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celebrating diversity message from the president spring 2009 | vol. 31 no. 2

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would like to begin this newsletter with a wish of health and happiness for you and your 4 advancing the knowledge of men’s health Danny Willis Ifamily in 2009. Enjoy this newsletter and be sure to check the 2008–2009 calendar of events on the back cover. 6 our diverse society Catherine Read

As 2009 begins, I feel compelled to share a recent exchange I had with a student nurse as we 7 connell school diversity advisory board were discussing the nursing profession. I asked her if she planned on joining International (STTI). She replied “Why should I join Sigma? What will Sigma offer me? 8 perspectives on Timothy Hughes Will they take my money and beg me to join a committee? Why should I join Sigma instead 10 chapter news of joining a professional organization that is specified to my nursing interest?” These are all valid questions that any nursing student might have as he or she makes the transition from 12 member news his or her academic training to a professional role. Initially, I was surprised by her response. Then, I realized that this was an opportunity for me to educate her on the benefits of mem- 16 calendar bership in STTI. I related the founding of STTI—the history of six nurses wanting to form an for nursing based on honor, knowledge, truth, scholarship and service. I shared with her that STTI is a group of nurses from all over the world—nurses with differ- ent backgrounds and areas of practice, different values and beliefs, who come together and share a common bond of best practices in the profession. I shared how STTI grants awards for research, education, and clinical practice areas of expertise. STTI recognizes and rewards nurses from over 86 countries for the important and excellent job that they do. Nurses meet letter from the editors and discuss our common global issues such as evidence-based nursing, research, world hunger, disease, and global warming. We help people, we care for the sick, we educate, we do research, and we make the world a better place. Dear chapter members: I am excited about what I think STTI offers: a global perspective and the opportunity to better As you may have noticed, this is the second issue in which we have made significant the world. However, I remain concerned about the nursing student’s questions. I thought, “If changes to the format of our Alpha Chi Chapter newsletter. It has been exciting for us she has no idea of what STTI does, and she is a new nurse, how can we expect others outside to work with Josh Jensen and Kirsten Erwin from the marketing department within the nursing to know what we are about?” This thought led me to one of my personal challenges Connell School of Nursing to transform the shape of our trusted mode of disseminat- for 2009–2010: to publicly share the work of STTI and make all nurses aware of the benefits ing news and information about the chapter, as well as the valuable work in which our of membership and service with STTI. I hope that you will take on this challenge as well. members are involved. We have embraced the new design and layout of our newslet- Finally, at a previous STTI convention, our Region 15 members met to discuss doing some- ter, but we would appreciate your feedback as well. Please send us your thoughts and thing as a STTI group. One idea was to organize a health fair in the four regions of Massa- opinions about the new format of the Alpha Chi newsletter, as well as your suggestions chusetts. In spite of a great deal of positive response to this idea, this event has yet to happen. for topics you would like discussed in the coming issues. So, I will put a request out to Alpha Chi Members—over the next 2 years, I would like to We are looking forward to some exciting chapter events this spring, the highlight of lead us in coming together as a chapter or a region to do something for the public as STTI which will be the Induction Brunch on Sunday April 5th beginning at 11:00 a.m. We Members. I welcome your feedback on this idea, and urge you to contact me with any other hope you enjoy this issue of the newsletter, which we have dedicated to the many thoughts or suggestions you may have. Feel free to contact me at [email protected]. forms, issues, and faces of diversity within our profession. Happy Spring!

Sincerely, Sincerely,

louisa dichard, president stacy garrity & katherine gregory, co-editors february 2009 [email protected] [email protected]

