2 0 0 9 Annual Report

THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING

Our Students, Our Future

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DEAN’S MESSAGE

Two years into my deanship at FSU and I continue to be amazed by the energy of our students, the creativity of our faculty, and the achievements of our alumni! Florida State University’s emphasis on leadership and civic outreach is evident in the College of Nursing as young men and women aspire to make a difference in today’s difficult and complex health care system.

I hope you will take a moment to read about our student nurse leaders – their talents and dedication to high quality patient care ensure a bright future and continuation of the legacy of excellence our alumni have achieved. Recently I have completed three alumni recommenda-tions for graduate education in nursing. One alumna is pursuing an academic career while two are pursuing nurse practitioner careers. Two recent graduates (class of May 2009) have already been admitted to advanced practice nursing graduate programs. Indeed, the desire to be leaders in healthcare is evident among our alumni! In this issue, we also highlight our talented faculty who continue to build knowledge for our discipline. Two of our new faculty have active programs of research highlighted. Dr. Mary Candice Ross is working to examine factors of nursing retention post military deployment. In today’s uncertain peace keeping times, our military nurses are a needed resource; Dr. Ross is working to understand how to keep nurses engaged in their practice and military service. Dr. Hee Ok Park works with family caregivers to examine the effects of music intervention on agi-tation in persons with dementia. Intervening with potentially difficult behaviors may very well improve the quality of life for cognitively impaired older adults and their family caregiv-ers. In spite of serious budget reductions at the College of Nursing, we continue our mission of leadership and research. With the extent of our budget cuts, we have lost several faculty lines that had been unfilled. We have fewer funds for travel and program expansion. We cannot continue to do “business” at the same level of operation. Therefore, we have re-examined our mission and worked to streamline our program offerings and the resources in our curricula. We are working within serious budget constraints to maintain educational excellence and pre-pare nurses who can continue to adapt to the changing healthcare environment. We educate nurses who can meet the needs of patients today, shift to meet the needs of patients in the fu-ture, and effectively manage those needs in spite of too few dollars. The work ethic of the pro-fessional nurse continues: irrespective of our financial resources, we will lead for the greater good. As you see FSU Nursing shift and alter in response to our available resources, please consider what you can do for the College of Nursing. If you are willing to sponsor students, provide alumni feedback, offer suggestions, or support faculty, your gifts and ideas are welcome. I look forward to continuing to meet alumni and friends of the College of Nursing as I begin another year serving as your dean. Sincerely,

Dean’s Message…………………………………………………………………………….……. 2

College of Nursing Faculty Highlights………………………………………………………..……... Research and New Faculty Hires Publications and Awards

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Student Nurse Spotlights………………………………………………………………………..… Nursing Connecting with the Community

A Snapshot of Student Leaders

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Convocations……………………………………………………………………………..……… Fall 2008 Spring 2009

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From the Archives……………………………………………………………………………….. Student Nursing Uniforms Through the Years

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Alumni Highlights……………………………………………………………………………..... 11

College of Nursing Events.………………………………………………………………………... 12

Alumni Updates………………………………………………………………………………… 13

Alumni and Friends Support……………………………………………………………………... 14

Homecoming 2009………………………………………………………………………………. 15

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Table of Contents

College of Nursing — By the Numbers

Alumni: 6, 177 located in every state except North Dakota

Undergraduate Student Enrollment: 336 Traditional: 228 RN to BSN: 108

Graduate Student Enrollment: 93 Masters and Post-Masters Program Students: 93

2008-2009 New Alumni: 207 Traditional RN: 126 RN to BSN: 51 Masters: 22 Post-Masters: 8

Faculty Highlights—Research

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Mary Candice Ross— Military Nursing Research

Dr. Ross brings to the College her research program examining military nursing and her study funded by the Tri-Service Nursing Research Program (TSNRP) to examine the effects of deployment on nurses. The aim of this research is to use an instrument she developed in a previous TSNRP study to assess the positive and negative impacts of deployment on military nurses. This research uses a large-scale survey of active duty Air Force nurses to examine nurses’ intent to continue with

or leave military nursing careers. This study, currently underway, will synthesize evidence and develop recommendations for policy changes and incentives to improve the quality of the de-ployment experience for nurses. The ultimate goal is to enhance the positive aspects of the deployment experience, mitigate the negative, and therefore retain military nurses on active duty. The long-term objective of this research is to provide evidence of key factors that influ-ence the stability of the military nursing corps. Once known, these key factors can be used for evidence based policy decisions related to military nursing deployments. Hee Ok Park — Gerontological Intervention Research

Dr. Park’s program of research examines interventions for agitation in older adults with dementia. Since August 2008, she has received funding for several research studies that focus on dementia and the use of music intervention. In her first study, which is funded by the First Year Assistant Professorship Fund at Florida State, she will be conducting research on The Effect of Music Intervention on Agitation in Patients with Dementia Who Live at Home. Her second study, funded by the FSU

Center for Research and Creativity Planning Grant Program, will focus on The Effect of Music Intervention on Agitation in Patients with Dementia in Different Residential Settings. Dr. Park also plans to study music intervention while examining the severity of the dementia.

