A New Level of Learning, the Next Level of Care

UTK College of Nursing summer 2010 number 15

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Dear Alumni and Friends, This is the last time I will address you as dean of the College of Nursing. I have announced my retirement and as I write this column, a search for my replacement is underway. It has been a wonderful 15 years and I am proud of our accomplishments during that time. The college is positioned well to move into the future and I am con- fident that we will achieve an even greater level of success.

Since I began my tenure, many changes have occurred. We moved into the era of sophisticated technological application. The use of simulation for clinical teaching and the use of classroom technology have become nearly routine. Online delivery of the doctoral program and the RN-BSN program, which began last year, provided access to nurses who could not leave their communities to further their education. We have been successful in acquiring federal funding for our research, and faculty have gained national prominence through their presentations and publications. We have participated in globalization of health care through our international and intercultural programs, and students who were involved in these experiences described them as “life-changing.” Our community service projects have assisted a number of vulner- able groups, and many of these projects are ongoing. Changes in the healthcare environment, which drive many of our initiatives, have underscored the critical role that nurses will play in the care of our population.

Although we have faced significant budget cuts as the economy worsened, support from you, our alumni and friends, have helped to lessen the blow. For example, because of your generosity, our available scholarships for nursing students have increased from a total of $30,000 in 1995 to over $185,000 in 2010. Despite the economy, we continue to excel in curricular innovations in both graduate and undergraduate programs. Our commitment to research, scholarly activities, and community service is reflected in our myriad accomplishments, many of which are described in this issue of the Nursing Report. Thanks to you, our alumni and friends, for your continued interest in and support of our initiatives. As I leave my position as dean, I take with me fond memories and lasting friendships.

Warmest regards,

Joan L. Creasia, PhD, RN Professor and Dean Keep in touch with the College of Nursing at http://www.nursing.utk.edu • Send announcements to the “Class notes” section or let us know of address changes • Find out about upcoming alumni events

Follow us on Facebook! Become a fan and stay up-to-date on the latest news, events, and accolades! facebook.com/utknursing 4 NURSING REPORT | Summer 2010 Over gathered 230 friends at and Pavilion the alumni at Hunter Valley to show Farm their appreciation for support and it Gala, ahuge and annual was than more success! NightinGalaraised first The $78,000 theCollegefor of Nursing. Friday,On October 2, 2009, University the of Tennessee, Knoxville, College Nightin- of held Nursing inaugural the I naugural N ightin G ala 2009 Arthur and Carlton Long. Long. Carlton and Arthur Nursing; of College the of dean founding Hart, Dr. Sylvia NightinGala; inaugural the for emcee Wilhoit, Robin Nalle; Maureen and Louden Drs. Gaylord; Nan and Mark Drs. Moore; Phyllis and Powell, Debby Sowell, Mary Pat Summitt; Coach and Brabson Dr. Leonard NightinGala; inaugural the to guests welcome Association Nurses Student the of Members right): to left (top bottom, to Pictured this wonderful event! wonderful this College of towho Nursing all participated in College the from of Nursing. Sincere thanks allowed to directly proceeds all benefitthe event, forunderwriter inaugural the which Tennessee corporate the Donor was Services tion on page 26). sented (more Preston to Laura Barnes informa Award Alumni pre Distinguished was Hart E. family. evening, the during Also Dr. the Sylvia healthcare professionals provided had for her Knoxville,in valuable the shared assistance hoit, for emcee anchorperson WBIR-TV and helping people live healthier lives. Robin Wil field theirfor dedicationandcommitment to healthcare the in achieved those thanked and about milestoneshas the program nursing the Coach Pat Summitt, keynote speaker, talked welcomed friends. and alumni our college’sof the Student Association Nurses entertainment for evening, the members and musician Freddie provided Brabson musical college, alumni. Local students, our our and a celebration accomplishments of the of our featured silent live and auctions, dinner, and efitCollege theUTK of TheNursing. event to ben fundraising and tion fun, of friends, into acelebra idea transformed an as began of Knoxville. Gail Brabson and What Leonard attended by Breakfast, at Dr. aBig Orange ideaThe for NightinGala the conceived was memorablea truly celebration. UT’s College evening madethe of and Nursing - - - - - 5 P L E A S E J O I N U S F O R T H E T R O P E R G N I S R U N S E C O N D A N N U A L | ightingala 0 1 0 2 r e m m u S

Save the Date for the 2010 NightinGala! Alumni and Friends of the College of Nursing Plan to attend the second annual NightinGala! Friday, September 24, 2010 at the The Foundry in World’s Fair Park

Musical Entertainment! Silent and Live Auctions!

Guest Speaker: Sam Venable, local author and contributor to the Knoxville News Sentinel

Presentation of the Dr. Sylvia E. Hart Distinguished Alumni Award to an outstanding alumnus/alumna of the College of Nursing. Robin Wilhoit, anchorperson for WBIR TV in Knoxville and member of the UTK College of Nursing Board of Visitors, will serve as emcee for the evening. Dr. Susan Martin, provost, will bring welcoming remarks.

Sincere thanks to Tennessee Donor Services for sponsoring the second annual NightinGala.

All proceeds provide support for the College of Nursing.

Tickets are $100 per person, $150 per couple. Cocktail/evening attire recommended. For more information, please contact Phyllis Moore at 865-974-3011 or [email protected].

Online registrations are due by September 20, 2010 at http://alumni.utk.edu/reunions. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with fellow alumni, current students, the nursing faculty, friends, and colleagues in the healthcare profession. 6 NURSING REPORT | Summer 2010 Dean Joan Creasia and her husband Don husband her and Creasia Joan Dean 15 years as dean of the College of Nursing Nursing of College the of dean as 15years campus, she is the longest-serving. During During longest-serving. the is she campus, end of 2010. Creasia began serving as the the as serving began 2010. of Creasia end college’s partnerships with area healthcare healthcare area with partnerships college’s sought professionals in the industry. The The industry. the in professionals sought her tenure, the UT Knoxville College of of College Knoxville UT the tenure, her Dean Creasia Retires Dean Joan Creasia plans to retire at the the at retire to plans Creasia Joan Dean college’s third dean on Oct. 1, Oct. 1995. on Of dean third college’s role among the state’s nursing programs programs nursing state’s the among role all current deans on the UT Knoxville Knoxville UT the on deans current all and its graduates are some of the most most the of some are graduates its and Nursing has maintained its leadership leadership its maintained has Nursing The following is a conversation with with conversation a is following The Dean Creasia, as she reflects on her her on reflects she as Creasia, Dean organizations have increased, and and increased, have organizations community and global outreach outreach global and community at the University of Tennessee. of University the at efforts have strengthened. strengthened. have efforts

Dean Creasia participates in the annual campus health fair, Operation Health Check. Health fair, Operation health campus annual the in participates Creasia Dean when you arrived? you when past 15 years? had enoughhad to go around, everyone it; could use but if If we found was on rolling classrooms carts. the in building. now technology of All the is that installed 15 ago, years there were only fivecomputers the in technology.advances in on campus Iarrived When out above stands A: that the others change is all The Q: working twodays aweek! dean’s role definitely did not fitinitial my ideaonly of the out—and when mind in I had started Ifirst thing full-time educator. nurse not was some adean Being to school for a returning advanced degrees, Ibecame seriously education. nursing about in acareer After Ireallythat enjoyed to think began students the and a part-time medical-surgical instructor. nursing Ifound involveddepartment. Ibecame education nursing in as ple Iespecially and loved emergency working the in really love of peo realized—I care this! Ilike taking into nursing. But when Igot into profession, the I to a find job. In rationalmy that’smind, why I went much little or you as as wanted, always and able be whichin you could go anywhere you wanted, work as more itI was acareer attracted tobecause was nursing college were most likely to become teachers or nurses. children. up, growing Iwas When who girls went to to college, acouple having and getting of married, A: Ididn’t going have other mind alife than in plan Q: motivated you to pursue this career? this pursue to you motivated H H ow did you become involved in nursing education? What What education? nursing in involved become you did ow ow much has the College of of College the has much ow I n what way is the college different today than n what way is different the college N ursing changed over the the over changed ursing - - Dr. Dale Goodfellow, Dr. Sylvia Hart, Dean Joan Creasia and Mary T. Boynton pictured at Dean Creasia’s final faculty meeting in May 2010. not, you just did without. That first year, we received some funds from a donor who indi- cated we could use the money in an area of need, with no restrictions. I decided to spend 7 it on technology and outfitted our first com- puter lab. It was a big deal. Availability of cutting-edge technology and the use of simulation for clinical teaching are probably the most dramatic changes over the past 15 years.

