UCF Nursing — Access to Excellence
News from the School of Nursing at the University of Central Florida
December 2004, Volume 2
Message from the Director
2
Publications
News Highlights
3
People
Excellence in Research
4
Faculty
14
Excellence in Academics
7
Students
16
Alumni
17
UCF Nursing in the Community
8
UCF Nursing around the World
10
12
Advisory Board
21
Report of Gifts
22
Message from the Director This issue of UCF Nursing — Access to
community each semester, for the duration
Excellence presents many outstanding highlights
of their studies. This longitudinal experience
from the year: establishment of a nursing alumni
creates a sense of continuity for the student
chapter, commencement for the first accelerated
and the community. Clinical interventions are
nursing class, a new home for research, and
designed by both parties to effect a change in
generous gifts to support our work in the School
health status for individuals or groups in the
of Nursing.
community. Graduate students participate in the CNCs as well.
Several stories are included that focus on the unique educational partnership we have with
UCF nursing students are visible throughout
the community, referred to as the Community
the community, working in shelters,
Nursing Centers (CNCs). The faculty has
neighborhood schools, long-term care facilities,
identified neighborhoods that face issues
hospice, community clinics, and alcohol and
such as poverty, health disparities among
drug treatment centers, to name just a few
minorities, high teen pregnancy rates, and
of the many locations. More than 40,000
child abuse and neglect. A relationship with
community residents were served by students
the neighborhood is fostered in order to
from the School of Nursing this past year. The
simultaneously provide health services for
partnerships we have with the community are
the residents while they participate in the
vital in order to educate nurses for a diverse
education of nursing students, creating a shared
society where the vast majority of people’s lives
partnership. Each CNC is unique with specific
are spent in the community. UCF School of
services and educational activities established
Nursing is visible in the community, and it is a
through analysis of community needs and
privilege to be there!
priorities. A School of Nursing faculty member and a group of 10 to12 undergraduate students are assigned to a neighborhood for the first semester and the students return to the same
2
Jean D’Meza Leuner, Ph.D., RN Director and Professor
Patient Simulator Provides “Human” Interaction The College of Health and Public Affairs and School of Nursing recently purchased a human patient simulator from Sarasota-based Medical Education Technologies (METI) Inc. for use in all levels of nursing education, from
News Highlights
undergraduate through doctoral. The portable
2003–2004
mannequin provides students with invaluable experience in patient health assessment and care in a classroom setting. It also exposes
• The School of Nursing ranked first in the state
• A METI Human Patient Simulator was
students to complex patient scenarios
of Florida in research funding received from the
purchased by the College of Health and
that they may not encounter in routine
National Institutes of Health for 2003. Nationally,
Public for use by students in programs in
clinical experiences.
the school ranked 37th out of 98 schools with
nursing and health professions. (For full story,
NIH funding, up from 44th in 2002.
see right column.)
The METI human patient simulator can be intricately programmed to exhibit life-like
• The university agreed to fund an additional
• A Doctoral Program and Research Office was
signs, such as chest expansion; pulses; heart,
24 undergraduate positions in nursing for
established to support the school’s Doctoral
lung and abdominal sounds; and cardiac
2004–2005, enabling the school to increase its
Program in Nursing and its research initiatives
rhythms. It can also be programmed to
enrollment at both the Orlando and Daytona
and grants.
respond to interventions employed by students and can record the time, interventions and
Beach campuses. • The research offices of Professors Karen
clinical signs for evaluation. These features
• The school completed a comprehensive
Dennis and Karen Dow were relocated to the
enable students to practice procedures over
evaluation of its 11 community nursing centers,
Central Florida Research Park, adjacent to the
and over again until the highest-quality
which served more than 40,000 community
campus, to meet the expanded needs of their
patient care becomes second nature.
residents in 2003–2004.
research activities.
“Students can perform a wide variety of skills • A School of Nursing Alumni Chapter was
with this mannequin, ranging from simple
established. Two recruitment events were held
to complex,” said Erica Hoyt, instructor and
at local hospitals and a steering committee
coordinator of the nursing lab. “All of these
was formed to plan future events and activities.
features can be customized. If the student
(For full story, see page 17.)
needs feedback from the patient, the simulator can even talk.”
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida generously gave the school a second $100,000
Undergraduates based at the Cocoa Community Nursing Center in Cocoa, Fla.
endowment to support a visiting professorship. (For full story, see page 23.) • The school had the largest rate of faculty
• The first students enrolled in the Accelerated
participation ever during the 2004 Annual
Second Degree B.S.N. Program graduated in
Fund Campaign for the College of Health and
August 2004. (For full story, see page 7. )
Public Affairs.
• The concurrent enrollment program with Seminole Community College continued. (For full story, see page 20. )
Lab coordinator Erica Hoyt (right) discusses use of the METI human patient simulator with nursing undergraduate Robert Bout.
3
Excellence in Research
1
2
The School of Nursing excelled in research in 2003–2004, with external funding in excess of $5 million. In fact, the school ranked first in the state of Florida in research funding in nursing from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2003. Three faculty members — Emma “E.J.” Brown, Karen Dennis and Karen Dow — are currently principal investigators for NIH RO1 research projects. Other faculty members are engaged in a variety of research activities as well.
4
Adolescents’ Substance Abuse and HIV
community gardens. The initiative will also
Behaviors” and “Consensus Building around
include a review of current policies, with an
the Selection and Refinement of an Integrated
emphasis on pedestrian and bike safety as well
Effective Faith-Based Substance Abuse
as development of open space. The Orlando
and HIV Prevention Model for Rural African-
initiative of ALbD could be a good model for an
American Adolescents,” were submitted in July
active living intervention for elderly and low-
2004 for publication.
income residents in a downtown area that is also in the midst of economic redevelopment,
Karen Dennis, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
2
Dennis said.
Professor Karen Dennis is the UCF leader
Dennis is also completing the second year
in the Orlando initiative of Active Living by
of a five-year study, “Home vs. Center-Based
Design (ALbD), a $16.5 million national
Weight Loss and Exercise in Menopause”
The National Institute of Drug Abuse
program of the Robert Wood Johnson
(RO1NR0773801A2), a $2 million grant funded
(NIDA) selected the site in North Florida of
Foundation. The goal of ALbD is to promote
by the National Institute of Nursing Research.
Associate Professor E. J. Brown’s research
changes in local community design,
In addition, she is conducting a study of
(RO1DA013162-02) as one of 22 sites
transportation, architecture, policies and
walking among elementary school children and
nationally to provide minority undergraduate
communication that make it easy for people to
their adult family members and neighbors.
students with a 10-week applied research
be physically active. The city of Orlando is the
experience during the summer of 2004. This
lead agency on this grant, which was awarded
was Brown’s second summer as a mentor and
to only 25 communities from more than 900
she was the only nurse to serve in that role.
community applicants nationwide.
Emma “E. J.” Brown, Ph.D., RN, CS
1
Karen Dow, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
3
Professor Karen Dow is the principal investigator of “Fertility and Breast Cancer: A
NIDA selected two students from a national
4
3
pool of applicants to work with Brown: Colette
The Orlando initiative of ALbD targets walking
Web-Based Program,” a project funded by The
Waite, a 2004 graduate in chemistry from the
and biking, and it focuses on four downtown
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Its
University of Florida who had been accepted to
neighborhoods that coincide with Orange
purpose is to develop, pilot test and evaluate
medical school at the University of Miami, and
County’s Community Redevelopment Area.
a psychoeducational and support program for
Sean Wells, a senior in social work at Florida
According to Dennis, some census block
young women with breast cancer and concerns
A&M University who will complete his degree in the
groups within this downtown area have high
about fertility. “Less than 20 percent of women
fall of 2004 and plans to pursue graduate studies.
percentages of older adults (87 percent),
with breast cancer are in their childbearing
African Americans (up to 89 percent), people
years,” said Dow. “The Internet is an ideal
The students participated in seminars
living below poverty (63 percent) and median
method to reach the target audience around
conducted by Brown on grant writing and
household income as low as $10,000.
the world.”
writing for publications; gained experience in
During the fall of 2004, teams surveyed all
the dissemination of research findings; assisted
city streets in the designated ALbD area
Conducting research using the Internet poses
with library and online searches; wrote literature
for walk-ability and bike-ability. Among the
several methodological issues, according to
reviews; conducted simple qualitative data
possible plans for improvement are walking
Dow and co-investigator Patrick McNees,
coding and analyses; and assisted in writing
and bikeway maps, walking and cycling
president and chief scientist at Applied Health
manuscripts. Two manuscripts, “Rural African-
incentive programs, signage prompting
Sciences Inc. in Orlando. “What makes this
Americans’ Perceptions of Risk and Resiliency
physical activity, pedestrian and bike safety
project unique and particularly challenging
Factors Associated with African-American
education, expansion of walking clubs, and
is the reality that every aspect of it uses an
5
6
7
Jacqueline Byers, Ph.D., RN, CNAA
Internet-based strategy,” McNees said. The
5
Internet is used for the delivery of information
8
With support from the American-Scandinavian Foundation, Kiehl traveled to Sweden in the
and support function interventions, as well
Associate Professor Jacqueline Byers studies
summer of 2003 to survey and interview the
as for recruitment, screening, informed
interventions to decrease stress and promote
Swedish mothers again. Her study revealed
consent, registration, data collection and
positive outcomes in acutely ill patients. She
that mothers who were satisfied overall with
data management. “This obviously presents
initially focused on adults and has since
the quality of their lives had a love of home,
unprecedented challenges and opportunities
expanded her work to include premature
contentment with employment, fulfillment from
for formulating technologies, strategies and
neonates. Byers also studies and writes about
an active and healthy life, and support from
protocols for assuring the protection of patient
health-care leadership, services and quality.
a society that provides a wide range of social
rights while facilitating the research process,”
benefits. “In general, Swedish mothers seem to
Maureen Covelli, Ph.D., RN
he explained.
