TTUHSC-SON Research and Practice

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January 2005

Pat Allen and Lynda Billings have received the SON first National Sciences Foundation Grant entitled “Alliance for Innovative Nursing Education” which partners TTUHSC, Austin Community College and HealthStream in testing software to assess clinical competence of students enrolled in the new 2^nd Degree Program. This NSP grant is a two-year project funded for $600,000.

Carol Boswell has a publication accepted: Boswell, C. (2004). Mentoring. Phi Kappa Phi Forum, 84(4), pp. 46-47.

Linda Brice is being honored as “Women That Makes Things Happen” at the first annual Zetal Phi Beta Banquet held January 22, 2005. The award is presented to women in the Lubbock area that have done an outstanding job in community service or business.

Cathy Collins, Sharon Decker and Karen Esquibel have a new publication: Collins, C., Decker, S. & Esquibel, K. (2004). Definitions of health: Comparison of Hispanic and African-American Elders. The Journal of Multicultural Nursing and Health. Fall, 2004, 10(3), 13-18.

Sharon Decker has completed the first year of the NLN/Laedral project “Designing and Implementing Models for the Innovative Use of Simulation to Teach Nursing Care of Ill Adults and Children: A National, Multi-Site, Multi-Method Study”. The work of the research teach which Sharon is a part will be presented at the National Nurses Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning Conference in Spokane, Washington in June, 2005.

Chris Esperat has been inducted into the American Academy of Nursing. Another FAAN in our group.

Chris Esperat, Alexia Green and Cindy Acton have a new publication: Esperat, C., Green, A., and Acton, C. (2004). One vision of academic nursing centers. Nursing Economics, 22(6), 307-312.

Chris Esperat has been selected to join a group of national leaders in health policy related to primary health care for a one year fellowship whereby she will have the opportunity to further shape the future role of nurse managed centers in providing primary health care for our nation.

Christy Meriwether has accepted the position of Director of Marketing and Development for the School of Nursing. Christy was previously in the role of Director of Customer Service and Performance Improvement for HSC.

Cynthia O’Neal has been elected to serve as Chair of the General Faculty, effective January 1, 2005.

Cynthia O’Neal has a new publication: O’Neal, C. (2004). Syllabus selections: Innovative learning activities. Journal of Nursing Education, 43(11).

Ana Valadez has received her Nursing Administration, Advanced recertification, effective January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2009.

February 2005

Pat Allen, R.N., Ed.D., has been selected to participate in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s Leadership for Academic Nursing Program.

Susan Andersen, APRN, B.C., Ph.D., will be representing the SON on the Vietnam Center Advisory Board.

Alyce Ashcraft, R.N., Ph.D., CS, CCRN, presented a paper (co-authored by Dr. Donna Owen and Dr. Du Feng) November 20, 2004 at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Washington, D.C. on Using the MDS and MMSE for Resident Placement Along the Long-Term Care Continuum.

Carol Boswell, R.N., Ed.D., has been published: Boswell, C. & Cannon, S. (2004). Nurses’ Political Involvement: Responsibility versus Privilege. Journal of Professional Nursing.

Barbara Cherry, R.N., M.S.N., M.B.A., has been published: Cherry, B. and Jacob, S. (Eds). (2005). Contemporary Nursing: Issues Trends & Management, 3^rd Ed. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby. Chapter Contributors: Ruth Ann Bridges and Alexia Green.

Barbara Johnston, R.N., Ph.D., served as the education leader for the Panhandle of Texas at Two Opinion Leaders’ Consensus Conference in Houston Texas (October and November 2004) in conjunction with a HRSA Grant “Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness in Aging” (BTEPA) awarded to the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Center on Aging and the School of Nursing. Curricula content was developed by an interdisciplinary team of physicians, pharmacists, Geriatric NPs, nurse educators, psychologists, acute and long term care administrators and community health planners. The outcome is dissemination of BTEPA curriculum by incorporation into existing academic courses, offering electives, and continuing education programs in each of the Texas regions represented on the grant dissemination plan.

Teddy Jones, R.N., Ph.D., C.S., F.N.P., has a new book published. A Stone for Every Journey. Sunstone Press. You can purchase a copy by clicking on www.sunstonepress.com.

Ann Laurence, M.S., coordinated an award-winning caregiver project in conjunction with six Area Agencies on Aging in the West Texas Region. The project “West Texas Cares” was one of only 20 projects in the nation chosen by the U.S. Administration on Aging as a “Caregiver Champion Program” and was featured on the AOA website during the month of November, 2004.

Ana Valadez, R.N., Ed.D., CNAA, FAAN has been asked by the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing to participate in a Summit of Experts in Geriatric Education and Practice to be held in New York City March 10-11, 2005. The summit will explore the feasibility of Teaching Nursing Homes that will serve as model sites to improve overall preparation of the health professions workforce.

Susan Andersen, APRN, Ph.D., B.C. has an abstract accepted by ONS. Andersen, S. (2005, April). Indigenous Helpers for Smoking Cessation. 30^th Annual ONS Congress in Orlando, FL.

Carol Boswell, R.N., Ed.D. and Sharon Cannon, R.N., Ed.D. have been published: Boswell, C. & Cannon, S. (2005). Critical thinking online: Can it be conquered? In L. Caputi (Ed.), Teaching nursing: The art and science. Vol. 3 (pp. 355-366). Glen Ellyn, Illinois: College of DuPage Press.

Chris Esperat, R.N., Ph.D., APRN, BC, FAAN presented at the following: (1) Plenary Speaker: “Translating research into practice: An evidence base to eliminate health disparities”. National Conference of the Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations (NCEMNA), March 11, 2005, Washington, D.C.; (2) Keynote Speaker: “Transformation for health: An agenda for research in health disparities”. Sigma Theta Tau Research Day, Nu Omega Chapter, University of North Carolina – Wilmington, March 31, 2005, Wilmington, NC.; and (3) Breakout Session (with Celia Glick, Principal, Harwell Elementary School): “Partnerships for school children’s health: The East Lubbock Coalition for Community Health Improvement”. 37^th Annual Conference of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN), July 1, 2005, Washington, D.C.

Chris Esperat, R.N., Ph.D., APRN, BC, FAAN has the following publications accepted:

Esperat, M., Green, A., Acton, C. (2004). One vision of academic nursing centers. Nursing Economics, 22(6): 307-312.

Esperat, M., Feng, D., Owen, D., Green, A. Transformation for health: An organizing framework for health disparities research. Nursing Outlook.

Chris Esperat, R.N., Ph.D., APRN, BC, FAAN has been selected as a 2005 primary care fellow, DHHS Primary Care Fellowship Program. She has also been selected as a reviewer, Special Emphasis Panel to review grant applications in response to PA02-153 and PAR03-060 for the NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), March 23, 2005, Bethesda, MD. She has been selected as a Research Mentor for the Nurse Stimulation Program (NCEMNA). This program is funded by a $2.4 million grant from the NIH, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) focused on meeting the need to support the next generation of nurse scientists from ethnic/racial populations.



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