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Dear friend, healer’s art FALL 2020 I am humbled and honored by the privilege of being the next dean of BYU’s College of Nursing. We have been blessed the past eight years to have been led by Dr. Patricia Ravert, and I wish her the best in her retirement adventures. As I’ve thought about the uncertainty of the world during the COVID-19 pan- SAVANNA SORENSEN demic, I am pleased that among the frontline heroes being recognized are the devoted nurses and nurse practitioners who have risked their health to assist their patients. They have also pleaded with others on social media to stay home and wear masks and

have become symbols of strength to those across the nation. RIGHT: MARS MARENO When we hear of family members not being able to be with their loved ones during hospitalization, it is reassuring to know that a nurse was there to hold a hand, facilitate a video chat, or provide compassion as the Savior would. As I learn of alumni caring for patients and families afflicted with the virus, I am so proud of and grateful for our nursing graduates who are exemplifying the Healer in these kinds of ways.

Whether teaching nursing courses online or in a hybrid of learning environments CENTER: ANDREA ALFANDRE; LEFT: ZAK GOWANS; currently offered, the last few months of the coronavirus outbreak have strengthened 2 6 16 my knowledge that our faculty are well prepared to educate motivated BYU students so they will meet the next round of healthcare challenges. The reason is simple: we are committed to excellence in providing a learning environment to teach, learn, and practice the Healer’s art. JANE H. LASSETTER For nearly 30 years, our role has been to assist others in learning the Healer’s art Meet the New College Dean COLLEGE NEWS 12 Inspiring Learning so they will, first, emulate the principles, knowledge, attributes, and methods of the 2 Dr. Jane H. Lassetter was recently named Master Healer, and, second, foster environments and processes to help others to be dean for the College of Nursing. Learn about 20 DAISY Awards made whole. No matter what career paths they follow, BYU nurses share a common her background and vision for the future. 22 Faculty Perspective dedication to improving health and the quality of life of individuals, families, and 24 Student Essay communities. This common dedication stems from striving to fulfill the college mission and 29 Faculty Spotlight Alumni In Action: vision. The mission is “to learn the Healer’s art and go forth to serve.” The college 30 Research vision guides our decision making as we strive for excellence in the provision of nurs- 6 A Pandemic Response 32 Contribution to the Discipline ing education (“Guided by the truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ, we exemplify the Learn how various alumni independently 33 Faculty Achievements Healer’s art by leading with faith and integrity; advancing the science of nursing and made a difference in their communities as healthcare; promoting health and wellness; alleviating suffering; and serving individu- they served others last spring during the ALUMNI NEWS als, families, and communities”). coronavirus pandemic. The world needs BYU graduates. 26 Alumni Updates This issue of the magazine features a sample of known stories of nursing alumni 27 In Memoriam making a difference during the COVID-19 pandemic—giving support in New York, A Watch Party Message staying positive, serving others. It also contains excerpts from a message given by a ON THE COVER previous college dean, Dr. Sandra Rogers, during our 2020 Night of Nursing watch 16 from Dr. Rogers BYU nursing alumna Andrea party broadcast, insight from a nursing professor on walking 100 miles in 32 hours, Past dean Dr. Sandra Rogers spoke at the Alfandre offers COVID-19 support more inspiring learning stories from students working with faculty members, and the College of Nursing’s 2020 Night of Nursing as a temporary employee at the latest recipients of the college DAISY recognition awards. nationwide broadcast in February. Read Lincoln Medical Center in the The publication also features the scholarly works of Dr. Corinna Tanner and Tracy excerpts from her keynote message. Dustin and spotlights faculty member Stacie Hunsaker. Bronx, New York. I appreciate the opportunity to represent you—our great alumni, faculty, and friends of the College of Nursing—and I hope you stay safe and well as we navigate our new normal together. Please continue to share your success, experiences, and love of nursing with us at [email protected].

Jane H. Lassetter, Dean Jeff L. Peery, Editor College of Nursing 801-422-4143 Beth Luthy, Associate Dean Jonathon Owen, Associate Editor Brigham Young University nursing.byu.edu Julie L. Valentine, Associate Dean Adam M. Johnson , Art Director 500 KMBL [email protected] Kathy Whitenight, Assistant Dean Provo, UT 84602-5544 Jane H. Lassetter, PhD, RN, FAAN Dean and Professor, BYU College of Nursing © 2020 Brigham Young University. All rights reserved. Learning the Healer’s Art is published by the College of Nursing at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. The views expressed within the publication are not necessarily endorsed by BYU or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Find this and past issues online at magazine.nursing.byu.edu. A PROFILE OF THE NEW DEAN Meet Dr. Lassetter, the New College Dean

BY JEFF L. PEERY

r. Jane Hansen Lassetter (AS Lassetter received a doctor of phi- of undergraduate studies and research. ’81, BS ’98, MS ’01) PhD, RN, losophy degree from Oregon Health Assistant dean Kathy A. Whitenight FAAN, has been named the and Science University in 2008 and a remains in her position and oversees Dnew dean of the College of Nursing at graduate certificate in healthcare ethics resource management for the college. Brigham Young University and began her from Creighton University in 2016. She Recognized for her commitment to five-year term in July. received her baccalaureate and master’s nursing leadership and the promotion of Her contributions include regional degrees in nursing from BYU. the public’s health through evidence and and international leadership and promo- She replaced Dr. Patricia Ravert (AS innovation, Lassetter was inducted as a tion of cultural sensitivity and improved ’74, BS ’75, MS ’94), who served as dean 2019 Fellow in the American Academy of health for underserved populations often since 2012 and recently retired. Nursing (FAAN). overlooked in healthcare policy and Professor Dr. Beth Luthy (MS ’05) For the past three years, she has served research. She currently serves as the pres- was named the associate dean of gradu- as the college’s associate dean of graduate ident of the Western Institute of Nursing ate studies and evidence-based practice. studies, scholarly works, and contribu- and past-president of the International Associate professor Dr. Julie L. Valentine tion to the discipline. She has also served

ZAK GOWANS Family Nursing Association. has been named the new associate dean on the university graduate council, the

