnyk knows creating a slew of wellness ambassadors at pioneer in helping to create assessment and designation cri- State, including the medical center, a one university-wide is beneficial,” she says. Ohio State won’t happen overnight, but she points to cogni- teria for other universities. “OSU is really moving to energize approach to health and wellness will no doubt produce great Susan Brown, chief nursing officer at the OSU Compre- tive behavioral research that says with the right tools, it can quickly as a national leader.” health and wellness outcomes for everyone. Under Melnyk, hensive Cancer Center (CCC)–James Cancer Hospital and happen. “If they cognitively believe they can do it, they’ll do Alutto says Melnyk’s appointment “reaffirms a commit- it’s time to sprint, so put on your running shoes. minded and team player are not uncom- at developing the relationship between tackles her mission of bringing the nurs- dean of the College of Nursing as she is slogan greeting folks entering Newton “She has a very strong action bias,” mon when describing Melnyk. “She has the James and the College of Nursing in a ing college “into the forefront of health about her plans as the university’s chief Hall—“Transforming health, Transform- Lewellen says. After developing ideas, been a magnificent addition in a short of much more thoughtful and big way.” and healthcare.” wellness officer. (See “Creating a culture ing lives.” Under Melnyk’, they’ll be a there’s no waiting for Melnyk: “Moving period of time,” Gee says. Melnyk doesn’t deny an already deep for wellness” ) strong emphasis among the college’s fast is what she is known for,” he says. “She is always asking, ‘how can we sense of collaboration with the uni- College transformation “Nursing truly is responsible for the students, faculty and staff to integrate Certainly, Melnyk is known in some do more? How can we build?’ ” Brown versity’s medical community. And that health of people, and we really improve health and wellness and to treat the circles for shaking things up, and it’s not says. “With Bern’s arrival, we are looking couldn’t please her more, she says, as she Melnyk is as serious about her goals as their lives,” Melnyk says. Hence, the new whole person. a trait she denies. “I’m a big dreamer,” she

8 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2012 9 Evidence-based practice, health promotion New centers established in the College of Nursing

The Center for Transdisciplinary Evidence-based Practice and the Center for Promoting Health in Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Women reflect new directions of nursing practice and health

Inset: Promotional pin for CTEP By Sandra Gurvis David Hrabe, associate professor of clinical nursing and executive director, Academic Innovations and Partnerships (left), and Bern Melnyk led a Health Athlete course (see page 18) in March. Joining them in O-H-I-O were Major Chad Furne, assistant professor and Lieutenant Colonel Michael Lear, professor, both of the Department of Military Science, who participated in the program. Two new centers at The Ohio State University College of Nursing aim to alter the face of Spearheading the inevitable says. “I’m persistent, really believing I can University of Rochester. opment of a strong oncology curriculum nursing and possibly even healthcare. While Traditional practices are about to change get it to happen.” Plan on seeing that ranking improve. at the master’s and doctoral levels. the focus of each differs, “the goal of both is to very quickly. The Institute of Medicine At ASU under Melnyk’s seven-year “Bern’s arrival is a signal to the national Then, there are plans for advanced become internationally renowned as centers Center for (IOM) has set a goal that by 2020, 90 per- Transdisciplinary watch, the faculty grew from 42 to 120 community that we are very serious executive degrees to compliment the of excellence,” remarks Bernadette Melnyk, Evidence-based cent of all healthcare decisions in the US and went from no ranking in NIH fund- about taking nursing to a new level,” Gee range of clinical degrees already avail- PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN, dean Practice will be evidence based, “but the reality is that ing to 11th in the nation. “It comes with says. And everyone agrees new program- able as well as increased marketing of the of the College of Nursing, associate vice president EBP is still only used about 15 to 20 percent of a lot of sweat equity,” she explains. ming will be part of that new level. school’s online bachelor’s program. for health promotion, and university chief wellness the time,” says Gallagher-Ford. And while some Lewellen points to Melnyk’s strong “I think that she has big energy “She’s such an open dean. She’s so officer. insurers have instituted pay-for-performance programs research credentials when saying he and innovation. She’s full of ideas that willing to give of herself,” Nash says of that offer incentives to follow evidence-based guidelines—even believes the nursing college under Mel- are really new to us,” Nash says. “She’s a Melnyk. “She’s open to a lot of relation- The Center for Transdisciplinary Evidence-based Medicare withholds reimbursement for evidence-supported nyk will become a true partner with the confident, energized executive.” ships that were not there in the past.” Practice (CTEP) will concentrate on assisting clinicians, hospital-acquired preventable injuries or infection—intrinsic medical center. And that, he says, will In addition to wellness initiatives, When interviewing, Melnyk told the faculty, and healthcare systems in implementing and sustain- motivators are far more successful in facilitating a change in lead to a rise in the national reputation Melnyk and the faculty, in partnership search committee that if its members ing evidence-based practice to improve the quality of care. The behavior. of the college: “There’s no question about with the Wexner Medical Center and The weren’t ready for “rapid change,” they Center for Promoting Health in Infants, Children, Adolescents, Although studies have shown that utilizing evidence and that.” James Cancer Hospital have just cre- weren’t ready for her. In the end, they and Women (PHICAW) will work to improve health outcomes research in practice leads to better-quality care, improved Brown predicts the new dean will get ated a new center for transdisciplinary decided they were ready. in these high-risk populations (see sidebar). patient outcomes, reduced costs, and greater nurse satisfaction, the faculty and research dollars needed evidence-based practice, an immersion “She has a courage and commitment These centers mark the start of a strategy by the college to CTEP faces major challenges when it comes to actual adoption in order to see a “significant rise” in the style center where health professionals for the things she believes,” committee “not only build on a base of knowledge and innovation but, in and application. “There are a lot of barriers,” Gallagher-Ford nursing college’s reputation. Whether from all over the world can visit for short member Nash says. “I really think she doing so, attract the best and brightest researchers, faculty, and admits. “People will say they don’t have time to read the litera- it’s the number of faculty, the amount of periods of time to learn, which Nash calls is going to transform a big part of our students,” observes Lynn Gallagher-Ford, RN, MSN, and direc- ture, they don’t know how to evaluate the quality of the research research dollars or the number of publi- “very exciting.” Then, there are plans for university.” tor of CTEP. nor do they have any idea of what constitutes a ‘good’ study.” cations, “Very quickly, we’ll see all those formalized joint appointments between “I have tremendous optimism in her The basis for CTEP and to some extent, PHICAW, is Lack of EBP mentor experts and administrative support are metrics rise,” she says. the nursing college and OSU Health ability to build the College of Nursing research and evidence-based practice (EBP), a problem-solving other areas of concern. There is also the matter of giving weight Indeed, Melnyk confirms it is her Systems—much like the medical college and help with broadening the health and approach to healthcare delivery that integrates the best evidence to experience being the best teacher, also a critical component: intention to “differentiate The Ohio State has—providing staff opportunities to wellness agenda of the entire university,” from well-designed studies and patient care data and combines “If someone has done something a certain way for 30 years, and University College of Nursing from other conduct research and teach as well as a Provost Alutto adds. it with patient preferences, values, and nurse expertise. A seven- it turns out to be effective and decreases the patient’s length of nursing colleges in the country.” U.S. clinical outlet for college faculty. President Gee calls the nabbing of step process, EBP consists of three components: the research stay, then that should also be considered, shared, and included News & World Report currently ranks Brown says Melnyk’s innovative at- Melnyk a “royal-class coupe” for the evidence, clinician expertise, and patient preferences. in the decision-making.” Ohio State’s graduate nursing program titude is especially thrilling at the James: university: “She can light a whole city.” “For years, people provided a certain type of care because For example, nurses working in a stroke unit “become 32nd in the country, tied with three other “Bern feels very strongly, as do I, that we ‘that’s the way we’ve always done it’ or they were too busy taking very proficient in taking care of certain types of patients,” she programs, including Melnyk’s alma mater should be the national leader in oncology Raquelle L. Echelberger is a Columbus care of patients to learn new techniques,” says Gallagher-Ford. observes. Along with avoiding stagnancy and complacency, the and employer from 1992 to 2004, the nursing education.” This will mean devel- freelance writer. “Time is a huge constraint in modern healthcare.” issue then would be motivating them to initiate an inquiry and

10 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2012 11 review the literature as to best practices a model and tools for what I hoped to School of Health and Rehabilitation Sci- on a regular basis. When this does oc- accomplish, ” says Gallagher-Ford. It also ences offers degrees in fields as diverse as cur, Gallagher-Ford says sometimes it inspired her own writings, teachings, and athletic training, health information and The ABCs of EBP validates what they are doing, collaborations. In 2010, Galla- management systems, medical technol- other times they have to gher-Ford, who had spent ogy, radiologic sciences and therapy, and It’s every healthcare professional’s nightmare: An eight-year-old Step 3: Critically appraise the evidence. Once articles are child arrives at the hospital with severe abdominal pain, resulting selected for review, they must be rapidly appraised to determine tweak things, or they most of her professional others. The many offerings of the Health from a burst appendix. Multiply the dilemma a thousand fold if which are most relevant, valid, reliable, and applicable to the clini- may end up chang- life in New Jersey, was Sciences Library include collaborative this is your own child. cal question. “One reason clinicians worry that they don’t have ing the procedure tapped by Melnyk to spaces, reference materials and services, During a family trip to the Australian outback, Bernadette time to implement EBP is that many have been taught a laborious entirely. be assistant director electronic and print resources, and a Melnyk and her husband John’s daughter Kaylin was suffering critiquing process, observes CTEP director Lynn Gallagher-Ford. of the Arizona State network of affiliated libraries and knowl- from appendicitis. While Melnyk immediately knew what the Rapid critical appraisal pares it down to three questions that One step at a University Center edge centers. problem was, no one would listen to her at the public hospital will help practitioners locate the “keeper studies:” time for the Advance- Among the six hospitals in Ohio there, despite the fact that Kaylin’s condition was growing pro- • Are the results of the study valid? Gallagher-Ford ment of Evidence- State’s Wexner Medical Center is the gressively worse and she was showing signs of infection. “I was a • What are the results and are they important? points to the impor- based Practice. “We Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and former pediatric intensive care nurse and was keenly aware of the • Will the results help me care for my patients? tance of the centers did some great initial Richard J. Solove Research Institute. In early symptoms of sepsis,” Melnyk recalls. After appraising each study, practitioners need to synthesize being located in a work in developing and the process of a $1.1 billion expansion, it Through sheer determination and persistence, Melnyk the information to determine if they come to similar conclusions, learning environment, “one teaching EBP.” is one of only 39 National Cancer Insti- eventually got a consult with a private surgeon. “After evaluating thus supporting an EBP decision or change. Kaylin, he told us he needed to get her to the [operating room] that supports all components Ohio State, however, represents tute-designated Comprehensive Can- immediately. We breathed a sigh of relief. After more than a day Step 4: Integrate the evidence with clinical expertise and of evidence-based practice as well as a much broader stage for Gal- cer Centers in the US and the only of pleading with multiple physicians and asking for the evidence patient preferences and values. Research evidence alone is collaboration, research, and application.” lagher-Ford, who arrived freestanding cancer hospital in behind decisions that were being made, we finally had someone insufficient in justifying a change in practice. Clinical expertise, She speaks from personal experience: in 2011 to head up the Midwest. Along with a engaged in evidence-based decision-making.” After nearly four based on patient assessments, laboratory data, and data from A nursing administrator for almost 30 CTEP. The Colum- unified physician prac- weeks in Australia, Kaylin recovered sufficiently to finally make it outcomes management programs, as well as patients’ preferences years, most recently at Shore Memorial bus campus— tice and a network of home. and values are also important components. Hospital in Somers Point, New Jersey, she boasting seven primary and specialty While there are few stronger arguments for EBP than the is pursuing a PhD in nursing at Widener health sciences care practices, the alleviation of a child’s suffering, most uses are found in everyday Step 5: Evaluate the outcomes of the practice decisions or University in Chester, PA. “I had been do- colleges and a Medical Center also practice and follow certain processes, starting with: changes based on evidence. After implementing EBP, monitor ing EBP for years in working with nurses major academic has 20 core laborato- and evaluate any changes in outcomes so that positive effects and patients, but didn’t have a name for medical cen- ries and more than a Step Zero: Cultivate a spirit of inquiry. “Every day, nurses can be supported and negative ones remedied. Just because an it. When I saw that it was an actual area ter—has dozens dozen research centers perform interventions—for example, administering medication, intervention was effective in a rigorously controlled trial doesn’t positioning, and so on—that should stimulate questions” to lay mean it will work exactly the same way in the clinical setting. of expertise, it was as if a light had been of specialties in the and institutes, including the groundwork for EBP, states Melnyk. This spirit of inquiry is turned on in my head.” College of Medicine the Center for Clinical and essential for the next six steps: Step 6: Disseminate EBP results. “Clinicians can achieve Melnyk’s book, Evidence-Based Prac- as well as the colleges of Translational Science, a single wonderful outcomes for their patients through EBP, but often fail tice in Nursing & Healthcare: A Guide to Nursing, Dentistry, Optom- professional home and support- Step 1: Ask clinical questions in PICOT format. Inquiries in to share their experiences with colleagues and their own or other Best Practice, written with Ellen Fineout- etry, Pharmacy, Public Health, and ing infrastructure for OSU investigators the PICOT format take into account patient population of interest healthcare organizations,” remarks Gallagher-Ford. Overholt, “put into words and provided Veterinary Medicine. Additionally, the involved in clinical and translational (P), intervention or area of interest (I), comparison intervention or group (C), outcome (O), and time (T). “When healthcare organizations adopt EBP as the standard for clinical decision making, these steps naturally fall into place,” Step 2: Search for the best evidence. PICOT greatly stream- observes Melnyk. lines the search for evidence and helps identify key words or phrases that, when entered successively and then combined, Adapted from “The Seven Steps of Evidence-Based Practice,” The expedite the location of relevant articles in massive research data- American Journal of Nursing (January 2010)110: 1, 53. Bernadette bases such as MEDLINE or CINAHL. Mazurek Melnyk, Ellen Fineout-Overholt, et al.

