Caring Notes - UIW School of Nursing Magazine - Spring 2014

Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions

Caring Notes Vol. 2 Issue 1 • Spring 2014

Inside This Issue 2

4

5

6

Being a Family Nurse Practitioner Nightingale Award Recipients Nursing Cardinals Making a Difference Retiring After 29 Years Teaching in the School of Nursing

7

8

Interprofessional Health Fair UIW Nuclear Medicine Students Volunteer in Relay for Life

11

Letter From the Dean Dear Friends The month of May brings to close the annual academic year and appropriately signals a time for reflection, celebration, and expressions of appreciation. We reflect on the challenges and successes experienced by students, faculty, and staff as they have endeavored to achieve and support the University of the Incarnate Word’s values of faith, innovation, education, truth, and service across the disciplines of athletic training, kinesiology, nursing, rehabilitation, and sport management. We celebrate the accomplishment of students and faculty to include graduations, honors, scholarly activities, and teaching excellence. We celebrate our time together and extend blessings to all in their ongoing professional and personal lives. We take the time to acknowledge the special relationships and support received from and among students, faculty, staff, the larger UIW family, and our families and friends which assisted us in accomplishing our individual goals and school-wide mission. We extend a special note to those who leave the Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions to continue their professional careers, to move forward to new stages of their lives, or who have graced us during their time on this earth. We remember our current and past alumni and faculty members who have provided the scaffolding that enables our ongoing accomplishments. In the end of our reflections, take hope in the continuing circle and the appropriateness of an ongoing dedication to the UIW core values. Please enjoy this second edition of Caring Notes and celebrate with us the accomplishments of “our” school.

Announcements Dean, PhD, PHCNS- BC, RN-BC,ANEF

Caring Notes :: Spring 2014

1 2

Being a Family Nurse Practitioner

By Dr. Roberta Lavin, Nursing Professor, FNP Coordinator

W

e welcomed the first class

of students into the Doctorate of Nursing Practice Family Nurse Practitioner program during an interesting time for healthcare and nurse practitioners. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is now in place and consumers have real and significant control over their own health care. Over seven million new people are insured and the insurance must fully cover preventative care. Women will be getting well woman exams that before could not afford them and people will no longer be letting conditions go untreated due to an inability to pay. Consequently,

M

there is a growing need for primary care providers and Family Nurse Practitioners who stand ready to fill the gap.

A basic tenant of Catholic Social Teaching is that there is an option for the poor and vulnerable. We must put the poor and vulnerable first and that includes providing them access to healthcare. John Rawls, political philosopher of the twentieth century famous for writing “The Theory of Justice,” suggested that for there to be justice economic inequalities should be arranged in a manner that provides the greatest benefit to the least among use. Is that not what Nurse Practitioners have done since Dr. Loretta Ford and

her the opportunity of writing the proposal. arisella Perales, R.N., an

ADCaP student and Corpus Christi resident, has recently received a hearty thanks from the South Texas Family Planning & Health Corporation for her assistance in writing a family planning grant proposal.

The $4.5 million awarded will be distributed over the next four years.

With regards to her outstanding achievement, Perales thanked the UIW nursing program for “giving”

2

In no specific order, first FNP class at UIW: Lisa Cradenas, Natalie Castaño,Gloria Contreras, Erika Diaz, Michele Flores, Cynthia Gracia-Tamez, Maricela Hernandez, Charlotte Matthews, Heather Miles, Litzie Ramos, Rubeena Smith, Laura Thompson, Yarelys Zambrano.

The ADCaP Community Health Nursing practicum faculty take great care to offer all baccalaureate nursing students 48 hours of clinical experiences with qualified nurses and professionals of other health disciplines, but it is up to the student to make the most of their circumstances. In addition to writing the grant, Perales assisted her clinical sponsors to conduct a health fair and to translate client consent forms for legal review to promote informed consent.

