UCF–Access NURSING to Excellence December 2006, Volume 4
2005–2006: A TIME FOR TRANSITIONS
DEPARTMENT
SCHOOL
COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS 2005–2006 President George W. Bush appointed
The first group of basic B.S.N.
Professor Karen Dow Meneses to the
students admitted at the Daytona Beach
National Cancer Advisory Board for a
regional campus graduated in spring
six-year term.
2006. The picture below was taken
In addition, Dow Meneses won the
during the students’ pediatric rotation at
MESSAGE FROM THE
Pegasus Professor Award, the most
a partnership hospital, Halifax Medical
Transitioning to a College of Nursing
prestigious honor the university gives
Center.
— The Timing Couldn’t be Better
to a faculty member, at the 2006 UCF Founders’ Day Convocation.
On Dec. 5, 2006, President Hitt
In 2005–2006, 477 students were
announced that the School of Nursing
enrolled in the school’s B.S.N. programs.
will become the university’s 12th college
The school launched two new tracks in
on July 1, 2007. College designation
fall 2005 in the M.S.N. program: Clinical
reflects the growth and depth of our
Nurse Leader and Nurse Educator.
programs as well as our successes in
The total number of master’s program
attracting funding, top researchers and
students reached 203.
top students. This move will better serve
The school admitted its third cohort of
students and the nursing community,
doctoral students in fall 2005, bringing the
as well as recognize the stature of the
2005–2006 enrollment up to 28. Angela Barron McBride, a nationally known nurse researcher, author and clinician, spoke on “Nursing: Building a Culture of Quality” at the first Blue Cross
From left to right: Elvin Aguilar; Marifrances Gullo, UCF instructor; Carissa Fenical; Nancy Ahern, UCF instructor; Julie Howard; Rachel Howell; Ashley Persico; Diana Wynn; Alissa Walters; and LT Stephanie Butler-Cleland
and Blue Shield of Florida Endowed
The nursing program has come full circle; it began as a department in 1978, transitioned to a school in 1995 and now becomes a college in 2007. Of
Visiting Professorship Lecture, held
The school began offering its entire
March 24, 2006, in the FAIRWINDS
basic B.S.N. program at UCF’s Daytona
total surprise; nursing has been working
Alumni Center.
Beach campus in January 2006. Now
toward this goal for many years. Planning
students can complete all clinicals and
for this transition to a college, nursing
courses at the regional campus.
developed a graduate support office,
On March 25, 2006, the school held a gala celebration, featuring dinner and dancing, to commemorate 25 years of UCF nursing graduates.
The School of Nursing Alumni Chapter
Dancing at the 25th anniversary gala celebration Florida Governor Jeb Bush appointed Professor Mary Lou Sole to the state’s nine-member Biomedical Research Advisory Council from March 2006 to March 2009.
course, this announcement was not a
obtained a research site for externally
hosted several successful events,
funded studies, established the position
including the faculty research conference,
of academic coordinator for oversight
“Research, Renewal and Roses” at Leu
of all contracts, and hired a grants and
Gardens in October 2005.
contracts administrator. Strategic program
The school held an inaugural breakfast
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program.
planning and growth has led to the
in June 2006 to honor its adjunct faculty
development of new master’s program
and preceptors’ service to students.
options, for example the Nurse Educator
Guests received a program update, and
Track. The doctoral program in nursing
Professor Diane Wink presented a talk
will have its first graduates this academic
on “Using Questions to Develop Critical
year, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice
Thinking and Problem Solving.” The
program is in development.
breakfast took place at the FAIRWINDS Alumni Center.
2005-2006: A Time for Transitions
CONTENTS Excellence in Research.................... 4 Excellence in Academics.................. 8
E DIRECTOR
UCF Nursing around the World...... 13 25th Anniversary Gala.................... 14 Publications.................................... 16
Earlier in the year, the Florida Board of
People
Governors approved a medical school for UCF, slated to open in 2009. Nursing
Faculty......................................... 18
faculty members look forward to working
Students...................................... 20
with the dean of medicine to plan
Alumni.......................................... 22
interdisciplinary course work and joint
Sigma Theta Tau............................ 24
simulation labs and to expand research
Florida Center for Nursing.............. 25
opportunities and partnerships. The
Report of Gifts................................ 27
timing couldn’t be better for nursing and medicine to work together since a new medical curriculum is being developed.
ABOUT THE COVER
The nursing program will eventually be located at the new UCF Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, south of Orlando International Airport.
Jean Leuner, Ph.D., RN Director and Professor
During 2005–2006, the School of Nursing prepared for several changes, including the transition to college stature, effective July 1, 2007. Other changes are depicted
What does all this mean for UCF nursing?
in the cover photos and described below.
The excitement is palpable and
Left: The faculty revised the B.S.N.
the opportunities are endless. This
curriculum to focus more on acute clinical
recognition will afford nursing the
care. Undergraduates, such as Megan
opportunity to make an even stronger
Augeri (left), Robert Geissler (second
contribution to the internal life of the
from left) and Nida Merchant (right), now
university and externally increase respect
develop acute-care skills using several
for the university regionally, nationally
new human patient simulators. Pictured
and internationally. Nursing will continue
with them is lab coordinator Erica Hoyt
to develop community partners, expand
(center).
program offerings and identify new and innovative ways to influence health care.
Center: The school launched a sixth M.S.N. track, Clinical Nurse Leader, in
I look forward to communicating with
fall 2005. Here, Professor Mary Lou Sole
alumni, students, donors and friends of
(standing) discusses plans for clinical
nursing in order to share this journey and
immersion with CNL students Ann Hartley
the excitement of transitioning from a
(left) and Stacey Jemtrud (right).
school to a College of Nursing.
Right: The doctoral program in nursing matured. Doctoral students like Jon
Decker (right), here with faculty mentor Professor Karen Dennis (left) and research program participant Maureen Briggs, are now fully engaged in faculty research programs.
Cover photos by Thomas Alan Smilie 3
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EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
research related to prevention of ventilator-
Professor Mary Lou Sole: Helping
associated pneumonia,
Patients Breathe Easier
known as VAP. Since that time, much of her
Professor Mary Lou Sole has devoted
research has focused
much of the past 10 years conducting
on airway management
research on the causes of complications
interventions. She and
for mechanically ventilated patients.
collaborators have conducted several studies on what nurses
research on pressure assessments
and respiratory therapists
of endotracheal tube cuffs, which are
can do to prevent VAP,
inflatable devises used to hold the tubes
the role of the artificial
in place within the tracheae of orally
airway itself in infection
intubated patients. Currently, the pressure
and what caregivers
of endotracheal cuffs is measured
can to do prevent
intermittently by critical-care nurses and
aspiration of secretions
other caregivers. But findings of Sole’s
that contribute to VAP.
pilot study, conducted in collaboration
Over the years, Sole and her peers have
benefits of the collaborative teamwork
with other investigators and funded for
presented their findings at a number of
there and opportunities to prevent
$10,000 by the American Association of
national and international conferences
complications for patients. “I enjoy
Critical-Care Nurses, may change this
and professional meetings.
helping—providing direct care to patients
Renato Parente
In a recent study, Sole focused her
Professor Mary Lou Sole (left) with Cindy Schneider (right), a student in the M.S.N. Clinical Nurse Specialist Track and graduate research assistant, in one of the school’s nursing skills lab.
practice. The investigators have collected
and their families,” Sole explained.
data from continuous 12-hour monitoring
“This area of research has not been
of 10 orally intubated, mechanically
addressed, and there are many
Sole has submitted a follow-up grant
ventilated patients.
opportunities to improve the care of
application to the National Institute
mechanically ventilated patients.”
of Nursing Research, which is under
While patients were being monitored
— Mary Lou Sole
continuously for the study, nurses and
study, once the collected data have
other care providers continued their care
Sole, appointed as a clinical nurse
been analyzed, clinical practice may
and treatment, including intermittent
scientist at the Orlando Regional Medical
evolve. The frequency and method of
monitoring of endotracheal tube cuff
Center (an appointment held also by
cuff pressure monitoring could change,
pressure as normal. The study assessed
School of Nursing Professor Karen Dow
reducing risk for patients. Opportunities
the accuracy and feasibility of continuous
Meneses and Associate Professor Lorrie
for research and development of new or
monitoring of endotracheal tube cuff
Powel), has been able to conduct most
improved equipment could result from
pressures, described changes of cuff
of her research at ORMC in the Intensive
the study’s findings as well. Finally,
pressures over time and identified clinical
Care Units.
the study’s results may contribute to
factors that influence cuff pressure.
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review. Based on the results of the pilot
increased knowledge for practitioners “Clinical research gets me back in the ICU
in the prevention of infection and other
In the late 1990s, Sole collaborated with
at the bedside, which I love,” she said.
complications associated with the use of
Professor Jacqueline Byers to begin
Working in the ICU allows Sole to see the
endotracheal tubes. — Kristie Smeltzer
2005-2006: A Time for Transitions
FACULTY RESEARCH INTERESTS
for January 2007 at the Universal Orlando
Huey-Shys Chen,
Foundation Boys and Girls Club.
Ph.D., RN
E. Daleen Aragon,
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., CCRN, FCCM
Christopher
Chen’s research
Adjunct Instructor
Blackwell, Ph.D.,
focuses on instrument
Aragon’s research
ARNP-C
and psychometric
focuses on
Assistant Professor
development. She
implementation of
Blackwell’s research
has focused on
evidence-based
examines health
clinical practice and
disparity and health
study, specifically on the prevalence
patient outcomes.
and social policy
of smoking among Chinese-American
issues among gay,
adolescents. Chen’s research centers
She is a co-investigator, with Professor
community-based
Mary Lou Sole, on a study of continuous
lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
on factors, such as parental influence,
versus intermittent endotracheal tube cuff
He is currently working on an exploratory
on smoking initiation in adolescents.
pressure monitoring, funded by a $10,000
study assessing attitudes and baseline
Chen earned an in-house grant from the
Amercian Association of Critical-Care
knowledge levels of gay men regarding
College of Health and Public Affairs to
Nurses grant. Aragon was the principal
prevention, detection and treatment of
fund her research.
investigator for a multisite pilot study of
anorectal carcinoma. Maureen Covelli,
the SCCM ICU R.E.P.O.R.T in September 2005. She has an interest in infection
Angeline Bushy,
Ph.D., RN
prevention in acute care and compliance
Ph.D., RN, CNS,
Assistant Professor
with hand hygiene and isolation
FAAN
Covelli’s research
precautions within a health-care system.
