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Home Telemonitoring
Preceptors & Clinical Partnership Instrumental in
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WVU Tech Service-Learning Projects
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Preceptors’ Invaluable Leadership Role
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Publications & Presentations
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Research Corner
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SNA Corner
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Philanthropy
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Honor Cords - A New Tradition
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Class Notes
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Tribute to Jacqueline Whitman Riley
About the Cover
Photos on the cover represent stories featured in this issue of WVU Nursing, including (top left,
clockwise) WVU Tech Service-Learning Projects, Research Corner: Innovative Partnership Inspires
Learning and Collaboration, Preceptors’ Invaluable Leadership Role, SNA Corner: Palliative Care
Resolution, and (center) Home Telemonitoring.
Elisabeth N. Shelton, RN, PhD
Dean’s Message
T
he WVU School of Nursing
began a new chapter in its
history this year. Dr. Georgia
Narsavage stepped down
from her position as dean at the end
of December. Fortunately, the School
of Nursing continues to benefit from
her broad knowledge and experience
since she is staying on as professor and
is the first director of interprofessional
education for the Health Sciences
Center.
The School of Nursing is now in
the process of searching for its fifth
permanent dean. A search firm will be
working with the search committee to
find the person who will lead the School
into the future, as we celebrate the first
50-year graduates in 2014.
Thousands of nurses have graduated
from WVU School of Nursing since its
first graduating class in 1964, touching
tens of thousands of West Virginians
We have much of which we can
be proud of at the WVU School of
Nursing. Our MSN program was
recently ranked 21st in online graduate
and people all over the country and
the world. The mission of the School
is to “lead in improving health in
West Virginia and the broader society
through excellence in student-centered
educational programs, research, and
scholarship, the compassionate practice
of nursing, and service to the public and
the profession.”
nursing programs by U.S. News &
World Report and is ranked third in
online nursing programs for veterans.
We have expanded international
opportunities for students and now
have a collaborative relationship with
a university in China. Our BSN and DNP
curricula have been revised to reflect
nursing and health care in the 21st
century. Our research and scholarships
have grown significantly in the past few
years. And as always, our faculty and
students remain committed to serving
those most in need.
You will see examples of how we
live our mission in this issue of WVU
Nursing, which focuses on the service
of students, faculty, and preceptors
through their work in community
and clinical settings throughout the
state. One article features sophomore
nursing students at WVU Tech and
their service-learning projects that
impact the health of West Virginians in
various settings and across different age
groups. Another features family nurse
practitioner students, whose service
hours at a free clinic benefit vulnerable
populations who are uninsured. A
third article focuses on the value of
preceptors during senior leadership
rotations and the benefits to students,
patients, and the preceptors themselves.
It’s a great time to be a Mountaineer and
a great time for moving forward in the
School of Nursing!
Elisabeth N. Shelton, RN, PhD
Interim Dean, West Virginia University
School of Nursing
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Principal Investigator (PI) Georgia Narsavage (right), with Research Nurse Trisha Petitte and Study Coordinator Chuck Coole during an NIH National Cancer Institute study
teleconference in April, 2013. Phone participants (not pictured) include CO-PI Kathy (Yea-Jyh) Chen (Kent State) and Health Economist Kevin Frick (Johns Hopkins).
TELEMONITORING
Empowering patients to self-manage symptoms
by Danielle Conaway
A
recent WVU School of Nursing study indicates
that a home telemonitoring system may help
lung cancer patients manage their health,
decrease hospital admissions, and remain at
home.
When an elderly, lung cancer patient’s oxygen levels began
to fall when he got out of bed, he became limited to only
moving around in his bedroom. His wife became very
concerned that even using the bathroom was too strenuous.
An in-home telemonitor device collected his heart rate,
blood pressure, and oxygen levels daily, and his shortness of
breath was documented as getting worse.
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He and his wife discussed what they could do and were
coached by the study’s research nurses, Trisha Petitte and
Michelle Ryan, who used the telemonitor information about
his problems to help guide the discussion. Should they call
the doctor or change his medications? Should they call
the oxygen company to check the oxygen concentrator
and tubing? His wife decided she would call the oxygen
company first, and when the company checked the
machine, they found a problem with the tubing and fixed it.
The patient was then able to walk farther with the oxygen,
and a trip to the Emergency Room was avoided.
“Most other uses of telemonitors involve the clinicians
telling the patients how to change their medicines or other
therapy – our study helped
the patients make their own
decisions,” said WVU School
of Nursing researcher Georgia
Narsavage, PhD, RN. “Then, once
the monitor was removed, the
patients had been helped to
develop their own knowledge
of how to contact their doctor
or nurse or obtain other help,
hopefully without the need to
visit an emergency room.”
Georgia Narsavage (right) and Chuck Coole view a patient’s vital signs
data transmitted from home, using Honeywell HomeMed LifeStream
View. The browser-based interface allows health care providers to
interact with patients to make informed decisions on patient care.
Fifty-seven patients between
the ages of 45-90 who were hospitalized or treated in the WVU
Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center with problems related to
lung cancer, participated in the study. For two weeks, on a daily
basis, an FDA approved, hospital-grade telemonitoring device
collected patient data, including heart rate, body temperature,
weight, blood pressure, and oxygen level, and asked the patient
to respond “yes” or “no” to ten pre-programmed questions about
difficulty breathing, fatigue, limited activities, difficulty taking
meds, and increased pain. Results from the telemonitor were
transmitted via satellite to the WVU School of Nursing research
office for analysis. Clinical research nurses then called the
patients to discuss the telemonitor information
and allowed the patients to decide what to do
about the information.
Following rural patients via telemonitoring was originally
successful only in homes with landline-phones; the
mobile GPRS radio system was only able to transmit data
from urban/suburban settings, but not from remote rural
homes. The new system has the ability to transmit from
many remote areas. Despite challenges of telemonitoring
in remote areas, participants and their families expressed
satisfaction with the use of the technology as a means to
learn self-management; they felt supported--even at a
distance.
The study was implemented in 2011 by Dr.
Narsavage, WVU School of Nursing professor,
and co-principal investigator, Yea-Jyh Chen, PhD,
RN. The project was funded by a National Cancer
Institute grant of $366,000.
WVU School of Nursing researchers completed
data collection of the telemonitoring study this
spring, and they are continuing to analyze the
data. “We did find that telemonitoring is feasible
in rural West Virginia, but not all patients are
located in areas where data transfer is supported,”
Dr. Narsavage said.
Pictured (L–R) Georgia Narsavage and Trisha Petitte at
the 4th Annual CCTS Scientific Meeting & 5th Annual
Appalachian Health Summit in Columbus, Ohio this May.
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WVU Charleston Division
S
killed nurse practitioners mentor MSN nursing
students in the family nurse practitioner (FNP)
track program and help them obtain relevant,
real-life FNP experience at the WVU Charleston
Division School of Nursing.
The two-year FNP program led by Associate Clinical
Professor Jarena Kelly (BSN ’97, MSN ’01, DNP ’11),
requires students to work 600 hours in a clinical setting
with a qualified preceptor during the second year of the
curriculum, concurrent with their rural health practicum
courses.
“Our students are expected to apply their academic
knowledge to a real-world, clinical setting while working
with actual patients from various races, religions, genders,
and belief systems,” Kelly said. “The majority of the hours
are required to be in family health care across the life span
– from birth to death, with between 40-60 hours in specific
specialty care areas including pediatrics, obstetrics, and
women’s health.”
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Pictured at WVU Health Right this March are WVU Charleston Division School
Jarena Kelly (second from right), with students Lisa Sullivan (far left) and Mela
Kelly and faculty member Teresa Ritchie (BSN ‘99, MSN ‘01,
DNP ’11), who like Kelly, is an FNP, recognized that there
was a shortage of both facilities where students could
be placed to obtain their clinical hours and preceptors
willing to volunteer to teach the students, especially those
practicing in women’s health.“ So we approached Patricia
White, Executive Director of WV Health Right, a Charleston
free clinic that provides quality primary and specialty care
to uninsured, impoverished patients, and asked if we could
collaborate with them,” said Kelly.
A partnership was born after White agreed that the clinic
would provide the patients and staff support while Kelly
and Ritchie precept the students. At WV Health Right, FNP
students benefit from caring for a diverse and vulnerable
population that is indicative of rural West Virginia, and are
guidance and support,” said Dobbins, who has precepted
students from WVU Charleston Division School of Nursing
and other universities collectively for 14 years. “I practice in
a very rural setting, in the community in which I grew up,”
Dobbins said. “So the students get to see the long-standing
relationships that are built with patients and how caring
for one patient may evolve into caring for a family and
generations of family members. And they see how it is to
practice and make the best of available resources.”