6
be content with their lives and indicate minimal worry for their children’s future,” Kiehl said.
Dow has also completed three years of a four-
Assistant Professor Maureen Covelli’s research
year study funded by the National Institute
on cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents
Kiehl will continue her study by next surveying
of Nursing Research and Office of Cancer
includes interests in physiological biomarkers,
and interviewing the mothers from the United
Survivorship at the National Cancer Institute
salivary cortisol measurements, school-
States.
(RO1NR05332). She and her research team
based intervention programs and vulnerable
are examining a quality-of-life intervention
populations (African-American adolescents).
among women with early stage breast cancer.
She recently completed a UCF-funded project
The study provides educational materials on
in which she investigated the relationship of
Associate Professor Lorrie Powel’s current
managing common side effects that persist
blood pressure and cortisol levels to a family
research project, “Incontinence Morbidity
within the first year of survivorship after cancer
history of hypertension and low birth weight in
Following Radical Prostatectomy: Psychosocial
treatment is completed.
African-American adolescents.
Impact on African-American and White Men,” is
Lorrie L. Powel, Ph.D., RN*
8
funded by the Department of Defense. She is
Ermalynn Kiehl, Ph.D., RN
“We continue to have excellent accrual and
7
retention of women in this study,” said Project
response to physical symptoms and perception
Director Victoria Loerzel.
Pamela Ark, Ph.D., RN*
examining how ethnicity influences emotional
4
Associate Professor Ermalynn Kiehl continued
of adjustment in African-American and white
her research on resiliency in mothers in
men with prostate cancer.
a longitudinal study she initiated in 1993. The objective of her study is to help nurses
Powel has also been collaborating with
Assistant Professor Pamela Ark conducted her
understand maternal adaptation and family
colleagues within the context of a larger prostate
dissertation research on risk behaviors and
dynamics over time.
cancer research program focusing on decisions
coping strategies in children and she continues
and outcomes of early prostate cancer.
to be interested in this area. She has also
Previously, Kiehl had interviewed mothers
Through this work she has been able to move
studied religious coping styles, religiosity, life
from Norway, Sweden and the United
beyond focusing exclusively on the physical
stressors and health-service use among elders,
States during the last trimester of their first
consequences of cancer treatment to examine
work that was funded by the federal Agency for
pregnancy and again when their children were
in closer detail the ways in which cancer and its
Healthcare Research and Quality through the
2 months and 5 years old. She found that, in
consequences affect how one lives.
Center for Health Research at Tennessee State
general, Swedish mothers adapted better to
University in Nashville.
motherhood than mothers from Norway and
*Joined the faculty in August 2004
the United States.
Continued on page 6
5
Research Grants July 1, 2003–June 30, 2004 E.J. Brown An Ethnography: Drug Use Among AfricanAmerican Women in Rural North Florida, $917,918 (multi-year). National Institute on Drug Abuse. (RO1DA013162-02)
9 Powel recently received a new grant from the College of Health and Public Affairs to study
Summer Minority Student Research Training, $13,522. National Institute on Drug Abuse.
fatigue in men with recurrent prostate cancer. This pilot study will look specifically at
Valerie Browne-Krimsley
men’s experiences after treatment using
Project Liftoff: Community-Based Healthy Start Services, $100,000. Prenatal and Infant Healthcare of Brevard County.
qualitative methodology. Mary Lou Sole, Ph.D., RN, CCNS, FAAN
9
Professor Mary Lou Sole continued her research on airway management strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia. She is currently working with area hospitals to evaluate outcomes of oral care interventions in preventing infections in critically ill patients.
Jacqueline Byers Graduate Leadership and Education Program Expansion, $726,413 (multi-year). Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, and Advanced Education Nursing Program. Evaluation of Coordinated Youth Incentive Programs, $25,000. Winter Park Health Foundation.
“Oral care is often neglected in the critical care
Karen Dennis
setting. Implementation of protocols for oral
Home vs. Center-Based Weight Loss and Exercise in Menopause, $2 million (multi-year). National Institute for Nursing Research/National Institutes of Health. (RO1NR00773801A2)
care has the potential to reduce infections,” explained Sole. Sole also began working with UCF Student Health Services to evaluate outcomes associated with Web-based triage. The university initiated “24/7 WebMed” to enhance students’ accessibility to health services and to assist them in making decisions regarding seeking care. The project is a collaborative initiative with DSHI Systems of Rockledge, Fla., which provided the innovative decisionalgorithm software. A preliminary evaluation showed that more than one-third of those using the system in the first six weeks were referred for emergent or immediate care and thus had
Intergenerational Physical Activity, $2,500 (multi-year). Winter Park Health Foundation. Intergenerational Physical Activity: Development and Test, $10,000. Senior Resource Alliance: The Area Agency on Aging of Central Florida. Active Living by Design, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (UCF coordinator), $200,000 (multiyear). Lead Agency: The City of Orlando.
Karen Dow Quality of Life Intervention for Women with Breast Cancer, $1.6 million (multi-year). National Institute of Nursing Research and National Cancer Institute, Office of Cancer Survivorship. (RO1NR05332)
earlier access to care. About 25 percent of the students received recommendations for self-care. Additional research will validate the
Fertility after Breast Cancer: A Web-Based Approach, $250,000 (multi-year). The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
accuracy of the system, student follow-up with the recommendations and student satisfaction with the system.
6
Web O.N.E. Oncology Nursing Education Project, $60,000 (multi-year). Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology Education Grant.
Professor Diane Wink (left) and Associate Professor Judith Ruland
Linda Hennig Nurses NOW, $135,503 (multi-year). State of Florida Office of Workforce Innovation.
Ermalynn Kiehl AHEC: Community-Based Nursing Initiative, $15,000. Central Florida Area Health Education Center (AHEC). Evaluation of Coordinated Youth Initiative Programs, $25,000. Winter Park Health Foundation.
Jean Kijek Professional Nursing Traineeship, $50,082. Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health Professions and Health Resources and Services Administration.
Judith P. Ruland and Diane Wink Comparison of Outcomes of Community-Based Versus Traditional Generic Baccalaureate Programs: A Pilot Study, $19,048. National League for Nursing.
Excellence in Academics Students Thrive in New Doctoral Program Students in the school’s new Doctoral Program in Nursing, launched in August 2003, demonstrated this year that they are well on their way to becoming leaders in the field. Members of the program’s first cohort, which includes 11 students, published in healthcare journals and presented at professional conferences, including the Annual Congress of the Oncology Nursing Society and Annual Conference of the Southern Nursing Research Society. Their evaluations of the program have been extremely positive. Student Laura Gonzalez wrote, “The faculty [members] have well exceeded my expectations; they are truly concerned about the needs of each and every one of their students. I have been very pleased with my decision to pursue a doctorate in nursing from UCF.” Another student, Martin Schiavenato,
Associate Professor Jean Kijek (left) with members of the second cohort of doctoral students (from second from left to right) Martin Schiavenato, Debbie Moore, Claudia Wiseman, Gloria Velez-Barone, Lana Meyer, Mary Harper, Janet DuBois and Barbara Lange. Second cohort students not pictured here are Barbara Battin and Virgina Crandall.
reported, “The faculty and administration are ‘pro-student’ and always responsive.”
administration. Approximately half of their
in a discipline other than nursing when they
course material is delivered online. The
started the program in May 2003. Many of
A second cohort of 10 students began the
remainder is presented at classes held one day
these students found the diversity of student
program in August 2004. Like the students in
every one to two weeks. This structure enables
backgrounds to be among the best aspects of
the first cohort, they are being prepared for
the students to live in areas throughout Florida,
the program.
careers in teaching, research and executive
and in the case of one student, live in another state, while enrolled in the program.
The ability to complete the program in 15 months also offers great appeal. “This program
Twenty-Seven Students Graduate from New Accelerated B.S.N. Program
has been successful because of the length and ability for graduates to become nurses and move into a new career,” said Professor Diane Wink, who coordinates the program.
The first group of students to complete the
Laura Gonzalez and Martin Schiavenato
school’s new Accelerated B.S.N. Program was
A second, larger class of students began
recognized during a ceremony held July 30 in
the program in May 2004 and will graduate
the Student Union on UCF’s Orlando campus.
in July 2005.