2 alpha chi news spring 2009 3 for an international nursing science conference held in health, orthopedics, forensics, emergency, critical care, Boston in October 2008. I have been invited, along with etc. I think providing high quality male role models and men in nursing Dr. Grace, to serve as co-editor of an upcoming issue of mentors are very important to the recruitment and reten- Nursing Philosophy focused on the conference theme tion of men in nursing as well as the ongoing professional focus on advancing the “Nursing Science: Knowledge Development for the Good development of men in nursing. I believe that media of Persons and Society” (http://www3.interscience.wiley. portrayals of nursing have a significant influence on the knowledge of men’s health com/cgi-bin/fulltext/121574698/PDFSTART), for which public and believe that these portrayals should aim to ‘healing and integrity,’ and ‘cultural and global health en- promote diversity by including positive images of diverse vironments’ are included as examples of possible topics. I men as caring competent nurses making a difference in danny g. willis, dns, pmhcns-bc, assistant professor am currently serving in the second year of an elected term people’s lives. as Secretary and Chair of the Communications Commit- tee for the only national organization devoted specifically to men in nursing and men’ s health, the American As- media portrayals of sembly for Men in Nursing (AAMN). AAMN encourages nursing should include ‘men of all ages to become nurses and join together with positive images of diverse all nurses in strengthening and humanizing ’ men as caring, competent as well as advocating for scholarship about men’s health approach that addresses the physical, mental, emotional, love being a nurse who specializes in psychiatric and men in nursing (http://aamn.org/). My leadership nurses making a difference social, and spiritual life experiences and health needs of Imental health, with a unique scholarly focus on men’s role in AAMN has provided me with opportunities for in people’s lives. men throughout their lifespan” (Porche & Willis, 2004, p. mental health. My current interest in men’s health was national networking, promoting research related to men’s 254). According to statistics from the Centers for Disease piqued during my doctoral study in nursing science and health, engagement in organizational strategic planning, Control and Prevention and information reported on the as I encountered countless men across the lifespan in and efforts to promote the positive image and visibility of We have made great strides over the past several years website of the national non-profit organization Men’s inpatient and outpatient settings with a history of various diverse men in nursing as well as recognition of schools to increase diversity throughout the nursing profession. Health Network, men die about six years earlier than types of interpersonal abuse. These men were struggling and workplaces successful at attracting men in nurs- However, we still have miles to go to before we become women. They have higher rates of death from the 6 lead- with mind-body-spirit distress, but remained interested in ing. Some of the recruitment strategies identified at the a group that is representative of the highly diverse and ing causes than for women: heart disease, cancer, injuries, recovery and healing. My goal as a nurse has always been national level that have successfully recruited and retained multicultural patient population that we serve. I aim to stroke, HIV/AIDS, and suicide (http://www.menshealthnet- to utilize a nursing lens on holistic health and humans’ men into nursing and into health care workplaces are: continue fighting to eliminate health disparities, create work.org/library/menshealthfacts.pdf). Thus, the need for inherent wholeness to promote wellness. In line with this role modeling; educating young men about nursing as an an even stronger nursing presence in interdisciplinary more research on men’s health is evident. professional goal, I have recently proposed, with Drs. Pam excellent career option which offers flexibility, outstand- research forums, and recruit more diversity into nurs- Grace and Callista Roy, a central unifying focus for the ing job satisfaction and job security; and showcasing the ing to serve the health and healing needs of society. I am discipline in a special issue of Advances in Nursing Sci- healing for men who’ve science and knowledge-based competence of various types inspired to be a nurse and hope that my work continues to ence: Facilitating humanization, meaning, choice, quality of nursing such as hematology-oncology, psych mental shape the future of this wonderful healing art and science. of life, and healing in living and dying (Willis, Grace, & been abused and socialized Roy, 2008, p. E28). I have questions about the best ways to restrict their emotions to meet this goal, especially as it relates to men’s health. and engage in risk-taking Health promotion, quality of life, spiritual well-being, and has not been a major focus healing for men who’ve been abused and socialized to in . restrict their emotions, maintain power, engage in risk- References taking, and be self-reliant among other masculinity influ- ences (Mahalik, Burns, & Syzdek, 2007), has not been a In my advocacy role at the national level, I serve as co- Mahalik, J. R., Burns, S. M., & Syzdek, M. (2007). Masculinity and perceived normative health behaviors as predictors of major focus in nursing research. Health disparities exist chair of the Research Council of the American Psychiatric men’s health behaviors. Social Science & Medicine, 64, 2201-2209. with regard to gender. Thus, I am currently advocating for Nurses Association (APNA). In this role I have been active nursing research and scholarship on the topic of men’s in shaping priorities for a national mental health nurs- Porche, D. J., & Willis, D. G. (2004). Nursing and men’s health movement: Considerations for the 21st Century. Nursing health and quality of life that will advance knowledge ing research agenda including a focus on ‘recovery and Clinics of North America, 39(2), 251-258. about the factors influencing men’s wellness and appro- healing capacities of individuals, groups and families’ that priate gender-sensitive interventions that improve men’s has been incorporated into APNA’s 2009 call for research Willis, D. G., Grace, P.J. Grace, & Roy, C. (2008). A central unifying focus for the discipline: Facilitating Humanization, health promotion, quality of life, and spiritual-wellbeing. proposals (www.apna.org) . I recently served as co-chair, meaning, choice, quality of life, and healing in living and dying. Advances in Nursing Science, 31(1), E28-E40. A definition of men’s health is: “a holistic, comprehensive with Drs. Dorothy Jones, Pam Grace, and Callista Roy,