Such experiences are invaluable to the students and show
how instrumental preceptors are to the FNP track. The
preceptors are the cornerstone of the program, empowering
students to become exceptional nurse practitioners who go
out and serve in their communities.
of Nursing faculty members and preceptors Teresa Ritchie (far left) and
nie Dinsmore, both of whom graduated with an MSN-FNP in May 2013.
also exposed to programs such as WISE Women, which offers
screenings for heart disease and other services geared at
preventing disease and improving community health.
While Kelly and Ritchie precept at WV Health Right, family
nurse practitioners Vicki Dobbins (BSN ’91, MSN ’98, DNP ’12)
and Donna Burton, volunteer as preceptors approximately
20 hours a week, while practicing full-time, at rural West
Virginia health centers. The knowledge they share and
the direction they give the students compliments the
experience that the students gain in specialty care areas at
WV Health Right.
“My responsibilities as a preceptor are to provide the
students with a learning environment that will allow them
to grow and develop their skills, and to provide them with
Former student, Jocelyn Slone (BSN ’10, MSN ’12), who was
precepted by Kelly, agrees. She valued her time working
with Kelly in a clinical setting, and said it was the most
beneficial part of the FNP program. “Jarena is not just my
mentor now, she is also my friend,” Slone said. Even as
an FNP working at WVU Physicians of Charleston in the
Electrophysiology office, Slone said, “I still call on Jarena if I
have questions. She continues to be a wonderful source of
knowledge.”
The student-preceptor experience is equally rewarding for
the teacher. “Being a preceptor has benefited me personally
by the relationships that I have fostered,” Dobbins said. “I
also have had the benefit of staying on my toes—keeping
current and not becoming stagnant in my professional
practice. It also gives me the pleasure of knowing that I am
giving something back to my profession.”
“We at WVU are honored to work with what we believe
are the best preceptors in the state,” Kelly said. “We truly
appreciate their time, knowledge, and leadership they so
freely give to work with our students. We could not run the
FNP program without them.”
Kelly continues to seek out the services of additional
dedicated preceptors and partnerships with health clinics to
continue to enhance the FNP students’ learning experiences.
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WVU TECH
Service-Learning Projects
Through the service-learning projects, WVU TECH sophomores (pictured above) learn to work together as a team in the development of their projects and
experience how they can impact the health of others in various settings and across different age groups. (back row: L-R) Bryana Christian, Ashley Gill, Colleen
Heaton, Tammy Skidmore, Miranda Morrison, Tiffany Berry, Mary Cunningham. (middle row: L-R) Brandy Jarvis, Morgan Franz, Chelsie King, Morgan Casto, Kelli
Cole, Nicole Pennington, Deanna Lucas, Christopher Jeffery, Edwiin Parra, Allison Kincaid, Lindsay Lowe, Alicia Scott, Candace Rakes, Cari Minter, Christopher
Jenkins. (seated: L-R) Lauren Hill, KyAnne Holman, Ashley Collins.
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eveloping and implementing servicelearning projects play a crucial part in
helping WVU Tech sophomore nursing
students meet key learning objectives
while addressing community health needs.
These objectives include learning to assess
a person’s values and attitudes about his or her health and
how to initiate behavioral changes to help boost health
throughout the lifespan.
For their service-learning projects, the students work in
small groups to select a health issue identified by the
national Healthy People 2020 project.
During the fall 2012 semester, one group of WVU Tech
nursing students, working with senior citizens at the Marmet
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Health Center in Marmet, WV chose to focus their servicelearning project on improving cognitive function in people
with mild to moderate dementia. The students asked the
nursing home residents to reminisce about their pasts by
looking through pictures, telling stories, reading saved
letters and cards, and listening to music. Then, the students
worked with the residents to make memory albums
containing pictures and memorabilia. “The residents would
laugh when reminiscing over old pictures. They were very
clear about things that happened long ago,” said WVU Tech
nursing student Deanna Lucas.
As part of the project, the students developed an
educational pamphlet about the memory albums so that the
center can create similar albums for other residents. Deanna
believes that the memory albums help residents exercise
Pictured above (back row: L-R) Edwiin Parra, Candace Rakes, Tiffany Berry, Deanna Lucas, Morgan Casto,
Miranda Morrison. (front row: L-R) Morgan Franz, Lindsay Lowe, Chelsie King.
their minds. “They will make a great tool for the center to use
when the residents have a bad day,” Deanna said.
Another group of students chose to create scrapbooks with
residents from the skilled care unit at Montgomery General
Hospital. KyAnne Holman, a co-leader of the project said, “All
the residents who received scrapbooks were going through
different stages of dementia.”
“We made a difference and tried to create a way to slow
the process of this syndrome,” said Mary Cunningham,
another co-leader of this group. “Knowing that we
got attached to these residents and wanted to do
more for them reminds us why we want to become
registered nurses.”
A third group of sophomores worked with elementary
school students at New River Elementary in Oak Hill,
WV for their service-learning project, which addressed
the spread of illness among school-aged children
during flu season.
In order to teach the children about the spread of
germs, the group made a video that demonstrated
how to correctly wash hands, and included a song
the children could sing while practicing the hand
washing method. Ashley Gill, one of the nursing
students, said, “After re-examining their hands after
they washed them a second time, the majority of
the children proved that they had absorbed what we
had taught them.” The nursing students also made
posters and pamphlets for the children to take home
that included key information about decreasing the
spread of illness.
Pictured above (L-R) Allison Kincaid, Christopher Jenkins, Lauren Hill, Colleen Heaton,
Christopher Jeffery, Ashley Gill, Tammy Skidmore, Bryana Christian.
When asked how this project would help her in her
nursing career, Ashley said, “I feel that it will help
me communicate with future patients and help me
teach them things that they’ll need to know to ensure
better health.”
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Preceptors’ Invaluable Leadership Role
M
uch like their vital role in the School of Nursing
family nurse practitioner program (see pg. 6-7),
preceptors are key to the advanced clinical rotation
paired with the leadership course which students working
toward their BSN in nursing are required to complete during
their senior year.
The course, now titled “Leadership in Complex Systems,”
consists of classwork plus 200 clinical hours working with
an RN mentor in an acute-care clinical setting such as an
emergency department or intensive care unit (ICU). This
allows the student to gain practical experience with patients
requiring complex nursing care.
Under the guidance of their preceptors, main campus
students complete their hours at WVU Hospitals while
WVU Tech seniors fulfill their clinical rotations at Charleston
Area Medical Center (CAMC), Thomas Memorial Hospital or
other area hospitals.
“The nurses who volunteer as mentors are an invaluable
part of the course,” said Becky Kromar, co-coordinator of the
clinical rotation in Morgantown. “They devote their time and
attention to our students. Through their efforts, the students
are able to assimilate the information they have learned and
provide total patient care.”
“Working one-on-one with their preceptors during the
critical care/leadership clinical experience gives the students
a realistic view of what it means to be a nurse,” said Evelyn
Klocke, Ed.D., Chair, WVU Tech Department of Nursing.
Pictured (L-R) at WVU Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
is recent graduate Audra Praskwiecz with her senior preceptor Andrea
Bargerstock, RN, BSN.
Pictured above at WVU Children’s Hospital Pediatric ICU is preceptor
Kevin Steurer, RN with former students, (L-R) Grace Cline and
Grace Sudduth.
“My first responsibility as a preceptor is to keep my
patients and my students safe. So we work on highlighting
their strengths and improving upon their weak points,” said
Andrea Bargerstock, who precepts at WVU Children’s Hospital
in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). “I do my best to
place them in as many procedural situations as possible to
give them hands-on experience with as many tasks as the
unit offers. They are about to join the work force, and the
best thing I can do is help them hit the ground running.”
The benefits of mentoring extend to teacher and patient.
“Being a preceptor has brought some passion back into my
work life.” The mentoring experience has been wonderful.
And the student’s presence means another pair of hands and
eyes, which benefits the patients as well.”
“Working with Audra [Praskwiecz (BSN ’13)] was such a
delightful journey. She is bright, and competent, and seeing
her blossom and settle into her role as an RN has been a joy.”
“We were a perfect fit,” said Audra, who is now working
at CAMC in Cardiac Telemetry. ”Andrea encouraged me and
had complete faith in me when I tried new skills. Ultimately,
I was able to manage ICU and step down unit patient
assignments myself. She was an amazing teacher. I really
hope I can do the same for a nursing student one day,”
Audra said.
