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A publication of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing
The
CHANGING
FACE of
NURSING
SoN Celebrates a Century
densford center:
broadening influence
Body, Mind, Spirit:
Reshaping care delivery
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features
departments
Dean, School of Nursing
Connie White Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI
Editor
Nancy Giguere
6 SoN Commemorates a Century
of research, scholarship,
education, and service
2 School News
8 The Changing Face of Nursing
21 Publications
Contributing Writers
Amy Barrett, Linda Bearinger, Connie W. Delaney,
Joanne Disch, Ann Garwick, Nancy Giguere,
Mary King Hoff, Laurel Mallon, Aneisha Tucker,
Jean Wyman
25 Grant Awards
Photographers
Tim Rummelhoff, Aneisha Tucker
28 Center News
Graphic Design
Rima Bueno Design
36 Alumni News
Graphic Identity System
Yamamoto Moss
Men are a small—but growing—
presence in nursing
14 Data-Based Modeling
For hospital administrators, it’s
the next best thing to a crystal ball
1 From the Dean
41 School of Nursing Foundation
16 Body, Mind, Spirit
SoN’s collaboration with the
Center for Spirituality & Healing
is reshaping care delivery
18 A Force for Change
Densford Center broadens its
sphere of influence
Production Manager
Aneisha Tucker
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from the dean
Dear friends,
PHOTO: TIM RUMMELHOFF
This has been a very full year in the School of Nursing, as we have all worked together to
carry out the school’s transformative mission of advancing research, education, and practice.
In this issue of Minnesota Nursing, we highlight the innovations and exciting events
of the last few months. We invite you to celebrate and reflect with us.
from the dean
CELEBRATION
Our school is boldly contributing to transforming the face of nursing. We celebrate the
diversity of enrollments and welcome the enrichment that this diversity is bringing to
nursing practice. Men discover the treasures of this profession. Recent immigrants and
long-time residents welcome the opportunities of this profession. Mature students with
expertise in other fields bring their rich background to the school as they complete a
second, and sometimes a third degree. International partnerships enrich student and
faculty learning and scholarship.
But there’s even more cause for celebration. Consider, for example:
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The school’s focus on integrative health. We are one of a only select few in the world
to offer the doctorate of nursing practice (DNP) with a focus in integrative therapies,
while at the same time committing to advanced practice preparation that includes an
integrative therapy core in all specialties. Imagine how this will help transform health
care into person-centric system.
•
The school’s excellence in informatics. We are one of the first American school of
nursing to approve a DNP with a focus in nursing informatics. This commitment is
supported and enriched by the research of SoN faculty like Dr. Thomas Clancy who are
leading the way in important areas like complexity, complex adaptive systems, and
the transformation of health and nursing care systems.
•
The school’s commitment to nursing leadership. The Katharine J. Densford International
Center for Nursing Leadership has been key in fostering leadership in students, faculty,
and health systems. Now we are looking ahead to the Center’s next phase: its evolution
as a world center of innovation in leadership, a resource for local and global nursing and
health care, and a force for bold change toward a person-centric health care system.
REFLECTION
The coming year will be a time to reflect on our rich heritage as the nation’s first
continuously operated, university-based school of nursing—and to honor the courage and
commitment of nursing and health care leaders who shaped the school and made it a
center of nursing excellence.
In this issue, we offer a preview of the Centennial year events. Please mark your
calendars! We invite all of you—alumni, friends, colleagues, faculty, staff, and students—
to join us as we celebrate our strengths and successes, while looking ahead to future
advancements in nursing.
With warmest regards,
Connie Delaney
Professor and Dean
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school news
Foot care for the homeless
BY JORDAN HART, BSN STUDENT, AND
KIM NUXOLL, MS, PHN, TEACHING SPECIALIST, SCHOOL OF NURSING
It’s not easy to get a group of nine BSN juniors interested in foot
care for the homeless—at least not at first: “After sleeping four
hours that night, I awoke in the morning with a headache. I was
crabby and upset that I would be spending my day washing the
feet of homeless individuals,” Paul Broker admits.
Despite such misgivings, the foot care clinics at the Dorothy
Day Center, held in collaboration with the department of nursing
at the College of St. Catherine and Healthcare for the Homeless,
turned out to be a highlight of our public health clinical experience.
The people who flooded the commons of the Dorothy Day
Center came from all walks of life. They included recent college
graduates who had just moved to the Twin Cities, had little or no
family support, and were having difficulty meeting debt payments.
Others were mentally ill and not receiving appropriate treatment
for their condition. And some were temporarily out of work. “The
energy in the commons was vibrant, edgy, loving, and desperate,”
Mary Crimi recalls.
We set up basins of warm water in a corner room and added
Epsom salts and tea tree oil. Then we walked around the center
to see who we could help. “One guy asked me why we were there.
I think maybe he thought there was something in it for us as well,”
Marne Donnelly says. “I told him we were there to help them take
care of their feet, to educate them about foot care, and to listen
to their story. He was truly appreciative and amazed.”
We served about 30 people during the first clinic. “We provided
excellent foot care, but we discovered that what people really
wanted was a place to relax, a break to lift their spirits, and someone
to listen rather than tell,” Broker says.
Colleen May agrees: “After 10 minutes of foot soaking, some
conversation, and a clean pair of socks, you could really see a
difference in people’s faces. It was a privilege to serve them.”
The field experience has led us to reconsider our stereotypes
about homeless people. “I now know that homeless people
have diverse histories, stories, and lives,” Kristin Miller says. And
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BSN student Mary Crimi provides foot care at the Dorothy Day Center.
Bernadette Vanyo found that the experience “made me re-evaluate
my values, both personally and professionally.”
Before going to Dorothy Day, most of us felt that foot washing
would have little impact on people’s lives. Instead we discovered
that it was a vital public health intervention. For only $200 dollars
worth of supplies, we were able to connect with, teach, and
empower a group of people desperate for help. The Dorothy Day
Center should remain a major site in any public health clinical
rotation. What students learn at sites like Dorothy Day cannot be
taught in the classroom.
Kristen Neigebauer sums the experience up this way: “What
is more meaningful than to humble one’s self for a person who
has really been humbled in life?” Adds Chelsey Wolfgram: “It’s that
feeling of making a difference in someone’s life that drives me
to be a nurse.”
school news
SoN team raises
$8000 to fight cancer
A team organized by the School of Nursing chapters of the Nursing
College Board and National Student Nurses’ Association raised over
$8000 during the University of Minnesota’s 2008 Relay for Life on April 18.
It was the largest contribution of any participating team. Nearly three
dozen SoN students and several faculty members walked or ran in the
relay, which is the signature activity of the American Cancer Society. BSN
student Laura Bell has captured the excitement of the event in a short
video (www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvzbbYf9wZc).
Elaine Darst attends workshop in Denmark
SoN clinical associate professor Elaine Darst, PhD, RN, attended the International
Educators Workshop in Copenhagen last April. The workshop offered educators from
around the United States an opportunity to learn about the Danish International
Study Abroad Program.
Over the last five years, 25 undergraduate nursing students have participated
in the program, which offers classes in English, clinical experience with a Danish
nurse preceptor, and interaction with Danish nursing students. Students benefit
from good support, qualified faculty, and academically rigorous courses.
The International Educators Workshop offered Darst, who codirects the BSN
program, a taste of what Minnesota students experience in Denmark. Darst and
her fellow educators attended class with students, met with faculty and staff, and
enjoyed “study tours” to various sites in the city.
Darst (far left) enjoys a class on Danish language and culture.
Learn more about the Danish International Study Abroad Program at http://dis.dk.
SoN faculty and students visit Iceland
The University of Iceland hosted 20 students and 15 faculty from the University of
Minnesota School of Nursing, School of Public Health, and College of Veterinary
Medicine during a weeklong Global Health Institute last April.
The collaborative effort included three one-credit graduate courses addressing
public health, informatics, and the environment, along with a reception and dinner,
field trip, and visit to the Blue Lagoon, a world-famous geothermal spa.
Participants also visited the home of Olafur Ragnar Grimmson, the president
of Iceland, who gave a presentation on climate change.
SoN associate professor Christine Mueller and School of Public Health associate dean Debra Olson,
present Olafur Ragnar Grimmson, the president of Iceland, with a special gift from the University of
Minnesota during a reception at his home.
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school news
Honors & Awards
Linda Lindeke, PhD, RN, CNP, associate
professor, was named president of the
National Association of Pediatric Nurse
Practitioners (NAPNAP), a professional
association for pediatric nurse practitioners
and other advanced practice nurses who
care for children.
faculty
Laura Duckett, PhD, MPH, RN, associate
professor, was awarded a grant-in-aid from
the Research, Artistry, and Scholarship
Program of the University of Minnesota
Graduate School for her study, “Testing
Feasibility, Acceptability, and Safety of Reiki
Touch for Premature Infants.”
Emily Litt, RN, MS, PHN, clinical assistant
professor, is the president-elect of the
Minnesota Public Health Association. Her
one-year term will begin July 2009. Litt
was also awarded the 2008 School of
Nursing Research Day Graduate Student
Poster Award.
Carolyn Garcia, PhD, MPH, RN, assistant
professor, was named a Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health
Scholar by the University of Minnesota
Deborah E. Powell Center.
Karen Monsen, PhD,
MS, RN, assistant
professor, was elected
co-chair of the Public
Health/Community
Health Research
Section of the Midwest
Nursing Research Society. Dr. Monsen also
received a 2008 MNRS New Investigator
Seed Research Grant and the PhD Dissertation Award from the MNRS Informatics
Research Section.
Melissa Avery, PhD, RN, CNM, associate
professor, received the 2008 President’s
Faculty Multicultural Research Award from
the University of Minnesota Office of the
Vice President and Vice Provost for Equity
and Diversity.
Debra Bernat, PhD,
clinical associate
professor, testified
before the Minnesota
Senate’s K-12 Education Committee
on March 26, 2008.
Dr. Bernat testified in support of comprehensive sexuality education, citing new data
from a phone survey of 1,600 Minnesota
parents that she conducted last spring
with SoN professor Dr. Linda Bearinger and
other researchers.
Donna Bliss, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, professor,
was elected co-chair of the Gerontological
Nursing Research Section of the Midwest
Nursing Research Society. Dr. Bliss was also
appointed to two committees of the 4th
International Consultation on Incontinence:
the Conservative Management of Fecal
Incontinence and Technical Aspects of
Continence Devices.
Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN, clinical
professor and director of the Densford
International Center for Nursing Leadership,
received the 2008 Distinguished Alumni
Award from the University of Wisconsin
Alumni Association.
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Ann Garwick, PhD,
RN, LMFT, FAAN,
professor and
associate dean for
research, received
the Senior Researcher
Award from the
Pediatric Research Section of the Midwest
Nursing Research Society.
Catherine Juve, PhD, MSPH, MN, CNP, RN,
clinical associate professor, received the
Outstanding Poster Award from Advanced
Practice Education Associates during the
annual conference of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties.
Linda Olson Keller, DNP, MS, APRN, BC,
FAAN, clinical associate professor, delivered
the keynote address at two major public
health nursing conferences: the 2008
Illinois Public Health Nursing Summit
in Springfield, Illinois, and the Dakota
Conference on Rural and Public Health in
Fargo, North Dakota.
Barbara Leonard, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor,
received a Distinguished Alumni Citation
from Gustavus Adolphus College. This award
recognizes outstanding and exceptional
professional achievements.
Margaret Moss, PhD, RN, JD, associate
professor, was named a 2008–2009 Robert
Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow.
Christine Mueller, PhD, RN, BC, CNAA,
FAAN, associate professor, was selected to
represent the University of Minnesota as a
member of the Committee on Institutional
Cooperation. The CIC is a consortium of
12 research universities, including the 11
members of the Big Ten Conference and
the University of Chicago, whose mission
is to advance academic excellence by
sharing resources and promoting and
coordinating collaborative activities across
the member universities.
Diane Treat-Jacobson,
PhD, associate
professor, received
the Jeanne E. Doyle
Excellence in Vascular
Nursing award from
the Society of Vascular
Nursing, the highest honor given by the SVN.
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Emily Litt (right) receives her first-place ribbon from
SoN assistant professor Dr. Wendy Looman.
Bonnie Westra, PhD, RN, assistant professor,
is the chair-elect of the Nursing Informatics
Research Section of the Midwest Nursing
Research Society.
Jean Wyman, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA,
professor, is the president-elect of the
Midwest Nursing Research Society.
Dr. Wyman was also selected to the
Academic Health Center’s Academy of
Excellence in Health Research. Membership
in the Academy is the highest recognition
of excellence in AHC faculty research.
Amara Rosenthal presents her poster at the
Midwest Nursing Research Society conference.
Three School of Nursing students
received the University’s Undergraduate
Research Opportunity Program
(UROP) Award:
Andrew Fuxa
Project Title: “Obesity and School
Performance among Minnesota
Students”
Advisor: Dr. Jayne Fulkerson
Jennifer Heath
students
Laura Bell received the 2008 Outstanding
Undergraduate Nursing Student Award
from the School of Nursing Alumni Society.
Ann Marie Dose received a dissertation
award from the End of Life/Palliative
Care Section of the Midwest Nursing
Research Society.
Scott Harpin, MS,
MPH, received the
2008 University of
Minnesota President’s
Student Leadership
and Service Award.
Michael Jenkins received the 2008 Outstanding Graduate Nursing Student Award
from the School of Nursing Alumni Society.
Karlee LaBreche received the 2008 Nurses
Clinical Practice Award from the International
Society for Psychiatric Mental Health.
Nicole Lynch was reappointed to the
State Advisory Council on Mental Health
by Governor Tim Pawlenty.
Project Title: “Post-Operative Pain and
Analgesic Step-down Upon Discharge”
Advisor: Dr. Linda Herrick
Amara Rosenthal
Project Title: “The Impact of Extrinsic
Factors of Nursing Homes on Resident
Satisfaction”
Advisor: Dr. Christine Mueller
Pamela Nelson received a dissertation
award from the Health Seeking Behavior
Research Section of the Midwest Nursing
Research Society.
Christine Rangen was selected as a
McNair Scholar by the University of
Minnesota College of Education and
Human Development.
Amara Rosenthal was awarded the 2008
School of Nursing Research Day Undergraduate Student Poster Award for her poster
“The Relationship Between Autonomy
and Satisfaction Among Nursing Home
Residents,” which she also presented at the
2008 conference of the Midwest Nursing
Research Society.
Michael Jenkins displays his award as Dr. Margaret
Moss looks on.
Molly Secor-Turner, MS, RN, received a
predoctoral National Research Service
Award from the National Institute of
Nursing Research, NIH, for her project
“Social Messages and Teen Sexual Health:
Voices of Urban African American Youth.”
Dr. Renee Sieving and Dr. Ann Garwick
are her faculty sponsors.
Sarah Stoddard, BSN, RN, PHN, was one
of 12 North American doctoral students
selected to participate in the Society for
Research on Adolescence and the European
Association of Research on Adolescence
summer school program this spring in
Torino, Italy.
Julia Trachy received the 2008
Barbara Volk Tebbitt Undergraduate Nursing Leadership
Award.
staff
Kim Klose, MA, received the Gross Family
Award for Management and Leadership
Team Project for her collaboration on the
Charities Review Council’s Accountability
Wizard, an online tool that assesses
non-profit organizations’ effectiveness in
the areas of finance, board activities, and
management. View the prize-winning
assessment tool at www.smartgivers.org
/AccountabilityWizard.html.
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In honor of the centennial, and to welcome
the arrival of our second century, we asked
nine key individuals to answer the question,
“How is nursing changing, and how is
the School of Nursing helping to lead that
change?” Here’s what they had to say:
Celebrating
a Century
In March 1909, the University of Minnesota School of Nursing
welcomed its first class—four students—to campus. Today
the school is preparing to commemorate an amazing century of
research, scholarship, education, and service to the people
of Minnesota and the world.
“We’re planning a yearlong celebration through a variety of
different activities—scientific and scholarly through pure fun,” says
SoN professor Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN, who is co-chairing the
centennial celebration with associate professor Kathleen Krichbaum,
PhD, RN, and Marie Manthey, BSN ’62, MNA ’64.
The celebration will kick off on January 27, 2009, with a stateof-the-school address by Dean Connie Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN,
FACMI. Over the course of the year, the school will host several
regional and national professional conferences, including the
annual conference of the Midwest Nursing Research Society, a
1,300-member organization that promotes the development of
nurse scientists.
Spring and fall galas will provide schoolwide opportunities to
gather and celebrate. In November, the school will host a Summit
of Sages international conference that will draw world-class
speakers to examine innovation, inspiration, and transformation
in the creation of new care delivery models.
Mark your calendar now for the peak of the festivities, three
days of fellowship and fun planned for November 5–7, 2009. Events
will include a gala event, alumni tours and lunch, recognition of
100 distinguished alumni, and a tailgate party and football game
at the new Gopher stadium.
For more information on all centennial celebrations, watch
the School of Nursing Web site, www.nursing.umn.edu.
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Nursing is changing because of changes in
health care needs and technological advances.
Nurses must continue to be in the forefront
of disease prevention and care of chronically ill patients. Nurses are also assuming
greater roles in shaping health care policy.
The University of Minnesota School of Nursing is helping
lead the changes by its commitment to preparing new graduates to assume their roles. The progressive curriculum ensures
better preparation within a reasonable time. Curricula changes
position graduates to take their place in the profession and to
seek further knowledge. Research is a cornerstone and ensures
continued change and progression.
Clara Adams-Ender, PhD(hon.), MMAS, MS ’69, BSN, RN, FAAN,
CNAA | President and CEO, CAPE Associates, Inc.; Brigadier general,
retired, United States Army; member, School of Nursing Board
of Visitors; keynote speaker, 2009 BSN commencement ceremony
Nursing has expanded beyond the traditional role of bedside care to a dynamic
profession that offers careers in informatics,
legal, forensic, research, and entrepreneurship. The opportunities are limitless. The
University of Minnesota School of Nursing’s
bachelor of science program educates future nurses as leaders
in patient-care management and prepares them for professional
success. The school offers not only academic programs but also
builds partnerships with universities, research centers, communities, and hospitals locally, nationally, and internationally. Its
collaborative efforts embrace us as part of a global community
to improve health and healthcare worldwide.