The same academic programs were in place T R O P E R G N I S R U N with exception of the Nurse Anesthesia program established in 2001 and the Homeland Security Nursing program initiated in 2005. We didn’t have the various methods of program delivery that we do now, such as distance education for the RN to BSN and PhD programs. The number of faculty

has also increased. We had 28 or so faculty when I arrived, and we now have about 40 full-time faculty members. The | college’s development director actually worked for four colleges, the largest one being the College of Education. Now we 0 1 0 2 r e m m u S have our own director of development. When we gave out scholarships my first year, we awarded less than $30,000. This year, we awarded more than $185,000. That is something to really be proud of.

Q: What were your biggest challenges as dean? A: In the first few years, money was not nearly the issue that it has been recently. At that time, the challenges revolved more around establishing goals and doing new things with programming, research, and service activities. After awhile, when the budget was reduced, the challenge was to continue to do all of those wonderful things with less money.

Q: Do you think the next dean will have the same kind of challenges? Are there others that you see down the road? A: It is pretty clear that higher education has been hit hard across the country due to the weak economy. So the challenge is to try to accomplish the college’s goals and initiatives with less money, but this challenge can develop into new ideas. The Dedicated Education Unit (DEU; more information on page 12) is a great example of a new idea that stretches resources and provides excellent clinical learning for our students. Some other innovations—using simulation as a clinical teaching tool, for example—will also be cost-effective in the long run because you can accommodate greater numbers of students with fewer faculty. Maintaining our visibility in the community, regionally, and nationally is a university priority for the College of Nursing, so it is important to continue our movement in that direction.

Q: A dean search is currently underway, and he/she will have a lot of choices to make about how to move forward. What do you think are some of the big opportunities facing the College of Nursing? A: One opportunity is being part of this campus as Chancellor Cheek moves us into the Top 25. The College of Nursing has achieved academic excellence and we are on the cusp of expanding our research programs. I believe this is the opportunity that will make us more vis- ible nationally. Another opportunity that is in the final stages of approval is the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. Launching this program will open some doors that previously were not available to us. Since I became dean, there has been much turnover in the university administration. Since 1995, there have been seven presidents, five provosts, and four chancellors. We have had various supporters over the years, but the current administration consisting of Provost Susan Martin, Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and Interim President Jan Dean Creasia with former Associate Dean Carole Seaver and WIVK Frog at the annual campus health fair 8 NURSING REPORT | Summer 2010 demonstrate. We have rate for well on pass state exams, ahigh undergraduate the program board exceeding state and A: Excellence academics movement in and college of the into excellent, research. programs are The outcomes the as be?will legacy your hope you do What Q: they today. are successes the But Ididn’t by myself. do any things of these It took approach, ateam acollaboration, to endeavors really these make well. as country this in areas interest internationalinterculturaland and these experiences, in to serve rural we program the expanded now and to we success Africa, of the trip America. South go and to Because Central annual with an riences started for World” the intercultural-international initiative into came focus, we and were expe charge. leading the already Our benefittheand global students community. our thecollege’s After was well established,program university’sthe “Ready internationalengaged before we health in care saw because my dean, but how program the as we term it began would I’m proud internationalintercultural of the also and experiences available faculty. students to and our We never out, that’s and very exciting. itand generated alot of national interestfunding. significant Sometimes and andfederal risk it take a reallyyou pans anothernew proud is Homeland was accomplishment. The innovative, and program Nursing program Security This College the established through of Nursing, it first the and nurse-managedtheschool was in system.cliniclocal establishment The Vine of the Middle School Clinic a greataccomplishment. was It that first the was clinic was you as achieve that think some youmorebreeds success, a little success. gain turn morein that confidence and students, Ilike and working faculty. with the for for me. Fundraising—which fun some I may not much so be fun—is A: It’s to pick hard job one were of this experience, many quite aspects because rewarding. Ilike working with the proud? most the are you which of contributions the are here?What years your from of proud most you are What Q: on move. the is that researcher,nurse building your It now program. research timeexciting the to is is start of acollege toapart be like ours plentiful, rewarding, educator but really satisfying, beingan and For is alot a students who of fun. as to acareer aspire For education, nursing PhD in studentson who acareer embarking are Iwould tell challenges the them that are thought of. It exciting going is toan be time for nursing. ever. going is tobiggerfor be nurses primary-care than jobs There are for everyone—many which they have never even just now up. opening With healthcare reform not only on horizon, the but at front really our door, knocking need the For master’s students, Iwould tell limit. the is sky For the them that advanced practice are their nurses, opportunities career. satisfying this only is stepin degree first the ing mostthe traditional role, profession. but the many in so there other are opportunities undergraduate nurs Gettingan A: For undergraduates, Iwould tell unlimited for are opportunities the nursing. themis that certainly Bedside nursing Q: look ahead. keep set forand toward goals marching future, the future, the day age to and stay one this in place—we in afford we must And keep cannot movingstagnant. forward. You have to to move that understand also forward, you must If you look you not to going future. the are are to futuristic, become dents, outcomes. our and We have beeninnovative outreach establishing in initiatives conducting and research. We A: Excellence. Innovation. We Futuristic. of excellence have astandard maintained stu our academic our in programs, of College the describe to use you would words three What Q: play you and what best they as can. to think, that culture.the you When come outside from UT, Idid, as you have out to figure thewhopeople are, howthey operate, they flourish.and will up Putting obstaclesis the not waythings work make to here. understand to is important It very My advice to new the to listen is to dean people the you work with. what Do to you accommodate their can needs, tuition, to revenue allow our to increase us possibly and able be to grow. I f you were meeting a group of new students and you wanted to share with them a piece of advice, what would you tell them? tell you would what advice, of piece a them with share to wanted you and students new of group a meeting were you f N ursing? and her family her and Creasia Dean Plans havePlans beenput place, in for example with differential couldn’t timing The better be for anew to person come in. Simek college the really understand uniqueness. our and - - - national averages. We also have a high pass rate for certification exams for our master’s graduates—100 % at present. We received our first federal research grant during my tenure as dean, and our funded research is only going to increase over time. Our research programs are really moving forward, and I am very proud of our success in that area. 9 Q: So, what’s next? What does the future hold for you? A: The first thing I am going to do after retirement is clean my closet! You may laugh, but I met someone the other day who recently retired from UT, and she was a volunteer at a local health clinic. I asked her how it was after retirement, and if she started volunteering right away. She said no, the first thing she did was to clean out her closet. I had to laugh because I have been saying that as a joke for so many months, but it apparently is true!

I don’t have a firm plan, but I know I will do some volunteer work. I need to be involved in something and I will T R O P E R G N I S R U N be looking for opportunities. My husband and I plan to travel to see our family in Virginia and Pennsylvania for more extended periods of time. But no grand plans at this point! |

Creasia Kudos 0 1 0 2 r e m m u S

“Joan has provided strong leadership for the college through many challenges and significant changes in the healthcare industry. As the faculty and the curriculum have adapted, her commitment to delivering the highest level of nursing instruction has never faltered. Throughout her 15-year tenure, she has been among the most highly regarded and highly rated administrators by faculty members.” —Dr. Susan Martin, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

“Dean Creasia was my first clinical instructor. She was the most patient, practical, inspiring nurse. She was “of the real nursing world” and allowed her students to learn in that kind of environment. I will never forget the influence she had on me as a nurse and the way she truly cared about each of her students.” —Kathryn Blankenship (BSN ’76)

“I remember when Joan first moved to Knoxville. We had lunch together and immediately formed a professional and personal friendship that has spanned many years. In the photo on page 6, she and her husband Don visited our home for the Annual Daylily Festival. They were responsible for shucking the corn. We had great fun—as usual.” —Dr. Vanda L. Scott, College of Nursing Board of Visitors Member and CEO of Select Specialty Hospital

