http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/ A publication of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing en-us tucke127@umn.edu pfan0001@umn.edu http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/StrengtheningtheBond/index.htm Arts based program helps improve communication between Latino adolescents and their families 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/ExerciseMatters/index.htm Aerobic exercise improves quality of life for people with Alzheimer's disease 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/Education/index.htm School of Nursing PhD students discuss their passion for nursing research 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/JanetDutcher/index.htm DNP Program Transforms Ideas into Innovative Programs 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/HyeounAePark/index.htm Informatics Revolutionizes Korean Nursing Education and Health Care 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AdvancementNews/LearningisForever/index.htm Emily Carol Hennings Anderson establishes endowed scholarship for undergraduate students 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AdvancementNews/PlannedGivingMatters/index.htm School of Nursing alumna Susan Forstrom helps shape the future of health care 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/FromtheDean/index.htm As you read this testament to our school's collective engagement, I invite you to get engaged yourself. That is Involvement, Interaction, Influence, and Intimacy with the people, programs, and initiatives of the School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota. Our engagement extends beyond the Twin Cities' campus to the Rochester community, the state of Minnesota, across the United States, and throughout the world as we expand our partnerships to grow both our programs and expertise. 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/index.htm A Letter from the President 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/NursingAlumniSpringCelebrationReunion2011/index.htm Alumni, faculty, and students gathered for a lively reunion at McNamara Alumni Center on April 30, 2011. Minnesota Senator Kathy Sheran gave the keynote address, "Quality Health Care for All: A Call to Social Action,alumni awards were presented, and reunion classes honored. 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/ClassNotes/index.htm Gayle Hallin (MPH '77, BSN '70), Mary A. Rossi ( BSN '70, MSN '75, CNM), Sharon Pontious (PhD, MS '72, psychiatric nursing), Margo Karsten (PhD, MS, BSN '84), Robin Lally (PhD '06; MS '99; BSN '91), Judy Pechacek (DNP '09; RN) 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/InMemory/index.htm Mercedes D. Smith (certificate, public health nursing), Eileen F. Dzubay (BSN), Marguerite Florence Wagenbach (BSN), Lucy DeReid Enos (BSN; MA '54), Patricia M. Reedy (BSN), Phyllis Elaine (Lillegren) Johnson (BSN), Barbara Frances (Beatty), Katherine "Katy" Ness (BSN; MS '58), Alys A. DuCharme (BSN), Geraldine K. (Knott) Jackson (BSN), Ann Moorhous (BS, in nursing), Birdelle Roberts (MPH), Anita Gangloff Huff Gala (BS, public health), Zorada Hoge, Florence Anna Stroebel, Ruth Proft Dannehl (MA, nursing education), Donna K. Franck (BSN), MaryAnn Miller (BSN; MS, public health), Candy J. Nistler (MS), Benjamin Gidmark (BSN), Hazel Clarice (Carvelli), Irene E. (Bjerknes), Isabelle (Mason) Walker (BS, nursing education) 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AdvancementNews/index.htm A message from the director of development 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AdvancementNews/JointheDeansCircle/index.htm Launched in 2011, the Dean's Circle recognizes generous donors to the School of Nursing who make an annual gift of $1,000 or more. I am pleased to share that 58 people have already joined me by becoming members of the Dean's Council. Please consider joining us. 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AdvancementNews/ShareholdersReportJuly2010-June2011/index.htm We gratefully acknowledge the generous benefactors who stepped forward to support nursing education, research and practice from July 2010 through June 2011. These pivotal gifts support emerging needs at the School of Nursing and respond to the rapid growth and changes within the nursing profession. Thank you for helping to change the lives of our nursing students, faculty members, alumni, and the patients for whom our nursing community cares. 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/CenterforAdolescentNursing/index.htm Crossing Boundaries: Global Learning at Home and Abroad 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/CenterforChildandFamilyHealthPromotionResearch/index.htm Research with a community-engaged focus is one of the prominent hallmarks of the Center for Child and Family Health Promotion Research. Center faculty regularly engages with domestic, national, and international health care communities in their research. 