Kevin Steurer, RN (BSN ’11) is grateful for what he learned
from his preceptor when he was a WVU nursing student and
said, “I wanted to give back to the school what I was given as
a student.”
“As a preceptor, my responsibility is to allow the students
to observe the everyday activities of a nurse on the unit. As
their learning advances, I allow them to take care of their own
patients.”
Steurer mentored Grace Sudduth (BSN ’13) in the PICU
during the fall 2012 semester. She loved her leadership
rotation experience in the PICU, applied for a position in the
unit, and was recently hired to work there as an RN. “It made
me feel very proud,” Steurer said, who encourages confidence
in his students and finds it rewarding to help prepare them to
become nurses.”
Like Sudduth, fellow graduate Grace Cline (BSN ’13) was
recently hired to work as an RN in the PICU. Although Cline
briefly worked under Steurer’s guidance during her clinical
leadership rotation, her primary mentor was Tammy Crites,
RN, CCRN.
Cline expressed her extreme gratitude for the
opportunity to work alongside experienced nurses in a
hospital setting while she was a student, “It was the best way
to learn,” Cline said.
“For the 200 hours that students are with me, they see,
touch, and work with real people,” said Kathleen Sayre, RN,
BSN, CCRN (BSN ’80), who works at CAMC in the coronary
intensive care unit (CICU) and has been a preceptor for most
of her 33-year career. “I show them how theory is put into
practice and how to understand the human condition in a
setting of the very ill. Students learn how to help those real
human beings to either get better or accept their fate and
then help them die with as little pain and as much dignity as
possible.”
“My students come to me a little afraid of what to
expect,” Sayre said. “I try to allay their fears and make sure
they know I am right there with them. When they leave me
they are more confident that they can do a good job. They
are ready to take on the profession of an RN--- Real Nurse.”
When Trisha Huddleston Spell, RN (BSN ’01) became a
‘real nurse,’ she agreed to precept after being asked by her
former WVU Tech instructor, Mindy Harris. Spell said she is
appreciative to the individuals who took the time to precept
her, and wanted to give back to her profession.
As a preceptor in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
at CAMC, Spell said, “I usually have my students observe
until they are comfortable with being in the NICU. It is not
a place where you just rock babies; the babies are critically
ill patients fighting for their lives. After my students get to
a certain comfort level, then I introduce them to a more
hands-on experience.”
According to Kromar and Klocke, the advanced clinical
rotations would not be possible without the support of
dedicated, professional RNs such as Sayre, Spell and others
featured on this and the previous page.
To learn more about the preceptors featured in this issue of
WVU Nursing, and other nurses who serve as mentors for the
School, please visit http://nursing.hsc.wvu.edu
Pictured above (L-R) in the CTU/CCU at Ruby Memorial Hospital is
preceptor Lindsay Thornhill Hedrick, RN and former SoN senior
Rebecca Knoblock.
Pictured above in Medical/Surgical ICU at Rudy Memorial Hospital is
preceptor Elena Detaranto RN, BSN, CCRN (right) with recent graduate
Susan Cornett (BSN ’13)
According to Lindsay Hedrick (BSN ’11) who precepts
students in the Cardio-Thoracic Intensive Care Unit/Coronary
Care Unit (CTU/CCU), the leadership experience strengthens
students’ learning and critical thinking.
Additionally, Hedrick said, “Many students will apply
for a position on the unit in which they had their leadership
clinical rotation experience. This experience allows them a
chance to become familiar with the unit surroundings and
staff, which ultimately benefits the patients.”
“Being a preceptor has also been a beneficial experience
for me. I feel that it assists me to stay current with my skills
and hospital/departmental policies. With the health care
profession, policies and equipment are always changing, so it
is important to remain updated.
“Getting to learn from Lindsay’s vast amount of
knowledge in critical care nursing and to observe how she
advocates for her patients has been an invaluable learning
experience for me,” said Rebecca Knoblock (BSN ’13), who
recently accepted a job offer to work in the operating room
at Ruby Memorial Hospital. “She has been a great role model
in demonstrating to me how important it is to know your
patient’s history and keep updated on his or her condition.”
“The best moment of precepting is seeing the “click” with
a student -- the moment when the classroom knowledge
accumulated over the years becomes real. It’s great to see
the critical thinking develop and turn into clinical practice,”
said Elena Detaranto (BSN ’10), who believes that her role as a
preceptor in Medical/Surgical ICU benefits her as well.
“I believe that precepting makes me a better nurse. The
questions asked by students help maintain my knowledge
base, and when I don’t know an answer, we research it
together. I think it’s refreshing for a student to hear, “I’m not
sure about that question. Let’s look it up!” In healthcare you’re
always learning, seeing, and doing new things. I think it’s
great to have a job in which I’m able to learn something daily.”
“Elena was very supportive and was a positive role
model for me during my clinical leadership rotation,” said
Susan Cornett (BSN ’13). “She was patient while I adjusted to
and learned my way around the very different environment
of the ICU. She also taught me how to be a patient advocate.”
“The ‘rotation’ has served as a bridge between nursing
school and working as a nurse, and it has prepared me well
for my job as an RN. WVU SoN students are extremely lucky to
have this clinical rotation in the program,” said Cornett.
The WVU School of Nursing’s
Master of Science in Nursing
(MSN) program has placed
among the best in the nation
in U.S. News & World Report’s
Best Online Education Program
Rankings, 2013 edition.
The WVU School of Nursing offers a number of
graduate programs including:
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RN to MSN
MSN
Post-MSN Certificate Programs:
Family Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
DNP
PhD
For information about these and our other
academic programs visit http://nursing.hsc.wvu.edu
On April 3, 2013, after her successful dissertation
defense, PhD student Mariann Harding (above,
left) accepts a spring bouquet from her
Committee Chair Dr. Susan McCrone.
PhD student Vera Barton-Caro (above, center)
with her committee after a successful defense
of her dissertation on April 18, 2013. Pictured
(L-R) Dr. Roger Carpenter, Dr. Alvita Nathaniel
(Committee Chair), Vera Barton-Caro, Dr.
Barbara Nunley, and Dr. Mary Jane Smith.
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WVU School of Nursing Alumni Association &
Sigma Theta Tau Alpha Rho Chapter
Present
SCHOOL OF NURSING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Class Reunions
Scholarship Challenge
Benefits the WVU School of Nursing Alumni
Association Scholarship Fund
Nursing Collaborations
A Celebration of the Annual WVU SoN Alumni
Association Homecoming Event & STTI Founders’ Day
Friday, October 18, 2013
10 AM – 2 PM
WVU Erma Byrd Research Center
3rd Floor Conference Room
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The 2013 reunion classes participating in the
challenge include: ‘68, ‘73, ‘78, ‘83, ‘88, ‘93, ‘98, ‘03 & ‘08.
SPEAKERS:
Dottie Oakes, MSN, Vice President and Chief Nursing
Officer, WVU Healthcare - “Academic and Clinical
Collaborations”
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The challenge runs from April 15, 2013 through
December 31, 2013.
Dr. Joy Buck, PhD, MSN, Associate Professor, WVU
SoN, Eastern Division - “Academic and Community
Collaborations”
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The challenge goal is to collect at least $3,000 to
add to the existing WVU School of Nursing Alumni
Association Scholarship which was endowed at
$25,000 last year.
About this Year’s Challenge:
Make Your “Class Reunions Scholarship Challenge”
Gift & Support Nursing Education at WVU:
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Mail your check payable to WVU Foundation Inc., to:
WVU School of Nursing
Alumni Affairs
PO Box 9640
Morgantown, WV 26506-9640
or make your gift online at:
http://nursing.hsc.wvu.edu/Alumni/
Class-Reunions-Scholarship-Challenge or
by scanning the QR code pictured at right.
Congratulations to the Class of 1977 for winning
all three 2012 “Class Reunions Scholarship Challenge”
titles: Donation Award, Donor Involvement Award, and
Participation Award!
Visit our website to learn how your class can earn
one or more of the above titles this year.
Mary McKinley, MSN, CCRN, Director of Education,
OVHS&E, Past President AACN - “The Power of Nursing”
$15 per person includes lunch. Seating limited to 50.
To register, please visit
https://www.mountaineerconnection.com
/sslpage.aspx?pid=589 or scan the QR code.
