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Superwoman, Superstar and Alumna Loretta Ford Celebrates Her 100Th Birthday! P. 14-16 P. 1 8 P. 2 4 Research P. 1-2 Labor of Love: Unmasking Stethoscope Love & Legacy: That Myths About Midwifery, Superwoman, Brings Tears to How a Blind Date Unlocks Stigmas About Surrogacy Student’s Eyes Led to a Major Gift Superstar and the Future Alumna Loretta P. 4-11 Ford Celebrates Her th 100 Birthday! Post Birthday Greetings on Our Online Message Wall. https://nursing.cuanschutz.edu/lorettaford Fall Winter 2020 PLAY VIDEO 2 FROM THE DEAN Our Programs Pioneered the Past. Our Research Unlocks the Future. ne thing I know from the short time I have been Ford; learn about recent graduates – what they’ve the dean at CU Nursing, the legacy of this institu- accomplished and their plans for the future; and tion is truly amazing. As we adapt to a “new nor- get to know some of our staff members who know mal” of social distancing and working remotely, first-hand the quality of nurses and nurse-mid- we celebrate several milestones including 40 wives in our clinics. Also, discover groundbreaking years of our Nurse-Midwifery program, 55 years research our faculty are conducting that is having of inventing the Nurse Practitioner program, and an impact on people living with HIV; catch up Lee Ford’s 100th birthday! Wow. Can you believe it? This College on classmates, faculty, and students – where they and its people – alumni, faculty, students and staff – have shaped are now and what they are doing; and learn more Oand continue to shape the nursing profession. Join me in dis- about how one staff member’s labor of love led her covering how we are boldly transforming healthcare together, on a special journey of surrogacy with her family. and doing it while in the midst of a pandemic. Make sure to follow the College on our social In this edition of CU Nursing, celebrate the life and legacy of media channels or download this magazine as a one of the College’s great innovators and educators – Loretta mobile app on your phone or tablet. The mobile app is listed as CU Nursing in the Apple or Google This College and its people – alumni, Play stores. faculty, students and staff – have shaped and Best, Elias Provencio-Vasquez continue to shape the nursing profession.” PhD, RN, FAAN, FAANP response to a physician shortage and a need to WE DON’T JUST TEACH NURSE provide quality health care, the non-physician PRACTITIONERS. WE INVENTED THEM. role of the nurse practitioner was born. This was a controversial development in health care and 55 YEARS LATER AND STILL GOING STRONG. not everyone was “on board.” According to Ford, ifty-five years have now passed since the founding of the nurse practitioner the nurse practitioner idea faced resistance from movement at the University of Colorado. With more than 290,000 licensed nursing organizations and nurse educators, as well F nurse practitioners in the country – the growth is astounding. Co-founded as some physicians. But 55 years later, the NP role by Loretta Ford, BS, MS, EdD, FAAN, FAANP, and Henry Silver, MD, FAANP in is well entrenched in health care. CU College of Nursing | Fall/Winter 2020 3 3 FALL/WINTER 2020 Loretta Ford working as a public health nurse in Colorado. CU NURSING MAGAZINE is published twice annually by the GET TO KNOW University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus for the alumni and friends of the College of Nursing. LORETTA FORD, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO COLLEGE OF NURSING BS, MS, EDD, FAAN, FAANP 13120 E. 19th Ave., C288-1 Aurora, CO 80045 ord grew up during the great depression and CONTACT Dana Brandorff, MA learned the value of hard work and education. 303-724-1698 [email protected] F She earned her nursing diploma in 1942, lost her All rights reserved. Contents may not be fiancé in WWII, and joined the U.S. Army Nurse Corps reproduced without permission. We are usually pleased to extend such permis- the following year. After the war, she moved to Colorado sion. The views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those to complete her bachelor’s (1949) and master’s (1951) of the University of Colorado College of Nursing or the CU College of Nursing degree in nursing and an EdD in 1959. She met and Alumni Association. married William Ford in 1947, gave birth to their daughter EDITOR IN CHIEF Dana Brandorff, MA in 1952, and worked as a county public health nurse in ART DIRECTION AND DESIGN rural Colorado. This experience convinced her that nurses Ozzmata.com needed to be able to make clinical decisions in the field. PHOTOGRAPHY Susan Baggett She co-founded the first nurse practitioner program in the Dana Brandorff Debra Melani U.S. with Dr. Henry Silver. Seven years after starting the Kristi Williams Photography NP program at CU, Ford was recruited by the University CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Dana Brandorff of Rochester, where she became founding dean of the Debra Melani Katelyn Nolan School of Nursing and director of nursing for their 800-bed hospital. She retired in 1986, was designated a Living CUCollegeofNursing Legend by the American Academy of Nursing in 1999, NursingCU and is the recipient of numerous awards, and in 2011 was CUCollegeofNursing inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. CUCollegeofNursing Today, at 99 years young, Ford remains active. This year, ON THE COVER: she even Zoomed into CU Nursing classes providing our Loretta Ford students with a unique experience and insight. 