DECADE OF DOCTORAL GRADUATES Countless Contributions to Nursing's Future
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News Briefs
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College Restructures to Reflect Broader Scope
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Funded Research & Scholarship
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Faculty Publications
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National Fellows
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Creating More Opportunity for Community Impact
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Knightingale Society Members
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Dean’s Advisory Board
Features 8
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Online Degrees Create Opportunity for Two Generations in Zambia
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More Convenient, More Affordable: Introducing the Enhanced Online RN to BSN Program
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Celebrating 10 Years of PhD in Nursing Alumni
Florida’s First Health Care Simulation Alumni Begin Work in Emerging Field
Alumni Chapter News 22
Message from Alumni Chapter Chair
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Reunion
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Knights in Nursing
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Class Notes
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Alumni Chapter Board
COLLEG E LEADE RSH IP MARY LOU SOLE PhD, RN, CCNS, CNL, FAAN, FCCM Dean, Orlando Health Endowed Chair in Nursing and UCF Pegasus Professor NORMA CONNER PhD, RN, FNAP Associate Dean for Academic Excellence and Associate Professor DONNA FELBER NEFF PhD, RN, FNAP Associate Dean for Research, PhD Program Director and Professor MAUREEN COVELLI PhD, RN Chair of Department of Nursing Practice and Associate Professor JOELLEN EDWARDS PhD, RN, FAAN Interim Chair of Department of Nursing Systems, Hugh F. and Jeannette G. McKean Endowed Chair in Nursing and Professor UCF Nursing Magazine is published annually by the College of Nursing at the University of Central Florida for alumni, friends, national nursing leadership, community partners, students, faculty, staff and the media. Send correspondence to: UCF College of Nursing Attn: Editor, UCF Nursing Magazine 12201 Research Parkway, Suite 300 Orlando, Florida 32826 For address changes, alumni notes, story ideas or photo submission: nursing@ucfalumni.com Managing Editor Carolyn M. Petagno Writer Julie Harper Editorial Contributors Anna Allred, Katie Korkosz, Valerie Lapp and Kathleen Sakowicz Photography Contributors Cy Cyr, Deaw Jayanama, Frank Weber of RF Photography, Steve Williams, UCF Foundation and UCF Marketing Cover Artwork Aaron Seals
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Message from
THE DEAN The power of potential. It is a defining characteristic of UCF, where we believe success can only happen when we expand opportunity and demand excellence.
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easuring against those standards, it has been a successful year at the College of Nursing – from graduating Florida’s first health care simulation experts to earning the distinction of having the highest proportion of students engaged in the prestigious Honors in the Major program university-wide to being named, once again, among the nation’s best nursing graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report. (These are just a small sample of our achievements that you’ll find starting on p. 4.) There is still much more potential to unlock, and our future is only getting brighter.
Our vision is to be a leader in innovative nursing education, research and practice that impacts the health of a global community. To address national recommendations in the “Future of Nursing” report, we are creating more opportunities for PhD graduates and interdisciplinary collaborations. In summer 2018, we will launch an innovative BSN to PhD program to decrease the time to degree
MARY LOU SOLE
PhD, RN, CCNS, CNL, FAAN, FCCM
Dean, UCF College of Nursing and create a younger generation of nurse scientists (learn more on p. 8).
Orlando Health Endowed Chair in Nursing UCF Pegasus Professor
To make interdisciplinary collaborations more frequent and easier to coordinate, I am in active discussions with UCF on creating a College of Nursing presence at Lake Nona Medical City – the home of the College of Medicine and future teaching hospital. In addition, I am part of a new university task force exploring the creation of a formal Academic Health Science Center at Lake Nona that will bring together the university’s expertise in the health and clinical fields. These exciting projects are in the early development phases, and we will, of course, keep you updated as more information is available. As we all look to the New Year and beyond, we hope you’ll support us so we may unlock our full potential together to solve the world’s pressing health care problems.
Learn more about our exciting year and our plans for the future throughout this issue.
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News Briefs
TOP 50
Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs in the country U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT BEST ONLINE PROGRAMS OF 2018
#1 BEST
Value Online RN to BSN Program VALUE COLLEGES, 2017
TOP 100
#2 BEST
MSN and DNP programs in the nation
Nursing Program in Florida
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT BEST GRADUATE SCHOOLS OF 2018
REGISTEREDNURSING.ORG
Nationally Recognized Faculty
DIANE ANDREWS
NORMA CONNER
DESIREE DÍAZ
LAURA GONZALEZ
MICHELE UPVALL
PhD, RN
PhD, RN, FNAP Became distinguished fellow of the National Academies of Practice in Nursing.
PhD, RN-BC, CNE, CHSE-A Honored with the Excellence in Academia Award from INACSL for excellence in simulation teaching and learning.
PhD, ARNP, CNE, CHSE Elected for second term as vice president of programs for the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning (INACSL).
PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN Recently inducted as a fellow into the prestigious American Academy of Nursing for her work as a global health expert.
Elected to serve as secretary and bylaws chair of the national board of CGEAN, formerly known as the Council on Graduate Education for Administration in Nursing.
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Newly licensed nurses educated at UCF last year - the most new BSN nurses among all schools within the state university system.
FLORIDA’S FIRST In summer 2017, the first cohort from the Nursing and Health Care Simulation program graduated – becoming the first in the state fully trained to lead in the high demand field (see p. 13). The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education reaccredited all of the BSN, MSN, DNP and post-graduate APRN certificate programs, nationally recognizing our educational excellence.
CHANGING THE WORLD Dean Sole and Gregory Welch, the Florida Hospital Endowed Chair in Healthcare Simulation, were among 45 UCF faculty members honored with the university’s inaugural Luminary Award for their significant research contributions to the world.
EVOLVING Effective fall 2017, the college reorganized into the Department of Nursing Systems and Department of Nursing Practice to more accurately reflect the broad scope of the college’s programs and the profession (see p. 7).
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHER HALL OF FAME
Dr. Sole has contributed significantly to the body of nursing science…improved patient care and enhanced research capabilities of students. CINDY L. MUNRO, APRN-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FAAAS Dean at the University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies, on Dean Mary Lou Sole’s induction into the STTI Honor Society of Nursing International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame.
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News Briefs
PATENTED
The new physical-virtual patient bed developed by a team of UCF researchers led by endowed chair Gregory Welch, PhD, to bring humanity to simulation.
DECADE OF DOCTORAL GRADUATES Ten years later, the first cohort of five PhD students are filling a critical need in higher education and making valuable contributions as innovators and scientists (such as those on p. 9).
Dean Mary Lou Sole is part of a new UCF task force to establish a formal academic health science center at the Lake Nona campus.
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ESTIMATED FARMWORKERS who received free health care since 2016 at quarterly clinics organized by a UCF interdisciplinary team, led by the College of Nursing and College of Medicine. The effort was honored with the first Public Health Excellence in Interprofessional
“To be the top program for Honors in the Major students at one of the nation’s largest universities is an honor, and it reflects the high caliber of our undergraduate students and faculty.”
Education Collaboration Award
VICKI LOERZEL, PhD, RN, OCN,
from the U.S. Public Health Service.
HIM coordinator for the college
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College Restructures Departments to Reflect Broader Scope of Program and Profession
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ffective fall 2017, the UCF College of Nursing has reorganized its faculty by program focus instead of degree. The college, which educates the most newly licensed baccalaureate prepared nurses in the state, has changed its internal faculty structure from undergraduate and graduate departments to the Department of Nursing Systems and Department of Nursing Practice. The new organization more accurately reflects the broad scope of the college’s programs and the profession.
“Throughout our nearly four-decade long history, program offerings, faculty interests and students’ needs have continually evolved to meet national demand and the ever-changing health care environment,” said Mary Lou Sole, dean. “As nurses today, we are impacting health care not only as caregivers at the bedside but as leaders, scientists and educators.” The Department of Nursing Systems focuses on programs that educate
individuals for greater leadership responsibilities within a health care system. The Department of Nursing Practice includes programs that focus on direct nursing care roles across patient groups. Undergraduate and graduate programs are co-located within each department shown below.
NEW DEPARTMENT CHAIRS Joellen Edwards, PhD, RN, FAAN is serving as interim chair
of the Department of Nursing Systems while the college undergoes a national search for the position. The Hugh F. and Jeannette G. McKean Endowed Chair in Nursing, Edwards is a nationally known expert on health policy and rural health with a special interest in women’s health issues. Maureen M. Covelli, PhD, RN
has been appointed chair of the Department of Nursing Practice. Covelli has been at the college since 1989. She previously served as associate dean for undergraduate affairs and is an associate professor whose research interests include cardiovascular and metabolic disease.
DEAN: MARY LOU SOLE
Two Associate Deans: Academic Excellence: Norma Conner; Research: Donna Neff Two Department Chairs: Nursing Systems: Joellen Edwards (interim); Nursing Practice: Maureen Covelli
DEPARTMENT OF NURSING SYSTEMS
DEPARTMENT OF NURSING PRACTICE:
BACHELOR’S DEGREE RN to BSN and Concurrent Dual Enrollment ASN to BSN tracks
BACHELOR’S DEGREE Pre-licensure Traditional BSN and Second Degree BSN tracks
MASTER’S DEGREE Nurse Educator and Leadership & Management tracks
MASTER’S DEGREE AND GRADUATE CERTIFICATE Nursing and Health Care Simulation
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE Nurse Educator
DOCTORAL DEGREE DNP tracks for Family Nurse Practitioner, AdultGerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, and Post-Master’s Advanced Practice Clinical DNP track
DOCTORAL DEGREES Nurse Executive DNP and PhD in Nursing Science
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Feature | PhD 10 Y EA R A NNI V ER SA RY
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hen the UCF College of Nursing received approval from the Florida Board of Governors to begin the state’s fifth doctoral program in nursing in spring 2003, it was considered key to solving the state’s shortage of nurses and nurse educators. At that time, it was estimated that 25 percent of nursing faculty members were retiring in the next three years. Today, 10 years after the first cohort of doctoral students graduated, much has changed and much remains the same. The initial cohort – and those that have followed – have helped fill the need for faculty by pursuing careers in higher education. But demand remains critical nationwide. To meet the needs of the industry and students, the college has continued to evolve the program while remaining committed to preparing nurse scientists through educational excellence.
