School of Nursing - University of Minnesota

a century of
minnesota
leadership
nursing
fall/winter 2009
A publication of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing
centennial issue
Centennial Gala
School of Nursing Honors
100 Distinguished Alumni
Research
Reducing youth violence through service learning
Calming the anxiety of ICU patients with music
Helping teens cope with cancer using the Web
Nursing + Home = Quality

fall/winter 2009
features
10 Reducing Youth Violence
Lead Peace program connects
young teens to school and
community
13 The Sound of Music
Calming the anxiety of ICU
patients on ventilators
16 Easing the Pain
Web site helps teens with cancer
understand the disease and cope
with treatment
18 Nursing + Home = Quality
Working toward culture change in
long-term care
departments
1 From the Dean
2 School News
7 Education
20 Alumni News
26 School of Nursing
Foundation
38 Center News
46 Publications
50 Grant Awards
on the cover:
On March 1, 1909, the school opened and the first students were admitted to the
university. In June 1912, eight graduated with a Degree of Graduate in Nursing; they
were the first nurses in the world to graduate from a university-based school of
nursing. Dramatically addressing the need for nurses, the United States Cadet Nurse
Corps was established by Congress in 1943 to support U.S. military, federal
governmental and civilian services for the duration of World War II. The U of M School
of Nursing Cadet Corps was the largest in the country with 1,215 cadets—providing
more than one-twelfth of the nation’s cadets. Leading a national trend, in 2007 the
SoN developed the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) to provide an avenue for nurses
seeking a degree in advanced clinical practice.
contents
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minnesota
nursing
Dean, School of Nursing
Connie White Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI
Managing Editor
Aneisha Tucker
Copy Editor
Nancy Giguere
Contributing Writers
Dixie Berg, Nancy Giguere, Mary King Hoff
Photographers
Tim Rummelhoff, Aneisha Tucker
Editorial Board
Ann Garwick, PhD, RN, LP, LMFT, FAAN
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
Kathleen Krichbaum, PhD, RN, ANEF
Associate Dean for Academic Programs
Elizabeth Lando, RN, BA
PhD student
Laura Stroup
Media Relations Associate, University of
Minnesota Academic Health Center
Aneisha Tucker
Programs and Publications Manager
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from the dean
Dear alumni, friends, partners, faculty, staff, and students,
photo: tim rummelhoff
The School of Nursing’s 2009 Centennial Year offers a powerful opportunity to reflect on our
rich history, connect to the present, and shape our vision of the future. Celebrating our
centennial reaffirms the University of Minnesota School of Nursing’s legacy as the longest
continuously operating, fully integrated school of nursing within a university. This early
acknowledgement of the profession’s intellectual underpinnings endowed our school with its
fundamental character as a leader in nursing research, education, and clinical innovation.
This issue of Minnesota Nursing highlights cutting-edge research with populations across
the life span. SoN researchers working in a variety of health settings are testing a wide range
of nursing interventions from health promotion to chronic care management.
• Dr. Sieving and her team are working to reduce youth violence though school-community
interventions with promising results.
• Dr. O’Conner-Von and her team are testing the use of a specially designed Web site to help
teens with cancer cope with their disease.
• Dr. Chlan and her team are focusing on the use of music to help critically ill adults on
ventilators feel calmer and regain a sense of control in the intensive care unit.
• Dr. Mueller and her team are focusing on culture change in long-term care and the
development of Minnesota’s Nursing Home Report Card.
Such research exemplifies interprofessional team-science. Current faculty grants,
publications, and awards reflect the changing face of nursing science and the evolving role
of faculty. Indeed the research mission of the school has changed immensely over the last
century. For example, Louise Powell, who led the school from 1910 to 1923, focused on
tuberculosis and student self-government. Her successor Marion Vannier focused on nursing
procedures. In the 1930s and ‘40s, Katharine Densford, Lucile Petry, and H. Phoebe Gordon
explored topics like the systematic evaluation of nursing procedures, nursing functions, and
nursing leadership.
This issue of Minnesota Nursing also offers student perspectives on the preparation of
nurse researchers in the BSN-to-PhD program and the effect of cross-cultural experiences
such as the Nursing in Scandinavia program.
Since the school’s inception and throughout its history, faculty and alumni provided
leadership at the national and international level in nursing, health care, education, and
consumer organizations. During this centennial year, we celebrate the willingness of our
alumni, friends, and supporters, the Alumni Association, and the School of Nursing
Foundation to support transformation of the school.
We have accomplished much together. Now let’s join together in imagining the
next 100 years.
Connie White Delaney
Professor and Dean
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school news
A Summit of Sages
Inspiration, Innovation, and Transformation
join nursing leaders at this exceptional event
On November 4-6, 2009, the Katharine J. Densford International
Center for Nursing Leadership will host the third Summit of Sages
at the Minneapolis Convention Center. This year’s theme is
Inspiration, Innovation, and Transformation. The event spotlights
six nursing leaders who—alone and with others—profoundly
improved some aspect of health care:
• Jeannine Bayard, co-founder of Evercare
• Jody Chrastek, coordinator of pain and palliative care services at
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
• Loretta Ford, founder of the nurse practitioner movement
• Ruth Lubic, founder and president emeritus, DC Developing
Families Center
• Ruth O’Brien, member of the founding team of the
Nurse-Family Partnership,
• Julie Schmidt, CEO, Woodwinds Health Campus
To learn more or to register:
www.nursing.umn.edu/summitofsages.
the summit also features three provocative
thought leaders:
Daniel Pink, expert on innovation and best-selling author of A
Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future. This book
charts the rise of right-brain thinking modern economics. Pink
highlights nursing’s reliance on the “right way” of thinking.
Rosemary Gibson, senior program officer at the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation and champion of end-of-life and palliative
care. Gibson worked with Bill Moyers and Public Affairs Television
to develop the PBS documentary “On Our Own Terms.” Her efforts
led to the development of the Joint Commission pain standards, as
well as the creation of many of the nation’s 900 hospital-based
palliative care programs.
Gregg Vanourek, a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures, an
entrepreneurial leadership development company serving clients
nationwide. He is also co-author of Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary
People Creating Extraordinary Lives. Vanourek will describe how we
can create transformative change—and he’ll help us get started on
that journey.
Harpin leads U of M volunteer
team during spring floods
SoN PhD candidate Scott Harpin, MPH, MS, RN (right), led a team of U of M health
professionals who volunteered to care for victims of flooding in the Red River Valley last
March. Harpin was joined by Christina Delgado, MN ’08, and EMT John Bezdek. The trio
cared for 30 nursing home residents who were relocated to Brainerd from Eventide Senior
Living Communities in Moorhead. Dale Benson, vice president of Brainerd Lakes Health,
said everyone on the team was prepared and knew their role.
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Nursing Research Day
L-R: Ann Garwick, associate
dean for research; keynote
speaker Ada Sue Hinshaw;
Wendy Looman, assistant
professor and chair of
Research Day.
Mark your calendar!
During its Centennial year, the
School of Nursing is hosting
conferences that explore a range
of nursing and health care
issues. Please join us for these
exciting events!
Ada Sue Hinshaw, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the Graduate School of Nursing at the
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland,
delivered the keynote address at the school’s annual Nursing Research Day
last April.
In her presentation, “Celebrating the Natural Partnership between Nursing
Practice and Research,” Hinshaw discussed the effective application of nursingrelated
research in clinical practice.
Hinshaw served as the first permanent director of the National Center of
Nursing Research and was also the first director of the National Institute of
Nursing Research at National Institutes of Health. Her work focuses on advancing
patient safety through improved quality of care and patient outcomes. To view her
presentation, visit www.nursing.umn.edu/ResearchDay.
For more than 30 years, the School of Nursing has shared cutting-edge research
and clinical innovation with community partners during Research Day. Throughout
the rest of the year, the school works closely with its partners to identify clinical
issues and collaborate on studies about challenging health care problems.
New Faculty
Gwendolyn Short, DNP, CNP, MPH, clinical
assistant professor, received her doctor of
nursing practice degree in 2006 at the
University of Kentucky, in the first cohort of
the nation’s inaugural DNP program. Short’s
areas of expertise include health care in the primary care setting, collaborative
care, working with underserved populations, and rural health. Prior to joining the
School of Nursing faculty in January, where she teaches in the family nurse
practitioner track, Short taught at Oregon Health and Science University and at
the University of Kentucky College of Nursing.
September 24-27
American Association for the
History of Nursing
Learn about the nursing profession and its
impact across time, populations, and
geography. Examine current issues through
the lens of historical research. Featured
speaker: Steven Berlin Johnson*, author of
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most
Terrifying Epidemic.
November 3
Barbara O’Grady Excellence in
Public Health Nursing
Leadership Lecture
An annual lecture on a topic of relevance to
public health nursing.
November 4–6
Summit of Sages
Discover innovative and transformative
health care delivery models at this
conference. Featured speaker: Daniel Pink,
author of A Whole New Mind: Why Right-
Brainers Will Rule the Future.
November 5
Centennial Gala
Celebrate the contributions of 100 of the
school’s most distinguished alumni.
Learn more at www.nursing.umn.edu
*Presentation co-sponsored by the University of
Minnesota School of Nursing, Academic Health
Center, School of Public Health, and the Medical
School.
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school news
Honors & Awards
faculty
Melissa Avery, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate
professor, was inducted into the Academic
Health Center Academy for Excellence in
the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
Linda H. Bearinger,
PhD, RN, FAAN,
professor, gave the
opening keynote
presentation for an
invitation-only Institute
of Medicine (IOM)
briefing at the headquarters of the
National Academies in Washington, D.C.
Her presentation, “Workforce Preparation to
Improve Adolescent Health: Review and
Recommendations” was based on a recently
released report from the IOM’s Committee
on Adolescent Health Care, Treatment,
Prevention and Health Promotion.
Bearinger served as the chair of the
workforce group that developed the
recommendations.
Donna Bliss, PhD, RN, professor, was
appointed to the Education Committee of
the International Continence Society.
She will represent the nurse-members of
this interprofessional committee. Bliss also
received the 2009 Continence Care
Leadership Award from the Wound Ostomy
and Continence Nurse Society.
Mary Chesney, PhD, RN, CNP, clinical
assistant professor, received the 2009
Advanced Practice Nursing Award from
the Third District Minnesota Nurses
Association. She also received a Presidential
Award from the Minnesota Chapter of the
National Association of Pediatric Nurse
Practitioners and the 2009 State Award for
Excellence from the American Academy of
Nurse Practitioners.
Connie W. Delaney,
PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI,
professor and dean,
was elected to the
Board of the American
Association of Colleges
of Nursing (AACN).
Delaney was also
appointed to the Health Information
Technology Policy Committee of the U.S.
Government Accountability Office.
The committee, a new advisory body
established by the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act, will make
recommendations on the creation of a
policy framework for a nationwide health
information technology infrastructure,
including standards for the exchange of
patient medical information.
Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN, clinical
professor, was honored by the University of
Minnesota Center for Integrative
Leadership for her project, “Improving
Health Care Team Performance through
Integrative Leadership.” The project builds
on research by Disch and Douglas Wholey,
PhD, professor in the School of Public
Health. The researchers are studying the
impact of multidisciplinary teams on
outcomes for patients in the Veterans
Administration with chronic heart failure.
Sandra Edwardson, PhD, RN, FAAN,
professor, received the 2009 Nurse Educator
Award from the Minnesota Association of
Colleges of Nursing (MACN).
Carolyn Garcia, PhD, MPH, MS, assistant
professor, received a Midwest Nursing
Research Society Mentorship Grant Award
to support a mentorship with Lynn Rew,
EdD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, professor in the
School of Nursing at the University of
Texas at Austin.
L-R: Lynn Rew, Carolyn Garcia, Jean Wyman, SoN
Professor and President of MNRS, Linda Bearinger.
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Joseph Gaugler, PhD, associate professor
and McKnight Presidential Fellow, was
named “Exceptional Reviewer” for 2007-
2008 for Medical Care. This list includes the
top 5 percent of all Medical Care peer
reviewers. Medical Care is one of North
America’s leading outlets for peer-reviewed
health services research.
Niloufar Hadidi, PhD, CNS, APRN, BC,
assistant professor, was inducted into the
Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing
Honor Society.
Tondi Harrison, PhD, RN, CPNP, assistant
professor, received a dissertation award
from the Family Health Section of Midwest
Nursing Research Society for her
dissertation research on “Early
Neurobiologic Regulation in Infants with
Congenital Heart Defects.”
Linda Herrick, PhD, RN, clinical associate
professor, was awarded the 2009 John Tate
Award for Excellence in Undergraduate
Advising.
Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor
and director of the Center for Spirituality &
Healing, testified before the U.S. Senate
Health Committee about ways to address
integrative health within health care
reform. Kreitzer also testified at “Integrative
Medicine and the Health of the Public,” a
summit held by the Institute of Medicine.
Joan Liaschenko, PhD,
RN, FAAN, professor,
contributed a chapter
to Nursing and Health
Care Ethics: A Legacy
and A Vision.
The book received a
Publications Award of
Excellence from the Washington, DC,
chapter of the Society for Technical
Communication.
Margaret Moss, PhD, RN, JD, FAAN, associate
professor, is a Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation Health Policy Fellow assigned
to the Senate Special Committee on Aging
where she works with ranking member
Mel Martinez, R-Florida. Since arriving in
Washington, D.C., Moss has attended
numerous think tanks, visited several states
to compare health care systems, attended a
Supreme Court hearing and the American
Indian Society of D.C. Inaugural Ball.
Garrett Peterson DNP, RN, CRNA, adjunct
assistant professor, was elected central
regional director of the Association of
Veterans Affairs Nurse Anesthetists.
Peterson also presented two lectures at the
association’s annual meeting in April 2009.
Christine Poe, DNP, RN, CNP, clinical
assistant professor, received the 2009
President’s Award from the National
Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.
Margaret (Peg) Plumbo, RN, MS, CNM,
instructor, received the Archbishop’s
Community Services Award for her work
with Seton Services, a program of Catholic
Charities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
Mary Steffes, MS, RN, ACNS, clinical
associate professor, and Lori Rhudy, PhD, RN,
adjunct instructor, each received a Health
Information Technology Scholars (HITS)
fellowship from the U.S. Health Resources
and Services Administration. The HITS
project is designed to develop, implement,
disseminate, and sustain a faculty
development collaborative initiative to
integrate information technologies into
nursing curricula and to expand the
capacity of schools of nursing to educate
students for the 21st century.
Mary Steffes, MS, RN, ACNS, clinical
associate professor, was certified by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center as an
adult clinical nurse specialist.
Kristine Talley
(right) displays her
award with Jean
Wyman SoN
Professor and
president of
Midwest Nursing
Research Society.
Kristine Talley, PhD, GNP-BC, RN, clinical
assistant professor and John A. Hartford
Foundation post-doctoral fellow, received a
dissertation award from the Gerontological
Research Section of the Midwest Nursing
Research Society for her dissertation
research on “Fear of Falling and Disability
Trajectories in Community-Dwelling
Older Adults.”
Kathryn Waud White, DNP, CRNA, adjunct
instructor, was elected president of the
Association of Veterans Affairs Nurse
Anesthetist.
Bonnie Westra, PhD, RN, FAAN, assistant
professor, was appointed to the Steering
Committee of the National Quality Forum.
Kimberly Zemke, MS, MA, RN, clinical
assistant professor, was named to the
Education Task Force of the American
Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission
on Accreditation. Members of this group are
nationally known leaders in credentialing.