Benish Punjwani | BSN Class of 2009
The big change is the nurse shortage, and
the School of Nursing has been very proactive
in addressing that. The post-baccalaureate
program we cosponsored has helped bring
more nurses to the bedside. We are also
seeing increased interest on the part of
nurses in pursuing advanced education, and on the part of the
health care system in engaging nurses at every level in a way
that maximizes the use of their skills. The new DNP program
provides professionals a nice opportunity to pursue additional
education while staying aligned with clinical programs.
Kathie Taranto, MA, BA, RN | CEO and senior vice president of patient
care services, University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview
celebrating a century
Nursing is being called on to meet more
health care needs in a wider variety
of settings than ever before. An aging
population requires care most appropriately given by nurses. New roles, new
settings, and changing demographics
demand higher levels of academic preparation. The School of
Nursing has always excelled in recognizing and responding
to emerging societal needs while retaining the core values of
nursing. From World War I programs to iron lungs to today’s
“minute clinics,” nurse practitioners, and DNPs, the school
has always prepared nurses who rise to new challenges while
continuing to ably meet traditional needs.
Marie Manthey, PhD(Hon), MNA ’64, MA, BSN ’62, FAAN, FRCN |
President emerita, Creative Healthcare Management; Executive
committee member, Katharine J. Densford International Center for
Nursing Leadership; member, Nursing Heritage Committee; co-chair,
Centennial Committee
What is not changing about nursing practice
is that nurses view patients holistically and
in the context of family and community.
What is changing is that nurses are care
coordinators, helping patients and their
families manage chronic health conditions
and navigate complex health systems. Our school of nursing
is providing cutting-edge programs to ensure graduates can
provide leadership and excellent clinical care in a dynamic health
care environment. We lead the nation in offering an innovative
doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program with specialty areas
such as integrative health and healing, informatics, and adult
and gerontological health.
Christine Mueller PhD, RN, BC, NEA-BC, FAAN | Associate professor
and chair of the Adult and Gerontological Health Cooperative,
University of Minnesota School of Nursing
Research in the School of Nursing explores
some of the key health and social issues of
our day. From childhood obesity to geriatrics,
researchers here are breaking new ground
in areas that have a dramatic impact on our
health care system and on our society
as a whole. They have blazed many trails in interdisciplinary
research, and are key to solving numerous health problems
around the world. Sponsored program expenditures have
increased dramatically in recent years, a clear testament to the
importance of research already underway and a positive sign
of many great discoveries to come.
R. Timothy Mulcahy, PhD | Vice president for research,
University of Minnesota
Health care is very different than it was
a decade ago. The need for outpatient
services is growing. Technology—telephone
and computer—is a bigger part of delivering
care. Increasing consumer involvement,
an increasingly diverse population, and an
aging population and workforce are also altering the nursing
role and responsibilities. I see the School of Nursing focused
on creative solutions such as building leadership skills, carrying
out research to provide practical answers for tough questions,
and creating programs to address emerging needs. The School
of Nursing has long been a leader in developing nurses, and it
will continue to lead the way into the next decade.
Jeannine Rivet, MPH, BSN, RN | Executive vice president,
UnitedHealth Group; Advisory board member, Katharine J. Densford
International Center for Nursing Leadership
Health care is changing, and nursing is a
vital participant in that change. As patients
become more complicated and technology
advances, nurses need broader skill sets
than ever in order to meet emerging needs
while providing the compassionate, capable
care that is the hallmark of our profession.
The School of Nursing is fortunate to have a world leader
in informatics at its helm. It is committed to preparing students
for a technology-intense future while remaining strong in
fundamental skills. In these tight times, it is critical that we
support the school’s efforts to meet emerging needs.
Mary C. Edwards, MPH, BSN
Fairview Health Services
| Vice president of public policy,
The establishment of the National Institute
of Nursing Research in 1993 has catalyzed
the development of a significant body of
nursing science. Today, advances in research
and technology shape nursing practice
and health care delivery worldwide. School
of Nursing researchers lead the way in developing innovative
interventions to improve health across the life span. Studies
focus on reducing health disparities through health promotion
and prevention, symptom management, and management
of chronic health conditions. Faculty members prepare future
nursing leaders by engaging students at all levels in research
and evidence-based practice to improve client outcomes and
promote health and well-being.
Ann Garwick, PhD, RN, LP, LMFT, FAAN | Professor and Associate
dean for research; director of the Center for Child and Family Health
Promotion Research, University of Minnesota School of Nursing
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the changing
face of nursing
Men are a small—but growing—presence in nursing
BY NANCY GIGUERE
Until the mid-19th century, nursing was a male-dominated profession.
Only around the time of the Civil War did women become active in
nursing, due to a shortage of available men.
Throughout the 20th century, the majority of nurses were woman.
Even today, only about 6 percent of nurses are men. But that’s
beginning to change. According to the National League for Nursing,
12 percent of nursing school graduates in 2006 were men.
During its first four decades, the U of M School of Nursing did
not admit men. Although the school did provide training for a
group of Navy corpsmen during World I, it was not until the fall of
1949, that men were allowed to enroll as students (see “Men Join
Women in Nursing Classes," page 13).
Since then, men have been a small but growing presence in
the school. In spring 2008, 16 percent of students enrolled in the
BSN program and 12 percent of those enrolled in graduate-level
programs were men.
SoN male graduates are active in all areas of nursing, from
clinical care to research, from public health to health care administration. Here are the stories of five grads. They are of different ages
and backgrounds, but all have one thing in common: They are glad
they chose nursing.
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changing face
michael petty:
Studying the Implications
In the 1970s, when Michael Petty was a psychotherapist working with mentally ill adults,
few patients were able to get well and stay well.
“It was frustrating,” he says. “We did our best, but
our patients faced enormous barriers.”
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WHAT NURSES KNOW
So Petty shifted gears and decided to help people get better
physically. Although he had been a pre-med student in college, he
opted for nursing. “I wanted to know what nurses know,” he says.
Medicine, he explains, is like a snapshot, while nursing is like a
videotape: “The physician sees a patient for a few minutes, but
nurses have continuing contact. We can see and communicate subtle
changes in the patient to the medical team. And we’re aware of
the implications of illness and treatment for patients and families.”
When Petty graduated from nursing school in 1980, male
nurses were a rarity. But he has never felt discriminated against.
“Some might even say that my gender has been a help since people
often mistake me for a doctor,” he says. “But I’m not convinced. I do
know that I have worked hard to build good relationships with all
members of the team, including doctors and nurses, patients and
families. Those relationships are integral to effective care.”
CONSULTANT AND EDUCATOR
Since completing his master’s degree at the School of Nursing,
Petty has worked at the University of Minnesota Medical Center,
Fairview, as a cardiothoracic clinic nurse specialist. In this role,
Petty functions as a consultant and educator for patients and staff.
He may help nurses start a heart patient’s IV or counsel a
family about what to expect when a heart transplant patient
returns home from the hospital. He also works on hospital-wide
initiatives to improve care or implement new procedures.
Michael Petty
PHOTO: TIM RUMMELHOFF
A LEGACY FOR THE PROFESSION
Petty is currently completing a PhD. His research focuses on family
caregivers of patients with left ventricular heart-assist devices.
“I want to find out what their lives are like and what we can do to
make them better,” he says.
He hopes that his research will help improve best practices.
“I won’t be in this career forever,” he says. “And after so many years
in the field, you feel like you want to leave something behind, a
legacy for the profession.” ˘
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PHOTO: TIM RUMMELHOFF
seyoum adem:
Caring for the Community
Seyoum Adem saw his first nurse when he was
six years old and living in Oromia, a region of
Ethiopia. “My mother took me to the clinic, and I
was impressed by the nurse’s white clothes and
shoes,” he remembers.
GOOD TO BE A NURSE
Nursing was not his first career choice, however. After completing
an agricultural degree, Adem advised farmers on crop production.
In rural areas, he saw children with hunger-swollen bellies
and adults with malaria and other diseases. “They asked if we
were medical people, and they wanted us to treat them,” he says.
“I thought how good it would be to be a nurse because then I
could help them.”
Like many other members of the Oromo community, Adem
and his family fled Ethiopia to escape from political oppression.
Here in the United States, his community faces different, but no
less serious, health challenges.
“We have to adapt to different food and a more sedentary
lifestyle,” he explains. “At home we walked, but here we ride in
cars. Many people work two jobs and have no time to exercise.
They develop high blood pressure, obesity, and type 2 diabetes.”
WORTH THE SACRIFICE
Determined to realize his dream, Adem applied to the School of
Nursing and was accepted to the BSN program on the Rochester
campus. Commuting from the family home in Chaska wasn’t
possible, so Adem moved to Rochester.
“I really enjoyed school and working at the Mayo Clinic,” Adem
says. “But it was hard to be away from my family. I was always
thinking of my wife and my children. But the sacrifice was worth it.”
The 48-year-old Adem graduated with a BSN on May 15, 2008.
Two days later, he and his family returned to the University to
celebrate the graduation of his son, Abdisa Taddese, who earned a
degree in microbiology.
FUTURE GOALS
Adem hopes eventually to practice in public health, focusing on
health promotion in the Oromo community. He looks forward to
one day completing a doctorate of nursing practice.
He encourages men to consider nursing. “To me, it’s not a
gender-based profession,” he says. “Men can care for people just as
women can.”
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Adem at BSN commencement
ceremony, May 2008.
doug flashinski:
At Home in Nursing
As a high school kid, Doug Flashinski considered
careers in nursing and school psychology. His
mother, a nurse, encouraged him to follow in her
footsteps, but he chose psychology. “Like many
18-year-olds, I questioned whether my mom knew
what’s best,” he says.
CHANGING DIRECTION
After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in
2003, Flashinski found himself at a crossroads. He could either go
to graduate school or join his dad and brother on the family farm.
He chose the farm.
“I farmed for a few years and enjoyed it,” he says. “When I was
sitting in the tractor tilling the fields, I knew I was doing something
valuable.” But fieldwork aggravated his allergies, and Flashinski
wanted a different lifestyle. So he revisited his career choices. This
time, he opted for nursing.
Harpin consults with teen at
St. Joseph’s Home for Children.
His background in psychology was a plus. So was his undergraduate research experience. He also has a strong work ethic,
shaped by life on the farm. “I learned the value of hard work,
dedication, and how to manage my time most efficiently,” he says.
“And that’s the way I approach nursing.”
LOOKING AHEAD
After graduating with a master’s in nursing this December,
Flashinski plans to practice in intensive care. After that, he hopes to
complete a doctorate in nursing practice and become a nurse
anesthetist. Eventually, he’d like to become a clinical instructor or
professor and conduct research.
Flashinski was drawn to anesthesia after shadowing a nurse
anesthetist during high school. “The field offers autonomy and
responsibility. The patient’s life is literally in your hands during the
operation,” he says.
AN UNDERSTANDABLE CHOICE
Most of Flashinski’s high school friends chose traditional male jobs,
while he selected a nontraditional profession. “They poked a little
fun at me when they found out I was going into nursing,” he admits.
But he remains unfazed by their teasing. “I’ve told them that
nursing has so much to offer,” he says. “You can go in so many
different directions. There’s job security, it’s well paying, and it’s
important work. And they’re beginning to understand my choice.”
PHOTO: TIM RUMMELHOFF
scott harpin:
Improving Adolescent Health
Scott Harpin discovered nursing as a college
freshman, when he took a job as a nursing assistant. Over the next few years, he worked in a
variety of settings and found he truly enjoyed
caring for patients and families.
FOCUSING ON TEENS
Then during his last year of college, Harpin discovered public health
nursing. “Until then, I figured I’d be an ICU or an OR guy,” he says.
“But I really was taken with the idea of primary prevention and the
focus on community and keeping the most vulnerable healthy.” ˘
Flashinski with his mother
Bonnie Flashinski on the
family farm. Mrs. Flashinski
is a public health nurse with
Clark County Public Health
Department in Wisconsin.
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changing face
john borg:
Scott Harpin
Making Things Happen
When John Borg entered the School of Nursing in
1971, male nurses were rare. But he didn’t hesitate.
A former Army medic who had served in Vietnam,
Borg was sure of his career choice.
After graduation, Harpin worked on medical-surgical unit
Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis. A friend suggested he
take a “side job” as a staff nurse at St. Joseph’s Home for Children,
which specializes in assessment, crisis intervention, and residential
programming for children with emotional and behavioral problems.
At St. Joe’s, Harpin discovered he liked the challenge of working
with teens. In some ways, his gender made the job easier. “Many
teens—both boys and girls—enjoyed having a guy figure in their
lives,” he says.
Harpin also discovered he liked trying to understand adolescent
issues and their connection to public health. “I enjoyed that more
than focusing on a single patient,” he says.
TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
During his time at St. Joe’s, Harpin served on the Hennepin County
Community Health Advisory Committee. This allowed him to
collaborate with other adolescent health professionals and expand
his practice to include public policy.
After completing a dual master’s degree in nursing and public
health, Harpin spent three years as the co-coordinator of the
master’s-level public health nursing program in the School of
Nursing, while continuing to work part-time at St. Joe’s.
Now a full-time PhD student, Harpin has his sights set on a
research and teaching career, which will allow him to work on broad
issues he couldn’t address as a staff nurse.
“I want to delve into the next generation of questions and
explore the link between policy decisions and real-life teen issues,”
Harpin explains. “I want to shape best practices that will result in
positive changes in youth health.”
Borg reviews a patient’s chart with Christeena Brown, RN.
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A BUILT-IN SUPPORT SYSTEM
“I was older than most of the other students, and I was married so
I had a support system, which male students needed back then,”
says Borg, who also completed a master’s in nursing and hospital
administration in 1976.
During his 30-year career, he never experienced discrimination on
the job, but job interviews were sometimes a different story. “One
doctor asked me if my children were really my biological children,”
he remembers. “Today such a question would never be allowed.”
THE BIG PICTURE
Since 1987, Borg has held various administrative positions at Valley
Health, which serves residents of the northern Shenandoah
Valley. He is part of the senior management team that oversees
three hospitals in Virginia and two in West Virginia. He also serves
as president of Morgan County War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley
Springs, West Virginia, where he is overseeing the construction
of a new $25 million facility—the fourth hospital he has helped
design during his career.
MINNEAPOLIS STAR, March 13, 1950
PIONEERS
IN ‘U’
COURSE
Men Join Women in
Nursing Classes
© 1950 MINNEAPOLIS STAR. REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION.
By WENDELL WEED
Minneapolis Star Staff Writer
FOUR FRESHMEN in University
of Minnesota school of nursing
aren’t worrying about keeping their
hair off their uniform collars or
whether fingernail polish should be
removed for operating room duty.
They are the first men students
to enrol for the 16-quarter program
leading to a degree of bachelor of
science in nursing.
Since last fall they have been
among 20 students in the freshman
class. As the group prepared for
clinical work in University hospitals
this month, the problem of uniforms arose.
With several of their women
classmates, faculty members and
physicians, the male nursing students selected their official on-duty
wardrobe.
It includes white duck trousers
and white tunic with a V-neck
and blue pocket strip to match
the women’s uniforms. There is a
white jacket for dress wear and
white shoes.
The four invaders of the field of
Florence Nightingale are:
Russell E. Church, 3179 James
Avenue N., who switched from
Four University of Minnesota freshmen who have enrolled in the
school of nursing learn to handle a young customer, Brian T. Overboe,
one-week old son of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Overboe, 608 Washington
avenue SE. The male nurses are, from left, Russell Church, William
Kidd, Olaf Tiikkaninen and Eugene Roedl.
engineering to nursing after serving
two years as a pharmacists mate
third class in the war.
Olaf Tlikkainen, Virginia, Minn.,
who was a navy radio technician
for three and one-half years.
William Kidd, Eyota, Minn., who
worked as an orderly at Rochester
Minn. state hospital and at Mayo
clinic in the summers while attending
St. Olaf college, Northfield, Minn.
Eugene Roedl, Eden Valley,
Minn., who was in the merchant
marine for three years and transferred to the university from St.
Johns university, Collegeville, Minn.
Only six men are active RNS
(registered nurses) in Minnesota—
“I like to look at the broader picture, develop programs, involve
people in solving problems, and make things happen,” he says.
His success is due in large part to his nursing education and clinical
experience: “That gives me credibility and helps me hone in on
problems. I’m able to ask the right questions.”
During his years at Valley Health, Borg has worked to implement
cutting-edge programming. Soon after his arrival, the system
initiated case management for patients with special health needs. In
the early 1990s, Valley Health created a parish nurse program. More
recently, Borg led the development of a comprehensive diabetes
management program.
about one-tenth of 1 per cent of
the 5,789 active RNs in the state.
Making the university nursing
school co-educational was an action
taken by the faculty, Katherine J.
Densford, director, reported.
Male student nurses take the
same classwork and clinical training
as their women classmates.
“There is increased demand for
male nurses today,” Miss Densford
pointed out. “They are especially
needed in mental health care,
urology and in the care of male
patients.
“High salaries in the nursing field
make the profession more attractive
to men.”
AN OPEN DOOR
For Borg, nursing was the perfect career choice. “It gives you a
broad entry to health care and health organizations,” he says.
“It offers mobility, an excellent living, and tremendous rewards.”
He would like to see more men enter the field. “The door is
open,” he says. “Why wouldn’t you take advantage of it?”
Interested in nursing? Today’s nurses are of all backgrounds, all
ages, and both genders. Their specialties range from pediatrics to
geriatrics, from bedside care to public health, from administration
to industry. Learn more at www.nursing.umn.edu/Education.
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Data-Based
Modeling
For hospital administrators, it’s the
next best thing to a crystal ball.
BY NANCY GIGUERE
Many thanks to Mercy Hospital,
Iowa City, Iowa, for providing information
about data-based modeling and simulation.
Modern hospitals are complex systems
of interwoven relationships and social
networks. Changes in one hospital process,
such as the introduction of new technology,
can impact the entire system.
“Decision-making is difficult because
outcomes are impacted by numerous
variables in the hospital environment,”
says SoN Clinical Professor Tom Clancy,
PhD, MBA, RN. “These variables include the
people who work there, the patients and
their response to treatment, the availability
and functioning of equipment, and the use
of different protocols.”
