UTSHC College of Nursing Magazine - Fall 2019

FALL 2019

NURSING

Changing Lives

“When I think about scholarships, I think opportunity. Receiving the Chancellor’s Diversity Scholarship has allowed me the opportunity to continue my education and motivated me to reach my goals, so that I can help others. Thank you!”

Taylor Patterson, ABSN Student

Scholarships help students like Taylor succeed.

Meet some other scholarship recipients on page 24.

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UTHSC Chancellor Steve J. Schwab, MD

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Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operations Officer Ken Brown, JD, MPA, PhD, FACHE Dean of the College of Nursing Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-Bc, FAANP Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Affairs Love Collins, III, MBA Assistant Vice Chancellor for Alumni Affairs Chandra A. Tuggle

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Nurse Anesthesia achieves 100% first-time pass rate on national exams

Director of Development, College of Nursing Michelle Stubbs

Improving Rural Health >

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Communications and Marketing Sally Badoud

CoN prof. awarded $3 million to improve care for rural moms and babies

Editor Peggy Reisser

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Designer Adam Gaines Writers Peggy Reisser Jackie Denton Amber Carter Leigh Ann Roman Photographers Allen Gillespie Natalie Brewer Jay Adkins On the Cover: Nursing students train in the new Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS) on the Memphis campus.

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A look at some of the accomplishments of CoN faculty and students

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Dr. Sara Day honored as Health Care Hero by Memphis Business Journal!

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Snapshots of our Class of 2019

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Letter from Dean Likes Every day, nurses change lives for the better.

As alumni of the UTHSC College of Nursing, you certainly know this.

As the dean, I want you also to know that each and every person in this college is committed to making sure our graduates receive the best evidence-based training possible, so like you, they can change lives for the better throughout their careers.

I am proud to tell you that our college has continued to grow over the past year. In this issue of our annual Nursing magazine, you will see evidence of that growth.

We have retained our spot in the top 8 percent of colleges of nursing with Doctor of Nursing programs nationwide, ranking 24th among DNP programs nationally in U.S. News and World Report. More evidence of our academic excellence can be seen in the 100% first-time pass rate on the National Certification Exam by the UTHSC Nurse Anesthesia Concentration Class of 2019.

Our faculty grant funding this year is more than four times the amount of grant funding received by faculty in 2018. UTHSC’s College of Nursing currently receives more funding from the National Institutes of Health than any other College of Nursing in Tennessee.

More importantly, the grants we receive will help us change lives. The Health Resources and Services Administration recently awarded approximately $3 million to the College of Nursing to educate the advanced nurse practitioner workforce to better meet the needs of mothers and babies in the Delta – a program that you can read more about in this issue.

The College of Nursing also is making an impact on our community through the Center for Community and Global Partnerships led by assistant dean Sara Day, which develops collaborations with clinical, research, and health care institutions in the Mid-South. Dr. Day was recognized for her work as a 2019 Health Care Hero by the Memphis Business Journal.

This recognition speaks to the excellence of our faculty.

Our College of Nursing is truly blessed with amazing leaders who are training the leaders of tomorrow – men and women who will create healthier communities wherever they choose to practice.

It is inspiring to see our students’ progress as they journey toward their careers, and it is gratifying to hear our valued alumni credit the college for preparing them to succeed.

Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN, FAANP Dean of the UTHSC College of Nursing

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Letter from the Alumni President I became involved with the College of Nursing’s Alumni Board in 2010 as a member-at-large at the invitation of our illustrious alumna Diane Greenhill.

I was active as a student and an alum and felt serving on the board was an excellent way to contribute and give back to the college. I was proud and thankful for the education I received and had a strong desire to see more alumni involved and coming back to campus.

For more than 100 years the College of Nursing has contributed to better health care in the Mid-South, especially in the poor and underserved communities.

UTHSC’s graduates continue this legacy in all areas of nursing in clinical, research, and community settings. UTHSC grads are in top positions in many health care institutions.

I know our new College of Nursing building in the Historic Quadrangle at the center of the Memphis campus will reflect in its walls the dedication and greatness of our college’s early leaders – Lena Warner, Ruth Neil Murry, Grace Spice Wallace, Shirley Burd, Diane Greenhill, Margaret Newman, Marie Buckley, Mildred Proctor, Elinor Reed, Mary Morris, Mary Lou Shannon, Brenda Mills, and so many more. These leaders established the path for the college to follow in training the next generation of nurses with a commitment to improving health care for individuals, families, and communities.

Former Dean Murry said, “I see nurses taking on new tasks in decision making and patient care. In the future, I believe nurses will be doing all kinds of things they haven’t done before.” Her prophecy has come to fruition.

What a treasure it is to be a nurse and a graduate of UTHSC College of Nursing! It is our duty to honor those who shaped us and to give to those who will shape the future.

Sincerely,

Tine Keller Williams, ’75, ’82, RN, MSN, PPC NP-BC

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AMONG U.S. DOCTOR OF NURSING PROGRAMS NATIONALLY (TOP 8% IN THE U.S.) U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

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INVITED PRESENTATIONS

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FACULTY JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

TOTAL CoN ENROLLMENT

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NURSING STUDENTS RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIPS

$439,800 SCHOLARSHIPS

(UP FROM $373,600 IN 2018)

$1,689,248 FACULTY GRANT FUNDING (UP FROM $374,512 IN 2018)

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FACULTY GRANT SUBMISSIONS

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REFEREED FACULTY PRESENTATIONS

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FIRST-TIME BOARD PASS RATE FOR NURSE ANESTHESIA CONCENTRATION CLASS OF 2019

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OF UTHSC CON GRADUATES EMPLOYED WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF GRADUATION

99%

THREE-YEAR AVERAGE NCLEX-RN (BSN) PASS RATE

98%

INITIAL BOARD CERTIFICATION RATE FOR ALL SEVEN CONCENTRATIONS COMBINED (NOTE: NOT ALL GRADUATES HAVE COMPLETED THEIR BOARD CERTIFICATION EXAMS)

Susan Jacob Named Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. Jacob has been a nursing educator for more than 30 years, serving as a tenured professor on the faculties of the University of Memphis and Union University, where she was dean of the School of Nursing before joining UTHSC as executive associate dean of the College of Nursing in 2003. She also served as the interim dean for College of Nursing from 2011 to 2012.

Dr. Jacob retired from the College of Nursing in 2012. She returned in 2015 as the interim associate dean of Academic Affairs. Over the last few years, she has held leadership roles throughout the college, including interim chair of the Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, interim director of the BSN program, and assistant dean of Quality and Strategic Affairs.

