March 2008

Welcome to the March 2008 issue of School of Nursing News, an electronic newsletter designed to inform, engage, inspire, and connect with faculty, staff, alumni, and other constituents of the University of Maryland School of Nursing.

School of Nursing Launches $30 million Capital Campaign

As part of the University of Maryland, Baltimore campus capital campaign, Making An Impact, the School of Nursing has launched The Power and Promise of Nursing, a $30 million, five-year capital campaign. To date, $11 million has been raised toward the $30 million goal.

The funds raised during this campaign will be used to:

• Provide scholarships to enable the best and brightest students to attend our School
• Create endowed faculty chairs which will allow us to attract and retain national nurse leaders
• Increase nursing research initiatives
• Maintain state-of-the-art health care technology to educate nurses of the future

Faculty and Staff Capital Campaign Kick-off Celebration

All faculty and staff are invited to celebrate the launch of the capital campaign at 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, in the School of Nursing auditorium. The scholarship priority is the focus of the faculty and staff campaign. Join Dean Allan for refreshments, raffles, and merriment! R.S.V.P. to Enjoli Sonnier, 410-706-8418 or by sending e-mail.

Dean Allan Participates in Press Conference Announcing Governor’s Budget Allocation to SON

Dean Janet Allan was one of five speakers at a press conference held February 7 at St. Joseph’s Medical Center, where Governor O’Malley announced an appropriation of $3.4 million in his FY ’09 budget for the first year of the School of Nursing’s five-year plan to double baccalaureate enrollment at the Universities at Shady Grove. The plan also calls for 60 additional master’s and doctoral student slots at the Baltimore campus. The press conference garnered extensive press coverage in both print and electronic media. (See “In the News.”)

SON Contingent Travels to Annapolis to Bolster Support for the Plan

On February 15, School of Nursing faculty and students traveled to Annapolis to participate in an Advocacy Day event to bolster support for the School of Nursing funding in the Governor’s budget. The School of Nursing contingent, assisted by the University of Maryland, Baltimore Office of External Affairs, met with more than 40 legislators to help them understand that expanding undergraduate and graduate nursing program enrollment is critical to addressing Maryland’s increasing nurse shortage.

Also traveling to Annapolis for Advocacy Day was one of the School’s Wellmobiles. More than 30 legislators and staff toured the vehicle, received health screenings, and were given complimentary pedometers as they completed their tour. The Governor’s budget includes $570,500 for operation of the Wellmobile program. School of Nursing teams were recognized on the Senate chamber floor by Wellmobile Board member Sen. Catherine Pugh, and also at the House of Representatives, where alumna Del. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, BSN ‘80, led the applause.

Faculty and staff participating in Advocacy Day included Dean Janet Allan, Jillian Aldebron, JD, senior adviser to the dean; Susan Antol, MS, RN, assistant professor, Department of Family and Community Health; Karen Clark, PhD, RN, assistant professor and program director at Shady Grove; Katharine Dever, academic coordinator at Shady Grove; Central Maryland Wellmobile driver Russell Harris; Catherine Kelleher, ScD, MPH, MS, RN, associate professor, Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health; Ann Mech, JD, RN, coordinator of legal affairs and assistant professor, Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health; Kathryn Montgomery, PhD, RN, associate dean for organizational partnerships and outreach; Stephen “Chris” Simmons, MS, CRNP, FNP, clinical instructor, Department of Family and Community Health and FNP for the Central Wellmobile; and Rebecca Wiseman, PhD, RN, director of the Governor’s Wellmobile program. Student participants included Cindy Berthelot; Lt. Jessica Cruz, (USN Nurse Corps); Hershaw Davis, Jr.; Jennifer Jarin; George Gurrera; Theresa Robinson; Itamar Simhon; LaShonda Sprinkle; and Roger Weikert.

School of Nursing Hosts “Nurses for Global Health” Event

On Friday, February 8, Nurses for Global Health (NGH), an organization recently formed by School of Nursing students, hosted its inaugural event, “Perspectives in Global Health,” which focused on evidence-based research and practice in global health. Guest speakers included Dr. Elizabeth Sloand, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, who discussed her work in rural Haiti; Chris Bostic, University of Maryland School of Law, who spoke about his efforts to achieve international consensus on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; JHPIEGO Global Learning Director Dr. Peter Johnson; and Rosemary Satyshur, DNSc, RN, assistant professor in the School of Nursing’s Department of Family and Community Health. Dr. Satyshur has been instrumental in promoting international recognition and rights for grandparents and relative caregivers of children. Also featured were School of Nursing students Erin Klasen, a pediatric nurse practitioner student who studied depression and alcohol abuse among HIV+ patients in Nigeria, and doctoral student Yolanda Ogbolu, whose work was recently published in Neonatal Network.