Dr. Henry Silver developed the first Nurse Practitioner program? And, consistent with the history and traditions of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, our Family Nurse Practitioners will be provided educational opportunities steeped in Catholic social teaching and justice. Our classes and clinical experiences address the needs of the most vulnerable. Our great desire is that all of our Family Nurse Practitioners leave the University of the Incarnate Word inspired to serve the most vulnerable in inner cities, as well as rural communities.

ADCaP Student Facilitates $4.5 Million Grant

By Lorena D. Paul Nursing Instructor

Caring Notes :: Spring 2014

1 2

Nursing: NACNS Meet for CNSs in FLA.

By Dr. Irene Gilliland, Nursing Assistant Professor

“Conducting a research (project) through presenting the findings at National Conference felt like a journey to me with many ups and downs.”

Deepti Nagpal, CNS student.

UIW CNS students at the meet held in Orlando, Fla. From left to right: Maggie Eastridge, Deepti Nagpal, Dr. Irene Gilliland, Eric Tovar, Christina Moore.

S

tudents enrolled in the Clinical

Nurse Specialist track of the Masters in Nursing program presented at the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., March 6-8.

Students conducted their own projects last fall and submitted abstracts to the national CNS conference. The abstracts were accepted for poster presentation by a peer-reviewed panel. “It takes a lot of effort and hard work to do a research study, and NACNS conference is a great platform to present the posters.

Conducting a research (project) through presenting the findings at National Conference felt like a journey to me with many ups and downs. But now when I look back, I can certainly say that I learned a lot and would not trade this experience with anything else, Deepti Nagpal, CNS student, said.

incredible opportunity of experiencing the evolution of our research projects from infancy (in the idea stage of proposal development of Research I and II), to complete fruition of a project inclusive of research planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and presentation in CNS II,” Maggie Eastridge, CNS student, said.

Eric Tovar’s and Christina Moore’s research projects described interruptions and intrusions to medication administration and their effects on medication errors.

A third poster about the relationship of HbA1c to wound healing by Furqan Khan was also accepted but the student could not attend.

The meeting was attended by 500 CNSs from all over the country. The trip to Orlando was made possible through student grants from the School of Graduate Studies and Research, which provided Tovar with an “invaluable and empowering experience.”

Maggie Eastridge’s and Deepti Nagpal’s research was about nurses’ attitudes and policy development for family presence during resuscitation in acute care settings. “Attending the 2014 NACNS conference in Orlando provided our CNS II class with the

3

Caring Notes :: Spring 2014

3 1 2

Nightingale Award Recipients

By Dr. Julie W. Nadeau Assistant Professor and BSN Program Chair

R

ecent graduates of the

University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) traditional BSN program gathered at the Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing on March 18 to celebrate their recognition by the Florence Nightingale Society.

Nightingale award recipients graduated in the top 10 percent of the 2013-14 nursing class.

Four of the graduates are working on inpatient nursing units in San Antonio. Two of the graduates are combining nursing with another

International Presentations Make an Impact

By Dr. William Carleton, Professor of Kinesiology and Department Chair

4

Left to right: Alexandra Bostwick, RN (Dec '13) - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children’s Hospital of San Antonio; Mary Elizabeth Hogue, RN (Dec '13) - Cardiology/Telemetry Unit, Veteran’s Administration Hospital; Lindsey Irish, RN (Dec '13) - Neuro Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital; Peggy Hines, RN (Dec '13) - Manager of Health Information Technology (HIT), Texas Department of State Health Services; Matthew Bentley, RN (Dec '13) – Medicine Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital; Marianne Mell (May '14) receiving the Nightingale awards.

profession. Peggy Hines, Manager of Health Information Technology and engineer, noted “(My current position) will allow me the opportunity to practice engineering and public health nursing simultaneously and will provide many opportunities to be directly involved in solutions development in areas such as health information exchange, coordination of care, patient data analytics, clinical decision making and more. Many of these areas align with the Meaningful Use Objectives that are part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Incentive programs.