Dr. Jacob is a member of the Beta Theta at-Large Chapter and the Nu Lambda chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, the American Nurses Association, the Tennessee Nurses Association, and Faith Community Nursing International. She has extensive experience in the areas of curriculum development and teaching and learning at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She is an evaluator for the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and a curriculum/accreditation consultant for colleges of nursing across the country. She is a co-author and coeditor of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management,â&#x20AC;? in its eighth edition, as well as the author of numerous book chapters and journal articles.

Susan R. Jacob, PHD, RN, BSN, MSN, has been named executive associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Nursing. She previously served in an interim role in this position.

Dr. Jacob received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from West Virginia University, a Master of Science degree in Community Health Nursing from San Jose State University, and her PhD from UTHSC.

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Nurse Anesthesia Concentration Class of 2019 Achieves Top Marks

By Jackie Denton

The UTHSC Nurse Anesthesia Concentration Class of 2019 achieved a 100% first-time pass rate on the National Certification Exam.

This places the program above the national average, which according to the National Board of Certification & Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) is at an 84.3% in 2018 for first-time pass rates. The 100% firsttime pass rate was also achieved by the UTHSC Nurse Anesthesia Concentration Class of 2016.

The National Certification Exam (NCE), administered by the NBCRNA, is required to practice as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.

“It’s quite the feat to accomplish a 100% first-time pass rate on this exam,” said Dwayne Accardo, DNP, CRNA, program director of the Nurse Anesthesia Concentration.

“We are proud of the graduating Class of 2019.”

Employment among graduates for the UTHSC Nurse Anesthesia Concentration is 100% at six months after graduation. The program is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs.

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“Continually evolving our preparation for the NCE throughout the program provides students with all of the information and time they need to prepare for this rigorous exam,” said Cindi Dabney, DNP, CRNA, associate program director.

A scheduled outline for students to prepare for the exam is provided, along with quizzes and structured meetings with faculty to define a study plan based on each student’s level in the program and results from the self-evaluation exam. During their last semester, students are relieved from clinical duties at noon in order to participate in four-hour intensive board review sessions dedicated to preparation for the NCE. “We are incredibly proud of the efforts put forth by this class,” Dr. Dabney said. “These students took full advantage of the opportunity that was provided to them and their countless independent study hours outside of clinical and didactic education proved successful as evidenced by the 100% first-time pass rate.”

Nursing Research Grants Focus on Improving Patient Outcomes

By Peggy Reisser

How does listening to music affect patients undergoing angiography procedures?

This is just one of the questions that will be investigated by nurses to improve patient outcomes, thanks to grants awarded by the College of Nursing’s Center for Community and Global Partnerships.

The center develops sustainable partnerships with clinical, research, and service institutions in the Mid-South and beyond to advance health care, foster innovative nursing strategies, reduce health disparities, and improve patient outcomes. It is led by Associate Professor Sara Day, PhD, RN, an assistant dean in the college.

“This is a unique opportunity for nurses without prior research or grant writing experience to receive funding and the necessary academic support to change nursing practice,” Dr. Day said. “These grants will fund practicing bedside clinical and community health nurses within the Mid-South who want to improve patient care in their area of practice.”

The center awarded four grants funded by proceeds from the 2019 NightinGala salute to nursing. (Awardees are pictured above.)

Projects funded are: • “Implementation and Evaluation of Evidence-Based Alarm Management Strategies,” Alexandra Lacy, BSN, RN, CCRN, PCCN, RT, Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital.

The project will look at evidence-based clinical alarm systems recommended by the AACN to improve alarm fatigue in the hospital and prevent health care providers

from becoming desensitized to the plethora of alarms involved in patient care.

• “ Promote and Strengthen Competencies of Clinical Nurses: Implementation of Clinical Advancement Program Plus,” Katie Crook, BSN, RN; faculty sponsor, Belinda Mandrell, PhD, RN; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

This project will develop a clinical advancement program with measurable outcomes to promote and strengthen competency among clinical nurses at St. Jude.

• “ Development, Implementation and Evaluation of an Education Program for the Clinical Management of Acute Chest Syndrome in a Teaching Hospital,” Olubumni Osinloye, BSN, RN, and faculty sponsor, Artangela Henry, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-C, Methodist Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center. This project will educate registered nurses on assessment and management of adult sickle cell patients with symptoms of acute chest syndrome.

• “ Evaluation of the Physiological and Psychological Impact of Music Selection and Therapy for Patients Undergoing Angiography Procedures,” Jill Klobe, BSN, RN, and Meagan Jones, MSN, RN, Methodist Le Bonheur North Hospital.

This project will expand on research into the impact of music on anxiety and satisfaction of patients undergoing angiography procedures at Methodist North Hospital.

“The grant awarded to Jill Klobe and Meagan Jones has really been the spark that ignited a sense of inquiry for these two cath lab nurses,” said Deb Esmon, vice president and chief nursing officer at Methodist North Hospital. “It is exciting to see nurses conducting research in order to improve nursing care for their patients.”

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Donna Hathaway has Shaped the College of Nursing and the Profession

By Amber Carter

Donna Hathaway has some simple advice for nursing students and professionals: You are judged by the company you keep.

She certainly knows what she’s talking about. Dean of the College of Nursing from 2000 to 2011, she holds BSN, MS, and PhD degrees. A nurse, educator, scientist, and University Distinguished Professor, she has had an impressive impact on her peers, students, the college, and the profession of nursing.

“If you want to be successful, you should hang out with successful people you’d like to emulate,” Dr. Hathaway said. “Ride along their coattails, take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves, enjoy the journey, and then provide the same opportunities for those who follow in your wake. Ultimately, you’ll accomplish more than you ever dreamed possible.”

After 35 years in the College of Nursing, Dr. Hathaway is contemplating retirement.

Her journey to nursing started early. Dr. Hathaway grew up on a farm near Trenton, Missouri. When her father 8

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became ill, her mother pursued a teaching degree to support the family. “This was in the early 1960s when older students were an oddity on college campuses and the women’s movement was still years away,” Dr. Hathaway said. Her father’s health improved and both parents eventually received bachelor’s and master’s degrees, cementing their daughter’s desire to attend college.

Dr. Hathaway focused on nursing after meeting two student nurses at her high school health fair. While still in school, she got a job as a nurse’s aide and continued in the position until pursuing her nursing degree. She received Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Nursing degrees from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and a PhD in Nursing from the University of Texas at Austin, becoming one of the first members of the doctoral nursing program there.

After two successful years as a head nurse, Dr. Hathaway wanted to transition into academia and moved to Memphis. She was hired by then-UTHSC College of Nursing Dean Michael Carter, now Distinguished Professor

Emeritus, not only to teach, but to start a nursing research program. This was new territory for her.