COSTLY DECISIONS
A poor decision is costly is terms of dollars
and staff morale. It can also lower the
quality of patient care. For example, the use
of an electronic health record may appear,
on the surface, to be efficient and costeffective. But the success of the new system
is influenced by a complex set of variables.
The transition from a paper to an
electronic record has a dramatic effect on
the nurses’ workflow. In addition, computer
terminals must be placed within easy reach
but not in the way of staff and equipment,
and protocols need to be established about
when and how data will be entered into
the system and who will do it. And, of course,
not everyone can type.
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“A hospital can spend multi-millions of
dollars on an electronic health record, but the
expenditure will be a waste of money if the
staff refuses to use the system,” says Clancy,
an experienced hospital administrator.
ANALYZING ALTERNATIVES
What if health care systems and hospital
administrators had a crystal ball that
allowed them to see the results—both
intended and unintended—of their decisions
before they made an investment of time,
effort, and dollars?
Thanks to the emerging field of
complexity, they now have the next best
thing: the ability to make predictions
using data-based models that simulate the
interaction of multiple variables.
Let’s say that the hospital administration
wants to modify the workflow so that
patients in the emergency department will
have a shorter wait. Before making any
changes, department managers consult with
the staff and map out the current workflow.
Then they create alternate maps or
flow charts and analyze how changes
would affect emergency department staff,
patients, and other areas of the hospital.
This process is known as scenario analysis,
and in the past, it was done on paper.
CREATING VALID MODELS
“Today using computers, we can create
models that are far more complex, run
various scenarios, and see how the system
reacts to changes over time,” Clancy says.
Although the models look simple, the
underlying statistical analysis is based on
complex mathematical formulas. Once
created, the models must be validated. This
is done by entering existing data into the
model—length of wait, day and time of
arrival, staffing patterns, admissions criteria,
and so on—and comparing the results with
the observable, real-life situation.
Once the model is validated, new
values can be substituted for existing data,
and the results analyzed. Sometimes the
results are unexpected: A new policy that
benefits patients by reducing waiting time
Data-Based Modeling
in the emergency department may create
difficulties for the nurses who work there.
When this happens, the parameters of
scenario can be adjusted and the simulation
run again to see what happens in the model.
CAPTURING THE BENEFIT
Simulation models can capture incremental
benefits that are hard to measure. Here’s
an example: In some hospitals, nurses wear
devices allowing them to communicate
with other nurses on the unit. When they
need help turning a patient, they don’t
have to run out into the hall and look for
another nurse. They can use the device to
ask for help.
But the devices are expensive, and
some administrators are reluctant to invest
in them. Then a simulation model demonstrated that nurses who used the devices
spent up to two hours less looking for help
and resources needed to care for patients.
“We were able to attach a dollar amount to
the time saved and predict overall cost
savings,” Clancy says.
In addition, models can be used as a
facilitation tool to help staff embrace
change. “When we wanted to simulate how
nurses worked on the unit, we involved
them in building the model,” Clancy
In a complex system
like a hospital, nothing
happens in isolation.
explains. “They were helping create the
change, and the process itself became
a consensus-builder.”
A VIRTUAL HOSPITAL
During the past decade, Clancy and his
colleagues have built over three dozen
different models of hospital operations.
These have now been linked to create a
virtual hospital.
This comprehensive model has allowed
administrators to see how even small
changes affect the entire system. “It’s helped
us make better decisions because we’ve
learned that nothing happens in isolation,”
Clancy says. “For instance, if we increase
admissions through the ER, we may create
backups in radiology.”
MODELING THE SON
For the last three years, Clancy has worked
with Dean Connie Delaney to bring
simulation modeling to the School of
Nursing. “An academic center is a close
cousin to a hospital in terms of complexity.
But instead of patients as consumers,
you’re dealing with students,” Clancy says.
Clancy, Delaney, and colleagues have
created a model of one of the School’s
key processes: academic scheduling. The
model revealed that faculty workflow was
uneven. The number of scheduled classes
was low on Monday, peaked on Wednesday,
and dropped off on Friday. Leveling the
distribution of classes made it possible to
get the schedule out sooner. A better
distribution also increased the efficient use
of faculty, so important given the current
faculty shortage.
Faculty reaction has been positive. More
balanced scheduling means more time
to devote to research and grant-writing. In
fact, Clancy says, the number of grants
awarded to the School has risen since
scheduling changes were implemented.
Students were indifferent to the
changes, however. “That’s probably because
the data show that student satisfaction
with the school was high to begin with,”
Clancy says.
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SoN offers DNP in Nursing Informatics
Program is first in the U.S.
In the 21st century health information
technology permeates all areas of health
care, and nurse informaticians will play an
essential role to assure the design, implementation, and evaluation of technology
supports patient safety and quality.
To meet the need for nurse informaticians, the School of Nursing is offering a
post-baccalaureate, doctorate of nursing
practice (DNP) with a focus in informatics.
The SoN is the first nursing school in the
nation to offer a DNP in this specialty.
Nurses who have completed a master’s
degree with a specialty in informatics can
enroll in a one-year DNP program tailored
to their needs. A more extensive BSN to
DNP program will be launched in fall 2009.
Nursing informatics integrates computer, cognitive, information, and nursing
sciences to manage and communicate data,
information, knowledge, and wisdom. The
focus of nursing informatics is to support
patients, nurses, and other providers in their
decision-making in all roles and settings.
The need for nursing leaders specializing in
informatics is critical, with estimates
ranging from 10,000 to 40,000 staff within
the next 10 years.
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Body,
Mind,
Spirit
SoN’s collaboration
with the Center
for Spirituality &
Healing is reshaping
care delivery
BY MARY KING HOFF
ENCOURAGING LEARNING
In 1999, Mariah Snyder, PhD, RN, SoN
professor emeritus, and the center’s first
director of graduate studies, launched a
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For many people, good health care is
synonymous with curing illness or fixing
what’s broken. But nurses understand
that good health care is more than that.
It nurtures the health of the whole person:
body, mind, and spirit. Good health care
supports a healthy lifestyle, promotes
health, provides healthful and healing
environments, honors multiple traditions,
and strives to prevent illness and injury.
This holistic philosophy is the basis for
the decade-long collaboration between
the School of Nursing and the Center for
Spirituality & Healing. “Our partnership
with the Center is a core partnership of the
School,” says Dean Connie Delaney, PhD,
RN, FAAN, FACMI. “We understand that
integrative health practices are essential
to the full experience of health and the
treatment of illness for patients, families,
and communities.”
graduate minor in complementary therapies
and healing practices. The minor has been
very popular with master’s and doctoral
students in nursing. Ten SoN faculty currently
hold appointments in the Center, and many
teach in its graduate program.
In 2000, the center received a $1.6
million grant from the National Center for
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
of the National Institutes of Health. The
grant supported an initiative to integrate
complementary therapies into the curricula
of the SoN and the Colleges of Medicine
and Pharmacy. The grant also supported
the development of online learning for
health professionals. Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD,
RN, FAAN, founder and director of the
Center for Spirituality & Healing and a
professor in the School of Nursing, served
as the principal investigator.
Body, Mind, Spirit
Consumers are beginning to expect a more
multidimensional, whole-person approach to health.
MEETING CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS
This initiative has helped health care education meet consumers’ growing expectations
for a more multidimensional, whole-person
approach to health, says Linda Halcón,
PhD, MPH, RN, SoN associate professor and
chair of the integrative, global, and public
health cooperative. Halcón also serves as the
center’s director of graduate studies.
“The public is already there,” Halcón
says. “If we’re going to be credible, we have
to be there, too.”
The center has also launched a Web
site for consumers (www.takingcharge.csh
.umn.edu). The site offers overviews of
complementary therapies from aromatherapy
to traditional Chinese medicine, many of
which were authored by SoN faculty. Visitors
to the site will also find an interactive
personal health planner that will help them
create and track personal health goals.
SPREADING THE WORD
Last June, the SoN and center, in collaboration with Woodwinds Health Campus in
Woodbury, offered a five-day professional
development program for nurses, nursing
faculty, and other health care providers.
Participants came from all over the United
States as well as from Korea, Germany,
Japan, and England.
The goal of the program, which was
based at Woodwinds, was to prepare
participants to teach about integrative and
holistic health and healing and to integrate
complementary therapies and healing
practices into various health care settings.
TEAMING UP FOR HEALTH
On the practice front, Georgia Nygaard,
DNP, RN, SoN clinical assistant professor, is
helping to ensure a range of complementary
therapies are available to residents of the
Powderhorn and Central neighborhoods of
south Minneapolis.
The Pillsbury House Integrated Health
Clinic, which opened in November 2007,
brings together medical, nursing, comple-
mentary, and alternative medicine practitioners. Under Nygaard’s supervision, SoN
students team up with students from a wide
variety of disciplines including medicine,
chiropractic, acupuncture and Oriental
medicine, massage therapy, and psychology.
Working together, students and patients
determine which treatments will be most
effective in supporting optimal health.
CREATING A NEW MODEL
Recently, the Academic Health Center
administration asked the SoN and the
center to lead the development of a
“person-centric” care delivery model as an
alternative to the current system. “The
system is broken,” Halcón says. “There’s a
sense among health professionals at every
level that this is really a mess.”
The new model is based on a systems
approach to care. It would take into account
the individual’s family, health profile, and
environmental context. The model emphasizes personal responsibility for health and
personal participation in choices for healing.
The goal is “better outcomes at lower
cost,” says Kreitzer. “We envision a health
care commons, a portal where people could
access seamless, personalized, and holistic
care.” Services would often be communitybased in a variety of settings, rather than
concentrated in one location.
The commons would be a “one-stop
shop” where people could learn how to
improve health and manage chronic illness,
gather information about treatment
options, and coordinate services—a place
where individuals can connect to the health
care system, and, if they choose, establish
a “health care home.”
Halcón believes that the University
of Minnesota is the perfect place to create
this new model. “Things are opening up
quickly, the right people are in place in
leadership positions and faculty members
feel permission to be creative,” she says.
“There’s a lot going on here.”
DNP With a Difference
Program incorporates
integrative health
and healing throughout
curriculum.
When planning began for the School of
Nursing’s new doctor of nursing practice
(DNP) program, many faculty wanted to
incorporate integrative health and healing
into one of the program’s specialties.
During a discussion about which specialty
would be the best fit, someone asked a
pointed question: Would any DNP graduate
not need the knowledge?
“The answer was, ‘no,’” says Mary Jo
Kreitzer, director of the Center for Spirituality
& Healing.
As a result, the DNP program, implemented in spring 2007, incorporates
complementary and alternative therapies
in all specialties. Beginning in fall 2009,
a post-baccalaureate DNP specialty in
integrative health and healing will also be
available for those wishing a primary focus
on this area of nursing.
“Every program will have significant
content in integrative health and healing,”
says Linda Halcón, associate professor and
chair of the integrative, global, and public
health cooperative. “It’s so consistent with
nursing’s history and theoretical base.”
For example, students in the nurse
anesthesia program might learn about
guided imagery and essential oils, and
students in the psychiatric-mental health
DNP program will study nonpharmacological
as well as conventional and pharmacologic
approaches to mental health care.
Halcón says the inclusion of integrative
approaches throughout the DNP curriculum
is still unusual. “Most universities have
one DNP specialty that includes integrative
curriculum,” she says. “We’re taking it a
step farther.”
It’s a concept whose time has come,
Kreitzer says. “This is the future of health
care, and we will continue to see it unfold.”
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a force for change
Densford Center broadens its sphere of influence
“A ship in port is safe,
but that’s not what ships are built for.”
Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, computer scientist and U.S. Navy officer.
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a force for change
“
T
o improve health and health care worldwide through the
education, collaboration, and promotion of nurses as strong
leaders and good partners” —the mission of the Katharine J.
Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership effectively
ensures that the center will be a force for change.
Led first by part-time director Mary Jo Krietzer, PhD, RN, FAAN,
and for the last eight years by Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN, the
center brings individuals and groups together to generate new
ideas, challenge the status quo, and work toward transforming the
way people think and act. During this time, the center developed
and implemented forward-looking initiatives such as the Summit
of Sages, the Clinical Scholars program, the Densford Undergraduate
Scholars program, and Days of Dialogue.
The center has also offered workshops on professional practice
environments, healthy learning environments, and quality and
safety in nursing. Researchers associated with the center have
conducted funded studies on issues such as collaborating with
physicians to improve patient safety and create more welcoming
health care environments for multicultural communities.
Recently, the center developed “Nursing for Non-Nurses.” The
goal of this program is to help SoN faculty and staff who are
not nurses better understand the values, issues, and opportunities of professional nursing. Plans are currently under way
to offer the program in expanded communities as well.
PHASE TWO:
BROADER AUDIENCE, GREATER INFLUENCE
But a phenomenal resource such as the Densford
Center cannot “remain in port.” The center must
continue to equip nurses to be effective leaders and
strong partners, while advancing broader health
care agendas. It must work to reach a wider
audience, to shape health care education and
delivery systems, and to advance the scholarship
of leadership and the formation of health policy.
During the past year, the Densford Center
Executive Committee developed a philosophy of
“generative leadership” as an organizing framework for this ongoing effort. This is leadership
that generates and translates new knowledge
and ways of thinking. A generative leader sees
new possibilities when they are not apparent or
when gridlock has been the norm and engages
with others to explore and excel.
The center philosophy reflects the spirit of the entire school,
which we define as “a community that generates and translates
new knowledge and ways of thinking by creatively examining
issues, challenging the status quo, capitalizing on opportunities,
embracing a spirit of abundance, and collectively leveraging the
strengths of its members and partners.”
Innovation, creativity, new knowledge, and new ways of
thinking are the hallmarks of this spirit. The Densford Center
serves as a catalyst, stimulus, and resource to the School of
Nursing, the state of Minnesota, the nation, and even the world.
The Densford Center is moving from a
singular focus on nursing to a vision of
interprofessional collaboration.
GOALS AND STRATEGIES
During Phase Two, this philosophy will guide Densford Center faculty
and staff as they expand the center’s sphere of influence from
a regional presence to a national and international one, widen the
center’s singular focus on nursing to an interprofessional vision,
and move from the dissemination of policies to their creation.
The center’s priorities for action during the next biennium include:
•
Advancing innovation and creativity in care delivery models
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Building nursing and health provider capacity
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Improving quality and safety education for nurses and other
health care professionals
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Developing faculty leadership
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Creating a national consultation service
To accomplish these goals, center faculty will use a wide
variety of strategies, which include consulting at external sites,
welcoming groups of learners to the University, and increasing
the use of technology for learning, networking, and collaboration.
STIMULATING DIALOGUE AND ACTION
During the first half of this year, center director Joanne Disch,
administrator Arlene Birnbaum, and SoN faculty and staff have sailed
into the challenging waters of health care delivery and reform.
The center has stimulated dialogue and action on key health care
issues through the following initiatives:
• “A Nursing Perspective on Health Care Reform,” a community
forum, held in January. It brought together some 200 nursing
leaders from the greater Twin Cities metro area to explore key
concerns of consumers and families. Participants also made
recommendations for action. ˘
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a force for change
• “Reform, Then Better Financing,” a letter to the editor written
by Joanne Disch and published in the March-April 2008 issue
of Health Affairs. In the letter, Disch argues that health care
reform is destined to fail—in fact, deserves to fail—if national
leaders and policymakers don’t fix the right problem: the
dysfunctional health care delivery system.
• “Are we really ready for the Boomers?” a paper presented by
Disch in April at the Advanced Leadership Development Program,
sponsored by the National Center for Healthcare Leadership
and GE’s Institute for Transformational Leadership.
• “Setting the Stage for the Evolution of Baccalaureate Nursing
Education,” a video produced and distributed last May by
the Densford Center and the American Association of Colleges
of Nursing (AACN). The video highlights several trends
that schools of nursing must seriously consider if they
want to prepare students to practice in the current
health care environment. View the video at
www.nursing.umn.edu/Densford/Share
Densford Center Executive Committee
Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN, Chair
Thomas Clancy, PhD, RN
Connie Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI
Sandra Edwardson, PhD, RN, FAAN
Helen Hansen, PhD, RN
Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN, FAAN
Kathleen Krichbaum, PhD, RN, FAAN
Marie Manthey, MSN, FAAN, FRCN
Christine Mueller, PhD, RN, FAAN
Linda Olson Keller, DNP, RN, APRN-BC, FAAN
Bonnie Westra, PhD, RN
Kim Zemke, MS, RN
BY MARY KING HOFF
Joanne Disch Leads the Way
Creating environments that foster success
Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN, director of
the Katharine J. Densford International
Center for Nursing Leadership, discovered
her own calling as a nursing leader more
than three decades ago when her first
head nurse, a dynamic woman named
Rocky Schmitz, showed her the power of
empowering others.
FOSTERING SUCCESS
“She targeted her energy toward creating
an environment where the 30 or 40 of us
who worked together could give the best
care to patients and their families,” Disch
recalls. “I realized being a leader could be a
neat thing.”
Since then, Disch has focused on being
the kind of leader who creates environments
that foster success for both individuals and
organizations. She succeeded Rocky Schmitz
as head nurse—“They called me ‘Pebbles,’ ”
she laughs—and later served as president
of the American Association of Critical Care
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Nurses and member of several national
boards. In 2000, she became the first fulltime director of the Densford Center.
CHAIRING AARP
In 2002, Disch was elected to an open seat
on the AARP board of directors, and in
2006 she became board chair. Her nursing
background prepared her well for a
leadership role in the organization, which
serves almost 40 million members concerned with health care and aging issues.
During Disch’s two-year tenure as chair, the
board voted to support the Medicare
Modernization Act and took a stand against
the privatization of Social Security.
Disch also led AARP through a yearlong
organizational assessment. “That was
incredibly challenging,” she says. “There
was a lot of healthy disagreement.”
That notion—healthy disagreement—
is a key concept for Disch. “I believe that
conflict of ideas is a very healthy thing,” she
says. “You want the richness of different
ways of seeing the situation, of different
ways of thinking.”