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School of Nursing faculty
members received Advancing
Teaching and Learning
Excellence Series (ATLES)
awards. They were honored for
creativity and innovation in
advancing the education mission of the
School of Nursing and its programs.
Congratulations to: Mary Chesney, Laura
Duckett, Karen Dunlap, Andra Fjone, Carol
Flaten, Cheri Friedric, Linda Herrick, Martha
Kubik, Karin Larson, Susan O’Conner-Von,
Lori Rhudy, Mary Rossi, Mary Steffes
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students
Jill Guttormson, MS, RN, was awarded a grant from the
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses for her project
entitled, “Patients’ Recall and Evaluation of Mechanical
Ventilation: Impact of Sedation.” A PhD candidate, Guttormson
is mentored by SoN associate professor Linda L. Chlan.
Ann Hundertmark received third place in the Midwest Nursing
Research Society Undergraduate Poster Competition. Associate
professor Martha (Marti) Kubik was her advisor on the project, “Is
There An Association Between Peer Support for Physical Activity
and Physical Activity Levels Among Adolescents Attending
Alternative High Schools?”
SoN team raises more than $10K to fight cancer
For the second year in a row, teams organized by the SoN chapters
of the Nursing College Board and National Student Nurses’
Association, faculty, and staff raised more than $10,000 during
the University of Minnesota’s annual Relay for Life event. A record
number of students, staff, and faculty walked or ran the relay, a
signature activity for the American Cancer Society.
John Belew, MS, RN, received the Healthy Athletes Student
Research Grant from the Special Olympics to support his project
entitled, “The Participation of Young Adults with Mild Intellectual
Disabilities in Health-Related Decision-Making.” The project will
use multi-case study qualitative methods to explore the
participation of young adults with intellectual disabilities in
making decisions related to their health care. Belew is
mentored by SoN professor Barbara Leonard.
Caleb Dettmann received the 2009 University of Minnesota
President’s Student Leadership and Service Award. The award
recognizes the accomplishments and contributions made by
outstanding student leaders. Dettmann also received the
University of Minnesota Alumni Association Student Leadership
Award, which recognized academic achievement, leadership
qualities, and contributions to the University.
Kirsten Morse received first
place in the Midwest Nursing Research
Society Graduate Poster Competition for
“What Factors are Associated with
Parental Concern Regarding their Child’s
Weight?” The poster was based on her
master’s Plan B project with her advisor,
SoN associate professor Martha (Marti)
Kubik.
Christine Rangen received the 2009
School of Nursing Alumni Society
Outstanding Undergraduate Nursing
Student Award. She also received the
Barbara Volk Tebbitt Undergraduate
Nursing Leadership Award from the Katharine J. Densford
International Center for Nursing Leadership.
Sara Tomczyk received the 2009 University of Minnesota
President’s Student Leadership and Service Award. The award
recognizes the accomplishments and contributions made by
outstanding student leaders. Tomczyk also received the Donald R.
Zander Award for Outstanding Leadership, which recognizes
exceptional academic achievement and outstanding leadership
and service of institution-wide significance.
staff
Heather Davila, executive administrative specialist, received the
2009 School of Nursing Outstanding Service Award. This award is
given to staff members who have gone beyond consistent high
performance to make innovations and outstanding contributions
to enhance the objectives of the school, university, or higher
education.
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education
A Catalyst for Change
Preparing for a career as researcher, teacher, and midwife
Uban at a recent clinical rotation at
Woodwinds Health Campus.
Nicolle Uban always wanted to be a
midwife. She also wanted to teach nursing.
But a career as a nurse researcher wasn’t
part of the plan. Then she caught the
research bug while finishing her bachelor’s
degree at the College of St. Catherine.
“I realized that to be a catalyst for change,
I needed to do research,” Uban says.
embarking on a doctorate
Uban also realized she need a PhD for a
career in nursing research. But she wasn’t
familiar with any doctoral programs in
nursing. Then a family friend mentioned
that University of Minnesota offered a
BSN-to-PhD program.
“I checked out the School of Nursing
Web site, and I was impressed,” Uban says.
“The school is renowned for its research,
and I found professors in my area of
interest.”
Uban, who started the program in 2006,
has completed all course work and begun
research for her dissertation, which will
focus on post-partum mental health. Her
ultimate goal is to design a post-partum
intervention using doulas, knowledgeable
and experienced women who provide
advice and support to mothers before,
during, and after childbirth. “I’m especially
concerned with meeting the needs of lowincome
and other marginalized women,”
she says.
becoming a midwife
The BSN-to-PhD program prepared Uban
for a career as a nurse researcher and
teacher. But she still wasn’t a midwife. So in
the fall of 2008, she joined the last cohort
of students to earn a Master of Science
degree in nursing, with a specialty in
midwifery. (In line with national trends, the
School of Nursing is replacing the Master of
Science with the Doctor of Nursing
Practice.)
Uban plans to complete both her
master’s degree and her doctoral
dissertation in 2010. “My work at the School
of Nursing has increased my passion for
research,” she says. “The faculty are
wonderful. They want you to succeed,
and their support is unwavering.”
Learn more about Nicolle Uban at
www.nursing.umn.edu/magazine.
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education
Continuing Education
The University of Minnesota School of Nursing’s Continuing Education program provides an array of
online activities. Developed with nursing faculty, courses are based on faculty interest and expertise,
the teaching and research efforts of our centers of excellence, and partnerships with practice and
health communities. Discover more at www.nursing.umn.edu/ContinuingEd.
Foundations in Infection Control with Joint Commission Resources
This foundational course provides updated infection control knowledge needed by
nursing professionals and other healthcare providers. The course emphasizes risk
identification and prevention strategies. Included are course modules on microbiology,
epidemiology, disinfection and sterilization, application to practice, surgical site
infection, and central line associated infections
American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Modules (10X10)
This course offers an overview of nursing and health informatics, as well as the specific
application of information and communication technologies in the clinical area.
The primary focus is on the analysis, modeling, standardization, and development and
deployment of the electronic health record and safe exchange of patient data. The
course also examines the implications of informatics for practice, including nursing,
public health, and health care in general. Also explored are topics relating to electronic
health records; ethical, legislative, and political issues in informatics; global concerns
and future challenges.
MERET: Minnesota Emergency Readiness Education and Training
These modules are designed to raise awareness and provide health care professionals
with the knowledge they need to take appropriate action during public health
emergencies or bioterrorism events. Topics include infection control, pediatric
preparedness, preparedness for pregnant/birthing women and newborns, and
hospital decontamination.
For more information about continuing
education, contact:
Kimberly Zemke
zemke007@umn.edu
Healthcare Informatics
Healthcare leaders and providers are required to be knowledgeable about the use of
health information technology (HIT). These modules provide the preparation needed to
process and manage health care information.
Evaluation in Nursing Education
This 5-module evaluation program gives nurse educators an overview of evaluation
methods used in assessing student progress.
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education
the view from abroad
SoN students experience health care in denmark
For School of Nursing graduates from the Rochester campus
Philip Gyura, BSN ’09, and Jennifer Heath, BSN ’09, the summer
between their junior and senior year was definitely one of the
highlights of their undergraduate education. That was the summer
they participated in the Nursing in Scandinavia program.
Offered by the Danish Institute for Study Abroad in cooperation
with the School of Nursing at the Multidisciplinary University
College of Copenhagen, the program offers comparative views of
health care and nursing systems in the United States and
Northern Europe.
access for all
“I’ve always been in favor of some kind of national health system,”
Heath says. “After experiencing the Danish system, I still feel that
way, but I don’t think that the Danish system translates well to the
U.S. The two cultures are so different.”
Gyura agrees. “Denmark is a small, fairly homogenous country,
and people pay high taxes to provide needed services,” he says.
“The Danes aren’t ‘rugged individualists.’ They believe health care is
a right, and they ensure that everyone has access.
He was impressed by a nurse-run hospice for poor and homeless
patients and a street medicine program, which relied on nurses to
provide primary care. “It was like home health for homeless
people,” he says.
person-centered theory
The students also noted the importance of nursing theory in
everyday practice. Danish nurses carry pocket interview guides
based on the caritative caring theory of nursing developed by Katie
Eriksson. “It’s a kind of person-centered communication with
patients that defines their nursing practice,” Heath says.
Gyura and Heath encourage other students to consider enrolling
in the summer in Denmark program. Heath was especially
interested to see how public health concerns are approached in
another culture. Gyura enjoyed classes featuring Danish
policymakers and health care experts. “I’d definitely do it again,” he
says. “The teaching was amazing, and overall, it was just a great
experience.”
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nursing research
health promotion
reducing youth violence
lead peace program connects young teens
to school and community
by nancy giguere
Renee Sieving, PhD, MSN, RN, has always been drawn to work with
teenagers. “Adolescence is a time of profound development and
change,” says the SoN associate professor. As principal investigator
of the Lead Peace demonstration study, Sieving is helping teens
learn how to navigate these changes and develop the skills and
perspectives they’ll need to meet challenges of work, civic
engagement, and personal relationships in the 21st century.
focus on the five c’s
Lead Peace aims to reduce youth violence, a public health problem
that affects victims, perpetrators, families, friends, and entire
communities. The program focuses on helping students develop
the “five C’s”:
• Social and emotional skills and competencies
• Confidence in themselves
• Capacity to care
• Positive connections with adults and peers in their schools,
families and communities
• Meaningful contributions to their schools and communities
To understand the impacts of Lead Peace, Sieving and her team
are surveying a group of students from four North Minneapolis
schools during their sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade years.
Students at Nellie Stone Johnson and Cityview Schools are actively
involved in the Lead Peace program. The Hmong International
Academy and Lucy Laney School serve as study comparison schools.
Sieving’s team will examine differences between program and
comparison schools on student outcomes targeted for change by
the program.
Lead Peace is a joint effort of the School of Nursing; the Healthy
Youth Development-Prevention Research Center in the University’s
Department of Pediatrics; the Village, a North Minneapolis branch
of Hennepin County Social Services; the Minneapolis Public Schools;
and Kwanzaa Community Church, a North Minneapolis
congregation active in peace-building efforts.
photo: tracy utech
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esearch
Renee Sieving
• Youth – health promotion
• Healthy youth development
• Prevention of adolescent multiple health risk behaviors (sexual risks, violence and
school drop-out)
photo: tracy utech
engaging youth to address real needs
Service learning is the foundation of the Lead Peace program.
“This approach actively engages young people in service that
addresses authentic community needs,” Sieving explains. Students
work together in groups of six to eight students facilitated by
members of a team of social workers, youth workers, and teachers.
In preparation for service, student groups complete needs
assessments within their school and community, decide what
needs to focus on, and determine how they will address them.
One group of middle school students discovered that many
children in the school’s preschool used towels as naptime blankets
because parents had no extra blankets to send to school. These
middle school students decided to address this situation, using
funds budgeted for their project to buy fleece and make blankets
for the preschoolers.
Identifying the importance of demonstrating compassion in
their communities, another group of middle school students
studied a local “compassion hero” who opened a homeless shelter
in their neighborhood. This group decided to spend time at the
shelter reading to the children there, playing with them and
listening to their stories. “The middle school students experienced
the power of providing social and emotional support to the
younger children,” Sieving says. “And they’re using the lessons
they’ve learned about the importance of showing compassion in
interactions with peers, siblings, and adults in their everyday lives.”
Lead Peace helps students become leaders,
learn to problem-solve, and develop
a sense of accountability to others.
early results are encouraging
Although it is too early for Sieving and her colleagues to draw
definitive conclusions about Lead Peace, they are encouraged by
findings to date. “Early analyses with student survey data indicate
that the five C’s that we’re targeting are important,” Sieving says.
“We’re finding, for example, that positive connections to school
and community buffer students from involvement in bullying,
fighting, and other forms of violence.”
Students say that Lead Peace has allowed them to become
leaders and problem-solvers. And working in small groups has
helped them develop a sense of accountability to others. Principals
at the two program schools have observed that since becoming
involved with Lead Peace, students are less likely to act out, more
likely to work together to solve problems, and less likely to be
suspended.
Cityview and Nellie Stone Johnson Schools hope to continue
Lead Peace after the demonstration study ends, and staff at Lucy
Laney and the Hmong International Academy look forward to
bringing this program to their schools.
a broad-based initiative
Lead Peace is the kind of community-based initiative that the
Institute of Medicine endorsed in its 2009 report on adolescent
health services. The program focuses on prevention and fosters the
development of life skills and healthy behaviors. It engages public
schools, social services, and youth-serving organizations in
connecting with and mentoring young adolescents in
developmentally appropriate ways.
For graduate students in the School of Nursing, Lead Peace has
been a pathway into research that addresses priorities identified by
the community. Masters and doctoral students are involved in
surveying middle school students, helping with service learning
groups, and outreach to parents. “Lead Peace gives them hands-on
experience with both the tough challenges and the caring adults
within urban schools, ” Sieving says. “These future nurse leaders are
developing research skills and learning how to work with
community partners to address important public health issues.”
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Student Spotlight:
Molly Secor-Turner
Exploring the Context
by nancy giguere
Molly Secor-Turner (center) with her faculty advisor Dr. Renee Sieving and Dr.
Linda Bearinger, professor and director of the Center for Adolescent Nursing.
As an undergraduate in the School of Nursing, Molly Secor-Turner,
PhD, MS, RN, wasn’t interested in research. “I was more excited
about the clinical aspects of nursing,” she says.
Then she spent two years as a labor and delivery nurse at North
Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale. “Many of my patients were
young teen moms, and I became interested in exploring the social
context of early childbearing,” she says. “I began to see how
nursing research could make a difference in people’s lives.”
Secor-Turner returned to the U where she earned a master’s in
public health nursing and a Ph.D. in nursing. While completing her
doctorate, she participated in the Lead Peace program, an
experience that helped shape her research on social messages and
teen sexual health.
As a post-doctoral fellow in the Center for Adolescent Nursing,
Secor-Turner has collaborated on projects with fellows in medicine,
social work, nutrition, epidemiology, and psychology as well as
nursing. She is currently working with Renee Sieving on the Prime
Time intervention study, which focuses on preventing multiple risk
behaviors that can lead to early pregnancy.
Secor-Turner has high praise for her faculty advisors. “They are
true mentors who have supported me and guided me on the
pathway to a career in nursing research.”
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symptom management
the sound of music
calming the anxiety of icu patients on ventilators
by dixie berg
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Linda Chlan
• Outcomes and effectiveness of nursing interventions; symptom management
• Testing non-pharmacologic relaxation and anxiety-management techniques with
critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support
• Music intervention; complementary therapies
Every day in intensive care units (ICUs) across the
globe, mechanical ventilators perform the heroic:
They save and prolong the lives of critically ill
people by “breathing” oxygen into their lungs.
a stressful experience
For all the good they do, it’s too bad the machines are not better
loved. Any goodwill they may enjoy too often vanishes with the
stress they cause. Patients coming off mechanical ventilators
describe feelings of anxiety, fear, loneliness, even terror, as well as
physical pain and difficulty breathing.
Linda Chlan, PhD, RN, associate professor in the School of
Nursing, cared for ICU patients at several Twin Cities hospitals
before and during her graduate studies at the U of M. Too often,
she saw patient anxiety rise as the ventilator tube was passed
through the mouth and over the vocal cords to the trachea.
Once intubated, patients could not talk, eat, or swallow. “The
machine really causes a lot of distress,” she says.