Professor Bushy
focuses on blood
She also has conducted studies on the
coordinates all
pressure changes
safety, efficacy and compliance with the
research activities
in African-American
glycemic control protocol in the critically
for the annual
adolescents. She
ill population.
National Rural Health Conference.
studies the effect of nutrition and exercise programs on blood
Pamela Ark,
Her efforts include preparing the call for
pressure and salivary cortisol levels, the
Ph.D., RN
abstracts, sending abstracts to reviewers,
relationship of low birth weight to blood
Assistant Professor
compiling data and selecting conference
pressure and salivary cortisol changes,
Ark’s research
research presentations, poster
and the use of school-based intervention
focus is fitness and
presentations and awards.
programs. She also has an interest in
nutrition in children
Jacqueline Byers,
and parents enrolled
Ph.D., RN, CNAA,
in the Boys and
CPHQ
Girls Club. In March
Professor Byers is
2006, she received a College of Health
actively involved
and Public Affairs Incentive Grant Award
in collaborative
of $5,000. In June, she obtained the
research with the
Institutional Review Board’s approval
Neonatal Intensive
to complete a program evaluation in collaboration with Ilona Sheplan, an Apopka Community Nursing Coalition faculty member, on Phase I of the Healthy Kids Fitness and Nutrition Child-Parent Program presented at the Apopka Boys and Girls Club between January and March 2006. Based on the program evaluation data, a pilot study is planned
Care Unit team at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies in Orlando. Their recent studies include a quasi-experimental study of the impact of developmental, family centered care on infant outcomes and parental satisfaction, and three studies evaluating NICU sound levels and infant physiologic responses.
prenatal health. Karen E. Dennis, Ph.D., RN, FAAN Professor Dennis is a federally funded principal investigator who also has been a co-investigator on multiple National Institutes of Health and Veteran’s Administration grants during her 20-year program of research on weight loss and physical activity to decrease risk factors for cardiovascular disease. She brings a diverse background (continued on next page)
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in the conduct of nursing research and the
Lygia Holcomb,
Lorrie L. Powel,
integration of science and logistics to her
D.S.N., FNP-C,
Ph.D., RN
projects.
ARNP
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Powel’s research
Paul Desmarais,
Holcomb continues to
focuses on the
Ph.D., RN
conduct research on
emotional and
Visiting Assistant
pediatric obesity. She
adaptational
Professor Desmarais
recently completed
responses of
is studying
a one-year, grant-
survivors of cancer.
“outcomes” of cardiac
funded intervention project, Jump on
Her current work concentrates on the
rehabilitation. He is
Obesity in Youth (JOY), in conjunction
influence of the long-term effects of
especially interested
with the Nap Ford Community Charter
post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence
in referral rates and
School in the Parramore area of Orlando.
and erectile dysfunction on emotional
outcomes of men versus women, as well
The project has since developed into
well-being in prostate cancer survivors.
as barriers and facilitators for successful
the JOY Program. In addition, Holcomb
She is a member of a multidisciplinary
completion of cardiac rehabilitation
received funding to support two related
research team focusing on behavioral
programs. In coordination with the
projects at the school, Focus on Unlimited
interventions to improve quality of life in
Florida Heart Group, he has gathered
Nutrition (FUN) and Promoting Lifelong
cancer survivors.
data regarding the number of referrals to
Activity in Youth (PLAY). Elizabeth Rash,
cardiac rehabilitation and the frequency of rehabilitation being followed with a home-
Ermalynn Kiehl,
Ph.D., ARNP
exercise program by patients.
Ph.D., ARNP, CNS
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Rash is working on
Karen Dow
Kiehl continues to
research related to
Meneses,
study resiliency in
interventions and
Ph.D., RN, FAAN
mothers in both the
health promotion
Professor Dow
United States and
Meneses leads a
Scandinavia. Working
consumption among college students. Her
with Kiehl is doctoral
work is funded by STTI and the American
multidisciplinary
to reduce alcohol
team that focuses its
student Nancy Ahern, who conducted
research program in
interviews of American mothers in
two major areas —
summer 2005. Preliminary analysis of the
Judith Ruland,
behavioral interventions to improve quality
interviews reveals a number of different
Ed.D., RN
of life in cancer survivors, and developing
factors that can positively or negatively
Associate Professor
tools for the research enterprise to
affect American mothers’ resiliency. When
Ruland is co-principal
improve productivity and efficiency.
analyses of both groups are complete,
investigator on the
She and her team recently completed
they will be compared.
“Promise of Nursing”
a five-year randomized clinical trial
Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
grant, which will
evaluating the effectiveness of behavioral
Betty Wendt Mayer,
interventions with breast cancer survivors
Ph.D., ARNP
Web-based preceptor training programs
who are in the first year of survivorship.
Assistant Professor
at four community partner hospitals.
They also completed a second funded
Mayer continues her
Ruland also has been studying the
study evaluating the fertility concerns of
research on child
evolution of admission characteristics
young breast cancer survivors. Under
abuse and domestic
of the school’s partner A.S.N. program
the direction of Dr. Patrick McNees,
violence. In addition
since the conception of the concurrent
co-investigator, the research team
to this focus, she has
enrollment program. Ruland serves as the
begun conducting
task force chair for the information fluency
collaborated with technology and Internet design experts to conduct the study entirely in an electronic environment.
research on animal abuse.
establish on-site and
project in nursing, which is assessing the information fluency competencies of UCF’s nursing students.
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Mary Lou Sole, Ph.D., RN, CCNS, FAAN
CONTRACTS & GRANTS July 1, 2005–June 30, 2006
See Research Spotlight on p. 4. Diane Wink, Ed.D., RNC, ARNP Professor Wink’s current research, in collaboration with other faculty members, centers on the use of simulated patient examples and Web-based conferences in the education of nurse practitioner students. She and her peers are researching the effectiveness of small group discussions based on the Web. These online discussions offer opportunities to increase clinical skills and knowledge and to use evidenced-based materials to support
Pamela Ark Healthy Kids Fitness and Nutrition Child-Parent Program $5,000, College of Health and Public Affairs Incentive Grant Award
Ermalynn Kiehl AHEC: Community-Based Nursing Initiative $20,000, Central Florida Area Health Education Center
Emma “E. J.” Brown Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program $327,000 (multiyear), CHARM, Inc.
Jean Leuner UCF SUCCEED Florida $420,397, Florida Department of Education
Huey-Shys Chen Impact of Acculturation, Parenting Style and Modeling on Chinese American Young Adolescent’s Smoking Initiation $5,000, College of Health and Public Affairs In-House Research Initiative Award
Lorrie Powel Fatigue in Men with Recurrent Prostate Cancer: The Patient’s Perspective $3,000, Dean’s New Faculty Start-Up Scholarship, College of Health and Public Affairs
$3,500, COHPA Faculty Development and Research Award Maureen Covelli Project Liftoff: Community-Based Healthy Start Services $108,000, Healthy Start Coalition
practice.
Faculty photos (except Aragon and Rash) by Thomas Alan Smilie
Karen Dennis Intergenerational Physical Activity: Pilot Test $10,000, Senior Resource Alliance: The Area Agency on Aging of Central Florida
2005 FACULTY RESEARCH CONFERENCE Members of the Central Florida
Active Living by Design $200,000 (multiyear), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Dennis is the UCF coordinator for the City of Orlando, a lead agency)
nursing community were invited to a daylong nursing research conference sponsored by the School of Nursing on Oct. 7, 2005, at the Harry P. Leu
Home vs. Center-Based Weight Loss and Exercise in Menopause $1.4 million (multiyear), National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health (5R01-NR0077-38)
Gardens in Orlando. Named “Research, Renewal and Roses,” the event included presentations by nursing faculty and poster displays. The event was sponsored by the Theta Epsilon
Karen Dow Meneses Fertility After Breast Cancer: A WebBased Program $250,000 (multiyear), The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
chapter of Sigma Theta Tau and the UCF Nursing Alumni Chapter. (Also see p. 24)
flickr.com
Quality of Life Intervention for Women with Breast Cancer $1.6 million (multiyear), National Institute of Nursing Research and National Cancer Institute, Office of Cancer Survivorship (1RO1-NR05332-04)
Elizabeth Rash A Content Analysis of Brief Intervention Sessions for Health Promotion and Reduction of Alcohol Consumption in College Students $4,000, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners NP Project Research Award Judith Ruland Comparison of Outcomes of CommunityBased Versus Traditional Generic Baccalaureate Programs: Final Phase of Pilot Study $7,500, University of Central Florida In-house Research Grant Mary Lou Sole Evaluation of Web-Based Triage Referrals for Emergent or Immediate Care in College Students $2,500, Koster Insurance Innovative Practices in College Health Fund (Co-Investigator; Patti Stuart, Principal Investigator) Alcohol Screening and Intervention in a College Clinic $286,000, National Institutes of Health (U18-03426001) (Co-investigator with M. Dunn, M. Deichen, L. Riddle and J. Schaus, principal investigator) Mary Lou Sole, Daleen Aragon and Jacqueline Byers Continuous Versus Intermittent Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure Monitoring $10,000, American Association of CriticalCare Nurses
The rose beds at Leu Gardens in Orlando 7
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basic undergraduate program in nursing at UCF’s regional campus in Daytona Beach in January 2006. The school had offered a B.S.N. program
EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMICS
at UCF Daytona Beach for students
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE in NURSING PROGRAM NEWS
to the existing RN to B.S.N. program, the
School Modifies B.S.N. Curriculum
who already have a registered nurse RN credential. By adding a clinical component
have participated in the UCF–Seminole
school is now able to offer its basic B.S.N.
Community College concurrent enrollment
program there for students without an RN.
program. The program allows the school to refer wait-listed students to enroll in
“I am grateful to the university for its
Based on end-of-program evaluation
SCC’s AS program while at the same
support in enabling students from the
data from graduating students, course
time these students are enrolled in the
greater Volusia County area to attend
evaluation data, faculty evaluation data
UCF program and take their UCF B.S.N.
