2022 UCF NURSING MAGAZINE, vol. 17

FOR THE FUTURE

• Online Leadership and Management (MSN)

• Online Nurse Executive (DNP)

RESEARCH

• Online PhD (post-BSN or post-MSN)

EDUCATE

• Online Nurse Educator (MSN and certificate)

ADVANCE IN SIMULATION

• Online Healthcare Simulation (MSN and certificate)

ADVANCE AS A PROVIDER

• Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (DNP and certificate)

• Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (DNP and certificate)

• Family Nurse Practitioner (DNP and certificate)

• Online Advanced Practice (DNP for APRNs)

DEAN’S ADVISORY BOARD

Building solutions to the nursing shortage involves …

More on p. 12

SHERRY BUXTON

MBA / Assistant Vice President of Clinical Products, Chief Nursing Information Officer, Orlando Health

KENNETH (KEN) DION

PhD, MSN, MBA, ’91BSN, RN, FAAN / Assistant Dean, Business Development and Strategic Relationships, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing; President, Sigma

KEVIN J. DOUGHERTY

Executive Vice President and COO, Addition Financial

JASON A. DUPRAT

’09BSN, MBA, MSA, APRN, CRNA / President and CEO, Ketamine Academy

KELLY CARLSON EBERBACH

’15DNP, ’17, MBA, RN, CPN, CPEN / Emergency Departments Clinical Nurse Educator, Nemours Children’s Hospital

COLLEGE LEADERSHIP

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

CARMEN GIURGESCU

PhD, RN, WHNP, FAAN / Associate Dean for Research, Chatlos Foundation Endowed Chair in Nursing and Professor

AZIZEH K. SOWAN

PhD, RN, MSN, MSDA, MBA, FAAN / Chair for Department of Nursing Practice and Professor

MONA SHATTELL

PhD, RN, FAAN / Chair for Department of Nursing Systems, Hugh F. and Jeannette G. McKean Endowed Chair in Nursing and Professor

“Innovative teaching strategies that build fundamental skills in students while molding the questioning mind. It is developing streamlined programs that fasttrack students while protecting the public from ‘shortcuts’ to NCLEX. It is maximizing opportunities at clinical sites to use all patient-facing encounters for hands-on learning.”

ANDREA ELISCU

BS, RN / President, Medical Marketing, Inc.

KIM ELLIOTT

MSN, RN / Senior Vice President of Clinical Services, Brookdale Senior Living

SUSAN FORBES

Senior VP of Corporate Communications & Public Relations, OneBlood

TODD E. GUILEY

’91 / Director of Account Management –Key Accounts, UnitedHealthcare

MARCHINA T. JONES

’10DNP, APRN, GNP / Regional Clinical Coordinator, Johns Hopkins Medicine East

MARTIE MOORE

MAOM, RN, CPHQ / Healthcare Executive

ROSEMARY NOTARANTONIO

MSN, ’81BSN, RN / Principal, Notarantonio & Associates

RANIA SADRACK

’99 / Director of Healthcare Strategy, TLC Engineering Solutions

“Cultivating the legacy of Florence Nightingale and shining the light on how the nursing profession touches people throughout their lifespan. We must continue collaborating with our community and stakeholders, reduce turnover rates, and mentor and train future nurses to be creative, compassionate, innovative researchers, political activists, and experts in treating holistically.”

JULIE VINCENT

’16DNP / Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, AdventHealth Central Florida Division –North Region

OUR MISSION

JESSICA SIMMONS

’07MA ’11EdD / Assistant Dean of Students

MINDI ANDERSON

PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FSSH, FAAN / Interim Associate Dean for Simulation and Immersive Learning, Professor, Healthcare Simulation Graduate Program Director

STEPHEN D. HEGLUND

’12PhD, RN, APRN, FNP-C / Interim Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Senior Lecturer, Faculty Liaison to Alumni Chapter Board

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Writer Julie Harper ’01

Contributors

Katie Korkosz ’04 ’06MS

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Nicole Phanstiel

Wendy Sarubbi

To prepare nurse leaders and patient advocates through excellence in education, research and service.

KELLY CARLSON EBERBACH

MARCHINA T. JONES

THE DEAN

As you will read in this issue, UCF is building the College of Nursing for the future on its Academic Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona.

The new building comes at a critical time as our nation grapples with a nursing shortage while experiencing increased demand for healthcare services due to an aging population. This demand is especially felt in Florida with a large aging population and a rapidly growing population ––– now the fastest in the nation.

As a leader in nursing education, no other university is better equipped to be a part of the solution to the nursing shortage, and the many other healthcare challenges we face today and will face in the future.

Thanks to state funding, we have already expanded our nationally recognized BSN programs (see p. 6). With the new building, we will be able to grow an even larger Knight nurse workforce to address the nursing shortage, and be the leaders our communities need to provide compassionate care and clinical excellence.

Patient care is just one of the ways the new building will impact the community. In addition to educating more Knight nurses who, in turn, will touch countless patient lives, the new building will facilitate greater innovation and collaboration.

Our faculty are renowned experts in their fields who are already working to address healthcare disparities, improve patient care and enhance nursing education. Leveraging our global expertise in simulation and an optimal new location, and by growing our team of experts, we will be able to make an even greater impact on improving the health of our global communities.

Our new building is a long-awaited and much-anticipated dream for all of us at the college. But to realize this dream and unleash our full potential, we will need the support of all of you ––– our community, alumni and friends.

Please join us on this transformational journey to help us continue to Charge On! and save lives.

MARY LOU SOLE PhD, RN, CCNS, CNL, FAAN, FCCM Dean, UCF College of Nursing Orlando Health Endowed Chair in Nursing UCF Pegasus Professor, UCF’s Highest Faculty Honor

What an exciting time for the UCF College of Nursing.

Up Close

You’re not seeing double. In August 2022, 200 new UCF nursing students were officially welcomed into the profession with a white coat ceremony. In March 2023, 75 additional future Knight nurses participated in the annual rite of passage. The new spring cohort of Traditional BSN students at the Orlando campus was added this year, thanks to state funding, to allow UCF to meet demand and help address the nursing shortage.

Recent Awards

1 OF 9 IN THE WORLD

UCF's STIM Center is the only simulation center in Florida to be endorsed by the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning.

CLIMBING IN NATIONAL RANKINGS

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

Increasing Hispanic/ Latina/o/x Representation in Healthcare

# 6 # 11 # 8

Best Online MSN: Nursing Leadership

Best Online Bachelor’s Programs

# 10 # 51 # 52

Best Online Graduate Nursing Program (tie)

Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs (BSN) – highest ranking in university history

Best Online MSN: Nursing Education (tie)

Best Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

UCF was awarded a $2.7M Title V grant from the U.S. Department of Education for Project ENFERMERIA (Educating Nurses for Engagement, Research, Mentoring Excellence & Reinforcing Interpretation Access). Through the project, UCF will equip more Hispanic/Latino/a/x nurses to provide culturally congruent care and meet the language needs of the Central Florida region. bit.ly/UCFTitleV

In addition, UCF received a $250K grant from Bank of America through its Progresando Initiative, which seeks to help students achieve upward mobility with healthcare careers while addressing the shortage of culturally proficient, Spanish-speaking providers. bit.ly/UCFProgresando

“These rankings reflect our faculty and staff’s dedication to academic excellence, to solving healthcare’s challenges, and to positively impacting the health of our communities. We will continue to build upon this momentum, unlocking more opportunities and realizing our full potential, with our new home at Lake Nona.”

Faculty

MINDI ANDERSON

JACQUELINE LAMANNA

Interim

Associate Dean for Simulation and Immersive Learning

• Fellow, Society for Simulation in Healthcare Academy

• Outstanding Scholar Award, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties

• Luminary Award, UCF

DESIREE A. DÍAZ

Associate Professor

• Fellow, Society for Simulation in Healthcare Academy

FRANK GUIDO-SANZ

Assistant Professor

• Fellow, American Association of Nurse Practitioners

INNOVATION PATENTED

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS Meet

Greg Welch, AdventHealth Endowed Chair in Healthcare Simulation, Gerd Bruder, UCF Institute for Simulation and Training, and Ryan McMahan, Department of Computer Science, were awarded a U.S. patent for their work related to Tactile Telepresence for Isolated Patients, which was reported in last year's magazine. bit.ly/WelchPatent

Associate Professor

• Distinguished Gerontological Educator, National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence

BRIAN PEACH

Assistant Professor

• Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, UCF College of Nursing

BOON PENG NG

Assistant Professor

• Excellence in Research, UCF College of Nursing

GREG WELCH

Pegasus Professor

• Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

• Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

“Dr. Sowan’s expertise in higher education, data analytics, healthcare quality and patient safety will be a strong asset to the college.”