“Certainly one of the most visionary decisions Dean Creasia made was her approval of the Homeland Security Nursing (HSN) program to be proposed for federal funding. Our College of Nursing is now known across the U.S. and internationally as a leader in disaster education at the graduate level. Her “yes” poised the College of Nursing as a leader in nursing higher education in the 21st century; improved the lives of countless people in Tennessee and beyond; set the stage for partnerships and interdisciplinary linkages with entities that rarely interfaced with nursing previously; opened avenues for scholarship and research for cohorts of students and faculty; and provided mentorship for me. Through all of this I have learned much, interacted with remarkable scholars, and had the opportunity to grow and develop new skills. She is an extraordinary leader and mentor invested in the growth of her faculty and the betterment of the world. Thank you, Joan!” —Dr. Susan Speraw

“What can one say about someone who was always there for me? I will always remember her encouragement and her advocating for more money to improve the Learning Resource Lab. From getting Sim-man to paying for pizzas as we cleaned and painted the lab, Joan was always there. I could not retire with a better person. Thank you for everything.” —Pat Melcher, Clinical Instructor 10 NURSING REPORT | Summer 2010 of faculty and students in the College of Nursing. of College the in students and faculty of accomplishments distinguished the 2010,Dr. honored and Jimmy Cheek Chancellor UTK In2009 achievements. extraordinary Tennessee of their for University the of friends and staff faculty, students, recognize to spring each held is Banquet Honors Chancellor’s The Chancellor’s Honors 10 years. 10years. in past the proceedings and 33 since 2004 conference articles journal classroom, I for Coalition Community recruits city’s the Department on serving Police and year, each Knoxville to speaking in expert cases, professional assault a as testifying frequently assault, sexual of rooms. 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honors given to faculty, symbolizing Cultural Programming Committee and T R O P E R G N I S R U N excellence in the classroom. Sowell was instrumental in planning a step admits she may be “old school” in show for Homecoming, the visit of the her instructional approach. She still advocates that students take African Philharmonic Orchestra, and notes and integrate the detailed material from “hand to brain.” She campus speakers like Cornell West offers anecdotal examples from her years serving on the hospital and Ruby Dee. She also volunteered floor and through her teaching experiences. She models the most with Dance Marathon, Habitat for | 0 1 0 2 r e m m u S effective patient care, knowing that students learn first by seeing and Humanity and Relay for Life. Thomas then by doing. Her reach extends far beyond the hospital floor. “It is is currently pursuing a graduate an incredible honor to serve as their mentor and life coach during degree in public health at Northwestern University. these most formative years,” she says of her students. “I am always amazed at the complexity of their lives and the depth of character these students possess.”

Top Collegiate 2010 2009 Extraordinary Scholars Paige Lawson Benjamin Barbour Professional Promise Lauren Manning Sara Hollmann Renee Burk Kimberly Neilson Rachel White Kelly Carlson Miranda Yother Maleah Hayes Jeremy Mills

Student Success In 2009, our BSN graduates and master’s entry students achieved a 99.6% first-time pass rate on the NCLEX licensure exam. In addition, our 2009 MSN graduates achieved a 100% pass rate on their certification exams for nurse anesthesia, adult nurse practitioner, family nurse practitioner, mental health nurse practitioner, and pediatric nurse practitioner. Congratulations to our graduates and to all of the coordinators and faculty who were instrumental in their success! 12 NURSING REPORT | Summer 2010 of what happens on the night shift, and many start many start of what and on night the happens shift, “Students never often graduateand have any idea ronment amore positive place.” envi learning embrace the make students the and entirethe unit, levels all of personnel able are to students to even aweek. advanced students, and within all to program beginning By from only having one school on said. “It very difficult is knowto forreally nurses how to help from students program whenthey nursing constantly shift “I have beenon other where units afive-day in period,there differentschoolsthree were with students,”nursing Brown well.as benefits arrangement faculty UT the member this not that the on unit,only the explains thestudents but staff nursing avoid faculty will the and of different confusion outcomes expectations Allie and of different Brown, programs. nursing With able be will to only develop students on unit, nursing UT the staff closer relationships students the and with both expected clinical outcomes, strategies to explore to and facilitate teaching/learning clinical learning. College the in of to Nursing introduceconcept the DEU, of the to review content, curriculum, clinical the course and prepared for is models their for teaching role aworkshop students.staff the nursing The through provided by faculty who work unit at Parkwest on this to collaborate agree with faculty topreceptors, be educators, role clinical and expert model DEU enablesThe learning college the to educate a a betterlarger number in way.of nurses Selected staff nursing shows truly students what clinical our partnership experiences. beingaprofessionalnormal like.” is This nurse fession may work at hours,weekends all weekdays, and for and Students their do long not in shifts. get of this ataste Ramsey, coordinator DEU of the and clinical undergraduate of the teaching program model. chair pro the in “Nurses level“This hospitalsmore the is line realities with the in in of professional exposure that face,” nurses stated Dr. Gary rience, citing alternate the adifferent, pace as positive environment learning for them. completed was ofshifts A total six by each student, some students and opted for their first expe more after night shifts placed clock, the around seven students daysAll learning. worked aweek to maximize at least one 12-hour night shift. semester, spring the During eight students worked nursing UTK on unit the twoat atime for 12-hour They were shifts. a more clinical hands-on experience. of their required clinical experience. dedicated The educational students get nursing unit at UTK Parkwest that means BSN students value their clinical experiences, and the Dedicated Education Education Dedicated the and experiences, clinical their value students BSN the “real world” of the nursing profession. Students in the DEU have more more have DEU the in Students profession. nursing the of world” “real the intensive clinical experiences, being placed around the clock, seven days days seven clock, the around placed being experiences, clinical intensive a week on 12-hours shifts. With only UT nursing students on the unit, the the unit, the on students nursing UT only With shifts. 12-hours on a week Unit (DEU) model provides clinical experiences that are more in line with with line in more are that experiences clinical provides (DEU) model Unit unique partnership with Parkwest Medical Center. Parkwest Medical with partnership unique a to thanks experience clinical intensive richer,more a getting are Nursing of College the in Students Dedicated Education Unit students are able to develop closer relationships with the nursing staff staff nursing the with relationships closer develop to able are students and to have more personalized attention and instruction. instruction. and attention personalized more have to and -

ple nursing programs working as part part workingple as programs nursing multi students from usually there are any oneOn hospitals, unit of area Knoxville students. nursing beendedicatedunit has solely to UT management, faculty. and entire This collaborativethe of nurses, effort environment learning and through developed teaching optimal into an DEU aclientThe is has unit that on acardio-pulmonary-renal unit. teaching at Parkwest Medical Center Education Unit (DEU) for clinical implementeding Dedicated its first 2010,In January College the of Nurs - - - - out working nights,” Brown said. “By exposing them to the various shifts before graduation, we are preparing them more for the real-world work environment.” Recent nursing graduate Jeremy Mills (BSN ’10) agrees that this particular arrangement has been a great part of UT 13 Knoxville’s nursing program. “While I certainly had much experience in the hospital by that point, I still walked in nervous and unsure of my own skill set. The DEU changed everything for me,” Mills said. “By the end of the second DEU shift, I knew in my heart that I could definitely be a nurse.” Clinical settings are fast-paced and demanding. “Having students all vying for the attention of a single, occasionally over-extended nursing instructor can lead to a hectic day, especially considering that

the average clinical day is only around six hours,” Mills said. T R O P E R G N I S R U N With longer shifts and more personal contact, the DEU provides a clearer picture of what it’s like to be nurse. “The nursing student, for the first time, gets a true sense of what it means to work a 12-hour shift as a nurse,” Mills