GENERATIVE LEADERSHIP
Disch views nurse leaders as key to resolving
looming challenges in health care. What’s
needed, she says, is “generative leadership”—
leadership that seeks to create change by
introducing new ways of thinking.
“Because of the role nurses play in health
care, we have such a valuable perspective,”
she says. “Nurses have answers.”
faculty
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Disch, J. (2008). Letter: Reform, then better
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Disch, J. (2008). Who should lead the patient
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Garwick, A. W., Rhodes, K. L., Peterson-Hickey, M.,
& Hellerstedt, W. L. (2008). Native Teen Voices:
Adolescent pregnancy prevention recommendations. Journal of Adolescent Health, 42, 81–8.
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Gaugler, J. E., Roth, D. L., Haley, W. E., &
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Goins, R. T., Moss, M. P., Buchwald, D., & Guralnik,
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Grieser, M., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Saksvig, B. I.,
Lee, J. S., Felton, G. M., & Kubik, M. Y. (2008).
Black, Hispanic, and white girls’ perceptions of
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Halcon, L. L., Robertson, C. L., Monsen, K. A., &
Claypatch, C. C. (2007). A theoretical framework
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Henly, S. J., & Moss, M. (2007). American Indian
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Hirsch, A. T., Murphy, T. P., Lovell, M. B., Twillman,
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Krichbaum, K. E. (2007). GAPN postacute care
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Kubik, M. Y., Story, M., & Rieland, G. (2007).
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Huang, M. Z., Kuo, S. C., Avery, M. D., Chen, W.,
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of a prenatal web-based breastfeeding education
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Lackner, T. E., Wyman, J. F., McCarthy, T. C.,
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Panagarakis, S. J., Harrington, K., Lindquist, R.,
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Pettingell, S. E., Bearinger, L. H., Skay, C. L., Resnick,
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Minnesota Baccalaureate Psychomotor Skills
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Shamliyan, T. A., Kane, R. L., Wyman, J. F., &
Wilt, T. J. (2008). Systematic review: Randomized,
controlled trials of nonsurgical treatments
for urinary incontinence in women. Annals of
Internal Medicine, 148(6), 459–73.
Shamliyan, T. A., Wyman, J. F., Bliss, D. Z., Kane, R. L.,
& Wilt, T. J. (2007). Prevention of urinary and
fecal incontinence in adults. Evidence Report/
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Siegel, J. D., Rhinehart, E., Jackson, M., Chiarello, L.,
& Health Care Infection Control Practices
Advisory Committee (HICPAC, O’Boyle, C.A.).
(2007). 2007 Guideline for isolation precautions:
Preventing transmission of infectious agents
in health care settings. American Journal
of Infection Control, 35(10 [Suppl 2]), S65–164.
Siegel, J. D., Rhinehart, E., Jackson, M., Chiarello, L.,
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(2007). Management of multi-drug resistant
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S165–93.
Sierpina, V. S., Kreitzer, M. J., Cunningham, A. J.,
Elder, W. G., & Bruckner, G. (2007). Innovations
in integrative healthcare education: A healing
journal for cancer patients in Ontario and an
online interdisciplinary CAM course for allied
health students in Kentucky. Explore: The Journal
of Science & Healing, 3(4), 423–5.
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Sierpina, V. S., Kreitzer, M. J., Mackenzie, E., &
Sierpina, M. (2007). Regaining our humanity
through story. Explore: The Journal of Science &
Healing, 3(6), 626–32.
Toth, A., Bliss, D. Z., Savik, K., & Wyman, J. F.
(2008). Prevention of urinary and fecal incontinence in adults. Evidence Report/Technology
Assessment, 161, 1–379.
Sierpina, V. S., Kreitzer, M. J., Stanley, J., Hardy, M. L.,
Spar, M. D., & Arias, M. (2007). Poverty and health:
Blind massage therapists and a free integrative
pain clinic. Explore: The Journal of Science &
Healing, 3(5), 535–8.
Tracy, M. F., & Lindquist, R. (2007). Systems
Thinking. In M. McKinley (Ed.), Acute and Critical
Care Clinical Nurse Specialists: Synergy for
Best Practices (pp. 127–41). Philadelphia, PA:
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Sierpina, V. S., Kreitzer, M. J., & Weeks, J. (2008).
Creating common ground: Collaboration
advances among licensed natural healthcare
educators. Explore: The Journal of Science &
Healing, 4(33), 221–4.
Treat-Jacobson, D., & Lindquist, R. (2007).
Exercise, quality of life, and symptoms in men
and women five to six years after coronary artery
bypass graft surgery. Heart & Lung, 36(6), 387–97.
Sieving, R., & Widome, R. (2008). Towards
preventing youth violence: Engaging urban
middle school students in community service
learning. CURA Reporter, 38(1), 12–17.
Skinner, S. A., Transfeldt, E. E., & Savik, K. (2008).
Surface electrodes are not sufficient to detect
neurotonic discharges: Observations in a porcine
model and clinical review of deltoid electromyographic monitoring usinng multiple electrodes.
Journal of Clinical Monitoring & Computing,
22(2), 131–9.
Stein-Parbury, J., & Liaschenko, J. (2007).
Understanding doctor-nurse collaboration as
knowledge at work. American Journal of Critical
Care, 16(5), 470–77.
Stevens, G. L., & Kaas, M. J. (2008). Psychotherapy
with older adults. In K. Wheeler (Ed.), Psychotherapy for the Advanced Practice Psychiatric
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Stoddard, S. A., Kubik, M. Y., & Skay, C. (2008).
Is school-based height and weight screening
of elementary students private and reliable?
Journal of School Nursing, 24(1), 43–8.
Talley, K. M., Wyman, J. F., & Gross, C. R. (2008).
Psychometric properties of the Activities-Specific
Balance Confidence Scale and the Survey of
Activities and fear of falling in older women.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56(2),
328–33.
Thorson, M. A., Bliss, D. Z., & Savik, K. (2008).
Re-examination of risk factors for non-Clostridium
difficile-associated diarrhoea in hospitalized
patients. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 62(3),
354–64.
Thrall, M., Kjeldahl, K. S., Savik, K., Gulbahce, H. E.,
& Pambuccian, S. E. (2008). Rate of endometrial
adenocarcinoma in women screened before
and after implementation of the Bethesda 2001
reporting system. Acta Cytologica, 52(1), 1–7.
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Tucker, S., Olson, M., & Rhudy, L. M. (2008).
Finding and evaluating research in practice. In E.
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Victor, A., Bernat, D. H., Bernstein, G. A., & Layne,
A. E. (2007). Effect of parent and family characteristics on treatment outcomes of anxious children.
Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 21(6), 835–48.
Wan, H. W., Yu, F., & Kolanowski, A. (2008). Caring
for aging Chinese: Lessons learned from the USA.
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 19(2), 114–20.
Whitson, B. A., Huddleston, S. J., Savik, K., &
Shumway, S. J. (2007). Bloodless cardiac surgery
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Widome, R., Sieving, R. E., & Secor-Turner, M.
(2008). Letter to the Editor: Young adolescent
responses to different question formats
assessing race/ethnicity. Journal of Adolescent
Health, 42(4), 421.
Winbush, N. Y., Gross, C. R., & Kreitzer, M. J.
(2007). The effects of mindfulness-based stress
reduction on sleep disturbance: A systematic
review. Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing,
3(6), 585–91.
Wyman, J. F. (2007). Bladder training for overactive
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Toward a deeper understanding of the role
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Transactions on Visualization and Computer
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Yu, F. (2008). The expatriate experience: Teaching
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Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 40(2), 184–6.
Yu, F., & Lang, N. (2008). Using the Omaha
System to examine outpatient rehabilitation
problems, interventions, and outcomes between
clients with and without cognitive impairment.
Rehabilitation Nursing, 33(3), 124–31.
Zarit, S. H., Bottigi, K., & Gaugler, J. E. (2007).
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grant awards
faculty grant awards
principal and co-principal investigator
july 1, 2007–june 30, 2008
Avery, Melissa
Technology-enhanced Learning in
Graduate Nursing (TELIGN)
Bliss, Donna
Smart Seal Ostomy Appliance: Further Testing
Garcia, Carolyn
BIRCWH Program Scholar (K12)
Health Resources and Services Administration/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health/
National Center for Research Resources (Prime);
Korosensor
National Institutes of Health/
National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development (Prime)
UMN – Deborah E. Powell Center for Women’s Health
Avery, Melissa
Exercise for American Indian Women with
Gestational Diabetes: A Pilot Study
Bliss, Donna
Development of Tool to Identify Perineal
Dermatitis and its Severity
P20 Center for Health Trajectory Research/
UMN School of Nursing
3M via University of Minnesota Foundation
Avery, Melissa
Development of an Exercise Intervention for
American Indian Women with Gestational
Diabetes: A Community-Based Approach
American College of Nurse-Midwives Foundation
Avery, Melissa
Exercise for American Indian Women with
Gestational Diabetes: A Pilot Study
UMN – Office of the Vice President and Vice Provost
for Equity and Diversity
Bearinger, Linda
Center for Adolescent Nursing
Maternal and Child Health Bureau/
Health Resources and Services Administration/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Bearinger, Linda
Adolescent Health Protection Research
Training Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Benbenek, Mary
Sunlight Exposure, Dietary, and Dress Habits
of Somali Girls
Sigma Theta Tau International, Zeta Chapter
Bernat, Debra
Effect of Minnesota Statewide
Clean Indoor Air Law on Young Adult Smoking
ClearWay Minnesota
Bliss, Donna
The Impact of Fiber Fermentation on
Fecal Incontinence
National Institutes of Health/
National Institute of Nursing Research
Bliss, Donna
Evaluation of Characteristics and Typical Usage
of Incontinent Products for Fecal Incontinence
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Carney-Anderson, Lisa
The Perioperative Experience of
Parkinson’s Patients
P20 Center for Health Trajectory Research/
UMN School of Nursing
Chlan, Linda
Anxiety Self-Management for Patients
Receiving Mechanical Ventilatory Support
National Institutes of Health/
National Institute of Nursing Research
Chlan, Linda
Patient-Controlled Sedation Feasibility Study
UMN – Academic Health Center Faculty Research
Development Program
Delaney, Connie
Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship Program
Health Resources and Services Administration/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Delaney, Connie
Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship Program
Health Resources and Services Administration/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Fulkerson, Jayne
Healthy Home Offerings via the
Mealtime Environment (HOME)
National Institutes of Health/
National Institute of Diabetes &
Digestive & Kidney Diseases
Garcia, Carolyn
Pilot of a Coping Intervention Tailored to Latina
Adolescent Females
P20 Center for Health Trajectory Research/
UMN School of Nursing
Garcia, Carolyn
Health Insurance Affordability and
Health Care Access/Quality in
High and Low Uninsurance Communities
UMN Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA)
Garcia, Carolyn
Addressing the Mental Health of the
Twin Cities Latino Community
UMN School of Nursing Foundation
Garcia, Carolyn
Using Health Realization with Latino Adolescents:
Piloting the “No Te Quebres El Coco” Program
UMN President’s Faculty Multicultural Research Award
Garwick, Ann
Building an Interdisciplinary Research Agenda
to Enhance Quality of Life and Transition to
Adulthood for Youth with Chronic Health
Conditions Conference
Minnesota Department of Health
Garwick, Ann
Center for Children with Special
Health Care Needs
Maternal and Child Health Bureau/
Health Resources and Services Administration/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Scal, Peter
Garwick, Ann (Co-PI)
Internet-Based Health Care Transition Program
Academic Health Center Development Grant
Gaugler, Joseph
Comprehensive Support of Alzheimer’s
Disease Caregivers
National Institutes of Health/
National Institute on Aging
fall/winter 2008
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grant awards
Gaugler, Joseph
Caregiver Outcomes Post Nursing Home
Placement of a Family Member
National Institutes of Health/
National Institute on Aging
Gaugler, Joseph
Nursing Home Training to Impact CMS Indicators
National Institutes of Health/
National Institute on Aging (Prime)
HealthCare Interactive, Inc.
Gaugler, Joseph
The Dementia Demonstration Project
Department of Veterans Affairs
Gaugler, Joseph
Early Dementia Identification Project
State of Minnesota/
Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging
Gaugler, Joseph
Nursing Home Diversion Project
State of Minnesota/
Minnesota Board on Aging
Gaugler, Joseph
A Multi-Site, Cross-Sectional, Non-Treatment
Prospective Trial to Collect Bio-Fluids and
Neuropsychiatric Data from Cognitively Normal
Elderly Subjects
Pfizer, Inc (Prime); INC Research, Inc
Kreitzer, Mary Jo
CAM Research Education Partnership Project
National Institutes of Health (Prime);
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Kreitzer, Mary Jo
Stress Reduction for Caregivers:
A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
National Institutes of Health (Prime);
HealthPartners Research Foundation
Alzheimer’s Association (Prime);
University of Indiana
Kubik, Martha
Team COOL Pilot Study
Mueller, Christine
Multicultural Health and Wellness Services for
Seniors in Independent Housing
National Institutes of Health/
National Institute of Diabetes &
Digestive & Kidney Diseases
Henly, Susan
American Indian MS to PhD Nursing Science
Bridge – Phase 2
National Institutes of Health/
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Kerr, Madeleine
Latino-based Multimedia to Prevent NIHL
National Institutes of Health/
National Institutes of Deafness and
Other Communication Disorders
Kreitzer, Mary Jo
CAM Clinical Research Fellowship Program
National Institutes of Health (Prime)
Minnesota Medical Research Foundation
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UMN Office for Public Engagement
Kubik, Martha
A Clinic-Based Intervention Targeting Primary
& Secondary Prevention of Childhood Obesity
O’Boyle, Carol
Minnesota Emergency Readiness
Education and Training (MERET)
Allina Hospitals & Clinics
Health Resources and Services Administration/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Kubik, Martha
A School-Based Body Mass Index Screening
Program: Phase II
UMN – Academic Health Center Faculty Research
Development Program
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners,
Minnesota Chapter
AHC Faculty Development Program
The John A. Hartford Foundation
Park Nicollet Foundation (Prime);
BlueCross BlueShield Foundation
UMN Office for Public Engagement
Gross, Cynthia
Mindfulness Meditation versus Pharmacotherapy
for Chronic Insomniac: A Pilot Study
Mueller, Christine
Geriatric Nursing Education Project: Creating
Careers in Geriatric Advanced Practice Nursing
Mueller, Christine
Developing Comprehensive Dementia-Specific
Nursing Home Quality Indicators
Lindeke, Linda
Service Use and Outcomes of
Prematurity at Adolescence
National Institutes of Health/
National Institute of Nursing Research
Indian Health Service/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Kreitzer, Mary Jo
Impact of a Residential Integrated Treatment
Program on Women with Eating Disorders
Gaugler, Joseph
The Memory Club: Providing Support to Persons
with Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease and Their
Care Partners
Gross, Cynthia
Kreitzer, Mary Jo (Co-PI)
Impact of Mind-Body Interventions
Post Organ Transplant
Moss, Margaret
Native Nursing Careers Opportunity
Program (NNCOP)
O’Conner-Von, Susan
Field Test of a Web-Based Program to Help Youth
Cope with Cancer Treatment
P20 Center for Health Trajectory Research/
UMN School of Nursing
Olson-Keller, Linda
Enhancing the Capacity of Public Health Nursing
Through Partnerships
Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing
Lindquist, Ruth
Neuropsychological Functioning, Delirium,
and Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients
Following On- and Off-Pump Coronary Artery
Bypass Surgery: A 3-Year Follow-Up Study
Olson-Keller, Linda
A Public Health Nurse/Population Ratio
for the 21st Century
Minnesota Nurses Association Foundation
Peden-McAlpine, Cynthia
Understanding Dying in Critical Care:
A Qualitative Study
Lindquist, Ruth
Acupuncture for Prevention and Treatment of
Atrial Fibrillation in CABG Surgery Patients
P20 Center for Health Trajectory Research/
UMN School of Nursing
Looman, Wendy
Correlates of Quality of Life for Rural and Urban
Families of Children with VCFS
P20 Center for Health Trajectory Research/
UMN School of Nursing
Monsen, Karen
Discovering Effective Models for
Home Visiting Practice
Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Prime);
University of California San Francisco
UMN Graduate School – Grant in Aid
Peden-McAlpine, Cynthia
Extending Pediatric Critical Care Nurses’
Expertise in Family Settings
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Sieving, Renee
Prime Time: Health Promotion for
Multiple Risk Behaviors
National Institutes of Health/
National Institute of Nursing Research
grant awards
Sieving, Renee
Lead Peace-Plus: Evaluating a Middle School
Service Learning Program
University of Minnesota Prevention Research Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Treat-Jacobson, Diane
Interdisciplinary Clinical Research Scholar Program
UMN Academic Health Center
Treat-Jacobson, Diane
Claudication: Exercise versus
Endoluminal Revascularization
National Institutes of Health/
National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (Prime);
Rhode Island Hospital (sub)
Westra, Bonnie
Predictive Modeling for Improving Incontinence
and Pressure Ulcers in Homecare
P20 Center for Health Trajectory Research/
UMN School of Nursing
Westra, Bonnie
Developing Predictive Models for Improving
Home Care Patients’ Ambulation and
Oral Medication Management Outcomes
UMN Graduate School – Grant in Aid
Westra, Bonnie
Leadership through Nursing Informatics
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Prime)
Regents of the University of California
Westra, Bonnie
Improving Informatics Competencies for
Minnesota Nursing Leaders
UMN Office for Public Engagement
Wyman, Jean
(P20) Center for Health Trajectory Research
National Institutes of Health/
National Institute of Nursing Research
Wyman, Jean
Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence
The John A. Hartford Foundation
Wyman, Jean
Pfizer Visiting Professorship in Pain Management
Pfizer, Inc.