Black History Month Lecture Focuses on Disparities in Health Care

Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN, vice president for nursing, chief nursing officer, and director of nursing research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, presented the School of Nursing’s 17th Annual Black History Month Lecture, held at the School on February 25. In her lecture, “Hold Fast to Your Dreams: Stories of Inspiration from the African-American Community,” Dr. Burnes Bolton discussed the challenges and solutions of those who dared to champion a cause and create culturally-relevant, community-based care to overcome health care disparities among poor and minority populations. “No matter what your background, you can embrace the commitment to make a difference in the world,” she said.

Faculty and Staff Appointments/Transitions

Dionnie Butler has joined the Student and Academic Services Department as an office clerk. Her responsibilities include processing BSN applications, data entry in Banner, and assisting applicants via telephone and e-mail.

Betty Goff, BS, has accepted a new role as academic program specialist in the Student and Academic Services (SAS) Department, where she will be working on graduate student application files. Goff formerly served as a customer service representative and front desk receptionist in SAS.

Cassandra Smith has joined the Student and Academic Services Department as an office clerk. She comes to the School of Nursing from the University of Maryland, Baltimore CITS group.

Mary Tilbury, EdD, RN, associate professor, Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health, retired from the School of Nursing on March 1, after serving as a member of the faculty for 15 years. During her tenure, Dr. Tilbury served as program director for the Health Services Leadership and Management master’s program, and played a major role in the development and coordination of that program. She was also involved in the development of the joint MS/JD program, coordination of the undergraduate leadership course, and has taught in all of the School’s educational programs. Dr. Tilbury has served on numerous School of Nursing committees, including Student Affairs, Faculty Council, Undergraduate and MS Curriculum Sub-committee, Curriculum Committee, the MS Program Director’s Group, and the Technology Enhanced Instructional Resources Committee (TERC).

Faculty & Staff Kudos

Janet D. Allan, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN, dean and professor, was recently published as follows:

• Allan, J.D. (2008). Commentary on Marcus, et al. (2007). A comparison of Internet and print-based physical activity interventions, Archives of Internal Medicine (2007)167, 944-9, in A tailored internet intervention did not increase physical activity more than a tailored print. Evidence-Based Nursing, 11-13.

Barbara Dobish, MSN, RN, assistant professor, Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health, a faculty member at the Universities at Shady Grove, was recently awarded the second annual Shady Grove Board of Advisors Kendall Excellence in Teaching Award. Dobish was recognized for her commitment to students and student success through the promotion of high academic achievement, participation in professional and leadership development with students, and advancing the educational or career goals for students at USM Shady Grove. Faculty members who have taught at Shady Grove institutions for one academic year are eligible for the award.

Gail Doerr, MS, executive director of communications, has been accepted into Harvard Business School’s High Potentials Leadership Program. This highly acclaimed and competitive international program provides participants with the opportunity to learn current best practices in organizational leadership from Harvard Business School’s educators and researchers, as well as global business leaders.

Suzanne L. Feetham, PhD, RN, FAAN, visiting professor, Department of Family and Community Health, is one of four editors of the book, Individuals, Families, and the New Era of Genetics: Biopsychosocial Perspectives, New York City, W. W. Norton and Company, which has been selected for the 2007 American Journal of Nursing’s Book of the Year Award in five categories. The book ranked first in the “Medical-Surgical Nursing” and “Psychiatric-Mental Health” categories, and second in “Professional Development and Issues,” “Community-Public Health,” and “Maternal-Child Nursing and Childbirth.” Other editors included Suzanne M. Miller, Susan H. McDaniel, and John S. Rolland.

Karen Johnson, PhD, RN, CCRN, assistant professor, Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health, and Kara Adams-Snyder, MS ’01, had a book chapter published as follows:

• Johnson, K.L. & Adams-Snyder, K.A. (2008). Trauma. In, Priorities in Critical Care Nursing (5th edition). Urden, L., Stacy, K., Lugh, M. (eds). Mosby/Elsevier Co.