Sedatives were the medical response to calm anxious patients
on ventilators. While Chlan (pronounced kline) recognized that
sedatives had an important place in managing patients on
ventilators, she also saw their unpleasant side effects. She began to
ask: Might there be other ways to alleviate the stress of patients on
ventilators? The question stayed with Chlan—through graduate,
PhD, and post-doctoral training. Today, it is at the core of her
growing body of research.
restoring control
In Chlan’s most recent study, she is testing the effectiveness of
music as a way for ICU patients on ventilators to alleviate stress.
Specifically, she and her multi-disciplinary team are exploring
whether patients who are able to listen to music of their own
choice whenever they wish have less stress and anxiety and are
able to leave the ICU sooner than patients on ventilators who do
not listen to music.
“The ICU takes control away from patients,” Chlan says.
”By allowing study participants to choose the music and then
decide when and how long to listen to it, we are giving them back
some control. This helps lower anxiety and stress.”
Funded in 2006 by the National Institute of Nursing Research,
National Institutes of Health, Chlan’s study aims to enroll 260 ICU
patients who are on mechanical ventilation. Participants must be
alert and willing and able to provide consent.
study design
Participants, who are being recruited in 12 ICUs at five hospitals in
Minneapolis and St. Paul, are assigned randomly to one of three
groups:
• Those who listen through headphones to music they prefer and
decide how often and how long to listen throughout the day
• Those who wear noise-canceling headphones and do not
hear music
• Those who receive usual ICU care
Study participants and their families say
that music has a positive effect.
The latter two groups are the study controls. Participants remain
in the study while they are on a ventilator, or up to 30 days.
Participants assigned to listen to music work with a professional
music therapist to determine their music preferences.
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Student Profile:
Jill Guttormson
U of M team of experts: Front row, l-r: Craig Weinert, MD, MPH,
School of Medicine; Linda Chlan, PhD, RN, School of Nursing;
William Engeland, PhD, Neuroscience.
Back row, l-r: Abbey Staugaitis, RN, project coordinator (School of
Nursing); Mary Fran Tracy, PhD, RN, CCNS, FAAN, University of
Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview; Deb Skaar, College of Pharmacy;
Annie Heiderscheit, PhD, BC-MT, Center for Spirituality & Healing;
Kay Savik, MS, School of Nursing.
Not pictured: Bob Patterson, PhD, Physical Medicine and Rehab; Jill
Guttormson, MS, RN, project coordinator.
Based on the patient’s preferences, the therapist
develops a music collection and places it at the bedside.
The therapist visits patients daily to see if they are happy
with their music selection or if they would like more CDs.
Each day a patient is on the ventilator, researchers
collect data on all medications, ventilator settings, and
other aspects of care. Urine output is also analyzed for
cortisol levels, a marker for stress.
a multi-disciplinary team
Chlan, who joined the SoN faculty in 1999, credits a “great
team” for making it possible to conduct this complex,
multi-center study. In addition to the music therapist, her
team of U of M experts includes a critical care clinical
nurse specialist, physician-intensivist, pharmacist,
neuroendocrinphysiologist, endocrinologist, biomedical
engineer, biostatistician, as well as graduate and
undergraduate research assistants. Research nurses
working in the ICU units are also vital team members.
Researchers will continue to gather study data until
spring 2010. So far, anecdotal reports from participants
and their families suggest that the music has a positive
effect. Many patients say that they had their “best night
of sleep” after listening to the music. And family members
say their loved ones are calmer and more relaxed.
“ICU nurses are dedicated to doing all they can to help
patients be as comfortable as possible,” Chlan says. “If the
findings from this study lead to a new way to help the
millions of patients who receive mechanical ventilation
each year, it will be music to the ears of ICU nurses.”
by dixie berg
Experiencing
the dynamic
nature of
research
When Jill Guttormson arrived for the U of M’s graduate
nursing education program in 2002, she came with eight
years of intensive care nursing experience—and a goal. “I
wanted to learn ways to improve care provided to patients
through nursing education,” she says.
But while working with associate professor Linda Chlan
on a study of ICU patient care, Guttormson discovered a
passion for nursing research. The discovery led her to
pursue a PhD.
“I am very lucky to have Linda Chlan and Craig Weinert
as mentors, along with Sue Henly and Cynthia Gross as
supportive committee members.” Guttormson says.
Weinert, MD, MPH, is associate professor of medicine.
Henly, PhD, RN, and Gross, PhD, are professors of nursing.
Guttormson’s dissertation research, now underway,
focuses on ICU patients receiving mechanical ventilation—
and how they perceive interventions to improve their care
and comfort during varying degrees of wakefulness.
“Had I not had worked with Dr. Chlan on her studies,
my dissertation research would have overwhelmed me,”
Guttormson says. “It’s one thing to read about doing
research in books and quite another to do it. The
opportunity to experience the dynamic nature of research
has been invaluable.”
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prevention and management of
chronic health conditions
red racer studio
easing the pain
specially designed web site helps teens with cancer
understand the disease and cope with treatment
by dixie berg
The memory, now decades old, still haunts Susan O’Conner-Von.
When she began her career as a pediatric nurse, common wisdom
held that children did not feel the pain of medical procedures and,
if they did, they soon forgot it. Yet, she found herself restraining
young patients during procedures—and feeling their pain.
That experience led O’Conner-Von, PhD, RN, now an associate
professor at the School of Nursing, to devote her life’s work to
developing practical strategies to help kids cope with the pain of
medical procedures and treatments.
Since the days when O’Conner-Von steadied kids for medical
procedures, studies have confirmed what she felt: Young patients
do feel and remember the pain of treatments. And, in the case of
children with cancer, research shows that the trauma of medical
procedures is often more feared than pain associated with the
disease.
“My involvement in pain management research is my ‘apology’
to all the kids I held during procedures,” she says.
asking the experts
O’Conner-Von wants to ease the discomfort of teens facing
arduous treatment for cancer. She points out that, except for
behavioral research, early and mid-adolescents—those between 10
and 16—are under-studied. Cancer patients in this age group are
scared but don’t want to admit it. They’re also very concerned
about body image and the effect of the treatment on their
appearance and relationships with their friends.
With U of M Grant-in-Aid support, O’Conner-Von began her
search for potential interventions that would help teens cope with
cancer. She turned to the experts: four adolescents who had
completed cancer therapy within the year. After gathering data
through extensive interviews with them and their parents,
O’Conner-Von focused on education about cancer, cancer
treatment, pain, and healthy coping skills. She also decided to
make these educational materials available online, so that teens
and their parents would have access to accurate, current
information anytime, anyplace.
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Susan O’Conner-Von
• Pediatric pain and palliative care
• Preparation for surgery: pre-operative fears
• Non-pharmacologic interventions for pain management
developing the web site
Through funding from the School of Nursing’s Center for Health
Trajectory Research, established with support from National
Institute for Nursing Research, O’Conner-Von took the next step:
the design of a Web site with lively graphics, eye-catching colors,
fun features, and content presented in easy-to-understand
language.
She turned to Red Racer Studio, a Minnesota-based group that
provides illustration, toy and game design, creativity consulting,
and Web development. Together they created a site that includes a
journal with a series of interactive entries based on the experiences
of kids who have undergone cancer treatment. The journal provides
down-to-earth information such as: “EMLA (medication that numbs
the skin) is very good stuff with a port” and “You don’t have to
worry that you’ll glow in the dark after radiation treatment.”
The “kid advice” page offers tips like these: “I made sure to rest
after each treatment,” “It helped me to take deep breaths during
the procedures,” and “I brought along a friend when I had to see
the doctor… It was fun to hang out with someone my age.”
The site also includes a “who’s who” which explains the roles of
health professionals involved with cancer care, a glossary of “med
speak,” and a resource page for parents.
Helping young patients cope with the trauma
of illness and treatment today may pay
health dividends for years to come.
field-testing
Once the beta version of the “Coping with Cancer” Web site was
constructed, O’Conner-Von asked 20 early-to-mid adolescents in
their first year of cancer treatment to critique it. To establish a
baseline measurement of their cancer knowledge prior to exposure
to the Web site, she developed and validated the Adolescent Cancer
Knowledge Questionnaire (ACKQ). The ACKQ includes questions
like these: What are vital signs? What’s hemoglobin? What do you
call a doctor who cares only for people with cancer? If you have
cancer, do you have to drop out of school? Is cancer contagious?
During the field test, study participants were given access to the
Web site for one month. Each was asked to log the amount of time
he or she spent on the site each day. At the end of the month,
participants were again asked to complete the ACKQ. Their answers
will enable O’Conner-Von to compare their pre- and post-study
knowledge. Additional pre/post measures included situational
anxiety and coping skills. She expects to complete data analysis
this fall.
promoting long-term well-being
We’ve come a long way in reducing the anxiety and pain
associated with childhood cancer treatment, O’Conner-Von says.
But she believes that more can and should be done to promote
long-term well-being—especially since more children are now
surviving cancer.
“Longitudinal studies of patients who had cancer as children
show that a significant percentage experienced emotional
challenges, such as post-traumatic stress symptoms, uncertainty
and depression,” she says. “Helping young patients cope with the
trauma of illness and treatment today may pay health dividends
for years to come.”
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systems improvement
nursing + home = quality
working toward culture change in long-term care
by mary king hoff
Chances are good that many of us will end up
in a nursing home at some point in our lives.
But unless things change, chances are slim that
we’ll be happy to be there.
“Nursing homes are places none of us would want to live in,” says
Christine Mueller, PhD, RN, FAAN. “Nor would we want our parents
to live there.”
Mueller is working to change that. Associate professor and chair
of the Adult and Gerontological Health Cooperative Unit, she
brings much-valued nursing and clinical perspectives to a number
of research collaborations aimed at improving both the “nursing”
and the “home” aspects of nursing homes.
“Nursing homes are not real homes, and there aren’t very many
nurses in them,” she says. “When people talk about quality in
nursing homes, they’re really talking about a place where you can
live fully, where you really feel at home. And they’re talking about
making sure that bad things don’t happen to you—like falls,
pressure ulcers, weight loss, or losing the ability to walk and do
things for oneself. These things can be prevented with adequate
care by registered nurses.”
The formula for success is simple, but profound:
Nursing + Home = Quality.
Under the new paradigm, nursing home residents
will—to the extent possible—be able to continue
to live the life they’re used to.
improving nursing care
Mueller currently serves as co-director of the Minnesota Hartford
Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence in the School of Nursing.
The center is one of nine centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence in
the country and part of a national initiative to prepare professional
nurses for leadership roles in improving the health of older
adults.
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Christine Mueller
• Quality of care in nursing homes
• Long-term care nursing leadership
• Geriatric nursing education
• Nurse staffing and nursing practice models in long-term care
In addition, she’s collaborating with researchers at Duke
University to examine nurse practice acts nationwide to see how
the scope of practice for RNs and LPNs correlates with quality of
care in nursing homes. She’s also working with Robert Kane, MD,
of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and Greg
Arling, PhD, of the Indiana University Center for Aging Research to
develop quality measures for nursing homes.
creating a home
Mueller is actively involved in research aimed at improving the
“home” part of the nursing home quality equation. This involves
a radical culture change from traditional institutional care to
individualized or “person-centered” care, which gives residents
a substantial say in how their lives are configured.
That’s a big transformation. “Most nursing homes are very
hierarchical—the administrator, the director of nursing, and then
all the way down,” Mueller says. “The residents often have little or
no say. They are at the mercy of the staff who tell them what to do,
and the routines the staff put in place. That’s not home.”
Under the new paradigm, residents will take more initiative in
directing their own care. “The goal is to ensure that, as much as
possible, residents can continue to live the life they’re used to,”
Mueller says. “That means residents decide when to get up, get
dressed, go to lunch, have dinner, go to bed. If they’re used to
starting their day with a cappuccino, then they should be able to
have a cappuccino every morning in the nursing home, too.”
changing roles
With more self-determination, residents retain their quality of life
and dignity. For direct care staff like nursing assistants, the change
in roles will bring new responsibilities that will require learning
new skills. The role of registered nurses will change, too. They will
function more like home health nurses than conventional nursing
home RNs.
This transformation means that the director of nursing will also
assume a new role. He or she will become more of a facilitator and
coach than a supervisor and boss. “The director of nursing will need
a broad knowledge of gerontological nursing as well as the skills to
lead a complex organization,” Mueller says.
She and her colleagues are trying to identify the competencies
that registered nurses and directors of nursing will need in these
transformed nursing homes. The researchers are also attempting to
discover how to bring about the paradigm shift and how to
empower staff to lead the transition.
current impact, future directions
Their work has already had an impact. The team developed 23
quality indicators for Minnesota nursing homes which are now
used by staff to assess residents and the quality of care in every
facility in the state. The indicators are also an essential element of
the “Nursing Home Report Card,” created by the Minnesota
Departments of Human Services and Health. This valuable tool for
consumers has also led to healthy competition among facilities to
provide better care.
Mueller and her colleagues recently submitted a proposal to
evaluate an innovative pay-for-performance system developed for
Minnesota nursing homes. In addition, she and her colleagues are
developing specific quality indicators for dementia care.
Learn more about Minnesota’s Nursing Home Report Card and
quality indicators at www.health.state.mn.us/nhreportcard.
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alumni news
reconnecting...
You’re invited to celebrate nursing. Join nursing alumni, faculty, and friends during
November 5-7 to celebrate the power of nursing knowledge and the School of Nursing’s
Centennial year.
November 5
centennial gala banquet
Minneapolis Convention Center
$75/person
Attend the party of the century and all-school reunion with
Dean Connie Delaney. Enjoy an entertaining evening of celebration,
commemoration, and achievement. Reconnect with classmates and
colleagues. Honor 100 Distinguished Alumni and Centennial
Distinguished Faculty Alumni who exemplify the accomplishments
of the School’s 12,000 graduates. (Dressy attire suggested).
5:30 p.m. Reception (sponsored by Sigma Theta Tau
International, Zeta Chapter)
6:30 p.m. Dinner and Centennial Program
November 6
alumni back-to-campus day
University of Minnesota
$25/person
Spend a glorious afternoon on campus sharing memories with
classmates and faculty emeriti. Join Susan Hagstrum, wife of
President Robert Bruininks, for a Maroon and Gold Luncheon
hosted by the Nursing Alumni Society in the Heritage Gallery
of the McNamara Alumni Center. Then, head over to nearby
Weaver-Densford Hall where nursing students will lead
Discovery Tours of the School of Nursing.
A dessert reception, hosted by the Heritage Committee, will
provide an opportunity to relax and enjoy the substantial collection
of nursing artifacts on display in the charming Owen H.
Wangensteen Historical Library. A presentation by Dr. Laurie Glass
highlighting the School’s 100 year legacy completes the day.
For more information:
Call Laurel Mallon or Jane Pederson at
612-624-2490 or e-mail
MALLO001@umn.edu, or visit
www.nursing.umn.edu/centennial
to view the schedule or learn about
other Centennial events.
12:30 p.m. Maroon and Gold Luncheon at the
McNamara Alumni Center
2:00 p.m. Discovery Tours at the School of Nursing
3:30 p.m. Dessert reception at the Wangensteen
Historical Library
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November 7
football tailgate party &
game watch
University of Minnesota McNamara Alumni Center
Join classmates and Golden Gophers Football fans in the McNamara Alumni Center where
we’ll proudly display Nursing Centennial banners during a tailgate party before the Gopher
vs. Illinois game. “State Fair style” food and beverages will be available for purchase. Fans
with game tickets will be able to proceed across the street to the new TCF Bank Stadium.