All 27 students had prior bachelor’s degrees
Continued on page 20
7
UCF Nursing in the Community In 2003–2004, students and faculty members from the School of Nursing participated in many activities related to promoting health in the local schools and community.
JOY Project Focuses on
encouraged healthy eating and regular physical
Childhood Obesity
activity among its participants by distributing
M.S.N. Students Deliver Continuing
an innovative effort — the Jump on Obesity in
Education Programs With an eye toward providing relevant continuing education for school nurses in Winter Park, Fla., M.S.N. students from UCF designed and delivered several programs for these practitioners in 2003–2004. The students’ first program focused on ear examinations, including use of an otoscope, ear anatomy and forms of otitis. They went on to develop a second program on multiple topics: management of asthma, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, prevention of hyperlipidemia in the pediatric population, and fever evaluation and management. The programs were so well received that the students were asked to include nurses from county health departments and community
a monthly newsletter, providing consultations Assistant Professor Lygia Holcomb is leading Youth, or JOY, Project — that offers strategies for preventing diseases related to childhood obesity. The project is being conducted in conjunction with the Nap Ford Community Charter School in the Parramore area of Orlando, which is largely a minority community, with support from a year-long grant from Aetna Insurance. At the beginning of the project in January
and educational activities, and creating a resource library of nutrition and activity books and videos. The participants’ progress was assessed after six months and will be assessed again after one year. UCF nursing undergraduates from the Parramore Community Nursing Center in Orlando, graduate students and faculty members are helping to implement the project. They will evaluate the success of the program when it ends in January 2005.
2004, the height, weight and blood pressure of the charter school children were measured.
Nutrition Education Has
Twenty-two percent were overweight (the
Its Rewards
national average for this age group is 13 percent) and another 19 percent were at risk
In August 2003, Diane Mancini, an M.S.N.
of becoming overweight. In addition, many of
student in the Family Nurse Practitioner Track,
the parents had initial fitness assessments and
met with a fourth-grade class at Zellwood
completed food frequency surveys.
Elementary School in Zellwood, Fla., where
In the months that followed, the project
she identified a group of 10-year-olds who were overweight and “in less than optimal physical
agencies in their subsequent programs.
shape.” Over the course of the year, she provided the class with lessons on choosing
The students benefited from both researching
healthy snacks, the effect of marketing on food
the topics and learning how to tailor their
selection, and the importance of balancing
presentations to the audience. They were
diet and exercise. She also gave lessons on cooking, reading food labels and assessing the
pleased to share their knowledge with
nutritional value of a school cafeteria meal. As
practicing nurses who could in turn use it to
reinforcement, the students wrote summaries
improve the lives of children in the community.
of what they learned after each lesson.
M.S.N. students will continue to be involved in these programs and students in the school’s nursing and health professional education graduate certificate program are being encouraged to become involved as well.
Nursing Instructor Susan Rogers (standing in dark suit) oversees fitness assessments of parents of children and faculty and staff members participating in the JOY Program.
Mancini’s efforts were rewarded when she learned that the class chose fresh fruit and raw vegetables rather than a less-healthy alternative for a snack during the FCATs. The overall experience was “extremely gratifying,” Mancini reported.
8
UCF’s Community Nursing Centers
Breaking News Students and Faculty Members Assist during Hurricanes Ricki Hydorn and Tara Hopkins (below, left to right) were among the B.S.N. students from UCF’s campus in Cocoa who helped the Wuesthoff Progressive Care Center, a skilled-nursing facility in nearby Viera, prepare for Hurricane Frances. The students helped secure the facility and prepare its residents for evacuation by ensuring they had intact
All undergraduates, including these students assigned to the Engelwood Community Nursing Center, begin their first day at a center by taking public transportation to the facility.
Juniors and seniors based at the Winter Park Community Nursing Center provide information on diabetes during a wellattended health fair at “ESTEEM,” a local after-school program.
identification bracelets and a five-day supply of clothing and toiletries. In addition to learning emergency response procedures, the students learned how to maintain a calm demeanor with frightened, elderly clients, nursing Instructor
The School of Nursing operates 11 community nursing centers in Brevard, Orange and Seminole counties in Central Florida. All
Undergraduates Provide Health Services for School-Aged Children
of the communities in which these centers
Barbara Lange reported. Lee Barriero, an M.S.N. student in the Leadership and Management Track, worked intensely during the hurricanes to assist
are located struggle with poverty, health
During the past year, nursing students
disparities among minorities, high teen
from the Engelwood Community Nursing
pregnancy rates, child abuse and neglect,
Center in Orlando went to the community’s
single parenting, and health issues across
Neighborhood Recreational Center to
the lifespan. Each center also offers unique
offer services for elementary- and middle-
Two faculty members also provided care during
services and educational activities that are
school children.
the turbulent hurricane season. Professor
designed to meet the community’s specific
persons with special needs in Flagler County, located on the central east coast of Florida.
Diane Wink volunteered at a shelter located
needs and priorities. More than 40,000
The students provided hearing and vision
on UCF’s Orlando campus during hurricanes
community residents were served at the
screenings, body-mass index testing and
centers in 2003–2004.
Frances and Jeanne, and Instructor Peggy
health education on topics such as sun and
Stickney volunteered at a special needs shelter
water safety for more than 4,700 elementaryA nursing faculty member and a group of 10
and middle-school children attending the
to 12 junior, senior and accelerated students
after-school program, “OASIS,” and a
are assigned to each center. The students
summer day camp.
in Seminole County during hurricanes Charley and Frances.
maintain this assignment for the duration of their undergraduate program. The total
Nursing students from the Winter Park
number of students at each center ranges
Community Nursing Center in Winter Park,
from 45 to 145, providing many opportunities
Fla., traveled to nearby Brookshire Elementary
for students and residents.
School to conduct vision screenings for its pupils shortly after hurricanes Charley and
This past year, a comprehensive review
Frances. Because the school had sustained
of the 11 centers was conducted to
heavy damage, including the loss of its
assist in planning for the next academic
cafeteria roof, the students had to conduct the
year, developing additional service-learning
screenings in the hallways.
opportunities and preparing for grant submissions.
9
UCF Nursing around the World
In her role as director of UCF’s Eastern Associate Professor Lygia Holcomb led
European Linkage Institute, Associate Pro-
a group of 34 volunteers on a health-care
fessor Jean Kijek (left) went to Slovakia in
mission to Honduras in May 2004. The
November 2003 to foster the development of
group — made up of nurses, nursing faculty
a partnership between Roosevelt Hospital in
members and students, doctors, translators
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia; the UCF School of
and a construction team — took medicine,
Nursing; and Winter Park Memorial Hospital
vitamins, toothbrushes, toothpaste, toys
in Winter Park, Fla.. She is shown here with
and children’s clothing with them. While
Roosevelt Hospital’s director of nursing, Vi-
there, they treated more than 2,500 patients
era Sebekova. Back at UCF, Kijek welcomed
in make-shift clinics, trained 15 Hondurans
Jolanta Toliusiene, a faculty member from the
as community-health promoters and helped
nursing department at Kaunas Medical Uni-
with the construction of three block houses.
versity in Kaunas, Lithuania, to further their partnership in support of nursing education and research.
10
Associate Professor Ermalynn Kiehl (right) traveled to Sweden in the summer of 2003 to continue her study of women and their adaptation to motherhood. Here she interviews a mother in her backyard in Sweden. Kiehl also continues to coordinate a study abroad program with Lund University in Lund, Sweden. In May 2003, 11 UCF nursing students accompanied her to Lund and in the fall of 2003, six Lund students came to UCF.
In May 2004, Assistant Professor Huey-Shys Chen (center) traveled to Kaoshiung Medical University in Taiwan to present “On the Cutting Edge of Nursing Education: Web-Based Teaching at UCF” to nursing graduate students and faculty members at the university.
Pamela Jean Wagner (right), an Orlando student in the RN to M.S.N. program, is able to complete her course work online while gaining experience in community health at the Greams Road Clinic in Chennai (formerly Madras), India. She is shown here with a family visiting the clinic, where practicing nursing is a challenge, said Wagner. Most of the patients are malnourished and vitamin deficient, and it is difficult to give children intramuscular injections because they have little muscle mass. Supplies such as tourniquets, vacutainers and exam gloves are either nonexistent or very scarce. What is not lacking, however, is the clinic’s appreciation for Wagner’s hard work and support.
11
Publications July 1, 2003–June 30, 2004 E.J. Brown
(Eds.), Annual Review of Nursing
Byers, J.F. (2003). Components
Goldberg, A.P. (2004). Regulation
Brown, E.J. (2003). STI/HIV-related
Education. New York: Springer
of developmental care and the
of lipolysis and lipoprotein lipase
structural and socio-structural
Publishing Company.
evidence for their use in the NICU.
after weight loss in obese,
MCN: The American Journal of
postmenopausal women. Obesity
residing in the rural southeast.
Bushy, A. (2003). Case
Maternal Child Nursing, 12 (1),
Research, 12 (1), 32-39.
Journal of Multicultural Nursing
management: Considerations
174-180.
and Health, 9 (3), 40-48.
for providing services to clients
barriers among black women
Nicklas, B.J., Penninx, B.W., Ryan,
in remote and underserved
Byers, J.F. (2004). Protecting your
A., Berman, D.M., Lynch, N.A.
