UNC Wilmington
School of Nursing
Volume 9, Issue 4
Editor: Sandra O’Donnell ([email protected])
Inside this issue:
May 2016
Production: Debra Simpson ([email protected])
Greetings from the Director
Greetings from the Director
1
Notable Recognition
2
Notable Achievements
3
SLC, Nu Omega and Student Success
Center
4
CHHS Research Week
5
Honors Students Presentations
6
FNP Pediatric Presentations
7
Randall Library News
8
Selected Class Presentations
9
May 2016 Graduates
End of School Year Issue
10-12
Graduate Photos
13
Nursing Student Awards
14
Upcoming Dates:
June 20: Camp BONES
Aug. 8: Academic year begins
Our largest population of B.S.N. students graduated this spring:
131 R.N.-B.S. graduates and 47 prelicensure graduates. Well
done!
The School of Nursing recently led an interdisciplinary group from
CHHS on a trip to explore possibilities for international relations
and research opportunities with faculty and students in Cuba. I
was pleased to be a part of that group, and we hope to share more
with you as we develop those relationships. It was fascinating to
visit Havana and explore the health system there. [See pg. 14.]
Please join us on Facebook for weekly updates and follow SON news on our home
page http://uncw.edu/son to stay informed about our activities, including the new D.N.P.
program, while we update our newsletter format this fall.
My first year has passed quickly and I am excited about the direction we are taking as we
grow our school and our programs. Thank you to all of you who have made me feel so welcome and have contributed time and resources to support our nursing programs. I wish you
all a summer filled with sunny days, family and fun.
Congratulations to the Class of May ’16
Congratulations to the class of May ’16 on their recent graduation: 42 undergraduates and
Aug. 10: Faculty Council, time and
three graduates in the Clinical Research (CLR) program, 131 R.N.-B.S. and 47 prelicensure
location TBA
Aug. 15: UNCW Convocation, 10
a.m., Trask Coliseum.
graduates. Pictured below are several of the prelicensure graduates. A full listing of graduates
appears on pages 10 and 11.
Aug. 17: Fall classes begin
Aug. 22: Undergraduate Council, 3
- 5 p.m., location TBA
Sept. 5: Labor Day—no classes
Oct. 6-7: Fall Break
Nov. 24-25: Thanksgiving holiday—no classes
Dec. 8: Fall semester ends
Please submit items of interest,
calendar events, notable
achievements, community
events and questions you may
have for our faculty and staff to
our editorial/production staff:
Sandy O’Donnell or Debra
Simpson.
Photo courtesy of Ramona Hutton-Howe, mother of Emma Howe (May ’16)
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Notable Recognition:
Congratulations to Nancy Ahern on her April 9 induction into the National Academies of Practice (NAP) as a “Distinguished Scholar & Fellow.” The NAP is a nonprofit organization that
includes 14 academies in all. The mission of the NAP is to promote excellence in practice of
health care professionals, and quality health care for all through interprofessional collaboration
in service delivery, research, education and public policy advocacy. Ahern was inducted into
the Nursing Academy. At the NAP conference Ahern made a podium presentation on her research “Awareness and knowledge of adolescent risk behavior from a parent's perspective.”
Congratulations to RuthAnne Kuiper and Tammy Arms for the recent publication of their
book, co-authored by Daniel Pesut, on Clinical Reasoning and Care Coordination in Advanced
Practice Nursing. This book describes an innovative model for helping Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) students develop the clinical reasoning skills required to navigate complex patient care needs and coordination in advanced nursing practice. The model, the Outcome-Present-State-Test (OPT), encompasses a clear, step-by-step process that students use to learn the skills of differential
diagnosis and hone clinical reasoning strategies. The method focuses on patient scenarios and stories and juxtaposing issues and
outcomes derived from an analysis of patient problems, evidence-based interventions, and desired outcomes. It offers a blueprint for using standardized health care languages and provides strategies for developing reflective and complex thinking. For
faculty use, the text provides links to relevant APN competencies and guidelines for using the OPT when supervising students
in field settings. Other faculty who contributed to this project are Brandy Mechling, Patty White, Carolyn Jones, Michelle McEwen, Stephanie Turrise and Rand Pennington.
