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Selena Smith, Center for Advancement of Women’s Health UK Medical Arts and Photography is published annually by the University of Kentucky College of Nursing. Carolyn A. Williams, R.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N. Dean University of Kentucky College of Nursing 315 College of Nursing Bldg. Lexington, KY 40536-0232 Visit us on the Web at www.mc.uky.edu/nursing On the cover: Demetrius Abshire, junior B.S.N. student Winner of Best Undergraduate Podium Presentation 2005 Student Scholarship Showcase and Assistant Professor Patricia Burkhart, Ph.D., R.N. From the dean We are pleased to share with you this publication in which a range of College of Nursing faculty, student, and staff activities and accomplishments are presented. We hope that you will enjoy hearing about what we are doing. Our people are performing exceedingly well in a very dynamic and challenging time in health care and higher education. Our board scores are excellent; we have enlarged our beginning B.S.N. enrollment by 25 percent a year with the start of our Second Degree B.S.N. Option; we have a new offering in the master’s program with the addition of the master’s level administration track and hope to announce additional offerings in the near future; our research activity is flourishing as are our two doctoral programs, the Ph.D. and the D.N.P. (Doctor of Nursing Practice); our post-baccalaureate residency program in partnership with UK Hospital and part of a national effort is thriving; and we have developed several new clinical practice arrangements which promise to expand the contributions of our faculty in developing new models of nursing care delivery and influencing patient outcomes. Our most recent event was a highly successful Student Scholarship Showcase, held March 4, in which students from each of our programs presented. We are pleased to share with you some of the pictures and details of the showcase in this newsletter (pages 4 and 5). It is an exciting time in the College; it is a busy time. One of the special opportunities I want to bring to your attention is our campaign to increase the endowment for the Millennium Fund. We have a commitment from the Research Challenge Trust Fund established by the legislature to match dollar for dollar all that we can raise this spring for this endowment!! Thus we are making a special effort to reach out to alumni and friends of the College and asking each of you to consider a contribution which will help support the scholarship of students and faculty. In view of the limited state support available to the state’s universities, institutions such as our College of Nursing must find other sources of support to achieve out mission. We invite you to join with us in building the endowment of the College through a contribution to the Millennium Fund. This is a wonderful way to invest your resources, have them immediately doubled, and provide a gift that will help support the efforts of students and faculty in perpetuity. Carolyn A. Williams, R.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N. Dean * Contents 2 From the dean The College 4 5 5 First Student Scholarship Showcase spotlights undergraduate and graduate work Brockopp advocates for women in science and engineering Faculty member volunteers as consultant in India College development 6 6 8 8 9 11 What’s new with scholarships 2004-2005 student scholarship recipients College phonathon coming in April Ten good reasons to give You make a difference Thank you to Caring Society members Student scholarship 4 Undergraduate program 12 All they want to do 13 R.N.