“I learned so much from so many different respected individuals as the team grew and we collaborated on research that expanded into important work that was moving science forward,” she said. “It was along this journey that I learned about being a scientist, working long hours because you get so engrossed in the work that you lose track of the time. But the payoff is great in many ways — those big grants that come through, the excitement when your data shows some unexpected surprises, publications and presentations in prestigious places, and traveling around the world.”

Dr. Hathaway was appointed professor of Transplant Surgery in the College of Medicine, where she held a position as director of Clinical Transplant Research. She has also served as director of the PhD program.

Her research focus has been primarily dealing with the effects of transplant for patients with kidney disease and pancreatitis. Her research has been conducted as part of an interdisciplinary team that involved collaboration with a variety of basic and clinical scientists, as well as multiple clinical disciplines. Her work, which was federally funded for over 25 years, included studies examining outcomes following organ transplantation related to autonomic neuropathy, cardiovascular function, obesity and weight gain, new-onset and long-term diabetes, adherence to pharmaceutical regimens, and quality-of-life-related outcomes of other comorbidities. Her work has been published in more than 200 publications.

Dr. Hathaway’s determination and work ethic have pioneered many successful outcomes for both patients and students in research. She has led the way for new and established nurse scientists.

She continues to successfully mentor health care students and to advocate for all those working toward better patient outcomes. Her work has changed the process of care for patients and will continue to have an impact on the nursing profession.

As Dr. Hathaway prepares to retire, the College of Nursing is seeking to fund a legacy in tribute to her leadership and work. Our goal is to create the Donna Hathaway Endowed Research Chair to fund a faculty position within the college. The endowed chair will allow the college to continue Dr. Hathaway’s outstanding contributions in educating future nurse-scientists. To reach this goal, the college must raise $1 million. For information on how to contribute, please contact Michelle Stubbs, director of Development for the College of Nursing at mstubbs@utfi.org or 901.340.1048.

Under Dr. Donna Hathaway’s leadership as dean, the College of Nursing achieved much. The first Doctor of Nursing Practice program in the country was established by the college during her tenure. The program graduated more DNP’s than all of the other programs in the country combined.

“When I became dean, I inherited Michael Carter’s dream, a true Doctor of Nursing Practice program,” Dr. Hathaway said. “His dream was shared by Deans Mary Mundinger at Columbia University in New York and Carolyn Williams at the University of Kentucky. Although our program was the first to open, it was quite an experience for those of us on the front lines, as many wanted to put a stop to DNP education across the country. But we prevailed.

Dreams have become a reality and are continuing to change the face of health care.”

In addition to her research contributions in the fields of nursing and organ transplantation, Dr. Hathaway is well known for her leadership and advocacy in creating innovative nursing education programs, building interprofessional experiences for students and faculty, and her professional leadership and mentoring activities.

She has served on numerous National Institutes of Health review panels and workgroups, as well as the National Institute of Nursing Research Directors Advisory Council.

Prior to her election to the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) Board of Directors, Dr. Hathaway chaired the DNP Essentials Task Force for the AACN, which developed “The Essentials for Doctoral Education for Nursing Practice,” a document that has transformed the education of advanced practice nurses.

Other achievements during her watch include: • The introduction of new specialty tracks •R eactivation of UTHSC’s BSN program introducing dedicated education units in partnership with practice partners • A post-baccalaureate masters-entry program •A n undergraduate research internship opportunity

â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a point of pride to help send nurses and nurse-scientists out into the world well-prepared for their chosen careers.â&#x20AC;?

Ansley Stanfill, PhD

Ansley Stanfill Named Associate Dean of Research

By Jackie Denton

Ansley Stanfill first set foot on the UTHSC campus 10 years ago when she pursued and completed her PhD in nursing science through the College of Graduate Health Sciences.

After finishing her postgraduate training in genomics, she joined the faculty of the College of Nursing in 2016 as an assistant professor, with a joint appointment in the College of Medicine’s Department of Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics. She was promoted to the rank of associate professor in 2019.

Most recently, College of Nursing Dean Wendy Likes named her the associate dean of Research.

“It is a point of pride to help send nurses and nursescientists out into the world well-prepared for their chosen careers,” Dr. Stanfill said. “I am very excited to be shaping the strategic plan for the research mission of the College of Nursing, representing our college as a member of the executive leadership team, and growing research and scholarship for our faculty members.”

As associate dean of Research, Dr. Stanfill will guide the development of short- and long-range strategic plans to promote research within the college. She will also work to develop opportunities to collaborate with other colleges, departments, and institutions.

opportunities, and disseminating research results through publications and presentations, all to assist in meeting the research and scholarship goals of the college. Dr. Stanfill will also represent the college within the research community at the university and beyond.

In addition to working with faculty and leadership of the college, Dr. Stanfill will work with students in the BSN and PhD programs.

“I love working with our students for so many reasons, but I especially enjoy seeing students find their area of research interest,” Dr. Stanfill said. “I am very passionate about my own program of research, and so it is fun to see that spark ignite in the same way for budding scientists.”

Dr. Stanfill’s research is focused on the influence of genetic and epigenetic factors on neurological injury and chronic disease. She is the recipient of grant funding from the National Institutes of Health, the International Society of Nurses in Genetics, Sigma Theta Tau, and the Southern Nursing Research Society.

She received her undergraduate degree in 2003 from Vanderbilt University and her BSN in 2007 from Saint Louis University. Her postgraduate training in genomics was completed at the University of Pittsburgh.

She will serve as an adviser to the dean and other leaders on topics related to research, including providing guidance on developing research programs, finding funding

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College of Nursing Working to Establish Rural Health Care Workforce

By Jackie Denton

The College of Nursing has received approximately $3 million in grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration to improve health care with an emphasis on maternal and obstetrical services for underserved and rural populations in the Delta region.

The Advanced Nursing Education Workforce for Healthy Delta Moms and Babies study is led by Sarah Rhoads, PhD, DNP, WHNP-BC, RNC-OB, FAAN, project director and professor; along with Sara Day, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate professor and assistant dean for the Center for Community and Global Partnerships; and Assistant Professors Bobby Bellflower, DNSc, NNP; Laura Reed, DNP, FNP; and Jackie Sharp, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC. The program will educate and enhance the advanced nurse practitioner workforce to better meet the needs of mothers and babies in the region through a multifaceted approach to maximize outcomes for pregnant women, mothers, and babies in West Tennessee and northern Mississippi.

“Many health systems have ceased providing obstetrical services, due to the lack of providers, lack of regional support, and the lack of resources,” Dr. Rhoads said.

