URI College of Nursing Annual Report 2024

WHO WE ARE

Mission

To prepare nurses to excel as outstanding and compassionate clinicians, scholars, and leaders who will enhance the health and health care of individuals, families, communities, and populations locally and globally.

Vision

The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing is a dynamic catalyst for improving health and transforming health care through innovation and excellence in education, knowledge development, discovery, and professional practice to meet the needs of a global society.

Values

• Social justice, diversity, inclusivity, and civic engagement

• Respectful, ethical, humanistic, and compassionate care

• Intellectual curiosity, innovation, and scholarly inquiry

• Leadership, lifelong learning, and excellence in practice

DEAN’S MESSAGE

It is a great pleasure to share with you my first edition of the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing annual report as dean. I am excited by the energy of this place and invite you to learn more about the wonderful things happening at URI. By the numbers, and through narrative accounts, I hope you gain a sense of the impact we are making in Rhode Island and beyond. We are boldly embracing our newly branded URI College of Nursing tagline: Nurse Leaders Transforming Wellbeing and the Environment. This edition brings to light just that! You will see in the stories ahead the care, compassion, hope, and healing our faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors, and friends bring to the world. You will get a glimpse into how we are addressing some of the major health-care challenges and needs of society through nursing education, science, practice, advocacy, and policy.

Journey through the pages ahead and discover the dynamic educational and experiential opportunities the college offers students; how faculty members and students are making important scientific discoveries through research into such topics as cancer, LGBTQ+ health, and opioid use disorder; and the impact professors, students, staff members, and alumni continue to make on the health-care community locally, nationally, and around the world.

Nursing is the greatest profession–I believe you will be moved by the excellence we are creating and bringing!

—Danny Willis, Dean and Professor

BY THE NUMBERS

2,402

Student applications for 2024–25

56

Students inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

230 Incoming students for 2024–25 97.56%

NCLEX first-time pass rate

814 Undergraduate students

3.94

Average incoming student grade-point average

54

Students in Pathways to Nursing program

136

Graduate students

The URI College of Nursing’s B.S. program is tied at No. 67 in the country for the second year in a row, according to U.S. News & World Report rankings. The college has made an impressive rise in the rankings, climbing from No. 96 just two years ago, the first year the publication ranked undergraduate programs, to 67 last year.

“We as a college have worked very hard to continually improve our educational programs, research projects, and service to the community,” Dean Danny Willis said. “It is very rewarding to be recognized nationally for those efforts, as our faculty and staff members, students, and alumni continue to make major impacts on health care on campus and beyond.”

The advancements the college has made are obvious not only in the undergraduate programs, but in its graduate offerings, as well. The master’s degree program, already among the best in the country, has been ranked in the top 50 in the country for the second year in a row. The college’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program is also recognized among the nation’s best, slotting in at 86.

STUDENTS

Prepared To Make a Difference in Health

Spring Commencement 2024

Dean Danny Willis, joined by URI President Marc Parlange, Barbara E. Wolfe, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, as well as the faculty and staff of the College of Nursing, conferred degrees upon the graduating class of 2024 on May 18 at the University’s Spring Commencement ceremonies. Dean Willis and the entire URI College of Nursing extend their heartfelt congratulations to the Class of 2024.

Fall Commencement 2023

More than 70 nursing graduates crossed the stage during the College of Nursing’s semiannual Pinning Ceremony after fall Commencement ceremonies on Dec. 18 2023. Previously conducted during the College of Nursing’s December Commencement ceremonies, the college continued its winter pinning ceremony tradition after URI opted to conduct a full University graduation in December.

The Nurse’s Pledge

“As a nurse dedicated to providing the highest quality care and service, I solemnly pledge that I will:

• Consider the welfare of humanity and relief of suffering my primary concerns

• Act in a compassionate and trustworthy manner in all aspects of my care

• Apply my knowledge, experience, and skills to the best of my ability to assure optimal outcomes for my patients

• Exercise sound professional judgment while abiding by legal and ethical requirements

• Accept the lifelong obligation to improve my professional knowledge and competence

• Promote, advocate for, and strive to protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient

• With this pledge, I accept the duties and responsibilities that embody the nursing profession. I take this oath voluntarily with the full realization of the responsibility with which I am entrusted by the public.”

Newest Nursing Students Receive White Coats

Dean Danny Willis and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2026 into the nursing profession during the semiannual White Coat Ceremony Jan. 19 in Edwards Hall.

After greetings from Dean Willis, Interim Associate Dean Susan DeSanto-Madeya, Assistant Professor Jung Eun Lee, and Boston Children’s Hospital clinical psychologist and nurse Elaine Meyer, students crossed the stage to receive their white lab coats, then recited the Nurse’s Pledge, a pledge to uphold the ethics and principles of the nursing profession.

College Names Inaugural Barcott-Kim Fellow

A new URI College of Nursing fellowship that aims to develop the next generation of nursing faculty members has secured its first graduate student for the college’s Ph.D. program.

Kristine Robin, an experienced women’s health nurse practitioner, is the inaugural member of the Dr. Donna Schwartz-Barcott and Dr. Hesook Suzie Kim Nursing Fellowship. She plans to continue specializing in women’s health with the goal of expanding her research portfolio and one day teaching at the collegiate level.

“I’ve been practicing as a nurse practitioner since 2011, and I always thought about going back and teaching and doing research,” Robin said. “I’m from Rhode Island, I grew up in Rhode Island, and URI is such a wonderful program doing some really great research. As I was looking at what programs I should apply to, URI was very highly recommended. It’s a very well-thought-of program, and this gives me a chance to work with people I really respect.”

URI Learning Experience

Motivated by the urgent need for nurses and inspired by a generous anonymous match, the URI community came together to fund this fellowship for training the next generation of nursing leaders.

Named for two former URI College of Nursing professors, the fellowship will build the faculty pipeline by selecting and supporting registered nurses whose research interest stems from their area of practice. Candidates for the fellowship must demonstrate a commitment to research and teaching, and maintain a 3.0 grade-point average. Students on the Ph.D. track are preferred, but Doctor of Nursing Practice candidates will also be considered.

Capitol Hill Advocacy

Kristine Robin

URI nursing students Makayla Alexander, Jaclyn Viveros, Jazlyn Monteiro, Kaitlin Cooke, and Caitlin Igoe joined Dean Danny Willis in Washington, D.C., in March for a day of lobbying on nursing issues and health care in general during the annual American Association of Colleges of Nursing Day on the Hill.