Igniting a career as faculty and researchers
The PhD in nursing program was created to prepare nurse scientists to be faculty, experts in innovative technologies and executive leaders in health care systems. Scientists, such as oncology nursing expert Vicki Loerzel ’07PhD, were part of the first cohort. “While I was working as a research nurse on a National Institutes of Health study at UCF, the college began the PhD program,” remembers Loerzel. “It was a great choice, as I was able to get a solid foundation in research as an employee and student.” “It was a brand new program and one-of-a-kind opportunity for me to further my education close to home, affordably and from a well-respected, established institution,” said Martin Schiavenato ’07PhD. “UCF provided 8 | FALL 2017 | nursing.ucf.edu
C E L E B R A T I N G
YEARS
of PhD Nursing Graduates
COUNTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS TO NURSING’S FUTURE
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First cohort graduates
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ENTRY POINTS Post-BSN & Post-MSN
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the perfect environment for a nurse scientist with a passion for technology to evolve.” Loerzel and Schiavenato were among the college’s first five PhD graduates in 2007. All are making valuable contributions to nursing as faculty educating future nurses – many in the state of Florida – and to health care through their innovative research. “In the last decade, the college has awarded 50 doctoral degrees and it all began with these five,” said Dean Mary Lou Sole. “It is impressive to see the impact they
2015
Florida’s first
online PhD for nurse scientists launches
FINANCIAL AID OPPORTUNITIES Scholarships Grants Fellowships Nurse Faculty Loan Forgiveness Program
are already having on nursing’s future through education and innovation, and it is affirming to know it all began here at UCF where their research interests could be fostered and strengthened. They are just a small sample of what our Knight nursing alumni are accomplishing worldwide.”
Evolving to meet a critical need
According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), at a time when there is a growing need nationwide for
educated nurses, nursing programs are turning away tens of thousands of qualified applicants in part due to faculty shortages. In fact, in a recent survey, AACN identified 1,567 faculty vacancies in nursing programs in the U.S. and an additional 133 faculty positions are needed to accommodate demand – 93 percent of these positions requiring or preferring a doctoral degree. In 2015, leveraging its strength as one of the nation’s best online graduate programs for nursing, the college created the first and only online PhD program in Florida specifically designed for nurse scientists. “We initially offered the doctoral program partially online to meet the needs of working students,” said Donna Neff, PhD, RN, FNAP, associate dean for research and PhD program director at the college. “As the years passed, our students’ needs changed and the market demand continued to grow for nurses with a doctorate degree. That is when we transitioned the program to be fully online to make it more convenient and accessible for students not only in Florida, but around the world.” “When I decided to pursue my PhD to shift my career toward research and publication, there were two ‘deal breakers’ for me. The program needed to be fully online and have nurse faculty loan program funding to make the degree both logistically possible from a distance and financially possible,” said Sharon Imes, MSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, senior clinical lecturer at Indiana University South Bend School of Nursing and current doctoral student at UCF. “UCF offers both of these, and has an outstanding reputation.” “I have successfully completed my first courses and loved it. The online format is very user-friendly, the synchronous classes are helpful, and the faculty is readily available throughout,” Imes continued. “I am pleasantly invigorated to be a student again, and eager to push forward in the program.”
Launching BSN to PhD to address national faculty shortage
To continue to address the nationwide shortage of nursing faculty and meet growing demand, the landmark Institute of Medicine “Future of Nursing” report recommends doubling the number of nurses with a doctorate degree by 2020. To increase the number of students pursuing this advanced degree, the college is creating a PhD to BSN program. The innovative program, which will launch in summer 2018 with applications due Jan. 15, 2018, will allow students to go straight from a BSN to PhD – without a MSN. “Our goal is to encourage more nurses to pursue this advanced degree by allowing them to achieve it in less time with fewer classes and thus, less cost,” said Neff. “The program will also generate younger doctoral graduates, providing these scientists more time and opportunity in their career to conduct research that will ultimately impact patient care.”
Securing more financial aid for doctoral students
The college also continually pursues funding to make the degree more financially viable for students. For example, in the last three years the college secured nearly $300,000 to fund PhD students, including a grant from the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare and the Federal Nurse Faculty Loan Program. “Nurse researchers and faculty are the future of nursing and health care,” Neff continued. “Their innovations, leadership and mentorship are critical to educating the next generation of nurses and solving our world’s complex health care problems.” “As members of the nursing community, we are committed to its future,” added Sole. “Whether it’s seeking additional scholarship support or expanding our programs to meet demand, we will continue to play an active role in addressing the critical national need for nursing faculty. I look forward to continuing to see the impact of our PhD Knight nurses.”
First Five PhD in Nursing Alumni from 2007 Nancy R. Ahern, ’07PhD, RN, FNAP, undergraduate associate director and associate professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington School of Nursing, whose research has addressed risky adolescent behaviors and innovative teaching strategies. Kelly Allred, ’07PhD, RN-BC, CNE, clinical associate professor at the UCF College of Nursing, a patent holder and researcher in the field of health care simulation focused on enhancing nursing education and improving patient outcomes. Randall Johnson, ’07PhD, RN, chair and associate professor at the University of West Florida School of Nursing, a pediatric nursing expert whose research has focused on reducing respiratory and cardiac emergencies. Vicki Loerzel, ’07PhD, RN, OCN, associate professor and endowed professor at the UCF College of Nursing, an oncology nursing expert who is currently working on an NIH funded study to create an interactive ‘game’ for older adults with cancer. Martin Schiavenato, ’07PhD, RN, associate professor at Washington State University College of Nursing and founder of Little Foot Innovation, an innovator with several patents who is currently developing a sensor to help assess and manage pain in premature newborns. nursing.ucf.edu | FALL 2017 | 9
Academics PhD Program Inspires Lifelong Friendships While pursuing their PhD in nursing degrees, a group of seven students bonded and formed a lifelong friendship. Several of them met in the spring 2010 “Dissertation Seminar” course, a class with a 100% success rate as all nine students in the class graduated with their degree. Despite now living in three different states, the group stays in touch and recently met for dinner in Orlando. “We are each making our marks in the nursing world, and are proud of each other’s achievements,” writes group photographer Sigrid Ladores ’13PhD.
So where are they now?
MeLisa Gantt ’10PhD, founder and CEO of Gantt Clinical Research Institute in Orlando, is a 28-year U.S. Army veteran and Department of Defense funded researcher with more than $1 million in grants. She is currently studying the efficacy of brain entrainment technology on sleep quality.
Patty Geddie ’15 PhD has been a clinical nurse specialist in adult oncology at Orlando Health for more than 17 years. Her research focuses on older adults with cancer and their family caregivers.
Patricia Lafferty ’86 ’97MSN ’14PhD has been a nursing faculty member at UCF since 1998 and currently is a visiting lecturer. Her dissertation research was on factors associated with information literacy competencies of the traditional baccalaureate nursing student.
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Vicki Montoya ’83 ’01MSN ’13PhD recently joined the nursing faculty at UCF as an assistant professor and has worked with patients with chronic kidney disease for more than a decade. Her research focuses on improving care for patients with predialysis stages of chronic kidney disease.
Susan Quelly ’07MSN ’12PhD has been a faculty member at UCF since 2008 and is currently an assistant professor of nursing. She is actively engaged in research preventing childhood obesity using emerging technologies and simulation.
Valerie Danesh ’03 ’06 ’06MS ’15PhD is an assistant professor of adult health nursing at the University of Texas at Austin. Her current research is on adverse events in hospitals, ICU survivorship and telemedicine.
Sigrid Ladores ’13PhD is an assistant professor at the School of Nursing at The University of Alabama at Birmingham. A pediatric nurse practitioner, she is investigating postpartum, infertility and reproductive health concerns in patients with cystic fibrosis.
Online degrees create opportunity
FOR TWO GENERATIONS IN ZAMBIA
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have had a great experience with the online program at UCF,” said Amber Webb, a current online RN to BSN program student who attends from Zambia. “I have learned a lot, and greatly enjoy being able to learn from across the globe.” Webb (see article on p. 12) is not the only person in her family to further her nursing education via distance learning from Zambia. She is the daughter-in-law of Elinda Steury ’88 ’08MSN ’14PhD – the first doctoral student to complete a PhD in nursing online from abroad. “My husband approached me about the possibility of relocating to Zambia after I just completed my PhD coursework and only had my research study to complete,” said Steury, who was born and raised in the Democratic Republic of Congo. “Dr. Sole embraced the idea, encouraged me to follow the opportunity, and helped me gain new focus as I changed my dissertation topic from critical care where I spent my nursing career to tropical disease where my interest had always been.” “My experience was amazing, and absolutely laid the ground work for my long-term goals,” said Steury who via Skype defended her dissertation on the use of text messages to remind malaria
Elinda Steury (right, center) ’88 ’08MSN ’14PhD and her two oldest children, David ’14 and Kristen ’14 ’15MSA, graduated together from UCF. David is married to Amber Webb (above with local Zambian children). patients to take their medications, one of the big issues affecting recovery rates. Through her international research, Steury has had the opportunity to meet researchers at the Tropical Disease Research Centre and gain International Review Board approval. In January, Steury is hosting and making introductions to researchers from a major U.S. university pharmaceutical developer and the Tropical Disease Research Centre in hopes to begin level II trials on a new malaria drug that shows great promise. “I believe the lives of those around me, are richer because of Dr. Sole’s leadership and support, and that of the UCF doctoral faculty allowing me to complete my PhD online,” said Steury.
The bigger picture
Webb and Steury are just two examples across the college and university. In fact, on any given day, more than 50,000 students are learning online at UCF. Students who earn much of their degree digitally graduate faster and earn higher
grades than their peers who take only traditional, face-to-face classes. Innovating online access has been a 20-year mission at UCF, which currently produces more than half-a-million online student credit hours per year. Its work scaling digital environments to prioritize access and increase success through digital learning is recognized by the Gates Foundation and others. Currently at the college, nine nursing tracks – from the bachelor’s to the doctorate – are offered online. “Digital learning will continue to play a key role in helping us prepare more nurses with advanced degrees to meet national demand,” said Dean Mary Lou Sole. “Just as the college has throughout its nearly 40-year history, it will continue to be a leader in innovative nursing education, and continue to evolve to meet the needs of students and the health care profession.”
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Academics
More Convenient, More Affordable Introducing the enhanced online RN to BSN program
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rom our backyard in Central Florida to across the globe in Zambia, RNs are returning to school to meet national demand and further their career thanks to the convenience and flexibility of online learning at UCF. In addition to a reputation for academic excellence and recognition by U.S. News & World Report as one of the “Best Online Nursing Programs,” the college has recently enhanced its online RN to BSN program to make it easier, more convenient and more affordable to obtain a BSN and eventual graduate degree. The fully online RN to BSN program now features: Expanded enrollment to admit three times per year, A simplified application process where licensed RNs can apply at any time and only need to submit one application directly to UCF, Lower overall tuition costs through UCF Online and the elimination of some campus-based fees, and Opportunity for qualified students to get a head-start on a graduate degree by substituting up to three classes of graduate-level coursework that would transfer toward a MSN or DNP degree. In addition, RN to BSN students have the opportunity to begin independent research early in their career by participating in the prestigious Honors in the Major program. “Baccalaureate-educated nurses have more job opportunities as they
NATIONA L NEED The landmark “Future of Nursing” report published by the Institute of Medicine calls for increasing the number of BSN-educated nurses to 80 percent by 2020. UCF is an innovator and launched Florida’s first online RN to BSN program two decades ago.