4 alpha chi news spring 2009 5 Linda Battle, MSN, PHCNS-BC Manager of Academic Partnerships and Nursing Workforce Development, our diverse society Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, and adjunct faculty at Regis College in Weston, MA. Ms. Battle is a member of the Board of Directors partnering with experts to ensure for the New England Regional Black Nurses Association and a participant in the HRSA-funded Minority Grant program in the School diversity in the nursing workforce of Nursing at Thomas Edison State College. She will complete her doctorate of Nursing Practice in May 2009, where her area of research is faith-based primary prevention of HIV/AIDS in communities of color. catherine read, phd, rn, associate dean, undergraduate program Eva Gomez, RN, MSN Staff Development Specialist, Children’s Hospital Boston, and facilitator for the Multi-Cultural Nurses Forum and member of the Children’s Hospital Di- versity and Culturally Competent Care Council. Ms. Gomez is a member and he William F. Connell School of Nursing (CSON) and ethnic diversity of the health care workforce, as racial former regional chapter president of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. She is also the coordinator for a Student Careers Opportunities Out- at Boston College has renewed its commitment to and ethnic minorities are more likely than their White co- T reach Program, which focuses on recruiting young people into the nursing developing and nurturing a diverse nursing workforce horts to serve under-represented communities (Smedley, through the formation of a Diversity Advisory Board profession. She was recently mentioned as one of the “Top 100 Influential Stith, & Nelson, 2003). Minority groups reflected almost Latinos in MA” by El Planeta, a regional Spanish-language newspaper. (DAB). The DAB includes nurse leaders who represent 34% of the U.S. population in 2007, but only 10.7% of the racial and ethnic minorities in Boston as well as a Registered Nurses are from those groups (AACN Fact consultant from San Antonio, Texas (see right). The Board Sheet, 2008). As part of a university whose mission is to Rolando Perea, RN, MSN, CS will meet twice a year to advise CSON faculty and admin- unite high academic achievement with service to oth- istration about resolving barriers to enrolling and graduat- Clinical Director, Fatima Emergency Department, Providence, RI, and Clini- ing a more diverse student body, improving the cultural ers, the Connell School is uniquely positioned to provide cal Director of Provider Services for Medical Strategies and Management relevance of the curricula, and ensuring the cultural com- leadership for change. The Diversity Advisory Board will Systems. Mr. Perea is also an Adjunct Faculty in the acute care nurse practi- petence of the faculty. The formation of the DAB is one provide insight and guidance as the School plans and tioner program at the University of Massachusetts Worcester and a lecturer step toward Dean Susan Gennaro’s goal of building last- implements programs that reflect a commitment to ad- at Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions. He serves ing relationships with nurse leaders and communities vancing and sustaining an organizational culture that fully as Executive Officer of the Philippine Nurses Association of New England. that reflect our diverse society. welcomes diversity and inclusiveness. He received his BS in Nursing from Boston College.

Despite the availability of excellent healthcare in the See next page for profiles of the first , disparities exist in racial and ethnic Norma Martínez Rogers, PhD, RN, FAAN members of the Connell School of minority communities. Improving minority access to Associate Professor/Clinical, University of Texas Health Science Center at quality health care will depend on increasing the racial Nursing Diversity Advisory Board. San Antonio. Dr. Martínez Rogers is the President of the National Associa- tion of Hispanic Nurses, and has received numerous awards, including National Hispanic Nurse of the Year. She serves on multiple national and local expert panels related to health disparities and nursing education, and is a frequent keynote speaker on a broad range of topics related to cultural diversity. Her doctoral work focused on cultural foundations in education. References

AACN Fact Sheet: Diversity in the Nursing Workforce. (2008). Available at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/FactSheets/ Deborah Washington, RN, MSN diversity.htm Retrieved November 8, 2008. Director, Diversity Patient Care Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Ms. Washington has been the recipient of numerous nursing Smedley, B.D., Stith, A.Y., & Nelson, A.R. Eds. (2003). Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in and leadership awards, and speaks frequently on topics related to diversity. Health Care. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. She is a master’s graduate and current doctoral candidate in the Connell School of Nursing at Boston College, where her doctoral work focuses on the concept of ethnic bias in clinical decision making.