Pathways Program Supports Underrepresented Populations

Students enrolled in the Pathways to Nursing program shared their achievements and challenges over the past year and got advice from College Advisory Committee member Marie Ghazal, during the annual Pathways Living Leadership reception. The 54 students enrolled in the program for the 2023−24 academic year worked together through classes and clinical rotations, and got together in motivational and social outings, including at the North Woods Challenge Course on the Kingston Campus. Directed by Clinical Associate Professor Diane DiTomasso, the Pathways to Nursing

program at URI supports Nursing students from historically underrepresented populations. Aiming to reduce health-care inequalities and achieve health equity by increasing diversity in the nursing workforce, the program provides students with resources and support to attain bachelor’s degrees in nursing.

Pathways provides the following supports to promote student success:

• Peer and community engagement and support

• Activities that enhance academic achievement

• Career success initiatives

• Financial and other resource support

Scholastic Support

The generosity of several faculty and College of Nursing Advisory Council members ensures the Pathways program continues to prosper and provide opportunities for student success and academic vitality. Gifts to the Pathways program support scholarship, advancing program goals, and enhancing offerings and resources for students.

Early Health Scare, Family Tradition Lead Recent Grad to Nursing Profession

Caroline Jennings was just a sophomore in high school when she was diagnosed with a serious abdominal condition that required surgery.

Frightened by a major operation and unsure of the ultimate outcome, Jennings found comfort in the medical professionals working on her case, particularly those most responsible for a patient’s day-to-day care.

“The doctors are a vital part of a hospital stay, but it was really the strength and the compassion of the nurses that let me know I was going to be OK,” Jennings said. “Nurses have that gentle touch and positivity and inspiration, and they were the ones who I left the hospital remembering most. I admired the care and compassion of the nurses, and I realized that I wanted to be that person on the other side of the bed that someone could look up to. That’s when I decided I wanted to become a nurse.”

She didn’t have far to look to find advice and inspiration. Nursing has become something of a tradition in the Oradell, N.J., native’s family. In addition to her mother, four of Jennings’ aunts are nurses, and two of her three sisters are also in the profession.

“ The doctors are a vital part of a hospital stay, but it was really the strength and the compassion of the nurses that let me know I was going to be OK. ”

(98 percent), I knew that once I completed the program, I would be fully prepared to enter the professional world of nursing.”

After hearing from older students about their experiences at URI and seeing photos of the Kingston Campus, Jennings looked further into the highly competitive URI College of Nursing, “I fell in love with URI after my first tour here as a junior in high school, and ever since then I couldn’t imagine myself attending another university,” Jennings said. “I thought the campus was beautiful, and the location near the coastline is a perfect complement to the highly competitive nursing program. Finding out URI had a very high pass rate for the nursing boards

Jennings’ immediate career as a registered nurse is directed by an internship she did in her native New Jersey last summer working with oncology patients, specifically in the stem cell transplant department. The college’s focus on experiential learning was invaluable to the start of her career, she said.

“URI stood out to me because it offered clinical rotations earlier than other nursing schools, which helps build that foundation,” Jennings said. “The hands-on experience is really important, and the earlier you’re thrown in, the more experience you get. I’ve strived to work my hardest to prepare for my nursing career and dedicated myself to my studies. Over the past four years, I’ve really grown on a personal and professional level.”

Senior Spotlights

Georgia Bright Hometown: Cumberland, R.I.

Degree track: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Future plans: I would love to continue my education and become a nurse practitioner.

Being able to truly provide for my patients is my highest priority.

“The College of Nursing at URI has helped prepare me to be able to attain career goals of mine. I have made connections to last a lifetime, and have been set up with success for the future. I am a nursing ambassador which has allowed me to make connections with future nurses younger and older than myself, and has allowed me to dive into my love for nursing. URI has prepared me to be the best I can be, taught me how to carry myself in professional settings, and set me up to flourish in the nursing community.”

RJ Fatorma

Hometown: Cranston, R.I.

Degree track: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, with double major in psychology

Future plans: Critical care nursing, with a return to school to become a nurse practitioner or nurse anesthetist.

“URI has helped me by giving me a wide variety of experiences within my clinical rotations. Also, I have made so many connections throughout my time here that have broadened my knowledge of all the different things I can do as a nurse. In addition to this, I am a tour guide and Orientation leader, and this has made me a more confident public speaker and leader. Through these positions, I have gained essential skills that will translate into my future when I am a nurse and have my own patients.”

Jacob Francis

Hometown: Middletown, R.I.

Degree track: Master of Science in Nursing, family nurse practitioner

Future plans: To continue serving my community as a firefighter and nurse practitioner.

“I envision myself practicing in an urgent care setting, where I can combine my knowledge and clinical skills from emergency medicine and nursing. I look forward to not only strengthening my skills but having an impact on the community by expanding access to care. URI has helped my career goals by giving me the opportunity to learn from practitioners who have a wealth of knowledge and experience in all facets of health care.”

Darcie Headley

Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii

Degree track: Master of Science, adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner

Future plans: Moving to Virginia, hopefully starting in a primary care practice, with preference for military/veteran communities or a safety net clinic. Considering later adding a certification for psychiatric nurse practitioner.

“URI has helped me in furthering my nursing education and practice by partnering with the advanced practice nursing community. URI has deep roots in the state, including with the medical community. Today I’m with my future colleagues learning how to provide the latest, best standard of individualized care.”

FACULTY/STAFF

Preparing the Next Generation of Health-Care Leaders

Danny Willis Named URI College of Nursing Dean

The University of Rhode Island named Danny Willis, D.N.S., R.N., a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, a nationally respected education leader and practitioner, as dean of the College of Nursing. Willis, who is former dean of the Saint Louis University Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing, began his new role at URI on Jan. 2.

“We are pleased to welcome Danny Willis to the University of Rhode Island,” said Barbara E. Wolfe, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and former dean of the College of Nursing. “Danny has built a distinguished career in academia and professional practice. Over more than two decades, he has taught and led nursing education at several prominent national universities. His leadership and his familiarity with the New England region will accelerate the college’s progress as one of the leading nursing programs both regionally and nationally.”