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are in high demand nationwide, and greater opportunity for advancement as they are more prepared for leadership roles,” said Dean Mary Lou Sole. “By enhancing our program, we are able to help address a nationwide need and provide more opportunity for RNs to advance their education and career.” “The online program is a convenient option for RNs nationwide and around the world,” said Joellen Edwards, PhD, RN, FAAN, interim chair of the Department of Nursing Systems at the college. “It provides flexibility without sacrificing academic
excellence, as the program is fully accredited and led by faculty with advanced degrees who are experts in their field.” Among the students currently in the program is Amber Webb, who lives in Zambia and is a nurse that works with rural clinics and hospitals (see p. 11). “One of the reasons I chose UCF was because their program was 100 percent online, which I needed since I was going to be attending from across the globe. It has been a great experience,” said Webb. “The degree is also a good stepping stone, should I choose to further my education even more.” Recent RN to BSN graduate Haley Hawkinberry, a travel nurse, is already planning to pursue her master’s degree. “The fact that UCF’s nursing programs are available online, including the MSN, sealed the deal for me,” Hawkinberry said. “While an undergraduate, I was able to substitute graduate-level courses, which will save me money and time once I begin the graduate program.” Hawkinberry now plans to pursue an MSN in Leadership & Management to help her obtain her career goal of becoming a director of an operating room at a hospital – her current specialty – or an educator. After graduation, Webb plans to continue living in Zambia and become a nurse educator to provide not only U.S. nursing students with an opportunity to become culturally competent, but also provide a way for Zambian nurses to become culturally competent in U.S. health care.
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Nursing and Health Care Simulation Program APPLICATION DEADLINES: Fall start | March 15: MSN or Certificate Spring start | Sept. 15: MSN
Moulage: The makeup and molds applied to humans or manikins used to portray lesions, skin findings, bleeding, and traumatized areas.
LEFT: Students practicing moulage during a two-day intensive in the college’s STIM Center.
Florida’s First Health Care Simulation Graduates Begin Work in Emerging Field
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he ten graduates from the college’s Nursing and Health Care Simulation program are the first in the state fully trained to lead in the high demand field. “Health care simulation is the perfect blend of educational theory, active practice, innovative technology and self-reflection. I firmly believe this is the future of all hospital education,” said Karenna Thatcher, ’17MSN, RN, who pursued her master’s degree while working at Florida Hospital. To meet the national need for qualified experts, the college created Florida’s first Nursing and Health Care Simulation graduate program last year. The online program, which is led by three certified health care simulation educators, is available to both nurses and non-nurses. “At UCF, we are taught by the best of the best,” continued Thatcher. “I plan to seek certification as a health care simulation educator, and further my career in this field by incorporating more simulations into the onboarding and training of new nurses transitioning to practice.” Florida Hospital isn’t the only health care system using simulation. “Health care systems are embracing simulation as an effective set of strategies that enhances the
quality of care,” said Dr. Christine Park, president of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. “Simulation provides the opportunity to learn, analyze error and maintain life-saving skills before working on actual patients.” “At our college’s Simulation, Technology, Innovation and Modeling (STIM) Center, students are strengthening their clinical skills as well as their communication skills, empathy and compassion – all critical to nursing – through simulated educational experiences,” said Desiree Díaz, PhD, RN-BC, CNE, CHSE-A, assistant professor and one of two advanced certified simulation educators on faculty who are among only 22 in the world. “Through simulation, students will care for multicultural and multigenerational patients. Unique simulations also offer the ability to care for high risk, low volume patients such as obstetric emergencies and transgender patients.” Among those helping to develop and implement inventive simulation experiences at the college is Syretta Spears. “Simulation is a collaborative effort, which requires nursing educators that teach and non-clinical professionals that manage and operate the facilities and equipment for educators to be successful,” said
Spears, manager of the STIM Center and the first non-nurse to complete the certificate. Starla Lowry, ’16MSN, RN, who also earned a certificate, said the experience was amazing. “In addition to building simulations and programming, I have learned how to build a simulation center, obtain funding and manage budgets.” After graduation, both Lowry and Thatcher received promotions that they credit to the program. Lowry, a former adjunct instructor at UCF and Seminole State College, was promoted to simulation/lab coordinator at Seminole State. Thatcher now works as project manager and consultant for the System Patient Experience team at Adventist Health System developing interactive and immersive trainings for 45 hospitals across the country. “Simulation is a highly beneficial tool to enhance traditional learning in higher education and on-the-job,” said Mindi Anderson, PhD, ARNP, CPNP-PC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, associate professor and program director. “As demand for highly skilled and educated nurses grows, so will the demand for qualified nursing and health care simulation experts.” nursing.ucf.edu | FALL 2017 | 13
Research SOLVING GLOBAL CHALLENGES TOGETHER
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ithin the College of Nursing, our faculty are actively involved in interdisciplinary teams that are conducting innovative research to improve patient care and nursing education. On the university level, UCF is leveraging the power of scale to change the world through its Faculty Cluster Initiative. Faculty members are working together, across disciplines, to solve today’s toughest scientific and societal challenges through teaching and research. The initiative, which fosters the development of strong, interdisciplinary teams, launched in 2015 with six clusters and 33 positions. In 2017-18, UCF added three new clusters – and is adding 17 faculty members – to tackle additional challenges of growing importance around the world. The College of Nursing is part of two clusters, working with faculty experts in other colleges at UCF on “Violence Against Women” and “Disability, Aging and Technology” where Associate Dean of Academic Excellence Norma Conner, PhD, RN, FNAP, is one of the cluster co-leads. We are also currently conducting a national search for a professor in health economics to join the college. This new position will be part of the Disability, Aging and Technology cluster. It has never been a more exciting time to be at UCF and involved in research. When we work together, we will achieve our collective impact to ensure the brightest future for all. Donna F. Neff, PhD, RN, FNAP
Associate Dean for Research Learn more at ucf.edu/faculty/ faculty-research-clusters/
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FUNDED RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP Karen Aroian, PhD, RN, FAAN, CoInvestigator, A Crowdsourced Social Media Portal for Parents of Very Young Children with Type 1 Diabetes, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases ($1,589,730). Karen Aroian, PhD, RN, FAAN, CoInvestigator, Transdisciplinary Versus Usual Care for Type 1 Diabetes in Adolescence, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases ($99,321). Christopher Blackwell, PhD, ARNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, Principal Investigator, The Effect of an Online Educational Program and Use of a Targeted Smartphone Application on Knowledge of Vaccination Needs of HIV Infected Adults in Fourth-Year Medical and Final Semester Advanced Practice Nursing Students, UCF Foundation, Gurecki Foundation ($20,000). Annette Bourgault, PhD, RN, CNL, Principal Investigator, De-implementation of Tradition-Based Practices by Critical Care Nurses, UCF Foundation ($2,500) and Sigma Theta Tau International ($1,000). Annette Bourgault, PhD, RN, CNL, Principal Investigator, Laura Gonzalez, PhD, ARNP, CNE, CHSE, Co-Investigator, CORTRAK Superuser Competency Assessment, Halyard Health ($400). Angeline Bushy, PhD, RN, PHCNSBC, FAAN, Co-Investigator, Promoting Rural Health Clinic Performance for the Chronically Ill Elderly, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities ($1,836,866). Desiree Díaz, PhD, RN-BC, CNE, CHSE-A, Principal Investigator, Mobile TeamSTEPPS and Simulation Training Intervention to Improve Healthcare Worker Education and Communication in a Correctional Health Environment, International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning ($1,000). Desiree Díaz, PhD, RN-BC, CNE, CHSE-A, Principal Investigator, Mindi Anderson, PhD, ARNP, CPNP-PC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, Co-Principal Investigator, Virtual versus High-Fidelity Patient Simulation (HFPS) on Student Outcomes for Acute, Low-Frequency, High-Risk Pediatric and Obstetric Scenarios, Laerdal Foundation, Acute Medicine Grant ($20,000).
Desiree Díaz, PhD, RN-BC, CNE, CHSE-A, Principal Investigator, Mindi Anderson, PhD, ARNP, CPNP-PC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, Co-Principal Investigator, Creation and Validation of a Pediatric Sepsis Early Recognition Simulation and Checklist, Sigma Theta Tau International ($632) and Gaumard Scientific ($30,995). Dawn Eckhoff, MSN, CPNP, Principal Investigator, Parental Experiences, Understanding and Interpretation of Goal Setting: A Narrative Inquiry, American Association of Nurse Practitioners ($2,500). Laura Gonzalez, PhD, ARNP, CNE, CHSE, Principal Investigator, Kelly Allred, PhD, RN-BC, CNE, Co-Investigator, Bridging the Gap: Integration of High-Fidelity Simulation in Nursing Curricula to Increase Transfer of Knowledge and Skills to the Workforce, Florida Blue Foundation ($40,000). Elizabeth Kinchen, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, Principal Investigator, Holistic Nursing Values in Nurse Practitioner Education, Sigma Theta Tau International ($684). Elizabeth Kinchen, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, Principal Investigator, The Preservation of Holistic Nursing Values in Nurse Practitioner Care, Florida Organization of Nurse Executives ($2,000). Jacqueline LaManna, PhD, ANP-BC, BCADM, CDE, Principal Investigator, When the Old Care for the Old: The Burdens and Satisfactions of Caregiving and the Support They Receive, Richard Tucker Gerontology Applied Research Grant, a competitive grant specifically for Applied Gerontology Research ($4,200). Jacqueline LaManna, PhD, ANP-BC, BCADM, CDE, Principal Investigator, Victoria Loerzel, PhD, RN, OCN, Co-Investigator, Norma Conner, PhD, RN, Co-Investigator, Michael Valenti, PhD, RN, Co-Investigator, The Invisible Man: Lived Experiences of Older Male Caregivers, American Nurses Foundation ($5,000). Victoria Loerzel, PhD, RN, OCN, Principal Investigator, Promoting Cancer Symptom Management in Older Adults, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research ($463,104). Victoria Loerzel, PhD, RN, OCN, Principal Investigator, eSSET-CINV Serious Game Development, UCF Foundation, Gurecki Foundation ($41,467).
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Research Areas
Interdisciplinary learning, collaboration and research are essential to the future.
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Developing innovative approaches to simulation, technology and modeling
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Improving quality, safety and patient outcomes
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Reducing disparities in aging and vulnerable populations
Victoria Loerzel, PhD, RN, OCN, Principal Investigator, Exploring Cognitive Representation of Treatment-Related Side Effects in Women with Breast Cancer, UCF Office of Research & Commercialization ($7,500). Vicki Montoya, PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC, Principal Investigator, Determinants of Nephrology Provider Use of Conservative Management vs. Dialysis in Elderly Patients > 75 Years, Sigma Theta Tau International ($684). Donna Felber Neff, PhD, RN, FNAP, Principal Investigator, Angela Ritten, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, Co-Investigator, Multimethod approach to Evaluate Geographic Distribution and Practice Regulations of Florida Nurse Practitioners in Florida, Florida Blue Foundation ($29,250). Donna Felber Neff, PhD, RN, FNAP, Project Director, Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP), Health Resources Service Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ($98,975). Susan Quelly, PhD, RN, CNE, Principal Investigator, Donna Breit, MSN, RN, Co-Principal Investigator, Impact of a Health Education Glucose Simulator on Knowledge, Attitudes, Intentions and Behaviors Related to Childhood Obesity: A Pilot Study, Breneman Jaech Foundation’s Research Foundation ($5,000), UCF Office of Research & Commercialization ($7,500) and Sigma Theta Tau International, Theta Epsilon Chapter ($1,000). Susan Quelly, PhD, RN, CNE, Principal Investigator, Outcomes of a Parental Intervention to Support an Innovative Health Education Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity: A Pilot Study, Sigma Theta Tau International, Theta Epsilon Chapter ($1,000).