Brown, E.J. & Trujillo, T. (2003).
rural areas. Lippincott’s Case
patient during clinical research.
& Dennis, K.E. (2003). Visceral
“Bottoming-Out?” among rural
Management: Managing the Process
Critical Care Nurse, 24 (1), 53-59.
adipose tissue cutoffs associated
African-American women who use
of Patient Care,
cocaine. Journal of Rural Health,
8 (5), 214-213.
19 (4), 441-449.
with metabolic risk factors for Byers, J.F. & Aragon, E.D. (2003).
coronary heart disease in women.
What quality improvement
Diabetes Care, 26 (5), 1413-1420.
Jacqueline Byers
professionals need to know about
Brown, E.J., Gubrium, A. &
Byers, J.F. & White, S.V. (Eds.)
Institutional Review Boards. Journal
Karen Dow
Ogbonna-Hicks, G. (2004). Rural
(2004). Patient Safety: Principles
for Healthcare Quality, 25, 4-9.
Dow, K.H. (2004). Contemporary
Floridians’ perceptions of health,
and Practice. New York: Springer.
health values and health behaviors.
(Also authored several chapters in
Byers, J.F., Yovaish, W., Lowman,
MA: Jones & Bartlett. (Also
Southern Online Nursing Research
this text.)
L.B. & Francis, J.F. (2003). Co-
authored a chapter in this text.)
issues in breast cancer. Sudbury,
bedding vs. single bedding
Journal, 5(3), 1-16.
premature multiple gestation infants Brown, E.J., Hill, M.A. & Giroux,
in incubators. Journal of Obstetric,
S. (2004). A 28-day program
Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing,
ain’t helping the crack smoker:
32, 340-347.
Perceptions of effective drug abuse Meeker, P. & Byers, J.F. (2003).
prevention intervention by north
Data-driven curriculum redesign:
Central Florida African-Americans who use cocaine. Journal of Rural
Bremmer, P., Byers, J.F. & Kiehl, E.
A case study. Journal of Nursing
Luce, T., Dow, K.H. & Holcomb, L.
Health, 20 (3), 286-295.
(2003). Noise and the premature
Education, 42, 186-188.
(2003). The nurse practitioner role
infant: Physiological effects and
in screening and early detection of
Angeline Bushy
practice implications. Journal
Byers, J.F. (2003). Quality
epithelial ovarian cancer. The Nurse
Nalle, M., Speraw, S. & Bushy,
of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and
improvement and research:
Practitioner: The American Journal of
A. (2004). Community care: The
Neonatal Nursing, 32, 447-454.
Essential partners (editorial).
Primary Health Care,
Journal for Healthcare Quality, 25, 2
28 (12), 41-47.
family and culture (Ch. 2). In D. Lowdermilk & S. Perry (Eds.),
Byers, J.F. (2004). Assessment
Maternity and Women’s Health Care
of respiratory function. In S.C.
Huey-Shys Chen
Loerzel, V. & Dow, K.H. (2003).
(8th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Smeltzer & B. Bare (Eds.), Brunner
Chen, H.S., Horner, S.D. & Percy,
Cardiac toxicity related to cancer
& Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-
M.S. (2003). Cross-cultural
treatment. Clinical Journal of
Bushy, A. (2004). Community health
Surgical Nursing (10th ed., Ch. 21).
validation of the stages of the
Oncology Nursing, 7 (7), 557-562.
nursing in rural environments. In
Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams &
tobacco acquisition questionnaire
V. Stanhope & J. Lancaster (Eds.),
Wilkins.
and the decisional balance scale.
Dow, K.H. (2004). Cancer
Research in Nursing and Health, 26,
survivorship. In C. Varricchio, P.
233-243.
Pierce, P. Hinds & T. Ades (Eds.), A
Community Health Nursing (6th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Byers, J.F. & Thornley, K. (2004). Cueing into infant pain. MCN: The
Bushy, A. (2003). Issues in rural
Karen Dennis
ed., pp. 513-522). Sudbury MA:
health: Model for a Web-based
Nursing, 29, 84-89.
Berman, D.M., Nicklas, B.J., Ryan,
Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
course. In M. Hermann & K. Henrich
12
cancer sourcebook for nurses (8th
American Journal of Maternal Child
A.S., Rogus, E.M., Dennis, K.E. &
Dow, K.H. (2004). The influence
Bremmer, P., Byers, J.F. & Kiehl, E.
Rash, E. M. (2004).
of fatigue on quality of life. In A.L.
(2003). Noise and the premature
Cholesteatomas: Early recognition
Schwartz (Ed.), Pocket guide to
infant: Physiological effects and
is key. The Nurse Practitioner
managing fatigue in cancer (pp. 115-
practice implications. Journal of
Journal, 29 (2), 24-27.
141). Sudbury MA: Jones & Bartlett
Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal
Publishers.
Nursing, 32, 447-454.
Dow K.H. & Kalinowski, B.H.
Kiehl, E. & White, M. (2003).
(2004). Nursing care in patient
Maternal adaptation during
management and quality of life.
childbearing in Norway, Sweden
In J.R. Harris, M. E. Lippman, M.
and the United States. Scandinavian
Morrow & C.K. Osborne (Eds.),
Journal of Caring Sciences, 17,
Diseases of the Breast (3rd ed.,
96-103.
pp. 1387-1402). Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
Jean Leuner
Faculty Journal Editors and Editorial Boards Members Journal Editors
Mary Lou Sole Montoya, V.L., Wink, D. & Sole, M.L.
Jacqueline Byers
(2004). Anemia: What lies beneath.
Journal for Healthcare Quality (Associate
Nurse Made Incredibly Easy!
Editor)
2 (1), 37-45.
Diane Wink Wink, D. (2003). Community-based
Karen Dow Seminars in Oncology Nursing, Nursing Research (Associate Editor)
curricula at B.S.N. and graduate levels. In M. Oermann & K. Heinrich (Eds.), Annual Review of Nursing
Editorial Boards
Burgess, S.E., Pruitt, R.H.,
Education (Vol. 1, pp. 3-25). New
Dow, K.H. (2004). Psychosocial
Maybee, P., Metz, A.E. & Leuner,
York: Springer Publishing Company.
issues of fertility preservation in
J.D. (2003). Rural and urban
cancer survivors. In T. Tulandi &
physicians’ perceptions regarding
Wink, D. (2004). Impact of double
R.G. Gosden (Eds.), Preservation of
the role and practice of the nurse
testing on course grades in an
Jacqueline Byers
fertility (pp. 237-246). London: Taylor
practitioner, physician assistant
undergraduate nursing course.
Critical Care Nurse
and certified nurse midwife.
Journal of Nursing Education,
The Journal of Rural Health,
43, 138-143.
& Francis. Loerzel, V. & Dow, K.H. (2004). Male breast cancer. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 8 (2), 191-192.
Fertility options in young breast cancer survivors: A review of the literature. Oncology Nursing Forum, 31 (3), E46-E53.
Lygia Holcomb Luce, T.L., Dow, K.H. & Holcomb, L. (2003). Early diagnosis key to
Journal of Rural Health
Karen Dennis Operant Subjectivity
19 (Suppl), 321-328. Montoya, V.L., Wink, D. & Sole, M.L.
Nancy Rudner Lugo Rudner Lugo, N., Montoya, C., &
Dow, K.H. & Kuhn, D. (2004).
E.J. Brown
Koslap Petraco, M. (2003). Parents’ perspectives on immunizations: A survey. American Journal of Nurse Practitioners, 7(11), 8-20.
Janice Peterson Peterson, J.Z. (2004). Safety issues with the elderly and chronically ill. In J.F. Byers & S.V. White (Eds.), Patient safety handbook for health-
(2004). Anemia: What lies beneath. Nurse Made Incredibly Easy! 2 (1), 37-45.
Doctoral Student Publications Edmonds, A.R. & Holm, G.B. (2004). Managing pain in
Karen Dow Cancer Nursing Judith Ruland The Journal of Student Centered Learning, Online Journal of Undergraduate Nursing
osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. CE-Today for Nurse
Mary Lou Sole
Practitioners, 3 (7).
American Journal of Critical Care, Heart and Lung: The Journal of Acute and
Loerzel, V.W. & Dow, K.H. (2003).
Critical Care, AACN Clinical Issues:
The Nurse Practitioner: The
Cardiac toxicity related to cancer
Advanced Practice in Acute and Critical
American Journal of Primary Health
Elizabeth Rash
treatment. Clinical Journal of
Care, Nurse Author and Editor
Care, 28 (12), 41-47.
Rash, E.M. (2003). Arthropods:
epithelial ovarian cancer detection.
care providers. New York: Springer.
Bites and stings. Advance for Nurse
Ermalynn Kiehl
Practitioners, 11 (9), 87-102.
Kiehl, E. (2004). Ultimate distance learning: The traveling classroom.
Rash, E.M. (2003). Trigeminal
Nurse Educator, 29 (2), 49-51.
neuralgia. Advance for Nurse
Oncology Nursing, 7 (5), 557-562. Loerzel, V.W. & Dow, K.H. (2004). Male breast cancer. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing 8 (2), 191-192.