Call for Third Party
Comments
On November 13-15, 2013, the West Virginia University
School of Nursing will host the Commission on Collegiate
Nursing Education (CCNE) for an on-site re-accreditation
visit for our Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program. CCNE
policy requires that institutions provide an opportunity for
our community of interest to provide written input into the
deliberation of the evaluation team.
Written and signed third-party comments will be accepted
by CCNE until October 14, 2013. All comments should relate
to the program’s compliance with accreditation standards.
All comments must be directed to:
Catherine Sneed
Accreditation Coordinator
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
1 DuPont Circle NW, Suite 530
Washington, DC 20036
Publications & Presentations
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Barnes, E., Theeke, L., Mallow, J., LuckeWold, A., & Wampler, J. (2012, December).
Relationships Between Obesity and
Depression Management in a University
Based Family Medicine Center. Journal of the
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
Cotton, S., McCrone, S., & Schmidt, R. (2012,
March). Protocol to diagnose chronic kidney
disease in a rural free clinic. Advances in
Chronic Kidney Disease, 19(2), pp. 122-124.
VanGilder, R., Davidov, D., Stinehart, K.,
Huber, J., Turner, R., Wilson, K., Haney, E.,
Davis, S., Chantler, P., Theeke, L., Rosen, C.,
Crocco, T., Gutmann, L., & Barr, T. (2012,
October). Systematic Review of Hs-CRP
and Long-term Ischemic Stroke Prognosis,
International Journal of Stroke, submitted.
Barr T., Latour LL, Lee KY, Schaewe T,
Luby M, Chang G, El-Zammar Z, Alam
S, Kidwell C, & Warach S. (2012, March).
Blood–Brain Barrier Disruption in Humans
Is Independently Associated With Increased
Matrix Metalloproteinase-9. Stroke 41(3), pp.
e123-e128.
Remington, R., Buck, H., Buck, J., Campbell,
M., Foster, T., Lunney, J., Morgan, B., Provost,
S. (2012, April). HPNA Research Agenda,
2012-2015. Journal of Hospice and Palliative
Nursing.
Smothers, A. & Buck, J. (2012, December).
An Evaluation of a Practice Change to
Increase Understanding of the Use of
Non-Pharmacological Interventions for the
Treatment of Dyspnea in Hospice Patients.
The Journal of Hospice and Palliative
Nursing, 14(8).
Carpenter, R. (2012, May). Appraisal
of Perceived Threat of Diabetes and
the Relation to Adherence for Adults in
Appalachia. Journal of Health Care for the
Poor and Underserved, 23(2), pp. 726-728.
Lou, J., Chen, Y-J., Narsavage, G., &
Ducatman, A. (2012, November). Predictors
of Survival in Patients with Non-Small Cell
Lung Cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum,
39(6), pp. 609-616.
Chertok, I.R. (2012, May). Postpartum
period and lactation physiology (chapter 5).
In Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Physiology: a
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Duffy, J., Kooken, W., Wolverton, C., &
Weaver, T. (2012, October). “Evaluating
Patient-Centered Care: Feasibility of
Electronic Data Collection in Hospitalized
Older Adults.” Journal of Nursing Care
Quality, 27(4).
Sawah, S., & Lewis, K. (2012, April).
Management of Vitamin D Deficiency
in Children and Adolescents. Journal of
Pediatric Nursing, 27(2), pp. 189-191.
Published online 2012, January, available
from http://www.pediatricnursing.org/
article/S0882-5963(11)00709-3/fulltext.
Mallow, J. (2012, May). Diabetes Group
Medical Visits and Biophysical Outcomes of
Care for Uninsured Persons with Diabetes.
Diabetes Educator.
Theeke, L., Mallow, J., McBurney, A., &
Wampler, J. (2012, February). Confirmation
for Loneliness, Chronic Illness, Chronic Illness
control, Medication Use, and Quality of
Life in Older Rural Adults. Submitted to the
American Journal of Nursing.
Adams, M. & McCrone, S. (2012, February).
SRD5A1 Genotype frequency differences
in women with mild versus severe
premenstrual symptoms. Issues in Mental
Health Nursing, 33(2), pp. 101-108.
Narsavage, G. (2012, February). Families
and their Relationships. In R. Craven, C.
Hirnle, & S. Jensen (Eds.), Fundamentals of
Nursing: Human Health and Function (7th
ed., Ch.38.,pp. 1259-1283). Philadelphia:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Pagano, K., Leavitt-Smith, E., Rau, D.,
Shelton, D., Zhang, W. & Trestman, R. (2012,
January). Recidivism Rates Among Mentally
Ill Inmates: Impact of the Connecticut
Offender Reentry Program. Journal of
Correctional Health Care, 18(1), pp. 20-28.
Shelton, E. (2012, March). A model of
nursing student retention. International
Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship,
9(1), pp. 1–16, ISSN (Online) 1548-923X, DOI:
10.1515/1548-923X.2334.
Smith, M., & Liehr, P. (2012, May). Concept
Building: Applying Rigor to Conceptualize
Phenomena for Nursing Research. Applied
Nursing Research, 25(2), pp. 65-67.
Theeke, L., Goins, R.T., Moore, J., & Campbell,
H. (2012, January). Loneliness, Depression,
Social Support, and Quality of Life in Older
Appalachians. Journal of Psychology
Interdisciplinary and Applied: Special Issue
on Loneliness, 146(1-2), pp. 155-171.
Theeke, L. (2012, November). Older People
who Report Loneliness have Increased
Risk of Mortality and Functional Decline.
Evidence-Based Nursing.
Horstman, P., & Theeke, L. (2012, MarchApril). Using a Professional Writing Retreat
to Enhance Professional Publications,
Presentations, and Research Development
with Staff Nurses. Journal for Nurses in Staff
Development, 28(2), pp. 66-68.
Shockey, A., Lander, L., Wilson, C., Barretto,
G., VanVoorhis O’Malley, G., Szklarz, G.,
Minardi, J. (2012, July). The impact of rural
upbringing/training on health profession
student’s intent to work in rural settings.
International Journal of Medical Education,
manuscript 1405953446079821.
P R E S E N TAT I O N S
Barnes, E., & Sheaves, C. (2012, September).
Evaluation of a Course Change Using
Objective Structured Clinical Exams.
Poster presentation at the DNP National
Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Barnes, E., Theeke, L., Minchau, E., LuckeWold, A. N., & Wampler, J. (2012, November).
Use of Electronic Medical Records for
Obesity and Depression Management in
Rural Underserved Populations. Poster
presentation at the 2012 Summit on The
Science of Eliminating Health Disparities,
National Harbor, MD.
Publications & Presentations
Ellison, S., Rellick, S., VanGilder, R., & Barr, T.
(2012, March). Gene Expression: A Potential
Clinical Diagnostic for Ischemic Stroke.
Poster presentation at the Summer Student
Seminar WVU Health Sciences Center,
Morgantown, WV.
Barr, T. (2012, March). Family Health History
and Epigenetics in Rural Appalachian
Communities: The West Virginia Community
Genetics Forum. Oral presentation at the
Appalachian Health Summit, Lexington, KY.
VanGilder, R.L., Turner, R., Rellick, S.L.,
Barr, T.L., Rosen, C.L., & Huber, J.D. (2012,
May). The Effects of Lipopolysaccarhide
Preconditioning on a Diffuse Axonal Injury.
Poster presentation at the TBI National
Capital Area TBI Research Symposium,
Bethesda, MD.
Lucke-Wold, N., Rellick, S., VanGilder, R.,
Huber, J., Yung, B., Rosen, C., & Barr, T. (2012,
March). MMP-9 as a Peripheral Marker of
Brain Injury. Poster presentation at the
Van Leire Research Day 2012, WVU Health
Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV.
Ellison, S., Rellick, S., VanGilder, R., Denvir,
J., Crocco, T., Gutmann, L., & Barr, T. (2012,
March). A Genomic Profile of Stroke
Recovery. Poster presentation at Van Leire
Research Day 2012, WVU Health Sciences
Center, Morgantown, WV.
Lee, H., Wang D., Pierce R., Baxter T., Dionne
R., Kim H., Mysliwiec V., & Barr, T. (2012,
March). Gene expression profiling in mild
traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress
disorder and their comorbid condition
among post-deployed military service
members. Oral presentation at the American
Society Neurochemistry Annual Meeting,
Baltimore, MD.
Spears, C., Cummings, C., Gutmann, L.,
Domico, J., Culp, S., Carpenter, J., Rai, A.,
& Barr, T. (2012, March). The NeutrophilLymphocyte Count Ratio as a Predictor
of Ischemic Stroke Prognosis. Poster
presentation at the Van Leire Research
Day 2012, WVU Health Sciences Center,
Morgantown, WV.