A resident of Lonoke, Arkansas, a community of about 4,000 people, Dr. Rhoads said she has to drive 40 minutes for specialty health care. This type of commute for health care services is typical for rural areas of Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi. For certain specialties, such as obstetrical care, the commute could be longer due to lack of local services.

“Since 2015, seven hospitals in Tennessee have ceased obstetrical services,” she said. Maternal death rates in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas rank among the worst in the country. “It’s very important for women to receive quality health care where they live. It is important to train nurse practitioners in rural communities, so ideally, they will live and practice in that community after graduation.”

The program, which begins this fall, will train doctor of nursing practice (DNP) students, who will commit to being health care providers in rural clinics and underserved areas. A commitment of three years will guarantee DNP students enrolled in the program free tuition, books, and a small stipend.

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Several strategic goals to improve health outcomes have been identified, including further enhancing innovative academic-practice partnerships with Regional One Health, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, and rural clinics in Mississippi and Tennessee; placing and supporting DNP students in rural or medically underserved areas; and enhancing education for students and preceptors in maternal mortality, opioid use during pregnancy and neonatal abstinence syndrome, and connected health technology and telemedicine.

“Rural health care is really near and dear to my heart,” Dr. Rhoads said. “The excellent thing about this program is we are going to develop close partnerships with institutions and ideally it will be a win-win for both.

We will make an impact on rural communities as well as underserved communities here in Memphis. Ideally, students rotating in the rural health care clinics and the medically underserved areas in Memphis will fall in love with those communities and work there when they graduate.” The Center for Tennessee Health Workforce Development and the Rural Health Association of Tennessee have partnered to assist with job placement of nurse practitioner graduates.

Dr. Rhoads said the program will provide continuing education events for the students and Academic-Practice partners.

“Clinicians in these facilities take time out of their busy schedules to mentor and precept our nurse practitioner students. This program will provide free continuing education for preceptors related to maternal opioid use and ways to improve obstetrical and neonatal outcomes through quality improvement projects.”

In addition, Dr. Rhoads said that the program will deploy an online education portal, which will allow preceptors to obtain continuing education hours at their convenience.

It will also record all of the educational events they have completed in an online transcript.

“It’s very important for women to receive quality health care where they live. It is important to train nurse practitioners in rural communities, so ideally, they will live and practice in that community after graduation.”

Sarah Rhoads, PhD, DNP

Alumna, Scholar, Friend, Margaret Newman Leaves Nursing Legacy

By Peggy Reisser

To say that UTHSC alumna and assistant professor Margaret Newman, RN, PhD, left her mark on nursing is an understatement. Her theory of nursing, taught and adopted around the world, holds that nursing is more than just taking care of a patient’s illness, but involves looking at the patient as a whole.

One of the College of Nursing’s most illustrious alums, Dr. Newman was instrumental in shaping nursing practice locally, nationally, and globally through her nursing theory and book, “Health as Expanding Consciousness,” which she authored approximately four decades ago.

Dr. Newman passed away in Memphis on December 18, 2018, at age 85.

An example of her impact on the profession was seen in The Margaret Newman Scholars Dialogue, hosted biennially by the UTHSC College of Nursing. The 2016 conference drew nurses not just from across the country, but from the other side of the globe. A contingent of nurses from Japan came to Memphis for that conference bearing beautifully printed envelopes tied with ribbons and containing money to contribute to an endowed professorship in honor of Dr. Newman. That endowed professorship is now an endowed chair.

A little more than three years later, members of the Newman Theory Research Practice Society from Japan flew back to Memphis for a celebration of Dr. Newman’s life on March 19, 2019. Along with many of Dr. Newman’s

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former students and colleagues, they shared stories of the impact her theories have had on their practice and on nursing in general.

Dr. Newman received her nursing degree from the College of Nursing at UTHSC; a master’s degree from the University of California, San Francisco; and a PhD from New York University. At UTHSC, she served as an assistant professor and the Clinical Research Center Director for Nursing.

She later served as nurse theorist and professor at the University of Minnesota and as a civilian consultant to the U.S. Surgeon General for Nursing Research.

Dr. Newman was named a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing. She was honored as an outstanding alumnus by both UTHSC and New York University.

“We are so fortunate to have had one of the great minds of nursing theory as an alumna, a former faculty member, and a friend,” Dean Wendy Likes said.

The Dr. Margaret Newman Chair has been established in support of a faculty position in the college that will focus on teaching and advancing nursing theory relating to Dr. Newman’s Health as Expanding Consciousness theory.

Gifts can be made in tribute to Dr. Newman through the UT Foundation. Please contact Michelle Stubbs for more information at mstubbs@utfi.org or 901.340.1048.

Outstanding CoN Alumni for 2019 The College of Nursing hosted its annual Alumni Weekend May 3-4. The weekend began with the Nursing Alumni Awards luncheon at Sara’s Place at the Memphis Botanic Garden. Outstanding Alumni Awards went to three CoN alumni members including the dean.

Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN, FAANP (CoN ’99, ’04, ’09)

Dr. Likes has served as dean of the College of Nursing since 2015. She is a certified family nurse practitioner and has worked primarily with individuals with cancer and pre-invasive conditions related to HPV. Dr. Likes is the founder of The Center for HPV and Dysplasia at Regional One Health. She is also a mentor for the American Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, teaching others how to perform these advanced skills. Dr. Likes received her Associate of Science Degree from Arkansas State University in 1994. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Memphis in 1997. She received her Master of Science in Nursing (family nurse practitioner), a Doctorate of Nursing Science, and a PhD from UTHSC in 1999, 2004, and 2009.

Todd B. Monroe, PhD, RN-BC, FNAP, FGSA, FAAN (CoN ’10)

While at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Dr. Monroe was the first nurse to receive the prestigious Alma and Hal Reagan Pre-Doctoral Fellowship for his dissertation work examining cancer pain in people with dementia at the end of life. Dr. Monroe moved to Nashville to complete a three-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science. Currently, his research is focused on using novel psychophysical and neurophysiological approaches to examine pain in older adults with and without dementia. Dr. Monroe holds fellowship status in the National Academies of Practice, the Gerontological Society of America, and the American Academy of Nursing.