6 alpha chi news spring 2009 7 perspectives awards available on men in nursing 2009 timothy hughes, rn Sigma awards are available for undergraduate students, graduate students, and nurse staff nurse, massachusetts general hospital leaders. Applications can be mailed to [email protected] or left on campus with Cathy Hill in Cushing 334. The deadline for all awards is April 7, 2009. For full information about applying please visit http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/son/sigma/awards/awards.html

began my freshman year at Boston College (BC) in females. My actual orientation lasted about six weeks and excellence in nursing practice Ithe school of Arts and Sciences with an undeclared I felt like I had learned so much. Almost three years later, purpose To recognize an undergraduate student in one of his or her clinical rotations that contributes to major. Working at the Flynn Athletic Complex, I started I am constantly learning new things and am building on 1 improvement in patient care, and to foster professional and public awareness of achievements in nursing. to become interested in fitness and strength training and my existing nursing and clinical skills. I recently became eligibility Any undergraduate nursing student who is a member of the Alpha Chi Chapter considered career options in health and fitness or physi- one of my floor’s resources nurses or “charge nurses” amount $300 cal therapy. Since BC did not have a physical therapy or as some are known. In my time at MGH, I have made criteria A clinical nursing innovation including: exercise physiology program, I transferred into the Con- many professional and social friendships and I feel very 1 A creative original approach to a clinical situation nell School of Nursing before the start of my sophomore comfortable being one of few men on my unit. 2 Implementation of the approach in nursing practice year with the intention of immediately entering a post- 3 Evidence of improved patient outcome(s) bachelor program with some sort of physical therapy or fitness degree after I would graduate from BC. of course i took some flak for being a guy in a mary pekarski memorial award As a nursing student, I took three intensive lab courses: nursing class that was eligibility Undergraduate and graduate student members of Alpha Chi Chapter chemistry, microbiology, and anatomy and physiology, all 2 amount $300 in one semester! This made me seriously question my predominantly female, criteria An essay describing how you see yourself at a time in the future to be determined by you. From transfer into . I was jealous of my friends but i knew everyone was the perspective of that future time, describe how you exemplify excellence in nursing. and roommates with “normal” majors. Waking up at kidding... i hope. 4:30 in the morning for some of my clinical rotations, I was jealous of anyone with a “normal” schedule. And of mentor award course I took some flak for being a guy in a nursing class I can see myself going back to school at some point in the purpose To recognize a member whose leadership has positively influenced an individual(s) development. that was predominantly female. The male nurse jokes future but not for physical therapy or exercise physiology 3 eligibility Any individual who is a member of the Alpha Chi Chapter and references to Gaylord Focker, Ben Stiller’s character as I initially thought. I am enjoying where I am now and criteria The recipient shall be a member whose leadership has positively influenced an individual(s) in Meet The Parents, were plenty, but I knew everyone am using this time to expand on my clinical skills and development by: was kidding… I hope. spend more time to research the areas of nursing that 1 Helping in developing future leaders have interested me since I started, namely IV Therapy 2 Creating new directions for professional growth After graduation, I began working at Massachusetts and Psychiatric Mental Health. It is hard to believe that it 3 Promoting a positive chapter image General Hospital (MGH) on an adult medical unit. The has been almost three years since I graduated from BC. transition from college to career was challenging at first. I am thankful for the knowledge base that I acquired at I felt like some of my non-nursing friends were still BC and I always look forward to Tuesdays and Thursdays the spirit of sigma awards stuck in ‘college mode’ and were going out, partying, and during the school year. This is when BC nursing students purpose To recognize member(s) who have demonstrated the mission, vision, and values of Sigma Theta staying up late on work nights whereas I felt as if I was 4 do their clinical rotations on my unit, which gives me an Tau. Three spirit awards will be awarded: one to an undergraduate nursing student, one to a graduate growing up fast—I found myself faced with grown up opportunity to contribute to their knowledge base, show nursing student, and one to a nurse leader. things like responsibility, professionalism, and life and them that there is gender diversity in nursing, and that eligibility Any member of Sigma Theta Tau. death. Being one of three men on my unit did not seem responsibility, and professionalism are all part of excel- amount $300 to each award recipient. to bother me as I was used to being outnumbered by lent nursing care. criteria The recipient(s) shall be a member who displays evidence of contributions to improving care in the academic and/or community setting.

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Global Health: The Rev. Edward Various solutions were posited, based on both the profes- Winter Business Meeting and sional literature and Dr. Nicholas’ own experience. Immi- J. Gorman Program gration policies of the richer nations should be reviewed, Clinical Innovations Program