Angela Ritten, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, Project Director, Advanced Education Nurse Traineeship: Preparing Primary Care Providers for Rural and Underserved Communities, Health Resources Service Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ($350,000). Mary Lou Sole, PhD, RN, CCNS, CNL, FAAN, FCCM, Principal Investigator, Steven Talbert, PhD, RN, Co-Investigator, Oral Suction Intervention to Reduce Aspiration and Ventilator Events (NO ASPIRATE), National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research ($2,318,988). Ladda Thiamwong, PhD, RN, Principal Investigator, Norma Conner, PhD, RN, FNAP, Co-Investigator, Development of a Falls Prevention Program for Older Adults: A Pilot Study, The Learning Institute for Elders ($2,650). Ladda Thiamwong, PhD, RN, Principal Investigator, The Effects of Balance Training Program Combined with an Educational Program on Balance Performance, Muscle Strength, Fear of Falling and Adherence in CommunityDwelling Older Adults, UCF Office of Research & Commercialization ($7,500). Ladda Thiamwong, PhD, RN, CoInvestigator, Adaptation of Brain and Body Responses to Perturbations During Gait in Young and Older Adults, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging ($6,000). Michele Upvall, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN, Co-Principal Investigator, Strengthening Global Health Partnerships: Perspectives of Nurses from Low Resource Countries, Sigma Theta Tau International ($1,000).
Josie Weiss, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, PNPBC, ANP-BC, FNAP, FAANP, Principal Investigator, Empowering Parents to Empower Youth Through Healthy Sex Chats, UCF Foundation ($4,990). Gregory F. Welch, PhD (Computer Science), Principal Investigator, Laura Gonzalez, PhD, ARNP, CNE, CHSE, Co-Principal Investigator, Physical-Virtual Patient Bed for Healthcare Training and Assessment, National Science Foundation ($894,431). Gregory F. Welch, PhD (Computer Science), Principal Investigator, Laura Gonzalez, PhD, ARNP, CNE, CHSE, Co-Principal Investigator, Assessment of Neurologic Symptomatology Using an Interactive Physical-Virtual Head with Touch, UCF Foundation ($900). Gregory F. Welch, PhD (Computer Science), Principal Investigator, Human-Surrogate Interaction, U.S. Office of Naval Research ($2,312,188). Gregory F. Welch, PhD (Computer Science), Principal Investigator, Transportable Human-Surrogate Interaction System, U.S. Office of Naval Research ($148,216). Gregory F. Welch, PhD (Computer Science), Principal Investigator, Frank Guido-Sanz, PhD, ARNP, ANP-BC, Co-Investigator, Phase I SBIR A16076 Augmented/Mixed Reality for Force-on-Force Combat Casualty Care Training, Soar Technology, Inc. ($18,000). Gregory F. Welch, PhD (Computer Science), Co-Principal Investigator, Improving Augmented Reality Technologies for Training and Education, Lockheed Martin and Florida High Tech Corridor Council ($133,085). Gregory F. Welch, PhD (Computer Science), Investigator, REU Site: Research Experiences in the Internet of Things (IoT), National Science Foundation ($260,000).
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Publications Refereed Journal Articles Adorno, G., Lopez, E.D., Burg, M., Loerzel, V.W., Killian, M., Dailey, A.D., … Stein, K. (2017). Positive aspects of having had cancer: A mixed-methods analysis of responses from the American Cancer Society survivors of Cancer-II studies. Psycho-Oncology. Advance online publication. Agenor, C., Conner, N., & Aroian, K. (2017). Flourishing: An evolutionary concept analysis. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. Advance online publication. Allred, K., & Gerardi, N. (2017). Computerbased simulation for pain management education: A pilot study. Pain Management Nursing, 18, 273-277. Aroian, K.J., Uddin, N., & Blbas, H. (2017). Longitudinal study of stress, social support, and depression in married Arab immigrant women. Healthcare for Women International, 38(2), 100-117. Aroian, K.J., Templin, T.N., & Hough, E.S. (2016). Daily hassles, mother-child relationship, and behavior problems in Muslim Arab American adolescents in immigrant families. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 22(4), 533-543. Bagwell, M., Ortiz, J., & Bushy, A. (2017). Accountable care organization implementation experiences and rural participation: Considerations for nurses. Journal of Nursing Administration (JONA), 47(1), 30-34. Bejliri, I., Steiner, R., Yoon, S., Harman, J., & Neff, D.F. (2017). Exploring transportation networks relationship to healthcare access and as affected by urban sprawl. Transportation Research Procedia, 25, 3066-3078. Blackwell, C.W. (2017). Meningococcal vaccination in men who have sex with men. Public Health Nursing, 34(2), 147-151. Blackwell, C.W., & Guido-Sanz, F. (2016). Diagnosing HIV infection in adult patients in the intensive care unit. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 27(6), 864-869. Blackwell, C.W. (2016). Use of CDC Vaccine schedules smartphone application to prescribe vaccines for HIV infected adults. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 27(4), 538–543.
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Blackwell, C.W. (2016). Knowledge of vaccination needs of HIV-infected men who have sex with men in a national sample of “gay friendly” healthcare providers. Public Health Nursing, 33(5), 403-411.
Díaz, D.A., Maruca, A., Gonzalez, L., Stockmann, C., & Hoyt, E. (2017). Using simulation to address care of the transgender patient in nursing curricula. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, 3(2), 65-69.
Boonreung, J., Suwanno, J., Phonphet, C., Petsirasan, R., & Thiamwong, L. (2016). Association of illness, health status, and personal characteristics with the short-term episode of severe acute exacerbation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A threemonth prospective study. Journal of Health Science, 22(3), 1-13.
Díaz, D.A., Pettigrew, C., Dileone, C., & Dodge, M. (2017). Enhancing collaborative communication with a ‘rapid fire’ technique in a simulated corrections environment. Journal for Evidence-based Practice in Correctional Health, 1(2).
Bourgault, A.M., Aguirre, L., & Ibrahim, J.A. (2017). A comprehensive review of the manufacturer and user facility device experience (MAUDE) database for adverse CORTRAK assisted feeding tube insertion events. American Journal of Critical Care, 26(2), 149-156. Cazzell, M., & Anderson, M. (2016). The impact of critical thinking on clinical judgment during simulation with senior nursing students. Nursing Education Perspectives, 37(2), 83-90. Conner, N., Provedel, A., & Maciel, E.L.N. (2017). Ciéncia & Saúde Coletiva: Scientific production analysis and collaborative research networks. Ciéncia & Saúde Coletiva, 22(3), 987-996. Conner, N., & Uddin, N. (2016). Predictors of intention to refer to pediatric palliative or hospice care. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 33(7), 617-624. Daher, S., Kim, K., Lee, M., Schubert, R., Bruder, G., Bailenson, J., & Welch, G. (2017). Effects of social priming on social presence with intelligent virtual agents. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 10498, 87-100. Decker, V.B., Howard, G.S., Holdread, H., Decker, B.D., & Hamilton, R.M. (2016). Piloting an automated distress management program in an oncology practice. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 20(1), e9-e15. Díaz, D.A., Maruca, A., Hoyt, E., Gonzalez, L., Stockmann, C., & Blackwell, C.W. (2017). Simulation design: Addressing care of a transgender patient. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 13(9), 452-459.
Díaz, D., Reagan, L., Barta, W. & Shelton, D. (2016). Psychometric validation of satisfaction with Simulated Clinical Learning Experience Evaluation – Corrections (SSCLEE-C). International Journal of Sciences, 3(1), 58-62. Edwards, J., Rayman, K., Diffenderfer, S. & Stidham, A. (2016). Strategic innovation between PhD and DNP programs: Collaboration, collegiality, and shared resources. Nursing Outlook, 64(4), 312-320. Geddie, P., Loerzel, V.W., & Norris, A. (2016). Family caregivers, patient illness characteristics, and unplanned hospital admissions in older adults with cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 43(4), 453-463. Gonzalez, L., & Allred, K. (2017). A collaborative approach to simulation development. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhance Learning, 3(4), 159-162. Gonzalez, L., & Kardong-Edgren, S. (2017). Deliberate practice for mastery learning. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 13(1), 10-14. Heglund, S.D., Simmons, J., Wink, D. & Leuner, J. (2017). Thirteen years and counting: Outcomes of a concurrent ASN/BSN enrollment program. Journal of Professional Nursing. Advance online publication. Hurley, S., & Edwards, J., (2017). Nurses’ perceptions of self as role models of health. Western Journal of Nursing Research. Advance online publication. Hochreiter, J., Daher, S., Nagendran, A., Gonzalez, L., & Welch, G. (2016). Optical touch sensing on nonparametric rear-projection surfaces for interactive physical-virtual experiences. Presence: Teleoperators & Virtual Environments, 25(1), 33-46.
Kim, K., Maloney, D., Bruder, G., Bailenson, J. N., & Welch, G. (2017). The effects of virtual human’s spatial and behavioral coherence with physical objects on social presence in AR. Computer Animation & Virtual Worlds, 28(3-4), 1-9.
Pierce, J., Aroian, K.J., Schifano, E., Milkes, A., Schwindt, T., Gannon, A., & Wysocki, T. (2017). Health care transition for young adults with Type 1 Diabetes: Stakeholder engagement for defining optimal outcomes. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 42(9), 970-982.
Kim, K., Nagendran, A., Bailenson, J.N., Raij, A., Bruder, G., Lee, M., … Welch, G. (2017). A large-scale study of surrogate physicality and gesturing on humansurrogate interactions in a public space. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 4, 1-20.
Pope, B., Hough, M.C., & Chase, S.K. (2016). Ethics in community nursing. Online Journal of Health Ethics, 12(2). Quelly, S.B. (2017). Developing and testing adapted measures of children’s intentions, self-efficacy, and behaviors associated with childhood obesity. Children’s Health Care. Advance online publication.
Kinchen, E. (in press). The need for development of theory specific to nurse practitioner practice. Journal of Theory Construction and Testing. Kongsuwan, W., Keller, K.B., & Chase, S.K. (2016). Evolution of caring for dying patients in intensive care units in the United States from 1960-1980. International Journal for Human Caring, 20(1), 2-7. LaManna, J., Bushy, A., & Gammonley, D. (2017). Post-discharge hospital-to-home experiences of older adults diagnosed with diabetes: “It was daunting!” Diabetes Educator. Advance online publication. LaManna, J.M., Bushy, A., Norris, A.E, & Chase, S.K. (2016). Early and intermediate hospital-to-home transition outcomes of older adults diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetes Educator, 42(1), 72-86. Leflore, J.L., Bond, M., Anderson, M., Baxley, S., & Díaz, D.A. (2017). Interprofessional education: Graduate students’ perspectives. Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice and Education, 7(1). Loerzel, V.W. (2017). Cognitive representation of treatment-related symptoms in older adults with cancer. Cancer Nursing, 40(3), 230-236. Loerzel, V.W. (in press). Symptom selfmanagement in older adults with cancer. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing. Mahramus, T., Penoyer, D.A., Waterval, E., Sole, M.L., & Bowe, E.M. (2016). Two hours of teamwork training improves teamwork behaviors during simulated cardiopulmonary arrest events. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 30(5), 284-291. Martin, A.C., & Upvall, M. (2016). A mobile phone HIV medication adherence intervention: Acceptability and feasibility study. Journal of Nursing in AIDS Care, 27(6), 804-816.