-B.S.N. are four for four! Graduate programs 14 16 16 17 18 18 18 19 Think again – D.N.P. students on path to leadership in quality of care Doctor of Nursing Practice Program update D.N.P. student wins informatics leadership award Faculty and graduate student awards and honors Ph.D. student and graduate news Nursing Management Track new to M.S.N. Program 2004 Ph.D. graduates and dissertation titles Master’s program update Research and scholarship 20 21 21 21 New M.S.N. track 18 Attacking a killer – RICH Heart Program moves cardiovascular research to a new level New Center for Nursing Research Books and chapters Research grant news Alumni 23 Four alumni awarded Robert Wood Johnson fellowships 24 2004 alumni awards presented at annual reunion 24 Alumni association board of directors, 2004-2005 Clinical practice activities 25 Good thing going – faculty expanding avenues of health care delivery 26 It was OK to get a bit emotional here 20 New heart research team * The College First Student Scholarship Showcase spotlights undergraduate and graduate work The College hosted its first annual Student Scholarship Showcase in March 2005. The event provided an opportunity for all nursing students – from undergraduate through doctoral levels – to share knowledge and present it to fellow students. Molly Johnson, B.S.N., R.N., C.P.O.N., a student in the master’s program, gave the keynote address titled, “From Brainstorming to the Boardroom: How to Get Your Evidence Into Practice, ” which focused on a project she did on the pediatric oncology unit at UK Children’s Hospital, looking at the protocol they were following for central line dressing changes. Assistant Professor Mary DeLetter, faculty co-chair of the showcase, said, “I’m overwhelmed by the professionalism and quality of the papers and posters today.” Two winners were announced for each academic level (one winner each in the podium presentation and poster presentation categories). Winners each received a plaque and $100 (denoted by an asterisk). Stefanie Dagley, pictured here, and Tracey Spafford, both senior B.S.N. students, won first place for their poster, Coronary Artery Disease in Type 2 Diabetes: The Use of Serum Homocystiene Levels as a Diagnostic Tool. 4 a CONnections Nine students made podium presentations of papers they had recently written: Christina Knox, B.S.N., R.N. , M.S.N. student: Issues Related to Children Participating in Clinical Research * Demetrius Abshire, junior B.S.N. student: Children’s Self-Reports of Physical Activity as a Trigger for Asthma Episodes Lindsey Connor, senior B.S.N. student: Motherhood and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Guide for Health Professionals Sukjai Charoensuk, M.S.N., R.N., Ph.D. candidate: Factors Influencing Depression in Thai Adolescents Ashleigh Ohlmann, sophomore B.S.N. student: How Culture May Affect Health and Health Care * Frances Hardin-Fanning, B.S.N., R.N., M.S.N. student: Nursing Therapeutics to Enhance Sleep Onset * Marla De Jong, M.S., R.N., Ph.D. candidate: Anxiety, Depression, and Functional Status Are the Best Predictors of Health Status for Patients With Heart Failure Shannon Raymer, B.S.N., R.N., M.S.N. student: Family Presence During Resuscitation and Invasive Procedures: A Literature Review on Patient and Family Perspectives Chizimuzo “Zim” Okoli, M.S.N., R.N., Ph.D. candidate: Hair Nicotine as a Biomarker for Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke M.S.N. student Fran Hardin-Fanning won first place for both her paper presentation and her poster. Her paper was titled, Nursing Therapeutics to Enhance Sleep Onset, and her poster was titled, Cardioprotective Properties of the Mediterranean Diet. Julie Sebastian, assistant dean for advanced practice nursing, presented the award. Spring 2005 * Brockopp advocates for women in science and engineering Dorothy Brockopp, assistant dean for undergraduate studies, in her role as chair of the University of Kentucky President’s Commission on Women, will present a paper with Mindy Issacs and Pam Bishoff titled, Creating Chemistry for Success: Women Faculty in Science and Engineering. The paper will be presented at the Ninth International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, June 19-24, 2005 in Seoul, Korea. Ph.D. candidate Paul Lewis discusses his poster, Secondhand