fpb nursing annual report 2010 New Nursing Frontiers table of contents
From the Dean...... 1
Academic Programs Executive Summary...... 2 BSN Program...... 4 Graduate Entry Program...... 8 MSN Program...... 18 Post-master’s DNP Program...... 22 PhD Program...... 24
Centers of Excellence Center for Research and Scholarship (including the SMART Center)...... 30 Sarah Cole Hirsh Institute...... 34 University Center on Aging and Health...... 38 WHO Collaborating Center and International Health Programs...... 42
Alumni Relations and Development...... 48
Finance and Administration...... 52
Marketing and Communications...... 56
Office of Student Services...... 68
from the dean
May L. Wykle, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA Marvin E. and Ruth Durr Denekas Professor & Dean of Nursing Facing a new frontier in nursing and health care Based on the numerous “[This report] is a thorough As these pages of our Annual accomplishments and examination of the nursing Report will attest, FPB has many challenges that the Frances workforce. The recommendations serious challenges to confront, offered in the report focus on the but all of us share a deep level Payne Bolton School of critical intersection between the of pride and commitment to our Nursing (FPB) has faced health needs of diverse, changing overall mission of advancing during the 2009-2010 patient populations across the nursing profession across fiscal year, our Annual the lifespan and the actions of the ever-changing frontier of Report presents a new and the nursing workforce. These health care across the nation and encouraging template for recommendations are intended around the world. to support efforts to improve the goals we are currently the health of the U.S. population working towards for the through the contributions nurses future. can make to the delivery of care.” In addition to Case Western These guidelines coincide with May L. Wykle, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA Reserve University’s Strategic FPB’s mission to “nurture a Plan for 2008-2013, we at FPB learning community and provide were particularly focused this leadership in innovative research, past year on following the new education, interdisciplinary nursing guidelines established scholarship and practice to by the Robert Wood Johnson promote health, reduce the Foundation’s Institute of burden of disease, and pursue Medicine entitled, The Future excellence in service to local and of Nursing: Leading Change, global communities.” Advancing Health. As the RWJ from the dean website explains:
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academic programs “FPB’s leadership in nursing education is recognized through PhD program external evaluation, fpo federal Nurse Faculty Loan program funding, foundational support to enhance interprofessional education, and collaboration with international groups.” Patricia W. Underwood, PhD, RN, FAAN Executive Associate Dean for Academic Programs Executive Summary
Academic programs of and implementation of a program quality and safety competencies the Frances Payne Bolton to enhance interprofessional and genetics content, along with School of Nursing continue education, and through planning for an honors option international groups requesting have been achieved. to evolve in innovation and collaboration to enhance nursing excellence consistent with education globally. Graduate Entry Program Strategic Plan (2008-2013) (Leading to MN • MSN • DNP Goal #1: Build innovative Bachelor of Science in Degrees) programs that include a Nursing (BSN) Program The integration of national focus on transdisciplinary The BSN program’s support of quality and safety competencies education, enhancing health in the Cleveland schools for nurses in the revised program the cultural relevance took on a more immediate for second-career students (Graduate Entry) was supported of the curricula, and approach through nursing students’ participation in the by a grant from the Institute for integrating quality and H1N1 immunization of students. Healthcare Improvement and safety competencies across Health initiatives to reduce the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation. programs. hypertension, obesity, and Outcomes of the project included subsequent Type II Diabetes the implementation of an IHI FPB’s leadership in nursing among Cleveland youth Open School chapter and the education is recognized through continued. A commitment to acquisition of additional funding external evaluation of the PhD prepare students to address from the Macy Foundation for program, extensive federal Nurse the needs of underserved a comprehensive, collaborative, Faculty Loan (NFL) program populations locally, nationally, longitudinal approach to funding for MSN, PhD, and DNP and globally also continued with interprofessional education for students to prepare for academic the expansion of sites for the medical and nursing students. roles, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation capstone global health course. This award will support the multi-year support for the design Goals related to the integration of development of a unique,
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sustained approach to learning established in Arizona, New York, that will include quality and Florida, and Virginia, and a local safety simulations, collaborative cohort was developed at the practice in the assessment and Cleveland Clinic. transitional care planning for patients in the acute care setting Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) along with primary care delivery in Nursing Program in an urban-free clinic. The PhD program participated Master of Science in Nursing in both internal and external (MSN) Program reviews with consistently positive outcomes. The percent All MSN programs are moving of students completing the to distance-friendly formats program in a decreasing amount through the integration of of time was notable within the executive and online formats university. The external reviewers using Adobe Connect technology. commented positively on the The use of “Second Life” extensive nature of the sequence technology to create online in research and statistics. A simulations is being explored combined DNP/PhD program with the help of the Case was developed and approved and Western Reserve University its first student will matriculate Instructional Technology staff. in fall 2010. Substantial funding Partial tuition support through was obtained through the Nurse the HRSA Advanced Education Faculty Loan program to provide in Nurse Training grants and tuition support for PhD, DNP, a special grant to enhance the and MSN students who plan to preparation of primary care prepare for academic roles. providers who are uniquely prepared to work with people with disabilities was obtained. Post-Master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program The DNP program, the first and largest in the country, underwent an extensive self study in preparation for an accreditation review by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education scheduled for early 2011. Accreditation of DNP programs is a new process that has emerged in response to the profession’s support for conversion of MSN to DNP programs nationally. academic programs New distance cohorts were
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academic programs “This year, Senior Capstone bsn students had the opportunity to go to three new sites: Wuhan University’s HOPE School of Nursing, The University of Buea in Cameroon, Africa, and the Alaska Public Health Nursing Service.”
Marilyn Lotas, PhD, RN Associate Professor, Associate Dean for the Undergraduate Program, and Director of BSN Program BSN Program
Executive Summary children’s average BMI and • A $500,000 grant from the blood pressure levels. The The Undergraduate Program Prentiss Foundation was grant also will support the of the Frances Payne Bolton received to support the implementation of a district School of Nursing is committed expansion of the partnership wide screening program to to recruit, admit, and enroll a with the Cleveland identify health problems student body extraordinary Metropolitan School District. across all elementary schools in their diversity, talent and Over the past several in the district. creativity; to create a learning years, the health screening • The Senior Capstone environment characterized by program conducted by the continues to expand. This innovation, challenge, respect, BSN students has found year, students had the compassion and support; and alarmingly high levels of opportunity to go to three to graduate individuals with a overweight and obesity in new sites: Wuhan University’s broad understanding of health CMSD children in the 4th- HOPE School of Nursing, and health care, grounded in 6th grades and, in addition, The University of Buea clinical practice, committed to unexpectedly high levels of in Cameroon, Africa, and providing culturally competent blood pressures elevated the Alaska Public Health care to diverse populations in to the pre-hypertensive Nursing Service. The two multiple settings, and prepared and hypertensive levels. students attending Wuhan for leadership in the practice of The Prentiss Foundation University were able to nursing. grant is supporting the implementation of a work in a community clinic where traditional Chinese The 2009-2010 academic year demonstration project in one medicine was practiced. The brought some exciting new school designed to increase three students attending successes to the BSN program. physical activity and improve the University of Buea were Some of the highlights of the nutrition with a long- able to work in multiple year include: term goal of reducing the settings in their health care
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were able to join with other and development needs students in the university for and an analysis of genetics the poster session presenting content in commonly used their Capstone projects. textbooks. This year the Over 90 nursing students focus has been on identifying participated in this well- faculty development needs received event. related to genetics. A third initiative has been the re- • This year also marked the structuring of the adult health implementation of our content across the four Capstone blog, “Nursing years of the curriculum. The Beyond Borders,” with revisions the Freshman and students from both our Sophomore year courses were international sites and implemented this year, with our domestic sites posting work continuing on the Junior pictures and accounts of their level courses. work. • One new curriculum initiative • This year also marked an for this year is the integration expansion of our two-way system. The three students of end-of life and palliative exchange program. We care content into the BSN going to Alaska were placed continued to have students in three different regional curriculum. The initial step of from the University of the providing a one-day ELNEC communities and were able Virgin Island (2 students) to work both in the central certification course in the and the University of Hong senior preceptor courses has clinic and in the multiple Kong (10 students). This remote villages served been established. The work year for the first time we of integrating this content by the regional clinics. had two students from These new sites provided throughout the curriculum is Wuhan University spend the underway. outstanding experiences fall semester with us. All for our students and we students are in their senior • The Honors option for the look forward to a continuing years and focus on both adult BSN program has been relationship with these health and/or gerontology approved, and the initial institutions. Other sites from and community health. introduction to students will the past continued to provide These students enrich our occur in 2011. It is expected outstanding experiences. program, and we look forward to be in full implementation Remote sites included the to increasing the number of in Fall 2011. Evaluation of Gila River reservation, the participating sites. the program will be ongoing Putnam County, Florida for the first two years Health Department migrant • The curriculum initiatives of implementation, with worker program, and two are continuing, including the revisions made as necessary. Appalachian primary care integration of the Quality sites, the Frontier Nursing and Safety educational • An exciting joint recruitment Service and the Mt. Morris guidelines (QSEN) into the effort coordinating the Primary Care Clinic. Students curriculum and the Genetics resources of the FPB School were also placed in multiple Initiative. The Genetics of Nursing and the University public health sites locally. Initiative has completed a comprehensive assessment • This year for the first time, of current curriculum content, academic programs nursing Capstone students faculty knowledge levels bsn fpb.case.edu
academic programs to repeat the freshmen year were the lowest in several years. brought up the total number With transfer and returning bsn of freshmen enrolled to 63, students the overall freshman but the continued drop in number was 63, well below our Enrollment Management first-time freshmen is an target level. team has been another ongoing concern. It is hoped highlight of the year. This that the new recruitment Goal 2: Enroll a minimum of 10 effort has included a new campaign launched by transfer students. advertising campaign initiated the University Office of by the University as well Enrollment Management in This goal was achieved. Seven as a major intensification partnership with the FPB transfer students entered of the overall recruiting School of Nursing will address the sophomore year, with an activity. While the results this troubling trend. additional five entering the of these efforts won’t be freshmen year. fully apparent for two years, • The budgetary challenges the initial indicators are facing the FPB School of Goal 3: Achieve a first-time promising. Nursing as a whole have pass rate of 95% or better on the impacted the undergraduate • A University grant of $8000 NCLEX. program. The resulting loss of was received to implement a valued faculty is a necessary new advising initiative in the This goal was not achieved. With but difficult outcome. BSN program. The initiative both in-state and out-of-state has two components: an testing included, our first time In summary, the year has been enhanced advising outreach pass rate was approximately characterized by both significant to senior students to address 90%. The NCLEX preparation challenges and significant issues related to NCLEX, process has been evaluated and successes. Major ongoing applying for positions, strengthened. A new contract challenges will be the continued graduate school, career has been negotiated with the development of the hypertension development, etc; and a series Kaplan test preparation company project; student recruitment; of advisor/advisee events to provide students with the documentation of student organized around student stronger preparation. This will be health outcomes related to CMSD athletic meets. evaluated this year as the first- project; and the development of time pass rates are obtained. additional international capstone The year has been marked sites. The strength of the BSN with challenges also, the Goal 4: Implement capstone program will continue to be the most significant related to sites in two additional countries quality of our students and the student numbers and loss of including Cameroon. excellence and commitment of faculty secondary to budgetary our faculty. constraints within the school. This goal was met. Three new sites, including Cameroon, • Student recruitment has Review of Goals and have been added as Capstone been a continuing challenge. Progress for the Past Year options for our students. For the 3rd year, freshman These sites include, in addition numbers have dropped. This Goal 1: Increase the enrollment to Cameroon, Alaska and the year at this time only 47 of first time freshmen to 62 and University of Wuhan’s HOPE first-time freshmen were maintain the freshmen class size School of Nursing. All three enrolled. The addition of between 68-72. were successful as student transfer students and some experiences in the past year. current students who needed This goal was not achieved. The first time freshmen numbers (47) Goal 5: Implement an initiative to
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integrate end of life and palliative care into the curriculum, including ELNEC certification for senior students.
This goal has been achieved. All senior preceptor courses require that students attend an ELNEC certification program provided by FPB School of Nursing faculty. The initial response of students is positive. The results will continue to be evaluated over the next year.
Goal 6: Implement Honors Option. Carnegie/IOM Reports for undergraduate education will This goal has been achieved. be added to the BSN monthly The Honors program has been meetings. approved, and the initial steps of implementation will begin in the Spring 2011 semester.
Goals for Academic Year 2010-2011 1. First time freshmen enrollment will increase by 20% over 2009-2010. 2. The first time NCLEX pass rate will be 92% or better. 3. Capstone sites in Denmark and Australia will be re- negotiated. 4. A perioperative module will be integrated into the curriculum. 5. End-of-life and palliative care content will be completely integrated into the BSN curriculum. 6. A Faculty Development component on the academic programs implications of the bsn fpb.case.edu
academic programs “The students who enrolled in graduate entry the program beginning in August 2009 are the first class to study the entire revised enhanced, and innovative pre-licensure curriculum developed over the prior two years.”
Deborah Lindell, DNP, PHCNS-BC, CNE Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Entry Program Graduate Entry Program
Executive Summary: the entire revised curriculum. of clinical experiences from Key features of the revised pre- about 800 clock hours to 2009-2010 was a year of licensure curriculum are noted slightly over 1000 clock hours. constant change and progress below: for the faculty, staff, and • Total increase in pre-licensure students of the Graduate Entry • Students who successfully credits earned to 72 from 59 Program. After 6 years under complete the pre-licensure with an over 50% increase the 16-month, pre-licensure phase of the Graduate in credits applicable toward curriculum initiated in 2002 Entry Program will most MSN majors (from 7 to and a transitional curriculum participate in CWRU and FPB 15 credits). during 2008-2009, we began Commencement ceremonies • Total increase in cost of to implement the revised, and be awarded the Master tuition for the pre-licensure enhanced, and innovative of Nursing (MN degree). The phase of the program = the pre-licensure curriculum MN degree will replace the cost of 1 credit (about $1600). developed over the prior two Certificate of Professional years. The revised curriculum Nursing awarded since about • New Characteristics of responded to comprehensive 1992. the Graduate for the MN evaluation input from faculty, • Revised schedule to be 20 students that the BSN and students, and clinical partners months (fall, spring, fall, MSN characteristics of the as well as external trends spring) from 16 months (fall, graduate and the BSN and and forces in health care and spring, summer, fall). This Master’s QSEN competencies professional nursing such as change will allow students (Quality and Safety Education recommendations in national needed time for integration in Nursing). reports on nursing education and sense-making of what and quality and safety initiatives. • Integration of teaching / they have learned during the The students who enrolled in learning experiences designed first year of the program. the program beginning in August to provide students with 2009 are the first class to study • A 25% increase in clock hours the knowledge, skills, and
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attitudes required to provide faculty implemented their safe, quality health care. plan described in the 2008- 2009 report to recover from The efforts required for faculty, the dramatically decreased staff, students and clinical pass rate on the NCLEX-RN agencies to implement the exam experienced by students revised curriculum have been receiving the Certificate herculean indeed. Examples of Professional Nursing in include: the syllabus cover page December 2008. for every course in the curriculum was reviewed and revised to The first-time pass rate for the integrate graduate level content December 2009 class increased and/or teaching methods and a to about 96.4% (27 out of 28 400-level number (prior numbers students passed on their first ranged from 200-400 level), taking of the exam). Due to arranging clinical placements the changes in the program and instructors to meet curriculum, there is no class increased and enhanced clinical completing the pre-licensure requirements. phase in December 2010. The next cohort will finish in May In addition to the revised 2010. curriculum, the Graduate Entry program was selected While enrollment increased in by the Institute for Healthcare Fall 2009 as noted above, the Improvement/Josiah Macy Jr. class was more homogeneous as Foundation to participate as to gender and ethnicity than our one of six medical-nursing goals indicated. school teams in the “Retooling for Quality and Safety” Project. Participation in this project permitted us to provide all MN Enrollment Statistics (Ethnicity Self-Reported) students with inter-professional as of September 1, 2009 education sessions designed to Males 5 8.1% support students in developing Females 57 91.9% knowledge, skills, and attitudes Total students (both classes) 62 100.0% around teamwork and leadership African continent 0 0 . These skills are key to the competencies required to African American 2 3.2% promote quality and safety in American Indian (Native American) 0 0 healthcare. Asian 5 8.0% Caucasian/White 50 80.6% The faculty also addressed the two challenges/issues around Hispanic/Spanish origin 0 0 enrollment and the NCLEX-RN Other 5 8.0% first time pass rate reported in Total Graduates (7/1/09-6/30/10) 28 (100% of cohorts 2008-2009 report. The Fall 2009 enrolled in 8/08) entering class size increased by 18% (Fall, 2008 class = 28 students, Fall, 2009 entering academic programs class = 24 students), and the graduate entry fpb.case.edu
academic programs graduate entry Goal Statements/Objectives 2009-2010 (Using CWRU/FPB strategic plan approved Fall 2008; focused on year 1 strategies) Underlined metrics are primary for the Graduate Entry DNP Program Goal I: Build model innovative nursing education programs Strategy Metric Status (June 30, 2010) Strengthen and expand A1) QSEN threads integrated Met: trans-disciplinary education in the Graduate Entry DNP 1. The characteristics of the graduate for the MN programs: curriculum - implementation program incorporate elements of the graduate and a) Using a trans-disciplinary initiated and evaluation BSN level knowledge, skills and attitudes for the approach, incorporate planned in 2009-10 QSEN competencies. healthcare quality and safety 2. Under the guidance of Dr M Dolansky, teaching/ as a thread through all learning strategies to support student acquisition educational programs of QSEN knowledge, skills, and attitudes that had been planned earlier in 2009 were implemented starting in Fall, 2009 and are on going. 3. Highlight: 2nd year students implemented QI projects geared to needs identified by staff on their clinical unit. 4. We need to map the QSEN competencies and our Characteristics of the Graduate to determine where/when/how they are addressed in the curriculum. A2) Graduate Entry DNP Met: students will continue to 1. FPB/SOM proposal was accepted as one of 6 participate in interdisciplinary teams to participate in the IHI/Macy project, professional case study “Retooling for Quality and Safety” for 2009-2010. program. Funding=$35, 000. 2. 1st & 2nd year Grad Entry students participated in inter-professional education sessions during both fall & spring semesters – sessions included root cause analysis case studies & simulations. Additional opportunities Met: for interdisciplinary 1. FPB & SOM were awarded funding for a 4-year communication will be project to systematically advance IPE across the explored. curricula in class, lab, & clinical practice. Develop culturally-relevant curricula: Years 1-5 (a) Increase diversity among faculty, staff and students (b) Enhance bridge programs with local high schools and community colleges 2009
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Goal I (continued) Strategy Metric Status (June 30, 2010) Develop culturally-relevant 1. 10% increase in the Not Met: curricula: Years 1-5 diversity of students and 1. The Program Director collaborated with Student (a) Increase diversity among staff by 2010. Services & Marketing to develop & implement faculty, staff and students 2. 5% increase in the diversity strategies to increase recruitment and enrollment (b) Enhance bridge programs of faculty by 2010 of students from underrepresented groups. with local high schools and Collaborate with Student 2. A proposal was submitted for the 3rd round of the community colleges 2009 Services and Marketing RWJ New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program departments to plan and (not awarded). implement strategies to 3. Demographics for students enrolled in Aug, 2009 increase diversity of students are in the Exec. Summary. in the MN program and their success in the program. 4. Graduate Entry faculty are part of the overall FPB faculty. Refer to those overall diversity stats. 3. Goals of Ohio First grant Met: completed according to 1. Although this is a BSN project, Graduate Entry schedule students had the opportunity to apply for Ohio Continue to recruit students to First Grants. Several applied and were accepted the Ohio First Fellowships as including 2 in the class enrolling in 8/2009 opportunities arise. 4. Curriculum includes Met: culturally-relevant content 1. The Graduate Entry curriculum includes content and method designed to promote knowledge, skills, & attitudes for providing culturally relevant care to individuals and populations. Develop partnerships 5. D. Lindell continue faculty Met: with schools of nursing in role with Friendship Bridge, D. Lindell has focused her international teaching selected countries; establish Inc & Wuhan University. activities on partnering with HOPE School of Nursing, mechanisms through which Wuhan University, Wuhan, China to promote education knowledge and science can be in C/PHN. In addition to on-going communication via developed and exchanged email and SYKPE, she taught a graduate course and a workshop for community health nurses in Wuhan in June, 2010 and is the thesis advisor for two masters students (sch to graduate 5/11). Grad Entry students at the MSN level consistently make up the majority + of students participating in the Guatamala project. Develop innovative education (a) “Think Tank” conference Conference was deferred. programs and initiatives: Years held in June 2010 -support 1-5 (b) MN program to be Met: see other sections of this report. (a) Advance the curriculum implemented in Fall, 2009 • Expand enrollment in (c) Annual enrollment targets graduate programs met for all education programs Met: Fall 2010 class=36 students. • Develop graduate entry- (Grad Entry DNP Program level programs by offering enrollment target Fall 2010 = the MN degree 35 students) • Transition to post BSN – DNP degree academic programs graduate entry fpb.case.edu
academic programs graduate entry
Goal I (continued) Strategy Metric Status (June 30, 2010) • Build a model program of Met: joint PhD/DNP research 1. PhD/DNP program developed, approved, and scholarship initiated. Grad Entry program director played • Enhance education advisory role. program delivery (i.e., 2. Grad Entry students are being informed of all 3 distance, cohort, summer) doctoral programs; encouraged to pursue the DNP to increase number of or apply for the PhD or PhD/DNP nurses and faculty in practice leadership roles • Expand leadership, policy Develop and implement 3. Characteristics of the MN Graduate reflect QSEN and advocacy knowledge seminars for Grad Entry leadership competencies and policy/advocacy K,S,A and skills across students dedicated to at the graduate level. educational programs leadership and policy/ 4. The seminars on leadership and policy/advocacy advocacy. created in the revised Grad Entry curriculum and implemented for 2008-2009 • Keep competitive BSN N/A program curriculum (b) Create incentives for Collaborate with Marketing to Met: innovation that maximize identify strategies to market 1. Grad Entry website is updated as needed the entrepreneurial spirit of the MN, including website faculty and staff revisions and develop/ 2. Recommendations are made for updating FPB website references of the Grad Entry program. Enhance marketing of all implementation of plan for educational programs CPN recipients to apply for the 3. Updated program brochure scheduled for Fall 2010. MN degree Program director to assist Marketing. 4. Student focus groups arranged by Marketing in Spring 2010 to explore reasons for attending, website feedback, etc. Cancelled due to minimal response. • Develop, implement, and Continue to encourage Met: evaluate a systematic Graduate Entry faculty Faculty are informed of development opportunities faculty development to participate in faculty offered at FPB and other organizations such as NEONI, program development programs. the Dean’s Roundtable and OLN. Faculty teaching in the Grad Entry program have attended these events. Regular and contract faculty participated in development to facilitate interprofessional education sessions.