Yu, Fang
Functional Impact of Aerobic Exercise Training
in Alzheimer’s Disease
K12 Career Advancement Program for
Clinical Research Scholars (CAPS)
Yu, Fang
The Effect of Aerobic Fitness Exercise Functioning
and Function in Community-Dwelling
Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease
American Nurses Foundation
student grant awards
principle investigator
july 1, 2007–june 30, 2008
Bjorklund, Darlene
Faculty Sponsor: Linda Chlan
Predoctoral Scholarship Award
The John A. Hartford Foundation
Black, Mary
Faculty Sponsor: Margaret Moss
Predoctoral Scholarship Award
The John A. Hartford Foundation
Croswell, Emily
Faculty Sponsor: Donna Bliss
Diet Modifications in Persons with
Fecal Incontinence
UMN–Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Program (UROP)
Fuxa, Andrew
Faculty Sponsor: Jayne Fulkerson
Obesity and School Performance Among
Minnesota Students
UMN–Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Program (UROP)
Graziano, Judith
Faculty Sponsor: Cynthia Gross
Impact of an Automated Telephone Intervention
on HbA1c in Type 2 Diabetes
Novo Nordisk
Guttormson, Jill
Faculty Sponsor: Linda Chlan
Patients’ Recall and Assessment of
Mechanical Ventilation: Impact of Sedation
National Institutes of Health/
National Institute of Nursing Research
Hooke, Mary
Faculty Sponsor: Ann Garwick
Fatigue, Physical Performance, and
Carnitine Levels in Children with Cancer
American Cancer Society
Heath, Jennifer
Faculty Sponsor: Linda Herrick
Post-Operative Pain and
Analgesic Step-down Upon Discharge
UMN–Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Program (UROP)
Manthey, Amanda
Faculty Sponsor: Donna Bliss
Individual Goals of
Fecal Incontinence Management
UMN–Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Program (UROP)
Patel, Kristina
Faculty Sponsor: Donna Bliss
Paternative Perspective Used By Those Who
Have Fecal Incontinence
UMN–Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Program (UROP)
Rosenthal, Amara
Faculty Sponsor: Christine Mueller
The Impact of Extrinsic Factors of Nursing Homes
on Resident Satisfaction and Quality of Life
UMN–Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Program (UROP)
Secor-Turner, Molly
Faculty Co-Sponsors: Renee Sieving, Ann Garwick
Social Messages and Teen Sexual Health:
Voices of Urban African American Youth
National Institutes of Health/
National Institute of Nursing Research
Talley, Kristine
Faculty Sponsor: Jean Wyman
Fear of Falling and Disability Trajectories
in Older Women
National Institutes of Health/
National Institute of Nursing Research
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center news
Moving the debate forward
On June 10, the center co-sponsored “Minnesota Innovations:
Moving the National Debate on Health Care Reform Forward,” with
the AARP, the Academic Health Center and School of Nursing, the
Mayo Center for Health Policy, and Twin Cities Public Television.
This community forum featured panels of local and national experts
who answered prerecorded questions from ordinary Minnesotans
and direct questions from moderator Cathy Wurzer, the host
of Morning Edition on Minnesota Public Radio. The forum will be
broadcast on Twin Cities Public Television in September and will
also be available as a webcast.
Center director Joanne Disch welcomed participants and noted
that Minnesotans want to live in a country where—to paraphrase
Garrison Keillor—“families are insured, the vulnerable are safe,
and children are healthy.” Panelists included John Rother, national
AARP executive vice president for policy and strategy; Hugh Smith,
professor of internal medicine and cardiology at the Mayo Clinic;
Representative Tom Huntley, DFL-Duluth; Senator Linda Berglin,
DFL-Minneapolis; Cal Ludeman, commissioner of the Minnesota
Department of Human Services; Sanne Magnan, commissioner of
the Minnesota Department of Health; Randy Moore, CEO of
American TeleCare; and School of Nursing dean Connie Delaney.
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CENTER DIRECTOR:
MISSION:
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN
To improve health and health care
worldwide through the education,
collaboration, and promotion of nurses
as strong leaders and good partners.
Joanne Disch, Clinical Professor
Phone: 612-625-1187
E-mail: densford@umn.edu
www.nursing.umn.edu/densford
katharine j. densford international center for
nursing leadership
PHOTO: RICHARD ANDERSON
Densford Undergraduate
Scholars selected
Two students have been named Densford Undergraduate Scholars for
the 2008–2009 academic year:
Jordan Hart, originally from Ishpeming, Michigan, came to the
University of Minnesota in 2004 to study neuroscience. After
two years in the College of Biological Sciences, he applied to the
School of Nursing and was accepted into the 2009 BSN class.
Hart will study what leadership means for different people and
how to help them actualize their full potential as leaders. Hart
also recently received a Fairview Nursing Sponsorship.
Maari Schreiber, class of 2010, transferred to the University of
Minnesota School of Nursing Rochester campus after one year at
Rochester Community and Technical College. She was attracted
to nursing because she enjoys helping people and loves to learn
new things. She hopes to become a nurse practitioner and
work in a rural clinic. Schreiber plans to develop her leadership
abilities and to participate in projects that will advance the
School of Nursing.
The Densford Undergraduate Scholars Program was established in 2001 to provide
enriched leadership opportunities for senior undergraduate nursing students. Each spring,
one or two students are selected through a competitive process to work in the Densford
Center, participate in center activities, and lead a project of their own choosing. Last year’s
Undergraduate Scholar, Mat Keller, established a new special interest group within the
school, Men Enjoying Nursing (MEN).
This past spring, 18 students—an all time record—applied to the program. For the first
time, applicants included both sophomore and junior students, ensuring there would be
both a junior and a senior Densford Undergraduate Scholar.
Kay Lillehei:
Supporting Nursing Leadership
The Endowed Chair in Nursing Leadership
held by Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN, was
created for the Densford Center through a
gift from Katherine (Kaye) Lillehei. A former
nurse, Lillehei says it was important for
her to establish a center to support research
in her field of practice and interest. Her
generous donation of $3 million has allowed
the center to develop initiatives that
are helping nurses tackle today’s health
care issues.
“The face of nursing is changing,”
Lillehei says. “Nurses are impacting health
care beyond the bedside, all while keeping
the patient at the center of care. We must
continue to develop nurse leaders who will
shape education, research, and care delivery.”
Lillehei has high praise for Disch’s
leadership abilities: “She has done a tremendous job of building the center’s reputation
through its programs and research. I am
excited to see what lies ahead.”
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CENTER DIRECTOR:
MISSION:
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Linda H. Bearinger, PhD, RN, FAAN
To educate nurses and other health
professionals to be expert clinicians,
teachers, researchers, leaders, and
policymakers who will serve the health
needs of young people.
Linda H. Bearinger, Professor and Director
Phone: 612-624-5157
Fax: 612-626-3467
E-mail: beari001@umn.edu
www.nursing.umn.edu/CAN
center for
adolescent nursing
Seed Scattered and Sown
Influence of center spreads across
the country and the world
“I can’t see myself in the position I am today without the support
and the knowledge I gained in the master’s program,” says Windy
Solsvig, MS, RN, an HIV/AIDs case manager at Children’s Memorial
Hospital in Chicago.
As a graduate student in the School of Nursing and member of
the Center for Adolescent Nursing, Solsvig completed practica at
Midwest Children’s Resource Center, working with adolescent girls
at risk for sexual abuse and prostitution. After graduation, she
transitioned into a full-time, advanced-practice case manager position
at a clinic, then moved to Chicago and took the leadership
position she has now.
Her MS coursework clearly prepared her well for the clinical
practice, research, and administrative work she does at the
hospital. “I have absolutely no second thoughts about my choices
for my educational track,” she says.
FAR-REACHING IMPACT
Solsvig is one of approximately 90 students who earned master’s
degrees through the School of Nursing’s Center for Adolescent
Nursing over the last 15 years. She and other alumni are using their
education and experience in diverse ways, and the impact they are
having on adolescent health is far-reaching. The issues they are
addressing in their influential roles range from reproductive health
to mental health.
Some are providing direct services in community-based clinics,
others are working in school health settings, and still others are
leading programs in public health agencies. Some are enrolled in
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PhD programs; others—seven at last count—have already earned
their doctorate degree. Some have joined the faculty at universities
in the global community, such as Japan and New Zealand. Others
teach in nursing programs here in the Midwest.
Luz Huntington-Moskos, MS, RN—who came to the center
after working as a nurse in the Peace Corps, on reservations, and in
urban hospitals—is inspiring the next generation of nurses as a
faculty member at Southeast Indiana University. She’s also looking
into the possibility of earning her PhD. “I wish I lived closer to
Minnesota so I could return and start my program there,” she says.
Solsvig and Huntington-Moskos represent just two of many
success stories made possible by the Center for Adolescent Nursing,
its community partners, and its funding agencies, including the
Maternal-Child Health Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, which has provided training grants for many years.
TRANSITION TO DNP
To ensure the best preparation for the next generation of advancedpractice nurse leaders, the School of Nursing is transitioning the
Master of Science degree, major in nursing, to the Doctor of Nursing
Practice degree (DNP). As a result, the center will shift its focus to
the DNP program.
“We routinely ask ourselves if we are offering the best
education to our students,” says center director Linda Bearinger,
PhD, MS, RN, FAAN. “We want to be sure we are giving them
the best tools to fill their toolboxes as they set forth on the next
steps in their careers.”
While Bearinger says the time is right to switch to the DNP
program, she looks back with pride on the center’s first 15 years of
achievements and the successes of its graduates.
“The seeds of our program certainly are scattering and blooming
across the United States and improving youth health well beyond
our state’s borders,” she says.
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CENTER DIRECTOR:
MISSION:
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jean Wyman, PhD, GNP-BC, FAAN
To advance the care of older adults by
preparing outstanding nursing faculty
from diverse backgrounds who can
provide leadership in strengthening
geriatric nursing at all levels of academic
nursing programs.
Jean Wyman, Professor
E-mail: mnhcgne@umn.edu
www.nursing.umn.edu/HartfordCenter
minnesota hartford center of
geriatric nursing excellence
Upper Midwest Geriatric Nursing
Education Alliance meets
The Upper Midwest Geriatric Nursing Education Alliance held its
first meeting on May 28–29. The gathering drew representatives
from 37 colleges in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North and South
Dakota, along with faculty from five of six tribal colleges.
Members of the Alliance established their mission: a commitment to excellence in geriatric nursing education in associate
and higher degree programs. The mission is supported four goals:
1.
To provide leadership in nursing education by infusing and
strengthening geriatric nursing competencies in associate
and higher degree programs
2. To provide support and networking to promote geriatric
nursing education in schools of nursing
3. To build and sustain a strong alliance
4. To advocate for the health and well-being of older adults
Special guests included Patricia Kappas-Larson, senior vice
president of public affairs at Evercare, and Rachael Watman, program
officer of the John A. Hartford Foundation. Watman presented
the Hartford Foundation grantmaking mission, which is to enhance
and expand the geriatrics
training of physicians, nurses,
social workers, and other health
professionals and to promote
innovation in the integration
and provision of services for all
older people.
Rachael Watman
Heather Young
Focus on Boomers
Heather Young, PhD, GNP, FAAN, Grace Phelps Distinguised
Professor, and director of the John A. Hartford Foundation Center of
Geriatric Nursing Excellence at Oregon Health Science University
School of Nursing, presented “When the Age Wave Hits the Shore:
Implications for Caring for Aging Baby Boomers” on Tuesday
evening, May 27.
Dr. Young’s remarks focused on the biggest age band in history,
the Boomer generation born between 1946 and 1964. She discussed
the need for alternative models, solutions, and philosophies of care
to meet the Boomers’ expectations for communication, quality,
and care, which differ from those of today’s older adults.
This was the inaugural event for the Minnesota Hartford
Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence. It was attended by 75 people
including students and representatives from area health care
organizations and colleges, private and government health care
service programs, public health agencies, and volunteer organizations The event was held in conjunction with the meeting of the
Upper Midwest Geriatric Nursing Education Alliance.
The Hartford Foundation provides funding for the Minnesota
Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence. Evercare co-sponsored the
Alliance meeting and Dr. Young’s presentation.
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CENTER DIRECTOR:
MISSION:
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jean Wyman, PhD, APRN-BC, GNP, FAAN
To develop and test innovative
interventions that help individuals
and families create optimal pathways
to health.
Jean Wyman, Professor
Phone: 612-626-9443
E-mail: chtr@umn.edu
www.nursing.umn.edu/CHTR
minnesota center for
health trajectory research
Visiting scholar
Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, PhD, RN, FAAN,
dean of the School of Nursing at the
University of Pittsburgh, served as the
center’s visiting scholar on April 10–11,
2008. She presented two research
seminars to faculty, students, and staff.
The first focused on adherence strategies
and measurement in clinical trials. The
second explored retention issues and
strategies in longitudinal studies. Dunbar-Jacob also consulted with the center’s
executive committee on the continued development of the scientific theme.
In addition, Dunbar-Jacob delivered the keynote address to more than 350 faculty,
students, and community partners at the School of Nursing’s Annual Nursing Research
Day on April 11. Her presentation was entitled, “Developing a Program of Research:
Building Knowledge on Patient Adherence.”
The Minnesota Center for Health Trajectory
Research was established in 2005 with a
$1.5 million grant from the National Institute of
Nursing Research. The center is developing and
testing innovative interventions that will help
individuals and families create optimal pathways
to health. Center researchers are exploring the
interrelationships among the many biological,
behavioral, psychosocial, and environmental
factors responsible for health or illness and how
to manage them over time.
Learn more
Please check out our Web site at
www.nursing.umn.edu/CHTR for
links to seminars and presentations
conducted by the center.
One-year pilot studies
The center provides funding to faculty to conduct one-year pilot
studies. Projects funded for 2008–09 year are:
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Exercise for American Indian Women with Gestational Diabetes:
A Pilot Study. Principal Investigator: Melissa Avery, associate
professor and chair, Child and Family Health Cooperative
•
Correlates of Quality of Life for Rural and Urban Families
of Children with Velocardiofacial Syndrome (VCFS).
Principal Investigator: Wendy Looman, assistant professor
•
Pilot of a Coping Intervention Developed for Latina Adolescent
Females. Principal Investigator: Carolyn Garcia, assistant professor
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L–R, Melissa Avery, Wendy Looman, Carolyn Garcia
center news
CENTER DIRECTOR:
Ann Garwick, PhD, RN, FAAN
MISSION STATEMENT:
The center prepares pediatric nursing
leaders to improve the quality of care
and systems of care for children and
youth with an added emphasis on
those with special health care needs.
Graduates are prepared for leadership
roles in primary and specialty care of
both children and youth, the organization and delivery of health services,
policy, research, education, and advocacy.
The center’s holistic approach focuses
on family-centered care within cultural
and community contexts.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Ann Garwick, Professor
E-mail: CSHCN@umn.edu
www.nursing.umn.edu/CCSHCN
center for
children with special
health care needs
Grant Announcement: Another 5 Years
Online continuing education opportunities
The Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs is extremely
proud to announce receipt of a $1 million, five-year grant from the
Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), (Title V, Social Security
Act) Health Resources and Services Administration, Department
of Health and Human Services. The center has been continuously
funded by MCHB since 1993, and is one of five Leadership Education
in Maternal and Child Health Nursing programs in the nation.
During the past 15 years, the center, created under the direction
of Barbara Leonard, PhD, RN, FAAN, has supported over 125 masters
and doctorally prepared pediatric nurses who have assumed
leadership roles in a variety of academic, clinical, public health, and
policy settings. Center faculty include: Ann Garwick, PhD, RN, FAAN;
Barbara J. Leonard, PhD, RN, FAAN; Linda L. Lindeke, PhD, RN, CNP;
Wendy Looman, PhD, RN, CNP; Susan O’Conner-Von, PhD, RNc;
Christine Poe, DNP, RN, CNP; and Cheri Friedrich, DNP, RN, CNP.
The center offers educational programs, online resources, conferences,
and workshops for professionals working with children with special
health care needs. Educational resources and technical assistance
are provided to our maternal and child health partners (MCH). We
are pleased to offer online streaming video seminars for continuing
education contact hours at no cost to the practitioner. Visit the
“Continuing Education” section of our Web site to participate.
2008 Transition Conference resources
Two resources from this year’s conference, Building an Interdisciplinary Research Agenda to Enhance Quality of Life and Transition
to Adulthood for Youth with Chronic Health Conditions, are now
available on our Web site. Also available are:
•
2008 Interdisciplinary Transition Conference Report by Ann
Garwick and Peggy Mann Rinehart. The report includes:
1) a summary of conference highlights, 2) the Transition Research
Agenda, 3) information about the interdisciplinary research
plan development, 4) participant contact information, and
5) a Research Action Planning tool. This report represents the
thoughtful contributions of young adults, parents, community
partners, health and education professionals, and researchers
who worked together to develop a Transition Research Agenda
for the State of Minnesota.
•
Breeze presentations and PowerPoint slides for these plenary
presentations:
Chronic Illness and Disability in Children and Adolescents:
Implications for Transition by Dr. Judith Palfrey, T. Berry Brazelton
Professor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School.
Improving Transition Services Through Integrated Services and
Research for Youth with Chronic Health Conditions by Dr. Richard N.
Roberts, professor of psychology, Utah State University.
Kudos
Linda Lindeke, PhD, RN, CNP, is the new president of the National
Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP), the professional association for pediatric nurse practitioners (PNPs) and other
advanced practice nurses who care for children.
School of Nursing graduate programs
available for trainees
Specialty preparation is available for advanced practice roles such
as pediatric nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists, as
well as for pediatric faculty, research, administration, and public
policy roles. The center supports post-master’s certificate and
doctoral (PhD and Doctor of Nursing Practice-DNP) leadership
students who are preparing to serve children with special health
care needs and their families.
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CENTER CO-DIRECTORS:
L ) Ann Garwick, PhD, RN, FAAN
R) Jayne Fulkerson, PhD
MISSION:
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
To improve the health of infants,
children, adolescents, parents, and
families in the context of their
communities. Center members develop
and disseminate evidence-based
interventions and best practices in
primary and secondary prevention.
Ann Garwick, Professor
Jayne Fulkerson, Associate Professor
E-mail: CCFHPR@umn.edu
www.nursing.umn.edu/CCFHPR
center for
child and family health
promotion research
Addressing health disparities
Focusing on public health issues
Center faculty researchers conduct community-based participatory
action research that addresses health disparities among children,
youth, and families from ethnically diverse and underserved
populations. This approach is resulting in the development of
culturally appropriate instruments, resources, and interventions
that address community-identified needs. Some examples:
Center investigators are also developing innovative communitybased interventions to address critical public health issues.