Allyson Matney Neal, DNP, APN, PMHNP-BC (CoN ’95, ’10)

Dr. Neal earned her Doctorate of Nursing Practice in psychiatric mental health from UTHSC in 2010 and served on the UTHSC faculty as an assistant professor in the Department of Advanced Practice and Doctoral Studies from 2016 to 2019. Currently a clinical assistant professor at the UT-Knoxville College of Nursing, Dr. Neal practices as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and specializes in child and adolescent mental and behavioral health.Dr. Neal has been an advanced practice registered nurse in Tennessee since 1996. She received her associate degree in nursing from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and a master’s in nursing as a pediatric nurse practitioner from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Nursing Policy Advocates A contingent from the College of Nursing attended the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Health Policy Summit in Washington in April. Kristin Fitchpatric, a DNP student, and Jennifer Patterson, a nursing PhD student, joined Dean Wendy Likes at the summit, during which nursing leaders, educators, and students had the opportunity to visit with policymakers and legislators. Senator Lamar Alexander attended a discussion. The dean and the UTHSC students were able to speak to him about the contribution nurses make to community health and the need for continued funding for nursing education, clinical care, and research.

Community Champion Peg Hartig, PhD, APN-BC, FAANP, was the first recipient of the Renee S. Frazier Advocacy and Community Service Award from the Common Table Health Alliance.

The award was given during the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual meeting in May to recognize Dr. Hartigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal and professional dedication and commitment to health equity in the Mid-South.

Nursing Scholars Sandra Madubuonwu and Wendy Dusenbury attended the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Future of Nursing Scholars Summer Institute: Science and Policy in Atlanta.

CoN faculty members, Anne Alexandrov and Carolyn Graff, attended as their mentors. Madubuonwu and Dusenbury, pictured here, are finishing the first year of the Nursing Science PhD program at UTHSC and their first year as RWJF Scholars. They presented their research proposals to nurse scholars and faculty from across the United States.

Being of Service The Nursing chapter of the Black Student Association tries to complete one service project in Memphis each month during the spring and fall semesters. The group routinely volunteers with the Carpenter Art Garden, the Memphis Union Mission, and the Dorothy Day House.

Assistant Professors Crystal Walker and Melody Waller are BSN faculty advisers for the organization.

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Networking Dean Wendy Likes, faculty, and alumni enjoyed this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2019 AANP National Conference in Indianapolis!

Pinning Ceremony The 2019 CoN Pinning and Awards Ceremony was held May 23 at noon at Memphis Botanic Garden. The annual ceremony, conducted prior to commencement, celebrates graduates and their entry into the nursing profession or their advancement in the profession.

Speaking up Nina Sublette, PhD, APRNBC, went to Washington with a group of health care professionals from across the country to discuss proposed changes in Medicare Part D that would remove the protected class status of medications used to treat HIV. Dr. Sublette, an assistant professor in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in the College of Nursing, was nominated to attend the discussion by the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. She is the chairman of the Policy and Advocacy Committee.

Student Rep Kenneth Packer, a Doctor of Nursing Practice student in the Nurse Anesthesia program, has served as the student representative to the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees. Prior to studying at UTHSC, he served a four-year stint in the Navy, during which he was a medical/surgical nurse, a critical care nurse, and an En Route Care Nurse on a V-22 Osprey for a medical evacuation team with responsibility for military hot spots in Africa. The student trustee is a non-voting member of the board, but a voting member of the Education, Research, and Service Committee.

Excellence in Teaching

Volunteer Spirit More than a dozen students, faculty, and staff from the College of Nursing gave their time as volunteers at the Back to School Family Affair in July to help make sure area elementary and high school students were healthy and ready for the new school year.

Congratulations to Melody Waller, PhD, MSN, RN, assistant professor and RN to BSN option coordinator, and Jacqueline Burchum, DNSc, FNP-BC, CNE, associate professor in the Department of Advanced Practice and Doctoral Studies, who received Excellence in Teaching Awards from the Student Government Association Executive Council. The awards are among the highest honors given to faculty on campus. Waller also was selected as a Top 40 Under 40 Urban Elite Professional in Memphis for service to the community.

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2019 NightinGala Honors Mid-South Nurses

By Peggy Reisser Nearly 250 nurses and supporters from across Memphis, Shelby County, and beyond attended the third-annual NightinGala hosted by the UTHSC College of Nursing on May 4. Held in conjunction with National Nurses Week (May 6-12), the gala saluted the accomplishments of nurses and the impact the profession has on the community.

Ann Cashion, PhD, RN, FAAN, acting director and scientific director of the National Institute of Nursing Research at the National Institutes of Health, gave the keynote address. Dr. Cashion is a graduate of the PhD in Nursing program and a former department chair in the UTHSC College of Nursing.

“Nursing science gets at the heart of the health problems people face every day and helps find solutions, based on scientific evidence, to improve the practice of clinical nurses,” Dr. Cashion said. “Nursing science supports the efforts of millions of nurses across the country, who are the health care providers that probably have the most direct contact with patients and their families.”

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris presented a proclamation honoring nurses.

Proceeds from the evening support the College of Nursing’s Center for Community and Global Partnerships, which is designed to develop sustainable partnerships with clinical, research, and service institutions in the Mid-South to advance health care, foster innovative nursing strategies, reduce health disparities, and improve patient outcomes.

The event included the inaugural presentation of the Nurse Hero Awards given to individuals who have shown outstanding achievement in various caregiving roles.

Plans are underway for the 2020 NightinGala set for May 9, 2020.

2019 Nurse Hero Awards recipients: •T he 2019 NightinGala Bedside Nurse Hero: Cathy Russell, RN, St. Francis Hospital •T he 2019 NightinGala Advanced Practice Nurse Hero: Artangela Henry, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-C, Methodist Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center •T he 2019 NightinGala Nursing Team Heroes: The UTHSC Mobile Stroke Unit Nurse Practitioner Team: Anne Alexandrov, PhD, RN, CCRN, ANVP-BC, NVRNBC, FAAN; Wendy Dusenbury, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP, ANVP-BC, NVRN-BC; Victoria Swatzell, DNP, ACNP, ANP, ANVP-BC, NVRN-BC; Natalie Hall, FNP, ANVP-BC; and Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Wise, FNP, ANVP-BC

• The 2019 NightinGala Executive Nurse Leader Hero: Robin Mutz, MPPM, BSN, RNC, NEA-BC, senior vice president and chief nurse executive, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Sandra Madubuonwu, MSN, CLC, APRN, MT-CDSMP, the director of Maternal-Child at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, received the Dr. John Runyon Award celebrating a champion in the community who has promoted the efforts of nurses.

Sara Day Honored as a 2019 Health Care Hero

By Peggy Reisser

Dr. Day is well-versed in the benefits of partnering academic and clinical nursing in the community. She has served as the director of Nursing Education and the director of International Nursing at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, an associate professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, and director of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice at Children’s Hospital of Alabama.

Dr. Day’s career has focused on the development, implementation and management of nursing programs and models, which have improved the outcomes of underserved children and have been implemented nationally and internationally in 20 countries. She has worked to empower nurses to provide quality nursing care and created programs to advance the nursing work environment.