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Goal II: Build productive programs of research and scholarship in key focus areas Strategy Metric Status (June 30, 2010) • Expand programs of Complete study to evaluate Deferred due to other priorities and logistics. research and scholarship standardized patient in currently established experiences in Graduate Entry areas of focus Program.
Identify opportunities to Met: initiate additional research Manuscript of study of students expectations of 2nd in education of 2nd degree, degree programs accepted for publication. graduate entry nursing education. See below. • Develop strategic research Support and scholarship growth in new areas of focus • Build synergies in research Support and scholarship among the current Centers of Excellence • Expand collaborative Support Met: Collaborated with the SOM to evaluate inter- partnerships for research professional education sessions during the IHI Macy project (2009-2010) Goal III: Design, test, and disseminate new models of nursing practice • Collaborate with practice Continue to implement and Met partially: and community agencies develop & implement a plan to Partnerships with Famicos and Fresh Start are to build and test new evaluate partnerships with UCI, continuing. 100% of Grad Entry students participate models of nursing practice Famicos, Fresh Start, Inc and St in these partnerships. Need to explore opportunities Augustine. for new models of nursing practice by prelicensure students. UCI – unable to secure facility agreement. St Augustine – future of partnership is uncertain • Establish leadership in the Support IHI Macy project to plan, implement and evaluate advancement of nursing interprofessional education to promote teamwork & science and practice communication. through translation and dissemination of best practices Goal IV: Develop strategic income generation and resource allocation processes to align strategic plans with required infrastructure, financial and human capital. • Enhance building and Support Support technology infrastructure • Enhance the culture of Support Need to clarify meaning and intent of this strategy philanthropy • Use a collaborative process Revise and implement the Met partially: of planning and evaluation evaluation plan for MN As the revised curriculum has been implemented, curriculum. formative, process evaluation has been done and adjustments made in schedules as indicated.
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academic programs graduate entry
Goal IV (continued) Strategy Metric Status (June 30, 2010) In late Spring, 2010, a comprehensive, multi- stakeholder summative evaluation will be started of the completed implementation of the full curriculum. The FPB Systematic Plan of Evaluation will provide the framework with additional strategies as indicated. We expect to do the EBI master’s survey for the first time with the class graduating with the MN in May, 2011. Alumni evaluations are not being done as indicated in the plan of evaluation. The evaluation committee approved a proposal to adjust the timeframe given that students should be continuing into the MSN program and receive alumni evaluations from them. Still need to work on logistics for implementing alumni evaluations. Reverse the 2008 decline Met: in NCLEX-RN pass rate A comprehensive support plan was implemented and return to objective in for the class completing the CPN in December, 2009. systematic plan of evaluation Their NCLEX first time pass rate was 96%. Due to the (90%) curriculum revision, the next class will take the NCLEX in Summer, 2011. • Develop new sources of Identify and pursue Efforts made – challenges continue income generation opportunities for external Applied for RWJ New Careers in Nursing Scholarships (2 support of the Graduate Entry of 3 cycles). Not awarded for either cycle. program and students. Students are informed of external scholarship opportunities and options in the MSN program. The program hires a number of its students at the MSN level as TAs in the LRC and as clinical instructors
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Goal Statements/Objectives 2010-2011 (Using CWRU/FPB strategic plan approved Fall 2008; focused on year 1 strategies) Underlined metrics are primary for the Graduate Entry DNP Program Goal I: Build model innovative nursing education programs Strategy Metric Status (June 30, 2011) • Strengthen and expand trans- A1) QSEN threads integrated in the Graduate disciplinary education programs Entry DNP curriculum - a) Using a trans-disciplinary approach, 2010-11 – map extent to which QSEN K,S,As incorporate healthcare quality and safety as are being addressed & Characteristics of the a thread through all educational programs Graduate met A2) Grad Entry faculty will take active role in planning, implementation & evaluation of I-LEAD project. A3) 100% of Grad Entry pre-licensure students will participate in at least one IPE activity each semester.
Develop culturally-relevant curricula: Years 1. 10% increase in the diversity of students and 1-5 staff by 2010. (c) Increase diversity among faculty, staff 2010-11 –2010-11 – continue to collaborate with and students Student Services and Marketing to strive to (d) Enhance bridge programs with local high achieve thi s goal within Grad Entry Program. schools and community colleges 2009 5% increase in the diversity of faculty by 2010 2010-11 – continue to seek opportunities to achieve this goal within the Graduate Entry program. • Develop partnerships with schools of 6. Goals of Ohio First grant completed according nursing in selected countries; establish to schedule: Continue to recruit students to mechanisms through which knowledge the Ohio First Fellowships as opportunities and science can be developed and arise. exchanged 7. Curriculum includes culturally-relevant content and method: 2010-11 – continue current content 8. D. Lindell will continue faculty role with Wuhan University. Develop innovative education programs and “Think Tank” conference held in June 2010 – initiatives: Years 1-5 support if held (c) Advance the curriculum (e) Annual enrollment targets met for all • Expand enrollment in graduate education programs (Graduate Entry Program programs enrollment target at least 32 students) • Develop graduate entry-level programs d. 2010-11 – continue implementation of MN by offering the MN degree curriculum (2nd year) (major goal) • Transition to post BSN – DNP degree Explore creative, evidence based strategies for teaching/learning in classroom, lab & clinical –ex: team based learning. At least 1 Grad Entry student (pre RN or MSN level) applies for DNP/PhD program and at least 1 applies for PhD program. academic programs graduate entry fpb.case.edu
academic programs graduate entry
Goal I (continued) Strategy Metric Status (June 30, 2011) Build a model program of joint PhD/DNP 2010-11 evaluate seminars on leadership research scholarship Enhance education and policy/advocacy incorporated in revised program curriculum. • Delivery ( i.e., distance, cohort, summer) Plan and implement portfolio for pre-licensure to increase number of nurses and Grad Entry students. faculty in practice leadership roles • Expand leadership, policy and advocacy knowledge and skills across educational programs (d) Create incentives for innovation that Collaborate with Marketing Dept to identify maximize the entrepreneurial spirit of strategies to market the Graduate Entry program. faculty and staff Produce revised Grad Entry brochure (2010-11) • Enhance marketing of all educational programs Develop, implement, and evaluate a Continue to encourage Graduate Entry faculty to systematic faculty development program participate in faculty development programs. Goal II: Build productive programs of research and scholarship in key focus areas • Expand programs of research and 1. Complete analysis of evaluation data scholarship in currently established gathered during IHI Macy Project. areas of focus 2. Participate in planning, implementation and analysis of I-LEAD project data. • Develop strategic research and Support scholarship growth in new areas of focus • Build synergies in research and Support scholarship among the current Centers of Excellence • Expand collaborative partnerships for Graduate Entry faculty and students collaborate research with SOM to plan, implement & evaluate I-LEAD project. Goal III: Design, test, and disseminate new models of nursing practice • Collaborate with practice and Continue to implement and develop & implement community agencies to build and test a plan to evaluate partnerships with Famicos & new models of nursing practice Fresh Start, Inc . • Establish leadership in the Support advancement of nursing science and practice through translation and dissemination of best practices
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Goal IV: Develop strategic income generation and resource allocation processes to align strategic plans with required infrastructure, financial, and human capital Strategy Metric Status (June 30, 2011) • Enhance building and technology Support infrastructure • Enhance the culture of philanthropy Support • Use a collaborative process of planning Evaluate the MN curriculum. and evaluation Maintain NCLEX-RN pass rate at or above target in systematic plan of evaluation (90%) • Develop new sources of income Identify and pursue opportunities for external generation support of the Graduate Entry program and students.
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academic programs “The Nurse Anesthesia program msn continues to be a very popular program and is very competitive, drawing inquiries from well qualified individuals from around the world.”
Carol Savrin, DNP, CPNP, FNP, BC, FANNP Associate Professor and Director of MSN Program MSN Program
Executive Summary flight camp continues to draw the program is very easily numbers of people from around intertwined with the DNP. This During the 2009-2010 academic the world, the flight sub-specialty year the Psychiatric major, which year a total of 216 full-time and has declined in the past few has been very poorly attended part-time MSN students were years. The flight program has for the past several years has registered for courses across gotten international recognition, been revised to be a Psychiatric the eight nurse practitioner and a flight program has started program across the life span, majors, Public Health Nursing in Japan as a result of the flight and admitted its first cohort of advanced, nursing informatics, camp. Due to the decreased students fall of 2009, graduating nurse anesthesia and the nurse interest in the US, we are the first Family Systems Mental midwifery majors as well as planning to revamp the format health Nurse Practitioners this RN to MSN, with a few without of the classes to attract more December. The combined majors specified majors. Additionally people. Additionally, the Nurse MSN/MBA and MSN/MA have a there are several people taking Anesthesia program continues few participants each year. There MSN courses who have not to be a very popular program continues to be some interest in matriculated into the program. and is very competitive, drawing the Masters completion program The enrollment patterns have inquiries from well qualified for certified Advanced Practice changed a little from the last individuals from around the Nurses as well as considerable few years. Enrollments continue world. We restarted the Public interest in the post masters to be the highest for the Nurse Health program last year, and certificate programs. Dual tracks Anesthesia program, however this year we have increased continue to be of interest and the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner enrollment to 6 so this is a last year we had 10 students program has begun to decrease program that we hope will completing the PNP/FNP dual in number. The Family Nurse continue to draw students. track, and this year we have 5 Practitioner program now has The connection with the MPH people. Other dual tracks are not the second largest number of is strong and the dual degree as popular, but continue to draw students. While the summer is very valuable. Additionally 2 or three students each year.
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We continue to do an excellent year and we will have 5 Despite increased marketing job in maintaining the direct and many many inquiries, we entry students in the masters midwives graduating this have not had great success in program. This is a significant year with additional midwives getting folks into the RN to MSN improvement over a few years moving through next year. There program so we will be revising ago, and has made a large impact was increased interest in the the curriculum this year to better on the numbers of students in cardiovascular sub-specialty reflect what the students need the masters program. We also with a quite a few students for the MSN program. This is one continue to maintain many of our this year. Our new Adult Nurse of the groups that we can give BSN students who continue into practitioner/Oncology Nurse the new scholarship money to, the MSN program. Additionally Practitioner program began so we would like to increase the we are attracting a fair number this year with 6 students in numbers. of DNP students who come in at the clinical portion and several the post baccalaureate level to additional students taking b. Focus on the new ANP/ complete a specialty area before courses part time. So far this Oncology, the new Public continuing into the Doctoral has been very successful and we Health and the new ANP/ program. anticipate an even bigger cohort GNP in the future. We have HRSA grants for the Both of these programs have masters and CRNA program, Beginning with students been implemented this year and which assist with the financial entering fall of 2006 we have the ANP/GNP has graduated burden of our students. We been requiring each student it’s first cohort. The first cohort were fortunate obtain additional to attend a one day workshop of ANP/oncology will graduate HRSA grant money for some on End of Life issues. We have in May. So far it has been significant scholarship money 6 faculty members who have successful, however we do feel over the next 5 years. We were received training and are leading the need to be more distance able to attract 8 people in the these one day workshops which friendly in the future in the ANP/ first cohort of people to that are offered at multiple times oncology program. through out the semester so program. It is focused on the c. Focus on drawing in people care of the underserved and will that all students can participate. This is at no additional cost to internationally as well as make use of the FIND center national and the SMART center here at the student and will support the school. We are very excited the End of Life focus in nursing We have significant interest from about this scholarship money for organizations across the country. the international community students. The GNP program has The program has been going well. however, often the requirements continued some minor support We invited preceptors for the first of the programs in the United of the Prentiss foundation. With time this year, have expanded States do not meet the realities the new guidelines presented into the pediatric arena. We have of the experiences and education nationally in the consensus been fortunate to draw outside in the international arena. We document, we revised the Adult participants to the program with are working within our MSN Nurse Practitioner program and some additional income from department to revise some of the Geriatric Nurse Practitioner continuing education coming the requirements so that more program to a combined Adult/ from these folks. students can be successful applicants, and at least one Gero Nurse Practitioner program Planning Activity – Review which meets the current national policy related to timing has guidelines. of Goals for 2009-2010 Interest in the midwifery Goal #1: Marketing academic programs program has been steady this a. Focus on RNM msn fpb.case.edu
academic programs c. Evaluation of current all of the MSN programs with msn programs to determine if respect to the focus on the they can be accomplished in a NTF guidelines and the NONPF been revised to make the more distant friendly manner competencies and to make sure students better able to meet the so that we can draw students that they are consistent with the requirements of admission. from a wider venue. LACE model. d. Work with marketing for Both the Acute Care Nurse Goal #4: Interdepartmental increased visibility in all Practitioner program and the Collaboration program areas and increased Neonatal Nurse practitioner program are being worked on this a. Increase collaboration with marketing to appropriate the BSN Program to allow the groups to draw students, year to facilitate a more distance friendly format. Additionally the students to do a senior year particularly through facebook in the MSN and potentially and websites etc. Public Health program and Psych Mental health programs will be to collaborate on research The marketing department has addressed for distance friendly projects. been working on marketing for all formats. This is an ongoing goal. We have programs and has been doing a Goal #3: Instructional quality set up a meeting to at least give good job of making the programs information to the BSN students known in the appropriate venues. a. Evaluate the ELNEC program about the MSN program. for continued success. Goal #2: Curricular evaluation b. Increase collaboration with a. Evaluation of the new This program has been very the DNP program to allow programs listed in this report successful. The addition of for collaboration on final the preceptors was positively project. This is an ongoing activity as received and students continue we have only had one group of to participate regularly. Plans are to work on this after graduate, we are continuing to the CCNE visit in February. evaluate. b. Evaluate the student outcomes as measured by Summary b. Evaluation of the increased the EBI exit survey Multiple faculty have taught use of simulation in the courses in a web based format masters program. Many of Some revisions of the core role so that distance students do the programs are now using courses have occurred as a result not have to come to campus on the Mt Sinai simulation center of the feedback from the EBI a weekly or biweekly basis. The for standardized patients surveys. We have had a lack of advanced physiology, advanced and simulation of common participation in these surveys assessment, pharmacology, procedures. These need to in the past and need to address and the clinical courses for the be evaluated to determine that issue before assuming that FNP and ANP program are all if the cost benefit ratio is the results reflect the majority of taught in this manner. The NNP significant, and to determine students. courses have been developed, the impact on the outcomes c. Evaluate instructional quality and a student from Virginia for the students. through peer review in has started the program. the Some evaluation has been conjunction with the Fmaily Systems Psychiatric done and there has been much Associate Dean for Academic mental health program as well positive feedback, with some Programs. as the Public health Program have been developed and many revisions occurring as a result of A task force has been formulated of the classes are being done the feedback. and they are working on a retreat using adobe connect and other to be held in may to evaluate
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distance formats. developments. The instructional students to do a senior year quality needs to be continuously in the MSN and potentially While we were very excited to get evaluated and improved where to collaborate on research the scholarship funding this year, necessary. Therefore goals projects ongoing activities are needed include: to secure additional scholarship b. Increase collaboration with monies wherever possible as the Goal #1: Marketing the DNP program to allow program is very costly and often for collaboration on final folks who are interested in the a. Focus on the new ANP/ Projects. program do not come but instead Oncology, the new Public go to a state school as the state Health and the new ANP/ Goal # 5 Inter-professional schools are less expensive. This GNP Collaboration is particularly true in the current b. Focus on drawing in people a. Evaluate the inter- economic downturn. internationally as well as professional VA grant New curricula and programs are nationally participation a constant in the Bolton school. c. Continue to market the RNM b. Evaluate the MACY inter- There is going to be a need to professional collaboration re-evaluate the MSN with regard d. Work with marketing for to the DNP and see how we can increased visibility in all c. Look for additional inter- combine and coordinate the program areas professional opportunities programs as we move toward Goal #2: Curricular Evaluation the DNP in the future. We need to continually evaluate programs a. Evaluation of the new and make sure that they are programs listed in this report meeting national guidelines and revised standards. We need to b. Continued evaluation of the determine that our students are increased use of simulation in prepared to function in the new the masters program. health care system and they are c. Overall evaluation of the NP prepared to be successful in all programs for consistency aspects of practice, clinical, policy, with NTF and NONPF system and collaboration. guidelines as well as Goals adherence to the LACE model Goals for next year include a Goal #3: Instructional Quality continued focus on marketing. a. Evaluate a methodology to We need to market the new achieve higher participation Adult Nurse Practitioner/ on EBI exit survey Oncology Nurse Practitioner program, The Family Psych/ b. Evaluate the distance format Mental health Program, the teaching and determine if Public Health program and the it has increased student ANP/GNP program as these are numbers cutting edge as FPB is famous Goal #4: Interdepartmental for. We need to continue to Collaboration respond to the changes in the health care system and keep our a. Increase collaboration with academic programs students up to date on the latest the BSN Program to allow the msn fpb.case.edu
academic programs “Due to the national trend and post-master’s dnp growing acceptance of the DNP as the entry degree into Advanced Nursing Practice, we continue to admit students from across the country, including many of our MSN graduates.”