Congratulations to Tammy Arms for her selection as a participant in the Sigma Theta Tau International 2016-17 Nurse
Faculty Leadership Academy (NFLA). The NFLA is a highly
selective, 20-month mentored leadership academy designed to
foster academic career success, promote nurse faculty retention and satisfaction, encourage personal leadership development and cultivate supportive work environments in academe. The program pairs aspiring full-time, non-tenured faculty leaders or “scholars” with experienced leadership mentors, supported by NFLA faculty members. The academy curriculum includes a variety of educational strategies for developing leadership knowledge, competence and outcomes. Pictured from left to right in photo on right is Gwen Sherwood of
UNC Chapel Hill (Arms’ faculty advisor), Arms and Nannette Lavoi-Vaughn of ECU (Arms’ leadership mentor).
Congratulations to the following faculty and staff who have been recognized by the May ’16 graduating seniors as making a
significant impact on their education at UNCW: Nancy Ahern, Tammy Arms, Blaise Bolan, Lolita Bryant, Robin Cunningham,
Jerre Garnett, Susan Gell, Anne-Marie Goff, Carol Heinrich, Carolyn Jones, Jeanne Kemppainen, Soo Kim-Godwin, Jared Kerr,
Sarah Lawson, James Lyon, Susan Marshall, April Matthias, William Mountford, Nancy Murdock, Sandra O’Donnell, Barbara
Pennington, Penny Sauer, Patricia Schulz, Christy Simmerman, Susan Sinclair, Julie Smith-Taylor, Stephanie Turrise, Marge Verzella, Patty White and Heidi Winslow. The faculty were honored at a university reception, sponsored by the UNCW Office of
Student Affairs, on April 28.
At the Spring ’16 Awards Ceremony retiring faculty Nasrin Falsalfi and Sandra O’Donnell were recognized. Falsafi has served as
assistant professor specializing in mental health nursing since ’11 and O’Donnell as a lecturer since ’06. O’Donnell will continue
in her role as the newsletter editor beginning with the December ’16 issue.
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Notable Achievements
Congratulations to Nancy Ahern, Beth Gazza and Diane Pastor for their recent promotions to full professor and for having
recently been granted tenure.
Congratulations to Diane Pastor, who is principal investigator with co-investigators Tammy Arms and Andrea Jones (School
of Social Work) on a funded Hartford Foundation Change AGEnts translational research grant entitled "Where the Rubber
Meets the Road: Using Interactive Theater to Promote Conversations about Driving Safety for Persons with Dementia." This
was a competitive peer-reviewed grant which is funded to interprofessional health teams to develop, test and disseminate an
intervention to improve the lives of older adults in the community. There are three community partners: NCNA; Alzheimers
NC; and Theater Delta in Chapel Hill. The research team is seeking other grant opportunities to continue this program beyond the funding period of calendar year 2016 to continue this research. (See related story on page six.)
Pastor was accepted to attend the Hartford Institute’s Health Policy Institute in D.C. in June to work on a project proposal
about driving safety and dementia.
Nursing faculty Stephanie Turrise, students Paige Morrison. Alexis MacLamoroc and Robyn Maule conducted 70 screenings at
the Million Hearts Iniative event on April 4 and 6 to determine heart disease risks for the UNCW campus community. CHHS
Dean Charlie Hardy participated by having a screening as well.
Sandra O’Donnell has recently been elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors for the Lower Cape Fear Hospice.
Nursing Faculty Presentations
On April 20 Laurie Badzek made a presentation to the UNCW Board of Trustees at the Education Committee meeting. Her
presentation provided various aspects of each of the SON programs and the growth of each, job placements and research.
Badzek also touched on interprofessional collaboration with the CHHS and innovative learning strategies currently being
used. Two students made presentations: Brittany Hayes from the CLR masters program and Samantha Rouse from the
nursing prelicensure program.
Congratulations to Susan Crawford, whose poster presented at the Preventative Cardiovascular Nurses’ 22nd Annual Cardiovascular Symposium, won second place in recognition for data generated research. Crawford’s poster, which was selected for a
moderated poster session, was entitled “Health Beliefs Related to Physical Activity in Patients Living With Implantable
Cardioverter Defibrillators.” The organization sponsoring this symposium on April 14-17 is the editing body of the Journal of
Cardiovascular Nursing. Symposium attendees came from as far away as Australia, South Korea, China, Africa and Europe.
Diane Pastor participated in a panel presentation on “Using Health Communication Methods to Deliver Difficult Health
News at the UNCW Pre-Health Program on March 29. Diane Pastor also made a poster presentation to the National Academies of Practice Annual Meeting April 8-9. Her poster was entitled: "We Have to Talk: Interprofessional Simulation for Delivering Bad News."
Clinical Research Faculty Presentations
Jim Lyon presented a lecture on March 14 to the Research Triangle Park Chapter of the Association of Clinical Trial Professionals entitled “Obtaining a Master’s Degree in Clinical Research: How will it help my career?”