Student News

What’s Trending

ucfnursing

Kaitlyn Yu, a junior at #ucfnursing, @ucfbhc student and pres-elect of @snaucforlando, shines in her studies @ucf.edu and on stage

She was recently selected to sing the national anthem in front of 100s of nursing students, faculty and leaders at the @nsnainc convention.

Vital Support for Career Changers

A bartender, a former Miss Hawai’i and a U.S. Marine veteran are among the six accelerated Second Degree BSN students who were awarded 2022 Helene Fuld Health Trust scholarships. From L to R: Stephanie Bird, Naomi Dejeu, Kris Hysler, Gloria Munoz, Penelope Ng Pack, and Samantha Saint Fort ’22.

Trailblazing Ph.D. Student

Kimberly P. Emery Rathbun ’17BSN ’22PhD the first BSN to Ph.D. graduate, is leading a younger generation of nurse scientists and innovating patient care through her research. Emery is now a postdoctoral scholar at UCF under the mentorship of nursing Endowed Professor

Vicki Loerzel ’07PhD and computer science Professor

Shibu Yooseph. bit.ly/KimberlyEmery

Student Nurses’ Association Shines

The SNA chapter at UCF Orlando received the Diamond Chapter Award the highest recognition in the state for the seventh time since 2014.

Four SNA chapter members’ resolution (pictured above), “In Support of Education About Post-Intensive Care Syndrome,” passed unanimously at both the state and national conventions.

Class of 2022

From Nigeria to Fellow

Ph.D. student Eunice Oladepe Ojo ’21DNP is working to address falls in healthcare systems, fill a critical national need for doctorally prepared nursing faculty and inspire future minority nurses. bit.ly/EuniceOjo

Advocating for Nursing

Instructor Sotos Djiovanis ’20MSN and students, Alexis Wade and Lauren Fuller, elevated their voice to engage on issues impacting the profession at a national summit in Washington, D.C.

930 Total Graduates

747 BSN Degrees

98 MSN Degrees & Graduate Certificates

85 Doctoral Degrees

First-gen Student Receives Highest Honor

Erin Tonkin ’22BSN was among the 26 UCF students who received the 2022 Order of Pegasus, UCF’s most prestigious student award.

THE COLLEGE OF NURSING

FOR THE FUTURE BUILDING

Creating a 21st-century facility to address the nursing shortage, and foster innovation and collaboration

“This is a transformational project that has wide-reaching impact for our region, and we will need the support of our entire community to help us reach our goal of educating more Knight nurses to positively impact more patient lives, and guide 21st century healthcare.”

Dean Mary Lou Sole

PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT

“Philanthropic support is critical to create the new UCF College of Nursing building at Lake Nona, expand student enrollment, and educate the Knight nurse leaders our region needs. We are deeply grateful to our lead donors for their investment.”

Katie Korkosz, Senior Director of Advancement

$30M Goal

OPTIMAL LOCATION

UCF Academic Health Sciences Campus, Lake Nona

Neighbors: UCF College of Medicine, UCF Lake Nona Medical Center, Veteran A airs Medical Center, Nemours Children’s Hospital and more

*As of December 2022

BUILDING TO IMPACT...

SIMULATION INNOVATION

“With state-of-the-art teaching, learning, and laboratory areas featuring new technologies, the college will continue to impact the future of healthcare simulation by providing evidence for evolving guidelines and standards of best practice. These enhanced learning areas will also enable the college to continue to educate and prepare nursing students who are ready to provide safe patient care and meet today’s –––– and tomorrow’s –––– challenges when they enter the workforce and begin clinical practice.”

Mindi Anderson, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FSSH, FAAN

Interim Associate Dean for Simulation and Immersive Learning

STUDENT POTENTIAL

“The much-needed additional space will enable the college to accept more qualified students into our undergraduate programs to help address the nursing shortage in Central Florida and beyond. We remain committed to student success, and are growing our admissions team to ensure each student graduates, passes their respective licensure exams and gains employment. We are excited to help more students unleash their potential and achieve their dream of becoming a UCF Knight nurse.”

Jessica Simmons, EdD Assistant Dean of Students

ACTIVE LEARNING

“With purpose-built, flexible learning spaces, faculty will be freed to implement innovative active learning methods. Universal designs for collaborative learning will be supported by the ability to shape the classroom to match the instructor’s teaching approach and the learning needs of every student. Meeting these needs will further enhance student engagement with the curriculum, faculty, peers, and interdisciplinary learners to assure that they develop the superior communication and critical thinking skills required for successful transition into professional nursing at every level.”

Stephen D. Heglund, PhD, MSN, APRN, FNP-C Interim Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs

June 2, 2022

UCF receives $6.9M in reoccurring PIPELINE funding to increase enrollment and $29M from the State of Florida to build a new, state-of-the-art building

July 12, 2022

The Board of Trustees approves the state funds allocated to begin the planning and design phase

Nov. 17, 2022

A $10M gift from Dr. Phillips Charities accelerates fundraising campaign

INTERPROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

“The physical location of the new building will provide a synergy between nursing faculty members and their academic and practice partners for greater interprofessional education, research, and practice opportunities benefitting our students, patients, and the community. This move will also facilitate new interprofessional opportunities, including jointly offered courses, the development of new degree programs in population health, increases in interdisciplinary funded grants, and more.”

Norma E. Conner, PhD, RN, FNAP Associate Dean for Academic Excellence

INNOVATIVE RESEARCH

“State-of-the-art bio-behavioral and simulation labs will spark even greater innovations and scientific discoveries among all of our nursing students, from an undergraduate honors thesis to doctoral dissertation research. Furthermore, our new location will serve as a hub to facilitate interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary collaborations to make a positive impact on the health of our communities through research and scholarship. We’re excited to mentor future generations of nurse researchers and continue advancing nursing science.”

Carmen Giurgescu, PhD, RN, WHNP, FAAN Associate Dean of Research

NURSING LEADERSHIP

“A new state-of-the-art building on the Lake Nona campus, as a key component of the Academic Health Sciences Center, will be a visible symbol of the importance of nursing education to Central Florida, the State of Florida, and beyond. In this transformational project, the College of Nursing has embodied and demonstrated key characteristics of future nurse leaders –––– power, passion and perseverance –––– and, as such, will continue to attract and retain students who will join us in leading nursing into the future.”

Mona Shattell, PhD, RN, FAAN Department of Nursing Systems Chair

PATIENT CARE AND SAFETY

“First, we will be able to improve patient care by not only responding to the current nursing shortage crisis with more space to increase enrollment but preparing these future Knight nurses for practice with innovative, cutting-edge education technology. In addition, the close proximity to UCF College of Medicine and other health colleges in the future will allow us to maximize interprofessional education –––– an essential safety model in a complex and evolving healthcare system.”

Azizeh K. Sowan, PhD, RN, MSN, MSDA, MBA, FAAN Department of Nursing Practice Chair

Second founding donor Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation donates $500K

*Anticipated dates. Subject to change.

Back in Action

After 762 days, the award-winning, interdisciplinary Apopka Farmworkers Clinic returned to full capacity, in-person services in April 2022. As of publication, UCF student and faculty volunteers have already cared for 127 patients this year.

Since its founding in 2019, more than 1,000 student volunteers have provided invaluable healthcare services to nearly 700 patients in this underserved community.

UPCOMING CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

LEARN FROM UCF’S EXPERTS

APRIL

Master How to Create a Professional Simulation Portfolio

Learn opportunities to highlight your simulation career

April 25, 2023 | 6 – 8 p.m. EDT | Online | 2 CEU

Registration Deadline: April 18

MAY

Learn Best Practices in Telehealth from Certified Telehealth Educators

A hands-on course about telehealth best practices

May 2, 2023 | 6 – 8 p.m. EDT | Online | 2 CEU

Registration Deadline: April 25

THE HEART OF THE MATTER

Cardiovascular disease, which includes heart attacks and stroke, is the leading cause of death in the United States. But it doesn’t have to be. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), an estimated 80 percent of cardiovascular disease is preventable.

But there is not a one-size-fits-all approach to prevention. According to the CDC, healthcare disparities, including geography, race/ethnicity and other social determinants of health, can limit the chance to be healthy for some people.