Our IT group supports large-scale applications development for many of the branches within DSHS: Disease Control & Prevention; Nutritional Services (WIC); Family & Community Health; Mental Health & Substance Abuse … I can say without a doubt that every day I actively use the material covered in ‘Community Health Nursing’ and ‘Leadership and Management’ for my current position.”

D

Fitness Testing” and “Obesity: Causes and Consequences.” Their presentations were published in the proceedings for Congress.

rs. Greg Soukup and Tim

Henrich traveled to Istanbul, Turkey, in December 2013 to participate in the annual Congress of the International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance.

Their presentations were entitled “The Impact of a University Dimension of Wellness Class on Exercise Performance and Physical

Marianne Mell plans to take the nursing licensure exam and begin a physician assistant program this summer.

During the Congress, Dr. Henrich completed his four-year term as a vice President for the North American region and received the Biennial Distinguished Scholar award and, Dr. Soukup was elected Commissioner of Sport and Recreation.

Caring Notes :: Spring 2014

Nursing: Cardinals Making a Difference

By Dr. Irene Gilliland Assisstant Professor

I

From Left to right: Monica Marquez (2012), Roseanna Estrada (2010), Lafitte Holmes (2010), Dr Irene Gilliland (CNS faculty), and Christina Moore (class of 2014).

n a small clinic in a medically underserved community

south of the UIW campus, three UIW graduates are making a difference in the health care of their community. Lafitte Holmes (2010), Monica Marquez (2012), and Roseanna Estrada (2010) are graduates of the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) program at the Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions. All three chose to manage adult patients in a primary care setting. As CNSs they examine patients in the office, order labs and treatments, write prescriptions and bill for services. In addition to treating patients’ medical problems, these CNSs also tend to their needs for Nursing.

They care about home environments, family needs, referral to appropriate community agencies and education for the patient and family.

Patients at this clinic come from all walks of life. Most represent minorities and some are uninsured. The challenge is always to provide equitable services regardless of the method of payment. They connect with many community agencies to help provide needed resources for patients.

They are sensitive to the high cost of health care when prescribing medications and treatments. According to Lafitte Holmes, the sense of social justice that he learned at UIW is the biggest influencing principle in his practice.

In addition to an office practice, these graduates make routine rounds of patients in nursing homes and even review charts and plans of care for area home health agencies.

They give back to their community by volunteering in health fairs. They give back to UIW by selflessly offering their time and wisdom as preceptors to students currently enrolled in the CNS program. They represent UIW philosophy of holistic care and value the mind, body and spirit when providing care to vulnerable populations.

5

Caring Notes :: Spring 2014

1 2

Retiring After 29 Years Teaching in the School of Nursing

By Dr. Laura Muñoz, Associate Professor, Director of DNP Program

D

r. Sara Kolb

has been described as backbone of the nursing faculty. Her tireless determination and fortitude makes her a valuable member of the nursing faculty. Sara graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Arizona in 1967, her MSN from Boston University in 1970 and her PhD in Nursing from the University of Texas at Austin in 1983. As a registered nurse, Sara has provided staff nursing services and administrative oversight in a wide variety of health agencies. Her focus areas have included a range of patients in pediatrics, burn units, infection control, project management, research and nursing administration.

“Evident in all Dr. Kolb’s actions are the promotion of nursing education excellence, teamwork with a thoughtful and collegial approach, and true caring.”

Dr. Mary Hoke, Dean and Professor of SNHP

6

She joined the UIW nursing faculty in 1985, first with a joint appointment at Santa Rosa Medical Center and then as a full time member of the faculty.

Her curriculum development, implementation expertise, and program evaluation skills have extended across the BSN, MSN and most recently the DNP programs.

From the time she became a UIW faculty member, Sara has been an active academic community member. She graciously accepted elected and appointed positions to numerous university committees. A sample of her involvement includes her participation as Faculty Senate

secretary and membership on the Nominations Committee, Rank and Tenure Committee, Graduate Council, Institutional Review Board and the University Planning Commission.