research activities and a potential gold colleges via faculty, curriculum, and of entry would be at the undergraduate mine of information. program development and at the medi- level, as well as the master’s and doctor- Navigating this administrative Ru- cal center through leadership, mentors, ate programs. “Undergraduates are new bik’s Cube will be accomplished by iden- councils, and transdisciplinary teams. learners, so going forward, EBP will be a tifying and cultivating effective relation- Gallagher-Ford also plans on teaming up part of their professional DNA. The EBP ships with key stakeholders at both Ohio with the Health Sciences Library, “a huge skill set will also be integrated into the State and the medical center, as well as resource that can help teach people how curricula of advanced degrees,” Galla- discovering strengths and opportunities to effectively utilize databases in a time- gher-Ford continues. But the biggest for EBP integration. A transdisciplinary efficient manner. Our goal is to dovetail, challenge remains with existing health- EBP strategic plan will then will be inte- rather than duplicate.” care workers. “Nurses and physicians feel The Center for Transdisciplinary Evidence-based Practice (CTEP) held its first “immersion” workshop in April, which drew participants from across the country. grated into Ohio State’s health sciences The first and most obvious point very strongly about what they know. So

12 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2012 13 An early look Center for Promoting The US Healthiest Health in Infants, Children, TM Adolescents, and Women HealthLead Forum at The Ohio State University The Center for Promoting Health in Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Women (PHICAW), “will work towards health promotion and develop interventions to improve outcomes in the high-risk populations” that it serves, remarks Bernadette Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center Melnyk, dean of the College of Nursing. Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 12-5 pm 2201 Fred Taylor Dr., Columbus, OH 43221 While a number of college faculty, as well as partners from Ohio State and the Lynn Gallagher-Ford, CTEP director community, such as Nationwide Children’s Hospital, are already on board, “getting funding for the most current and patient-relevant research and leveraging those we have to be careful not to devalue that Join us at The Ohio State University for the inaugural US Healthiest HealthLeadTM Forum! results to build broader practice initiatives can be a complex process,” observes experience.” The inaugural US Healthiest HealthLead™ Forum recognizes employers who have earned US Kimberly Arcoleo, Healthiest HealthLead™ accreditation status. Meet PhD, MPH, director of Starting at ground zero with others from like-minded organizations to further PHICAW and associate In order to accomplish widespread ac- elevate your learning and action regarding the total professor at the College ceptance of EBP, one needs to ignite what value of employee health as a cultural catalyst in of Nursing. Melnyk calls “the spirit of inquiry, an changing the healthcare, wellness, and economic Pulling together ongoing curiosity about the best evidence landscape of America. and disseminating to guide clinical decision-making. When information from a a nurse or other healthcare professional Who should attend wide variety of studies possesses this spirit of inquiry, he or she Members of the business and university is another large task. can routinely ask questions about clinical communities and individuals interested in learning For instance, Arcoleo’s practice while care is being delivered.” about innovative implementation and best practice own research focuses While inquiring minds are the first strategies from HealthLead™ honorees for on the asthma dispari- step towards EBP, they are also essential comprehensive employee health management ties in children among to the long-term success of CTEP. In the programs are invited to attend at no cost. various ethnic groups in next year or so, the plan is to have at least different geographical two collaborating centers of evidence- Keynote locations, while other based organizations in the US, with sev- Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS,17th PHICAW investigators eral more by 2015. Additional strategies Dr. Kimberly Arcoleo, PHICAW director Surgeon General of the United States; Vice Chairman, Canyon Ranch; President, Canyon Ranch are concentrating on pre- include affiliations with other countries as Institute; Distinguished Professor, Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona venting childhood obesity, smoking cessation, and avoidance of sexually transmit- well as key organizations such as the Na- ted infections (STIs) and inflammation in pregnancy. tional Institutes of Health, the Centers for HealthLeadTM open forum Arcoleo, whose background is in clinical research, public health, and health Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Joint For an up-to-date list of expert forum presenters, please visit ushealthiest.osu.edu. services research, was recruited from Arizona State University, where she was asso- Commission, and many others. National ciate professor at the College of Nursing and Health Innovation and director of the certification for EBP and the creation of master’s program in Clinical Research Management. “We provide an administrative a full-week immersion program for prac- structure that draws from not only our partners but will also be used to support titioners to “train the trainers,” are also both pre- and post-doctoral fellows who will become scholarly experts,” the fellow- on the drawing board, as well as working ship program being a new undertaking at the college. towards development of a state, local, and In conjunction with its various projects and partners, PHICAW will also de- national EBP healthcare policy. velop metrics that measure outcomes, support dissemination of research through CTEP “is like the hub on a wheel,” Combining two goals: publications and presentations, facilitate grants, and expand its outreach into the sums up Gallagher-Ford. “We start with an Kindly RSVP by May 30. To make Ohio State the Healthiest University on the Globe community. PHICAW will be collaborating with CTEP to make sure that research academic center and move outwards.” Register at ushealthiest.osu.edu To Make US the Healthiest Nation in a Healthier World findings inform clinical practice in a methodical and timely manner. “While we have an emphasis on populations in Central and Southeast Ohio, Sandra Gurvis is is a Columbus-based For more information, visit we also want to conduct trans-disciplinary research to improve health and wellness writer and author who writes frequently outcomes across the globe,” says Arcoleo. about Ohio State. ushealthiest.osu.edu

14 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2012 15 Menke “was instrumental in writing the After a combined 65 years of teaching excellence, report for the Commission on Collegiate two educators to retire from the College of Nursing Nursing Education self-study report for the Baccalaureate and Master’s Programs. Later she was involved with the CCNE self-study report for the Doctor of Nurs- ing Practice. Grayce Sills, PhD, professor emeritus, is credited by Menke with helping her get Edna Menke and started in academia. Menke was the first untenured assistant professor brought on board at the college. Sills hired and played Linda Bernhard a big role in “resocializing” her into nursing, even co-teaching with her. Menke has played an active role in the College of Nursing Alumni Society. ponder legacies, As former president of the organization, Danette Birkhimer, RN, MS, CNS, OCN, a clinical nurse specialist at the Arthur G. offer lessons James Cancer Hospital and former clinical instructor at the college, appreciated Menke’s institutional knowledge, stating that whether it was an alumni ice cream By Kathryn Kelley social or needing student volunteers to be rallied, “She was always there, willing and ready to help out.” Dr. Edna Menke Dr. Linda Bernhard When it comes to students, Menke has plenty of advice: “One of the things I’m a very strong advocate of is continu- The teacher who walks in the shadow of Edna Menke ing with your education; just don’t think time with her three grandchildren: Kae- structor at the college, indicated: “Linda practice, an emerging need in medicine. the temple, among his followers, gives not that you get your baccalaureate and then lyn, Kyley, and Olivia. has raised awareness about feminism, Bernhard also has enjoyed working of his wisdom but rather of his faith and Edna Menke disclosed that if she had you have to have more clinical experience women’s health and gender issues. She with recruitment and admissions, since it his lovingness. If he is indeed wise he does been told she would work at the college before beginning graduate studies, as you Linda Bernhard has been our go-to person, a consistent has offered her the chance to engage stu- not bid you enter the house of wisdom, for 40 years, she wouldn’t have believed can do both,” said Menke. “The average voice and advocate for equal rights, and dents individually. “I enjoy getting them rather leads you to the threshold of your them. New challenges and new projects age for nurses getting their PhDs is still Linda Bernhard thinks about her most a gentle reminder for inclusion of these here to the college and excited about own minds. were always around the corner, as she in their 40s. I was out of school a couple recent work as graduate studies chair in topics in each curriculum change or revi- what they are capable of doing.” Kahil Gibran, The Prophet became involved in the doctoral program of years before graduate studies at Ohio both nursing and women’s studies as a sion.” Sheets added, “Linda has mentored (print hanging in Edna Menke’s office) as project director in 1985 and served as State, but was still in an educational envi- major accomplishment during her tenure In addition, Bernhard has focused our honors students in a very meaningful associate dean of the college from 1987 ronment. You have to be ready and want at Ohio State. In 1987 when she started on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender way. Sophomore honors students speak to 1995. She was one of the first faculty to do it.” at the college, she was the only person (LGBT) issues: “What a different world about her strong and clear guidance. t the threshold of remembers to get involved with online And for faculty, she urges taking the she knew of nationally who had a true 50 it is for LGBT faculty here; we have more They really like her style and appreciate tirement, Edna Menke, learning. Her research has focused on time to mentor. “I think that mentoring is percent appointment in both women’s representation now. When I started there what she has to offer.” PhD, RN, and Linda children and families, siblings of chil- very important. I had a lot of opportuni- studies and nursing, which offered her was one gay faculty member; we simply As far as her advice for up-and-com- Bernhard, PhD, RN, dren with chronic illness, hospitalized ties working with junior faculty facilitat- the opportunity to bring feminist theo- didn’t talk about it. However, I felt I ing nurses, Bernhard says, “It’s amazing both associate profes- children’s perception of stress, transitions ing their projects,” said Menke. Daley ries to nursing. There still are very few always had plenty of support.” the changes that have happened since I sors at the College of in parenting and homeless children and added, “She is remarkable at editing and relationships between the two academic In the past year, Bernhard has started. Next year, I will attend my 45th Nursing, have ushered their mothers. She involved some of her provides amazing feedback for faculty entities to date. become interested in genealogy and nursing school class reunion. Everything inA thousands of students, instruction students in these research endeavors. articles or student papers.” She discovered women’s studies dur- plans to engage in this endeavor more in is different, from the level of salary and hours, and pages of scholarship. They Menke also became entrenched in Asked what she was looking forward ing her doctoral program at the Universi- post-retirement. “I have found that my the ethics of care to the technology that offer some insights into their respective the accreditation reports for college pro- to most post-retirement, Menke hesi- ty of Illinois at Chicago. Bernhard stated, relatives entered through New Orleans is used. Even with all of these changes, tenures, some advice for up-and-coming grams. Linda Daley, PhD, assistant dean tated. “This will be my first summer that “Women’s health was my passion and from Germany, so I will go there at some nursing at its core remains the same.” students and faculty, and some ideas into for prelicensure programs and associate I will have not worked, so I don’t know what I wanted to do was teach nursing, so point to do research,” she said. She also their post-retirement pursuits. professor of clinical nursing, indicated how to act.” She does plan to relax, work they were a natural fit for me.” wants to teach adult literacy and possibly Kathryn Kelley is chief advancement officer that as undergraduate studies chair, on her home, travel, and spend more As Diane Sheets, RN, clinical in- do library research for evidence-based for the College of Nursing.

16 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2012 17 strategies as to how participants can incorporate good nutrition ance, strength, flexibility, and self-control,” states Cassidy. The and fitness into their daily lives. same holds true for nurse athletes; the self-care activities that Creating and sustaining the The program concludes with a focus on an action plan, so many nurses neglect are emphasized throughout the NATL “with emphasis on specific methods to develop one or more program. energy management skills,” explains Hrabe. “Rather than being According to HPI research, effective energy management overwhelmed with too many changes, we work towards culti- consists of two key components: rhythmic movement (other- vating skills one step at time.” Designing a performance plan, wise known as oscillation) between expenditure of energy (aka achieving a balance of the various skills, measuring progress stress) and energy renewal/recovery. “The real enemy of high against goals, and fostering commitment are also emphasized. performance is not stress, which, paradoxical as it may seem, is During the jam-packed two days, the sustained high actually the stimulus for growth,” wrote Loehr and co-author Nurse athlete performance pyramid upon which the program is based is Tony Schwartz in the Harvard Business Review. “Rather, the reinforced, with the physical dimension building upon the problem is the absence of disciplined, intermittent recovery. Health professionals can now take advantage of the energy management techniques emotional, mental, and spiritual. Several short “recovery Chronic stress without recovery depletes energy reserves, leads long employed by professional athletes. A program for nurses is the first step. breaks”—time for healthy, to burnout and breakdown, balanced meals as well as and ultimately undermines ample opportunities for performance.” Rituals pro- By Sandra Gurvis introspection and mental moting oscillation—rhyth- clarification—are built mic stress and recovery— into the agenda as well, al- result in high performance. ursing can be challenging, even in the best then with an eye to a domestic and international program for lowing for the connection “Repeated regularly, these of work environments. And, as the largest nurses, explains Hrabe. Eventually this innovative program will between personal purpose highly precise, consciously sector of the healthcare profession, nurses also serve as a prototype for outreach to other health profes- and daily behaviors that developed routines become have a major impact on their patients’ sionals, including physicians, physical therapists, pharmacists, are so vital in managing automatic over time,” creat- lives. Yet many times, their own habits— as well as faculty, staff, and students in other academic settings. energy. ing the foundation of the smoking, overeating, lack of exercise—re- Known as Nurse Athlete Transforming Lives (NATL), the “Basically, we teach ideal performance state. flect that of the general population, the two-day program based on HPI’s Corporate Athlete program participants how to train If anything, people working direct opposite of the healthy lifestyle, was developed from 30 years of proprietary research and train- like an elite athlete to in high-stress jobs such as nutritional choices, and self-care emphasized in nursing educa- ing with elite performers in the high-stress arenas of business, strengthen and align nursing face even greater tionN they receive to change these habits in others. sports, medicine, and military operations. Designed to help energy across all four demands than professional Add the ever-increasing demands of the workplace and achieve and sustain high performance under pressure, the dimensions: body, heart, athletes. “Not only must technology to the massive amount of responsibility, long hours course combines science, performance technology, and en- mind, and spirit,” states College of Nursing faculty and staff participate in the first Nurse Athlete Transforming they sustain performance Lives session. At right is David Hrabe PhD, RN, associate professor of clinical nursing and inadequate staffing inherent in nursing “and the result can ergy management training to focus on defining a participant’s Cassidy. “This multidis- and executive director, Academic Innovations and Partnerships. day in and out, but they be a lack of engagement and team communication,” observes ultimate purpose. HPI’s background and extensive research in ciplinary approach helps have far less downtime, in David Hrabe PhD, RN, associate professor of clinical nursing sports science has borne out that reaching what’s known as an them become physically energized, emotionally connected, terms of vacation and the number of hours worked per day,” and executive director, Academic Innovations and Partnerships ideal performance state (IPS) that capitalizes on one’s capacity mentally focused and completely aligned with their mission.” adds Hrabe. And the careers of most healthcare professionals at The Ohio State University College of Nursing. to mobilize energy over a sustained period of time and improve Thus nurses and other participants become more productive are far longer than the average athlete, spanning 30 to 40 years. Far too often, ill health and a classic case of burnout are resilience in the face of nonstop stress. and effective under pressure by managing their energy more often major reasons why nurses retire or leave the profession Emotional intelligence factors into the equation as well, effectively. Leadership by example early. what HPI co-founder and performance psychologist Jim Loehr, However, nurses are hardly alone. A study of more than PhD, has termed “the power of story.” This approach examines The energy management paradox With well over three decades’ experience as a nurse, consul- 100,000 business people by the Orlando, Florida-based Human the way participants align their public and private stories and tant, and teacher, Hrabe has a long-standing interest in how to Performance Institute (HPI) revealed that 65 percent of the then change those stories to transform both business and per- Nurses facing demanding days with little time for restroom or improve RN retention and patient care, receiving grants and respondents were disengaged from their work, 21 percent in a sonal lives. lunch breaks or family responsibilities at home might wonder awards, publishing papers, and lecturing on related topics. He toxic manner. This boot camp for the busy incorporates assessments how adding more commitments such as frequent exercise, has devoted much of his career to promoting team communica- “This is particularly concerning when dealing with profes- of one’s life in four spheres: spiritual, mental, emotional, and healthy meals, and brief respites during the day would make tion and stress management practices among nurses and other sions that directly impact peoples’ lives, like healthcare workers, physical. Participants also fill out a 360 Energy Profile, an in- them more productive and even happier. But outcomes have healthcare professionals. With a background in psychiatric the military, and first responders, such as SWAT teams,” adds depth psychosocial report that facilitates the measurement of proven otherwise. The latest HPI data from program partici- nursing, Hrabe indicates that “what really excites me is see- Scott Cassidy of HPI, which is part of part of the Johnson & energy in the four spheres to help participants take stock of pants indicate improved performance and work/life balance (78 ing how healthcare teams can work much more effectively by Johnson corporation. their lives. percent and 68.2 percent, respectively), higher employee satis- communicating clearly and taking better care of themselves and The workshop also focuses on energy management, nu- faction (72.6 percent), and better overall health (66.4 percent). each other.” Boot camp for the busy tritional guidelines, and movement coaching—all to improve The principles of performance management were first ap- In 2011, while still at Arizona State University, Hrabe, one’s energy for performance. Exercise/workout sessions are plied to outstanding athletes by HPI co-founder Loehr. In train- along with Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, now dean of the The Ohio The same solution that works with top-performing athletes and sprinkled throughout—resistance and flexibility, interval training athletes, “rather than focus on primary skills like swinging State University College of Nursing, associate vice president for Fortune 500 executives is being introduced to nurses, faculty, ing, as well as cardio. Blood chemistry and body composition a golf club or hitting a serve, we emphasize what might be health promotion, and university chief wellness officer, attend- and healthcare professionals, first at The Ohio State University, results are reviewed along with specific guidance and practical called supportive or secondary competencies such as endur- ed an HPI Corporate Athlete workshop in San Francisco. “We