In 2014, she was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing for her significant national and international contributions to nursing and health care.

Recently, the Center for Community and Global Partnerships in collaboration with Regional One Health was awarded a grant to train nurses and other health care providers to recognize and defuse crisis situations.

This makes the hospital environment safer for health care providers, patients, and visitors.

When Sara Day, an associate professor in the College of Nursing, was named a 2019 Health Care Hero by the Memphis Business Journal, she had a humble response.

“You are giving me an award for something I love to do,” she said during an awards dinner in August.

Dr. Day is also an assistant dean in the college and leads the Center for Community and Global Partnerships, which is designed to develop sustainable partnerships with clinical, research, and health care institutions in the Mid-South to advance health care, foster innovative nursing strategies, reduce health disparities, and improve patient outcomes.

Dr. Day and the center are working to integrate academic nursing into population health initiatives, offer education and support for evidence-based practice, expand academic leadership in clinical practice, and grow academic nursing research programs. The center also supports nurse preceptors and provides nurse scholar programs in specialty areas.

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The center is also working with Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare to facilitate nursing research, collaborating with the Shelby County Health Department on a nurse residency partnership, and working with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on global nursing initiatives.

This is the second year in a row for a faculty member of the College of Nursing to be named a Health Care Hero.

Anne Alexandrov, PhD, RN, CCRN, ANVP-BC, NVRNBC, FAAN, Mobile Stroke Unit chief nurse practitioner and a professor, was named a Health Care Hero in 2018.

New Law Recognizes RNFA Graduates

By Peggy Reisser

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a law in July aligning the state’s requirements with national standards for recognizing the role of nurses who act as first assistants in the operating room. It a special moment for UTHSC College of Nursing faculty member Nancy Appling, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC, CNOR, CRNFA. (Pictured below with the governor at the signing event.)

Under the earlier Tennessee RNFA title protection statue, graduates of the UTHSC program could not use the RNFA title if practicing in Tennessee, though the credential met all national standards.

Appling, who heads the Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) Program in the College of Nursing, led the push to get the legislation passed. The new law allows advanced practice nurses to use the title of RNFA if they have successfully completed a formal RNFA education program.

“I am very happy to see this role recognized for what it is,” Appling said. “What we’ve done now is we’ve helped nurses help surgeons.”

The RNFA Program at UTHSC launched in 2017. It is the first of its kind in Tennessee and one of only a few in the country. The program gives nurses additional high-level skills to assist surgeons before, during, and after surgery in a role that in the past was reserved for physicians and often was learned on the job.

The academic program educates nurses to work cooperatively with the operative team alongside surgeons performing procedures, including suturing, tissue handling, and controlling bleeding. UTHSC’s program is approved by the National Assistant at Surgery Certification, the credentialing body that administers the Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant (CRNFA) credential.

A first assistant in cardiothoracic surgery for more than three decades, Appling has assisted with tissue handling, cutting, hemostasis, and has been involved with multiple surgeries, including coronary artery bypass grafting, endovascular vein harvesting, valve repair and replacement, great vessel repair and replacement, and pulmonary resections.

In 2014 the Tennessee Legislature passed a law creating protection for the use of the title RNFA. To use the RNFA title, nurses had to be an RN with an Operating Room Nurses (CNOR) certification, which requires two years of experience in the OR, and have completed an approved RNFA educational program.

National standards established by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) recognized either the RN with a CNOR certification or a boardcertified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) who had completed an approved RNFA course of study.

Many advanced practice nurses who are in graduate-level RNFA programs do not have the CNOR certification.

State Rep. John DeBerry and Senator Sara Kyle sponsored the 2019 bill. Appling testified before the House of Representatives in support.

Appling recently was asked to serve as national chairman for the RNFA Specialty Committee for AORN. “The title of RNFA provides evidence of educational preparation for surgeons and facilities that employ first assistants,” Appling said. “We have helped identify welleducated providers for the surgical patient.”

The UTHSC RNFA Program has graduated its third cohort since it launched.

“Nancy Appling has been a great leader for nursing and our College of Nursing,” said Wendy Likes, dean. “The passage of this bill to support APRN practice as an RNFA is essential to our health care systems. RNFA’s are valuable members of the health care team and we are thankful for her diligence in ensuring they are recognized as such.”

DNP Graduate Finds Fulfillment Caring for Newborns

By Jackie Denton

After four years as a premed major, Tosha Harris realized she wanted a career that would allow her to spend more time with patients. So, she switched her major to nursing.

More than 20 years later, she couldn’t be happier with that decision. “I have not regretted it a day,” she said.

“Nurses connect with patients on a different level,” said Harris, a DNP. “They are there from the very beginning to the very end. They see things that may not be as evident to other providers. Nurses take care of that other side, the emotional, psychosocial side. We are holistic providers.”

A native of Ferriday, Louisiana, Dr. Harris worked in a NICU for 10 years and had plans to stay in Louisiana.

When her husband died, leaving her to raise two sons alone, she was forced to take a new path. “There were challenges and there were struggles, but we persevered and we overcame it,” she said.

Shortly after, she had the opportunity to interview with a hospital more than 330 miles away – Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.

“I was apprehensive at first, because this was a completely different setting than what I was used to,” she said. “I came, and when I left, I said, ‘If they offer me a position, I’m coming,’ because it felt like that is where I needed to be at that moment.”

A couple of days later, she received a call with a job offer. She moved to Memphis in 2012.

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After a meeting with College of Nursing faculty members Bobby Bellflower, DNSc, NNP, and Amy Koehn, PhD, NNPBC, both of whom she considers her greatest champions and mentors, she enrolled in the College of Nursing’s Neonatal Nurse Practitioner program in the fall of 2016.

The concentration prepares RNs to provide care for premature and critically ill newborns. She graduated from the program in May 2018.

“The complexity of being a neonatal nurse is what drew me to it,” Dr. Harris said. “And the connection I make with my patients. Some people are completely turned off by neonates and sick babies, but other than the elderly, they are the most vulnerable population that nurses care for.

That is where I felt I could do my best service. Also, it entails taking care of their family as well. That was important to me. In order for parents to take care of a medically complex former NICU baby, they need to have that education and help along the way. That has fulfilled me.”

Today, Dr. Harris works as one of only two neonatal nurse practitioners at North Mississippi Medical Center Women’s Hospital in Tupelo. She is also a PRN at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.

“Now, I’m in a better place, not only to provide for my sons, but to show them there will be obstacles that you’ll have to overcome, and it’s not always easy, but if you keep with it and persevere and keep your goal in sight, you can get there,” Dr. Harris said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nurses connect with patients on a different level. They are there from the very beginning to the very end.â&#x20AC;?

