UC College of Nursing Annual Report 2022

Annual Report 2022

MISSION

Develop

DEAN’S LETTER

After 15 years at UC College of Nursing, serving as professor, program director, and associate dean for research, I was honored to be chosen to serve as the new interim dean last summer. Given that I haven’t been in this position for long, an introduction is likely helpful.

I have been a registered nurse for 27 years and worked in emergency, public health and academic settings. My research, focused on workplace violence against health care workers, has been funded by the CDC-National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, American Nurses Foundation and Emergency Nurses Association Foundation.

My strong commitment to professional service led me to serve as chapter president for the Greater Cincinnati Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), as the state president for the Ohio ENA, as chair for the Nursing Research Grants Program with the American Nurses Foundation, national director for ENA, and trustee for the ENA Foundation, among others. I have also served as a volunteer public health nurse for 12 years.

My first step after assuming the role of interim dean was to initiate a collegewide assessment, starting with listening sessions with college staff members, followed by students and faculty members. These sessions, coupled with existing information from college and faculty governance, helped me shape the college’s strategic focus for my tenure as interim dean, which I named “Nursing POPS!”. POPS! stands for partnerships, opportunities, performance and support. A purposeful focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is embedded within each of the priorities. An update on each of these elements is included in this annual report, which I am proud to share.

VISION

Through

I’m excited about the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead, as both strengthen our college’s commitment to preparing nurse leaders who are ready to provide care to an increasingly diverse population in an ever changing and complex health care system.

Sincerely,

Gordon Lee Gillespie, PhD, DNP, RN, CEN, CNE, CPEN, PHCNS-BC, ANEF, FAEN, FAAN Interim Dean

nurse leaders who are empowered to generate, explore and apply nursing knowledge for evolving health care environments.

the creative leveraging of technology, innovation and inclusive excellence, we will lead and impact the transformation of health care through strategic partnerships.

SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

BOARD OF ADVISORS

Juan Manuel Arredondo

Meggen Brown

Cynthia Fitton

Lana Hackworth

Bradley Jackson

Sandra Laney

Tim McGowan

Rino Munda

Susan Opas

Judy Ribak

Buffie Rixey

Alice Rose

Derek van Amerongen

David Wells

Robert Wiwi

Emeriti Directors

Joseph Campanella

Lois Doyle

Trudy Fullen

Hallie Higgins

Ann Kiggen

Miriam Kinard

Marjorie Motch

Patricia Schroer

David Widmann

Andrea Wiot

Honorary

Clive Bennett

Ex-Officio Members

Gordon Gillespie

Matt Pearce

Tami Bakas, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN Interim Associate Dean for Research

Donna Green, PhD, MSN, RN, C-EFM Interim Associate Dean for Undergraduate & Prelicensure Programs

Krista Maddox, EdD Sr. Assistant Dean of Student Affairs

Ann Gakumo, PhD, RN Endowed Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Excellence

Jamie Heck, PhD Assistant Dean of Academic Support

Rich Prior, DNP, FNP-FC, FAANP Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Programs

Sharon Geiger Assistant to the Dean

Tracy Kilfoil Director of Business Affairs

Matt Rota, PhD Assistant Dean of Technology & Innovation

PARTNERSHIPS

Building a future workforce that effectively provides equitable, quality health care requires an education system that better prepares nurses for practicing in a variety of communitybased settings with diverse populations. With this in mind, we have expanded our practice and research partnerships.

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In 2022, the college launched a partnership with The Little Clinic, which operates retail clinics inside select Kroger, Fry’s, JayC, Dillons and King Soopers stores in multiple states. This has increased the number of sites offering clinical placements for our advanced practice nursing students across the country.

Beginning in summer 2023, undergraduate nursing students will be placed at Maple Knoll Village, a senior living community in Springdale, Ohio, to practice their fundamental nursing skills, as well as complete a community health nursing rotation. Faculty are also conducting research in partnership with Maple Knoll Village staff.

Three instructors from Hubert Kairuki Memorial University (HKMU) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, are now students in our PhD in nursing program. Once they graduate, they will become leaders at HKMU and serve as partners on international research projects and co-investigators for extramural grant applications.