4 4 Mustafa Ozkyanak, PhD RESEARCH Study Suggests How Emergency Departments Can Reduce Antibiotic Over Prescribing “ONE SIZE FITS ALL” CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS USED IN HOSPITALS NOT EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING THE NUMBER OF ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIPTIONS ISSUED IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS By Dana Brandorff esearchers at the University of Colorado College of Nursing at the Mustafa Ozkyanak, PhD. “These all impact anti- Anschutz Medical Campus found that a unique set of factors of biotic prescribing decisions.” the emergency department (ED) makes standard Clinical Decision The study of 38 ED providers analyzed these and Support (CDS) systems not as effective in helping to reduce anti- additional factors to determine how to design a biotic overprescribing in that environment. CDS system to assist with antimicrobial stew- RAntimicrobial resistance is a major public health concern, accounting for 2.8 ardship in pediatric emergency departments. It million infections and 35,000 deaths annually. Hospitals have focused on antibi- discovered that systems are rarely tailored to otic stewardship programs (ASP) to reduce over prescribing of antibiotics, which the context of the ED environment and end-user is a major contributor to antimicrobial resistance. While this has been effective needs. in reducing unnecessary antibiotic use by as much as 36% in inpatient settings, “ED clinicians often need to make rapid de- EDs are an exception where approximately 10 million outpatient antibiotic cisions and are frequently interrupted during prescriptions are written annually in the US. Data show that up to 50% of the the decision-making process,” said Ozkaynak. prescriptions were inappropriate or unnecessary. Current CDS systems do not take this unique The study, published in Applied Clinical Informatics, looked at three pediatric EDs set of circumstances into account. “Significant to determine how the unique setting of the ED influences this pattern, and how opportunities exist to improve the appropriate- Clinical Decision Support (CDS) systems can complement professional judgment ness of antibiotic prescribing in the ED setting. in the ED setting and potentially reduce unnecessary antibiotic use. “The ED Including relevant contextual data, considering is unique. Several factors are at play – clinical judgment, provider fatigue, the the limitations of current CDS systems, and tai- busyness of the ED, workflow, technology, bed availability, social determinants loring the design and implementation could all of health of the patient and their families,” said lead author Associate Professor help in reducing unnecessary antibiotic use.” CU College of Nursing | Fall/Winter 2020 5 RESEARCH Alum earns grant to explore COVID-19’s impact on nurses at Children’s Colorado By Children’s Hospital Colorado n the past few months, the COVID-19 pandemic sent shockwaves throughout the nation’s healthcare facilities. Like many other hospital systems, Children’s Hospital Colorado was left grappling with a once-in-a-lifetime crisis. Because COVID-19 initially impacted adult popula- Itions and organizations caring for adults, pediatric hospitals have been left out of the broader conver- sation. CU Nursing alumna Lindsey Tarasenko, PhD, RN, Magnet Program Director & Nurse Scientist with Children’s Colorado, wants to change that. On June 10, Tarasenko and her team of researchers The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly earned a $100,000 grant that will help tell Children’s Colorado COVID-19 story, capturing the experi- impacted our nursing work environments as ence of Children’s Colorado nurses throughout we have responded to the healthcare needs of the pandemic. Specifically, the study will outline recently introduced practice changes, unintended our community while navigating shifts in our consequences and unexpected challenges, and the professional and personal lives” - Lindsey Tarasenko role of the pediatric nurse in this unusual period. “The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted our nursing work environments as we have responded navigating shifts in our professional and personal to the healthcare needs of our community while lives,” says Tarasenko. “This gift is making it pos- sible for us to capture the voice and experiences of nurses during this unprecedented time.” Tarasenko and her research team stress the importance of studying both the response to COVID-19 and the consequences of decisions that affect nurses, the largest segment of the healthcare workforce. “The knowledge gained from studying responses from current events has the potential to inform future decisions of A nurse and pediatric patient nursing leaders, hospital administrators, and at Sheridan policymakers to support nurses and the care Health Services they deliver to our patients and our community,” Tarasenko adds.
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