Theeke, L., Horstman, P., Barr, T., LuckeWold, A., Vanglider, & Rellick, S. (2012,
March). Loneliness, Health Related Quality
of Life, and Comorbidity in Ischemic and
Hemorrhagic Stroke Survivors Living in
Appalachia. Poster presentation at the
Appalachian Health Summit, Lexington, KY.
Narsavage, G., Petitte, T., Chen, Y. J., Ryan,
M., & Judy, M. (2012, February). Feasibility
and Challenges of Using Telemonitors for
Data Collection in Rural West Virginia. Poster
presentation at the 26th Annual Southern
Nursing Research Society Conference, New
Orleans, LA.
Buck, J. (2012, August). Nursing in Modern
Times. Oral presentation at The Danish
Society of Nursing History, the Danish
Museum of Nursing History and Danish
Nurses’ Organization Conference on the
History of Nursing in Denmark.
Chen, Y. J., Narsavage, G., Petitte, T.,
Chertok, I., Ryan, M., & Coole, R. (2012,
May). Feasibility and Challenges of Using
Telemonitors for Data Collection in Rural
West Virginia. Poster presentation at the
2012 ATS International Conference, San
Francisco, CA.
Buck, J. (2012, June). Policy and Human
Experience in Rural Complex Chronic Illness.
Presentation at the 7th World Research
Conference of the European Association for
Palliative Care, Trondheim, Norway.
Buck, J. (2012, March). Palliative Care Needs
in Rural Complex Chronic Illness: “Do I have
to die so my daughter can have a life?” Oral
presentation at The Annual Assembly of the
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative
Medicine and the Hospice and Palliative
Nurses Association Conference, Denver, CO.
Petitte, T., Narsavage, G., Chen, Y. J.,
Ryan, M., & Coole, C. (2012, November).
Functional Status and Quality of Life in Lung
Cancer Home Telemonitoring: Cohort 1.
Presentation at the STTI Fall 2012 Alpha Rho
Chapter Conference, Morgantown, WV.
Narsavage, G., Chen, Y. J., Petitte, T., Ryan,
M., Forth, T., Coole, C., & Chertok, I. (2012,
September). Functional Status Measures
Related to Quality of Life in Patients with
Lung Cancer. Poster presentation at the
European Respiratory Society Annual
Congress 2012, Vienna, Austria.
Narsavage, G., Chen, Y. J., Petitte, T., Ryan,
M., Coole, C., & Chertok, I. (2012, September).
Using Telemonitors in Mountainous
Communities - A Feasibility Study. Poster
presentation at the 2012 National State of
the Science Congress on Nursing Research,
Washington, D.C.
Duckworth, A., & Chertok, I. (2012, June).
Implementation of the 5As prenatal smoking
cessation education program among rural
women. Poster presented at the Association
of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal
Nurses (AWHONN) Conference, Baltimore,
MD.
Foley, T., Elliot, M., Ryan, L., Cleavenger, P., &
Chertok, I. (2012, July). Providing pumps
for mothers of NICU infants in West Virginia.
Poster presentation at the International
Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA)
Conference & Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.
Chertok, I. (2012, July). International
Collaboration to examine breastfeeding
outcomes in infants born to women with
gestational diabetes. Oral presentation at
the 1st Regional European Sigma Theta
Tau International (STTI) Conference, Cardiff,
Wales.
Foley, T. & Chertok, I. (2012, May). Promoting
pumping among mothers of NICU infants
in West Virginia. Oral presentation at the
West Virginia Breastfeeding Alliance (WVBA)
Annual Meeting, Charleston, WV.
Chertok, I. (2012, October). Factors
Influencing Sufficient Prenatal Tetanus
Toxoid Immunization Among Women in
Kenya. Oral presentation at the 140th APHA
Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
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Publications & Presentations
Constantine, L. & Mulich, B. (2012, April).
Palliative Care in the ICU. Presentation at the
WV North Central Regional Chapter of HPNA,
Morgantown, WV.
Constantine, L. (2012, May). Caring for
Stroke Patients at End of Life. Presentation to
Neuro & Neuro ICU Nurses, Morgantown, WV.
Constantine, L. (2012, June). Caring for
Stroke Patients at End of Life. Presentation at
the American Medical Surgical Society Local
Chapter, Morgantown, WV.
Cotton, S., McCrone, S., Pinto, S.,
Murray, B., Leslie, N. & Narsavage,
G. (2012, January). Beyond Dollars and
Sense: The Impact of a Nursing Faculty
Practice on Healthcare Delivery, Education,
and Research. Poster presented at the
2012 AACN Faculty Practice Conference:
Advancing the Value of Faculty Practice,
Naples, FL.
Cotton, S., McCrone, S., & Schmidt, R.J.
(2012, May). Protocol to Diagnose Chronic
Kidney Disease in a Rural Free Clinic.
Poster presentation at the National Kidney
Foundation Conference SCM12, Washington,
D.C.
Elder, J., Underwood, A., Schidmt, R., &
Cotton, S. (2012, February). Saving West
Virginia Kidneys, Lives, and Dollars! Poster
presentation at the 2012 West Virginia
Nurses Association Unity Day at WV
Legislature, Charleston, WV.
Coyle, S. (2012, June). Building a Healthy
Environment for Federal Inmates: A School
of Nursing/Bureau of Prisons Partnership.
Podium presentation at the Association of
Community Health Nursing Educators 2012
Annual Institute, Portland, OR.
Sand-Jecklin, K., & Coyle, S. (2012, March).
Development and Initial Testing of a Brief
Health Literacy Screening Tool: The BHLS.
Poster presentation at the Appalachian
Health Summit, Lexington, KY.
Persily, C., McCrone, S., & Leslie, N.
(2012, January). The BSN to DNP: A Journey
to Transform an Existing MSN to DNP.
Presentation at the American Association
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of Colleges of Nursing’s 2012 Doctoral
Education Conference, Naples, FL.
Mallow, J. (2012, September). Outcomes of
Care for Diabetes Group Medical Visits in a
Rural Free Clinic. Poster presentation at the
2012 National State of the Science Congress
in Nursing Research, Washington, D.C.
Mallow, J. (2012, February). Medical
Visits and Uninsured Appalachian Adults.
Poster presentation at the 26th Annual
Southern Nursing Research Society Annual
Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Mallow, J. (2012, October). M I-SMART:
Mobile Improvement of Self-Management
Ability through Rural Technology.
Presentation at the Sigma Theta Tau,
Alpha Rho Chapter Brown Bag Lunch,
Morgantown, WV.
Mallow, J. (2012, February). Diabetes Group
Medical Visits and Biophysical Outcomes
of Care in Uninsured Appalachian Adults.
Poster presentation at the 26th Annual
Southern Nursing Research Society Annual
Conference, New Orleans, LA.
McCrone, S., & Adams, M. (2012, March).
PMS: A Preliminary Look at Two Candidate
Genes. Poster presentation at the
International Society of Psychiatric Nursing
14th Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
McCrone, S., & Muto, L. (2012, March).
The Effectiveness of a Nurse-Run Clinic for
Women at Increased Risk for Breast Cancer
on Anxiety, Depression, and Cancer Worry.
Poster presentation at the International
Society of Psychiatric Nursing 14th Annual
Conference, Atlanta, GA.
McCrone, S., & Adams, M. (2012, March). Is
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Effective: A
Review of the Research-Based Evidence. Oral
presentation at the International Society of
Psychiatric Nursing 14th Annual Conference,
Atlanta, GA.
McCrone, S., & Leaberry, B. (2012, March).
The Effectiveness of a Nurse-Led Telephone
Program for Patients with Heart Failure
On Quality Of Life, Anxiety, Depression,
And 30-Day Hospital Readmission. Poster
presentation at the International Society of
Psychiatric Nursing 14th Annual Conference,
Atlanta, GA.
McCrone, S., & Ritchie, T. (2012, March). The
Impact Of Creating Opportunity For Personal
Empowerment (COPE) Healthy Lifestyles,
Thinking, Emotions, Exercise, Nutrition
(TEEN) Program In Rural High School
Health Class. Poster presentation at the
International Society of Psychiatric Nursing
14th Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
McGinnis, D. (2012, October). Integrating
Service Learning and Leadership
Development into a First Semester Nursing
Course. Poster presentation at the New
Careers in Nursing Fifth Annual Summit,
Washington, DC.