New Faculty Hires

In 2008, the College of Nursing hired seven new faculty members —

Mandy Bamber - Assistant in Nursing, Simulation Lab, Maternal Child Nursing Lucinda Graven - Assistant in Nursing, Simulation Lab, Medical/Surgical Nursing Hee Ok Park - Assistant Professor, Gerontological Nursing Candice Ross - Associate Dean of Faculty Development Rebecca Ryan - Professor, Research Methodologist and Grantwriter Barbara Taylor - Associate in Nursing, Adult Health Nursing Kathleen Valentine - Associate Dean of Professional and Community Outreach

Faculty Highlights—Publications and Awards

Eileen Cormier Congratulations to Dr. Eileen Cormier. On May 12, 2009, Dr. Cormier was recognized by her colleagues for her dedication to the nursing profession and the College of Nursing. The award was presented at the 21st Annual, Capital Regional Medical Center Nurse of Excellence Banquet, which was held at the University Center Club, located in Doak Campbell stadium on the campus of Florida State University.

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AWARDS

PUBLICATIONS

Kung, M. & Porterfield, S. (in press). The DNP: A need for standardized educational policies. American Journal for Nurse Practitioners. Lauderbach, S., Frank, D., & Sullivan, L. (in review). In the eye of the storm: The parallel experiences for vic-tims of Katrina and the nurse who cared for them. Park, H., & Specht, J. (in review). The effect of individu-alized music on agitation in patients with dementia who live at home. Porterfield, S. (in press). The use of phenomenological inquiry by the NP to understand clinical problems. Southern Online Journal of Nursing Research. Resick, L.K., Hayes, E., Leonardo, M.E., & Plowfield, L. (2009). Documenting outcomes. In Nurse Managed Wellness Centers. T. Hansen-Turton, M.E.T. Miller & P.A. Greiner (Eds.). Philadelphia: Springer. Ross, M.C., Smith, K.K., Smith, A., Ryan, R., Webb, L., & Humphreys, S. (2008) Analysis of after-actions reporting by deployed nurses. Military Medicine, 173, 210-216.

Whyte, E., Cormier, E., Hauber, R.P. & Grubbs, L. (in press). Clinical outcome measures in simulated task envi-ronments: Validation of the role of physiological and cognitive measures in evaluating nursing performance. Journal of Advanced Nursing. Whyte, J., Whyte, M. & Cormier, E. (2008) Down low sex, older Aftrican American Women, and HIV Infection. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 19, 423-431.

Zeni, M.B. & Thompson. (2008). Discontinuous Health Insurance Coverage among US children: Vulnerable Children and Policy Implications. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. Volume 3, No., 7, 195-204.

Cormier, E. (2009). ADHD update and review. Jour-nal of Pediatric Nursing, 23, 345-357. Cottrell, B.H., Detman, L., and Denise-Luque., M. (2008). Eliminating barriers in perinatal care by util-izing mother-friendly communication. Abstract published in the Proceedings of the 2008 Minoirty Health Disparities Summit, “Bridging the Gap: Embracing solutions to eliminate health barriers,” published by: The Florida Department of Health Office of Minority Health (FL), August 14, 2008. Frank, D. & Sullivan, L. (2008) The lived experience of nurses providing care to victims of the 2005 hur-ricanes . Southern Nursing Research Society eJour-nal, 8:3. Grubbs, L. (2009). Winning the Battle of the Bulge: Practical Approaches to Weight Loss. Advance for Nurse Practitioners, 17(6), 33 – 36. Grubbs, L. & Frank, D. (2008) A faith-based screening/education program, for diabetes, CDC, and stroke in rural African Americans. American Black Nurses Foundation Journal, July, 2008. Hayes, E., Haleem, D., Miller, J., Miller, M.E., & Plowfield, L. (2009). Community service learning and student engagement. In Nurse Managed Well-ness Centers. T. Hansen-Turton, M.E.T. Miller & P.A. Greiner (Eds.). Philadelphia: Springer. Hayes, E., Plowfield, L., Haleem, D., Miller, J., & Miller, M.E. (2009). Extending the mission of well-ness centers to build future nursing capacity. In Nurse Managed Wellness Centers. T. Hansen-Turton, M.E.T. Miller & P.A. Greiner (Eds.). Phila-delphia: Springer.

Florida State Nurses Connecting with the Community

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Origins 2009 Professor Sabrina Dickey along with Nursing students Humberto Rodriguez and Kenia Altamirano participated in the Origins 2009 Community Science Fair.

Student Nurse’s Association 2009 Relay For Life Team Due to severe storms, the 2009 RFL was moved indoors to an FSU parking garage. The FSU SNA team raised $1,725 in the fight against cancer.

Dr. Denise Tucker and Student Nurses participate in blood pressure screenings at the Tallahassee Costco.

Intranasal flu vaccine given at Wakulla County Health Fair, that was held in concert with Wal-Mart and the Leon County Health Department.