To improve the heart health for people living in low income or rural communities, where there is a higher prevalence of heart disease and higher death rates compared to people living in urban settings, healthcare workers need to “meet patients where they are at,” according to Desiree Díaz, renowned simulation expert and associate professor at the College of Nursing.

“For example, if I tell someone that they need to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, but they are unable to go to the market and are eating in a soup kitchen, I’m not helping them improve their health,” she says.

"In social work, we call this the person in the environment perspective," says Reshawna Chapple, associate professor in the School of Social Work. "It's important to better outcomes and building connection to the community."

“It’s getting back to the heart of the nursing profession. Nursing was founded on this concept of promoting human health for the individual for the setting in which they live. In order for providers to do that, they need to practice health advocacy.”

Díaz and Chapple are part of a team of UCF researchers who were recently awarded a nearly $500,0001 two-year grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Health, to do just that ---- educate the next generation of nurses, nurse practitioners and social workers to ultimately improve the heart health of individuals living in medically underserved communities.

1 $495,679 awarded with HRSA funding proposal #6 U4EHP46217-01-01

FOCUSING ON THE HUMAN CONNECTION TO IMPROVE HEART HEALTH IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

“It’s getting back to the heart of the nursing profession.”

— Desiree Díaz

The team has developed and is implementing four “cases” using high-fidelity, or extremely realistic, simulation scenarios to foster interand intradisciplinary care within public health nursing to medically underserved communities with a high risk of cardiovascular disease.

Students work together in their respective healthcare roles to care for and promote public health to the patients in these cases, which range from a community blood pressure clinic to an acute care setting in an emergency room to a mental health assessment at a chronic health visit. Their patients will vary, looking at all types of races and ethnicities depending upon risk factors and disparities.

To make these education scenarios as realistic as possible, Díaz isn’t relying on the manikins typically associated with simulation learning. She’s using “standardized patients” ---- real people who are trained to portray the role of patients or family members in a consistent, standardized manner. “This allows the learners to communicate with humans, and that human emotion and experience is really important,” she says.

Technology, though, still plays a role. There are blood pressure cuffs that can be simulated to alter the blood pressure and telehealth robots for undergraduate nursing students to consult with nurse practitioner students ---- a practice that is common in rural communities and important for the students to practice.

Collaboration across teams is key, says Díaz. “Everyone on the healthcare team plays a part in promoting better health and reducing disparities.”

“When social workers, nurses and other healthcare professionals work together,

they can combine their knowledge to focus on the patient care from various perspectives,” adds Chapple.

Nursing students will learn and practice techniques in assessing someone’s health literacy, and communicating with someone from a different background or culture to best educate the patient and promote better health.

Students will also demonstrate skills in acute recognition of a stroke, where time is critical to better outcomes.

Social worker and nursing students will work at resource utilization and how to best access resources in the community to improve public health. The social work graduate students will gain understanding of various social workers roles and different skills needed while practicing in a healthcare setting, and conduct a biopsychosocial assessment on patients.

The research seeks to establish and validate simulation scenarios to promote public health nursing with inter- and intradisciplinary education, and expose students to public health nursing ---- a field where more nurses and providers are needed.

“As nurse educators, we are responsible for advancing the profession and the welfare of our community,” says Frank Guido-Sanz, graduate simulation coordinator. “Educating nurses and nurse practitioners on social determinants of health facilitate us in meeting those goals.”

Whether the students pursue a career path in public health nursing or not, Díaz says that the education gained from the scenarios will apply in any field. “Our goal is to create well-rounded healthcare providers. We all have to promote human health on all levels, no matter where we are.”

MEET THE RESEARCH TEAM

• Desiree Díaz, advanced certified healthcare simulation educator and certified telehealth educator whose research focuses on reducing healthcare disparities

• Frank Guido-Sanz ’18AGACNP-BC, acute care nurse practitioner whose research uses simulation to improve outcomes in acute care patients

• Mindi Anderson, advanced certified healthcare simulation educator and certified telehealth educator whose research has established simulation best practices

• Heather Peralta, undergraduate nursing faculty who established an interdisciplinary clinic to serve the underserved farmworkers population

• Jascinth Lindo, public health expert focused on building skills among nursing students

• Geraldine Luzincourt ’20DNP, coordinator of the service-learning program where students provide health education and care to medically underserved communities

• Reshawna Chapple, School of Social Work, whose research and teaching focuses on culturally responsive social work practice, and health and mental health disparities

Also working on this project are:

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

UCF’s College of Nursing STIM Center is always looking for more volunteers in the community to be standardized patients or embedded participants –––– role players in simulated scenarios like the ones listed here. If you’re interested in helping our students learn, please contact Syretta Spears at syretta.spears@ucf.edu.

nurse facilitators Dana McKay and Jane Shannon, Peggy Hill ’21PhD, a certified healthcare simulation educator whose research focuses on simulation and interruption management, and Jacqueline LaManna ’13PhD, a certified telehealth educator who assists in coordinating the Family Nurse Practitioner students’ engagement.

FUNDED RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP ACTIVE IN FY

AGING & GERIATRICS

2021–22

Veronica Decker, Principal Investigator, Videoconference Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (V-ACT) for Community- Dwelling Older Adults with Depression: A Pilot Study, MGN Family Foundation ($1,000).

Victoria Loerzel, Principal Investigator, Serious gaming for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in older adults with cancer: A randomized clinical trial, National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) ($510,171).

Donna Neff, Principal Investigator, and Geraldine Luzincourt, Co-Investigator, Florida Registry for Aging Studies, Florida International University ($163,524).

Ladda Thiamwong, Principal Investigator, Collaborative Research: FW-HTF-P: Future of Geriatric Care: Immersive Virtual Patient Training for Nursing Assistants, National Science Foundation (NSF) ($9,999).

Ladda Thiamwong, Principal Investigator, and Nichole Lighthall, Victoria Loerzel, Joon-Hyuk Park, Jeffery Stout, Rui Xie, Co-Investigators, Optimizing a technology-based body and mind intervention to prevent falls and reduce health disparities in lowincome populations, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) ($602,816).

Ladda Thiamwong, Principal Investigator, Cultural adaptation of the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) for older adults in Thailand: Feasibility and acceptability, Independent Donor, Formerly Independent Contractor ($2,000).

UCF Team Awarded $2.3M Grant for Innovative Intervention to Prevent Falls

To help address the critical issue of falls among older adults and reduce disparities, an interdisciplinary team of UCF researchers is partnering with the City of Orlando on a $2.3 million project funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. bit.ly/UCFFallPrevention

CHRONIC DISEASES

Christa Cook, Principal Investigator, Spatiotemporal analysis of HIV health and quality of life outcomes in Florida, University of Florida Board of Trustees ($20,000).

Christa Cook, Principal Investigator, Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium (SHARC) Administrative and Research Support Core - Year 5, University of Florida Board of Trustees ($27,705).

Jean Davis, Principal Investigator, Physical Activity Program Focus Group, Independent Donor ($2,000).

Dawn Eckhoff, Principal Investigator, and Jacqueline LaManna, Co-Investigator, An Emerging Tech Divide: Lived Academic Experiences of College Students with Type 1 Diabetes in Post-secondary Institutions of Learning, Sigma Theta Tau International ($1,000)

Kimberly Emery, Principal Investigator, and Mary Lou Sole, Shibu Yooseph, Xiang Zhu, Advisors Exploration of the Oral Microbiome in Non-Ventilated Hospitalized Patients, National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) ($35,430).

EDUCATION & PRACTICE

Desiree Díaz, Principal Investigator, and Mindi Anderson, Reshawna Chapple, Laura Gonzalez, Francisco Guido-Sanz, Boon Peng Ng, Heather Peralta, Co-Investigators, Nurse Education Practice Quality Retention Simulation Education Training/ Public Health Simulation-Infused Program (PHSIP), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) ($495,678).

Sandra Galura, Principal Investigator, Nora Warshawsky, Co-Investigator, and Rui Xie, Faculty, The Perioperative Nurse Manager’s Role in Quality Improvement and the Barriers and Facilitators Impacting their Engagement: A Mixed Methods Approach, CCI Research Foundation ($9,979).

Melanie Keiffer, Principal Investigator, Advanced Nursing Education Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) ($381,942).

Read more on p. 18

SIMULATION & TECHNOLOGY

Mindi Anderson, Principal Investigator, and Carolyn Buchanan, Analia Castiglioni, Desiree Díaz, Boon Peng Ng, Javier Rosario, Syretta Spears, CoInvestigators, 3D Printers for Healthcare Procedural Training and Education, Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation ($10,010).

