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URI nursing students got a lesson in global health during a J-Term trip to Indonesia, where they collaborated with their counterparts from Universitas Islam Indonesia, and helped lead a lecture series on social health.
Students spend J-Term in‘Global Health Indonesia’
Nursing students traveled in January to Jakarta and Yogyakarta, Indonesia, to take part in “Global Health Indonesia,” an interdisciplinary program in association with Universitas Islam Indonesia and Politeknik Kesehatan Yogyakarta.
As part of the J-term program, the URI students teamed with Indonesian university students to help spread awareness about healthy living and chronic disease to the local community. They created public presentations promoting the prevention of heart disease, obesity, hypertension, and the dangers of smoking. The students also asisted in community health services including a blood pressure drive.
The students attended two guest lecture series about Indonesian diseases and traditional medicine, and participated in an interprofessional workgroup. They also toured the museum and temple located at the Indonesian university and visited a public hospital and stroke unit.
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Preparing to be the next leaders in health care
During a the trip to Indonesia in January, College of Nursing students and faculty members helped conduct the J-Term Indonesia Global Health Program 2020 lecture program along with the Health Polytechnic of Yogyakarta and Universitas Islam Indonesia.
With the theme of “Interdisciplinary Exploration of Key Health Issues and Determinants of Social Health Related to the World Development Organization’s Sustainable Development Goals in Indonesia,” students and professors conducted a series of lectures, including: » Overview of Indonesia Public Health &
Non-Communicable Diseases in Java » Diabetes in Indonesia » Stroke and Hypertension (delivered by URI Nursing Faculty
Member Dr. Kerri Ellis) » Psychosocial Interventions for Patients with Stroke and Hypertension » Lifestyle Choices and
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In addition to the lectures, the participants also took part in a series of activities in the J-Term Indonesia Global Health Program, including visits to the Center for Innovation Excellence (PUI).
College of Nursing faculty members welcomed the Class of 2022 during a White Coat Ceremony on campus in January.
White Coat Ceremony Welcomes New Nursing Students
Dean Barbara Wolfe and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2022 into the nursing profession during the semi-annual White Coat Ceremony at the beginning of the spring semester in January.
Guest speaker Kerin Da Cruz, vice president of operations at Westerly Hospital - Yale New Haven Health, greeted the student nurses, urging them to not be deterred by fear of making mistakes but to fight through any insecurities, understanding that many others before them felt the same and overcame.
Associate Dean Mary Leveillee and Assistant Professor Jungeun Lee also delivered greetings before the students walked the stage to receive their white lab coats. They then recited a pledge to uphold the ethics and principles of the nursing profession.
Learning is not limited to the classroom, but professional growth often requires prohibitively expensive travel. In addition to the Indonesia experience, Dr. Patricia Stout led eight URI nursing students to conduct home-visits, staff a clinic and organize healtheducation in El Cercado, Dominican Republic. Funded in-part through a gift by Elaine Riley,’68, Founder and CEO of Homecare Advantage, one student reflected:
One of the newest students in the College’s Ph.D. Program will have the opportunity to focus exclusively on her research and studies, as she is the first recipient of the Sculco Graduate Nursing Research Scholarship.
Emily Haynes will move from her role as an employee health nurse for CharterCare Health Partners to full-time Ph.D. student studying the health of nurses and the impact their own health care can have on their patients. Haynes completed her bachelor’s degree in nursing at URI, and works for Fatima Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center, where she handles medical needs for new hires. During the coronavirus pandemic, she has been tracking any symptoms employees show, arranging for testing and clearing them to return to work.
“Nurses have knowledge of what they need to be healthy, and the expectation is that they are healthier,” she said. “But that’s usually not the case. The workplace does not always support health – long working hours, rotating shifts, workplace stress. So there’s this campaign to encourage nurses to be healthier. The idea is they’re going to be better health coaches and encourage their patients to be healthier, but there is really no good answer
Emily Haynes is the URI College of Nursing’s inaugural Sculco Scholar.
about does that really happen.” Haynes intends to find out and will be helped with the Sculco scholarship, which allows her to focus on her research, and not have to worry about working full-time to make ends meet.
“The idea is that we won’t have to keep working full-time and can concentrate on research and completing the Ph.D.,” Haynes said.
Sophisticated scientific research requires full-time graduate students to assist and enhance discovery, often inspiring excellence among peers and faculty alike. The Sculco Fellowship supplements limited state funding to recruit exceptional students like Emily, providing a catalyst to expanded research and the advancement of future Nursing leaders.
NP students learn by doing at RI Free Clinic
Nurse practitioner students at the University of Rhode Island get hands-on training while providing services to patients at the Rhode Island Free Clinic, helping provide professional care to low-income and uninsured adults in Rhode Island.
Clinical Associate Professor Rebecca Carley leads a group of students who deliver care to patients while building professional skills. Students are able to perform comprehensive exams, discuss options for treatment and refer patients to other clinicians at the clinic for treatment, if necessary.
backup from Dr. Carley and clinic personnel, is a great learning opportunity that helps prepare nurse practitioner students to treat patients independently, according to Carly Masse, a graduate student in the Adult Gerontological NP Program.
The Free Clinic provides care to thousands of patients, hosting about 11,000 appointments a year, and providing more than 25 different specialties and services, according to Assistant Director Marvin Ronning.
Sigma Honor Society Inductions
In spring of 2020, 77 URI students were inducted into the Delta Upsilon at-large chapter of Sigma, one of the world’s largest nursing organizations.
The organization is dedicated to advancing world health and celebrating nursing excellence in scholarship, leadership and service. Membership is by invitation to baccalaureate and graduate students, and community nurse leaders who demonstrate excellence in scholarship. The URI inductees include:
Meredith L Arden Allison Mae Benson Skylar Danielle Betzold Caroline Marie Blackstead Alexandria Bolduc Pamela L Brewer Adrianna Cafarella Abby Marlena Canning Riley Collette Makenna Dacey Brianna DeLand David J Demers Veronica Dinneen Savannah Donahue Rachel Drake Dominique Marlena Dufour Yagna Myna Echevarria Caroline Moore Farrow Julia Marie French Megan Elizabeth Getter Jillian Gonsalves Zoe Gunning Deanna Heine Lori Kasher Shaunna Knight Lauren Marie Kristol Kelly Jeanne Labossiere Susan Lanza Courtney Leff Mary Kate Lewis Hannah Marie Licarie Ashlee Elizabeth Mason Carly Anne McNulty Emily Montalto Fiona Naples Jessica Marie Newbury Mary Catherine Niederman Jennifer Claudia Pasquariello Mili Patel Jennifer O’Connell Patrusevich Maryellen Powell CherylAnn B Rigby Angela Grace Rizzo Heidi Leigh Sakovits Carly Silva Giavanna Rose Spadafore Britni C Turano Rachel Vetelino Bailey Vogt Jill Asmar Brianna Alexandra Brown Christine Buryiak Paige Chippendale Nayda Cruz Kimberly G Decoteaux Keri Dimascio Maureen Elizabeth Flanagan Tara Stephanie Flanders Dominique Franco Brigid Pailin Gallego Amanda Hazel Amber Giselle July Donna M KAba Phoebe Kashmanian Mary Lagosz Kristen Maher Jesmel Maria Ocasio Lina Orozco Tina Parker Lauren R Schiappa Ibrahim A Shode Preston Kara Stachelek Danielle Milagros Sto Domingo Lauren Thorne Tammy Lynn Tirillo Jessica Maria Vinciguerra Emma Walas