Diane Wink Nurse Educator, Journal of Nursing Education, ADVANCE for Nurses
Practitioners, 11 (11) 56-60.
13
Faculty Spotlight:
Faculty Members 2003–2004
Dr. Karen Dow Emma “E.J.” Brown, Ph.D., RN, CS – Associate Professor For more than 30 years, Karen Dow has worked to improve the care of patients with cancer, particularly breast cancer. Her tremendous dedication and compassion have positively impacted the lives of
Valerie Browne-Krimsley, Ed.D., RN – Associate Professor Angeline Bushy, Ph.D., RN, CNS, FAAN – Professor Jacqueline Byers, Ph.D., RN, CNAA – Associate Professor
people around the world.
Huey-Shys Chen, Ph.D., RN – Assistant Professor Dow began her clinical career in Boston, where she worked extensively with women with breast cancer. She was the first to document the needs of younger women with the disease, including their need for more meaningful information. She has since made many outstanding contributions in support of breast cancer education.
Maureen Covelli, Ph.D., RN – Assistant Professor Karen Dennis, Ph.D., RN, FAAN – Professor Paul Desmarais, Ph.D., RN – Visiting Assistant Professor Karen Dow, Ph.D., RN, FAAN – Professor Jannie Gichia, Ph.D., CNM, RN – Assistant Professor
Dow has written extensively on the
Sandy Greeno, M.S.N, RN – Visiting Instructor
clinical care of patients with breast
Glenn Hagerstrom, M.S.N., ARNP – Visiting Instructor
cancer for professional journals. She has also edited the only textbook and two pocket guides in oncology nursing
Patricia Hazelwood, M.S.N., ARNP – Visiting Instructor Linda Hennig, Ed.D., RN – Assistant Professor
devoted entirely to breast cancer. In
Lygia Holcomb, D.S.N., ARNP – Associate Professor
addition, she developed WebO.N.E.,
Erica Hoyt, M.S.N., RN – Instructor/Skills Lab Coordinator
an online, interactive program that
Ermalynn Kiehl, Ph.D., RN – Associate Professor
educates nurses around the world about cancer, including breast cancer. The program has been translated
Jean Kijek, Ph.D., RN – Associate Professor Patricia Lafferty, M.S.N., RN – Instructor and Adviser
from English into Japanese, Chinese,
Barbara Lange, M.S.N., RN – Visiting Instructor
Spanish and Portuguese.
Patricia Leli, M.S.N., RN – Instructor Jean Leuner, Ph.D., RN – Director and Professor
Nurses from primarily developing countries have benefited from Dow’s efforts as both chair and educator for the International Breast Cancer Train the Trainer Program, sponsored by the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care. During the program’s biennial workshops,
Victoria Loerzel, M.S.N., RN – Instructor Nancy Rudner Lugo, Dr.PH, RN – Visiting Assistant Professor Betty Mayer, Ph.D., ARNP – Visiting Assistant Professor
these nurses have gained the skills and knowledge necessary to
Susan Pelliccio, M.S.N., RN – Instructor
establish breast cancer education programs in their home countries.
Janice Peterson, Ph.D., RN – Assistant Professor Elizabeth Rash, Ph.D., ARNP – Visiting Instructor
As a researcher, Dow is currently studying ways to address issues facing women dealing with breast cancer. With a $1.6 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research and Office of Cancer
Judith Ruland, Ed.D., RN – Visiting Associate Professor
Survivorship at the National Cancer Institute, she is examining a
Karen Saenz, Ph.D., RN – Visiting Instructor
quality-of-life intervention among women with early stage breast
Kyle Savitz, M.S.N., ARNP – Instructor
cancer. In another study, funded by the Susan G. Komen Breast
Vicki Scott, M.S.N., RN – Visiting Instructor
Cancer Foundation, she and her team have developed a Web-based support program for women who have had breast cancer and are concerned about fertility.
Mary Lou Sole, Ph.D., RN, CCNS, FAAN – Professor Frances Smith, Ed.D., RN – Associate Professor Lisa Smith, M.S.N., RN – Instructor
Dow’s knowledge about breast cancer led her to be appointed by
Lynn Smith, Ph.D., ARNP – Instructor
President George H. W. Bush to the President’s Cancer Panel, Special
Margaret “Peggy” Stickney, Ed.D., RN – Instructor
Commission on Breast Cancer. More recently, the national Oncology
Diane Wink, Ed.D., RNC, ARNP – Professor
Nursing Society recognized her contributions by honoring her with the 2004 Excellence in Breast Cancer Education Award.
14
Susan Rogers, M.S.N., RN – Visiting Instructor
Adjunct Faculty Members
Faculty Awards and Honors
Kelly Allred, M.S.N., RN
Associate Professor E.J. Brown
Associate Professor Jean Kijek
Elizabeth Dale Aragon, Ph.D., RN
2004 Research in Minority Health, Southern
2003 Honorary degree from Udmurt
Christine Banta, M.S.N., RN
Nursing Research Society
State University in Izhevsk, Russia
Melody Bennett, M.S.N., RN
2003-2004 UCF Research Incentive Award
(Professor Honoris Causa)
Professor Angeline Bushy
Instructor Patricia Lafferty
2003 Volunteer of the Year Award from the
2004 UCF Excellence in Faculty Academic
National Rural Health Association
Advising Award
Jan Engel, M.S.N., RN
Associate Professor Jacqueline Byers
Assistant Professor Janice Peterson
Sandria George, M.S.N., RN
2003-2004 UCF Research Incentive Award
2004 Excellence in Research Award from Theta
Barbara Gross, M.S.N., RN
2003-2004 UCF Teaching Incentive Award
Epsilon, the UCF Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau
Sanford Boaz, M.S.N., ARNP Ellen Branoff, M.S.N., ARNP Lynne Bustraan, M.S.N., RN Stephanie Coffey, M.S.N., ARNP
International Honor Society of Nursing
Judy Head, M.S.N., ARNP Stephen Heglund, M.S.N., RN
Professor Karen Dow
Sigrid Ladores, M.S.N., RN
2004 Excellence in Breast Cancer Education
Professor Mary Lou Sole
Award from the Oncology Nursing Society
2004 Excellence in Research Award by the
June Longway, M.S.N., ARNP MaryAnne Ludy, M.S.N., ARNP Jean MacCuspie, M.A Elizabeth MacDermott, M.S.N., ARNP Judy Morter, M.S.N., RN
American Association of Critical Care Nurses Associate Professor Lygia Holcomb
2003 Annual Excellence Award from the Florida
2004 Excellence in Leadership Award from
Nurses Association
Theta Epsilon, the UCF Chapter of Sigma Theta
2004 UCF Scholarship Teaching
Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
and Learning Award
Kerry Mullen, M.S.N., ARNP Ivan Mustafa, M.S.N., ARNP Ngozi Odoh, M.S.N., ARNP Christine Panco, M.S.N., ARNP Susan Ricci, M.S.N., ARNP Pamela Royall, Ph.D., RN Kimberly Sandor, M.S.N., ARNP Georgia Shifette, M.S.N., RN Nancy Srebernak, M.H.M., RN Ingrid Swenson, Dr.PH, RN Diane Truex-Ives, M.S.N., ARNP Geraldine Tulley, M.S.N., ARNP Kathleen Yanks, M.S.N., ARNP
Award recipient E.J. Brown (center) with Judy Carbage Martin (left) and Jean McSweeney, board member and president of the Southern Nursing Research Society, respectively.
15
Student Awards, Scholarships and Honors American Association of Critical-
UCF Graduate Teaching/Research
Care Nurses/National Student Nurses’
Assistantship
Association Scholarship
Patricia Weinstein
Thomas Mulligan UCF Provost’s Graduate Fellowship Bert Fish Foundation
Patricia Weinstein
Melissa Hamilton Sherrie Poret
UCF Undergraduate to Graduate Fellowship Steven Marc Capps
Central Florida Kidney Center Scholarship Fund
Winter Park Memorial Hospital
Holly Batten
Endowed Scholarship
April Bradley
Bridget Mulrooney
Jodi Schnizel
M.S.N. Student Finds Nursing Career Abroad Steven Marc Capps (M.S.N. ’04, B.S.N. ’02) recently moved his family, which includes four children, to La Esperanza, Honduras, where he will work as a nurse practitioner in a rural clinic that serves approximately 50,000 people. He wants to make a difference in the lives of the rural community, where the nearest hospital is more than an hour away by car. Capps is excited about his journey. “The reality is that the decisions we make today influence tomorrow,” he said. “Each of us should strive to make a change in the world. I hope that
Janice Tan Rachel Tarrien
Student Spotlight
Honors in the Major
someday I can return and find that health care is offered to all in need ...”
Devon Van Fleet April Bradley Central Florida Navy Nurse Corps
Pain Control in Patients with Cancer:
Association Scholarship Fund
Recognition and Treatment
Kimberly Redmond
Adviser: Dr. J. Peterson
U.S. Army Captain Puts UCF Education to Work While stationed in Fort Bragg, N.C., Capt.