Mindi Anderson, Principal Investigator, and Desiree Díaz, Ryan McMahan, Co-Investigators, Development and Evaluation of a Newborn Augmented Reality (AR) Scenario for Nursing Incorporating Diversity, The Swift Family Foundation ($11,000).

Peggy Hill, Principal Investigator, and Mindi Anderson, Desiree Díaz, Bari Hoffman, Denise Kay, Co-Investigators, Enhancing understanding of the social determinants of health through hologramassisted interdisciplinary education simulation scenarios, Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation ($22,964).

Gregory Welch, Principal Investigator, “REU Supplement to Augmented Reality Agents with Pervasive Awareness, Appearance, and Abilities,” National Science Foundation (NSF) ($16,500).

Gregory Welch, Principal Investigator, and Gerd Bruder, Co-Investigator, Enhanced Information Comprehension via Augmented Reality (EICAR), Office of Naval Research ($282,930).

WOMEN’S HEALTH

Suzanne Hyer, Principal Investigator, and Carmen Giurgescu, Rui Xie, Mentors, Gestational weight gain and infant birthweight among Black women: Beyond individual-level factors, National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) ($72,082).

UCF FACULTY EARN $1.5 MILLION GRANT TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE PROVIDER RESILIENCY, HELP ADDRESS NURSING SHORTAGE

COVID-19 challenged, and continues to challenge, the resilience of healthcare providers worldwide ---- and this burnout is exacerbating the already existing nursing shortage.

While state funding is helping expand enrollment at nursing schools, including UCF, (see p. 6), “it is also important to retain the current workforce,” said Associate Professor Desiree Díaz. “Otherwise, it’s like filling a bucket with holes in it.”

Díaz is part of an interdisciplinary team of UCF researchers who were awarded a $1.5 million federal grant to help improve resiliency among healthcare providers worldwide.

Support for UCF’s Health and Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Training Program comes from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration and is the first earned by the university’s Academic Health Sciences Center, which brings together the colleges of Health Professions and Sciences, Medicine, and Nursing, as well as Student Health Services.

With the funding, researchers are developing an interprofessional, evidence-based virtual program for health workers to build their personal resilience and learn how they can prevent burnout, suicide, mental health conditions, and substanceuse disorders.

“As healthcare providers, we know the risks exposure to diseases and bacteria, long hours, stress and we embrace them,” says Magdalena Pasarica, a professor of medicine

and assistant dean who is one of the project’s leaders. “But the past two years have been different. COVID has impacted our patients, our parents, our children, their schooling. We don’t have the face-to-face support systems we once did. All of that has an impact on current providers and the providers we are training.”

“We are all dealing with the public when they are at their worse and we have to treat them at their best, but where we see them may vary and differ,” says Díaz. “For example, what may make a trauma nurse stress out may not stress out physical therapy.”

That is where the benefit, and unique perspectives, of the interdisciplinary

team comes in. The program includes several interventions with evidencebased strategies to decrease stress and prevent burnout, such as sleep, emotional freedom techniques, nutrition, and exercise. Across the disciplines of UCF’s Academic Health Sciences Center, faculty say the ultimate and best outcome of the project is improved patient care.

“Improving the resiliency of the healthcare workforce improves what we can do for our patients,” says Laurie Neely, a leader of clinical education for UCF’s physical therapy program, who is helping lead the grant effort.

bit.ly/UCFHealthcareResiliencyGrant

MEET THE NEW DEPARTMENT CHAIR

At the start of the 2021/2022 academic year, UCF College of Nursing welcomed nationally renowned health informatics expert Azizeh K. Sowan, PhD, RN, MSN, MSDA, MBA, FAAN, as the department chair of nursing practice.

What attracted you to move to Orlando, Florida, from San Antonio, Texas, and join UCF?

I was excited to be a part of an academic health science center, which brings together experts from across colleges and degree programs. It’s a welcoming environment that supports and fosters interprofessional and interdisciplinary collaboration to make a greater impact on education, research and practice.

In addition, I was excited to join the UCF College of Nursing and its dedicated leadership, faculty, and staff team. The college has a strong research infrastructure, a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate programs, and is growing (see p. 12). I could see the potential and possibilities for new programs and partnerships. Also, I really do love warm weather!

At the time of this publication, you’re in your second semester at UCF. Looking back, how was your first semester?

Exciting! Everyone at the college has been incredibly welcoming and helpful ---- from Dr. (Maureen) Covelli, who was the previous department chair, to Dean Sole, the leadership team, and all the faculty and staff. They’ve helped me not only to transition into this role, but also transition and begin to navigate the City of Orlando.

For more than two decades, you’ve dedicated your career and research to health informatics, patient quality and safety. What inspired this career path?

What attracted me to this field is the potential ---- there’s so much possibility to unlock to make a positive impact. It’s the potential of technology to shape our lives, the future of healthcare, and patient safety, as well as the constant and rapid advancements in healthcare technologies.

I was first exposed to this potential early in my nursing career. I worked in a high-tech hospital in 1999 in the United Arab Emirates that was run by British leadership and where evidence-based practice and research shaped patient care. That experience shaped my career path.

What continues to inspire you to come to work each day?

It’s the job and the people. I love the variety of leadership tasks I am doing. It’s exciting to be a part of the growth we are experiencing, and it’s inspiring to be a part of such a dedicated team of leadership, faculty and staff who are educating and supporting future Knight nurses. Plus, the view from my office window is pretty nice.

You’ve made countless valuable contributions to patient quality and patient safety. What is one initiative you're most proud of?

Eliminating technology hazards and improving alarm system safety by utilizing large clinical datasets to detect unsafe practices and analyze 100s of alarm alerts. This effort was recognized by JAMA Pediatrics, Philips Healthcare, and an international research collaboration in national patient safety goals.

The results of the multiple studies focused on approaching alarm fatigue as a complex contextbound phenomenon with no quick fix, requiring careful assessment of the care environment and the development of context-sensitive measures and interventions that include all involved dimensions in complex adaptive healthcare systems.

You hold a Sigma Black Belt certification, which is an expert-level certification of Six Sigma ---- a set of techniques and tools used for process improvement. How do those principles apply to nursing?

Six Sigma certificate teaches you lean and improvement foundations. It aligns perfectly with the usability model of health information systems in terms of eliminating waste, maximizing process efficiency, improving safety, effectiveness and accuracy, and improving customer satisfaction. It also aligns with many aspects of the Quintuple

Aim for Healthcare Improvement, which include improving population health, enhancing the care experience, care team well-being, advancing health equity, and reducing costs.

As Department Chair, you manage the degree programs that prepare new nurses and nurse practitioners. What are the primary skills these new providers need to learn to face the challenges facing the industry?

Curiosity, innovation, clinical reasoning, and professional communication to find, communicate and apply creative solutions for healthier communities and to be safe, competent practitioners.

What are your plans to ensure the Department of Nursing Practice will continue to prepare Knight nurses, across all practice levels, for clinical excellence?

I plan to keep engaging all stakeholders in all decisions in a shared-governance model, maximize partnerships with our clinical partners, and more specifically, community and public health partners, expand our reach and clinical practice settings, keep integrating simulation and cutting-edge technology in education, implementing dedicated education units and expanding those to community settings, and advancing the research portfolio of faculty and students.

27 DISTINGUISHED NATIONAL FACULTY FELLOWS:

American Academy of Nursing (FAAN)

Mindi Anderson

Karen Aroian (emerita)

Christopher Blackwell

Annette Bourgault

Angeline Bushy

Desiree Díaz

Carmen Giurgescu

Victoria Loerzel

Mona Shattell

Mary Lou Sole

Azizeh K. Sowan

WELCOME NEW FACULTY

Peggy Hill ’21PhD Assistant Professor

Amanda Houston ’20PhD Visiting Lecturer, Daytona

Isaiah Moser ’22DNP ’17BSN Visiting Lecturer, Cocoa

Joy Parchment ’15PhD Assistant Professor

Heather Peralta Lecturer

Michelle Tall ’21PhD ’17MSN Visiting Lecturer

Sarah Rose Thornton ’21MSN ’18BSN Visiting Instructor

Jayne Willis ’20DNP Visiting Lecturer

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP)

Christopher Blackwell

Frank Guido-Sanz

Diane Wink (emerita)

American College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM)

Mary Lou Sole

Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (FADCES)

Jacqueline LaManna

Academy of Nursing Education (ANEF)

Mindi Anderson

Desiree Díaz

Global Academy of Holistic Nursing Scholar

Elizabeth V. Kinchen

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (FIEEE)

Greg Welch

National Academy of Inventors (FNAI)

Greg Welch

National Academies of Practice (FNAP)

Susan Chase (emerita)

Norma Conner

Veronica Decker

Donna Neff

Society for Simulation in Healthcare Academy (FSSH)

Mindi Anderson

Desiree Díaz

Ayse Malatyali Assistant Professor

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

CHRONIC DISEASES ACUTE CARE

Bourgault, A.M., Davis, J.W., Peach, B.C., Sultana, R., & Wheeler, M. (2022). Use of social media to exchange critical care practice evidence during the pandemic. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 41(1), 36-45.

