The Ohio State University College of Nursing Spring 2015 Changing the world with an Ohio State nursing degree Graduates of the College of Nursing have a wide-ranging and significant impact on healthcare and health outcomes The Ohio State University The Ohio State University College of Nursing Spring 2015 RESEARCH INTENSIVE WORKSHOP College of Nursing Dean, Associate Vice President for Health Promotion, University Chief Wellness Officer THE NUTS & BOLTS OF Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/ PMHNP, FNAAP, FNAP, FAAN Vice Dean INTERVENTION RESEARCH Margaret Graham, PhD, RN, FNP, PNP, FAAN Associate Dean for Academic Affairs FEATURES Learn the essential elements of designing, funding, conducting, and Educational Innovation Cindy Anderson, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FAAN Cover story and analyzing intervention research. Associate Dean for Research and 6 Nursing graduates making a significant impact on healthcare and wellnes Transdisciplinary Scholarship By Meggie Biss Kimberly Arcoleo, PhD, MPH Graduates of the College of Nursing have had—and will continue to have—great Assistant Dean, Chief Nurse Executive, influence around the world. Meet just a few of them. May 27-29, 2015 | Dublin, Ohio Health System Associate VP, Health Sciences CNO UH/Ross Hospitals 11 College of Nursing’s rankings move dramatically upward Mary Nash, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACHE By Jill Jess Phythyon Assistant Dean for Prelicensure Programs US News & World Report rankings for the college’s online and traditional Linda Daley, PhD, RN graduate programs have climbed dramatically. Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Culture and Diversity 17 The College of Nursing offers new degrees in healthcare Just a few reasons to Comments from Ken Sigler, EdD By Jill Jess Phythyon Chief of Strategic Partnerships Innovative programs reflect the college’s mission. attend this workshop previous workshops Laurel Van Dromme, MA 20 Getting on board with student wellness | By Jennifer Grabmeier Health sciences students, working with health coaches, are participating in a “This workshop helped me be successful Transformations in Nursing & Health is a 1. Explore the essential elements publication of The Ohio State University wellness onboarding study to improve their own health and wellness. with NIH funding.” College of Nursing; all content © 2015. of intervention studies 24 CTEP’s growth and success continue | By Jill Jess Phythyon Editor and design director The Center for Transdisciplinary Evidence-based Practice brings the message of 2. Learn effective strategies Sanford Meisel “I have regained my motivation and EBP to healthcare organizations worldwide, including the United States Air Force. Contributing writers for successful grant-writing, passion!” Jennifer Grabmeier, Tan Nguyen, 27 Creating and maintaining healthy campuses and beyond including NIH applications Sandi Rutkowski By Jill Jess Phythyon and Meggie Biss Writers Groundbreaking group reaches new milestones: The National Consortium for 3. Network with other researchers “Excellent speakers who know about Meggie Biss, Karen Clancy, Megan Denison, Building Healthy Academic Communities (BHAC) continues to move forward. conducting research in the real world!” Marie Grady, Jill Jess Phythyon, Lori Reeder, Solutions on chronic care: A webinar of experts share innovative ideas. from across the nation Ken Sigler 4. Take home valuable resource Photography 31 iPEP seminar teaches healthcare students to say ‘I’m sorry’ “My colleagues and I have been telling Troy Huffman, Sanford Meisel, Bindu Thomas By Jennifer Grabmeier materials everyone how worth it would be for As the newest component of interprofessional education at Ohio State revealed Correspondence in more ways than one, two little words can be a big deal. 5. Come with an idea, leave with them to attend in the future!” We welcome your comments and a plan suggestions: COLUMNS Transformations in Nursing & Health 5 Dean’s messAGE 39 STUDENT AFFAIRS The Ohio State University College of Nursing By Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk By Ken Sigler This program has been reviewed and meets the criteria for 1585 Neil Ave. Our graduates are making a huge To register, visit nursing.osu.edu/riw 22.5 hours of Continuing Education. The Ohio State University Columbus OH 43210-1289, or A holistic approach to student College of Nursing (OH-027/9/1/15) is an approved provider of [email protected] difference—all over the world engagement continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (614) 292-8900 (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses 35 PRECEPTING 41 ALUMNI Send change of address to: Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. By Karen Clancy and Marie Grady By Megan Denison [email protected] pre·cep·tor—(prĭ-sĕp´tr, prē´sĕp´tr) Buckeye Nurses reflect on the www.nursing.osu.edu n. / teacher or instructor Centennial and look to the future DEPARTMEnts 46 College News Cover: Assistant Professor Jodi McDaniel pins a Transforming health. 