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r e t t e l s w e The Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society at Minnesota State University, Mankato is dedicated to providing leadership and expertise in family and societal health at local, state, national and international levels. The Institute, Taylor Visiting Scholars and Becky Taylor Doctoral Fellowships are made possible by a seven million dollar endowment established by Glen and Becky Taylor.
Fall 2013 • Issue 3
From the Director
More than 400 participants from 28 countries recently attended the 11th International Family Nursing Conference in Minnesota. The Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society Dr. Sandra Eggenberger provided major support for the conference and critical foundational funding for the formation of the International Family Nursing Association (IFNA). This conference was the first official meeting of IFNA, an organization whose mission is to foster the individual and collective development of nurses involved in the promotion of health care to families by providing a unique
international forum of shared responsibility for the advancment of family nursing. The 62 founding members of IFNA have now grown to more than 400 members who are dedicated to family nursing. The conference theme—“Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Future”— acknowledged family nurses who have collaborated for the last 25 years without a formal organization. The conference strengthened the infrastructure of IFNA as members focused on education, practice and research. From the strong participation at the international conference, it was evident that family nurses from around the world are keeping an eye to the future and planning innovative opportunities to advance family nursing and improve family health through IFNA.
• The vision of the Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society within the School of Nursing is to create an intellectual community that creates landmark innovations in the scholarship of family and society nursing practice. • The mission of the Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society is to focus on innovative nursing practice knowledge that influences the health and healing of families and society at local, state, national and international levels.
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International Family Nursing Conference Keynote Speakers
Pamela Hinds, RN, PhD, FAAN
Dr. Pamela Hinds is the director of the Department of Nursing Research and Quality Outcomes and associate director of the Center for Clinical Translational Science at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She is also a professor of Pediatrics at the George Washington University.
Patricia Benner, RN, PhD, FAAN
Dr. Patricia Benner is a professor emerita at the University of California School of Nursing. She is a noted nurse educator and author of From Novice to Expert: Excellence and Power in Nursing Practice, which has been translated into eight languages.
Pauline Boss, PhD
Dr. Pauline Boss is professor emerita at the University of Minnesota, a fellow in the American Psychological Association and American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, and a family therapist in private practice. Dr. Boss gave the Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society Lecture.
Research Research conducted by Minnesota State Mankato faculty and students was presented at the conference, including the following presentations: • Stacey Van Gelderen, Kelly Krumwiede, Norma Krumwiede Podium Presentation Focused on Participatory Action Research: “Improving Health through Establishing Community Based Collaborative Partnerships” Purpose: To improve family and community health outcomes by conducting a community needs assessment that would lead to strategic nursing, family and community actions. Background: The Department of Health rated the local county 68th out of 84 counties in family health concerns. Nurse researchers, baccalaureate nursing students, critical access hospital personnel, key stakeholders, and community members formed a collaborative partnership to identify family and community health concerns and priority actions to improve health outcomes.
Additional Podium Presentations Joyce Bredesen (Becky Taylor Fellow) and Advisor Dr. Marcia Stevens: "Using Photovoice Methodology to Give Voice to the Health Care Needs of Homeless Families”
Diane Witt, Ernest Lampe, Sandra Eggenberger, Don Methods: A community needs assessment was conducted; Ebel, Wendy Cregg, Heather Obermeyer, Tamara findings were reported to the community through an open O’Brien, Sarah Pankonin: “Critical Conversations and forum by nursing students and family nurse researchers. Caregiving in Aging Families” A report was created for the critical access hospital identifying strengths and barriers for families living in the rural community and presented to the collaborative group. “I wanted to offer feedback about the wonderful Next, nursing students verified with community members students from Minnesota State University, Mankato, the accuracy of the results and identified priority needs. who were very present and engaging. Inviting Focus groups of key stakeholders identified undergraduate and graduate nursing students to priority concerns for health of families and community. participate in an international conference is a Results: The main concerns identified by community members were priority family health concerns: adult and childhood obesity, diabetes, teen pregnancy, neglecting preventative care and chronic illness. Additional analysis revealed that two sub-groups were identified as needing further assessment: families with toddlers/preschool age children and 30-50 year olds. Action plans are being developed. Conclusions: A community based collaborative action research team was developed to identify and support community interventions needed to improve family health.