Bourgault, A.M., Deb, C., Aguirre, L., Xie, R., Rathbun, K.P., & Sole, M.L. (2022). Microbiome profile informs cleansing and storage practices for reusable feeding tube stylets in critical care. Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 1-14.

Bourgault, A.M., Aguirre, L., Sebastian, A.T., & Upvall, M.J. (2022). National Survey: Do Nurses Still Auscultate Feeding Tubes in Adults? American Journal of Critical Care, 31(3), e23.

Bourgault, A. M., Deb, C., Aguirre, L., Xie, R., Rathbun, K. P., Pemberton, V., & Sole, M. L. (2022). 588: Microbiome analysis informs small bore feeding tube stylet cleansing and storage practices. Critical Care Medicine, 50(1), 286.

Rathbun, K.P., Yooseph, S., Forsman, A., Sole, M.L., Bourgault, A.M., Talbert, S. (2022).

Changes in the oral microbiome in nonventilated hospitalized patients over time. Critical Care Medicine, 50(1), 356.

AGING & GERIATRICS

Gaillard, T., & Neff, D. F., & Webb, F. (2021). Recruitment and retention of culturally diverse older adults into aging research: Investigation planning to explore intergenerational influence. [Poster presentation]. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 17(S10), e053162.

Rossler, A. M., Thiamwong, L., Xie, R., Stout, J., Park, J.H., Garcia, O., Choudhury, R. (2021). Fear of falling, fall risk, depression, and anxiety in community-dwelling older adults. Innovation in Aging, 5(Suppl.1), 1033-1034.

Thiamwong, L. (2021). How the COVID-19 crisis affected diverse older adults: A mixed methods case series. Innovation in Aging, 5(Suppl.1), 427.

Thiamwong, L., Chong, W., Kwan, R., Roopsawang, I., Gautam, R., Lou, V.W.Q. (2021). An international aging research collaboration during the COVID-19 crisis: Mitigating global health consequences. Innovation in Aging, 5(Suppl.1), 141.

Thiamwong, L, Garcia, O. R., Choudhury, R., Park, J.H., Stout, J. R., Xie, R. (2021). Feasibility and acceptability of the technology-based fall risk assessments for older adults. Innovation in Aging, 5(Suppl. 1), 1004-1005.

Thiamwong, L., Park, J.H., Choudhury, R., Garcia, O., Furtado, M., Stallworth, N., Stout, J.R. (2021). Using assistive health technology to assess fall risk appraisal, body composition, and physical activity. Innovation in Aging, 5(Suppl.1), 28.

Thiamwong, L., Xie, R., Choudhury, R., Park, J.H., Garcia, O., Rossler, A.M., Stout, J.R. (2021). Associations among fall risk appraisal, body composition, and physical activity in older adults. Innovation in Aging, 5(Suppl.1), 992-993.

Thiamwong, L. (2021). Older adults’ experiences with visual physio-feedback technology and peer-led combined group and home-based exercises. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 29(4), 604-611

Blackwell, C.W., & López-Castillo, H. (2022). COVID-19 vaccination in adults living with HIV. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 34(3), 604-609.

Cannon, M. J., Ng, B.P., Lloyd, K., Reynolds, J., & Ely, E. K. (2022). Delivering the national diabetes prevention program: Assessment of enrollment in in-person and virtual organizations. Journal of Diabetes Research, 2022, 2942918.

De Almeida Peres, M.A., Manfrini, G.C., da Conceição Sores Martins, G., Preencher, L., Preencher, P., & Shattell, M. (2022). Vinte anos da lei da reforma psiquiátrica brasileira: Significados para a enfermagem psiquiátrica e em saúde mental/Twenty years of the psychiatric reform: Meanings for psychiatric and mental health nursing. Texto & Contexto Enfermagem, 31, e20220045.

Decker, V.B., & Tofthagen, C. (2021).

Depression: Screening, assessment, and interventions in oncology nursing. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 25(4), 413-421.

Holmes, K., Anderson, K. Haladay, J., and Conner, N. (2022) Community resident perceptions of health care access amid economic disadvantage. American Journal of Health Education, 53 (2), 76-86.

Li, Y., Wang, S., Cao, G., Li, D., & Ng, B.P. (2021). Disentangling racial/ethnic and income disparities of food retail environments: Impacts on adult obesity prevalence. Applied Geography, 137, 102607.

Lindsay, M., & Decker, V.B. (2022). Improving depression screening in primary care. Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice. Online ahead of print.

McDaniel, C.C, Kavookjian, J., LaManna , J., Davis, J., Dickinson, J. K., Hammons, T. M., Ojeda, M. M., Hyer, S. M., Fahim, S.M., McKee, C. A., Todd, A, Yehl, K., & Davidson, P. (2021). ADCES Research Abstracts: Impact of diabetes education on quality of life in Type 1 diabetes: A systematic review. The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care, 47 (4), 31.

Ng, B.P., Park, C. (2021). Medication nonadherence and health literacy among Medicare beneficiaries with Type 2 diabetes. Value in Health, 24(Suppl. 1), S83.

Park, C., Ng, B.P., & Kim, K. (2022). Inability to access health care due to COVID-19 among Medicare beneficiaries. The American Journal of Managed Care, 28(2), 75-80.

Phonphet, C, Suwanno, J., Thiamwong, L, Mayurapak, C., Bunsuk, C., Ninla-aesong P. (2022). Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the self-care of hypertension inventory for Thais with hypertension. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 38(2), 179-191. Williams, R, Brumback, B, Cook, RL, Cook, C; Ezenwa, M, Lucero, R. (2021). Prevalence of HIV-related stigma in adults living with HIV & disability in Florida, 2015-2016. AIDS Care, 34(1), 47-54.

fy 2021 – 22

EDUCATION & PRACTICE

Anderson, K.M., Haynes, J.D., Ilesanmi, I., & Conner, N. E. (2021) Teacher professional development on trauma-informed care: Tapping into students’ inner emotional worlds. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR), 27(1), 59-79

Bourgault, A.M., Voss, J.G., Stanfill, A.G., McCarthy, A.M., Matthews, E.E., Talsma, A., Loerzel, V., Henderson, W.A, Kinser, P.A., & Hershberger, P.E. (2022). Strategies to enhance the success of mid-career nurse scientists. Nursing Outlook, 70(1), 127-136.

Bourgault, A.M., Galura, S.J., Kinchen, E.V, & Peach, B.C. (2022). Faculty writing accountability groups: A framework for traditional and virtual settings. Journal of Professional Nursing, 38, 97-103.

Bourgault, A.M. (2022). What will the new normal look like? [Editorial]. Critical Care Nurse, 42(3), 8-10.

Bourgault, A.M. (2022). The nursing shortage and work expectations are in critical condition. Is anyone listening? [Editorial]. Critical Care Nurse, 42(2), 8–11.

Bourgault, A.M. (2022). Difficult times without easy solutions: Nurses want to be heard! [Editorial]. Critical Care Nurse, 42(1), 7-9.

Byiringiro, S., Nelson, K., Akumbom, A., Davidson, P., Li, M., Moser, C., Lee, J., Logan, S., Ogungbe, O., & Shattell, M. (2022). Nursing education in the era of social media. Journal of Nursing Doctoral Students Scholarship, 8, 53-63.

Byiringiro, S., Nelson, K., Akumbom, A., Davidson, P., Lee, J., Li, M., Logan, S., Moser, C., Ogungbe, O., & Shattell, M. (2021). Using a Twitter chat as an alternative to traditional classroom discussion. Nurse Educator, 46(5), 316.

Chipps, E., Joseph, M.L., Alexander, C., Lyman, B., McGinty, L., Nelson-Brantley, H., Parchment, J., Rivera, R., Schultz, M., Ward, D., Weaver, S. (2021). Setting the research agenda for nursing administration and leadership science: A Delphi study. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 51(9), 430-438.