Those without game tickets are invited to stay and watch the football game, which will be
telecast live on large-screen television for all party attendees to enjoy.
Tailgating:
Cost:
Begins two hours prior to game time
No advance charge. Food and beverages available for purchase on-site
Centennial Gala & Back-to-Campus Day
registration deadline: october 1, 2009
event options:
I/We plan to attend these events:
Centennial Gala Banquet
Attendee name ___________________________________ $75
Guest name ___________________________________ $75
make a gift:
I would like to make a gift honoring Nursing’s Centennial:
I would like to sponsor a student for the Centennial Gala ($75)
I would like to make a contribution to the Nursing Legacy Fund
(1483) in the amount of $ ____________.
Alumni Back-to-Campus Day
Attendee name ___________________________________ $25
Guest name ___________________________________ $25
Football Tailgate & Game Watch Party
Number planning to attend _______
(Checks for tax deductible donations should be made payable to the
University of Minnesota Foundation)
First name
Last name
Total
registration options:
Online
Go to www.nursing.umn.edu/Foundation/Centennial_Gala,
then follow the prompts to register using your credit card.
Mail
Mail completed registration form with payment to:
Laurel Mallon
Director Alumni Relations
University of Minnesota School of Nursing
5-140 WDH, 308 Harvard Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(Make check payable to University of Minnesota)
$__________
Employer
Address
City
State
Home phone
Work phone
E-mail
Zip
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alumni news
remembering...
“How I Met Your Father”
A daughter shares her mother’s nursing memories
My mother, Frances E. Sykora, ‘45, shared many stories with us
children (10 in all) about how hard nurses worked and the
equipment and supplies they used to treat the patients.
I thoroughly enjoyed these stories especially given that
I am a registered nurse. But my favorite story is how her
nursing career led her to my father.
photos courtesy of lori donovan
—Lori Donovan, RN, MSN, CNOR, administrative director of
Surgical Services, Texas Health, Arlington Memorial Hospital
Read the complete memoir and
view additional photos at
www.nursing.umn.edu/memories
Stories and memories bring
history to life
Students, alumni, and friends, share your
memories with us during this centennial
year. We’ll post your submission on the
Nursing Memories Web site at
www.nursing.umn.edu/memories
for everyone to enjoy.
Send your stories and photos to:
University of Minnesota
School of Nursing
Attn: Laurel Mallon
Director of Alumni Relations
5-140 WDH, 308 Harvard St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Or e-mail to: MALLO001@umn.edu
in memory
Jane Claire Varner Breimhorst, BSN, ’37, Jordan, Minnesota, on
January 3, 2009, at the age of 93. She was a member of Sigma
Theta Tau and thought to be the oldest licensed registered nurse in
the state of Minnesota. She took her last class in November 2008.
Adriena Preissova Linehan, BSN ’39, Eagleville, Pennsylvania, on
February 12, 2009.
Kathryn Knoche Malmberg, BSN ’39, West Des Moines, Iowa, on
February 27, 2009.
Elinor (Ellie) Pinkert, BSN ’46, Madison, Wisconsin, on
March 17, 2009.
Alma G. Sparrow, BSN ’44, MPH ’54, Montemorelos, Mexico on
June 12, 2009. Sparrow was the former director of the U of M
School of Public Health, Public Health Nursing program; and a
dedicated advocate of the nurse practitioner program.
Elizabeth Stenglein, MS ’86, BSN ’76, Minneapolis, Minnesota on
June 23, 2009.
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SoN Graduate Celebrates A Century
alumni news
photo courtesy of the arizona republic.
photographer: mark henle.
Like her alma mater, SoN graduate Ruth
Mask turned 100 this year. “Never in my
wildest dreams did I ever think I would live
to be this age,” she told a reporter for the
Arizona Republic last January.
Mask graduated from the School of Nursing
in 1930 after completing a three-year
nursing program, which included clinical
rotations at Minneapolis General Hospital,
Miller Hospital in St. Paul, and the Glen
Lake County Tuberculosis Sanatorium.
After graduation, she worked six and a half
days a week at Minneapolis General,
earning $75 a month. During World War II,
she became one of the first women to work
in the U.S. Signal Corps. She later returned
to nursing, serving at several California
hospitals during the 1940s and early 1950s.
“I studied nursing in the days before
penicillin. Polio outbreaks were frequent,
and we cared for patients in iron lungs,”
Mask says. “Nursing has really changed
since then.”
2009 May Gatherings:
The Power of
Nursing Knowledge
School of Nursing alumni and friends
discovered the power of nursing knowledge
at this year’s May Gatherings held in the
Twin Cities, St. Cloud, Rochester, and Walker,
Minnesota. Hosted by the School of
Nursing Foundation, the popular gatherings
showcased advancements in nursing
research and innovation in patient care.
As part of the program, Dean Delaney and
SoN faculty reached out to communities
across Minnesota to learn more about their
health care needs.
"The school is a resource for the state and
provides guidance on health care in its
broadest sense,” said Dean Delaney.
“We are committed to collaborate and
partner with communities to do what it
takes to deliver health care to its citizens.”
Connie Thach, BSN ‘07
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Distinguished Alumni
The 100 Distinguished Nursing Alumni and Centennial Distinguished Faculty Alumni listed here have
advanced health care and done significant work in the nursing profession. They exemplify the breadth,
diversity, culture, and spirit of the School of Nursing. Join us as we honor them on November 5 during
the Centennial Gala banquet.
Distinguished Nursing Alumni
Clara L. Adams-Ender 1969
Larry L. Asplin 1997, 2000
Myrtle K. Aydelotte 1939
Jolene Baker 1978
Barbara Balik 1979
Jeannine Bayard 1971, 1977
Phoebe J. Stevenson Becktell 1952
Carol Berg 1982
John H. Borg 1974, 1976
Mary E. Broderick 1962, 1965
Cindy L. Bultena 1987
JoAnn Butrin 1990
Miriam Cameron 1966, 1986, 1991
Brenda Haram Canedy 1974
Mary Lou Christensen 1960, 1976
Virginia Beatty Clifford 1954
Kathryn Crisler 1962
Sheila Corcoran-Perry 1963
Sharon Cross 1973
Karen Feldt 1996
Marlene Fondrick 1963, 1976
Marlene H. Frost 1980
Susan Goodwin Gerberich 1975, 1978
Laurie K. Glass 1975
Marilyne Backlund Gustafson 1957
Gayle Hallin 1970, 1977
Mary Hand 1973, 1980
Judith Komives Harris 1964
Sheryl Hill 2006
Sharon Hoffman 1972
Zorada Hoge 1962
Yeo Shin Hong 1961, 1971
Margaret Horton-Davis 1947
Jacquelyn Ann Huebsch 1973, 1996
Helen Jameson 1959, 1965
Marjorie Jamieson 1979
Betty M. Johnson 1955
Mary B. Johnson 1977
Helga Jonsdottir 1988, 1995
Florence Kahn 1963
Rebecca (Becky) Kajander 1970, 1988
Rozina Karmaliani 1994, 1997, 2000
Carol Jo Kelsey 1960
Ruth Knollmueller 1959
Barbara A. Koenig 1974
Alice Kuramoto 1969
Susan Lampe 1977
Joann LeVahn 1954
Marsha L. Lewis 1977
Betty Lia-Hoagberg 1961, 1966
Katherine R. Lillehei 1950
Carol Lindeman 1958
Audrey Logsdon 1966, 1969
Marie Manthey 1962, 1964
Florence E. Marks 1953, 1956
Ida Martinson 1960, 1962
Beverly McElmurry 1961
Ellen McVay 1981, 1983
Jean R. Miller 1962
Gretchen Musicant 1978, 1986
Claire Nelson 1975
Jane Norbeck 1965
Barbara Vinson O'Grady 1972, 1973
Debra Olson 1983, 2007
Lucille Paradela-Fernández 1954
Hyeoun-Ae Park 1983
Grace G. Peterson 1951
Michael Petty 1996
Cynthia Ofstad Prestholdt 1963, 1967
Sandra Halverson Rasmussen 1957
Barbara Redman 1959
Patricia A. Robertson 1968
Caroline Bunker Rosdahl 1960
Florence R. Ruhland 1959
Muriel Ryden 1953
Elizabeth Saewyc 1996
Carolyn Iverson Schroeder 1955
Florence M. Schubert 1954
Marjorie J. Smith 1975
Sara J. Smith 1975
Lucy Schwartz Sontag 1952
Justine Speer 1961, 1963
Shirley Stinson 1958
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Susan Strohschein 1968, 1980
Ruth Stryker-Gordon 1948
Mary J. Sumpmann 1978
Alice Swan 1969, 1973
Esther B. Tatley 1984
Gene (Eugenia) Taylor 1948
Margaret Taylor 1975, 1978
Mary R. Thompson 1962
Patricia Tomlinson 1957
Mary Fran Tracy 1990, 1999
Eva Mae Anderson Vraspir 1952, 1972
Deborah Walker 1989
Susan Johnson Warner 1974, 1981
Verle Hambleton Waters 1948
Mary Wellik 1969, 1989
Martha Witrak 1977
Mary Ellen Wurzbach 1993
Distinguished Faculty Alumni
Melissa Avery 1993
Mary Mescher Benbenek 1994
Judith Beniak 1982
Linda Chlan 1992, 1997
Maryann Chowen 1976
Linda Halcón 1983, 1986
Kathleen E. Krichbaum 1979, 1991
Ruth Lindquist 1976, 1979
Carol O'Boyle 1992, 1998
Linda Olson Keller 1980, 2008
Margaret (Peg) Plumbo 1978
Cheryl Robertson 1988, 2000
Mary M. Rowan 1989, 1992
Diane Treat-Jacobson 1998
wanted:
A Few Good Board
Members!
The School of Nursing Alumni Board is accepting applications for
three-year terms beginning in January 2010. Board members
participate in meetings and serve on a board committee. The full
board meets quarterly and committee meetings vary throughout
the year.
Invigorated by a new strategic plan, the board is focusing on
fostering a community of nursing students, alumni, and faculty
that will enrich the professional lives of our alumni members and
strengthen the School of Nursing.
New board members will be selected by the membership
committee and approved by the full board. The selection process
ensures a board that is diverse in experience, interests, skills,
program major, and years since graduation. To secure an
application, learn about current board members, and review the
board’s goals, visit www.nursing.umn.edu/AlumniSociety/home.
Or contact Laurel Mallon at MALLO001@umn.edu or 612-624-2490.
Serving on the School of Nursing Alumni Board is a great way to
get involved with the school, stay abreast of events, and work with
nursing friends and leaders. We look forward to building a strong
board in the centennial year and beyond!
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july 1, 2008-june 30, 2009
u of m school of nursing
foundation
2009 Annual Report
The School of Nursing Foundation is proudly celebrating the school’s 100-year milestone. At January’s
Centennial Launch, we announced the foundation’s $1 million gift, which will endow the School of Nursing
Foundation Research Professorship. We were honored to make this gift and will continue celebrating our
donors, as well as the current and past foundation trustees whose combined efforts and strong vision made
this gift possible.
Thank you to the 1,400 donors who stepped forward during these challenging economic times to make
gifts and pledges totaling $4.4 million. This represents a powerful 57 percent increase over the previous fiscal
year and provides pivotal funding when resources are stretched.
Intensive strategic planning is building capacity and providing bold direction for the board.
Nursing Foundation highlights for the year include:
• The fifth annual Scholarship and Fellowship Reception honoring student recipients and the major
donors who made nursing scholarships and fellowships possible. More than $500,000 was awarded
to deserving students, including two Jewelry Scholarships funded by the Nursing Foundation’s annual
Benefit Jewelry Sale.
• The fourth annual Community Partnership Luncheon held in conjunction with Nursing Research Day.
This event promoted research relationships with health systems and community organizations.
• May Gatherings held in eight locations throughout the state to bring together alumni, trustees, colleagues,
and friends. Faculty showcased nursing research on topics such as health care reform, emergency
preparedness in Greater Minnesota, and the use of data mining to improve safety and outcomes for home
care patients.
• Providing School of Nursing pins to BSN and post-baccalaureate graduates at commencement.
The pins were awarded through the Nursing Legacy Fund, that supports the establishment of new
traditions for our students.
• Grants to support faculty and student research including:
• Asthma Care for Pre-adolescents and Adolescent in Iceland and St. Paul, Minnesota
• Nursing Research Day 2008
• Matching funds for Senior Class Scholarship established by the Centennial Class of 2009
• The launch of a $1 million fundraising initiative to endow the Marie Manthey Professorship in Innovative
Practices. More than $600,000 in gifts and pledges has been received.
We truly appreciate the loyal and generous donors who have made 2009 a productive and energizing year.
Your gifts provide continuity and inspiration. Your support fuels discovery and improves healthcare in
Minnesota, the nation, and the world. Thank you for advancing nursing education and investing in the power
of nursing knowledge.
Carol Kelsey, Chair 2007-09
Class of 1960
Laurel Mallon
Senior Director of Development
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Back row, l-r: Carol Kelsey, John Borg, Mary Drache, Joyce Overman Dube,
Janet Stacey, William Miller, Brenda Hoffman, Mary Chesney, Connie Delaney,
Naomi Strom, Caroline Rosdahl, John Reiling, Laurel Mallon, Louann Carpenter,
Susan Forstrom, Harry Lefto, Katherine Lillehei, Carolyn Schroeder,
Judith Gerhardt
Front row, l-r: Ann Garwick, Mary Ann Blade, Mary Broderick, Florence Ruhland,
Sandra Anderson, Patricia Kane, Mary Lou Christensen, M. Ann Moser, Rosemarie
Reger-Rumsey
Not pictured: Dawn Bazarko, Cindy Bultena, Marilee Miller, Jeffrey Sliper
2009-2010 Board of Trustees
Sandra J. Anderson, BA, Chair
Wells Fargo Elder Services, Retired
John Reiling, PhD, Chair-elect &
Trusteeship Committee Chair
President & CEO, Safe by Design
Mary Broderick, PhD, RN, Secretary
Catholic Elder Care, Retired
Marilee Miller, PhD, RN, Treasurer &
Shareholders Committee Co-chair
Associate Dean, School of Nursing,
Retired
Ann Garwick, PhD, RN, LP, LMFT,
FAAN, Marketing Committee
Co-chair
Associate Dean, Professor &
Director, School of Nursing
Judith Gerhardt, Special Projects
Committee Chair
Nurse, Retired
Harry C. Lefto, BA, Corporate
Relations Committee Chair
Harry Lefto Software
Carol Kelsey, BSN, MA, RN,
Past Chair
North Memorial Medical
Center, Retired
Dawn Bazarko, MPH, RN
Senior Vice President, Center for
Nursing Advancement,
United Health Group
Mary Ann Blade, RN
CEO, Minnesota Visiting
Nurse Agency
John Borg, MPH, MS
President, War Memorial Hospital &
Senior Vice President, Valley Health,
Retired
Cindy Bultena, MSN, RN
Executive Lead, Chief Nursing
Officer, Woodwinds Health Campus
Louann Carpenter, MBA, RN
Principle Consultant, Medical
Device Marketing
Mary Chesney, PhD, RN, CNP
Clinical Assistant Professor,
School of Nursing
Connie W. Delaney, PhD, RN,
FAAN, FACMI
Professor & Dean, School of Nursing
Susan Forstrom, MSN, RN
Consultant, Creative Health Care
Management
Brenda Hoffman, BS
CEO, Rum River Health Services,
Retired
Laurel Mallon, BS,
Senior Director of Development,
School of Nursing
William R. Miller, JD
William R. Miller, P.A., Law Firm
M. Ann Moser, BSN, MBA, RN,
FACHE, FAAHC
Senior Vice President, Dennis R.