Nathaniel, A. (2012, May). Maintaining
Moral Integrity in Today’s Health Care
Environment. Keynote address at the
Alderson-Broaddus nursing pinning
ceremony, Philippi, WV.
Nunley, B. L. (2012, April). Stress, Hardiness,
and Psychological Distress of Elderly Spousal
Caregivers of Persons with Dementia.
Poster presentation at the 33rd Annual
Meeting, Southern Gerontological Society:
“Gerontology: A Legacy of Commitment”,
Nashville, TN.
Rowlands, A. (2012, September). Risk
Factors of Incorrect Surgical Counts
Following Surgery. Oral presentation at the
2012 National State of the Science Congress
in Nursing.
Rowlands, A. (2012, February). Factors
Associated with Incorrect Surgical Counts
Following Surgery. Poster presentation at
the Southern Nursing Research Society 2012
Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Sand-Jecklin, K. (2012, March). Acupressure:
The Art, Science, and Evidence. Presentation
at the Alpha Rho Sigma Theta Tau Brown Bag
Luncheon meeting, Morgantown, WV.
Publications & Presentations
Sheaves, C. (2012, November). Evaluating
Psychometrics of the Modified HPV
Knowledge, Beliefs and Behaviors Tool
among Rural Women. Poster Presentation at
the WV State Rural Health Conference, Glade
Springs, WV.
Shelton, D., Panosky, D. & Weiskopf, C. (2012,
October). One key to quality: Correctional
Nurse Competencies. Podium presentation
at the National Conference on Correctional
Healthcare: Cultivating excellence, Creating
opportunities, Las Vegas, NV.
Kapetanovic, T., Castro, M., & Shelton, D.
(2012, November). A Descriptive Study of
Health Service Request Patterns Among
Halfway House Residents Transitioning
From Prison. Poster presentation at the
Washington Regional Nursing Research
Doctoral Conference, Washington, DC.
Smith, M. J., Liehr, P. L., Smith M., &
Cowling W.R. (2012, February). Framing
Qualitative Research with the Lens of
Nursing. Symposium presented at the
Southern Nursing Research Society Annual
Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Shelton, D. & Bailey, C. (2012, March).
Incarceration of the elderly in West Virginia.
Poster presentation at the 18th Annual West
Virginia Section of the American Association
for Dental Research: WVU School of Dentistry
Research Day, Morgantown, WV.
Shelton, D. (2012, October). Use nursing
research findings in corrections? You’re
kidding, right? Podium presentation at
the National Conference on Correctional
Healthcare: Cultivating excellence, Creating
opportunities, Las Vegas, NV.
Panosky, D., Shelton, D., PeterneljTaylor, C., Walsh, E. & Schoenly, L. (2012,
October). Contemporary clinical topics for
correctional nurses. Forensic nursing science
and practice: Defining the role, creating
the future. Podium presentation at the
International Association of Forensic Nurses
20th Annual Scientific Assembly, Fajardo,
Puerto Rico.
Shelton, D. (2012, October). Reducing
research burden: Recruitment and retention
strategies for correctional research. Podium
presentation at the International Association
of Forensic Nurses 20th Annual Scientific
Assembly, Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
Shelton, D. & Panosky, D. (2012, October).
Implementation of a Statewide Correctional
Nursing Competency System: Year 1. Podium
presentation at the International Association
of Forensic Nurses 20th Annual Scientific
Assembly, Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
Theeke, L. & Smith, M.J. (2012, February).
Story Sharing to Diminish Loneliness
in Chronically Ill Older Adults. Poster
presentation at the Southern Nursing
Research Society Annual Conference, New
Orleans, LA.
Smith, M. J. (2012, February). Mothering a
Child with Autism. Poster presentation at the
Southern Nursing Research Society Annual
Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Theeke, L., & Smith, M. (2012, November).
A Story-Theory Based Intervention for
Loneliness: Feasibility and Acceptability. Oral
presentation at the American Psychiatric
Nurses Association 26th Annual Conference,
Pittsburgh, PA.
Work life, and RN Job Satisfaction. Poster
presentation at the CCTS Spring Conference,
Lexington, KY.
Stephens, S. (June, 2012). Issues in Cancer
Survivorship. Podium presentation at
WV State Health Educator Conference,
Bridgeport, WV.
Theeke, L. (2012, September). Loneliness,
Health-Related Quality of Life, and
Comorbidity for Ischemic and Hemorrhagic
Stroke Survivors Living in Appalachia. Oral
presentation at the 2012 National State of
the Science Congress in Nursing Research,
Washington, D.C.
Summers, D., Warden, M., VanVoorhis,
G., Wright, M., & Wilks, D. (2012,
January) Stimulating the Tough Times:
An Interprofessional Approach. Poster
presented at the International Meeting for
Simulation in Healthcare, San Diego, CA.
Summers, D., Warden, M., VanVoorhis, G.,
Wright, M., & Wilks, D. (2012, February).
Stimulating the Tough Times: An
Interprofessional Approach. Workshop
presented at the Medical Education &
Training Inc. Human Patient Simulation
Network conference, Tampa, FL.
Sparks, A. (2012, September). Theoretical
Model of Nurse Outcomes: Associations
among Nurse Characteristics, Psychological
Empowerment, Generation, Quality of
Work Life, and RN Job Satisfaction. Poster
presentation at the 2012 National State of
the Science Congress in Nursing Research,
Washington, D.C.
Sparks, A. (2012, May). Theoretical Model
of Nurse Outcomes: Associations among
Nurse Characteristics, Psychological
Empowerment, Generation, Quality of
Work life, and RN Job Satisfaction. Keynote
speaker at the Sigma Theta Tau Alpha Rho
Chapter Annual Meeting,
Sparks, A. (2012, March). Theoretical
Model of Nurse Outcomes: Associations
among Nurse Characteristics, Psychological
Empowerment, Generation, Quality of
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nown for its gorgeous landscape, majestic mountains,
and wildlife, West Virginia has earned its slogan “Wild and
Wonderful,” but there is blight in the Mountain State. West
Virginia ranks among the bottom tier in the U.S. for health
risk factors. Citizens suffer from poverty and limited access
to health care, which leads to greater health problems including
heart disease, obesity, cancer, pulmonary disease, and diabetes.
In an effort to provide the best healthcare to Appalachian residents,
Interim Associate Dean for Research and PhD Education Dr. Joanne
Duffy is facilitating a partnership between the WVU School of
Nursing and Ruby Memorial Hospital, the flagship hospital of WVU
Healthcare, to strengthen research capacity and productivity.
Collaborative research between the WVU SoN and Ruby Memorial
Hospital will improve health outcomes of this geographic region by
focusing on pertinent public health problems. Interested nursing
students and other health professionals will also be engaged in the
research collaboration process.
To facilitate the partnership, clinical nurses will first
participate in an educational program to develop
competence in foundational research principles and
develop a common language, which is essential for
productive collaboration. WVU nursing scientists
will join existing research teams to provide ongoing
research knowledge and mentorship for clinicians at
Ruby Memorial Hospital. Nursing-sensitive data that is
relevant to both nursing scientists and clinical nurses
will be available through a convenient database, and
those who collaborate will have the opportunity to
apply for funding and present at an annual event.
Routinely engaging clinical nurses, scientists,
students, and other health professionals will make
this project a truly collaborative endeavor that will
promote more integrative research and enhance
the quality of life of West Virginians. Dr. Duffy and
Lya Stroupe, manager of nursing research and
professional development at Ruby Memorial Hospital,
are conducting this three-year study that will examine
the outcomes of this new partnership and evaluate
communication methods and collaboration between
nurses at Ruby Memorial Hospital and nurses at WVU.
They will measure practice changes and research
productivity, attitudes, confidence, and use of
evidence-based practice, and ensure that the research
produced is applicable to both nurses in practice and
nursing scientists.
Pictured (L-R): Dr. Joanne Duffy and Lya Stroupe
SNA
Corner
STUDENT NURSES ASSOCIATION
Palliative Care Resolution
SNA members pictured below: (L-R) Mary Arose,
Kelsey Lawrence, Kayla Pomp, and Whitney Rhoades
T
he hard work of the Student Nurses Association (SNA)
resolution team paid off. Their proposal was adopted
by the NSNA House of Delegates at the April 2013
National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) convention in
Charlotte, NC.
The resolution, entitled “In Support of Increasing
Awareness of Hospice Care and Palliative Care to the
Community,” was one that the team was both passionate
about and felt was relevant to West Virginians. Under the
guidance of faculty advisor Susan Pinto, the students
worked for many months gathering pertinent research
articles to guide the proposal for development according to
strict guidelines established by the NSNA Resolution Board.