Barbara Pennington and Jared Kerr attended the 2016 Association for Clinical Research Professionals Meeting & Expo in Atlanta on April 16-19. Pennington assisted in presenting her project: Using Personalized ePortfolios to Demonstrate Professional
Competency in Clinical Research.
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Simulation Learning Center News
Five interprofessional simulations were implemented throughout
the academic year. This collaboration prepares students for
working with different disciplines after graduation. Nursing collaborated with medical professionals, the School of Social Work
and the Departments of Recreational Therapy and Exercise Science.
One recent collaboration occurred on April 22 when nursing faculty Kellie Griggs, Christy Simmerman and Carolyn Jones
(pictured at left) and Barbara Snyder, lab assistant, implemented
a pediatric interprofessional simulation. The focus of the student
learning experience was effective communication. A team from
New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NHRMC) consisting of
Katheryn Colacchio, a neonatologist, Deborah Albert, a pediatric
surgeon, and Amber McVeigh,
neonatal and pediatric respiratory clinical education, joined the simulation involving the resuscitation of an infant in distress.
New equipment has been ordered to replace some outdated or missing equipment within our
eight labs for our student learning needs. They include:
 A state-of-the-art birthing manikin (pictured right) which can also be used as a postpartum
manikin;
 A non-pregnant manikin which can be ventilated;
 An actual mechanical ventilator capable of being used with adults or pediatrics;
 Two computerized medication stations (“Pyxis”) which simulate that which is currently
used at NHRMC;
 An up-to-date infant isolette.
Nu Omega Chapter News
The Nu Omega Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International is planning a 5K Evening Scrub Race to take place on the UNCW campus next fall. Further details
will be forthcoming.
News from the Student Success Center
The Office of Student Success has officially changed its name to the Student Success Center. There is now a complete staff of
“initial advisors” for the R.N.-B.S. nursing program whose primary responsibility is to advise incoming R.N.-B.S. students.
These advisors are Mark Forbes, Molly Basehore, Rachel Kemp, and Lindsay Phipps.
The application deadline for admission to the prelicensure cohort of May ’19 entering the nursing program in the spring of 2017
(July 1, 2016).
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CHHS Research Week: April 4-8
Clinical Research-Sponsored Programs - April 6
The Clinical Research program sponsored a panel discussion
on April 6 entitled, “Access Patients/Patient Access.” The
presentation, consisting of five panelists focused on bridging
the gap between research and patients. Investigators and
patients struggle to meet the others’ needs (investigators seeking better access to patients and patients pursuing more access to new therapies) while ensuring that the newest investigational therapies are safe and effective. The panelists (pictured
above) included: Candace Andersson (senior medical scientific liaison at ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.), Roxanne Andrews
(oncology research coordinator at NHRMC), Teresa Dunlap (executive director of global project management at PPD), Tobin
Geatz (co-founder/general partner at SeaHawk Innovations LLC), and Michelle Fillion (surgical oncology at NHRMC).
Also on April 6 “A Day in the Life of… Study Startup" dinner and seminar was presented by the NC Coast Clinical Research
Initiative and Student Association of Clinical Research (SACR.) The speaker was Dana Durst, principal activate team leader U.S., Chiltern International, who explored the training requirements, responsibilities, daily activities, advancement potential
and other characteristics of several careers related to the broad clinical research field.
2016 CHHS Research Day - April 8
Barbara Lutz, the McNeill Distinguished Professorship, made a podium presentation at the
2016 CHHS Research Day on April 8. Her presentation, entitled “Leveraging your Program
of Research and Scholarship to Impact Practice and Policy,” in which she outlined means in
which students and faculty could link their scholarship to local, regional and national opportunities for leadership and service. In doing so, Lutz has found an effective way to translate
research findings into practice and policy. Her presentation provided concrete examples and
strategies that others can apply within their respective careers.
Various nursing and clinical research posters were presented. Nursing faculty (and the titles
of their posters) who presented posters were: Beth Gazza (“Applied Learning Experiences in
an Online Accelerated Degree Completion Nursing Program”), Robin Cunningham (“StudentDirected Learning in Multi-day Simulation Using Interprofessional Collaborative Care
Teams”), Michelle McEwen Campbell (“Evaluating Chain-of-Command Self-Efficacy Through High Fidelity, Student-Directed
Obstetrical Simulation”), Soo Kim-Godwin (“Student Perceptions of Group Experience in Online R.N-.B.S. Research Course”)
and CLR faculty Susan Sinclair and Jared Kerr (“Building an Interprofessional Team to Advance Complementary Therapies for
COPD”.