Moser & Associates
Joyce Overman Dube, MS
Nurse Administrator, Mayo Clinic,
Surgical Nursing Division &
Assistant Professor of Nursing,
College of Medicine
Rosemarie Reger-Rumsey, RN
Executive Director, Listening House
Jeffrey Sliper, RN
Student, Nurse Anesthesia Program,
School of Nursing
Janet Stacey, MBA
Vice President, Healthcare/Medical
Device Padilla Speer Beardsley
Naomi Strom, BSN, RN
Nurse & Development Executive,
Retired
ex-officio member
Caroline Rosdahl, BSN, MA
Representative, Nursing Alumni
Society, Staff Nurse, In-Patient
Psychiatry, Hennepin County
Medical Center
trustee emeritae
Mary Lou Christensen, RN
Patricia Kane, RN
Katherine Lillehei, RN
Florence Ruhland, RN
Carolyn I. Schroeder, RN
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Scholarships Matter
Ellen T. Fahy Nursing Leadership Award made a
“huge difference” for recent grad
Ellen T. Fahy
Sara Tomczyk, BSN ’09, will always have a place in her heart for the
School of Nursing. “It’s a small tight-knit community,” she says.
“And when you receive a scholarship, you feel like you’re really an
important part of it.”
Tomczyk, who graduated with high distinction and Latin Honors,
received the Ellen T. Fahy Nursing Leadership Award during her
senior year. This scholarship, established in honor of Fahy who
served as SoN dean from 1980 to 1990, is awarded to
undergraduate student leaders.
a matter of focus
“The award made a huge difference for me,” Tomczyk says.
“Because I didn’t have to work as much, I had more time to focus
on my studies and take advantage of leadership opportunities
offered by the school.”
Tomczyk served as officer of SoN chapter of the National
Student Nurses’ Association and vice president of the Nursing
College Board. She was a member of the school’s Alumni Board
and the U of M student senate. And she was instrumental in the
development of the student Global Health and Transcultural
Nursing Group. “These activities helped me develop my skill set
and build my resume,” she says. “They also opened a lot of doors
for me.”
For her service to the School of Nursing and the University,
Tomczyk received the President’s Student Leadership and Service
Award and the Donald R. Zander Award for Outstanding Student
Leadership.
Sara Tomczyk (center) poses with children she worked with in a HIV/AIDS public
health program during her internship in Ethiopia.
launching a career
The Fahy Award gave Tomczyk the financial flexibility to work as
public health intern in Ethiopia under the auspices of International
Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) during the summer before her
senior year. This fall, she will return to Ethiopia to work full-time in
IOCC’s public health initiative.
“The award had a big impact on me,” Tomczyk says. “Because I
understand what a difference scholarships can make, I look forward
to the day when I’m able to become a donor myself.”
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Manthey Professorship
Appeal Underway
Envision a world where
nurses are able to humanize
the health care experience
and empower individuals to
make informed decisions
regarding the management
of their own health.
Patricia Robertson, MS ’68, and Susan Forstrom, BSN ’65, MS ’79,
have made generous gifts to support the Marie Manthey
Nursing Professorship in Innovative Practices. To date, more
than $600,000 has been raised toward the professorship’s
$1 million campaign goal.
Inspired by the accomplishments of Marie Manthey, MNA,
FAAN, FRCN, the endowed professorship will focus on
developing courageous innovators—faculty, students, and
practitioners—who will discover, lead, and implement
innovative solutions to the most pressing local and
international challenges in health care.
An entrepreneurial nursing innovator, Manthey developed
a care delivery system that truly established a meaningful
relationship with patients and their families, managed their
care, and encouraged collaborations with health care
colleagues. She is the founder of a health care consulting
firm (Creative Health Care Management) whose mission is to
have all patients and their families experience the healing and
caring that result from the organizational transformation
grounded in relationship-based care.
Consider making a gift during the School of Nursing’s
Centennial year to provide a strong foundation for the years
ahead. Now is the time to help nursing contribute to the
transformation of health care.
For more information about how to support the Marie
Manthey Professorship or include the School of Nursing in your
estate plans, contact Laurel Mallon, senior director of
development, at MALLO001@umn.edu or 612-624-2490.
is “nursing” in your
estate plan?
In celebration of the School of Nursing’s Centennial year, a
planned gift from your estate is an easy and thoughtful way to
support the future of nursing!
You retain the use of assets during your lifetime and the
ability to modify your gift. You can make an estate gift through
your will, a revocable (living) trust agreement, a retirement plan,
or a life insurance policy. You also can designate the School as
the beneficiary of your bank account (via POD – payable on
death), stock portfolio, or real estate (via TOD – transfer on
death).
For more information about leaving an estate gift, please
contact Laurel Mallon, senior director of development, at
MALLO001@umn.edu or 612-624-2490. If you have already
named the School of Nursing as a beneficiary of your estate but
have not told us, please let us send you a Letter of Intent form
(also available at www.giving.umn.edu/futuregifts). This will
allow us to record your future gift and your preferences for
Heritage Society recognition.
how to include the school of nursing
in your will
When you include the School of Nursing and the Nursing
Foundation in your will, you and your attorney should direct
your gift through the larger University of Minnesota Foundation,
a 503©(3) tax-exempt organization that is specifically set up to
ensure that all gifts to the University are used exactly as the
donor requests. Please use the legal name and address of the
foundation:
University of Minnesota Foundation
200 Oak Street Southeast, Suite 500
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-2010
To ensure that your wishes are fulfilled, your will should
clearly state your intentions. Here is some standard wording
that might be useful to you or your attorney:
“I give [the sum, percentage, or description of property] to
the University of Minnesota Foundation, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, [the sum, percentage, or description of your gift] to
be used for the benefit of the School of Nursing.”
To designate the U of M Foundation as a beneficiary of your life
insurance policy or qualified retirement plan, you will need the
foundation’s tax ID number: 41-6042488.
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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 2009 fiscal year
ending June 30, 2009.
KEY
Bold Presidents Club
Members are honored for lifetime giving to
the School of Nursing and includes the
following recognition levels:
(B) Builders Society
Lifetime gifts or pledges of at least
$1 million
(R) Regents Society
Lifetime gifts or pledges of at least
$250,000
(T) Trustees Society
Lifetime gifts or pledges of at least
$100,000
(C) Chancellors Society
Lifetime gifts or pledges of at least $25,000
(H) Heritage Society
Recognizing future gifts
(Ch) Charter
Donors who joined the Presidents Club at
the $10,000 to $24,999 level prior to its
reorganization July 1, 1998
• Deceased
During the school’s Centennial Launch program on January 27,
Carol Kelsey, chair, School of Nursing Foundation (left), presented
Dean Connie Delaney with a check for $1 million. These funds will
be used to create an endowed professorship.
Every gift is important, although space limitations
only allow us to list donors who have made gifts
of $50 or more between July 1, 2008 and June 30,
2009, 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.
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$100,000-$999,999
Mary K. Field* (B)
Katherine R. Lillehei
(B, H)
$10,000-$99,999
Dorothy C. Calafiore* (T)
Ruth Ann Foster* (T, H)
M. Isabel Harris* (T, H)
Judith Komives Harris (C)
Zorada E. Hoge (C, H)
Margaret H & James E
Kelley Fdn. (T)
William W. Prichard (H)
S G K & G Fdn. (C)
Isabel M. Salisbury* (H)
John E. Stapleton* (C)
Ruth H. Stapleton* (C)
Target Corp.
Wound Ostomy &
Continence Nurses
Society (T)
Anna Zenkovich (T)
$1,000-$9,999
3M Fdn.
Allina Health System (T)
M. Barbara Balik (H)
Daniel Balik
James M. Bauck
Linda K. Bauck
Arvilla M. Beckman
Karl E. Bennett
Kristin A. Bennett
John R. Brand (Ch)
Cynthia L. Bultena (Ch)
Mary Lou Christensen
(C, H)
Sheila A. Corcoran-Perry
Phyllis L. Dow
Fairview Health Services
Leona Fangmann
Arlene T. Forrest
Lois E. Freeberg Requa
Yeo S. Hong
Margaret D. Horton-Davis
J. Stanley & Mary W.
Johnson Family Fdn.
Elizabeth M. Johnson
Patricia S. Kane (B, H)
James Koons
Mary N. Koons
Kathleen J. Lucas
Midwest Nursing
Research Society
John W. Miller (C, H)
Marilee A. Miller (C, H)
Lisa A. Motz
Nancy G. Olson (Ch)
David W. Olson (Ch)
Christine R. Poe
Thomas E. Poe
Rahr Fdn. (T)
Martin D. Rich
Patricia A. Robertson (C, H)
Rockwell Collins
Gloria T. Ruschmeyer (Ch)
Orlando R. Ruschmeyer
(Ch)
Gary L. Saltus
Joyce M. Schowalter
Christine H. Seitz (Ch)
Michael J. Seitz (Ch)
Sigma Theta Tau
International (C)
St. Cloud Hospital
Delphie C. Stevens
Theresa B. Sullivan
Lynette J. Thompson
(C, H)
Theodore R. Thompson
(C, H)
Helen Wells (Ch, H)
Jan C. Wenger (C)
giving highlights
Judith Harris, ’64, established the Judith Komives Harris
Centennial Scholarship to support new nursing students with
academic promise and financial need. In accordance with the
donor’s wishes, preference will be given to graduates of Saint
Paul, Minnesota, public high schools who have been admitted
to the School of Nursing through the Freshman Guarantee
Program. The endowed scholarship will receive matching
funds through the President’s Scholarship Program.
Mary C. Wenger (C)
James P. White (C)
Mary Ann A. White (C)
Marian M. Woehning
(Ch, H)
$333-$999
Sandra J. Anderson
Mary B. Barkman
Lorna M. Barrell
John H. Borg
Helen R. Bowlin
Paul F. Bowlin
Mary E. Broderick
Kathleen H. Chafey
Robert E. Collier
Kathryn S. Crisler (Ch)
Jean A. Foote
Susan G. Gerberich
William W. Gerberich
Helen E. Hansen
Barbara R. Hiller
Marilyn J. Holland
Gladys W. Hughes
Helen M. Jameson
LaVohn E. Josten (Ch, H)
Katherine J. Justus
Ruth C. Kahn
Carol J. Kelsey (Ch)
Donald G. Kelsey (Ch)
Harry C. Lefto (C)
Barbara J. Leonard
Harold R. Lindstrom
Jeanette D. Meier
Mary H. Murai
JoAnn Nielsen
John G. Reiling
Sharon A. Ridgeway
Caroline B. Rosdahl
Barbara C. Salter
Beth K. Schafer
Phyllis M. Smith
Delphie J. Sorenson
St. Joseph's Medical
Center
Frances M. Sullivan
Eugenia R. Taylor (Ch)
Evelyn V. Thomson
Deborah J. Thomson
Mary A. Warne
Anne E. Wiberg
Andrea G. Winick
Susan O. Wood (C)
$100-$332
Vivian I. Aarestad
Priscilla A. Abercrombie
Kay M. Acton
Rosie L. Acton
Mary E. Adamson
Eric A. Aguirre
Katherine C. Akre
Karen A. Allard
Candace D. Allender-Kropf
Lynn A. Almquist
Charles A. Amann
Marilynn R. Amann
Ione B. Ambrose
Ameriprise Financial
Services
Mary C. Andersen
Harriet H. Anderson
Kathryn M. Anderson
Lisa M. Anderson Have
Kurt B. Angstman
Mary Angstman
Jean P. Antonello
Benjamin W. Atkinson
Gretchen H. Atkinson
Sandra L. Baines
Dorothy E. Baker
Roberta J. Ballot
Dianne M. Bartels
Susan B. Bauer
Susan L. Benson
Judith G. Berg
Margit K. Berg
Dorothy C. Bevis
Arnold W. Bigbee (H)
Thomas C. Bliss
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giving highlights
Eileen Vinnes Kalow, ’71, established a charitable
trust to support the creation of an endowed chair in
child and family health. “We are very grateful for this
gift, which will allow the school to advance child and
family health research and practice,” said Dean
Connie Delaney, who announced the gift during Nursing Research Day.
Kalow, a retired pediatric nurse practitioner, earned her bachelor of
science in nursing and master’s in public health nursing degrees at the
University of Minnesota. “My gift to the University is in appreciation for
what the School of Nursing did for me,” Kalow said. “The heavy
psychological emphasis in the program gave me the inner strength and
courage to stand up for myself and to benefit others in my care.”
Linda M. Bloomquist
Anne L. Boisclair-Fahey
Phyllis A. Boler
Mary M. Bonnabeau
Margaret A. Bornhoft
Jennifer I. Brand
Cheryl L. Brandt
Beverly A. Bridges
Carol S. Brown
Julie M. Brown
Terrance M. Brueck
Terry J. Burrell
Sylvia F. Byrd
Jonathan S. Byrne
Marjorie L. Byrne
Margaret L. Carlson
Paula P. Carson
John R. Carter
Margaret Carter
Mary L. Chesney
William C. Chesney
Linda L. Chlan
Arlis H. Christenson
Dale L. Christenson
Raul F. Cifuentes
Virginia B. Clifford
Barbie Close
Kris A. Close
Jonathan A. Coleman
Linda K. Coleman
M. Jean Craemer
Phyllis M. Dahl
Dennis K. De Long
Sandra S. Deinard
Connie W. Delaney (C, H)
Lorraine B. Dennis
Martha E. Dew
Susan K. Dewey-Hammer
Carol A. Dieckhaus
James W. Dieckhaus
Christopher K. Dietz
Julie L. Ditzler
Bryan E. Dowd
Susan C. Dowd
Debra J. Drew
Ruth A M. Dyer
Lou A. Dykstra
Robert Dykstra
Eileen F. Dzubay
Esther E. Ehlert
Marlene R. Ellis
Carley J. Engwall
Edward A. Fagerlund
Kathleen A. Fagerlund
Charles J. Farho
Joyce E. Farho
Mary A. Fautsch
Kay J. Fellows (Ch)
Walter R. Fetterley
Lois Fielding
Jane K. Filerman
Ann L. Findlay
Karen S. Finnegan
Timothy J. Flesch
Jane E. Flickinger
Dolores A. Flom
Marlene A. Fondrick
Susan G. Forneris
Susan J. Forstrom
Winifred D. Fossum
Minna M. Freiberg
Lois M. Frels
Ruth K. Freymann
Annette K. Fritz
Maryjo A. Fritz
Jayne A. Fulkerson
Margaret H. Fullinwider
Carol L. Gackle
George D. Gackle
Nancy L. Gallagher
Lois Gantriis
Joanne L. Gardner
Ann E. Garwick
Dave R. Garwick
Betty A. Gassett
Kathy S. Gatzlaff
General Mills Fdn.
Judith M. Gerhardt
Barbara B. Gibb
Cynthia L. Gilbertson
Michael W. Gilbertson
Jane A. Gisslen
Laurie K. Glass
Maureen P. Golden
Carrie A. Grafstrom
Nancy J. Greenwood
Elaine R. Greiner
Elizabeth A. Griffith
Michael R. Griffin
Peggy L. Griffin
Cynthia R. Gross
Nancy A. Gross
Mark A. Hallberg
Mary Jo Hallberg
Jeanne C. Hallburg
Gayle S. Hallin
Tracey K. Hammel
Barbara J. Hanks
Melanie J. Hanlon
Betty J. Hanna
Mary R. Hanstad
Kathryn D. Hathaway
Meri E. Hauge
giving highlights
Maryann Witkop, ’54, established a gift annuity to
support School of Nursing research, education, and
practice. Maryann and her classmates plan to
celebrate their 55th reunion during All-School
Centennial Gala this November.
