Carolinas College of Health Sciences Newsletter A P R I L 2 0 1 2

The College is open:

Monday - Friday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Computer Lab

is open: 8 AM - 7:30 PM

Monday - Thursday, 8 AM - 4:30 PM on Friday, 11 AM - 4 PM on Saturday.

CLOSED on Good Friday, Apr. 6

The AHEC Library (Medical Education

Bldg., 1st Floor) is open:

8:30 AM - 6:30 PM Monday - Thursday

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM on Friday. 24/7 badge access to 2nd floor

study rooms. It’s your space…

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In This Issue:

The College recognizes McKenzie Masters, a second semester nursing student, as the April Student of the Month. McKenzie volunteers at various community events such as the blood pressure clinics and recruiting opportunities for the college. McKenzie’s help was invaluable during new student orientation. A new student said of McKenzie, “she was the first to greet me, find my packet and lead me to my room.” This student also acknowledged how quickly McKenzie responded to new students’ needs, always assisting and encouraging them. McKenzie is involved with the CCHS Student Ambassadors and consistently suggests and pilots creative new ideas. McKenzie is a “strong yet quiet leader” who is quick to take on any task with a positive, can-do attitude. Congratulations, McKenzie!

Graduation Reminders

Student of the Month

Important Hours

Congratulations to graduating nursing, radiologic technology, and surgical technology students. Ceremony begins at 7:00 PM on Friday, May 4. Please arrive by 6:15 PM. That morning, May 4th, the college honors you with a breakfast at 8:30 AM, followed by graduation rehearsal. Site of both is Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church, 1117 South Blvd. Caps & gowns and invitations should be ordered now: www.herffjones.com/college/carolinascollege. Capping ceremony for nursing graduates is Thursday, May 3. Time to be determined. For information, consult email sent to all NUR 202 students on March 26,

Honor a CCHS educator who’s made a difference for you! Go to www.CarolinasCollege.edu; click on Current Students, then Online Forms. Print, complete, and submit. You’ll make someone’s year!

Select our 2012 Outstanding Educator

The College is closed Friday, April 6. Enjoy the day!

Graduation, Capping 1

Student of Month 1

Exam Schedule 2

Research Opportunity 2

SNA News 4

Impact of DNC 8

Heart of a Champ 8

Quick Calendar 9

Spring Fling 4

Success Tips 5

Bees & TST 6

Kudos to Faculty 7

PTK 7

You ROCK! 9

Monday, April 30

Tuesday, May 1

Wednesday, May 2

Thursday, May 3

8:00 am

RAD 203/213 Room 219

SUR 103 Room 151

RTT 260 Room 151

RTT 241 Room 218

BIO 101 (All Sections)

Room 190 NUR 101 Room 190

BIO 200 Room 161

NUR 151 Room 190

RTT 221 Room 218

NUR 152 Room 161

NUR 153 Room 219

NUR 154 Room 158

NUR 155 Room 157

11:00 am

HEA 102 Room 161

MAT 101 (All Sections)

Room 190

GEN 100 Room 219

12:00 pm RAD 111/112

Room 158

1:00 pm

SOC 101 Room 158

RTT 231 Room 218

RTT 250 Room 157

BIO 102 (All Sections)

Room 190

9:00 am

Spring Exam Schedule

Good Luck on exams!

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What Change? Your participation in healthcare research can lead to discovery, change, and healing for thousands. It can be interesting as you gain insight into how scientific research is conducted. Learn more in the CCHS lobby on April 5, 8—noon. Representatives from the NC Research Campus will be here recruiting students to participate in The Murdock Studies—longitudinal research conducted by Duke University School of Medicine researchers. Tell Me More. Led by doctors and scientists from Duke University School of Medicine and doctors in our com-munity, the MURDOCK Study is a project that will last for many years. By studying health information from a large number of people, they hope to improve the way we treat many serious diseases and learn more about how we can better prevent disease. Do I Qualify? Screening includes your zip code, a health form, and other information. Reps at the table in the lobby will have all the info for you. If you prequalify, additional screening will take place. What’s in it For Me? .A $10 gift certificate and the excitement of participating in medical research that may prove groundbreaking.

Be in the CCHS Lobby April 5 between 8 & noon.

Be the Change in Health Care

Your voice matters. Your opinion helps. Dr. Ellen Sheppard, President of CCHS, conducts open discussion sessions once a month. Have a great new idea? Or a beef? Be heard on Monday, Apr. 16, 12:00 - 12:45 in room 137 (resource room near the science labs.)

