College of Nursing 2011 2012 Academic Year HiLights

College of Nursing 2011 -2012 Academic Year Hi-Lights

This Morning’s Topics • NEW Strategic Plan will provide framework …. . • Academic Programs • Undergraduate Program • Graduate Program • Research • College Wide Initiatives • Development • 75 th Anniversary • AHEC • CO-OP Program • Service Learning • Interdisciplinary efforts • Outreach • Accomplishments • Student Accomplishments • Your Accomplishments

Goal #1. TEACHING/LEADERSHIP: LEADERS IN NURSING PRACTICE To inspire baccalaureate and graduate students, within a diverse, challenging, and engaging learning environment, to become leaders in the practice of professional nursing. 1. 1 Offer high quality undergraduate and graduate curriculum based on professional and accreditation standards 1. 2 Develop and/or provide access to electives that allow students to have a diverse, challenging, and engaging experience. Includes recognizing and encouraging student-inspired learning opportunities. 1. 3 Instill a culture of leadership where leadership, evidence-based practice, scholarship, and innovation are fostered and valued in the classroom, clinical learning setting, and point of care 1. 4 Seamless* nursing education supported between ADN-BSNMN-DNP. Includes successful promotion of the value of BSN/MN/DNP in Montana. 1. 5 Recruit, retain and value diversity (e. g. gender, age, ethnicity) among students, staff, and faculty 1. 6 Integrate staff into the teaching mission of the College Goal #2. TEACHING/INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT To create an interactive environment in which faculty and students discover, learn, and integrate knowledge into nursing practice. Goal #3. DISCOVERY OF KNOWLEDGE: RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES To serve as leaders in nursing by generating, translating, and disseminating knowledge through research and scholarly activities. Goal #4. OUTREACH: PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS To promote health and wellness through professional practice, collaboration, consultation, civic engagement, education and leadership. 2. 1 CON curriculum reflects the world at-large with diversity, national and international initiatives and standards. 2. 2 Establish new and innovative partnerships to advance the MSU CON vision. 3. 1 Enhance, value and support research and scholarship. 4. 1 Foster and support outreach through service learning, research, and practice at the local, national, and international levels. . 4. 2. Establish a reputation of faculty as experts in health education/ health promotion locally, nationally, and internationally. 2. 3. Use state of the art technology and informatics to optimize teaching outcomes and enhance student success across all campuses. 3. 2. Increase the number and dollar amount of research grants submitted from the College of Nursing to expand depth and understanding of the problems/questions/hypotheses focused on by college researchers. 3. 3 Triple the publication productivity college-wide over a period of five years on the primary literature related to outcomes and discoveries from the aims of scholarly activity 3. 4 Standards and expectations for research in the College of Nursing increased in the tenure and promotion guidelines (Policy E-1). 3. 5 Create opportunities for faculty and students to collaborate in scholarly activities across all levels of nursing education. 3. 6 Promote translational research 3. 7 Integrate staff into the research mission of the College 4. 3. Promote a culture of wellness for faculty, staff and students. 4. 4 Integrate staff into the outreach mission of the College

Academic Programs • Goal #1: To inspire baccalaureate and graduate students, within a diverse, challenging, and engaging learning environment to become leaders in the practice professional nursing • Goal #2: To create an interactive environment in which faculty and students discover, learn, and integrate knowledge into nursing practice

Undergraduate Program • Undergraduate headcount fall 2011 – 1008 (pre-nursing and nursing) • Increased from 872 in fall 2011 • Applications – • 204 applications received for fall 2012 (27 males, 177 females) • Campus Requests and GPA’s • Bozeman - 104; 3. 90 • Billings – 38; 3. 48 • Great Falls – 23; 3. 50 • Missoula – 39; 3. 60 • 207 applications for spring 2013 (26 males, 181 females) • Campus Requests and GPA’s • Billings – 69; 3. 41 • Great Falls – 38; 3. 51 • Missoula – 79; 3. 66 • Kalispell – 21; 3. 66 • 84% of students graduated in 4 consecutive semesters (Jr. & Sr. ) – ’ 10 -’ 11; 93% in -09’ 10

NCLEX-RN Scores (1. 1) April. March 2008 April. March 2009 October. March 2010 April – Sept 2010 October – March 2011 April. Sept 2011 October. March 2012 N=180 N=177 N=84 N=86 N=72 N=91 N=79 86% 87% 92% 88% 94% 86% 92%

Undergraduate Program • Accelerated Post- Baccalaureate Option (1. 1) • 16 post-baccalaureate students began studies in May 2011; all 16 are scheduled to graduate in early August, 2012 • 80 + applications received for second cohort • Board of Nursing and Board of Regents approved expansion of option to Great Falls for spring 2012 • Funding model changed from Extended University to an increase in base dollars • Second cohort to begin in Bozeman and Great Falls in May 2012