Since her arrival to UIW Sara has demonstrated her unity with the university Mission and values through excellent teaching, service, and community outreach. This is most evident in her work in the Ministerio de Salud Project in which she coordinated primary and secondary care to the underserved elderly of the St. Philip of Jesus community located on the Westside of San Antonio.

Acknowledgement of Sara’s exceptional contribution to the University of the Incarnate Word, her outstanding professional academic performance, and the high regard in which she is held are evident in her nomination and selection for a number of local and national recognition. A few examples include the President’s Award for District of the Texas Nurses Association, the UIW Edward Zlotkowski Service-Learning Award, selection of her HRSA grant as exemplary and the Moody Professorship. Sara’s scholarship over the years has been exemplary with over 17 peer reviewed professional articles, two professional manuals, and over 30 local, regional, and national presentations.

Sara will be missed by faculty across the University, but especially in the Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing where she has been a cherished member of the faculty for the past 29 years.

Caring Notes :: Spring 2014

1 2 3

Interprofessional Health Fair

By Delia Meyer, Nursing Instructor

T

he University of the Incarnate

Word hosted an interprofessional Health Fair on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at the School of Physical Therapy. Students from the Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing, UIW School of Physical Therapy, Feik School of Pharmacy, and Rosenberg School of Optometry along with students from UTHSCSA SON, collaborated to conduct screenings and provide teaching to members of the community who attended the fair.

Clients arrived before the doors opened in anticipation of what the health fair had to offer. Participants ranged from children to elderly, with several families attending together.

Many of the participants represented the community’s medically underserved population.

It was encouraging to see the number of people in attendance.

The Health Fair offered health screenings for diabetes including glucose and cholesterol testing, foot assessment and education.

Clients enjoyed a foot rub while learning preventative foot care.

Also provided were screenings for hearing and vision and height and weight measurements. I was proud to see the students practicing the skills they learned in class, lab, and clinical independently.

Cardiovascular health screenings included blood pressure measurement and risk assessment.

Lifestyle profiles were entered to the American Heart Association website to identify indicators for

7

cardiovascular disease. Risk assessment results could be emailed directly to the individual.

Suggestions for healthy eating were offered.

health care providers when indicated. Students expressed great pleasure in being able to provide services and affirm their career choices.

Students of the Feik School of Pharmacy reviewed medications with clients to answer questions and to identify potential interactions, which may cause adverse side effects. Individuals who see multiple health care providers are often at risk for medication interactions when a full list of medications, including overthe-counter items, is not offered to the provider.

The Health Fair was successful in providing information and services to the community as well as providing experience in a team based approach to health care for students of the participating disciplines, a necessity for the future of health care. It is a wonderful feeling to build our relationship with the community we serve.

Physical Therapy students performed balance and preconcussion baseline testing.

According to the CDC, falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries among older adults, making this assessment an important awareness and prevention issue. I escorted an elderly, Spanish-speaking patient to this area as she expressed concern with her balance.

“It is rewarding to assist the elderly and to offer comfort to individuals deserving of respect and care.”

A special area for children provided age appropriate activities including proper hand washing technique and tooth care. I could see the joy in the children’s faces as they successfully sang the hand washing song.

Computers with Internet access were available to clients wishing to apply to the health insurance marketplace. Representatives were available to assist in navigating the system and to answer questions.

Spanish speaking translators were available throughout each station at the fair. Referrals were made to

Caring Notes :: Spring 2014

1 2

Following on Their Footsteps

By Jordan E. Walkenford, Nursing Class May 2014

Left to Right: Dr. Gerald Keller, Jordan Walkenford and Joan Keller at Walkenford’s high school graduation from Scholastica Academy in May 2010.

F

or the past 30 years, the

University of the Incarnate Word and Saint Mary’s University ROTC have hosted the Orienteering Meet.