Nursing faculty Patty White presented a poster with students from various schools within the CHHS entitled “Healthcare for
Cancer Survivors and Families; Preparing Students through Interpersonal Education, Simulation and the use of Standardized
Patients.” Students who contributed to this project were: L. Sprod, J. Garcia-Grandos, E. Colton, S. Lopez, E. Fensterle, J. Cammarata, J. Silveira, B. Bowden, M. Bezerra-York, S. Lowery, W. Frazier, M. Radford and J. Lee.
Clinical Research program student presentations include: Carrigan Creech (May ’16) whose faculty advisor was Jared Kerr
(“Perceptions and Self-Efficacy Towards Clinical Research”) and Avery Dominquez (May ’17) whose faculty advisor was Jared
Kerr (“Developing a Test Model System for Hatching Crustacean Zooplankton”). Kerr also served as faculty advisor to exercise
science student David Giordano for his poster presentation (“Building an Interprofessional Team to Advance Complementary
Therapies for COPD”).
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2016 Honors Students Present Posters
Six graduating Honors students were featured
during the 2016 UNCW Spring Showcase of
Student Research and Creativity. Each of these
students presented a poster depicting their
Honors research project at the event. The students are pictured above from left to right (with
the titles of their research projects in parentheses): Tracy Martin (“Enhanced External Counterpulsation Therapy: An Innovative Medical
Approach to Cardiac Revascularization”), Jazmyn Robinson (“Comparing Quality of Life in
Persons with Dementia Across HealthCare Settings”), Kristin Sweeney (“Personal Perceptions
.
about Physical Status in People Living with
HIV”), Rachel Abele (“Nursing Students’ Attitudes and Willingness Towards Taking Care of HIV AIDS Patients”), Madison
Jones (“Knowledge and Experience of Registered Nurses Related to Post-Operative Cognitive Disorder”) and Michelle Dy
(“Evaluating First-Year Students’ Understanding of Medication Labels”). Faculty advisors who assisted the students pictured
above are (with student names in parentheses): Heidi Winslow (Martin), Tammy Arms (Robinson), Jeanne Kemppainen
(Sweeney), Sarah Lawson (Abele), Jeanne Kemppainen and Stephanie Turrise (Jones), and Carol Heinrich (Dy). Congratulations to everyone involved with these extraordinary projects.
Interactive theater performance comes to McNeill Hall
An interactive performance by Theater Delta was presented
on April 21. The presentation, “White Knuckle Driver: An
Interactive Theater Performance about Challenging Conversations for Driving” focused on challenging conversations
with older adults around driving cessation. The sponsors of
the presentation were nursing faculty Tammy Arms and
Diane Pastor, and Andrea Jones from Social Work. Pictured
at right are actors portraying the characters in the scene: the
middle-age daughter, the mother diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
and the mother’s physician.
Theater Delta is an organization that uses Interactive Theater – scripted and improvisational audience participatory theater –
to promote dialogue and social change. Theater Delta bases its success on recognition that when people who participate in the
drama on stage, and subsequently participate in a dialogue, are more likely to change personal attitudes and behaviors.
First Class of D.N.P. Students
Congratulations to the first cohort of the Doctorate of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) program set to begin in August. Applications
are currently being reviewed for acceptance into the program.
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2016 Clinical Research Awards Ceremony
The clinical research graduates held their third annual Graduate Recognition Ceremony on May 6 . The guest speaker was Randall Johnson, Executive Director for Southeastern NC Biotech.
FNP Student Presentations on Pediatric Analyses
On April 27, the FNP students enrolled in the Graduate Pediatrics course also made poster presentations on topics chosen for
either case or PICO analyses. Students presented and discussed a variety of topics. Below are photos of several of the presenters.
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News from Randall Library
John Osinski, the Health and Human Services librarian, reports recently purchased resources of interest to the SON. They are
listed below:
SAGE Research Methods: This is a resource for students learning research methodologies, faculty conducting research for publication and librarians training others in research. The service showcases research from a quick dictionary definition, a case
study example from a researcher in the field, a downloadable teaching dataset to a full-text title from the Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences series or a video tutorial showing research in action.
Counseling & Therapy Online: This is a multimedia collection that addresses the current best practices for counseling and therapy. It includes transcripts of real therapy sessions, video presentations by practicing therapists as well as presentations
and publications by renowned academic therapists. The collection directly discusses the CACREP 8 Core Areas required by
many states for counselor certification as well as a wide range of contemporary issues from working with LGBT clients to
helping clients suffering from PTSD. Contains 628 videos and 538 books & documents.