McNaughton, N., & Anderson, M. (2017). Standardized patients: It’s all in the words. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 13, 293-294. Miller, A.N., Sellnow, T., Neuberger, L., Todd, A., Freihaut, R., Noyes, J., … Gamhewage, G. (2017). A systematic review of literature on effectiveness of training in emergency risk communication. Journal of Health Communication, 22(7), 612-629. Miller, H.D., Penoyer, D., Baumann, K., Diaz, A., Sole, M.L., & Bowles, S.M. (2017). Assessment of mesenteric tissue saturation, oxygen saturation, and heart rate pre- and post-blood transfusion in very low birth weight infants using abdominal site near-infrared spectroscopy. Advances in Neonatal Care, 17(5), E3-E9. Montoya, V. (2017). Advanced practice nurses and end-of-life care for patients with progressive chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 44(3), 256-259. Montoya, V., Sole, M.L., & Norris, A.E. (2016). Improving the care of patients with chronic kidney disease care using group visits: A pilot study to reflect an emphasis on the patients rather than the disease. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 43(3), 207-222. Paulson, D., Bassett, R., Kitsmiller, E., Luther, K., & Conner, N. (2016). When employment and caregiving collide: Predictors of labor force participation in prospective and current caregivers. Clinical Gerontologist, 40(5), 401-412. Pierce, J., Aroian, K.J., Caldwell, C., Ross, J.L., Lee, J., Schifano, E., … Wysocki, T. (2017). The ups and downs of parenting very young children with Type 1 Diabetes: A crowdsourcing study. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 42(8), 846-860.
Quelly, S.B. (2017). Characteristics associated with school nurse childhood obesity prevention practices. Pediatric Nursing, 43(4), 193-199. Quelly, S.B., Norris, A.E., & DiPietro, J.L. (2016). Impact of mobile apps to combat obesity in children and adolescents: A systematic literature review. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 21, 5-17. Ritten, A., & LaManna, J. (2017). Unmet needs in obesity management: From guidelines to clinic. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 29, S30-S42. Ritten, A., Waldrop, J., & Kitson, J. (2016). Fit living in progress, fighting lifelong obesity patterns (FLIP-FLOP): A nurse practitioner delivered intervention. Applied Nursing Research, 30, 119-124. Schubert, R., Welch, G., Daher, S., & Raij, A. (2016). HuSIS: A dedicated space for studying human interactions. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 36(6), 26–36. Sole, M.L., Bennett, M., & Ashworth, S. (2016). Clinical indicators for endotracheal suctioning in adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation. American Journal of Critical Care, 24, 318-324. Sole, M.L., Middleton, A., Deaton, L., Bennett, M., Talbert, S., & Penoyer, D. (2017). Enrollment challenges in critical care nursing research. American Journal of Critical Care, 26(5), 395-400. Stockmann, C., & Díaz, D.A. (in press). Exploring undergraduate nursing students’ perceptions of the psychological well-being of a transgender client through simulation. Nursing Education Perspectives.
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Faculty Thiamwong, L., & Suwanno. J. (2017). Fear of falling and related factors in a community-based study of people 60 years and older in Thailand. International Journal of Gerontology, 11(2), 80-84.
Books
Thiamwong, L., & Suwanno. J. (2017). The process of reducing sodium intake among older adults: A participatory action research study. Open Access Journal of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 1(2), 1-6.
Ricci, S., & Kyle, T. (2017) Maternity and pediatric nursing (3rd ed). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
Upvall, M., Trang, H.T.T., Derstine, J.B., Mendoza, M., Sagar, P., & Schaens, P. (2017). Promoting synergistic partnerships in low resource countries: A case study exemplar. Contemporary Nurse. Advance online publication. Vincent, J., Andrews, D., Hertling, M., Galura, S., & Forlaw, L. (2017). Impact of an interprofessional leadership program on collaboration in practice. Collaborative Healthcare, 8(1), 7-9. Waldrop, J., & Wink, D. (2016). Tweeting for independent learning. Nurse Educator, 41(3), 160-163. Warshawsky, N., Andrews, D., Bacon, C.T., Cherry, B., Kowalski, K., Nelson-Brantley, H., & Sherman, R.O. (2017). Leading in the healthcare vortex. Journal of Nursing Administration, 47(3), 131-133. Welch, G. (2016). Highlights of “Immersive Sciences” Research in the U.S.A.: Augmented/Virtual Reality and Human Surrogates. Journal of the Virtual Reality Society of Japan (JVRSJ), 21(2), 128-137. Williams, L.B., Bourgault, A.M., & Valenti, M. (in press). Predictors of underrepresented nursing students’ school satisfaction, success and future education intent. Journal of Nursing Education. Wink, D., & Ruland, J. (2016). Development and presentation of an online preceptor development course. Nurse Educator, 41(5), 270-273.
Ricci, S. (2017) Essentials of maternity, newborn, and women’s health nursing (4th ed). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
Sole, M.L., Klein, D.G., & Moseley, M. (Eds.). (2017). Introduction to critical care nursing (7th ed). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier/ Saunders. Yoost, B., Crawford, L., & Desmarais, P. (2016). Test bank for fundamentals of nursing: Active learning for collaborative practice. St. Louis, MO: Mosby.
Book Chapters Aroian, K.J. (2016). Research considerations: Minimizing mistrust and maximizing participation. In M.M. Amer & G. H. Awad (Eds.), Handbook of Arab American psychology. New York, NY: Routledge. Bushy, A. (in press). Promoting healthy partnerships with rural communities. In J. McFarlane & E. Anderson (Eds.), Community as partner (8th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer/ Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Bushy, A. (2016). Population-centered nursing in rural and urban environments. In M. Stanhope & J. Lancaster (Eds.). Public health nursing: Populationcentered health care in the community (9th ed., pp.422-441). Elkridge, MD: Mosby/Elsevier. Bushy, A., & Harkness, G. (2016). Epidemiology of health and illness. In K. Saucier-Lundy (Ed.), Community health nursing: Caring for the public health (3rd ed., pp. 111-131). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
Wink, D.M., & Todd, A. (2017). Nursing education and the 21st century library. Nurse Educator. Advance online publication.
Bushy, A. (2016). Vulnerability: An overview. In K. Saucier-Lundy (Ed.) Community health nursing: Caring for the public health (3rd ed., pp. 659-674). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
Woodmansee, R., Turnage, D., & Loerzel, V. (in press). Nurse practitioner student knowledge and attitudes towards skin cancer assessments. Journal of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association.
Chase, S.K. (2016). Clinical judgment in critical care. In S.R. Hardin & R. Kaplow (Eds.), Cardiac surgery: Essentials for critical care nursing (2nd ed., pp. 13-26). Sudbury MA: Jones & Bartlett.
Wu, Y.P., Thompson, D., Aroian, K.J., McQuaid, E.L., & Deatrick, J. (2016). Writing and evaluating qualitative research reports. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 41(5), 493-505.
Chase, S.K. (2016) Faith-oriented communities and health ministries in faith communities. In G. Harkness & R. DeMarco (Eds.), Public health nursing: Evidence for practice (2nd ed., pp. 486500). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer/ Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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Daher, S., Kim, K., Lee, M., Bruder, G., Schubert, R., Bailenson, J., & Welch, G. (2017). Can social presence be contagious? Effects of social presence priming on interaction with virtual humans. Proceedings of IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces 2017 (pp. 201-202). March 18–19, Los Angeles, CA. Díaz, D.A. (2017). End of life care with Limited English Proficient (LEP) patients. In S.H. Campbell & K. Daley (Eds.), Simulation scenarios for nursing educators: Making it real (3rd ed., pp. 335342). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. Díaz, D.A., & Kuhnly, K.E. (2017). The use of simulation in neonatal advanced practice education: Case base learning at its best. In S. Bellini & M. Beaulieu (Eds.), Neonatal advanced practice nursing: A case-based learning approach (pp. 477490). Philadelphia, PA: Springer. Díaz, D.A., Miller, R., & Polifroni, E. (2017). High school/summer camper health and dietary considerations. In C. Foisy-Doll & K. Leighton (Eds), Simulation champions: Fostering courage, caring, and connection (pp. 395-482). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer. Dotson-Kim, S.J., & Sole, M.L. (2017). Patient and family responses to the critical care experience. In M.L. Sole, D.G. Klein, & M.J. Moseley (Eds.), Introduction to critical care nursing (7th ed., pp. 17-28). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier/Saunders. Kim, K., Bruder, G., & Welch, G. (2017). Exploring the effects of observed physicality conflicts on real–virtual human interaction in augmented reality. Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software (VRST 2017, Gothenberg, Sweden). November 8–10. New York, NY: Association of Computing Machinery.
Kim, K., Bruder, G., Maloney, D., & Welch, G. (2016). The influence of real human personality on social presence with a virtual human in augmented reality. In D. Reiners, D. Iwai, & F. Steinicke (Eds.), ICAT-EGVE 2016 International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence and Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments (pp. 115–122). Little Rock, AR: Eurographics Association. Kuhnly, K.E., & Díaz, D.A. (2017). Instructor resources. In S. Bellini & M. Beaulieu (Eds.), Neonatal advanced practice nursing: A case-based learning approach. Philadelphia, PA: Springer. Meleis, A., Messias, D. & Aroian, K.J. (2017). Immigrant women. In J.J. Fitzpatrick (Ed.), Encyclopedia of nursing research (4th ed., pp. 355-361). New York, NY: Springer Publishing. LaManna, J. & Amidei, C. (2017). Endocrine alterations. In M.L. Sole, D.G. Klein & M.J. Moseley (Eds.), Introduction to critical care nursing (7th ed., pp. 516555). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier/Saunders. LaManna, J. (2017). Endocrine alterations. In M.L. Sole, D.G. Klein & M.J. Moseley (Eds.), Instructor manual to accompany introduction to critical care nursing (7th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier/Saunders. Lee, M., Kim, K., Daher, S., Raij, A., Schubert, R., Bailenson, J., & Welch G. (2016). The wobbly table: Increased social presence via subtle incidental movement of a real-virtual table. In T. Höllerer, V. Interrante, A. Lécuyer, & E. Suma (Eds.), 2016 IEEE Virtual Reality Proceedings (pp. 11-17). Greenville, SC: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Lee, M., Bruder, G., & Welch, G. (2017). Exploring the effect of vibrotactile feedback through the floor on social presence in an immersive virtual environment. In 2017 IEEE Virtual Reality Proceedings (pp. 105–111). March 17-18. Los Angeles, CA.