Kelley Timmons Melanie Eby
Thomas K. Weichart (M.S.N. ’04) serves as
Heart of Volusia RN to B.S.N. Scholarship
Comfort Measures at the End of Life
the assistant nurse manager of an emergency
Jeanine Waterman
Adviser: Dr. J. Peterson
department at Womack Army Medical Center.
Renee M. Keller Endowed Nursing
Amanda Jenkins
Scholarship
Efficacy of Treatments for Seasonal Affective
Connie Abbott
Disorders
Heather Henderson
Adviser: Dr. F. Smith
UCF Alumni Association Scholarship
Jahi McGill
Thomas Weichart
Attitudes toward Male Nurses
He also works as a critical-care nurse for a
Adviser: Dr. L. Holcomb UCF College of Health and Public Affairs Professional Achievement Award
Katie Nagy
Kerry Mullen
Factors Associated with Noncompliance and Inadequate Care in Male Patients
UCF Graduate Merit Fellowship
Adviser: Dr. F. Smith
Carol Marie Gracia
16
Steve Hegland
Shellesa Whisenant
Victoria Loerzel
Benefits of Military Nursing in
Nancy Mather
Acute Care Settings
Patricia Weinstein
Adviser: Dr. A. Bushy
combat support hospital. Weichart’s career as a nurse in the U.S. Army has been “challenging and fulfilling,” he said. “The most rewarding aspect is being able to care for our nation’s brightest and bravest young people.” Weichart was one of the first graduates of the Clinical Nurse Specialist Track at UCF. As a student, he received several awards and scholarships.
Alumni
New School Alumni Chapter Offers
2003 Professional Achievement
In addition to her work at the Boggy Creek Gang
Many Opportunities for Graduates
Award Recipient
Camp, Mullen has delivered numerous lectures
Kerry Mullen, B.S.N. ’97,
on pediatric care and continues to be a lifelong
In 2003–2004, the School of Nursing and UCF
M.S.N. (University of Florida)
scholar. She has also been involved in the “Hug
Alumni Association formed a School of Nursing
Nursing Director, Boggy Creek Gang Camp
Me” program, which provides care to children and adolescents who have been diagnosed with
Alumni Chapter to serve the professional
or exposed to HIV/AIDS.
networking, fellowship and continuing education
Kerry Mullen feels it is her “calling” to care for
needs of the school’s alumni, as well as to
children in need. Her passion led her to the
provide multiple levels of support for the school.
Boggy Creek Gang Camp in Eustis, Fla., which
An accomplished pediatric nurse, Mullen
works to ease the burdens that chronic illnesses
ensures that all children enjoy life whether they
In the past year, the alumni association
pose on children and their families. The camp’s
are healthy or have a chronic illness. Mullen
developed and approved chapter bylaws and the
summer programs offer children a week of
works every day to improve the lives of children
school held two informational events at hospitals
fun, adventure and independence in a setting
and families in the community.
in Orlando. A steering committee has been
that provides complete medical care. Its family
formed and is currently planning a scholarship
weekend programs bring entire families to the
day to offer continuing education credits to local
camp, so parents can relax and find needed
nurses and a family picnic. Plans are also under
support among other families dealing with
way to organize a banquet to recognize the
similar emotional and financial challenges.
school’s 25th anniversary in 2005–2006. Mullen works at the camp’s medical center, The newly elected officers of the School of
affectionately known as “The Patch,” where
Nursing Alumni Chapter are:
campers go to be “patched up.” This 8,000-
President: Christopher Blackwell
square-foot, state-of-the-art facility is designed
(M.S.N. ’01, B.S.N. ’00)
to be as non-institutional as possible, but is
Communication co-chairs:
capable of accommodating a full array of treat-
Lydia La Mott (B.S.N. ’00) and
ments. Whether it’s chemotherapy treatment, a
Carole Williams (B.S.N. ’92)
dialysis procedure or bandaging of a minor cut,
Secretary: Erica Hoyt (B.S.N. ’93)
Mullen ensures that each camper receives the
Special events chair: Pat Lafferty
necessary care.
Kerry Mullen accepts her 2003 Professional Achievement Award at the annual UCF Black and Gold Gala.
(M.S.N. ’97, B.S.N. ’86)
For more information or to get involved, contact Jennifer Roth Miller at jeroth@mail.ucf.edu or (407) 823-2723.
17
Class Notes* 1984–2004 1984 Patti Cantillo-Kodzis, B.S.N., is an outreach educator for the Senior Resource Alliance in Orlando.
Nancy K. Lawson, B.S.N., is an RN (staff pediatrics) for Maxim Healthcare in Brandon,
1993
1996
Cathy Groupe, B.S.N., M.P.H. (George Wash-
Ami (Lenz) Brannon, B.S.N., is a nurse
ington University), is a health science adminis-
clinician in vascular thoracic surgery at Orlando
trator for the U.S. Public Health Service (FDA) in
Regional Medical Center.
Rockville, Md. From 1993-1999, she worked in the CCU/ICU. She was also a traveling nurse for four years. As a commissioned officer in the U.S.
1997
Public Health Services, she is planning a career
Debra Moulavi, M.S.N., M.S. in health science
within various agencies offering public health
(’90), is the president and a nurse practitioner
opportunities — specifically health policy and
at Central Florida Wound and Skin Consultants
policy analysis. She may even get involved with
in Oviedo, Fla. “My desire to create a mobile
politics, she wrote.
medical practice specializing in wound and skin
Fla. She won a Best Nurse of the Month award at Maxim in 1999 and a Best Nurse award at Addus Healthcare in Tampa, Fla., in 2000. “I am trying to save money to go back to school to obtain my master’s degree in nursing,” she wrote.
diagnosis stimulated the creation of the private Sonya R. Mead (Jenkins), B.S.N., is a labor
practice of Central Florida Wound and Skin
and delivery RN at Phelps County Regional
Consultants,” she wrote. “It was developed by a
Medical Center in Rolla, Mo. “I really enjoy rais-
team approach of a nurse practitioner, medical
ing my two children,” she wrote.
doctor and office administration. We now service patients in three counties that are homebound
1991 Ginny Browning (Guth), B.S.N., is the director of Melbourne, Fla.’s largest physician group — the Melbourne Internal Medical Associates’ Coumadin Clinic. For the past three years, she has also worked a second job at Circles of Care, Melbourne’s main psychiatric hospital. She takes sick calls and conducts physicals.
1992 Mary King, B.S.N., is employed as a certified registered nurse anesthetist at Bristol Regional Medical Center in Tennessee, where she resides with her husband, Scott, of 8 years and their three children — Evan, 7; Ashlynn, 3; and Aidan, 2.
or with limited mobility — ‘the forgotten patient.’”
1994 Patricia S. Robinson, B.S.N., M.S.N. (Univer-
Kerry Mullen, B.S.N., M.S.N. (University of
sity of Florida), is a nurse practitioner for the
Florida), is the nursing director of Boggy Creek
HUG Me program at Arnold Palmer Hospital
Gang Camp in Eustis, Fla., which offers week-
in Orlando. She is a full-time doctoral student
long summer programs for children dealing with
at the University of Florida (UF), where she is
chronic and terminal illnesses. In October 2003,
studying adolescent mothers with HIV, in addi-
she received a Professional Achievement
tion to working as a visiting assistant professor
Award from the College of Health and Public
at UF.
Affairs at UCF.
Anthony Wayne Winston, B.S.N., M.S.N. (Georgetown University), is a CRNA for the
1998
U.S. Navy in Bethesda, Md. His paper, “Late
Terry Hirtz, B.S.N., is currently working for Vitas
postpartum eclampsia coincident with postdural
Innovative Hospice Care in Orlando.
puncture headache: A case report,” was published in the October 2003 issue of
Kimberly Moore, B.S.N., is a case manager/life
the American Association of Nurse
care planner for Intracorp in Lake Mary, Fla.
Anesthestists Journal. Dione Souza, B.S.N., is currently working in the NICU at Florida Hospital in Orlando.
*Class Notes reflects information received before this newsletter’s production deadline of Nov. 5, 2004. If you would like your information to appear in the next issue of UCF Nursing—Access to Excellence, you may now enter it online by clicking on “Stay Connected” at www.cohpa.ucf.edu/alumni
1995 Karen S. Frost, B.S.N., M.B.A. (Case Western
Charlotte Wigle, B.S.N., M.S. (University of
Reserve University), is a utilization nursing
South Florida College of Nursing), is a self-
supervisor at Capital Health Plan in Tallahassee,
employed nurse practitioner in Eustis, Fla. She
Fla. She has three children. Kyle was born in
has been the sole provider for Rural Clinic in
1994, Megan was born in 1997 and Mason was
Umatilla, Fla., for three years. She is now
born in 2004.
18
starting her own independent practice in
in Orlando. She is currently working on her
2003
primary care, specializing in women’s health
master’s degree at UCF, in the Pediatric Nurse
Cindy B. Dillard, B.S.N., is an educator in the
and diabetes management.
