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The CONnection News and Views from the University of South Carolina COLLEGE OF NURSING
JULY 2015
Findings from our Hospital Workforce Study: Support for Additional BSN and Higher Prepared Nurses
The Office of Healthcare Workforce Research in the College of Nursing, along with our partner, Office for Healthcare Workforce Analysis and Planning in the South Carolina AHEC program office, recently completed a study of the nursing workforce in our 60 South Carolina hospitals. Here are some highlights: Access the full report Here.
Dean Jeannette Andrews
Inside This Issue Students Corner..............2-3 Alumni & Development...4-5 Faculty & Staff Notes.....6-7 NO LIMITS........................6
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• Hospitals are hiring new RN graduates, with 23% expecting that new graduate hiring this year will be even greater than last year. • Nursing roles are expanding in hospitals, with more than half indicating they created new roles for patient care coordinators and patient navigators in the past year. • Hospitals are expecting to increase employment levels for different types of nurses: o 50% expect to add jobs for Nurse Practitioners o 40% expect to add new staff RN positions • The most difficult positions to fill are those of experienced nurses (of any kind), as well as emergency department nurses (28%), critical care nurses (25%), nurse managers (25%), operating room nurses (23%), among others. • Across the state in our hospitals, the average percentage of BSN prepared nurses was 36%, with larger hospitals averaging 49% BSN prepared nurses. • Fifty-five percent of the larger hospitals indicated their goal was to increase their proportion of BSN nurses to at least 80% over the next few years. The majority of hospitals in the Upstate (70%) and Low Country (46%) indicate that they are requiring new hires to complete a BSN within a specified period of time. • 90% of hospitals in South Carolina are offering some type of support to RNs who are extending their education either to a BSN or Master’s degree. These findings confirm the positive directions we are taking in the College of Nursing. We have re-launched our RN-BSN program, added additional tracks to our Master’s and DNP programs to include organizational leadership, nurse executive, and psychiatric/ mental health nurse practitioner. We are increasingly integrating the concepts and practices of care coordination, patient navigation, population health, informatics, and other emerging themes into our curriculums to meet the ever changing workforce. To read more about our academic programs, visit our website HERE. The USC College of Nursing will continue to lead, innovate, and partner to improve the health for all of our citizens in South Carolina. Together, with our partners, we are making a difference in South Carolina and beyond. Jeannette O. Andrews PhD, RN, FAAN Dean & Professor j.andrews@sc.edu
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Students Corner
Student Spotlight:
Senior and Magellan Scholar, Michael Pallon, attended the South Carolina Fire and Safety convention in Myrtle Beach, SC on June 12, 2015. As part of the Magellan Scholarship, Michael developed a survey with the guidance of Dr. Culley’s research team and an External Advisory Committee. The purpose of the survey was to elicit information from first responders on how they receive information in the field on mass casualty incidents including chemical exposures and tools they use in the field such as the Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER), CHEMM-IST, and pulse oximetry. The Fire & Safety Convention provided Michael with over 2,000 attendees practicing in a variety of settings, including rural and urban first responders. Michael received over 45 completed surveys from willing attendees. Now, Michael must begin the process of compiling the data for analysis. Dr. Tavakoli is assisting Michael in this process. The information from the survey will assist Dr. Culley’s research team as they begin the development process of new triage algorithm and informatics tools to accurately, precisely, and efficiently detect a chemical mass casualty incident and triage patients in the emergency department during a chemical mass casualty incident.
Sydney Elmore, BSN Student Read it HERE.
The doctor of nursing practice will see you now
by Page Ivey
USC CON’s doctor of nursing practice program has evolved over its 15 years to continue meeting the health care needs of South Carolina and the nation. Read more HERE.
Linda Morphis (center) was the first graduate of the nursing doctorate program. She is seen here in this 2001 photo with then-Nursing dean Mary Ann Parsons (left) and faculty member Judy Alexander.
Jessica Hamilton successfully defended
her Clinical Dissertation titled, “An Evidence-Based Approach to Prepare Interdisciplinary Team Members for Implementation of the ABCDE Bundle.”
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Krista Koster traveled abroad for the Spring Semester of 2015. She went to Melbourne, Aus-
tralia from February-June where she took classes, lived, and spent most of her time. She attended Deakin University. During her time abroad, she was able to do excursions and visit Sydney, The Gold Coast, Brisbane, Tasmania, Cairns (where she scuba dived at the Great Barrier Reef ), and was travel to Bali, Indonesia. She says, “the trip was absolutely incredible and was a life changing experience that I would recommend to everyone!”
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PREPARING AND EMPOWERING NURSE LEADERS
VITAL SIGNS....An Update from Alumni and Development
Kahlil Demonbreun DNP,
BSN (‘94), MSN (‘98), was selected as the SC NP for Excellence 2015 by the AANP.
Michelle Logan-Owens, DHA, MN,
BSN (‘94) Named Acting President and Chief Executive Officer of Tuomey Healthcare System in Sumter, SC. Read more HERE.
Thayer McGahee, MN (‘82), PhD
has been named the new Dean of the School of Nursing at USC Aiken. She is also a 2015-2016 Cockcroft Fellow.