Loerzel, V.W. (in press). Bleeding. In M. Hickey & S. Newton (Eds.), Telephone triage for oncology nurses (3rd ed.). Pittsburg, PA: Oncology Nursing Society Press. Loerzel, V.W. (in press). Fever with neutropenia. In M. Hickey & S. Newton (Eds.), Telephone triage for oncology nurses (3rd ed.). Pittsburg, PA: Oncology Nursing Society Press. Ricci, S. (in press). Prenatal. In C.L. Edelman & C.L. Mandle (Eds.), Health promotion throughout the lifespan (9th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier. Ricci, S. (in press). Infant. In C.L. Edelman & C.L. Mandle (Eds.), Health promotion throughout the lifespan (9th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier. Sole, M.L. (2017). Overview of critical care nursing. In M.L. Sole, D.G. Klein, & M.J. Moseley (Eds.), Introduction to critical care nursing (7th ed., pp. 3-17). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. Upvall, M. (2017). Facilitating global health experiences: Mastering academe. In D. Hunt, The new nurse educator (2nd ed., pp. 330-334). New York, NY: Springer. Upvall, M. & Leffers, J. (2017). Raising consciousness through global nursing collaboration. In W. Rosa (Ed.). A new era in global health: Global nursing and the United Nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development (pp. 489-510). New York, NY: Springer. Vollman, K., Sole, M.L., & Quinn, B. (2017). Endotracheal tube and oral care for ventilated and non-ventilated patients. In D. Wiegand (Ed.), AACN procedure manual for high acuity, progressive, and critical care (7th ed., pp. 32-39). Philadelphia, PA: Saunders. Winland-Brown, J. & Weiss, J.A. (in press). Ethical and legal issues of a caring-based practice. In L. Dunphy, & J. Winland-Brown, Primary care: The art and science of advanced practice nursing (5th ed., Ch. 79). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis.
Hurricane Relief Frank Guido-Sanz, PhD, ARNP, ANP-BC, assistant professor (5th from left), was deployed to Houston, Texas, as part of the National Disaster Medical System Trauma and Critical Care Team South (TCCT-South) Hurricane Harvey Response efforts.
FELLOWS OF NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Academy of Nursing .................................................... Karen Aroian, PhD, RN, FAAN .................................................... Angeline Bushy, PhD, RN, PHCNS-BC, FAAN .................................................... Joellen Edwards, PhD, RN, FAAN .................................................... Mary Lou Sole, PhD, RN, CCNS, CNL, FAAN, FCCM .................................................... Michele Upvall, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN American Association of Nurse Practitioners .................................................... Christopher Blackwell, PhD, ARNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, CNE, FAANP .................................................... Josie Weiss, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, PNP-BC, ANP-BC, FNAP, FAANP American College of Critical Care Medicine .................................................... Mary Lou Sole, PhD, RN, CCNS, CNL, FAAN, FCCM American College of Healthcare Executives .................................................... Loretta (Lori) Forlaw, PhD, RN, FACHE National Academies of Practice .................................................... Susan Chase, EdD, RN, FNAP .................................................... Norma Conner, PhD, RN, FNAP .................................................... Donna F. Neff, PhD, RN, FNAP National League for Nursing, Academy of Nursing Education .................................................... Mindi Anderson, PhD, ARNP, CPNP-PC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF
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Giving
Creating More Opportunity for Community Impact
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erving our Central Florida community with compassionate care is a key value of the college. One way that our Knight nurses embrace this and gain valuable real-life clinical experience caring for diverse populations is through our Community Nursing Coalitions (CNCs) program. This model of community-based nursing education provides a dedicated, integrated curriculum with students embedded in 16 communities across Central Florida. CNCs also demonstrate our college’s commitment to UCF’s greater goal of becoming America’s leading partnership university, as partnerships are critical to the implementation and ongoing operations of the CNCs.
Ways to Give
To discuss a philanthropic investment in our future nurse leaders or ways to get involved, please contact me at: PHONE 407.823.1600 EMAIL
katiek@ucf.edu Through partnerships, our students have the opportunity to work with patients across the lifespan to help improve the health and wellness in underserved communities.
This year, we have been working with West Orange Healthcare District in addition to other donors who have supported community impact projects over the years. A grant from the West Orange Healthcare District will expand services in the West Orange community and at Shepherd’s Hope (see Providing Hope below). Working together with organizations and agencies, we are committed to improving the health of everyone in our community. Gifts of any size can make a difference in each of our 16 CNCs, and can help students and faculty purchase training equipment and consumable products to better serve patients. Please consider joining us in this important effort. Katie Korkosz ’04 ’06MS
Director for Advancement
PROVIDING HOPE The college has a long-standing partnership with Shepherd’s Hope, a faithbased organization of volunteers that provide access to free health care for thousands of uninsured men, women and children. As the college and community need has grown, so has the partnership. Initially an opportunity for undergraduate students, now both undergraduate and graduate students volunteer at the five health centers throughout Central Florida. The new grant will help provide more students at the Ocoee clinic and students at the new Winter Garden clinic when it opens, helping meet increasing demand in the underserved West Orange community. Funding will also support a dedicated faculty member to establish joint partnerships.
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JOIN THE KNIGHTINGALE SOCIETY Founded in 2007 and named in honor of Florence Nightingale, the revered mother of modern nursing, the Knightingale Society provides donors with the opportunity to invest in nursing at UCF. With the university’s mascot being the Knight, it only seemed appropriate to link UCF’s nursing society to her name with a “K.” Annual contributions of $1,000 or more will help the college lead the way in health care and provide scholarship funds to support our students. SUPPORT NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS An endowed scholarship is a gift that the College of Nursing holds into perpetuity. Endowed scholarships can honor classmates, faculty members, caregivers and relatives who have impacted your life. With this gift, you are touching the life of the honoree while helping to ensure that new generations of UCF nurses improve health and healing in our community. Gifts to existing scholarships are also welcome. LEAVE YOUR LEGACY WITH A PLANNED GIFT A variety of giving methods are available that allow a donor to maximize their investment, increase their current cash flow and provide tax savings. The advantages a donor can receive from making a planned gift are enhanced by the knowledge that their gift will provide support for future generations of nurses. SUPPORT THE ANNUAL FUND Donations of all sizes help us prepare the next generation of nurses, faculty and researchers, ensuring that great nurses will be there when we need them. These gifts have a significant impact on what we’re able to accomplish, and no gift is too small.
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Knightingale Society Members Donors who supported the college with a gift of $1,000 or more from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. Dr. Mindi Anderson Drs. Thomas W. and Diane R. Andrews ’06PhD Anonymous Mr. Richard Baumgartner Ms. Kathleen L. Black ’84 ’01 ’02MSN Dr. Christopher W. Blackwell ’00 ’01MSN ’05PhD Gary L. Blackwell Charitable Foundation Dr. Bruce H. and Ms. Donna A. Breit ’10MSN Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation, Inc. Dr. Angeline A. and Mr. John Bushy CAE Healthcare, Inc. Mrs. Patricia Celano ’10MSN Dr. Susan K. Chase Mr. Steve and Mrs. Karen S. Cochran Dr. Norma E. Conner Drs. Joseph L. and Maureen M. Covelli Lynn Atton Davis Jr. Foundation Dr. Veronica Decker Mrs. Joyce DeGennaro ’03 ’09 ’13MSN Dr. Desiree A. Díaz Mr. Michael V. and Mrs. Bari-Ann DiPietro Mrs. Joyce Dorner Dr. Joellen B. Edwards Mrs. Kim Estes Elliott Florida Hospital Orlando Florida Navy Nurse Corps Association Dr. Loretta Forlaw
Gaumard Scientific Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation Dr. Laura N. Gonzalez ’08PhD Dr. Frank Guido-Sanz Ms. Marifrances Gullo ’99 ’01MSN Anne E. Gurecki Trust Health First Heart of Volusia Mr. William Houck and Ms. Margaret B. DeVane ’13 Dr. Frances E. Iacobellis Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Dr. Elizabeth Kinchen The Honorable Phyllis A. and Dr. David R. Klock Mr. Todd J. ’04 ’05MS and Mrs. Katie Korkosz ’04 ’05MS Drs. Martin A. Kubiet and Leslee A. D’Amato-Kubiet ’13PhD Drs. John J. and Patricia K. Lafferty ’86 ’97MSN ’14PhD Mr. Richard ’86 and Mrs. Nora Lambert Mr. Anthony J. ’93MS and Dr. Jacqueline LaManna ’13PhD Ms. Laura Young Lawrence Dr. Victoria W. ’07PhD and Mr. Steven C. Loerzel ’87 ’92MS Ms. Mary W. McKenzie Ms. Candy McKnight ’93 ’95 Medline Industries Mrs. Barbara Meeks Dr. Lolita Melhado ’16PhD Dr. Todd and Mrs. Eva Michaels Mr. Gerard and Mrs. Debra Michaud ’01 ’03MSN ’10MBA Dr. Vicki L. Montoya ’83 ’01MSN ’13PhD Dr. Donna F. Neff
The Northrop Grumman Foundation Orlando Health Mrs. Anne Peach Pharmacy Consulting International Dr. Susan Quelly ’07MSN ’12PhD Dr. Samuel D. Realista ’01 Sage Products The Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation Dr. Mary Lou and Mr. Robert Sole Mr. Raymond Stiegel ’84 Mr. Barry and Mrs. Jayne Traynor Ms. Jessica Traynor Dr. Dawn Turnage ’11 ’13MSN ’15DNP Dr. Michele J. Upvall Dr. Gregory F. and Mrs. Linda Welch Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Ms. Suzanne Winchoba ’05 ’08MSN The Diane and Lawrence Wink Fund
Donors who supported their endowed fund from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. Mr. Wade Alliance – Elaine Alliance Memorial Scholarship for Undergraduate Nursing Students Mr. Terry and Mrs. Renee Greene – ReAnna Greene Memorial Endowed Nursing Scholarship Mr. David ’81 and Mrs. Ania Hanke – David and Ania Hanke Endowed Fund for Global Health Outreach Helene Fuld Health Trust – Helene Fuld Health Trust Scholarship Dr. Linda Hennig ’96EdD – Drs. Linda M. and E. Glenn Hennig, Jr. Endowed Scholarship
Mr. John Howe – Dr. Linda Marie and Elizabeth Marie Howe Memorial Endowed Scholarship Ms. Renee M. Keller – Renee M. Keller Endowed Nursing Scholarship Dr. Jean C. Kijek – Dr. Jean C. Kiejk Doctoral Student Endowed Scholarship Dr. Kate ’79MS ’83PhD and Mr. Joseph F. Kinsley – Ida Kinsley Memorial Nursing Endowed Scholarship Mr. Bob Lowke – Jeanne Lowke Endowed Scholarship for Oncology Nursing Students Mr. Mark S. ’99 and Mrs. Lisa Moore – The JKLM Moore Endowed Scholarship Nirvana Health Services - Nirvana Health Services Endowed Scholarship Mr. Alvin Cortez ’08 and Mr. Richard Manuel - Nurses First Solutions Endowed Scholarship Dr. Earl A. and Mrs. Jan T. Smith – Dorothy Anne Perkins Tomlinson Endowed Scholarship Mr. Todd ’92 ’94MS and Mrs. Ashley ’94 Funderburke-Swingle Carson Alan Swingle Helping Heart Memorial Scholarship Mr. Daniel W. ’74MA and Mrs. Ria C. Voss – Light The Way Endowed Scholarship Vivian and Barry Woods Trust – Vivian and Barry Woods Educational Endowment We apologize for any inadvertent errors or omissions.