Kanopy Streaming: Over 1,000 video clips dealing with nursing, including many on techniques and procedures.
Nursing Education in Video: This is a unique online collection of videos created specifically for the education and training of
nurses, nursing assistants, and other healthcare workers. All of the videos in the collection have been created with the guidance of the Medcom-Trainex advisory board, and are regularly reviewed for accuracy, currency, and compliance with US
federal regulations from agencies such as OSHA and CMS. This latest release includes 420 videos.
Nursing Standard: This journal is available to us through two of our databases. Coverage ended in ‘’14, but the latest subscription has brought the collection up to date.
Osinski also suggests for pleasure reading and viewing:
New York Times in Education: Every faculty member, staff, and student now has a one-year electronic subscription to the New
York Times thanks to an Academic Site License through Randall Library.
SWANK Digitial Campus - lots of popular movies for streaming. Can be for research or just for fun.
Student Organizations
ANS Information
The purpose of the Association of Student Nurses is to contribute to nursing education and influence the educational process, as
well as provide programs that relate to fundamental and current nursing professional interests and concerns. In addition, the
organization seeks to develop its members into their professional roles and responsibilities for caring for people of all walks of
life. For more information regarding membership, please contact one of the officers for the 2016-17 academic year: Kacy Buddin (president), Tyra Girdwood (Event Chair), Emily Bergren (Points chair), Elise Rañosa, and Meredith Lee (Membership chair)
and Fundraising Committee members Wyntre Ortiz and David Fowler.
AAMN
The American Assembly of Men in Nursing (AAMN) is a professional nursing organization that strives to improve gender inclusion in nursing, to enhance the roles of men in nursing and to encourage and support men in nursing.. The members of the
UNCW chapter also seek to promote a more positive, diversified culture to lend a supportive role to fellow members in nursing.
The chapter has recently announced its newly elected officers : president Kim Raymond (May ’17), vice president Emily Keough (May ’17), secretary Alexis Ned (Dec. ’16), and treasurer Joseph Shaw (Dec. ’17).
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Selected Student Class Presentations - Spring 2016
Reflection Day: Prelicensure Community and Pediatric Nursing Classes
On Apr. 26, students enrolled in the Pediatric Nursing and Community Nursing
courses presented their reflective projects. This assignment is a collaborative
effort between the two courses.
Students were asked to select patients
from one of their clinical experiences
who had impacted them in some way.
Each student was required to write a
paper presenting the patient’s pathophysiology and relevant nursing diagnoses and then use the OPT Model to plan
care for the patient. Students were also
required to create a project that incorporated the arts and humanities and was reflective of what they saw in patients and/or
the family members. Individual presentations were made in which students explained how the selected patients had impacted
them as nurses and how the caring experiences frame models to be used in the future.
Students voted on their choices for recipients of presentation awards. These recipients are (with the award category listed):
Tiffany Tutwiler, (“The One that Touched Me”), Jessica Wyatt (“The One that Made Me Say ‘Wow’”), Gabby Millie (“The Most
Talented”), Corin Abella (“The One I Wish I had Thought Of”), Mackensie Webster (“The One that Conveyed the Essence of
Nursing”), Breanna Kemp (“Best Integration of Arts and Humanities”), Joe Kolaszewski (“The Most Creative”) and Haley
Burton (“The One That Made Me Smile)”. The recipients of the various awards are pictured above.
Poster Presentations in “Issues, Trends and Health Policy”
On April 22 students in the prelicensure course “Issues, Trends and Health Policy”
presented their posters reflecting current nursing issues. Nursing faculty were invited
to view the posters and select the most noteworthy posters based on clarity, visual
appeal and formatting. Two posters receiving special recognition were the poster
made by Alix Theodossiou on nurse staffing issues and the poster of Kim Raymond
based on moral courage in nursing. Kim Raymond and her poster are pictured at left.
Welcome to our Newest Faculty
Kelly Ellington joins the nursing faculty as Assistant Professor. Ellington was a 1992 graduate of theWatts School of Nursing. She worked in high and low risk L&D for over 20 years at Duke University
and at WakeMed. She completed her RN-BS degree from Winston Salem State University and her
MSN and DNP from University of South Alabama. Ellington has also completed a graduate subspecialty in nursing education from University of South Alabama. She is dual certified from the National Certification Corporation (NCC) as a WHNP-BC and RNC-OB (inpatient obstetrics). Prior to
coming to UNCW Ellington was a full-time women’s health nurse practitioner at Cary Ob-Gyn in Cary,
NC where she continues to practice part-time. Ellington previously taught maternity/newborn nursing
part-time within the Dept. of Family Health at UNC Chapel Hill in the BSN program.