Thank you to everyone who supported the College of Nursing during our Capital Campaign. The College of Nursing exceeded our annual goal this year, we will provide additional updates in the August newsletter. Monica Cromer Director of Development
Carole Cato 2010-2015
Renatta Loquist 2008-2015
Brenda Nickerson 2012-2015
Rubye Reid 2010-2015
Exiting Partnership Board Members: Thank you for your service! Ruth Seigler 2008-2015
Marilyn Sonnenberg 2010-2015
Do you know an outstanding College of Nursing Alumnus? 2015 NOMINATION FORMS Application Deadline: August 31, 2015
Save The Date Viana McCown Lectureship November 13, 2015 Celebrate 15 years of our Clinical Doctorate program: From ND to DNP
Carol Truslow 2010-2015
All Gifts and Pledges to support Nursing can be sent to: USC College of Nursing 1027 Barnwell Street Columbia, SC 29208 Gift Processing Checks Made Payable to the USC Educational Foundation or at our website http://giving.sc.edu/ To learn how you can make a difference at USC College of Nursing contact the Development Office at 803-777-3468.
Faculty and Staff Notes
Faculty Publications and Presentations Mitchell, S (2015). Vulvodynia: The Pain Down There.
Poster Presentation at the American Association of Nurse Practitioners Conference, June 9-14, 2015 in New Orleans, LA. Pinto BM, Waldemore M, Rosen, R. A community-based
partnership to promote exercise among cancer survivors: Lessons Learned. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2015 June; 22(3): 328-35.
Preventing relapse
By Glenn Hare
Chronic coughs, the beeps of intravenous chemotherapy pumps and the hums of CT scanners are sounds of the fight against lung cancer — sounds that inspire Dr. Karen Kane McDonnell to action. For more than 20 years, McDonnell, a professor in the College of Nursing, has helped patients and their families battled the dreaded disease, serving as an oncology certified nurse in some of the most advanced health care systems in America. Read more HERE.
National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Workshop: Advancing the Research on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Carmen R. Green, MD; Penney Cowan; Ronit Elk, PhD; Kathleen M. O’Neil, MD; and Angela L. Rasmussen, PhD Dr. DeAnne Messias and Dr. Robin Estrada’s chapter
“An Introduction to Community Activism,” is included in the 7th edition of Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care.
Heiney, S. P., Reavis, K., Tavakoli, A. S., Adams., S. A., Hayne, P. D., Weinrich, S. P. (2015). The impact of STORY
on depression and fatigue in African-American women with breast cancer. The Journal of the National Black Nurses Association, 26(1), 1-7. Adams, S. A., Wirth, M. D., Khan, S., Murphy, E. A., Heiney, S. P., Davis, L. C., Davis, B., Drayton, Ruby F.,
Hurley, Thomas G., Blair, Steven N., Hebert, J. R. (2015). The association of C-reactive protein and physical activity among a church-based population of African Americans. Preventive Medicine, 77, 137-140. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.05.010 Baruth, M., Wilcox, S., Der Ananian, C., & Heiney, S. P. (2015). Effects of home-based walking on quality of life and fatigue outcomes in early stage breast cancer survivors: A 12week pilot study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 12(Suppl 1), S110-S118. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ jpah.2012-0339 Elk, R.: Developing Culturally-Tailored Palliative Care:
Community-University Partnership Considers the Unique Needs of African-American and White Residents in Rural Area, Caring for the Human Spirit, Summer 2015. Chappell, K. K. (2015). Child sexual abuse: The essentials Dr. Sheryl Mitchell at the AANP Confer-
ence in New Orleans, LA.
for primary care nurse practitioners in prevention, reporting, and addressing in the office. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners’ (AANP) 2015 National Conference. New Orleans, LA. June 2015.
Grants Submitted Research Spotlight Robin Estrada, PhD, RN, PNP-BC
Swann Adams, PI; Sue Heiney, Co-I, A
Home-Based Physical Activity Intervention to Increase Physical Activity and Reduce Inflammation among African American Endometrial Cancer Survivors. R01 from NIH/NCI. Nathaniel Bell, PI, Socioeconomic indica-
tors of injury: Developing national standards in data collection and analysis. R21 from NIH/ NICHD. Dr. Robin Estrada’s experience with patients in her rural primary care pediatric practice compelled her to study communication issues between her patients’ parents and health care providers treating their children. The process of communication can seriously affect health outcomes for children and Dr. Estrada’s goal is to develop practical strategies and interventions that will make a positive difference for this population. “I wanted to not only understand the communication issues better, but be able to develop practical strategies and interventions that will make a positive difference for the people that experience them,” she explains. Her goal is to develop practical strategies and interventions that will make a positive difference for this population. She currently divides her time between two research projects. Her qualitative project, Experiences of Rural Southeastern Latino Parents of Children with Asthma, focuses on how the process of communication can affect health outcomes for children. Specifically, she is examining the issues parents have in accessing and communicating with their child’s provider regarding asthma care. The second project, Teacher Perceptions of Students with ADHD, focuses on non-verbal communication (such as eye contact) of a child with ADHD and how it is perceived. Negative perceptions by others may lead to internalized stigma and feelings of worthlessness on the part of the child with ADHD. Read more HERE.
Ronit Elk, Consortium PI; Ulrike Boehmer,
PI, Boston University, Needs of Sexual Minority Women with Advanced Cancer. R01 Subaward from NIH.
Kathleen LaSala, PI; Susan Outen, Jeannette Andrews, South Carolina One Voice
One Plan Action Coalition Future of Nursing State Implementation Program 2015 – 17. Service/Foundation from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
Grants Funded LaSala K. Nurse Faculty Loan Program. US
Department of Health and Human Services/ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Andrews JO, Hunt-McKinney T, Burgess S. Leveraging Mental Health Provider Access in
Underserved Counties in South Carolina. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of South Carolina Foundation.
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