and brain gain/ brain circulation policies promoted that On January 21, 2009, Barbara Hedstrom, Chapter Trea- The evening of October 22, 2008, was the occasion for a recognize nurses’ civil rights to better their lives while surer, conducted the Winter Alpha Chi Business Meeting. buffet dinner, networking opportunity, and lecture held encouraging their return. Resources need to be shifted Members in attendance received updates on the activities in the Murray Room of Yawkey Center attracting over fifty from developed to less-developed regions; big Pharma of various Chapter committees. Praise was given to the Alpha Chi Chapter members. After a brief history of the has already provided a great deal of HIV medication in revamped Chapter Newsletter format, a new $2000 Schol- Gorman lecture series and a review of the tenure and stu- Africa, as have charitable foundations. Increased financial arship Award named for Dean Rita P. Kelleher was an- dent/alumni relationships of the Jesuit priest and profes- support for professional education is essential, along with nounced, the budget changes were explained, the offices sor to whom it is dedicated, Chapter member Jean O’Neil innovative methods of teaching both preparatory curricula open for Spring election were solicited, and upcoming introduced members of the Gorman family in attendance. and continuing education. One good example being devel- Chapter and Regional events were noted. Sherri St. Pierre, It is believed that this was the first time that third genera- oped by Dr. Nicholas’s program at Brigham & Women’s Senior Counselor, presented the names of candidates for tion members of the family were present at this event. Hospital is Global Nursing Fellowships whose goals are Induction this year, which were voted on. The Business to identify how nursing can contribute to solutions and to Chapter President Louisa Dichard introduced the eve- Meeting concluded with an enjoyable buffet supper in the provide opportunities for nursing internships in develop- ning’s speaker. Patrice Nicholas is director of Global Murray Room of Yawkey Center. ing countries. The program closed with opportunity for Health and Academic Partnerships at the Center for questions. Nursing Excellence, and is developing the Global Nursing Following the meal, Barbara Hedstrom introduced the Program at the Division of Social Medicine and Health Program’s speaker, Kathleen Pfeiffer-Spurling, a nurse-at- Inequalities at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. She is a torney employed by a malpractice insurance company. She professor at the MGH Institute, has published widely, spoke on the topic of “The Power of the Pen: Risk Issues serves as STTI Regional Coordinator, and was inducted in the Practice of Nursing.” Starting with a history of how as an American Academy of Nursing fellow in 2008. Her and why she became interested in combining nursing and presentation highlighted her work as a Fulbright Senior legal matters, she focused mainly on issues of documenta- Scholar (her second) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, tion and illustrated her talk with pertinent examples from Durban, where she had lectured about and patient records and her legal practice. Documentation uti- researched HIV/AIDS and medication adherence. lizing the four C’s—clear, concise, complete and contem- poraneous—as applied to nursing practice—assessment, Dr. Nicholas first reviewed STTI’s increasing focus on care planning, intervention outcomes, and communica- global efforts and referenced the United Nation’s Millen- tion/continuity among caregivers—was proposed as the nium Development Goals as Guiding Framework, most most visible indicator of the quality nursing care she was recently updated in 2006. She proposed that nursing sure audience members were providing their clients. needs to develop broader theories by sharing interdisci- plinary concepts with the social justice and human rights With ample time after her prepared remarks, Ms. Pfeiffer- communities and by expanding their views of person and Spurling took questions and comments from those in environment. She described her HIV/AIDS research as a attendance. A lively discussion ensued with particular prime example of the health, social justice and economic application to liability nuances in nursing education and Barbara Hedstrom and Kathleen Pfeiffer-Spurling at the Winter business meeting and Clinical Innovations Program. welfare linkages needed. Dr. Nichols cited dire statistics advanced practice. Knowing the policies of one’s institu- Photos courtesy of Barbara Madden. including evidence of infectious diseases (not just AIDS) tion and writing records with an understanding of how spreading faster all across the globe, the emergence of third-party reviewers would interpret them was deemed forty new diseases, and the realization of more than one essential. Issues of record correction were addressed, and thousand epidemic events in the past twenty years. Due the need for carrying liability insurance (institutional or in part to the “brain drain” of professional migration to personal) was stressed. It was a surprise to many that the U.S. and other Western nations and in part to faculty any payments made as a result of a malpractice suit were Top: Chapter President Louisa Dichard. Bottom: Guest speaker shortages, 60-70% of South African nursing, physician automatically reported to the state’s Board of Registra- Patrice Nichols. Photos courtesy of Barbara Madden. and related roles are vacant. She noted that 60% of the tion in Nursing, and from there forwarded to the national world’s AIDS patients live in sub-Saharan Africa and, level. The program closed with an urging to practice risk despite common belief, are not the poorest but the more management by preventing incidents and documenting mobile, urban, employed, somewhat better-off population. objectively and professionally.