Practitioner Track.
vascular/thoracic unit at Orlando Regional Medical Center. She is also completing her M.S.N. at
Sita Price, B.S.N., is a nurse clinician in cardio-
UCF in the Clinical Nurse Specialist Track.
1999
vascular surgery at Orlando Regional Medical
Jenny Mitre Pack, B.S.N., B.S. in business
Center. She is currently in the nurse practitioner
Maricca Galang Niemiec, M.S.N., B.S.N. (’01),
finance (’91), is currently working as a staff RN
program at UCF.
is a family nurse practitioner with University
in the emergency department at Florida Hospital
Family Medicine (Drs. Jane-Marie Raley and
East in Orlando. She has two children. Joshua
Elena Smith, B.S.N., is a staff RN in the neo-
was born in December 2002 and Elias was born
natal ICU for Regency Medical Center in Winter
in August 2004.
Haven, Fla. She is working on her M.S.N. at the
Kelly Stacy-Haines, M.S.N., is an ARNP work-
University of Florida and expects to graduate
ing in adult health for Dr. Mark Brooks, Internal
Jody Rich, B.S.N., is a lieutenant in the Navy
in December 2005. She had a baby, named
Medicine, in Ocoee, Fla.
Nurse Corps and is stationed at the National
Brianna Marie Smith, on Feb. 3, 2003.
Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda, Md.
Ronald Burns).
Cynthia Titus, B.S.N., is a staff nurse in the
She spent three years working on a
Roseanne Teckman, B.S.N., is a second
cardiovascular unit at Holmes Regional Medical
multi-surgical inpatient ward, where part of the
lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. She
Center. She is currently enrolled in the Family
time she was the permanent day charge nurse.
is currently working as a flight nurse and is
Nurse Practitioner Track of the M.S.N. program at UCF.
She is currently an assistant clinical manager in
based with the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation
the Orthopedic Surgery Clinic at NNMC. In mid-
Squadron in Charleston, S.C.
2005 she will attend the Navy’s perioperative
nurse specialist in orthopedics/neurology at
nurse training, after which she will work as an operating room nurse at NNMC.
Susan Tocco, M.S.N., B.S.N. (’00), is a clinical
Orlando Regional Medical Center.
2002 Debita T. Badri, M.S.N., is a family nurse
Neil Whitwam, M.S.N., B.S.N. (’94), is an
Elizabeth Timpe, B.S.N., is a full-time,
practitioner with Digestive Disease Consultants
ARNP with First Response Orthopedic Group
stay-at-home mom to Stephen, 4, and Maren,
in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
(Dr. Dean Cole).
16 months. She also works as a part-time/occasional RN in the critical care pool at Methodist
Christine M. Banta, M.S.N., B.S.N. (’98), is a
Specialty and Transplant Hospital in San
staff RN for Central Florida Regional Hospital
2004
Antonio, Texas.
(CFRH) in Sanford, Fla. “In addition to my work
Betsy Ambrose, B.S.N., is a primary nurse at
with patients in the ICU, I am now an ACLS
Vitas Hospice Care in Orlando. “I love my job,”
Janell Verkaden, B.S.N., Nurse Practitioner
instructor at CFRH,” she wrote. “I have also
she wrote. “I meet the greatest patients and their
Certificate (’03), is currently working for cardiolo-
become a clinical nursing instructor for the
caregivers. It’s a great organization.”
gist Humayun Jamidar in Daytona Beach, Fla.
undergraduate program at the UCF School
2000
of Nursing. I am also a clinical nursing
Steven Marc Capps, M.S.N., B.S.N. (’02), is
instructor for Seminole Community College’s
working as a nurse practitioner in a rural clinic in
nursing program.”
La Esperanza, Honduras.
Lydia La Mott, B.S.N., is an infection control practitioner at Florida Hospital.
Debbie Greer, M.S.N., B.S.N. (’02), is a cardiac Shannon Lyles, B.S.N., is a registered
nurse practitioner at Citrus Memorial Hospital
nurse specialist at the University of Florida in
— a position she moved into on Dec. 1, 2004
Gainesville. She recently finished her second
2001
— after working as an adjunct faculty member
year working in pediatric endocrinology. She
at Central Florida Community College (CFCC)
Julie Harris (Landrey), B.S.N., is a staff nurse
specializes in diabetes education and directs the
and the manager of a PCU at Citrus Memorial.
in acute pediatrics at Arnold Palmer Hospital
pediatric diabetes insulin pump program.
She has two daughters, one who is studying
19
pre-law at UCF and the other who is studying
Excellence in Academics
elementary education at CFCC. She has been
Continued from page 7
married 22 years.
Angela Mullis-Ingram, M.S.N., passed the AANP family certification exam in September
in December in 2004 and subsequently enroll
Flexible Programs Offer Opportunities for RNs to Earn Nursing Degrees
in the M.S.N. program. Another R.N. to M.S.N. student, Pamela Jean
2004. She is working for Emergency Physicians
(“P.J.”) Wagner, is completing her course work
of Central Florida, primarily at Sand Lake
and gaining clinical experience in community
Hospital in Orlando. She has recently had two
health in India. (See photo on page 11.)
articles/pictorals accepted for publication. “It’s
School Continues Concurrent Enrollment with Seminole Community College
elementary: How lack of childcare affects the nursing shortage” has been accepted by Nursing Spectrum News. “Atopic dermatitis,” with photos by Mullis-Ingram, has been accepted by
Thanks to an agreement formed in January
Consultant for Pediatricians magazine. In addition, she is a member of the Central Florida Advanced Practice Nursing Council. She lives in College Park, Fla., with her
RN to B.S.N. student Stephen Grant (left) discusses operations with his colleagues in an Air Force medical commander center.
The RN to B.S.N. and RN to M.S.N. programs
is an ARNP in internal medicine with Dr. David Cilbrith.
continue to offer students flexible opportunities to earn a college degree in nursing. The undergraduate courses are offered completely online and through classroom instruction at UCF’s campuses in Orlando, Daytona Beach,
Thomas K. Weichart, M.S.N., is a captain in the
Cocoa, Leesburg and Ocala. Selected M.S.N.
U.S. Army. He currently serves as the assistant
courses are also available online, and the
nurse manager of an emergency department at
nursing Leadership and Management Track is
Womack Army Medical Center in Fort Bragg,
offered completely online.
N.C. In addition to his nurse manager position, he also works as a critical-care nurse for a
The RN to B.S.N. has been particularly
combat support hospital.
successful, reaching students throughout the United States and abroad. Among its students is Stephen Grant, a second lieutenant in the Air Force Reserve and flight nurse who has been stationed at locations throughout the southeastern United States while completing his course work online. “I have enjoyed every minute,” wrote Grant in recent correspondence to Assistant Professor Linda Hennig, who coordinates the program. He plans to graduate
20
College who have been wait-listed for enrollment in UCF’s limited-access B.S.N. program are able to enroll in courses required
husband and two boys.
Diana Truex-Ives, M.S.N., B.S.N. (’02),
2003, students from Seminole Community
by UCF’s program while attending the community college, which is based in Sanford, Fla. Twenty students were in the first cohort to participate in the concurrentenrollment program. In 2003–2004, a second cohort of 10 students was carefully guided into this program. Coordination between the programs has been a challenge and careful student advisement has been critical. The school and community college continue to develop processes and administrative oversight requirements. Once firmly established, the program will be rolled out to other community colleges in the region. “This is a wonderful opportunity to facilitate baccalaureate education for those enrolled in a community college program,” noted Associate Professor Judith Ruland, coordinator of the concurrent enrollment effort.
Florida Center for Nursing The Florida Center for Nursing, established by the Florida Legislature in 2001 and housed at UCF, continues to address issues of supply and demand for nursing and to maintain a mutually beneficial relationship with the School of Nursing, according to center Director Mary Lou Brunell, who holds a courtesy appointment in the school.
Advisory Board Community Leaders
Ann Peach MD Anderson Cancer Center
Don Breeding Wuesthoff Hospital, Rockledge
Debbie Pusateri Florida Hospital
Linda Breum Central Florida Regional Hospital
Be Schafhauser Alumni Representative
Dennis W. Cahill Central Florida Family Health Center
Robin Severance Parrish Medical Center
Mercedes Clark Community Representative
Mary Ellen Shannon Wuesthoff Hospital, Melbourne
Willanne Colwell Orlando Regional Healthcare System
Maria Stahl Brevard County Public Health Unit
Nancy Ellis Winter Park Health Foundation
Diane Stover Adventist Care Centers
Priscilla Faucher Orange County Public Health Unit
Blake Warren Central Florida AHEC
Robert Faust UCF Student Health Services
Jayne Willis Orlando Regional Healthcare System
Karen Grim-Marcarelli Florida Hospital
Claudia Witcher UCF Student Health Services
Carol Krug Brevard County Public Health Unit Aura Lee Florida Hospital East Cindy Love Orlando Regional Healthcare System Betty Manco-Herman Holmes Regional Medical Center Jan McCoy Cape Canaveral Hospital Maureen Michael Central Florida Kidney Center Kathy Mitchell Florida Hospital, Celebration Sharon Moore University Behavioral Center
Community College Partners
The center provides opportunities for faculty members and students with health-policy and work-force interests. “We’ve had graduate students do practicums [at the center] and currently have a student who is working on a master’s degree project with us,” Brunell said. Earlier this year, Lynn Unruh and Antonio Trujillo, both assistant professors of health services administration, helped analyze the results of a license-renewal survey of Florida nurses conducted by the center to obtain muchneeded demographic information. Among the center’s major accomplishments in 2003–2004 was the drafting of a Statewide Strategic Plan for Nursing Workforce in Florida in collaboration with 12 key stakeholder organizations and agencies. The plan has since been endorsed by nine major statewide organizations. It can be viewed online at www. flcenterfornursing.org. Another achievement was the center’s hosting of the Second Annual Workforce Centers Conference, “Taking the Long View: Grassroots Nursing Workforce Initiatives,” in Orlando. The conference enabled 148 participants from 36 states (including Washington, D.C.) to gather and share their regional efforts in nursing work-force planning and retention, education and care delivery.