said. “The student starts with report, maintains total patient | care throughout the day, and ends by giving report to the 0 1 0 2 r e m m u S oncoming nurse. I had certainly never worked a 12-hour shift before the DEU, and this was the first time that I saw what it really means to work as a nurse in a hospital environment. Members of the nursing staff at Parkwest Medical Center gather to celebrate the dedication of the unit as the DEU for the UTK College of Nursing. In conjunction with our faculty, the nurses on Ramsey agrees that the DEU experience is valuable. ”This this unit serve as preceptors, educators, and role models for our nursing students. model of education means that we can increase the number of students in the program while utilizing the same number of faculty,” Ramsey said. “It’s more efficient, and it provides more personalized instruction needed to create an optimal learning environment for nursing students. Students come out of this experience with a better understanding of nursing.” DEU models are unique. The UTK College of Nursing is one of only two programs in the Southeast to utilize the DEU learning model (the other is the UT Health Science Center in Memphis). The University of Portland was the first hospital in the country to employ this particular model, which UT Knoxville followed closely. “These arrangements are so rare that there is not much information or research about them,” Ramsey said. “That is why we are also using this as a case study and will be publishing research about the trends yielded from this learning model.” The DEU will continue to be used each semester, with groups of senior BSN students having clinical rotations for adult medical-surgical courses. Thanks to this experience, Mills not only better understood Ultimately this model of clinical teaching impacts the the profession but had a job waiting for him after graduation. community at large in several positive ways: “I fell in love with the unit almost immediately,” he said. “I’m excited beyond belief that I was able to get a position on • A teaching environment that meets student and the unit and look forward to assisting the future UT nursing staff needs allows them to thrive in a positive work students.” environment. • As they assume work tasks in a realistic 12-hour shift, students become better prepared to transition to the real work setting. • Nursing faculty resources are used more efficiently: faculty-to-student ratio may be increased while maintaining a safe environment for patients. 14 NURSING REPORT | Summer 2010 evaluates students the on how well on their they patient perform assessments. to give set program up the can student the prompts instructor the like “check for appendicitis.” then instructor The patient-care built on student’s scenarios the into Depending program. the preparation level patient’s the and ailment, physical as data medication and vital signs, assessments, retrieves administration;and orders diagnostic results for and with aset of Using symptoms. iCare, each student manikin the patient; the then examines retrieves and records such programs simulateWorking instructor can an of that injuries illnesses, avariety and with acomputerized manikin their educationtems during of on job. the instead they graduate, they often expected are to know how EHRs. iCareallows about to EHR manage students sys to learn they their don’t clinical training, during resultingthe EHRs to work get with them. opportunity a hands-on Yet when allowed to enter apatient’s medical information into facility’s the students see nursing computerized While database. howSo iCarework? does In most other hospitals and medical facilities, only licensed medical practitioners are evolving of the demands healthcare climate 21st of the century. Information and Engineering, for iCarehelps of Industrial nurses Department of the Indranoi the prepare future simulation for students. Developed by Tami Wyatt Matt and Bell College of the Xueping of and Nursing Li Yo and integrates that electronic program educational health an software (EHR)iCare is records into aclinical-experience COVER STORY of Care The Level Next of Learning, A New Level learning tool. learning creative to iCare—a newedge, thanks evenKnoxville becoming is more cutting- College the program, of at Nursing UT Already acompetitive, nationally ranked century. 21st the of demands healthcare the for nurses future prepares iCare - By Kristi Hintz

Building the System

The search for a tool like iCare started more than two years ago when Wyatt and T R O P E R G N I S R U N Bell began researching existing applications and software used to educate nursing students on EHR systems. “We were having difficulties giving students experiences using health information technology, so we searched for systems to use in our simulation lab. Unfortunately, some of these systems cost up to $70,000 a year,” Wyatt says.

Facing a hefty price tag for an EHR system, Wyatt decided instead to build one. | 0 1 0 2 r e m m u S Through a relationship developed in previous years with Xueping Li in industrial and information engineering, Wyatt found just the help and expertise needed to take on such a project. While Wyatt’s and Bell’s expertise focused on usability testing and content—the look, feel, and flow—of the iCare application, Li and Indra- noi did the programming. Dr. Tami Wyatt Currently in its first version, iCare can be used to document and record the nursing care of simulated adult patients. Future versions will address children, infants, and patients with mental illness.

Testing the Market With assistance from the University of Tennessee Research Foundation, further testing will occur with other univer- sities across the U.S. And with the aid of the UT Center for Entrepreneurial Growth in partnership with Tech2020, the iCare team is forming a company to take their product to the national market,. “Testing iCare with a variety of users will promote its expansion to an audience beyond the UT Knoxville College of Nursing,” Wyatt explains. “Refinement and further testing of iCare will yield a program that offers unique features such as student reports, testing modes, and data-mining capabilities.

“Adding iCare to the curriculum means that not only are students getting vital experience in data retrieval, charting, and data entry, they are also getting a new educational tool to reinforce their skills in nursing assessment and critical thinking. This program will help make them more competitive professionals,” Wyatt says. The researchers and developers anticipate expanding iCare to other programs for health-professional education, such as pharmacy and physical therapy, that must ensure their graduates’ competence in data entry and retrieval and in managing healthcare records.

For more information about iCare, visit http://icare.utk.edu. 16 NURSING REPORT | Summer 2010 or back nurse.” home, vital to is beingasuccessful everyday of patients, care whether aforeign in country into understanding awareness. this and Incorporating sensitivity student their strengthen trips, cultural nurses motion UT’s occur. of health can During international ship,” Lasater concludes. relationship, this “Through pro “Respecting individuality the of each patient or her developing his in and crucial family is nurse-patient the relation ments include home visits where the students and instructors offer education on nutrition and dietary needs, prenatalWorking care, with local healthcare providers, the group offers primary care and conducts community assessments. Assess Republic, year to Dominican the last and to help some world’s of the most neglected populations. need. international healthcare have These mission trips Rica, them taken Belize, to Ghana, Nicaragua,Panama, Costa in to those their skills take nursing faculty nursing the travel abroad to Each members year students and of citizens.poorest to some care of Peru’s nursing primary wereNursing Lima, in Peru, providing faculty members College the from of Xel-Ha, in phins 13 two students and VallartaPuerto or diving with dol in many students were parasailing year, this break while spring During C I nternational are M ission Accompanied by Dr. Karen Lasater and Dr. Sandra Mixer, the the Mixer, Dr. Sandra and Lasater Dr. Karen by Accompanied Top: BSN students Courtney Bounds, Amanda Metzger, Cady Cady Metzger, Amanda Bounds, Courtney Top: students BSN Above left: BSN student Katie Peterson provides comfort for for comfort provides Peterson Katie student BSN left: Above Kington, Emily Mitchell, and Elizabeth Grivetti are pictured pictured are Grivetti Elizabeth and Mitchell, Emily Kington, students spent 14 days in Peru and provided healthcare to to healthcare 14 provided spent and Peru in days students 2010: P H Right: The students enjoy the scenery in Lima, Peru. Peru. Lima, in scenery the enjoy students The Right: ealth with a Peruvian patient at a local health clinic. health alocal at patient aPeruvian with some of the country’s underserved citizens. underserved country’s the of some eru - an infant at a local health clinic. health alocal at infant an These are lessons you can’t learn in a classroom. munities is the best way to develop cultural competence and a global perspective.on health and illness, having them actively working in different kinds of comprogram is required to take a course to learn about varying cultural perspectives dietary preferences, and biological variations. While each student in the nursingferent communication styles, family structures, religious beliefs, personalKaren values, Lasater, clinical assistant professor in the college. “These patients“Nurses have today dif take care of patients from many cultures and backgrounds,” says ment experience and how other people live. it’stries, for them important to step outside their home environ culture and students tolevels the see often evident are of poverty that developing in coun for distressing be it differences countries.While they these can facecultural in populations here U.S., the in group’s the biggest challenge to adapting the is much for is for as needy strategy same the trips the treating Though these ditions. They also conduct physical exams. proper sanitation, safe food and water storage practices, and sanitary living con Borders without N urses ------CRNA Students travel to Guatemala Ten years ago, Dr. Bernie Naylor, an orthopedic surgeon with the Tennessee Orthopedic Clinics, established a medical mission trip to Guatemala. The goal was to help the people of 17 Antigua, Guatemala, by repairing broken bones and correcting birth defects in children. The Guatemala Medical Mis- sion trip relies heavily on donations from local businesses and private individuals. The surgeons, nurses, surgical techs, and interpreters are all volunteers who donate their time each year to the cause. In January 2010, three senior students from the Nurse Anesthesia Program were chosen to participate in the mission trip to Antigua. Kathryn Clabo, Shan-

non Fielland, and Lisa Shaw took part as student nurse anesthetists during a T R O P E R G N I S R U N week-long medical mission at the Obras Sociales Hermano Pedro Hospital and Orphanage. The anesthesia care team, consisting of one anesthesiologist, two CRNAs, and three student CRNAs, provided general and local anesthesia for 66 surgical cases. The majority of the people in Antigua are manual laborers. The patient population receiving care consisted of pediatric and adult patients undergoing orthope- | 0 1 0 2 r e m m u S dic-related surgeries, such as congenital bone deformities and traumatic injuries that had not healed correctly. Broken bones improperly healed can completely change one’s livelihood—one’s ability to provide food and shelter for self and Shannon Fielland, student in the nurse family. The Guatemalan people are very grateful for the care provided every year anesthetist program, administers anesthesia to a young patient prior to surgery. Several student by the medical mission. The trips are life-changing experiences for the student CRNAs traveled to Guatemala on a week-long CRNAs, offering them an opportunity to serve a very needy population. medical mission in January.