OPPORTUNITIES

As pioneers in experiential learning, we have increased access to hands-on opportunities so our students graduate ready to provide quality, safe care to all. Faculty and leadership have focused on developing opportunities to strengthen the financial status of the college and reinforce our position as a national leader in nursing academia.

Experiential Learning

At the core of the university’s curriculum, real-world experiences promote professional maturity and enhance career opportunities after graduation. The college continues to nurture strong partnerships with local and global health care systems and educators to offer innovative and enriching experiences for our students.

Dedicated Education Units (DEU): Participating undergraduate students are paired one-on-one with a staff nurse for a semester in units at University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Mercy Health and Cincinnati VA Medical Center. In 2022, 128 DEU placements were offered to students.

Co-op Program: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students are paired one-to-one with experienced preceptors at University of Cincinnati Medical Center and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center for a paid mentorship opportunity. In 2022, the college offered 76 co-op positions in areas including med/surg, float pool, ED, ICU, step-down units, PACU, OR and cardiovascular recovery.

International Program: Undergraduate and graduate students earn course credits while enhancing their cultural sensitivity and challenging their understanding of global health issues and disparities. In December 2022, the college resumed traveling with a clinical rotation in Thailand and, in 2023, international plans include London and Tanzania.

BSN Co-op Positions

Program Launches

To better meet the needs of the health care industry and community, the college launched and re-designed several programs. With these new or newly formatted programs, we endeavor to produce graduates who will lead in solving some of nursing’s most pressing issues.

RN to BSN Online - Nurse Educator Track: The growing demand for nurses is matched by an equal demand for nurse educators. The college partnered with UC Health to create a pathway that supports nurses in becoming nurse educators while completing their Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Public Health Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and Post-Bachelor’s Certificate: Due to the increasing frequency of environmental disasters and public health emergencies, climate change, an aging population, and growing awareness of health disparities, the need for public health leaders will grow significantly in the coming decade. To meet this need, the college launched a DNP and post-bachelor’s certificate in Public Health Nursing, which prepare professionals to use evidence from research to design, implement and lead population-based interventions and improve public health.

Dedicated Education Unit Placements

Occupational Health Nursing DNP: In response to the need for doctorally prepared nurses, the college’s Occupational Health Nursing Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) was re-designed as a DNP. The program prepares nurses to lead in corporate, industrial, governmental or academic settings by using evidence from research to plan, implement and evaluate health and safety programs and services for employees, worker populations and association groups.

PERFORMANCE

Our accomplishments reflect progress toward our mission and vision, and the university’s Next Lives Here strategic direction. We continue to prepare nurses to provide safe, quality and equitable care, and create and disseminate research that elevates the profession, impacts our community and contributes to the transformation of health care.

No. 17 — 2023 Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs for Veterans

No. 37 — 2023 Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs

No. 45 — 2023 Best Nursing Schools: Doctor of Nursing Practice Programs

No. 49 — 2023 Best Nursing Schools: Master’s in Nursing Programs

No. 51 — 2022 Best Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Programs

Recognized since 2014 as an Apple Distinguished School

Designated as a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence in Nursing Education

C ENTER of EXCELLENCE in NURSING EDUCATION

2020 - 2024

Selected three times as an AAMN Best School/College for Men in Nursing

Recipient of the INSIGHT into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award since 2015

U.S. News & World Report Rankings

STUDENT SNAPSHOT FALL’22

Scholarships Awarded:

$2,355,772

A pioneer in using a holistic admissions process, the college looks beyond test scores to evaluate applicants for BSN and select graduate programs to form a student body that is empathetic and diverse in thought, background and life experiences.

In fall 2022, 27% of students admitted to the BSN program would not have received an offer based on quantitative criteria only.

Total active grant funding 2022:

$4,195,169

2022 NEW GRANTS

Program Grants

Collaborative Opioid Response Expansion (CORE II) Project in Highland County, in partnership with Highland District Hospital, Highland District Health Department, Family Recovery Services, Inc. Treatment Center, R.E.A.C.H. for Tomorrow, Inc., Highland County Probation Department

TOTAL AWARD: $1,000,000 (9/22 - 8/25)

AWARDED BY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), RCORP-Implementation Program

RECIPIENTS: Jennifer Lanzillotta (PD), John Stem Highland County, in southwestern Ohio, is a rural, Appalachian, medically underserved, mental health provider shortage area. It is ranked on the list of the top counties identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as being at risk for HIV and hepatitis C infections due to injection drug use.