UCF without traveling to Orlando,” said
and student performance on standardized
courses at the community college.
Jean Leuner, director of the School of
tests, the undergraduate curriculum was
Concurrent students graduate from
Nursing.
revised to include an increased number
the community college, sit for their RN
of practice hours in acute-care settings
licensure exam and within one to two
There were more than 80 applicants for
while still maintaining early and consistent
semesters, they graduate from UCF
24 openings in the first basic B.S.N. class
exposure to community nursing. The
as well. Recent program evaluation
at UCF Daytona Beach, which is located
revised curriculum will be implemented in
has demonstrated that the concurrent
on the Daytona Beach Community
fall 2006.
students compare favorably to UCF basic
College campus. To accommodate these
students on a number of measures.
students, the school has added a nursing
More Than 200 Students Have Participated in Concurrent AS and B.S.N. Program
B.S.N. and RN to B.S.N. Programs Offered at Daytona Beach Campus
Since its inception in 2003, 208 students
The School of Nursing began offering its
skills laboratory, classrooms and faculty offices to the extensive resources already present. The students attend classes offered both face-to-face and through interactive television. All basic B.S.N. students are assigned to a Community Nursing Coalition (formerly Center), where they gain clinical experience while working with clients across the lifespan, Leuner explained. “For our Daytona Beach students, a Community Nursing Coalition has been developed at the Volusia-Flagler Coalition for the Homeless in Daytona, and a second will be located at the First United Methodist Church in DeLand,” she said. “Clinical nursing practice experiences will also be provided in Volusia County hospitals and health-care agencies.”
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School Changes Name of CNCs The school’s Community Nursing Centers, commonly known within the communities they serve as CNCs, provide valuable service-learning opportunities for students in the B.S.N. program. In 2006, the name of the CNCs was changed to Community Nursing Coalitions. As no physical center existed for these CNCs, the change of name keeps the well-known abbreviation and more accurately describes the spirit of these collaborations. The definition of a coalition is “an alliance for combined action,” and that alliance with the community is what nursing students engage in through the extensive partnerships with the Central Florida community.
Little Egypt CNC Students Win Universitywide Award Under the leadership of Assistant Professor Pamela Ark, the Little Egypt CNC students placed first in the ServiceLearning Student Showcase for the Thomas Alan Smilie
second year in a row. They were awarded a $2,000 scholarship, which was divided among the five junior B.S.N. students. The students said their communitybased nursing projects have been a vital aspect of their education, providing an opportunity to do more than take blood pressures and calculate BMIs. They
Associate Professor Diane Wink (standing) with scholarship recipients from the Little Egypt Community Nursing Coalition: (left to right) Mary-Grace Carroll, Jordan Ulsh, Bethany Klipp, Deanne Fenton (Not pictured are Assistant Professor Pamela Ark and scholarship recipient Staci Koski.)
interacted with individuals throughout the lifespan, used therapeutic communication and provided support for their community. The students were anxious about providing services at a new location, but each time they were met with kindness and appreciation. The students provided services at Ivey Lane Neighborhood Center for Families, local elementary schools, the Boys and Girls Club, Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church, MILLS School, the National Kidney Foundation KEEP event and a Caribbean health fair.
Cocoa CNC Students Sponsor Clothing Drive In December 2005, the Cocoa campus held a clothing drive for Brevard County’s homeless. Through the generosity of
Brevard County. Many thanks were received, with gratitude for “putting smiles on the children’s faces.” Those donating clothing also expressed thanks for being allowed an opportunity to help others.
students and staff and faculty members of many departments on the Cocoa, Daytona Beach and Orlando campuses, there was a great array of clothing donated to children, men and women. Three pick-up trucks were needed to carry all of the clothing to the homeless veterans and homeless shelters of
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disabled or homeless veterans gather. The successful undertaking provided an opportunity to give back to a community that supports UCF endeavors.
Daytona Beach CNC Sponsors Banana Day “Banana Day,” an annual service-learning event sponsored by the Daytona Beach CNC and housed at the Homeless Assistance Corporation, is named after the wonderful fruit in an attempt to show participants how easy it is to eat healthy. Students served lunch to the homeless, which included banana bread and banana pudding, and distributed fresh bananas. They also arranged for partner organizations to attend and display their services. In addition, students provided health promotion and disease prevention education for participants, and they conducted blood pressure and depression screenings.
Instructor Sigrid Ladores (left) and B.S.N. students Jordan Ector (center) and Erin Harvey (right) at the Parramore CNC health fair at John Jackson Community Center Parramore CNC Hosts Health Fair The Parramore CNC hosted its first heath fair, “Guide Yourself to Better Health,” on April 8, 2006, at the John Jackson Community Center in Orlando. The event was created, developed and implemented by 12 B.S.N. students with the guidance of Instructor Sigrid Ladores and peer leadership of Erin Harvey and Jordan Ector.
area residents attended. Students offered blood pressure and glucose monitoring as well as medication counseling. They also provided health education and promotion on topics such as injury prevention, smoking cessation, diabetes care and sexually transmitted disease prevention.
Cocoa CNC Students Administer Flu Shots
The first Sunshine Conference was held in Daytona Beach at the Daytona Resort and Conference Center on June 3, 2006. More than 60 nurse practitioner and advanced practice nurses attended. This event was sponsored by the Volusia/ Flagler Advanced Practice Nursing Council and the Florida Nurse Practitioner Network and was coordinated by UCF Instructor Marifrances Gullo. Professor Karen Dow Meneses served as the
Students used the community
In fall 2005, the UCF Cocoa campus
keynote speaker, discussing breast
assessment they completed in fall
students administered approximately
cancer screening and assessment.
2005 to identify residents’ needs. They
1,500 flu injections to Brevard County
A number of other faculty members
solicited community agencies, including
veterans.
presented on topics such as therapeutic
Planned Parenthood; Women, Infants and Children Program; the Orlando Police Department; and the Central Florida Pharmacy Council, to provide education and services. The health fair
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was well advertised and more than 100
Sunshine Conference Enhances Scholarship
Flu shots were given at the Viera Veteran’s Administration Outpatient Clinic to both staff and patients, and the flu-shot
touch and personality disorders in clinical practice. The event is planned to take place annually.
mobile took a “road trip” to missions, homeless shelters and areas where
COMMUNITY NURSING COALITIONS
2005-2006: A Time for Transitions
Nurse Practitioner Students Provide Service
M.S.N. Student Conducts Research
Each year, students in the school’s nurse
Nursing Leadership Management Track,
practitioner tracks work with community
has completed a great deal of research
The Clinical Nurse Leader or CNL is a
partners to implement projects which
during the course of her master’s
new nursing role being developed by
help students satisfy course objectives
program. Stuart is currently a women’s
the American Association of Colleges of
while meeting community needs.
health nurse practitioner in the UCF
Nursing in collaboration with an array of
Students address issues of importance to
Health Services center, which serves
leaders from the practice environment.
advanced-practice nurses and increase
UCF’s student population.
The CNL role emerged following research
their own understanding of health-care
and discussion with stakeholders as a
policy issues, such as access to care.
MASTER OF SCIENCE in NURSING PROGRAM NEWS Clinical Nurse Leader Track
Patricia Stuart, an M.S.N. student in the
Stuart assisted in the evaluation of a Web-based triage system, called 24/7
way to engage highly skilled clinicians in outcomes-based practice and quality-
NP students have worked with the
WebMed, for college students and
improvement strategies.
following community partners:
presented the research results at several
Boys and Girls Club The CNL oversees the care coordination
Seniors First
of a distinct group of patients and
Central Florida Family Health Centers
actively provides direct patient care in
Shepherd’s Hope
complex situations. This clinical leader
QUEST
puts evidence-based practice into
Primrose Center
action to ensure patients benefit from
Volusia County Coalition for the
the latest care-delivery innovations.
Homeless
The CNL collects and evaluates patient
Brevard Health Alliance
outcomes, assesses cohort risk and has
Daily Bread (a food pantry)
the decision-making authority to change care plans when necessary. This clinician
They completed a wide variety of
functions as part of an interdisciplinary
projects, some of which were designed to
team by communicating, planning and
complement one another. For example,
implementing care directly with other
one group working with Seniors First
health-care professionals, including
identified clients’ needs and the second
physicians, pharmacists, social workers,
group used the information to identify
clinical nurse specialists and nurse
grant opportunities.
practitioners. The CNL role is not one of administration or management; the CNL
Groups worked to increase the
is a leader in the health-care delivery
availability of medication to uninsured
system in all settings in which health
or underinsured clients, assessed client
care is delivered, not just the acute-care
needs at shelters and care facilities,
setting. Implementation of this role will
collected data about shelter clients and
vary across settings.
developed a referral program for food
professional meetings, including those held by the Theta Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau and the American College Health Association. Stuart coauthored an article that appeared in the Journal of the American College Health Association. She is currently completing an additional evaluation of 24/7 WebMed, funded by the Koster Foundation. Stuart has been mentored in her research by Professor Mary Lou Sole and Dr. Michael Deichen, associate director of clinical services for UCF Health Services.
pantry clients. Upon graduation, students will be eligible to sit for a new certification examination
If you know of a project that may be
in order to use the CNL title. UCF is
appropriate for advanced practice NP
currently partnering with Orlando
students, please contact Professor Diane
Regional Medical Center to support a
Wink at wink@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu and
pilot project on select nursing units.
use the subject line: Service Learning Suggestion.
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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in NURSING PROGRAM NEWS
has also assisted Dennis with the weight
Doctoral Students in Research
implement the study; led much of the
In 2005–2006, students in the first
managed and analyzed data; and wrote
loss and exercise study: she helped develop policies and procedures to physiological data collection; merged, Karen Dennis
cohort of the school’s doctoral program, launched in 2003, were fully engaged in research projects under the guidance of faculty mentors. Nancy Ahern worked toward completing her dissertation on resiliency in adolescent college students. Her research has led her to publish six articles, and
Devena Reed (left), a “Home vs. Center-Based Weight Loss and Exercise in Menopause” study participant, completes a self-report questionnaire. Weinstein (standing) takes Maria Martinez’s (center) blood pressure, while Shiavenato (right) helps finish the final data collection for Martinez.
several abstracts and manuscripts. And for a pilot study on “Intergenerational Physical Activity,” funded by the Winter Park Health Foundation and the Area Agency on Aging of Central Florida, she developed and graphically illustrated most of the workbook activity sessions for the 12-week walking program, implemented the entire project with oversight from
a seventh is in press. Ahern knew she wanted to study adolescents and
participants for safe and effective
Associate Professor Ermalynn Kiehl
treadmill exercise; and used
suggested that she choose the concept
multivariate approaches to
of “resilience.” She believes that all of
analyze data for abstracts,
the doctoral faculty members have been
manuscripts and annual reports.
instrumental in her success.