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Nursing Leadership at FSU: A Slice of Student Life A Snapshot of Student Leaders

R a c h e l C o x i s t h e V i c e P r e s i d e n t o f h e r c l a s s . S h e c h o s e n u r s i n g a b o v e a n y t h i n g e l s e b e c a u s e s h e l o v e s w o r k i n g c l o s e l y w i t h p a t i e n t s a n d h a v i n g t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o p r o -v i d e c a r e i n “ e v e r y s e n s e o f t h e w o r d . ” B e c a u s e s o m a n y d i v e r s e c a r e e r p a t h s e x i s t i n n u r s i n g , s h e b e l i e v e s t h i s p r o f e s s i o n i s p e r f e c t f o r s o m e o n e l i k e h e r , w h o s e i n t e r -e s t s a r e w i d e s p r e a d . R a c h e l w a n t e d t o s e r v e a s a c l a s s o f f i c e r b e c a u s e s h e s t r o n g l y f e l t s h e h a d s o m e t h i n g t o o f f e r t h e c l a s s . A s f a r a s f u t u r e l e a d e r s h i p a s p i r a t i o n s , R a c h e l s a y s , “ I t h i n k t h a t i n a n y j o b y o u h a v e t h e o p p o r -t u n i t y t o t a k e o n a l e a d e r s h i p r o l e r e g a r d l e s s o f h o w b i g o r s m a l l i t m a y b e .” E ve n t u a l l y, s h e wo u l d l i k e t o t e a ch . R a ch e l f e e l s t e a ch i n g i s o n e o f t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t l e a d -e r s h i p r o l e s a n yo n e c a n h a v e .

S a r a h S l a g l e i s t h e P r e s i d e n t o f h e r c l a s s . S h e c h o s e n u r s i n g b e c a u s e s h e k n e w s h e w a n t e d t o w o r k w i t h p e o p l e . S a r a h s a y s s h e “ w a n t e d t o h e l p p e o p l e o n a m e d i c a l l e v e l a n d i n t e r a c t w i t h p e o p l e o n a p e r s o n a l l e v e l . ” S h e a l s o l i k e s t h e f l e x i b i l i t y t h a t a n u r s i n g c a r e e r o f f e r s . S h e f e e l t h a t i n n u r s -i n g y o u c a n g r o w a n d t r a v e l w h e r e v e r y o u r p a t h t a k e s y o u . C u r r e n t l y , S a r a h i s c o n s i d e r i n g w o r k i n g i n p e d i a t r i c s a f t e r g r a d u a t i o n . H o w e v e r , s h e s a y s s h e w i l l k e e p h e r m i n d o p e n t o a l l t h e o t h e r f i e l d s s h e w i l l b e e x p o s e d t o d u r i n g h e r c l i n i c a l c o u r s e s . S a r a h b e l i e v e s n u r s i n g i s a s p e c i a l c a r e e r t h a t t a k e s a c e r t a i n k i n d o f p e r s o n t o b e s u c c e s s f u l . S h e i s e x c i t e d a b o u t e m b a r k i n g o n t h i s j o u r n e y a n d s e e i n g w h e r e h e r c a r e e r l e a d s a n d h o w s h e m a y c o n t i n u e t o c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e n u r s i n g p r o -f e s s i o n .

T i f f a n y J o n e s i s t h e S e c r e t a r y o f h e r c l a s s . S h e h a s w a n t e d b e a n u r s e s i n c e s h e w a s 6 y e a r s o l d . H e r m o t h e r i s a n u r s e , a n d h e r f a t h e r a n d b r o t h e r b o t h w o r k i n t h e m e d i c a l f i e l d . S h e i s v e r y p a s s i o n a t e a b o u t b e c o m i n g a n u r s e a n d l o v e s t o h e l p a n d s e r v e p e o p l e a n y w a y s h e c a n , e s p e c i a l l y c h i l d r e n . A f t e r g r a d u a t i o n , s h e w o u l d l i k e t o w o r k i n P e d i a t r i c s o r L a b o r a n d D e l i v e r y . T i f f a n y w a n t e d t o s e r v e a s t h e S e c r e t a r y o f h e r c l a s s b e c a u s e s h e h a s p r i o r l e a d e r s h i p e x p e r i e n c e , i s v e r y o r g a n i z e d a n d l i k e s t o “ s t e p u p a n d g e t t h i n g s d o n e . ” A s f o r f u t u r e l e a d e r s h i p a s p i r a t i o n s , s h e w a n t s t o t h r i v e w h e r e v e r s h e i s . S h e f e e l t h a t b e i n g a n u r s e w i l l p r o v i d e a w a y f o r h e r t o “ s e r v e a n d o f f e r s o m e t h i n g t h a t c a n m a k e a d i f f e r e n c e i n t h i s w o r l d , e v e n i f t h a t m e a n s o n e f a m i l y a t a t i m e . ”