18 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Nursing Impact 2009 18 Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2012 19 Marshaling your energy Nursing alumni are Centennial being asked to share their “As human beings, energy is the most important resource time, is the key to extraordinary results.” HPI recommends we have,” observes Scott Cassidy of the Human Perfor- incorporating some of the following tips to keep you go- memories and mance Institute (HPI). Therefore, “managing energy, not ing, even when life’s challenges increase. plans begin memorabilia as planning Physical Saturday evening (or set another specific day) gets underway. • Eat breakfast every day • Upon arriving home, turn off your cell phone for the first • Never go longer than four hours without food; eat light, 30 minutes and give 100 percent of your best energy to for College eat often your family • Eat no more than the • Share bedtime stories with The Ohio State University equivalent of five hand- children every night of Nursing fuls of food per meal • Call home every night College of • Ideal meals contain when you are out of town both carbohydrates and • Call your parents once a protein week on a specific day and • Snacks should be low time Nursing glycemic n 2014, The Ohio State most valuable memories during your • In order to help maxi- Mental University College of Nurs- 1914-2014 time at the College of Nursing. Items mize energy, stop eating • Prepare ten affirmations ing will celebrate 100 years being sought are: when you feel satisfied, and read them daily of educating nurse lead- • Photographs of nursing student life not full • Strategically disengage ers. Alumni and Profes- (with people and years identified) • Drink water regularly throughout the day every 90-120 minutes throughout the day to help you per- sors Emeriti Kitty Kisker, through- • Quest yearbooks from the 1970s, • Go to bed and wake up at the same times form at your best BSN ’66, MS ’67 and Carol out the year other yearbooks, scrapbooks and text- • Get 7-8 hours of sleep each night • Journal for five minutes each evening before going to bed Kennedy Jones, BSN ’67, • Augment service books prior to 1974 • Do some form of physical activity daily MS ’70 are honorary chairwomen of projects by setting goals of • Nursing student uniforms (we have • Do at least two strength training workouts per week Spiritual theI centennial planning committee in multiples of 100 some, but not all styles) • Do at least three cardiovascular interval workouts per • Within 30 minutes of waking up, prioritize who and what partnership with co-chairs Diane Sheets, • Alumni dance in the summer • The composite photo of the gradu- week will get your best energy today MS, 1991, clinical instructor, and Laurel • Homecoming weekend in the fall ating class of 1980 (undergraduate), etc. • Think quality, not quantity, to help maximize your work- • Invest your full and best energy into the moments that Van Dromme, chief of staff and strategic We look forward to honoring groups Items may be sent or delivered to out matter most partnerships. The centennial will be a cel- of 100: the College of Nursing in care of Krista • Some exercise is always better than none at all •t A the end of each day, reflect on whether you followed ebration of our rich past and a thought- • 100 notable alumni who helped to Hamilton, 145 Newton Hall, 1585 Neil your rules of engagement for the day ful look into its future and the nursing transform nursing and healthcare Avenue, Columbus Ohio 43210. She can Emotional • Ask yourself, “Was my behavior today a solid reflection of profession, including: • 100 families of nursing alumni be contacted at (614) 688-5882 or hamil- • Greet each morning with positive emotion and an em- my core values?” • Formal spring gala on February 22, • 100 nurse deans, educators and [email protected]. bracing spirit • Put a new picture of your family or loved ones on your 2014, featuring a national speaker and authors Questions or electronic submissions • Turn away from the computer and give 100 percent focus screen saver every month honoring our notable alumni • 100 Cameos of Caring award re- may be sent to Diane Sheets at sheets.97@ when someone enters your office • Focus your energy on what you do want, rather than what • Premier lectures, continuing cipients osu.edu (614) 292-4889 or Laurel Van • Have a “date night” with spouse or partner every other you don’t education opportunities with alumni The planning committee extends a Dromme at [email protected] (614) discounts, and historical exhibits held special invitation to alumni to share your 292-6077. started talking with HPI/Johnson & Johnson and knew it had patients, and the entire healthcare team, both in terms of terrific potential for application at the College of Nursing,” Mel- patient outcomes and the quality of professional and personal nyk says. They went through HPI’s intensive train-the-trainer lives. “While we can’t always change the externals, we can train program, with the inaugural NATL program held at Ohio State to better manage our inner states,” adds Hrabe. The NATL in December 2011. “provides healthcare workers with the tools to take better care Both immediate and long term effects will be evaluated. of themselves, have more energy, and be better role models,” “We will be using a wide variety of tools to establish bench- allowing them greater power in writing their own stories. marks and measure outcomes,” says Hrabe. These range from For more information, please visit www.nurseathlete.org and the physical (BMI, blood chemistry) to psychosocial measures www.healthathlete.org. such as job satisfaction, work environment, health beliefs, and behaviors. Sandra Gurvis is is a Columbus-based writer and author who Both Hrabe and Cassidy see NATL as a win-win for nurses, writes frequently about Ohio State. Students nurses in the lobby of Newton Hall in 1967 with Associate Professor (now emeritus) Leona Mourad (right).

20 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2012 21 Ohio State becomes first national university-wide partner of Million Hearts Campaign

College of Nursing drives community outreach efforts to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years

By Kathryn Kelley

n Valentine’s eligible partners and spouses, and to Day, The Ohio I am one educate the Central Ohio commu- State Univer- in a nity about the “ABCSS” of cardio- sity supported million. vascular health. the efforts of The event, led by the College the Million millionhearts.osu.edu of Nursing in partnership with HeartsO Campaign to help prevent the Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio heart attacks and strokes by offering free State University, the OSU Office of Human biometric health screenings to faculty, staff, Resources, and the OSU Health Plan, offered

Save your life …or the life of Happy someone you love. alentine’s Two million people have a heart attack or stroke every year. Day! The Million Hearts Campaign is a national initiative to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years.

You are getting this unique valentine today because we want you From and your loved ones to lead long and healthy lives. Visit millionhearts.osu.edu and millionhearts.hhs.gov to find out The Ohio State University more.

Educational materials were displayed and given to biometric screening participants to help them focus on ways in which they could improve their heart health, including stickers (above) and special Valentine’s Day cards.

Right: student nurses performed biometric screenings at Newton Hall and eight other sites.

22 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Nursing Impact 2010 23 Melnyk attends TECHNOLOGY AWAIS ALI White House briefing for Million Hearts Improving methods of evaluation

A special website (above) was created for Ohio Nurses gain telehealth and exam room experience through a national reinvestment State’s Million Hearts Campaign, as well as a full- page ad (right) in the university’s faculty and staff grant for training and technology newspaper promoting the biometric screenings.

Educational handouts (below) were distributed by student nurses during the screenings, with information on the ABCSS: Aspirin therapy for he Ohio State Uni- high-risk individuals; Blood pressure control; versity College of Cholesterol management; Smoking cessation; and Stress reduction (added by Dean Bernadette Nursing received a Melnyk as a major contributing factor to heart Health Resources disease and stroke). and Services Admin- Tistration (HRSA) American Reinvestment and Recovery Dean Bernadette Melnyk (left) and Janet Act (ARRA) equipment grant Wright, MD, executive director of Million Hearts, participated in a White House in Spring 2011 for $298,000 campaign briefing. The key component to purchase equipment that of Million Hearts is the engagement of clinical and community prevention of heart expands training capabilities attacks and strokes through screenings and and enhances the quality of education on the ABCSS (see right). These education for advanced prac- efforts are crucial to changing healthcare’s approach nationwide. The red t-shirts were tice nursing (APN) master’s worn by all Ohio State student volunteers. students. The HRSA grant allows biometric screenings and education sta- advanced practice nursing An iSwat six-camera view of The Mary Wiedle Hamilton Advanced Health Assessment Simulation Laboratory (Newton 082) tions covering the ABCSS of cardiovas- students and their faculty the cular disease prevention (see right). The opportunity to assess clinical advanced practice nurses for imperative. The equipment room may be independently college is scheduling a series of university, skills in objective and struc- primary and mental health was installed so clinical exams controlled and operated, and corporate wellness, and public screenings tured clinical examinations. care can be seen in recent could be conducted in a lab can display any of the A/V throughout the year. The Integrated Codec Unit for national and state statistics. with 12 exam areas. The exam signals from the MDP or As a result of these efforts, Bernadette Telehealth (ICU) and the Inter- According to the Bureau rooms are equipped with choose to display none at all, Melnyk, PhD, RN, FAAN, chief wellness active Simulation Watching of Health Professionals, more RapidRun Plenum cables for instances where students officer, associate vice president for health and Training (iSWAT) are used than 16,000 primary care that allow for the highest in various patient care areas promotion, and dean of The Ohio State to evaluate the student’s ability practitioners are needed to quality of digital and analog are practicing different skills. University College of Nursing, was invited to manage patients in both pri- meet the needs of 65 million signal distribution as well The Integrated codec Unit for to the White House on February 24, 2012 by the Department of Health and Hu- our approach to evidence-based health- mary and acute care settings. people (a ratio of 2,000:1) as the cable bandwidth and Telehealth and the Interac- to participate in a national Million Hearts man Services (HHS) and the Centers for care is to aggressively assess and man- Students in the existing More than 5,000 men- flexibility to upgrade to the tive Simulation Watching and briefing led by executive director Janet Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), age cardiovascular disease risk factors, primary care nurse practitio- tal health practitioners are next generation of distribu- Training systems were used Wright, MD, FACC. The Ohio State Uni- brings together a number of programs, including strategies for stress reduction.” ner specialties benefiting from needed to meet the needs of tion technology without to record and evaluate the versity is the first university-wide higher policies, and campaigns to prevent the More information on heart disease the equipment and systems 80 million people (a ratio of updating the entire cable student’s ability to manage education national partner. one out of every three deaths in the U.S. and stroke prevention as well as screen- include those in family, pedi- 10,000:1). infrastructure. A multimedia complex patient scenarios. The Million Hearts campaign is a caused by heart disease. ing events scheduled throughout the year atric, women’s health, adult, With the tremendous distribution point (MDP) in The ICU for Telehealth new public-private sector initiative aimed “As prevention and health promo- is available at millionhearts.osu.edu. psychiatric mental health and need for primary care pro- the adjoining control room provides nurse practitioner at preventing one million heart attacks tion specialists, nurses play an integral nurse midwifery programs, viders at both the state and provides continuous, uninter- students with experience and strokes in the next five years. The role in reaching the goals of the Million Kathryn Kelley is chief advancement officer among others. national level, expansion ruptable A/V signals to each in a telehealth setting. The initiative, introduced in September 2011 Hearts campaign,” Melnyk said. “Part of for the College of Nursing. The need to prepare of training capabilities was patient care area. Each patient telehealth setting is becom-