Donna Dowling, PhD, RN Associate Professor and Director of Post-master’s DNP Program Post-master’s DNP Program
Executive Summary In addition to our intensive is apparent is that students format our cohort system, where who entered the program The Post-Masters Doctor of we bring faculty to teach four pre-licensure are returning to Nursing Practice is a practice required courses to a cohort complete the program. This is doctoral degree that has been site, makes it possible for most likely due to the national offered at Case since 1992. While students to attend class close trend and growing acceptance of the program grew significantly in to home rather than coming to the DNP as the entry degree into 2007, the numbers of students Case. During 2010, new cohorts Advanced Nursing Practice. We have stabilized; currently there began classes in New York and continue to admit students from are 234 students registered in at the Cleveland Clinic, the first across the country, including classes for Spring, 2011 and cohort in Cleveland. Cohorts many of our MSN graduates. we anticipate approximately 50 in Scottsdale, Arizona, Tampa, graduates this May depending Florida and Roanoke, Virginia The Post-Masters DNP on the number who do the final will be finishing the last of the curriculum that was revised in defense of their scholarly project courses that will be brought to 2008 to address current trends in Spring, 2011. These students the cohort site in Spring, 2011. A in advanced practice nursing represent almost every state in third cohort in Roanoke, Virginia (no revisions had been done the country as well as Canada is being discussed and plans since the late 1990’s) has been and the Caribbean. The intensive will be developed to continue implemented. The last course semester format of this program, to establish cohorts in Tampa, from the original curriculum was with all courses being given Florida. offered in January, 2011 and a three times a year during two- plan has been developed to help week intensive sessions, makes Students continue to be admitted students who are returning to it possible for these masters- to the program who are not the program after an absence prepared nurses who have full- associated with a cohort and to take related courses in the time employment to pursue 3-5 requests for information revised curriculum.The revisions doctoral education. about the program are received to the curriculum clearly reflect each week. Another trend that the educational components
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that will be a requirement for Current Initiatives of the revised curriculum accreditation. The courses and phasing out of the old have been viewed positively The current initiatives of the curriculum. by students and faculty. The Post-Masters DNP Program are accreditation process is new two-fold. The first is to continue 2. Evaluation of the new and only began after the to implement the revised and curriculum and continued American Academy of Colleges new courses that have been implementation of new of Nursing established the DNP developed and to carefully methodologies such as online as the requirement for entry evaluate them for any needed class sessions. changes. It is anticipated that the into advanced practice nursing. 3. Establishment of at least courses in the old curriculum will In addition to the establishment three new cohorts. of the revised curriculum a have to continue to be offered data base was established that until January, 2010. This will 4. Prepare for the accreditation allows us to accurately describe increase faculty load, both in the site visit in January, 2010. our student population and to need to teach courses in both 5. Conduct exit program monitor students’ progression curricula, and to develop the evaluations of 2009 through the program. This has courses. Courses in new cohort graduates. allowed us to anticipate the sites will add to the teaching courses that will be necessary load. Consequently, it will be as we transition into the revised important to carefully monitor curriculum this transition both for students and faculty. In 2010 recent graduates were sent a survey and we initiated In addition to the new courses an exit survey that students are a new teaching format is also given when they are here for being implemented. In order their final defense. Although the to continue formal classroom return rate was disappointing contact after intensive sessions for the first survey the data from are complete, selected courses the survey has allowed us to have replaced one day of identify the accomplishments intensive in-class sessions of our graduates. These with online sessions across the findings are being presented semester using Adobe Acrobat. at national meetings and This presents a “learning provide further evidence for the curve” for most faculty but contributions that doctorally- this methodology may make it prepared Advanced Practice possible to reduce the length of Nurses make to health care onsite classes (reducing student organizations and patients. The hotel expenses) and make exit survey has given us timely students eligible for loans that information on the graduates’ currently are unavailable due to satisfaction with the program the structure of the intensive and has identified the need format. to improve on the processes Goal Statement related to communication with our students which is made Goals for the Post-Masters DNP problematic by the fact that program for the next year include: most of them do not live in the academic programs Cleveland area. 1. Successful implementation post-master’s dnp fpb.case.edu
academic programs “The number of students phd admitted is higher than in the last AY...they continue to benefit from funding available from the Nurse Faculty Loan Program and T32 grants from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR).”
Jaclene Zauszniewski, PhD, RN, FAAN Associate Dean for Doctoral Education, Kate Hanna Harvey Professor in Public Health Nursing, and Director of PhD Program PhD Program
Executive Summary expertise of faculty upon their them and forwards a request initial inquiry about the program. for follow-up to faculty. This Enrollment and number of In addition, members of the PhD process has been particularly applicants in the PhD program Council work toward planning valuable in the recruitment of was slightly lower in comparison topical seminar courses to domestic students. However, to previous academic years, be offered the coming AYs to the geographic location of perhaps owing to the downward meet the matched interests the applicant pool remains trend in the economy and of students and faculty, while unchanged with the exception increasing interest in the addressing the purpose and of slightly more domestic availability of the Doctor of vision of a T32 grant retained by applicants. To date, the number Nursing Practice (DNP) degree. the Frances Payne Bolton School of students admitted for the However, the number of inquiries of Nursing for pre-doctoral and coming AY (10-11) is somewhat into our PhD program, including post-doctoral training. higher than in the last academic the summer and the BSN to year. However, students PhD program, is indicative As in previous years, follow- continue to benefit from funding of continued interest. The up calls for inquiries and that is available from the Nurse previously implemented strategy tracking of potential applicants Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) related to matching research were handled by the Student grant and the T32 grant from interests of students and faculty Services Department. However, the National Institute of Nursing continues to be a strength of when additional information Research (NINR). our PhD in Nursing program. related to specific research Applicants to the program interest of faculty is needed, For the coming AY 2010-11, throughout this AY have been recruiters from Student the number of U.S students in able to outline their research Services email the names, comparison to International interests as they align with our research interest area, and will remains equivalent with current faulty after receiving contact information to the PhD the previous year. International materials describing the research Program Director, who triages students continue to represent
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countries within Asia, South (2009-2010). However, during African, and the Middle East. the summer of 2009, two Currently enrolled in the program students were withdrawn are our first students from Saudi from the program for non- Arabia and Singapore. enrollment for two semesters. Follow-up with these students Summary of Progress revealed that they discontinued towards 2009-2010 Goals study for personal reasons; they were all in good academic 1. Focus on stabilizing standing. enrollment in the PhD Program, including Enrollment in the BSN to PhD international and national program (without an MSN students, and those along the way) has continued, of ethnically diverse although only 1-2 students Council began a reassessment backgrounds. PhD Council enroll each year. Since beginning process with the goal of re- members will take one a the BSN-to-PhD courses in conceptualizing its structure more active role in supporting 2004, 10 students have entered and functions. Recruitment recruitment activities of the this program, including three was added to the draft of future Student Services Department. International students. Of these functions of the Council in the This function maybe added 10 students, by the end of AY coming academic year and this to the regular functions of 2009-2010, 5 graduated and was formalized with a bylaws the PhD Council and specific 4 completed their candidacy change in this academic year. recruitment strategies will be exams; the other one remains discussed / developed. in the program in good academic 2. Encourage an increase in standing. All of the BSN to PhD the number of student and Six new students matriculated students have made excellent faculty publications to meet during the AY 2009-10; 4 progress in the program. the minimum goal of 50% students started in Fall of 2009 Beginning in January 2009, the of current Ph.D. students and 2 students began the PhD PhD Council voted to recommend and graduates during the program in Spring 2010. Of the for admission individuals with AY 2008-2009. To maintain six students who matriculated in the equivalent of a BSN degree, more accurate records of the 2009-2010 AY, two were from i.e. MN. Our first MN to PhD this, a process for tracking the U.S., 3 from the Middle east, student began her studies in Fall student presentations and and 1 from Taiwan. 2009. publications will need to be developed. As of May 2010, there were 51 The number of inquiries for the students in the PhD program, summer PhD program remains There was a substantial which was two fewer PhD small; only two have inquired improvement in the percent of students than we had in May each year for the past two years PhD graduates who published 2009 (n=53). There was an and four inquired the previous with faculty in peer-reviewed overall net decrease in the year. We have re-evaluated journals and this goal was met. total number of PhD students the viability of the Summer Five of the 10 graduates (50%) since nine students graduated PhD nursing program and have from AY 2009-2010 successfully (including three in August 2009, decided to run it only if we have published with faculty, as 2 in January 2010, and 4 in May a minimum cohort of five PhD 2010), while 6 new students students. academic programs matriculated during this AY In AY 2008-09, the PhD phd fpb.case.edu
academic programs process, CVs were not submitted study, there are three research by all students. At the University methods courses and three phd level, there has been discussion statistics courses, which sets our of e-portfolios, which may PhD program apart from others compared with 25% in AY 2008- facilitate future tracking of in the U.S. Plans for continued 2009 and 27% in AY 2007-2008. publications. A faculty member evaluation of our methods and In addition, two of the enrolled has been assigned a role in statistics cores are underway. PhD students (4%) (excluding institutional research; however, graduates) published with the role is not yet clearly defined In addition, the PhD Council faculty members in this AY as in terms of responsibilities for thoroughly reviewed the compared with two (4% in AY tracking students or graduate curriculum during discussions 2008-2009 and 4 each (6%) in publications. regarding planning for the AY 2007-2008 and 2006-2007. combined DNP / PhD program. We are continuing to develop a 3. Continue to evaluate courses Courses were identified with process for accurately tracking and curriculum constituting potential overlapping content, student publications with faculty the PhD program, including where students in the dual and are reconsidering whether the candidacy, proposal doctoral program would not need this metric is useful since there defense, and final dissertation both courses. While courses is commonly a lag time between processes. were identified, discussion manuscripts submitted and time arose regarding the potential for to print. During AY 2009-10, PhD Council having students in both doctoral members spent considerable programs take courses together; We have continued the process time evaluating the research for example, the health policy of requesting PhD student CVs methods and statistic core course. This issue will be explored at the end of each academic courses within the PhD program. further in the coming academic year in order to track student Within the PhD program of year. publications. As this is a new
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to track this information each 4. Facilitate the transition to the academic year. This database new student tracking system, proved useful for completing including ensuring that the PhD program report needed program plans are entered / for this academic year (2009- re-entered as indicated. 10).
About 75% of the current Tracking of accomplishments PhD students have entered of graduates, including their or re-entered their planned publications and employment, program of study into the new has always been a tedious electronic system called SIS. The process. It took tremendous process has been challenging effort to complete this for students and faculty. The information for the five-year approval process has been PhD program review conducted developed and is working well. both internally in AY 2008-09 were reviewed and changes With the program director and externally in AY 2009-10. were made to reconstitute the assigned as co-advisor of all The information was obtained PhD Council as an elected group PhD students, she receives the and is accurate as of July 2010. of faculty comprised of faculty program plan electronically However, a system for future representing all professorial following the student’s tracking of this information on ranks (9 members) and ex officio submission. If it is acceptable in an annual basis needs to be administrative members (the meeting program requirements, developed and may possibly fall Dean and 3 associate deans). she notifies both the student within the purview of the director Elections were held and the and advisor and the advisor of institutional research. reconstituted PhD Council was in approves the plan, which is then effect beginning in Fall 2010. automatically transmitted to the 6. Develop strategies for school of graduate studies for improving the productivity 7. Evaluate the feasibility of final approval. This process is and efficiency of the PhD establishing a combined working well at this time. Council. DNP-PhD in nursing degree.
5. Develop a process for Over the years, the PhD Council In November 2008, the PhD systematically evaluating the has grown to a membership Council approved in concept PhD program by graduates of 43 members. However, the further exploration of a and the accomplishments of because of its large size and the combined DNP-PhD in nursing PhD graduates. need for 22 in attendance to program. The Dean presented constitute a quorum, efficiency the idea to interim Provost Systematic evaluation of student and productivity was suboptimal. Gerald Goldberg in December accomplishments during their The Council holds meetings each 2008. A working proposal for a matriculation, including awards, month. During AY 2008-2009, combined DNP-PhD in nursing grants, and other recognition, there were only two meetings program has been drafted and has been tracked by the center where a quorum was reached. is under discussion by program for research. This information A task force was appointed in directors. The goal is to move is available to the PhD program that academic year to examine forward with this initiative in office on an annual basis. As of the re-conceptualization of the the coming academic year. The the past academic year (08-09), PhD Council for the future. Their during which a five-year PhD report was given to the Council at academic programs program review was conducted, its first meeting in AY 2009-2010. we have developed a database During AY 2009-10, the bylaws phd fpb.case.edu
academic programs 3. Continue to evaluate courses review for the PhD program and curriculum constituting during this academic year. phd the PhD program, including Highlights include our mean proposal will need to be approved the candidacy, proposal time to degree averaging by PhD Council, DNP faculty, defense, and final dissertation around 5 years, the large the school of graduate studies, processes. percentage of graduates in faculty senate, and the board of academic faculty positions 4. Continue to monitor the (84%), the number of trustees. During AY 2009-10, the transition to the new student proposal for the combined DNP/ graduates publishing post- tracking system, including dissertation (69%), and PhD proposal was accepted by ensuring that program plans the School of Graduate Studies the number of graduates are entered / re-entered as in faculty (88%) or post and Faculty Senate. The program indicated. has been officially rolled out with doc positions (10%) after acceptance of its first student for 5. Develop a process for graduation. Strengths of the Fall 2010. systematically evaluating the program that were identified PhD program by graduates include the number of courses focused on research Goals for AY 2010-2011 and the accomplishments of PhD graduates. methods and statistical 1. Maintain a stable enrollment analysis and our continued in the Ph.D. Program, 6. Evaluate the productivity and commitment to a traditional including international and efficiency of the reconstituted format of instruction with national students, and PhD Council. opportunities for ongoing face-to-face mentoring by those of ethnically diverse 7. Evaluate recruitment for faculty. In addition, our PhD backgrounds. PhD Council and curriculum within the program was acknowledged members will continue combined DNP-PhD in by Provost Baeslack as the to take an active role in nursing degree and develop highest ranking PhD program supporting recruitment a process for establishing in the University activities of the Student advanced standing in the Services and the Marketing PhD program for recent DNP 3. The combined DNP-PhD Department. This function graduates who seek the PhD program has been approved as been added to the regular degree. and was officially rolled out functions of the PhD Council in Fall 2010. We have one and specific recruitment News Items student who has already strategies will be discussed / begun the program and many developed. 1. Received continued funding inquiries about the program 2. Encourage an increase in from HRSA for the Nurse for the future. This initiative is the number of student and Faculty Loan Program in the part of our strategic plan. faculty publications to meet / amount of $2,530,834 (total exceed the minimum goal of costs) 609,093 for total costs. 50% of current Ph.D. students This is the highest amount and graduates during the awarded to us since we began AY 2010-2011. To maintain receiving funding in 2004 and more accurate records of the highest amount awarded this, a process for tracking to a school of nursing in the student presentations and Midwest. publications will undergo 2. We successfully completed further development. a 5-year external program
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academic programs phd fpb.case.edu
centers of excellence “During the past year, 62 cfrs research and training grants were submitted to both internal and external sponsors and both federal and private foundations, a 13% increase over the prior year’s submissions.”