Díaz, D.A., Eckhoff, D., Nunes, M., Anderson, M., Kieffer, Salazar, I., Knurr, L., Talbert, S., & Duncan, J. (2021). Discovery of methods to enhance the care of the LGBTQ+ community. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 17(9), 1085-1090.

Galura, S. (2022). Combating burnout in health care providers [Guest Editorial]. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 60(2).

Galura, S., Warshawsky, N., Hu, W., & Utt, L. (2022). A survey of interim nurse managers to understand the role and the impact on nurse and patient outcomes. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 52(1), 42-50.

Hand, M.W., Alexander, C., Lyman, B., Parchment, J., Joseph, M.L., Chipps, E. (2021). Filling the knowledge gap for nurse leaders: Next steps following Covid-19. Nurse Leader, 19(6), 616-621.

Hulbert, L. R., Zhang, X., Ng, B.P., Nhim, K., Khan, T., & Cannon, M. J. (2022). Health care providers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices and the association with referrals to the national diabetes prevention program lifestyle change program. American Journal of Health Promotion, 36(2), 236-247.

Joseph, M.L., Chipps, E., Alexander, C., Caramanica, L., Frank, B., Hand, M., Lyman, B., Nelson- Brantley, H., Parchment, J., Ward, D., Weatherford, B. (2022). Building the science to guide nursing administration and leadership decision making. JONA: Journal of Nursing Administration, 52(1), 19-26.

Loerzel, V.W., Rice, M., Warshawsky, N., Kinser, P., Matthews, E.E. (2021). Areas of satisfaction and challenges to success of mid-career nurse scientists in academia. Nursing Outlook, 69(5), 805-814.

Lyman, B., Parchment, J., George, K. (2022). Diversity, equity, inclusion: Crucial for organizational learning and health equity. Nurse Leader, 20(2), 193-196.

Parchment, J. (2022). Mindfulness: A necessary leadership competency. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy, 20(2), 17-20.

Smith, M., Conner, N., & Neff, D.F. (2022). Access to mental healthcare in the 21st century: An evolutionary concept analysis. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 28(3), 203-215.

Sowan, et al. CPG-IG (1/2022). Computable CPGs and best practice guidance for Care Delivery: An implementation playbook executive summary.

MacKenna, V., Díaz, D.A., Loerzel, V. (2021). Selfdebriefing after virtual simulation: measuring student’s depth of reflection. The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare: June 2021, 16(3), e46-e93.

Guido-Sanz, F., Anderson, M., Díaz, D., Welch, G., Aebersold, M. & Mitzova-Vladinov, G. (January 19, 2022). Extended reality in curricula: Setbacks and successes. [Panel Presentation]. Twenty-second International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH 2022) Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

Guido-Sanz, F., Anderson, M., Talbert, S., Díaz, D. A., Welch, G., & Tanaka, A. (2022). Using simulation to test validity and reliability of I-BIDS: New handoff tool. Simulation & Gaming, 53(4), 353-358

Peralta, H, Díaz, R., & Díaz, D.A. (2021). Bringing a global perspective to students via telesimulation. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 33(3), 33-41. Roye, J., Anderson, M., Díaz, D. A., & Rogers, M. (2021). Considerations for the effective integration of virtual simulation in the undergraduate nursing curriculum. Nursing Education Perspectives, 42(6), e173-e175.

WOMEN’S HEALTH LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

Keith, A., Parchment, J., Neff, D.F., Loerzel, V., &. Warshawsky, N. (2022). Does nurse manager job satisfaction vary by generation? JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 52(7/8), 435-441.

SIMULATION & TECHNOLOGY

Anderson, M., Díaz, D. A., Guido-Sanz, F. & Talbert, S. (January 10, 2022). Augmented reality training: Education to save maternal child lives. [Podium Presentation]. Twentysecond International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH 2022) Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

Anderson, M., Guido-Sanz, F., Talbert, S., Blackwell, C. W., Dial, M., McMahan, R. P., & Díaz, D. A. (2022). Augmented reality (AR) as a prebrief for acute care simulation. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 69, 40-48.

Díaz, D.A., Martinez, V., Todd, A., Soto, C., Cook, A., & Strassler, I. (2021). Exploring newborn health disparities through simulation. NLN Nursing EDge Blog

Eckhoff, D., Díaz, D. A., & Anderson, M. (2022). Using simulation to teach intraprofessional telehealth communication. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 67, 39-48.

Eckhoff, D. O., Taub, M. (June 26, 2022). Building nurse practitioner confidence using telehealth simulation. [Conference Brief]. 2022 Annual Conference, American Society for Engineering Education, Minneapolis, MN.

Hill, P.P., Díaz, D.A., Anderson, M., Talbert, S., & Maraj, C. (2021). Simulation-based education for interruption management training: An integrative review. [Abstract Presentation]. Twenty-first International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH 2021), New Orleans, LA.

Hill, P. P., Díaz, D. A., Anderson, M., Talbert, S., & Maraj, C. (2022). Using simulation-based education to teach interruption management skills: An integrative review. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 64, 46-57.

Hunt, T. M., Anderson, M., Vo, M., & Penoyer, D. A. (2021). The impact of training on teamwork and simulated debriefings on real-life cardiopulmonary arrest events. Simulation & Gaming, 52(5), 585-600.

Dailey, R., Peoples, A., Zhang, L., Dove-Medows, E., Price, M., Misra, D.P., Giurgescu, C. (2022). Assessing perception of prenatal care quality among Black women in the United States. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 67(2), 235-243. Davis, J., Hyer, S., Xie, R, Martinez, V., Wheeler, J., Misra. D.P., Giurgescu, C. (2022). Physical activity changes among non-Hispanic Black pregnant women. Public Health Nursing, 39(4), 744-751.

Decker, V.B., Ivanov, O., & Gopalan, P.K. (2021). Improving the initial breast cancer consultation. Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice, 14(3), 225232.

Dove-Medows, E., Misra, D.P., McCracken, L., & Giurgescu, C. (2022). Racial residential segregation, neighborhood disorder and racial discrimination among Black pregnant women. Public Health Nursing, 39(5), 917-925.

Dove-Medows, E., Davis, J., McCracken, L., Lebo, L., Misra, D., Giurgescu, C., Kavanaugh, K. (2022). A mixed-methods study of experiences during pregnancy among Black women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, 36(2), 161-172.

Gillespie, S.L., Bose-Brill, S., Giurgescu, C., Gondwe, K.W., Nolan, T.S., Spurlock, E.J., Christian, L.M. (2021). Racial discrimination and stress across the life course: Associations with prenatal inflammation, perceived stress, and depressive symptoms. Nursing Research, 70(5S), S21-S30.

Giurgescu, C. & Misra, D.P. (2022). Structural racism and maternal morbidity among Black women. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 44(1), 3-4.

Giurgescu, C., Misra, D.P., Slaughter-Acey, J.C., Gillespie, S., Nowak, A., Dove-Medows, E., Engeland, C.G., Zenk, S.N., Lydic, T.A., SealyJefferson, S., Ford, J., Hoffman, M.C., Drury, S., & Stemmer, P. (2022). Neighborhoods, racial discrimination and preterm birth among African American women: A review. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 44(1), 101-110.

Giurgescu, C., Wong, A.C., Rengers, B., Vaughan, S., Nowak, A.L., Price, M., Dailey, R.K., Anderson, C.M., Walker, D.S., & Misra, D.P. (2022). Loneliness and depressive symptoms among pregnant Black women during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 44(1), 23-30.

Khalil, D., Giurgescu, C., Misra, D.P., Javanbakht, A., Templin, T., Jenuwine, E. (2022). Acculturative stress and postpartum depression among immigrant Arab American couples. MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 47(2), 92-99.

Nowak, A.L., Giurgescu, C., Ford, J.L., Mackos, A., Ohm, J., Tan, A., Pietrzak, M. & Anderson, C.M. (2022) Methodologic considerations for epigenomic investigation of preterm birth in African American women. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 44(1), 81-93.

Park, C., Park, S.-K., Woo, A., & Ng, B.P. (2022). Health-related quality of life among elderly breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant endocrine therapy: a U.S Medicare populationbased study. Quality of Life Research, 31, 13451357.

Quelly, S. B., LaManna, J. B., & Stahl, M. (2021). Improving care access in low-income pregnant women with gestational diabetes. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 17(8), 1023-1027.