24 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2012 25 off site promotes use of the space across disciplines and shifts. More efficient use of STUDENT AFFAIRS SANDRA CODY the space comes from allowing instructors to watch student videos after they are recorded, instead of watching students practice one at a Quarters out, semesters in time. Through the addition of slow motion and rewind functionality, instructors can time-shift recordings and This summer, three years after the university chose to shift the academic calendar watch crucial interactions from quarters to semesters, it—and the College of Nursing—will make the switch. many times to ensure that students are performing at a high level. The iSwat and ICU sys- ntil just a few years all across campus are putting 1. Students completing a 4. Academic units will tems have helped to alleviate ago, conversations the finishing touches on their quarter-plus-semester degree continue to provide inten- some of the facility and staff- about Ohio State con- new semester-based courses program will receive approxi- tional, purposeful advising. ing barriers traditionally faced verting from quarters and programs in preparation mately the same amount of 5. Good planning around when expanding programs. to semesters fell into for student instruction as a student’s major will be Scene from an iSwat recording: Associate Professor Margaret Graham recorded a complete physical assessment exam In addition, the college used Uthe same category as talking registration under a quarter- particularly important, and for students to watch at a later time. flexible scheduling to allevi- about the weather in central windows that based calendar. the university will provide ate other scheduling issues Ohio—lots of talk, but very begin open- 2. Full-time that support to students who ing more and more com- to create a more authentic recording and reflect upon and to establish methods for little action. That all changed ing in April tuition (general begin their academic career mon as technology improves simulation experience while their performance, before students to self-schedule times in June 2009 when the Uni- for summer and instruction- under quarters and complete and healthcare continues to permitting students and op- poor skills are internalized. to complete recorded exami- versity Senate voted to adopt session and au- al fees) for an it under semesters. increase in complexity. These erators to observe and reflect This permits students to nations. This approach also a new academic calendar that tumn semester. academic year Students must take systems have their roots in ru- on the experience. iSWAT also examine their weaknesses and allowed support staff to be will become effective this sum- The under semesters certain steps to protect their ral and in-home care settings, removes the observers and address them immediately, so flexible with their schedules mer. On June 18, the semester university has will not cost academic progress, including: but as the technology has operators from the simulation that future standardized pa- to accommodate students. system will be launched with made the fol- more than tu- 1. Decide on their major improved, telehealth systems room to reduce or eliminate tient and clinical experiences We used the ICU and iSwat a seven-week summer session lowing pledge to all students ition for that same year would and degree within a time have evolved and are now any “performance” aspects of incorporate lessons learned to record procedures that are to be followed by the 14-week that the transition to semes- have cost under quarters. compatible with four-year being used in some cases to simulation. This system also more quickly. done in the lab so that stu- autumn semester, which be- ters will not impede their 3. The change should graduation; provide consultations among allows for students to have The iSwat system also dents can watch them before gins August 22. academic progress toward not adversely affect students’ 2. Meet the standards for hospitals. Adding a telehealth practice sessions automati- improved instructor efficiency lab, practice during lab and Academic departments degree completion: financial aid. progress defined by their aca- component to the curriculum cally recorded; the instructor by minimizing the technical then review as many times as ensures that Ohio State gradu- may review these recorded skills required to record and necessary to become compe- ates have the requisite skills sessions at a later time and process videos. In our extent with a procedure. in technology-mediated and provide additional feedback ample, we were able to reduce The College of Nursing inter-professional communi- to the students. By recording the amount of time sched- continues to be at the fore- cations to practice in this type these encounters, the instruc- uled in the advanced practice front of embracing adaptive of environment. tors will be able to ensure that assessment lab to four days flexible technologies that Graduates of this pro- skills are practiced in a man- from what previously took assist our faculty in prepar- gram are equipped with skills ner that is appropriate and two weeks or more. This will ing nurses for the future and in an expanding field that that students are practicing permit the College of Nurs- by the use of these systems is sure to develop further as skills frequently enough to be ing to expand the number of our graduates will be better technology improves and the comfortable executing them. students in APN specialties equipped with the necessary shortage of health care prac- The iSwat system im- without the need for addi- skills required to be successful titioners becomes more pro- proved the training of APN tional facilities. To date, the in their profession. nounced. In addition, existing specialty students by allowing iSWAT system has been used partnerships with the health them to record their inter- to make 541 recordings. Awais Ali is director of sciences colleges at Ohio State actions with standardized The ability of instructors information technology and will continue. patients. The students are to watch interactions in the business systems for the College iSWAT allows operators immediately able to watch the advanced practice lab live or of Nursing. Beginning this summer, all university and College of Nursing classes will be semester-based. The university had been on the quarter system since 1922.

26 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2012 27 demic unit and continue to Every undergraduate student complete appropriate course College of Nursing Q2S facts will receive a Transitional loads successfully; Academic Plan (TAP) that GIVING PAMELA LOWE 3. Actively develop and Programs submitted and approved for Q2S conver- outlines every course they follow academic plans in con- sion: need to take to complete their sultation with their academic • Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. TAPs are developed advisors. • RN to BSN (degree completion) in consultation with a College All of the College of • Master of Science (with 15 graduate specialties) of Nursing academic advisor Annual giving: Investing=impact Nursing’s academic pro- • Integrated Determinants of Health (graduate minor) and can be used as a road- grams have been approved • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) map. It is an individualized for the quarters to semesters • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) guide that takes into account (Q2S) conversion by the OSU all of the courses the student Many in this generation of nursing students need financial help. Council on Academic Affairs Length (in pages) of Q2S nursing programs proposal: 177 has already completed in the These funds allow your annual gift to have the most impact. (CAA). Dr. Randy Smith, vice- Number of months between Faculty Senate vote and Q2S quarter-based calendar and provost, Office of Academic implementation: 36 outlines all of the remaining Affairs, and Dr. Elliot Slotnick, Nursing courses converted to semester format: 178 semester courses needed to associate dean of the Gradu- Nursing students who will transition from Q2S: 750 graduate on time. Transitional iving annually to the students as they begin their ate School, congratulated the Range of semester course numbers: 1000-8999 plans have also been devel- College of Nursing is careers. College of Nursing on the oped for graduate students a terrific way for you clarity and comprehensiveness who work closely with their to give back to The College of Nursing of the program proposals, and 12,000 courses taught at the at the same time as those at- faculty advisor to map out Ohio State Univer- Wellness Fund commented that the college’s university. All courses are now tending other universities and a curriculum plan through Gsity College of Nursing and Fund Number 313933 efforts would be used as a identified with a new four- are not disadvantaged by the graduation. know that your gifts make an model by other departments. digit course number. Adding quarter schedule with its later The university has impact. By becoming involved Gifts made to the Wellness The college’s Q2S project an extra digit to the course mid-June end launched its MySwitch web in our fundraising efforts Fund will support health was led by Associate Profes- number provides a greater • It creates more opportu- site—myswitch.osu.edu—that to assist students like Colin and wellness initiatives for sor Barbara Polivka, RN, range of numbers for use by nities for studying abroad and is devoted to the needs and Reeder in the pursuit of their students, faculty, and staff, PhD. The planning began in departments and the abil- taking part in other learning concerns of students who will professional goals, you help and allow us to extend these September 2009 with brain- ity to assign meaning to the opportunities outside the transition from quarters to educate the next generation of programs to the univer- storming sessions involving numbers. campus semesters. The site includes healthcare professionals! sity community and general faculty, staff, and students The first course number • There is more time for information about the new public with consumer-ori- that led to the formation of digit indicates the targeted summer internships, and semester calendar, classes, Areas to support ented Buckeye Wellness Tips, planning task forces for each student rank for the course the dates match better with commencement schedules, The three funds Buckeye Wellness Packs, and college program. Teams were (i.e. 1XXX = freshman, industry, clinical, and business and finances. MySwitch also highlighted below “My nursing scholarship has allowed me to put my focus the Million Hearts Campaign formed to design all of the 2XXX = sophomore, etc.) schedules includes the Quarter-to- are considered where it belongs: on patient care and becoming the best nurse screenings and education to individual courses that will Number ranges within the •Students only need to Semester Course Conversion priority areas by help prevent one millions be taught in the college. This course number will be linked register for classes, pay fees Guide that is an online tool the college for I can be.” heart attacks and strokes na- was a tremendous effort on to subjects in the academic and complete other admin- to search how quarter courses the coming year. — Alyssa Studer, Graduate Entry student tionally in the next five years. the part of faculty who added department allowing faculty istrative work twice a year were converted to semester These funds will * * * Q2S planning to their current and students to identify the rather than three times courses. support areas that The College of Nursing teaching loads, research, and subject of the course by its • Revising courses for the The conversion to greatly impact Alumni Society has a goal to service projects. number. transition provided faculty semesters is finally here. The students and faculty. Gifts to College of Nursing College of Nursing raise $1,000,000 by 2014—the “The conversion to How will students benefit with an opportunity to update college’s students, faculty, any of these funds will ensure Advancement Fund Scholarship Fund college’s centennial—in sup- semesters allows nursing from the switch? the curricula and program and staff are prepared for the that emerging needs are met Fund Number 303492 Fund Number 645280 port of nursing scholarships. students to take advantage of • It’s easier to transfer requirements. switch. For almost three years, and will help lay the ground- As of March 2012, donors jobs that begin in May or to credits from or to another col- the college’s faculty and staff work for our students and An unrestricted gift to the ad- Scholarships and fellowships have contributed more than study abroad during the May lege or university. More than How are we helping our have worked hard to make faculty to take advantage of vancement fund is used where enable undergraduate and $850,000 to the College of session. The move to the se- 90% of American universities students with the Q2S this transition as seamless as academic, professional, and the financial need is greatest. graduate students to concen- Nursing Scholarship Fund. mester system opens up many use a semester calendar transition? possible for our students as personal growth opportuni- No matter the size of your trate more on their educa- The general nursing scholar- exciting opportunities for our • A 15-week semester Ohio State begins a brand ties that are unique to our gift, it will help. In 2012, your tional goals and less on finan- ship fund has awarded 70 students,” Polivka said. gives students more time to Nursing students who will new era. college, extending our reach gifts will advance entrepre- cial concerns. Your gift can scholarships. One of the most notice- learn course material transition from quarters to beyond the classroom and in- neurial initiatives within the make a significant difference * * * able changes with the switch • Ohio State students semesters are receiving lots Sandra Cody is assistant dean creasing our national ranking College of Nursing and enable in the lives of students. It also Your contribution can make a to semesters is the renumber- enter the job market (as of help from the College of for student affairs for the Col- to make a degree at Ohio State students to attend regional establishes the importance of ing of all of the more than graduates or for summer jobs) Nursing and the university. lege of Nursing. even more valuable. and national conferences. philanthropy in the minds of Continued on page 31

28 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2012 29 Continued from page 29 Make a donation online now State University Foundation” and please and mental developmental standards. My daughter’s bright Visit giveto.osu.edu to make your gift include the fund number for the account Student Spotlight and resilient character made this quite a joy for my wife, but big difference: online through Ohio State Foundation’s you would like to support. Fund numbers she would not be where she is today if it weren’t for my wife’s Today’s nursing students are re- secure website. You may also send your are listed on page 29 for the Advance- opportunity to stay home with her, provided in part by the sponsible for approximately $777 per gift to: ment, Scholarship and Wellness funds. In each issue of this magazine, we highlight a student who has generosity of this scholarship. credit hour in tuition, fees, and aca- For questions or more informa- received a College of Nursing scholarship. Through annual demic expenses. Your gift would provide Ohio State University tion regarding giving to The Ohio State support of scholarships, fellowships, professorships and more, What is the best college much-needed assistance to our students College of Nursing University College of Nursing, please call we can ensure that nursing students will be poised to deliver experience you have had so far? to cover their costs of tuition, lab fees, Attn: Pamela Lowe Pamela Lowe, director of development, at excellence in education and research, evidence-based practice In the fall, I was with Dr. Oralea Pit- scrubs, supplies, and books. 145 Newton Hall (614) 688-1086, or e-mail lowe.360@osu. and healthcare innovation. man and was able to see a very tra- Through annual support as well as 1585 Neil Avenue edu. ditional and busy rural primary care scholarships and fellowships, profes- Columbus, OH 43210-1289 Colin Reeder, a Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society inductee, office, and this winter I was with Ben sorships and more, our students will be Pamela Lowe is director of development for plans to graduate in June 2012 with a master’s degree with a Pruit, FNP in a Lancaster emergency poised to deliver excellence in education Checks should be made payable to “Ohio the College of Nursing. specialty in the family nurse practitioner (FNP) area. As an room. Both of these experiences have and research, evidence-based practice undergraduate honors student, Colin majored in nutrition; given me much more confidence in and healthcare innovation. The bottom his thesis focused on food security in Ghana. Colin Reeder moving towards professional practice. line: with your investment in College of Nursing students, you and your loved How has this scholarship made an impact in your life? What do you want to do after you graduate? ones will ultimately benefit with better What’s your This scholarship helps my wife and me to feasibly cover our After I graduate, I hope to work as a FNP in a medically healthcare and wellness. expenses while I finish graduate school. My wife, a licensed underserved area in Columbus. art educator, decided to stay home with our daughter, who Make the most of your gift was born premature and has gastroschisis, an abdominal wall For more information on funding scholarships to support Visit The Ohio State University Founda- legacy? defect. She takes care of our daughter, getting her the appro- students like Colin, please contact Pamela Lowe, director of tion website matchinggifts.com/osu to find priate medical attention to bring her up to normal physical development, at [email protected] or (614) 688-1086. out how you can double your gift. “The Ohio State University College of Nursing provided me with the fundamental College advancement team aligns marketing, alumni, “Having worked closely with skills in critical thinking to excel in my career and development efforts students throughout much of my as a clinician, manager, 35 years of involvement with the and educator. With a grateful heart, The new advancement team at the col- College of Nursing College of lege is charged with cultivating a strong and provides direc- I am supporting annual giving culture, transforming the tion and coordina- Nursing, I scholarships through alumni membership and services model, tion of fundraising my estate plan so and implementing an effective marketing strategies for the realize the the next generation campaign within and outside of Ohio. College of Nursing. important of nurses may have the wonderful The members of the advancement team Katie Aukerman, role that opportunities and are: alumni and donor experiences I did.” relations coordi- scholarship Kathryn Kelley, chief advancement of- nator assistance ficer Katie is respon- Call us to Kathryn directs strategic planning and sible for planning has in operations for all aspects of College of Advancing the college (from left): Katie Aukerman, Pamela Lowe, Kathryn and implementing learn more. Kelley, and Sanford Meisel. contributing to student success Nursing advancement: marketing and programs, projects communications, alumni affairs, and and initiatives, and integrating key audi- and events designed to cultivate, engage and how deeply grateful students Sandy Cornett (BS ’65, MS ’70, PHD ’81) development. ence needs with advancement strategies and serve college alumni and donor com- through effective print and digital communities. are when they are awarded a Sanford Meisel, director of marketing munications. scholarship.” Office of Gift Planning and communications Please feel free to contact the advance- (614) 292-2183 • (800) 327-7907 Sandy is responsible for leading college Pamela Lowe, director of development ment team at nursingadvancement@osu. —Kitty Kisker, BSN ’66, MS ’67 [email protected] • giveto.osu.edu/giftplanning marketing and communication programs Pam serves as a major gift officer for the edu to share your ideas.

