Nursing Department News

Winona State University Nursing Department News WSU Nursing on the go! WSU Nursing Travel Study to England Eight Winona State University nursing students attended a European Union acute care programme to recognize deteriorating patients and appropriately respond. EU RADAR was at the University of Salford near Manchester, England for two weeks of simulations, lectures, small groups, flash mobs, podcasts and experiences. The students worked in groups with nursing students from six European countries Cyprus, Slovakia, Finland, Spain, Germany and the UK. WSU was the only American university to participate! They learned that German nurses don t use stethoscopes for respiratory evaluations, Finnish nurses also train as paramedics and British nursing students get paid to go to university. Students participating from Rochester campus were Abby Baack, Angela Boyd, Mildred Kiawoin, Rosebud Tieku and Jenni Schurhammer. Participating from Winona were Samantha Buxton, Brittany Jilk, Abby Ross, and faculty Susan Zeller. EU RADAR is open to ten WSU nursing students who will be in their 4 th term during the spring semester. Next year s program is scheduled for Fulda, Germany. Spring 2013 Spring Semester dates to remember: March 1, Summer 2013 Registration begins March 16 24, Spring Break March 29 Student Spring Break Day April 18 Last day to withdraw from Spring courses April 22 Fall 2013 Registration begins April 25, 6 p.m. Pinning & Kappa Mu Induction, La Crescent RN BS Completion (Location TBD) May 2, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Kappa Mu Induction, DNP, Graduate, Rochester RN BS Completion (CF206-208) 3:30 p.m. Pinning for Rochester RN BS Completion (Heintz Ctr.) May 9 Pinning and Kappa Mu Induction for Generic BS 4 p.m. Rochester (Regional Sports Ctr.) 6 p.m. Winona (Somsen Auditorium) May 6 9 Finals May 10 Spring 2013 Graduation

WSU Health 2 U Traveling Health Clinics Pilot Project: Health Promotion with Lower Brule Lakota Through a Next Chapter grant, WSU nursing students and faculty are piloting traveling health clinics in the community. The mission of WSU Health 2 U is to develop partnerships for life-long learning and wellness through mutuality and empowerment by: Offering health promotion and illness prevention services to underserved populations Strengthening relationships in our community through relationshipcentered care Creating opportunities for intergenerativity A community forum in September 2012 brought together older adults from the community, nursing students, practitioners, organization leaders and WSU faculty from several disciplines. The group discussed gaps in health services and what a traveling health service might offer to underserved populations. As part of an honors project, Megan Isackson and Georgia Stumpf are working with Next Chapter Grant faculty to help find ways to make the WSU Health 2 U clinics sustainable so that they can continue once the Next Chapter Grant funding ends. An advisory group has been formed, and another community forum is planned for late Spring 2013. In February 2013, nine WSU students, including both generic BS and RN to BS Completion students, and 3 WSU faculty members traveled to the Lower Brule, South Dakota to be a part of the Lower Brule Lakota Valentine s Day Get to the Heart of Your Health event. WSU faculty member Kathy Gorder has been working with the Lower Brule Lakota since 2007, and was invited to bring students to help with health promotion activities. This pilot project gave students a cultural immersion experience. RN to BS Completion students signed up for NURS 490 to receive credit for a nursing elective, and a group of Term 4 generic BS students attended as part of N453 Professional Practice IV. Students worked with professionals from Tribal Health services, Indian Health Services and Sanford Health. Participants could visit booths providing blood pressure checks, height and weight, BMI analysis, skin cancer screenings and bone density testing. Tribal dancers and drummers added to the festivities and promoted heart healthy physical activity, while a nutritionist and chef were on hand to prepare heart healthy foods. Participant evaluations of the event were very positive. The trip also included visits to the Tribal Information Center to learn more about Lakota values and beliefs and an opportunity to witness a smudging ceremony, to the Akta Lakota Museum and Cultural Center to learn about history from a Lakota perspective, and to Lakota Foods (one of the largest single producers of popcorn in the U. S.) for a tour of the popcorn plant. RN to BS Completion students were Angela Rosenthal and Amber Stinson-Wundrow. Generic BS students included Megan Isackson, Jennifer Knapmiller, Megan Ohman, Rachel Scholz, Georgia Stumpf, Krista Turgeon and Rebecca Zenner. WSU faculty were Kathy Gorder, Shirley Newberry and Carrie Spier.