51 Class Notes graduating student at convocation. 53 Faculty Focus Photograph by Sanford Meisel Transforming lives. 2 The Ohio State University College of Nursing Transformations in Nursing & Health Spring 2015 3 ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH Visit OFctep-ebp.com CTEP’S NEW WEBSITE! Center for Trandisciplinary Evidence-based Practice dean’s messAGE BERNADETTE MAZUREK MELNYK The Center for For building and sustaining Transdisciplinary Our graduates are making a huge evidence-based practice… Evidence-based Practice (CTEP) is an innovative difference—all over the world enterprise committed to partnering with individuals and organizations to promote and sustain The impact of the College of Nursing is being felt globally and is reflected in new national rankings We are evidence-based practice in clinical and academic settings. Recognizing that EBP is transdisciplinary, this s I travel difference in peoples’ health led on a daily basis. traditional graduate nursing your center focuses on engaging throughout and lives, no matter where they I have the wonderful oppor- program, which places us in and teaching EBP the nation land in the world. tunity to be part of our terrific the top five percent of graduate professionals across a full and globe, I just returned from a trip to team who teaches the Health nursing programs in the U.S. range of disciplines. so many of Honduras where alumna Angie Athlete course, a workshop In addition, the university’s our terrific Overholt and her husband Larry, that we conduct at Ohio State undergraduate online programs, solution alumni tell along with Emeritus Profes- in partnership with Johnson & including the college’s RN to Upcoming 2015 CTEP clinical immersions: May 18-22 and October me that degrees from our col- sor Kathy Stone, have been Johnson’s Human Performance BSN option, are ranked No. 6 in Alege are priceless and create transforming Institute. Being fully immersed the country. This improvement 26-30, both in Columbus. We can also bring the program to you at your location. a foundation for a lifetime of the health in the course reminded me once provides evidence on the value phenomenal career success and and lives of again that we need to keep our of a degree from our awesome Making EBP a reality in your healthcare organization impact in transforming health Honduran own wellness a top priority if we college. Although rankings are and transforming lives. A clear people for hope to be at our best in help- an important indicator of the A transformational journey to improve healthcare quality and patient outcomes differentiator of a degree from 16 years. We ing others to engage in healthy quality of academic programs, Ohio State is that we teach our had over 20 lifestyle behaviors. When we get it is the difference in real world Upcoming 2015 CTEP academic immersions: August 10-12 and students to LIVE WELL: to Lead, of our nurse on a plane, we are instructed to outcomes that our graduates December 5-7, both in Columbus. Innovate, Vision, Execute and to practitioner place the oxygen mask on our- make that is most important. Bern Melnyk be Wellness-focused, Evidence- and baccalau- selves first before we place it on Our graduates are do- Making EBP a reality in your academic institution based, Life-long learners and reate students as well as phar- our children. Similarly, if we do ing just that—making a huge A transformational journey to embed EBP into academic curricula to improve Lights for the world, locally to macy students with us to deliver not prioritize wellness for our- positive impact in transforming healthcare and patient outcomes globally. care to hundreds of people who selves on a daily basis, we will health and transforming lives In this edition of Transfor- would not otherwise receive it. not be at our best to help others for people throughout the na- mations, you will read about the I was so proud of our stu- lead healthier lives. In order to tion and globe. Go Bucks! Upcoming 2015 CTEP clinical faculty bootcamps: August 13-14 and December 8-9, both in Columbus. impact of just a few of our more dents and faculty mentors—they improve the healthy lifestyle than 12,000 amazing alumni were not only comprehensive in behaviors in our nursing and Warm and well regards, Making EBP a reality in clinical setting with students who are innovative leaders, their assessments, accurate in other health sciences students, making a tremendous positive their diagnoses, and evidence- we launched a new innovative A transformational journey exploring opportunities to embed EBP into impact on education, research,