“ I am honored to be selected as the dean of the URI College of Nursing, one of the best in the nation. ”

—Dean Danny Willis

Willis was dean and tenured professor at Saint Louis University since 2020, after serving as associate dean of academic affairs and a tenured professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing; department chair and tenured associate professor at the Boston College William F. Connell School of Nursing; and instructor of clinical nursing and coordinator of psychiatric nursing at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. A psychiatric mental health nursing expert, Willis began his clinical career in 1990 as a staff nurse in the adult and geriatric psychiatry department at Touro Infirmary and in the child psychiatry unit at CPC Coliseum Medical Center, both in New Orleans.

“I am honored to be selected as the dean of the URI College of Nursing, one of the best in the nation,” Willis said. “It has a significant history in the development of the discipline and profession of nursing, including our theoretical, scientific, and practice domains. I look forward to working with the faculty, staff, students, alumni, community, state, and URI leadership. I envision great momentum building on legacy and moving forward to educate excellent, caring nurse leaders who will champion and advance human wellbeing and planetary health.”

Professor Joins Prestigious National Fellowship Program for Nurse Scientists

Betty Irene Moore Fellowship recognizes innovative nurse scientists, supports Liebermann’s research on cervical cancer

Assistant Professor Erica Liebermann is one of 16 nurse scientists accepted to the fifth cohort of the Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators.

The fellowship program recognizes early- to mid-career nursing scholars and innovators with a high potential to accelerate leadership in nursing research, practice, education, policy, and entrepreneurship.

As part of the three-year fellowship program— funded by an initial $37.5 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and an

Professor Appointed to National Highway Research Panel

Assistant Professor Dahianna Lopez was named to a national panel to address issues surrounding the nation’s highways, ranging from initial design to upkeep, and develop a guide to help state transportation departments identify and implement measures to improve transportation performance.

Panelists like Lopez on the National Cooperative Highway Research Program are responsible for translating challenges into precise research objectives to develop strategies that can be used by government officials and those in the highway industry. A registered nurse, Lopez uses data to inform policymakers so they can develop solutions to prevent transportation-related traumatic injuries and deaths.

additional $7.5 million grant awarded last year to expand the program’s capacity—fellows receive $450,000 to conduct an innovative project or study with the potential to address a gap in knowledge, meet a vital need, alter care delivery, or design a new solution to advance health.

Liebermann’s project focuses on improving cervical cancer screening and follow-up in Rhode Island through a women-centered nurse-led model of patient education and management for cervical cancer screening. The goal is to improve cervical cancer health literacy and guideline-concordant care, increase access to screening and follow-up, reduce cervical cancer disparities, and ultimately advance progress toward eliminating cervical cancer in Rhode Island and beyond.

“Health is mostly determined by the environment around humans, such as education, transportation, employment, and housing.” Lopez said.

“Transportation is a major social determinant of health.” Lopez has extensive public health and transportation safety experience. As the single health representative and the only nurse on the panel, she brings experience and expertise in injury prevention. A recognized expert in public health, transportation safety and injury prevention, Lopez has researched bicycle accidents resulting in pedestrian injuries in San Francisco and Boston. More recently in Providence, she conducted research on opioid overdoses in motor vehicles.

Clinical Associate Professor Diane DiTomasso traveled to Phoenix, Ariz., with URI students Makayla Alexander, Victoria Aquino, Marlin Melo Severino, and Soliya Lach to attend the National Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses conference, where she received her fellowship.

DiTomasso Named Women’s Health Fellow

Clinical Associate Professor Diane DiTomasso was selected as a fellow of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, recognizing her as a nurse leader who has “made substantive and sustained contributions to the health of women and newborns through her clinical practice, research, education, and advocacy in the specialty of women’s health, obstetrics, and neonatal nursing.”

An international board-certified lactation consultant who practices at Women & Infants

Hospital in Providence, DiTomasso has more than 25 years of experience in antepartum, labor and delivery, postpartum, newborn, and lactation care settings. Her research, which has garnered national and international attention, focuses on human lactation and weight changes in breastfed infants.

In addition to serving as director of URI’s Pathways to Nursing program, DiTomasso teaches childbearing and reproductive health, simulation, and nursing research courses.

Support for Dynamic Faculty

URI nursing faculty shape the future of patient care, balancing requirements around teaching, academic scholarship, and clinical care. Good talent is in high demand. In order to innovate and impact society in the greatest way, faculty support for endowed professorships is essential to recruit top talent.

Faculty Promotions

Dean Danny Willis recently announced the promotions of three College of Nursing faculty members as the college continues to prepare student nurses to be knowledgeable and compassionate health-care professionals:

t Amy D’Agata has been promoted to associate professor with tenure. D’Agata’s scholarship is focused on the use of mechanistic strategies to study the developmental origins of health and disease for those born preterm. Her clinical work in neonatal intensive care underpins her program of research into understanding how early life exposures influence biological mechanisms across the life span, creating opportunities to optimize health at multiple life stages.

Jung Eun Lee u has been promoted to associate professor with tenure. Lee’s research focuses on symptom science, with an emphasis on fatigue symptoms among individuals living with chronic diseases. She is especially interested in developing novel symptom management interventions to improve health outcomes for underrepresented populations with chronic conditions.

t Kerri Ellis has been promoted to clinical associate professor. Ellis is a seasoned nurse practitioner who holds national certifications as both an acute care and psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner. She holds clinical appointments at the UMass Memorial Medical Center on the Critical Care Unit and at Riverside Community Care.

College Welcomes New Professors

The College of Nursing has welcomed three new professors to the college this year, expanding the ranks of its dynamic faculty. Meet the new professors:

Assistant Professor David Geyer

Education: Ph.D. in nursing, Boston College; M.S. in nursing, Boston College; B.S. in biology, University of Massachusetts Boston.

Recent experience:

Pediatric nurse practitioner, Tri-River Family Health Center; pediatric home care nurse, Bayada Home Health Care; part-time clinical faculty, URI College of Nursing.

Teaching focus: The unitary and caring science perspectives of nursing with a focus on supporting meaningful connections with and between students to foster transformative learning across all educational spaces. My goal is for students to embrace the power of human connection and human caring as a means of personal and professional growth.

Research focus: Identify and address the systemic challenges to caring for children with medical complexity at home. Develop meaningful, community-led studies and interventions that not only contribute to nursing science but also facilitate productive change to health policies and systems at the state, federal, and international level.