The goal of this three-year program is to address gaps in prevention, recovery and treatment services by bringing entities together and coordinating care; implementing evidence-based practices; leveraging state, federal and local resources; decreasing stigma; increasing access to care for those suffering from opioid use disorder; and decreasing fatalities through naloxone distribution.

Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) 2023

TOTAL AWARD: $464,572 (7/22 - 6/23)

AWARDED BY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Nurse Faculty Loan Program

RECIPIENT: Melanie Kroger-Jarvis (PD)

Nursing faculty shortages across the country are limiting student capacity at a time when the need for professional registered nurses continues to grow. In addition, as the U.S. struggles with primary health care provider shortages, an uneven distribution of workers means shortages are often more profound in rural and disadvantaged areas. The purpose of this program is to support the educational expenses of advanced degree nursing students on the nurse educator pathway, with priority for candidates in the PhD and DNP programs so the college can address the nurse faculty and primary care provider shortages.

UCVS Increasing Patient Access to Care for Tomorrow (ImPact) Scholarship, 2022

TOTAL AWARD: $3,000 (1/22 - 12/22)

AWARDED BY: CVS Health Foundation FNP/PA Scholarship Program

RECIPIENTS: Amy Fathman (PD), Lindsay Davis, Sherry Donaworth, Jeff Trees

Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs) have potential to provide high quality, cost-effective primary care services to aging populations and the millions of newly insured in the United States. Clinical experiences are an integral part of educating competent FNPs and the college has developed academic-practice partnerships with over 300 local clinical sites to provide students flexible and diverse clinical experiences. The goal of this program is to support educational expenses of FNP students as they participate in CVS Minute Clinic’s clinical training program.

Research Grants

Telehealth Assessment and Skill-Building Intervention for Stroke Caregivers (Task III)

TOTAL AWARD: $2,945,052 (4/22 - 1/27)

AWARDED BY: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Nursing Research, R01

RECIPIENTS: Tamilyn Bakas (PI), Elaine Miller, Matthew Rota, Juan Lopez-Rosado, Jahmeel Israel

Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and has a very sudden onset; families are often thrust into providing care without sufficient training from health care providers, having to learn on their own to provide care. Caregiving without proper training can be detrimental to caregivers’ physical and mental health, which can impede survivor rehabilitation and lead to institutionalization and higher societal costs. The purpose of this five-year study is to employ nurses to empower caregivers to address both their own and the survivor’s needs with strong focus on self-management strategies to improve caregiver symptoms and health.

Let’s K-Talk: A Storytelling Intervention Leveraging Chatbot Technology to Prevent HPV and HPV Associated Cancers for Ethnic Koreans Living in the U.S.

TOTAL AWARD: $489,666 (9/22 - 7/25)

AWARDED BY: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Nursing Research, K23

RECIPIENT: Minjin Kim (PI)

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection affecting mostly young adults. Although the HPV vaccine is safe and effective at preventing related infections and cancers, a preliminary study has shown that only 19% of English-speaking, college-educated Korean American women aged 18 to 26 in the Northeast U.S. had received the HPV vaccine. The purpose of this study is to leverage a video-based intervention using AI chatbot technology (K-Talk) to promote HPV vaccination among Korean Americans age 18 to 26, as well as to conduct a pilot trial to assess feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of K-Talk.

Secondary Analysis Exploring Interactions Influencing Outcomes of Prenatal Opioid Exposure in a Large Maternal and Infant Data Hub

TOTAL AWARD: $99,998 (6/22 - 5/24)

AWARDED BY: Ohio Attorney General, subaward with Bowling Green State University

RECIPIENT: Josh Lambert (PI)

Understanding how prenatal opioid exposure (POE) affects children’s health and educational outcomes is vital information, given the dramatic increase in exposed children in recent years. The long-term goal of this study is to identify groups of children with POE at the highest risk of poor health and educational outcomes to connect them to appropriate services as early as possible.