Jan K. Haugland
Ronald A. Have
Judith A. Haviland
Mary R. Hayes
Miriam R. Hazzard
Phyllis H. Hegland
Michael R. Heller
Susan M. Heller
Katherine L. Heller-Ostroot
Marilyn Z. Hempstead
Aaron B. Henne
Richard Henry
Vonna J. Henry
Robert Herrick
Lois Hetherington
Avis M. High
Susan E. Hirst Ketcham
Frances M. Hoffman
Sharon E. Hoffman
Michelle M. Hoffmann
J. Adele Hoglin
Carolyn L. Holland
Lorine M. Holschuh
Pearl R. Hoover
Linda M. Hussey
Linda M. Huwe
Cynthia A. Jacobson
Jean J. Jasienski
Betty A. Jepson
Coral S. Joffer
Betty M. Johnson
Edna E. Johnson
Mary T. Johnson
Phyllis L. Johnson
Robert J. Johnson
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Scott D. Johnson
Elizabeth B. Johnston
Anne C. Jones
Jo Anne Judge-Dietz
Margaret W. Jumbe
Catherine J. Juve
Barbara S. Kaminski
Mary P. Kastner
Illola F. Keefe
Kristen A. Keirsey
Ann W. Kelly
Colette B. Kerlin
Barbara L. Kern-Pieh
Wendy E. Kidd
Elinor K. Kikugawa
Margaret L. Kirkpatrick
Andrew W. Kirscher
Linda G. Klammer
Carolyn A. Kochel
Samuel S. Kochel
Corrine Kodelka
Cathryn Konat
Gerald C. Korblick
Vieno H. Krekula
Judith G. Kreyer
Alice M. Kuramoto
Barbara La Valleur
Gwendolyn G. Ladner
Joseph A. Ladner
Nancy E. Lamo
Susan S. Lampe
David L. Larson
Greg P. Larson
Julene A. Larson
Robert V. Lee
Sonia A. Lee
Kathryn S. Leggitt
Dorothy J. Leigh
Norma A. Leino
Kathleen F. Lenarz
Michael D. Lenarz
Brenda K. Lenz
Ruth E. Leo
Pamela A. Lesser
Betty L. Lia-Hoagberg
Elizabeth C. Lines
Yin T. Liong-Schaff
Sandra L. Lovell
Elizabeth C. Lundeen
Norma J. Lyslo
Macalester College
Marilyn R. Machlup
Mary E. Madda
Pat A. Madden
Darlene A. Maeder
Linda J. Mahlberg
Kristine M. Maki-Olson
Ann T. Maland
Laurel G. Mallon
Carole N. Maltrud
Paul Maltrud
Rosemary V. Manion
Monty L. Martin
giving highlights
Cary L. Martinson
Carin W. Mc Clelland
Isabel T. Mc Garry
Cheryl L. Mc Kane
Janet M. Mc Martin
Marie R. Mc Millen
Mary Beth Mc Raith
Ellen E. Mc Vay
Jeanette A. Mefford
Barbara J. Merrill
William R. Miller
Kathryn E. Mitchell
Diane E. Mortenson
Nicole V. Morton
Christine A. Mueller (H)
Deborah J. Muller
Gretchen G. Musicant
Claire C. Nelson
The late Isabel M. Salsbury, ’51, ’70, left a bequest of more than $81,000 to
support the work of the Katharine J. Densford International Center in
Nursing Leadership. During her career, Salsbury served as a school nurse
consultant for the State of Minnesota and a nurse for the Northern State
Power Company (NSP).
Mabel M. Nelson
Pamela J. Nelson
Ruth A. Nelson
Judith K. Nemecek
Nedra A. Nicholls
nursing foundation
Kristen C. Nicklawske
Harold W. Niece
Beverly S. Nilsson
Susan L. Noel
giving highlights
Valatrice E. Nordin
Dolores A. Nordquist
Phillip E. Nordquist
North Metro
Midwives PA
Theresa K. Nyberg
Claire S. O'Connor Frisch
Jeffrey V. O'Grady
Joseph P. O'Grady
Kent N. O'Grady
Lynn C. O'Grady
Marie L. O'Koren
Ellen A. O'Neal
Alvhild M. Olander
Debra K. Olson
Jacquelyn J. Olson
M. Kristine Oppegaard
Marianne G. Orton
Alison H. Page
Lori J. Palmquist-Mueller
Lucy A. Paquin
Alan Y. Pardo
Jean M. Pardo
Sarah E. Parsons
Anne L. Pavlich
Barbara A. Peickert
Jane E. Perlstein
Monica J. Perme
Jane M. Persoon
The Margaret H. and James E. Kelley Foundation awarded a
$25,000 grant to fund the Cynthia Kelley O’Neill
Scholarship for Psychiatric Nursing created in memory of
the foundation’s visionary president. The scholarship
supports students pursuing graduate studies in psychiatric 2009 recipient
Kathy Flugel Colle
mental health nursing. “The Cynthia Kelley O’Neill
Scholarship was an instrumental part of my journey in the
pursuit of my clinical nurse specialist degree in psychiatric mental health,”
says 2009 recipient Kathy Flugel Colle. “It has given me wings to achieve
my dreams. I hope to have a private practice some day integrating healing
of mind, body, and spirit.” Colle is also pursuing a minor in complementary
therapies and healing practices.
Juanita R. Peterson
Claire S. Pfau
Pharmacia Fdn.
Elizabeth I. Polcyn
Jody B. Portu
Joanne M. Porwoll
Therese C. Prochaska
Procter & Gamble Fund
Mary A. Rapacz
Deborah J. Rasmussen
Astrid M. Ravenholt
Rosemarie Reger-Rumsey
Carol A. Reid
Linda D. Ridlehuber
Michael J. Ringhand
Sandra Robertson
Judith F. Rogers
Richard A. Rohla
Diane K. Rose
Ruth M. Roth
Alexis R. Ruegg
Timothy J. Rumsey
La Vonne J. Russell
Hootman
Lorraine H. Ryberg
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giving highlights
Sharon O. Schamber
Margaret M. Scheid
Warren W. Scheid
Alice J. Schmidt
Muriel Schoon
Carolyn I. Schroeder (T, H)
Clinton A. Schroeder (T, H)
Susan A. Schroeder (Ch)
Florence M. Schubert (H)
Ellen D. Schultz
Lori A. Schutte
Marrelyce F. Seaman
Dorine R. Seaquist
Kendra A. Sharkey
Ena M. Shawhan
Louanne E. Sheneman
Robert A. Silvagni
Marilyn J. Simonds
Daniel Simundson
Karen D. Skiba
Hisako U. Smith
Marcella K. Smith
Barbara Smith-Fochtmann
Susan P. Steiner
Joan D. Stenberg
Ben F. Stephens
Mary O. Stephens
Joyce Stevens
Philomena M. Stewart
Linda C. Stover
Mary J. Sumpmann
Arthur W. Swanstrom
Barbara J. Swanstrom
Karen P. Swenson
Kenneth J. Syring
Virginia C. Syring
Renee R. Tasaka
Lucille S. Tellett
Jeanne M. Terhaar
Connie R. Thach
David L. Thayer
Edna L. Thayer
Chandra L. Torgerson
Mary F. Tracy
Travelers Fdn.
Kathleen A. Tune
Virginia B. Turba
Bonnie Underdahl
Elizabeth A. Vance
Sadie Vannier
Shirley Veith
Cynthia A. Verhey
Reinelda E. Vickey
Christine M. Walsh
Verle I. Waters Clark
Tanya S. Watson
Nicholas J. Webb
Susan M. Weisbrich
Ruth D. Weise (Ch, H)
Mary Wells
Mary L. Welz
Dianne E. Werger
Lynn Wetherbee
Yvonne Whalley
Elizabeth A. Wiborg
Linda L. Wick
Danielle E. Wiklund
Joan M. Wilcox
Richard R. Wilde
Preston P. Williams
Sharon R. Williams
Karen L. Wolf
Ellen Wolfson
Stanley L. Wolfson
Irma M. Wyman
Marie Wynne
Daniel J. Yant
Gary L. Zahn
David W. Zemke
Kimberly K. Zemke
Diane M. Zempel
Edith L. Ziegler
$50-$99
Helen K. Aase
Mary T. Absolon
Carolyn R. Allen
Alliant Energy Fdn.
Evi Altschuler
Laura P. Amble
Sarah M. Amendola
Berniece M. Anderson
Joan Anderson
Marian H. Anderson
Dorothy B. Anderson-
Galloway
Ann B. Antolick
Norma S. Artman
Dawn R. Atchison
Marjorie A. Auld
Mary M. Aultfather
Marianne E. Baez
Annie J. Bailey
Jana K. Balfany
Louis W. Banitt
Mary P. Banitt
Teresa S. Barlow
Jean E. Bartholomew
Wyona R. Bartsch
Mary L. Bassett
Eileen F. Battle*
giving highlights
The Mary K. Field estate provided of final
distributions of $377, 00 to support two
endowed Mary K. Field and Cyrus A. Field
Scholarships. During the past two years, the
Field estate has gifted more than $2.8 million
to create the School of Nursing’s largest scholarships for undergraduate and
professional nursing students.
Jeanne M. Batzli
Dawn M. Bazarko
George Bazarko
Cordelle P. Bear
Julia G. Behrenbeck
Thomas Behrenbeck
Sue E. Bell
Suzanne K. Beltz
Mary M. Benbenek
Carol E. Berg
Gwen S. Bernal
Anne M. Betzel
Nancy A. Beyer
Mary M. Bishop
Helen K. Bjorlin
Gwili M. Blair
Karyl K. Blair
Sandra E. Blair
Charlotte K. Bolla
Mary P. Bolton
Angela M. Bonfe
Janet P. Booe
Sarah M. Book
Jane M. Boster
Beverly Boyer
Richard E. Boyer
Marilyn Braun
Carol J. Brezina
Judith A. Brink
Stacy Brise
Kathy L. Brosdahl
Merilys P. Brown (H)
Deborah K. Burns
Jean M. Burroughs
Carol L. Busman
Barbara B. Bye
Marjana F. Callery
Robert L. Callery
Frances S. Callihan
Lori L. Carlson
Robert H. Carlson
Dolores R. Carrier
Richard T. Chamberlain
Sarah W. Chamberlain
Glenda L. Christenson
Gwen E. Chute
Marion M. Clare
Margaret L. Cleveland
Roberta J. Collins
Shirley A. Conn
Georgiana M. Coray
Janice Corcoran
Jill E. Cordes
Mary E. Crimi
Kathleen S. Croke
William J. Croke
Nancy V. Dagg
Jodell E. Dahl
The late Dorothy C. Calafiore, MD ’54, provided an additional distribution of $80,000 through her
estate to award scholarships to students pursuing professional nursing degrees through the School of
Nursing and advancing their preparation in public health.
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Marjorie R. Dahlager
Marlys M. De Vries
Florence E. Deaner
Marilyn F. Deling
Alice F. Dettwiler
Lois K. Doran
Beverly L. Dorsey
David B. Drache
Mary T. Drache
Nancy A. Drange
Marilyn A. Draxton
Thomas J. Dube
Mary K. Eberley
Elke D. Eckert
Maxine E. Ehlers
William A. Ehlers
Jane M. Eichten
Shirley M. Ellefsen
Emmy Ellestad
Rebecca J. Enos
Delma L. Entner
Kristin L. Epland
David N. Falde
Catherine A. Ferris
Vivian L. Fick Simpson
Paul D. Finney
Erin M. Florell
Edward A. Fortier
Martha R. Fortier
Janet L. Fouts
Ellen B. Frazeur
Jeanne E. Freiburg
Irene E. Garcia
Judith M. Gardner
Penelope M. Gardner
Marlys N. Gebhard
Mary A. Gehrke
Rita E. Gengler
Stephanie R. Genz
Ann E. George
Gudrun G. Giere
Jennie L. Giere
Melody J. Gifford
James R. Gilbert
Sandra Gilbert
Mary E. Glaeser
Mary R. Goering
Shelly G. Golden
John W. Gorman*
Mary M. Grado
Patricia J. Graham
Kathleen A. Grambsch
Diane M. Greig
Karin E. Grosscup
R. Kim Grossman
Blossom C. Gullickson
Lisa M. Hagen
Donna B. Hambleton
giving highlights
Glen W. Hambleton
Verona M. Hansen
Dorothy L. Hare
Mary E. Hartwig
Ruby C. Hass
Ruth L. Hass
Susan D. Hasselle
Ursula H. Hawkins
Theresa M. Hendrickson
Jane Hennessy
Nicole Hentges
Carol J. Hill
Richard J. Hill
Signe S. Hill
Frances M. Hirsch
Stephen J. Hirsch
nursing foundation
giving highlights
The family of Jennie Lee Giere, ’57, has established a
named scholarship in her honor. During Jennie’s
senior year, she was selected by her classmates to
receive the Powell Award in recognition of her
outstanding citizenship. The education that Jennie
received at the University of Minnesota gave her an appreciation for lifelong
learning and for what it means to be active in the nursing
profession. The Jennie Lee Gustavson (Wurm-Giere) Scholarship will
support undergraduate nursing students who have a strong interest in
geriatrics and delivering health care in underserved areas.
Marjorie R. Hoagland
Melvin G. Hoagland
Carol E. Hocking
Brenda R. Hoffman
Carol L. Holton
Rhoda T. Hooper
Jacquelyn A. Huebsch
Doris Ingraham
Nancy J. Irvin
Florence M. Jacob
James N. Jacobsen
Marjorie R. Jacobsen
Carol A. Jakway
Karen A. Jansky-Koll
Nancy A. Janssen
Joan M. Janusz
Curtis Burkland funded a gift annuity to create a
scholarship in loving memory of his wife, Louise Pohl-
Burkland. Born and raised on a small farm outside of
North Branch, Minnesota, Louise always wanted to be a
nurse. She attended some of her required science classes
at the University of Minnesota and was impressed with the
Louise and Curtis
depth and quality of the teaching. Although she could not
Burkland with their
continue in this program when she married Curtis in 1949,
son Dave.
she held a lifelong regard for the School of Nursing. When the
youngest of their four children reached high school, Louise
decided that it was time to satisfy her wish to become a
registered nurse, a goal that she accomplished at the age of 37. The Louise Pohl-Burkland
Scholarship will give preference to nursing students from rural areas of Minnesota.