Some examples:
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Melissa Avery, PhD, RN, CNM, FACNM, is using a communitybased approach to develop an exercise intervention for
American Indian women with gestational diabetes that builds
on her clinical expertise as a nurse midwife.
•
Carolyn Garcia, PhD, MPH, RN, is focusing on promoting the
mental health of Latino adolescents. She has developed an
instrument to measure Latino mental health knowledge and
is working in partnership with Latino community leaders to
develop culturally appropriate mental health interventions.
•
Madeleine Kerr, PhD, is working in partnership with labor
unions to prevent noise-induced hearing loss among Latino
construction works in a tailored multimedia intervention study.
•
Wendy Looman, PhD, RN, CNP, has been collaborating with
Hmong community leaders and parents who work with
children with special health care needs to develop a culturally
relevant Hmong translation of her Social Capital Scale for
Children with Special Health Care Needs.
•
Cheryl Robertson, PhD, MPH, RN, focuses on promoting the
mental health of refugees, particularly mothers of children from
war-torn countries such as Somalia. Robertson collaborated with
Linda Halcón, PhD, MPH, RN, on a landmark strength-focused,
group intervention for female Somali refugees using a health
realization model.
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Jayne A. Fulkerson, PhD, is working to prevent childhood
obesity and excess weight gain through a community-based
intervention with families of elementary school-aged children.
The Healthy Offerings Via the Mealtime Environment (HOME)
intervention is designed to increase fruit/vegetable consumption and the quality of foods in the home and at family meals.
•
Martha Kubik, PhD, MSN, RNC, has collaborated with clinical
partners to develop a clinic-based intervention targeting
primary and secondary prevention of childhood obesity. She
has also partnered with school nurses on a project to conduct
an annual school-based body mass index screening program
involving kindergarten students and 2nd, 4th, and 6th graders.
Sarah Stoddard awarded
Theresa V. James Fellowship
We are pleased to announce that doctoral candidate Sarah Stoddard
has received the 2008 Theresa V. James Fellowship to support her
dissertation research. This annual award is made possible by funds
that were generously contributed by center faculty members and
the James family to acknowledge an outstanding doctoral student
who is conducting research related to the center’s mission. Sarah’s
research will focus on examining social connections, hopelessness,
and violent behaviors in African American youth living in urban
impoverished neighborhoods. Sarah’s dissertation co-advisors are
Dr. Susan Henly and Dr. Renee Sieving.
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CENTER DIRECTOR:
MISSION:
Jean Wyman, PhD, GNP-BC, FAAN
To improve the health, quality of life,
and delivery of quality nursing care to
aging adults of diverse cultures
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
or to join the University of
Minnesota Gero Nursing listserv:
Jean Wyman, Professor
E-mail: geronursing@umn.edu
www.nursing.umn.edu/CGN
center for
gerontological nursing
of the Gerontological Nursing Research Section of the
Midwest Nursing Research Society at its annual meeting
in Indianapolis in March 2008.
Kristine Talley, MS, GNP-BC, and clinical assistant professor, was awarded her
PhD in nursing during May’s graduation ceremonies. Her dissertation was titled
Fear of Falling and Disabilities Trajectories in Community-Dwelling Older Women.
Talley was also named a Claire M. Fagin Fellow by the John A. Hartford Foundation
Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity program. Fellows receive $60,000
per year for two years to support advanced research training, mentorship, leadership, and career development. Talley will investigate the effectiveness of restorative
nursing at preventing excess disability in long-stay nursing home residents. Her
mentors include Drs. Jean Wyman, Christine Mueller, and Robert Kane. In addition,
Talley will collaborate with nurse researchers from Duke University, the University
of Maryland, and the National Center for Heath Statistics. She will be the center’s
first postdoctoral scholar.
Kudos
Donna Bliss, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, was elected co-chair
Mary Dierich, MS, GNP-BC, and teaching specialist, was
named a 2008–2010 John A. Hartford Foundation Predoctoral
Scholar. Predoctoral scholars receive a scholarship covering tuition
and fees of up to $50,000 per year for two years to support their
doctoral training. Dierich will study medication use among
community-dwelling elders. Her mentors include Drs. Christine
Mueller, Bonnie Westra, and Robert Kane.
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alumni news
Stories and memories bring history to
life. To celebrate the School of Nursing
Centennial in 2009, we are asking
nursing students, alumni, and friends to
submit favorite memories, stories, and
photos. Submissions will be posted on
our new Nursing Memories Web site at
www.nursing.umn.edu/memories for
everyone to enjoy.
Send stories and photos to:
School of Nursing
Attn: Cathy Konat
5-140 WDH, 308 Harvard Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Or e-mail to kona0006@umn.edu.
We cannot return your photos. Please send copies only.
remembering…
“In 1994, I became president of a dynamic group that began the
building process for the Katharine J. Densford Center for Nursing
Leadership. We spent many work sessions along with Dean
Edwardson and other nursing leaders from around the country
brainstorming and putting our vision on paper. We wanted a
leadership center where ideas could be shared, potential recognized,
and students at all levels could grow. It was an exciting time!”
— Mary Bishop ’79
“Responsibilities are frightening to remember. At 17, I was the only
nurse for 40 patients. Penicillin had been discovered, but it was
not long-lasting, so we had to give those shots every three hours.
I did learn not to waken people to give them a sleeping pill.”
— V. Lynette McKewin Kimble ’48
“During the summer of 1946…a polio epidemic was rampaging, and
the students at General particularly were caught in the middle of
it. By the time I came back to General, our patients on “Contagion”
were those in the old iron lung. We all had to know how to care
for those patients and to work the bellows by hand should the
electricity fail.”
— Juanita Niemann Peterson ’48
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“First day of full-time clinical experience on Station 42, Wangensteen’s
unit I think. I was so naïve I thought the orderlies were doctors—
and very diligent ones—since they were weighing the patients at
7:30 a.m. Sharing joys, zaniness, sorrows, disappointments,
embarrassments with wonderful women who were an essential
part of who we became because of all we experienced on the way
to becoming professionals.”
— Patricia Short Tomlinson ’57
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“The absolutely black sky and cloud burst of rain on the evening of
our commencement on June 8, 1968, which limited our ceremony
in Memorial Stadium to marching in, looking at the clouds, and
President Malcolm Moos declaring us ALL graduated in one big swoop
of his arm, then ordering us all to run for cover!! The ceremony
took all of 10 minutes! No time for pictures, tears, or goodbyes…
it was just over! Thank heaven our own pinning ceremony had
taken place at an earlier date.”
— Class of 1968
“Several students thought it was time to re-create a student
government in order to have input into the affairs and concerns
of the School of Nursing. Mary Dee McEvoy was a grad student,
and Barb Bungert and I worked at the undergraduate level. We
developed by-laws, policies, worked with faculty, and, of course, did
fundraising. Taking the required class at the student union about
safe bake sales seemed redundant after microbiology!”
— Mary Nyquist Koons ’76
“Our education here was unusual, exceptional, thorough, and
unique. We all remember the children who were the first surgical
heart patients. We remember the bypass machines that changed
even during our OR experience as improvements were made
and changes tried. We remember the OR flooding with water and
everyone in boots, to ground the OR personnel. Our living together
was the great gift of our education. We were a sorority, a support
group, and a group of friends, a sisterhood. We owe much to this
institution that educated us.”
— Susan McKinley, ’57
Centennial 2009
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
November 5, 2009
ennial Gala
School of Nursing Cent
November 6, 2009
s day
Alumni back-to-campu
November 7, 2009
and football
Pre-game tailgate party
dium!
game in new Gopher sta
DON’T MISS OUT! To receive information about School of Nursing Centennial events, please
send updated contact information to kona0006@umn.edu, or call Cathy at 612-624-0103.
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Name
Class Year
reconnecting…
Name
Class Year
1930s
1970
1940
1971
1941
Jean Umezu
1942
Class Agents:
Classmate Connectors
In preparation for the 2009 Centennial, we
are recruiting class agents. Check the list on
the right to locate the agent for your class.
If your class doesn’t have an agent,
please consider serving. During your twoyear team as class agent, you will:
•
•
•
Serve as the liaison between your
classmates and the School of Nursing
1943
1945
Betty Thayer
Jean Hall
Lois Zumberge
1946
Patricia Ruby Morse
Eileen Scanlon
Verle Waters Clark
It’s a great opportunity to reconnect
with classmates! Interested? Call
Cathy at 612-624-0103 or e-mail her at
kona0006@umn.edu.
Inspiration for Learning,
Motivation for Giving
SoN alumni and friends learned about new discoveries and
approaches to nursing at this year’s May Gatherings in the Twin
Cities, Rochester, and St. Cloud. Hosted by the School of Nursing
Foundation, the popular get-togethers showcased recent research
by SoN faculty. Topics included “Taking stress reduction to heart,”
“Learning about research the COOL way,” and “Changing the world
one megabyte at a time.”
Participants agreed that the annual gatherings were like a breath
of fresh air. One alumnus shared his impressions: “The dynamic
and progressive direction taken by the University of Minnesota
School of Nursing is impressive, and it inspired me to consider
making a contribution to support outstanding progress in nursing
care!! The May Gathering also got me interested in pursuing a
DNP degree at the U…!”
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1975
Mary Koons
1976
1977
Barb Bungert Ottinger
1978
1979
Dec 1947
1980
1948
1981
Carmela Hubler
1984
1951
Phoebe Becktell
Gloria Ruschmeyer
Mar 1952
Bev Dorsey
Aug 1953
1982
1983
1950
1985
Brigetta Johnson
1986
1987
1988
1954
1989
1955
Janet Ford
Susan Steiner
2008 May Gatherings:
Lisa Have
1949
Update contact information of
classmates including e-mail address
Promote participation of classmates
in Centennial activities
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1944
Shirley Small
Mary Lou Smith
1972
1990
1956
Susan Reinemann Bauer
1991
Susan McKinley
Mar 1957
1992
Kathryn Swanson
Kathleen Broman
Aug 1957
1993
Sandra Gure Monson
Aug 1958
Nancy Peterson
Mar 1959
Chris McDonald
Mary Lou Christensen
1960
Margaret Fullinwider
Aug 1960
Louanne Sheneman
Gwen Kline
Mary Thompson
1961
1995
1996
1997
Melissa Thorson
Laura Doten
1998
1999
Mar 1962
Susan Ehman
1963
Alison Clark
1994
Mar 1964
1965
Carol Shukla
1966
Mary Ann Loftus
1967
Nancy Reichmann
1968
Naomi Strom
1969
2000
2001
Shay Schroetter
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
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class notes
Share your recent achievements, new employment, and family news at
www.nursing.umn.edu/AlumniSociety/ClassNoteForm.
Susan (Larson) Ehman, MS ’04, BSN ’00,
and her husband, Dominic, welcomed their
daughter, Gabriella, on December 17. They
are enjoying their new addition and trying
to catch some sleep when possible. Sue
continues to enjoy working at Regions
Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she
is a trauma nurse clinician. She also picks
up an occasional shift in the surgicaltrauma ICU.
Karen S. Goedken, MS ’84, spent 2007 as a
staff officer/policy analyst with the Army
Wounded Warrior Program in Washington,
D.C. During the first six months, she
traveled the United States and Germany
with the Army Surgeon General’s Traumatic
Brain Injury Task Force. She was the only
Army reservist on the task force. Karen
wrote the long-term care portion of the
task force report, published in January
2008. She also worked on the initial stage
of a redesign of the Department of Defense
care system for military members, from
site of injury to return home. The redesign
merges the DOD and VA systems for the
first time. Karen retired from the U.S. Army
Reserves Army Nurse Corps after 20 years
of service on March 1, 2008, with the
rank of lieutenant colonel. She now works
as a Hennepin County public health nurse,
providing case management for persons
with disabilities.
Rebecca Otterness, MS ’95, RNC, recently
authored an article, “An Inside Story: LongTerm Caregiving and For Better or Worse,”
which appeared in Lutheran Partners,
Jan/Feb 2008 issue. Lutheran Partners is
the professional journal for ordained and
lay leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA). The article is also
on the Web at http://archive.elca.org
/lutheranpartners/archives/080102_02.html
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August 1958
Cheryl Robertson (left) with her daughter Maria and
Scott Harpin, who presented the award.
Cheryl Robertson, PhD ’00, MPH ’88,
received the Distinguished Alumni
Humanitarian Award from the SoN Alumni
Society at the Alumni Spring Celebration
and Reunion on April 12, 2008. Cheryl has
practiced in global nursing and public
health arenas for more than 20 years. She
has developed services for refugee war
trauma and torture survivors in the United
States and abroad. Through her contributions, she has improved the lives of some
of the world’s most vulnerable people.
D. Elaine Anderson Wood, MS ’68, RN, CNE,
is assistant professor at the University of
Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, College
of Nursing.
1968
“A Fashionable Walk Through Nursing History”
offered alumni and friends an afternoon of
entertainment and nostalgia. Specially honored
were the reunion classes of 1948, 1958, and 1968.
Reunion class memories can be viewed online
at http://www.nursing.umn.edu/memories.
March 1958
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in memory
Ruth “Rufus” Benson, BSN ’47, Edina,
Minnesota, on May 8, 2008. Ruth retired in
1992 after 25 years of nursing at Fairview
Southdale Hospital.
Isabel Harris, First SoN Dean
Advocated for creation of
independent nursing school
Isabel Harris, a tireless advocate for the School of Nursing and the school’s first dean,
passed away March 2 in Bloomington, Minnesota. She was 93.
Born in Michigan, Harris attended the University of Michigan and Johns Hopkins
University where she completed a master’s degree in nursing. She joined the Army
Nursing Corps shortly after World War II began. She was initially based in Australia, but
moved with the Army as the Allies gradually reclaimed the islands of the Pacific.
Harris came to the School of Nursing in 1947 at the invitation of Katherine Densford,
who asked her to help establish a program in psychiatric nursing. She earned a PhD in
nursing, becoming one of the first dozen people to achieve that honor.
PROMOTING NURSING
Harris, who served as School of Nursing dean from 1969 to 1975, was the first female
dean at the University of Minnesota. The beginning of her tenure coincided with the
formation of the Academic Health Center. She worked hard to promote the value of a
nursing school separate from the University’s Medical School. “She got a lot done just
by being her gracious self,” says Sandra Edwardson, SoN professor and former dean.
A quiet force for change, Harris was, nevertheless, a strong supporter of women’s
rights. When she learned that she was paid substantially less than men in equivalent
positions, she sued the University and her salary was increased.
After stepping down as dean, Harris returned to teaching until she retired in 1981.
A LOYAL FRIEND AND DOTING AUNT
An avid fan of Gophers football, Harris attended games at Memorial Stadium on even
the coldest days. Her friend Ruth Weise remembers that Harris usually joined a group
of nursing faculty for a post-game party, often contributing a poppy seed cake.
Harris was a world traveler who visited places as varied as South Korea, South Africa,
Madagascar, Europe, and Minnesota’s Gun Flint Trail. She was often accompanied by
her friend Florence Julian.
After retiring, Harris served as a docent at the Weisman Museum and continued
an active life that included bicycling and daily swims. She will be remembered as a loyal
friend and a doting aunt. “She was warm, comfortable, humble, quiet, gentle, smart,
and affectionate,” says her niece Megan Harris. “She loved her family, but I think she
especially cherished being around the younger generation.”
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Martha E. Cress, BSN ’47, Roswell, New
Mexico, on January 14. Martha interrupted
her nursing education to serve in the Army
Nursing Corps during World War II. She
developed the curriculum for the nursing
program at Eastern New Mexico University
in Roswell, where she spent 21 years as
director of nursing before retiring.
Jean Rossman Field, BSN ’44, Edina,
Minnesota, on March 17, 2008. Jean began
her career at the University of Minnesota
Hospitals. She later worked at Fairview
Southdale Hospital in the ICU. A scholarship
has been established in her name at the
School of Nursing.
Edna Fordyce, BSN ’60, Laurel, Maryland,
on September 13, 2007.
Judith Freiberger Hintz, BSN ’70, Stillwater,
Minnesota, on July 22, 2007. Her family
remarked on the sense of pride Judith felt
as a graduate of the School of Nursing.
Mae McQueeny, BSN ’60, on March 20,
2008. Mae received her degree in nursing
education.
Pauline Ferrel Peters, BSN ’47, on April 21,
2008.
Elizabeth Routson, former trustee of the
School of Nursing Foundation Board,
on January 2, 2008, after a battle with
breast cancer. Beth was the President and
CEO of BioVigil, LLC, and had her own
consulting firm.
Ruth Ann Graves Schwab, BSN ’48, on
February 11, 2008.
Lillian V. Stenehjem, BSN ’36, Rochester,
Minnesota, on January 22, 2008. Lillian’s
career focused on working with children.
After retiring in 1981, she became a
consultant for the National Child Care
programs.
foundation
u of m school of nursing
The University of
Minnesota School of
Nursing Foundation
“is the means
through which nursing
and the public can
collaborate in efforts
to raise funds to
support scholarship,
to encourage new
trends and developments, to strengthen
the financial base,
to develop community
respect and understanding of need
through encouragement of endowments
and planned program
financing.”
Elva Walker Spillane
Founding President 1958
School of Nursing Foundation
2008
Annual Report
July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008
Celebrating our 50th year, the School of Nursing Foundation remains dedicated to supporting
nursing research, education, and service. This year the foundation received the largest gift ever
given to support scholarships. The $2.5 million Mary K. Field and Cyrus A. Field Scholarship will
provide support for undergraduate and professional nursing students. The gift has been approved
for matching University funds that will ultimately double its impact. Throughout the donor report
presented on the following pages, we are pleased to highlight some of the additional $1.33 million
in gifts received during the past fiscal year.
Special grants were awarded by the foundation to support Nursing Research Day, the Community
Partnership Breakfast, and a pilot project “Comparing the Roles of School Nurses in Coordinating
Asthma Care for Pre-adolescents and Adolescents in Iceland and St. Paul, Minnesota.” Two students
received Jewelry Scholarships from the proceeds of the foundation’s annual jewelry sale. For the
second year, School of Nursing pins were provided to BSN and post-baccalaureate graduates through
the Nursing Legacy Fund, which supports the establishment of new traditions.