Healthy Workforce Design and Well-Being

TOTAL AWARD: $50,707 (3/22 - 11/23)

AWARDED BY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) IPA

RECIPIENT: Beverly Hittle (PI)

The Working Hours and Fatigue working group was established under NIOSH’s 2015 “Healthy Work Design and Well-Being (HWD)” cross-sector program. In spring 2020, NIOSH opened the Center for Work and Fatigue Research, a center focused exclusively on issues related to working hours, sleep and fatigue across all NIOSH sectors. The project includes “Nurse Fatigue-Mitigation Education: Does it Change Nurse Sleep Behavior?” and aims to evaluate a NIOSH online product, “Training for Nurses on Shift Work and Long Work Hours,” designed to evaluate training effectiveness at improving nurse sleep and wellbeing. Additional studies include developing and pilot-testing a mental health support system for longterm care workers and an epidemiological study of night shift workers using National Health Interview Survey data.

Better Together: A Mental Wellness Support System (MWSS) for Worker Employers in Long-Term Healthcare

TOTAL AWARD: $27,208 (4/22 - 3/23)

Oral Self-Care to Reduce Oral Health Disparities in the Population with Diabetes

TOTAL AWARD: $413,968 (1/22 - 1/25)

AWARDED BY: American Diabetes Association

RECIPIENTS: Yuqing Zhang (PI), Tamilyn Bakas

People with diabetes have increased risk for oral diseases yet are less likely to practice adequate oral self-care and utilize preventive dental services than people without diabetes, resulting in them losing twice the number of teeth than their non-diabetic peers. Untreated chronic periodontal inflammation also induces insulin resistance, thereby jeopardizing glycemic control and increasing risk of having other diabetes complications. This study aims at developing content material and testing the usability and feasibility of a technology-assisted oral health education and self-care intervention for a racially and socioeconomically diverse population with diabetes mellitus.

AWARDED BY: Awarded by: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) IPA

RECIPIENT: Carolyn Smith (PI)

The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light the preexisting issue of poor mental health and burnout among health care workers, with special focus on professionals who work in acute care settings. Health care professionals who work in long-term healthcare facilities didn’t get as much attention regarding their mental health, despite experiencing similar situations. Furthermore, this underserved population deal with additional stressors related to low wages, working multiple jobs and more. The objectives of this initiative are to develop and pilot test a multi-component mental wellness support system so long-term healthcare facilities can foster a supportive environment and destigmatize mental health for their workers.

Screenshot of K-Talk Chatbot Session

Emergency Department Comprehensive Care (EC23)

TOTAL AWARD: $14,809 (9/22 - 8/23)

AWARDED BY: Ohio Department of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

RECIPIENTS: Caroline Freiermuth (PI), Carolyn Smith (Co-I) In 2020 alone, Ohio had more than 5,000 opioid-related deaths. Addressing the overdose crisis requires partnerships to develop, coordinate and implement targeted strategies to prevent harm and link individuals with a substance use disorder to clinical and community supports. This initiative aims to identify people with opioid use disorder (OUD) who are receiving services in the emergency department and refer them to a treatment facility within 72 hours. Strategies include increasing screening for OUD, connecting individuals with a peer supporter, identifying other co-occurring social needs, and providing suboxone or other medications to manage withdrawal symptoms until admission into treatment facilities.

The Effect of Mini-Mindfulness and Narrative Nursing Interventions to Promote Nurse Leaders’ Resilience and Well-Being

TOTAL AWARD: $10,000 (4/22 - 9/23)

AWARDED BY: Association for Leadership Science in Nursing (ALSN)

RECIPIENT: Minjin Kim (PI)

A previous study suggests nurse leaders need to design and implement individual- and system-level initiatives to address resilience and wellbeing of nurses providing direct care to patients. In addition, nurse leaders deal with the stressors of everyday decision-making, hiring and retaining nurses, which leads to burnout. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the effects of a threeminute mindfulness breathing intervention (3MBS) and a Narrative Nursing intervention to promote nurse leaders’ wellbeing and resilience beyond pandemic stressors. The findings of this study will lead to funded multisite pragmatic trials to evaluate the effectiveness of the 3MBS and the Narrative Nursing intervention among nurses and nurse leaders in different settings and provide an opportunity to expand the study internationally to further test and refine the findings across populations.