Tobacco Smoke and Cessation Attempts Among Adolescent Smokers, with fellow Ph.D. candidate Zim Okoli. Additionally, 19 students presented posters: Robin D. Dennison, M.S.N., R.N., C.C.N.S., D.N.P. student: Providing Evidence of Competence: Development and Use of a Professional Portfolio; and Medication Safety: Development of an Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Model * Lynne A. Jensen, M.S., A.R.N.P., B.C., Ph.D. student: Gender Differences in Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs About Heart Disease; and Women’s Interpretation of Prodromal Cardiac Symptoms Corey Southworth, Bryan Yankey, Lindsey Page, Aliceson Trimpe, Sarah Danhouer, Kristen Stumph, and Leann Hisle, junior B.S.N. students: Catch the energy! FISH! At Central Baptist Hospital Judy Schreiber, M.S.N., R.N., Ph.D. student: Spiritual Belief Systems Expectations: Impact on Anxiety and Depression * Frances Hardin-Fanning, R.N., M.S.N. student: Cardioprotective Properties of the Mediterranean Diet Terre Ament, M.S.N. student: The Problem with Domestic Violence Peggy Riley, M.S.N., R.N., Ph.D. student: Influences of Culture on Domestic Violence in Rural Eastern Kentucky Dean Scott Treadway, Ph.D., R.N., Ph.D., 2005: A Feasibility Test of the Systemic Terraced Exercise Protocol in Fourth Grade Children *Stefanie Dagley and *Tracey Spafford, senior B.S.N. students: Coronary Artery Disease in Type 2 Diabetes: The Use of Serum Homocystiene Levels as a Diagnostic Tool Sandra Amshoff and Megan Popielarczyk, senior B.S.N. students: Farm Exposure, Work Practices, and Perceived Danger as Reported by Farm Children and Their Parents Paul Lewis, M.S.N., A.P.R.N.-C., Ph.D. candidate: Secondhand Tobacco Smoke and Cessation Attempts Among Adolescent Smokers Faculty member volunteers as health care education and clinic development consultant in India Associate Professor Sharon Sheahan participated in a working vacation trip to India for two weeks in February 2005. She consulted on health care education and clinic development issues for Reaching Indians Ministry International (RIMI), an organization that is developing college and seminary sites including medical and nursing schools throughout India. Sheahan was one of six people who traveled to Bombay, Nagpur, Calcutta, New Delhi, Agra, Siliguri, and Darjeeling, which is located in the Himalaya mountains 30 miles from Nepal. She discussed basic health issues with local congregations and teachers in the schools. Highlights of the trip included visiting Mother Teresa’s clinic in Calcutta and a satellite site in Siliguri. The College thanks the faculty and students who organized the event: Assistant Professor Mary DeLetter and Lecturer Jessica Rice, co-chairs; Leslee Bertram (B.S.N. student); Assistant Professor Steve Browning; Assistant Professor Pat Burkhart; Lecturer Karen Butler; Debra Hall (clinical nurse researcher, UK Hospital); Lecturer Gina Lowry; Esther Kenworthy (M.S.N. student); and Marla De Jong (Ph.D. student). Thanks also to the judges: Associate Professor Sharon Barton; Lecturer Diane Chlebowy; Debra Hall; Associate Professor Terry Lennie; Lecturer Diane Murrell; and Lecturer Wanda Lovitz. Finally, thanks to Dean Carolyn Williams for her generosity and support in making the program possible. www.mc.uky.edu/nursing University of Kentucky College of Nursing 5 * College development What’s new with scholarships? The Pamela Stinson Kidd Memorial Scholarship recently received a generous donation from The Elsevier Foundation. Elsevier published several of Pam’s books, which are still in print and widely used. The following books are among the most recent: Emergency Department Management (1997), Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Review (2003), Mosby’s Emergency Nursing Reference (2000), High Acuity Nursing (2000), and Primary Care Across the Lifespan (2000). Contributions to this scholarship fund are still being accepted. Associate Dean Marcia Stanhope remembers how grateful