At the convention, the team presented their resolution
to representatives from nursing schools from all over the
country as well as to the NSNA resolution committee. The
students, who are also active members of Sigma Theta Tau
(STT) Alpha Rho Chapter, presented a discussion on their
resolution at the annual Alpha Rho Chapter meeting and a
School of Nursing total faculty meeting in Morgantown
this year.
The team anticipates that this resolution will act as a
catalyst, increasing communication amongst patients, families,
and healthcare providers about end of life wishes. By raising
awareness about hospice and palliative care, the SNA team hopes
more people will request and utilize these types of services and be
able to live out their final days free of pain in the comfort of their
homes.
The STT Alpha Rho Chapter funded the SNA resolution team’s
trip to Charlotte.
Interprofessional
Marrow Donor Drive
by Amy Carlstrom, SNA President
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t a health screening event in February, WVU Student
Nurses’ Association members teamed up with
WVU School of Pharmacy students to help recruit
people to register with the National Marrow Donor Registry
(marrow.org). The registry matches potential donors with
patients who are in desperate need of a marrow transplant
due to leukemia or other life-threatening diseases.
The nursing and pharmacy students provided
information about marrow transplants to participants and
explained the importance of becoming a donor. Each of
the 25 individuals who registered to be potential donors
Nursing student Carolyn Lovano and pharmacy student Ryan Harvey
pictured at interprofessional marrow donor drive.
were screened to ensure that they met the minimum health
requirements. They also participated in a cheek swab, which
will be used to help determine any future, possible matches.
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NURSING ALUMNA
MAKES GIFT TO ENDOW
SCHOLARSHIP
est Virginia University School of Nursing alumna
Patricia (Patty) Chambers Anido (BSN ’76) recently
created the Anido Family Nursing Scholarship to
provide support to our undergraduate nursing
students and make a difference in their quality of life. She especially
wants to help first generation Hispanic students.
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“With this scholarship, we hope to make a difference
in the lives of nursing students by helping to relieve
some of the stress that comes with paying college
tuition,” said Patty. She wants her scholars to graduate
without the tremendous debt burden that so many
take with them as they begin their nursing careers.
The $50,000 scholarship gift will be split equally between a $25,000
endowment and a cash fund to provide immediate support to
WVU nursing students. With the rising cost of college tuition, it is
important to Patty to be able to help students right away.
“Even though we no longer live in West Virginia, my
husband Vince and I love the state and still feel a very
close connection to the University,” Patty said.
Patty is a native of Charleston, WV, and Vince grew up
in Morgantown. As often as they can, they return to
West Virginia and the WVU campus from their home
in California to visit family and friends.
After graduating from WVU in 1976 with her bachelor
of science in nursing, Patty went on to receive her
master’s degree in nursing in 1981 at the University of
Kansas. In Kansas City, Missouri, she taught medical
surgical nursing at Avila College in the BSN program
and also worked in the medical and surgical intensive
care units at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
The first Anido Family Nursing Scholarship will be
awarded for the fall and spring semesters of the 201314 school year.
Patty’s gift is part of “A State of Minds: The Campaign
for West Virginia’s University,” the $750 million
comprehensive campaign being conducted by the
WVU Foundation on behalf of the University.
Patty Anido (left) with her scholar Alyssa Ortiz
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GRADUATE ENDOWS
DEAN’S SPECIAL
PROJECTS FUND
D
r. Betty Skaggs (BSN ’66) recently
made a $25,000 gift to the School
of Nursing to create the Skaggs
Family Dean’s Special Projects
Fund to support school activities or needs
at the dean’s discretion. In today’s economy
with limited resources from state funds, this
unrestricted gift is especially important to
the School. The Skaggs Family Dean’s Special
Projects Fund will provide the ability to
respond quickly to unforeseen opportunities.
This flexible funding can be used to recruit
excellent faculty, fund student initiatives, or equip and
renovate classrooms.
students and faculty, instructing them to
utilize teaching and learning tools necessary
for nursing in the 21st century. During her
career at the School of Nursing, Skaggs earned
her PhD in curriculum and instruction from
the UT Austin College of Education.
Because Dr. Skaggs values civic engagement
as well as education, she has served on
numerous boards and participated in many
community organizations in Austin, TX
Betty Skaggs
where she currently resides. She is a longtime member of the Texas Nursing Association, serving
as state president from 1981 to 1984, and the American
Nursing Association. She is a member of Sigma Theta
After receiving her BSN from WVU, Skaggs began her
Tau International and a charter member of Epsilon Theta
nursing career at WVU Hospitals as a pediatric nurse. She
Chapter; she was chapter president from 2008 to 2010. Dr.
later worked at Baylor University Medical Center and the
Skaggs is also a life member of the WVU School of Nursing
University of Florida Health Sciences Center. While in Florida,
Alumni Association and serves as webmaster for Hill Country
she earned her master’s degree in nursing. Drawn to nursing
Mountaineers, the WVU alumni group in central Texas. In
education, she became a faculty member at the University
spite of her long tenure at UT, she is still a loyal Mountaineer.
of Texas (UT). She was assistant clinical professor teaching
pediatric nursing, nursing jurisprudence, and computers in
This gift is a part of “A State of Minds: The Campaign for
healthcare. Finally, as director of the UT School of Nursing
West Virginia’s University,” the $750 million comprehensive
Learning Center, she administered a clinical simulation
campaign being conducted by the WVU Foundation on
lab, a computer lab, an audio visual library, and learning
behalf of the University.
enhancement service. Dr. Skaggs provided support to both
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NURSING HOLDS INAUGURAL
SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON
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scholarship donors and their scholars on Friday, April 12. With nearly 1,000 students enrolled in nursing
courses, private support for our students is critical to their scholastic success. The School of Nursing has
more than $150,000 in scholarship awards available annually for our students.
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W
VU has launched the largest campaign in its history.
“A State of Minds: The Campaign for West Virginia’s
University” will ensure our ability to continue delivering
the highest quality education to our students. Funding for
the Health Sciences Center will support healthcare through
research, education, and patient care.
You can secure the future of the School of Nursing at the same time you are planning for your own.
Making a gift to the School during this campaign is easily done while completing your estate plans.
There are many options to consider--a bequest in your will, an income producing gift to meet retirement
needs, or a gift of life insurance or real estate will let others know how much you value your education
and life’s work helping others. Whether your gift creates a scholarship for our undergraduates, a research
fellowship for graduate students, library support so that faculty may purchase on line periodicals and
books, or is for unrestricted use, your gift will make a difference.
The future for the School of Nursing is bright because of the generosity of our alumni and friends. Leave
a legacy so that others who follow in your chosen profession have the opportunity for an excellent
education in nursing at WVU.
For more information on planned giving, or if you have already
completed a planned gift that you have not told us about, please
contact Christine Meredith, Director of Development, at 304-293-3980
or [email protected] to be a part of this historic campaign for
West Virginia University.
Honor Cords
a New Tradition
who serve, and wanted to show our appreciation for their
invaluable work,” Cotton said.
The idea became a reality with the help of another SoN
faculty member and veteran, Gina Maiocco, and the support
of Interim Dean Betty Shelton, Health Sciences Center
Chancellor Chris Colenda, and WVU President Jim Clements.
Given WVU‘s commitment to being a military-friendly
by Rick Fox
A
new tradition began this year when the
School of Nursing paid tribute to its
campus, the honor cords were made available to graduating
veterans and military personnel University wide.
graduating veterans and military personnel
by giving them red, white, and blue honor
cords prior to the School’s May 18 graduation.
Nursing faculty members who are veterans or active service
members were also honored.
The idea to recognize the School’s service members
was initiated by Faculty Practice Director, Clinical Assistant
Professor, and Lt Col (Ret) Sandra Cotton (BSN ‘84, DNP ‘12)
and Lt Col Sharon Webb (BSN ’82) after they observed East
Tennessee State University honoring their veterans in a
similar fashion. “We have so many men and women at WVU
2013 SoN Alumni Association Awards
Call for Nominations
Each year, the WVU School of Nursing Alumni Association recognizes alumni and friends
who have contributed exceptional service and have been dedicated to the School and to the nursing profession.
The association is seeking nominations for the following awards:
Honorary Alumnus Award
Alumnus of the Year Award
Distinguished Alumnus Award
The 2013 School of Nursing Alumni Association awards will be presented at the annual alumni celebration scheduled
to be held on Friday, October 18 at the WVU Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Nominations for the above awards must be received by September 6, 2013:
For additional information and to submit a nomination visit
http://nursing.hsc.wvu.edu/Alumni/Alumni-Awards or scan the QR code.