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Safety Corner

Open Forum with President Sheppard

Changes to the Infor-mation Portal are Com-ing Soon. Watch for it!

Watch Your Back! You can prevent back injury by using proper lifting techniques or by utilizing the appropriate equip-ment. Lower back strain and injury are typically the result of improper lifting or posture, excessive twisting or bend-ing, failure to seek assistance or simply being in a rush. To avoid injury, do the following: Brace your lower back by tightening stomach and bracing pelvis Bend your knees, not your waist. Use your leg muscles. Hug the load close to your body Avoid twisting. Ensure that feet, knees and torso are pointed in same direction. For overhead loads, use appropriate step ladder and test weight. Most importantly, Ask for help! General Safety ACE Module, Carolinas Healthcare System

The 2012 CCHS Phone-a-thon was a huge success this year raising over $13,000!! We also had an amazing turn-out of students, faculty, and staff as vol-unteers throughout each night of the campaign. Thank you to everyone at CCHS for your help & support of this most important event!

Annual Phone-a-thon a Huge Success!!

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Student Nurses Association (SNA) Update Mark your calendars: Monday, Apr. 16. Membership drive in the lobby from 8:00 -12:00. Membership fee $5.00; Join the National Student Nurses’ Association and membership to local chapter is free! Go to http://www.nsna.org/default.aspx Thursday, Apr. 19: General membership meeting at 8:00 in room 190. Everyone welcome! Anita Bishop (graduate of CCHS) will share highlights of her career in two non-traditional roles – a case manager for cata-strophic injured workers and her current role as a Faith Community Nurse (FCN) through the Carolinas Healthcare System. Pre-Nursing Students: Enter the drawing for a NUR101 backpack of essentials for success! All students: Buy a raffle ticket for a chance to win a parking space at the college for one month! More sur-prises to come! Elections were held and SNA is proud to an-nounce the new board members:

L to R: 1st Row: Heather Alcock– Secretary; Maggie Echeandia- Co-Vice President; Jo Rizer - President; Brittney Morrow- Co Vice President 2nd Row: McKenzie Masters- Membership; Mandy Ferguson- PR; Amy Ruth - Pre-nursing delegate. Not pictured: Juan Moceton - NUR 101 nursing delegate; Alison Thornburg - Treasurer

The Student Life Committee will sponsor the college’s annual Spring Fling in the front parking lot on Monday, Apr. 23, 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The Big Kahuna is back! Be sure to mark your calendars now to join us for fun, food, and games!

It’s Spring Fling Time!

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Thank you to the follow Peer Tutors and Review Session Leaders graduating on May 4: Nursing: Richard Decker, Magda Echeandia, Trisha Garcia, Ashley Hall, Meredith Harling, Brittany Herring, Lauren Jakubek, J e n n a L e R o y , Barbara Ludlow, Kristy Morley, Danielle Nelle, Katharine Oleksa, Brandy Rowland, and Haley Stewart Radiologic Technology: Crista Deckert, Chip Higby, Katrina Lee, Heather Morris, and Dana Mosley Recruiting Peer Tutors! - If you’ve earned an “A” or a “B” in a course and feel you could help another student with some academic coaching, please contact: Nancy Watkins, Student Success Coordinator, Student Success Center, rm 213, 704-355-4025, Nancy.Watkins@carolinashealthcare.org Study Tip of the Month: Techniques to Prepare for Exams

Start studying early, reviewing a portion of the course material each day.

Maintain a balance in your life with exercise, healthy diet and sufficient sleep.

Don’t just hope you know it: KNOW you know it by pre-testing yourself. Use practice test questions and scenarios or create them and test yourself alone or with a study buddy. Better yet, teach the material to your buddy and answer follow-up questions. If you can teach it, you probably know it.

Create a testing affirmation for yourself. Attitude is everything, and you can do a lot to create a winning attitude to take into your testing room. Develop an affirming statement such as, “I’m capable, I’m prepared, and I’m ready to blow this test out of the water!” Repeat it to yourself regularly, using it to replace negative thoughts. Contact Nancy in the Student Success Center or call the Employee Assistance Program, 704-355-5021, if stress is really getting in your way.

For more study tips, as well as current opportunities for part-time and PRN employment, check out the Student

Support page on the Information Portal! (Click on Student Resources, then on Student Support.) CCHS Graduate will offer Mindfulness Session, April 12 - "The world out there is coming from you, not at you. Meet up to stay mindful," encourages Courtney Reynolds, 2011 CCHS graduate and yoga practitioner, who has offered to facilitate a meditation, breathing and mindfulness practice in room 157 at 11:00 on Thursday, April 12. Topics include different types of breathing for stress reduction, relaxation techniques and the practice of turning inward. No need to register – mark your calendar now! If you missed the Continuing Education Fair on March 19 - Many of the materials distributed by vendors at the fair are available in the Student Success Center. Come by for information about programs you may be interested in.