Graduate Curriculum • Clinical Nurse Leader (2. 1, 2. 2, 2. 3) • Enhancing Rural Health Care Delivery: A CNL-Engineering Partnership – ($744, 471); project director – Dr. Charlie Winters • Interdisciplinary collaboration with Industrial Engineering in the College of Engineering • Doctor of Nursing Practice program (1. 1, 1. 3, 2. 3) • • Increase in base dollars received to support DNP program Extensive work done on MRO’s and DNP curriculum BOR review scheduled for summer and fall 2012 Goal: first doctoral students begin studies in fall of 2013 • Graduate student support • Nurse Traineeship ($31, 296) Williams – tuition and fee support

Graduate Student 2 -Yr Progression 2010 to 2012 (1. 1) • 100% retention (18 out of 18) • 72% finished as they planned originally (13 out of 18)

May 2012 Graduates

Research and Scholarship Goal #3: To serve as leaders in nursing by generating, translating, and disseminating knowledge through research and scholarly activities. • College of Nursing Research Seminar Series initiated – 5 seminars (3. 1, 3. 5) • Funded Faculty (3. 1, 3. 2) • External – Larsson (RWJ, INBRE), Running (NIH), Shreffler-Grant (NIH) • MSU – Holkup (INBRE), Kinion (INBRE, CNHP), Kuntz (INBRE) • CON Block/Seed grants - Mayer, Schachman, Sieloff, Torma

8 2011 Grant Activity 7 Number of Grants 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 College Seed/Block Grants MSU Seed Grants External Funded Grants External Grant Submissions Planned

New Knowledge 2011 (3. 3) Complementary and Alternative Therapies Running A and E Turnbeaugh Oncology pain and complementary therapy: A review of the literature. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing Health Care Delivery Sieloff, CL and AM Bularzik Group power through the lens of the 21 st century and beyond: further validation of the Sieloff-King assessment of group power within organizations. Journal of Nursing Management Rural Health Seright, TJ Clinical decision-making of rural novice nurses. Rural and Remote Health

New Knowledge 2011 (cont. ) Environmental Impact on Health Larsson, L, PG Butterfield, WG Hill, G Houck, DC Messecar, & S Cudney Radon testing for low-income Montana families. American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists International Radon Symposium Proceedings Winters, CA, W Hill, SW Kuntz, C Weinert, K Rowse, T Hernandez, and B Black Determining satisfaction with access and financial aspects of care for persons exposed to Libby amphibole asbestos: rural and national environmental policy implications. Journal of Environmental and Public Health Butterfield, PG, W Hill, J Postma, PW Butterfield, and T Odom-Maryon Effectiveness of a household environmental health intervention delivered by rural public health nurses. American Journal of Public Health, Supplement 1

New Knowledge 2011 (cont. ) Postma, J, PW Butterfield, T Odom-Maryon, W Hill, and PG Butterfield Rural children’s exposure to well water contaminants: implications in light of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ recent policy statement. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Weinert, C, WG Hill, CA Winters, SW Kuntz, K Rowse, T Hernandez, B Black, and S Cudney. Psychosocial health status of persons seeking treatment for exposure to Libby amphibole asbestos. International Scholarly Research Network Health Disparities Christopher, S , R Saha, P Lachapelle, D Jennings, Y Colclough, C Cooper, C Cummins, MJ Eggers, K Four. Star, K Harris, SW Kuntz, V La. Fromboise, D La. Veaus, T Mc. Donald, JR Bird, E Rink, and L Webster. Participatory research principles to partnership development in health disparities research. Family Community Health

Scholarship 2011 (3. 3) Glow, S. Montana Advanced Airway Study. The Pulse, Montana Nurses Association Larsson, LS. A response to: Deadly radon in Montana? Dose-Response Luparell, S. Incivility in nursing: The connection between academia and clinical settings. Critical. Care. Nurse Pullen, J. Late Life Depression. A 2 -hour Health Issues Module. Montana Geriatric Education Center Sare, MV. Today, Léogâne Nurses for Nurses International Sieloff, CL and SW Raph. Editorial nursing theory and management. Journal of Nursing Management Zulkowski, K and K Olivo. Understanding heel ulcers. World Council of Enterostomal Therapists Journal

Development (4. 1) • Gifts to the College • Outright Gifts - $136, 248 (designated – equipment, program, scholarship) • Annual Gifts: $14, 195 • Deferred Gifts: $210, 000 (student support and general college) • 2 residual deferred estate gifts - % of estate • Capital Campaign – 3 university priorities • Student Success • Faculty Development/Success • Creative Learning Space (includes capital expenditures) • President’s expectations of the role of the dean in development – 20% FTE – with metrics

College of Nursing – 75 Years (4. 3) • Reception held at each of our distant campuses – Great Falls yet to happen on May 17 • History book nearing completion • “ 75 for 75” http: //www. montana. edu/wwwnu/about/75 th. htm • Gala celebration – September 21; Hilton Garden Inn • Send invite suggestions to Stacy – May 18 • Tailgating and football game An idea – how about a 75% Anniversary Publication Spike? (75% of faculty publish their best work and thoughts)

Area Health Education Center (4. 1) • “Connecting students to careers, professionals to communities, and communities to better health” • Foster and encourage collaborative community-based health programs • Promote improved health and disease prevention through educational interventions (http: //www. mtahec. org/) • Now part of the College • Collaborative efforts