Students and faculty in the College of Nursing put their skills to work to through her daily journal. “Places help earthquake victims in Haiti. where houses completely collapsed College of Maleah Hayes, senior in nursing, helped to organize a relief effort for Haiti. and bodies are crushed underneath – Nursing She worked with the non-profit organization One Vision International, the smell is pretty horrid,” Dorvil said. along with a college group at Sevier Heights Baptist Church, to gather “Leogane is unreal. It’s completely Faculty, items to help victims of the earthquake. flattened. Maybe 10 houses in the entire city are standing without Students Hayes said her background in nursing made her want to help. “Since I am damage.” Provide Help soon to become a registered nurse, my heart was eager to go and serve in Haiti,” Hayes said. “I can’t go yet and provide the medical attention as Speraw said that Haitians need funds for Haiti the most. “Haiti is absolutely in my a nurse, and I know most other students can’t just stop classes and go; by Donesha Aldridge, however, there are major ways that we can help now.” heart,” Speraw said. “It’s so close to us geographically, and in terms of Staff Writer for Hayes asked students to donate bandages, antibiotic ointment, Germ-X development, it is worlds away.” The Daily Beacon wipes, medical tape, and many other items to One Vision International. Hayes said volunteering in Haiti did not start with the earthquake. Last Karyn Casey, pediatric nurse semester, a group of students went to Haiti to help orphans and distribute practitioner and clinical assistant professor, traveled to Haiti with her shoes. The shoes were given to the orphans directly off the feet of the husband, Dr. Mike Casey, orthopedic surgeon, and a team of others in students that volunteered. early February. The Caseys were asked to go to Haiti on a medical mission. “As one of the few pediatric personnel on board, I personally requested Dr. Susan Speraw, coordinator of the College of Nursing Homeland pediatric supplies—medications, pediatric crutches, bandages, and Security program, has visited Haiti in past years and taken medical casting material,” Casey said. Casey also urged students to help in any groups with her. Her daughter, Catherine Dorvil, went to Haiti in mid- way possible in providing relief for Haitian victims. January to organize relief programs. Dorvil was in Leogane, Haiti, an area that was hit especially hard by the earthquake. Dorvil described the environment in Leogane as treacherous 18 College of Nursing, Nursing, of College 2009 international international 2009 NURSING REPORT | Summer 2010 Republic from Dr. from Republic healthcare trip to to trip healthcare scrapbook of the the of scrapbook alumnus of the the of alumnus the Dominican the Karen Lasater. Karen an ongoing initiative committed to improving the health and well-being of women in discussion on heart health. Dr. Peggy Pierce, coordinator of the the of coordinator Pierce, Peggy Dr. health. heart on discussion A event. in the participation student coordinated talked with participants about how to prepare for a disaster, and Dr. Mary Mary Dr. and disaster, a for prepare to how about participants with talked bone density, about self-examinations and women’sinformation other issues. health Dr. about healthy living. living. healthy about S community. N of College women. for especially geared activities and services free 100 than more featured which event, the All Ab A & accomplished accomplished ccording to the 2002 tudents in the in the tudents ll ursing students and faculty participated in ursing and this participated students faculty event to health and promote wellness to women in the Knoxville E Joe Emert, Emert, Joe A receives a receives xhibition Center located at World’s at located Center xhibition bout Women, an interactive, day-long experience, was held in held was experience, day-long interactive, an Women, bout out W able class of nursing students some facts and features of his career—especially his entrepreneurial his able experience—Emert studentscareer—especially ofsome nursing features of class his facts and ciates, at College appeared the April for of in Nursing with asize Accomplished the Besides sharing Program. Alumni Joe Emert standing Alumni Award for her accomplishments in the areas of management/administration and community service. numerous awards including Tennessee Hospital Association Nurse of Distinction Award and the CollegeLaura ofBarnes Nursingis the vice Out president for patient care services at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Laura is the recipient of Tennessee Dr. Award Alumni Sylvia Distinguished 2002. in Hart E. Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence, numerous and other awards. recipient She first the was the of University of Medical Center Knoxville. in Under her leadership, Parkwest won has eight “Top 10 Hospital” designations, VHA the Janice McKinley vice is president chief and officer nursing at Parkwest presented they awardsto the them spoke after affairs, to class. the alumni field. nursing the rent in issues Steve Catlett,associate vice chancellor of spoke about development toclass career anursing Barnes and cur and were March. 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- - Alumni Spotlight—Diana Whaley In recent humanitarian and natural disasters, nurses have been called upon to provide health care, advocate for the injured and displaced, and find resources in devastated areas. Diana Whaley, a 1996 graduate of the UTK College of 19 Nursing, has been privileged to serve in all of these capacities through her efforts with 24 national and international disaster response teams. Ms. Whaley’s work began as a first responder with the American Red Cross in 1992, joining the National Disaster Team in 2001. In the past ten years, Diana and her husband have served as missionaries and health workers in developing countries

and the United States. Her Tennessee experiences have involved disaster response T R O P E R G N I S R U N to hurricanes and tornadoes, services with remote area medical clinics, as well as serving on a “condolence team”—providing care to those who lose family members during a crisis. Diana was a responder for the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York, Hur- ricane Katrina, and the recent Haiti earthquake relief efforts. To date, she has been involved with 14 missions to Haiti in conjunction with Voice of Children, providing humanitarian support in Port-au-Prince and other remote areas of Haiti. | 0 1 0 2 r e m m u S Creating awareness of volunteer opportunities is a key aspect of Ms. Whaley’s current role as American Red Cross Nurse Liaison for Tennessee. Whaley states, “Unfortunately, many nurses are not linked in to professional disaster support net- works.” Although training is available for relief RNs who will work on “strike teams,” Diana reports that recruitment and retention of nurses is an ongoing challenge as well as a barrier to disaster preparedness. Membership and participation in professional associations such as the Tennessee Nurses Association helps to establish a provider network and ensures compliance with national standards for disaster services. In recognition of her national and international contributions, Diana recently received the Florence Nightingale Medal, the highest international distinction that can be awarded to a nurse. The award is given to nurses who epitomize the fundamental principles of the American Red Cross Movement: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality. On behalf of the College of Nursing and nursing alumni, we congratulate Diana and Whaley on the USNS Comfort hospital join the American Red Cross ship in Port Au Prince, Haiti. in recognizing her professional Above left: Whaley, pictured with a Haitian infant, volunteers with Voice accomplishments. As one of her of Children, providing humanitarian grateful clients said, “You give support to the citizens of Haiti. us hope.” — By Dr. Maureen Nalle