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university faculty development council, cal practicum for the public and global organized,” Lassetter says. “Nurses are and the university research council. health nursing course each spring. More the nation’s largest group of healthcare “Serving in leadership In addition to her leadership posi- recently, she has accompanied students to professionals and truly can make impor- tions, Lassetter is an active researcher and Tonga and to the Czech Republic. tant things happen within healthcare.” positions has made me realize educator. She was honored with BYU’s Lassetter joined the faculty at BYU During her recent tenure as president the potential of what nurses can Muriel Thole Teaching and Learning Fac- in 2002 as an instructor. She became an of the International Family Nursing Asso- ulty Fellowship in 2016 and received the assistant professor in 2004, an associate ciation (IFNA), Dr. Lassetter advanced do if they get organized. Nurses university’s Alcuin Fellowship in general professor in 2010, and a professor in 2016. family nursing through leading extraor- are the nation’s largest group education in 2011. Her service and community leadership dinary international conferences in Den- Her research interests include obe- are just as impressive as her professional mark, Spain, and Washington, DC. of healthcare professionals and ZAK GOWANS (2) sity prevention in Native Hawaiian and experience. As president of the Western “The only other nurse in my family truly can make important things Pacific Islander families and children Institute of Nursing (WIN), she leads is Great-Grandma Emelia Jensen, who of all ethnicities. In Utah, Nevada, and the organization in improving health immigrated to Newton, Utah, from Den- happen within healthcare.” Hawaii, she has studied the effects of through unique solutions. Her interest mark after joining The Church of Jesus migration on these populations, their in the organization stems from its high Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1891, her A PROFILE OF THE NEW DEAN personal and cultural expectations for standards of professionalism and its dedi- bishop asked her to move to Salt Lake children’s body size and shape, the role of cation to unifying nurses across practice, City and study obstetrics and nursing. food in their overall well-being, and the education, and research. Her daughter [Lassetter’s grandma Han- opportunities during the last academic to manage the healthcare needs of patients research and evidence-based practice relationships between their health liter- She was inducted as a member of WIN’s sen] reported that her mom cared for year, such as participating in research with various and complex health disorders. projects that capture the attention of nurs- acy, body mass index, and demographic Western Academy of Nurses in 2015. more than 1,000 ‘confinement’ patients projects, coauthoring papers with faculty, When it comes to relaxing and enjoying students as they work alongside fac- characteristics. This sense of community is especially over her career,” says Lassetter. “Great- giving podium presentations, or coau- ing the beauty in her life, two things come ulty to improve the health and well-being From 2005 to 2008, she shared her valuable to her. “Serving in leadership Grandma Jensen passed away several thoring a poster. The year before, 156 to mind. First, Lassetter’s six grandchil- of patients, families, and communities. passion as she led groups of nursing stu- positions has made me realize the poten- decades before I was born, but I think of students had such opportunities. dren top the list. Whether it is outdoors, “As we mentor students in the Healer’s dents in the Hawaii section of the clini- tial of what nurses can do if they get her and her legacy often. It was such a joy “One of my goals for the graduate pro- traveling (a favorite pre-coronavirus art, I hope we can help them more fully to host an IFNA conference in her home- gram is to continue expanding students’ location was Disney World), or playing understand that they are representing the land and feel a connection to my ances- rural healthcare experiences,” says Lasset- games together, being a grandmother is Savior’s hands,” says Lassetter. “As we mentor students in the Healer’s art, tors as an international group of family ter. “Nationwide, there is a shortage of pri- truly rewarding (although her sons and Service is already a focus of the Col- I hope we can help them more fully understand nurses shared research to help improve mary care healthcare providers (including daughter may argue that being a mother lege of Nursing, as reflected in its values family health.” family nurse practitioners), more so in is important). and current service-learning activities that they are representing the Savior’s hands.” Serving as the college’s ethics in nurs- rural areas.” By providing rural clinical Second, gardening and enjoying the among a variety of cultures. However, she ing course coordinator since 2009, Las- experiences, she hopes some graduates fragrances of the yard are a must. For believes the importance of service could setter mentors students in her ethics will choose to practice in rural settings. Lassetter, growing flowers is a delight, be elevated as the college’s programs focus classes by helping them navigate Before being appointed dean, Lasset- and she loves to attract hummingbirds. on it with even greater intentionality. ethically complex decisions ter, in conjunction with graduate pro- Despite the abundance of colors and One possibility might be to explore and build their ethical toolkit. gram coordinator Dr. Beth Luthy (MS plant styles, she keeps five feeders stocked potential collaborations with Latter-day Besides watching the growth ’05), received a $15,000 grant from the with homemade nectar as a way to create Saint Charities as well as other worthy that occurs in the classroom, Las- university’s office of graduate studies to a hummingbird-friendly yard. service organizations. Such partnerships setter values mentoring and having fund student travel (mileage, hotel stays, As for future endeavors for the BYU would help faculty and students become one-on-one discussions as well. For the and meals) to create such opportunities College of Nursing, Lassetter is commit- more actively engaged in the humanitar- past 11 years, she has counseled 22 gradu- in rural clinical sites. ted to further improving its best qualities. ian work of the Church and the commu- ate students as their master’s thesis chair The result was that nine of the 15 grad- “While BYU College of Nursing has nity as they live gospel truths by lending or as a committee member. uate students preparing for graduation phenomenal nursing programs, my goal their unique and essential skills to relieve One thing she wants to continue as the in 2020 had opportunities in rural place- is for our programs to improve continu- the suffering of those in need, just as the dean is supporting mentored-learning ments such as in Moab, Utah (population ously as students, alumni, staff, and fac- Savior would do if He were here. experiences with nursing students outside 5,300). In many urban settings, patients ulty support one another and more fully “As we mentor students while they put of the classroom environment. For exam- are referred to specialists, whereas in rural integrate the Healer’s art.” their knowledge into action,” Lassetter ple, 209 undergraduate and graduate settings, there are few if any specialists Her objectives include promot- says, “We can all more fully become nurse students had experiential learning with whom to consult. Students learned ing externally funded interdisciplinary disciples of the Savior.”

BYU COLLEGE OF NURSING 5 here is no doubt that our world is different today. The response to COVID-19 is drastically chang- ing the way we are living and working. Whether on the frontline or from the comfort of their home during these hard times, many people have stepped up to volunteer, serve, and create positive outcomes. Among them are BYU College of Nursing alumni. Here are some examples of how they’re making a difference in the world.

ALUMNI IN ACTION Cougs Respond to the Call to Serve It is incredible what individuals can do when they are committed to a cause and an all-volunteer team. Recognizing the real need for personal protective equipment, leaders of an initiative sponsored by Latter-day Saint Charities and two Utah health enti- ties—University of Utah Health and Intermountain Healthcare—facilitated the production of masks to be utilized by medical professionals working directly with people infected with the coronavirus. During the six-week project in April and May, over 50,000 volunteers were recruited to sew five million clinical face masks in their homes. Among the volunteers were several BYU nursing alumni, including Diane E. Dalton (AS ’74), Bonnie H. Hoch (BS ’93), Terri C. Hunter (BS ’99), Amanda B. Lewis (BS ’01, MS ’04), Kalie T. Mitchell (BS ’08), Tiffany Noss (BS ’97), Diane Rindlisbacher (AS ’84, BS ’88), and Janine S. Roberts (BS ’16).

6 LEARNING THE HEALER’S ART | FALL 2020 BYU COLLEGE OF NURSING 7 TOP: CATHERINE SCHULTHIES; BOTTOM: KALIE MITCHELL Sending Happy Thoughts to know that they are valued 50,000 Just as the quarantine began, a group of students from and loved.” the second semester participating in the N292 nurs- Rachel Hyland of Sandy, V OLUNTEERS ing care of older adults class decided to create care Utah, says, “I can only imag- notes. They were given to residents of the long term ine how hard it must be not to be care centers where the students of assistant professor allowed any visitors. I made the cards Dr. Corinna Tanner would have finished their clini- with the hopes that something small and simple cal rotations last semester. The students made cards would remind those residents that they are cared 5,000,000 to ease loneliness as the residents could not have any about and not forgotten.” visitors during the coronavirus threat. Rylea Milne of Loveland, Colorado, says, “I am MASKS Nursing student Natalie Lefrandt of American hopeful that the several cards I made for residents at Fork, Utah, says, “My peers wanted to create a sense a care center where I had clinical might put a smile on After registering, volunteers used their sewing skills says, ‘My favorite part is taking the pokey things [pins] of connection for seniors by creating notes on our some of their faces and help ease the stress from social to assemble the materials made from medical-grade out of the masks and cutting.’ Logan (age 5) says, ‘I computers or handheld devices. I hope this activ- isolation. We are still thinking about them and are sad polypropylene. They promised to return the completed enjoyed cutting the masks apart after my mom sewed ity helped to lift their spirits. Older adults deserve not to be with them during this difficult time.” projects four days later so the items could be processed them. It was also my job to turn all of the masks inside and sterilized before distribution to help protect health- out.’ And Claire (age 7) says, ‘I liked folding the pleats; it care workers and patients. has been fun but hard.’ We have all been blessed by this Rindlisbacher, of South Jordan, Utah, gave insight opportunity to ‘go forth to serve’ those who are watching about this opportunity. She says, “What a gift of sunshine over our communities as they practice the Healer’s art.” A Heartbeat—Away this experience gave me. I completed 200 masks during Assistant teaching professor Tracy Dustin sewed 100 In a time when getting close to a sick patient can Both faculty members also devel- weeks one and four. Serving others in this way allowed masks for ProjectProtect with the help of her daughter- be deadly, two BYU professors—College of Nurs- oped an app to help connect the me to take a break from my end-of-semester DNP stud- in-law. She also made 50 masks for Hill Air Force Base ing’s associate teaching professor Dr. Craig Nut- stethoscope sounds via Bluetooth ies and work-related COVID-19 testing responsibilities. with the material she already had (with some fabric tall (MS ’11) and IT associate professor Chia-Chi on both iOS and Android phones. Sewing these late at night transformed my attitude and donated by neighbors); unlike the kits, these had to be Teng—collaborated to design a digital 3D-printed “When we developed this digital grounded me in joy and service to others—which is a measured and cut, so they took longer to prepare. stethoscope that makes it possible to listen to the stethoscope, we weren’t designing little hard to do in the same way when working from Of the experience, Dustin says, “I wasn’t a frontline heart and lungs of their patients while standing up it with the coronavirus scenario in home. It was just what I needed on a particularly tough caregiver, so this was my way of trying to contribute to 50 feet away. mind, but it turns out to be a perfect week at work. I would do it again in a heartbeat.” something. It was a great distraction, Their stethoscope connects directly to a phone application,” Teng says. For Mitchell, of Salt Lake City, making 600 masks fun, and helped me freshen up on