she was to receive a scholarship from the members of the La Sertoma Club while she was a student at UK. So, last year to honor and thank these women for helping her, she established the La Sertoma Club Scholarship. This scholarship will go to students in the D.N.P. Program, the Public Health Track in the M.S.N. Program, or to students in the undergraduate Nurse Scholars Program. If you would like to join Stanhope in support of this scholarship, send your contribution with “La Sertoma Club Scholarship” in the memo area of your check. Sally Siebert established a scholarship in memory of her friend, Troy Gibson, a number of years ago. Every year she receives thank you notes from the students who receive this scholarship, and it makes her feel so good that she decided to establish another scholarship and name it the Sally Siebert Nurse Practitioner Scholarship. You can join Siebert in helping nurse practitioner students by sending your contribution to the College at the address below. The College of Nursing is immensely grateful to the people who support scholarships. Our students are in need of financial help now more than ever as they face the fourth consecutive year with tuition increases. If you would like to create a scholarship in honor of or in memory of someone – or perhaps you would like to name a scholarship for yourself – it can be done for as little as $10,000 pledged over ten years. Please call Terry Green, director of development for the College of Nursing, at (859) 323-6635 for details. You can also send your check to: University of Kentucky, College of Nursing, Office of Development, 315 CON Bldg., Lexington, KY 40536- 0232. 2004-2005 student scholarship recipients College of Nursing General Scholarship Fund Richard J. Eckerle Amanda Mildred Hankla Aliceson Jo Marie Trimpe D.N.P. UK Chandler Medical Center Academic Excellence Victoria Marie Bradley Karen McBroom Butler Melanie Hardin-Pierce Maria Eve Main Mary Jeanne Noone Deborah Smith D.N.P. UK Chandler Medical Center Enhancement Tukea Laverne Talbert Doris Hatchell Memorial Nursing Scholarship Sandra Kay Amshoff Erin Grace Bohannon Michelle Lynn Brown Ashley Lynn Gass Amanda Rae Hicks Megan Proctor Popielarezyk Kerri Ann Price Stephanie Marie Romelfanger Gorman Merit Scholarship Jennifer Ann Pettibone Harry and Marc Sample Scholarship Ashley Lynn Gass Holliday Milton Scholarship Terre Anne Ament Amanda R. Lancaster Jane Badham Tudor Scholarship Lauren Christine Smith Jean Hayter Muncy Scholarship Lindsey Marie Harp Major Troy T. Gibson and Lt. Colonel Sally G. Siebert Scholarship Michelle Lynn Brown Kerri Anderson Clark 6 a CONnections Spring 2005 * Marcia Boyd Donaldson Scholarship UK Chandler Medical Center Enhancement Scholarship Ashley Lynn Gass Jessie Nicole Grimm Lauren Christine Smith Kacy T. Allen-Bryant Sherese Ann Bailey Ashley Lynn Coble Mary L. Dillard Alexandria Kathryn Fields Celestine Gertrude Gotchett Cheryl Lynette Mitchell Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli Neika Yvette Powers Jennifer Hatcher Patterson Geraldine Cage Reeves Kimberly Nicole Wordlow Margaret T. Stoeckinger Foundation Scholarship Kathleen Valerie Haley Megan Proctor Popielarczyk Mary Elizabeth Wethington Mary P. Winternitz Scholarship DeAnna Marie Matlock Melva Jo Hendrix Scholarship Award Theresa Lynn Crowe Linda G. Gentry Metropolitan Woman’s Club Scholarship Jamie Lyn Haga Nancy B. Hynson Merit Scholarship Brittany Jordan Marcum Pamela Riggs Peters Scholarship UK Chandler Medical Center Floyd Wright Nursing Scholarship Award Leslee Anne Bertram Allison Michelle Major Jennifer Ann Pettibone Stephanie Marie Romelfanger Ashleigh Lynn White UK Chandler Medical Center Wright Scholarship for Outstanding Students Brittany Jordan Marcum Amber Christine Hoehne Kimberly Dunning Parsons Peggy S. McClintock Scholarship Below are scholarships awarded for the 2003-2004 academic year which were inadvertently left out of the last newsletter. Leslee Anne Bertram Phyllis