Tosha Harris, DNP

Thank You Notes from Scholarship Recipients

Ansley Geno, DNP Student “I am very honored to be selected as a recipient of the University Scholars Award. I recently began the Doctorate of Nurse Practitioner program with a concentration in Psychiatric Mental Health at UTHSC. It is a privilege to pursue higher education. However, the associated expenses can sometimes be overwhelming. The financial assistance provided by the University Scholars award relieves some of the burden of paying for school, which leaves more time and energy for acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to provide the best patient care possible. Thank you for your generosity and support in making my dreams a reality!”

Daniel LaForce, RN, BSN, CCRN DNP Nurse Anesthesia Student “The academic rigor of the Nurse Anesthesia concentration does not leave room for work opportunity. I am so grateful that my scholarship helped relieve some of my financial burden, allowing me to focus more attention towards learning everything I can about my future profession!”

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Heather Leland, BSN, RN, PPCNP student “Being awarded the Chaundra Sanders Nursing Scholarship Fund scholarship not only helps relieve financial stress, it is also recognition of hard work and sacrifice. As a mother of four young children, I believe this scholarship shows them that hard work and dedication are rewarded. I hope to someday ‘pay it forward’ and provide a scholarship to help other nursing students pursue their dreams and achieve their goals!”

Corey Johnson, DNP-CRN student “Receiving any kind of scholarship is a great personal achievement to me because I have seen firsthand the doors it can open in furthering education and accomplishing goals.

The Chancellor’s Diversity Scholarship allows students like myself to focus more time, energy, and resources on studies by alleviating financial burden, which has been a catalyst to my success so far as a nurse anesthesia student in the DNP program. It is an honor and privilege to receive funding from alumni who came before me, and it makes me want to give back in the future to support the next generation of student leaders enrolled in the programs offered at UTHSC.”

Tammy Delaney, FNP Student “I’m grateful to God that UTHSC has afforded me the opportunity to be a recipient of the Chancellor’s Diversity Award. Prayer and hard work pays off!”

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Congratulations Class of 2019!

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102 received their degrees on May 24 66 DNPs, 36 BSNs 1 BSN student with 4.0 GPA; 9 graduated with honors 30 members of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society 21% Out-of-state 79% In-state 87.5% Female 12% Male

Class of 1968 Enjoyed 50th Anniversary Homecoming The 2018 Golden Graduate Homecoming Weekend was a great success. Alumni from all six colleges, including 13 from the College of Nursing, attended the three-day event last October to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their graduation from UTHSC. Events included the Golden Graduate Breakfast at the Student-Alumni Center, open houses at the various colleges, and the Golden Graduate Ceremony and Dinner at the historic Peabody Hotel.

Happy 50th to the Class of 1969!

The 2019 Golden Graduate Homecoming, set for October 16-18 in Memphis, honors the graduates of 1969 from all six colleges. This event includes dinner at Charlie Vergos Rendezvous, college open houses, a tour of the Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation, and the Golden Graduate Homecoming Ceremony and Dinner at the Peabody Hotel For more information, contact Terri Catafygiotu, assistant director for Alumni Programs, at tcatafygiotu@utfi.org or 901.448.8580.

Cheryl Stegbauer, BSN, MSN, PhD, right, an alumna and former faculty member, is among those celebrating the 50th anniversary of their graduation at the 2019 event. Dr. Stegbauer retired from the College of Nursing in 2014. The Dr. Cheryl Cummings Stegbauer Endowed Scholarship was established in her honor to support nursing students who demonstrate successful academic performance.

Scholarship 2019

Total Faculty Grant Funding* $1,689,248 *Fiscal Year 2019

Faculty Presentations TYPE

Faculty Grant Submissions by Fiscal Year TYPE

FY 2019*

2017

2018

2019

Federal

2

15

17

REFEREED

INVITED

11

13

Foundation

6

3

11

National

64

35

Internal (UT and CON)

5

7

2

Regional

7

1

Professional Organizations

1

2

1

State

7

11

State

9

25

TOTAL

98

85

International

Local TOTAL

Journal: 64 Other: 42

TYPE

*7/1/2018 through 6/30/2019

NCLEX-RN Pass Rates for BSN Program began August 2014 2015

Graduated

Dec. ‘14

2016

2017

Dec. ‘15 Dec. ‘16

2018 Dec. ‘17

Taken

36

60

46

96

Passed

36

60

46

92

!00%

100%

100%

96%

% FT Pass

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0

28

31

PhD Student Grant Submissions

by Fiscal Year

Faculty Publications FY 2019*

NURSING

1 15

2017

2018

2019

Federal

-

–

1

Foundation

1

2

1

Internal (UT and CON)

–

–

1

Professional Organizations

1

–

–

State

–

–

–

TOTAL

2

2

3

CoN Enrollment

408

CoN New Student Enrollment 2019 177 Total

CoN TOTAL

256 DNP

7

Grad Certificate*

136 BSN

9

RNâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;BSN

*Some students are enrolled in both the DNP and a graduate certificate program. They are reflected once in the final numbers.

59 Accelerated BSN 9 RN to BSN 22 DNP Nurse Anesthesia

21 Adult Gerontology

- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

20 Family Nurse Practitioner

8 P ediatric - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

2 P ediatric - Primary

Care Nurse Practitioner

14 P sychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

2N eonatal Nurse Practitioner

7D ual AGACNP and FNP 8 Dual PMHNP and FNP 4 R egistered Nurse First Assistant

1 P ediatric - Primary Care Certificate Program

A Few Words from our Advanced Practice Graduates The UTHSC College of Nursing DNP program is one of the largest producers of advanced practice DNPs in the country.

The program offers seven program concentrations and two dual-degree concentrations.

Graduates of this program are making an impact in a variety of disciplines and areas of the country. Here, some recent graduates share the impact of their UTHSC education.

“UTHSC introduced me to the world beyond bedside nursing. I learned invaluable skills, such as endotracheal intubation, chest tube placement, ultrasound-guided central venous line insertion, and many more that routinely help me to prolong life in my 32-bed ICU units each night. The opportunity to be able to provide a lifesaving measure is an incredible feeling. Thank you, UTHSC, for letting me be a part in your successes.”

Ashley W. Roney, DNP, AGACNP-BC Critical Care Nurse Practitioner/Intensivist Mid-South Pulmonary Specialists, P.C. (CoN ’17)

“The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has instilled evidencebased skills that have helped me as a sepsis navigator in obtaining data and identifying patients who need immediate attention, and in being a liaison with multidisciplinary staff to identify potential sepsis patients. UTHSC has taught me to be a hard worker, collaborate with others, seek out educational opportunities, and remain dedicated to promoting the highest standard of care for the acute gerontology population. It has given me a solid educational foundation and a passion for acute care that have assisted me in obtaining a job as an acute NP for the VA Medical ICU. Thank you UTHSC!”