BYU PHOTO and transmits cardiac auscultation and respiratory After seeing the device promoted with her children and husband, Brian, was a positive my sewing skills.” A bonus was sounds to Bluetooth headphones. The 3D-printed by the university, nursing student Jadison Christen- experience. that she received a new sew- design and an added microphone make it possible son (semester three) of Lindon, Utah, contacted Nut- “When the opportunity came for us to help make ing machine for Mother’s Day to connect to a smartphone and let healthcare work- tall. She has a hearing impairment and was unable to masks for those in need, we were excited that this was because her old one broke before ers listen safely, remotely, and digitally. use a traditional stethoscope. She also has Bluetooth a project we could do together,” she says. “Emily (age 3) she was finished with the projects. Nuttall is also an emergency nurse practitioner hearing aids and has tried several digital products, and has been using his 3D-printed stethoscope on but nothing would live stream. Nuttall had Chris- COVID-19 patients since May. tenson try the stethoscope with her hearing aids, and “I give the stethoscope to the patient, and they can it worked well. Now she will be able to perform her put it on their chest as I direct them in the appropriate nursing duties. areas that I need to listen to,” Nuttall says. “I can stand “I never thought this project would help someone at a safe distance, wearing AirPods in BYU’s nursing program,” says Nuttall. underneath my face shield, and hear The 3D parts cost less than $20 to print everything I need to hear.” using the professors’ open-source plans.1

8 BYU COLLEGE OF NURSING 9 Unlike Anything Seen During a Working in a NY Pediatric ICU Nursing Career Primary Children’s Hospital pediatric intensive care nurse Intermountain Healthcare sent 100 employees—nurses, doctors, leagues’ faces. They had Jacob S. Ferrin (BS ’15) shares what it’s like to treat pedi- nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and respiratory thera- been severely shorthanded atric patients with COVID-19. Jake was part of the Inter- pists—to work at Northwell Health and NewYork-Presbyterian and run ragged. My unit mountain caregivers deployed to Long Island. Below is his Hospitals during the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City in April. is a surgical center that lightly edited blog entry from day nine. Leandrew P. Tirrell (BS ’08), who works at Intermountain Medical has been converted into I just worked in the pediatric ICU at Northwell, and they Center in Salt Lake City, served in Long Island. Below is a lightly an ICU. To say it’s a disor- have an excellent team there. They are still reasonably staffed edited Facebook post regarding his experiences. ganized disaster might be an during the pandemic and have a good nurse-to-patient Monday, April 20: Last week, I flew to New York City to understatement. It is fitting that ratio. The pediatric world hasn’t been hit by COVID like respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Since then, I have had many I was there for Easter because each adult care settings, but they still had nine COVID patients A Month Inside an NYC people reach out to me, wanting to know about my experience. I day feels like a treasure hunt. I am con- last night and have lost two children on the unit since the Hospital Coronavirus Unit have gone back and forth, trying to decide what to share. I don’t tinually searching for pillows, sheets, pumps, pandemic began. It’s heartbreaking. Working as a nurse in the epicenter of COVID-19, want to add to the fear/hysteria because there is already enough tubing, and medications. The conditions here have forced me I took care of a young teenager on my shift last night. He Andrea G. Alfandre (BS ’16) worked 27 12-hour of that. With that said, this is unlike anything I have seen in my to add some new skills to the résumé. With the pharmacist and is a cute kid from South America. He’s been through a lot shifts helping COVID ICU patients in the Bronx, nursing career. respiratory therapist stretched thin, nurses mix their own medi- and was pretty delirious. He was previously intubated and New York. In a message to the college, she writes, Arriving in New York was surreal. My ride from the airport cations and manage the ventilators. put on a ventilator to help him breathe and had just been “I was assigned to work in a mother/baby unit that to Times Square took under 20 minutes. The streets, store- The work is physically and emotionally taxing. My day starts at extubated and was finally breathing on his own. We took was converted into a COVID ICU unit in a desperate fronts, and restaurants were nearly vacant. Checking in with 7 p.m. when we load the bus and ends at 9 a.m. when we return him down to get a CT scan of his lungs, and I was able to attempt to accommodate the increasing number of ICU my agency, I was told that I was effectively on-call. I assumed to the hotel. Having worked in an ICU for 10 years, I am no speak some Spanish with him and explain what was hap- patients being admitted. While working there, I witnessed a lot that meant I would be working within 24 hours. Surprisingly, stranger to death, yet this feels different. Unfortunately, my unit pening. While I was helping him to the CT table, I felt his of pain, fear, and heartache. It was heartbreaking to see families the call was slow to come. The staffing office was overwhelmed, has lost substantially more people than we have recovered. The hand, and it was just burning hot from his relentless fever. say goodbye to their loved ones via video call. However, on the trying to process the large influx of new nurses. For the first few consistency of loss is demoralizing. It is particularly sad because You could tell how exhausted he was, and your heart just other hand, I witnessed strength, resilience, and courage. I had the days, I walked around Manhattan, trying to relieve my mount- our patients die without having loved ones at their side. I feel an goes out to kids who’ve been through all that and need privilege of working alongside amazing nurses and doctors that ing anxiety. I was frustrated by the wait, but if I am 100 percent additional weight wondering if under more optimal conditions to stay in the hospital for so long. I heard today that he gave their all to help their patients. Experiencing this pandemic honest, a part of me was relieved. I could tell by the distraught things might be different. was doing better—we’ll take any progress we can get with as a nurse made me realize how grateful I am to have received a look on the nurses’ faces as they returned from the front lines Despite the difficulty of these circumstances, there is a lot to COVID right now. It’s a tough illness to treat when it gets great education from BYU’s nursing program. I felt prepared and that this was going to be rough. be thankful for: this serious. Most intubated patients don’t make it, but this ready to serve when I was needed the most.” kid is defying the odds. Finally, the call came, and I was assigned to the night shift • The past few days seem to have markeda turning point in The Northwell staff is great, and you can tell they’ve at a midsize hospital. The group I started with is made up of hospital admissions, and yesterday we successfully extubated been running so hard the past five to six weeks and giv- 20 nurses. We reinforced a group of 30 nurses that had arrived three patients! ing 110 percent. They had me working as a functional or Corbin Smith and Jeff L. Peery contributed to the research and the previous week. Our arrival brought big smiles to our col- • The crew I am working with is outstanding. It’s incredible to resource nurse to assist anywhere I could. Even though writing of this article. think that a group of strangers from different backgrounds pediatrics isn’t hit nearly as hard as the adult side, I took it could come together and work so seamlessly as a team. The notes upon myself if I had any downtime to help these exhausted systems/equipment/charting is foreign to us, and we were not 1. Adapted from Cami Buckley, “BYU Profs Design Bluetooth Stethoscope caregivers just for the sake of morale. It’s so important to with a 50-Foot Range to Help Healthcare Practitioners Stay Safe,” BYU given time to onboard. Fortunately, collectively we can figure LEANDREW TIRRELL (2) just talk to people—connecting with them, trying to get News, June 15, 2020, http://bit.ly/2Ni0AID. things out as we draw from our different strengths. 2. Leandrew Tirrell, Facebook, April 20, 2020, https://www.facebook.com/ them to laugh a little bit. To me, those small gestures help • I have been the recipient of much love/kindness/generosity. mursetirrell/posts/10157068198691190. restore some humanity. Being able to help someone and 3. Jacob S. Ferrin, “Intermountain Healthcare Stands with New York,” April 23, • The community has rallied behind us. Every night as our bus put a smile on their face, even for a moment—to me those 2020, https://intermountainhealthcare.org/blogs/topics/covid-19/2020/04/ pulls into the hospital, we are greeted with cheers, honking intermountain-healthcare-stands-with-new-york/. TOP: ANDREA ALFANDRE; BOTTOM: JACOB FERRIN TOP: ANDREA ALFANDRE; moments really empower all of us.3 horns, and flashing lights. Local restaurants have donated food, and the hotel lobby has several tables filled with donated treats. • I have received many calls/messages from friends and fam- View more experiences at nursing.byu.edu. ily, offering words of encouragement. I can’t tell you how You may also submit your own pandemic much that lifts me. Thank you for the reminder that we are stories to [email protected]. in this together!2

10 LEARNING THE HEALER’S ART | FALL 2020 11 Inspiring Learning “Mentoring students in the role of a faculty member is new for me. It has been energizing to collaborate with students so far. They are competent, have great insights, and make any Inspiring Learning ideas I may have had in a project better. I feel they are a lot further along than I was at their stage of learning.” Experiences Continue —brandon thatcher, assistant teaching professor

