GAMECOCK
The CONnection News and Views from the University of South Carolina COLLEGE OF NURSING
SEPTEMBER 2015
Carolina Nursing Students are the BEST!
Dean Jeannette Andrews
Inside This Issue Students Corner..............2-3 Alumni & Development...4-5 Faculty & Staff Notes.....6-8 NO LIMITS........................9
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As Dean, one of the highlights of my role is my interactions with students and observing their transformations while in our program. My first encounters are often meeting a potential nursing student still in high-school visiting the campus with their parents. I am repeatedly told that after touring our campus, our simulation lab, and meeting our faculty and staff, the decision has been made--“Carolina” all the way. Before long, we are immersed in move-in day, Freshman Tea, and then a heavy schedule with science courses, campus life, Student Nurses Association, Chi Eta Phi, Men in Nursing Club, and other extra-curricular activities. The freshmen representatives (in close competition with the Juniors) on my Dean’s Advisory Council are often the most wide-eyed, energetic, and inquisitive. In the first few weeks of Fall semester, the fresh “new” red scrubs and smiling faces of the junior students dot all around the College and campus full of anticipation to enter their first clinical experiences. With their immersions in clinical practice, research/ scholarly activities, and community engagement work, our students begin to discover their own authentic voice as a future nurse leader. By the time our student’s reach “Senior” status, and finally graduation, one can easily see the confidence, competence, and professionalism of a Carolina nurse. It is so exciting to see our BSN alumni return home for graduate school. Perhaps a little more wise and experienced from their early career, they carry a different level of spark and inquisitiveness to improve healthcare delivery to their patients. Our graduate students are not only alumni from our program, but from nursing schools all over the US. Our graduate students “elevate the bar” with innovations in practice and discovery, and challenge all of us to lead in this dramatic change in health care before us. Their compassion, commitment, and desire to impact the nursing profession and patient care are quite infectious and inspiring. Yes, I may be biased, but I believe we have the best nursing students in the country. The faculty, staff, alumni, and all of our stakeholders are behind you and your success. You are the future and we look forward to our collective journey. You make us proud! Jeannette O. Andrews PhD, RN, FAAN Dean & Professor j.andrews@sc.edu
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Students Corner
Kelsey Thompson
will receive the 20152016 IFS Smith Scholarship Award. This award is for an undergraduate student who shows outstanding promise in becoming a helping professional for children and families in need. The College of Nursing hosted a New Students and Parents Drop-In at the college to kick off the semester. Faculty and staff greeted excited new students as they toured the building. A huge thank you to everyone who made this event successful. Welcome Class of 2019!
The following students completed an externship at SCDMH this summer The process is very competitive and USC students took 10 of the 16 spots.
Lauren Banton Carina Boyd Katelyn Broussard Chelsea Bullock Christopher Dills Inemesit Effiong Hannah Perry Lillian Rivers Sarah Robinson Jaleesa Williams
Student Spotlight:
Jackie Baer, DNP Student Read it HERE.
Parent’s Weekend September 25-27, 2015 View events here
We are steadily progressing in South Carolina to meet our goals in increasing the BSN nursing workforce. New updates from the 2014 licensure data indicate that 46% of actively licensed registered nurses in SC have a BSN or higher degree. A full report is coming soon from the USC CON Office of Healthcare Workforce Research in Nursing.
Join our Nurses Lounge Group here.
UPCOMING EVENTS September 10th Celebrate Carolina The Horseshoe 10:00am September 21st Healthcare Student Organization Fair Greene Street 11:00am - 2:00pm September 22nd Durell Hiller, MSF OBYGN Russell House 7:00pm-9:00pm September 25th – 27th Parents Weekend September 25th Commitment Ceremony WBB - Auditorium 231 3:30pm - 5:30pm September 27th Sigma Theta Tau Induction Ceremony WBB - Auditorium 231 2:00pm October 2nd - 4th SNA State Convention October 14th - 17th Homecoming Events October 17th Homecoming Game October 22rd - 23nd Fall Break
Cheryl Nelson, Director of Student Affairs,
exhibited at the Vet Ready Resources and Career Fair.