Shirley M. Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN Associate Dean for Research and Edward J. and Louise Mellen Professor in Nursing Center for Research and Scholarship including the SMART Center Executive Summary grant was awarded internally Association of Critical Care to a faculty member. During Nurses The Research and Scholarship this past year 12 training initiatives of the School of grants (several of which were Susan Ludington - Audrey Nursing were very successful research training grants) were Hepburn Award for Contributions during FY2010. Tables 1 and 2 received. Two faculty members to the Health and Welfare of below provide a summary of the received a KL2 award from the Children from Sigma Theta Tau grant and faculty productivity Clinical & Translational Science International during this year. During the Collaborative in Cleveland. At the Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame, past year, 62 research and assistant to full professor level, Inductee, Inaugural class, Sigma training grants were submitted 35% of the faculty conducted Theta Tau International to both internal and external funded research; 57% served on sponsors and both federal a manuscript review panel or Shirley Moore - 2009 John A. and private foundations, a 13% editorial board; 81% of faculty had Hartford Foundation/MNRS increase over the prior year’s at least one publication and 67% Award for Leadership in Geriatric submissions. This includes had their work cited in calendar Nursing Research from Midwest 18 Federal grant submissions, year 2009. Nursing Research Society including 7 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Faculty Research and Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame, stimulus opportunities. A Scholarship Productivity Inductee, Inaugural class, Sigma record 22 training grants were Theta Tau International Eleven of our faculty received submitted, a 100% increase from Maryjo Prince-Paul - New 21 awards during 2009. Some the previous year, and includes 3 Investigator from Hospice and of the significant faculty awards ARRA applications. Palliative Nursing Association included: A total of 32 grants were received May Wykle - Health Care Heroes Barbara Daly - Pioneering in FY2010 (16 pending, June from Crain’s Cleveland Business 30, 2010). Additionally, 1 pilot Spirit Award from American
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May Wykle - Mary Mahoney This has continued during several manuscripts have Award from American Nurses the past year, especially been published, two books Association with formal relationships are currently being written, established between the FIND and a Robert Wood Johnson Jaclene Zauszniewski - Hildegard Lab and the Cleveland Sight Foundation grant is funded Peplau Award from American Center and the Cleveland and underway. Nurses Association Hearing and Speech Center. Other Significant Progress on Goals for the Additionally, presentations about the SMART Center Accomplishments Past Year and FIND Lab have been done at local healthcare 1. A Core Consolidation Grant 1. There remains a need to was received from NIH in agencies. A SMART Center develop a plan for statistical which three behavioral newsletter has been done support for researchers. Our laboratories on campus are quarterly to disseminate monies for statistical support being merged into one high- information about the Center were cut by 40% and faculty profile, full-service, easy- thus go outside the school to over 50 collaborating agencies. The SMART Center access Behavioral Science of nursing for this support Measurement Laboratory on has also assisted the WHO resulting in loss of money the CWRU campus. from indirects on federal Collaborating Center on the grants for the school. conduct of a conference on 2. A nation conference on the self-management held in State of the Science in Self- 2. Synergies in research and Santiago, Chile. Management Research was scholarship among the held in Washington, DC by the 5. We have not increased current Centers of Excellence SMART Center. (Hirsh Center, SMART research funding for pilot Center, University Center studies as desired. Due 3. The FIND Lab (Full Inclusion on Aging and Health, and to budget constraints no of Persons with Disabilities WHO Collaborating Center) increased funding of research in Research) continues to continue to be developed. pilot monies was secured. grow and offer services to investigators on the CWRU The SMART Center and the 6. We have work closely campus. Hirsh Center co-sponsored with the new University a dissemination conference Research Alliances to support 4. The BEST Center continues in spring, 2010. The SMART interdisciplinary research with Center, FIND Center and to grow and has held its first faculty involvement on most city-wide meeting addressing the University Center of of the alliance groups. Aging and Health (UCAH) are end-of-life issues. collaborating on the spring, 7. We have continue Goals for FY 2011 2011 conference of the UCAH. development of research The FIND Lab has in our new focus areas 1. Develop a plan for statistical (consistent with the 2008- support for researchers. 3. We continue to enhance 12 Strategic Plan), including undergraduate student cancer and palliative care, 2. Continue to build synergies involvement in research. The mental health, and quality in research and scholarship Ohio First Scholars are active and safety research. The among the current Centers on faculty research projects. BEST Center has hired new of Excellence (Hirsh Center, 4. We continue to develop faculty in the area of palliative community agency care. Pilot studies are centers of excellence partnerships for research. underway in mental health. In quality and safety research cfrs fpb.case.edu
centers of excellence Table I: Summary of Grants Activity, 2009-2010 cfrs # $ Amount SMART Center, University Federal Research Grants Submitted * 18 $28,117,686 Center on Aging and Health, R01, RC2 7 $16,027,786 and WHO Collaborating Other Federal 11 $12,089,900 Center) Other Federal Small (NRSA, R24, R15, R13, 8 $2,381,659 R21, Supplements) 3. Continue to enhance Other Federal Large (U01, U54, R18) 3 $9,708,241 undergraduate student Federal Research Grants Received ** 7 $4,978,555 involvement in research. R01, RC2 2 $2,714,697 4. Continue to develop Other Federal 5 $2,263,858 community agency Other Federal Small (Supplements, R21) 4 $1,105,248 partnerships for research. Other Federal Large (P30) 1 $1,158,610 5. Increase research funding for Non-Federal Research Grants Submitted 22 $1,345,204 pilot studies Non-Federal Research Grants Received 13 $141,920 Training Grants Submitted * 22 $10,450,776 6. Work closely with the CTSA Training Grants Received ** 12 $1,266,759 to assist in the development Total Grants Submitted * 62 $39,913,666 of research infrastructure resources. Total Grants Pending 16 $15,663,286 Total Grants Received ** 32 $6,387,234 7. Continue development of research in our new focus *Includes Federal Stimulus Grants Submitted: areas (consistent with the 7 research grants, $6,197,050 3 training grants $552,750 2008-12 Strategic Plan), including cancer and palliative **Includes Federal Stimulus Grants Received: care, self-management, 4 research grants, $2,991,514 mental health, and quality 2 training grants $386,202 and safety research.
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Table II: Summary of Faculty Productivity (2009) Activity # % Number of faculty conducting externally funded research* (assistant to full professor; n=54 ) 19 35% (instructor to full professor; N=98) 20 20% (lecturer to full professor; N=114) 20 17% Number of faculty conducting funded training (assistant to full professor; n=54 ) 13 24% (instructor to full professor; N=98) 16 16% (lecturer to full professor; N=114) 17 15% Number of faculty serving on manuscript review panels or editorial boards (assistant to full professor; n=54 ) 31 (187 review boards) 57% (lecturer to full professor N= 114) 38 (196 review boards) 33% Number of faculty serving on grant review panels (assistant to full professor; n=54 ) 17 (37 review boards) 31% (lecturer to full professor N= 114) 19 (39 review boards) 17% Faculty awards** (assistant to full professor; n=54) 10 (20 awards) 18% (lecturer to full professor N= 114) 11 (21 awards) 10% Number of faculty with published manuscripts*** (assistant to full professor; n=54) 44 (141 pubs) 81% (lecturer to full professor N= 114) 52 (155 pubs) 46% Citations (assistant to full professor; n=54) 36 (1,379 citations) 67% (lecturer to full professor N= 114) 41 (1,418 citations) 36%
*PI’s on externally funded grants **Includes only recognition awards, not grant or funding awards ***Manuscripts that appeared in print during the 2009 calendar year. The number of publications reflects only those manuscripts in print, not those submitted for consideration or in press. This includes refereed journal articles, book chapters, commentaries, editorials, and electronic publications.
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centers of excellence “The hand-off project developed hirsh institute and implemented in Rainbow & Children’s Hospital was a result of attendance at both of the Hirsh Institute certificate programs and applying the material acquired in those courses.”
Katherine R. Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN Sarah Cole Hirsh Professor and Associate Dean for Evidence-Based Practice Sarah Cole Hirsh Institute for Best Nursing Practices Based on Evidence
Executive Summary literature related to selected Summary of Goals topics (self-management, The Sarah Cole Hirsh Institute patient activation, chronic care Goal: Continue to Implement was established in 1998. It models, PROMIS measures, EBP Basic and Intermediate offers certificate programs in among others). The Hirsh Certificate programs evidence-based nursing practice Institute maintains a website • Basic certificate program (EBNP), provides consultation that provides useful resources on the implementation of offered May 20-21; for and/or Internet links on attendance=20 EBNP in health care settings, various evidence-based practice and supports FPB SON faculty topics, and lists the publication of • Intermediate certificate through searches of the literature new systematic reviews, meta- program offered June 10-11; on requested topics, to either analyses, RCTs, clinical practice attendance =12 identify current best practices or guidelines and other reports on determine gaps in the research topics thought to be of interest • Applications for continuing base to support implementation to nurses. education credits were projects and preparation of rewritten and approved by proposals for research funding. For the last eighteen months, the the FPB SON position of Director of the Hirsh In the past four years, the Hirsh Institute has been vacant. There • For the first time spaces were Institute has awarded 189 basic is no administrative support offered to FBP SON faculty certificates and 53 intermediate for Institute activities. The interested in learning more certificates. The Hirsh Institute staff consists of the Sarah Cole about EBP; 5 faculty members also supports the work of the Hirsh professor, and one half- took advantage of the FPB SON Center of Excellence time doctoral student research opportunity. The result was a for Self-management across associate. rich exchange of perspectives the lifespan and levels of care and experiences between delivery, by conducting quarterly academics and clinicians in reviews of the published the program.
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• New guest speakers were to requests from 10 faculty • Guest lecturer on invited to present at the members for searches of the evidence-based practice programs, as well as several literature on specific topics (BSN), translation repeat presenters. Special research (Nurs531), and guest speakers included: • Hirsh Institute students implementation science (Nurs Patrick Boyle, Center for developed a grid of all nursing 615). Evidence-Based Practices, doctoral programs in the US Mandel School of Social and their published financial • Developed and delivered new Sciences; Molly McNett, assistance packages for Ph.D. required on-line course for MetroHealth Medical students the Doctor of Nursing Practice Center; Paula Forsyth, Case (DNP) program – Translating • Hirsh Institute students Evidence into Practice – University Hospitals; Mike provided limited assistance McGraw, Case Health Sciences with focus on identifying, on poster development and appraising and implementing Library; Elizabeth Madigan other software packages and Gretchen Mettler, FPB clinical practice guidelines. School of Nursing. The guest Goal: Expand and update the • Represent the school speakers were rated highly by Hirsh Institute website of nursing on the Case the program participants. • EBP certificate program University Hospitals Nursing • The Hirsh Institute has brochures were updated and Research Council. entered into an agreement included on website • Represent the school of with the American • New sections were added to nursing on the CTSC Scientific Association of Critical-Care the site: What’s new in EBP – Review Committee. Nurses so that any critical selected systematic reviews, care nurse belonging to the Articles: evidence reports, and clinical AANCN and attending a Hirsh practice guidelines. What’s • Jones KR. 2010. Rating the Institute certificate program new in evidence-based level, quality, and strength of can apply for an AACN chronic pain and chronic the research evidence. Journal scholarship to pay the costs wound management? New of Nursing Care Quality, of registration. EBP resources – web-sites 25(4):304-312. • The opportunity to offer on- and other resources • Talsma AK, Jones KR, Liu G, line payment of registration Campbell DA. 2010. Failure fees was explored. It was Hirsh Professor Activities to rescue: Validation of determined that the costs • Helped coordinate the community- and hospital- associated with setting up planning for and delivery acquired complications. an on-line payment system of a one-day regional Journal of Nursing would significantly reduce conference – Translating Administration, 40(10):417- the already limited income Research into Policy, held 423. obtained through these at the Mandel Center for programs. It was decided to Non-profits. Offered under Presentations: keep both the program size the sponsorship of the • D.A.Y.: Evaluation of an (maximum number of 24) SMART Center, this program innovative transitional and registration fees at their generated much interest and care program. Podium current levels. enthusiasm in the school presentation, Midwest Goal: Provide support services to and on campus. Presenters FPB faculty members included local media folks as well as a Virginia Tilden, centers of excellence • The Hirsh Institute responded Nebraska SON Dean. hirsh institute fpb.case.edu
centers of excellence recent University Hospitals EBP presentation by a FPB school hirsh institute of nursing faculty member with Nursing Research Society, a joint clinical appointment Kansas City, Mo. highlighted the importance of content obtained in the Hirsh • Adult Day Care: A viable Institute intermediate certificate transitional care option. program to the development of Poster presentation, the project protocol. AcademyHealth, Boston, MA. 2011 Goals for the Sarah • The D.A.Y. Program: Cole Hirsh Institute Innovative transitional care. Podium presentation, • Fill the Hirsh Institute director CANS State of the Science position. conference, Washington DC. • Develop and offer an • D.A.Y. Program: Facilitating advanced certificate in care transition from hospital evidence-based nursing to home. Invited Educational practice; explore other topics. Session, AAHSA Annual • Initiate a faculty development Meeting, Los Angeles, CA. program in EBP/ • Achieving clinical adoption implementation research. of evidence-based practices. • Expand the material and Grand Rounds, Rehabilitation resources contained in the Services, Cleveland VAMC, Hirsh Institute website, to Cleveland, OH. better support nurses’ ability Evidence of Hirsh Institute to engage in evidence-based Influence on Practice nursing practice. During her presentation to the • Continue building participants at the intermediate relationships with CEBM, certificate program, the invited MetroHealth, UH, and CC. speaker from Case University Hospitals shared with the Hirsh certificate program attendees that the successful evidence- based hand-off project developed and implemented in Rainbow & Children’s Hospital was a result of her and her colleagues having attended both of the Hirsh Institute certificate programs and applying the material acquired in those courses. This information was also shared with the Magnet Hospital site visitors during their recent visit to the hospital. A
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centers of excellence “UCAH received funding from the ucah McGregor Foundation and The President’s Strategic Initiatives Fund to support interdisciplinary research on aging. 10 pilot studies were funded for a total of $200,000.”
Diana Morris, PhD, RN, FAAN Executive Director and Florence Cellar Professor in Gerontological Nursing University Center on Aging & Health
Executive Summary MD, Associate Professor of President’s Initiative Fund as Medicine, Bioethics and Family a result of funding from the Established in 1978, the Medicine, School of Medicine McGregor Foundation. The University Center on Aging and CWRU; Director of the Western purpose of the grant was to Health’s (UCAH) mission is to Reserve Geriatric Education provide seed grants to enable foster collaboration among its Center, continue as an Associate faculty members to begin new community of scholars, learners, Directors. The executive Director research ventures in aging. Pilot and practitioners in order to of UCAH reports directly to May studies were expected to assist encourage and coordinate L. Wykle, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, in obtaining preliminary results innovative interdisciplinary Dean of Nursing. Pamela Collins, on which a subsequent proposal research, education, and service BA, continues as the UCAH for outside support will be based. programs relevant to the health department assistant. Priority was given to junior, and well-being of older adults tenure track faculty applicants and their families, specifically Research with minimal off-campus family and kin caregivers. UCAH Faculty Associates and funding who are beginning their university research program; Leadership Student Associates actively participated in CWRU’s 2009 and, to researchers making a Diana L. Morris, PhD, RN, FAAN, Research Showcase. Multiple change in their research direction FGSA, Associate Professor of Faculty, Student and Research to focus on aging. Research Nursing and UCAH Associate Associates presented posters. teams had to be interdisciplinary Director for programming, Faculty Associates were (newly formed or pre-existing). A continues as the named the members of the planning second and third round of calls Executive Director of UCAH. committee and manned multiple for proposals and funding were Evelyn Duffy, DNP, GNP/ANP- booth presentations carried out from July through BC, FAANP, Assistant Professor, December. Frances Payne Bolton School of In February 2009, UCAH received Drs. Morris, O’Toole and Duffy Nursing and Elizabeth O’Toole, pilot study funds from the and other Faculty Associates
38 FPB Nursing 2010 Annual Report continue to participate in • “Beta Defensin Antimicrobial GERO 498, was lead by Faculty interdisciplinary meetings Peptides – Compromised associate and co-chair of the organized by university Immunomodulators of UCAH Education working group, Foundation Relations • Inflammation within the Aging Patricia McDonald, PHD, RN department to discuss potential and Alzheimer’s Brain”, Dr. (FPB-SON). A number group of funding opportunities. Wesley M. Williams (Biology, faculty associates acted as guest School of Dental Medicine) ; lecturers to expose students Round One Awardees are in Co-investigators: Dr. Mark A. to the depth and breadth of the final stages and will be Smith (Biologist, SOM); Sandy interdisciplinary gerontological completing work by Fall 2010. Richardson, Research Asssitant. research based at CWRU. Five They include: • “Structural Analysis of Human (5) students obtained their • “Frailty and Immune LRRK2”, Dr. Derek Taylor certificates and six (6) full- Dysfunction in Older Adults” Dr. (Pharmacology, SOM; Co- time students applied to the David Canaday, GRECC Louis investigators: Dr. Amy Wilson- certificate program. Stokes VAMC and Case SOM: Dr. Delfosse, (Pharmacology); Dr. Patricia Higgins (nursing); Dr. Shu Chen (Pathology). Three (3) graduating students Christopher Burant, (sociology), received the Marie Haug Award FPB SON. During Spring of 2010, • “Generation of a New Animal for Excellence in Aging Studies: Dr. Canady received additional Model for Aging and Health Karen Jane Isler, PhD student, funding from the VAMC to Disparities” Dr. Wen-Quan MSASS; Neil Anthony-Smith expand the diversity of the Zou (Pathology, SOM). Co- Nixdorff, student of the MSN investigators Dr. Robert B. population being studied . in Applied Anatomy and doctor Petersen (Biology/Genetics); Dr. • “The Importance of Myc in Steven Emancipator (Pathology) of medicine programs; and Neurodegenration Process of Jennifer Sue Riggs, PhD student, Alzheimer Disease” Dr. Hyoung- Round Two Awardees funded in nursing. gon Lee, Case SOM; Hyun-pil April of 2010 included: Lee, Post-doctoralFellow; Sandy UCAH collaborated with the SON Richardson, Technician. • “Readiness to Establish Advance WHO Collaborating Center, led Directives (READi) Trial”, Dr. by Faculty Associate Elizabeth • “Development of an Intelligent Ronald Hickman (Nursing, FPB Madigan, PhD, RN, FAAN, on the Wheelchair with Natural SON) and Dr. Amy Lipson (social “Healthy Aging in the Caribbean Language Interface” Dr. Wyatt work, SON). project funded by the Pan- Newman, Case Engineering; American Health Education Co-investigator: Dr. Per Aage • “Evaluating the Feasibility of Brandt, (cognitive science) CAE. Mindfulness Intervention and Foundation to enhance health its effects on Spiritual Well- system approaches to healthy • “Effects of Spiritual and Adaptive Being and Perceived Stress aging in St. Lucia by providing Coping on Depression and among Community-Dwelling tailored training programs for self-Management among Older Elders: A Pilot Study”, Mary T. health care workers from St. Women with Chronic Illness”. Dr. Quinn Griffin (nursing SON). Lucia, based on their identified Camille Warner (sociologist) FPB Co-investigators: Dr. Joyce J. needs. The intermediate term SON Nursing, and Dr. Kathryn Fitzpatrick (nursing, SON); Dr. Adams (social work) MSASS. May L Wykle (nursing, SON); goal is that the health care Dr. Jackson Wright (SOM); Dr. workers will then identify the Round Two Awardees funded in Mary Lou Strickland (community best approaches to enhancing December of 2009 included: based researcher; nursing, healthy aging in St. Lucia with ministry) the long term goal that St. • “Supporting Self-Management Lucia then becomes a regional with Telehealth for Patients with Education Multiple Morbidity”, Dr. Elizabeth Madigan (Nursing, FPB SON) and The core course of the Graduate centers of excellence Dr. Rebecca Boxer (SOM). Certificate in Gerontology, ucah fpb.case.edu
centers of excellence engineers and technology UCAH associates and staff specialists, formal and informal participated in the 62st ucah caregivers in both institutional Gerontological Society of America training center in the English- and residential environments, meetings in Atlanta, Georgia to speaking Caribbean (ESC) regional policy makers and market UCAH and CWRU as well to support other countries thought leaders. The prospectus to recruit faculty and students. in enhancing healthy aging. for the conference that includes Approximately 3,300 people Activities including relationship the program is available on the from the US and other countries building and strategic planning UCAH website at fpb.case.edu/ attended the scientific meetings meetings with Dr. Gillian Barclay CellarConference. and exhibits. UCAH also had a booth and presence at the annual from PAHO, Caribbean region Prentiss Care Networks faculty/ and collaborators from the meeting of the Ohio Association staff provider programs on aging of Gerontology and Education Department of Community and caregiving to international Health and Psychiatry at the (OAGE) held at Kent State visitors through the SON WHO University in March 2010. Several University of the West Indies, Collaborating Center and the MONA Campus, Kingston, Faculty Associates presented SON undergraduate program. We papers at the meeting. Students Jamaica hosted at CWRU. A also responded to requests from orientation and planning meeting were supported in networking. the community for educational Recruitment of future students was then held in Jamaica at programs and presentations. MONA campus with stakeholders for our constituent schools was representing key national Service also a focus. health and education ministries, educators and professionals The Prentiss Care Network Goal Statements/Objectives from medicine, nursing and social program on a reduced scale 2009-2010 based on faculty availability services to design the format 1. Complete Cycle Two of through Spring 2009 with and implementation program President’s Initiative pilot carryover funding. UCAH network for professional training. Drs. funding; seek additional seed staff continued to provide Madigan, Morris and O’Toole monies for interdisciplinary training and consultation to long- participated in these meetings pilot research in aging along with a longtime UCAH term care providers with whom community collaborator and UCAH has been collaborating. • Cycle two completed community based care clinician Programs also were made and aging programs coordinator, available to family and kinship • Cycle three added and Ms. Sheila Niles, MSN APRN. caregivers, including through an completed ongoing partnership with Fairhill • All pilot monies awarded by The 19th Annual Florence Cellar Partners at Fairhill Center. Conference is being planned April 2010 for April 8, 2011 at Executive In addition, faculty and student 2. Seek foundation funding to Caterers in Landerhaven. The associates continue to serve support community outreach conference is entitled “Aging on local, regional, national and service program directed 2.0 – Technology, Trends and and international advisory to identification of depression Transitions”. The goal is to committees, boards, and in caregivers. explore the current and emerging professional organizations. UCAH applications of technology also responds to community • Foundation proposal not which promote the health and and individual requests for funded. independence of older adults. The information, consultation and 3. Evaluate strategic plan target audience includes: health referral related to the care of and progress. care practitioners and educators, services for older adults and their health care administrators, families. • UCAH structure revised with
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input from organization Goal Statements/Objectives and Health received funding changes for processing 2010-2011 from the McGregor Foundation appointment of faculty and The President’s Strategic associates 1. Complete pilot studies funded Initiatives Fund to support by President’s Initiative; seek interdisciplinary research on • Student Associated invited additional seed monies for aging. 10 pilot studies funded for to meet to discuss role of interdisciplinary pilot research a total of $200,000. students and activities that in aging students would find helpful. The 19th Annual Florence 2. Identify collaborative research Cellar Conference, “Aging 4. Recruit new faculty, projects in partnership with 2.0 – Technology, Trends and researchers and students to Alliances and constituent Transitions” being planned for the Associates. schools and seek funding April 8, 2011, bringing together • 5 new faculty associates support for at least one NIH a program with experts on appointed proposal. technology and aging from across the United States. The 3. Seek foundation and/or • 3 student associates goal is to explore the current federal funding to support approved and emerging applications of Long Term Care community technology which promote the 5. Focus on development of Collaborative to identify health and independence of education working group and evaluate Affordable older adults. The target audience to address undergraduate Care Organizations models includes: health care practitioners participation and graduate and related administrator, , and educators, health care students’ role and activities. manager and staff career and administrators, engineers and education development. • This activity is still in process technology specialists, formal with graduate students 4. Continue evaluation of and informal caregivers in both initiating meetings. strategic plan and faculty and institutional and residential student participation environments, regional policy 6. Establish Amasa (Buz) Ford makers and thought leaders. endowment to recognize 5. Recruit new faculty, faculty excellence in researchers and students to gerontology and geriatrics the Associates. scholarship. 6. Establish Amasa (Buz) Ford • Evaluating how this can fit endowment to recognize into capitol campaign or faculty excellence in parallel to said campaign gerontology and geriatrics scholarship. 7. Expand the Center’s interdisciplinary role 7. Expand the Center’s on campus and in the interdisciplinary role community with attention to on campus and in the strategic alliances. community with attention to strategic alliances. • Faculty Associates participating in several 8. Hold and evaluate the 19th Alliances as members, Cellar Conference. and as participants on Top Stories specific committees under a centers of excellence respective Alliance The University Center on Aging ucah fpb.case.edu
centers of excellence “We have initiated the whocc & intl development of an international home care nursing network with our regional contacts in Latin America to promote best practices in home care in the context of primary health care services.”