Seeking a PT job with CHS? If you’re interested in part-time or as needed (PRN) employment with CMC, talk to Jacquelynn Williams, Human Resources Recruitment Specialist, on Apr. 2, in the lobby between 10:00 and 12:00. Her contact info: Jacquelynn.Williams@carolinashealthcare.org, 704.631.0314. Your first step towards student employment is to complete an online application. Visit the CHS website (below) to: Apply for specific jobs; Upload your resume; Track your applicant

Student Success Center Update

The Center Is a GREAT place To Study!

New Applicants: Please go to www.carolinashealthcare.org Click on Careers at the top. Do a Career Search at the right of the screen to find

a job posting you are interested in. If you are seeking a nurse aide, unit secretary or

similar position, click on Patient Care Support. Apply for the position; you will then be able to

complete your online application. Or click for assistance at the bottom right of the

page.

Applicants with a previous online application: Please go to www.carolinashealthcare.org Click on Already Registered in the Career Search box at the

right. Enter your login/password. On the My Job Finder page, click on Current Employee if

applicable. Your application will come up, and you can update your

information. Submit your application by following the steps until the

application comes up Congratulations.

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This month’s Compliance Corner focuses on prevention of infection in hospital settings; a goal of the 2012 Joint Commission Na-tional Patient Safety Committee. Robyn Turton, Infection Preventionist at CMC, assembled a module entitled Disinfection of Envi-ronmental Surfaces and Patient Equipment, which has been implemented for hospital employees and students. Hand hygiene and sur-face disinfection are fundamental to decreasing transmission of organisms. Equipment and patient surfaces can be contaminated by patient use or even the gloves of healthcare workers. This module includes essential points for disinfection of flat surfaces and patient equipment. A few of which are: Bacteria and viruses can survive on surface items and patient equipment from days to months. Cleaning an item removes visible dirt; disinfection is done to a clean dried surface. Always remove visible dirt before disinfecting. Low level disinfection is done to EKG leads, IV pumps, glucometers, and other non-critical items that are reusable; single use

items must be discarded after use.

Cleaning flat surfaces and patient equipment is everyone’s job, and compliance will help improve infection control measures. Re-member - disinfection of any item must be specific to the item to avoid damage to equipment and to disinfect appropriately. To find the correct way to clean and disinfect non-critical equipment in the hospital, refer to the cleaning grids found on Synapse. On the main Synapse page, go to Reference, Infection Prevention , Cleaning Grids, CMC, Cleaning Noncritical Equipment and Devices with HR-MDRO.

The next on-site TST clinic in the Rankin Bldg. will be held on Apr. 2 from 11:15 - 12:00 in the college lobby. TST (Tuberculin Skin Test) is required of all CCHS healthcare students annually, during your birthday month. Free TST’s are available at CCHS and through CHS Employee Health. If unable to fit this month’s CCHS clinic into your schedule, go to the Employee Health office in the CMC Annex Building, across from the CMC ED, M - F, 7:30 - 4:30, for your free TST.

TEDMED Live Event

Compliance Corner

TST Clinic

You’ve heard of TED – the global conferencing of ideas worth sharing from and among the world’s brightest minds. Now there is TEDMED & you’re invited to join the live global conference, telecon-ferenced in to our own CMC Auditorium. Futurists in the areas of medicine, hospitals, and healthcare will provide thought provoking glimpses into the future. This is being telecast only to America’s finest teaching hospitals and medical schools and is open to CHS students, faculty, and care providers. There is no cost to attend, but you must RSVP to reserve a seat. Four separate live teleconferences allow you to select the one that works for your schedule on Apr. 11 (Wednesday). Each 105-minute ses-sion is followed by live discussion. Select the time best for you (8:45 am, 11:15 am, 2:15pm, and 5 pm) and RSVP to jessa.roof@carolinashealthcare.org. For more info on this exciting opportuni-ty: www.TEDMED.com.

You chose a CHS affiliated school for your health care education… Now reap the benefits!

Those are some REELLLY large bees in the courtyard, right? Don’t let their size fool you. They are carpenter bees, and despite their menacing size, you have nothing to fear. The male (recognized by his yellow face) may appear aggressive, but he has no stinger, so he cannot hurt you. The female has a stinger, but never stings unless provoked. The bees love our gazebo because they drill perfectly round holes in it, crawl in, create partitions inside, and lay eggs. An interesting bee-factoid: Female carpenter bees prefer female com-pany, with sisters, mothers, and daughters often setting up housekeeping together. The male carpenter bee is solitary. Who knew...BFFs in the bee world!