Designed to promote esprit-decorps, teamwork, and selfconfidence and simultaneously educate local high school students about ROTC college opportunities, this year's ROTC Orienteering Meet can tout the best participation.

Over 30 UIW cadets met with 20 high school JROTC programs registered and approximately 370 high school students attended.

During the meet, Cadets may compete as an individual or as a team in two levels; novice or advanced LN categories. The main competition event is either the orienteering course or land

8

M

y name is Jordan Elizabeth

Walkenford. I am graduating with an honor’s diploma for a Bachelor’s in Science of Nursing in May, 2014. Along with my parents, Jon and Jennifer Walkenford, my grandparents Dr. Gerald Keller and Joan Keller are two of the greatest role models in my life. Not only do they immolate the Christ-like lifestyle I have been taught to model throughout my 18 years in Catholic school, they are successful parents and health care professionals. They have been married for over 50 years. In this time they have created a family complete with 10 children and over 30 grandchildren. Both my grandparents originate from New Orleans and have raised their family just north of the city in Mandeville, La. Their emphasis on a life full of faith, love, compassion, generosity, and education has been passed along throughout our entire family. In conjunction with being parents, my grandfather is a family Practice Physician. He was the Co-Founder

navigation (LN). Other activities include climbing the wall and the rope-bridge.

After navigating the course and completing competition events, the cadets and I learned how to tie a Swiss-seat and visited the recruiting booth. Photo opportunities are a must and this year were available with our “LT Nass” and, of course, relaxing while playing football toss.

of Ochsner Clinic Northshore (1956) the chairman of the Department for Family Medicine at Ochsner Health System, served on the executive board for Ochsner Health System, was the vice president of American Academy of Family Physicians (1991) and president of the Louisiana American Academy of Family Physicians (1992-1998). My grandmother is the founder of Louisiana and American Bone Marrow Donor Registries. Their success in the medical field inspires me to follow in their footsteps. I am the first member of the family, since my grandparents, to graduate from a University with a degree pertaining to the medical field. I know there is a great deal of pride and excitement surrounding this moment that will peak at the time which my grandparents pin me as an official health care provider in the Mother House Chapel on May 9, 2014. I hope throughout my career I will be successful in caring for people in the same selfless, loving, Christ-like manner my grandparents did having spent their lives serving others.

Orientation Meet Touts High-Schoolers

By Briana Nuñez, Nurse Cadet Class 2015

In the true esprit-de-corps, our fellow JROTC cadets enjoyed the experience in the hopes of building camaraderie in our programs.

Cadet Briana Nuñez during the Orienteering Meet Spring 2014.

Caring Notes :: Spring 2014

1 2

UIW Nuclear Medicine Students Volunteered in Relay for Life

By Erlinda Rodriguez Clinical Coordinator of the Nuclear Medicine Program From the top left to right: David Toler, Justin Volkman, Mariah Santa Cruz, Adrian Zapata, Linda Phung, Alfred Walubengo, Esraa Alnahwi, Christina Jackson, Meagan Lumbra, Melanie Gonzalez and Zahrad Alnahwi during the Mach Relay for Life meet at Southwest High School.

I

ncarnate

Word

Nuclear

Medicine

Technology students took steps towards making the Mission’s core values of the university relevant outside of the classroom by volunteering in the annual Southwest Relay for Life district meet on March 28 at Southwest High School. “As one of the largest community events for our district, it is important that our students and their families see that institutions of higher education are giving back to their extended community through active participation in volunteer opportunities,” Adriana Garcia, Southwest I.S.D. Public Relations Director, said.

“Participating in this event was life changing, it made me realized just how many people are diagnosed with cancer yearly and as I evolve into clinical practice of nuclear medicine I provide the best quality images and health care to my patients.” Melanie Gonzalez, nuclear medicine student, said. Each of the UIW students took part in the accounting committee. The students were responsible for working with each team captain to ensure precise accounting of funds raised by the teams. All team donations were given to the American Cancer Society. That night, students collected roughly $7500.