Nursing Student Advisory Council News What is the Nursing Student Advisory Council? The Nursing Student Advisory Council was established in Spring 2011. It provides an official means for student participation in Department of Nursing governance: to provide feedback to faculty for accurate information to student representatives for sharing with the larger student body for collaborative problem solving of student concerns The Rochester and Winona campuses will each have a Nursing Student Advisory Council to represent undergraduate programs. The group on each campus will include up to 8 students and up to 4 faculty members. Each group will meet twice each year. The Nursing Student Advisory Council can provide input and feedback, but does not have the authority to make decisions or policy. Rochester Winona Fall meeting held on Nov 29, 2012. Main Topics Discussed: Buddy system to be continued between Seniors and Incoming Juniors for Fall 2013. Welcome to the Major will be Monday, April 15 th from 4-6 pm, and will provide orientation on: registration for first semester courses clinical and lab scheduling student services provided on the Rochester campus tour of the building information on housing clinical at Mayo clinic paperwork to be completed prior to starting in August. If students have any questions prior to the session, email Professor Sullivan at ssullivan@winona.edu. Planning for January presentation for pre-nursing students. Rochester simulation news Professional Practice II (N353) in Rochester is piloting simulation at the start and end of the semester Fall meeting held on October 23, 2012. Main Topics Discussed: Student-generated tip sheets for Term 1 students will be distributed by experienced students when talking with Term 1 clinical groups. Dean McBreen discussed differential tuition and how it is being used: Simulation Plans include improving/upgrading technology and having a coordinator for the lab. Student services additional support for Freshmen and Sophomores through Student Services Coordinator. Clinical coordination Planning is still in progress, but is focusing on developing clinical sites and having the best possible clinical experiences. Student discussion focused primarily on simulation and lab, highlighting the need for updated technology and equipment, more supplies and open lab times for skills practice. Students also proposed the development of a video or document to communicate about differential tuition that could be made available through D2L and/or the Nursing Dept. website. ATI discussion included positive student feedback about ATI, and a reminder that ATI Virtual Tutor is available for assistance with NCLEX preparation for students nearing graduation. CCNE site visit in November will include an opportunity for students to meet with visitors. Faculty will provide information about the kinds of questions students may be asked.

Nursing students provide pre-nursing information session In mid-january, six nursing students representing both the Rochester and Winona campuses provided an information session for pre-nursing students. The room was full, with about 70 pre-nursing students eager to learn about what it s like to be a nursing major and about the differences and similarities between the Rochester and Winona campuses. Students talked about admission to the major, classes, learning skills in lab and simulations, clinicals, books and other expenses, and studying. Rochester students provided information about WSU-Rochester, complete with pictures, and shared their experiences with finding housing and their perceptions of their student experience in Rochester. Many thanks to student presenters: Olivia Arenas Chelsey Bowers Malorie Brinkman Austin Clayton Amanda Krebsbach Rachel Kroll Thanks to students who helped with Admitted Student Day activities Winona Skills Lab Improvements Great things are happening in the nursing skills and simulation lab. Faculty are excited to be working with new technology that improves lab and simulation experiences for nursing students. Dr. Amy Reitmaier wrote a technology grant that was supported by WSU s Teaching and Learning Technologies department. Due to Amy s vision and work, we now have two ipads for use in the skills and simulation lab. Students are using the ipads to look up medications, review anatomy and check a patient s labs during a simulation. The students and faculty are enjoying this new technology and are exploring more uses for it in future semesters. Additionally, some of the manikins in the lab received an upgrade during the holiday break. Our Laerdal VitaSim manikins are now operated with wireless SimPads. Faculty can program these manikins to have various heart, lung and bowel sounds. Certain models also have the ability for blood pressure auscultation. These manikins are being used in skills lab and pediatric simulations to give students practice in auscultation and to bring more realism to patient assessment. As many of you may have heard, the adult METI manikin has now come to life! The manikin is now being used in N341 and N446 simulations. The use of the manikin has made the simulations more life-like for students and faculty. The patient s condition is changing in simulation scenarios and students are responding with assessments, interventions and evaluations. Faculty are very pleased to be offering all these new, hands-on learning experiences to nursing students. Faculty are dedicated to continually exploring innovative teaching and learning strategies for implementation in the nursing skills and simulation lab. On February 1, WSU hosted 150 high school seniors interested in nursing in the fall. Nursing student volunteers did a fantastic job sharing information with these students: College of Nursing & Health Sciences panel: Abigail Ross, Adam Street Clinicals panel: Margaret Kieger, Laura Kuisle, Kayla Ruff, Rachel Schmidt, Georgia Stumpf Pre-nursing panel: Alix Borland, Amy Gadient, Jennifer Knapmiller, Mary Lehne, Skills lab demonstration: Kayla Cieslak, Kelly Cieslak Two Winona Term 3 students work with METI in simulation