A m a d a e A r e v a l o i s t h e H i s t o r i a n f o r h e r c l a s s . S h e c h o s e n u r s i n g a s h e r c a r e e r b e c a u s e s h e i s c o n c e r n e d a b o u t t h e h e a l t h a n d w e l l b e i n g o f o t h e r s . S h e a l s o l i k e s t o l e a r n a b o u t d i f f e r e n t c o n d i t i o n s a n d h o w t o c a r e f o r p e o p l e w i t h h e a l t h i s s u e s . A f t e r g r a d u a t i o n s h e w o u l d l i k e t o w o r k i n g e r o n t o l o g y , b u t s h e a l s o p l a n s o n p u r s u i n g h e r M a s t e r ’ s d e g r e e a t F S U . A m a d a e w a n t e d t o s e r v e a s a c l a s s h i s t o r i a n b e c a u s e s h e r e c o g n i z e s t h a t “ t h e n u r s i n g p r o g r a m i s a n d w i l l b e a n i m p o r t a n t p a r t o f h e r c l a s s ’ s l i v e s , a n d s h e w a n t s t o p r e s e r v e a s m u c h o f i t a s p o s s i b l e ” t h r o u g h p i c t u r e s , m e m o r a -b i l i a , a n d o t h e r e v e n t s t h a t t h e c l a s s s h a r e s . I n t h e f u t u r e , s h e p l a n s t o c o n t i n u e b e i n g a l e a d e r . S h e w a n t s t o m a k e h e r s u r r o u n d i n g c o m m u n i t i e s h e a l t h y b y w o r k i n g t o p r e v e n t i l l n e s s a n d c a r i n g f o r p e o p l e i n t i m e s o f s i c k -n e s s .

FSU NURSING

CLASS OF

2010

N a t a l i e J a c o b s o n i s t h e T r e a s u r e r f o r h e r c l a s s . I n i t i a l l y s h e w a n t e d t o b e a l a w y e r , b u t w h e n h e r b e l o v e d g r a n d m o t h e r b e c a m e v e r y s i c k w i t h a c u t e m y e l o i d l e u k e m i a , M a r l a k n e w s h e w a n t e d t o b e t h e o n e t a k -i n g c a r e o f h e r . M a r l a ’ s g r a n d m o t h e r w a s a c a r d i a c n u r s e , a n d s h e s a y s w h e n h e r f a t h e r s u g g e s t e d n u r s i n g a s h e r c o l l e g e m a j o r , s h e j u m p e d i n “ h e a d f i r s t . ” M a r l a e n j o y s b e i n g a c l a s s o f f i c e r f o r t h e d i v e r s e a n d c o l o r f u l p e r s o n a l i t i e s t h a t c o m p r i s e h e r c l a s s . S h e w o u l d l o v e t o t r y t r a v e l n u r s i n g a n d t o u c h a l l a s p e c t s o f t h e n u r s i n g p r o f e s s i o n . S h e a s p i r e s t o b e a n u r s e p r a c t i t i o n e r a n d h a s a s p e c i a l i n t e r -e s t i n t h e g e r o n t o l o g i c , s u r g i c a l a n d p s y -c h i a t r i c a r e a s o f n u r s i n g .

2008 Fall Convocation

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On Friday, December 12, 2008 the College of Nursing held it’s Fall Convocation Ceremony in Tully Gym, located near Duxbury Hall on the main campus of Florida State University. The faculty address was delivered by Dr. James Whyte IV in front of 125 graduates and their invited guests. As a gift, the Fall Class of 2008 presented a memorial bench to the College in honor of Nanna Cuchen’s son Daniel B. Chaires, a Marine who lost his life while serving in Iraq.

RN to BSN Graduates Kimberly Avadikian Candice Billups Jacki Bowman Jacob Buckley Shannon Coyle Ina Kathleen Dice Zachary Dickson Haley Drake Stanley Dunn

Catherine Evans Marsha Fine Jennifer Garcia Alia Gupta Geraldine Hall Kimberlee Hamilton Pete Hext Ilana Hiller Ashley Jacobs

Jeremy Jones Nancy Lachance Amy Manna Mary Melfi Wendy Migliore Barbara Novy Amber Page Kelly Paradise Shelly Rollins

Jennifer Russell Delena Sanders Statia Smith Casey Snowden Sonia Taylor Dawn Vasile Michele Walker Preston West

Angela Culpepper Debra Davis Carol Grieve Irene Owens

Marcia Posey Michelle Richardson Dawn Shim

Post Master’s Certificates

BSN Graduates Catherine Allgrim Brittany Bailey Erin Bailey Lauren Barnhill Amanda Barrio Lauren Bauer Breeann Baz Sofia Behncke Danilo Belarmino Marc Bentz Adrienne Berry Brittany Bove Jessica Boyd Christi Burnett Jessica Burns Chiquita Carnegie Rebecca Carswell

Ashley Cowley Kimberly Crawford Jenna Dargy Kathryn Dougherty Marianne Escoto Jamie Fitton Lindsey Gelcich Tameka Green Amanda Hackney Sherese Harrison Ariel Hawks Micah Hughes Mary James Christina Lai-Hsu David Lee Katherine Littlejohn Nikkita Martinez