9

The students also participated in the walk and talked to community members that were in attendance. “It was great experience to see a community come together for a cause and to be part of it was extraordinary,” Justine Volkman, nuclear medicine student, said. “Walking around the grounds collecting money I realized how many people there graduated from UIW. Which made me appreciate that by fulfilling my required service hours that I would like to continue to serve and evolve as a whole person.”

The Southwest I.S.D. public relations director Adriana Garcia stated the following; “We are fortunate to have universities like UIW in San Antonio because they understand the value of partnering with school districts in San Antonio to create learning opportunities for all.” Garcia is also an alumnus of the University of the Incarnate Word receiving her bachelor’s in 2000 and her Master’s in 2002.

The nuclear medicine technology students along with their professor hope this is a start to greater community outreach. They are currently working on plans for next year, as well as putting together a team to participate in such a great cause.

Caring Notes :: Spring 2014

1 2 3

Health and Wellness Symposium Gathers At-Risk Population Children Back left to right row: Reid Fisher, Kinesiology, Eric Castillo, Ivan Dominguez, Celia Negrete, Fernando Dominguez, Jessica Done, Cathleen Pena, Adan Narvaez. Front left to right row: Julien BrownLatham, Gina Garcia, Ariel Villareal, Alexandra Martinez, Viviana Mireles, Mariana Grajeda, Danielle Suarez, Heather Barton-Weston.

H

ow do you prepare students

with a passion for musculoskeletal rehabilitation for the challenges driving our national obesity epidemic? Engage them beyond the classroom with their surrounding communities.

Over 20 UIW students developed a one-day health and wellness symposium centered on nutrition literacy at the McKenna Event Center during the fall of 2013.

“McKenna was an excellent opportunity to allow UIW Health Professions students first-hand experience implementing classroom content and knowledge,” Heather BartonWeston, kinesiology instructor at UIW, said.

More than 200 fourth-grade students from three schools serving at-risk populations in Comal and New Braunfels ISDs participated along with their teachers.

“Realizing that not every patient I will see will know about proper nutrition and exercise will help me learn to be a more understanding practitioner,” Cailyn Crossland, UIW freshman Rehab Science student,

10

said. “I believe in holistic healing and it is hard to successfully treat a whole person without looking at the big picture of their lives.”

UIW’s students connected with the young students and their teachers through education and personal outreach. “Many adults have much to learn. I watched the expressions of the teachers reflect shock themselves when we told them how many cups of sugar is in a can of coke,” Crossland said.

Students and teachers engaged in physical activities offered during the symposium. “My favorite part was taking part in the zumba session and just seeing the children laugh and enjoy themselves,” Celia Negrete, UIW Rehab Science junior student, said. “Catching some of the teachers just letting loose and enjoy themselves all at the same time of benefiting their health!”

The event coincided with a professional conference on metabolic disorders sponsored by the Institute for Public Health and Education Research with whom UIW students partnered to achieve greater success. “How you fuel your body affects how it functions, both with and without disease or

By Dr. Reid Fisher Athletic Training Assistant Professor

injury, and exercise helps regulate body functions and increase circulation, but this knowledge isn’t beneficial to people if they’re not taught its importance,” Crossland said.

“Too many people take medication and often don’t fully know why they take it. Health promotion allows people to reassume responsibility for their own health and adopt habits that will prevent many of their current conditions, instead of relying on a doctor to fix a problem after it has already progressed.”

The relationship has recently expanded as UIW will now engage with Comal ISD in assisting the county-wide development of health curriculum with a focused interest in assessing its impact on students, teachers, and community program engagement. “The collaboration between UIW and McKenna only deepened students understanding of the true need for enhancing health related collaborative curriculum to encourage behavior change among today’s youth,” BartonWeston said.