Whaley, pictured with her son, granddaughter, and husband, displays her Florence Nightingale Award at the Knox County chapter of the American Red Cross. The Florence Nightingale Medal is the highest international honor that can be awarded to a nurse. 20 NURSING REPORT | Summer 2010 Above: Callen in the courtyard of the Irish language school. school. language Irish the of courtyard the in Callen Above: Above right: Dr. Bonnie Callen and her husband Mike at at Mike husband her and Callen Dr. Bonnie right: Above Callen was surprised and delighted and she received had to learn Callen surprised was aFulbright to Ireland. teach doin research and She was mythology. Irish and language, of the status current the guage, included Fulbright policy, Irish the culture program Commission. Irish The on lectures language lan of the history the tonity travel throughout Ireland to attend conferences deliver and presentations, about culture from Irish to learn and expensive. students would agree.” Our certainly In addition to her opportu research, the teaching had and Callen also undergraduate level. Interestingly, they don’t have abook, only suggested readings.They told were books me too that notes. adifference! comparing What and Their students have overtalking exams oral each section at of study the ways the in schools the operate. “One of myandmates I office started Ireland,Upon about in differences her the to Callenlearn arrival began other in countries. and might lead to developing more effective interventions cultures both in U.S. the similarities differences in and schools nursing that Irish and interventions helpas can that older adults. Callen’s to discover goal was population well trend aging the growing of toobesity the ers as study in College Cork, in Ireland, 2009. fall in She worked research with Irish Catherinethe McAuley School Midwifery of and Nursing at University Callen’s Fulbright appointment to teach was conduct and at research aFulbrightas Scholar. thecollege len facultyof first the the history member is in be to chosen selection, College the of achieved Nursing yet another milestone, Cal as each year conduct to lectureof and fields. avariety in research this With U.S. 800 sends that tigious program faculty professionals and abroad In 2009, Dr. Callen selected Bonnie was aFulbright as Scholar, apres First Fulbright Scholar—Dr. B During her Fulbright, Callen was able to attend lectures lectures attend to was able Callen Fulbright, her During Right: the crest of University College in Cork, Ireland. Cork, in College University of crest the Right: and learn about Irish language, culture and heritage. heritage. and culture language, Irish about learn and Torc Falls in Killarney, Ireland Torc FallsKillarney, in role of nutrition aging. their successful in 100-year-old residents about Knox their in lives County the and She on Meals Wheels Program. currentlythe is interviewing onfocused nutrition older obesity in and involved adults has and a faculty advisor for Her to BSNprogram. RN has the research health community nursing, she and nursing and is transcultural professor beenat nursing, since UT in 2003. has She teaches Fulbright for 2009–2010 the academic year. Callen, associate Callen one was faculty of twoUT members toawarded be a neither knew applying!” other the of us was teach Kiev, in interesting,” is “What Ukraine. Callen said, “is that brother, astate employee received had California, in aFulbright to delightedeven and more when surprised her shethat learned - - - onnie Callen http://callensinireland.blogspot.com. about Callen’s semester Ireland, in visit ablog. through friends To more learn communicated band with colleagues and Ireland, in While Callen her and hus - - - Mary T. Boynton Lecture 21 What does it mean to be a culturally competent healthcare professional? This question was posed to nursing students, faculty and administrators at the 2010 Mary T. Boynton Lecture. This year, the UTK College of Nursing welcomed Dr. Josepha Campinha-Bacote as the

Mary T. Boynton Distinguished Lecturer. Her presentation, entitled “A Culturally Con- T R O P E R G N I S R U N scious Approach to C.A.R.E. (Clinical, Administration, Research, Education),” focused on a culturally conscious approach for positively affecting the quality of healthcare for all patients. Participants examined her model of cultural competence in healthcare Dr. Josepha Campinha-Bacote delivery, including the constructs of cultural desire, cultural awareness, cultural knowledge, cultural skill, and cultural encounters.

Dr. Campinha-Bacote is president and founder of Transcultural C.A.R.E. Associates, a private consultation service that | 0 1 0 2 r e m m u S focuses on issues in transcultural health care and mental health. She is also on the faculty at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She received her BSN from the University of Rhode Island, MSN from Texas Women’s University, MA in Religion and Theology from Cincinnati Christian University and her PhD from the University of Virginia. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and has been inducted into the Transcultural Nursing Society as a transcultural nursing scholar. Campinha-Bacote has been recognized both nationally and internationally for her accomplishments. She has delivered more than 1,000 presentations on transcultural health care and has served as an advisor and consultant to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Minority Health to develop and implement culturally and lin- guistically appropriate services in health care. She currently serves as a consultant to the National Center for Cultural Competence in Washington, DC, and on several HRSA grants focusing on cultural competence in the health professions. The annual nursing scholar visit, which became the Mary T. Boynton Distin- guished Lecture Series in 1992, began with the opening of the PhD program in the UTK College of Nursing in 1989. Mary T. Boynton, retired faculty in the College of Nursing, has been an instrumental leader in nursing education at UT. With her generous support of the lecture series, she has established a legacy of education for years to come through visits from nationally and internationally Mary T. Boynton and Dean Joan Creasia accomplished scholars, researchers, and practitioners.

RN-to-BSN Program Goes Online The College of Nursing is making it easier for registered nurses with two-year According to a special report by the Tennessee Hospital Association, higher associate’s degrees to get their bachelor’s degrees in nursing. Beginning in proportions of baccalaureate-prepared registered nurses may help stabilize summer 2009, the upper-division nursing courses in the RN-to-BSN program the workforce, because registered nurses with a BSN are found to have transitioned to an online format. The curriculum can be completed in three higher levels of job satisfaction, which is key to nurse retention. The same semesters or can be taken on a part-time basis. It allows RNs the flexibility to report, “Curing the Crisis in Nursing Education: A Master Plan for Tennessee, work around various schedules while completing the degree. “ indicates that nearly 60 percent of registered nurses in Tennessee hold only an associate’s degree or diploma. “This online program makes earning a BSN more accessible,” said Gary Ramsey, chair of the undergraduate nursing program. “We work with “There is a nursing shortage in our state which is expected to grow, but we prospective students to assess their college credits and help them formulate can have a positive influence on the local and state nursing workforce if we’re a plan to complete any additional prerequisites they may need. This program able to produce more baccalaureate-prepared nurses,” Ramsey said. makes good use of faculty resources and students’ time and will allow more For more information on the RN-to-BSN program, please visit our website at BSN nurses to graduate from the university.” http://nightingale.con.utk.edu. 22 NURSING REPORT | Summer 2010 dementia. Security and Emergency Management Persell, D. Clinics of North America Mixer, S.J. Nursing, 28 faculty teach culture care. Mixer, S.J. evidence. B Phillips, K.D., vol5/iss1/12 T Roman, M.W. 30 Roman, M.W. Specialists (January/February). Roman, M.W. B in Psychiatric Care.44 B Mental Health Nursing. 29 B American Psychiatric Nurses’ Association. 14 increasesintervention psychiatric medication adherence in schizophrenia outpatients. male relationships, and Nursing, 30 B emotion and access the unconscious. B Schizophrenia and Related Psychoses, 3 Motivating persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders to exercise: planning. R persons volunteering for Mc Patient Care, 20 intensity exercise training reverses functional aerobic impairment in Callen, B B Publications FACULT Education Resources Driscoll, B (2008). Callen, of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 2 H Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 79 T misunderstood. G portal Positive Communication, Hall, J.M., Roman, M.W., Thomas, S.P., adults. Gunther, M. Davidson, P., & elders’ home stay: for the Elderly, Chen, S.-L., Professional Nursing, 25 Chen, S.-L., Mefford, L.C., Chen, S.-L., Mefford, ennessee, hriving as becoming resolute in narratives of women surviving childhood maltreatment. etrieved etrieved from rown, J.W. & Chen, S.-L. owie, rown, J.W., L., Chen, S.-L., Callen,Mefford, aillard, and, eebe, L.H. eebe, L.H. eebe, L.H. eebe, L.H. eebe, L.H., usby, (4), 283–284. G uire, . G S., Dias- Issues in Mental Health Nursing . B B E S., A R L lders’ decisions to enter assisted living facilities: . .L., .L., S.