Anna McLaughin Leyna Micco Shannon Michaelis Erin Murdaugh Ashley Obenour Leighanne Orama Stacie Owen Russell Paac Jill Palmer Alisha Patel Christina Pencar Sara Peterson Lauren Prestianni Kerri Pritchard Melissa Reilly Valena Rowe Jessica Scharein

Melinda Schrock Olga Shumnyk Shana Smith Kathryn Sorensen Meghan Strange Carlee Sweatt Kerry Symonds Sophia Tait Irma Valle Erin Vickers Katheryn Williams Saleena Williams Holly Willis Mary Willis Nicole Wood Garret Yost

MSN Graduates Laurie Abbott Mandy Bamber Phoebe Barlow Kimberley Bennett

Elise Carrigan Kimberly Chipman Adam Cooper Spring Cramer

Leslie Ann Curry Melissa Samelio Susan Gillespie Twala Holliday

Angela Marky Gloria Mendoza Xeneida Nettles Jennifer Rivera

The inscription shown here is from the Daniel B. Chaires bench, which currently resides in the lobby of Duxbury Hall, awaiting its permanent home in the Daniel B. Chaires Memorial Garden, which will be constructed at the College of Nursing in 2010.

BSN Graduates Kelly Allgeier Lauren Anderson Heather Barry Andrea Bodniowycz Michelle Brink Kelly Brugger Migling Cuervo Kristen DeMaggio Jean Edmands Cecelia Facey Jennifer Fisk Lynn Fitzpatrick Cassie Foss Randee Garrett Anne Gause

Mary Gibbons Britanny Goins Stephanie Gracie Lindsey Gradone Nicole Haarer Ryan Harvey Tracy Higgins Cherelle Hill Monica Huff Samantha Hughson Tracy Jackson Tiffany Johnson Kelsey Karcher Allison Krebs Leah Lanier

Mei Xian Lin Yolanda Lorenzo Karalyn Magaletti Blanca Marrero Lindsey Mayfield Amber Middleton Leslie Nguyen Elizabeth Nobles Mykal O’Shea Vanessa Ocasio Sylvia Orandi Carla Pierre Sara Pyle Leah Redmond Nakesha Robbins

Akela Robinson Catherine Scanlon Jennifer Schmidt Christina Sellers Stephanie Sheppard Kristin Sieja Megan Stewart Heather Sullivan Kelley Tew Janis Torres Amanda West Ashley Ester Nicole Weyand Cheri Wright

2009 Spring Convocation

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RN to BSN Graduates

Rachel Briggs Kellie Cain Wanda Castro K. Crudgington Kingsley Garrett Jared Grantham Charlie Kelly Jennifer Kelly

Elizabeth Kozlowsky Jessica Ludwig Jessica Lukson Thomas Martinia Marsana Meneses Cynthia Ostolaza Jennifer Pelletier Tamika Ross

MSN Graduates Melissa Damelio Brandon Foutch Jennifer Foutch Robin Kretschman Mary O’Connor Kelli Price

Post Master’s Certificates Geneva Minor

On Friday, May 1, 2009 the College of Nursing held its Spring Convoca-tion Ceremony in Tully Gym, located near Duxbury Hall on the main campus of Florida State University. The faculty address was delivered by Dr. Sally Karioth in front of 82 graduates and their invited guests. The Spring Class of 2009 gave $500 to the Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Foundation. The class officers decided to make the donation in response to a speech given by their classmate (Mykal O'Shea) where she described the disease and how her father died from it before she began nursing school. Right now there is no cure for the disease and it is auto-somal dominant, which means there's a 50/50 chance that she and her brothers could develop PKD. The class chose this as their class gift to honor the O'Shea family, as well as, the other families from their term who lost loved ones during their time together.

From the Archives of the College of Nursing Student Nurse Uniforms - Through the Years

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1950’s nursing students at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. This is one of the first, College of Nursing student nurse uniforms. The students are wearing a white cap, along with a white apron over the green Public Health uniform and white shoes.

Today’s Student

Nurse Uniforms

Today’s FSU student nurse wears garnet scrubs in the hospital.

1960’s nursing student Linda Ray Dafoe

wear’s the green Public Health uni-form during a simulated Public Health home visit.

1950’s nursing student Constance Pavlides is wearing the green Public Health student nurse uniform and cap.

In the mid to late 1960’s the student nurse uniform changed to a green stripped dress, which students wore well into the 1970’s.

1971 class photo. Students are shown wearing a white nursing uniform of their choice, along with their white nursing caps, which are adorned with a garnet stripe to indicate their status as senior students in the nursing pro-gram.

1970’s - 2000’s FSU student nurse uniform.

ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS

2009 Distinguished Alumni The College of Nursing is pleased to honor the accomplishments of our alumni. This year we nominated 3 College of Nursing Alumnus for the 2009 Florida State University, Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa “Grad Made Good” Award. In recognition of their outstanding professional accomplishments, the College nominated Sandra Dunbar (’72), RN, DSN, FAAN, Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob (’68), PhD, RN, FAAN and Susan B. Hassmiller (’77), PhD, RN, FAAN.