Knowledge to Conduct Tesseyman knows that making a sur- dence, answered my questions, and helped they may not feel confident in supervis- Sharing Vaping Facts with Research Unit vey tool is complex. “Without a valid and calm my nerves of becoming a nurse.” ing these activities. Literature also sug- the Community Haokun Yang (right) and nursing professor reliable tool, the research will be worth- Merrill also would recommend gests that nursing education programs Brandon Thatcher shared vaping facts with Assistant professor Dr. Sheri P. Tessey- less,” she says. “Our literature search has that students get involved with faculty do not sufficiently emphasize helping In August 2019 the Centers for Disease nurses and parents in the community. man (MS ’89) received a $9,000 college given us valuable knowledge about how research. “From this mentoring experi- patients with ADLs. If nursing students Control and Prevention (CDC) identified grant to study registered nurses’ involve- to construct an effective tool.” ence, I gained an increased ability to work do not feel confident in supervising ADLs a dangerous new lung disease linked to ment in the six activities of daily living She also worked with Ashlea Planesi in harmony and efficiency as a team. I performance and they do not gain expe- vaping, known as EVALI (short for e-cig- (ADLs): bathing, dressing, toileting, (BS ’20) and Emmy Smith (semester five). learned to speak up with ideas and listen rience in this aspect of patient care after arette or vaping product use-associated nity. Yang says, “Professor Thatcher’s transferring, continence, and feeding. All students received instruction on how to and respect others’ ideas and plans. graduation, this could perpetuate a lack of lung injury). mentorship helped me to become more Her research also has a historical compo- to organize and analyze the survey data. There is a balance between taking the confidence. When performed well, assis- Assistant teaching professor Dr. aware of the needs of the community. He nent as she seeks to clarify how registered “As I worked with Dr. Lyman, I felt that initiative and holding back, or between tance with ADLs significantly improves Corinna Tanner had a personal connec- also showed me ways to contribute to nurse supervision has developed over I was a partner in this project while at the acting and listening, to make progress.” patients’ well-being. If nurses do not feel tion with someone affected by this dis- the nursing profession beyond working time and which factors have contributed same time learning from his knowledge, Current research suggests that patients confident in supervising these activities, ease. She decided to begin a project that at the hospital.” to the status quo of working with unli- expertise, and patience,” says Merrill. She in healthcare facilities most often receive members of the nursing profession need she hoped would educate others about They conducted a vaping infor- censed assistive personnel (UAP), mean- believes she will use the knowledge and ADLs assistance from minimally trained to rectify this situation. The team’s litera- the known dangers associated with e-cig- mation session with parents and

ing nurse aides, orderlies, assistants, skills gained for the rest of her career. and minimally supervised UAPs. Litera- PEERY JEFF L. ture review regarding their survey tool arettes. She presented her findings at the community leaders at the American Pre- attendants, or technicians. “These professors not only gave me an ture also indicates that assistance with development is an essential step toward college’s annual scholarly works confer- paratory Academy in Salem, Utah. They During the project, Tesseyman and outstanding example to follow but cared ADLs is often suboptimal. If registered obtaining valid and reliable data, which ence in October 2019. At that event she are accepted to share a research poster at faculty peers associate teaching professor about me in a way that increased my confi- nurses rarely assist patients with ADLs, will contribute to their understanding of connected with assistant teaching profes- the American Psychiatric Nurses Associ- Dr. Blaine Winters and associate profes- this critical nursing practice issue. sor Brandon Thatcher, and they began to ation online conference in October 2020. sor Dr. Bret Lyman have mentored sev- From the first modern nursing schools work together to grow the project. Thatcher believes that nurses every- eral nursing students. on the “Nightingale model” in the 1860s Thatcher and nursing student Haokun where, especially those that work with Recent graduates Hannah Embley (BS to the first half of the 20th century, stu- Yang (semester four) teamed up to start adolescents, need to know the facts ’20) and Rachel Merrill (BS ’20) learned dent nurses provided the hospital nurs- presenting this information at confer- regarding e-cigarettes: the known risks, firsthand how to conduct a literature ing service and did the bedside nursing ences and to the local community as a the populations at risk, and what they search to find the best ways to develop a care. In the United States, senior student way of helping nurses, educators, and can recommend to patients. He is work- survey tool to collect descriptive quanti- head nurses supervised student nurses. parents gain access to the latest informa- ing with colleagues to get advice on how tative data. They found that a significant Conversely, in the United Kingdom, ward tion on the known dangers of e-cigarette best to disseminate their findings. amount of research exists to determine sisters were graduate nurses who held use (particularly in adolescents), on pre- “Mentoring students in the role of how to construct a useful survey. This permanent positions and enjoyed high vention and intervention strategies, and a faculty member is new for me,” says includes the use of focus groups to assess prestige within the hospital hierarchy. on effective tobacco cessation tools. Thatcher. “It has been energizing to col- question value and relevance, sampling Preliminary results from their research Through the project (funded by uni- laborate with students so far. They are techniques, and effective questionnaire indicate that various professional and versity experiential learning funds), Yang competent, have great insights, and make mediums. The research also specifies social factors in the United States led received valuable experience. any ideas I may have had in a project bet- appropriate wording of sensitive ques- to appeals for graduate registered nurse Thatcher helped him to ter. I feel they are a lot further along than tions that encourages honest answers and service to replace student nurse service recognize a nurse’s I was at their stage of learning.” removes bias. in hospitals. The quality of bedside care role in educating Yang encourages nursing stu- provided by students was cited as one fac- as they brought dents who want to get involved tor. In Britain, however, bedside care by the latest infor- in faculty research or projects to students was considered to be very good. mation on the contact faculty members directly Rachel Merrill worked with Dr. Tesseyman on a literature review for developing Tesseyman and her group presented illness directly to learn about their studies and survey tools to collect descriptive their initial findings last fall at the col- to other nurses the availability of research assis- quantitative data. lege’s annual scholarly works conference. in the commu- tant positions.