Nurse Scholars and Leaders of the Future

TOTAL AWARD: $5,000

AWARDED BY: Jonas Philanthropies

RECIPIENT: Gordon Gillespie (PI)

The Nurse Scholars and Leaders of the Future program aims to improve health care through targeted investments in high-potential doctoral nursing students pursuing PhD, EdD or DNP degrees through scholarships that provide financial assistance, leadership development and networking support to expand the pipeline of future nursing faculty, researchers and advanced practice nurses.

Evaluating Stress and Wellbeing Trends in U.S. Correctional Nurses

TOTAL AWARD: $4,050 (4/22 - 3/23)

AWARDED BY: International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN)

RECIPIENTS: Elizabeth Keller (PhD student awardee), Beverly Hittle (faculty advisor)

Correctional organizations are often high-pressure workspaces because of their punitive nature, paired with staffing shortages, low resources, overcrowding, violence and deteriorating living conditions of incarcerated persons. Despite the unique correctional work environment, there is minimal prevalence data on correctional nurse wellbeing levels and their overall perceptions of health. The purpose of this study is to comprehensively evaluate job stress and wellbeing levels among correctional nurses and predict wellbeing levels based on this stress and the work environment. If left unmanaged, job stress can negatively impact employee, organizational and patient outcomes.

2022 ADDITIONAL ACTIVE GRANTS

Program Grants

Cultivating Undergraduate Nursing Resilience and Equity (CURE)

AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 2/5): $419,457

AWARDED BY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), NWD

RECIPIENTS: Donna Green (PD), Deborah Gray, Kiana Million, Emily Rose Cole

Appalachian Experiential Learning and Simulation Program (App-ELS)

AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 2/2): $230,172

AWARDED BY: Health Resources and Services

Administration (HRSA), NEPQR

RECIPIENT: Rebecca Lee (PD)

Psychostimulant Response Project in Highland County

AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 2/3): $187,609

AWARDED BY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), RCORP – PS

RECIPIENTS: Jennifer Lanzillotta (PD), Jack Stem

Nurse Educator Track (NET) Program

AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 2/2): $109,193

AWARDED BY: Ohio Board of Nursing

RECIPIENT: Rebecca Lee (PD)

Julie Florentin, recipient of the Jonas Scholars award

DEU-Liaison: A Sustainable Model for Prelicensure Nursing Program Expansion

AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 2/2): $108,443

AWARDED BY: Ohio Board of Nursing

RECIPIENTS: Eileen Werdman (PD), Donna Green, Mohammed Othman

UC College of Nursing Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship Program (NAT)

AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 3/3): $43,146

AWARDED BY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), NAT

RECIPIENTS: Beth Clayton (PD), Rachel Smith-Steinert

Incarcerated Fathers and their Adolescent Children

AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 4/4): $23,371

AWARDED BY: Franklin County Commissioner, Department of Justice

RECIPIENT: Samantha Boch (PD)

Research Grants

UC Social Determinants of Health Web-Based Simulation Project

AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 2/2): $435,526

AWARDED BY: Ohio Government Resource Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

RECIPIENTS: Sue Brammer (PI), Gordon Gillespie (PI), Becky Lee, Adelaide Harris, Amber Irwin, Cassie Wardlaw, Rosalind Moore, Samantha Boch, Joseph Perazzo, Randy Bates, Melanie Kroger-Jarvis, Lee Tyson, Jason Gregg, Tasha Turner-Bicknell, Josh Lambert, Laura Toerner, Asia Harris

Occupational Health Nursing Training Program (OHN)

AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 2/5): $198,720

AWARDED BY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) T42

RECIPIENTS: Carolyn Smith (PI), Cynthia Betcher, Gordon Gillespie, Beverly Hittle

Identifying Existing, FDA-Approved Drugs with Clinically Protective Effects Against Coronavirus Disease 2019 Using a Big Data Approach

AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 2/2): $196,995

AWARDED BY: National Institutes of Health, NLM

RECIPIENT: Josh Lambert (PI)

PREEMIE PROGRESS: A Family Management Program for Parents of Preterm Infants

AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 3/3): $151,227

AWARDED BY: National Institutes of Health, NINR, K23

RECIPIENT: Ashley Weber (PI)

Nurse Scholars and Leaders of the Future

AWARD FOR 2022 (YEAR 2/2): $30,000

AWARDED BY: Jonas Philanthropies

RECIPIENTS: Gordon Gillespie (PI), Beth Clayton, Richard Prior

2022 FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

Abu-Alhaija, D., & Gillespie, G. L. (2022). Critical clinical events and resilience among emergency nurses in three trauma hospital-based emergency departments: A crosssectional study. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 48(5), 525-537.

