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President Barron Visits Nursing INSIDE THIS ISSUE: New Programs, New 2 Students Alumna Pursues Political Career
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FSU Day at the Capitol
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On Monday, April 5, 2010, Dr. Eric J. Barron, FSU President, toured Duxbury Hall to learn about nursing education, fund-raising needs, and our student-centered activities and areas. He met with Dean Plowfield, Associate Dean Dianne Speake, and faculty program coordinators to learn more about nursing education and the issues the College addresses in light of budget reductions, faculty and nurse shortages, and health reform issues.
ed the new studio classroom on the second floor, where students engage in faculty facilitated collaborative learning experiences with their fellow students. President Barron serves as the 14th President of the University. To read more about Dr. Barron and past FSU Presidents please visit — http://president.fsu.edu/presidents/
During his visit he toured the student computer labs, student services office, graduate student meeting space and the 3rd floor simulation center. While visiting the simulation center, President Barron had the opportunity to observe students in action as they cared for children (manikins) with asthma and stroke patients and their families (manikins & student actors). He noted the real-life simulated expePresident Eric Barron meets and greets junior nursing sturience and the emphasis on patient safety with dents on the steps of Duxbury Hall. nursing education. President Barron also visit-
Nursing Student Awarded FSU’s Humanitarian of the Year - 2010 Senior nursing student and Florida State Student Nurses‟ Association President, Sophia Khawly, has been recognized for a wealth of accomplishments and ongoing outreach activities this spring. Most recently, Sophia received the
University's 2010 Humanitarian of the Year award from President Barron. This prestigious award is given for tremendous commitment to service.
opportunity to attend school for free. Sophia is also responsible for founding this organization.
In addition to achieving this honor, Sophia was named as When nominated, stuone of three 2009 Excellence in dents are honored by receiving a Service Award winners by Flori$200 award given to the nonda Campus Compact. To read profit agency of their choice; the more about Sophia‟s recognition, overall University award provides for her commitment to commuan additional $1,000 to the nonnity service, please go to http:// profit agency of his or her choice. www.fsu.edu/NewsSophia chose to have her award Archive/2010/January/FSUfunds donated to Hope for Haiti’s student-honored-forChildren, a non-profit organization commitment-to-communityto give the children in Haiti the service.
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Community Support Promotes Nursing Education at FSU New Programs, New Students The College of Nursing has 27 Doctor of Nursing Program (DNP) students in its first class. Beginning August 2009, 11 students enrolled in the Family
Dr. James Whyte IV, Associate Professor, talks with DNP students Susan Bulecza and Theresa Winton.
Nurse Practitioner specialty and 16 students enrolled in the Health Systems Leadership specialty. The students come from a wide variety of nursing career expertise and geographic locations throughout Florida.
Florida. A gift from the Manatee Memorial Hospital Partnership for Nursing Education Fund made it possible for nine DNP students in Bradenton to participate. A collegial arrangement with the State College of Florida provided access to a classThe program has room on the Lakewood satellite locations in Panama Ranch campus with videoCity and Bradenton where students participate via inter- conferencing technology. active video. This hybrid de- All students across the three campus sites can inlivery of courses was made possible through partnerships teract in real time with facwith Manatee Memorial Hospi- ulty as they pursue advanced educational degrees. tal and the State College of
Accelerated BSN for Second Degree Students This spring, the first class of accelerated BSN degree students began their studies at the College of Nursing. Seventeen students are enrolled in the program. These student nurses have a variety of educational and career backgrounds that include religion, microbiology and immunology, therapeutic recreation, pre-professional healthcare, family and child sciences and psychology. These students take Inaugural class of accelerated nursing students at FSU. courses at a pace more rapid than the traditional program and complete their BSN degree in 12 consecutive months. For more information about FSUâ€&#x;s Accelerated Nursing Program, please see http://nursing.fsu.edu/ Academics/Accelerated-BSN.