30 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2012 31 • Join the conversation (facebook. com/osucollegeofnursing or twitter.com/ Buckeye Nurses you should know ALUMNI KATIE AUKERMAN osunursing). Connect with your fellow Buckeye Nurses from around the country, get updates on college happenings and Faye Wattleton, BSN ‘64 learn about upcoming events. • Connect for networking oppor- Faye Wattleton serves as managing director with Alvarez & Marsal, a global Buckeye Nurses: A call to action tunities on LinkedIn (Group: The Ohio professional services firm specializing in turnaround and interim manage- State University College of Nursing). Per- ment, performance improvement and haps you’ve had your eye on a position at business advisory services. Wattleton’s a different hospital system? Connect with distinguished career spans more than College of Nursing alumni are more than 10,000 strong and growing your fellow Buckeye Nurses for profes- three decades, during which she has sional networking opportunities. amassed an extraordinary track record • Become a lifelong learner (nursing. for leadership, both as a CEO of osu.edu/academicprograms). What could national not-for-profit organizations be better than a degree from the Col- and serving on the boards of public s an alumnus of The Ohio State and comfort those in their care. We are Ways to connect lege of Nursing? Two degrees. Consider and private corporations, academic University College of Nursing, grateful that our alumni also give to As you are an integral part of our past, obtaining a master’s degree, PhD or DNP. institutions, and high-impact philan- you are part of a rich history. their alma mater. As advisors, volunteers, our present and our future, we encourage And stay tuned for learning opportunities thropic organizations. Since 1914, the college has preceptors and donors, thousands of our you to maintain a strong connection with through the college’s new Transforma- Wattleton is best known for her touched the lives of thousands graduates generously support the school your fellow Buckeye Nurses and with the tional Learning Academy. leadership and advocacy of improving ofA student nurses. Whether you shared in its mission of revolutionizing health- College of Nursing. If you are interested • Nominate a nurse (See page 41). the status and healthcare of women, a room with your nursing classmates at care and promoting the highest levels of in reconnecting, or connecting in new The Alumni Society recognizes the and has served as an executive, board

Neil Hall or participated in a simulation wellness in diverse individuals and com- and different ways, we offer the following accomplishments of Buckeye Nurses member and consultant in the health Courtesy Faye Wattleton in the Technology Learning Complex munities. opportunities: through their annual awards programs. sector and public policy arenas. She (TLC) in Newton Hall, you are part of Alumni of the College of Nurs- Awards include Distinguished Alumni co-founded the Center for the Advancement of Women, an independent, non- the same caring community. As a Buck- ing—Buckeye Nurses—this is your call • Join the College of Nursing Alumni Award, Distinguished Recent Alumnus partisan think tank, conducting women-focused national research for public eye Nurse, you share a common thread to action. Your involvement makes us Society (nursing.osu.edu/alumni/alum- Award, Community Service Award and education and policy advocacy. that is forever present. stronger both now and for the future. ni-society). The alumni society focuses the Mildred E. Newton Distinguished From 1978 to 1992, Wattleton served as president and CEO of Planned The College of Nursing is dedicated Your involvement will strengthen the on bringing graduates together to foster Educator Award. Recognize a fellow nurs- Parenthood Federation of America. She was the youngest, first woman, and to preparing nursing professionals who core values of our college while keeping it friendships and professional connections ing alum with an award nomination. first African American to hold this position. At the time of her departure, give of themselves each day to treat, heal, competitive and vital in the future. that benefit alumni and the university. Planned Parenthood had grown to become the nation’s seventh largest non- Paying forward profit organization, providing medical and educational services to four million “You can never pay back; but you can Americans each year. Featured in The Ohio State University College of Nursing always pay forward.” magazine in 1997, Wattleton said, “Choosing a career in nursing was perhaps —Coach Woody Hayes my most important professional decision. Had I not had direct experiences with patients and gained an understanding of what goes on in women’s lives, I Generous gifts of time, talent, and would not have had the determination and commitment to non-compromise treasure help The Ohio State University on the gains that women have made with respect to reproductive choice.” College of Nursing provide innovative After receiving a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Ohio State in 1964, she programs and events, faculty develop- went on to earn a master’s degree in maternal and infant care at Columbia Uni- ment and student enrichment oppor- versity. She is also the recipient of fourteen honorary degrees. tunities. We are grateful for the support of our outstanding alumni, friends and community partners. A few ways you can continue your valued relationship with faculty, clinical preceptors volunteer their ties, please e-mail Katie Aukerman at the College of Nursing are through your time to help shape the next generation of [email protected]. As we approach time and your financial support: nursing professionals. the college’s centennial in 2014, we are If you are interested in learning more seeking volunteers to help with the year- • Become a preceptor. The Ohio State about preceptor opportunities, please long celebration. University College of Nursing is sincerely contact Stephanie Hall, program man- grateful to our clinical preceptors for ager, at [email protected]. • Make a gift. By investing in the College their contributions to the comprehensive of Nursing, you’re supporting healthier, array of clinical experiences available for • Volunteer opportunities. If you would stronger communities throughout the our nursing students. Supported by our like to learn about volunteer opportuni- nation and globe. Your gift will help Alumni enjoy a beer-tasting gathering.

32 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2012 33 A message from College of Nursing Alumni Society President Laureen Smith (BSN ‘84)

The College of Nursing (in the form of sustenance) was provided to students dur- Alumni Society is open to all ing exam weeks throughout the year. graduates of the college and We also support our student nurses with a pledge to strives to promote fellowship raise $1 million for the College of Nursing Scholarship Menon brings wealth of experience in and professional relation- Fund by the college’s centennial in 2014. We are very close ships while furthering the to attaining that goal thanks to the dedication of our alum- best interests of the college. ni community. I would like to thank co-chairs Kitty Kisker cancer research to vice dean position In short, we find fun ways (BSN ’66, MS ’67) and Carol Kennedy-Jones (BSN ’67, MS to network and get to know ’70), along with each member of the Scholarship Commit- Usha Menon, PhD, RN, FAAN, each other while supporting tee, for their commitment to making this goal a reality. I recently joined The Ohio State our alma mater. am optimistic that all of our alums will give generously in University College of Nursing as Nursing alumni enjoy honor of their own education provided by this great place, vice dean and professor. connecting with their class- the nursing profession, and the university. With your help, I She brings to this admin- mates, other alumni, and to- know we will reach our goal. To make a contribution, please istrative role her extensive research experience in commu- day’s students and faculty at a variety of events coordinated visit nursing.osu.edu/ways-to-give. nity-centered cancer control. Her throughout the year. Whether we cheer on Buckeye student I encourage you to join the Alumni Society and get current collaborations include athletes at sporting events, including football, hockey, and involved. Annual dues are just $25, $500 for lifetime studies in California with Korean- football tailgates, or gather for a wine tasting in support of membership, or $250 for alums 62 and older. Becoming American women, in Oregon with student scholarships, our gatherings are varied. We strive to dues-paying members allows us all to show our apprecia- Chinese Americans, and in Ari- offer something for everyone. tion for the College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, zona with Latinos. Menon, with her collaborators in Arizona, is New this year, the football tailgate during Reunion and the outstanding nursing education we received. Joining conducting a multi-million dollar Weekend was complimentary to all active members of the the Alumni Society entitles you to participate in our many project on increasing colorectal College of Nursing Alumni Society. This was a wonderful events and Homecoming Weekend festivities, including the cancer screening among the poor opportunity to welcome the college’s new dean, Dr. Berna- complimentary football tailgate and entrance in the ticket and underserved. dette Melnyk, as well to wish outgoing dean Dr. Elizabeth lottery for the OSU vs. Nebraska football game. We would Menon’s vision for the college includes enhancing the Lenz a fond farewell and thank her for her unwavering sup- love to have you join us as a member. excellent academic programs port. Let me personally thank the many alumni who gener- The College of Nursing Alumni Society, in partnership already in place while attracting ously gave a financial contribution in honor of Dean Lenz’s with the college, will host a full calendar of opportunities and retaining faculty from under- tenure. Through your generosity, room 256 in the Technol- for you to connect with your fellow Buckeye Nurses. We represented groups and increas- ogy Learning Complex (TLC) is now the Dean Elizabeth R. look forward to hosting both annual and new events for our ing the diversity of research Lenz Clinical Excellence Laboratory. young and “not as young” alumni. And, we look forward to collaborations. “I am convinced that joining In everything we do, we strive to support the college’s welcoming you home to your College of Nursing! the Buckeye family at the College student nurses. Being a student nurse is the one common With more than 10,000 alumni of the Ohio State Col- of Nursing was the best decision experience that binds us all together. In addition to pro- lege of Nursing, our Alumni Society serves all. Please con- for my career,” said Menon. “I gramming for our alumni, we also host opportunities to tact me at [email protected] with your ideas, comments, am heartened by the high caliber connect with the college’s student nurses. Encouragement or questions. of the education offerings and unsurpassed talent of my colleagues at OSU, and I am very appointment in the Mayo Clinic focusing on the development and nursing. Her community-centered certain we are going to move College of Medicine, MN and the testing of tailored interventions research studies have been ahead in transformational ways.” Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, AZ. to increase early detection of implemented in diverse popula- ensure that there will always be the high- the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that valued alumni. We encourage your ideas She most recently held an Prior to ASU, Menon was cancer. She teaches across nurs- tion groups such as African est caliber of nurses equipped to effec- ever has.” –Margaret Mead and feedback. Please contact Katie Auker- appointment at the College of an associate professor at the ing curricula, including graduate Americans, the Amish commu- tively promote health, impact policy and man at [email protected] to share Nursing and Health Innovation at University of Illinois at Chicago elective courses in conducting nity, Chinese American women, Arizona State University where College of Nursing and co-PI of interventions with diverse popu- Korean Americans, Latinos, transform healthcare. Find out more at We are a strong community of dedi- your thoughts. she was the Pamela Kidd Dis- the P60 Center for the Elimina- lations and conducting integra- sexual minority individuals, and nursing.osu.edu/ways-to-give. cated and committed Buckeye Nurses Buckeye Nurses: this is your call to tinguished Research Professor, tion of Health Disparities. tive literature reviews. older South Asian immigrants. who embody the spirit of The Ohio State action. How will you respond? co-director of the T32: Training A major emphasis in Menon chaired and taught She received her doctor- Building a stronger community of University College of Nursing. With your in Health Disparities Science Menon’s work has been on three Nursing Research Institutes ate in nursing science and a Buckeye Nurses help, we can build an even stronger com- Katie Aukerman is alumni and donor program, and former director of increasing early detection among nationally for the Oncology Nurs- master of science in nursing from the Southwest Consortium for “Never doubt that a small, group of munity. We are always working on new relations coordinator for the College of aging and vulnerable popula- ing Society/Foundation, mentor- Indiana University and a bachelor Health Promotion and Behavior tions and the reduction of health ing junior faculty to develop of science in nursing from Lander thoughtful, committed citizens can change and different ways to connect with our Nursing. Change. She also held a joint disparities in cancer prevention, programs of research in oncology University.

34 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2012 35 Steward receives Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching TLA offers Patrick team study published in JAMA distance Dr. Deborah Steward, associate Associate Professor Thelma (ANCC). The study—published in focus on nurs- professor in the College of Nurs- education Patrick, PhD, RN, took part in the April edition of the Journal of ing excellence ing, has been named a recipient an interdisciplinary team that the American Medical Associa- in RNE and of the 2012 Alumni Award for opportunities revealed very low birth weight tion (JAMA) and funded by the Magnet Hospi- Distinguished Teaching. The pres- infants fare better in hospitals Robert Wood Johnson Founda- tals improves tigious award honors superior The College of Nursing’s Trans- designated as Recognition for tion Interdisciplinary Nursing the care these teaching by Ohio State faculty. A formational Learning Academy Nursing Excellence (RNE) and Quality Research Initiative and infants receive surprise presentation was made for Nursing & Health (TLA) has Magnet Hospitals by the Ameri- the National Institute of Nursing and their by Michael Boehm, university opened its online doors to can Nurses Credentialing Center Research—suggests that the Dr. Thelma Patrick outcomes. vice provost, and Archie Grif- nursing and healthcare profes- fin, president and CEO of the sionals, providing unparalleled Ohio State Alumni Association. learner-centered interdisciplinary Steward’s family had been noti- continuing education opportuni- Students create new videos for IV therapy fied in advance so that they could ties. The academy offers distance be present. Steward has been education courses, as well as a faculty member at Ohio State conferences, workshops, and since 1999. online non-contact hour bearing courses on a variety of health topics for lifelong learning. Dr. Deborah Steward with her “We want to build upon the husband Rich Humenick (center), college’s expertise in continuing Alumni Association President and CEO Archie Griffin, Vice Provost Mike education coursework to provide Boehm, and Dean Bernadette Melnyk. a stellar program that truly fits healthcare professionals’ needs,” said Jackie Loversidge, MS, RNC, director of TLA. “This online Health sciences team receives $8M MEDTAPP funding continuing education program will be quickly rolled out to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical A team of transdisciplinary healthcare leaders from Ohio State has hensive care and clinical training opportunities for health profession Center as well as other colleges received over $8 million from a Medicaid Technical Assistance Policy students. Physical and mental healthcare will be integrated at the and national markets.” ProgramLeadership grant to make healthcare accessible and affordable to an ¢er innovation.and healthy lifestyle programs provided in order to improve the The first online course offer- increasing number of Ohioans by attracting, retaining, and educating local community’s health and wellness outcomes.” ing offered this spring, “Phar- health care professionals. In order to engage the activity areas through fiscal year 2013, macology for Advanced Practice The MEDTAPP Health Access Initiative Funding (MEDTAPP HAI) students trained and supported by scholarships provided by the grant Nursing CE,” is underway, and has Thefunded Ohio six State program University activity College areas of atNursing OSU foreducates a total of $8.68 mil- include dozens of medical students, advanced practice nurses, and is designed to meet the Ohio lionand over prepares the next nurse 15 months. leaders Theand innovators,six activity tareasransforming include projects social workers, most with mental health specialties. health and revolutionizing healthcare. Board of Nursing pharmacology on developing Are you interdisciplinaryinterested in becoming curricular a nurse, programs an advanced in community The state has made available up to $28 million in federal match- requirement for nurses authorized health,practice coordination, nurse, a nurse and oversight;scientist, or expanding a nurse educator? MOMS2B, We a program ing funds for projects and program development to attract, train and to prescribe. The asynchronous to decreasehave the rightinfant program mortality for inyou, low-income regardless neighborhoods;of where you providing retain the health care professionals currently in short supply to handle web-based course addresses the dentistryare in toyour special career. populations; enhancing interdisciplinary behavioral an expected increase of over 37 percent served by Medicaid in the Our cutting-edge BSN, RN to BSN, MS, PhD, and DNP pharmacokinetic principles and Student video producers, from left: Emily Michelich, Sarah Porteus, Katherine Dupey, Rachel Reineck, Jared Oing, health;programs increasing are fully advanced accredited—with practice nursing; some completely and forming partner- next two years. These dollars can be used to match state appropri- clinical applications of thera- Madeline Leisring, Seth Gambone, Ashley Good. shipsonline. with Ourhigh nationally volume Medicaidrenowned sites.faculty are leaders ated, institutional, philanthropic and local funds. peutic drugs and devices used teachingCo-Principal leaders. Investigators in this project are Charles Lockwood, The following Ohio State colleges, schools, departments, insti- by practitioners in primary and A group of eight Nursing 402 students volunteered to update the IV skills videos that were used in the MD, dean The ofCollege the Ohio of Nursing State Collegeemphasizes of Medicine wellness, and Bernadette Mel- tutes and centers are participating: College of Medicine, including the acute health care settings. The course for the past five years. The students reviewed, researched, rehearsed, critiqued each other, and then nyk,innovation, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP,and entrepreneurship. FNAP, ClinicalFAAN, universityexperiences chief wellness School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and the departments of here are evidence-based and highly personalized. course also will help practitioners created the videos that are now current and well done. officer Visitand nursing.osu.edudean of the College and take of theNursing. lead in creating an Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, and Psychiatry; College examine the legal, ethical, and Topics covered in the videos include IV primary and secondary infusions, IV pumps (operation, special exciting“This grant future. is instrumental in expanding transdisciplinary provid- of Nursing; College of Dentistry; College of Social Work; College of financial implications of prescrip- features, and alarm troubleshooting), IV push meds (how to prepare from ampule, vial, or carpuject and ers with skills necessary to sensitively care for vulnerable populations Public Health; College of Pharmacy; College of Optometry; College of tive practice. dilute if needed), IV starts with Nexiva catheter, phelbotomy, and blood transfusions and patient monitoring. and helping the College of Nursing to launch its first health and well- Education & Human Ecology; the International Poverty Solutions Col- More information is avail- Clinical assistant professor and course instructor Carolyn Schubert, DNP, RN-BC, said, “I was very ness center at University Hospital East,” said Melnyk. “The innovative laborative; Kirwan Institute for Race & Ethnicity; the Nisonger Center, able by contacting Jackie Lover- impressed with the quality of their work. These will be excellent teaching tools for our future students in center will involve other disciplines in providing team-based compre- and OSU Extension. sidge at [email protected]. courses teaching IV therapy.”