Why URI? I wanted to be part of a community that not only supports its own members but is also thoughtful about caring for the individuals in the world around us. I have seen firsthand how the URI College of Nursing community meets and exceeds this mission. I could not think of a better community to stand alongside as we commit to making a safer, more equitable, and healthier future.

Assistant Professor Ann Marie Moraitis

Education: Ph.D. in nursing science, University of Massachusetts Amherst; M.S. in health promotion and clinical exercise physiology, Springfield College; B.S. in nursing, Niagra University.

Recent experience: Research fellow, Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Teaching focus: My teaching philosophy emphasizes learner engagement, curiosity, and critical thinking development. I have taught, mentored, and supported students from diverse backgrounds related to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, physical abilities, and sexual orientation. The Social Justice Network’s design justice principles are critical to my educational approach.

Research focus: My overarching research goal is to develop, test, and implement digital behavioral health promotion interventions for youths affected by cancer to improve symptoms and long-term health outcomes. I am also committed to examining digital strategies that provide equitable cancer care.

Why URI? I am excited to contribute to the college’s focus on digital health care and innovative care design. The College of Nursing, is poised to make significant contributions to educating the next generation of nurses and nursing scientists. Rhode Island holds great potential to build research with its vast community partnerships and existing research in the areas of digital health, public health, and equitable cancer care. Lastly, it is a beautiful state to live and work in!

Assistant Professor Stacey Bevan

Education: Ph.D. in nursing science and education policy, University of Pennsylvania; M.A. in data science and statistics, University of Pennsylvania; B.S. in nursing, University of Pennsylvania; B.S. in biology, Tufts University; B.A. in international relations.

Recent experience: Public health nurse at the Nurse-Family Partnership

Teaching focus: Contemplative pedagogy informs my teaching, a method that facilitates student understanding of their intersecting identities in course content. I emphasize inclusive practices by including positionality statements, using active learning strategies, and encouraging synthesis through mindfulness approaches. I enjoy teaching child-maternal, community, and global health courses, in addition to quantitative research methods and statistics. As an educator, I aim to cultivate intellectual curiosity and social consciousness in the classroom that translates to students’ clinical learning and understanding of themselves as nurses.

Research focus: My research lies at the intersection of health equity, disability, and immigration. My previous work has demonstrated how adverse social exposures contribute to child health concerns and impede access to the clinical pathway for mental health services. Through international projects, I have partnered with nurses to support interventions to improve child development outcomes in schools and community sites. My research broadly contributes to the evidence for policy improvements that address structural disparities in child health.

Why URI? I’m looking forward to joining an innovative, interdisciplinary, and passionate faculty at the College of Nursing! URI’s emphasis on global citizenship and inclusive learning has built a foundation for collaborative learning and scholarship. I appreciate the college’s vision for impactful nursing science and developing compassionate leaders in and out of clinical spaces. I can’t wait to be a part of the crew in the beautiful Ocean State!

Selected Nursing Faculty

Publication’s 2023–2024

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Bosse, J. D., Clark, K. D., Dion, K. A., & Chiodo, L. M. (2023). Transgender and nonbinary young adults’ depression and suicidality is associated with sibling and parental acceptance-rejection. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 56(1), 87–102. https://doi. org/10.1111/jnu.12917

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Bosse, J. D., Clark, K. D, Dion, K. A., Chiodo, L. M. (2023).Transgender and Nonbinary Young Adults’ Depression and Suicidality in Association with Familial Acceptance-Rejection. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. [online ahead of print] PMID: 37235487

D’Agata, A. L., Miller, J. S., Yoo, J. Y., Springer, C. M., Groer, M. W. (2024, under review). Relationships between NICU infant stress and childhood behavior and development. Early Human Development.

Rahalkar, N., Holman-Vittone, A., Daniele, C., Wacks, R., Gagnon, A., D’Agata, A., Saquib, N., Schnatz, P. F., Sullivan, M. C., Wallace, R., Spracklen, C. N. (2023). Preterm birth, birthweight, and subsequent risk for depression. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 1-8.

Vance, A. J., Farmer, M., D’Agata, A., Moore, T., Esser, M., Fortney, C. (2023). NANN membership recommendations: Opportunities to advance racial equity within the organization and profession. Advances in Neonatal Care.

Brewer, P. L., D’Agata, A. L., Roberts, M. B., Saquib, N., Schnatz, P. F., Manson, J., Eaton, C. B., Sullivan, M. C. (2023). The co-occurrence and cumulative prevalence of hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, and hypothyroidism in preterm born women in the Women’s Health Initiative. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 1-10.

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Miller, M. A., Ye, L., Pavone, K., & Van Pelt, M. (2024). A Critical Review of Mindfulness Measures. Journal of nursing measurement, JNM-20230116.R1. Advance online publication. https://doi. org/10.1891/JNM-2023-0116

Rambur, B., Liebermann, E. (2023). Fully Support Nurses by Designing Better Payment Models. In: Hassmiller, S., Darcy Mahoney, A., Beard, K. (eds) The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Global Applications to Advance Health Equity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29746-5_8

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Chan, G. K., Cummins, M. R., Taylor, C. S., Rambur, B., Auerbach, D. I., Meadows-Oliver, M., Cooke, C., Turek, E. A., & Pittman, P. P. (2023). An overview and policy implications of national nurse identifier systems: A call for unity and integration. Nursing outlook, 71(2), 101892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j. outlook.2022.10.005

de Paiva Santos, T. T., Luiz, A. D. S., Domingues, E. A. R., de Oliveira, U. A., & São-João, T. M. (2023). Development of a website for wound assessment. Journal of vascular nursing : official publication of the Society for Peripheral Vascular Nursing, 41(1), 6–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvn.2022.12.001

Hayashi, D., Carvalho, S. D. L., Ribeiro, P. A. B., Rodrigues, R. C. M., São-João, T. M., Lavoie, K., Bacon, S., & Cornélio, M. E. (2023). Methods to assess ambivalence towards food and diet: a scoping review. Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association, 36(5), 2010–2025. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13192

Altafini, J., Dias, F. C. P., Ferreira, T. D. M., Sastre-Fullana, P., São-João, T. M., & Gasparino, R. C. (2023). Validation of the Advanced Practice Nursing Competency Assessment Instrument in a hospital environment. Revista brasileira de enfermagem, 76Suppl 4(Suppl 4), e20220705. https://doi. org/10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0705

Lourenço, L. B. A., Meszaros, M. J., Silva, M. F. N., & São-João, T. M. (2023). Nursing Training for Early Clinical Deterioration Risk Assessment: Protocol for an Implementation Study. JMIR research protocols, 12, e47293. https://doi.org/10.2196/47293

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‘Invaluable’

URI Program Gives Respite to Parents of Children with Special Needs

Parents of children with special needs rarely get any time to themselves, leaving little time to catch up on rest, complete chores around the house, or even just spend some time socializing with other adults.