Laura Aramando Seminole Community College Connie Bobik Brevard Community College Gwen Lapham-Alcorn Central Florida Community College Linda Miles Daytona Beach Community College Susan Ricci Lake Sumter Community College Hal White Valencia Community College
The Florida Center for Nursing team (left to right): Mary Lou Brunell, executive director; Cathy Lewis, executive secretary; Jo Ann Miller, support staff member; and Sue Jones, assistant director
21
Donations to the University of Central Florida, College of Health and Public Affairs and School of Nursing
Report of Gifts July 1, 2003–June 30, 2004
President’s Medallion Society
Pegasus Circle Partners
FRIENDS
Annual giving of $10,000 +
Annual giving of $500 to $999
Huey-Shys Chen Karen Dennis Paul Desmaris
CORPORATIONS
ALUMNI
Christy Fitzgerald
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.
Kathleen (’85) and Thomas Gillman
Ruth Halverson Patricia Hazelwood-Wiese
Central Florida Kidney Center, Inc.
FRIENDS
Lygia Holcomb
Jean Kijek
Ermalynn Kiehl
Marcia and Bert Postrado
Barbara Lange
Annual giving of $5,000 to $9,999
Mary Lou Sole
Rosemarie Walsh
Pegasus Circle Supporters
ORGANIZATIONS
FRIENDS
Annual giving of $250 to $499
Sigma Theta Tau
ORGANIZATIONS
ALUMNI
(Up to $99)
LIFE at UCF, Inc.
Elizabeth Furia (’86)
Vivian Woods Trust
President’s Circle Benefactors
Renee Keller
President’s Circle Contributors Annual giving of $2,500 to $4,999
Judy Housel (’98) FRIENDS - Angeline Bush
ALUMNI
Pegasus Circle Friends
AnKelly (’85) and Wayne Allred (’87)
Annual giving of $100 to $249
Joanne Barnett (’87)
Annual giving of $1,000 to $2,499
Ruth A. Pratt ’86
Rebecca Brewer (’01) Kim Cartwright (’87)
None applicable this year
President’s Circle Associates
Other Gifts
ALUMNI
Karen Frost (’95)
Roberta Ann (’96) and
Rosemary Gavan (’82)
Christopher Crutcher (’95)
Glenn Hagerstrom (’99)
Zellajane Goodwin (’98)
Linda (’96) and E.G. Hennig, Jr.
Joan Goss (’98)
Erica Edgar Hoyt (’93)
FRIENDS
Bruce Grant (’90)
Beverly Kardamilas (’87)
Valerie Browne-Krimsley
William Hamilton (’02)
Kerry Putegnat (’91)
Kay Howard
Mary Louise Jones-Freis (’88)
Miriam Therese Rafferty (’82)
Jean Leuner
Mary King (’91)
Suzanne Robbins (’00)
Janice Peterson
Betty Mayer (’96)
Shetonya Summers (’99)
Editha Ruiz (’95)
Bobby Whitson (’97)
ORGANIZATIONS
Christine Ughy (’87)
Marilyn Willming (’86)
Central Florida Navy Nurse Corps Association
Carole Williams (’92)
Betty Wilson (’89)
Navy Nurse Corps Association
22
Renee Keller (right) with scholarship recipient Heather Henderson FRIENDS
Donors are recognized in the UCF Foundation
Shari Austin
Annual Report and Honor Roll of Donors
Ida Baraybar
in the following levels:
Thalia Basora Karen Dow
• President’s Medallion
Cathy Fields
• President’s Circle
Michele Fitzgerald
• Pegasus Circle
Mary Fobell Jannie Gichia
Endowments
Evelyn Hassey Reneé Meyer
Bert Fish Nursing Chair
Regina Myones
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Endowed
Heather Parker
Professorship in Nursing
Susan Pelliccio
Central Florida Kidney Center Endowed
Kristell Scott
Scholarship
Vicki Scott
Chatlos Endowed Fund
Frances and Robert Smith
(scholarships and professorship)
Elizabeth Stullenbarger
Dorothy Ann Perkins Tomlinson
Danny Thornton
Endowed Scholarship
Tracy Whitacre
Heather Scaglione Endowed Scholarship
Angie White
Winter Park Memorial Hospital
Karen and Mark Yerkes
Endowed Scholarship Vivian and Barry Woods Endowed
Donor Recognition and Special Entitlements
Scholarship Fund
Faculty Professorships
An invitation to the president’s appreciation dinner and recognition in the UCF Foundation Annual
Bert Fish Endowed Chair
Report and Honor Roll of Donors is given to
Angeline Bushy
donors in the following levels: Chatlos Endowed Chair • President’s Medallion
Emma J. Brown
• President’s Circle
The University of Central Florida, College of Health and Public Affairs and School of Nursing appreciate all of your generous financial contributions.
Renee M. Keller, Friend and Philanthropist In 2003, Renee M. Keller of Ormond Beach, FL, made a donation to establish two scholarships for UCF nursing students for one year. As a former nurse and widow of a physician, she was familiar with the challenges and needs of those who pursue a career in nursing and was interested in making a significant impact in assisting nursing students to achieve their educational goals. Keller’s enthusiasm and desire to help others did not stop there. After meeting with Professor Jean Leuner, director of the School of Nursing, and Professor Angeline Bushy, Bert Fish Eminent Scholar Chair in Nursing, to discuss the ongoing needs of nursing students, she established the Renee M. Keller Endowed Nursing Scholarship in 2004. This endowment provides two annual scholarships in perpetuity for students at UCF.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Endowed Visiting Distinguished Professorship In the spring of 2004, the “Blue Cross Blue Shield Endowed Nursing Professorship” was changed to the “Blue Cross Blue Shield Endowed Distinguished Professorship” following the school’s careful review of the goals of this program in consultation with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida. The amended endowment reflects the challenges of a changing and increasingly competitive nursing education environment. This year, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida also generously added another $100,000 to this endowment. The organization’s initial endowment in 2002 was $100,000, which was subsequently increased by an additional $50,000 in matching funds from the state. The creation and continuing support for this endowment exemplifies Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida’s commitment to nurture community health leadership and to foster and sustain quality health care.
23
School of Nursing Academic Programs
Regional Campuses and Online Opportunities
Degree Programs Basic B.S.N. RN to B.S.N. Accelerated Second Degree B.S.N. M.S.N. RN to M.S.N. Doctoral Program in Nursing
The School of Nursing offers programs and
Certificate Programs Nursing and Health Professional Education Adult Nurse Practitioner* Family Nurse Practitioner* Pediatric Nurse Practitioner* * Post-master’s certificate
courses beyond the Orlando campus. For example, the basic B.S.N. program is offered at the regional campus in Cocoa. Courses toward the RN to B.S.N. program are offered at campuses in Daytona Beach, Cocoa, Leesburg and Ocala.
In addition, the school is well known for its distance-learning opportunities. Both the RN to B.S.N. program and Leadership and Management Track of the M.S.N. program are offered as fully Web-based programs. Approximately 50 percent of the doctoral program is offered online.
Visit the UCF School of Nursing online at www.cohpa.ucf.edu/nursing
For comments, questions or more information: UCF Nursing — Access to Excellence School of Nursing College of Health and Public Affairs University of Central Florida P.O. Box 162210 Orlando, FL 32816-2210 (407) 823-2744 www.cohpa.ucf.edu/nursing E-mail: ucfnurse@mail.ucf.edu School of Nursing Jean Leuner, Ph.D. Director and Professor jleuner@mail.ucf.edu Mary Lou Sole, Ph.D. Professor and Contributing Editor msole@mail.ucf.edu College of Health and Public Affairs Belinda McCarthy, Ph.D. Dean mccarthy@mail.ucf.edu Karen Guin, M.A. Director of Communications kguin@mail.ucf.edu Jennifer Roth, M.A. Community and Alumni Relations Officer jeroth@mail.ucf.edu Angela Lewis, B.A. Editor Alan Smilie Photographer Cover and pp. 3 (simulator), 4-7, 16 (Weichart)
COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
School of Nursing
University of Central Florida P.O. Box 162210 Orlando, FL 32816-2210
Non-Profit Org Postage PAID Permit 3575 Orlando, FL