Environmental Health Opportunities for Students In fall 2012, the Wisconsin Nurses Association (WNA) hosted a peer-reviewed environmental poster session. As a founding member of the Wisconsin Environmental Health Nursing Council (WEHNC), Kathryn Lammers PhD, PHN, RN was able to facilitate presentations by two WSU nursing students. Janessa Klinkner presented on Pharmaceuticals in the water and Jaclyn Berghuis presented on Green funeral practices. They engaged students and practicing nurses in discussion about their posters and the nursing implications. In March 2013, ten WSU students will attend WNA Nurses Day at the Capital in Madison to co-present with Kathryn Lammers and Mary Jahangir RD, MSN, RN, Viterbo University faculty member, on What does GREEN mean to me? Nursing implications for environmental health. The ten students are Jenny Bean, Kayla Cieslak, Lisa Ellinghuysen, Amy Gadient, Kassandra Hasheider, Margaret Kieger, Laura Kuisle, Abigail Ross, Paige Schmidt, and Jennifer Weeks. Upcoming opportunities for students interested in completing projects on environmental health topics include presenting an environmental educational poster at the WNA annual conference on October 18, 2013 in Madison and/or completing an Honor s Project on an environmental health topic. Interested students should contact Kathryn Lammers at klammers@winona.edu. Nursing Research on the Green Celebrate and recognize Excellence in Nursing Thursday, April 25, 2013, 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. The Fine Arts Center Viterbo University La Crosse, Wisconsin Nursing Research on the Green is a forum for recognizing nursing scholarship and sharing research and clinical practice innovations. It is designed for nurses working in any setting, as well as student nurses. The event will include poster presentations and break-out sessions. The keynote address, Living an Examined Life: One Nurse s Path to Calling & Inquiry All Nurses Imperative, will be presented by Valerie Lincoln, PhD, RN, AHN-BC. The break out sessions and keynote will be present in morning and afternoon. There is no charge to attend. No prior registration is required, but please email nursinggreen@gmail.com by April 17 to indicate your intention to attend for catering purposes. For more information, including the day s schedule, visit http://www.viterbo.edu/piphi.aspx?id=32820 Celebrate National Nurses Week May 6 12, 2013 Nursing students use ipads Nursing students in N353 and N453 have been piloting the use of ipads in clinical and community settings, thanks to a grant submitted by nursing faculty Amy Reitmaier and Linda Smith. For more information, view the video describing the project which was recently featured on the WSU website: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=wlujjyqtgom&feature=youtu.be

Did you know? The public consistently ranks nursing as the most trusted profession based on honesty and ethical standards. Every new generation of nurses needs to earn that high level of public trust by demonstrating honesty, integrity, and high ethical standards. For more information about your ethical responsibilities as a student nurse, including academic integrity and codes of professional behavior, please review the Undergraduate Nursing Student Handbook, especially section IV. C. on pages 21 & 22. The Handbook may be found at http://www.winona.edu/nursingandhs/handbooks.asp Innovation and change, like the rapidly increasing use of social media, also bring new ethical challenges. The American Nurses Association has developed a set of principles and tips to help nurses use social media ethically and professionally (see below). American Nurses Association (ANA) 6 Tips for Nurses Using Social Media ANA s Principles for Social Networking 1. Nurses must not transmit or place online individually identifiable patient information. 2. Nurses must observe ethically prescribed professional patient-nurse boundaries. 3. Nurses should understand that patients, colleagues, institutions, and employers may view postings. 4. Nurses should take advantage of privacy settings and seek to separate personal and professional information online. 5. Nurses should bring content that could harm a patient s privacy, rights, or welfare to the attention of appropriate authorities. 6. Nurses should participate in developing institutional policies governing online conduct. 6 Tips to Avoid Problems 1. Remember that standards of professionalism are the same online as in any other circumstance. 2. Do not share or post information or photos gained through the nurse-patient relationship. 3. Maintain professional boundaries in the use of electronic media. Online contact with patients blurs this boundary. 4. Do not make disparaging remarks about patients, employers, or co-workers, even if they are not identified. 5. Do not take photos or videos of patients on personal devices, including cell phones. 6. Promptly report a breach of confidentiality or privacy. References: American Nurses Association. (2011, September). Principles for social networking and the nurse. Silver Spring, MD: Author. National Council of State Boards of Nursing. (2011, August). White Paper: A nurse s guide to the use of social media. Chicago, IL: Author. www.nursingworld.org Important Reminder! Please be sure to check your Winona State email regularly. All official communication from the Nursing Department will be sent to your WSU email. CCNE Update The WSU Department of Nursing hosted CCNE site visitors in November for reaccreditation. Thanks to all students who attended meetings with site visitors to share feedback about WSU nursing programs. We anticipate receiving formal word on accreditation later this spring, and will be holding a department-wide celebration! Thanks to Kathy Gorder, Kathryn Lammers, Linda Smith, Susan Sullivan, Nicole Wyedt and Susan Zeller for providing information for this newsletter.