36 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2012 37 EXTRA! Buckeye Wellness Tips are published monthly in OSUToday, the university’s daily Buckeye online news service. See Buckeye Wellness tips at WellnessTip www.nursing.osu.edu/BWT BASED ON THE BEST EVIDENCE

Melnyk receives 2012 MNRS Senior Scientist award Amaya appointed college’s first director of health In her first year at Ohio State, membership. Every year, the prove quality of care and patient recently served a four-year term promotion & wellness Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, Midwest Nursing Research outcomes through sustaining on the United States Preventive CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN, Society presents awards to evidence-based practice. Services Task Force. In 2011, she associate vice president for selected members of the society Her record includes more received the inaugural NIH/NINR Megan Amaya, PhD, has joined Dean Bernadette Melnyk’s role health promotion, university who have made significant and than $19 million of sponsored Director’s Lectureship Award and the College of Nursing as director as associate vice president for chief wellness officer, and dean notable contributions to the field funding from federal agencies as was inducted into Sigma Theta of health promotion and wellness. health promotion and univer- of the College of Nursing, was of nursing through research. principal investigator and more Tau International’s Research Hall While anchored in the college, sity chief wellness officer. The recognized as a 2012 Senior Melnyk was chosen for her than 180 publications. Melnyk is of Fame. She has twice been this university-wide position activities are wide ranging, from Scientist by the Midwest Nursing accomplishments as an inter- editor of four books, including the recognized as an Edge Runner by provides strategic planning and implementing Creating Oppor- Research Society (MNRS) at its nationally recognized expert in well-known Evidence-based Prac- the American Academy of Nurs- implementation of health and tunities for Personal Empower- annual conference. intervention research, evidence- tice in Nursing & Healthcare and ing, most recently for her COPE wellness activities at Ohio State ment (COPE), a comprehensive The Midwest Nursing based practice, and child and a new book entitled Intervention Program for parents of premature and surrounding communities. cognitive-behavioral therapy Research Society Senior Scientist adolescent mental health. She Research: Designing, Conducting, infants. A number of innovative program designed to posi- Recognition Program provides is a frequent keynote speaker at Analyzing and Funding. Past MNRS Senior Scientist health and wellness offerings tively impact the mental health recognition by peers for mem- national and international confer- Melnyk is an elected fel- award recipients from the Col- are being rolled out to students, outcomes of OSU freshmen, to bers’ scholarly achievements, ences and has consulted with low of the American Academy lege of Nursing include Pamela staff, faculty, alumni and neigh- facilitating the development of mentorship, and service and healthcare systems and colleges of Nursing and the National Salsberry, PhD, RN and Karen boring communities. As part of Buckeye Wellness Packs, which represents the highest class of throughout world on how to im- Academies of Practice. She Ahijevych, PhD, RN, FAAN. her responsibilities, Amaya col- will begin their statewide launch laborates with the newly formed during President Gordon Gee’s university health and wellness annual summer tour. Amaya also council, the Office of Human is a trainer for the nurse and Megan Amaya Graham named associate dean; Resources, OSU Medical Plan health athlete program currently 23 new faculty and staff join college and the health science colleges in pilot project status (see page made a commitment to employ- ordinator, teaching group fitness Nash, assistant dean to develop nutrition, healthy 24). ees by incorporating comprehen- classes at the Dublin Community workplace, and other wellness Amaya serves as chair of sive worksite health promotion Recreation Center as well as The following new faculty and dean, associate vice president recommendations to make Ohio the Health Ohio Business Coun- Margaret Graham, PhD, FNP, PNP, chief nursing officer, University staff have recently joined the for health promotion, chief and wellness programs into their teaching nutrition and exercise State “the healthiest university cil, a group of Ohio companies worksites. courses at DeVry University and was appointed associate dean for Hospital/Ross Heart Hospital; College of Nursing: wellness officer on the globe.” sharing best practices for a advanced practice and commu- and clinical professor at the Usha Menon, PhD, RN, FAAN, Prior to her role at Ohio Columbus State. Amaya earned Amaya spearheads well- healthy workforce and a healthy State, Amaya was the City of her doctorate in health and exer- nity partnerships by Dean college. Megan Amaya, PhD, CHES, vice dean and professor ness initiatives in support of economy. These companies have Bernadette Melnyk. An expert As part of the executive AFAA, director of health Lisa Mowery, MA, coordinator Dublin’s employee wellness co- cise science from Ohio State. nurse practitioner, promotion & wellness of career services and academic she has been Kimberly Arcoleo, PhD, MPH, advisor educating associate professor Melissa Pavolino, executive Barker goes students on Lynn Gallagher-Ford, PhD(c), assistant nursing and health RN, NE-BC, director of the Allison Rosenberg, MSN, to China policy for more Center for Transdisciplinary clinical instructor than 30 years. Evidence-based Practice Jeanette Russ, MS, academic Elizabeth Barker, APRN, BC, FNP, Certified as both a Kate Gawlik, MS, clinical advisor FAANP, CHE, PhD, director of family and instructor Madhurima Sarkar, research the MS program and associate pediatric nurse Krista Hamilton, office associate associate professor of clinical nursing, trav- practitioner, she Folake Hannan, executive Laura Szalacha, EdD, research eled to China in March to teach a teaches at the assistant associate professor research class to nursing students graduate level and David Hrabe, PhD, RN, associate Laurel Van Dromme, chief of and faculty, and to consult with practices with Margaret Graham Mary Nash professor of clinical nursing staff and strategic parnerships their master’s students on their Ohio State’s Kathryn Kelley, chief Dan Weberg, MHI, PhD(c), research projects. Department of Family Medicine. leadership team, Nash and advancement officer clinical instructor Mary Nash, PhD, RN, FAAN, Graham will oversee and grow Bindu Koshy, CTEP technology Shauntae Yankasky, Dr. Elizabeth Barker (front row, FACHE, has been appointed advanced practice opportunities coordinator coordinator, student programs center) received teaching credentials assistant dean. She serves as within the Wexner Medical Pamela Lowe, director of Sinead Yarberry, MS, clinical and was made part of the faculty at chief nurse executive, OSU Center and in regional business development instructor the Fourth Military Medical University Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, Kathy York, executive assistant in Xi’an, China. The red banner Health System; associate vice and neighborhood communities, says, “Award Ceremony of Guest president for Health Sciences; respectively. CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN, to Dean Bernadette Melnyk Professor.”

38 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2012 39 1950s 1974, 1982 MS Linda Nelson was appointed the chief nursing officer in vulnerable populations at risk RN to BSN enrollment increases with Medical appointed by Ohio Gov. John at Columbus Public Health in for health outcomes disparities. 1952, 1960 MS Barbara Weaver Kasich to the North Central State Columbus, OH. She also serves as was inducted into the Capital College (NCSC) Board of Trustees. assistant health commissioner. In 1995 Kristen Bergmann-Pelshaw Center partnership and support University Professor Hall of Honor Ms. Nelson was appointed to a her new roles at Columbus Public received the Nightingale Award and received the Capital two-year term that will conclude Health, Bechtel will lead the for Nursing Excellence in the The College of Nursing joined University award for Distinguished in January 2014. NCSC is a public department’s nursing functions, category of Education and with the Wexner Medical Center Service to Nursing. Capital two-year institution located near help address community health Research. Ms. Bergmann- last fall to create a new campaign University is a private four-year Mansfield, OH, and currently issues, serve as a liaison with Pelshaw is currently working as a promoting the college’s RN to undergraduate institution and enrolls 3,500 students. Nelson is healthcare, academic and Clinical Nurse Specialist in the BSN program to nurses at the graduate school located in the currently serving as director of community partners, and respond NICU at Beaumont Hospital in medical center. Entitled, “It’s time Columbus, OH. nursing at MedCentral Health to public health threats. Troy, MI. to put BSN after your name,” System in Mansfield. the campaign scheduled several 1960s 1986, 1984 MS Danette Birkhimer 2000s information sessions for nurses 1977 MS Colleen Keller was received the 2011 Excellence to attend. The sessions were 1968 Betsy Frank received the inducted as a Fellow in the Award from The Ohio State 2005 Emily McClanahan Funk promoted through a direct mail Excellence in Teaching award American Academy of Nursing. University Medical Center. Award received a master of science brochure featuring Dean Berna- from the National League of The Academy Fellowship recipients were recognized for degree in nursing from the Duke dette Melnyk and Chief Nurse Nursing for outstanding represents the nation’s top nurse their dedication and commitment University Nurse Anesthesia Executive Mary Nash, as well as achievements and contributions researchers, policymakers, to values that improve people’s Program in 2010. She was announcements in the medical to the advancement of excellence scholars, executives, educators lives. awarded the Sigma Theta Tau center newsletter. Nurse manag- in nursing education. Frank was and practitioners. Keller is the International Honor Society of ers were asked to encourage their recognized for her service to first Foundation Professor in 1990s Nursing Thelma Ingles Excellence direct reports to attend. students at the Indiana State Women’s Health at Arizona State in Clinical Expertise & Scholarly The medical center is sup- University College of Nursing. She University and director of both the 1990 PhD Marilyn (Lynn) S. Activities Award and the Duke porting the efforts of their nurses has been a faculty member since Hartford Center of Geriatric Sommers was named the director University School of Nursing to earn their degrees by forming 1994 and has been a fellow in the Nursing Excellence and the of the Center for Global Women’s Dean’s Special Recognition study groups and mentorships. league’s Academy of Nursing Center for Healthy Outcomes in Health at the University of Award for Distinguished Tuition for most medical center Nursing students lunch and chat with Gee Education since 2007. Aging. She is among the leaders Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Professional Service. As a employees can be reimbursed. who research geriatric and racial The Center for Global Women’s student of nurse anesthesia, Funk The results of the campaign Students representing each of the College of Nursing programs from BSN to the doctoral level were invited 1970s disparities linked to specific Health (CGWH) is an served as the American were very successful, with a for lunch and conversation with university President E. Gordon Gee. The ten students went to Bricker Hall in health outcomes, such as interdisciplinary collection of Association of Nurse Anesthetist- total of 282 applicants, versus October. 1970, 1974 MS Joan Baumgardner cardiovascular health, based on faculty and students who elected student representative to 154 from the previous year; 110 retired from the University of evidence obtained in her clinical collaborate on women’s health the education committee where nurses from the medical center Akron College of Nursing. practice. scholarship, education, and she published 12 monthly student applied for the upcoming year. Baumgardner first retired in 1999, clinical practice relevant to global news articles in the AANA Elizabeth Cullen, clinical in- and returned to the college as a 1980s issues. At the center, Sommers NewsBulletin. Currently, she is a structor and director of the RN to part-time faculty member in 2000. studies injury related to sexual CRNA at Duke University Hospital BSN program, is looking to further 1982 Nancie Bechtel was assault and risk-taking behaviors in Duraham, NC. expand the program’s reach and size. “Because our program is 2008 PhD Joanne Lester edited completely online, we can grow the award-winning Oncology enrollment and not be concerned Call for nominations Nursing Society’s publication, about classroom or clinical Cancer Rehabilitation and space,” she said. “We are gearing 2012 College of Nursing Alumni Society Awards Survivorship: Transdisciplinary up to expand the program to all Approaches to Personalized corners of Ohio and beyond.” Every year, the College of Nursing Alumni Society recognizes outstanding alumni in four Care. The publication received Recent changes in the tuition honorable mention in the pricing structure now make online categories: Community Service, Distinguished Alumni, Distinguished Recent Alumni and Mildred E. Newton Distinguished Educator. Nursing and Allied Health programs such as RN to BSN Services Category of the more affordable to out-of-state American Publishers Awards Please consider nominating an outstanding College of Nursing alumnus for one of students. As long as they take for Professional and Scholarly their course exclusively online, these honors. Criteria and the nomination form are available at www.nursing.osu.edu/ Excellence (PROSE Award). they do not have to pay out-of- Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee (center) is surrounded by nursing students, from left, back row: Scott alumniawards. Nominations are due by July 1, 2012. Lester, a certified nurse state rates for tuition, only a Wallace, Kelsey Wincek, Maryanne Tranter, Alexa Welch, Joy Sickles, Marie Brunner, Joshua E. Gossett; front row: practitioner and clinical assistant Sarah Fortin, Amanda McGaughy, Kristin Bowersox. small service fee. professor in The Ohio State