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S andra B. Dunbar, RN, DSN, FAAN, has been a member of the faculty in the Emory University, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing since 1988. She was a Fellow in the Woodruff

Leadership Academy for 2006 and served on the President‘s Advisory Council, the General Research Center Advisory Committee, and the Predictibe Health Initiave Development Group.

Dr. Dunbar is a cardiovascular nurse researcher and educator whose program of research focuses on

psychosocial responses to serious cardiac illness, such as heart failure and ventricular arrhythmia, and treatment with implantable technology. She has led interdisciplinary teams in studies funded by NIH, NINR and the American Heart Association, and was a co-investigator in the international COURAGE Trial. Dr. Dunbar is also an active volunteer for the American Heart Association’s Council of Cardiovascular Nursing, and is serving as the Vice Chair for the Council for 2007-2009. She was a former President of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and is a member of the editorial board of several major nursing journals including Heart and Lung, Journal of Cardiovascu-lar Nursing and Journal of Nursing Measurement. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurses and the American Heart Association, and has received the prestigious Katherine A. Lembright award from the American Heart Associa-tion for her contributions to cardiovascular nursing research. She received the 2003 Georgia Nurse Researcher Award, and was named the 2005 Distinguished Research Lecturer by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.

J acqueline Dunbar-Jacob, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Dean of the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Nursing. Under her leadership, the School of Nursing has achieved world class recognition in nursing

education and research. This is evident as the School of Nursing’s graduate education program is ranked 7th in the nation (U.S. News and World Report’s America’s Best Graduate Schools), and the school placed 3rd in the number of research grants awarded from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). As Dean of the School of Nursing, she has accomplished several firsts including the establishment of the nation’s first Distinguished Clinical Scholar Endowment for a nursing school, as well as a genome lab that is located in the School of Nursing.

Dr. Dunbar-Jacob has served in various service and leadership roles at the national level where she has been influential in the development of nursing research. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Nursing, Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board for NIH Roadmap Initiatives for the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS), Chair of the Advisory Board for the Bayer Institute for Healthcare Communication, and a past Fellow of the Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program. Dr. Dunbar-Jacob is also an appointed member of the Healthcare Advisory Board of the U.S. House of Representatives’, which makes recommendations for healthcare policy. She has been recognized for her contributions to healthcare delivery, the profession of nursing and enhancing the health of chronically ill persons. With a career devoted to research, Dr. Dunbar-Jacob has also received the Pathfinder Distinguished Service Award for nurse researchers whose work focuses on advancing a deep understanding of human health and healthcare.

S usan Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Senior Adviser for Nursing, where she is tasked with shaping and leading the Foundation’s strategies to address the nurse

and nurse faculty shortages in an effort to create a higher quality of patient care in the United States. She was drawn to the Foundation because of it’s advocacy for the less fortunate and underserved. In her role as the Senior Adviser for Nursing, she is helping to assure that RWJF's commitments in nursing have a broad and lasting national impact. Dr. Hassmiller is also the Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foun-dation Initiative on the Future of Nursing at the Institute of Medicine. This initiative will identify new solutions for nursing in areas of recruitment, education, retention and new technologies; the delivery of

nursing services in a variety of care settings; and in the context of the entire health care workforce. As health care re-form progresses, the nursing profession must be at the table armed with these solutions, playing a central part in the reform process.

Dr. Hassmiller’s many notable accomplishments during her nursing career include being a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and a member of the JCAHO National Nurse Advisory Council, the New York Academy of Medi-cine and 2008 John P. McGovern Award recipient from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

COLLEGE OF NURSING EVENTS

Meet the Dean Receptions On July 31, 2008, College of Nursing Alumni Advisory Board member Mrs. Barbara Coen (BSN ‘76) and her husband William Coen hosted a Meet the Dean Reception for Dean Lisa Ann Plowfield, PhD, RN, to introduce her to the College of Nursing Naples area alumni and healthcare community. April 9, 2009, College of Nursing Alumni Advisory Board mem-ber Mrs. Litha Varone (BSN ‘73) and her husband Greg hosted a reception at their home in West Palm Beach. The Dean was in-troduced to the College of Nursing’s Palm Beach Area alumni and spoke briefly about national nursing issues, maintaining FSU con-nections, the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree and shifts in nursing education that have occurred since their graduation.

The College of Nursing hosted two events as part of the Florida State University Alumni Association’s Golden Anniversary and Emeritus Weekend celebrations that were held in April. The Golden Anniversary weekend on April 3, 2009 included a Col-lege of Nursing tour and a presentation by Associate Dean, Dianne Speake, PhD, RN on program updates for the College along with a tour of the clinical simulation classrooms.

The Emeritus Alumni Society, Recognition Reunion Weekend on April 17th also included a College of Nursing tour with a presenta-tion on the College of Nursing’s program updates by Dean Lisa Ann Plowfield, PhD, RN and a tour of the Clinical simulation class-rooms. During the tour of the clinical Simulation classrooms, nurs-ing students demonstrated how the simulation lab is used to facili-tate the practical application of clinical skills. The use of this facility promotes student learning and patient safety.