Decker is also one of Dennis’s
Dennis, and collected and analyzed the data.
advisees and a nurse practitioner whose dissertation research will target issues in childhood obesity.
(Note: Decker and Dennis are pictured on the cover, right photo.)
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“As co-chairs of my dissertation committee, Jacquie Byers and Pam Ark have been supportive mentors for me as I finalize my doctoral education.” — Nancy Ahern
Allison Edmonds worked on Jon Decker and Martin Schiavenato
a new component of Dennis’s
worked as graduate research assistants
weight loss and exercise
with Professor Karen Dennis by assisting
study that uses qualitative
with the “Home vs. Center-Based Weight
methodology, yet integrates with
Loss and Exercise in Menopause” study
Victoria Loerzel is conducting her
some of the quantitative data already
funded by the National Institute of Nursing
dissertation research, titled “Quality of
collected from the participants. She
Research. They prepared questionnaire
Life in Older Breast Cancer Survivors: A
interviewed study participants to elicit
packets for data collection; conducted
Descriptive Study,” under the guidance of
their histories of gaining and losing weight
literature searches and maintained a
Professor Karen Dow Meneses. Loerzel
and analyzed the data. A family nurse
bibliographic database; monitored
said little is known about how cancer
practitioner, Edmonds intends to focus
affects the elderly population, especially
According to Loerzel (left), working with Dow Meneses (right) has been an extraordinary experience.
her dissertation research in the
after treatment. The purpose of her study
area of childhood obesity.
is to examine quality of life in women
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with early-stage breast cancer who are age 65 and older and within their first
Patricia Weinstein worked
year of survivorship. The goal of her
closely with Professor
dissertation research is to add to the body
Karen Dennis to assess
of knowledge concerning older women
cardiovascular disease risk
with breast cancer.
factors and risk-reducing behaviors among women with Systemic Lupus
Ahern (right) with Byers (left) and Ark (center) 12
For her dissertation research,
Erythematosus. Weinstein
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SCHOLARSHIP IN LITHUANIA Associate Professor Lorrie Powel was invited to speak at Kaunus Medical University in Kaunus, Lithuania, in December 2005. She presented “Quality
UCF NURSING AROUND THE WORLD Yeni Sagastume (center) and Kelley Waite (Phillips) (right) at La Presa, Honduras
of Life in Patients with Cancer: Pearls, Pith and Provocation.” While in Kaunus, Powel also attended Jolanta Toliušiene’s dissertation defense. Toliušiene is a faculty member at the medical university who has benefited from consultation by Powel on prostate cancer research and has been a visitor to the School of Nursing.
HEALTH CARE IN HONDURAS
STUDY ABROAD IN SWEDEN
Family Nurse Practitioner students
In May 2006, Associate Professor
Kelley Waite (Phillips) and Mickelle Riley
Ermalynn Kiehl led undergraduate
traveled to Honduras in May 2006 with
and graduate study abroad courses in
Honduras Relief Efforts, Inc. The non-
Sweden. Accompanied by 15 students
profit organization recruits UCF nursing
and four guests, Kiehl and the group
students to join their annual Brigada
were provided a week of
de Salud (“Health Brigade”) where they
education, enrichment
provide care to impoverished families in
and friendship by host
rural Honduras.
Lund University. The
“I met Yeni and instantly bonded with her. Through the organization I traveled with, you can sponsor a needy child in Honduras. After the fact, they were able to find out who she was by calling the teacher at the school in La Presa, and I have been able to sponsor her since then, which was probably the most rewarding thing to come out of the trip. She had been abandoned by her mother and lives with a foster family. Her teacher has sent us reports to say that ever since she has had a sponsor, she cries less, cooperates better with other children, and works harder in school. Knowing that someone cares about her has made a
Lorrie Powel (second from right) at Toliušiene’s (standing) dissertation defense in Lithuania
first evening included a get-acquainted party with traditional smorgasbord sandwiches and lawn games. The week ended with an evening of sharing a traditional Swedish dinner, followed by a day of exploration
UCF students in Sweden
of the history, culture, lifestyle and values of the people of the Skåne region. It became obvious to the UCF students that health is a priority for the Swedes.
huge difference in her life.” — Kelly Waite (Phillips)
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25th Anniversary Gala Celebration March 24-25, 2006 To commemorate the nursing program
McBride is the first person to hold the
having reached 25 years of graduating
BCBSFL Endowed Visiting Professorship
students, the School of Nursing held
at UCF. She is currently a professor and
a two-day celebration in March 2006
university dean emerita at the Indiana
that brought many alumni and guests
University School of Nursing. With
to the campus.
McBride is Catherine Kelly (left), vice president for public affairs signature
The celebration began with the first
programs for BCBSFL in Jacksonville,
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida
and Jean Leuner (right), director of UCF’s
Endowed Visiting Professorship Lecture,
School of Nursing.
Karen Guin
held March 24 in the FAIRWINDS Alumni
An Alumni Gala Celebration Dinner was held March 25 in the Key West Ballroom at the Student Union. More than 150 people enjoyed an evening highlighted by remarks from UCF President John Hitt and dancing to music selected by a disk jockey.
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Center. Angela Barron McBride (center
The BCBSFL Endowed Visiting
in photo at left), a nationally known nurse
Professorship Lecture was established
researcher, author and clinician, spoke on
with a generous gift to UCF’s nursing
“Nursing: Building a Culture of Quality.”
school from BCBSFL.
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Florida Hospital representatives
Recognizing its milestone of 25 years of nursing graduates, the school published in March 2006 a new book, History of Nursing Education at the University of Central Florida. Assistant Professor Betty Mayer oversaw the project, soliciting and compiling information from current and former nursing administrators and faculty and staff members. The monograph covers the program’s evolution from department to school and is filled with
Friend of the school Renee Keller (left) and Professor Angeline Bushy
Former staff member Carol Chick (left) and retired faculty member Liz Ramey
the reminiscences and photographs from nursing’s rich history. Some copies of the book are still available for purchase. For further information, contact the school at (407) 823-2744.
UCF President John Hitt received a copy of the school’s history book at the gala dinner.
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PUBLICATIONS July 1, 2005–June 30, 2006
FACULTY Christopher W. Blackwell Blackwell, C. Dziegielewski, S., & Jacinto, G. (2006). The use of a strengths-based approach in addressing discrimination against gays and lesbians. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 14(3), 1-17. Emma “E. J.” Brown Gubrium, A. & Brown, E. J. (2006). Lessons learned from taking data collection to the “hood.” Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 5(1), 51-65. Brown, E. J. (2006). Good mother, bad mother: Perception of mothering by African-American women who use cocaine. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 17(1), 21-31. Brown, E. J. (2006). The integral place of religion in the lives of rural AfricanAmerican women who use cocaine. Journal of Religion and Health, 45(1), 19-39. Brown, E. J. & Smith, F. B. (2006). Rural African-American women who use cocaine: Needs and future aspirations related to their mothering role. Community Mental Health Journal, 42(1), 65-76. Brown, E. J. (2006). Why Rural AfricanAmerican women who use cocaine mistrust women: The insider perspective. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 44(4), 36-43. Brown, E. J. & Smith, F. B. (2006). Drug (ab)use research among rural AfricanAmerican males: An integrated literature review. International Journal of Men’s Health, 5, 191-206. Brown, E. J. & Wells, S. (2005). Consensus-building around the selection and refinement of an integrated effective faith-based substance abuse and HIV prevention model for rural AfricanAmerican adolescents. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 11(6), 344-350. Brown, E. J. & Smith, F. B. (2005). A tri-level HIV-prevention educational intervention. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, Article 26.
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Brown, E. J. & Williams, S. (2005). Southern rural African-American faith communities’ role in STI/HIV Prevention within two counties: An exploration. Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services, 4(3), 46-62. Brown, E. J. & Waite, C. (2005). Rural African Americans’ perceptions of risk and resiliency factors associated with African-American adolescents’ substance abuse and HIV behaviors. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. 11(2), 88-100. Brown, E. J. & Hill, M. H. (2005). Perceptions of HIV risks and prevention strategies by rural and small city African Americans who use cocaine: Views from the inside. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 26(4), 359-377. Angeline Bushy Bushy, A. (2006). Forward. Family & Community Health, 29(3), 162-163. Bushy, A. & Leipert, B. (2005). Factors that influence students in choosing rural nursing practice: A pilot study. Rural and Remote Health, 5(2), 1445-6354. Bushy, A. (2005). Needed: Quality improvement in rural health care. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 13(5), 261-262. Bushy, A. (2005). Needed: A more inclusive research paradigm to learn about the health needs of rural women. Women’s Health Issues, 15(5), 204-208. Bushy A., Dunkin J., & Stover, L. (2005). Roles, responsibilities and outcome expectations of endowed chairs in nursing. Nurse Educator, 30(4), 178-183. Jacqueline Fowler Byers Byers, J. F., Lowman, L. B., Francis, J., Kaigle, L., Lutz, N. H., Waddell, T., & Diaz, A. L. (2006). A quasi-experimental trial on individualized, developmentally supportive family-centered care. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 35, 105-115. Byers, J. F., Waugh, W. R., & Lowman, L. B. (2006) High-risk infant sound level exposure in different environmental conditions. Neonatal Network, 25(1), 25-32.