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class notes
R. Anne Shale (BSN ‘67) continues to work as an attorney in
the field of family law. She said, “I think it is healthy for me to
continue to work as it keeps my mind active and alert.” She
has three grandchildren. The oldest, Courtney Shale, will be a
freshman this Fall at Bowling Green State University. Her fourth
grandchild is due in June as Melanie is having her first baby at
the age of forty. “Never a dull moment!”
Carol Malfregeot Benninger (BSN ‘69) resigned from
her position in recovery room at UHC in Clarksburg, WV in
November 2012 after 23 years. She works an optional one to
two days per month and plans to fully retire in October 2013.
She and her husband enjoy golfing and traveling. They have
four grandchildren and keep busy with their daughters and
family who live in Morgantown.
Virginia “Ginger” Burke Karb (BSN ‘70) retired in May, and
her husband will retire in September. She is looking forward
to longer visits to their cabin in the mountains and to more
traveling.
Andrea Burdge Smith (BSN ’70) was thrilled to be
awarded the 2012 Margaret S.
Miles Distinguished Service Award
in recognition of her outstanding
leadership, participation, and
contributions toward achieving the
goals of the society in pediatric nursing.
She is Director of Nursing Research &
Evidence-Based Practice at Cook Children’s Medical Center in
Fort Worth, TX. She attended the alumni party in Austin, TX
before the football game where WVU beat UT. “It was wonderful
to get together with other WVU SoN alumni and celebrate,” she
said. (Pictured: Andrea (right) with Georgia Narsavage)
Mary Kathleen Kelly (BSN ‘78) works in pediatrics primary
care as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) and also as an
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
clinical faculty for Robert Morris University.
Bernadette Melnyk (BSN ‘79) received the 2013 National
Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) Lifetime
Achievement Award for her significant contributions to
advancing the NP role and her specific commitment to
promoting evidence-based practice, intervention research, and
child and adolescent mental health. Dr. Melnyk is dean of the
College of Nursing, professor of pediatrics and psychiatry in the
College of Medicine, and university chief wellness officer at The
Ohio State University.
Marsha Connor (BSN ‘81) graduated from Samra University
of Oriental Medicine in 1987. She has been actively licensed in
both nursing and acupuncture and practicing family holistic
medicine for 25 years in Los Angeles. “I love it,” she said. “It has
been so rewarding to be able to affect patients’ wellness levels
by utilizing their own energy to assist in healing.”
Aila Accad (MSN ‘88) is an award winning
international speaker, bestselling author,
and well-being coach, and the newly elected
President of the West Virginia Nurses Association.
Amy Brinkman DelSignore (BSN ‘97) started a new job as a
nursing instructor for Mineral County Technical Center’s LPN
program and is also working one day a week as a school nurse.
April Stowers (BSN ‘02) earned her
MSN this May and transitioned into
an FNP program. She will graduate
in November 2014. She is still living
in Florida and has been married
for eleven years. She has a fouryear-old son, Max, and a daughter,
Morgan, (named after Morgantown)
who will turn two in July.
John Taylor (BSN ‘07) is currently enrolled in the DNP program
at Chatham University and working as a clinical education
specialist at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. He also
works on a per diem basis at WVU Healthcare as a resource pool
nurse. His article, “Using Low-Fidelity Simulation to Maintain
Competency in Central Line Care,” which highlights his MSN
capstone, was published in the spring 2012 issue of the Journal
of the Association for Vascular Access.
Kristin Bible Mirenda (BSN ‘08) is currently enrolled in
the nurse anesthesia program at Virginia Commonwealth
University.
Brienne Rudy (BSN ‘10) is working in a surgical step-down unit
at Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she is conducting
EBP research on bedside reporting.
Mark J Cummings (BSN ‘10) worked as a charge nurse in a
skilled care unit at Laurel Health System while completing
his BSN. Three months after earning his BSN, he accepted
a position as director of nursing at Wyngate Senior Living
Community in Weirton, WV.
Tamarra Caul (BSN ‘11) works at
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
in the cardiothoracic intensive care
unit where she cared for the center’s
2000th heart transplant patient.
Mona Stecker (DNP ‘11) is a special projects manager at
Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, NY,
and a member of the board of directors of the
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses.
Her DNP project was published in the Canadian
Journal of Neuroscience Nurses. She was chosen
as co-author for clinical practice guideline “Care
of the Patient with Seizures/Epilepsy.”
Karen Bowling (BSN ’83, MSN ’90) was appointed Cabinet
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human resources by
West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin effective July 1, 2013.
To submit your news for ‘Class Notes’ visit: http://nursing.hsc.wvu.edu/Alumni/Submit-Your-News
aTribut
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Jacqueline Whitman Riley
by Suzanne W. Gross & Mary Jane Smith
J
ackie Riley, dear friend and faculty colleague, died on
Monday, July 9, 2012 at her home in Morgantown.
From 1976 when she was first appointed to the
faculty in the WVU School of Nursing until 2002 when
she retired, Jackie was recognized as an outstanding
faculty member and administrator whose dedication
to students, the School, the University, and nursing was
legendary--not to mention her pride in all things West Virginian!
Jackie’s selection for the “Most Loyal Faculty Mountaineer
Award” by the WVU Student Foundation in 2001 was a most
fitting capstone to her career at the School of Nursing.
Born in Elkins, West Virginia, Jackie earned a bachelor of
science in nursing degree from Alderson-Broaddus College
magna cum laude in 1963. Following service in the United
States Army Nurse Corps, she completed a master’s degree
in maternal-infant health nursing at the University of Florida
in 1968 graduating cum laude. One of Jackie’s first teaching
assignments at WVU was the instruction and supervision of
sophomore and junior students who were assigned to care for
pregnant families in the prenatal, birth, and postnatal periods.
She often spoke glowingly of this community experience as
having a multitude of positive outcomes for students and the
participating families. Over the course of 26 years as a faculty
member, Jackie taught many different courses, but maternalinfant health was always her favorite.
Students recognized Jackie’s enthusiasm for nursing and
for fostering their learning. Student evaluations of her teaching
and of her assistance to them in the role of assistant dean for
student affairs never failed to acknowledge her dedication.
The following comments from students are typical of those she
received throughout her career:
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an outstanding knowledge base in class as well as
clinical; available to students in time of crisis, whether
it’s nursing oriented or something else; has the ability
to analyze students effectively; identifies weaknesses
but also emphasizes a student’s strengths; delightful
personality; fun to be around!”
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(R-L) Jackie Riley and her daughter Kathy Fogles
Those of us who worked with Jackie on a day-to-day basis,
as well as the multitude of folks throughout the state with
whom she had contact in her extensive and varied service roles,
also recognized and benefited from her many talents. She was
an extremely smart and diligent collaborator who more than
held up her end, whatever the assignment. Whether in her
instrumental role in initiating the joint Glenville State College/
WVU Baccalaureate Nursing Program or counseling beginning
instructors in their professional development or staffing the
School of Nursing display at the state fair, she could be counted
on to represent nursing and the School extremely well.
Jackie’s nursing care and concern extended well beyond
that of many faculty members. In addition to her faculty role,
Jackie was mother to three children, Kathy, Sam, and Bert, and
wife to Donald Riley. In his later years, Don suffered debilitating
illness, and Jackie unstintingly gave him the care he needed. In
the early years of their life in Morgantown, she gave that same
unstinting care to her invalid mother-in-law and her severely
handicapped sister-in-law, both of whom made their home
with her family. During this time of inordinate demands on her,
her positive demeanor and generous spirit never lessened.
When Jackie retired, fellow faculty member Barbara
Kupchak wrote in The West Virginia Nurse: “She went beyond
what was required for the job and represented herself, the WVU
School of Nursing, and the nurses of West Virginia with dignity
and grace.” This is, in fact, the perfect epitaph for our dear
friend and colleague, Jacqueline Whitman Riley.
School of Nursing Alumni Association
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postal mailings to former classmates about attending
the 2013 Alumni Celebration, participating in the Class
Reunions Scholarship Challenge, and announcing other
alumni news and information.
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to help with organizing the 2013 Alumni Celebration.
To express your interest in becoming a
Class Representative or volunteer, contact
Alumni Coordinator Michele Wengryn at
[email protected] or 304-293-1593.
West Virginia University
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Morgantown, WV 26506-9640
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