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A Passion for Building Leaders Gaining Insight to Shape a insights will help shape my future nurs- Dotson was not seeking a research role Nursing Career ing career.” when the opportunity to be mentored by For the past 15 years, teaching professor The team’s research suggests that using these professors presented itself. “On the Sondra S. Heaston (MS ’05) has influ- During the past two years, assistant a standardized post-fall assessment tool last day of class,” says Dotson, “I went to enced hundreds of nursing students as TOP: ZAK GOWANS; PEERY BOTTOM: JEFF L. teaching professor Tracy Dustin and will lead to more rapid identification and tell them how much I enjoyed their ger- the college’s Student Nurses’ Association associate teaching professor Dr. Blaine treatment of injuries. Dotson says, “This ontology class, and they let me know of (SNA) faculty advisor. Her love of people, Winters have developed a post-fall assess- work is so exciting for me. It is something an open position to assist in their project. genuine concern, and welcoming smile ment algorithm, training videos, and so simple, yet it can save lives. Nurses are I accepted immediately!” makes it easy for student leaders to be documentation to prevent missed injuries often very busy, and I think that some- She encourages other students to con- mentored and nourished. after a fall. Abby Dotson (semester five) times the simple skills can be neglected sider the research topics that professors Jessica Daynes (semester five), was became their research assistant after most to save time for what seems to be more are working on, find one that they are recently elected as president of the Utah of the research had been completed. Her important tasks. I hope that our research interested in, and then take some time to SNA. She says, “Sondra has been a huge task was to help them spread the word can ultimately help nurses and facili- reach out to that professor. “It is a special example to me. From the moment I met about their findings. ties have a refocused effort to ensure the opportunity to work so closely with such her, I felt like she cared about my educa- One goal of inspiring learning at BYU safety of their patients in every way, not amazing, knowledgeable faculty that we tion and overall well-being. She encour- is to provide experience outside of the just in post-fall assessments.” have in the College of Nursing.” aged me to get involved in SNA, and she’s classroom. “I have had the opportunity to part of the reason I decided to pursue network with different elderly healthcare leadership roles. She’s reminded me of facilities in the area to introduce them to what I need to do to succeed, and she has our fall assessment project and give them “I better understand how important it is to do inspired the best in me.” the resources to help improve their proto- thorough assessments and how many complications Past BYU SNA president Izzy All- Above: BYU Student Nurses’ Association board members receive mentorship from professors cols,” says Dotson. “I have enjoyed getting gaier (semester six) appreciates her two during their tenure. Pictured: (top) Izzy Allgaier with Sondra Heaston; (bottom) Dr. Bret Lyman to meet and work with nursing direc- can be avoided by catching problems early on. These years serving on the board with Heaston. and Jessica Daynes. tors and understand more about how we new insights will help shape my future nursing career.” “Sondra has always been a calm and wise should always be seeking to improve the voice. Whenever the discussion in meet- way we care for others.” —abby dotson, semester five student ings got off track, she reminded us of Heaston is among several faculty advi- our busy schedules and made meetings a Both faculty members have already the bigger picture that our college SNA sors that spend time mentoring students priority so I could learn how to use my had a significant impact on her future as a plays within the National Student Nurses’ outside of the classroom experience. words to create change.” nurse. In addition to learning a lot about Association (NSNA). Her kind example Associate professor Dr. Bret Lyman Allgaier is now serving on the NSNA networking and communicating with helped me to understand how leadership recently helped Daynes write an NSNA board as its nominating and elections ZAK GOWANS other health professionals, she has gained does not always require taking control resolution for the national convention on committee chair and western represen- insight into caring for older adults. “They of every situation but allowing others increasing awareness of treatment for and tative. Of her experience working with helped me build upon the knowledge I to understand their purpose and letting the potential reversibility of type 2 diabe- faculty members, she says, “Because we learned from their gerontology class and them find innovative ways to fulfill that tes mellitus. share the belief that we are on this earth improve my assessment skills,” Dotson purpose. Sondra constantly modeled “My writing and leadership skills have to learn and progress, you have to realize says. “From working on this project with leadership in this way.” been influenced greatly by his help,” she that doing things outside of your com- them, I better understand how important Through weekly meetings and occa- says. “Dr. Lyman helped me investigate fort zone and making mistakes is part it is to do thorough assessments and how sional office drop-in visits, Heaston cre- my topic and broadened my knowledge of the deal. BYU is the best place to get many complications can be avoided by ates inspiring learning opportunities for of research and information gathering. involved with caring professors because catching problems early on. These new students to grow in their elected position He assisted me in understanding the you have so many resources and men- through her example, her open commu- professional writing format, discussed tors within your reach who will go to nication and accessibility, and her caring ways to rephrase certain sentences in my great lengths to support you. I’m happy I Right: Faculty member Tracy Dustin and personal relationship; she pays attention resolution, and made sure my work was decided to get involved in SNA because nursing student Abby Dotson rehearse their to the whole person and shows interest in accurate and ready to be presented at a it is a safe place to develop yourself as a conference presentation on a standardized each person’s success. national level. He worked things out with future nurse leader.” post-fall assessment tool they developed.

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the profession a lot of trouble. Another SEEK TO BIND UP THE WOUNDS: wanted to fail me but was faced down by “One instructor told me I should quit nursing, then another instructor who championed a and there. . . . What is important is that when I could passing grade as I listened to their heated argument. What is important is that have become bitter, sour, and angry . . . there was Compassion when I could have become bitter, sour, always the next semester with a professor who gave angry, and withered about nursing and me confidence, who helped me believe that I could nursing instructors, there was always the do it. What a blessing those faculty were because Manifests Itself next semester with a professor who gave me confidence, who helped me believe their positives far outweighed the negatives I had that I could do it. What a blessing those felt in other situations.” faculty were, because their positives far in Many Ways outweighed the negatives I had felt in other situations. Shortly after becoming dean [in 1993], I realized that it was because of the aton- means respect, appreciation, gratitude, I learned that excellent mentors don’t ing sacrifice of Jesus Christ that I was not and trust—all essential aspects of working feed your hurt or resentment—instead, shackled to my mistakes forever, I experi- together with others. My first real oppor- By Sandra Rogers they help you see that you are capable and enced a type of freedom I had not known tunity to learn this was in the mission Excerpts from her 2020 Night of Nursing keynote message. you can improve and do better. I learned before. I realized that I did not need to field (Manila, Philippines, 1974–76). I was that I gained confidence as I overcame be kept in a miserable prison, because I serving as a health missionary, and at the rowing up, I had no interest in nursing until my junior year my weaknesses and foibles. Good friends could forgive and I could be forgiven. I encouragement of our mission president, at Brigham Young University, when I realized the other do the same thing as good mentors. They could learn because of the Atonement. we were taking on a huge project, a health majors I had thought would work for me just weren’t pan- don’t let you wallow in being offended I could improve because of the Atone- fair that would eventually tour the mission, G ning out. I sat in my apartment with the BYU catalog in my or indignant; they help you forgive and ment. I could repent because of the Atone- stopping for several days in every town hands, starting with accounting and turning the pages, hoping move forward. ment. What a gift—one on which I have where there was a branch of The Church to get a sign from heaven about what I ought to do. I made my These experiences helped me under- relied over and over again. of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. way past chemistry, elementary education, geography, history, stand the Atonement of Jesus Christ in I also learned that compassion is nec- The talents needed to carry off a suc- and management, and when I got to nursing, I couldn’t turn the deeper and more meaningful ways. When essary for good teamwork. Compassion cessful health fair were many, and they pages anymore.

It is good to be with you, near and far, while gathering as a MARS MARENO College of Nursing family for our annual Night of Nursing event. I am proud of your accomplishments and contributions as clinicians, administrators, educators, mothers [or fathers], leaders, THERESA BESS and neighbors. My examples I’ll share are mostly old and stale, especially to newer alumni, having been away from daily nursing work for over 20 years. But I have learned that compassion manifests itself in many ways. The two areas I would like to discuss are compassion for each other—specifically for fellow nurses—and compassion for those who need our care. When I think of compassion for each other, I think of the outstanding mentors who influenced my life and my career for good. My grades in nursing fluctuated depending on the semester. Some of those times were very discouraging. One instructor told me I should quit nursing, then and there, and save myself and

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were distributed throughout our group; couldn’t remember the ins and outs of the Most of us in nursing have a strong has been to try to be more courageous in no one had all of them. We needed each things administrators worry about. commitment to compassionate patient “My hope and prayer is that no matter where you . . . doing the best for patients or students or other. Some negotiated with mayors and Nurses provide care to all of God’s care. If we think compassion and nurs- faculty, depending on the type of nursing serve, that you will keep the Lord’s children first and city health officials to become our part- children in all their unique situations. We ing, we focus on patients. I just insert that I was doing at the time. ners in the health fair. Others supervised need nurse clinicians to care for and treat it is hard to be compassionate if you aren’t be their champions—no regrets—and that you will I think this is an essential secret that the construction of display boards, puppet whatever is interfering with a person’s competent. I have also learned that there be one who will follow the Savior’s lead and seek nurses have learned. We can do hard theaters, and the puppets that gave health health and well-being. We need nurse are boundaries to compassion and that to bind up the wounds wherever and whenever things. We can assess problems as well as messages to children through music and educators who prepare the clinicians. we have to be quite careful of where we the next person. But we also know, with funny stories. The bottom line was every- We need nurse researchers who find new think our compassion is taking us. you might find them.” all the assessing and the poking and the one’s talents were needed and necessary. nursing answers to patient care problems. Through a challenging experience, I planning, that, in the end, we will be the No one was more important in the work. And we need nurse administrators who have learned the importance of coura- ones binding up the wounds, no matter Sometimes it makes me very sad when provide the best environments for us to geous compassion. I have to say that in sick during the night and vomited sev- didn’t have a current weight on his chart. I who has them. Our task is to go through we as nurses don’t appreciate the talents provide that care or education. 45 years of professional nursing prac- eral times. I had changed multiple gowns, explained the adventures of the night and life without causing too many wounds and expertise of others. It is as if we are Compassion for colleagues includes tice, there has been only one thing I have bedding, and central line dressings and why I had not weighed him. After various and, if necessary, to do all we can to bind trying to make the part of nursing we sympathy, caring, and patience. However, regretted—something that still haunts tried everything that was ordered to stop threats, I was browbeaten into weighing them up. My hope and prayer is that no chose to do more important than the I have always wondered why we would me today if I let myself think about it too nausea and vomiting. He was just so sick. that man. I learned later that he died that matter where you work or don’t work, part of nursing someone else chose to want to encourage someone to be sullen, much. No, it wasn’t putting the med cards He had an order to be weighed daily. day, and I have never forgotten it. wherever you live, wherever you serve, do. Some nurses seem to think that only angry, bitter, or resentful. I know that it in the cuff of my student uniform on the This was in the old tower at Utah Valley I think the reason is that I felt I had that you will keep the Lord’s children first specific roles in nursing matter and other sometimes feels good to be able to express last night of the last student clinical day Hospital, and the only way to weigh him betrayed my integrity to do no harm, to and be their champions—no regrets— roles are in second, third, or fourth place. hurt and discouraged feelings to a friend of my life and then having to chase back was to pull his bed out into the hall and do what was right and best for the patient. and that you will be one who will follow I don’t know many ICU nurses who can or colleague. My own experience is that a to the hospital to turn them over to the then lift him onto the bed scale. By the I had been brave enough to ask about the Savior’s lead and seek to bind up the counsel patients suffering from severe compassionate friend helps me up toward next shift. That was embarrassing but not time I had cleaned him up from his lat- TPN instead, without success. But for wounds wherever and whenever you depression. I know administrators who the light rather than facilitating my stay a lifelong regret. est emesis episode, it was 7:30 a.m., he some reason, the simple task of weighing might find them. couldn’t manage a normal patient load, in the dark. Fixing unfair circumstances What I have regretted most was when I was exhausted, and the hustle and bustle a sick man in public after a night from and I also know a lot of floor nurses who always goes better with the light. didn’t stick up for the patient better. One of the day had started. Instead of being hell was the breaking point for me. What Dr. Sandra Rogers (BS ’74) spoke at the night I was caring for a man whose spine weighed in the quiet of the night shift, he good would it do? His weight had been College of Nursing’s 2020 Night of Nursing was so weak from degenerative arthritis would have to be weighed in public, and stable for at least five days. I wanted to nationwide broadcast in February. She is a