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Areas for Mentorship Pediatrics Emergency/Critical Care Family Nurse Practitioner Women’s Health
Kathleen Sakowicz, ’12, Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement To discuss alumni engagement programming or annual giving, please contact me at:
Dear Knight nurses, It’s a wonderful time to be a Knight nurse and to be involved with our UCF College of Nursing Alumni Chapter Board. This past year, we focused on growing our programs to continue to support alumni, the college and the community. When Knight nurses come together, great things happen including: 30% increase in mentoring – In 2016, our mentorship program matched 72 students in the Traditional BSN program with an alumni mentor. This year the program expanded to the Traditional BSN and Second Degree BSN programs on all three campuses, and matched 94 students. Sold nearly 300 teddy bears and $15,000 donated – For our Knight Nurse Bear program, donors sponsored teddy bears wearing UCF nursing scrubs – donated by MorUniversity, our exclusive scrub provider – to be distributed to sick children in our local partner hospitals, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Nemours Children’s Hospital and Florida Hospital for Children. The “buy one, give one” program brought a smile to more than 200 children and raised $15,000 for student scholarships, research and medical mission trips. Now that’s impact! Be on the lookout in January for information about our 2018 campaign. As we look forward to the New Year, I’d like to charge you – and all of our alumni – with a few resolutions:
PHONE 407.823.2422 EMAIL kathleen.sakowicz@ucf.edu
“It is my hope that over the next few years, there are even more opportunities to engage each and every one of you in a way that interests you the most.”
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GET INVOLVED Consider joining the alumni board or becoming an alumni mentor. When we work together, we can create a greater impact and benefit to our college.
HIRE A KNIGHT Our graduates have some of the highest pass rates on the NCLEX-RN and other exams. Always consider hiring a fellow Knight nurse!
GIVE A GIFT Consider making a gift of support, in any amount, to make an immediate impact on our students’ experiences.
With your help, we can continue to unlock our full potential as Knight nurses to impact our community and the future of nursing. Thank you for your continued support of the UCF College of Nursing! Go Knights! Valerie Lapp ’99 ’09MSN ’16PhD Chair, Alumni Chapter Board
FIFTH ANNUAL UCF Alumni All-Class Nursing Reunion
Think Back. Come Back. Give Back Join your fellow Knight nurses for a progressive dinner experience throughout the College of Nursing. Guests will commemorate the college’s past, celebrate its present and get a glimpse of its future.
Saturday, April 14, 2018 | ucffoundation.org/2018CONreunion
Special recognition will be given to graduates of the classes of: 1983 • 1988 • 1993 • 1998 • 2003 • 2008 • 2013 Enjoy food and beverage stations on multiple floors of the college as you tour the facility and celebrate the spirit of UCF and Knight nurses across the years.
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Meet Our Knights in Nursing CAROL: Protector of Mothers Throughout Childbirth As caregivers, innovators, educators and leaders, Knight nurses are making a difference in the lives of patients, students and the community each and every day. Their compassion, service, excellence and integrity inspire us to continue to reach for the stars. By sharing their personal stories, it is our goal to not only inspire you but also a future generation of nurse leaders.
“Our efforts to decrease maternal morbidity is making a difference in our community, but our commitment and work will continue until we reach a rate of zero. Recently we were honored for our efforts to reduce complications in OB patients with the John Curran Quality Improvement Award from the Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative. This award has been a career highlight for me, especially considering all of the great perinatal work being done. Supporting mothers, from labor to mother-infant bonding, has been my passion since the beginning of my career when I worked as an OB nurse. I saw better outcomes when mothers and babies were allowed to stay together. This inspired my research and the creation of a reliable, validated instrument to measure motherinfant togetherness. This journey has been personal because even my family has benefited from my
evidence-based practice efforts. Last year I became a grandma and my grandson was able to experience undisturbed motherinfant togetherness in my hospital system. Knowing that I had a part in his care is especially gratifying. But my higher calling is that I want every family that delivers in our system, and across the nation, to have this same experience. As nurses, our service to our patients is how we give to our respective communities. As a nurse researcher, I am able to give back to an even larger community by adding to the body of science. It is what motivated me to seek my PhD from UCF, which gave me a strong foundation in research methodology. For it is through evidence-based practice that we deliver excellent care, and our patients deserve nothing less from us.”
CAROL LAWRENCE ’12PhD, RNC-OB Supervisor, Perinatal Practice, Education, Research and Lactation, Lee Health
JOHN: Health Care Warrior for Veterans and the Underserved “I am on track to complete my DNP in May. That is when the real work starts. I hope to start a street medicine clinic in Brevard County that meets veterans ‘where they are.’ Veterans experience many barriers in accessing health care and face many obstacles that delay care. UCF supports veterans, and provided me my first opportunity to earn an education when I returned from the Middle East. To me, the strategic relationship that the College of Nursing has with the VA was critical. As a veteran, there are not only 24 | FALL 2017 | nursing.ucf.edu
career benefits in performing clinical rotations at the VA, but there is a strong emotional and psychological bond when helping your fellow soldier. My time in the military was committed to serving those in need. But I knew long before then that my life would be dedicated to the underserved. When I was young, I was diagnosed with an unknown bleeding disorder and unable to receive care through our insurance. Duke University Medical Center approached us with a possible treatment and after 11 years, I was cured. That moment inspired my life’s work. What gets me up in the morning is knowing that I have a greater purpose today, than yesterday. My chair said it best, ‘the learning is in the doing.’ Today
I have to learn everything I can, so that tomorrow I can do better. My doctorate work has focused on helping a local non-profit health care system that provides free medical services to the uninsured. But after I complete my doctorate, I hope to do better for both veterans and the underserved.”
JOHN W. ROTHWELL, III ‘13, ’15MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC DNP Candidate, Class of 2018; Contract Nurse Practitioner; Adjunct Faculty, UCF College of Nursing; Former Flight Medic, United States Army
Knight: Someone who is worthy of recognition for merit or service CORRINE: Caregiver using Compassion to Overcome Tragedy “Being a Level One Trauma Center, we see many patients on a daily basis who are experiencing their worst day or a tragic event. But working in the ER on the night of the Pulse tragedy forever shaped my nursing care. Compassion has always guided my nursing, and that was magnified after the tragedy. I grew up with a desire to help those around me – be it strangers or those I know and love. My family is filled with nurses, law enforcement officers and firefighters. It didn’t take me long to realize my passion for nursing and emergency medicine. Being a nurse in the ER is unpredictable, constantly challenging of the mind and body, and requires you to give your entire heart and caring nature. But the camaraderie of the team and fastpaced care is something I am drawn to. It is where my heart lies. Twenty years from now I hope to be an experienced ER nurse leader, making changes in the field and inspiring others on a large scale. I am confident that I have the tools to succeed from my education at UCF. It has paved the way for my career by providing opportunities to lead, inspire and accomplish my goals.”
“The Pulse tragedy was a powerful experience for me, and serves as a reminder of why I choose nursing and nursing continues to choose me. It is not simply what I do, but it is who I am.”
CORRINE MEDEIROS ’17, RN Graduate Nurse, Emergency Department, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando Health; Mentorship Committee Member, UCF College of Nursing Alumni Chapter Board; Historian for Sigma Theta Tau International Theta Epsilon Chapter
VICKI: Advocate of Improving Life for Older Adults with Cancer “How did I go from a history major to cancer nurse researcher? I chose to change my path to follow what I love, and chose to be challenged to make myself better. Soon after graduating with a history degree I realized that it wasn’t for me. I applied to nursing school and was accepted. That began my career in cancer nursing and academia. My first job was a bone marrow transplant nurse at Cleveland Clinic while I pursued a master’s degree in oncology nursing. The first exposure I had to research was here at UCF, working as a research nurse for a
nationally funded study – and it was exciting! A nursing PhD program was just beginning, and I was in the inaugural class. In the years since joining the faculty full time after graduation, I have been appointed to an endowed professorship and awarded federally funded grants. My research focus on improving quality of life for older adults with cancer became clear early in my career. While working on a study, I discovered older survivors behaved differently than younger survivors. They tend to minimize cancer, often doing little or nothing to manage symptoms, and are at high risk for severe side effects. But they don’t have to live like that. My current funded study is helping get their mind ‘into the game’ of proper
self-care with an innovative educational tool. I never would have thought about using technology without my colleagues’ encouragement to think outside the box. As a nurse, we have many options and I love sharing that with students. Research is hard work, but it is never boring.”
VICKI LOERZEL ’07PhD, RN, OCN Alumna of UCF’s first Nursing PhD cohort, Associate Professor and Beat M. and Jill L. Kahli Endowed Professorship in Oncology Nursing, UCF College of Nursing
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Meet Our Knights in Nursing (continued) SHANNON: Ally in the Battle of Managing Diabetes “From when I was first diagnosed with diabetes at 11 years old, I saw the good and the bad from many care providers. I knew that I had to become one of the good ones. It was my middle school nurse who taught me about diabetes management that inspired me to pursue nursing, and it was my disease that inspired my passion within nursing. I feel that if God allowed me to have diabetes, then I was to use it for good and to help others. I was able to begin to use my experiences to help others at UCF,
where my Honors in the Major undergraduate thesis explored how technology could help adults better control their diabetes. Now as a nurse, it is the most fulfilling feeling when I am able to help my diabetic patients and have an immediate rapport with them. In the future, as an endocrinology nurse practitioner, it is my dream to become the primary care provider I would want to have. Knowing how much I could truly help other diabetics that live the same struggles I do drives me to further my education and career. The UCF DNP program was a perfect fit. I am able to pursue my doctorate part-time while continuing to work full time, and gain
valuable experience as an ER nurse. From the caliber of faculty and the vast research opportunities to the expansive clinical experiences, I have no doubt that I will be fully prepared for this future role. I feel so blessed as I am fulfilling my dreams of changing the diabetes care world, one patient at a time.”