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jennifer allen co-authored “The transition from on “Abuse of developmentally disabled” to the Annual College, Dublin, Ireland. The Principal Investigator of of Professional Nursing 24: 4. She and callista roy breast cancer ‘patient’ to ‘survivor’” in the Journal of Conference of National Crime Victims Bar Association this federally funded study was Dorothy Jones. were among the authors of “A central unifying focus Psycho-Oncology, March 2008; “Follow-up of abnor- in Chicago and was the topic of “CSI comes to BC” in for the discipline: Facilitating humanization, mean- mal screening mammograms among low-income the October Nursing Spectrum issue. She is also to be jane flanagan wrote “Nursing ethics and advanced ing, choice, quality of life, and healing in living and ethnically diverse women: Findings from a qualitative congratulated on her 50th wedding anniversary. practice: Adult health,” a chapter in Nursing ethics dying” in Advances in Nursing Science 31: 1. study” in Patient Education and Counseling 72, and and professional responsibility in advanced practice, Jones and Bartlett. She also co-authored “Using an- katherine gregory received a $25,000 Council “A computer-tailored intervention to promote in- deborah d’avolio was featured in a column in Ad- tipsychotics,” in the October issue of Nursing 2008. for the Advancement of Nursing Science /American formed decision making for prostate cancer screening vance for Nurses, August 2008, on her development She received the 2008 Grant for the Advancement of Nurses Foundation Scholar grant. She has been ap- among African-American men” in the American Jour- of an interdisciplinary collaborative program for the Nursing Language and Classification through Re- pointed to the editorial board of the Journal of Peri- nal of Men’s Health. She presented “Health disparities care of older adults at Mass. General Hospital. This was followed by a full article, “Achieving greatness,” in search at the NANDA Foundation Awards Luncheon natal and and is a member of the and women’s cancers” at the Women’s Cancer Confer- the October issue. in Miami. advisory board of Parents Helping Parents. She also ence at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in December. published “Clinical predictors of necrotizing entero- rosanna demarco co-authored “The development rita flynn, her contributions to the Nursing Ar- angela amar received a Robert Wood Johnson colitis in premature infants” in Nursing Research 57: of the Nurse Workplace Scale (NWS): Self-advocating chives, and the scholarship established in her name by Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar award to support 4 and presented this research as a poster at the Ameri- behaviors and beliefs in the professional workplace” Northeastern University were the topics of an article her research on gender-based violence. She presented can Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting in Boston. in the Journal of Professional Nursing 24: 5 and, with by Mary Ellen Doona in the September edition of the ”Update on stalking: What do we know? Where are we Judith Vessey, co-authored “The Undergraduate Re- Massachusetts Report of Nursing. nancy hanrahan and june horowitz received the going?” at the International Association of Forensic search Fellows Program: A unique model to promote Excellence in Research Award from the American Psy- Nursing, Scientific Assembly, as well as “Before data holly fontenot and joellen hawkins were engagement in research” in the Journal of Profession- chiatric Nurses Association in October 2008 at their collections: Practical, safety, access, and ethical consid- among the authors of “Fertility control,” a chapter in al Nursing 24: 6. She also presented “HIV/AIDS and Minneapolis conference. eration of violence research” at the Robert Wood John- Women’s health care in advanced practice nursing, the continued age of discovery” on BNN Live (Boston son Nurse Faculty Scholar Program in Colorado. She Springer Publishing. They also co-published “Cogni- joellen hawkins co-published “Creating a commu- Neighborhood Network Cable Station) in July and published “Successful links for electronic surveys” tive dissonance in faculty roles: Lots of questions, nity coalition to address violence” in Issues in Mental was promoted to the Editorial Board of the Journal of and co-authored “Global voices on gender-based vio- few answers” in the Journal of American Academy Health Nursing 29:7; “Using technology to expedite Nursing Education in October, where she has been a lence,” both in the Journal of 4. She of Nurse Practitioners 20. They also did a poster screening and intervention for domestic abuse and ne- reviewer since 2005. was featured along with ann burgess in an article in presentation, “You want to be a what? The story of glect” in 26: 1, and “Adapting Advance for Nurses, December 29, 2008, announcing marianne ditomassi, the executive director at Mass. women’s health nurse practitioners,” at the American and testing the Appraisal of Violent Situation Scales” the new forensic nursing masters’ specialty at Boston General Hospital, Ellen Lon-Middleton, of the MGH Association for the History of Nursing 25th annual in the Health Care for Women International 30: 1. College. Institute of Health Professions, Joyce Clifford of conference in Philadelphia. Holly, angela amar and At the 10th Anniversary celebration of Pi Epsilon at- INHL, and Jean Weyman all serve on the Regional jennifer allen presented “Unwanted sex: Crisis in mary aruda has been reappointed to a four-year term large Chapter, antoinette hays, dean of the School Advisory Spectrum. college women” at the 2008 International Association on the Pediatric Content Expert of Forensic Nurses Scientific Assembly. of Nursing at Regis College, and joan riley, past Panel of the American Nurses Credentialing Center. mary ellen doona wrote “Dr. Alfred Worcester and chair of the Department of Nursing at Emmanuel the Waltham Training School for Nurses” and “1908 susan gennaro, the new dean at CSON, had her College, spoke about the history, tradition, develop- ann burgess presented “Crimes across the lifespan” and the establishment of the National Association of biography featured in the December issue of Nursing ment, and challenges of establishing at-large chapters. and “Shootings: Assessment for violence potential” at Colored Graduate Nurses” for Clio’s Corner in the Spectrum. She is also the editor of Journal of Nursing Antoinette also was featured in the December Nursing the 13th Annual Conference for Northeast Regional Massachusetts Report of Nursing, September and Scholarship. Spectrum in “Haiti takes a page from Regis’ book” on Psychiatric Nursing. She also co-authored “Nonfamily December 2008 respectively. the collaboration between Regis College and Haitian infant abductions, 1983-2006” in the American Jour- pamela grace published Nursing ethics and pro- nurses. nal of Nursing 108: 9 (extensively covered on the front nancy fairchild, rita olivieri, and jean o’neil fessional responsibility in advanced practice, Jones page of the BC Chronicle, September 18); “Cyber-child presented “Resolution of the methodological issues and Bartlett and co-published an article “When a june horowitz was interviewed for an online article sexual exploitation” in the Journal of Psychosocial in a nursing intervention study” at the 8th Annual patient refuses assistance” in the American Journal entitled “Sleepless baby, depressed mom: Which came Nursing 46: 9; and “Comparing routes of reporting in Interdisciplinary Research Conference “Transforming of Nursing 108:8. Along with lois haggerty, she first?” in the MSN Health & Fitness Journal. the elder sexual abuse cases” in the Journal of Elder healthcare through research, education and technol- co-published an article “Clinical wisdom: The essen- Abuse and Neglect 20: 4. She gave an invited paper ogy” at the School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity tial foundation of ‘good’ nursing care” in the Journal