In September 2007, we began work on a broad initiative to create a new strategic plan that will
position the foundation for the School of Nursing’s 2009 Centennial and the years that follow. At the
same time, the foundation’s on-going fundraising and major gift activity continued. A few highlights:
•
The Art and Truth of Nursing dinner, hosted by Jack Spillane in honor of the legacy and
leadership of his late wife Elva Walker Spillane, first president of the foundation. The program
featured guest artist Gloria Tew and a presentation by Dr. Joanne Disch.
•
The third annual Community Partnership Breakfast for health systems and corporate partners
held in conjunction with Nursing Research Day in April 2008. Ten corporate sponsors joined the
foundation in supporting Research Day.
•
Monthly Dean’s Luncheons for alumni and friends in the Twin Cities community; Rochester,
Minnesota; Washington, D.C.; and Scottsdale, Arizona.
•
May Gatherings held in eight locations including the Twin Cities metro area, Rochester, St. Cloud,
and Stillwater. The events showcased faculty research.
•
The 4th annual Scholarship and Fellowship Reception. The event, held in October 2007, brought
together SoN scholarship recipients and major donors. During the past fiscal year, more than
170 scholarships and fellowships were awarded to deserving students. Including the Field
Scholarship, 34 undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships have now been endowed
by donors at the $25,000 level or above and approved for matching funds.
Thank you to all who made 2008 a very successful 50th year for the School of Nursing
Foundation. We truly appreciate our loyal and generous donors, foundation trustees, Dean Delaney,
and the School’s faculty, alumni, and students. Thanks to you, the School’s leadership in nursing
excellence will continue to improve health care in Minnesota, the nation, and the world. We are
grateful for your powerful support.
Carol Kelsey, Chair 2008
Class of 1960
Laurel Mallon, President
Director of Development
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shareholders report
We gratefully acknowledge the generous individuals and
corporations who have made pivotal gifts to advance
nursing research, education, and service during the 2008
fiscal year ending June 30, 2008.
$1 MILLION AND ABOVE
John R. Brand (Ch)
Mary K. Field* (B)
Connie W. Delaney (F, H)
Joanne M. Disch
$100,000–$999,999
Joan Erickson
Dorothy C. Calafiore* (T)
Jane K. Filerman
Claire M. Gauthier* (T)
Arlene T. Forrest
Emiline E. Hauge*
$10,000–$99,999
AARP
Mary Ann L. Anglim (F)
Blue Cross Blue Shield
of Minnesota
Elva Walker Spillane, founding
president of the School of
Nursing Foundation in 1958.
James Koons
Fairview Health Services
Mary N. Koons
HealthEast Care System
Chak Chi Lau
Margaret H. & James E.
Kelley Fdn. (T)
Lenora Y. Lau
Marilee A. Miller (C, H)
Ovations (C)
Karen L. Rothenbuhler (C, H)
(R) Regents Society
Gifts or pledge of at least $500,000
(T) Trustees Society
Gifts or pledge of at least $100,000
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Harry C. Lefto (F)
Paul W. Lett (F)
Carol A. Lindeman (H)
Carole N. Maltrud
Medpoint Communications
Minnesota Nurses
Association
Minnesota Nurses
Association Fdn. (C)
Dorothy M. Tucker (F)
Barbara U. Morris
Sadie Vannier
Barbara W. Neill
Wilton E. Vannier*
North Memorial Health
Care/North Memorial Fdn.
Elizabeth A. Wiens
Wound Ostomy &
Continence Nurses
Society (T)
Delores E. Young*
Barbara V. O’Grady (Ch)
Park Nicollet Health Services
Bonnie C. Pearson
Christine R. Poe
Thomas E. Poe
$1,000–$9,999
Rahr Fdn. (T)
3M Fdn. (F)
(F) Founders Society
Gifts or pledge of at least $25,000
Allina Health System (T)
(H) Heritage Society
Recognizing future gifts
M. Barbara Balik (H)
* Deceased
June W. Kinney (Ch)
St. Cloud Hospital
(C) Chancellors Society
Gifts or pledge of at least $50,000
(Ch) Charter
Donors who joined the Presidents Club
at the $10,000 to $24,999 level prior to its
reorganization July 1, 1998
Patricia S. Kane (B, H)
Nancy L. Cook* (C, H)
John W. Miller (C, H)
(B) Builders Society
Gifts or pledge of at least $1 million
Illinois Nurses Assoc. Fdn.
Elwyn G. Kinney (Ch)
Mayo Fdn. for Medical
Education & Research
Bold Presidents Club
Members are honored for lifetime giving
to the School of Nursing and includes
the following recognition levels:
Margaret D. Horton-Davis
Children’s Health Care–
Minneapolis (C)
Katherine R Lillehei (B, H)
KEY
Hennepin County
Medical Center
Clara L. Adams-Ender (Ch)
Myrtle E. Aydelotte (C, H)
Jane H. Barnsteiner
Arvilla M. Beckman
Karl E. Bennett
Kristin A. Bennett
Mary M. Bonnabeau
Barbara H. Rich*
Martin D. Rich
Rockwell Collins
Gloria T. Ruschmeyer (Ch)
Orlando Ruschmeyer (Ch)
Joyce M. Schowalter
Carolyn I. Schroeder (T, H)
Clinton A. Schroeder (T, H)
Christine H. Seitz (Ch)
Michael J. Seitz (Ch)
nursing foundation
Agnes L. Sherman
Shirley A. Conn
Sigma Theta Tau
International (F)
giving highlights
Justine J. Speer
John and Marilee Miller contributed additional
assets from their IRA to further endow
the Marilee A. Miller Fellowship in Education
Leadership Fund, which supports outstanding
students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing.
M. Jean Craemer
Robert H. Cress
Delphie C. Stevens
Theresa B. Sullivan
Lynette J. Thompson (F)
Theodore R. Thompson (F)
UCare Minnesota (C)
Nancy V. Dagg
Jodell E. Dahl
Corinne M. Daly
Florence E. Deaner
Carol A. Delage
Abigail D. Deming
University of Minnesota
Medical Center
John W. LaBree (H)
Charles A. Amann
Donna Z. Bliss
Jan C. Wenger (F)
Helen J. Langevin
Marilynn R. Amann
Thomas C. Bliss
Mary C. Wenger (F)
Charlotte A. Lindstrom
Ione B. Ambrose
Linda M. Bloomquist
Emily G. Whaley*
Harold R. Lindstrom
Harriet H. Anderson
Anne L. Boisclair-Fahey
Marian M. Woehning (H)
Jeanette D. Meier
Lisa C. Anderson
Phyllis A. Boler
Minnesota Homecare Assoc.
Jean K. Andrews
John H. Borg
$333–$999
Lisa A. Motz
Kurt B. Angstman
Frances N. Bower
Katherine C. Akre
Mary H. Murai
Mary Angstman
Donna G. Boyer
Mary C. Andersen
JoAnn Nielsen
Jean P. Antonello
James R. Breitenbucher
Sandra J. Anderson
Lisa L. Noel
Martha A. Arneson
Beverly A. Bridges
Mary B. Barkman
Rick J. Noel
Benjamin W. Atkinson
Jill A. Briggs
Lorna M. Barrell
Jean A. Norrbom (Ch)
Gretchen H. Atkinson
Merilys P. Brown (H)
Helen R. Bowlin
Joanne M. Pedersen
Sandra L. Baines
Ruth A. Bryant
Kathleen H. Chafey
Grace G. Peterson
Dorothy E. Baker
Sandra L. Caligiuri
Mary Lou Christensen (Ch, H)
Elinor C. Pinkert
Roberta J. Ballot
Marjana F. Callery
Robert E. Collier
Barbara C. Salter
Louis W. Banitt
Robert L. Callery
Eileen F. Dzubay
Dorine R. Seaquist
Mary P. Banitt
Amy M. Card
Bruce A. Finger (Ch)
Wendy E. Sharpe
Miriam M. Barlett
Margaret L. Carlson
Sandra F. Fonkert
Phyllis M. Smith
Louise A. Barrow
Rosalie H. Carlson (Ch, H)
Jean A. Foote
Frances M. Sullivan
Susan B. Bauer
Patricia M. Carte
Ruth K. Freymann
Hope B. Thornberg
Douglas M. Berg
Winston P. Cavert
Leonard O. Fritze
Julie L. Vanderboom
Judith G. Berg
Steven L. Chiang
Nancy M. Fritze
Steve A. Vanderboom
Edwin L. Bersagel
Arlis H. Christenson
Carol J. Gates
Ruth D. Weise (Ch)
Shirley M. Bersagel
Dale L. Christenson
Joan M. Gibson
Helen Wells (Ch, H)
Dorothy C. Bevis
Raul F. Cifuentes
Paul L. Gibson
Anne E. Wiberg
Arnold W. Bigbee (H)
Virginia B. Clifford
Gillette Children’s
Specialty Healthcare
Mark P. Wiberg
Kelly M. Derby
Faye E. Dettmann
Martha E. Dew
Susan K. Dewey-Hammer
Rebecca A. Diekmann
Christopher K. Dietz
M. Barbara Dixon
David B. Drache
Mary T. Drache
Debra J. Drew
Lou A. Dykstra
Robert Dykstra
Mary K. Eberley
Marlene R. Ellis
Emiko Endo
Carley J. Engwall
Gretchen L. Erpelding
Edward A. Fagerlund
Kathleen A. Fagerlund
Charles J. Farho
Joyce E. Farho
Lois Fielding
Karen S. Finnegan
Laura E. Folden
Marlene A. Fondrick
Agnes A. Fredricks
Andrea G. Winick
Marjorie M. Gunderson*
giving highlights
Sarah M. Gutknecht
$100–$332
Helen E. Hansen
Vivian I. Aarestad
LaVohn E. Josten (Ch)
Priscilla A. Abercrombie
Kappa Phi Sigma Theta Tau
Kay M. Acton
Carol J. Kelsey (Ch)
Candace D. Allender-Kropf
Donald G. Kelsey (Ch)
Lynn A. Almquist
G. Anne LaBree (H)
Evi Altschuler
The Margaret H. and James E. Kelley Foundation
awarded a $25,000 grant to the Cynthia Kelley
O’Neill Scholarship for Psychiatric Nursing. The
scholarship supports students pursuing graduate
studies in psychiatric mental health nursing.
O’Neill Scholarship recipient, Jane Meineke.
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Lois E. Freeberg Requa
Peggy L. Griffin
Miriam R. Hazzard
Jeanne M. Howell
Barbara J. Leonard
Lois M. Frels
Cynthia J. Hadenfeldt
Michael R. Heller
Linda M. Hussey
Adeline C. Leraas
Annette K. Fritz
Joan K. Hagen
Susan M. Heller
Linda M. Huwe
Betty L. Lia-Hoagberg
Margaret H. Fullinwider
Lisa M. Hagen
Avis M. High
IBM International Fdn.
Gary L. Lindstrom
Maren D. Gaalaas
Marian E. Haij
Richard J. Hill
Nancy J. Irvin
Loranne M. Lindstrom
Peder A. Gaalaas
Mark A. Hallberg
Barbara R. Hiller
Cynthia A. Jacobson
Elizabeth C. Lines
Carol L. Gackle
Mary Jo Hallberg
Susan E. Hirst Ketcham
Helen M. Jameson
Yin T. Liong-Schaff
George D. Gackle
Gayle S. Hallin
Rudolph K. Hoagberg
Mary M. Jewison
Beatrice S. Lippitt*
Robin L. Galambos
Barbara J. Hanks
Dennis H. Hochsprung
Coral S. Joffer
Mary A. Loftus
Nancy L. Gallagher
Betty J. Hanna
Carol E. Hocking
Betty J. Johnson
Sandra L. Lovell
Joanne L. Gardner
Jeni M. Hansen
Frances M. Hoffman
Donald L. Johnson
Lori L. Luther
Betty A. Gassett
Mary R. Hanstad
Sharon E. Hoffman
Edna E. Johnson
Craig J. Luzinski
Elizabeth M. Johnson
Norma J. Lyslo
Phyllis L. Johnson
Karen B. McCampbell
Ruth E. Johnson
Carin W. McClelland
Elizabeth B. Johnston
Isabel T. McGarry
Martha A. Jones
Donald E. McGrath
Ann S. Jordan
June E. McGrath
Jo Anne Judge-Dietz
Floyd G. McLellan, Jr.*
Katherine J. Justus
Mary Ann S. McLellan*
Illola F. Keefe
Janet M. McMartin
Ann W. Kelly
Kerstin L. McSteen
Colette B. Kerlin
Sandra J. MacKenzie
Barbara L. Kern-Pieh
Mary E. Madda
Floris E. King (Ch)
Pat A. Madden
Linda G. Klammer
Kristine M. Maki-Olson
Patsy M. Klose
Ann T. Maland
Judith G. Kreyer
Laurel G. Mallon
Mary E. Krick
Ruth G. Manchester
Carol S. Kuehnel
Rosemary V. Manion
Alice M. Kuramoto
Sandra R. Markel
Robert C. Kyarsgaard
Cary L. Martinson
Victoria A. Kyarsgaard
Jeanette A. Mefford
Barbara J. Lace-Langdon
Carrie A. Meier
Gwendolyn G. Ladner
Barbara J. Merrill
Joseph A. Ladner
Priscilla J. Merryman
Nancy E. Lamo
Laura G. Mitchell
Susan S. Lampe
Patricia J. Molloy
David L. Larson
Darwin J. Monson
Lorraine A. Leas
Sandra J. Monson
Sharon L. Lehmann (H)
Meryl J. Montgomery
Dorothy J. Leigh
Ruth Morehead
Norma A. Leino
Diane E. Mortenson
Kathleen F. Lenarz
Nicole V. Morton
Brenda K. Lenz
Deborah J. Muller
Ruth E. Leo
Angela R. Mund
giving highlights
Dorothy Tucker established the Jean Rossman Field Nursing Scholarship in
memory of her dear friend. Dorothy and Jean (’44) met at the University
of Minnesota where they became
roommates and lifelong friends.
Following graduation from the
School of Nursing, Jean Rossman
Field worked as an RN at the
University of Minnesota Hospital
and later in the ICU at Fairview
Southdale Hospital. She married
Orrin Field in 1945, and they had
five children and nine grandchildren. An accomplished bridge
player, Jean possessed keen
Jean Rossman Field (left) and Dorothy Tucker
Scrabble skills and was an avid
fan of football, baseball, and hockey. Throughout her adult life she
remained an active and devoted member of the School of Nursing Alumni
Association. Jean passed away on March 17, 2008, at the age of 86. Through
Dorothy’s generosity, Jean leaves a wonderful legacy for the nursing
students who will follow.
General Mills Fdn.
Dorothy L. Hare
T. J. Hoffman
Barbara B. Gibb
Judith L. Harris
Zorada E. Hoge (H)
Jane A. Gisslen
Margaret E. Harris
J. Adele Hoglin
Cynthia A. Gmitro
Ruby C. Hass
Una S. Hoisser
Michael G. Gmitro
Ruth L. Hass
Linka M. Holey
Karen M. Goeke
Kathryn D. Hathaway
Lorine M. Holschuh
Maureen P. Golden
Meri E. Hauge
Daniel D. Hoolihan
Maria T. Grabriel
Jan K. Haugland
Rosemary M. Hoolihan
Elaine R. Greiner
Judith A. Haviland
Pearl R. Hoover
Michael R. Griffin
Mary R. Hayes
William Horne
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giving highlights
D. P. “Dewey” Ramlo’s planned gift will
establish the Aimee Ramlo Fund for Nursing
Excellence in memory of his beloved wife
of 51 years. Alice “Aimee” Veard Ramlo (’56)
taught at several hospitals in Milwaukee
and the Twin Cities, including St. Barnabus
and Abbott. She also taught federal nurse
refresher courses. The Ramlos moved to
Eugene, Oregon, in 1970. Aimee became
active in AAUW and later the U of M Alumni
Association, Welsh Corgi Rescue, and the
Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon. Aimee died
December 21, 2006, at the age of 75.
Steven J. Mund
Anne L. Pavlich
Marilyn A. Murphy
Jane M. Persoon
Claire C. Nelson
Michelle A. Pesonen
Mabel M. Nelson
John P. Pesonen
Judith K. Nemecek
Carol G. Peterson
Rebecca J. Nesse
Eileen H. Peterson
Kristen C. Nicklawske
Michael G. Petty
Barbara J. Nordberg
Claire S. Pfau
Carol D. Nordgaard
Pfizer Fdn.
Valatrice E. Nordin
Stephen W. Pieh
Catherine J. Norman
Anne T. Pierce
Theresa K. Nyberg
Kay R. Plymat
Claire S. O’Connor Frisch
Elizabeth I. Polcyn
Marie L. O’Koren
Jody B. Portu
Ellen A. O’Neal
Beverly H. Price
Alvhild M. Olander
Therese C. Prochaska
Jacquelyn J. Olson
Procter & Gamble
Mary K. Oppegaard
Timothy M. Rand
Marianne G. Orton
Mary A. Rapacz
Debra J. Ouellette
Sandra A. Rasmussen
Sarah E. Parsons
Mashall K. Reller
Kenneth J. Rempher
Gretchen M. Short
Lois M. Troemel
Marcia A. Renaux
Marilyn J. Simonds
Virginia B. Turba
Carol A. Repp
Daniel Simundson
Bonnie Underdahl
Sharon A. Ridgeway
Diane K. Smith
Shirley Veith
Michael J. Ringhand
Jean M. Smith
Cynthia A. Verhey
Patricia A. Robertson (F, H)
Joan M. Smith
Mary A. Warne
Sandra Robertson
Marion T. Smith
Verle I. Waters Clark
Sandra K. Robinson
Judith J. Snow
Susan M. Weisbrich
Richard A. Rohla
Delphie J. Sorenson
Mary L. Welz
Charlotte G. Romain
Joan C. Stanisha
Linda M. Wenkel
Diane K. Rose
Joan D. Stenberg
Yvonne Whalley
Jean D. Rose
Philomena M. Stewart
Elizabeth A. Wiborg
Phyllis M. Roseberry
Mary K. Stranik
Mattie M. Widen
Ruth E. Rosen
Jo Ann Strom
Nancy K. Williams (Ch)
Florence R. Ruhland (H)
Kathryn A. Strony
Preston P. Williams
LaVonne J. Russell Hootman
Florine M. Sullivan
Sharon R. Williams
Muriel B. Ryden
Mary J. Sumpmann
Carol L. Witte
Beth K. Schafer
Barbara J. Swanstrom
Ellen Wolfson
Alice J. Schmidt
Connie L. Swenson
Wendy L. Worner
Muriel Schoon
Kenneth Syring
Xcel Energy Fdn.