Natasha Bronson-Woods, DNP AGACNP-BC, APRN Critical Care Nurse Practitioner VAMC (CoN ’18)

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“I am a proud alumna of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Since starting my career two years ago, I have met nurse practitioner leaders from many states who graduated from UTHSC. Due to the education and leadership during my training, I have the confidence to help lead my profession in Arkansas. I am proud to be successful as one of the first nurse practitioners in the emergency department at Arkansas Heart Hospital and to serve as president of the Arkansas Nurse Practitioner Association. UTHSC’s DNP program provides not only education for career success, but the tools needed to lead your profession, while knowing your boundaries.”

Julia Ponder, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-C, CNP Emergency Room, Arkansas Heart Hospital (CoN ’17)

“Graduating from the dual FNP and AG-ACNP program at UTHSC provided a strong didactic and clinical foundation that enabled me to start practicing at a high level immediately after graduation. In my practice as an emergency and pulmonary/critical care nurse practitioner, I have also been fortunate to be able to utilize the procedural skills taught in the program. I believe UTHSC’s NP program provides not only the requirements for competent practice, but the opportunity for graduates to excel in their chosen area of advanced nursing practice. “

Chase Habkouk, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, APRN Methodist University Hospital Emergency Room (CoN ’17)

“UTHSC gave me the tools and education I needed to practice independently in a critical care intensivist role immediately after graduation as an ACNP. The training I received at UTHSC prepared me to step out into practice and manage a 45-bed medical, neurological, and cardiovascular ICU, both admitting and treating critically ill patients. Because I attended UTHSC, I obtained the best training available in learning life-saving procedures, such as intubations, chest tube insertions, central lines, arterial lines, and other common ultrasound-guided ICU procedures. UTHSC’s reputation put me in a highly sought-after position, now working for the top pulmonary and critical care consultant group in the Memphis and surrounding area.”

Brandon Toney, DNP

AG-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Critical Care Intensivist Team Mid-South Pulmonary Specialists, P.C.

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Why Make an Annual Gift to UTHSC? Donating to UTHSC every year helps us provide scholarships, laboratory equipment, travel grants, community outreach initiatives, and many other benefits that would not be available using state or tuition-provided dollars alone!

Thank you for being a partner with our campus, our colleges, and our programs.

Your gift in any amount will make a difference.

Donate $100 or more and become a member of our 1911 Society!

For details, go to giving.uthsc.edu/1911.

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1911 Society Donor Recognition The College of Nursing would like to recognize its donors for the impact they have made on our students, faculty, and staff in the past fiscal year. The following donors denoted by an asterisk have achieved 1911 Society recognition for their generous support of the College of Nursing and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. The 1911 Society recognizes annual supporters of UTHSC, who are critical to our mission of educating excellent students, conducting innovative research, and improving health. Membership in the 1911 Society is granted across three levels: Annual Giving Partners, who make a donation of $100 or more each fiscal year; Sustaining Partners, who give annually at any amount for five or more consecutive years; and Lifetime Partners, who make cumulative gifts of $25,000 or more during their lifetime. To learn more, please contact the Office of

Development and Alumni Affairs at 901.448.5516 or visit online at giving.uthsc.edu/1911.

Your support is critical to strengthening our impact across the state and throughout the world. There are a number of vehicles through which you can make a gift. Cash gifts can be made online, by mail, or over the phone. Other ways to give include matching gifts, gifts of stocks or bonds, real estate, gifts in kind, and various planned giving options, which can be incorporated into overall estate plans. For more information on how to support the College of Nursing, please contact Michelle Stubbs, director of development, at mstubbs@utfi.org or 901.448.2076. Make your gift today! Go to giving.uthsc. edu/give.

Thank you for your generous support!

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Alumni Board of Directors PRESIDENT Armantine “Tine” Williams, ’75, ’81 PRESIDENT-ELECT Susan Sanders, ’09 SECRETARY Kim Zilske, ’07 TENNESSEE REPRESENTATIVES WEST Vacant Emily Mewborn, ’09, ’13 Crystal Walker, ’11, ’15, ’16

MIDDLE Hallie Bensinger, ’01 Melissa Flatt Littman, ’81 EAST Sandy Bateman, ’79. ’81 OUT-OF-STATE REPRESENTATIVES Barbara Cherry, ’06 Kim Zilske, ’07 REPRESENTATIVES AT-LARGE Belinda Mandrell, ’08 Diane Pace, ’96, ’98, ’71 Methodist Diana D. Dedmon, ’99 Susan Sanders, ’09 Susan C. Donlevy, ’77

Patricia Cooper, ’10 Brittany Hill, ’07 Dee Blakney, ’07 Linda Hill, ’93, ’04 Pat Speck, ’82, ’85, ’05 PAST PRESIDENTS Dianne Greenhill, ’62 Patti Ketterman, ’89 (UTK), ’06 James “Hutch” Hutcheson, ’07 NSGA PRESIDENT Kenny Gentner FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE Marion Donohoe, ’10

The UTHSC College of Nursing Continuing Education Presents The 2019 William T. Cashdollar Distinguished Visiting Professorship Friday, November 1, 2019 Memphis Botanic Garden 8:00 am – Noon Theme: The Clinician’s Role in Helping Parents Achieve Their Definition of ‘Being a Good Parent to My Seriously Ill Child.’

Keynote Speaker: Pamela S. Hinds, RN, PhD, FAAN, nurse-scientist and former faculty member at UTHSC. Register Online: 2019cashdollardvp.eventbrite.com For more information, contact Roylynn Germain at 901.448.2726.

Dr. Hinds was the director of the Division of Nursing Research, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 1999-2008. She is the director of Nursing Research and Quality Outcomes at Children’s Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She is also an adjunct faculty member of the University of Maryland School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

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May 9, 2020 | Memphis Hilton

Musician and former “American Idol” contestant David Francisco will tell his story of tragedy and triumph.

An alumnus of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Francisco was paralyzed in 2016, when a car ran a red light and hit him while he was riding his bicycle in Nashville.

The singer/songwriter spent a year in intensive physical therapy and rehabilitation at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, and later at Vanderbilt University Hospital. In 2017, he had recovered enough to compete on “American Idol.”

Francisco says the nurses at both hospitals were instrumental in his recovery. Now an inspirational speaker, he will share the moving story of his journey.

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