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S S ociety ociety tate tate Sigma Theta Tau Research Conference 25 For the third year, the 2010 Sigma Theta Tau Research Day combined with the Mary T. Boynton Lecture to create a comprehensive event focusing on “Transcul- tural Nursing Education in Practice.” The Sigma Theta Tau Research Day is an opportunity for members of the T R O P E R G N I S R U N nursing community to hear about national-level nursing issues and research, and to learn about the work of local nurses and nursing faculty and students. Providing culturally competent nursing care is no longer a luxury; rather it is an expectation and a standard of care. Through a federal Cultural Competence Grant, a “Train-the-Trainer” model was used to teach evidenced cultural com- | petence to the participants of the conference, which included faculty and students from area nursing programs. UT 0 1 0 2 r e m m u S College of Nursing Assistant Professor Dr. Sandra Mixer, with Dr. Marilyn McFarland and Dr. Hiba Wehbe-Alamah, both of the University of Michigan-Flint, taught participants about the culture care theory, ethnonursing research method and application, cultural assessment, and integration of culturally congruent/competent care into nursing education and curricula. Numerous materials were provided to the audience for use in educating students, colleagues, and nurses in practice. Dr. Tami Wyatt and iCare provided flash drives of the conference materials for participants. Dr. Joan Uhl Pierce brought greetings on behalf of the Transcultural Nursing Society and shared the newly proposed Standards of Cultural Competence that were presented at the International Council of Nurses this past year. These standards are available for comment from nurses worldwide at http://www.tcns.org. Five UT MSN students—Melissa Bradshaw, Natasha Gilley, Crystal Moses, Kelly Steely, and Catherine Talbot—presented evidenced-based projects to address culturally competent care New Options for PhD Study Building on more than 20 years of success in preparing PhD graduates, the delivery. The students identified a cultural challenge/oppor- College of Nursing now delivers the doctoral curriculum by a combination of on- tunity in their practice settings and presented line learning and periodic block scheduling of on-campus instructional activities. evidence based on The new blended delivery has been enthusiastically embraced by our students. emic (patient and fam- Also newly available is an accelerated curriculum option for nurse educators ily) and etic (profes- involving four consecutive semesters of course work (15 months), followed by sional) views about the dissertation. This option, designed for full-time students, results in the the delivery of cultur- PhD and a certificate inN ursing Education. The accelerated option is UT’s way ally congruent nurs- of helping the nation remedy the nurse educator shortage, a critical shortage ing care—care that is that resulted in 50,000 students being turned away from U.S. nursing schools satisfying, beneficial, in 2008. and acceptable to its recipients. Students Online learning provides many conveniences. Students are able to pursue a gave presentations on the care of Hispanic persons and post- degree without weekly travel to the physical campus. Access to course materials partum women, the stigma of obesity, culturally congruent is available on the Internet 24/7, allowing students to pursue their studies at communication in caring for Japanese families, and African times and in places that are most convenient. American women’s perceptions of care. However, the faculty believes that some on-campus time is essential for The 2010 Sigma Theta Tau Research Day had great atten- professional development. Each semester, students are required to be on campus dance and participation from students and faculty from twice, for face-to-face meetings with advisors, colloquium presentations, area nursing programs. intensive seminars, interdisciplinary experiences, and participation in faculty research. Top left: Dr. Marilyn McFarland, Dr. Jan Brown, Dr. Sandra Mixer and Dr. Hiba Wehbe- For more information on the PhD program, please visit our website at http:// Alamah participate in the Sigma Theta Tau Research Day. Above: Recent MSN graduate Catherine Talbot discusses her research project with nightingale.con.utk.edu. fellow MSN student Leslie Moore. 26 NURSING REPORT | Summer 2010 work of our student nurses appreciation of her care. care. her of appreciation in Lisa to picture and note this sent Julie delivery. the throughout Julie mom new with stayed and epidural labor her placed Lisa Nicholas. son, Spires’s newborn Julie Shaw, with Lisa student, anesthesia Nurse R ecogni and the College of Nursing Outstanding Alumni Award Alumni College the and of Outstanding for Nursing her of management/adminis accomplishments areas the in recipient the is Laura of numerous including awards Tennessee the Hospital Association of Distinction Nurse Award awesome an as leadershipdescribes experience. She recently was selected Fellows to attend for Wharton &Johnson Johnson the Program Executives, Nurse which she Tennessee Executives of Nurse Organization of directors for on board serves the and Tennessee the Center for Nursing. for her recognized leadership is Laura by professional well. the as community nursing She president-elect the is of the ship, endless dedication, ongoing and commitment. appointed to her position current vice president as for patient aposition services, care involves that excellent leader tor of children’s home health, director of child health education, director and for In 2006, critical services. care she was unit. the Shortly responsibilitiesin director she thereafter assumed of nursing, assistant child as life coordinator, direc sive unit. Her care leadership only potential after one quickly and year, was recognized she appointed was head nurse practice. of nursing her She Tennesseestandards at career began East Children’s inten the in nurse Hospital astaff as for known her primarily is possible dedication best the for care children to her ensuring and commitment to highest the UniversityA graduateof the of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Nursing’s master’s undergraduate and Laura programs, z ing the outstanding much!” so family. Thanks special time for our such a me during have you had with to thankful so am of mybirth son. I for the me during have you caring it meant to me to howexpress much “Words cannot —Julie Spires, RN at Medical UT Center munity atmunity large. ments contributions and profession, to nursing the children, the com the and for accomplishcollege her Barnes outstanding honored Laura is to recognize recipient deserving truly Award. Sylvia of the Alumni Distinguished The Hart exemplifiesin these hercharacteristics all of professional practiceis a and Leadership, dedication, commitment—three simple but words. powerful Laura service. tration community and contribution to health make the community. of our nurses that annual NightinGala,an first eventthatcelebrates theand nursing honor with this at the recognized was Laura Preston Laura Barnes. is 2009The recipient Award Sylvia of the Alumni Distinguished Hart Laura B Alumni Award— Distinguished Dr. Sylvia Hart E. arnes ------Class Notes BSN Melissa Woods (’01) has been teaching at Clemson University as a graduate lecturer in mental health in primary care for approximately two years. She 27 Nancy Schulz (’77) has been elected District 3 Commisioner for Newton also serves as an undergraduate clinical instructor for the mental health County, Georgia. Schulz, a nurse practitioner who works part-time at the in nursing class. She continues to work on a contractual basis at AnMed health department, and her husband, Dick, own and manage The Oaks Hospital. Being the firstN P to work on the Behavioral Health Unit has been Course in Covington, Georgia. a challenge, but after 4 years, things are going smoothly. She also serves Deborah Ellen Rogers Crownover (’79) is a senior clinical analyst at on the Research Council at AnMed. She and her wonderful significant other, Duke University Health Systems. She received an MSN degree in nursing Abdalla Bamashmus, MD, live on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina. T R O P E R G N I S R U N informatics from Duke in 2009. She and husband Robert have two children, Renee James (‘03) has been appointed to the Cardiac-Vascular Nurse Rachael Jones and George. Content Expert Panel by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is Alana Rozell Booth (’90) wants to find her friend,L ori Beth Bennett, who the nurse manager for the Vascular Surgery Transplant Unit at the University also graduated in 1990. Email: [email protected]. of Tennessee Medical Center. Kimberly Patchett-Pruett (’91) lives in California at Travis Air Force Base and works as a nurse anesthetist. She and husband Lt. Col. Billy Pruett have PhD 3 children. Her 19-year-old is a freshman at UTK! | Dr. Cynthia (Cindy) Winkler (’96) was named Executive Vice President 0 1 0 2 r e m m u S Edna Diana Whaley (’96) received the 2009 Florence Nightingale Medal at US Radiosurgery. Winkler, a 30-year veteran of the healthcare industry, from the American Red Cross. This is the highest international distinction oversees operations of all US Radiosurgery Centers. She is responsible for that can be awarded to a nurse and is given every two years. This year only developing strategies for long-trem growth and maintaining the company’s three were awarded in the U.S. and 28 worldwide. The medal “honours commitment to patient-care quality. exceptional courage and devotion in caring for victims of armed conflict or natural disasters, or exemplary services or a creative and pioneering spirit in Dr. Sharon Isenhour Sarvey (’01) became dean of the School of Nursing at the areas of public health or nursing education.” Barton College in Wilson, North Carolina, on July 1, 2010. Holly Rozzelle Pierce (’97) is a nurse practitioner at Vanderbilt University Dr. Mona Marie Shattell (’02) was promoted to associate professor Medical Center. She and husband Bobby have one son, Landon, born in for the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina. She lives in February 2009. Greensboro, North Carolina. Lezlie Cheek Fry (’99) has worked in surgery at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville for 10 years. She specialized in orthopedic surgery for 8 years Retirements and then changed to cosmetic surgery. She writes that she loves her job Dr. Mitzi Davis retired in May 2010 after 26 years in the College of Nursing. and still gets excited about going to work everyday. Since she works at an She joined the faculty in 1984 and taught every level of nursing student educational hospital, she often encounters student nurses, medical students from baccalaureate through doctoral. For the past several years, Mitzi and residents. Remembering how it feels to be a student nurse in an was the coordinator of the nursing of women and children course in the overwhelming new environment, she makes it a point to teach them without undergraduate program. intimidation every time she has the opportunity. Lezlie writes that she is proud to be a graduate from UT’s program and feels that her education has Pat Melcher retired at the conclusion of the 2010 academic year after 11 enabled her to be a superior nurse with the confidence needed to excel in her years in the College of Nursing. Pat served as coordinator for the foundations career. course in the undergraduate program, as coordinator of the learning resource center, and as the college’s health officer. Wesley and Kristen (Garrett) Karcher (’04) currently live in North Carolina and welcomed their first childE mma in January 2010. Wesley works as a A sincere thank you to Mitzi and Pat for their dedication and service to the CRNA at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh. Kristen works as a nurse practitioner College of Nursing. for the abdominal transplant program at the University of North Carolina. They will celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary in July. Alexis Green Dunn (’05) graduated from Emory University with an MSN in In Memoriam Nurse Midwifery in December 2009. She writes that she is forever grateful Patricia Ann (Fox) Walls (BSN ’94) passed away in April 2010. Her for the strong nursing curriculum at UT. husband, Mike Walls, established the Patricia A. Walls Endowed Nursing Scholarship, which will provide an annual scholarship to UT nursing students Mei Jin (’07) is working at PCM in Knoxville. who are single parents or non-traditional students. MSN Patricia Garner Dalferes (’95) is a family nurse practitioner at the Multipractice Clinic in Louisiana. She wants to contact Peggy Watson, Ranae and Laura. Let’s have a reunion party this year! 28 NURSING REPORT | Summer 2010 S County. Knox from students to given preference with nursing in senior rising a to available be will Courtney’s family has established the Courtney Courtney the established has family Courtney’s done continue will and to do. good.” so is God over this let toand God world the sen to turn every what do! see God he day can for Please he pray all thank has and with God’s help, overcome will able be will and my to use to tell story done others what for has God me. Ihave So cho say doctorswhat“The can they want, but Iknow who holds my To future. lifeI, that in just is another me,trial this died Sept.Courtney 15, 2009. In ablog shortly posted before her wrote death, about on her God having Courtney side. experiencing lower back pain, which at she first theattributed to new long Initialhours. doctors’ appointmentsand In June 2009, working 12-hour began Courtney at hospital. alocal couple first the shifts After of weeks, she started would but hoped this never could polyps becomethe malignant happen. followed. that years the in abscesses herlung infections and and family apossibility knewthere Courtney was that that of removing process the ing silver, the into seeded polyps the her incident The lungtissue. madeher more prone to At age 5, one surgeries, of those amachine malfunctioned, during shooting pieces of silver into Courtney’s lungs. Dur surgeries.laser treatmentsrequire laser todone be every often to so remove polyps. the Before Courtney’s she passing, endured had 158 trachea. and Courtney’s told family was condition the to that form on larynx the yps not was life-threatening but would recurrent papiliomatosis, pol only with respiratory When causes 3months old, that diagnosed was adisease Courtney to continue some of Her her courses. integrity, character and were strength, present until end the of her life,” he said. “Even her with cancer, after diagnosis she her madearrangements remained and degree committed nursing to pursuing Ramsey, undergraduate program. of the nursing chair Courtney, astraight-A student, always gave 100 percent hersaid Gary in efforts, graduation. wereAndreason, would presented Courtney pin have that nursing with the received at ceremony,with aspecial pinning where her mother stepfather, and Charles Gail and Courtney’s honored memory was at College the of Nursing’s commencement exercises died September in with cancer. 2009 only beingdiagnosed months after to graduatewith her supposed May. House was classmates in Courtney But senior the excellentAn student nursing who beeneager her had to helping begin career others, In Memoriam—Courtney House cholarship, please contact the College of of College the contact please cholarship, N ursing development office at 865-974-2755. at office development ursing H ouse Memorial Memorial ouse S cholarship in her honor. her in cholarship lymph nodes,hip bones. and cell her with squamous carcinoma in lungs,diagnosed biopsyof the with Courtney’s PET results, she was scan thethe results lymphomacomparing after butconfirm treatmentthe to plan come. Abiopsy scheduled was to able they and worked cancer for to prepare Courtney ily lymphoma that understood avery could treat be grave was news, her and this fam While Courtney were enlarged; lymphoma suspected. was showed scan lymph CT her that nodesnal in abdomen emergency the up in room with severe abdomi An pain. wrong. was nothing Eventually,but otherwise she ended blood work showed Courtney’s that calcium high was O nce the endowment is fully funded, the scholarship scholarship the funded, fully is endowment the nce T o contribute to the Courtney Courtney the to contribute o H ouse Memorial Memorial ouse ------SPOTLIGHT ON SCHOLARS 2009–10 Artie Ruth Reilly Scholarship Gossler Scholarship Amanda Owen bsn 10 Sally Townsend Memorial Olivera Dessieux Sheena Cole bsn 10 Scholarship 29 Knoxville Neonatal Associates Robin Harris Candace Hunt MSN 09 Kelsie Roberts bsn 10 Scholarship Lauren Mitchell bsn 10 Tia Imhoff MSN 09 Daniel Vickery bsn 10 Nicholas Rodgers Whitney Schewe bsn 10 Tina Jackson Post-MSN Dr. Edwin Schaumberg Nursing 09 Susan Maples Scholarship Absher Undergraduate Scholarship Tracy Jenkins MSN 09 Laura Bennett bsn 10 Memorial Scholarship Brandon Emerson bsn 10