Deborah E. Jones, PhD, RN, assistant professor, Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health, presented a poster, “Development of a valid and reliable tool for testing knowledge of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in patients,” at the Southern Nursing Research Society’s Annual Conference, held recently in Birmingham, AL.

Ann Mech, JD, RN, coordinator of legal affairs, Department of Organizational Partnerships and Outreach, will be inducted into the Howard County (Md.) Women’s Hall of Fame on March 13 at ceremonies hosted by County Executive Ken Ulman and the Howard County Commission for Women. A press release issued by the Howard County Government stated, “Ann Mech is a Registered Nurse, educator, and lawyer whose passion for providing quality health care has been the cornerstone of her life.”

Eun-Shim Nahm, PhD, RN, associate professor, Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health (OSAH), and Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN, professor, OSAH, co-authored the following article (online version, followed by print version).

• Nahm, E.-S., & Resnick, B. (2008). Development and testing of the Web-Based Learning Self-Efficacy Scale (WBLSES) for Older Adults. Aging International. Doi. 10.1007/sl12126-008-9003-6.

George Rodney, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health (OSAH), and Christopher Ward, PhD, associate professor, OSAH, co-authored the following article:

• Chris W. Ward & George G. Rodney, Does a lack of RyR3 make mammalian skeletal muscle EC coupling a “spark-less” affair, Journal of Physiology, 586, 313-314.

On the International Scene

The Office of International Activities recently hosted a group of 16 nursing leaders from Singapore, led by Pauline Tan, chief nursing officer, Ministry of Health. The group visited the School of Nursing to learn more about Advanced Practice Nursing (APN), in preparation for the development of the APN role in their country. While here, they visited the School’s clinical simulation and standardized patient labs and met with faculty, including Gail Lemaire, PhD, APRN, BC, assistant professor and co-director of the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) program, to learn about the CNL program, and Louise Jenkins, PhD, RN, professor and co- director of the Institute for Educators in Nursing and the Health Professions. Clinton Lambert, PhD ’01, gave a presentation about the role of APNs in mental health.

The group also visited clinical sites, including Roland Park Place, where they met with Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN, professor, and SON Sonya Ziporkin Gershowitz Chair in Gerontology, as well as other APNs about the role of Geriatric APNs; the Maryland Stroke and Brain Attack Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where they met with Program Director Karen Yarbrough, MS, CRNP, to learn about the role of APNs in caring for acute care patients with neurological problems; the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center, where Jeanne Betz Smoot introduced them to the role of APNs in Gastroenterology and Genitourinary Oncology; and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where Associate Professor Marianne Shaughnessy, PhD, RN, CRNP, associate director for education and evaluation, discussed the role of APNs in research, health promotion, symptom management, and interdisciplinary teams.

Student News

Doctor of Nursing Practice student Karen Kesten, MSN, co-authored an article, “The Synergy Model at Work in a Military ICU in Iraq,” which appeared in the March 2008 issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America.

The 28th Annual Conference of the Maryland Association of Nursing Students was held for the first time at the Universities of Shady Grove in January. Rear Admiral Carol Romano, PhD ’93, MS ’85, BSN ’77, RN, BC, CNAA, FAAN, assistant surgeon general and chief nurse officer, U.S. Public Health Service, delivered the keynote address to an audience of more than 225. Theresa Robinson, a BSN student at Shady Grove, was instrumental in planning the event, which drew participants from as far away as Massachusetts.

Alumni News & Notes

Class Notes

Charlene Gooch, BSN ’71 (WRAIN), PhD, MS, LMFT, recently accepted a position as account manager at Health Resources Corporation in Woburn, Mass. In her new role, Dr. Gooch will oversee the employee assistance services for a number of corporate and academic clients in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Health Resources Corporation is the leading provider of occupational health, work/life, and medical management services in the United States, implementing and managing high quality programs for business, industry, government agencies, and commercial insurance carriers worldwide. Dr. Gooch previously served as Director of the Employee Assistance Offices at Iowa State University, American University, and Arizona State University. She also worked as a supervisor in corporate EAPs (D.C. and Va.) and as a marital and family therapist in private practice, following a nursing career as faculty, clinician, and consultant in civilian entities and the Army Nurse Corps.