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/CenterforChildrenwithSpecialHealthCareNeeds/index.htm Leadership through Community Engagement Center faculty and students are committed to enhancing the quality of care for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSCHN) through advocacy, education, evidence-based practice, research and health care reform. Collaborations with key stakeholders and partnerships at the local, state, and national level are key to preparing future pediatric nursing leaders and achieving quality outcomes for CYSCHN. 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/CenterforGerontologicalNursing/index.htm Center Faculty Receive Research Awards. Talley Named 2011 BIRCWH Scholar. 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/KatharineJ.DensfordInternationalCenterforNursingLeadership/index.htm Accountable Care Organizations and Health Care Homes:Can Minnesota Make These Work? 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/MinnesotaCenterforHealthTrajectoryResearch/index.htm A Call for New Strategies to Develop Person-Centered Science 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/MinnesotaHartfordCenterofGeriatricNursingExcellence/index.htm Center Hosts Two National Nurse Leaders. 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/FromtheDean/index.htm Dear alumni, friends, partners, faculty, staff, and students, The one constant in our world is change: the rhythm of the academic year, research cycles, budgetary processes, and demands and opportunities for reform and transformation in higher education, health care, and nursing. At the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, we invite you to join with us as we proactively address extraordinary change, reform, and transformation in the nursing profession. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/SchoolNews/index.htm Faculty work to create positive change in nursing and society. Leadership has always been a core value of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. In fact, when the school opened its doors in 1909, it was the very first school of nursing founded on an American university campus. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/SchoolNews/HonorsandAwards/index.htm Melissa Avery, Linda Bearinger, Donna Bliss, Mary Chesney, Connie Delaney, Carolyn García, Ann Garwick, Joseph Gaugler, Linda Herrick, Merrie Kaas, Linda Lindeke, Karen Monsen, Christine Mueller, Susan O'Conner-Von, Linda Olson Keller, Kathleen Krichbaum, Kristine Talley, Diane Treat-Jacobson, Renee Sieving, Elizabeth Lando-King, Michaella Murphy, Anna Pirsch, Kelsey Scanlon, Kaitlan Bless, Rachel Issacs, Sonia Pond, Erica Schorr http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/SchoolNews/NewAppointments/index.htm Jane Anderson, Mary Benbenek, Agnes Chagani, Angela Harrison, Caitlin Herrnstadt, Mary Catherine, Thomas Clancy, Melissa Frisvold, Nicole Randle, Nima Salehim, Tracy Utech, Dawn Vanderhoef http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/Education/index.htm When Linda Lindeke speaks with graduate students about future career opportunities, she can easily point to trends that make those advanced degrees increasingly valuable in the marketplace. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/Education/JohnBelewTheBestofBothWorlds/index.htm For John Belew, pursuing his PhD literally resulted not only in a new career direction, but also a new position. Encouraged by Linda Lindeke, PhD, RN, CNP, FANN, associate professor and director of graduate studies, Belew applied for his current position as a nurse researcher at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare, and since 2006, he has supported multidisciplinary clinical research efforts for Gillette in a variety of areas, all with the goal of improving care for patients. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/Education/PlayingtoLearn/index.htm As a generation of young adults who grew up with Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and other video games enters the workforce, the School of Nursing is turning to gaming—serious gaming—to prepare practicing and future nurses for careers in health care. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/Education/AlisonRomstadSteppingTowardLeadership/index.htm In her role as a geriatric nurse practitioner (GNP), Alison Romstad has seen firsthand the challenges that elderly patients face due to polypharmacy, or the use of multiple medications. Those experiences served as inspiration for the capstone project, "Polypharmacy Reduction and Medication Reconciliation in Transitional Care Units for Geriatric Patients," that she completed as part of her Doctor of Nurse Practice (DNP) degree work at the University of Minnesota. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/Education/IdilMohamedAFoundationforSuccess/index.htm When BSN student Idil Mohamed first began her experience at Park Elder Care Center in Minneapolis, she met with a few Somali elders. At her next visit, a line of Somali elders had formed to talk with her. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/Centers/index.htm With nursing's eyes locked onto the recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) Future of Nursing report, we think about how, in the field of adolescent health, we are preparing nurses for "leading change and advancing health" for all young people. Sadly, in two national surveys conducted a decade apart (most recently in the 1990s), we still see that too few nurses are ready to address even the most common health concerns of adolescents. So, in the Center for Adolescent Nursing, we are listening to the IOM's recommendations and considering where we are succeeding and where we need to further invest. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/Centers/CenterforChildandFamilyHealthPromotionResearch/index.htm Collaborative Partnerships and Nurses of the Year http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/Centers/CenterforChildrenwithSpecialHealthCareNeeds/index.htm The center is working to address recommendations in the IOM report The Future of Nursing by leading and diffusing collaborative improvement efforts through research, practice, and community-based partnerships and increasing the number of doctorally-prepared pediatric nurses. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/Centers/CenterforGerontologicalNursing/index.htm More than 35 million Americans are age 65 and older, with this number expected to rapidly increase as the 77 million Baby Boomers reach retirement age. This tsunami of aging adults who will require care will create a tremendous need for a well prepared nursing workforce that can develop effective interventions that maintain or improve the health of this population and that can effectively deliver care – especially for those who are at risk or more vulnerable. In the past decade, assisted living facilities and community-based services have emerged as preferred alternatives to nursing homes requiring new models of care delivery and professional nurses who are prepared to practice in these settings. With the advent of the School of Nursing's redesigned baccalaureate and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs, different strategies for learning about the care of older adults were needed. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/Centers/KatharineJ.DensfordInternationalCenterforNursingLeadership/index.htm Imagine an exam room with a view of a nature preserve with trees and weaving grasses. Imagine being a patient in an intensive care unit, listening not to the usual sounds of beepers, buzzers, alarms, and bells – but to soothing music or to the sound of the sea. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/Centers/MinnesotaCenterforHealthTrajectoryResearch/index.htm Nurses make a difference. But under-standing what goes on in the nurse-client encounter that makes the difference is one of the great challenges in nursing research today. Now the emerging science of nursing informatics, which relies on large practice-generated nursing data sets, is helping both nurses and other health professionals get a better picture of what nurses really do. At the U of M, nursing informatics experts are developing the methods and metrics needed to analyze these large data sets for meaningful information that will improve health care quality and population health. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/Centers/MinnesotaHartfordCenterofGeriatricNursingExcellence/index.htm Scholarships Awarded to Emerging Geriatric Nursing Scientists. Preparing Doctoral Students for Future Geriatric Faculty Roles. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/index.htm The importance of accepting, encouraging, and developing the talents and resources of "young alumni" from the U of M School of Nursing will be key to our school's continued success in promoting the School of Nursing and connecting alumni with each other. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/AHCOralHistoryProject/index.htm The Academic Health Center Oral History Project is collecting and preserving the personal stories of former University of Minnesota School of Nursing faculty, staff, and students. Bringing these stories and experiences together revealed how these individuals shaped the leadership and day-to-day operation of the School of Nursing. The project is also collecting stories of individuals who have served in leadership roles, have specific insights into the institution's history, or were involved in the formation of the university's Academic Health Center. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/SpeedMentoringProgram/index.htm The room buzzed with energy and conversation as nearly 50 students and 20 nurse mentors filled the room at the sixth Annual Speed Mentoring event held in the Twin Cities March 3, 2011. Using the speed dating format, students were introduced to a variety of nursing specialties such as informatics, anesthesia, public health nursing, infection control, medical-surgery, and ER. Every six minutes students moved to a different mentor to ask questions about their area of expertise. This award-winning program has become an annual event eagerly awaited by students. Feedback from participating students and nursing alumni ensures that the event will return next year. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/ClassNotes/index.htm 1969: Alice Swan, 1985: Craig Luzinski, 1990: Mary Fran Tracy, 1994: Margaret Dexheimer Pharris, 1998: Jennifer Bailey DeJong, 2003: Cynthia Hiltz, 2009 Sara Tomczyk http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/InMemory/index.htm 1932: Effie Hanover, Myrtle Viola (Kyrklund) Adams, 1942 Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Youngman, Eileen (Hoffman) Blumenthal, 1944: Dolores May (Dienst) Brownson Cline, 1946: Gertrude (Ridge) Mervich, 1947: Joan Kleinert Kovacs, 1948: Wynona Peaslee, 1951: Grace G. Peterson, 1952: Virginia (Peterson) Naros, 1953: Helen Ruth Donatsch Ditmer, Karen Peterson, Ellen A. Roller, 1955: Alys A. DuCharme, Diana Catherine (Wahl) Rachuy, 1956: Hazel Martha Maxwell, 1957: Janet Engeman, 1959: Marion (Schnaith) Paskvan, Anna Zenkovich http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AdvancementNews/index.htm Recently I was talking with the retired founder and CEO of a large international marketing company at a luncheon where he was being honored for his leadership in both the business and philanthropic communities. I asked why he thought his company had been so successful and he replied "You know what the most important thing to pay attention to is? Culture. We built a culture that was friendly, we had fun and we worked hard. Culture is key to building and creating success." http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AdvancementNews/PayingItFoward/index.htm David and Sheila Lein didn't graduate from the University of Minnesota, nor did they win the lottery, but the exceptional nursing care they received at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, inspired them to "pay it forward" with a $25,000 donation that will have a lasting impact. "We both had family members who have been hospitalized at the University of Minnesota and area hospitals. They received such good nursing care that we wanted to contribute to the profession," says Sheila. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AdvancementNews/ContinuingALegacy/index.htm To honor the dedication of Claire Nelson, CNM, and Nancy Schamber, CNM, after 25 years as co-directors of the Hennepin County Medical Center's Nurse-Midwife Service of providing outstanding nurse-midwifery care, friends and colleagues have created the Claire Nelson and Nancy Schamber Student Nurse-Midwife Fellowship at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. This fellowship will provide financial support to nurse-midwife students at the School of Nursing, ensuring the continuation of Claire's and Nancy's legacy well into the future. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/PhotoFinish/index.htm School of Nursing Foundation Research Professorship Reception. Scholarship Reception. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/FromtheDean/index.htm "It's a perfect storm" – you have probably heard this expression as many times as I have lately in relationship to health, health care reform, health care systems, nursing, and higher education. What thoughts come to your mind: crises, opportunities, and chaos? The School of Nursing focuses on opportunities. We remain unwavering in the school's founding vision of nursing's role in society - to improve the health of society; ensure the interconnectedness of mind, body, and spirit; and to combine the depth of understanding and knowledge discovery with concrete actions to challenge the status quo. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/SpotlightonAdvancedPracticeNurses/index.htm As a result of health care reform, some 32 million formerly uninsured patients will enter the health care system by 2014. Due to the looming shortage of primary-care physicians — a predicted shortfall of 40,000 by 2020 — a new paradigm of care is emerging — one that promotes wellness management rather than disease management. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/SpecialDelivery/index.htm In the United States today, more than 99 percent of all babies are born in a hospital. And for high-risk moms — such as those who are carrying multiples or have chronic conditions like diabetes — a hospital birth is best. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/TakingaLookattheBigPicture/index.htm As a baby, John Bennett never babbled. "He squealed and growled, but he didn't vocalize the way his older brothers did," says John's mother Sarah. He was different from his brothers in other ways, too. When he nursed, milk ran out of his nose. And he always seemed to have a cold. "Most babies get colds, but with John, colds became infections that didn't go away even after several rounds of antibiotics," Sarah says. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/PartneringforHealth/index.htm The Affordable Care Act, which became law earlier this year, will usher in benefits and health coverage for millions of Americans. This means small business tax credits, health coverage for early retirees, and funding for scholarships and loan repayments for nurses, doctors, and other health care providers working in designated "health professional shortage areas." It also means that more than 30 million formerly uninsured individuals will enter the system by 2019. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/TeachingtheTeachers/index.htm Siobhan McMahon, MSN, MPH, GNP-BC, saw student perceptions of older adults undergo a transformation as they completed the newly redesigned clinical management course for students in the family and adult nurse practitioner tracks. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/SchoolNews/index.htm On April 23, 2010, more than 400 people attended the school's annual Nursing Research Day to hear the scope and impact of nursing-related research between the University of Minnesota School of Nursing and its community and clinical partners. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/Education/index.htm In July, Christa Watson, BSN '10, and Amanda Bugni, BSN '10, made a rare and impressive leap for new graduates: Both were hired as operating room (OR) nurses. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/CenterforAdolescentNursing/index.htm Reform of the nation's health care system has focused unprecedented attention on issues of health care needs and coverage. According to policy analysts, some aspects of adolescent care have received solid support under the new plan. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/CenterforChildrenwithSpecialHealthCareNeeds/index.htm Barbara Leonard: A Legacy of Caring for Children. New graduates Jehad Adwan and John Belew. Mary Chesney to lead DNP program. Free CE Modules. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/CenterforChildandFamilyHealthPromotionResearch/index.htm HOME Plus Aims for Healthful Homes, Helping Refugee Women Cope with Stress, Elizabeth Lando-King awarded a Theresa V. James Fellowship http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/CenterforGerontologicalNursing/index.htm Helping Caregivers Manage Bowel and Bladder Leakage in Dementia http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/KatharineJ.DensfordInternationalCenterforNursingLeadership/index.htm In a letter to the editor of Health Affairs (2008), Densford Center Director Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN, noted that: "Health care reform is destined to, and deserves to fail if we do not diagnose and treat the right problem – the dysfunctional health delivery system…Finding better ways to finance, access, or measure results within the current paradigm is not the good news or the right answer. Instead, what is needed are new ways to deliver care, expanded opportunities for advanced practice nurses, and innovative solutions for educating tomorrow's nursing workforce." http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/CenterNews/MinnesotaHartfordCenterforGeriatricNursingExcellence/index.htm Congratulations 2010-11 Geriatric Nursing Scholars: Linda Christianson, Bruce Davidson, Christopher Kemnitz, Paula McNiel, Marjorie Webb, Joseph Halvorson and Erica Schorr http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/Alumninews/index.htm Named the Outstanding Alumni Society of the Year by the University of Minnesota Alumni Association, the Nursing Alumni Society was honored for outstanding overall service and programming at the 2010 Alumni Awards Celebration held in the McNamara Alumni Center on September 29, 2010. The award was accepted by Laura Doten, the society's 2010 president and Laurel Mallon, the school's Director of Alumni and External Relations. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/WhatsUpwithU/index.htm Ruth Nelson Knollmueller, Sheila Bjorklund, Elizabeth Kemper, Melea Anderson, Melissa Thorson, Ryannon Frederick, Annette James http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/TheYoungAlumniAward/index.htm Named the Outstanding Alumni Society of the Year by the University of Minnesota Alumni Association, the Nursing Alumni Society was honored for outstanding overall service and programming at the 2010 Alumni Awards Celebration held in the McNamara Alumni Center on September 29, 2010. The award was accepted by Laura Doten, the society's 2010 president and Laurel Mallon, the school's Director of Alumni and External Relations. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/AlumniSpringCelebrationReunionWeekend/index.htm McNamara Alumni Center was filled with laughter and lively discussion at the Nursing Alumni Celebration and Reunion event on April 24, 2010. Alumni reunion classes, current nursing students, and faculty gathered for the annual event. Memories were shared by the Class of 1960 and special recognition was given to the Distinguished Alumni and Faculty who were in attendance. http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/AlumniNews/InMemoriam/index.htm Beverly Jane McElmurry, Helen Swanson, Verna (Raisanen) Hames, Nancy Ellen Way Lienek, Ione Meyer Olson, Harriet J. "Jonnie" Morgart, Beverly Ewert, Gloria Larson Hayden, Norma Ekelund Bayard, Lillian Hiroko Tanaka, Betty Fay Sorensen, Dorothy J. Dobratz, Judy Dewey Tollefson, Harriet Steen Aarhus, Arva Marie Jones, Susan Marie Garayalde and Dawn Marie Calliguri Johnson http://www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine/Foundation/index.htm Now more than ever before, public health nursing leadership is needed to improve the health of populations in the U.S. and globally. Inspired by the accomplishments of Pauline A. Vincent, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN (1956), this endowed chair will focus on developing and leading public health nursing education and research initiatives that have a national and international impact.