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Felix Bradbury (BSN ‘92) looks on as Dr. Marjorie Sparkman says “isn’t this exciting”.

Golden Anniversary and Emeritus Events

Homecoming 2008

The College of Nursing’s Annual Homecoming celebration was held on November 14 - 15, 2008. A reception was held on Friday evening to honor Dr. Marjorie F. Sparkman, a much beloved former faculty member. On Saturday morning, a conference program entitled “In Search of Quality: The Health Insurance Debate in America” was held as part of the Marjorie F. Sparkman Lectureship Series. Dr. Kenneth Brummel-Smith and Dr. Wil-liam G. Weissert were the conference presenters and Felix Bradbury was the conference moderator.

Palm Beach Area Alumni Linda Donovan, Litha Varone, Mary Ann Leavitt, and Estelle Templeton pose with Dean Lisa Ann Plowfield, PhD, RN.

ALUMNI UPDATES “NURSE LEADERS AND EDUCATORS, SERVING FOR THE GREATER GOOD”

CDR Christopher Schmidt USN has been an extremely busy person since graduating from the Florida State University, College of Nursing in 1990. On the same night of his pinning ceremony, he was commissioned as an Ensign in the Navy Nurse Corps and thus his adventure began! Com-mander Schmidt, “Chris” , has decided to share with us his adventures as a Navy Nurse. Chris’ entire 19 years of Naval service have been devoted to Emergency and Critical Care Nursing and Emergency Management. He has maintained national certifications in Paramedics, Emergency and Flight Nurs-

ing, held clinical faculty and nationally appointed positions within the Emergency Nurses Association, and authored sev-eral papers and book chapters in the field of emergency nursing. In 2003, the Navy Surgeon General appointed him as Specialty Leader making him responsible for issues pertaining to Emergency/Trauma Nursing throughout the Navy.

Chris’ travels have allowed him to step foot on six continents. His duties have included emergency and critical care nurs-ing staff assignments, nurse manager positions, and both practice as a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Emergency Nurse Practitioner in several Naval Hospital Emergency Departments both in the continental United States and overseas. For the past 15 months, Chris has been deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan in support of Opera-tion Enduring Freedom. He serves as the Chief Nurse of a Navy medicine team embedded with members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) at the nation’s largest medical facility. His team is charged with mentoring leadership of the ANA medical system to bolster medi-cal and nursing capabilities, introduce internationally accepted standards to improve clinical proficiency, and build a sustainable health care delivery system.

Chris writes - The mission has been rewarding and full of continuous challenges. The num-ber of nurses according to a World Health Organization report is 0.22 per 1,000 people, in comparison with U.S. statistics of 9.37 per 1,000. Length of training for some may have been as brief as three weeks (during the Taliban) to the current 3 years taught in the nine nursing schools in the country’s major cities. Wide variations in literacy rates of 51% (males), and 21% (females) complicate the issue, despite unknown figures for Nurses throughout the country. Additionally, edu-cation and training materials readily available in Western nations are difficult to obtain in Afghanistan. Nursing teaching laboratories are poorly funded and equipped. Internet access for reference material is sorely lacking. Impeding further learning is inconsistent electricity in classrooms and few nursing textbooks written in Dari or Pashtun languages. Afghan nurses take in knowledge by learning the material directly from the blackboard to the brain and learn through rote memo-rization. My team focused on the very basics of nursing care to include hygiene, nutrition, and infection control meas-ures. Noting a wide range of clinical proficiency amongst the nurses they have mentored, they developed a standardized education competency program, provided resources, and mentored specific Afghan nurses to teach and train others.

Chris, his wife Julie, and their 3 children Maria, Ryan, and Leah are looking forward to his military retirement in the next year or two. They will settle in Daytona Beach, Florida where he will devote time to academic teaching and continued NP practice in the Emergency Department setting.

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After his graduation in 2004, LTJG Michael Kirkham, RN, BSN, PCCN was mobilized to Iraq with NMCB 14, a Seabee Unit. He served as a Construction Mechanic and worked on various projects throughout Iraq, to reinforce both the living conditions for the Marines and Iraqi police. Michael writes - One of our many accomplishments was to build a helicopter launch pad so injured personnel could be transported to receive emergency care from the Military Hospital at the forward operating base where I was temporarily stationed. After my return in October of 2004, I started the process to apply for a direct commission as a Navy Nurse Corps Officer. Finally on March 19, 2006, I was accepted and am now a Lieutenant in the Navy Reserves.

This year marks my 18th year as a member of the Navy Reserves. Among the highlights of my military career were my deployment to Iraq in the support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (May 2004 - October 2004). I have also accepted the responsibility of Training Officer for our Reserve Unit. This work has been both a challenge and a reward. I am learning and teaching in this new-found posi-tion. I enjoy assisting all of the members within my unit to meet their individual training needs so when called upon, they will have the greatest success as they provide medical care to injured members of our Armed Forces. As far as my civilian life, I now live in Jackson-

ville Florida, where I have been employed for the last 3 1/2 years at Orange Park Medical Center on an ICU Stepdown Unit.