Helen M. Kuhn, MS ‘76, BSN ‘68, EdD, moved to Phoenix, Ariz. in 1979, where she worked to develop multiple nursing programs in conjunction with the local hospitals and community college district. She received her EdD from Nova South Eastern University in 1984. Kuhn is now retired and does some consulting work.

Rear Admiral Carol Romano, PhD ’93, MS ’85, BSN ’77, RN, BC, CNAA, FAAN, assistant surgeon general and chief nurse officer, U.S. Public Health Service, has been named acting chief of staff, Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service. In this role, RADM Romano will work closely with the Surgeon and Deputy Surgeon Generals, as well as managing many of the operations of the Office of the Surgeon General. She will continue in her current role as chief nurse officer.

Alumni Events

2008 Alumni Reunion Celebration

Join us for the 2008 Alumni Reunion Celebration, to be held May 2-3 at the School of Nursing. The event honors all School of Nursing alumni in reunion class years: ’28, ’33, ’38, ’43, ’48, ’53, ’58, ’63, ’68, ’73, ’78, ’83, ’88, ’93, ’98, ’03, and recognizes all Walter Reed Army Institute of Nursing (WRAIN) graduates. Specific times and locations for 2008 reunion activities will be posted on our online calendar of events, and formal invitations will be mailed to designated reunion classes in the upcoming weeks. Festivities will include a Class Year Reunion and a WRAIN Anniversary Reception on the evening of Friday, May 2. Saturday’s events include a Professional Update, featuring a panel presentation, Alumni Through the Ages, and the Heritage Class Induction and Heritage Reunion Luncheon, acknowledging the milestone 50th year reunion of the Class of 1958.

What better time to reminisce and reconnect with former classmates, friends, and faculty members than an exciting weekend full of activities and entertainment featuring food, music, and good fun for all? For more information, contact the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at 410-706-7640, e-mail alumni@son.umaryland.edu, or visit nursing.umaryland.edu and click on “Alumni/Events.”

Nursing Informatics Alumni Reception to be Held at SINI Conference

The University of Maryland School of Nursing Alumni Association cordially invites Nursing Informatics alumni registered for the Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics (SINI) Conference, as well as current and former UMSON Nursing Informatics faculty members, to a complimentary reception at the School on Friday, July 18, from 4:30-6:00 p.m., following the conclusion of the day’s SINI activities. For more information or to RSVP by July 7, contact the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at 410-706-7640, e-mail e-mail alumni@son.umaryland.edu, or visit nursing.umaryland.edu and click on “Alumni/Events.”

Nursing Informatics All-Class Reunion

The year 2008 signifies 20 years since the start of the graduate program in Nursing Informatics at the School of Nursing. In celebration of this milestone anniversary, all Nursing Informatics alumni, friends, and faculty are invited to join us on Saturday, July 19, at 12:30 p.m. for a reunion program and luncheon, following the conclusion of the Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics (SINI) Conference. Stay tuned for further details, including event location and cost. (Please note, the reunion event is not included in the SINI registration fee.) For more information, contact the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at 410-706-7640, e-mail alumni@son.umaryland.edu, or visit nursing.umaryland.edu and click on “Alumni/Events.”

School of Nursing “In the News”

SUBJECT: Alternative Therapy: Healing or Hooey?

SOURCE: USA Today – Feb. 4
SUMMARY: Biostatistician Barker Bausell, PhD, a professor in the School of Nursing, tried acupuncture once, for a chronic backache. The needle pricks and the warmth from the heat lamp aimed at his sore back felt good at the time, he recalls. They didn’t do a thing for his underlying pain. But when the acupuncturist asked if the treatment had helped, Bausell said yes. “What could I say? I worked with the guy all the time,” says the scientist, who was then director of research at the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Maryland.

• http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/painter/2008-02-03-your-health_N.htm

SUBJECT: State Awards $3.4 Million to UM Nursing School

SOURCE: The (Baltimore) Sun – Feb. 8
                  The (Baltimore) Examiner – Feb. 8
                  SouthernMarylandOn-line.com – Feb. 8
                  The Daily Record – Feb. 8
                  The Associated Press – Feb. 7
                  WJZ-TV, Ch. 13, 5 and 6 p.m. – Feb. 7
                  WBAL-TV, Ch. 11, 5:30 p.m. – Feb. 7
                  WBFF-TV, Ch. 45, 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. – Feb. 7
                  Wtopnews.com – Feb. 7
SUMMARY: Gov. Martin O’Malley announced yesterday that he is allocating $3.4 million to the School of Nursing to help alleviate a growing shortage of nurses in the state. Plans also call for adding 120 master’s and doctoral students to its current 900. The school needs to add approximately one faculty member for every 10 new students, said Dean Janet D. Allan, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN.