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Class of May 2015
BS Graduates
Prelicensure
Rachel Ann Abele *~Φ^
Trang Le Jeralds
Alexis Beth Abraham
Madison L. Jones *~
Celyna Maie Javier Albano
Teresa Rene Jones *
Collin Jade Baldiga
Trent Alexander Jones *
Allison Nicole Bowman *
Shelby Lynne Koenig *
Leah Catherine Childress *
Alexandria McCabe Maher *
Tiffany Lynn Connors
Tracy Martin **
Amanda Raye Contic *
Kristina Danielle McCarty
Markie Carene Crist
Emily Campbell McDonald
Patricia Jordan Czar
Lindsey Kay Monroe
Heather Marie Dingwell *
Sofia Gonzalez Patrick
Jamie Lynn Dorman
Alexandra Marie Portal
Michelle Pineda Dy ~
Ashley Erin Price
Erik Anthony Esposto
Kerry Ann Pues
Samantha X. Geiger *
Jazmyn Robinson ~
Stephanie Gelin
Samantha Meghan Rouse
Elizabeth Anne Grune
Katelyn Michelle Rowe ~
Haley Christine Grzebyk *
Brianne Samantha Ryan * Φ
Nina Jacqueline Hadley *
Brooke Marie Sebastian
Carter Winstead Harris
Mary Leanne Stainback *
Jody Clemens Holm
Silva Marie Stout *
Alexis Taylor Horde
Kristin Denise Sweeney *~
Lee Emma Howe *
Emily Ashton Williams *+
Roger Clark Yost *
* Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society
>Sigma Alpha Lambda National Honor Society
+ North Carolina Nurse Scholar
^ University Honors
~Departmental Honors in Nursing
** Summer graduate
Ú Sigma Delta Pi Honor Society
Φ Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
¨Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
( National Scholar Honor Society
/ Honor Society.org
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Class of May 2015
BS Graduates
RN/BS
Tracie Ann Abee
Sarah Cooper Alarcon
Belinda Alayof
Amber Marie Archer
Kassi Liegh Aultman
Charisa Nicole Bailey
Barbara Doyle Barrett
Amy Michelle Bartlett
Rebekah Marie Benson**
Luciana Beture**
Summer Christian Blackman
Carmen Daniels Blair
Adrienne Hamrick Blanton
Amy Logan Bridges**
Jennifer Johnson Brown**
Kimberly Ann Carter
Susan Michelle Cash
Breana Lee Chappuis
Kimberly Ann Cherry
Kasey Ellis Chmelik
Jolin Nicole Collins
Amy Furr Coltrane
David Franklin Connor
Courtney Richardson Cortes
Phoebe Sarah Costner
Kelly Anne Craighead
Heather Cheri Craver
Angela Joy Creech
Dana Kathryn Cuddihy**
Cami Marie Cunningham
Amy N. Dew
Melissa Anne DiBenedetto
Megan Grace Doherty
Cindia Rene’ Dorn**
Michael Patrick Doyle
Dream K. Dwyer-urquilla
Kellen Virginia Edwards
Mary Elizabeth Edwards
Bobbie Martin Efird
Carrie Sebastian Efird
Nikita Kimberly Ferrell*
Chelsee Caroline Freeman
Ann Sarah Gallagher
Liza Ann Garner
**Summer graduates
Laree' Connell Goforth
Cherise Dawn Gray
Matthew Jonathan Hale
Jennifer Ryan Hanzlik
Anjelia Tameka Harris
Alexandra Faith Harrison
Kathryn Marie Hauser
Sarah Clements Heenan**
Abigail Leigh Henderson
Lindsey Shumake Henkel
Wendy Lee Hillman Greta
Lorraine Horne
Darlene Ferguson Houston
Lauren Kathryn Hubbard
Deana A. Jackson
Alicia Sue Johnson
Samantha G. Johnson-Post**
Jessica Alker Jordan
Sarah Brown Kelley**
Raleigh Ann King
Elisha Michelle Knight
Megan Rhyne Koonts
Rosaura Laabidi*
Andrea White Lawrence
Alexandria Rose Lieske**
Sara Beth Liles
Chloe Michelle Linton**
Michelle Faith Lopez
Ashley Yarborough Luckett
Jacob Edward Lundorf
Judi Ann Mattison**
Rachel Leann McCoy**
Karianne J. McNoldy
Nicholas Barton Meads
Jennifer Lynn Middleswarth
Angela Kaye Miller
Mindy Alicia Miller
Karla Diane Mills
Jessica Lynn Morris
Jessica Danelle Muckenfuss
Ashley Elizabeth Newton
Ann Elizabeth Newton
Morgan Leigh O’Neal
Christiana Ngozi Ogidi
Haminat Abebisi Oladipo**
Melanie Ann Opack**
Meggan Bree Orr
Elizabeth Mears Otto