Antrim Briscoe Memorial Scholarship College of Nursing General Scholarship Fund Amanda Mildred Hankla Lindsey Marie Harp Amber Elizabeth Grieshaber Amanda Mildred Hankla Kelly Jo Stidham Samaritan Bookstore Volunteers Scholarship Samaritan Bookstore Volunteers Scholarship Sandra Kay Amshoff Kerri Anderson Clark Sara Elizabeth Douglas Erin Leigh Evans Daniel Pierce O’Barr Rachel Gross Young UK Chandler Medical Center Academic Excellence Award Demetrius Alexander Abshire Kristen Irene Bailey Sarah Lindsey Conner Patricia Elaine Fenley Jessie Nichole Grimm Sonya Joline Lichtenstein Kimberly Nicole Skeene Sandra Kay Amshoff Lauren Christine Brightwell Sara Elizabeth Douglas Erin Leigh Evans Ashley Lynn Gass Amanda Rae Hicks Amy Kristine Lee Robin Rachelle Ray Stephanie Marie Romelfanger Jane Badham Tudor Scholarship Heather White Jean Hayter Muncy Scholarship Kimberly Meredith Continued on page 8 www.mc.uky.edu/nursing University of Kentucky College of Nursing 7 * Major Troy T. Gibson/Lt. Colonel Sally G. Siebert Scholarship Ten good reasons to give Kimberly Meredith We’re all going to need a nurse someday and the decisions she/he makes can save lives. Let’s hope she/he is well educated and able to make the right decision. Margaret T. Stoeckinger Foundation Scholarship Rebecca Nicholls Flynn Melissa Joy Probst Esam Abdullah Al Khasib Diana Gollihue Williams Metropolitan Women’s Club Scholarship Jessica Leigh Murray Pamela Riggs Peters Scholarship Aimee Nicole Wathen Many of these scholarships have been established in honor of, or in memory of someone. In addition to these memorial scholarships, College of Nursing students also receive scholarships from other organizations as listed. Many more students are eligible for and are in need of scholarships. College of Nursing phonathon coming in April Every year students call graduates of the College of Nursing, asking for support of the College’s most urgent needs. Every year you have given more. 2004 was our biggest phonathon ever with nearly $20,000 raised, most of which helped to equip the newly renovated clinical simulation laboratory (parts of which is still being renovated). We also were able to increase student scholarships and provide funds for research. This annual appeal has become an important part of our operating budget. We hope you consider your time at the College of Nursing as making an important contribution to the person you have become, and that you feel good about and well prepared for your profession. We also hope that you will once again say yes, or say yes for the first time, to the student caller and even consider an increase in your yearly donation. This year we are asking for help to finish equipping the clinical simulation laboratory and for donations toward much needed scholarships. Finally, for the last time, we will be asking for donations toward the Millennium Fund to support research. Following this last appeal for this fund we will apply for matching funds from the Research Challenge Trust Fund. Please take a few minutes of your time to listen to the student and then make whatever pledge you are able. Remember all gifts are needed and appreciated. 8 a CONnections 10 Your alma mater needs your help. It is costly to educate a nurse. In 1964, the year of the first CON graduating class, the tuition for one semester was $81.75. Today it is $2,747.25 per semester for instate, undergraduate nursing students, and it will go up again next year. Scholarships are needed now more than ever. 9 The portion of the University budget that comes from the state has been reduced each year for the past four years. 8 The UK College of Nursing, a top 20 college of nursing, is graduating the nurses that help fill the national shortage of nurses. 7 The UK College of Nursing is preparing Ph.D. level faculty for the future. Vibrant, inspiring professors are critical to nursing education. 6 Your gift is tax deductible. 5 It is a good thing to give back to the institution that has had a positive impact on your life/career. 