Elizabeth Madigan, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor and Head, World Health Organization Collaborating Center WHO Collaborating Center and International Health Programs Introduction practices in home care in the countries in the Caribbean in a context of primary health care needs assessment and program Annual reports must be annually services. development to support healthy submitted by WHO Collaborating aging in the Caribbean Centres for each year of their We have initiated the current designation period. This report is intended to be submitted development of the network The project is underway-- to the Administration of WHO and for international home care we have identified a regional to give WHO a general overview of nursing with our regional nursing resource at the University of the the implementation of the agreed advisor’s contacts in Latin West Indies Faculty of Medicine activities included in the work plan. The America. We also have developed Department of Community submission of this general report does not prevent other ways of reporting a sub-community within the Health and are working with technical results or coordinating Global Alliance for Nursing and them to develop the training the implementation of the activities Midwifery focused on home care program. We have completed the which may have been specifically and home-based care. There are needs assessment and made agreed between the responsible WHO no outcomes or impact yet as several site visits to develop the Department and the WHO Collaborating Centre. these activities have just begun. overall program. Implementation of the training program is List of Activities Activity 2: Healthy Aging in the projected to occur in Jamaica, Caribbean Trinidad, St. Lucia and Grenada Activity 1: International home Responsible person: Elizabeth in 2011. We hope to expand the care nursing network Madigan and Diana Morris program, pending additional Responsible person: Elizabeth (CWRU) and Gillian Barclay (PAHO funding being received. Madigan OCPC) Activity 3: Basic educational Description: Development of a Description: Two year program program for home care caregivers international network for home to support nurses and other Description: Development of care nursing to promote best health care workers from three basic online educational program
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for home care professionals as Madigan, Diana Morris and International Home Care Nursing part of home care’s contribution Evanne Juratovac (CWRU) Network described in Activity 1 to to primary health care. Will determine the highest priorities incorporate how to involve Description: Conduct 2 for research; this activity is patient and family caregivers to educational programs for nurses scheduled for 2012 support home care with goal that and caregivers. users create their own programs Activity 7: Models of Delivery for Program #1: Working with the Home Care Nursing to support patients and families. CWRU University Center on Aging We are intending to provide this and Health, co-sponsor the 2011 Responsible person: Elizabeth program in conjunction with the Cellar Conference with the focus Madigan Healthy Aging in the Caribbean audience of caregivers, nurses and other health care workers Description: Using the project described in Activity 2 as international nursing network this was identified as part of the Program #2: Collaboration for home care nursing, provide needs assessment for Activity 2. with the newly developing an overview of several models We are working with colleagues International Home Care Nurses of delivery of home care using from the Caribbean partner sites Organization to promote key informants from several on adapting the materials that professional development of countries to promote the exist in the University Center home care nurses internationally. integration of home care into on Aging and Health to the (This organization is early in primary health care systems. Caribbean culture and context. development and planning). This will take place in 2011. Program potentially to be offered This activity will use the in 2012. International Home Care Nursing Activity 4: Development of tools Network described in Activity 1 to for home-based nursing care Program #1 is being offered determine the highest priorities Responsible person: Elizabeth in 2011: we are co-sponsoring for research; this activity is Madigan the 19th Annual Florence Cellar scheduled for 2013. Conference Aging 2.0, Technology, Description: Using the Trends and Transitions international network for home which focuses on technology, care nursing (activity #1), identify particularly in the home, for older the user needs for tools to people. support home-based nursing care practice and develop tools Program #2 will be developed and to meet the needs. Tools to offered in 2012 be available online to promote Activity 6: Home Care Nursing widest availability. Research Priorities This activity has not yet begun- Responsible person: Elizabeth -it is scheduled for 2012 based Madigan on the development of the home care nursing network described Description: Using the in Activity 1. international nursing network for home care nursing (activity #1), Activity 5: Educational programs undertake a research study to for caregivers and nurses on identify the highest priorities for Samira Hussney, MPH: Director home care and primary health research in nursing in home care care internationally. centers of excellence Responsible person: Elizabeth This activity will use the whocc & intl fpb.case.edu
centers of excellence their re-designation. Dr. Madigan become a WHOCC” with several presented a lecture on “The universities, including the whocc & intl Future Needs of Older Adults University of Hawaii, Manoa, Other Information Related to in the Caribbean.” We have Cairo University, Egypt and discussed co-offering aging Kagoshima University, Japan. the Collaboration between related presentations that will the Centre and WHO reflect the Terms of Reference Briefly describe visits by WHO staff for both WHO CCs focused on to the centre, visits by the centre supporting home care and home- staff to WHO (HQ and/or Regional based care of older people. Office), use of the centre staff by WHO, support provided by centre staff for We continue our collaboration courses cosponsored or organized with the WHO CC at Catholic by WHO (HQ and/or Regional Office), University (PUC) in Santiago Chile WHO financial support to the centre through contractual or Technical focused on self-management. Services Agreement or other type of We share resources and ideas support provided by WHO, any other on how to best promote self- collaborative activities. Please mention management among patients any difficulties encountered in the with chronic diseases. collaboration and suggestions for increased and improved collaboration We also have shared “How to with WHO. We provided a chapter in a PALTEX book on patient safety in home care in conjunction with the UNAM staff in Mexico and in support of the work of our regional nursing advisor, Dr. Silvina Malvarez. We are glad to work with both WHO Geneva and PAHO whenever our expertise can be helpful. Collaboration with Other WHO Collaborating Centres Briefly describe the nature and outcome of the collaboration and the name(s) of the other WHO Collaborating Centre(s) with which the centre has collaborated. If applicable, please mention the name of the network of which the WHO Collaborating Centre(s) belongs. Also include suggestions for increased and improved collaboration with other WHO CCs. We have collaborated with the WHO CC at New York University in their conference celebrating
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Other International Activities: July 2009-June 2010 Faculty Type of Activity Title Country Date Clochesy, J. Presentation “The NET2009 Conference” at Fitzwilliam College, UK 9/5-15/09 University of Cambridge Gary, F.A. Paper “Daily aggravation, alcohol use, health practices, and Virgin 10/15-17/09 presentation, health status among Caribbean Island and mainland Islands (St. planning conf. women of African descent” at University of the Virgin John) committee Islands Caribbean Exploratory NCMHD Research Center Health Disparities Conference Gary, F.A. Paper “Victims or troubled youth: Profiles of runaways” at the Virgin 10/15-17/09 presentation, University of the Virgin Islands Caribbean Exploratory Islands (St. planning conf. NCMHD Research Center Health Disparities Conference John) committee Gueldner, S. Collaboration Partnerships in Nursing Education with the University Botswana Fall 2007 to & Madigan, E. of Botswana and Tshwane University of Technology Dec 2009 Gueldner, S. External reviewer For 4 nursing masters theses at Aga Khan University Pakistan 2010 (Karachi) Gueldner, S. Collaboration & Assisted Dr. Ditsapelo McFarlad from Botswana prepare Botswana April 2010 consultation manuscript for submission to Intl Nursing Review Kenneley, I. Presentation “Present findings on Pandemic Flu work done in St. Lithuania 10/5-12/09 Lucia” at the 10th Congress of International Federation of Infection Control; funded by FPB School of Nursing Lindell, D. Teach/develop Course orientations for Advanced Health Promotion, Vietnam Fall,2009 academic Adult (taught in Fall 2009), co-sponsored by Friendship (Ho Chi programs Bridge Minh City) Lindell, D. Teaching Community Health Nursing, MSN Program, HOPE School China 6/10-29/10 of Nursing, Wuhan University (Wuhan) Madigan, E. Set up sub- The Home and home-based care sub-community within 9/21/09 community the Global Alliance for Nursing and Midwifery system Madigan, E. Research Identify opportunities for collaboration between Catholic Chile 10/1/09 Collaboration University of Chile (PUB) and CWRU/FPB Madigan, E. Meeting PANMCC Meeting (WHO) Chile 9/29/09- 10/26/09 Madigan, E. & Meeting Development of a clinically-focused planning meeting Jamaica 5/9-13/10 Morris, D. for strategies to improve the health care of older people (Kingston) in the CARICOM region, funded by the Pan American Health Education Foundation (PAHEF) Madigan, E. & Presentations Evidence Based Practice at WHO Collaborating Center, Jamaica 5/25-29/10 Jones, K. University of West Indies, Jamaica Madigan, E. Research grant Received 1-year pilot grant from CWRU’s University April 2010 Center on Aging and Health for “Supporting Self- Management with Telehealth for Patients with Multiple Morbidity” Moore, S. Research Identify opportunities for collaboration between Catholic Chile 10/1/09 Collaboration University of Chile (PUB) and CWRU/FPB Morris, D. Research Identify opportunities for collaboration between Catholic Chile 10/1/09 Collaboration University of Chile (PUB) and CWRU/FPB
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Other International Activities: July 2009-June 2010 (continued) Faculty Type of Activity Title Country Date Respress, B. & Underdeveloped Intercambio Cultural Maya Health Education Mexico 12/27/09 - Phillips, D. area volunteer volunteers, self-funded (Yucatan) 1/8/10 Webel, A.R. Research Director A site director for the International HIV/ AIDS 2010 Research network Wykle, M.L. Presentation “Transformation of Nursing” at Cairo University Cairo, 3/16/10 Egypt Wykle, M.L. Keynote speaker “Enhancing the quality of life in older adults” at Eulji South 10/8/10 University Korea Zauszniewski, J.A. Charter Member International Society of Psychiatric Nurses 1999 - present Zauszniewski, J.A. Charter Member International Society of Psychiatric Nurses 1999 - present Zauszniewski, J.A. Abstract rev. International Society of Psychiatric Nurses 2000 - present Zauszniewski, J.A. Abstract rev. International Nursing Research Congress 2002 - present Zauszniewski, J.A. Presentation “Spirituality in persons with HIV/AIDS:Antecedents, Durban, July 2009 associations, and outcomes.” International Council of South Nursing 24th Quadrennial Congress Africa Zauszniewski, J.A. Presentation “Factor structure of the Appraisal of Self-Care Indiana- October 2009 Agency Scale - Revised (ASAS-R).” Sigma Theta Tau polis, IN 40th Biennial Convention Zauszniewski, J.A. Presentation “The role of positive cognition in Egyptian elders’ St. Louis, April 2010 relocation adjustment: An application of resilience MO theory.” International Society for Psychiatric 12th Annual Conference Zauszniewski, J.A. Presentation “Creating a therapeutic milieu within the retirement St. Louis, April 2010 communities.” International Society for Psychiatric MO 12th Annual Conference Zauszniewski, J.A. Presentation “Psychometric assessment of the Depressive St. Louis, April 2010 Cognition Scale in women family members of adults MO with serious mental illness.” International Society of Psychiatric Nurses 12th Annual Conference Zauszniewski, J.A. Presentation “Vision 2020: Evidence for psychiatric and mental Baden, June 2010 health nursing interventions with older adults.” Austria European Forum for Evidence-Based Prevention Zauszniewski, J.A. Presentation “The effect of resourcefulness training on Orlando, July 2010 relocation adjustment and adaptive functioning FL among relocated older adults.” Sigma Theta Tau International 21st Intl. Nursing Research Congress Zauszniewski, J.A. Presentation The mediator and moderator effects of positive Orlando, July 2010 cognitions on the relationship between alienation FL and resourcefulness in nursing students in Alexandria. Sigma Theta Tau International 21st International Nursing Research Congress Zhang, A.Y. Podium Zhang, A. Y., & Faye, G. “Discord of measurements Quebec May 2010 Presentation in assessing depression of African American cancer City, patients.” 12th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology Canada Zhang, A.Y. Manuscript rev. Psycho-Oncology Quality of Life Research 2010 for intl journals
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alumni relations “We continued strong communication with our entire alumni base and held many excellent events that attracted alumni from all over the country.”