Saadat, N., Zhang, L., Hyer, S., Padmanabhan, V., Woo, J., Engeland, C.G., Misra, D.P., & Giurgescu, C. (2022). Psychosocial and behavioral factors affecting inflammation among pregnant African American women. Brain, Behavior, & ImmunityHealth, 22, 100452.

Vaughan, S., Misra, D.P., Wong, A., Rengers, B., Jablonski, S., Price, M., & Giurgescu, C. (2022). Successful recruitment strategies for engaging pregnant African American women in research. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 44(1), 94-100.

Woo, J., Penckofer, S., Fagan, M., & Giurgescu, C. (2022). Associations between pregnancyrelated symptoms, serum 25(OH)D, and physical quality of life in pregnant women. Nutrients, 4(3), 482.

TOP 100 FOR PATENTS

UCF ranked among the top 100 public universities for producing patents for the ninth consecutive year, according to the National Academy of Inventors.

UCF ranked No. 31 among public universities in the U.S. and No. 60 worldwide.

GIFT TO GUIDE ACUTE CARE NURSE PRACTITIONERS

“It’s not just another piece of equipment or technology,” says Assistant Professor Frank Guido-Sanz of the ultrasound machine donated by Roslyn and Jody Burttram. “It’s something that is essential to the core of our curriculum, and it pays off in so many ways…but most importantly, in patient outcomes and safety.”

$219K IN MUCH-NEEDED FINANCIAL AID AWARDED TO 96 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS

Thank you to all who support our future Knight nurses, including those who recently established scholarships such as:

• The Clinician Life Scholarship in Support of Hispanic Nurse Practitioners, established by Veronica Sampayo ’13BSN (pictured on right with her first scholarship recipient), bit.ly/SampayoScholarship

• The Gabby Diomede Memorial Endowed Scholarship established by the friends and family of Gabby Diomede. Hear their story bit.ly/DiomedeScholarship

• The Paul B. Hunter & Constance D. Hunter Charitable Foundation Nursing Scholarship, which supported 10 nursing students at UCF Daytona.

BRINGING JOY TO HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN

Thanks to a generous donation from Bruce Gould and Jeffrey Gould, the Jeanette M. Gould Traveling Theater Fund at UCF pairs theatre studies, creative drama and nursing students to provide interactive theatrical programming for patients at Nemours Children’s Health. bit.ly/GouldTravelingTheater

Knightingale Society Members

Listing of donors who supported the college with a gift of $1,000 or more from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.

AdventHealth | North Region

AdventHealth | Orlando

Dr. Lillian ’07 ’15 and Mr. Frank Aguirre*

Mr. Wade S. Alliance

Ms. Anna Allred ’19

Dr. Kelly D. ’07 and Mr. Wayne E. ’87 Allred

Dr. Mindi A. and Mr. Tim Anderson

Drs. Thomas and Diane ’06 Andrews

Mr. Jack ’92 and Mrs. Tina Araman*

Dr. Richard Atkinson*

Mr. Richard and Mrs. Deborah Baumgartner

Dr. Christopher Blackwell ’00 ’01 ’05

Gary L. Blackwell Charitable Foundation

Ms. Kimberly S. Bogers ’18 ’20

Bonfires Bar and Grill*

Mrs. Donna A. Breit ’10

Mr. Patrick Burt ’08*

Mr. Jody and Mrs. Roslyn Burttram

Dr. Angeline A. and Mr. John R. Bushy

Mr. Donald W. and Mrs. Sherry Buxton*

Mrs. Patricia Celano ’10

Central Florida Foundation*

Dr. Susan K. Chase

Mr. Chris ’06 ‘10 and Mrs. Allison ’08 Collings*

Dr. Norma E. and Mr. Joe Conner

Drs. Robert and Christa Cook*

Dr. Joseph L. and Dr. Maureen M. Covelli

The Honorable Stephen D. ’96 and Mrs. Kristen L. ’97 Crisafulli*

CVS Health Foundation

Dr. Leslee A. D’Amato-Kubiet ’13

Dr. Jonathon ’10 and Mrs. Alicia Decker*

Ms. Kimberly Dever

Mr. Mark and Mrs. Dawn ’90 Diomede*

Dr. Desiree Díaz ’21

Dr. Kenneth Dion ’91

Mr. Michael V. and Mrs. Bari-Ann DiPietro

Dr. Soterios G. Djiovanis ’15*

Mr. Kevin and Mrs. Caron Dougherty*

Mr. Daren ’06 and Mrs. Katherine ’06 ’10 Dorminy

Mr. Paul Dorsay

Alfred I. DuPont Charitable Trust*

Mr. Jason ’09 and Mrs. Nelly Duprat*

Dr. Kelly A. Eberbach ’15 ’17

Dr. Candace F. Eden ’15

Ms. Andrea Eliscu

Ms. Michele Fackler ’00 ’12

Florida Blue Foundation

Florida Navy Nurse Corps Association

Dr. Sandra Galura ’05 ’12

Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation

Mr. Kenneth Goedeker

Mr. Adam and Mrs. Geri Goldstein

Mr. Ivan ’09 ’12 and Mrs. Christina Gonzalez

Mr. Bruce Gould*

Dr. Bailey and Mrs. Jennifer Groseclose*

Dr. Edward and Mrs. Tiffany ’05 Gross*

Dr. Frank Guido-Sanz ’18

Mr. Todd Guiley ’91

Mr. Christian A. ’17 and Mrs. Shannon L. ’16 ’21 Harville

Health First

Heart of Volusia

Dr. Steve ’02 ’03 ’04 ’12 and Mrs. Darlene Heglund

Dr. Linda Hennig ’96

Mrs. Judy L. Housel ’98 ’99

Dr. Erica E. Hoyt ’93 ’19

Paul B. Hunter & Constance D. Hunter

Charitable Foundation, Inc. *

Mrs. Whitney Hutton*

Dr. Frances E. Iacobellis

* Denotes new society members. Welcome! **We apologize for any inadvertent errors or omissions.