Michael recently visited the College of Nursing to present the Dean with a flag that was flown over Iraq in August .

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ALUMNI AND FRIENDS SUPPORT

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Thank YOU!

The College of Nursing would like to thank our alumni and friends for their generous support. The current list of donors, which will include gifts made as of June 30, 2009, is in the process of being compiled and will be posted on the Foundation website. The address is: http://foundation.fsu.edu/community/Page.aspx?pid=1488. We sincerely apologize for any inadvertent omissions or misspelled names. Please contact Perry Fulkerson, Di-rector of Development, at 941-953-9149 so that we may correct any errors. Thank you for your continued sup-port of the College of Nursing.

Pamela Thompson grew up in Largo, Florida where she caught minnows and turtles and enjoyed spending time outdoors. According to her family, “she loved children, and she was gung-ho on helping people”, she wanted to be a neonatal nurse. In November 2003, at the age of 19, she was struck and killed by a speeding car. Her Uncle, Paul Einboden (FSU ‘81 alumnus), established a nursing scholarship in her memory at the Florida State University College of Nursing to keep her dream alive. Your help is needed to grow this scholar-ship fund and fulfill Pamela’s dreams and aspirations of helping children live healthier lives.

Christina Tully (BSN, ‘02) was a traveling nurse, whose career took her to busy cities such as Mi-ami, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Orlando and Chicago, where she worked in world-class health systems. She was a highly skilled and devoted professional who was passionate about nursing. On June 28, 2008, Christina was killed in a tragic boating accident in Chicago. In her memory, her parents established an endowed scholarship in Christina’s name. In order to keep Christina’s passion for nursing alive, please consider building this scholarship fund, which will allow students to pursue their education and further Christina’s legacy of caring.

Donations for the Pamela Thompson and Christina Tully Nursing Scholarship Funds can be sent to:

Florida State University, College of Nursing Attn: Perry Fulkerson, Director of Development 98 Varsity Way P.O. Box 3064310 Tallahassee, FL 32306-4310

New Gift Establishes Annual Scholarship Program in Nursing The College of Nursing is pleased to announce the establishment of the Judge Curtis E. and Mrs. Marjorie M. Chillingworth Memorial Scholarship Fund by Mr. William M. Cooper and Mrs. Marie Cooper( Florida State University Alumna ’50) in honor of Mrs. Cooper’s parents. Thanks to the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Cop-per, the College of Nursing will be able to award scholarships in the amount of $4,000 to at least 4 deserving nursing students each year. Students with at least a 3.0 GPA are eligible to apply. For more information visit our website at http://nursing.fsu.edu.

Newly Established College of Nursing Scholarship Funds

New College of Nursing, Director of Development Perry T. Fulkerson is Vice President, Gulf Coast Region, of the Florida State University Foundation. He is now devoting significant time to the FSU College of Nursing to enhance its fundraising initiatives. A 1970 graduate of the University of South Florida in Tampa, he has been a professional fundraiser in higher education for 20 years, serving Clemson Univer-sity, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and the FSU Foundation. Prior to his career in philanthropy, Fulkerson spent 25 years in journalism and corporate communication.

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HOMECOMING 2009 “FIRED UP ABOUT NURSING”

The College of Nursing and the Alumni Advisory Board present Homecoming 2009 “Fired Up About Nursing”. Homecoming events are scheduled for Friday, October 30th at the College of Nursing located in Duxbury Hall. Fridays’ activities will include a tour of the College, a discussion with faculty members who carry the flames and em-body the strength, skill and character of the Florida State University Nursing Program and an alumni reception. To register, please complete this form and return it by October 16 to: Attn: Marilyn McGhee You may also fax it to: 850.645.7249, Attn: Marilyn McGhee FSU, College of Nursing or you may register online at: www.nursing.fsu.edu/alumni 98 Varsity Way P.O. Box 3064310 Tallahassee, FL 32306-4310 Name: _________________________________ Name at graduation:__________________ Class of: ________ Degree (s) earned: ______________ Specialty: ____________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________ City: _______________________________________ St.:______ Zip: ________ Phone: ________________ Email: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Friday Evening: Alumni Networking 5:30 p.m. Registration & Alumni Reception

“Come join us, as we showcase the Strength, Skill and Character of Florida State Nursing ”

Would you like to share you accomplishments or current contact information? Please send your updated information, to College of Nursing Updates, Attn: Alumni Coordinator, 98, Varsity Way, P.O. Box 3064310, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4310. You can also send your updated information via e-mail to alumni@nursing.fsu.edu.

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       THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING  P.O. Box 3064310  Vivian M. Duxbury Hall  Tallahassee, FL  32306‐4310  Phone:  850‐644‐3299  Fax:  850‐644‐7660  URL:  http://www.nursing.fsu.edu