4 3 Without help from alumni, faculty, and friends, some students could not attend college. 2 If all University of Kentucky graduates helped just a little it would make a huge difference. It is good for you to give. Research has proven that people who give live longer, happier lives. 1 The UK nursing students thank you for your support! Spring 2005 * You make a difference The following people have kindly and generously given to the College of Nursing during 2004. We thank each and every one for helping to make a difference. Together we can do great things! Cynthia Absher Cathy Adams Dorothy Adams Katherine Adams Patricia Adams Paula Alexander Denise Alvey Lisa Amburgey Debra Anderson Elizabeth Anderson Anonymous Susan Arneson Jane Arnold Joan Arnold Denise Ashby Ashland Inc. Foundation Linnea Axman Ramonda Bamberger Barbara Banik Lisa Barton Sharon Barton Marguerite Battersby Sharon Baughn Paula Bayer Leah Beckwith Lora Beebe Linda Beers Patricia Bendel Wilda Benham Laurianne Berles Ruth Berry Christina Bethel Cheryl Biddle Kelly Binkley Patricia Birchfield Linda Birk Agnes Black Rosemarie Blau Waldemar Bobrowski Janet Boggess Cynthia Bohen Nancy Booth Jenny Bottoms Glenda Bourne Jeanne Bouvier Ann Bowling Amanda Bowman Laura Brakke Jennifer Bramel Patricia Brewer Brad Briscoe www.mc.uky.edu/nursing Janet Brotherson Lucinda Brown Steve Browning Gilda Bruggensmith Janice Brumagen Catherine Brunker Ann Bryan Elizabeth Bryan Anthony Burgett Patricia Burkhart Catherine Burris-Schnur Nancy Butler Shirley Butler Mary Byland Kimberly Byrne Patricia Calico Donna Cambron Donna Campbell Donna Capestany Gail Carpenter Carol Carroll Robbie Carson Lyn Caruso Karma Cassidy Annette Castle Cyndi Chandler Sharon Chandler Elizabeth Cheves Catherine Chiappetta Lari Chillag Karen Christiansen Norma Christman Marianne Chulay Mary Clare Karen Clem Ann Clinton Tish Cobb Ruth Colby Janet Collins Madonna Combs Nancy Conn Leslie Cooper Candice Corrigan Jennifer Cowley Lois Craigmyle Sherill Cronin M. Margaret Cull Jean Custer Marilyn Dahl Marcia Dake Victoria Dambrocia Judith Daniels Barbara Davis Joanne Davis Katherine Davis Patricia Davis Tani Davis Jamie Day Jill Debolt Debbe Dedman Marla DeJong Sandra Delaney Mary DeLetter Ellen Demos Carol Dickey Anita Dixon Jennie Doane Debbie Dobson Melanie Donnelly Jenny Dorris Frances Drake Cynthia Dumas Melissa Dunbar Rhonda Earls Sara Eckert Elsevier Foundation Julie Emig Constance Enlow Donna Ensor Lynda Erick Shelly Eubanks Peggy Evans Pamela Fahs Rita Farrell Hobie Feagai Katherine Feagan Deborah Feldmann Patricia Ferrell Margaret Fessler Becky Fields Debra Finneran Ann Fiser Linda Fitzgerald Katherine Fleck Juanita Fleming Barbara Floore Linda Foley Beverly Forester Foundation of National Student Nurses’ Association, Inc. James E. and Helen S. Fout Kathleen Franklin Gail Franks Margaret Friel Edward Fritz Ann Furtado Brittany Fuson Angela Galloway Susan Ganote Deborah Gardner Angela Gaskins Evelyn Geller Robert Giglia GlaxoSmithKline Good Samaritan Foundation, Inc. Peggy Goodwin William Gorman Linda Gorton Shelley Gover Kenneth Gravett Natalie Gray Terry Green Helen Grenough Monica Griffith Grogan’s Healthcare Supply Jan Gross Marianne Grosso Rebecca Guthrie Kathy Hager Sarah Haggard Ellen Hahn Karen Hailey Debra Hall Debra Hampton Gail Hanke Mary Harney Jill Harr Ann Harrison Phyllis Hasbrouck Laurel Hawley Nancy Hazard Nancy Hazelton Heartland Medical Sales and Service Kathryn Heimerdinger Sara Hellard Elizabeth Hellebusch Aneta Helmer Cynthia Henry Sheila Hickey Leslie Higgins Sheila Highgenboten Karen Hill Laura Hill Martha Hill Vicki Hines-Martin Susan Hirche’ Janet Hogan Ann Holden David Holliday Earl Honn Tracy Honn and Mark Bernstein Cynthia Hooper Phyllis Horn Julie Horowitz Beverly House Patricia B. Howard Patricia K. Howard Sharon Howard Rebecca Hudson Elaine Hughes Marsha Hughes-Rease IBM Corporation Images Model & Talent Agency Karen Ingram International