Dr. Marchina ’10 and Mr. Patrick Jones*

Ms. Renee M. Keller

Ms. Sylvie Keller*

Dr. Elizabeth V. Kinchen

Dr. Kate ’79 ’83 and Mr. Joseph F. Kinsley

The Honorable Phyllis A. H’14 and Dr. David R. Klock

Mr. Todd J. ’04 ’05 and Mrs. Katie ’04 ’05 Korkosz

Dr. Jacqueline ’13 and Mr. Anthony ’93 LaManna

Mr. Richard ’86 and Mrs. Nora Lambert

Ms. Abbygail P. Lapinski ’19

Mr. Claude and Mrs. Susan ’73 Leslie*

Ms. Judy Liberi*

LIFE at UCF

Dr. Victoria W. ’07 and Mr. Steven C. ’87 ’92 Loerzel

The Honorable John S. and Mrs. Carolyn T. Lord

Drs. Brian ’17 and Christina C. ’98 ’22 McGuirk*

Mr. Gerard and Mrs. Debra ’01 ’03 ’10 Michaud

Dr. Vicki L. Montoya ’83 ’01 ’13

Glenda G. Morgan Charitable Foundation

Dr. Donna F. Neff

Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida

The Northrop Grumman Foundation

Ms. Rosemary G. Notarantonio ’81

Nurses First Solutions

Dr. Lucille O’Neal*

OneBlood*

Orlando Health

Ochsner Health System

Parrish Medical Center

Ms. Virginia Partain

Mr. Kenneth and Mrs. Anne Peach

Dr. Heather Peralta

PNC Foundation

Dr. Susan Quelly ’07 ’12

Dr. Melissa A. Radecki ’10’12 *

Mrs. Mary E. Ramey

Dr. Veronica Sampayo ’13*

Ms. Amanda Schultz ’17

Dr. Mona Shattell and Dr. Vivian Schutz*

Dr. Melanie Shatzer

The Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation

Dr. Earl and Mrs. Jan T. Smith

Mr. Kevin and Mrs. Carla Smith*

Dr. Marie A. Smith-East ’20

Dr. Mary Lou and Mr. Robert Sole

Mr. Richard and Mrs. Marianne Strauss*

The Swift Family Foundation

Dr. Deborah Tedesco ’93 ’18

Sigma, Theta Epsilon Chapter

Mr. Bill and Mrs. Deborah ’80 Thornton*

Mrs. Jane E. Traynor

Dr. Dawn Turnage ’11 ’13 ’15 ’18 ’19

UCF Lake Nona Medical Center

UnitedHealthcare of Florida

Capt. N.F. Urbano USN/RET*

Ms. Elizabeth K. Vieira

Mr. Robin K. Vieira ’93

Dr. Julie Vincent ’16

Mr. Dan ’74 and Mrs. Ria Voss*

Dr. Zabunnissa Vyas and Mr. Suryakant Vyas

Commander Rosemarie C. Walsh*

Mr. John and Mrs. Mary ’90 ’91 White*

Mrs. Carole W. Williams ’92

Mr. John and Dr. Jayne ‘20 Willis

The Diane and Larry Wink Fund

The Woods Trust

Meet Your Alumni Chapter Board

Members

EXECUTIVE BOARD

KATE DORMINY ’06 ’10MSN Chair

KELLY CARLSON EBERBACH ’15DNP Immediate Past Chair

SHANNON HARVILLE ’16BSN ’21DNP Communications Chair

MICHELE FACKLER ’00BSN ’12MSN Philanthropy Chair, Chair Elect

BOARD MEMBERS

FAMEISHA WILLIAMS ’06BSN ’11MSN ’18DNP Inclusion Co-Chair

VERONICA SAMPAYO ’13BSN Inclusion Co-Chair

LILLIAN AGUIRRE ’07MSN ’15DNP Education Chair

AMANDA SHULTZ RUNYON ’17BSN Engagement Chair

BRANDI BRYAN ’17MSN Mentorship Co-Chair

EUGENE WATERVAL ’09MSN ’20PHD Mentorship Co-Chair

NADINE GARCIA ’18MSN Recognition Chair

KIMBERLY BOGERS ’18BSN ’20MSN Charge On Chair

JESSICA SELEPEC ’06BSN Social Media Co-Chair

MADISON DITCHFIELD ’16BSN ’10BS Social Media Co-Chair

STEPHEN HEGLUND ’02BSN ’04MSN ’12PHD Faculty Liaison

LEAH SHINN Student Liaison

PAM PORES ’83 ’94BSN Reunion/Sponsorship Chair

JUDY HOUSEL ’98BSN ’99MSN Hospitality Chair

CHRISTINA MCGUIRK ’98BSN ’22DNP Wellness/Resiliency Chair

VICTORIA WRIGHT ’16 ’19MPA, MNM Staff Liaison

GREETINGS FELLOW KNIGHT NURSES

What an exciting time to be a proud Knight nurse alumna.

Through extended vision and collaborative support by many including our alumni and donors, the UCF College of Nursing has a bright future ahead.

With the expansion of undergraduate programs and a monumental move to a state-of-the-art building at the UCF Academic Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, our alumni community ---- currently 14K+ strong, will only continue to grow each year. Our light will shine brighter in our profession and in our communities as we continue to expand and diversify.

Whether you are a new Knight nurse or longstanding alumni, know that your alumni chapter is here to support you with continuing education, mentorship, networking and more.

While nursing is incredibly rewarding, it can also be challenging ---especially with the nursing shortage impacting us all. I encourage you to engage with our chapter and stay connected to feel supported as collectively we continue to positively impact the lives of others.

Go Knights! Charge On!

KATE DORMINY ’06BSN, ’10MSN, RN-BC, PCCN CHAIR, ALUMNI CHAPTER BOARD

Welcome New Alumni Engagement Assistant Director

Victoria Wright, a four-time UCF alumna, is the new alumni contact at the college. (Christina Gonzalez is still here, but now assisting in fundraising efforts.) Victoria has been at the UCF Foundation since May 2019 and joined the college in July 2022 on an interim appointment where she helped plan the inaugural alumni tailgate event. “I’m looking forward to increasing alumni participation in our active chapter, and meeting more of our Knight nurse alumni at future events.”

Class Notes

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’80s

Barbara Young ’84BSN authored and published the book, “The Heart that Rocks Health Care: Nurses Move from Stress to Success, Empowerment and Influence,” in October 2022.

’90s ’00s

Kenneth Dion ’91BSN was inducted as a Fellow in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. The 40-year healthcare industry veteran was also honored with the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest annual award granted to a UCF graduate.

’10s

Iris Appenrodt ’14BSN ’19MSN earned the Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) designation and began a new position as RN Simulation Educator at SimLEARN at the Veterans Health Administration.

Harry Carroll ’07 ’17BSN opened Suntree Psychiatry, a psychiatry practice in Brevard County.

Joy Parchment ’15PhD was appointed to serve on the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Magnet®. She was also featured as the executive profile in the February 2022 issue of Nurse Leader

Jonathan Peach ’11BSN ’13MSN ’15DNP, medical director and nurse practitioner at Top MedSpa & Clinic, was profiled in Orlando Voyager in November 2022.

Barbara Seymour ’19DNP began a new position as assistant vice president of member connections at Vizient, Inc.

Trish Celano ’21DNP ’10MSN, chief system nurse executive at AdventHealth, was named to Becker Healthcare’s 2022 list of “CNOs to Know.”

Annie Clayton-Orrison ’15BSN was promoted to director of nursing at Health First, Holmes Regional Medical Center.

Candace Eden ’15DNP was inducted as a Fellow of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management and started a new position as Joint Commission consultant with Joint Commission Resources.

Carrie Lewis ’15MSN was selected to become a member of the Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS) Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Leadership Council for 2022/2023.

’20s

Daniela Cordero Sarrade ’21BSN began working her dream job as an RN at Johns Hopkins Hospital on the medical progressive care unit.

Holly L. Muller ’21DNP relocated to New Mexico in May 2022 to serve as the senior vice president and system chief nursing officer for Presbyterian Healthcare Services.

Vicki Loerzel ’07PhD was elected to serve as director of grants on the Southern Nursing Research Society 2022 Board of Directors.

Jessica Selepec ’06BSN became certified as an Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) instructor to help address the shortage of those instructors in South Florida.

Blake Lynch ’14BSN, better known as Nurse Blake, published a children’s book, “I Want to Be a Nurse When I Grow Up.”

Christina Morgan ’14MSN, clinical practice transformation advisor at Carevive, was interviewed and featured in May 2022 on MarketScale.

Seren E. Özo˘glu ’21BSN founded HealthyKiddo, a non-profit organization to provide accessible healthcare knowledge to families and published a children’s book, “The Brave Little Lion: Showing Courage During Chemotherapy,” to help families understand the process of port accessing for their child with cancer.

Ashley B. Seguna ’21DNP married her high school sweetheart and fellow registered nurse on April 2, 2022, in a ceremony in Key Largo, Florida.

Annabeth Huff ’15BSN was honored as one of the UCF Alumni’s 2022 30 Under 30 Award winners.

At the 2022 reunion, six Knight nurses were honored for their valuable contributions to the profession and the communities they serve.

Education: Stephen D. Heglund ’02BSN, ’03Cert., ’04MSN, ’12PhD

Leadership: Holly L. Muller ’21DNP

Practice: Laura Wieber ’10BSN, ’14MSN

Research: Michelle Kamiko Tall ’17MSN, ’21PhD

Service: Seren E. Özo˘glu ’21BSN

Charge On: Teresa Lance ’07BSN, ’12MSN

Professor Emerita Frances Blackwell Smith, a founding faculty member and whose service to UCF spanned nearly three decades, passed away in October 2022.

“Frances was instrumental in the creation of the nursing program at UCF, laying a foundation of academic excellence and innovation. Her contributions have helped shaped our program into what it is today, and she will be greatly missed,” said Dean Mary Lou Sole.

Smith will continue to make a positive impact at the UCF College of Nursing thanks to a generous planned gift, which established the Dr. Frances Smith Founding Faculty Fund to support faculty members by providing seed funding for new innovative programs.

Monica Carr Fitzgerald ’06BSN, who was president of the Student Nurses’ Association while at UCF, passed away suddenly in January 2022. She began her career as an ICU nurse at Florida Hospital (now AdventHealth) and later was a mobile IV medic, primarily helping to serve individuals impacted by COVID-19.

Carolyn Hendrick Matthews ’08MSN passed away in October 2021. She was an RN for 42 years on the medical/ surgical floor at Waterman Hospital and nurse educator at Lake Sumter State College for 28 years where she helped develop the simulation lab.

John Rowell ’13 ’18BSN passed away in April 2020 after a battle with Glioblastoma. His diagnosis came in 2019 shortly after starting his much-anticipated, new second career as a nurse at the age of 55. To continue his legacy as a Knight nurse and support future nursing students, John’s family donated two teaching stethoscopes and an auscultation trainer/manikin to aide in teaching site-specific heart and lung auscultation skills to the STIM Center.

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