Caring for Our Own Program (1. 5) • $980, 405 3 year HRSA grant approved for support of undergraduate students • Presentation to Council of Elders • New staff • Jenny Gorsegner – Academic Advisor • Terryn Martin – Nurse Mentor

Service Learning (2. 1, 2. 2) • Domestic • Fort Peck Reservation • Pediatric experience for 2 groups of students • Provided over $10, 000 in health care services • International • Ad hoc committee formed (Martha Arguelles, chair; Yoshi Colclough; Janet Smith; Steve Glow; Jennifer Sofie; Teresa Wicks; Wade Hill; Terry Lee Altemus; Julie Ruff; Michele Sare) • Honduras trip in fall 2011 – 2 faculty, 10 students • No spring trip • Dominican Republic – Timmy • New model of support • Web page presence http: //www. montana. edu/nursing/student/international. htm • Exploring other initiatives

Interdisciplinary Education (2. 1. d; 2. 2. a) • Simulation collaboration • Glenna Burg and 4 nursing student participated with ED physician from Bozeman Deaconess and helicopter crew in CON sim lab • Clinical Nurse Leader master’s option • Case Management (NRSG 444) • Simulation over two weeks of a patient hospitalized • Collaboration with U of MT pharmacy students • Many more examples…. .

Outreach (4. 1, 4. 2) Goal #4: To promote health and wellness through professional practice, collaboration, consultation, civic engagement, education and leadership Triage exercise for disaster management Policy advocacy for hunger; impacted legislative committee agenda Project Homeless Connect Health Career Fair. – health promotion, explanation of BSN role Volunteer at Montana Special Olympics State Basketball Tournament Wellness Center • Veterans Stand Down – health screening and promotion with veterans; advocacy with Senator Tester • Historical Trauma: Examining Implications for Health and Well-Being among American Indians • Student participation in Biomedical Health class at local high school • • •

Student Accomplishments • Alacea Head, senior from Billings campus and also a CO-OP student, received the “Outstanding Student” award at the launching of the MT Center to Advance Health Through Nursing (MT-CAHN) • Rebecca Mills – elected secretary/treasurer of the National Student Nurses Association • Awards for Excellence Winners: • Donovan Cleveland (Kalispell)/ Angela St. John faculty honoree • Sarah Balian (Bozeman) Barb Prescott faculty honoree • Megan O’Leary (Great Falls)/ Sheila Matye faculty honoree • AACN Policy Summit attendees in Washington, DC • Allison Moon • Amy Stetson • Milissa Grandchamp (graduate student) – Ann Voda Award at WIN • Kallie Kajawa, a CNL student, and the chief nurse at BDH submitted first research proposal from nurses on the BDH research counsel • Joe Twitchell, one of 8 students in the country, named to the AHRQ working group to discuss the transmission of patient centered outcomes research (PCOR) to health professions students

Faculty Accomplishments Goo wor d k! • Dr. Charlie Winters – promoted to professor • Stacy Stellflug – successfully defended her dissertation proposal at the University of Colorado. • Trevor Murray – participant in Leadership MSU • Jennifer Mc. Call – Nominated for 2011 Employee Recognition Award • Laura Larsson – STTI Recognition Award • Kelli Begley - passed her psych NP boards • Sheila Matye – NLN Certified Nurse Educator • Barb Prescott – AANP Nurse Practitioner Advocate of the Year for MT • Rebecca Echeverri and Susan Luparell – MSU “Pure Gold” award winners • Sandy Kuntz – invited to serve on EPA Children’s Health Protection Advisory Committee • Paul Krogue – passed the CCRN exam • Gretchen Mc. Neely nominated by a student for MSU Excellence in Online Teaching Award • Laurie Glover nominated by students for the 2012 President’s Excellence in Teaching Award • Laura Larsson – Certificate of Teaching Enhancement - MSU

Personal Milestones • Barb Prescott was married! • Children born • Paul Krogue – daughter – Avy Sophia • Kim Kusak – daughter • Allison Treloar – son • Ida Wilson – daughter • Bre. Ann Hebel - son • Grandchildren born • Patti Holkup • Barb Prescott – granddaughter • Wendy Minster – grandson , Lucas • Deanna Babb – granddaughter, Callie Mae • Retirement • Linda Henderson • Graduation • Jessica England - graduating from the FPMHNP program May 2012 • Dixie Mc. Laughlin - graduating from Regis University with a MS in Nursing with emphasis in Nursing Education and Leadership • Janet Smith – graduating with a master’s degree in May 2012 • Ian Godwin - Certificate of Applied Science in Welding Technology, May 2012 • Jane Scharff MAGIC!!! (ask her about it)

Faculty Enrolled in Doctoral Study • Currently Enrolled • • • Jennifer Sofie – University of Colorado Julie Ruff – Montana State University Deanna Babb – University of Missouri, St. Louis Sally Rappold – University of Montana Stacy Stellflug – University of Colorado • Starting in the fall • Paul Krogue –University of Arizona • Jane Scharff – University of Missouri – Columbia • Emily Tesar – University of Missouri - Columbia • College support

Have a great summer…… thank you for all you do!