Nursing Professor Chris McGrane is giving those parents back some of their time, while also training URI students to care for their children.

For four hours every Saturday afternoon, McGrane and her team of URI nursing and health sciences students care for children with a range of special needs, giving their parents some respite to take a break from the sometimes daunting responsibilities of care.

The program takes place every Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m., in the Department of Physical Therapy facilities in Independence Square on the Kingston Campus. Each week, about 20 children play together with toys and sports equipment, run around in the fields outside, or watch a movie on a lecture hall big screen. Students from nursing

and physical therapy, as well as human development and family science, keep a sharp eye and provide direct care when needed.

“I always try to make sure I have students one-to-one with the children, sometimes two-toone for highly special needs children,” McGrane said. “It’s a win-win—education for students, and free respite care for parents. Sometimes the parents will go home and do some yard work, or they’ll go grocery shopping. These are things that we take for granted that are that much more difficult when caring for someone with special needs.”

“ I always try to make sure I have students one-to-one with the children, sometimes two-to-one for highly special needs children. ”

—Chris McGrane

For more information on the program, visit uri. edu/nursing/news. Any parents of children with special needs interested in applying for the respite care program can contact McGrane at cmcgrane@uri.edu or 401.874.5347.

Can ‘Mindful Self-Compassion’ Relieve Stress in Transgender, Nonbinary Adults?

Despite the known associations between gender minority stress and struggles with mental health, few interventions exist to address the distress felt by so many in the LGBTQ+ community. Assistant Professor Jordon Bosse aims to help alleviate that stress in the long term.

Bosse will employ the “Mindful Self-Compassion” program, which combines the skills of mindfulness and self-compassion—the act of treating oneself with kindness instead of self-criticism in painful or difficult times—as potential tools for emotional resilience. The intervention includes reflective exercises, guided meditations, informal daily practices, and a retreat. The activities teach participants to recognize suffering in themselves and respond to their suffering with warmth and kindness, the way they might treat a friend or loved one.

“The reason there are physical and mental health disparities among LGBTQ folks more broadly is because of unique stress they experience in everyday life because of their sexual orientation or gender identity—things like discrimination, rejection, violence, victimization,” Bosse said. “People can internalize those negative messages, resulting in feelings like shame. Over time, that really takes a toll on people.”

Funded by five-year, $600,000 career development grant from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, a division of the National Institutes of Health, Bosse will train to teach the curriculum, then deliver the intervention to five consecutive groups of 10 transgender and nonbinary young adults who will be recruited through community organizations in the Northeast. Bosse will follow up with the groups after 12 weeks to further understand their experience of taking part in the program.

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The reason there are physical and mental health disparities among LGBTQ folks more broadly is because of unique stress they experience in everyday life because of their sexual orientation or gender identity—things like discrimination, rejection, violence, victimization, ”

—Jordon Bosse

Historically, I’ve looked at mental health of LGBTQ+ people in the context of family relationships and social environment,” Bosse said. “Now that we have a growing body of knowledge about what is challenging for folks, I wanted to think about things that could be supportive and provide resources. Despite all the stresses, LGBTQ+ people are still thriving. That inspires me. It’s important we think about ways to highlight, draw on, and build upon the existing strengths in the community.”

Bosse is currently building a community advisory board for the study. Transgender and nonbinary people under the age of 30 with an active meditation or self-compassion practice can contact him at Jordon.bosse@uri.edu for more information.

Professor Brings Research Expertise to International Women’s

Professor Erica Liebermann is playing a key role in addressing the disparity in care women face when diagnosed with cancer. She is serving on the Lancet Commission on Women, Power, and Cancer, which calls for a feminist approach to cancer care, with sex and gender a part of all cancer-related policies and guidelines.

“ We have work to do locally and globally in terms of critically examining inequities in cancer health systems for women. ”

—Erica Liebermann

The commission seeks to eliminate gender inequality; where health systems, cancer workforces, and research ecosystems are more inclusive and responsive to the needs of women, reducing the global burden of cancer. A multidisciplinary team from around the globe spent the last three years analyzing how women experience cancer, creating a feminist agenda to address cancer, including better recognizing the risk factors and causes of all cancers in women, not just “women’s cancers” that are often the primary focus.

Cancer Commission

Commissioners called for health systems worldwide to ensure data on sex and gender are routinely collected and publicly reported; governments enforce fair, equitable, and inclusive pay standards for all cancer caregivers; integrate gender competency into the education and training of the cancer workforce; prevent gender-based harassment and discrimination in the cancer workforce; and ensure equitable access to cancer research resources, leadership, and funding.

“We have work to do locally and globally in terms of critically examining inequities in cancer health systems for women,” Liebermann said. “We also have an opportunity to disrupt and to create more gender-transformative systems for cancer research, control, and care.”

Fueling Discovery

Nursing research is essential to inform evidence-based practice that improves human health and environments, and it is expensive. Donor support is necessary to offset costs of sophisticated technology, extensive data collection, and interdisciplinary collaboration across teams of researchers.

D.N.P. Candidates Present Innovative Practice Improvement Projects

Four candidates for a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree presented their practice improvement projects recently as part of the program to complete their degrees.

Julie Resendes: Advanced Care Planning

Nurses play an important role in helping patients plan for their care in the later stages of life, but Julie Resendes has found that many nurses lack the knowledge and confidence to engage in the discussions on advanced care planning and advanced directives, which are important to consider when planning for serious illness or end-of-life care. To fill the gap, Resendes created an educational webinar, changeof-shift education sessions, and an advanced directive fact sheet, finding their ability to discuss the difficult topic with patients increased after the educational sessions.