Nora Hennessy, MNO Assistant Dean of Alumni Relations Alumni Relations and Development Executive Summary marketing and communications Annual Fund Cash Gifts ($10K The Development and Alumni activities. and Over) Relations department continued Fundraising • Col. Esther Jane McNeil: its strong advancement of the Fiscal Year 2010 Formal $1000.00 school of nursing during fiscal Commitment Attainment = • Linda Burnes Bolton: year 2010. The staff operates as *$1,608,055 from 1,347 donors. $20,000.00 a team; development and alumni *Note: amount does not reflect relations are blended. This model • Ms. Dorothy Ellen Ebersbach: $400,000 attainment from Prentiss $10,000.00 allows several touch points for Foundation because the University alumni, friends, foundations, processed the pledge after July Non-Annual Fund Cash Gifts associations and organizations. 1st 2010. Actual attainment was ($10K and Over) $2,008,055. Alumni Relations continued • Elisabeth Severance Prentiss • Includes $1,079,962 cash strong communication with our Foundation: $120,000.00 entire alumni base and held • Includes Annual Fund • Dr. Paul J. Bilka: $100,000.00 many excellent events that Attainment • Ms. Lucy Jo Atkinson: attracted alumni from all over Fiscal Year 2010 Annual Fund $85,571.50 the country. Development raised Attainment = $323,350 from money through the annual fund 1,272 donors • NLN Foundation for Nursing and other special and major gifts. Education: $50,000.00 Donor identification, cultivation, • Attainment was 6% over the annual goal of $305,000. • Mrs. Judith F. Anderson: solicitation and stewardship $50,000.00 are fundamental components • Alumni Participation = 16% • The Louise and Leonard of the overall advancement The following perpetual Fletcher Fnd.: $50,000.00 program. Donor stewardship is endowment fund was an important feature of our work. established: The Florence E. May • Constance M. Baker, RN, EdD, Our department conducts all Endowment Fund MA: $50,000.00
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• Estate of Miss Elizabeth A. Reunion Giving Program and reunion, non-donors over 60 Goodwin: $36,237.97 Volunteer engagement. Several w/o reunion, donors under • Nancy A. Gorenshek, RN, MSN: special solicitation campaigns 60 w/ reunion, donors under $30,000.00 were conducted. The Reunion 60 w/o reunion, non-donors Giving program has grown under 60 w/reunion, non- • Parker-Hannifin Foundation: substantially over the years. donors under 60 w/o reunion, $25,000.00 Solicitations are done through nursing friends • Charles Shepard & Derry customized mailings that include • Monthly pledge reminders; Moritz Fund: $25,000.00 classmates contact information initiated including • Mrs. Jean Reese Fischer: and through a phone-a-thon. handwritten student note $25,000.00 • Numerous personal contacts • DNP solicitation through visits, events, • Estate of Helen C. MacInnes: • Visiting Committee $17,575.29 and correspondence with prospective endowment solicitation • Estate of Marvin E. Denekas: donors • Reunion Challenge solicitation $17,555.90 • Personal cultivation and • Faculty & Staff solicitation • Mrs. Sandra Fritch Bonstelle: solicitation visits with alumni $15,000.00 • Full-color, self-mailer appeal and donors in AZ, CA, CT, FL, LYBUNTS, SYBUNTS, lapsed • The Payne Fund: $12,500.00 GA, MD, MI, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX, and non-donors VA, and DC • American Nurses Foundation: • AF Chair solicitation of $11,500.00 • Established reunion-planning LYBUNTS committees, visits, phone • Mrs. Sally Shea Syme: • Dean’s letter to PSPs calls and correspondence $10,100.00 (Personal Solicitation with class members • Mr. Edward B. Davis: Prospects) $10,093.82 Campaign Management • Reunion Challenge follow-up • Oncology Nursing Society • Work with FPB Campaign solicitation Foundation: $10,000.00 Chair Charlene Phelps and • Faculty & Staff follow-up • Col. Esther Jane McNeil: University development office solicitation from Provost and $10,000.00 • Hosted Fall 2009 University VP for • Midwest Nursing Research Capital Committee Meeting • Dean’s end of fiscal year Society: $10,000.00 • Serve on building renovation solicitation; segmented by • Mrs. Carol Mae Yassine: advisory Committee donors, LYBUNTS & SYBUNTS, $10,000.00 • Maintained campaign records lapsed & non-donors • Pan American Health & • Periodic prospect screening • Updated solicitation letter for Education Fdn.: $9,416.00 meetings Wykle Chair • Inst. for Healthcare Annual Fund Emails Improvement: $8,750.00 Produced first Annual Fund video • Fall appeal follow-up • Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation: message • End of the calendar year $8,750.00 Mailings appeal Cultivation and Solicitation • State of the School/Dean’s • Video message from AF Chair of Individual Donors letter, segmented into groups: and student Cultivation and solicitation of donors over 60 w/reunion, donors was conducted through donors over 60 w/o reunion, alumni relations numerous personal visits, the non-donors over 60 w/
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alumni relations Invitees included Emeritus organizations, leading campus faculty, Visiting Committee administrators, volunteers, deans members, Endowment or of nursing schools throughout Planned Giving Donors, U.S. (to improve FPB’s rankings), • Dean’s message to LYBUNTS Stewardees of endowment FAANs, students, parents, faculty and SYBUNTS funds, and Donors giving & clinical faculty. • End of fiscal year appeal to all $500+ during previous FY. Goal of improving the magazine non-donors • Student Sponsored Donor was met by collaborating more Faculty/Staff “Creative Cookies” Appreciation Tea with Marketing to produce Campaign • Holiday flower distribution it; featuring more articles on • Raised a total of $28,540; 52% and custom made cards students, as well as their efforts participation in the community and elsewhere; • Endowment stewardship and featuring innovative projects • Held faculty and staff annual mailings fund kickoff luncheon FPB is conducting to engage • Greg Mortinson Fall more alumni and increase • Coordinated Cookie Baking Convocation: Arranged philanthropy toward these Contest; 22 participants session at FPB for alumni, projects. The fall ‘09 issue was Reunion Challenge Campaign faculty, staff and students; the largest issue of the magazine • Engaged 25 Class hosted at convocation event to date. The magazine is also Representatives to solicit • Distinguished Lecture: invited online. Alumni keep in touch with classmates and encourage and hosted FPB alumni our school via the magazine, and hundreds of alumni send attendance at reunions • CWRU Homecoming personal information back to FPB Weekend: hosted FPB alumni • Raised $241,195 for Reunion and stay connected as a result. Challenge at Grand Classes Lunch • Alumni Board. An average of • DNP Reception & Conference Donor Relations/ 6 Alumni Association Board Stewardship • Faye Gary SCLC Award Dinner: meetings are held throughout Extensive stewardship helped host the AY with this enthusiastic activity with existing donors • Long Island, NY DNP dinner and cohesive group of dedicated alumni. About 6 and individuals with known • CT DNP Alumni reception will commitments. Holiday members rotate off annually • Freshman Friday luncheon: remembrances (approximately and there is continuous effort student recruitment 65 poinsettias delivered & 400 to recruit new members with handwritten cards mailed) and • FPB Commencement: hosted various degrees who are increased correspondence and speaker, Jacqueline Dunbar- working in different areas visits support this important Jacob of nursing. Several board members also volunteered to effort. We “steward” $100+ • Alene Duerk birthday party serve in the presidential role million school endowments held in FL (planned & hosted) comprising over 170 different during the upcoming 3 years. • Helen Tobin Memorial Service funds and distribute endowment • Enrollment. “Alumni in reports to every endowment fund Alumni Relations Recruitment” about 300 stewardee. Efforts are made 2 issues (fall ‘09 & spring ‘10) volunteers had personal to visit these donors and invite of FPB Nursing magazine, contact with admitted them to Thanksgiving Dinner our biannual major school applicants. This contact and remember them during the publication, were published included lunch, phone calls, holidays. and each issue was distributed email, etc. Alumni always help • Thanksgiving dinner: Annual to 11,000+ alumni and friends significantly in recruitment donor appreciation event. (including donors, foundations, of new students, including
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participation in Open Houses. support and the annual W.A. “Bud” Baeslack provided • BSN orientation and other fund, as well as the value of a welcome to alumni at the program orientations, Aug ‘09 volunteer service through luncheon. Three awards were & at various events, including various avenues once they presented: Nursing Career Connections, graduate and are members of • Distinguished Alumni to with Alumni Board President the Alumni Association. Patricia Gorzka, for her advocacy and vision in the field Matthew Schnupp informing • DNP student/Alumni of multidisciplinary nursing new students about the Association welcome dinner, education source of scholarships and (1/5/10), held to meet goal • Award for Excellence conferred the Alumni Association. of improving outreach to this upon the late Valmi D. Sousa, • American Academy of Nursing group of students. Alumni who passed shortly after learning he would be receiving FPB Luncheon (Nov ‘09, Board President-Elect Sue Gerard presented about the the award for his contributions Atlanta, GA), at which 30+ to type 2 diabetes research alumni and guests attended importance of alumni support and the annual fund, as well • Alumni Board President’s as alumna Ruby Wilson Award to Rebecca Patton, who became a Living Legend in the as the value of volunteer has served two terms as ANA AAN and Myra Martz Huth service through various President avenues once they graduate and Judith Shamian were A special welcome back CEU inducted as AAN Fellows. and are members of the Alumni Association. presentation on nursing • Nursing Career Connections boundaries and the law, plus (2/18/10): Successful • Reunion Class cocktail party was held Friday. alumni-meet-students event Representatives Program Lolly the Trolley shuttled featuring numerous high- was improved, as it was guests to and from hotels and caliber alumni presenting conducted beginning in Sept venues, and a special Lolly to crowd of students. rather than Nov by Nursing the Trolley tour of Cleveland Goal was met to improve Alumni Board members and Museum of Art tour were Nursing Career Connections and A.R. staff who contact added to enhance the Alumni by changing the format to reunion class members who Celebration experience of a panel discussion with then accomplish multiple all the Grand Classes (50th alumni working in various goals, including making calls reunion and up groups), as areas telling briefly about a to: encourage giving to the well as out-of-time alumni. day in their jobs, then take Reunion Challenge (funds Professional photographs questions. Students often raised go to the Annual with correspondence were express their appreciation for Fund), increase attendance sent later. at Alumni Celebration it on the evaluation forms, FPB History Book Project, started asking for this event to be Weekend, and collect contact information and classmates’ in previous year, continued with presented twice per year research and writing. rather than just once. news, which is provided back to the school for records and Shelley Green, Director of • MSN Nurse Anesthesia magazine publication. Development resigned from student/Alumni Association • Alumni Celebration (5/14-15). FPB in July ‘09. She and her welcome dinners (8/10/09 family relocated to Canton, OH. 8/17/09) were held to meet 245 alumni, graduates, faculty and guests attended and She decided to give up full time goal of improving outreach to employment. this group of students with traveled from 24 states. The alumni John & Sharon Mathie largest group of graduates (who are also clinical faculty) (56 total) yet were present to alumni relations presenting to students about be inducted into the Nursing the importance of alumni Alumni Association. Provost fpb.case.edu
finance & “As in prior years, it is worth administration noting that the hard work of many within the school, not just the areas reporting under this department, helped us move towards a balanced budget.”
Susan Frey, MAFIS Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration Finance and Administration
Executive Summary operating strategy. Each area forecasting and budget process FY10 was a difficult year for the is aware of the functions of the 3. Resume grant budget checks F, A, IT group. On the positive others, and is willing and able to before proposals are finalized side, managers who report in assist others when needed – a and sent on to OSPA. truly interactive group within the this department continued to a. All grant proposal budgets are SON. grow within their respective checked by the Finance Manager areas of responsibility. The year Due to budgetary constraints, b. No grants have gone out with was overshadowed by a poor some very difficult decisions had budget pages that have been budget position, which affected to be made while preparing for incorrect or poorly prepared. and finalizing the FY11 budget. this department as well as the 4. Ongoing review of new and entire School of Nursing. It was Goals for FY 2009-2010 amended business practice a struggle to get through the Finance guidelines per University’s year without showing a deficit. business practice guidelines. In the end, we had to invade our 1. Maintain effort compliance. surplus account to balance the a. Business policies are being a. Effort compliance was 100% in followed budget. As in prior years, it is all periods reported worth noting that the hard work • Limited errors found by Assistant 2. Continue Finance Manager Dean’s ongoing review of of many within the school, not training in more aspects documents in the processing life just the areas reporting under of budget and forecasting cycle. this department, helped us move processes so Assistant towards a balanced budget. b. Continue to review policy errors Dean’s office is covered in the to assure 100% compliance by all As a result of a cohesive work event of BD’s absence. in the School of Nursing group, and good management within each department, there a. Finance Manager is able to 5. Ongoing review of Travel was no turnover in any part of cover most of the duties of the Policy with faculty and staff this essential working group. Assistant Dean a. Occasional errors are reviewed We have maintained a cohesive b. Will continue to work on learning with individuals as teaching
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moments summary, final view-book was ii.group to meet at the end of January not completed. for the first time to discuss necessary Human Resources changes and improvements. b. Waiting to present drawings and 1. Continue Food for Thought – summaries to President Snyder. 2. Continue purchasing new ongoing staff development desktops or laptop setups Information Systems a. Food for Thought continued to for the remaining faculty and be a success, including some 1. Continue to make staff working with out-of- newer sessions modifications and date equipment, until this b. Sessions were varied, but very enhancements to the Digital task is complete. Measures’ Faculty Activity useful for personal and team a. This task has been completed. development including: System (FAS) and begin the creation process for new b. Out-dated equipment has been i.University common reading replaced with new desktop or discussion – “Three Cups of Tea” reports of a wide variety of laptop systems. ii.Campus safety data. Also, revise the Annual c. Other replacement equipment iii.Teamwork workshop - “There’s an Faculty Review report and create the data upload/ will be handled on an as needed “I” in Team” basis. iv.Yoga download interface between FAS and our database. 3. Continue to test and train our v.Practical Financial Advice a. FAS has been modified and faculty and staff in the use vi.Bullying workshop enhanced to meet the needs of Adobe Connect in order vii.Communication between genders of our faculty and the School to meet the needs of Web 2. Due to budget deficit position overall. Continue to make Conferencing of all of our user which was expected to modifications as needed. community. continue into FY11, all staff b. Began the process of creating a. Training is an ongoing goal positions were reviewed to several reports, most of which b. Assist faculty with Adobe determine which positions will be used in upcoming Connect sessions accreditation process. could be eliminated to reduce c. Purchased the headsets and staff salary load on the SON c. Create reports as needed. webcams needed to work with budget. Create so that they will be able Adobe Connect. to be generated on-demand 3. A variety of performance with up-to-date information. d. Assist with Video Conferencing based issues were handled sessions as schedule and d. Annual Performance Review by the Human Resource requested Report has been revised to be Manager, including used in the upcoming faculty 4. Continue to utilize our School a. Attendance issues review process. of Nursing database system b. Performance based issues e. Beginning FY10, we are able to complete the Online Grant System and begin Facilities to obtain the course and the academic advising data from the the creation of the Contract 1. Began planning for demo SIS system. System. of deprivation room. This i.Data has been uploaded into FAS. a. Goal completed and being project had to be put on hold ii.Upload of data makes it easier for fully utilized by the Center for due to the financial position our faculty to enter other pertinent Research and Scholarship (CFRS) of the SON information. staff. 2. Continued work on master iii.Continue working on the upload/ b. Create reports from the system plan for remodeling of SON download interface. as requested. building. f. Dean Wykle created a Task Force a. Basic drawings were prepared Group by Bostwick Design Partners. i.work together to review the system finance & Due to incomplete executive and streamline processes. administration fpb.case.edu
finance & new system. 1 level administration b. Project continued into FY11. ii.Faculty Staff lounge – add screen 7. Assisting our faculty and iii.2280 c. Created the programming staff with the installation • New furniture necessary to upload the Grant and use of the Identity Finder • Upgrade to tech 1 level information into the FAS system software for locating social iv.203J and to update the School’s security numbers and credit • New carpet database. card numbers. • New furniture d. Online Contract System was a. University-Wide initiative. started, completed and used • Upgrade to tech 1 level b. Identity Finder installed on all for the first time preparing b. Ongoing review of offices to faculty and staff computers. contracts for FY11. improve or replace furniture e. Next programming project c. Faculty and Staff requested to run program. 3. Review all expenses to will be the Honors and Award reduce those that do not system for the CFRS to track d. Assisted with the running of this meet appropriate business faculty awards. software. guidelines. i.currently being done in an Excel e. Also assisted them in resolving a. This is an ongoing task. spreadsheet their result issues by showing ii.system will be created which will be them how to edit, eliminate, or 4. Train faculty and staff on used to upload the data to the FAS encrypt the data found. changes in policy as released system. f. Process to continue as the by Central Administration 5. Continue migrating faculty University begins to implement a. This is an ongoing task. a regularly scheduled plan. and staff to Google Apps for Goals for FY 2010-2011 email. Begin the process of 8. Learn new software systems learning and using Google as necessary such as SNAP Finance Sites, Documents, Calendaring Survey 10 and other software 1. Ongoing effort compliance. and other tools. needed within the school. 2. Review operating account a. All faculty, staff and students The software has been reconciliations with have been migrated over to installed on a computer in our accounting clerk Google Apps for email. media room and surveys were used and created for the PhD 3. Ongoing review of tracking b. Slowly migrating faculty and and monitoring of scholarship staff to Google Calendar accreditation. More surveys will be created using SNAP endowments i.Some have chose to remain on Oracle Calendar. 10 and Survey Monkey, as Human Resources ii.University ITS department has not needed. 1. Hold regular staff officially selected Google Calendar as General Departmental Goals development sessions a replacement for Oracle, but appears throughout the year that this will be the direction they 1. Complete Executive Summary move in the near future. for conceptual design phase a. Communication of the master plan. i.Listening workshop to be held 6. Upgrade our current Web August 5, 2010 server to our older School a. Goal completed ii.Email (written) communication Server as a replacement. The 2. Review possibility of updating workshop to be held December 16, current web server needs to technology, carpets, furniture 2010 be de-commissioned. in various areas of the SON b. Leadership development a. Began the process of moving a. Due to fiscal challenges, these i.“Creating a Life Plan for Leadership” to a new Web Server. Windows upgrades were put on hold until 2008 Server has been purchased a future date. to be presented January 2011. and has been installed onto a i.First floor lounge – upgrade to tech 2. Plan and hold review sessions
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for all faculty and staff 4. Begin the process of department heads and a. Travel policy implementing PaperCut leadership within the SON to Printer Quota software on ensure best use of available b. Performance Review policy our server as preparation funds. Process staff layoffs, c. Pcard, dcard policy reviews for charging students for terminal contracts, and 3. Arrange Google Apps training printing, in alignment with expense reductions to reduce in conjunction with SON IT other schools within the the possibility of closing FY11 department University. in a deficit position. Facilities 5. Continue the migration 5. Work with Deficit Reduction 1. Repair damage from flood on process of old Web server to group to make strategic 2nd floor the new server. decisions regarding reducing 6. Assist researchers with their expenditures moving into the 2. Update lighting in SON next fiscal years. elevators needs of encrypting and protecting Hospital Research/ 6. Prepare and submit budget 3. Paint offices as need arises Patient data for Protected for FY12 in a timely and ac- due to departing staff and Health Information (PHI). curate fashion. faculty 7. Review systems to replace 4. Ongoing maintenance of SON our Exeter system and building. implement an Online Information Systems Application for Prospective 1. Continue to make Students. modifications and 8. IT Director was appointed enhancements to the Digital to Chair the Council of Measures’ Faculty Activity Technology Officers (CTO), System (FAS), as identified so she will serve in this role by the new Task Force and fulfill the duties involved Group. We will continue to during this fiscal year. work on upload/download General Departmental Goals interface between FAS and our database and generate 1. Train faculty and staff on additional reports. changes in policy as released from Central Administration. 2. Continue to utilize our School a. Develop ongoing review process of Nursing database system to keep faculty and staff up-to- to make the necessary date on policies modification for the Contract i.Travel system and begin the creation of the Online Honors ii.Purchasing/accounts payable and Awards system. iii.Various purchasing card review (pcard, dcard, T&E card) 3. Continue the process of migrating faculty and 2. Hire new marketing director staff from Oracle Calendar 3. Work closely with SON to Google Calendar, as Director of Financial Aid requested. Continue the to assure full expenditure process of learning and using of scholarships from Google Sites, Documents, and endowments. other tools. finance & 4. Work closely with all administration fpb.case.edu
marketing & “Both the MSN and post-master’s communications DNP programs underwent special efforts in both print and online formats to revitalize student interest and eliminate confusion about program entry points and curriculum.”