Megan Lettre bsn 10 T R O P E R G N I S R U N Maleah Hayes bsn 10 Amy Patterson MSN 09 UT College of Nursing Scholarship Delores Martin Memorial Baptist Health System/Fields Katherine Hall Scholarship Family Scholarship Betty Jo McAfee Greene Cindy Hollingsworth Kristine Koesters bsn 10 Donna Blanton Memorial Scholarship Jessica Naber Kerry Elizabeth Burns BSN 10 Brittney Kuck M. T. and Mary Boynton Graduate UT Federal Credit Union Rachel Owen BSN 10 Susan Moeller Scholarship Nursing Student Endowment Scholarship Joe Mont McAfee Endowed Calli Cook bsn 10 | Stephanie Powers Mary Griffith 0 1 0 2 r e m m u S Scholarship Dr. Lewis Frederick and Mary Sue Kathy Jenkins William M. and Mary D. Curtis Audrey Moore bsn 10 Preston Scholarship Scholarship Judith H. Watson Memorial Brent Robinson Jenny Beth Jordan bsn 10 Sylvia Hart Scholarship Scholarship Dudley Waddle Robert Proffitt Scholarship Kristin Lusby bsn 10 Dr. Theresa S. and Harold K. Dyer Lauren Brothers bsn 10 Remilekun Omitaomu Nursing Scholarship Marcella Keilty Memorial Scholarship Marissa Benedict bsn 10 Dr. Barbara Reid Minority Dr. and Mrs. Glen F. Watts, Sr. Theresa Geissler bsn 10 Fellowship Endowed Scholarship Fraker Family Scholarship Tyeshi Hall Julia Phillippi Marissa Benedict bsn 10 Knoxville Academy of Medicine Alliance Scholarship Mary Barnett Sowell Endowed The Wilkinson Nursing Fund Dale H. Goodfellow Scholarship Lindsay Crocker Nursing Scholarship Carol Cruze MSN 09 Kimberly Neilson bsn 10 Amanda Noblett bsn 10 Kate Fessenbecker bsn 10

Maleah Hayes The quote below comes from Maleah Hayes (BSN ’10) who was awarded a scholarship from the Dr. and Mrs. Lee Alton Absher Undergraduate Memorial Fund. Hayes, a recent BSN graduate from Shelbyville, Tennessee, never thought that she would attend UT, but after visiting and learning more about the Mary Sowell, chair nursing program, she knew that of the scholarship coming to Knoxville was the committee, Maleah “I am very honored Hayes, and Dean right choice. “I knew that I would that people are willing Joan Creasia receive a quality education and to be so giving.” leadership development from UT.” Hayes counts the diverse amount of clinical work required though the college as the “best” experience to prepare her for her career as a nurse. Opportunities such as working in medicine, in surgery, and with community service outlets in Knoxville and rural Kentucky, and the chance to interact with patients, have all added to her education. “It’s great to learn different assessments, see different types of nursing.” She values this scholarship not by the monetary amount, but by the honor that came with the award. “It is truly humbling that my work has been recognized. People believed in me, and that has instilled a little more endurance in my life.” Upon graduation, Hayes accepted a position at Vanderbilt Medical Center and plans to eventually go back to school to become a Family Nurse Practitioner. 30 NURSING REPORT | Summer 2010 Mrs. Theresa Mrs.Lenihan Theresa Pryor Mrs. Joyce Nicoll Montgomery Mrs. Linda O. McCurry C. Lane Mrs. Betty Mrs. Jane F. Jackson Lt. Jennifer J. Hennes Ms. Sandra Anne Harrison Mrs. Rebecca Sharp Decker Dr. Joan L. Creasia Mrs. Jacqueline Weeks Copley Mrs. Cindy Bresee 1978 Mrs. Mary H. 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