that he had to be in a halo brace. He was MARIE FULLMER I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. fight for him, but I couldn’t or didn’t— former college dean and the international Besides listening to the broadcast message from Dr. Rogers, nursing alumni from so malnourished, for several reasons, As I was finishing a report, the neuro- at least not hard enough. I felt power- vice president at Brigham Young Univer- across the country gathered in small groups to network, reminisce, and have fun remembering their time on campus and within the BYU nursing program. Pictured are that he had total parenteral nutrition surgeon, who was also managing the TPN, less and cowardly. The only way I have sity, influencing the university over four alumni and friends of the college from four of the 60 gatherings, including Boise, ID; (TPN) via a central line. He was quite LEFT: HEIDI SCHABER; RIGHT: MELISSA GARVIN pounded on the door demanding why he been able to compensate for that regret decades. Spokane, WA; Maple Valley, WA; and on the previous page, Phoenix, AZ. DAISY Awards

Compassionate Individuals Receive College DAISY Awards

By Jeff L. Peery to be a tool in the Lord’s hands to mentor students in our The College of Nursing at Brigham Young wonderful profession that includes serving our fellow men on a daily basis. Students are my professional life; the day University continues to partner with the that passion disappears is the day I need to stop teaching.” DAISY Foundation to recognize nursing Blad is a constant source of empowerment and joy for all of his students. He inspires those around him to be bet- ZAK GOWANS professors and students who show ter and encourages them to remember their purpose and extraordinary compassion. potential. He is an enormous asset for both the students and the college as a whole. The college recognizes compassionate individuals each semester. Pictured (left to right) are Kent Blad, associate dean Katreena Merrill, Delsa Richards, and Emma Westhora. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty Nursing Students

KENT BLAD DNP, FNP-C, ACNP-BC, FCCM, FAANP Christ; I hope I can be even the tiniest bit of the dean’s office is amazing. No mat- administration/staff working together to EMMA WESTHORA SN like Him one day.” ter what she is doing, she always makes further the Healer’s art,” says Richards. “I Teaching professor Dr. Kent D. Blad (MS ’99) received Emma was nominated by fellow fifth-semester student Meg time for others, and she makes them feel am so grateful to be a part of that circle.” entries from two students, each showing his level of com- McDowell, who writes: like their lives and experiences are essen- passion in nursing. The DAISY Circle of tial. Her smile and energy are infectious. ———— Recent alum Annie Rowley (BS ’20) states: Emma is a silent and humble server who does not make Friends Award Delsa has worked hard creating and being Blad and Westhora were presented with a any show about her service, compassion, and love. She a mentor for the NEW (Nurses Empower- unique sculpture as a symbol of their rec- Dr. Blad treats each of his students as if they were his begs absolutely no attention, and I admire that. Recently, DELSA RICHARDS ing Women) club. She has also made the ognition. The small stone statue is called children. He loves, serves, and supports us so thor- I have watched her stand on the train on the way home A third DAISY recognition, the DAISY global women’s studies minor a significant A Healer’s Touch and shows two figures oughly. Not a day goes by where he doesn’t emphasize from clinical so that others could enjoy a seat during the Circle of Friends Award, was given to Delsa part of the experience that students have embracing—the nurse and the patient. that he is rooting for us! He is every nursing student’s hour ride home. Last semester in clinical, I had a couple Richards. The College of Nursing believes at the College of Nursing. She is awesome Each piece is hand-carved by members cheerleader. He wants our success, but he also wants of chances to be in the same unit as Emma. She never that teamwork is crucial to facilitating at making students feel comfortable and of the Shona tribe in Zimbabwe. us to enjoy life. He always makes sure we put ourselves stopped working. She was always walking from room to effective communication and promoting prepared for their futures.” and our well-being first and says that the schoolwork room (even the ones who weren’t her patients)—looking positive patient outcomes as nurses work Because Richards’s award represents All individuals received their honors at the will all fall into place. If anyone ever shows the need for people to help and serve. She took a shorter lunch closely alongside physicians and specialists teamwork, her statue has three figures college’s annual professionalism conference for extra help, Kent always jumps to the occasion and some days, as there was just so much to do. to provide well-organized comprehensive connected in a circle. “I see it as a rep- in February 2020. helps you find a solution. I want to be a nurse, friend, care. That same support at the college level resentation of the faculty, students, and and parent just like Kent. Her undying dedication to serve as the ultimate healer for faculty and students is no different. inspired not only her patients but her peers as well. We Many students and faculty members, Sixth-semester student Yazmine Tovar also writes, believe Emma is someone who genuinely wants to be when they hear the description of this “Kent incessantly is kind to his students. Last semester, I kind and be better. She is a perfect example of what award, think of one staff member who The DAISY Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 by the was having a bad day; however, Kent warmly said hello DAISY truly means as a student. epitomizes positivity and hard work in family of Patrick Barnes. When he died at the age of 33 from complications of like he had known me for years, when I had just met him. Emma states why the award is special to her: “I chose the college. As the assistant controller an autoimmune disease, the Barnes family decided to do something positive He encourages his students and treats everyone with nursing because I want to spend my life loving and serving and past undergraduate program secre- to honor him. After his death, they founded DAISY—an acronym for diseases kindness. He is hands-down a spiritual giant; I hope to others. I feel blessed to be able to pursue nursing at BYU, tary, Richards is a great support to faculty, attacking the immune system—to thank the nurses who cared for him and to become even half the nurse he is.” where I am taught every day how to be a more compassion- staff, and students. recognize exceptional nurses around the world. What does the award mean to Blad? He says, “Being ate nurse. My inspiration comes from so many amazing pro- Her nomination says, “The love she has recognized means so much to me as I constantly strive fessors, my wonderful cohort friends, and my Savior Jesus for everyone who walks through the doors