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dorothy jones co-authored “Interdisciplinary insti- describing her program where medical students work shops applying the model to practice and research and has been elected to the Nominating Committee for the tute for patient care: Advancing clinical excellence” in with nurses to appreciate the nursing role. Ellen Long- critiquing participants’ research projects. The first American Academy of Nursing. Together with june the Journal of Nursing Administration 38: 6. Middleton was also quoted. presentation was also given to City University of New horowitz and mary duffy, she published “Psycho- York (CUNY) Nursing Science Faculty and doctoral metric evaluation of the Child-Adolescent Teasing As the Director of Development for Boston Health angela nannini co-presented “Influencing legisla- students in June. Callista also co-authored “Instru- Scale” in the Journal of School Health 78: 6. Care for the Homeless, cheryl kane announced the tion: A strategic approach” at MARN’s conference, ments used in Roy Adaptation Model-based research: “Advocacy beyond the bedside” in February. receipt of a $2 million challenge grant for renovation Review, critique and future directions” in the Journal joan vitello-ciccui, mary ellen doona and mar- of “A Home of Our Own.” gery gordon have been selected the 2009 Living joyce pulcini, june horowitz, katherine gregory, of Nursing Science Quarterly 21: 4. She presented Legends in Massachusetts Nursing award winners by susan kelly-weeder wrote “Binge drinking in col- and other members of the CARE Project presented “Adaptation: Change in at MMH” the Mass. Association of Registered Nurses. They will lege-aged women: Framing a gender-specific preven- “Relationship of symptom severity and selected de- at the Morristown (NJ) Memorial Hospital. The 3rd receive these awards at the Annual Convention at the tion strategy” in the Journal of the American Academy mographic factors to parental stress among women edition of The Roy Adaptation Model has also been April convention. of Nurse Practitioners 20. experiencing postpartum depression” at the Annual published. Meeting of the Congress for the Advancement of mary-margaret segraves, employed in the school lin zhan, dean of the College of Pharmacy, U-Lowell, elizabeth kudzma, a Curry College professor, was Nursing Sciences in Washington, D.C., also the topic health division of Cambridge Department of Public was active in achieving an HRSA grant for Lawrence/ quoted in “Enhancing education,’ in Advance for of a poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Health, is the new assistant editor of the Massachu- Lowell minority and disadvantaged public school stu- Nurses November 17, as a resource for mentor train- Academy of Nursing in Scottsdale, AZ. Joyce’s solo setts Report on Nursing. She is also a board member dents to consider a nursing career. ing for new graduate internship program at Partners presentations include “An international survey on ad- (and sings with) the Back Bay Chorale. Home Care. vanced nursing practice education, practice and regu- latory issues” at the International Nurse Practitioner/ ann marie larocca co-presented “Rehabilitation judith shindul-rothschild presented “Ethical Network Conference in To- nursing in the long-term care setting” at the 34th issues in psychopharmacology” at the 13th Annual ronto and “Hand-held asthma diary feasibility study: educational conference of the Association of Rehabili- Conference for Northeast Regional Psychiatric Nurs- A MASNRN study” and “Formulating a research ques- tation Nurses in San Francisco. ing Conference. She also published “Nursing care,” tion: A MASNRN Presentation” at the NASN Annual a chapter in the Clinical Manual for Diagnosis and Conference in Albuquerque as well as a poster, “Nurse ellen mahoney and colleagues from Mass. General Treatment of Psychotic Depression, American Psychi- practitioner/advanced practice nursing, education, Hospital presented a poster, “Enhancing the