Martha A. Schroth
Virginia C. Syring
Barbara A. Zell (H)
Florence M. Schubert (H)
Renee R. Tasaka
David W. Zemke
Ellen D. Schultz
Susan L. Taylor
Kimberly K. Zemke
Maynard W. Schultz
David P. Tellett
Diane M. Zempel
Lori A. Schutte
Lucille S. Tellett
Jane M. Zimmerman
John H. Schwab
Jeanne M. Terhaar
Mary J. Zimmerman
Philip Seyd
Judith P. Tierney
Lois C. Zumberge
Ena M. Shawhan
Mary F. Tracy
Arden R. Short
Kelsey H. Tritabaugh
giving highlights
Nancy L. Cook* (’48) left bequests totaling $88,465
to establish a Dean’s Strategic Initiatives Fund
and the Nancy L. Cook Fellowship for PhD students.
Nancy earned a baccalaureate degree from the
School of Nursing and a PhD in child psychology
from the Graduate School. She was proud of her
association with the University. In a letter written
to the Dean of Nursing in 2001, Nancy stated, “It is
my pleasure to support the School that started me on my professional
career and furthered my knowledge through my years of teaching.
I helped start the Department of Nursing at California State University,
Bakersfield, and was chair of this department from 1978 until my
retirement in 1992.” She went on to share her best wishes for “continued
success as an excellent School of Nursing.”
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$50–$99
Phyllis L. Dow
Patricia J. Graham
Helen K. Aase
Nancy A. Drange
Gerilee M. Greeley
Betty L. Aasland
Joan B. Edin
Charles T. Green
Deborah E. Achenbach
Susan M. Edstrom
Sandra M. Green
Susan G. Akey
Maxine E. Ehlers
James V. Greenwood
Carolyn R. Allen
William A. Ehlers
Nancy J. Greenwood
Sarah M. Amendola
Esther E. Ehlert
Cynthia R. Gross
Delores A. Anderson
Claudia C. Eklund
Karin E. Grosscup
Joan Anderson
Nancy R. Emmolo Sudol
Blossom C. Gullickson
Lorraine C. Anderson
Phyllis R. Engstrom
James Haas
Marian H. Anderson
Delma L. Entner
Teresa A. Haas
Dean E. Erickson
Mary M. Hachenburg
Mary A. Fautsch
Karol A. Hagberg
Kathryn L. Faville
Jean M. Halverson
Judith A. Feiler
Tracey K. Hammel
Michael K. Feiler
David J. Hand
Kay J. Fellows (Ch)
Mary M. Hand (H)
Vivian L. Fick Simpson
Verona M. Hansen
Brian A. Field
Cathleen A. Haring
Nancy G. Field
Louise H. Harris
Ann L. Findlay
Susan D. Hasselle
Paul D. Finney
Ursula H. Hawkins
Suzanne K. Forsythe
Ann M. Hayden
Janet L. Fouts
Meredithe Hedenstrom
Ellen B. Frazeur
James T. Hegland
Diane J. Fredeen
Phyllis H. Hegland
Cynthia K. Freeman
Katherine L. Heller-Ostroot
Susan G. Fritze
Marilyn Z. Hempstead
Kelly J. Gallagher
Theresa M. Hendrickson
Lois Gantriis
Jane Hennessy
Irene E. Garcia
Burke A. Hill
Judith M. Gardner
Carol J. Hill
Marlys N. Gebhard
Signe S. Hill
Elaine K. Gelber
Frances M. Hirsch
Ann M. Gengler
Stephen J. Hirsch
Rita E. Gengler
Marjorie R. Hoagland
Gail R. George
Melvin G. Hoagland
Gudrun G. Giere
Karen R. Holmes
Jennie L. Giere
Diane L. Hubers
Melody J. Gifford
Jacquelyn A. Huebsch
Lorraine Giordano
Barbara J. Hunt
Mary E. Glaeser
Patricia J. Hunter
Nancy C. Goff-Laipple
Eleanor L. Hutchinson
Stephen Goodell
James N. Jacobsen
Myrna J. Goodman
Marjorie R. Jacobsen
John W. Gorman
Carol A. Jakway
Dorothy B.
Anderson-Galloway
giving highlights
Julia L. Andrix
Lynette and Theodore Thompson established
a $25,000 endowed scholarship for students
from non-traditional fields who are seeking
a professional nursing degree. The scholarship
will support students who have entered
the School of Nursing with a minimum of a
baccalaureate degree in an area of study
other than nursing.
Ann B. Antolick
Tobey B. Aronsohn
Norma S. Artman
June J. Aspenson
Dawn R. Atchison
Marjorie A. Auld
Lorinda L. Austin
Sharon A. Autio
Marianne E. Baez
Karyl K. Blair
Lori L. Carlson
Marina E. Bahmer
Marva K. Bohen
Linda R. Carlyon
Annie J. Bailey
Angela Bonfe
Richard T. Chamberlain
Jana K. Balfany
Margaret A. Bornhoft
Sarah W. Chamberlain
Mary L. Bassett
Jane M. Boster
Colleen B. Clark
Eileen F. Battle
Beverly Boyer
Lawrence F. Clark
Brian H. Batzli
Charlotte L. Boyles
Margaret L. Cleveland
Jeanne M. Batzli
Cheryl L. Brandt
Georgiana M. Coray
Kaye L. Baum
Melissa M. Brandts
Jill E. Cordes
Bonnavieve M. Bear
Mary L. Braun
Kathryn S. Crisler (Ch)
Julia G. Behrenbeck
Carol J. Brezina
Mary Beth Crowley
Thomas Behrenbeck
Judith A. Brink
Michelle J. Cunningham
Sue E. Bell
Mary E. Broderick
Phyllis M. Dahl
Judith A. Beniak
Deidre A. Brossard
Marjorie R. Dahlager
Carol C. Berman
Betty Ann S. Brown
Betty J. Darby
Alex Berner
Elsie E. Brown
Alice B. Daugherty
Austin Berner
Marilyn A. Brown
Joan C. Davey
Michele L. Berner
Mary Jo M. Brun
Frances A. Decker*
Ruth E. Bertell
Jean M. Burroughs
Marilyn F. Deling
Jayne E. Beske
Shirley S. Butters
Lorraine B. Dennis
Virginia A. Beske
David A. Cahlander
Alice F. Dettwiler
Mary M. Bishop
Frances S. Callihan
Kay R. Dickison
Helen K. Bjorlin
Dayton C. Carlson
Carol A. Dieckhaus
Gwili M. Blair
Gwen K. Carlson
Lois K. Doran
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Karen A. Jansky-Koll
Margaret L. Kirkpatrick
Rebecca H. Leach
Penny M. Morin
Karen Y. Persico
Cecelia B. Jennewein
Mark S. Kirschbaum
Alice C. Lehman
Wende D. Morrell
Aaron L. Peter
Gerald F. Jirsa
Mary Jo Kirschbaum
Ann Leland
Patricia J. Morse (H)
Kristine J. Peterson
Susan E. Jirsa
Miriam S. Kiser
Catherine A. Lexau
Betty J. Moyer
Mary K. Peterson
Susan T. Johanson
Marilyn C. Klein
Steve Leyendecker
Michael R. Mullin
Luann M. Petska
Timothy D. Johanson
Carol J. Knoll
Yea-Nah A. Liao
Susan M. Mullin
A. Jeanne Pfeiffer
Mary B. Johnson
Janice Knutson
Irene M. Johnson
Lois Knutson
Joanne L. Johnson
Odell Knutson
Karen L. Johnson
Carolyn A. Kochel
Karen S. Johnson
Samuel S. Kochel
Timothy P. Johnson
Cathryn Konat
Jennifer L. Kack
Gerald C. Korblick
Florence S. Kahn
Judith A. Kramer
Barbara S. Kaminski
Kevin A. Kramer
Christina C. Kant
Marjorie D. Kuhl (H)
Stephanie L. Kapfer
Lindyce A. Kulik
Milree Keeling
Arlene L. Kyte
Julia A. Kelly
Cheryl H. Lanigan
Rita A. Kelly
Susan K. Lantz
Elizabeth L. Kemper
Polly E. Lanz
Mary J. Kempf
Ann M. Larson
Wendy E. Kidd
Greg P. Larson
Elinor K. Kikugawa
Julene A. Larson
Laurie M. King
Mary K. Larweck
William P. Kingston
Robert B. Lasser
giving highlights
The Class of 1961 secured $25,000 in gifts
and pledges to become the second class to
endow a new scholarship commemorating
their years at the School of Nursing.
giving highlights
The new Marion Vannier Scholarship, honoring
the School of Nursing’s third director (1924
to 1930), was endowed through leadership gifts
provided by Sadie and Wilton* Vannier and
Buck-A-Year contributions received from alumni.
Deborah M. Link
Anne L. Murphy
Alice A. Litton
Gretchen G. Musicant
Ann R. Loth
Tracey K. Myers
Debra A. Loy
Debra A. Naegele
Heather R. Lucken Scholl
Penelope E. Naki
Emily A. Lundberg
Beth M. Nelson
Elizabeth C. Lundeen
Betty J. Nelson
Kathleen M. McDonough
Charlotte A. Nelson
Mary Ann McGuire
Floyd L. Nelson
Cheryl L. McKane
Pamela J. Nelson
Susan J. McKinley (H)
Sandra R. Nimmo
Margaret R. McLellan
Susan Noel
Jean A. MacDonald
Ardis L. Nohner-Black
Alexis R. Maciej
Margarett A. Nordstog
Ruth H. Macklin
Thomas L. Nystrom
Betty J. Main
Susan K. O’Connell
Katie J. Maki
Stephen J. O’Connor
Michael T. Malone
Jean A. O’Leary
Sue A. Marguleas
Delila C. Ojeda
Vina L. Marquart
Reuben Ojeda
Trena S. Martinson
Barbara B. Ottinger
Elaine A. Mason
Joyce A. Overman Dube
Denise A. Meijer
Naomi A. Palmer-Strom
Patricia L. Melby
Richard A. Pearson
Gretchen G. Mettler
Diane M. Peaslee
Judith L. Miller
Anthony Peck
Peter T. Mitchell
Cynthia J. Peden-Mc Alpine
Margaret A. Monahan
Don W. Perlich
Kelly Morberg
Joan K. Perlich
Joanna L. Pierce (Ch, H)
Michelle
Pittman-Leyendecker
Margaret L. Plunkett
Daniel M. Pogatchnik
Jennifer Pogatchnik
Mary A. Pollard
Michael S. Popadiuk
Deborah A. Poppie-Dubois
Cynthia A. Prestholdt
Beatrice R. Price
Grant A. Pylkas
Mary J. Pylkas
Diana C. Rachuy
Christine V. Rahn
Lori M. Ramig
Deborah J. Rasmussen
Astrid M. Ravenholt
Margaret J. Rawlings
Ruth M. Reed
Patricia J. Reily
Betty L. Reinhart
Linda D. Ridlehuber
Barbara L. Rodorigo
Janet G. Rog
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Beverly A. Walling
Christine M. Walsh
Sarah A. Walters
aarp contributes
to fellowship
Karen A. Wambach
Cuimian Wang
AARP has made a generous contribution toward
the establishment of the Joanne Disch Fellowship
of Geronontological Nursing Leadership at the
School of Nursing. The contribution honors Disch
who served for six years on the AARP national
board of directors. From 2006 through 2008, she
served also as board chair (see “Joanne Disch Leads
the Way,” page 20).
At a dinner in Washington, D.C., last May,
AARP CEO Tom Nelson commended Disch on her
Tom Nelson and Joanne Disch
visionary leadership, governance skills, sense of
humor, and interpersonal strengths. Dean Connie Delaney also congratulated Disch: “This recognition
of your years of service to the AARP, your leadership in the field of nursing, and your commitment to
gerontological health are a source of great pride to your colleagues at the School of Nursing.”
We encourage SoN alumni, friends, and supporters to contribute to this fellowship, which
supports graduate nursing education. To learn more about donating to the School of Nursing, contact
Laurel Mallon, SoN director of development at 612-624-2490 or mallo001@umn.edu.
Barbara R. Ward
Richard T. Ward
Olive M. Weatherman
Eileen P. Weber
Linda G. Weber
Amy L. Wells
Mary Wells
Dianne E. Werger
Thomas H. West
Lynn Wetherbee
June T. Wheeler
Mary J. Wheeler
Patrice M. Wickmann
Nancy Wilson
Ruth M. Wingeier
Karen L. Wolf
Beverly L. Woodbury
Paulen V. Wrigley
C. Douglas Youel
Dorothy A. Root
Patricia S. Shaver
Angeline E. Stone
Sarah C. Tellijohn
Janet T. Youel
Caroline B. Rosdahl
Juliana L. Shultz
Jim L. Story
Connie R. Thach
Lisa M. Zindler
Melanie A. Ruda
Frances E. Silvis
Joanne B. Story
Sheryl A. Theuninck
Jean M. Zuroski
Lorraine H. Ryberg
Joyce Simones
Linda C. Stover
Sonia A. Thoreson
Kathleen H. Zyla
Ruby M. Salewski
Heather A. Simso
Susan H. Strohschein
Grace B. Thorp
Jill M. Samayoa
Marlene A. Skold
Ruth Stryker-Gordon (Ch, H)
Karl M. Thorson
Jennifer Savino
Helena F. Slind
Doris G. Stucke
Melissa A. Thorson
Jan L. Scharlau
Shirley J. Small
Marie E. Sullivan
Sonda J. Tolle
Camilla R. Schloemer
Hisako U. Smith
Ruth A. Sunsdahl
Stephanie E. Toughill
Mary Dee Schmalz
Marjorie J. Smith
Elizabeth L. Swanson
Jill Tusing
Laura R. Schmid
Timothy J. Smith
Kathryn L. Swanson
Carlene D. Ulmer
Phyllis J. Schmid
Priscilla E. Snelling
Marj Swanson
Alexa E. Umbreit
Jill M. Scholz
Barbara M. Spokes
Mary A. Swanson
Noriyas P. Un
Cizzarie L. Schomberg
Elizabeth J. Spooner-Falde
Karen P. Swenson
Teresa E. Vander Eyk
Patricia M. Schoon
Patricia L. Spraitz
Lynn S. Swift
June D. Vaughn
Barbara J. Schroeder
Karen K. Stanley
Judith M. Szalapski
Beth A. Vice
Kathleen J. Schumacher
Ruth O. Stanley
Kiyomi K. Takekawa
Kathryn L. Vigen
Colleen Schwartz
State Farm Co. Fdn.
Wen-Na E. Tan
Elizabeth J. Virant
Dana L. Seadlund
Joyce Stevens
Hazel B. Tanner
Kathy A. Wagle
Marlys W. Seitzer
David E. Stiernagle
Mary E. Tanner
Dayton J. Walker
Helen E. Sell
Jackie A. Stiernagle
Margaret Tatarka
Susan S. Walker
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Every gift is important,
although space limitations
only allow us to list donors
who have made gifts of
$50 or more between July 1,
2007, and June 30, 2008,
please be sure to let us
know if we have inadvertently omitted your name
or misrepresented your
contribution. Contact Laurel
Mallon at 612-624-2490
or mallo001@umn.edu for
more information.
(L–R) Kathryn Leggitt, Andy Steiner, Judy Norsigian, Deborah Ringdahl and Melissa Avery
Dr. Melissa Avery, associate professor and
chair of the SoN Child and Family Health
Cooperative, moderated an open discussion
and special presentation with Judy Norsigian,
co-author of Our Bodies Ourselves: Pregnancy
& Birth. Also participating were Andy
Steiner, author of Spilled Milk: Breastfeeding
Adventures and Advice from Less-Than-Perfect
Moms; Deborah Ringdahl, SoN clinical
assistant professor; and Kathryn Leggitt,
SoN alumna and certified nurse-midwife
at Hennepin County Medical Center.
Nursing’s Legacy ˘
Photo Finish
¯ Our Bodies Ourselves:
Pregnancy & Birth
Andrew Aubart, Safiya Ahmed, and Gina Adney anxiously wait
to have their degree conferred by Regent John Frobenius and Dean
Connie Delaney at the school’s BSN commencement ceremony
on May 15. Said Dean Delaney: “…Today you inherit this legacy:
…an education grounded in scholarship, leadership, and service.
You have been prepared to engage in relationship, to continuously
explore the science and art of nursing practice.”
Nursing Research Day ˙
Faculty, students, and community partners presented research
findings and discussed implications for practice and policy at the
SoN’s annual Nursing Research Day. Dr. Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob
delivered the keynote address. View presentations from this event
at www.nursing.umn.edu/ResearchDay.
PHOTO: TIM RUMMELHOFF
PHOTOS: JAN MARIE LUNDGREN
BSN students Brittney Disrude (left) and Gina
Adney (right) present their quality improvement
poster “High Dose? Low Dose? No Dose?”
SoN Professor Dr. Donna Bliss (left) and her
advisees, graduate students Daniela Kramer (center)
and Nicole Ressler (right). The students partnered
on the research poster “Evidence-Based Practice
Recommendations for the Prevention and Treatment
of Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis.”
Graduate student Momodou Ceesay discusses
his research poster “Polypharmacy Issues and the
Elderly Population.”
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February 27
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calendar of events
For more information about these School of Nursing events,
go to www.nursing.umn.edu.
March 27–30
Midwest Nursing Research Society Conference
April 24
Nursing Research Day
May Gatherings
(held throughout the month)
May 5–7
Nurses’ Week Celebration, Nursing Grand Rounds
May 15
BSN Commencement Ceremony