20 LEARNING THE HEALER’S ART | FALL 2020 BYU COLLEGE OF NURSING 21 Faculty Perspective “I was in this really kind of low, dark Two hundred yards from the finish place mentally. Most ultrarunning and line, Thomas was able to run to the end distance running is really mental focus. and complete his 100 miles—all of which One Mile at a Time: Dr. Michael It’s all about trying to stay in the moment,” he did within 32 hours. says Thomas. “Though I was trying to Running has taught Thomas essential focus on just one lap at a time, my mind lessons about resilience and learning how Thomas’s Ultramarathon started obsessing on the fact that I had to be comfortable with discomfort—spe- almost half of the distance still to go.” cifically the social anxiety he experiences By Lyndee Johns When the going gets tough, the tough while teaching. get napping. “While increased time and experi- LAST FEBRURARY, associate teaching Not exactly an easy task. However, he refused to train at the “I ended up taking a four-hour nap at ence helped me adjust to the stresses professor Dr. Michael Thomas attended In the fall of 2014, Thomas started expense of his family, waking up at five that point,” says Thomas. “I woke up and of working in academia, I feel that run- the Jackpot Ultra Running Festival in Las teaching for the College of Nursing. The in the morning to run. “My family and felt a lot better! My legs seemed rested, Michael Thomas set out to run 100 miles in ning helped with this too. I have learned Vegas (his third year of participation). transition from full-time clinical work to work take priority over running,” he says. and I gained some mental resolve.” 40 hours (and accomplished it in 32). to embrace my anxiety when I teach The event offers timed feats (runners run academia was difficult. He recalls feeling Thomas arrived at the race feeling Taking the break meant that he could or present in front of large groups and or walk as far as they can during their out of place and inadequate, and he was great. “I was intimidated by the distance no longer complete the race in 24 hours, appreciate the opportunity to learn from selected time of 6, 12, 24, or 48 hours) experiencing a lot of anxiety. Knowing that but felt comfortable that I did my best to so Thomas had a new goal: to finish the failures in my life.” and a 100-mile race; participants com- exercise had been a good stress reliever in prepare and had an eating and hydration race. “I was like, ‘Even if it takes me 40 going through your struggle alone made Thomas summarizes his experience: pete on a 2.5-mile looped track. the past, he started running and continued plan in place that seemed reasonable.” hours, I’m going to do this.’” it a little easier.” Rather than compete in the 100-mile over the years to fend off those feelings. The positivity continued for the first 40 Thomas writes: Thomas took inspiration from his fel- I have enjoyed challenging myself to race and run on Sunday, Thomas chose Preparing for the race took months of miles of the race. low runners, one of the most notable do things where I had the chance to to finish 100 miles in the 48-hour race, serious training. Thomas ran an average of Thomas has a saying that he teaches From about 1 to 5 a.m., I was able to being an 80-year-old man who completed fail. While running doesn’t matter, it’s which started on Friday rather than Sat- 40 miles per week in October and Novem- nursing students in his psych and well- complete 20 miles, but then I started 100 miles within 30 hours. “I started helped me gain the courage to endure urday. The pressure was on: to avoid run- ber 2019 and moved it up to 50 miles a ness classes: “one mile at a time.” By mile crashing again. I resorted back to faster than him, but he was so steady; he difficult times and stay resilient in life ning on Sunday, Thomas had to finish week for December and January, eventually 55, 13 hours into the race, that philoso- walking the whole loop, and it took was super inspiring.” situations that do matter. Running is 100 miles in 40 hours. peaking at 70 miles a week before the race. phy was challenging to keep in mind. me about 2 hours to complete the next Thomas also focused on feelings of always hard. While it gets easier over 5 miles. I decided to take one more positivity and gratitude to help him get time, I still experience the urge to quit break before my final push to 100 through the race. “I was grateful for my early at least once during every run. miles. By then, I had been on my feet wife’s support and my brother Patrick’s Continuing to run when I’m tired or for 19 of the past 23 hours, and they willingness to pace me,” he says. “I also sore has helped me to keep moving were feeling it! It felt great to give them thought about my oldest brother Sean, forward during challenges in my life. I a rest, but otherwise, the break didn’t who passed away from brain cancer when am less scared of failure and am more seem to help much. My legs were I was 13. While I can never fully empa- comfortable being uncomfortable. incredibly sore, I had a couple of large thize with his experience, I have always I don’t think everyone should be a blisters on each of my small toes, and been inspired by the strength and resil- runner. Still, I do believe engaging in I felt wiped out. I decided that I would ience he demonstrated during the last few activities that can improve your capac- just start walking and not stop until I’d years of his life. I wanted to honor his life ity to be positive, mindful, grateful, completed the final 20 miles. by trying to emulate his strength during and socially connected is essential the final miles of this race.” for a happy, productive life. When I The next seven hours were brutal for finished my first half-marathon five him, as he was using hiking poles at this years ago, the thought of running a point and just walked and walked and marathon, let alone 100 miles, seemed walked and walked. impossible. Thankfully I kept on run- The slow pace was demanding, but he ning, pushed myself past my perceived focused on moving forward. “Each lap limits, and gained the courage not to takes so much longer when you’re walk- 100 miles. limit myself during my life journey. ing, but it was like, ‘Okay, this is what I can do. I’m just going to focus on what I 32 hours. Thomas has taken the name of the MICHAEL THOMAS (2) can do and take it step by step.’” company that organizes the event, To resist the urge to quit, Thomas One mile at Beyond Limits Running, to heart. “I think reached out to other runners to cheer it’s important never to limit ourselves or them on. “Other people that were strug- a time. the people around us. We are often more gling the same as I was, we’d just talk capable than we think and can benefit and talk about how we were feeling, and from trying things that we don’t think Thomas (middle) visits with another runner because going through a struggle together can make it a little easier. somehow knowing that you weren’t just are possible.”

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COLLEN GUYMON ------APRN FNP- has spent the spent has received the recently recently com recently com completed her is now a school Erin D. Maughan (BS ’94) health consultant with the World Health the as serves also Maughan Dr. Organization. the National Associa for of research director tion of School Nurses, where she promotes practice. school nursing evidence-based ’01) (BS Critchfield L. Michelle past eight years teaching maternal pediatric She Idaho. Southern of College the for nursing is an associate in professor Idaho, Kimberly, and received a doctorate of philosophy in nursing science from Idaho State University in 2017. (BS ’02, MS Jinil ’08) K. Harvey injury and is committed to helping others with others helping to committed is and injury injuries sustained who those as well as BPBIs, later in life due to motor vehicle accidents, surgical complications, or other traumatic other two with up teamed recently She events. and study treatments to possible researchers adults. affected for outcomes long-term Heather W. Heather Buzbee W. (BS ’05) pleted a certificatepost-master’s in psychi health nursing. Since atric/mental finishinga master’s program at the University of Colo rado Anschutz Medical Campus she in 2017, in practitioner nurse pediatric a as worked has area. Seattle, Washington, the greater Janel I. Hillstrom (BS ’05) pleted a post-master’s certificate as a psy from practitioner nurse health mental chiatric Johns Hopkins University. She is starting a Utah. in Saint George, practice private Christine K. Platt (MS ’14) 2020 Carol A. Lindeman Award for a New Researcher recognition from the Western Institute of Nursing in April. She is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Arizona, of Nursing. College Jordyn Whiting W. (BS ’12) firstyear as vice president of the board of directors for the United Brachial Plexus Net work. Whiting has a brachial plexus birth BC completed a doctorate of nurse practitio ner degree in family practice from the Uni of versity With Utah over 12 in years of 2017. experience, she specializes in otolaryngology clinics. Utah County in several LEARNING THE HEALER’S ART | FALL 2020 LEARNING THE HEALER’S ------Lisa F. F. Lisa has worked worked has (seated). (seated). recently com recently has with worked is an epidemiology an is Sean R. Wright R. Sean , and , for 30 years, serving as its system director of director system its as serving years, 30 for years. three past the for prevention infection this role, she oversaw the department’s Baby Baby department’s the oversaw she role, this nine years. for program Baby Your ’91) (BS Montgomery L. Tamara as a surgical nurse for 29 years. She leads 100 employees as the RN manager for sur gical services in American Hospital Fork for the past fiveyears and oversees approxi mately 8,000 OR cases and 3,500 endos per year. procedures copy Cherie L. (BS Frame ’94) Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City Michael R. Hawkins (BS ’88) (BS Hawkins R. Michael pleted his firstyear as acertified registered nurse anesthetist for Copley Hospital in he position, this Before Vermont. Morrisville, 16 as spent years the over chief nurse anes thetist for Dartmouth-Hitchcock, a hospital and healthcare company in Lebanon, New Hampshire. ’90) (BS Black P. Kristine nurse registered for the Utah HealthCounty Department (for the past 14 years). Before