con- atric Association Press. fidence of new graduate nurses using high-fidelity practice and regulation: A global perspective” at the simulation, didactic lecture and hands-on practice,” at American Academy of Nursing Meeting in Phoenix. judith vessey authored “Caring for individuals with MARN’s Fall Conference. She was appointed to the Primary Care Task Force for ADHD throughout the lifespan – An introduction to Mayor Menino, City of Boston Public Health Commis- ADHD” in Counseling Points 1: 1. Her recent presen- deborah mccarter-spaulding, assistant professor sion and is the Co-Chair of their Workforce Capacity tations include “Bullying, harassment, and horizontal on nursing at St. Anselm’s College, received the Fac- Subgroup. violence in Magnet facilities: An oxymoron?” at the ulty Leadership and Mentoring Award at the National 2008 ANNCC National Magnet Conference in Salt League for Nursing’s recent convention. catherine read co-edited Aging, biotechnolgy, and Lake City; “Where we’ve been and where we’re going; the future, John Hopkins University Press. She also Evolution of the Penn nursing doctoral program alum- dorothy mccabe, MNA Nursing Division director, co-authored “Genetic association studies in nursing ni and student panel” at the University of Pennsylva- serves on the Medically Induced Trauma Support practice and scholarship” in the Journal of Nursing Services board, which supports patients and clinicians Scholarship, April 2008 nia; “Caring to confront: Evidence to address nurse affected by adverse medical events. She was quoted workplace bullying” at the Nursing Leading Summit, in “Front and center,” in Nursing Spectrum, October, callista roy led a three-day conference at the Au- Upstate AHEC, Greenville, SC; and “Sticks and stones on legislation that mandates insurers recognize nurse tonomous University of San Luis Potosi, in can break my bones and names can also hurt me” at practitioners as primary care providers. June 2008, including presentations on “The Roy South Carolina Upstate AHEC school district sympo- Adaptation Model: Philosophy and science for nursing sium. Judy’s work on bullying was discussed in “Be- are you disappointed not to see your news listed cecelia mcvey, associate director of the VA Boston practice,” “The Roy Adaptation Model and applica- having badly? Joint Commission issues alert aimed here? it can’t be here if we don’t hear about it. Healthcare System, was featured in “A walk in their tions to research” and “Roy Adaptation Model-based at improving workplace culture, patient care” in The e-mail [email protected] to make the next shoes,” an article in Nursing Spectrum in January, practice for individuals and groups,” as well as work- American Nurse, September/October 2008, and she edition.

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saturday mar. 7 Research Application Deadline

wednesday mar. 18 Executive Board Meeting 5:30–7pm Cushing 413

saturday mar. 21 May Research Poster Session Abstracts Deadline

sunday apr. 5 Induction Brunch 11am–2pm Murray Room, Yawkey Center

tuesday apr. 7 Award Application Deadline

wednesday may 13 Executive Board Meeting 4–5pm Murray Room, Yawkey Center Networking and Posters 6–6:30pm Annual Business Meeting and Awards 6:30–7:15pm Research Presentation 5:30–8:15pm

wednesday june 17 Transition Meeting—Officers and Chairs 5:30–7pm Cushing 411

nurse leaders—new members accepted

Do you have a colleague that demonstrates leadership qualities? Nurse leaders from all fields may apply for member- ship to Alpha Chi throughout the year. Applications to Alpha Chi will be considered in both the Spring and the Fall. Please invite your deserving colleagues to apply to the Alpha Chi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nurses Honor Society. Eligibility criteria and application packets are available on our website at www.bc.edu/sigma. New Nurse Leader members are invited to participate in the Alpha Chi Induction Ceremony held yearly in April.

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