Abu-Alhaija, D., Miller, E., Bakas, T., Shaughnessy, E. (2022). The development and content validation of the Oncology Nurses Health Behaviors Determinants Scale. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 38(6), 151317.

Alenezi, L. Gillespie, G. L., & Smith, C. (2022). An integrative review of transformational leadership style and burnout: Implications for nurse leaders. International Healthcare Research Journal, 6(9), RV8-RV24.

Al-Natour, A., & Gillespie, G. L. (2022). Female university students experience of hookah smoking: Cool habit and non-predictable imminent consequences and risks. Jordan Journal of Nursing Research, 1(2), 89-98.

Al-Natour, A., & Gillespie, G. L. (2022). Men’s perceptions of violence against women: Improving cultural literacy for combating violence within family. Clinical Nursing Research, 31(2), 251-260.

Bakas, T., & Miller, E.L. (2022). Family caregiving across the lifespan and conditions: Special issue on family caregiving. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 44(3), 203-204. https://doi.org/10.1177/01939459211064029

Bates, R. A., Ford, J., Justice, L., Pickler, R. H., Singletary, B., & Dynia, J. (2022). Relations among caregiving, stress, and self-regulation in toddlers living in poverty. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 66, 184-190.

Bates, R. A., Militello, L., Barker, E., Villasanti, H. G., & Schmeer, K. (2022). Early childhood stress responses to psychosocial stressors: The state of the science. Developmental Psychobiology, 64(7), e22320.

Boch, S., Sezgin, E., & Lin Linwood, S. (2022). Ethical artificial intelligence in paediatrics. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 6(12), 833–835.

Brammer, S. V., Regan, S. L., Collins, C. M., & Gillespie, G. L. (2022). Developing innovative virtual reality simulations to increase healthcare providers’ understanding of social determinants of health. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 42(1), 60-65.

Caruso, C. C., Arbour, M. W., Barger, L., Berger, A. M., Chasens, E. R., Edmonson, J. C., Hittle, B. M., ...Tucker, S. (2022). Research priorities to reduce risks from work hours and fatigue in the healthcare and social assistance sector. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 65(11), 867-877.

Güler, A., Bankston, K., & Smith, C. R. (2022). Self-esteem in the context of intimate partner violence: A concept analysis. Nursing Forum, 57(6), 1484-1490. doi: 10.1111/ nuf.12798

Hartley, K., Ryan, P. H., Gillespie, G. L., Perazzo, J., Wright, J. M., Rice, G. E., Donovan, G. H., Gernes, R., Hershey, G. K. K., LeMasters, G., & Brokamp, C. (2022). Residential greenness, asthma, and lung function among children at high risk of allergic sensitization: A prospective cohort study. Environmental Health, 21, article 52.

Head, K., Hartsock, J., Bakas, T., Boustani, M., Schroeder, M., & Fowler, N. (2022). Development of written materials for participants in an Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias screening trial. Journal of Patient Experience, 12(9), 23743735221092573.

Hittle, B. M., Norrell, R. M., Omololu, S. O., & GreshamUlrich, M. (2022). Retirement center worker sleep health assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Workplace Health & Safety, 70(6), 268-277.

Jones, H. J., Bakas, T., Nared, S., Humphries, J., Wijesooriya, J., & Kovacic, M. B. (2022). Co-designing a program to lower cardiovascular disease risk in midlife black women. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(3), 1356.

Jones, H. J., Kovacic, M. B., & Bakas, T. (2022). Establishing validity of the midlife Black women’s stress-reduction wellness program materials using a mixed methods approach. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 37(5), 446–455.

Jones, H. J., Kovacic, M. B., Lambert, J., Almallah, W., Becker, R., de la Fuentes, L., & Bakas, T. (2022). A randomized feasibility trial of the Midlife Black Women’s Stress and Wellness intervention (B-SWELL): A community participatory intervention to increase adoption of Life’s Simple 7 health lifestyle behaviors. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 12(11), 1084-1095.