“These findings demonstrate the importance of advanced directives education for nurses in the hospital setting. Nurses spend the most time with patients and must be knowledgeable and confident to initiate advanced care planning and promote advanced directives completion.”

Holly Tisdale: Suboxone at Walk-In Clinics

Opioid use disorder is a chronic relapsing condition that is associated with many health and societal difficulties. Suboxone has been shown to be effective for treatment, but while progress has been made to improve access to this lifesaving medication, many patients struggle to obtain prescriptions when desiring to start medication.

Walk-in clinics offer an opportunity to increase same-day access to patients, but barriers exist, including lack of staff training and confidence in the treatment, lack of proper equipment to secure controlled substances, and the need for standard operating procedures among clinics. Holly Tisdale provided education on opioid use disorder medications, worked with organization leadership to implement a standard procedures workflow, selected patient education materials that were placed at each of three sites she examined, and helped providers obtain proper equipment. Results show that decreasing perceived barriers reported by providers increased confidence in prescribing medications for opioid use disorder, and implementing organizational workflows increased ease of patients gaining access to the medication.

James Phillips: Improving Catheter Insertion

Iatrogenic trauma related to Foley catheter placement refers to the unintended injuries or harm caused in the process of inserting a catheter, potentially resulting in pain, decreased urinary output, bladder rupture, fistula, and/or perforation of the bladder or bowel. These complications may be a result of improper technique, inadequate training, improper catheter selection, and/or failure to consider patient-specific conditions. Understanding and addressing iatrogenic trauma related to Foley catheter placement is crucial for improving patient safety.

James Phillips’ study aims to address this gap by evaluating the implementation of evidence-based interventions to reduce iatrogenic trauma. He identified key areas for improvement, including better education for health-care providers on catheter insertion, and changes to health-care center policies, including increased use of Coude catheters and Lidocaine jelly. “By prioritizing evidence-based practices, interdisciplinary collaboration, and strategic policy reforms, health-care organizations can mitigate iatrogenic trauma related to Foley catheter placement and improve overall patient outcomes.”

Jessica Skalstis: Simulation in Nursing Education

Clinical practice sites for appropriate nursing experiential learning opportunities are becoming increasingly limited, but evidence shows simulation can be effectively substituted to ensure effective achievement of learning objectives.

Jessica Skalstis aims to achieve accreditation of the advanced simulation program in the URI College of Nursing through the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, which examines a simulation program’s processes and outcomes in assessment, research, teaching/education, and systems integration. Skalstis will conduct a needs assessment using the Simulation Culture Organizational Readiness Survey as well as a cost-benefit analysis considering accreditation fees and resource management; and prepare an implementation plan establishing the mission, educational design, and facilitator training.

“Health-care simulation standards of best practice in nursing education involve individual engagement, a safe and structured learning environment, and the use of various simulation methods such as high-fidelity mannequins, standardized patients, and virtual reality, which can improve students' performance, confidence, self-efficacy, and transfer of knowledge to clinical practice.”

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The students have to understand you don’t always have what you need around; they had to rely on each other to get the job done with whatever they had. ”

—Jessica Skalstis

Students Respond to Simulated Mass Casualty Event

Students handled a mass casualty event during a simulated exercise at the Nursing Education Center in Providence, giving them a feel for the sudden chaos that can erupt in a health-care setting and the need to be ready to respond to any circumstance at a moment’s notice.

Sixteen actors portrayed protesters who were run down by an SUV during a fictitious demonstration in Providence. Victims suddenly flooded the nursing college, surprising students who jumped to action to treat injuries ranging from minor to critical. Some came in with bumps and bruises; others with open wounds dripping fake blood, one even with compound fractures to both legs. Some patients were screaming and crying; others appeared to be confused about what happened

or where they were, apparently experiencing head trauma.

Through three rounds of simulations, about 50 URI students worked together to patch up patients, comfort those traumatized by the incident, prioritize the most urgent cases and prepare them for transport to hospitals for further treatment, all in a location without the abundance of medical supplies found in a hospital.

“The students have to understand you don’t always have what you need around; they had to rely on each other to get the job done with whatever they had,” said simulation coordinator Jessica Skalstis. “They come away with a perspective that I just always need to be ready.”

Students Treat Simulated Patients During IPE Event at Brown University

URI students from the College of Nursing joined those from pharmacy, physical therapy, and social work in multidisciplinary teams, working together on a variety of patient-focused healthcare simulations during an interprofessional education collaboration at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Jan. 31.

More than 500 students—140 from URI—worked in teams to assess the condition of hypothetical patients played by local actors. Each team—consisting of a student nurse, physician, pharmacist, physical therapist, and social worker from URI, Rhode Island College, and Brown—met with the patient for a physical exam and consultation. The team then worked together to develop a comprehensive treatment plan covering all disciplines that they then presented to the “patient,” according to College of Nursing Clinical

Assistant Professor Kerri Ellis, who led the URI contingent.

“ Interprofessional education fosters collaboration among diverse health-care disciplines, preparing our future professionals to seamlessly integrate their expertise. ”

—Kerri Ellis, Assistant Professor

“Interprofessional education fosters collaboration among diverse health-care disciplines, preparing our future professionals to seamlessly integrate their expertise,” Ellis said. “Together, the students assessed, planned, and delivered patient care, exemplifying the power of teamwork in shaping comprehensive and patient-centered health care. This exceptional interprofessional initiative reflects our commitment to cultivating well-rounded health-care practitioners equipped for the complexities of modern health-care delivery.”

A URI Nursing Graduate Degree Advances Your Career

Nurses looking to advance their career and further their education will find great opportunities to do so in the URI College of Nursing graduate programs, which prepare outstanding and compassionate nurse practitioners to care for individuals, families, communities, and populations in a variety of settings.

The master’s program provides graduate preparation in three nurse practitioner specialties: adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner, family nurse practitioner, and psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner. Graduates of the master’s degree program are eligible to sit for the certification examinations in their specialty offered by national certification organizations, such as the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The post-master’s certificate program offers accelerated plans of study to become an outstanding and compassionate nurse practitioner for nurses who already hold a master’s degree in nursing. Many students in the certificate program are already licensed nurse practitioners who are seeking certification in a second specialty.