Unruh, L., Rudner Lugo, N., White, S. V., & Byers, J. F. (2005). Managed care and patient safety: Risks and opportunities. The Health Care Manager, 24, 245-255. Byers, J. F. , Lowman, L. B., & Waugh, W. R. (2005). Neonatal intensive care unit sound levels, environment, and infant responses. Neonatal Intensive Care, 18(3), 48-53. Byers, J. F. & Rosati, R. J. (2005). Research provides the MEAT for quality improvement (editorial). Journal for Healthcare Quality, 27(4), 2. Allred, K. & Byers, J. F. (2005). FONE survey on nursing research resources. The Florida Nurse, 53(3), 20. Huey-Shys Chen Chen, H. S., Sheu, J. J., Percy, M. S., Brown, E. J., & Yang, R. J. (2006). The Chinese version of the decision balance scale. Nursing Research, 55(4), 225-230. Karen E. Dennis Dennis, K. E. (2005). Obesity as a cardiovascular risk factor. In J. J. Fitzpatrick (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Nursing Research (2nd ed). New York: Springer. Kyriazis, G., Caplan, J., Lowndes, J., Carpenter, R., Dennis, K., & Angelopoulos, T. J. (2005). An acute bout of typical aerobic exercise does not alter circulating leptin levels in the obese. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 37(5) Supplement S, 269. Paul Desmarais Desmarais, P. L., & Cox, C. L. (2006). Q wave versus non-q wave myocardial infarction: Morbidity and mortality patterns after cardiac rehabilitation. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 21, 118-122. Subject matter expert for the Mosby’s Nursing Skills Animation Project with Elsevier. Karen Dow Meneses McNees, P., Dow, K. H, & Loerzel, V. (2005) Application of the CuSum technique to evaluate changes in recruitment strategies. Nursing Research, 54(6), 399-405. Dow, K. H. (2005). Pocket guide to breast cancer (3rd ed). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
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Dow, K. H. (2006). Nursing care of women with cancer, St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.
Ermalynn Kiehl Kiehl, E. M. (2006) Using an ethical decision-making model in determining consequences for student plagiarism. Journal of Nursing Education, 45(6), 199-203. Ahern, N. R., Kiehl, E. M., Sole, M. L., & Byers, J. (2006). A review of instruments measuring resilience. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 29(2), 103-125. Carter, K. F., Fournier, M., Grover, S., Kiehl, E. M., & Sims, K. M. (2005) Innovations in community-based nursing education: Transitioning faculty. Journal of Professional Nursing, 21(3), 167-174. Jean Leuner Nicholas, P. K., Leuner, J. D., Hatfield, I. M., Corless, I.B., Marr, K. H., Mott, N., & Cross-Skinner, S. (2006). Using the cancer rehabilitation questionnaire in patients with colorectal cancer. Rehabilitation Nursing, 31(3), 106-113. Leuner, J. D. (March 2006). UCF receives SUCCEED Florida Grant to prepare nurse educators. The Florida Nurse, 24. Lorrie L. Powel Powel, L. (2005). Cancer survivorship. In J. Fitzpatrick & M. Wallace (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Nursing Research (2nd ed.). New York: Springer Publishing Company. Powel, L. & Palmer, M. (2005). Prostate cancer. In J. Fitzpatrick & M. Wallace (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Nursing Research (2nd ed.). New York: Springer Publishing Company. Elizabeth Rash Rash, E. M. (2005). Educational innovations. A service learning research methods course. Journal of Nursing Education, 44(10), 471-478.
Susan Ricci Ricci, S. (2006). Essentials of maternity, newborn, and women’s health nursing. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Frances Smith Brown, E. J. & Smith, F. B. (2006). Rural African-American women who use cocaine: Needs and future aspirations related to their mothering role. Community Mental Health Journal, 42(1), 65-76. Brown, E. J. & Smith, F. B. (2005). A tri-level HIV-prevention educational intervention. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, Article 26. Smith, F. B. (2005). How to write an exemplar. The Florida Nurse, 53(2), 26. Smith, F. B. (2005). Thanks for “making a difference.” The Florida Nurse, 53(3), 12. Lisa Smith Perry, A. G. & Potter, P. A. (2006). Clinical nursing skills and techniques (6th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby. Development of Online Skills for Elsevier Nursing Consult Clinical Products. Subject matter expert developing technical skills, incorporation of critical thinking within the procedures and correlating test questions.
King, T., & Sole, M. L. (2005). Preventing renal complications from the use of contrast agents: Focus on at-risk patients. American Journal of Nursing, 105(11).
GRADUATE STUDENTS Nancy Ahern Ahern, N. R. (2006). Adolescent resilience: An evolutionary concept analysis. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 21(3), 1-11. Ahern, N. R. (2005). Using the internet to conduct research. Nurse Researcher, 13(2), 55-70. Ahern, N. R., Kiehl, E. M., Sole, M. L., & Byers, J. (2006). A review of instruments measuring resilience. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 29(2), 103-125. Kelly Allred Allred, K. & Byers, J. F. (2005). FONE survey on nursing research resources. The Florida Nurse, 53(3), 20. Mary Harper Harper, M. G. (2006). Ethical multiculturalism: An evolutionary concept analysis. Advances in Nursing Science, 29(2),110-124. Harper, M. G. (2006). Childhood obesity: strategies for prevention. Family Community Health, 29(4), 288-298.
Mary Lou Sole Sole, M. L. (2005). Overcoming the barriers: A concerted effort to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia. Australian Critical Care, 18(3), 92-94.
Harper, M. G. & Pendry, E. (2006). Staff development story: The Foundation for Nursing Excellence. Journal of Nursing Staff Development, 22(3), 157-159.
Sole, M. L., Stuart, P. L., & Deichen, M., (2006). Web-based triage in a college health setting. Journal of American College Health, 54(5), 289-294.
Tracey King King, T., & Sole, M. L. (2005). Preventing renal complications from the use of contrast agents: focus on at-risk patients. American Journal of Nursing, 105(11).
Sole, M. L., & Johnson, R. L. (2005). Intermittent versus continuous measurement of endotracheal cuff pressures. Critical Care Medicine, 33 (12 Supplement), A76. Aragon, D., Sole, M. L., Brown, S. (2005). Hand hygiene: Outcomes of an infection prevention project focusing on hand hygiene and isolation practices. AACN Clinical Issues: Advanced Practice in Acute & Critical Care, 16(2), 121-132.
Victoria Loerzel Loerzel, V. W. (2006). Hidden populations of women. In Karen H. Dow (Ed.), Nursing care of women with cancer. St. Louis, Elsevier Mosby. Patricia Weinstein Weinstein, P. K. (2006). A review of weight loss programs delivered via the Internet. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 21(4): 251-258.
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MAYER AND SCHRAUFNAGEL REPORT ON FACULTY PERCEPTIONS “Benefits (and Fits) of Teaching on a Regional Campus,” an article co-authored in 2006 by Assistant Professor Betty Wendt Mayer and Assistant Professor of
faculty members from diverse disciplines and shared the most common responses in this article which appeared in Faculty Focus (Vol. 5, No. 2), a publication produced by the Karen L. Smith Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning at UCF.
FACULTY
Political Science Scot D. Schraufnagel,
“For now, smaller class size appears
describes three advantages and three
to be the most commonly perceived
disadvantages of teaching at a regional
advantage of teaching on a regional
campus, as perceived by faculty
campus, and the lack of interaction
members.
with colleagues in one’s own discipline
Assistant Professor Christopher
is perceived as the most significant
Blackwell received a Certificate of
disadvantage.”
Appreciation from the 2-D United States
Mayer and Schraufnagel conducted a formal survey of 18 regional campus
— Betty Mayer and Scot Schraufnagel
FACULTY AWARDS AND HONORS
Army Recruiting Batallion for his work at the Eisenhower Medical Center and Training Facility. Blackwell worked with
FACULTY JOURNAL EDITORS, EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS, REVIEW PANELS
the U.S. Army in recruitment programs aimed at B.S.N. graduates.
Judith Ruland The Journal of Student Centered Learning On-line Journal of Undergraduate Nursing
Assistant
as vice
Karen Dow Meneses Associate Editor, Seminars in Oncology Nursing Associate Editor, Nursing Research
Mary Lou Sole Nursing Consult (Elsevier) AACN Clinical Issues: Advanced Practice in Acute and Critical Care Heart and Lung American Journal of Critical Care
EDITORIAL BOARDS Emma “E.J.” Brown Journal of Rural Health Journal of Health Education and Behavior
Diane Wink Nurse Educator Journal of Nursing Education Advance for Nurses, Florida Edition
Angeline Bushy International Journal of Rural and Remote Health: Research, Education, Practice and Policy Family and Community Health Journal of Nursing Quality Care Nurse Educator Journal of Rural Health Australian Journal of Rural Health Jacqueline Byers Heart and Lung Karen Dennis Operant Subjectivity Karen Dow Meneses Cancer Nursing Clinical Nursing Research International Journal of Quality of Life Research Western Journal of Nursing Research
NATIONAL GRANT REVIEW PANELS Emma J. Brown NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse Review Groups and Special Emphasis Panels Jacqueline Byers NIH Health of Populations Karen Dow Meneses Co-Chair, National Cancer Institute, Study Section-J, Population and Patient Oriented Training Member, Special Emphasis Panel, National Cancer Institute Member, Special Emphasis Panel, National Institute of Nursing Research Mary Lou Sole NIH Health of Populations
Professor Huey-Shys Chen served president of the ChineseAmerican Scholars Association of Florida during 2005–2006. In 2006 she was the recipient of the association’s Service Award. Chen will serve as president of the organization in 2006–2007. School of Nursing faculty member Joyce Dorner was appointed Thomas Alan Smilie
EDITORS Jacqueline Byers Research Editor, Journal for Healthcare Quality Contributing Editor, Ethics, Critical Care Nurse
for the College of Health and Public Affairs in June 2006.
Professor Karen Dow Meneses was awarded the 2005 Ellen Gabriel Memorial Lectureship from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and was the recipient of the Jean Kelley Endowed Lectureship at the University of Alabama School of Nursing.
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as interim dean
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In 2006 she was named Pegasus Professor at UCF and was awarded the Research Incentive Award by the College of Health and Public Affairs. She is cochair of the National Cancer Institute’s Population and Patient Oriented Training Study for 2005–2006. Dow Meneses was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on Thomas Alan Smilie
the National Cancer Advisory Board for a six-year term. Dow will serve as one of 18 members of the board, which advises, assists, consults with and makes recommendations to the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and director of the National Cancer Institute. The institute supports research on the prevention, detection, treatment and surveillance of cancer.