Keller, E., Boch, S., & Hittle, B.M. (2022). Unsafe and unsettling: An integrative review on correctional nursing work environments and stressors. Journal of Forensic Nursing, 18(4), 229-236.

Keller, E., Jones, L., Kelleher, K., Chisolm, D., & Boch, S. (2022). A time to ‘…make amends and bring pieces together’: A phenomenological study of family experiences and considerations when a parent returns home from incarceration. Health & Social Care in the Community, 30(6), e5038-e5046.

Keller, E., Widestrom, M., Gould, J., Fang, R., Davis, K. G., & Gillespie, G. L. (2022). Examining the impact of stressors during COVID-19 on emergency department healthcare workers: An international perspective. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 3730.

Klages, K. L., Chardon, M. L., Drake, S. N., Myers, K. C., Morrison, C. F., & Pai, A. L. H. (2022). Pain, depressive symptoms, and health-related quality of life among survivors of pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 69(10), 1-6.

Kum, C., Miller, E. L., Jones, H., Kean, E. B., Kreitzer, N., & Bakas, T. (2022). Theoretically based factors affecting stroke family caregiver health: An integrative review. Western Journal of Nursing Research. 44(3), 338-351. Miller, E. T., Stacy, K. E., & Bakas, T. (2022). Stroke family caregiver life changes from the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 54(4), 159-164.

Morrison, C. F., Drake, S., Basile, N. L., Horn, M. J., Lambert, J., Myers, K. C., & Pai, A. L. H. (2022). Symptoms of survivors of pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant by age, sex, and transplant type. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing, 39(5), 277–289.

Naylor, J., Gillespie, G. L., Betcher, C., & Orr, C. E. (2022). Cost analysis of a providing overtime to current nurses versus hiring dedicated nurse for COVID-19 management in a processing plant. Workplace Health & Safety, 70(1), 24-30.

Newell, S., Stem, J., & Lanzillotta, J. (2022). Virtual peer support in women’s health for pregnant people and mothers with substance use disorder. Nursing for Women’s Health, 26(3), 226-233.

Pogue, C. A., Peng, L., Swiger, P., Gillespie, G. L., Ivankova, N., & Patrician, P. (2022). Associations among the nursing work environment, nurse-reported workplace bullying, and patient outcomes. Nursing Forum, 57, 1059-1068.

Seibert, T., Schroeder, M. W., Perkins, A. J., Park, S., Batista-Malat, E., Head, K. J., Bakas, T., Boustani, M., & Fowler, N. R. (2022). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of older primary care patients and their family members. Journal of Aging Research, 2022, 6909413.

Sevy Majers, J. (2022) Navigating transition to academia. Nurse Leader, 20(5), 500-503.

Small, T., Smith, C. R., Hutton, S., Davis, K., & Gillespie, G. L. (2022). Workplace violence prevention training, safety resources, and commitment to HHCWs’ safety. Workplace Health & Safety, 70(7), 325-331.

Thomas, A. O., Bakas, T., Miller, E.L., Johnson, K., & TubbsCooley, H. (2022). Burnout and turnover among NICU nurses. MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 47(1), 33-39.

Varner, K., Hittle, B. M., Martsolf, D., Plano Clark, V. L., Gillespie, G. L., & Reutman, S. (2022). Qualitative findings for supporting newly graduated nurse and teacher sleep during their first year. Workplace Health & Safety, 70(12), 556-565.

Weber, A. M., Kaplan, H. C., Voos, K. C., Elder, M., Close, E., Tubbs Cooley, H. L., Bakas, T., & Hall, S. (2022). Neonatal nurses’ report of family-centered care resources and practices. Advances in Neonatal Care, 22(5), 473-483.

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SUPPORT

From encouraging award applications to creating scholarships to attract, retain and graduate a culturally sensitive student body, we believe in supporting and empowering faculty, staff and students by creating an environment that fosters inclusivity, collaboration, and personal growth.

The college’s leadership is intentional about ensuring all feel welcome and the support for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts is woven throughout the four Nursing POPS! priorities.