major intervention in expanding their vision about the value and scholarship of family nursing. I loved hearing from a first - year undergraduate student about how she was beginning to understand what this body of scholarship about caring for families really means!” —Dr. Janice M. Bell Editor of Journal of Family Nursing
All photos by Kelly Krumwiede
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From the Director (Cont. from page 1) Conference keynote speakers included scholars in family nursing with 400 additional podium and poster presentations. Faculty, practitioners, and students presented projects, research, and advances in family nursing. It was inspiring to see the number of presentations from Minnesota State Mankato and practice partners, all dedicated to families! Minnesota State Mankato faculty and students were vital to the success of this event. A team of School of Nursing faculty offered both pre- and post-conference workshops that were filled to near capacity. Our innovative approach to teaching family nursing and family simulations was acknowledged by leaders in family nursing education. A pre-conference provided an overview of how our undergraduate nursing curriculum integrates family-focused nursing care and uses high-fidelity simulations to develop family nursing practice. During a post-conference participants toured the School of
Nursing and simulation center and participated in a familyfocused high-fidelity simulation. Dinner at a local winery owned by School of Nursing alumna Jane Schwickert provided time for networking. School of Nursing students served as gracious volunteers who welcomed others with a smile, information, and guidance. These stimulating events showcased to the world our strategies to teach effective family nursing practices. This conference drew international attention to the Institute and Minnesota State Mankato as global leaders in family nursing. It provided School of Nursing faculty with the opportunity to be recognized for their expertise in family nursing research, education and practice and develop collaborations and partnerships. The Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society and School of Nursing faculty, students and practice partners deserve to celebrate the outcomes of their significant work.
Entertaining and Networking Solidifies Commitment to Family Health and Nursing
Local organizers arranged a Mississippi River cruise for participants.
Closing Ceremonies with the Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli dance, drum and songs of the Mexica (Aztec) traditions.
Performance by Minnesota State Mankato Nursing and Music alumna Kacie (Hye Jin) Lee
Engaging Minnesota State Mankato students in family nursing.
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Practice
Conclusions: Our hospital is envisioning patient/family centered care for our organization and setting directions toward nurse-patient-family partnerships. Lessons learned can support the efforts of other hospitals to improve family nursing care. Additional Practice Presentations Rebecca Wenthold, Sandra Eggenberger, Allina Health United Hospital, Minnesota State Mankato Podium Presentation: “The Family Experience of Participating in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Support Group: Gaining Strength”
Marita Sanders, Laura Randgaard (pictured above, with Dr. Sandra Eggenberger), Linda Reuber, Nancy Misurek from Fairview Ridges Hospital: “A Community Hospital’s Journey Toward True Partnership with Patients and Families”
Purpose and Background: Mounting research substantiates the need for an authentic partnership between health professionals and patients/families. In an effort to address this need, our hospital system organization committed to a journey toward patient/family-centered care.
Ellen Wild (pictured above, right), Cory Ingram, Mayo Clinic Health System Podium Presentation: “Therapeutic Conversations with Seriously Ill People and Their Families”
Methods: Assessment of organization, philosophy, spaces, and functional processes was conducted. A steering committee was formed to explore guiding principles and strategic priorities. Results: A patient and family advisory council was formed to guide our development and assist with decisionmaking. Family nursing scholars were invited to the organization to evaluate, guide, and coach. Practitioners and researchers attended workshops with family nursing experts. A wide spectrum of nursing research, nursing practice and architectural initiatives that support family nursing were launched. Communication systems to improve family communication are being implemented. A research study is underway that measures the impact of Family Systems Nursing.
Dr. Fabie Duhamel presents work supporting the International Family Systems Knowledge Translation Collaboration; partners include the Taylor Institute, Dr. Eggenberger and Dr. Marcia Stevens and international researchers who work with Dr. Janice M. Bell, Taylor Visiting Scholar.