Jason B. Barone, MA Assistant Director Marketing and Communications
Executive Summary MSN and post-master’s DNP attainment of the MN degree programs became a new focus of marketing FPB’s Department of Marketing materials in order to give and Communications continued Both programs underwent students a more tangible sense its focus on internal restructuring special efforts in both print of accomplishment in completing so as to allow itself to pursue its and online formats to revitalize the program. It also helped to role in FPB recruitment efforts as student interest and eliminate guide students onward towards well as to continue compliance confusion about program entry the MSN (post-licensure) and with the school’s strategic plan. points and curriculum. DNP (post-master’s) stages of As always, the department For the MSN program, the the DNP program. maintained the FPB website, oncology, public health, adult- collaborated with University 3. Create and implement short- gero, and family psych majors Marketing & Communications term communications plan in were all featured in targeted ads (UMC) on media relations and advance of the U.S. News & and/or promotional materials. branding initiatives, and provided World Report rankings in Fall For the DNP, new promotional various forms of support for FPB 2010 materials were developed (such faculty and staff. as an ad to commemorate the Last released in 2007, the newest Based on new branding AANP’s 25th anniversatry), and nursing school rankings are guidelines created by UMC, all old references to “DNP III” anticipated to emerge in Spring FPB marketing transitioned all and “DNP IV,” etc. were removed 2011. promotional, recruitment, and in application forms and other 4. Develop the marketing website materials to the new materials. department through policies identity. 2. Initiate re-branding efforts for and procedures the Graduate Entry program FY10 Goal Progress The two-member marketing 1. Establish marketing In collaboration with the department worked on furthering communications plans for the Graduate Entry program director, the efficiency and efficacy of its
56 FPB Nursing 2010 Annual Report relationship with FPB’s Office listing of media hits that were of Student Services, Alumni and attained in FY10: Development department, all academic program departments, June 2010 and the Centers of Excellence. • Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Connections with the University Grant to Enhance Physician Marketing & Communications and Nursing Education: office, including Media Relations, FPB and the Case Western were also enhanced. Reserve University School of Medicine have received 5. Further improve the website’s a $640,000 grant from the utility, content, and navigation Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation for the new Interprofessional The website has been Learning Exchange and continuously updated throughout Development (I-LEAD) FY10, with most requests Program. The project will handled within a 24-hour time involve several experience- period. In addition, groundwork based components to improve communication and was laid for a major relaunch of • Health Study Seeking People the website in early Spring 2011. collaboration among nurses and physicians in the interest 65+:Two Case Western Reserve University researchers Goals for FY11 of public health and to reflect changes in the healthcare are studying the health of 1. Create and implement system. older women to gain an understanding as to why some short-term communications • Most Heart Patients Skimp on women of older age with a plan for announcement of Exercise After Rehab: Only about chronic illness do better than U.S. News & World Report one-third of cardiac patients other women with the same rankings in Spring 2011. were doing regular heart- illness. The study is funded by healthy exercises a year after a the University Center on Aging 2. Continue to enhance the heart attack, bypass surgery or and Health. Source: Sandusky website’s utility, content, and angioplasty, researchers have Register. navigation (relaunched in found. The research team, led December 2010). by Mary Dolansky, PhD, RN, • O’Linn Receives President’s followed 248 patients after they Award for Distinguished Service: 3. Continue rebranding efforts completed a 12-week cardio Kathleen O’Linn, who joined for graduate academic rehabilitation program to help the university in 1994 and programs (Gradute Entry, train them to exercise. Exercise serves as the human resources MSN, post-master’s DNP, patterns in the longitudinal manager for FPB, is supportive PhD, and dual doctorate). study were tracked through of causes and programs that heart monitors worn by the have a transformational effect 4. Establish improved synergy patients. After one year, only on people’s lives. This shows with Undergraduate 37 percent of the patients were in her work with the school’s Admissions for marketing exercising even three times a Food for Thought professional and recruitment for the BSN week, the investigators found. development program and her program. Women were less likely than leadership in the university’s men to exercise, while younger Staff Advisory Council. Media Hits men were more likely than • Comic Book Moms are Nutrition women or older men to stick Media relations activities are with their exercise program, the conducted by the marketing staff study authors noted. Source: marketing & in conjunction with the UMC. BusinessWeek. Below is a reverse chronological communications fpb.case.edu
marketing & magazine. long-term improvements communications in healthcare outcomes for • Choosing the Right Baby Bottle: those with chronic illnesses Bottle feeding manufacturers Heroes to Guide Migrant Family by providing an interactive, offer an array of products that Health: Two Latina mothers are culturally relevant, accessible, claim to be best for babies. heroes in the new comic book, and easy to use computer-based Associate Professor Donna Small Changes Big Results. Their simulation system. Source: Dowling has been studying quest is to create a healthier ADVANCE for Nurses. bottle and nipple systems and lifestyle for their children and has tips for parents. May 2010 families and combat obesity, just like real-life moms in Latino • Nurse Educators Changing the • Hashing Out Healthcare -- farm workers’ families who are World Highlighted in New Book: Arguments on Different Sides of concerned about the growing The quiet actions of unsung the Issue Show There’s Nothing obesity problem among young heroes from the rainforest of Black and White about Reform: children. Assistant Professor Jill Guatemala to the city streets of Think talks to 1998 FPB alum Kilanowski says the goal of the Harlem will be celebrated during and current American Nurses project is to help families make the 2010 International Year of Association president Rebecca healthy choices. Read more. the Nurse in Elizabeth Brooks Patton, MSN, RN about the Ford Professor of Nursing Joyce merits of healthcare reform. • Dean Wykle to Step Down J. Fitzpatrick’s new book, Giving After a Decade of Leadership: through Teaching: How Nurse • In-home Palliative Care Serves On Monday, June 7, Dr. May L. Educators are Changing the as a Vital Link for Patients Wykle, the Marvin E. and Ruth World (Springer Publishing). Managing Illness: Assistant Durr Denekas Professor & Dean Professor Maryjo Prince-Paul, of Nursing, announced that she • Improving Patient-Doc PhD ’07, MSN ’96, and alumnus will be stepping down as dean of Communications: FPB is leading Eric Baum, CERT ‘06, MSN ‘09, the Frances Payne Bolton School an interdisciplinary research were featured in the Plain Dealer of Nursing effective January 1, team in a two-year, $1.3 million for their work in palliative care. 2011. Read more. National Center on Minority The article discusses Prince- Health and Health Disparities Paul’s research and details a day • Faces of Nursing: Advancing study called “Electronic Self- in the life of Baum. Source: The Care: Changes in advanced Management Resource Training Plain Dealer. practice nursing over time are to Reduce Health Disparities intertwined with the story of (e-SMART-HD).” Professor John • FPB’s Assistant Dean for how Dean May L. Wykle became Clochesy, PhD, RN, FAAN, FCCM, Development and Alumni a leading nurse educator. who is director of the study, Relations Nora Hennessy, MNO Deirdre Murphy, BSN ‘10, is also discusses its goal of effecting has received a sponsorship featured. Source: Cleveland from the University’s Office of the Provost and the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women to attend the 2010 HERS Bryn Mawr Summer Institute, which prepares and advances women for leadership in higher education.
• FPB School of Nursing and Kent State University awarded $2.7 million grant for heart failure study: Co-investigators Mary Dolansky of FPB and Joel Hughes of Kent State will use the grant to assess how the
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mental status of a group of 400 patients with heart failure affects the way they manage their complex condition. They hope that the NIH-funded study, called “Heart ABC: Adherence, Behavior and Cognition,” will help identify which types of cognitive impairment are related to specific problems in managing heart failure. Source: The Plain Dealer.
• Robert H. Binstock to Receive Hovorka Prize: The winner of this year’s Frank and Dorothy Humel Hovorka Prize is Robert showcased their research poster Barack Obama’s recent order H. Binstock, who is professor entitled “Are You Positive You that mandates that most of aging, health and society Are Negative: HIV Awareness in hospitals respect the rights of for both the Department of Parma, Ohio,” at Intersections: same-sex couples. Source: The Epidemiology and Biostatistics SOURCE Undergraduate Plain Dealer. Symposium and Poster Session in the School of Medicine • Five FPB Faculty Honored at and in FPB. Throughout his on Friday, April 16, won First Place. 2010 MNRS Conference: FPB distinguished career, Binstock faculty illuminated this year’s has established himself as a April 2010 Annual Research Conference of leader in his field, with a record the Midwest Nursing Research of exemplary achievement • Students from University of Society on April 8-11, 2010 in research, scholarship and Hong Kong embark on third in Kansas City, Missouri with contributions to the university annual educational tour at FPB: five award wins, including two and broader local and national For three weeks in March and major honors for professors communities. April 2010, ten undergraduate Joyce Fitzpatrick and Elizabeth nursing students from the Madigan. Other awards went • Nurse Certification Linked to Job University of Hong Kong School Satisfaction: Elizabeth Brooks to post-doctoral student of Nursing visited FPB on an Cathy Baker and assistant Ford Professor of Nursing Joyce educational mission to learn Fitzpatrick’s study, “Certification, professors Mary Dolansky and about the American health care Jill Kilanowski. Empowerment, and Intent to system and nursing. Their visit Leave Current Position and was coordinated by Associate • FPB Researchers Show Off the Profession Among Critical Dean for the Undergraduate Medical Possibilities: FPB’s Care Nurses,” uses a national Program and Associate SMART Center and FIND Lab online survey of more than Professor Marilyn Lotas, PhD, made a strong showing at Case 6,500 members of the American RN and Samira Hussney, MPH, Western Reserve University’s Association of Critical-Care director of International Health Research Showcase on April 15, Nurses (AACN) to examine job Programs at FPB. demonstrating how people with satisfaction and empowerment. disabilities can be encouraged to The study appears in the May • Making Hospitals Do the Right participate in research studies. issue of American Journal of Thing in the Equitable Treatment Source: MedCity News. Critical Care (AJCC). of Gay and Lesbian Couples: FPB student services recruiter Peter • FPB Researchers Work to Keep • Two BSN students take Taylor is featured in a column by top prize at undergraduate Pulitzer Prize-winner journalist marketing & research poster session: Amy Connie Schultz on President Catalani and Emily Konen, who communications fpb.case.edu
marketing & Researchers throughout Case design in a paper published Western Reserve University online last month in the journal communications will look for evidence within the Nursing for Women’s Health. brain for human beta defensin Cardiac Rehab Patients on peptide function—proteins • Free Online Course about Caring Track with Healthier Lifestyles: important to the peripheral for Older Adults in Critical Assistant Professor Mary body’s natural defense system Care Hospital Units: Medical Dolansky, PhD, RN is leading against infection from the News Today reports that a study that has found that outside environment. They the American Association of only 37 percent of people who will examine brain tissues to Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and complete a cardiac-rehabilitation explore the possibility that the American Academy of Nursing program after a cardiac event beta defensins contribute to (AAN) recently launched “Best stick with the exercise in the degenerative brain diseases and Practices for Elder Care,” a free future. Study co-investigator in particular Alzheimer’s disease online continuing education and Associate Dean for Research (AD). course that focuses on the Shirley Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN complex needs of older patients also comments. Source: The March 2010 in acute and critical-care Plain Dealer. hospital units. Past and present • Practicing Teamwork: Nursing AACN members who served • FPB’s Diverse Educational and medical students at Case on the AAN panel include FPB Opportunities Attract Japanese Western Reserve University are professor of nursing Shirley Faculty Visitors: During the learning a new way to assess Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN. Source: second half of March 2010, three patients and then talk to each Medical News Today. junior nursing faculty members other about it, with the goal of from Kagoshima University in improved patient safety and • FPB Grad Students Teach Japan visited FPB to take part treatment outcomes. Source: Guatemalan Midwives How to in nurse training programs and The Plain Dealer. Read more Save Lives of New Mothers, clinical experiences that will help (scroll to end of the Vital Signs Babies: Earlier this March, nurse them boost their curriculum column). practitioner and DNP student offerings at their home Kimberly Garcia traveled to institution. • FPB Study Finds Poor Exercise Sarstun, a small village in Adherence after a Cardiac Guatemala accessible only by • New Study Examines Event: Dr. Mary Dolansky is the boat, with a team of nursing Effectiveness of Telemonitoring lead investigator of an NIH- students and medical students. Vital Signs: FPB’s University funded study that found that They were on a medical mission Center on Aging and Health one year after 248 individuals organized by Texas-based awarded a one-year pilot grant completed a 12-week cardiac Refuge International, which to Dr. Elizabeth Madigan and rehabilitation program following operates four sites in Guatemala two others to work with 40 a heart attack, bypass surgery and one in Kenya. Garcia patients under the care of or angioplasty, only 37 percent was one of three health-care the Cleveland Visiting Nurses exercised three times a week to providers who saw nearly 700 Association (VNA) of Ohio. They keep their hearts healthy. patients at two rural clinics. will examine how effective Source: The Plain Dealer. TeleCare, a home monitoring • Choosing the Right Baby Bottle: device the size of an alarm clock, Many moms who start off • Drs. Jaclene Zauszniewski is in keeping individuals with breastfeeding ponder bottle and May L Wykle Receive ANA complex health issues healthy issues, as they have to return Honors: Dr. Wykle is the recipient and out of the hospital. “We to work or need to spend of the Mary Mahoney Award, hope to find out which patients several hours away from the which honors those who raise benefit the most from telehealth baby. Breastfeeding expert and the status of African American monitoring,” Madigan says. associate professor of nursing nurses in professional life. Dr. Dr. Donna Dowling and senior Zauszniewski has received • FPB’s University Center on Aging BSN student Laura Tycon wrote the Hildegard Peplau Award, and Health Funds New Project: about their research on bottle awarded to nurses who have
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• Nurses Day at the Statehouse: Marilyn Lotas, Sr. Rita McNulty, Kathleen Montgomery, and Susan Tullai-McGuinness were among the FPB faculty who attended the annual Nurses Day at the Statehouse program in Columbus on Wednesday, February 24. They and several FPB students joined their peers from nursing education programs and professional organizations from across Ohio. Maryjo Prince-Paul and Polly Mazanec, as well as other advanced practice made significant contributions Clinical Education Specialist at nurses, met with legislators to to the psychosocial and Tampa General Hospital, has discuss a house bill that aims to psychiatric aspects of nursing been recognized by Cambridge enhance the ability of APNs to practice. Who’s Who for demonstrating prescribe Schedule II controlled dedication, leadership medications. • Turning Research into Headline and excellence in nursing News: Tips from the Reporters: consultancy services and clinical • An Effort to Broaden the Approximately 75 researchers education. Research Universe: Both Crain’s in the field of nursing from Cleveland Business and The around the region learned tips • What’s in a Color?: Dr. Patricia Plain Dealer report on the about how to turn their research Higgins and her ongoing FIND Lab’s recent workshop to into headline news during the research on whether new discuss methods of including SMART Center at FPB’s daylong fluorescent lighting developed people with disabilities in conference, “Research into by GE can synchronize research studies. They also Policy: Making the Journey,” on hospitalized patients’ sleep- mention the FIND Lab’s two- Friday, March 12. wake cycles is featured in an year, $400,000 grant from the article for Environmental Health National Institute of Nursing • Dorothy Ebersbach ‘54 and Perspectives about the “unique Research. Her Fellow WASPs Receive human health effects of blue the Congressional Gold Medal: light.” • A New Way to Advance Your Known as Women Airforce Career in Nursing: Holders of Service Pilots, or WASP, they February 2010 the Certificate of Professional were the first women to fly U.S. Nursing can now apply for the military planes. About 200 of • Four faculty visitors from Wuhan Master of Nursing (MN), which these female aviators, mostly University Schoolof Nursing is now awarded to students in their late 80s and early 90s (Hubei, China) came to FPB who complete the pre-licensure and some in wheelchairs, came during the month of February. phase of the Graduate Entry to the Capitol to accept the During their stay they enhanced program. Nurses with an MN medal, the highest civilian honor their nursing skills by observing can go on to earn an MSN bestowed by Congress. Bay FPB faculty members with (Master of Science in Nursing), News 9 interviewed Ebersbach their students in the classroom, DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice), at her home in Tampa, Florida. lab, and various clinical sites. Their training program, which or a PhD. • MSN Graduate Makes the Who’s was designed specifically for Who List: FPB alumna JoAnn their needs, will allow them to marketing & C. Green, MSN ‘01, RN, a critical return to Wuhan University and care nursing consultant and make significant changes to the communications fpb.case.edu
marketing & improve the students’ academic FPB, the surrounding campus performance in class. Nine of the of Case Western Reserve communications chosen students had significant University, and some of the improvements in their physical clinical sites around Cleveland • Scaling Symptoms and Self- fitness and classroom behavior. where their FPB counterparts Efficacy for HIV: FPB clinical Source: WKYC Channel 3 rack up their clinical hours. research scholar Allison R. (Cleveland). Webel, RN, PhD discusses how • Kevin’s Blog: Read the authentic she adapted the well-known • FPB Wins a Gold Medal: FPB musings of a freshman nursing Chronic Disease Self-Efficacy received a Gold Medal and student as he tackles the Scale (a questioning tool used placed fifth in the nation in day-to-day challenges and by clinicians) to be effective for CollegeSurfing.com’s Web 2.0 experiences of being in FPB’s people living with HIV/AIDS. College Olympics. BSN program.
• [Audio] The Stimulus Bill Is One • Raising the Bar for Nursing • Nurse practitioners hone their Year Old... and Case Western Education: Dean May Wykle investigative skills: Jennifer Reserve University has more talks to NurseZone.com about Andrey never planned on than 150 different projects the merits of increasing the becoming a nurse even though that are being paid for, at least educational standards for she grew up with a mother who in part, with stimulus money. nurses to provide them with was a nurse. After trying theater This includes FPB’s six grants better tools to care for the and business at the University of from the American Recovery growing needs of elder and Toledo, Andrey took an aptitude and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), acutely ill patients. test. It turned out that nursing one of which helped to create was a good fit. Source: The Plain • Healing Troubled Minds: In the new FIND Lab. 90.3 WCPN Dealer. the most recent edition of radio mentions the FIND Minority Nurse, Dr. Faye Gary January 2010 Lab’s “focus...on figuring out discusses psychiatric-mental how to accommodate people health nursing as a specialty in • ‘Survivor’ Margaret Bobonich of with disabilities so they can urgent need of more minority Chardon to attend reunion of participate in research trials.” nurses from all racial and ethnic all former cast members: MSN Source: WCPN News. backgrounds. Source: Minority alum and “Survivor: Guatemala” cast member Margaret • [Video] Dance Program Makes Nurse. Bobonich plans to be part of a Difference: It was the perfect • Representatives from FPB’s a 10th anniversary “Survivor” combination -- video games Newest South Korean Partner cast reunion. Source: The Plain and dance. The students at Institution Pay a Visit: For two Dealer. Mayfair Elementary in East weeks in January and February, Cleveland took part in a study a professor and five elite • FPB Study to Help Patients on led by Peg Heinzer, PhD, undergraduate nursing students Ventilators Put Some Muscle PNP-BC, CRNP, last year. The from Choonhae College of into Recovery: Few people have community partnership not Health Sciences in Ulsan, South thought about providing an only aimed to improve health Korea have been undergoing an exercise regimen in the intensive and wellness, but also to activity-laden, whirlwind tour of care unit, especially for patients on ventilators, but Dr. Chris Winkelman will be doing some bedside coaching to get patients stretching and flexing their muscles.