Cecelia B. Jennewein
Kristen E. Jensen
Donald L. Johnson
Irene M. Johnson
Joanne L. Johnson
Ruth E. Johnson
Timothy P. Johnson
Ann S. Jordan
Phyllis A. Jordan
Ross W. Jordan
Florence S. Kahn
Christina C. Kant
LaDonna J. Kartak
Ann C. Kay
Milree Keeling
Rita A. Kelly
Elizabeth L. Kemper
Mary J. Kempf
Laurie M. King
Mark S. Kirschbaum
Miriam S. Kiser
Kent A. Klanderman
Sharon Klanderman
Margaret J. Klopp
Patsy M. Klose
Barbara A. Koenig
Norma J. Krantz
Kimberly M. Kroll
Carol S. Kuehnel
Andrea L. Kuich
G. Anne La Bree (H)
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John W. La Bree (H)
Leann G. La Course
Susan K. Lantz
Polly E. Lanz
Ann M. Larson
Mary H. Larson
Robert B. Lasser
Lorraine A. Leas
Alice C. Lehman
Adeline C. Leraas
Yea-Nah A. Liao
Deborah M. Link
Alice A. Litton
Mary A. Loecken
Marion I. Loges
Ardell P. Loomer
Jean A. Mac Donald
Alexis R. Maciej
Betty J. Main
Katie J. Maki
Kathleen A. Malloy
Ida M. Martinson (C, H)
Donald M. Mason
Elaine A. Mason
Jennifer C. Maytum
Kathleen M.
Mc Donough
Peggy A. Mc Dowell
Donald E. Mc Grath
June E. Mc Grath
Mary Ann Mc Guire
Susan J. McKinley (H)
Kerstin L. Mc Steen
Medtronic Fdn.
Patricia L. Melby
Priscilla J. Merryman
Barbara J. Meyer
Mary G. Meyer
Mary E. Michaels
James A. Miles
Rachel A. Miles
Judith L. Miller
Nicole C. Misewich
Peter T. Mitchell
Jane C. Mobeck-Wilson
Charles Moline
Patricia J. Molloy
Darwin J. Monson
Sandra J. Monson
Meryl J. Montgomery
Martha Morgan
Patricia J. Morse (H)
Diane Mountain
Kimberly A. Murray
Virginia P. Naros
Chad Nelson
Charlotte A. Nelson
Evelyn H. Nelson
Floyd L. Nelson
Tara L. Nelson
Sandra R. Nimmo
Jo Ann Noble
giving highlights
Zorada Hoge, PhN ’62, established the Zorada Hoge
Gerontology Nursing Fund to provide program
support for faculty, students, and staff who are
studying or teaching geriatric nursing. The goal
of the endowment is to improve the environment
and care of patients in nursing homes.
Catherine J. Norman
Thomas L. Nystrom
Susan K. O'Connell
Theodore A. Olson
Vicki S. Olson
Michelle R. Orieux
Barbara B. Ottinger
Joyce A. Overman Dube
Mary E. Overvold-
Ronningen
Twyla A. Paulson
Jeffrey J. Paurus
Jean L. Paurus
Lizabeth M. Payton
Richard A. Pearson
Anthony Peck
Nicole L. Pedersen
Beverly Pederson
George Pederson
Karen Y. Persico
Aaron L. Peter
Emily A. Peter
giving highlights
Anna Zenkovich made a planned gift
to support the Wladimir & Paulina
Zenkovich Nursing Fellowship Anna’s
late sister, Helen, was a 1948
graduate of the School of Nursing. The fellowship, which assists students
pursuing graduate studies in public health nursing or nurse anesthesia,
was created to honor their parents.
Eileen H. Peterson
Karen S. Peterson
Nancy J. Peterson
A. Jeanne Pfeiffer
Patricia A. Pick
Joanna L. Pierce (C, H)
Michelle Pittman-
Leyendecker
Autumn L. Platz
Marilyn R. Plummer
Mary A. Pollard
Julie A. Ponto
Michael S. Popadiuk
Deborah A. Poppie-Dubois
Cynthia A. Prestholdt
Grant A. Pylkas
Mary J. Pylkas
Lorna P. Quiggle
K. Ann Rabie
Susanne M. Rademacher
Timothy M. Rand
Cynthia K. Rasmussen
Becky K. Reed
Ruth M. Reed
Betty L. Reinhart
Denise R. Remus (H)
Mary C. Riley
Paula R. Rivard
Sandra K. Robinson
Barbara L. Rodorigo
Janet G. Rog
Phyllis M. Roseberry
Ruth E. Rosen
Mary M. Rowan
April R. Rowe Neal
Melanie A. Ruda
Joanne C. Rudrud
Ruby M. Salewski
Kristen A. Sandager
Susan M.
Sawyer-De Maris
Ruth T. Schlieve
Camilla R. Schloemer
Laura R. Schmid
Phyllis J. Schmid
Susan N. Schneeman
Martha A. Schroth
Kathleen J. Schumacher
Colleen Schwartz
Cathleen A. Scully
Marlys W. Seitzer
Helen E. Sell
Wendy E. Sharpe
Patricia S. Shaver
Gale L. Shea
M. Lisa Sieling (H)
Patricia A. Simondet
Joyce Simones
Linda K. Skatvold
Paul O. Skatvold
Helena F. Slind
Shirley J. Small
Debra M. Smith
Joan M. Smith
Priscilla E. Snelling
Judith J. Snow
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Lucy S. Sontag
Barbara M. Spokes
Elizabeth J.
Spooner-Falde
Joan C. Stanisha
Jay C. Stanley
Karen K. Stanley
Ruth O. Stanley
David E. Stiernagle
Jackie A. Stiernagle
Linda B. Stowman
Jo Ann Strom
Kathryn A. Strony
Ruth Stryker-Gordon (C, H)
Doris G. Stucke
Florine M. Sullivan
Marie E. Sullivan
Kathryn L. Swanson
Connie L. Swenson
Stacey E. Tait-Goodale
Kiyomi K. Takekawa
Caryl N. Tamte
Wen-Na E. Tan
Margaret Tatarka
Esther B. Tatley
Herbert M. Tatley
Susan L. Taylor
Sarah C. Tellijohn
Louise L. Testen
Theodore J. Testen
Sheryl A. Theuninck
Mabel L. Thompson
Sonia A. Thoreson
Hope B. Thornberg
Grace B. Thorp
Cheryl L. Thorpe
Gregory L. Thovson
Laura R. Thovson
Sonda J. Tolle
Andrew C. Tomasko
Jacqueline L. Tornoe
Kelsey H. Tritabaugh
Lois M. Troemel
Kristine R. Tromiczak
Aune A. Trygg
Judith A. Urban
Dinah Vandeberg
Lee Vandeberg
Teresa E. Vander Eyk
June D. Vaughn
Karen J. Vorderstrasse
Elaine V. Voss
Dayton J. Walker
Susan S. Walker
Beverly A. Walling
Barbara R. Ward
Richard T. Ward
giving highlights
The late M. Isabel Harris, dean of the School of Nursing
from 1969 to 1975, provided generously for the School of
Nursing in her estate plan. To date, a partial distribution
of $90,000 as been received to support the Katharine J.
Densford International Center in Nursing Leadership, the
Florence Julian Memorial Scholarship, and the Isabel
Harris Scholarship for professional nursing students.
During her tenure as the school’s first dean, Harris won
acclaim from faculty, students, and alumni for achieving the independent
status of the school on a par with other professional schools in the
University. She reorganized graduate and undergraduate studies, initiated
efforts to emphasize community health, and expanded the school’s
continuing education offerings.
Brian M. Warzecha
Olive M. Weatherman
Eileen P. Weber
Linda G. Weber
June T. Wheeler
Mattie M. Widen
Ruth M. Wingeier
Beth E. Wodrich
Dorothy C. Worst
Paulen V. Wrigley
Diane M. Wrobleski
C. Douglas Youel
Janet T. Youel
John Zimmerman
June N. Zimmerman
Jean M. Zuroski
Kathleen H. Zyla
in memory
Bonnie R. Bata Jones
Nancy L. Cook
Jean R. Field
Kathryn M. Friedrich
Harry Golden
Audrey E. Hermanson
James P. Hesketh
Goldie M. Hoff
Donald R. Holland
Marian Hval
Barbara J. Lee
Sandra R. Markel
Agreda M. Monn
Donna T. Murn
Bryan Puckett, Sr.
Marian G. Raup
Evelyn P. Schiele
Barbara H. Slivken Rich
giving highlights
The SGK&G Foundation granted $30,000 to
establish the Edna Warner Scholarship to Promote
the Education of Professors in Nursing. In 2009, the
scholarship supported three students in the
school’s Native Nurses Career Opportunity
Program, including Nicole Lenoir (left), a nurse at
the Indian Health Service Facility and a member of
the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.
in honor
Shirley A. Brekken
Mary L. Chesney
Eva M. Gallagher
Judith A. Graziano
Susan K. O'Conner-Von
Barbara V. O'Grady
Carolyn I. Schroeder
Ruth D. Weise
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center news
Center members are committed to innovative
research and scholarship that focuses on improving
the health of populations through public health
nursing practice, partnerships, and public health
policy. Center faculty are leaders in shaping the
future of health care through their research and
scholarship.
Informing policy grounded in
research and practice
Linda Lindeke, PhD, RN, CNP, associate professor, director of
graduate studies, and president of the 7000-member
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
(NAPNAP), spoke on behalf of children and families at a
daylong invitational conference at the Institute of Medicine
in Washington, D.C., in March.
She is also helping policymakers find new ways to fund
advanced practice nursing education. For example,
legislation is being proposed to reimburse both direct and
indirect costs to hospital- and community-based providers
who precept advanced practice nursing students.
Lindeke is finding her presidency to be ripe with
opportunities to speak for nursing and to advocate for new
models and systems of care that are informed by her rich
evidence-based practice and research background.
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center director:
L) Ann Garwick, PhD, RN, FAAN
R) Jayne Fulkerson, PhD
mission:
To improve the health of infants,
children, adolescents, parents, and
families in the context of their
communities. Center members
develop and disseminate evidencebased
interventions and best practices
in primary and secondary prevention.
for more information:
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
Informing health care reform and
policy with research
Melissa Avery, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, associate professor and
director of the nurse midwifery program, is examining the use of
exercise as a therapy for American Indian women with gestational
diabetes, a population at high risk for the condition. The
intervention has the potential to prevent gestational diabetes
when applied in early pregnancy and Type 2 diabetes when
continued post-pregnancy. As president of the American College of
Nurse Midwives, Avery uses this as an example of how research can
contribute to the elimination of health disparities, which is one of
the principles of health care reform.
Informing practice through
partnerships
Clinical professor Mary Rowan, PhD, RN, completed a collaborative
project with Lyn Ceronsky, APRN, MS, system director, in the
Palliative Care Leadership Center at University of Minnesota
Medical Center, Fairview. The Clinical Preceptor Knowledge and
Resource Assessment: Three Clinical Practice Domains for Quality
Palliative Care project was supported by the Densford Clinical
Scholars program.
The study identified nurses’ self-reported knowledge base and
comfort level with palliative care. The study also identified
knowledge of relevant resources among nurses serving as clinical
preceptors, care coordinators, and charge nurses.
Preceptors also identified areas of greatest learning need for
new nurses. These included:
• Assisting families when a loved one is dying
• Addressing grief
• Physiological processes associated with dying
• Post-mortem body care
• Pain and symptom management at the end of life
As a result, the School of Nursing palliative care curriculum has
been refined to meet the needs of our graduates.
Informing practice through
partnerships
Laura Duckett, PhD, MPH, RN, associate professor, is collaborating
with Richard Lussky, MD, a neonatologist at Hennepin County
Medical Center (HCMC), on a series of research projects about the
benefits of mother’s milk for premature infants. Mothers who
provide milk feel they are contributing to their infant’s growth and
development. But there are often barriers to pumping, transport,
and storage. Duckett and Lussky have conducted maternal
interviews, staff interviews and focus groups, and infant chart
reviews to gain specific knowledge that can be used to enhance
the environment, staff knowledge and skills, and care processes to
increase mother’s milk feeding initiation and continuation for
premature infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
at HCMC.
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center news
center director:
Linda H. Bearinger, PhD, RN, FAAN
mission:
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.
for more information:
Linda H. Bearinger, professor
Phone: 612-624-5157
Fax: 612-626-3467
E-mail: beari001@umn.edu
www.nursing.umn.edu/CAN
center for
adolescent nursing
Life after a PhD and a Post-doc
Launching Academic Careers in Adolescent Health
Not long ago, Terryann Clark, PhD, MPH, was a doctoral student, and
Daheia Barr-Anderson, PhD, MSPH, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of
Minnesota. Focused in nursing and nutrition, respectively, they were in our
Center for Adolescent Nursing. Both have since accepted faculty positions.
We talked with them recently…
In the past decade, 15 of our center’s
pre- and post-doctoral trainees have
become university faculty. Currently
we support 22 graduate and postdoctoral
trainees in nursing,
medicine, and nutrition.
What have you been doing since
leaving the center?
Terryann Clark,
PhD, MPH
Clark: I am Maori (the
indigenous people of
New Zealand) and have
lived here all my life. I
came to Minnesota in
2003 to learn skills in
adolescent health and
research with the goal
of bringing these skills
back home to improve
the health and well-being of my people.
Now, as faculty at the University of
Auckland, New Zealand, I teach the postgraduate
nursing research course. I enjoy
helping shape nurses’ research questions
while inspiring them to value research as a
means for improving practice. Research
intimidates many so it’s rewarding to watch
nurses recognize how research questions
come from everyday practice.
I also chair a multidisciplinary research
team that has undertaken two large-scale
national surveys providing a picture of the
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health and well-being of New Zealand’s
youth. Using these surveys, the national
Maori youth health report, which I am
writing, has critical policy implications for
indigenous youth.
Daheia Barr-Anderson,
PhD, MSPH
Barr-Anderson: As an
assistant professor
in the School of
Kinesiology at
Minnesota, I have
developed a course on
the influence of
psychological, physical,
and environmental
factors on levels of
activity in children and youth. Also, I’ve
volunteered with the 50 Million Pound
Challenge, a national weight-loss initiative
led by Dr. Ian Smith from Celebrity Fit Club.
The 225 African American participants in
my group have lost 1,250 pounds since we
started. Though South Carolina is home, the
collegiality I experienced in my postdoctoral
program led to my excitement
about continuing work in Minnesota.
How did CAN’s program help you
prepare?
Clark: I learned about leadership in
collaboration with communities. The
research and grant-writing skills I
developed have already helped me secure
two grants. Most valuable might
be developing a group of Minnesota
colleagues whose mentorship has helped
shape my academic career and inspired me
to want to make a difference for young
people in New Zealand.
Barr-Anderson: Weekly full-day seminars on
topics related to healthy youth
development and professional skillbuilding,
including intensive sessions on
scientific writing, taught me how to be an
effective member of the faculty. But I think
the most important perspective I gained is
the importance of interdisciplinary research
teams in addressing key issues of
adolescents.

center news
center director:
Jean Wyman, PhD, APRN-BC, GNP, FAAN
mission:
To develop and test innovative
interventions that help individuals
and families create optimal pathways
to health.
for more information:
Jean Wyman, professor
Phone: 612-626-9443
E-mail: chtr@umn.edu
www.nursing.umn.edu/CHTR
minnesota center for
health trajectory research
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 develops and tests
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.
L-R: Karen Monsen, Patricia Painter, Tondi Harrison
Newly funded pilot
studies
The center provides funding to faculty to conduct one-year pilot
studies. Projects funded for 2009-2010 year are:
Tondi Harrison, assistant professor: Effect of Maternal Physical
Contact on Physiologic Regulation in Infants with Congenital Heart
Defects. Harrison will study the feasibility and safety of a 14-day,
skin-to-skin care intervention.
Karen Monsen, assistant professor: Intervention Patterns
Associated with Psychosocial and Parenting Outcomes. Monsen
will examine how different patterns of home-visiting by public
health nurses affect health outcomes in disadvantaged mothers
and infants.