Paper Company Foundation Carol Ireson Claudia Isenhour Janice Jackson Roberta Jackson Delwin Jacoby Patricia Jaye Kathleen Johanson Carol Johnson Jeanne Johnson Joanne Johnson Ramona Johnson Susanne Johnson Linda Johnston Jefferson Joiner Ann Jones Carol Jones S. Kathryn Joyner University of Kentucky College of Nursing 9 * Janice Jurgensen Deborah Karsell Robin Kayiatas Pamela Kayrouz Sonja Kellerman Sandra Kelley Lynn Kelso Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc. Mary Kilbourn-Huey Pamela King Martha Kirby Nancy Kloha Kathy Kluemper Martha Koerner Katherine Kregor Richard Krolikoski Betsy Kullman Pamela Lane M. Christine Lannan Mary Lavelle Barbara Lavery Vivian Lee June Leigh Terry Lennie Theresa Lennon Jeanne Levin Carolyn Lewis Andrea Lobring Sharon Lock Regina Lowry Jan Lucas Melanie Lutenbacher Mary Ellen Lutz Ann Lyons Gayle Machmer Debra Mains Pamela Malast Laura Malone Christina Martin Holly Masterson W. Rush Mathews, Jr. Elizabeth May Mary McCall Mary McClure Anthony McCord Carrie McCoy Pamala McDaniel Sandra McElfresh Mary McElhannon Joan McGill Virginia McGregor Tracy McKinley Rebecca McLean Catherine Medland Kimberly Medley Pamela Melton Scott Mendzef Jackie Merifield Lynn Merrill Barbara Metzger Teresa Metzger Nancy Miller Patricia Miller Robert Miller 10 a Denise Miller-Tso Susan Minton Gail Moddeman Max Money Mary Montgomery Joanna Moore Sarah Moore Sarah Moore Deborah Morehead Virginia Morris Debra Moser Joyce Mueller Rebecca Mullins Jacquelyn Murphy Diane Murrell Jodie Nation Sharon Nelson Karen Newman Jennie Nickel Sandra Nickell Phyllis Noftsger Tracy Nolan Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Barbara Nunley Helen Nyerges Marsha Oakley Bettie Ockerman Shirley O’Donnell Lori Ogden Susan Oldfield Ameal Omran Beth Osbahr Donna Osborne Leslie Palmer Elizabeth Payne Ann Peden Terri Perkins Tristan Perry Lisa Peters Susan Peterson Ingeborg Petit Philips Medical Systems, Inc. Julia Phipps Mary Pichotta Cindy Pike Mary Pippen Roxana Pool Patricia Powers Lori Poynter Mary Alice Pratt Rhonda Prebeck Song Preston Martha Pride Sandra Prunty Karen Raff Susanne Raisor Mary Kay Rayens Holly Reed Patricia Reffitt Rebecca Renfroe Stephanie Repine Vicki Reuter Linda Rice Yvonne Rice Laura Riddle CONnections Carol Riker Laurie Ritz Joyce Robb Karen Robbins Kittye Roberts Karen Robinson Kiersten Robinson Sandra Roe Sally Rogers Kathleen Roper Vicki Rosser Deborah Royalty David Rutledge Patricia Ryan Sadie Sacks Saint Joseph HealthCare, Inc. Melanie Sallee Rosemary Sallee Samaritan Gift Shop, Inc. T. Kay Sammons Judith Sandler Sarah Sauer Fred Scharf Elaine Schermer Barbara Scherrer Jack Schlegel Debra Schmid Robin Schmidt Judith Schneider Mary Schooler Jeanie Schureman Juliann Sebastian Karen Sexton Paula Shannon Beverly Shelton Connie Shemwell Terry Sherraden Brenda Sherwood Marissa Shih Sarah Shingleton Gwendolyn Short Julie Shown Pauline Siders Sally Siebert Sigma Theta Tau Mary Rado Simpson Nancy Sisler Melody Skinner Tina Sledge Thursa Sloan Nancy Slone Diane Smith Lenore Smith Debbie Smothers Linda Snodgrass Mary Sohm Barbara Southworth Christie Sparkman Eula Spears Karen Stefaniak Lisa Steffen Janette Stein Sidney Steinberg Katherine Sterett Merrille Stevens Virginia Stewart Betty Stocksdale Lee Street W. Grady Stumbo Ann Sullivan Wanda Sutton Margaret Swinford Marilyn Swinford Adrienne Sword Vicki Tabor Laura Talbott Karen Tasman Connie Taylor Jeraldine Taylor Shona Taylor Virginia Taylor Mary Templeton Eula Thomas Elaine Thompson Pamela Thompson Patricia Thompson Lynne Tier Linda Toncray Judith Toy Kathryn Trabue Sandra Trujillo Beverly Tucker Peggy Tudor Karen Tufts Pamela Tuttle Ann Underwood Marinetta Van Lahr Susan Vantreese Patty Vari Catherine Velotta Anne Veno Carl Vogel Kathleen Wagner Catherine Waits Harriette Waldron Carolyn Walker Lee Wallace Marsha Wallis Heather Ward Louise Sherry Warden Nora Warman Janet Warren Cheryl Watson Diana Weaver Dixie Webb Joy Weiner Donna Wells Susan