40 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2012 41 University College of Nursing, recently was selected as a co- recipient of the 2012 Oncology In memoriam Nursing Society (ONS) Excellence Remembering our classmates, colleagues and friends in Survivor Advocacy Award. She Pamela J. Agisim 1988 Carol F. Gergis 1963 Joyce G. Payton 1964 will receive the award in New Harriet S. Altmaier 1947 Bonnie M. Glandon 1973 Melody L. Popovski 1984 Orleans in May 2012. Carol R. Bieber 1983 J. Patricia Jackson 1945 Geraldine G. Price Margaret V. Bittner 1938 Marie Jones 1955 Faith R. Robinson 1957 2011 MS Marie Gudz, board Janet A. Black 1967 Betty W. Karn 1943 Indrani S. Rodrigo 1983 ACTIVE GRANTS (2011-2012)* certified as a women’s health Alma L. Brill 1946 Galia Keny 2010 Mary B. Rohe 1949 nurse practitioner, has joined Patrick M. Byrne 1985 Lois A. Kinsey 1946 Coleen S. Rohrer 1950 Northern Berkshire OB/GYN at Harlene A. Caroline 1970 Nancy G. Laux 1947 Roberta N. Ross 1957 North Adams Regional Hospital in Norma S. Cortese 1948 Lucinda T. Magruder 1968 Amy A. Santo 1999 Ahijevych, Karen (PI). Correlating Ford, Jodi (PI). The contribution of Nursing, $200K, 2011-2013. based RCT. Funded by NIH/National North Adams, MA. Gudz is serving Elsie S. Crouch 1944 Molly P. Maloney 1998 Barbara S. Shade 1956 taste receptor gene polymorphisms neighborhood and school disadvan- Institute of Nursing Research, $2.3M, the practice as a certified nurse Helen J. Davis 1949 Wyrelene S. Mays 1975 Mary Lou M. Shanahan 1953 and bitter taste phenotype. Funded by tage during adolescence to sexual Lester, Joanne (PI). A randomized 2009-2013. midwife. Mary G. Docter 1950 Mary F. McCandlish 1956 Elisabeth B. Shearer 1941 Cancer Control Program Small Pilot, risk and STI during young adulthood: screening trial to explore the effect —Compiled by Katie Aukerman $7K, 2011. A multilevel analysis. Funded by Rob- of omega-3 fatty acids on atrophic Melnyk, Bernadette (PI/project Miriam M. Dornbirer 1964 Dianne C. McClave 1975 James F. Sipp ert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse vaginitis in postmenopausal breast director). KySS Fellowship for NPs Mary W. Dunn 1944 Patricia H. McGlumphy 1955 Ruth E. Smart 1961 Ahijevych, Karen (PI). Advanced Faculty Scholar Program, $350K, 2010 cancer survivors. Funded by Midwest in underserved US: Improving child Please share your professional Anna F. Elden 1996 Carolyn D. Mooney 1965 Teresa B. Stinson 1976 education nursing traineeship pro- -2013. Nursing Research Society/ Rehabili- & teen mental health. Funded by the accomplishments with your fellow Mary O. Essig 1975 Kay C. Myers 1959 Ruth S. Stockfish 1957 gram. Funded by Health Resources tation Nurses Foundation/ Cancer & Department of Health and Human alumni. Send your updates to & Services Administration, $61K, Graham, Margaret (PI), Warren, Bar- Leukemia Group B, $40K, 2010-2012. Services/Health Resources and Ser- Phyllis T. Fosdick 1959 Tarita M. Noble 1959 Marilee L. Ulrich 1958 Katie Aukerman at 2011-2012. bara (team member). Nurse practitio- vices Administration (HRSA), $894K, Celia L. Gebhart 1968 Judy C. Overly 1961 Rose K. Wetherill 1990 ners managing co-occurring mental Lester, Joanne (PI). Research and 2008-2012. [email protected]. Ahijevych, Karen (PI), Graham, Mar- and physical disorders. Funded by training grant for psychiatric mental garet (co-I). Mechanisms of Bitter US Health Resources and Services health nursing specialty. Funded by Melnyk, Bernadette (co-PI). New in- Taste Phenotype and Oral Nicotine Administration, $894K, 2010-2013. Ohio Department of Mental Health, tegrated interprofessional curriculum Replacement Use in Smokers. Funded $20K. 2010-2012. model. Funded by the Josiah Macy by NIH/National Institute on Drug Graham, Margaret (PI). Advanced Foundation, $299K, 2010-2012. Abuse, $412K, 2009-2012. education nursing grants. Funded by Lester, Joanne (co-I). ACE that mam- 2011 College of Nursing Alumni Society Award winners Health Resources & Services Admin- mogram: Reducing issues related to Melnyk, Bernadette (co-PI with Dean Barker, Elizabeth (co-PI), Von Sad- istration, $324K, 2010-2013. access, cost, and expertise. Funded Charles Lockwood from the College owsky, Victoria (co-PI). Effective- by Susan B. Komen For the Cure, of Medicine). Ohio State University Every year, the College of Nursing Alumni recognition of exceptional achievement or Nursing Alumni Society by serving on its ness & benefit of two STI prevention Graham, Margaret (PI), Ahijevych, $60K, 2010-2011. MEDTAPP Health Care Access Initia- Society recognizes outstanding alumni in four national/international leadership in one or board in a variety of capacities, including delivery methods for military women. Karen (co-PI). Web-based smoking tive. Funded by the Medicaid Techni- Funded by Uniformed Services Uni- cessation for women: a pilot study. McCarthy, Donna (PI). Muscle func- cal Assistance and Policy Program, categories: Community Service, Distinguished more areas of nursing. Kaldor retired from several terms as treasurer as well as leading versity of the Health Sciences, $529K, Funded by Pfizer Inc., $101K, 2009- tion and depression-like behavior in $8.68M, 2012-2013. Alumni, Distinguished Recent Alumni and The Ohio State University last year after numerous fundraising events. She is heading 2011-2014. 2012. a mouse model of cancer fatigue. Mildred E. Newton Distinguished Educator. 35 years of distinguished service as an the alumni scholarship committee efforts with Funded by NIH/National Institute of Menon, Usha (PI), Szalacha, Laura Following are the winners for 2011. oncology nurse. She the goal of raising $1 million by the college’s Bauldoff, Gerene (co-PI). Long-term Hyun, Sookyung (PI). Applying Nursing Research, $2.22M, 2012–2016. (co-I). Developing a bilingual, parent- Oxygen Therapy Trial. Funded by Artificial Intelligence to ICU Pressure centered intervention to promote HPV was the first director of 2014 centennial. NIH/ National Heart, Lung, and Blood Ulcer Prediction and Prevention. McCarthy, Donna (PI). Depression vaccination in Latino adolescents. Karen Ahijevych, BSN ‘70, MS ‘71, PhD ‘92, oncology nursing at the Institute, $1.93M, 2006-2012. Funded by the OSU Center for Clinical and fatigue in a mouse model of lung Funded by Arizona State University received the Mildred E. Newton Distinguished James Cancer Hospital Christopher Tod Brindle, BSN ‘01, received and Translational Science, $15K, carcinoma. Funded by Oncology College of Nursing and Health In- Educator Award. This award is presented by and Solove Research the Distinguished Recent Alumnus Award. Browning, Kristine (PI). Developing 2011-2012. Nursing Society Foundation, $50K, novation, $3K, 2012-2013. the Alumni Society to a College of Nursing Institute. Kaldor has This award is presented by the Alumni an ePersonal Health Record (PHR) for 2010-2012. delivery of tobacco dependence Landers, Timothy (PI). Impact of pet Menon, Usha (co-I). Korean im- graduate who is a current or former educator been a consultant at Society to a College of Nursing graduate treatment to oncology patients who ownership on SA/MRSA colonization Rowell, Jennie (PI-student), Mc- migrants & mammography—culture or dean. Ahijevych Roswell Park, City of who has graduated within the previous ten smoke. Funded by OSU College of in children & families. Funded by NIH/ Carthy, Donna (faculty sponsor). specific health intervention. Funded has been involved in Hope and a hospital in years and whose accomplishments exemplify Nursing Seed Grant, $10K, 2012-2013. National Institutes of Child Health Osteosarcoma genetics using an by National Cancer Institute, $260K, nursing education for Australia. She is the outstanding professionalism as a nurse. and Human Development, $153K, animal model. Funded by NIH/Na- 2007-2011. Chaudry, Rosemary (PI). Survey of 2012-2013. tional Institute of Nursing Research/ nearly 30 years. She is recipient of several nursing awards, including Brindle began his nursing career at The public health nurses’ self-reported National Research Service Award, Menon, Usha (primary mentor). Tar- the associate dean of the James Nursing Excellence in Leadership James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research practice competency. Funded by As- Landers, Timothy (co-PI) A systematic $420, 2009-2011. geted breast educational programs academic affairs in The Award. Institute and is now employed at the Virginia sociation of Community Health Nurse oral care program in post-mechan- for Chinese Americans. Funded by Ohio State University Commonwealth Educators, $1.3K, 2011-2012. ically ventilated post-intensive care McCarthy, Donna (PI). Development American Cancer Society, $40K, College of Nursing, and Katherine Kisker, BSN ‘66, MS ‘67, received University Medical patients. Funded by Medline Indus- of a nursing intervention for cancer 2009-2013. Chaudry, Rosemary (PI). Food, Fun, & tries, Inc., $31K, 2010-2012. cachexia. Funded by NIH/National an excellent mentor to the Community Service Award that is Center, serving on the Fitness in Weinland Park. Funded by Institute of Nursing Research, $225K, Neal, Jeremy (PI). Physiologic par- students and to faculty. A presented to a School/College of Nursing wound care team as a OSU Area Health Education Center Landers, Timothy (PI), Wills, Celia 2008-2011. tograph to improve birth safety and Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, graduate who has made a significant certified wound-ostomy- Grant, $5K, 2011-2012. (co-I). Role of pet ownership in staph outcomes among low-risk, nullipa- she has continued to teach baccalaureate, contribution to promote the profession of continence nurse aureus/MRSA colonization. Funded McCarthy, Donna (PI). Psychoneuro- rous women with spontaneous labor Clark, Yvonne (PI–student), Mc- by National Institute of Allergy and immune contributions to postpartum onset: a prospective, feasibility trial. master’s, and doctoral students. Her own nursing to the general public through (CWOCN). He is also Carthy, Donna (faculty sponsor). Anti- Infectious Diseases (NIAID), $153K, depression. Funded by University of Funded by OSU College of Nursing scholarship has focused on bio-behavioral volunteer work for a sustained period of time. certified in advanced oxidant treatment of muscle wasting 2011-2014. Colorado, $35.8K, 2009-2012. Seed Grant, $5K, 2012-2013. aspects of nicotine dependence and factors Throughout Kitty’s burn life support. Brindle and fatigue in tumor bearing mice. influencing nicotine metabolism among career, she has is completing graduate Funded by NIH/National Institute of Landers, Timothy (PI). Impact of pet McDaniel, Jodi (PI). Profiling Neal, Jeremy (PI). Inflammatory African Americans and Caucasians. She has championed student studies in administration and management Nursing Research/National Research ownership on SA/MRSA coloniza- lipid mediators of inflammation in markers as predictors of active labor Service Award, $53K, 2011-2012. tion in children & families. Funded microenvironment of chronic venous onset among nulliparous women. published more than 50 manuscripts and has rights, having chaired at Virginia Commonwealth. He has received by National Institute of Child Health stasis ulcers. NIH/Center for Clinical Funded by NIH/National Institute of made more than 54 presentations. the university committee the Excellence in Patient Care Award from Dale, Helen (PI–student), Polivka, & Human Development, $41.9K, and Translational Science (CCTS) Nursing Research, $153K, 2010-2012. on academic the James Cancer Center, and Excellence in Barbara (faculty sponsor) and socio- 2011-2013. Pilot Studies Program Award, $25K, Phyllis Kaldor, BSN ‘76, MS ‘93, received the misconduct. She has Patient Education, Leadership, Innovation, ecomics on health of African Ameri- 2010-2012. Neal, Jeremy (PI). Inflammation in can women. Funded by Sigma Theta Lenz, Elizabeth (PI). Nursing Educa- pre- & post-active labor admission Distinguished Alumni Award that is presented been a tireless worker and New Knowledge Awards from Virginia Tau International Society of Nursing., tion Grant Program: Post-licensure Melnyk, Bernadette (PI). COPE/ groups. Funded by Midwest Nursing for outstanding service to the college or for for the College of Commonwealth University Medical Center. $1.5K, 2011-2012. Programs. Funded by Ohio Board of Healthy lifestyles for teens: A School- Research Society, $10K, 2010-2011.