Dow Meneses (right) receives the Pegasus Professor Award from UCF President John Hitt (left). Judith Ruland was awarded the
clinical excellence and the FNA Clinical
Excellence in Advising Award both by the
Excellence Conference.
College of Health and Public Affairs and the University of Central Florida.
Lisa Smith received the 2005 Teaching
Excellence in Research award by the
Frances Smith received the 2005 Florida
College of Health and Public Affairs.
Florida Nurses’ Association.
Nurses Association Educator Award at
Ermalynn Kiehl was awarded the
the FNA annual convention in Bonita Lorrie Powel was a 2006 Fellow of the
Springs, Fla., on Sept. 16, 2005. FNA
National Institutes of Health, Summer
also named an award The Frances Smith
Institute on Design and Conduct of
Clinical Excellence Recognition Award in
Randomized Clinical Trials Involving
her honor. The award will be presented
Behavioral Interventions.
annually to the hospital or clinical facility in Florida selected as most supportive of
FACULTY MEMBERS, 2005–2006 Nancy Ahern, M.S.N., RN – Visiting Instructor Pamela Ark, Ph.D., RN – Assistant Professor Emma “E.J.” Brown, Ph.D., RN, CS – Associate Professor Christopher Blackwell, Ph.D., ARNP – Assistant Professor Angeline Bushy, Ph.D., RN, CNS, FAAN – Professor Jacqueline Byers, Ph.D., RN, CNAA, CPHQ – Professor Huey-Shys Chen, Ph.D., RN – Assistant Professor Maureen Covelli, Ph.D., RN – Assistant Professor Karen Dennis, Ph.D., RN, FAAN – Professor Paul Desmarais, Ph.D., M.S.N. – Visiting Assistant Professor Karen Dow Meneses, Ph.D., RN, FAAN – Professor Karen Edmondson, M.S.N., RN – Instructor Marifrances Gullo, M.S.N., ARNP – Visiting Instructor Steve Heglund, M.S.N, ARNP – Instructor Linda Hennig, Ed.D., RN – Assistant Professor Lygia Holcomb, D.S.N., ARNP – Associate Professor Erica Hoyt, M.S.N., RN – Instructor Ermalynn Kiehl, Ph.D., RN – Associate Professor Jean C. Kijek, Ph.D., RN – Associate Professor
Incentive Program Award from the
Florida Governor Jeb Bush appointed Professor Mary Lou Sole to the state’s nine-member Biomedical Research Advisory Council from March 2006 to March 2009. She will hold the “professional medical organization” seat and represent the Florida Nurses Association.
Sigrid Ladores, M.S.N., ARNP – Visiting Instructor Patricia Lafferty, M.S.N., RN – Instructor and Adviser Jacqueline LaManna, M.S.N., ARNP – Instructor Barbara Lange, M.S.N., RN – Instructor Patricia Leli, M.S.N., RN – Instructor Victoria Loerzel, M.S.N., RN – Instructor Betty Mayer, Ph.D., ARNP – Assistant Professor Susan Pelliccio, M.S.N., RN – Instructor Janice Peterson, Ph.D., RN – Assistant Professor Lorrie Powel, Ph.D., RN – Associate Professor Elizabeth Rash, Ph.D., ARNP – Instructor Susan Ricci, M.S.N., ARNP – Instructor Nancy Rudner, Dr.PH., M.P.H., M.S.N. – Visiting Assistant Professor Judith Ruland, Ph.D., M.S.N. – Associate Professor Kyle Savitz, M.S.N., ARNP – Instructor Ilona Sheplan, M.S.N., ARNP – Visiting Instructor Frances B. Smith, Ed.D., RN – Associate Professor Lisa Smith, M.S.N., RN, CCRN – Instructor Mary Lou Sole, Ph.D., RN, CCNS, FAAN – Professor Margaret Stickney, Ed.D., RN – Instructor Diane Wink, Ed.D., FNP, ARNP – Professor (continued on next page)
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Undergraduate Awards and Honors Senior B.S.N. student Brandie Hollinger served on the UCF President’s Leadership Council; she is the first ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBERS Kelly Allred, M.S.N., RN Diane Randall Andrews, Ph.D., RN Daleen Aragon, Ph.D., RN Leandro Barreiro, M.S.N., RN Melody Bennett, M.S.N., RN Sanford Boaz, M.S.N., ARNP Ellen Branoff, M.S.N., ARNP Stephanie Coffey, M.S.N., ARNP Jan Engel, M.S.N., RN Sandy Greeno, M.S.N., RN Barbara Gross, M.S.N., ARNP Glen Hagerstrom, M.S.N., ARNP Judy Head, M.S.N., ARNP Judy Morter, M.S.N., RN June Longway, M.S., ARNP Maryann Ludy, M.S.N., ARNP Jean MacCuspie, M.A., LD Elizabeth MacDermott, M.S.N., ARNP Diane Mancini, M.S.N., ARNP Ivan Mustafa, M.S.N., ARNP Jane Muszynski, M.S.N., ARNP Charlotte Neubauer, M.S.N., RN Christine Panco, M.S.N., ARNP June Robinson, Ed.D., M.S.N., RN Teena Sanders, M.S.N., ARNP Cordia Simpson, M.S.N., RN Sharon Smith, M.S.N., RN Ingrid Swenson, Dr.P.H., RN Geraldine Tulley, M.S.N., ARNP Lisa Witter, M.S.N., ARNP
STUDENTS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Student Nurses Association UCF’s Student Nurses Association had an active year in 2005–2006. Members of the association, who are based at both the Orlando and Cocoa campuses, helped
undergraduate nursing student to be part of this prestigious group. Honors in the Major student Leah M. Ammerman completed her thesis, Quality of Life After Cardiac Valve Replacement Surgery, under the direction of Assistant Professor Maureen Covelli. Ammerman also received an Honors in the Major scholarship.
with an Alzheimer’s walk in October 2005 and raised over $1,000. Also, SNA donated $500 to the American Red Cross for the Hurricane Katrina relief. The SNA created a team called the Nursing Knights for Relay for Life 2006, the annual walk to support the American Cancer Society. The SNA team chose to replicate the TV show M.A.S.H. for its campsite theme, which is why the students pictured below wear camouflage. The team changed the meaning of the show’s abbreviation to Miracles Are Starting Here. Volunteers offered blood pressure checks and sold food to benefit the American Cancer Society.
Jessica Selepac was awarded the Honors in the Major and Elsevier Leadership Scholarships.
Nursing Scholarship Recipients Bert Fish Nursing Scholarship Theresa Cirelli Adam Owens Central Florida Kidney Center Endowed Scholarship Carey Hallberg Kirsten Landes Kristen Lanman Diana Wynn Central Florida Navy Nurse Corps Association Scholarship Deidre Toenjes
Members of the Nursing Knights for Relay for Life 2006 20
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Karen Guin
Bonnie Quatrocci, an RN to B.S.N. student, a clinical nurse coordinator at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach and a single mother, received a scholarship from the Florida Nurses Association. Florida Nurses Association District VI Volusia Scholarship Bonnie Quatrocci
Nursing lobbyist Barbara Lumpkin (standing at rear left) met with members of the Graduate Nursing Association in February 2006.
Heart of Volusia Scholarship Donna West
Graduate Awards and Honors
Heather Scaglione Memorial Endowed Scholarship Rachael Howell Sarah Marie Phillips Endowed Nursing Scholarship Nelli Saffold Vivian and Barry Woods Educational Endowment Fameisha Grant Teala Shelton Winter Park Memorial Hospital Scholarship Bethany Himpler
In 2006, doctoral student Nancy Ahern was listed in the Who’s Who Among the Top University of Central Florida Students and the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Doctoral student Kelly Allred was selected through a peer review process to present original research on “The Use of Middle Range Theory to Improve Acute Pain Outcomes” at the American Society of Pain Management Nurses conference in March 2006.
“Equivalence of Earlobe Site Blood Glucose Testing with Fingerstick in the Hospitalized Adult Diabetic,” at the 20th Anniversary Conference of the Southern Nursing Research Society. She is the second UCF nursing student in two years to win a poster award at this conference. Cathy Smith was the recipient of the UCF Provost Graduate Fellowship for 2005–2006. Smith is a graduate student and works as a clinical research coordinator at the Congenital Heart Institute at Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando.
Doctoral student Jon Decker was invited
GRADUATE STUDENTS Graduate Nursing Association
in May of 2006 to be on the American College of Nurse Practitioners Research Committee.
The Graduate Nursing Association was
Doctoral student Mary Harper received
revived during the 2005–2006 school
two grants in 2006: a $250 educational
year, and it held several luncheon
grant from Florida Hospital Memorial
meetings. Barbara Lumpkin, lobbyist
System Foundation for nursing excellence
for the Florida Nurses Association, was
and a $650 Graduate Studies Travel
the keynote speaker at the association’s
Fellowship from UCF. In 2005 she was
February meeting, where she discussed
awarded the Nursing Professional
current legislation regarding advanced
Development Award by the National Nurs-
practice nurses.
ing Staff Development Organization. In 2006 she received the Excellence in Edu-
Former UCF graduates spoke at the April
cation Practice Award from the Florida
meeting to discuss their experiences with
Society for Education and Training.
job interviews, contract negotiation and practice after graduation.
Doctoral student Patricia Anzalone won
Diane Randall Andrews (left) with doctoral student Patricia Anzalone (right). Andrews is a doctoral candidate in public affairs and an adjunct instructor for the School of Nursing. She was awarded a dissertation grant to support her study, “The Effect of Job Strain in the Hospital Environment.”
an honorable mention for her poster,
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2006–2007 Chapter Meetings The UCF Nursing Alumni Chapter is holding its 2006–2007 meetings on the third Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held at the FAIRWINDS Alumni
ALUMNI
Center on the UCF Orlando campus and last from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Refreshments are provided. Alumni are encouraged to
ALUMNI CHAPTER NEWS
join the fun and get involved.
Join the UCF Nursing Alumni Chapter Membership in the UCF Nursing Alumni Chapter is automatic with paid membership in the UCF Alumni Association. Individual annual dues are $35. Visit www.ucfalumni.com to join electronically or call (407) UCF-ALUM to join today!