The Doctor of Nursing Practice program prepares nurse executives, nurses, and advanced practice nurses at the highest level as leaders for the provision of outstanding and compassionate clinical practice and the design of innovative health systems. Advanced practice nurses learn how to translate and implement scientific findings into practice, act as change agents to transform health-care systems, evaluate outcomes and programs, and influence health systems and policy.

The Ph.D. program prepares outstanding and compassionate nurse researchers and scholars to advance knowledge through the conduct of research and the development and testing of theory to influence health and nursing practice.

Visit uri.edu/nursing for a complete look at the program and to apply.

COMMUNITY IMPACT

Making a Difference Beyond the Exam Room

Students Bring Interdisciplinary Health Education to SKHS

Nursing students joined their counterparts from the two other URI health colleges to impart some health wisdom on younger students during a health fair at South Kingstown High School recently.

More than 80 URI students from nursing, pharmacy, and health sciences helped educate high school students during an interprofessional presentation. The students prepared interactive activities and games that tackled such topics as substance misuse, nutrition, injury prevention, sexual health, and mental and emotional health.

The URI students conducted balance and strength tests, imparted nutritional information about energy drinks and sports supplements, and offered advice on stress, anxiety, drinking, dating violence, and more. They organized games to play with the

students, including trivia games, “Healthy Skin Jeopardy,” and “Health Fact Jenga,” organized a stress ball-making activity, and led physical fitness contests, all with the goal of interacting with the high school students while helping them lead overall healthier lives.

The students from the three colleges worked together in the weeks leading up to the health fair to prepare their presentations, often working with students from other health disciplines. The result was a comprehensive, interdisciplinary program that helped educate the high school students, as well as themselves.

Westerly Wellness Fair

URI nursing students Mackenzie Thomas (right) and Julia Passaretti joined Professor Joan Dugas and fellow classmates at the Westerly Wellness Fair for high school students and staff in May. The URI students

created a poster presentation and discussed wellness topics—including sun protection, nutrition, physical fitness, and the importance of sleep—as the final project of their community health practicum.

Bringing Health Care to the Community

URI College of Nursing alumna Janelle Amoako, a clinical faculty member for the college’s Practicum in Public Health Nursing, continues to make wide-ranging impacts on health care in Rhode Island, an effort she is passing on to her clinical students.

Amoako and her students joined Elizabeth Moreira, assistant program officer for Local Initiatives Support Corporation Rhode Island, the Pawtucket-Central Falls Health Equity Zone to make a presentation on public health initiatives to combat disparities and promote health equity in the cities.

Amoako also joined several of her students in providing vaccines at Crossroads Rhode Island in Providence with Asthenis Pharmacy tech Barbara Fernandez. It was just the latest vaccine clinic conducted by URI instructors and students as the college fulfills its mission to improve health and health care in the community.

Prison Health Expert Delivers Spring Distinguished Lecture

Susan Loeb, nursing professor at Pennsylvania State University’s Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, delivered the latest installment of the college’s Spring Distinguished Lecture, “Enhancing Care of Older Adults in Prison: Research and Development of Just Care,” in May.

Loeb, an expert in end-of-life care and on the health of prison inmates, delivered the lecture May 1 at the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence on the health needs of older prison inmates with chronic health conditions. Older inmates are at even greater risk than their peers as they struggle with such issues as the restrictive environment, bunk bed

dorms, and inconsistent temperatures, while simultaneously dealing with ailments common to older adults. Loeb’s expertise in multiple methodological approaches is applied to a series of studies, including creating a tool kit for training prison staff in strategies to enhance geriatric care. She has conducted multiple studies funded by the National Institutes of Health, specifically the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Nursing Research. The College of Nursing hosts its Distinguished Lecture Series each semester. Past lectures have been delivered by famed founder of the global health initiative, Partners in Health, Dr. Paul Farmer; former American Nurses Association president Ernest Grant; Shannon Zenk, director of the National Institute of Nursing Research; and Nancy Redeker, former director of the Yale University School of Nursing Center for Biobehavioral Health Research, among others.

Susan Loeb

URI College of Nursing alumna

Laurie Lauzon Clabo has a strong background in academic leadership, including more than 14 years of experience as a college dean, and now serves as provost of Wayne State University in Michigan. She is a nationally recognized expert in nursing and interprofessional education with a record of strong national leadership.

Alumni Spotlight

Laurie Lauzon Clabo

In addition to URI, where she earned her Ph.D. in nursing, Clabo is an alumna of the Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program and the Wharton Executive Leadership Program. A fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, she has served in a variety of leadership roles in professional organizations, is a member of several editorial boards, and is a frequent national speaker on issues related to workforce development, interprofessional education, and competency-based education.

Clabo’s leadership of two transformative national policy initiatives spearheaded a bold agenda for the national-level redesign of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) education: the adoption of strategies designed to increase the APRN workforce, reduce bottlenecks in the education pipeline and prepare APRNs with identified competencies for

practice; and the establishment of the first national common competencies for APRNs, impacting the education and practice of the about 250,000 advanced practice nurses in the country.

“My time at URI has profoundly shaped my career,” Clabo said. “As a doctoral student, my work with Dr. Suzie Kim exposed me to an understanding of how communities of practice are both formed and sustained. I have revisited this thinking time and again in subsequent work. My trajectory in higher education leadership was deeply influenced by expert mentorship when I was a new assistant professor at URI. I am still deeply influenced by former Dean Dayle Joseph’s perspectives on how quality higher education has intergenerational impact on social mobility, on health and beyond.”

Clabo is the second-ranking executive officer at Wayne State and responsible for all matters related to the instructional mission of the university, including faculty matters, student performance and retention, and academic personnel policies and decisions, among other duties, exemplifying the diverse opportunities URI graduates encounter in the health-care profession.

Laurie Lauzon Clabo, Ph.D. ’04

Caitlin Bouchard ’23

“Nurses every day go above and beyond to not only provide patients and families with excellence in clinical care but also compassion. At The DAISY Foundation, we aim to honor them by showing our profound gratitude for all that they do.”

—The DAISY Foundation

Alumna’s Compassion, Dedication Honored with DAISY Award

URI College of Nursing alumna and emergency department nurse Caitlin Bouchard ’23 recently received a DAISY Award, recognizing her compassion and dedication to all her patients, as well as her enthusiasm and “infectious positive attitude.”