• http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-bz.nurses08feb08,0,5836239.story
• http://www.examiner.com/a-1208592~O_Malley_and_hospital_officials_unite_to_fight_nursing_shortage.html
• http://somd.com/news/headlines/2008/7158.shtml
• http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=598&sid=1341358
• http://wjz.com/local/nurse.shortage.2.648594.html
• http://media.umaryland.edu:8080/ramgen/oea/080207-tv-nursing-newser.rm

SUBJECT: Last Week’s Headlines

SOURCE: The (Baltimore) Sun – Feb. 10
SUMMARY: Gov. Martin O'Malley announced that he is allocating $3.4 million to the School of Nursing to help alleviate a growing shortage of nurses in the state. A task force has warned that the state could face a shortage of 10,000 nurses in 10 years.

• http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-bz.ml.review10feb10,0,963559.story

SUBJECT: The Tiredness of the Long-Distance Runner

SOURCE: Sciencenow.com – Feb. 12
SUMMARY: Even marathon runners and long-distance cyclists have their limits, and a new study may explain why. Based on analyses of athletic mice and humans, a team of researchers suggests that leaky calcium channels can cause muscle fatigue. The group has also identified a new drug that slows the leak in mice, and that may eventually improve human endurance. Muscle physiologist Christopher Ward, PhD, assistant professor at the School of Nursing, says the work is significant in the context of extreme exercise and may eventually help elite athletes improve their performance. It may even help ease pathological muscle fatigue in ailments such as emphysema, which involves exhaustion of the diaphragm, he says.

• http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/212/3

SUBJECT: American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Awareness Conference

SOURCE: Cumberland Times-News (Health Journal photo) – Feb. 12
SUMMARY: Rebecca Wiseman, PhD, RN, assistant professor at the School of Nursing and director of the Governor's Wellmobile program, and Bea Lamm, MS, RN, clinical instructor and program coordinator of the Western Maryland Wellmobile, were pictured, along with local committee members, making final plans for the upcoming American Cancer Society Targeted Community Investment Grant Conference, Breast Cancer Awareness. The conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at Christ Lutheran Church in LaVale, Md. For information about the conference, call 301-777-9150.

SUBJECT: New Assistant Dean Hails from Laurel Area

SOURCE: Gazette Community News (Laurel) – Feb. 14
SUMMARY: The School of Nursing has announced the selection of its new assistant dean for undergraduate studies, Sandra McLeskey, PhD, RN. “Since ours is the largest program in the state for bachelor degree nurses, my challenge will be to ensure a consistent flow of graduating nurses into the state’s workforce during a time of critical nursing shortages,” said McLeskey, who will oversee the program of approximately 700 students.

• http://www.gazette.net/stories/021408/laurnew142333_32369.shtml

SUBJECT: Names in the News

SOURCE: The (Baltimore) Sun – Feb. 14
SUMMARY: Sandra McLeskey, PhD, RN, interim assistant dean for research of the School of Nursing, was permanently appointed to that position. McLeskey, who served in the interim position for two months, heads and oversees the school’s graduate nursing program. She has been a member of the school's nursing faculty since 2000, having worked as a professor in the University’s organizational systems department. She also maintains a post at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center and an appointment in the School of Medicine’s Department of Pathology.

• http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-to.hs.names14feb14,0,5867395.story

SUBJECT: What It Takes to be a Great Nurse

SOURCE: The (Baltimore) Sun – Feb. 17 (Mega Jobs special section – Health Care)
SUMMARY: Not everyone knows what it takes to be a good nurse. Karen Kauffman, PhD, RN, associate professor and chair, Department of Family and Community Health, School of Nursing, said, “Nurses who are truly committed work very hard….In hospitals, nurses have a very high work load, often working 12-hour shifts. You have to stay sharp and on-the ball alert….a mistake can mean the difference between life and death.” (Link not available.)