Sarah Brienne Palmer
Christie Michelle Poling
Norma Rodriguez Prosser
Jennifer Barrios Ramos**
Meredith Lee Reittinger
Brittnee Ashlyn Rogers
Christopher Martin Rowe
Ivelisse Ruiz
Adele Regina Savage**
Christopher Michael Sciotto
Jamie Nicole Scott**
Katherine Marie Sinopoli
Cortney J. Sirois
Samantha Diane Slowinski
Autumn Marie Smith
Brittany Ryan Smith**
Chelsey Roberson Smith
Kristin Paige Smith**
Lesley Elizabeth Smith
Lindsey Nicole Smith
Brenda Leigh Soto**
Peggy Sue Stanton**
Olivia Shotwell Strader
Kara Laine Stuart
Michelle Brackett Suggs
Dawn Elizabeth Tanis
Victoria Lynn Tankersley
Chelsea Lynn Thompson**
Katherine McFarlane Thompson
Holly Malinda Thornton
Kayla Zandare Wallace
Jaclyn Deta Watts**
Elizabeth Bridgers Webb
Angela Dawn Welch
Laderria Shanae Whitted
Belinda Davis Whorton**
Sebrina Artina Wiggins**
Paris Ann Williamson
Kimberly Dawn Winn
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Class of May 2016
Clinical Research Graduates
Master’s
Caroline H. Farrior (Dec. 2015)
Brianna Elaine Greenwald
Sarrah Caroline Williams
Baccalaureate
Kelli E. Alexander
Viviene Amber Arianas
Kayleigh Elizabeth Ascenzi
Erica Barnes
Ne'Dra Ann Bell
Abbigail Kathryn Belton
Autumn Marie Blevins
Robinson Mary Lyle Brozina
Brianna Marie Cannizzo
Emory Carpenter
Diana Coral Cruz
Alexandria Renee Denning
Taylor Renee Fedorcha
Andrea Liliana Gentry
Sophia Grant
James Thomas Hargrove
Alyssa Erin Horne
Sharain Cashmear Jacobs
Olivia Mason Jones
Raven Cymone Jordan
Chi Hang Kat
Caroline Paige Lewis
Timothy Jacob Lewis
Yancey Taylor McCoury
Julianna Marie McGuffin
Alighiery Mendoza
Katherine Rose Miller
Ashley Marie Pelkey
Shayna Brooke Phillips
Kimberly Nicole Ponthieux
Jacob Nathaniel Rabon
Kristen Rachel Rivera
Elizabeth Maria Sandoval
Brielle Victoria Smith
Kendra Elizabeth Thibeault
Arden Reece Tritt
Ngoc Anh Vo
Ashlee Alyssa Wagner
Ashley Lynn Williams
Michael Gary Young
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Awards Ceremonies - May 6. 2016
Clinical Research: Bachelor of Science
Prelicensure
RN-BSN
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The Cuban Experience
From the water’s edge in Old Havana to the tobacco fields
of inland Cuba, 9 faculty, one school director and one dean
from the CHHS experienced a 6-day (May 7-13) exploratory
trip to Cuba. The mission: to learn about the renowned
Cuban health care practices and delivery and to explore
opportunities for future learning and research excursions.
The trip provided what one participant described as a “real
eye opener” as far as having exposure to a system of health
care based upon promotion, prevention and accessibility
and where health outcomes compete with that of the U.S.
Throughout the duration of the trip the CHHS visitors
saw a pediatric mental health facility, an orthopedic
hospital, an urban polyclinic (the primary access of
health care for Cuban citizenry) and a parent-organized
community setting for individuals affected by Downs
syndrome. Further, the CHHS faculty met with a representative of the ICAP (Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples) and with nursing faculty at Havana’s nursing school to explore faculty and student
opportunities
The underlying themes throughout this experience
were discovery and effective collaboration across
boundaries of government, culture, language, economic
status and health care practices. This experience, not
unlike other international experiences within the SON,
will promote more productive discussions from what
was learned and by more insightful inquiry.