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ZAK GOWANS BYU COLLEGE OFNURSING of Utah. nizational management at University the rently working on her doctorate inorga school again,’” Hunsaker says. She is cur master’s never degree, go Iwill back to passion satisfaction inEDnurses). compassion fatigue, burnout, and com (on identifying factors that influence Universityley and published her thesis degree in nursing education at Utah Val a thesis.” Then she completed a master’s a programstart have where I will to write elor’s degree, she thought, “I don’t want to emergency department. ever, 26of her 32years have inthe been intermediate care, and home health; how adultcal, and psych, pediatric pediatrics, ing her career, including medical/surgi ment since 1994. worked there inits emergency depart for Utah Valley Hospital in1988and has degree, Hunsaker began work as anurse what Iwanted to do,” says Hunsaker. care, and helping others was just exactly to interact with people, able being to give she never looked back. “I able being knew ‘Oh my gosh, I’m going anurse.’” to be says Hunsaker. “I got letter the and thought, gram at (now Ricks College BYU–Idaho). gested that she apply for nursing the pro great potential inHunsaker and sug or own adogshelter,” she says. thought of anurse. being senior year of school, she high had never it,” says Hunsaker. For one, up until her never dothis,’ Iend up because doing itwhen comes to her life. Hunsaker has never learned to say never Associate teaching professor Stacie S. By Never Say Faculty Spotlight:StacieHunsaker Lyndee Johns “I thought, ‘When I’m done with my She has worked invarious areas dur Aftergraduating with an associate’s “So Idid. And behold, Igot accepted,” But her school counselor high saw After starting nursing in classes Idaho, Twenty years after finishing bach her “I wanted to either aschoolteacher be “I careful to where need be Isay, ‘I will ------shifts, and studying for her doctorate, teaching working full-time, hospital and two golden retrievers. In between ing at our highest level.” it’llthink help ensure that we are practic but it’s not just to become accredited. I dures,” she says. is a lot “There of work, ate and adopt of a set and policies proce However, Hunsaker is not backing down. only accredited simulation center inUtah. considering that Intermountain has the tion of college’s the NLC—not an feat, easy teach that way as well.” hands-on learner, Ilike to so muchvery an interactive and advanced tasks,” she says. “I’m from procedures beginning to itbecause can cross realm the for past the two years. Center (NLC) simulation lab NursingGeertson Learning BYU’s Jane Mary Rawlinson a simulation in lead faculty for past the 10years and as at Intermountain Healthcare worked simulation in the lab about simulation, having fessor Dr. Michael Thomas. with associate teaching pro wellness personal the class course, and she team-teaches and nursing health global for practicum ical public the Taiwanthe of clin the section third semester, she oversees tor for skills/simulation inthe lab and course the coordina coordinator of simulation the since 2013.She is faculty the at Brigham Young University she says. Hunsaker has been things that I can’t I think do,” “Simulation is wonderful Hunsaker is passionate “I’ve that learned I can do Hunsaker is advocating for accredita the Hunsaker with five is married children “It’s a multiyear process. We must cre - - - “We’re atdifferentlevelsof you putallthesepeopleina the same.AndIthinkthat’s how theSaviorseesus.” hospital gown,andweareall socioeconomic status,but - - - - think that’sthink how Savior the us.” sees gown,tal and we are same. the And all I but you put people inahospi these all different levels socioeconomic of status, Savior’sin the place,” she says. “We’re at gown. pital them of greatest the equalizer—the hos over lives. their She wants also to remind healthy outlets and not letting work take understand importance the of having family. and baking, campingpodcasts, with her she enjoys listening to audiobooks and Overall, HunsakerOverall, wants others to “I as believe nurses that we are working 29 - - Research

The implications of Tanner’s findings Studying the Positive Legacy of underscore the vital role of social support in reducing distress and fostering Vision Loss deliberate cognitive processing, which Corinna M. Trujillo Tanner, Assistant Professor, PhD, MSN, RN facilitates PTG. For nurses, interventions are needed to promote PTG that mitigate depression by enhancing social networks As a society, we are capti- common approach to mapping broad Of the 105 reviewed articles, 100 as well as fostering positive, deliberate vated by people who do not topics (Pham et al. 2014). They tend to reported negative outcomes, either in cognitive processing. This work is under review for publication. let physical limitations con- address more general topics in which full or in part (95 articles published ZAK GOWANS trol and define their lives. We many different study designs might be exclusively negative outcomes, while 5 As part of her doctoral disserta - enjoy hearing about those applicable. included mixed findings), and 102 rein- tion, Tanner identified lessons learned who do not accept “you can’t Tanner searched the literature related forced the concept of the hierarchy of and recommended best practices for do that” as a valid excuse. to the social, psychological, monetary, sight, such as the idea that the lower the researching with older adults with Assistant professor Dr. Corinna Tanner, quality-of-life, and health impact of visual acuity, the worse the outcome. vision impairment. This study was pub- a faculty member in the BYU College of AMD. Most of the studies (n = 93) Results indicate that there is a strong lished in November 2018 by the journal Nursing, has dedicated her life to serving were conducted in the United States or negative bias and focus on loss in the Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. this demographic, a group that is espe- the United Kingdom, but the remainder existing literature (toward measuring For this study, Tanner ensured that cially close to her heart. represented 17 countries, showing that loss, disability, and lowered expecta- written recruitment materials were Tanner was diagnosed with Stargardt AMD is a worldwide concern. tions of persons diagnosed with AMD). printed on off-white, low-glare (matte) disease, a genetic disorder that causes The nature of the journals in which the She found that there are many reports of paper, in 18-point Arial font printed in progressive damage to the macula, the studies were published varied broadly, negative outcomes in which the research Figure 1. Best practice recommendations for the preparation of written study materials. black bold. She was mindful to include area of the eye that is responsible for including journals focusing on clinical and participants were stratified by acuity, graphics only in the header, in the form straight-ahead vision. This means that laboratory science, rehabilitation, nurs- and negative outcomes and visual acuity of the University of Utah’s logo, and to those with Stargardt disease can only ing, occupational therapy, gerontology, were significantly correlated. This gives 2004) and, as such, warrants empirical path to PTG (β = .38, p = .001); as social use only one font type. She also did not see out of their peripheral vision. and health economics, which suggests the impression that the degree to which investigation among visually impaired support increases, depression decreases. use italics or all caps in the document Along with a team of peer faculty that AMD impacts people in a number a visually impaired person can succeed populations—especially those with AMD. The study also focused on qualitative and used the American Foundation for members from the University of Utah— of ways. Years of publication ranged from and have a full and happy life is governed Tanner and her team also conducted a interviews to highlight patterns of growth the Blind recommendation to set the line including Dr. Michael Caserta, a profes- 1988 to 2017, with many of the articles by the amount of vision he or she has. It study to find pathways to PTG and how and to understand better the experience spacing at 1.5. sor of gerontology—Tanner has studied (47) published between 2011 and 2017. also implies that the amount of success to facilitate the positive legacy of vision of the struggle with vision loss and how it The recommendations were how the behaviors and self-expectations The study design most frequently a visually impaired person can experi- loss. Her descriptive and correlational may lead to PTG among older adults with taken from Abilitynet,1 the American of those who are diagnosed with age- used to measure the impact of AMD ence can never be the same as someone study used a mixed-methods approach severe AMD. The thematic analysis cited Foundation for the Blind, 2 and the related macular degeneration (AMD) was cross-sectional (n = 69; mean who has 20/20 vision. In other words, as and a cross-sectional design. the following themes of PTG: National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health.3 Tanner assessed are affected by their understanding of sample size = 333). Other study designs visual acuity decreases, so do the pos- Eighty-nine severely visually impaired • Greater empathy for others: “I have some recommendations for web-based their own potential. Earlier this year, the included reviews of literature (n = 15), sibilities for positive outcomes. older adults (mean age = 85.3 years, age thought so much about my mom since materials and applied them as she Journal of Blindness Innovation & Research longitudinal studies (n = 7; mean sample Tanner believes the scope of research range = 74–98 years) were surveyed losing my eyesight. She has AMD too, judged appropriate and relevant to writ- published their scoping review on how size = 808), case studies (n = 4), reports should be broadened to capture not just about their experience with vision loss and I am so much more understanding ten documents. The materials were well researchers study and report the effects of general information about AMD (n = what is going wrong but also what is caused by AMD and asked if vision loss of her struggles now.” of AMD on individuals, families, caregiv- 4), retrospective cohort studies (n = 3), going right, as in the studies by Ord et is a catalyst for PTG and, if so, in what received by participants, many of whom • Increased spirituality: “I would say ers, and communities. Scoping reviews secondary analyses (n = 2), and retro- al. (2015), who reported resilience, and domains? It also considered the role of expressed appreciation for the efforts that 90 percent of my understand- are a relatively new but increasingly spective case control (n = 1). Burton et al. (2015), who identified and depression, social support, and cognitive she took to make the materials more ing of miracles and spiritual values reported posttraumatic growth (PTG). processing in the pathway to growth. accessible for visually impaired persons is because of illnesses and problems; PTG describes not just a return to base- PTG usually focuses on positive out- (see figu