UNIVERSITYOFMARYLAND NursingThe Magazine of the University of Maryland School of Nursing Fall/Winter 2011 Volume V, Issue II LEADING FROM WHERE YOU STAND Meet eight nurses from the University of Maryland who are blazing new paths to improve patient care— and the profession. GAINING THROUGH LOSING WALKING IN HER SHOES GETTING REAL IN THE SIM LAB New Additions to the Family Simulation Lab Director Mary Fey prepares “Noelle Maternal” and “Newborn Hal” for a simulated birth scenario.These new mannequins, along with other new and updated simulation lab equipment, were funded through an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant the School recently received. See story on page 28. Photo by Rick Lippenholz Fall/Winter 2011 Volume V, Issue II UNIVERSITYOFMARYLANDSCHOOLOFNURSING 26 28 18 Departments 2 Letter from the Dean Features 3 News $1 million earmarked for nursing Leading From Where You Stand informatics professorship. A call to Today’s nurses have a golden opportunity to lead action for the future of nursing. New center offers services to promote the way in transforming the health care system. 18 student success, and more. Meet eight from the University of Maryland who are blazing new paths to improve patient care 12 Discovery —and the profession. The heart of the matter, champions By Marlene England for function-focused care, gaining through losing. Walking in Her Shoes 15 Forecast When Dean Janet Allan talks, people listen— Why is it important for nurses to 26 whether she’s testifying before state legislators take leadership roles? or casually chatting with students. NURSING 16 Living History tags along with the School’s top leader for Museum celebrates renovated a weeklong profile. space, new exhibits. By Patricia Adams 30 Alumni Pulse Getting Real in the Sim Lab News of our alumni Mary Fey, director of the School’s 24 simulation 37 Philanthropy 28 labs, tells how students are tapping technology Stories of giving to improve their clinical judgment and make On the Cover Col. Peggy McNeill, PhD ’07, RN, strides in patient safety. is stationed at Andrews Air Force Base and Interview by David Taylor works out of the new Walter Reed National Medical Center, where she is a senior nurse scientist of clinical investigation. For more on her work, see page 19. Photograph by Christopher Ruano. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DEAN’S LETTER Nursing Fall/Winter 2011 THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL Volume V, Issue II of Nursing was founded in 1889 by University of Maryland NURSING is a Louisa Parsons, a graduate of the publication of the University of Mary- land School of Nursing. The magazine Nightingale Fund School for Nurses in informs readers about faculty, student, London, England, the first modern school and alumni involvement in nursing edu- of nursing. During her short stint as our cation, research, practice, and leader- ship and serves as a tool for connecting School’s“superintendent,”Parsons paved alumni and other constituents with the the way for the future of nursing educa- School of Nursing. tion by instituting a two-year course of editorial board: nurse training and by convincing the Patricia Adams, Editorial Director Maryland University Hospital medical Marjorie Fass faculty to build residential quarters for Laurette Hankins Karen Kauffman student nurses.And so, our school began, Shannon McClellan with a decorated veteran of the British needs of patients. Under such a model, Kathryn Montgomery Army—a visionary who saw the poten- physicians, nurses, and all professionals Patricia Morton Robin Newhouse tial of young women to become healers, involved with patient care will work Barbara Smith educators, and leaders—a graduate of collaboratively,with an emphasis on co- Rebecca Wiseman Florence Nightingale’s training school. operation and communication to provide contributors: Florence Nightingale, as we know,was seamless, quality health care.We truly Patricia Adams Patricia Fanning the epitome of a “leader” in the field of espouse the conviction that nobody can Kristi Birch Laurette Hankins nursing. She was more than “the founder get there unless everybody gets there. Dan Caughey Elizabeth Heubeck This national initiative recognizes Stacey Conrad Cynthia Sikorski of modern nursing.”She was an educator, Sue De Pasquale David Taylor a reformer, and a leader—qualities that the fundamental role that nurses have in Marlene England must resonate within all nurses to ensure transforming health care. Nurses make up the largest single sector of the health care design and editorial: the effectiveness of ongoing efforts to Alter Custom Media improve health care and health care workforce, and the empowerment of 1040 Park Avenue, Suite 200 delivery across the nation. nurses is critical if we are to bring the Baltimore, MD 21201 This point is driven home in the highest level of care to our citizens. Just 443-451-0738 www.altercustommedia.com Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report, as our faculty,students, and alumni make The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, a