SHANNON HASSETT ’16, RN Emergency Department Nurse, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando Health; DNP student, Class of 2021; Philanthropy Chair, UCF College of Nursing Alumni Chapter Board
MACKENZIE: Family Advocate with a Heart of Gold
From Left: Sarah Dodson, Marlie’s mom, and Mackenzie Chase
“Although I never got the chance to meet Marlie, that sweet little girl left a lasting impression on my heart. She has shaped who I am as a person and as a pediatric nurse. I find myself asking, ‘What kind of nurse would Marlie want me to be?’ ”
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“Through Marlie’s legacy and endowed scholarship, I had the opportunity to focus on my studies and immerse in UCF life – learning beyond the classroom and making a lasting impact on the community. One of my favorite things every year was KnightThon. Last year was a full-circle moment as I participated as someone who now works with the very kids I have helped raise funding for since college. I’ve always loved working with children. They have a unique way of seeing the world and are just so fun! Pediatrics gives me the opportunity to turn scary aspects of care into something kidfriendly – like using bubbles, songs or toys to start an IV. Care is also family-centered, which I love. Having the opportunity to be there to comfort and help patients and their families during a stressful and scary time in their life is something I cherish about the job. I still maintain contact with Marlie’s family – most recently experiencing another full circle moment of caring for her cousin. It has reminded me of the bigger picture of nursing – that each patient is an individual with hopes and dreams, and a family that loves them. And it has reinforced my reason to become a nurse – to advocate passionately for patients and their families.”
MACKENZIE CHASE ’16, RN Pediatric Emergency Department Nurse, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children; Recipient of the In Memory of Marlie Kai Dodson UCF Oncology Nursing Endowed Scholarship (2015)
MARTIN: Champion of Premature Babies Who Can’t Verbalize their Suffering “I’ll never forget that baby. As a NICU nurse, I was accustomed to caring for preemies. She was different – full-term and appeared so beautifully healthy. Unfortunately, she suffered from a genetic disorder that rendered her skin useless and every measure of comfort hurt her. She lived a short life in excruciating pain. It was that encounter that inspired my research and decade-long quest to create a solution to assess and manage pain in newborns. It is not easy to remain focused and single minded for more than 10 years, but there is a significant motivating force to keep me going. Prematurity is not going away, and in fact it is now rising in the U.S. What I’m doing needs to be done. Our system uses three pain signals, both physiologic and behavioral, that are associated with infant pain response. We are finalizing a new face grimacing sensor and have
received funding for the first ‘human demonstration’ project or device trial in the NICU. To help bring this and other innovations to the bedside, where they’re needed, I’m launching a startup to house and commercialize three of our technologies. As a nurse scientist with a passion for technology, UCF provided an opportunity for me to learn to collaborate with computer scientists and engineers. This is something that has remained a foundation to my current research and career.”
MARTIN SCHIAVENATO ’07PhD, RN Alumnus of UCF’s first Nursing PhD cohort; Associate Professor, Washington State University (WSU) College of Nursing; Affiliate Professor, WSU School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Founder of the startup, “Little Foot Innovation”
PATRICIA: Practitioner Spreading Hope, Healing and Education “I didn’t just want to volunteer to assist those in need, but seek a career in which it will be my responsibility to do so on a daily basis. It is the reason why I wanted to become a nurse practitioner. Receiving a HRSA grant allowed me to focus my energy on my studies and giving back. In 2004, I went on my first mission trip to the Dominican Republic and it left a lasting impression. The people were so happy and grateful to just be seen. Since then, I have led two other medical mission trips to that region and plan to join a volunteer group that travels annually to Nicaragua. Of course, our own community needs help too. I was introduced to Shepherd’s Hope while in the Adult/ Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program at UCF. Since graduation, I have continued to volunteer at the center providing care to the underserved with the same passion and competence that I do in my practice. My background is in intensive care, but my passion lies in keeping people out of the hospital by empowering them with the knowledge and tools they need to keep healthy. As a nurse practitioner, I am able to provide compassionate care while taking the time to listen to each patient and educate them on their specific needs.
While all of my patients inspire me, what really makes it worthwhile is when a patient looks me in the eye, smiles and says ‘thank you.’ To quote my UCF nursing professors, nursing is not about the job or the tasks. It’s the attitude and spirit behind what we do.”
PATRICIA M. DELGADO ’08, ’10, ’15MSN, ARNP DNP Candidate, Class of 2018; Nurse Practitioner, Shepherd’s Hope (volunteer) and Dermatology and Skin Cancer Surgery Center, Orlando
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’90s KEN DION ’91, a 35-year health care industry veteran, nurse entrepreneur, scholar and inventor, has joined the Dean’s Advisory Board working with Dean Sole. He also currently serves as treasurer of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
ROSEMARY (MAHONEY) GEORGE ’81 has retired after working as a nurse at Florida Hospital for 35 years. She is now running a private reflexology clinic in Altamonte Springs. ALISON F. GRAHAM ’89 was recently published in American Nurse Today. Her article, “Going to the Gemba to Build Interdepartmental Teamwork,” examines how coworkers in a health care environment can best work together to advocate for their patients. ANDREA HUNT ’86 has been working in the Caribbean for the past 14 years. There, she has developed and implemented a program in collaboration with the University of the West Indies in Jamaica to train clinicians to be Caribbean Certified Diabetes Educators. EDITH A. MCGEE ’82 is retiring after 35 years at Orlando Health. She specialized in antepartum special care in labor and delivery, and served as a flight nurse for pregnant women. ROSEMARY NOTARANTONIO ’81, an accomplished “C Suite” level executive and health care leader with more than 30 years’ experience, recently became a member of the UCF College of Nursing Dean’s Advisory Board. She is currently principal at Notarantonio & Associates where she provides interim executive leadership and project management for organizations throughout the country focusing on
ANTHONY W. WINSTON ’94 received his Doctor of Education degree with a concentration in Higher Education Leadership from Northcentral University. He is currently working as the Chief Nurse Anesthetist at the Palm Endoscopy Center in Altamonte Springs.
’00s LIEUTENANT JASON A. DUPRAT ’09 recently opened New Mexico’s first and only nurse practitioner owned and operated low-dose ketamine infusion therapy center to treat people suffering from depression, PTSD and chronic pain. Duprat currently serves on the Board of Directors for the New Mexico Association of Nurse Anesthetists and is a commissioned officer in the Navy Reserve Nurse Corps where he is the Detachment Training Officer for the Expeditionary Medical Forces of Dallas.
quality improvement initiatives, revenue enhancement and expense reduction.
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LAUREN (YON) MORATA ’09 ’17DNP was part of a team that was recently published in the Journal of Nursing Administration. Their study focused on improving the quality of care for patients in need of a catheter in acute care settings.
’10s THOMAS BOLSEGA ’15 is currently deployed and serving as a Critical Care ICU nurse for a Surgical Expeditionary Medical Unit in Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
CARRIE LEWIS ’15MSN was recently certified as a Clinical Documentation Specialist by the Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists. She is working as a Clinical Documentation Integrity Educator at Florida Hospital. JAE LIM ’16, winner of the 2016 Founders’ Day award, has accepted a position with the University of Southern California Hospital.
HALEY BOYLE ’17, who works as a nurse at Nemours Children’s Hospital, recently became engaged to FIU medical student and UCF alumnus, Imran Sehgal ’16.
AMANDA SCHULTZ ’17, accepted the position of Clinical Nurse
ERIN (MARTINEZ) COLLEY ’13, a pediatric hematology/ oncology nurse at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, celebrates her second wedding anniversary in December 2017 to husband and fellow UCF alumnus Mitch.
Resident at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She will begin in January 2018.
KARENNA THATCHER ’17MSN is now working as a project manager and consultant for the system patient experience team at Adventist Health System. Her job
KELSEY GAFFKA ’16 was selected as “Rookie of the Year” during Nurses Week at Halifax Health for her skills in nursing, her compassion toward patients and her commitment to teamwork. MELISA GANTT ’10PhD is the lead author of an article recently published in the Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Their study examines the efficacy of embedded theta brainwave frequency in music using binaural beat technology compared to music alone on the cardiovascular stress response in military service members with postdeployment stress. Retired from the U.S. Army as Lieutenant Colonel in July 2016, Gantt formed her own company in Orlando called Gantt Clinical Research Institute, where she provides customized clinical research coaching services to novice researchers.
focuses on using simulation-based learning theory to develop interactive and immersive trainings at 45 hospitals across the country (see article p. 13). CATHLEEN WHEATLEY ’17DNP was elected to the board of the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research. She will serve a two-year term beginning in January 2018.
ADRIAN GUINN ’11 is currently working as a registered nurse at Atlantis Surgery Center in Delray Beach, Florida. JESSICA (BERLIN) HAMNER ’16MSN, a nurse at Saint Vincent’s Medical Center in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, married Jordan M. Hamner on July 17, 2016, in Powhatan, Virginia. BRITTANY S. HOLSTEN ’12 got engaged on February 10, 2016.
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MEET THE
ALUMNI CHAPTER BOARD*
CANDY MCKNIGHT ’93 ’95 Immediate Past Chair; Dean’s Advisory Board
VALERIE LAPP ’99 ’09MSN ’16PHD Chair
CANDACE EDEN ’15DNP Vice Chair
SANDY GALURA ’05MSN ’12PHD Communications Chair
KELLY CARLSON EBERBACH ’15DNP Mentorship Chair
KATE DORMINY ’06 ’10MSN Mentorship Committee
ELIZABETH MEDINA ’07 ’12MSN Mentorship Committee
CORRINE MEDEIROS ’17 Mentorship Committee
SHANNON HASSETT ’16 Philanthropy Chair
MICHELE FACKLER ’00 ’12MSN Philanthropy Committee
JOYCE DEGENNARO ’03 ’09 ’13MSN Faculty Liaison
AMY BUNTON ’16 Social Media Chair
AMANDA SCHULTZ ’17 Social Media Committee
MANDI STOWELL ’08 Member-At-Large
ALEXANDRA FOX Student Liaison; Historian, Student Nurses Association
* D EG R EE AN D Y E AR O F U C F G R AD UATI O N (S)
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MEET THE
DEAN’S ADVISORY BOARD
ERIN BLAKE Senior Associate, Stamos & Trucco, LLP
READ BLUMBERG National Sales Manager, CAE Healthcare
KEN DION, PhD, MSN, MBA, RN UCF Nursing Alumnus ’91, Healthcare Executive
KEVIN J. DOUGHERTY Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, CFE Federal Credit Union
KIM ESTES ELLIOTT, MSN, RN, Senior Vice President of Clinical Services, Brookdale Senior Living
DAVID HANKE, MBA, BSN UCF Nursing Alumnus ’81, Healthcare Executive
MOLLY MCCARTHY, MBA, RN Chief Nursing Strategist, Microsoft
CANDY MCKNIGHT, MSN, RN, C-EFM, CNML UCF Nursing Alumnus ’93 ’95; Immediate Past Chair, Alumni Chapter Board; Director of Women’s Services and Rapid Response Team, Florida Hospital for Women
BARBARA MEEKS, MSN, MBA, RN, CENP Healthcare Executive Consultant
MARTIE MOORE, MAOM, RN, CPHQ Chief Nursing Officer, Medline Industries
ROSEMARY NOTARANTONIO, MSN, RN UCF Nursing Alumna ’81; Principal, Notarantonio & Associates
ANNE PEACH, MSN, RN Vice President and Partner, Future Vision Group, LLC
JOYCE RYAN, DNP, RN, FNP Board Chair; Healthcare Executive
JEFF WOODSIDE, RPH Senior Director, Account Management, Senior Living, Omnicare
LAURA YOUNG LAWRENCE Senior Vice President, TED MEEKMA Consult
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