Bee-Zilla...in our Courtyard!

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Admissions Information Sessions, 4:00 - 5:00 PM, Apr. 10 & 24. Want to refer a friend to CCHS? Contact Joy Godwin at the front desk or call 704.355.5051 to sign up. Check posted schedule for room locations. For information on our Medical Laborato-ry Science program, contact Kelly Shirley, Program Director, 704.355.4275 or Kelly.shirley@carolinashealthcare.org. TEDMED, Apr. 11. See article on page 6. BCLS for the Health Care Provider, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Apr. 11 or 28. $60 w/textbook. For professional rescuers or students who need professional rescuer certification. Includes adult & pediatric CPR, two-rescuer scenarios, bag-valve mask, foreign-body airway obstruction, AED, special resuscitation situations, and cardiopulmonary emergencies. Contact Christy Dull @ 704-355-5699 or Christy.dull@carolinashealthcare.org if questions. Organize Your Life, Noon - 1:00 PM, Apr. 17 Who Couldn’t use tips for organizing their home & office? Provided by Employee Assistance Program, 720 East Blvd., Charlotte. Learn to recognize and deal with stress to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Space is lim-ited so call 704.355.5021 to register. FREE for CCHS students! EAP can help you and your family with all types of issues - marital conflicts, job stress, alcohol and drug problems, difficulties with spouse or children. Call EAP at 704.355.5021, for a private appoint-ment or to register for a class. Grief at Work at End of Life, Noon - 1:00 PM, Apr. 19, presented by Larry Dawalt, M.Div., Director of Spiritual & Grief Care, Hospice and Palliative Care, Charlotte Region, as part of the 9-part Chaplain’s Grand Rounds lecture series entitled Care of Body and Soul at End of Life. The series is designed to invite dialogue between faith and science, belief and biology, and the interface of mind, body, and spirit. Held in the CMC Auditorium. Feel free to bring your lunch. FREE for CCHS students! BLS Renewal, 4:00 - 7:00 PM, Apr. 25. Cost $57. Current provider card required. The BCLS textbook issued by American Heart is included in registration fee. Direct questions to Christy Dull at 704-355-5699 or Christy.dull@carolinashealthcare.org. Healing Touch Level 1, Apr. 28 - 29. Special student rate—$295.00—includes notebooks and technique cards.) LaKisha Ben-nett will help you register at 704.355-2663 or lakishabennett@carolinashealthcare.org.

Congratulations to nursing faculty member Cathy Borysewicz who’s earned certification as a Healing Touch Practitioner!

Way to go, Medical Laboratory Sciences program, which, under the leadership of director Kelly Shirley, received ZERO

recommendations and LOTS of praise from the visiting NAACLS accrediting team!

Thanks to everyone who helped make the recent bake sale a big success! We raised over $150! In addition to the March bake sale, the Brixx fellowship event was tons of fun enjoying the warm weather on the patio with great com-pany! Nominations for the PTK Scholarship are due to Cathy Borysewicz by April 16. Information and nomination form available on the Information Portal. Coming events: Apr 5 - Volunteering from 5:30pm-7:00pm at the Men’s Shelter Apr 20 - PTK meeting at 11:15 Apr 27 - Graduation luncheon at Freedom Park from 11am-1pm PTK recognizes and encourages the academic achievement of 2-year college students and provides opportunities for individual growth and development through participation in honors, leadership, fellow-ship, and service programming. Current members are reminded to regularly visit the PTK site on the College’s Information Portal for the latest information, updates, and upcoming events! Faculty advisors are Cathy Borysewicz (704.355.0368) & Cathey Miller (704.355.0036).

Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Update

Continuing Education Opportunities

Stay tuned to your email and PTK Information Portal for more de-

tails.