DEI Strategic Goals

Ann Gakumo, PhD, joined the college in fall 2021 as the Greer Glazer Endowed Chair in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Since January 2022, Gakumo has led the creation and implementation of a DEI strategic plan, surveying nearly 500 students, faculty, staff, administrators and alumni; conducting in-depth analyses on strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats around DEI efforts; leading college-wide strategic planning sessions, meetings on alignment with the university’s strategic plan, and an accountability retreat to discuss turning strategic goals into actionable steps.

With the vision, “To inspire, influence, engage, and guide the College of Nursing, the University of Cincinnati and the larger community to build a sustainable model of inclusive excellence that embraces and reflects the diverse population we serve,” the plan has four strategic goals with corresponding action items and measurements to ensure accountability. Accountability groups have been assembled and meet on an ongoing basis to make progress in bringing each one of the goals to life.

The strategic plan includes the following goals:

1. To be a model for academic excellence in inclusive teaching practices and integration of DEI/social determinants of health concepts in curricula.

2. To maximize human, social, financial, and environmental resources for impactful and sustainable diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

3. To promote a culture and climate within the College of Nursing that values diversity and equity, and where everyone has a sense of belonging.

4. To eliminate health inequities in our community (local to global) through research, education, practice, and service.

New Funds & Endowments Established in 2022

Beverly Keene Nursing Scholarship Endowment Fund for Grad Students

Carol Anne Deets Scholarship Fund

Susan Opas College of Nursing Simulation Fund

Susan Opas Emergency Fund for Nursing Students

The Anthem Rural Medicine Scholarship

David and Madeleine Lynch Martin Nursing Scholarship Endowment Fund

2022 Honors & Recognitions

TAMI BAKAS: Recipient of the Mount St. Joseph Distinguished Nurse Researcher Award

SUSAN BRAMMER: Inducted as Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

AMY FATHMAN: Recipient of the Beyond Excellence Silver Star from St. Elizabeth Physicians

GORDON GILLESPIE: Inducted as Fellow of the Academy of Nursing Education (ANEF)

DENISE GORMLEY: Recipient of the Mount St Joseph Lifetime Achievement in Nursing Leadership Award

KEELEY HARDING: Recipient of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Conference on Pediatric Health Care Practice Innovation Poster Award

ELLIE KIM: Recipient of the US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology & Entrepreneurship Paper Award

CLEOPATRA KUM: Recipient of the Gerontological Society of America Mentoring & Career Development Technical Assistance Workshop Diversity Fellow Award

REBECCA LEE: Recipient of the Mount St. Joseph Distinguished Nurse Educator Award

DEBORAH MILLER: Recipient of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (OH Chapter) Educator of the Year Award

SUSAN NEWELL: Inducted as Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

CYNTHIA NYPAVER: Recipient of the American College of Nurse-Midwives Excellence in Teaching Award

LEE TYSON: Inducted as Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

2022 American Academy of Nursing Fellows

Susan Brammer, PhD, associate professor, and Lee Tyson, DNP, associate professor and director of UC College of Nursing’s psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner programs were inducted as fellows of the American Academy of Nursing in fall 2022, joining 3,000 esteemed nurse leaders worldwide.

The academy recognizes nursing’s most accomplished leaders in policy, research, practice, administration and academia. Academy fellows, who hail from nearly 40 countries, contribute their expertise to help transform health care and achieve health equity on a global scale.

Brammer’s contributions to nursing have impacted research and service in the area of mental health. As principal investigator for a large, multi-year, federally funded grant, she led a multidisciplinary team to create and disseminate virtual reality simulations that increase health care providers’ empathy and decrease their bias toward patients challenged by social determinants of health and stigma.

Tyson’s contributions to nursing take place in the practice arena and include creating an innovative, scalable business model for nurse-led interprofessional practices that expand the psychiatric-mental health (PMH) provider workforce, increasing patient access to PMH services and amplifying the voice of nursing in fighting the PMH and opioid crises in the U.S.

Through a competitive, rigorous application process, the academy’s Fellow Selection Committee reviewed a record number of applications, representing a 30% increase from the previous year, to select the 2022 fellows.

Susan Brammer, PhD, RN, CEN, FAAN (top) and Lee Tyson, DNP, DMin, APRNCNP, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC, CARN-AP, FAAN, FIAAN

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