November 13th Viana McCown Lectureship November 14th Cockaboose
Faculty and Staff Notes Welcome to the CON
A mustard seed of hope
Dr. Rose Chevere Clinical Assistant Professor
Eboni Harris, MS Clinical Assistant Professor
“I present my story,” says Dr. Karen Worthy, “which is quite unique — I was a single, teen mother from a low-income, underrepresented population in rural Chester County, South Carolina.” Dr. Victoria Hollingsworth Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. Carolyn Harmon Clinical Assistant Professor
Read it Here
Grants Submitted Dr. DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias, PI (Submitted
through Women’s and Gender Studies), “Providing a Second Chance for At-Risk Youth: Ongoing Support for WWBI Initiatives in Lexington County,” Private Foundation, Lipscomb Family Foundation. Joan Creed, MN Clinical Assistant Professor
Sherene Chavous Office of Student Affairs
Dr. DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias, PI (Sub-
mitted through Women’s and Gender Studies), “Providing a Second Chance for At-Risk Youth: Ongoing Support for WWBI Initiatives,” Private Foundation, E. Craig Wall, Sr. Foundation. Grants funded Andrews, Jeannette O. (Magwood, G., PI)
Subaward: “Novel Intervention Linking Public Housing with Primary Care to Prevent Diabetes – Year 2 Non-Competing Continuation.” Federal/R34, NIH through a subaward with MUSC. Allison Toney, MEd Office of Student Affairs
Annie Lambert Director of Alumni Engagement
Felder, Tisha. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Health Disparities Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Award (2015-2016).
Dean Jeannette Andrews
has been elected Chair of the USC Dean’s Advisory Council.
Dr. Kathy LaSala has
been chosen as one of USC’s 2015-16 PAL Fellows.
Dr. Laura Hein served
on a grant review panel for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Dr. Sheryl Mitchell has
been accepted into the AANP Leadership Program.
Faculty Presentations Pinto, B.M., Stein, K. & Dunsiger, S (2015, Au-
gust). Does a peer-led exercise intervention affect sedentary behavior among breast cancer survivors? Paper presented at the 2015 World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, Washington DC Berger, K.C. & Kelchner, V.P. (2015). Relation-
ship among High School Dropout Rate, Mental Health and Societal Competency [Presentation]. 9th World Congress on the Promotion of Mental Health, September 9-11, Columbia, South Carolina. Tavakoli, A., & Boyd, M., (2015). Using SAS
to Examine Health-Promoting Life Style Activities of Upper Division Nursing Students one of the major University in South Eastern South Eastern SAS User Group (SESUG) September 27-29, Savanah GA. Tavakoli, A., Custer, S. S., & Ni, M. K.,
(2015). Using SAS to Examine Health Effects of Intimate Partner Violence among HIV+ Women. SAS User Group (SESUG) September 27-29, Savanah GA. Dr. Ronit Elk presented “Jews: Religion, Culture
and Implications for Nurses” to the Blue Cross Blue Shield nurses for a Cross-cultural Training course.
Erin McKinney and Kate Chappell (pictured
with Jo A. Taylor, RN, MPH Care Improvement Specialist, The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence) participated in PART (Preventing Avoidable Readmissions Together) 2015 Statewide Meeting held at the Columbia Conference Center. They provided a 2.5 hour session using standard patient volunteers from the participants to simulate care of the patient with RDS (Respiratory Distress Syndrome) and CHF (Congestive Heart Failure). The goal of this conference is to decrease hospital readmissions of patients living in facilities providing long term care. 350 people attended this year’s conference.