Caring Notes :: Spring 2014

1 2

Awards for Supporting the Community

Announcements

Our University of the Incarnate Word SNA Chapter won the ”Texas Chapter of the Year” in 2011, 2102 and 2013 along with the “Break through to Nursing” in 2011 and 2012. Our UIW SNA won these awards in recognition for all that we have done to support the community. One of the other SNA officers who assisted in leadership activities at the Health Care events won the TNSA President award (a first for UIW)!

Kayleigh Witchter (UIW SNA President elect), Auriel Vokolek (State Regional Director), Trish Venable (past VP UIW), Roger Saenz, Ryan Ogle (State Regional Director), Minh Lucas (UIW SNA President), Alissa Davenport, Kathryn Mendez (State President), Carmina Cardona (State Nominating Chair), Cynthia Richardson (SNA faculty advisor), Dr. Mary Hoke (Dean of SON & HP), George Wynn, and Daniella Torres Vasquez (VP of UIW SNA).

Honors and Awards Recipients 2013-2014 School Awards Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement Kathryn Mendez Peer Award for Clinical Excellence (PACE) Paul Adlawan (Nursing Level 3), Doris Calderon (Nursing Level 4), Lydia DeLa Rosa (Nursing ADCAP), Ivan Dominguez (Athletic Training Level 1), Emily Flieller (Athletic Training Level 2), Christina French (Nursing Level 5), Art Gonzalez (Athletic Training Level 4), Melanie Gonzalez (Nuclear medicine), Cheryl Morgan (Nursing Level 1), David Toler (Nursing ADCAP), Kayla Young (Nursing Level 2).

Athletic Training Program Awrds New Horizon Award Cara Marcella

11

Dr. William “Pinky” Newell Achievement Award Ivan Dominguez, Emily Flieller, Arnoldo Gonzalez, Mariana Grajeda, Nicholas Parenteau.

Kinesiology Program Awards Outstanding Kinesiology Student Johnathan Cervantez (Graduate), Kelsey Cooke (Undergraduate), Richard Ford (Undergraduate), Nellyvette Gonzalez-Martinez (Undergraduate), Brittany Stuive (Graduate).

Sport Management Program Awards Outstanding Sport Management Student Taylor Carter (Graduate), Katy Cooke (Undergraduate), Charbel Nader (Undergraduate), Ricardo Sanchez (Graduate)

Caring Notes :: Spring 2014

1 2

Nuclear Medicine Science/Technology Sister Fitzpatrick Award for Academic Achievement Esraa Alnahwi, Meagan Lumbra, Linda Phung, David Toler.

Peer Award for Clinical Excellence (PACE) Melanie Gonzalez, David Toler

Nursing Program Awards Sister Charles Marie Frank Leadership Award in Nursing Jennifer Minh Lucas (BSN), Jenny Hennegar (RN-BSN), William Pickard (CNL), Maggie Eastridge (CNS), Stephanie Thomas (DNP).

BG Lillian Dunlap Award for Leadership & Clinical Excellence Marisela Perales (RN-MSN)

Top left to right: David Toler, Esraa Alnahwi, Adrian Zapata. Low left to right: Melanie Gonzalez, Linda Phung, Megan Lumbra .

Rehabilitative Science Program Awards Rehabilitative Science Academic Award

Left to right: Christina Macias (STT), Jacqueline Gamboa (STT), Marianne Mell (STT and Nightingale Society), Christina French (STT), Jennifer Minh Lucas (Sister Charles Marie Frank, Student Leadership Award), Kayla Rubio (STT), Savanah Slush (STT).

Samantha Cook, Sarah Cooke, Cailyn Crossland, Emily Flieller, Vanessa Freedman, Irma Garza, Avery Heussner, Elise Holmes, Zariah Noyola, Claudia Villegas.

University of the Incarnate Word 速 4301 Broadway, CPO 300, San Antonio, Texas 78209-3174 (210) 829-6029

http://www.uiw.edu/snhp

12

Caring Notes :: Spring 2014