International Practice Panel
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Education
Nancyruth Leibold, Laura Schwarz Poster Presentation: “The Use of WebQuests in Family Nursing Education"
A WebQuest is an online learning strategy commonly used in K-12 education, but less in nursing programs and Hans-Peter De Ruiter Presentation: “Social Systems Theory: A higher education. A project to use WebQuests in family Framework of Teaching Intercultural Family Mental Health nursing education was launched; however, most learners Assessment Skills to Nursing Students in Austria and the United States” and faculty were not familiar with WebQuests. This poster presentation provided information about WebQuests as an Purpose and Background: Collaboratively, faculty from innovative strategy for family nursing education. Consistent undergraduate nursing programs in Austria and the United with constructivist philosophy, this teaching learning practice States introduced Nicklas Luhmann’s Social System Theory with six main components: introduction, task, process, as a framework to perform family mental health assessment conclusion, evaluation and resources/credits. Family in a different cultural context. Luhmann offers a framework Nursing is easily incorporated into these components. that allows family mental health to be seen as a subsystem Educators design probing questions, use simulation, and of a more global social system. The aim of this project is engage the learner. Helpful resources for nurse educators to use the Social System Theory as a didactic model to were provided in this poster session. enhance cultural competence and to understand the mental health functioning of families. Additional Presentations Laurie Sieve and Tammy Neiman (former Minnesota State Methods: Students both in Austria and the United States are Mankato graduate students), Sandra Eggenberger, St. Catherine being taught the same theoretical framework, offering them University, Minnesota State Mankato, Podium Presentation: “A the same basis and paradigm to perform a family mental Pilot Project Grounded in Family Nursing: Designing a Simulation health assessment. Student journals and reflections form the in Behavioral Health Nursing” basis of evaluating effectiveness of the program. Additionally a structured interview, using ordinal-scaled questions, will Laura Schwarz, Stacey Van Gelderen Poster Presentation: “The provide further evaluative insights. Family Interview as a Method for Promoting 'Think Family' in the RN Baccalaureate Completion Curriculum" Results: Initial results indicated that students who did not receive education on Social Systems Theory encountered difficulty performing a comprehensive family mental health assessment in a culture and country other than their own. Continued data analysis will determine if offering a common educational foundation strengthens assessment competencies. Conclusions: Performing a family mental health assessment in a different culture and country can be a challenging task for undergraduate nursing students. Offering students in Austria and the United States a common theoretical framework could be useful in decreasing these challenges and additionally offer them a common “language” that enhances collaboration.
Laura Schwarz, Kelly Krumwiede Poster Presentation: “Integrating 'Think Family' in the Curriculum of a RN-BS Program"
PreConference Teaching Family-Focused Nursing Care Using Simulation Angela Christian, DNP, RN; Stacey Van Gelderen, DNP, RN; Colleen Royle, MSN, RN; Mary Ann McKenna Moon, MSN, RN; Norma Krumwiede, EdD, RN; Patricia Young, PhD, RN; Sandra Eggenberger, PhD, RN This preconference provided an overview of how our undergraduate nursing curriculum integrates family focused nursing care using high-fidelity simulations. Simulations incorporating family constructs and competencies that purposefully guide student-learning outcomes were demonstrated. Participants learned how simulations are effective tools to teach students to “think family� in their nursing practice.
International participants
School of Nursing faculty presenters
School of Nursing faculty and student volunteers
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Post Conference Learning to Teach “Thinking Family� Using High-Fidelity Simulations Participants toured our comprehensive simulation center, participated in a family-focused high-fidelity simulation, and experienced a debriefing process with nursing faculty from Minnesota State Mankato. Following the simulation, participants appreciated the opportunity to see rural Minnesota and enjoyed dinner at Chankaska Winery in Mankato.
Viewing live feed of simulation
Tour of family simulation room
Role instruction
Some of our fabulous team
Participating in simulation
Scenario actors
Group instruction
Rural Minnesota and winery tour
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