Research Spotlight: DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor and Director, PhD Program
DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias, the newly appointed Emily Myrtle Smith Professor of Community Nursing at the College of Nursing, conducts community-engaged, community-based research with a focus on addressing health disparities among women and girls. One of her current projects is a 5-year, multi-million dollar NIHfunded R01 research initiative, the ENLACE project. The goal of the research is to evaluate a community-based promotora-delivered intervention aimed at increasing regular engagement in moderate to vigorous physical activity among Latina women in colonias along the TexasMexico border. A current local project builds on Messias’ long-standing community engagement and outreach through the Women’s Well-Being Initiative of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. Funded by a USC ASPIRE II grant, Messias and her team are conducting an analysis of demographic, behavioral, and motivational characteristics of youth in the Lexington County Juvenile Arbitration program, including the 145 girls who have participated in WWBI-sponsored Arts-Based Community Intervention. The multiple data sources include existing Lexington County JA databases, process evaluations from participants, and the artwork produced by the girls enrolled in the Juvenile Arbitration Program. Messias described this multi-level and multi-method analysis process as “involving comparing data on girls who successfully completed the WWBI workshops with a random sample of youth enrolled in the Juvenile Arbitration Program who participated in other types of sanctions in the same time frame. Our assessment also includes analysis of other types of data, ranging from participants’ answers to openended questions on program evaluations and the content of participants’ creative works—poems, narratives, video productions, and graphic designs.” A secondary aim of the study is to assess the perspectives of educators, youth workers, law-enforcement personnel, and parents and their receptivity to implementing school or communitybased ABEI programs for at-risk youth in South Carolina. The end goal of this research is to develop a replicable, evidence-based model focused on primary and secondary prevention among at-risk youth, both male and female, in South Carolina.
Dr. Karen Worthy toured the Florence Nightin-
gale Museum during “The Kiss of Light: Nursing and Light Therapy in Twentieth Century Britain” Exhibition and the St. Thomas’ Hospital in London, England.
Faculty Publications Dr. Tisher Felder contributed to the article “CP-
CP’s S.C. Cancer Disparities Network publishes supplement in Progress in Community Health Partnerships.” Read it here. Dr. Laura Hein contributed to the the National
League for Nursing (NLN) on Diversity and Cultural Competence for the NLN Report’s Summer Issue.
Dean Andrews and Dr. Cristy DeGregory
participated in a year-long task force convened by the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health. Dean Andrews served on the Providers & Workforce Committee and Dr. DeGregory participated on the Access to Care Committee. A full report, Creating Direction: A Guide for Improving Long-Term Care in South Carolina, can be found at http://imph.org/
VITAL SIGNS....An Update from Alumni and Development Annie Lambert, ‘08 Director of Alumni Engagement
Save The Date Viana McCown Lectureship November 13, 2015
Annie Lambert is the new director of alumni engagement for the University of South Carolina College of Nursing. She comes to the College of Nursing from the College of Information and Communications, where she worked as the alumni relations and development coordinator. She received a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications from USC in 2008 and worked as a freelance web and graphic designer and new media manager before returning to the university in 2012. In her free time, Annie enjoys experimenting in the kitchen, reading and spending time with her dog, Sadie. She can be reached at lambert@sc.edu or (803) 777-3752.
Emily Collum Davenport, BSN (‘64) has passed away. She was amazing leader, great teacher and past president of the SCNA. Read her obituitary here.
Keynote Speaker: Marion E. Broome, PhD, RN, FAAN Dean of the School of Nursing Duke University Celebrate 15 years of our Clinical Doctorate program: From ND to DNP
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.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE OF NURSING No Limits to our Teaching • First and largest BSN and nursing graduate programs in the state of SC • NCLEX and Nurse Practitioner Board Pass Rates exceeding both state and national averages • New PhD student fellowships and stipends • National and Internationally recognized faculty • Online graduate programs ranked #3 in the country by US News and World Report No Limits to our Innovation • State-of-the-art Client Simulation Lab providing revolutionizing and quality education to students • Cutting edge research in health care delivery, cancer survivorship, health promotion, and vulnerable populations • 4th DNP program in the country, now provided online • Center for Nursing Leadership is leading state-wide action coalitions responsive to the national Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action No Limits to our Caring • The College of Nursing’s Children and Family Healthcare Center is the only nurse managed medical home in South Carolina • Our dedicated expert clinical faculty provide comprehensive healthcare to all ages of an underserved population • Over 90 scholarships provided each year to our students, with the generosity from our alumni and donors • Well established partnerships with health systems and stakeholders across the state No Limits to our Scholarship • National leaders in nursing research with 86% tenure track faculty have externally funded research, 5 new NIH awards in past two years • Diverse portfolio of research funding from NCI, NINR, NHLBI, NLM, CDC, HRSA, Duke Foundation, & others • Two Research Centers: Healthcare Process and Redesign Center and Cancer Survivorship Center
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