Kudos to CCHS Staff & Faculty

What’s Up With the DNC? To minimize hardship to students during the week of the Democratic National Convention (September 3 - 7), CCHS will not have on-site classes or clinicals that week. This decision was made after thoughtful study of public information on the convention, and careful consideration of your comments. Thank you for your articulate, insightful, and well reasoned comments. Your education is CCHS’s foremost consideration, so we will not compromise the overall quantity and quality of educational expe-riences provided, despite adopting a reconfiguring of class schedules during the convention. Because program leaders and faculty are best able to determine the specifics of meeting that commitment (a frequently echoed theme on the student and staff comment blog), substantial scheduling flexibility will be provided to programs throughout the semester. During the DNC, online classes or activities may be scheduled. If necessary, clinical experiences may also be held at off-site facilities which are in less heavily trafficked areas. (Examples may include physician practices for phlebotomy students, outlying skilled nursing facilities for NA programs, etc.). We will give you timely notice as to how those dates will be utilized. We know that’s very important to you. Additionally, the college has identified a number of “Classes Optional” days during fall semester. This allows the flexibility to make up instructional or clinical time lost during the DNC. Programs have choices on those days: class or clinical experiences as usual, online delivery methods, or no scheduled class. The College will expedite the identification of how those days will be utilized so you can plan appropriately. Additionally, throughout fall semester, individual programs may choose to expand clinical class times (start early, end late) as long additional schedule conflicts are not created. You will be informed ASAP. Fall semester “Classes Optional” dates:

October 8th and 9th (for intermediate nursing courses only) October 15th and 16th November 21st

Fall semester “No Classes on Campus”:

September 4 – 7 (September 3 remains as “College Closed.”) Other fall semester holidays remain as previously designated. A re-vised fall semester college calendar was e-mailed to you on Friday. You should be prepared to participate in online class activities during the DNC (“No Classes on Campus.”) and to be prepared to be in class or clinicals on all days identified as “Classes Optional.” To pro-vide you with adequate planning time, all course syllabi for fall classes will be posted on the Information Portal by May 31, 2012, and will include final course calendars.

Mark your calendar for the Annual Heart of a Champion Day, Saturday, June 2, 2012 at Carolinas College of Health Sciences. Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS), Sanger Clinic, and OrthoCarolina team up again to offer free sports screenings to rising 10th, 11th, & 12th grade Charlotte-Mecklenburg School (CMS) student athletes. An average of 15 student-athletes die participating in high school sports in the U.S an-nually due to undiagnosed cardiac conditions states, according to Frederick Mueller, director of the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research at UNC. http://

today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41392612/ns/today-today_health/t/teen-athletes-sudden-deaths-spur-call-heart-screening It doesn’t have to be that way. Last June nearly 2,000 CMS student-athletes received a general medical screening as well as ortho-pedic and cardiac screenings. With your help, we’re identifying those at high risk. With your help, we’re saving young lives. Volunteer information for Heart of a Champion 2012 will be on Synapse by mid-April. We need to reach more than 2000 student-athletes this year. We can meet that goal with your help. Please consider volunteering.

Our Goal: Ending Teen Cardiac Events on the Sports Field...You Can Help!

Recent recipients of “WOW” recognition: Students: Nursing: Jackie Davis, Debbie Hatfield & Eiger Williams, Staff/Faculty: Medical Laboratory Science: Kimberly Yarborough Student Services: Rhoda, Rillorta, Sue Roux, Nicki Sabourin Academic Affairs: Janice Terrell, Provost Continuing Education: Susan Thomasson Did you witness someone doing a good deed? Was someone instrumental in helping you ACE that test recently? We make it easy to say “thanks” in a special way to the student, staff, or faculty member who went out of his or her way to help you. Complete a WOW Card using the supplies located in the lobby, and drop it in the WOW Box! Your appreciation will be shared with the recipient and hes/her supervisor.

Apr. 2 HR Representative on Campus

TST Clinic

Apr. 5 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Volunteers at the Men’s Shelter

The Murdock Study (NC Research Campus) Representatives in CCHS Lobby 8—Noon

Apr. 6 HOLIDAY - COLLEGE CLOSED

Apr. 10 Admissions Information Session

Apr. 11 TEDMED Conference

BCLS for the Health Care Provider

Apr. 12 Mindfulness Session with CCHS Alum Courtney Reynolds

Apr. 16 Open Forum with President Sheppard

Student Nurses Association (SNA) General Membership Drive

Apr. 17 Employee Assistance Program Workshop - Organize Your Life

Apr. 19 SNA General Meeting

Chaplain’s Grand Rounds - Grief at Work at End of Life

Apr. 20 PTK Meeting

Apr. 23 Spring Fling

Apr. 24 Admissions Information Session

Apr. 25 BLS Renewal

Apr. 27 PTK Sponsored Graduation Luncheon at Freedom Park

Apr. 28 BCLS for the Health Care Providers

Apr. 28 - 29 Healing Touch Level I Workshop

Apr. 30 - May 3 Spring Exams

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Important Dates to Remember (all items described in detail in this newsletter)

WOW...You Rock!