Wells Virginia Wells Jennifer West Leslie West Jane Whalen Mary Whalen Kathy Wheeler Margaret Whelan Julia Whitaker Deborah White Judy White Mary Whitworth Lynnette Wickliff Spring 2005 * Debra Wilcheck Marian Willard Janet Williams Suzanne Williams Teresa Williams Mary Williamson Lorinda Willingham Cynthia Wilson Kay Wilson William Winternitz, Sr. Alice Wise John Withrow Jennifer Woertendyke Linda Wolfe Margaret Wolfe Tara Woody Toni Wortham Cynthia Wyatt Deede Wyatt Mary Yates Patricia Yost Xiaoling You K. Jane Younger Hollace Yowler Susan Zator Susan Zeller Anne Zettler Carol Ziel Kathryn Zink Deborah Zuidema “Thank you” to Caring Society members The following friends of the College have given at the $5000 level and have become members of the College of Nursing Caring Society: Debra Anderson Dorothy Brockopp Marcia Dake Jenny Dorris Pamela Farley Becky Fields Mr. and Mrs. James Fout Gail Franks Good Samaritan Foundation Jack and Linda Gill James Hile Nancy Howard David Holliday Dr. James Holsinger Patricia B. Howard Lynn Kelso Sharon Lock Gina Lowry Sarah Moore Betty Morgan Debra Moser Doris Shouse Nemore Nancy O’Neill Elizabeth Owen George Peters, III Philips Medical Systems, Inc. Mary Kay Robinson Barbara Sachs Samaritan Gift Shop Julie Sebastian Sally G. Siebert Marcia Stanhope Kathleen Wagner Jo Ann Wever Carolyn Williams William Winternitz Louise Zegeer We appreciate your support www.mc.uky.edu/nursing University of Kentucky College of Nursing 11 * Undergraduate program All they want to do Movie actor Harrison Ford once said, “We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.” Students in the College’s new Second Degree B.S.N. Option grabbed that second chance and are running with it on their way to new careers. The first class of Second Degree students began studying to become nurses in June 2004. The kickoff was an eight-week, jump-in-with-both-feet, 8 a.m. -5 p.m. course that made the first few weeks back in school “crazy” according to Daniel O’Barr, a member of that first class. Things have settled down a bit now that he and his classmates are into their third semester, and are following the same schedule as regular B.S.N. Program students. (The first course is now a full semester long, as opposed to eight weeks.) O’Barr graduated with a double bachelor’s degree in animal science and biology in May 2003. He planned to continue on to veterinary school but when that didn’t work out, he decided to take a year off to decide what his next step would be. In the meantime, he accepted a position with an energy company that involved a lot of travel. Three months sitting behind the wheel gave him time to think about who he really wanted to be. He knew he wanted to stay in health care. Some friends and family encouraged him to go to medical school – he wasn’t interested. What did interest him was working more closely with people and building relationships with patients. When O’Barr isn’t in class, in clinicals, or studying, he’s working in the Emergency Department of UK Hospital as a nursing technician. It’s a job that suits him. ED experience 12 a CONnections should help him after graduation, as he hopes to work in critical care. That won’t be the end of the story, though, as graduate school is already in his plans. With a master’s degree, he says, he’ll “have more options available and a master’s will give me that.” Lisa Whaley, also in the first class of Second Degree students, decided in her junior year majoring in biology that nursing is where she really wanted to be. Her original goal was to go to medical school. Like her classmate O’Barr, she wants to spend more time with patients. Preventive care and patient education – especially in women’s health – are what interest Whaley. She realizes that nursing is part business and that patient satisfaction contributes to the success of a business/hospital. “They’re (patients) not going to come to your hospital if you don’t take good care of them. The nurse has the most