• Special Workshop to Focus on Bringing People with Disabilities into Research Studies: Case Daily previews the FIND Lab’s February 9 workshop, Avoiding
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Unintended Bias: Approaches support of CDC guidelines also made history as the first to Inclusion of Persons with that require the use of N95 international nurse to be Disabilities in Research. respirators over surgical masks inducted into the AAN. to protect against the virus, • CWRU Avatars to Help she emphasizes the need for • Alumna Becomes President of Patients Talk to Docs: Dr. John proactive measures. American Psychiatric Nurses Clochesy’s new Electronic Self- Association: Mary D. Moller, DNP Management Resource Training December 2009 ’06, associate professor and to Reduce Health Disparities specialty director for psychiatric- (eSMART-HD) project, which • BSN Seniors Present Their mental health nursing at utilizes avatars to enable Posters from Their Capstone the Yale University School of healthcare professionals and Experience: The BSN Capstone Nursing, became the 2009- their patients communicate project brings undergraduate 2010 president of the American with each other in new ways, nursing students directly Psychiatric Nurses Association is featured in Crain’s Cleveland into various underserved in October. “Since graduating Business. communities around the [with the Doctor of Nursing world, where they work both Practice] I have been inducted • Who Do You Trust about Health to improve public health into AAN and named director of Insurance Reform?: Alum and efforts and to learn firsthand the psychiatric nursing master’s President of the American the importance of culturally program at Yale,” she says. Nurses Association Rebecca competent care. Watch videos of “Neither of those professional Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR explains BSN students presenting their accomplishments would have why doctors and nurses are findings. happened had I not possessed calling for reform in a video by the prestigious DNP degree • Registered Nurses in High Vice President Joe Biden. Source: from Case Western Reserve Demand as Well-Paying Field whitehouse.gov. University.” Continues to Grow: Dr. Patricia • Needs of Older Caregivers of Underwood talks to The Plain • BSN Capstone Students Go Patients with Advanced Cancer: Dealer about the nursing for the Gold: Instructor Linda Barbara Daly, Sara Douglas, profession’s “recession-proof” Boseman and seven senior Amy Lipson, and Helen Foley status due to the growing strain BSN students recently hosted contributed an article to a on health care from aging baby the annual Longfellow Winter special issue on cancer and boomers and the global nursing Olympics at Collinwood High primary care for the Journal of shortage. Source: The Plain School, an event that serves the American Geriatrics Society. Dealer. as both a capstone project and a demonstration to the • Theresa Backman, Community • AAN Living Legends, Fellows community that fitness can be Hero 2009: Post-Master’s DNP Announced: Congratulations fun. student Theresa Backman is to Ruby Leila Wilson, MSN featured in The Plain Dealer for ’59, Distinguished Alumna ’96 • Nursing Schools ‘Go Global’ to her work as a volunteer at the (pictured), for being named one Improve Community Health: Cleveland Rape Crisis Center. of the 2009 American Academy Dr. Elizabeth Madigan, head of Source: cleveland.com. of Nursing (AAN) Living Legends. the World Health Organization Living Legends are outstanding (WHO) Collaborating Center for • Reusing Respirators and fellows who have made Managing Supplies While Research and Clinical Training extraordinary and sustained in Home Care Nursing at FPB, Living Up to Safety and contributions to nursing and Health Expectations: Dr. Irena explains that the growing aging health care. Congratulations population is a worldwide Kenneley addresses the issue also go to Myra Martz Huth, PhD of how small healthcare phenomenon, regardless of ’02, and Judith Shamian, PhD a nation’s economic status. facilities such as outpatient ’88, Distinguished Alumna ’02, clinics can eliminate the risk on being named AAN fellows of H1N1 infection. With the at this year’s annual meeting marketing & Occupational Safety and Health and conference. Dr. Shamian Administration (OSHA) declaring communications fpb.case.edu
marketing & • DNP Option Keeps Nurses a screen-based simulation Focused on Bedside Care: using avatars to promote self- communications Since FPB created the practice efficacy in negotiating care with doctorate more than 30 years healthcare providers for those Source: nursezone.com. ago, close to 100 schools of from medically and socially nursing around the country disenfranchised groups. John • Composite Outcomes of have begun to offer the Clochesy, PhD, RN, FAAN, FCCM, Chronically Critically Ill Patients program, including eight in Independence Foundation 4 Months After Hospital New York and New Jersey. Professor of Nursing Education, Discharge: Barbara Daly, PhD, This article examines how FPB will direct researchers from the RN, FAAN, publishes a research has influenced the nursing schools of nursing, medicine article for the American Journal profession and sent other and engineering; the Mt. Sinai of Critical Care. schools scrambling to catch up. Skills and Simulation Center; November 2009 and Beachwood-based software • FPB Nursing Magazine’s 2009 company, LogicJunction. • Taking Care of Unfinished Reunion Issue: Featuring Business at the End of Life is fond memories from Alumni • Spotlight: The Journal of the Focus of Research Nursing Celebration 2009, the BSN Gerontological Nursing presents and Psychology Collaborations: Stimulus Package, Research at an “illuminating portrait” of Hospice workers have watched FPB, FPB Feats, Class Notes, and Sarah Hall Gueldner, DSN, RN, patients emerge from comas much more! FAAN, the Arline H. and Curtis F. Garvin Professor of Nursing. and cling to life long enough • DNP Option Keeps Nurses to tell someone they love or Focused on Bedside Care: • Awards pay tribute to forgive them. This phenomenon Nursing Spectrum examines the outstanding alumni: Think, the of taking care of unfinished positive impact of FPB’s Doctor Magazine of Case Western business has been observed, but of Nursing Practice on nurse Reserve University, highlights researchers from FPB and the leaders in New York and New Dean May L. Wykle for receiving College of Arts and Sciences will Jersey who have earned the the university’s Distinguished begin groundbreaking studies degree. Alumni Lisa Kosits, DNP, Alumni Award. to understand what drives the RN-BC CCRN, CEN, CPEN, and dying to live long enough to Carol Porter, DNP, RN, comment. • Lightbulb study illuminates resolve these issues. secrets to good night’s sleep: • Study Looks at Link Between Think reports on the recent blue- • Testing New Fluorescent Oral Health and Pneumonia white light bulb collaboration led Lighting for Synchronizing Older in Patients on Ventilators: by Dr. Patricia Higgins. Patients’ Sleep-Wake Cycles: Think, the Magazine of Case Change the lighting; improve Western Reserve University, October 2009 your health. It’s a strategy reports on the NIH-funded • Finding Ways for Disabled researchers from FPB and research of doctoral student People to Participate in Research the School of Medicine, the Gina Luciano. An ICU surgical is Goal of Case Western Reserve Geriatric Research Education nurse practitioner, Luciano University Nursing School Study: and Clinical Center at the Louis has witnessed firsthand the Reuters and other news outlets Stokes Cleveland Veterans impact of ventilator-associated report on this new project led Affairs Medical Center (GRECC), pneumonia (VAP) on her by Shirley M. Moore, PhD, RN, Rensselaer Polytechnic patients. She will investigate FAAN, and Ann Williams, PhD, Institute’s Lighting Research whether there is a link between RN. Source: Reuters. Center, and GE Consumer & poor oral health and the Industrial have begun to test in development of VAP. • Nursing students staff campus a long-term care facility where H1N1 nasal spray clinics; daylight, which has proven • Virtual Coaching to Help Patients dispel myths about the virus health benefits, is not readily Talk to Doctors:Electronic and the vaccine: No strangers available. Source: discusssleep. Self-Management Resource to community service, FPB com. Training to Reduce Health students are administering the Disparities (eSMART-HD) is
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H1H1 influenza nasal spray vaccine to Case Western Reserve students, staff, and faculty, at a series of clinics held all over campus. The nursing students are learning first-hand that their role is to educate as well as vaccinate.
• [Video] Dean Wykle receives university’s distinguished alumni award: A triple alumna of Case Western Reserve and an advocate and leader within the global healthcare community, FPB Dean May L. Wykle was presented with the university’s 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award. • ICU patients on ventilators to existing one, fund new research • CWRU grant of nearly $800,000 flex and stretch in study: Few efforts to investigate reducing to create center for researching people have thought about health disparities and test the urban health issues: The providing an exercise workout in effects of early therapeutic Cleveland Plain Dealer covers the intensive care unit, especially mobility among hospital a grant awarded to the Case for patients on ventilators— patients, and combat the School of Medicine, on which even those who are comatose nursing faculty shortage. FPB faculty will collaborate. —but a researcher from Frances • FPB receives re-designation • Case Western Reserve Payne Bolton School of Nursing as a WHO Collaborating Center announces new faculty diversity at Case Western Reserve for Research & Clinical Training officer: John Clochesy, PhD, RN, University will be doing some in Home Care Nursing. Silvina FAAN, FCCM, Independence bedside coaching and exercising Malvárez of the Pan American Foundation Professor of to get patients stretching and Health Organization/WHO in Nursing Education, will oversee flexing their muscles. Chris Washington, DC remarks: “We the Office of Faculty Diversity Winkelman, assistant professor are very proud of this Institution and be responsible for faculty of nursing, will study the and thank our colleagues for diversity matters related to benefits of a range of exercises the will to collaborate with the recruitment, employment and for people bed-bound, awake development of nursing in our equal opportunity, including or comatose, and hooked to region and in the world. We reviewing allegations of sexual ventilators for breathing, to see congratulate all our colleagues harassment or discrimination if the workouts improve their in the schools that make these against or about faculty and physical and mental health. “No contributions happen, and we facilitating Americans with one likes to be sick and stay in celebrate this event and look Disabilities Act accommodations bed,” says Winkelman. “It feels forward to working together.” for faculty members. good when you are healthy to exercise, and we think ICU • [Video] FPB alum and ANA • How do we know competence?: patients can also benefit from president Rebecca M. Patton Dean emerita and Elizabeth exercising.” (MSN ‘98) appears with Brooks Ford Professor of President Obama to address the Nursing Joyce J. Fitzpatrick • FPB receives $3.7 million in American Nurses Association. provides commentary on federal stimulus funding: FPB measuring competencies in was recently awarded six grants the latest edition of Nursing from various federal offices marketing & Education Perspectives. to establish a new center of excellence and expand an communications fpb.case.edu
marketing & local schoolchildren as part of friendship and good will around communications their required senior capstone the world. He is Case Western experience. Reserve University’s 2009 Fall Convocation speaker. From the President’s speech: • It’s a Jungle Out There!: FPB’s “I was mentioning to Becky Center for Research and • Weigh in on the Future of [Patton] the first time we met Scholarship held its traditional Nursing: Dr. Joyce J. Fitzpatrick that when I was in the state celebration to recognize comments on the Initiative on legislature I was the chairman of faculty, staff, and students the Future of Nursing, a two- the Health and Human Services who have received awards, year effort to find solutions to Committee, and one of my grants, promotions, and other the continuing challenges facing strongest allies...was the nurses distinctions throughout the year. the nursing profession. association. [...] I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I just • Prescriptive power of Ohio • Flight Nurses in Training to love nurses.” nurses may change: Dr. Carol the Rescue: Case Daily reports Savrin comments on a bill being on the August 14 disaster drill September 2009 considered by the Ohio state at the National Flight Nurse legislature that would expand Academy summer camp at the • Healthcare Leaders in Nursing to the power of advanced practice university’s farm in Hunting Meet at Case Western Reserve nurses (APNs) to prescribe Valley, Ohio. in October: When you think of certain pain medications. an entrepreneur, a nurse usually • Tweeting from the Trenches: isn’t the first professional that August 2009 FPB’s marketing officers live comes to mind. But a panel of Tweeted the disaster drill at the business-thinking graduates of • UPDATE: Loan program at National Flight Nurse Academy the Doctor of Nursing Practice FPB to help solve nursing summer camp. The feed (DNP) hope to change that, the faculty shortage: Dr. Jaclene transcript details the scenario University News Center reports. A. Zauszniewski has been from start to finish. Also: FPB successful in obtaining funding graduate student and National • Doctoral Project Finds Poetry from HRSA for the Nursing Flight Nurse Academy summer Transcends Life’s Burdens: PhD Faculty Loan Program for camp coordinator Jonathan student Lori Kidd’s pilot poetry doctoral students at FPB since Wylie explains the August 14 intervention project asked 20 2003. Now, with additional disaster drill--the culimnation caregivers of family members funds provided by the American of the camp’s curriculum that with dementia to put their pens Recovery and Reinvestment involved 75 volunteers posing to paper and write poetry to help Act, MSN students interested as victims of an earthquake and them cope with their stress in a in becoming nursing faculty can gas line break for flight nursing cathartic way. Summing up the also get involved. students to triage, treat, and project, Kidd says, “I see poetry transport. as something that allows people • [Video] WKYC-TV Channel 3 to transcend their situations. talks to Dr. Patricia Underwood, • Interview with flight nursing’s Poetry can also be inspirational Executive Associate Dean of Chris Manacci: WTAM spoke and motivational.” Academic Programs, about with Chris Manacci live from this program and the nursing the National Flight Nursing • Improving Health and Raising shortage. Spirits: FPB Students Bring Fun, Education, and Encouragement • Author and nurse Greg to Cleveland’s Urban Youth. For Mortenson visits FPB: Greg five weeks during the summer Mortenson, the nurse who of 2009, 11 BSN students authored the best-selling book at FPB participated in the Three Cups of Tea, visited FPB National Youth Sports Program on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 (NYSP). Mike Zebrowski, Emily to discuss how nurses can play Gardner, and Lauren Wilson critical roles as leaders, health talk about their work with 500 advocates, and ambassadors of
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Academy summer camp to get the lowdown on flight nursing as a career and the camp’s disaster scenario.
• [Video] Disaster “victims” are needed for the planned drill at the 7th Annual Flight Nursing Summer Camp; all members of the university community are invited to participate. This YouTube video displays images of past drills as well as next steps for anyone interested in volunteering.
• The latest Alumni Class Notes reveal the many contributions our graduates make to nursing all our generous donors for division for Poomse (Forms). practice and scholarship and to making their education at FPB health care in general. and Case Western Reserve • Spirituality and connections may University possible. help women manage chronic • The International Council of illness: Principal investigators Nurses, the NLN, and You and • New University Center on Aging Camille Warner and Kathryn I: In her latest editorial for and Health Grants Inspire Betts Adams, via funding from Nursing Education Perspectives, New Research on Aging: FPB’s the University Center on Aging Dr. Joyce J. Fitzpatrick details University Center on Aging and and Health, are working to find how the innovative use of ICN’s Health recently received money out if these factors play a role in new Education Network will from the President’s Strategic how women 65 years and older allow nursing faculty to share Initiatives Fund with support manage and cope with such expertise and resources as well from the McGregor Foundation. chronic illnesses as arthritis, as provide students with links to high blood pressure, diabetes, other students throughout the • American Nurses Association cancers, heart disease, and world. President & FPB alumna other health issues. Rebecca M. Patton joins • Award-winning undergraduate: President Barack Obama in • FPB Students and Faculty The News-Leader (Portage the Rose Garden to Help Urge Teach Life-Saving Skills to NYSP County, Ohio) salutes BSN Health Care Reform: President Participants: There are some student Jessica E. Kuczmarski Obama was joined by members wet lessons in saving lives. for receiving the Bolton Scholar of the ANA in the White House Fourth-year FPB students Leslie Award for Excellence in Nursing Rose Garden Wednesday, July Jones, Cindy Meng and Jacquelyn and the the Bolton Scholar 15, 2009 as he reaffirmed his Smith are having a splash while Sophomore Award for Academic commitment to reform the U.S. teaching 500 campers in the Achievement. healthcare system. National Youth Sports Program how to swim and tread water July 2009 • DNP Student Ann Serenko Gets and stay healthy. the Gold: Ann Serenko, MS, RN is • [Video] Looking for a new career? currently a DNP student as well Dr. Deborah Lindell appears on as Director of Clinical Research WKYC Channel 3 to discuss the at UH’s Lakeside Hospital. She fantastic opportunities that recently returned from attending await those who choose nursing the 3rd World TaeKwanDo as a profession. Culture Expo in Junju, South marketing & • Thank you! Our students salute Korea, where she won the Gold Medal in the Women’s Black Belt communications fpb.case.edu
student services “Student Services and Marketing involved the parents of newly admitted BSN students by mailing them a newsletter designed to heighten their awareness of the many opportunities available to students in our BSN program.”
Teona Griggs, M.Ed., MA Director Student Services
Executive Summary Counseling (NACAC). Recruitment of the opportunity to increase Specialists attended at least learning regarding programs, The focus of Student Services ten NACAC undergraduate fairs admission requirements, and this past year was to expand in academic year 2009. For the marketing, as well the collective recruitment to reach broader second consecutive year Student sharing of recruitment ideas national markets, including Services and Marketing involved to increase enrollment. The recruiting in more states in the parents of newly admitted success of the marketing/ the west and southwest. BSN students by mailing recruitment retreat symbolizes Recruitment Specialists each of them a newsletter the beginning of what will be the were involved with intense specifically designed to heighten future of communication and recruitment for all nursing degree their awareness of the many collaboration among all major programs. Exhibit booths were opportunities available to departments within the school. set-up and attended at both students in our BSN program. We plan to continue these efforts local and national specialized throughout academic year 2010. nursing conferences for This past June, in an effort graduate recruitment. At the to increase communication The Department of Student undergraduate level, recruitment and collaboration with other Services continued its specialists attended student departments within the commitment to providing nursing associations’ midyear School, a day-long marketing/ excellent service to current and the annual conferences recruitment retreat was held students at FPB School of to encourage BSN prepared which included faculty and staff Nursing. The Student Services students to continue to advanced from the departments of Student staff dedicated many hours practice education. In addition Services, BSN, Graduate Entry, this past year providing support to local and regional high MSN, DNP, PhD, Marketing, to students in areas such school fairs, undergraduate Alumni and the University Office as performance anxiety, self recruitment included attending of Undergraduate Admission. confidence, time management, fairs organized by the National During the retreat members from awareness regarding diversity, Association for College Admission all departments took advantage and other personal issues. FPB
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faculty also referred students and MSN students to assist with recruitment and enrollment. to Student Services to seek tuition costs. support with concerns as well. 3. Collaborate with Marketing According to some students, Evaluation of Goals for AY to expand recruitment focus the effectiveness of these 2009 to reach targeted audiences interactions with Student via print media and electronic Services staff oftentimes 1. Increase overall enrollment advertisement. across programs determined their ability for 4. Explore the possibility of retention at FPB. See tables below securing a new database Student Services staff were system compatible with 2. Evaluate retention tracking the University’s PeopleSoft invited guest speakers and intervention plan throughout the year into System that will enable us to classrooms to offer specific After careful evaluation deliver an online application diversity awareness training, using our current resources, process, greater methods which included, but was not it is evident that the for student tracking, and limited to areas such as, current student tracking more accurate and expedient patient diversity, issues around system is outdated and no access to records for classism, and cultural concepts. longer meets our needs for reporting and grant writing Students gained awareness of delivering quality efficient purposes. how diversity knowledge could services necessary for enhance the manner in which student admission, tracking, they relate to their patients. retention and intervention plans. Also, the current Events hosted by Student system no longer meets Services included six Open faculty needs for grant Houses held at the school reporting or other evaluation. during academic year 2009. The department also planned 3. Increase the number of two Pinning Ceremonies and under-represented students the Annual Commencement across programs Ceremony. Other Student See tables below Services events this past year include the Annual Fall 4. Increase communication Orientation, Counselor Luncheon and collaboration among where high school counselors Student Services and bring in interested students other departments within to learn about our programs, the school to enhance and Freshman Friday, the final recruitment opportunities planned in-house event where BSN students are invited to See above explore FPB and accept offers of Objectives for AY 2010 admission for upcoming fall. 1. Increase overall enrollment A grant proposal to HRSA for across programs. Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students was submitted and 2. Continue communication funded for the third consecutive and collaborative efforts student services year. The scholarships were with other departments awarded to BSN, Graduate Entry within the school to enhance fpb.case.edu
student services
Enrollment AY 2009 Matriculation AY 2009 (Fall 2009)
BSN 277 BSN Program Post-Masters DNP Program Graduate Entry 62 Applicants 224 Applicants 35 MSN 137 Offered Admission 154 Offered Admission 29 Post-Licensure DNP 75 as percent applied .688 as percent applied .829 Post-Master’s DNP 148 Enrolled 55 Enrolled 13 PhD 46 as percent admitted .357 as percent admitted .448 Total Enrollment 745 as percent applied .255 as percent applied .371
Minority Enrollment AY Graduate Entry Program PhD Program 2009 Applicants 82 Applicants 14 BSN 43 Offered Admission 59 Offered Admission 7 Graduate Entry 2 as percent applied .720 as percent applied .500 MSN 10 Enrolled 34 Enrolled 4 DNP 16 as percent admitted .577 as percent admitted .571 PhD 5 as percent applied .415 as percent applied .286 Total Enrollment 76 MSN Program Male Enrollment AY 2009 Applicants 196 Offered Admission 77 BSN 35 as percent applied .393 Graduate Entry 5 Enrolled 58 MSN 25 as percent admitted .753 DNP 21 as percent applied .296 PhD 6 Total Enrollment 91
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