Bouchard began in the emergency room at Westerly in August 2023, soon after graduating from URI, and recently completed the Nurse Residency Program at the hospital. She is known as a particularly compassionate and caring nurse, dedicated not just to her patients but also to her coworkers, who she inspires with her positive attitude, her drive to learn and constantly improve herself, and the “joy” she brings with her to work every day.

The DAISY Award, issued by the Daisy Foundation, is a recognition program to celebrate and recognize nurses and thank them for the care and kindness they provide, based on nominations from patients, families, and co-workers. “Nurses every day go above and beyond to not only provide patients and families with excellence in clinical care but also compassion. At The DAISY Foundation, we aim to honor them by showing our profound gratitude for all that they do.”

Bouchard was nominated for the prestigious award by two of her peers, a fellow nurse who serves as her preceptor and a physician in the ED.

“Caitlin is amazingly compassionate, respectful to all patients,” her nomination reads. “She is aware of how to meet her patient’s physical and emotional needs while also supporting their families and her co-workers. Caitlin is always willing to lend a hand when she is not busy, and she always asks her team who needs help. This includes emergency room techs and all members of the care team. Caitlin is a team player and sees everyone as an equal part of the team.”

“She shows compassion for her patients, treating everyone with respect and thoughtfulness, said Dr. Nato, a physician at the hospital. “She has a thirst and curiosity for knowledge, constantly asking thoughtful questions. She demonstrates accountability and empathy every shift and is quickly becoming a leader in patient care in the Emergency room.”

Alum’s Senate Bill Prohibits

Noncompete Clauses in Nurse Practitioner Contracts

The Rhode Island Senate in March approved legislation sponsored by R.I. Sen. Pamela J. Lauria, that would prohibit noncompete clauses in employment contracts for nurse practitioners. The legislation aims to eliminate a barrier that not only prevents nurse practitioners from changing jobs, but also contributes to the shortage of primary care providers in Rhode Island.

“Enforcing noncompete clauses that prohibit nurse practitioners from practicing within a certain radius can effectively make it impossible for them to change jobs, particularly within certain specialties,” said Lauria, who has worked as a primary care nurse practitioner for 25 years. “We are all aware of how hard it is to find primary care providers in Rhode Island today, and we should not allow noncompete clauses to curtail nurse practitioners’ ability to provide health care to Rhode Islanders.”

Under Lauria’s legislation, any noncompete clauses in nurse practitioners’ contracts would be void. The bill would prohibit restrictions upon where a nurse practitioner’s right to practice in any geographic area or with any current patients for any period of time after the termination of the partnership, except in connection with the purchase and sale of a practice, and in that case, for no more than five years.

Pamela J. Lauria, ’92, M.S. ’97,

“ Enforcing noncompete clauses that prohibit nurse practitioners from practicing within a certain radius can effectively make it impossible for them to change jobs, particularly within certain specialties.”

—Pamela J. Lauria

Alum Reviving Mental Health Care in Rhode Island

Akos Antwi ’14 was working as a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner when she noticed a chronic problem: A lack of mental health resources for individuals after discharge would lead to a revolving door of patients who would end up back at the hospital in renewed crisis. Building on a decade of nursing experience, Antwi partnered with her sister to go into private practice and fill part of the void they were seeing in Rhode Island.

Revive Therapeutic Services quickly emerged as a leading provider of behavioral health services in Rhode Island and Massachusetts with more than 55 providers and 3,500 clients, creating a compassionate and streamlined environment for addressing all mental health needs.

“ We wanted a place where the client would have options if they needed an additional service and they wouldn’t have to look elsewhere. They could just get that service in-house. ”

“We wanted a place where the client would have options if they needed an additional service and they wouldn’t have to look elsewhere. They could just get that service in-house,” Antwi says.

Revive supports each client’s journey to wellness by creating a “one-stop shop” approach, battling waiting lists, and eliminating the stress that can come from finding multiple providers.

Clinical rotations at URI’s Nursing Education Center ignited Antwi’s passion for psychiatry when a professor connected her with Butler Hospital to work parttime during school. She continues to stay connected to URI, and in 2024 she received a 10 Under 10 award from the URI Foundation & Alumni Engagement. Honoring her dedication to the field of nursing and compassionate approach in her work that has helped countless individuals overcome mental health challenges and achieve their full potential.

Her work is currently expanding into wellness workshops that support the community and encourage them to think bigger about mental health and wellness—especially among healthcare professionals. She’s hoping to encourage care providers to prioritize their own mental health to keep the field of health care fueled by passionate people like herself. “I just want to make sure that everybody knows we’re out here,” she says. “We’re here to help, even if you don’t reach out to us. There’s always someone around that you can reach out to. Don’t be afraid to just do it.”

—Akos Antwir

Engineering Alum Establishes Scholarship for URI Nursing Grad Students

Qualified nursing students who might otherwise not have been able to do so will be able to further their education in URI College of Nursing graduate programs, thanks to a new endowment established by an alumnus of the URI College of Engineering.

The John H. Visneuski Master/ Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarship will provide annual support to a qualified student pursuing a master’s and/or Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, based on academic merit and financial need. One qualified student will receive the support each year, selected by the deans of nursing and the URI Graduate School.

and the URI Society of Women Engineers. While he continues to support engineering students, he has added the College of Nursing to his philanthropy portfolio for a very personal reason.

The endowment is courtesy of John Visneuski ’70, an engineering graduate who “has a great respect for the nursing profession.” An engineer with the U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Visneuski has been a longtime supporter of the College of Engineering

“I always thought about contributing to the College of Nursing,” Visneuski said, noting his mother was a nurse at the Providence Lying-In Hospital, which became Women & Infants Hospital. “I just needed a little extra motivation. And COVID provided that. During the COVID years, it became clear to me that nursing is not just a job; it becomes part of life. Nurses have risks associated with their job that are not always appreciated, and they must make personal sacrifices. Those things came through clearly during COVID that were kind of hidden from the average person.”

John Visneuski ’70

Big Ideas. Bold Plans. The Campaign for the University of Rhode Island surpassed the goal of $300 million ahead of schedule. This means more resources for scholarships, fellowships, professorships, research, and equipment. We can say with certainty that the College of Nursing community played a major role in this success. Thank you to everyone who supported this effort and lent their time and effort to being a part of the URI nursing community. This was a historic achievement for URI, and we are energized to continue our critical work of improving health and health care in the community.