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Picnic attendees enjoyed games (above) and food (right) at the annual picnic.
UCF Nursing Alumni Chapter Officers Questions? Comments? Interested in
Another Successful Year
joining the chapter or participating in an
The UCF Nursing Alumni Chapter
activity? Contact an officer from the list
enjoyed another successful year. In May
below.
2006, the chapter celebrated a new class of graduates at the annual Alumni Picnic
Chair
at Lake Claire. Sponsored by Florida
Christopher Blackwell (B.S.N. ’00,
Hospital, the event was attended by close
M.S.N. ’01, Ph.D. ’05)
to 100 alumni, graduates, faculty, staff,
cwblackwell@mail.ucf.edu
family and friends who enjoyed food and Vice-Chair
games.
Lydia LaMott, B.S.N. (’00), RN Next year’s Alumni Picnic is scheduled
The chapter continued Knightingale
Lydia.lamott@flhosp.org
for April 28, 2007, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
News, a biannual newsletter for alumni.
at Lake Claire.
Visit www.ucfalumni.com and look for
Membership Coordinator
the School of Nursing Alumni Chapter
Paul Mazur, B.S.N., RN (’06)
under chapters and clubs to view the
lemonjokid@adelphia.net
latest issue.
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UCF NURSING ALUMNI CHAPTER
2005-2006: A Time for Transitions
CLASS NOTES
1991
1982
UCF Alumni Association’s Professional
Jane F. Burdick, B.S.N., M.S. in Health
Achievement Award at the Black and Gold
Administration ’96, is the director of
Gala in October 2005. Ken is the founder
patient care services as the Bert Fish
and president for Decision Critical, Inc.,
Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach,
which specializes in providing Web-
Fla. She resides in Deland, Fla.
enabled learning management systems
Ken Dion, B.S.N., was awarded the
to health-care organizations across the
1984
United States. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Mary A. Hill, B.S.N., has earned her D.N.P. in community health at Case
1995
Western Reserve University. Mary
Charles Hartung, B.S.N., assumed a
earned her master’s from the University
position, in October 2005, as a White
of Southern Alabama–Mobile and
House nurse.
specializes in end-of-life comfort care.
Alumnus Ken Dion holds his Professional Achievement Award from the UCF Alumni Association.
She worked with children with autism
2000
and other mental disorders at Shands for
Marty Johnson B.S.N. and Richelle
many years, and she is now part of the
King (Wasinger), B.S.N., have married
nursing faculty at Lake City Community
and have two future knights — Ryan
CHF, CAD and COPD, and is currently
College. She has published several
and Emily. Marty is an assistant nurse
working on programs for DM, ESRD,
articles with E.J. Brown and is currently
manager on 9LP Surgical Unit at the
cancer and depression. The programs
working on a manuscript with Brown and
Orlando Regional Medical Center, and
provide for increased patient contact and
Frances B. Smith.
Richelle is an assistant nurse manager on
education in managing chronic disease.
5A Vascular Unit at ORMC.
He is responsible for the needs of 26,000
1989
Medicare HMO patients and has recently
Sharon Tighe, B.S.N., M.S.N., Ed.D.
David Robertson, B.S.N., works in home
been promoted to director of disease
(University of Florida ’95 and ’03),
health nursing. He resides in Winter
management.
teaches child health nursing at Daytona
Springs, Fla.
Beach Community College and lives in
Myra Sherman, B.S.N., M.S.N. ’04,
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Susan Tocco, B.S.N, M.S.N. ’03, is a
joined a cardiology practice in Ocala, Fla.,
clinical nurse specialist for neuroscience
and says she loves her job. She recently
at Orlando Regional Medical Center,
wrote a song and sang it to her oldest son
where she focuses on helping stroke
on his wedding day. The feedback she
patients achieve a better outcome. She
received was so positive and encouraging
has put together a stroke team that
that she just completed her first recording,
includes the medical director and health-
titled “My Baby, My Boy, My Man.” She
care professionals from radiology and
ordered 50 copies, and they sold “like
other specialties. Tocco said she loves
hot cakes.” She hopes to be one of the
working with her patients and enjoys
first students in the proposed Doctor of
being part of an interesting and diverse
Nursing Practice program.
team of professionals.
Karen Guin
Andrea Williams, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Alumna Susan Tocco (right) at work with nurse Darlene Adams (left) at Orlando Regional Medical Center
2001
’03, works full-time at the OB-GYN at
Mitch Carter, B.S.N., RN, worked in
Advanced Care for Women in Titusville,
progressive care for four years and
Fla. She is very happy with her job
has since accepted a position as a
and feels returning to school to get the
disease management nurse with Family
advanced degree was one of the best
Physicians Group. He has developed and
decisions she ever made. Andrea writes:
implemented management programs for
“I work with two wonderful doctors:
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SIGMA THETA TAU — THETA EPSILON CHAPTER
Dr. Manuel Quintana and Dr. Denis Perez. They have never had a nurse practitioner, so it has been new for all of us. They give me a fair amount of
Theta Epsilon is UCF’s chapter of Sigma
autonomy (enough for being “new”)
Theta Tau, the international Honor
— treat me very well professionally and
Society of Nursing.
personally. My pay is in line with midlevel providers, my bonus program is
RESEARCH, RENEWAL AND ROSES
lucrative, other benefits better than most
The Theta Epsilon chapter partnerned
I have heard of. Best of all they are very
with the UCF Nursing Alumni Chapter to
supportive and rely on me for a large
hold the inaugural Research, Renewal
amount of patient education with both Karen Guin
obstetrics and gynecology alike.” Andrea resides in Titusville, Fla.
2002 Amy Marie Fowler (Stratton), B.S.N., works as a labor and delivery registered nurse at Florida Hospital Altamonte in
Alumnus Tommy Mulligan in the Cardiovascular Progressive Care Unit at Florida Hospital Orlando.
purpose was to showcase UCF nursing faculty research and doctoral students’ posters with colleagues, applicants to the doctoral program and nurses from the community. Holding the event on the beautiful grounds of Leu Gardens in
Altamonte Springs, Fla. She lives in
2006
Orlando provided the perfect environment
Orlando, Fla.
Valarie Danesh, M.S. (in Health
to focus on nursing research, renew
Services Administration), B.S., B.A.
relationships with colleagues and friends,
2004
(both in psychology ’03), B.S.N.,
become energized about scholarship,
Tommy Mulligan, B.S.N., has been a
presented her paper “Hidden Workplace
and relax while touring the beautiful rose
nurse in the Cardiovascular Progressive
Violence: What Your Nurses May Not Be
gardens. The successful event had more
Care Unit at Florida Hospital Orlando
Telling You” at the Southern Management
than 70 participants, and it will become an
since graduating from the accelerated
Association conference on October 25
annual event. (Also see p. 7)
B.S.N. program in 2004. He will assume
through 28 in Clearwater Beach, Fla. The
a new position in January 2007 in the
paper was co-authored by two Health
STT ANNUAL RESEARCH DAY
hospital’s TransLife program, providing
Services Administration faculty members,
The Sigma Theta Tau, Theta Epsilon
organ and tissue transplant services.
and they plan to submit it to a journal for
chapter, held its 14th Annual Research
Mulligan married in November 2006 at a
publication.
Day on April 4, 2006; Assistant Professor Maureen Covelli and Lindell Joseph
ceremony in St. Augustine, Fla., and he
co-chaired the event. “Walking the Path
and his wife spent their honeymoon in
of the Nurse Scholar” was the title of
Savannah, Ga.
the keynote presentation by Patricia Liehr, Ph.D., RN. Liehr, co-author of the
Samantha M. Stephenson, B.S.N.,
text Middle Range Theory: Spinning
graduated with a minor in Health
Research and Practice to Create
Services Administration. She currently
Knowledge for the New Millennium
works as a pediatric registered nurse
(1999), exquisitely set the tone for a
at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
fulfilling day, reported school Director
in Hollywood, Fla. She is working on becoming a travel nurse. She resides in Coconut Creek, Fla. Thomas Weichart, M.S.N., was at Fort Bragg, N.C., during fall 2005 and started his job as a White House nurse on Jan. 2, 2006.
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and Roses day on Oct. 7, 2005. The day’s
Jean Leuner. Many faculty members Alumna Valerie Danesh at the Southern Management Association conference in Clearwater Beach, Fla.
presented research, doctoral students displayed posters and Liehr engaged in dialogue with the meeting participants throughout the day.
2005-2006: A Time for Transitions
STT INDUCTION CEREMONY The Sigma Theta Tau, Theta Epsilon chapter, held its induction ceremony on April 2, 2006. The inductees included 48 undergraduates, 18 graduate students and seven community leaders who had demonstrated exceptional achievements as nurse leaders. The Theta Epsilon chapter officers were also recognized for their leadership. Officers from UCF were Jean Leuner, president; Jayne Willis, presidentelect; Patricia Lafferty, secretary; Janice Peterson, treasurer; Huey-Shys Chen, program committee; and Linda Hennig and Glenn Hagerstrom, faculty counselors.