SUBJECT: O’Malley Trying to Address Nursing Shortage and Public Health

SOURCE: WCBC 1270 AM, Cumberland – Feb. 19
SUMMARY: Gov. Martin O’Malley this month announced several new initiatives to recruit more nursing faculty and students to address the state's nursing shortage. O’Malley's announced the allocation of $3.4 million to the School of Nursing from the Higher Education Investment Fund. The announcement was part of a series of events to highlight work force creation initiatives in the state. Last year, O’Malley appropriated $5.93 million to the Maryland Higher Education Commission’s Nursing Support Program, to expand enrollment in nursing programs and create jobs.

• http://www.wcbcradio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10498&Itemid=35

SUBJECT: Letter to the Editor: Safety of Phthalates Still Open to Debate

SOURCE: The (Baltimore) Sun – Feb. 23
SUMMARY: Brenda Afzal, MS, RN, a project manager and director of health programs, and Robyn Gilden, MS, RN, program manager, both at the Environmental Health Education Center at the School of Nursing, co-wrote a letter to the editor, saying, “The current understanding of the potential adverse effects of phthalates comes from laboratory animal and human epidemiological studies. More than 100 studies have raised concerns that exposure to phthalates is associated with health outcomes such as genital birth defects in males, decreased testosterone production in boys, and decreases in male fertility. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have discovered the presence of phthalates in body fluids of almost 100 percent of Americans.”

• http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/letters/bal-ed.le.23ffeb23,0,7509250.story

Mark Your Calendar!

Conferences and Lectures

Komen Distinguished Lectureship – Tuesday, March 4 – 4 to 5:30 p.m. – SON auditorium – Free admission/$30 charge for nursing contact hours.
Guest lecturer: Karen Dow Meneses, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor and associate dean for research, School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, will discuss cancer disparities and access to care among breast cancer survivors, explore the factors related to such disparities, describe innovative models for decreasing disparities, and explore methods to advance education and practice to decrease these differences. For information, visit: nursing.umaryland.edu/events.

Institute for Maternal and Child Health Leadership: Building Family Strengths – Friday, March 14 – 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. – SON auditorium – Fee: $35
Keynote speaker: Sister Rosemary Donley, SC, PhD, APRN, BC, ANP, FAAN, ordinary professor and chair, Community/Public Health, Nursing Graduate Program, Catholic University of America School of Nursing. For information, visit: nursing.umaryland.edu/events.

“Nursing Practice Based on Evidence: The Case for Collaboration” – Thursday, April 3 and Friday, April 4 – SON auditorium – fees vary. SON faculty and staff discounts and one-day rates available.
Keynote speaker: Tim Porter O’Grady, DM, EdD, RN, FAAN, senior partner and mediator, Tim Porter-O’Grady Associates, Inc. For information, visit: nursing.umaryland.edu/events.

Ann Cain Lecture in Psychiatric Nursing, “Workplace Violence and Organizational Justice: Is There a Link?” – Friday, April 25 – Free admission.
Speakers: From the University of Maryland School of Nursing’s Department of Family and Community Health – Jane Lipscomb, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor; Kate McPhaul, PhD, RN, assistant professor; and Jeffrey Johnson, PhD, professor. For information, visit: nursing.umaryland.edu/events.

Research Seminars

Friday, March 28 – 12-1 p.m. – SON Room 730 – Jennifer T. Loud, MSN, CRNP, nurse specialist, Research Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. Topic TBD. Free admission. Call 410-706-2619 or e-mail gwill005@son.umaryland.edu to RSVP or for more information.

Monday, April 7 – 12-1 p.m. – SON Room 730 – Barbara Smith, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate dean for research and Karen Johnson, PhD, RN, Karen Johnson, PhD, RN, CCRN, assistant professor, SON Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health – “University of Maryland Nursing Grant Awards.” Free admission. Call 410-706-2619 or e-mail gwill005@son.umaryland.edu to RSVP or for more information.

Upcoming Open Houses and Information Sessions

Do you know someone who is interested in becoming a nurse or advancing their nursing education? We encourage our readers to share information about our upcoming open houses and information sessions with family, colleagues, and friends. (See link for upcoming information sessions.) nursing.umaryland.edu/admissions/info.htm

Graduate Open House – Tuesday, March 11 – 5 to 8 p.m. Free admission. Call
410-706-0501 (Choose Option #1) or visit: nursing.umaryland.edu/admissions/open.htm

The Office of Student and Academic Services is now accepting credit card payments electronically for application fees. This substantially reduces the amount of mail the Office needs to process and significantly reduces application processing time.