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Patrick, Thelma (co-I). The effect of provement, $25K, 2011-2012. Funded by NIH/National Institute for NCRR Recovery Act Administrative Amaya M., Petosa, RL. (2012). An Neighborhood social disorganization Loversidge, J. (2011). Government lifestyles in adolescents. Journal of nursing on NICU patient outcomes. Nursing Research, $1.2M, 2010-2013. Supplement for Collaborative Com- evaluation of a worksite exercise and the acquisition of trichomoniasis regulation: Parallel and powerful. In Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 16(3), Funded by NIH/National Institute of Polivka, Barbara (PI), Chaudry, Salsberry, Pamela (PI), Bernhard, munity Engagement Research, $588K, intervention using the social cognitive among young adults in the United J. A. Milstead (Ed.), Health Policy & 199-206. Funding Research, $14K, 2008-2012. Rosemary (co-I). Analyzing the differ- Linda (co-PI). Graduate assistance 2009-2011. theory: a pilot study. Health Education States. American Journal of Public Politics (pp. 91-127). (4rd ed.). ences between position descriptions in areas of national need program. Journal, Vol 71(2), 133. Health, 101, 1696-1703. Sudbury: Jones & Bartlett. Kelly, S., Melnyk, B., Jacobson, D., & Patrick, Thelma (PI). Implementing for Ohio public health nurses and Funded by US Department of Educa- Steward, Deborah (PI). Advanced O’Haver, J. (2011). Correlates among the Centering Pregnancy® model at standard indicators of public health tion, $132K, 2010-2013. education nursing grants. Funded by Baker, C., Fortney, C., Wewers, M., & Graham, M., Graham, T. S. (2011). Rowell, J.L., McCarthy, D. & Alvarez, healthy lifestyle cognitive beliefs, the OSU OB/GYN clinic. Funded by and public health nursing compe- Health Resources & Services Admin- Ahijevych, K. (2011). The cultural Healthcare reform: What does it C. (2011). Dog models of naturally healthy lifestyle choices, social March of Dimes Ohio Chapter, $34K, tency and scope of practice. Funded Salsberry, Pamela (associate direc- istration, $175K, 2009-2012. context of smoking among immigrants mean for NPs? The Nurse Practitio- occurring cancer. Trends in support, and healthy behaviors in 2012-2013. by Robert Wood Johnson Quick Strike tor). Initiative in population research. from the Former Soviet Union. Journal ner: The American Journal of Primary Molecular Medicine, 17, 380-388. adolescents: Implications for Grant, $25K, 2011. Funded by NIH/National Institute of Hill, Sharon (PI–student), Steward, of Transcultural Nursing, 22, 166-173. Healthcare, Vol 36,5. behavioral change strategies and Patrick, Thelma (PI). Workforce and Child Health & Human Development, Deborah (faculty sponsor). Neurode- Xu, H., Crawford, D., Hutchinson, K., future research. Journal of Pediatric curriculum development for commu- Polivka, Barbara (PI), Chaudry, $2.23M, 2009-2014. velopmental outcomes in infants with Trupp R., Corwin E., Ahijevych K., Graham, M. (2011). Accountable care Youtz, D., Lucchesi, P., Velten, M., Health Care, 25 (4), 216-223. nity health workers in Weinland Park. Rosemary (co-PI). Healthy homes HLHS after hybrid stage I palliation. Nygren T. (2011). The impact of organizations: The future of McCarthy, D., & Wold, L. (2011). Funded by State of Ohio’s Long-term education for nursing students. Sidora-Arcoleo, Kimberly (PI). Funded by NIH/National Institute of educational message framing on healthcare? The Nurse Practitioner: Myocardial dysfunction in an animal Lusk, P., & Melnyk, B. (2011). The brief Direct Care Workforce Project, $75K, Funded by University of Arkansas, Asthma disparities in Latino children: Nursing Research, $27K, 2009-2012. adherence to continuous positive The American Journal of Primary model of cancer cachexia. Life cognitive-behavioral COPE interven- 2011-2012. $48.7K, 2010-2012. Acculturation, iIlness representations airway pressure therapy. Behavioral Healthcare, Vol 36, 8. Sciences, 88, 406-410. tion for depressed adolescents: & CAM. Funded by NIH/National Cen- Warren, Barbara (PI). Psychiatric Sleep Medicine, 9(1), 38-52. Outcomes and feasibility of delivery in Patrick, Thelma (PI). Partnership Polivka, Barbara (PI), Chaudry, ter for Complementary and Alterna- mental health nursing program. Graham, M. (2011). Building a national McDaniel, J., Massey K., & Nicolaou, 30-minute outpatient visits. Journal of with community properties (CPO) Rosemary (co-PI). Developing a tive Medicine, $2.57M, 2009-2013. Funded by Ohio Department of Mental Amaya M., Petosa, RL. (2012). An consensus for APRN regulation. The A. (2011). Fish oil supplementation the American Psychiatric Nurses Impact Corporation to identify health practice-based research in public Health, $15K, 2011-2012. evaluation of a worksite exercise Nurse Practitioner: The American alters levels of lipid mediators of Association, 17(3), 226-236. concerns of female CPO residents of health. Funded by Ohio Environmental Sidora-Arcoleo, Kimberly (PI). Illness intervention using the social cognitive Journal of Primary Healthcare, Vol 36, inflammation in microenvironment of childbearing age. Funded by the CCTS Protection Agency, Office of Environ- representations among Mexican Warren, Barbara (consulting profes- theory: a pilot study. Health Education 5. acute human wounds. Wound Repair Gallagher-Ford, L., Fineout-Overholt, Community Based Participatory Re- mental Education, $25K, 2011-2012. mothers of children with asthma: A sor). Advanced Education Nursing Journal, Vol 71(2), 133. and Regeneration, 19(2): 189-200. E., Melnyk, B., & Stillwell, S. (2011). search Pilot Project, $29K, 2010-2011. factor in health disparities? Funded by Grant, University of Alabama at Bir- Apte, M., Landers, T., Furuya, Y., Rolling out the rapid response team. Polivka, Barbara (PI). Building Southwest Interdisciplinary Research mingham, School of Nursing. Funded Baker, C., Fortney, C., Wewers, M., & Hyman, S., Larson, E. (2011). A Melnyk, B. (2012). Achieving a American Journal of Nursing, May 19 Patrick, Thelma (co-I). Technology in- environmental public health literacy. Center, $100K, 2009-2011. by US Department of Health and Ahijevych, K. (2011). The cultural comparison of two computer high-reliability organization through (Epub ahead of print). novations to promote health. Funded Funded by OSU Center for Clinical Human Services, $746K, 2008-2011. context of smoking among immigrants algorithms to identify surgical site implementation of the ARCC model for by Food Innovation Center Team and Translational Science Community Smith, Laureen (PI). Engaging rural from the Former Soviet Union. Journal infections. Surgical Infections, 12(6): systemwide sustainability of Grossman, D., Moyer, V., Melnyk, B., Award, $2.5K, 2011. Engagement Program Pilot Grants Appalachia in clinical research: Warren, Barbara (consulting profes- of Transcultural Nursing, 22, 166-173. 459-64. evidence-based practice. Nursing Chou, R., DeWitt, T (2011). The for Community Engagement, $30K, A community-based participatory sor). Advanced Education Nursing Administration Quarterly, 36(2): 127-35 anatomy of a US Preventive Services Patrick, Thelma (co-I). Simple sup- 2010-2011. project in Pike County, Ohio. Funded Grant, University of South Alabama, Trupp R., Corwin E., Ahijevych K., Landers, T., Cohen, B., Wittum, T., Task Force recommendation. Lipid pers: A novel approach to child- by NIH/National Center for Research College of Nursing/Department of Nygren T. (2011). The impact of Larson, E. (2011). A review of Jacobson, D. & Melnyk, B. (2012). A screening for children and adoles- hood obesity prevention. Funded by Szalacha, Laura (co-I). Feasibility Resources /Ohio State University Community/Mental Health. Funded by educational message framing on antibiotic use in food animals: primary care healthy choices cents. Archives of Pediatric & Food Innovation Center Seed Grant and usability of a web-based HIV/ Center for Clinical and Translational U.S. Department of Health and Human adherence to continuous positive Perspective, policy & potential. intervention program for overweight Adolescent Medicine, 165(3), 205-210. Awards, $24.9K, 2011-2012. STI prevention intervention for Latina Science, $37.5K, 2011-2012. Services, $1.54M, 2010-2013. airway pressure therapy. Behavioral Public Health Reports, 127, 4-22. and obese school-age children and adolescents. Funded by NIH/National Sleep Medicine, 9(1), 38-52. their parents. Journal of Pediatric Helvie, M., Petitti, D., Calonge, N., Polivka, Barbara (co-I). Assessing Institute on Drug Abuse, $3K, 2011-2012. Smith, Laureen (PI), Salsberry, Wills, Celia (PI). RISP for mental Ross, B., Marine, M., Chou, M., Health Care, 26(2):126:38. Melnyk, B., & Wilt, T. (2011). USPSTF the real and perceived safety risks of Pamela (co-I). Comparing teen men- health services in the aftermath of Walsh, M., & Bernhard, L. (2011). Cohen, B., Chaudry, R., Larson, E., erroneously understated life-years- urban agricultural programs. Funded Tanda, Rika (PI–student), Salsberry, tors to adult group leaders to prevent violence again women. Funded by Selected theories and models for Landers, T., Behta, M. (2011). Methods Kelly, S., Melnyk, B., Belyea, M. gained benefit of mammographic by Food Innovation Center, $44.8K, Pamela (faculty sponsor). Early life Appalachia childhood obesity. Funded Michigan State University, $14K, advanced practice nursing of measuring compliance with (2012). Predicting physical activity screening of women in their 40s. 2012-2013. nutritional environments and cogni- by NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver 2008-2012. (pp.93-121). In J. M. Stanley (Ed.), transmission-based isolation and fruit and vegetable intake in Radiology, 258 (3), 958-959. tive ability in children. Funded by NIH/ National Institute of Child Health & Advanced practice nursing: precautions: Comparison of adolescents: A test of the information, Polivka, Barbara (PI), Chaudry, Rose- National Nursing Research, $70K, Human Development (NICHD), $373K, Wills, Celia (co-I). New graduate Emphasizing common roles (3rd ed.). paper-based and electronic data motivation, behavioral skills model. Hasnain, M., Connell, K., Menon, U. & mary (co-I). Analyzing concordance 2011-2013. 2010-2012. nurses’ judgments of the classifica- Philadelphia: Davis. collection. American Journal of Research in Nursing & Health, 35(2) Tranmer, P. (2011). Patient-centered between position descriptions and tion and risk level of patient care Infection Control, 39(10), 839-43. 146-63. Care for Muslim Women: Provider practice standards for public health Salsberry, Pamela (PI). Pathways to Smith, Laureen (co-I). Engaging urban errors. Funded by Josie King Founda- Feketich, A., Diaz, P., Browning, K., Lu, and Patient Perspectives. Journal of nurses in Ohio. Funded by Research overweight and pubertal timing in and rural Appalachian communi- tion/American Nurses Foundation, B., Koletar, S., Reynolds, N., Wewers, Larson, E., Landers, T., Begg, M. Jacobson, D., & Melnyk, B. (2011). Women’s Health, 20(1), 73-83. Association for Public Health Im- African-American and White girls. ties in clinical research. Funded by $10K, 2011-2012. M. (2012). Safety of varenicline (2011). Building interdisciplinary Psychosocial correlates of healthy among smokers enrolled in thelung research models: A didactic course beliefs, choices and behaviors in Misra, R., Menon, U., Vadaparampil, HIV study. Nicotine & Tobacco to prepare interdisciplinary scholars. overweight and obese school-age S., & Belue, R. (2011). Age- and Research: Official Journal of the Clinical and Translational Science. children: A primary care healthy sex-specific cancer prevention and RECENT AWARDS & HONORS (2011-2012) Society for Research on Nicotine and Vol. 4, no. 1. (February): 38-41. choices intervention pilot study. screening practices among Asian Tobacco. Epub ahead of print. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 26(5), Indian immigrants in the United Furuya, E., Larson, E., Landers, T., Jia, 456-64. States. Journal of Investigative Ferketich, A.K., Otterson, G., King, M, H., Ross, B., Behta, M. (2011). Medicine, Mar 25. PMID:21441831 Ahijevych, Karen. 2011 Mildred E. Melnyk, Bernadette. 2012 Senior Polivka, Barbara. Ohio State Univer- Sidora-Arcoleo, Kimberly. Outstand- Hall, N., Browning, K., Wewers, M.E. Challenges of applying the SHEA/ Melnyk, B., Fineout-Overholt, E., [Epub ahead of print]. Newton Distinguished Educator Scientist Award, Midwestern Nursing sity President and Provost’s Leader- ing Researcher Award, Arizona State (2012). A pilot test of a combined HICPAC metrics for multidrug-resis- Gallagher-Ford, L., & Stillwell, S.B. Award, OSU College of Nursing Research Society ship Institute University, College of Nursing and tobacco dependence treatment and tant organisms to a real-world setting. (2011). Sustaining evidence-based Menon, U., Belue R., Wahab S., Alumni Society Healthcare Innovation lung cancer screening program. Infection Control & Hospital practice through organizational Rugen, K., Kinney, A., Maramaldi, P., Melnyk Bernadette. International Re- Polivka, Barbara. Healthy Homes Lung Cancer, 76, 211-215. Epidemiology. Vol. 32, no. 4. (April): policies and the ARCC model. Wujcik, D., Szalacha, L. (2011). A Barker, Elizabeth. Fellow, American searcher Hall of Fame, Sigma Theta Achievement Award, Ohio Depart- 323-332. American Journal of Nursing, 111(9), randomized trial comparing the effect Academy of Nursing Tau International ment of Health Browning, K. & Lindell, K. (2011). 56-60. of tailored communication to Nursing strategies for smoking Patel, S., Landers, T., Larson, E., motivational interviewing on McCarthy, Donna. Distinguished Melnyk, Bernadette. Appointed BOOKS cessation. American Nurses Zaoutis, T., Delamore, P., Paul, D., Lusk, P. & Melnyk, B. (2011). COPE for colorectal cancer. Annals of Undergraduate Research Mentor member, National Quality Forum’s Be- Association, continuing education Wong-McLoughlin, J., Ferng, Y., the treatment of depressed Behavioral Medicine, 42 (3), 294-303. Award, Ohio State University Under- havioral Health Steering Committee online CE article. Saiman, L. (2011). Clinical vignettes adolescents. Lessons learned from graduate Research Office provide an inderstanding of antibiotic implementing an evidence-based Menon, U., Szalacha, L., & Prab- Neal, Jeremy. Mary Ann Shah New LeMone, P., Burke, K., and Bauldoff, Melnyk, B., & Morrison-Beedy (2012). Ford, J.L. (2011). Racial and ethnic prescribing practices in neonatal practice change. Journal of the hughate, A. (2011). Breast and McDaniel, Jodi. Investigator Author Award recipient for article G. (2011). Medical-Surgical Nursing: Intervention Research. Designing, disparities in HPV awareness and intensive care units. Infection Control American Psychiatric Nurses cervical cancer screening among Award, National Institute of Nursing in Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Critical Thinking in Patient Care. 5th Conducting, Analyzing and Funding. vaccination among young adult & Hospital Epidemiology. Vol. 32, no. Association, 4, 297-309. South Asian immigrants in the United Research Health, American College of Nurse- Ed. London: Pearson. Philadelphia: Springer Publishing. women: Findings from the 2007-2008 6. (June): 597-602. States. Cancer Nursing. Sep 30. 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