2006 Inductees Undergraduates Krista Anderson Latasha Nicole Anderson Kristen Danielle Barks Jennifer Cary Barnwell Ashley Dawn Bewley Sara Melissa Brown (Beishir) Michelle Ann Burks Mary I. Buskohl Cristina Maria Chambers Kristin Ann Cornthwaite Kimberly Anne Dahn Amanda Doshan DeLaura Christy Countzler Demarzo Lindsay Deshetler Link Erik Earle Carissa J. Fenical Rebekah Jane Field Fameisha Rene Grant Shera Adrian Groleau Courtney Theresa Hakes Elena Michelle Hamant Brandee A. Heath Jessica Susan Holden Susan K. Holland Kathleen Ann Hughes Susan Elizabeth Kundrick Carla Y. Lovelace
Holly E. Marpil Catherine Anne McDonough Laura Jean Mulcahy Robin E. Nelson (Barron) Christine Margoni Otranto Meera Arun Patel Melanie Sabrina Presley Rebecca Anne Raczkowski Marycatherine Rynard Katie Rose Schmidt Sarah Ann Scroggins Jessica Lee Selepec Teala Marie Shelton Danielle Marie Snelling Skye Lambert Stoker Jessica Paige Szeremeta Karen Lynne Thompson Jennifer Leigh Tuttell Peggy A. Ulrich Natasha Bernadette Velasquez Christy Lynn Westbrook
FLORIDA CENTER FOR NURSING
Graduates Jennifer J. Bleddyn Allison H. Burfield Jamie M. Burgess Naena Calla Sarah J. Calpin Jacquelene M. Carson Angela L. Ennen Amanda B. Ford Laura M. Glidewell Maureen C. Hall Jacqeline S. Hudson Melissa D. Kelly Lindsey M. Martorana Rachelle R. Mercado Kandis M. Natoli Paula H. Raha Joanne M. Snow Ashley E. Voit
Survey, Preliminary Report
Community Leaders Anne Harvey Bradner Cathie Lynne Brazell Jennifer Clark Linda Freda Gail Malkenson Mary J. McKinnon Maggie Strickland
Research Foundation. This account
In 2005–2006, the UCF-housed Florida Center for Nursing continued its work to strategically address the issues of nursing supply and demand to meet the needs of Florida’s health-care consumers. The center published a progress report on the “Statewide Strategic Plan for Nursing Workforce in Florida” in October 2005. It also completed and published the following reports: Forecast of Nursing Supply and Demand in Florida: Development of a Plan to Implement a Forecasting Model Nurse Faculty Recruitment/Vacancy Florida RN, LPN, & NA Workforce Information, Fact Sheet Statutory Mandates, Actions and Outcomes HRSA State Health Workforce Profiles: Florida, Report Summary The Nursing Shortage: Focus on Improving the Nurse Work Environment HRSA Report: Supply, Demand and Use of Licensed Practical Nurses, Report Summary
Center Funding A tax-deductible account has been established for the center with the UCF will allow the center to accept private donations and grants. For reports and other information, visit www.FLCenterForNursing.org.
Center Staff
Mary Lou Brunell, Executive Director
Jennifer G. Noonan, Associate Director: Research
Cathy Lewis, Executive Secretary
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GRADUATING CLASS DONATES LITHOGRAPH This spring’s graduating class of nursing
UCF’s School of Nursing joins a
students donated a lithograph, titled
distinguished list of institutions that
“Valentina and Kore,” by internationally
display Hibel’s work: the National
renown American artist Edna Hibel to the
Archives, the United Nations
School of Nursing. The donation could
headquarters, the Russian Academy
mark the beginning of a tradition that
of Art in St. Petersburg and Harvard
results in a gallery of fine art displayed by
University, just to name a few. The Hibel
the school.
Museum of Art, housed at the McArthur
Thomas Alan Smilie
Campus of Florida Atlantic University
This Edna Hibel lithograph, “Valentina and Kore,” is currently on display in the School of Nursing.
“I’m so proud of the students for making
in Jupiter, Fla., displays over 2,000 of
this gesture. Giving this way enriches
Hibel’s paintings, lithographs, drawings
everyone who is involved in the school
and sculptures.
and the community as a whole. It will hang prominently in the School of Nursing for all to enjoy.” — Jean Leuner
KNIGHTINGALE NURSING SOCIETY FORMED The Knightingale Nursing Society is
Opportunities for targeted gifts include:
a special initiative created to enable
funding an Endowed Chair at the College of Nursing. This endowment would
Knightingale Nursing Society Annual Fund
provide the opportunity to attract a leading
University of Central Florida nursing program.
Contributions will be expended on
at UCF to work with the faculty, students
immediate priorities within UCF’s
and the community. The principal of the
nursing program.
endowment will never be distributed,
donors to direct their giving focus to the
The Knightingale Nursing Society comprises a group of individuals who
nurse researcher to the nursing program
and the income is added annually to the
Knightingale Nursing Society Building Fund
funding pool.
commitment to improving health and health care through education, research
Contributions will be directed toward a
For further information, please contact:
and service.
new nursing building at the UCF Health
UCF Foundation, Inc.
Sciences Campus at Lake Nona.
12424 Research Parkway, Suite 250
share a common concern, vision and
Annual participation levels are at $10,000,
Orlando, FL 32826-3257
in the Knightingale Nursing Society
Knightingale Nursing Endowment University Chair $2,000,000
provides philanthropic dollars that help
The Knightingale Nursing Society
the nursing program achieve its academic
Endowment will be a permanent fund at
goals and enhance its facilities.
the UCF Foundation, Inc., dedicated to
$5,000 and $1,000. Making an investment
Phone: (407) 882-1220 or visit: http://foundation.ucf.edu/Main/
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REPORT OF GIFTS July 1, 2005–June 30, 2006
PRESIDENT’S MEDALLION SOCIETY
PEGASUS CIRCLE SUPPORTERS
Annual giving of $10,000 +
Annual giving of $250 to $499
ALUMNI Kate C. Kinsley (’83, Computer Science)
ALUMNI Christine M. Ughy (’87) Carole W. Williams (’92)
FRIENDS Beat M. and Jill L. Kahli Friends of Mark G. Dogoli Joseph F. Kinsley Todd and Ashley Swingle
FRIENDS Huey-Shys Chen Karen E. Dennis
PEGASUS CIRCLE FRIENDS ORGANIZATIONS The Community Foundation, Inc. Vivian Woods Trust
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE BENEFACTORS Annual giving of $5,000 to $9,999 FRIENDS Renee M. Keller ORGANIZATIONS Vivian Woods Trust
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE ASSOCIATES Annual giving of $1,000 to $2,499 FRIENDS Nancy Dinon Jean C. Kijek Jean D. Leuner ORGANIZATIONS Central Florida Regional Hospital Datawise, Inc. Decision Critical, Inc. Florida Hospital Orlando Health Central Senior Home Care, Inc.
PEGASUS CIRCLE PARTNERS Annual giving of $500 to $999 ALUMNI Patricia Lafferty (’86) FRIENDS Karen Dow Meneses Mary L. Sole ORGANIZATIONS Florida Nurses Association, District 6 Volusia County Same Day Surgery of Orlando
Annual giving of $100 to $249 ALUMNI Kelly D. Allred (’85) Wayne E. Allred (’87, Electrical Engineering) Christopher W. Blackwell (’01) Editha D. Ruiz (’95) Margaret C. Stickney (’02) FRIENDS Pamela Ark Nancy R. Ahern Jacqueline M. LaManna Victoria W. Loerzel Barbara L. Lumpkin Judith P. Ruland
OTHER GIFTS Up to $99 ALUMNI Paul R. Dickinson (’88) Glenn E. Hagerstrom (’99) Betty W. Mayer (’95) Rebecca H. McAllister (’81) Jamie D. Moscovitz (’89) Elizabeth M. Rash (’84) Betty A. Tillinger (’86) FRIENDS Paul L. Desmarais Ronald W. Farrington Michele A. Fitzgerald Ermalynn M. Kiehl Susan S. Ricci Kristell M. Scott Antonio Trujillo
Donor Recognition and Special Entitlements An invitation to the president’s appreciation dinner and recognition in the UCF Foundation Annual Report and Honor Roll of Donors is given to donors in the following levels: President’s Medallion and President’s Circle. Donors are recognized in the UCF Foundation Annual Report and Honor Roll of Donors in the following levels: President’s Medallion, President’s Circle and Pegasus Circle.
ENDOWMENTS Beat M. and Jill L. Kahli Endowed Chair in Oncology Nursing Bert Fish Nursing Chair Blue Cross and Blue Shield Endowed Professorship in Nursing Central Florida Kidney Center Endowed Scholarship Chatlos Endowed Fund (scholarships and professorship) Dorothy Ann Perkins Tomlinson Endowed Scholarship Heather Scaglione Endowed Scholarship Winter Park Memorial Hospital Endowed Scholarship Vivian and Barry Woods Endowed Scholarship Fund
FACULTY PROFESSORSHIPS Beat M. and Jill L. Kahli Endowed Chair in Oncology Nursing – Professor Karen Dow Meneses Bert Fish Endowed Chair – Professor Angeline Bushy Chatlos Endowed Chair – Associate Professor Emma “E. J.” Brown
Note: Alumni are School of Nursing graduates unless noted otherwise.
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SCHOOL OF NURSING ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
REGIONAL CAMPUSES AND ONLINE OPPORTUNITIES
Degree Programs
The School of Nursing offers programs and
Basic B.S.N.
courses beyond the Orlando campus. For
RN to B.S.N. and RN to M.S.N.
example, the basic B.S.N. program is offered at
Accelerated Second Degree B.S.N.
the regional campuses in Cocoa and Daytona
M.S.N.
Beach. Courses toward the RN to B.S.N.
Adult, Family or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
program are offered at campuses in Daytona
Clinical Nurse Leader
Beach, Cocoa, Leesburg and Ocala.
Clinical Nurse Specialist Nurse Educator*
In addition, the school is well known for its
Nursing Leadership and Management*
distance-learning opportunities. The RN to
Doctoral Program in Nursing
B.S.N. program and the Leadership and Management, Nurse Educator and Clinical
Certificate Programs
Nurse Leader Tracks of the M.S.N. program
Nursing and Health Professional Education*
are offered as fully Web-based programs.
Adult Nurse Practitioner**
Approximately 50 percent of the doctoral
Family Nurse Practitioner**
program is offered online.
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner**
For more information: UCF Nursing — Access to Excellence School of Nursing University of Central Florida P.O. Box 162210 Orlando, FL 32816-2210 (407) 823-2744 www.cohpa.ucf.edu/nursing E-mail: ucfnurse@mail.ucf.edu School of Nursing Jean Leuner, Ph.D., RN Director and Professor Mary Lou Sole, Ph.D., RN Professor and Contributing Editor Kelley C. Waite (Phillips), B.S.N., RN and Cindy Schneider, B.S.N., RNC Graduate Assistants College of Health and Public Affairs Joyce Dorner, M.N., RN Interim Dean Andrea Keegan, M.A. Community and Alumni Relations Officer PUBLICATION PRODUCTION
*Offered completely online **Post-master’s certificate
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE PROGRAMS, VISIT WWW.COHPA.UCF.EDU/NURSING.
School of Nursing P.O. Box 162210 Orlando, FL 32816-2210
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