Helios Scholarships Awarded Eight students in the Accelerated BSN degree program were awarded the first Helios scholarships. The financial support provided by the Helios Education Foundation, Inc, will allow the recipients to spend more time focused on their studies. The mission of the Helios
Foundation is to enrich the lives of individuals in Arizona and Florida by creating opportunities for success in postsecondary education. For more information about the Helios Foundation, visit them online at http://www.helios.org/.
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FSU Nurse Alumna Pursues Politically Active Career Donna Campanella Allocco, RN, BSN „72, is pursuing a new career direction in local education policy. She is running for the District 1 Leon County School board seat in Florida. Donna has lived in Tallahassee for 22 years. She watched her son grow up in the Leon County School System and understands the impact of involved parents. Donna says “she understands
the importance of strong leadership to ensure that every young person has access to a quality education.” Her teaching career and parenting experiences have allowed her to live this educational philosophy. A creative and energetic FSU Nursing alumna, Donna has served the College for the past two years as a member of the Alumni Advisory Board. Donna serves on the nursing faculty at Tallahassee Community College.
FSU Day at the Capitol: Handling the “Pressure” of the Legislature The American Heart Association defines high blood pressure, or hypertension, in an adult as a systolic pressure of 140 mm Hg or higher and/or a diastolic pressure of 90 mm Hg or higher. The AHA guidelines posted at http:// www.americanheart.org/ presenter.jhtml?identifier=4623 are: Blood Pressure (mm Hg)
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Students and faculty provided blood pressure screenings and education about hypertension and stroke during FSU‟s Day at the Capitol.
Hands-On Learning about our Hearts - Nursing Outreach at FSU’s 2010 Origins in Science
What better place to learn about our bodies and heart healthy living than at a community science fair for children! The 2010 Origins in Science took place on April 10, 2010 with nursing students and faculty teaching young children about heart health. A pediatric manikin was used to palpate pulses and hear heart sounds.
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A Note from Dean Lisa Ann Plowfield Every week I am asked about student admissions into FSU‟s nursing programs. Our stakeholders want to know how many students are we accepting, how soon might we expand our numbers, and what can we do to get more nurses into the workforce. These are important questions that need to be addressed, and these are challenging times for the College of Nursing. Budget reductions have limited our enrollments. The availability of clinical nursing faculty limit our undergraduate student numbers. Access to clinical teaching space is difficult to find. I find that our alumni, friends of the College, and the public are more versed than ever before in the complexity of our current nursing shortage and the educational issues involved. In response to the questions I am asked so often, here is our status today: with our faculty of 25 nurses, we are able to teach 200 traditional BSN students, 25 accelerated BSN students, 40 MSN students, and 30 DNP students annually. In almost all programs, only 50% of those applicants who are qualified gain admission due to our limited clinical and faculty resources. This means that we deny admission to the other 50% who are highly qualified to be an FSU nursing student. You can help! With your support we can hire more faculty, we can build clinical education sites beyond Tallahassee, and we can provide scholarships for our students. I would be pleased to talk with you about investing in our future. Please contact me at lplowfield@fsu.edu to discuss these issues. Your gift today means someone will have a career in caring tomorrow.
Creativity in the Simulation Center Wins National Recognition practice as a Labor and Delivery nurse led to the creation of an amniotic sac model to fit and attach inside the birthing manikin, Noelle®.
Mrs. Mandy Bamber, RN, MSN, alumna (BSN „00, MSN „08), and College of Nursing faculty member, won national recognition for her creative simulation work. Mandy serves at the College‟s Simulation Center Director. Her years of
Noelle® is the high fidelity birthing manikin used to teach undergraduate students obstetric nursing practice. Students witness the birthing process, monitor fetal heart tones, care for a newborn, which may be cyanotic or in distress, assess Apgar scores, and handle obstetrical complications. These images demonstrate the addition of more real-life birthing with the introduction of “amniotic fluid” (water) surrounding the infant. More information about this creative application can
be found in an article by Nancy Kreger, titled Five fast fixes: Finally, a good use for okra? The article can be found in the journal Clinical Simulation in Nursing (2010) 6, e67-e70.