difference every day in providing care, consulting editor: Advancing Health.Today’s nurses are posi- so too must we make a difference in Sue De Pasquale redefining how care is provided, with tioned to both define and demonstrate art director: leadership across a broad range of health an emphasis on enhancing the leadership Cortney Geare care issues. In fact, in the wake of the of nurses. In closing, I want to share the news photography: IOM report, a national initiative is taking Kirsten Beckerman shape to advance comprehensive health that I recently announced my plans to Richard Lippenholz care transformation by enhancing the retire at the end of this academic year. Christopher Ruano capabilities of nurses and better utilizing Because of the School’s commitment to Justin Tsucalas Timothy Westmorland their insight, knowledge, and experience. innovation and the quality of our faculty To help foster this movement and and staff, I step down with confidence University of Maryland NURSING is published twice a year by the University sharpen Maryland’s focus in establishing that the School will continue to grow of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, true “nurse leaders,”our School hosted in excellence and stature. I am extremely Md. We welcome comments, sugges- proud of the work we have done, and tions, and story ideas from alumni, a state-wide summit in September, partners, and friends. Please send all designated as Maryland’s response to will continue to do, to shape the correspondence to the editorial director. The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action. profession of nursing and the health care environment by developing leaders in send correspondence to: One immediate outcome of the Patricia Adams summit was the formation of eight education, research, and practice. Executive Director of Communications leadership teams to address each one of University of Maryland School of Nursing 655 W. Lombard St., Suite 311D the recommendations in the IOM report. Baltimore, MD 21201 The ultimate goal is to create an inter- Phone: 410-706-4115 disciplinary,collaborative heath care Fax: 410-706-5560 approach that more effectively meets the Janet D.Allan, PhD,RN, FAAN [email protected] Dean and Professor Copyright © 2011 University of 2 | FALL/WINTER 2011 Maryland School of Nursing. NEWS $1 Million Bequest Earmarked for Nursing Informatics Professorship PROFESSOR NANCY STAGGERS, PhD University of Utah; program director ’92, MS ’85, RN, FAAN, announced for the $138 million enterprise clinical last summer that she has included the information systems at Catholic School of Nursing in her will, with Healthcare West;and director for a $1 million bequest to establish an corporate informatics at the U.S. endowed professorship in nursing Department of Defense. She retired informatics. She announced her gift at from the U.S. Army in 1998 after 25 Dr. Nancy Staggers and Dean Janet Allan the School’s 21st Annual Summer years of service and was the first Institute in Nursing Informatics, an formally trained informatics nurse in leader in informatics when folks event that she co-chaired. the Army Nurse Corps. couldn’t spell ‘informatics.’” Staggers, who joined the faculty “I would like to make a difference “We are extremely grateful for this in 2010, has an extensive background going forward, and this is one small extraordinary gift from Dr. Staggers,” in clinical informatics. She has held a way to do that,”said Staggers.“I said Dean Janet Allan.“By supporting variety of executive positions, including am happy to be in a position where an endowed professorship, her gift associate chief information officer, I can give back to the School because will also help strengthen the research Information Technology Services, for I received such an extraordinary efforts for generations of nursing the Health Sciences Center at the education here. It allowed me to be a informatics students.” Bausell Awarded Emeritus Status BARKER BAUSELL, PhD, who served on the School of WANT MORE Nursing’s faculty for 30 years before retiring in January University of Maryland Nursing? 2011, was recently awarded the rank of Professor Emeritus. He is the 11th School of Nursing faculty member to obtain emeritus status. Bausell was a tenured Become a Fan! faculty member, author, biostatistician, mentor, and Visit http://nursing.umaryland.edu member of countless research grants. He served as Click on the Facebook link Director of Evaluation in the School of Nursing’s Office of Research; chaired the Appointment, Promotions, and Tenure Committee; and served as a member of the Research Council. Bausell authored 12 books, eight research monographs, and more than 80 peer- reviewed articles. He also served as editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed journal, Evaluation and the Health Professions, for more than 30 years. Dr. Barker Bausell UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING | 3 NEWS Event Recaps A Call to Action for Future of Nursing participants to the all-day working • Implement nurse residency programs conference.