Nurses’ Day Celebration
The 19th Annual Nurses Day Celebration, hosted by the SON and the N.C. Nurses’ Association, District 22, celebrated the 2016
National Nurses Week with a dinner celebration on May 10.
Melissa Batchelor Murphy (BSN ’96, MSN ’00) was awarded the School of Nursing Alumna Award. BatchelorMurphy served from ’05 to ’11 as a full-time lecturer within the SON. She completed her PhD in ’11 in nursing
and received a post-Master’s certificate in nurse education from the Medical University of S.C. College of Nursing. She joined the Duke University School of Nursing faculty later that year.
Batchelor-Murphy was awarded the National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence Claire M.
Fagin Fellowship for ’12-’14 to support her post-doctoral program of study. Additionally, she utilized funding
from her’13-’16 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar award to complete an analysis of
recorded meal interactions in determining the verbal and non-verbal behavioral cues leading to increased meal
intake in persons with dementia. Batchelor-Murphy has also received funding as a project director for a study funded through
the Adaptive Leadership for Cognitive Affective Symptom Science Center, a Center of Excellence grant funded by the National
Institute of Nursing Research. Her research efforts will result in development of a dementia skills training program for nursing
home staff. Batchelor-Murphy maintains her practice in the Duke Medicine Geriatric Evaluation and Treatment clinic.
Also at the dinner celebration several individuals from southeastern N.C. were awarded scholarships through the N.C. Nurses’
Association District 22, the Catherine Boyd Spell Nursing Foundation and newly-created scholarship named in memory of Angie Fisher, former CNO of Novant Brunswick Hospital who served on the planning committee for the NCNA Nurses Day Celebration for years. Nurses and nurse practitioners in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick Counties were recognized for their
contributions to nursing.
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Notable Recognition: Recipients of the Spring 2016 School of Nursing Awards
Excellence Award: Presented to a student with a minimum overall cumulative GPA of 3.25, outstanding clinical performances
and nominated from students and faculty with final endorsement by the faculty:
Pre-licensure: Roger Yost, ’16
RN/BS: Norma Prosser,’16
Achievement Award: Presented to the student who demonstrates growth and mastery of concepts and practices in nursing, utilizes resources effectively to develop potential and takes initiative for personal learning growth:
Pre-licensure: Erik Esposto, ’16
Kaitlyn King, ’17
RN/BS: Darlene Houston, ’16
Lingering Thoughts from the Editor . . .
It has been an educational experience and quite an honor to have been entrusted with the
gathering and editing of stories for the School of Nursing Newsletter.
A brief history: the first edition of the School of Nursing Newsletter was entitled First Friday.
This was for two reasons. First, the school in 2007 (the first year of newsletter publication)
was housed in Friday Annex; and second, each edition was produced on the first Friday of the
month throughout the academic year. Initially the newsletter was printed on quality paper
and distributed among faculty via individual mailboxes and to students within the various
classes. Virginia Adams was the Dean at the time. Her vision was to have this publication
serve as a communication tool among an expanding faculty in a school with an increasing
number of programs and enrollment. The first edition consisted of 4 pages.
Beginning in the fall of 2008 the production staff (which consisted of Debra Simpson and yours truly) resorted to a more economical digital format of the newsletter to be posted on the School of Nursing website. In 2010 our circulation increased to
include School of Nursing donors, nursing alumni and “special” recipients or close associates of the school.
Of most importance is the content of the newsletter. There has always been the “Notable Recognition” and “Notable Achievement” sections which have served to underscore the talents of our faculty and students. However, feature stories and news
items have changed over the years to reflect current activities and our development into an extraordinary educational institution. Currently work is underway to provide future editions in a new digital format beginning with the Dec. ’16 edition.
There is a common thread in all of our editions and it is what we are the most proud of. It is people with diverse interests and
agendas connected to this school through its mission and excellence. In short, this publication is designed to convey the stories
of achievement and to represent the School of Nursing to a far wider audience than the original intent.
On behalf of Debra Simpson and myself, thank you for this wonderful opportunity to present people and programs that convey
a vibrant, engaging and amazing community.
Sandra O’Donnell, Editor
Please submit calendar events, organizational news, notable achievements, community events, research and scholarship activities to our editorial and production staff:
Sandy O’Donnell ([email protected]) or
Debra Simpson ([email protected]).
Final Lingering Thought . . .
Have a fun and relaxing summer!