Patricia Painter, associate professor: A Pilot Study of Cycling
Exercise and Wound Healing in Diabetic ESRD (End Stage Renal
Disease) Patients. Painter will develop methods to determine
whether cycling enhances wound healing in diabetic hemodialysis
patients with ischemic foot ulcers. Better healing would avoid or
delay the progression to lower extremity amputation.
Center faculty present MNRS
symposium
In March 2009, Drs. Susan Henly, Donna Bliss, Linda Chlan, and
Cynthia Gross hosted a symposium at the annual conference of the
Midwest Nursing Research Society in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The symposium, “Evaluation of Interventions for Symptom
Experiences over Time,” described advances in research methods
designed to evaluate management of symptoms and side effects of
nursing interventions. These methods consider that symptom
experiences vary across individuals, interventions, and over time.
Presenters from the center illustrated temporal issues using clinical
trials of music intervention for critically ill patients with
mechanically ventilatory support, fiber therapy for individuals with
fecal incontinence, and mindfulness-based stress reduction in
organ transplant patients.
Visiting scholar
Geraldine Padilla, PhD, professor and associate dean for research,
School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, visited the
center for two days in February. Padilla is an internationally
renowned expert in quality of life outcomes and nursing care
interventions for chronic disease, particularly cancer, arthritis,
HIV/AIDS, and hepatitis. She consulted with faculty and presented
two seminars that focused on keeping one’s passion for discovery
alive and measuring quality of life.
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center news
center director:
Ann Garwick, PhD, RN, FAAN
mission:
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 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
www.nursing.umn.edu/CCSHCN
E-mail: CSHCN@umn.edu
center for
children with special
health care needs
Front row, l-r: Linda Bearinger*, Ann Garwick*, Nanette Pepper Callahan,
Maternal and Child Health Bureau; Dalice Hertberg, University of Colorado-
Denver; Renee Sieving*. Back row, l-r: Susan Kools, University of California-
San Francisco; Anne Turner-Henson, University of Alabama-Birmingham;
Linda Lindeke*, Marilyn Krajicek, University of Colorado-Denver; Marti Rice,
University of Alabama-Birmingham (*University of Minnesota School of
Nursing).
LEARN-MCH Meeting
In March, faculty from the Center for Children with Special Health
Care Needs and the Center for Adolescent Nursing hosted
representatives from each of the five Leadership Education and
Research in Nursing-Maternal and Child Health (LEARN-MCH)
Programs. Participants met with the project officer, CAPT Nanette
Pepper Callahan, BSN, MEd, to learn about HRSA/MCHB news and
to develop linkages and collaborations across programs. The five
programs are located at the University of Alabama, Birmingham;
University of California, San Francisco; University of Colorado,
Denver; and the University of Minnesota. Programs provide masters
and doctoral education to prepare nurses for leadership roles in
maternal and child health in academic, clinical, community/public
health, and research settings. Programs also serve as regional and
national resources by conducting research, providing continuing
education, and providing technical assistance and consultation.
Center hosts doctoral exchange
student
Shu-Chen Cheng, MSN, RN, comes to the center from Taipei, Taiwan,
where she is a PhD student at the National Yang-Ming University.
Her research focuses on caring for children with asthma. Cheng’s
advisor is Pei-Fan Mu, PhD, RN. Read Shu-Chen Cheng full story at
www.nursing.umn.edu/CCSHCN.
Announcing new continuing-ed resources
The center now offers free continuing education modules with
Minnesota Board of Nursing or ANCC contact hours at
www.nursing.umn.edu/CCSHCN. The seven self-paced modules
include:
• Connecting with Children: The Therapeutic Interview and
Teaching Self-Regulation Skills
• Providing Transition Services to Children and Youth with Special
Health Needs
• Getting to the Heart of It: Ways to Provide Culturally Competent
Care to American Indian Children and their Families
• Health Care Plan for the Child with Diabetes
• Family Health Nursing
• Hearing Loss: Everyday Effects and Education
• Allergic Rhinitis: Mechanisms and Management
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center news
center director:
Jean Wyman, PhD, APRN-BC, GNP, FAAN
mission:
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 Gero Nursing listserv:
E-mail: geronursing@umn.edu
www.nursing.umn.edu/CGN
center for
gerontological nursing
Visiting Scholar presents guidelines
for pain management
L-R: Keela Herr; Darlene Lindahl, Hartford
BAGNC Predoctoral Scholar (mentored by
Linda Chlan, Jean Wyman, and Keela Herr).
In April, the center hosted Keela Herr, PhD, RN, FAAN, AGSF, professor and chair of adult and
gerontology at the University of Iowa College of Nursing, as the AAPM/Pfizer Visiting
Professor. Herr is a noted international expert in evidence-based guidelines for pain
management in older adults and end-of-life curricula. During her visit, she gave three
presentations on the challenges of pain and aging:
• Appropriate management of pain in older adults
• Best practice recommendations for pharmacologicalmanagement of pain in
older adults
• Recognition and assessment of pain in cognitively impaired adults
All three presentations are available online, with American Nurses Credentialing Center
(ANCC) continuing education contact hours available. To access these presentations and
obtain information about receiving contact hours, visit www.nursing.umn.edu/
HartfordCenter.
Kudos
Fang Yu, PhD, GNP-BC, RN, assistant
professor, received a two-year grant from
the American Health Assistance Foundation
as a part of the foundation’s Alzheimer’s
Disease Research program. This program
focuses on the exploration of treatment
options and learning how to live with or
care for someone with the disease. As
principal investigator, Dr. Yu will evaluate
the effects of exercise as a potential
treatment for people with mild to
moderate Alzheimer’s disease who still live
in the community. She also received a grant
from the University of Minnesota Academic
Health Center Seed Grant Program. This
project will validate clinical measures of
executive function of U.S. veterans.
Joseph Gaugler, PhD, associate professor
and McKnight Presidential Fellow, was
awarded funding from Eli Lilly and
Company for his research on the
association between behavioral
disturbances and nursing home admissions
in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
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center news
center director:
Joanne Disch, Phd, RN, FAAN
mission:
To improve health and health care
worldwide through the education,
collaboration, and promotion of
nurses as strong leaders and good
partners.
for more information:
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
Partnerships Advance
Center’s Mission
Over the years, the Densford Center has benefited from a wide
array of partnerships with leaders in clinical and educational
facilities, policymakers, physicians and other health professionals,
consumers, practicing nurses, and nursing students. Recently, the
center partnered with retail and health care leaders to advance
Densford Center initiatives.
Supporting community-based research
Since 1962, when Target Corporation opened its first store in
Roseville, Minnesota, its mission has been to make Target the
“preferred shopping destination” for customers. It has done this by
supporting the communities in which its stores are located. In
2006, Target reached $1 billion in total giving.
This year, the School of Nursing received an award from the
Target Campus Grant Program. The award will support two studies
by the 2009-10 cohort of Densford Clinical Scholars. The studies
will be conducted at community-based sites that intentionally
incorporate students as participants in clinical studies.
For more than a decade, the Clinical Scholars Program has
provided opportunities for advanced practice nurses to design and
conduct clinical studies in partnership with SoN faculty. The
program has measurably benefited patient care. It has also
improved the practice of nurses and other health professionals,
increased the research skills of the partners, and created
collaborative frameworks for ongoing work.
Improving the education of today’s nurses
In 1951, the School of Nursing launched its nursing administration
program, which has prepared highly effective nurse leaders,
managers, and administrators. Over the years, the program has
evolved to reflect current trends and industry requirements.
Today, however, nurse leaders are needed not just in hospitals
and clinics, but in health systems, communities, industry, and
boardrooms. In addition, nurse entrepreneurs are creating new
options for care delivery. To meet these needs, the Densford
Executive Committee has completely revamped the program.
Consistent with the move to the Doctor of Nursing Practice
(DNP), and the elimination of master’s programs, the former
nursing administration program has evolved into a DNP with a
specialty focus on health innovation and leadership. The program
starts this fall and offers two options: BSN-to-DNP and postmaster’s-to-DNP.
To create this new program, center director Joanne Disch
engaged the help of SoN faculty and community experts, such as
Dawn Bazarko, a registered nurse and DNP student. Bazarko is
senior vice-president of UnitedHealth Group (UHG) and chairs the
company’s new Center for Nursing Advancement. Based in
Minnetonka, Minnesota, UHG has 75,000 employees around the
world—including some 6,000 nurses.
With faculty experts, Sandra Edwardson and Kimberly Zemke,
Bazarko is designing the proposed Health Care Finance and
Resource Management course. Discussions now focus on ways to
develop a cohort model for UHG nurses to enroll in the school’s
DNP program.
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center news
center director:
Jean Wyman, PhD, APRN-BC, GNP, FAAN
mission:
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.
for more information
or to subscribe to SageNews, the
center’s e-newsletter:
E-mail: mnhcgne@umn.edu
www.nursing.umn.edu/HartfordCenter
minnesota hartford center of
geriatric nursing excellence
Upper Midwest
Geriatric Nursing
Education Alliance
Representatives from 23 Alliance schools in
Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and
Wisconsin met in May to network and
share resources. Highlights included the
presentation of three exemplar models for
infusing geriatric content into nursing
curricula. Presenters had participated in the
center’s 2008-2009 Faculty Learning About
Geriatrics (FLAG) program.
2009-10 Minnesota
Hartford Geriatric
Nursing Education
Scholars
Saundra Crump, MSN, RN, CHPN is
completing her PhD in order to serve as a
mentor for minority nurses and improve
end-of-life decision making for
disadvantaged patients. As a bioethics
consultant, she addresses end-of-life issues
by working with healthcare providers,
religious leaders, and social service
professionals to identify individualized
patient resources.
Patricia Kappas-Larson, MPH, APRN-BC,
FAAN has created and implemented
evidence-based practices, designed
services, developed delivery models, and
educated others in her executive roles at
UnitedHealth Care/Evercare. As a DNP
student, she looks forward to integrating
her business acumen and expertise with
scholarly practice.
Alison Lood, MS, RN-CNP, has been a
geriatric nurse practitioner with Fairview
Geriatric Services since 2004. Inspired by
her bond with her great-grandmother, she
chose to make geriatric care her life’s work.
She plans focus her DNP capstone project
on patient safety and medication
reconciliation forms for hospital discharges.
Denise A. Meijer, RN, MS, WHCNP-BC, has
worked in nursing education for 10 years,
with an emphasis on holistic geriatric
nursing care for a diverse global society. Her
DNP project will systematize the
integration of gerontological content into
the curriculum at the College of St.
Benedict, where she directed the May term
study abroad program in South Africa.
Erica Schorr, BSN, BSBA, enters the PhD
program this fall with four years of
experience in acute and home health care.
She is fueled by a passion for sharing
nursing research outcomes in order to
better serve an aging population.
Schorr plans to focus on peripheral arterial
disease research.
Arin VanWormer, MS, RN, who has worked
at Abbott Northwestern Hospital since
2001. She plans to complete her PhD and
obtain an adult CNS certificate this year.
Drawn to the complexity of geriatric
patient care, she is examining the impact of
adherence to stress management therapy
on cardiovascular functioning in female
heart disease patients.
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faculty
publications
7/1/2008-6/30/2009
Alm, M. E., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Story, M., &
Boutelle, K. N. (2009). Self-weighing and
weight control behaviors among adolescents
with a history of overweight. Journal of
Adolescent Health, 44(5), 424-430.
Arcan, C., Kubik, M. Y., Fulkerson, J. A., & Story,
M. (2009). Sociodemographic differences in
selected eating practices among alternative
high school students. Journal of the American
Dietetic Association, 109(5), 823-829.
Avery, M. D., Cohen, B. A., and Walker, J. D.
(2008). Evaluation of an online graduate
nursing curriculum: Examining standards of
quality. International Journal of Nursing
Education Scholarship, 5(1), Article 44.
Bakal, D., Steiert, M., Coll, P., Schaefer, J.,
Kreitzer, M. J., & Sierpina, V. (2009). Teaching
physicians, nurses, and mental health
professionals about medically unexplained
symptoms: A course on the mindful body at
the University of Calgary. Explore: The Journal
of Science & Healing, 5(2), 121-3.
Barr-Anderson, D. J., Larson, N. I., Nelson, M. C.,
Neumark-Sztainer, D., & Story, M. (2009). Does
television viewing predict dietary intake five
years later in high school students and young
adults? International Journal of Behavior,
Nutrition, and Physical Activity, 6, 7.
Bernat, D. H., Erickson, D. J., Widome, R., Perry,
C. L., & Forster, J. L. (2008). Adolescent smoking
trajectories: Results from a population-based
cohort study. Journal of Adolescent Health,
43(4), 334-340.
Bernat, D. H., Lazovich, D., Forster, J. L., Oakes, J.
M., & Chen, V. (2009). Area-level variation in
adolescent smoking. Preventing Chronic
Disease, 6(2), A42.
Bernat, D. H., Klein, E. G., Fabian, L. E., & Forster,
J. L. (2009). Young adult support for clean
indoor air laws in restaurants and bars.
Journal of Adolescent Health, 45(1), 102-104.
Bernstein, G. A., Bernat, D. H., Davis, A. A., &
Layne, A. E. (2008). Symptom presentation and
classroom functioning in a nonclinical sample
of children with social phobia. Depression &
Anxiety, 25(9), 752-760.
Bernstein, G. A., Bernat, D. H., Victor, A. M., &
Layne, A. E. (2008). School-based interventions
for anxious children: 3-, 6-, and 12-month
follow-ups. Journal of the American Academy
of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 47(9),
1039-1047.
Bliss, D. Z., Buckley, B., Cottenden, A., Fader, M.,
Getliffe, K., Paterson, J., Pieters, R., and Wilde,
M. (2009). Management using Continence
Products. In P. Abrams, L. Cardoza, D. Robinson,
& A. Miles (Eds.), Incontinence, pp. 1519-1672.
London: Plybridge.
Braun, C., Stangler, T., Narveson, J., Pettingell, S.
L. (2009). Animal-assisted therapy as a pain
relief intervention for children.
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice,
15(2), 105-109.
Brodsky, M., Fung, C. C., Sierpina, V. S., &
Kreitzer, M. J. (2009). Teaching self-care at
UCLA Medical School. Explore: The Journal of
Science & Healing, 5(1), 61-62.
Buettner, L., Richeson, N., Yu, F., Burgener, S.,
Buckwalter, K., Beattie, E., Bossen, A., Fick, D.,
Fitzsimmons, S., Kolanowski, A., Rose, K.,
Schreiner, A., Specht, J., Testad, I., & McKenzie,
S. (2008). Evidence supporting exercise
interventions for persons in early stage
Alzheimer’s Disease. American Journal of
Recreation Therapy, 7(1), 17-24.
Burgener, S., Buettner, L., Buckwalter, K.,
Beattie, E., Bossen, A., Fick, D., Fitzsimmons, S.,
Kolanowski, A., Richeson, N., Rose, K., Schreiner,
A., Specht, J., Smith, M., Testad, I., Richeson, N.,
Yu, F., Gabrielson, M., & McKenzie, S. (2008).
Review of exemplar programs for adults with
early-stage Alzheimer’s Disease. Research in
Gerontological Nursing, 1(4), 295-304.
Cerra, F. B., & Delaney, C. W. (2008). Doctor of
nursing practice. Metro Doctors, 10(5), 9-10.
Chlan, L. (2009). A review of the evidence for
music intervention to manage anxiety in
critically ill patients receiving mechanical
ventilatory support. Archives of Psychiatric
Nursing, 23(2), 177-79.
Chlan, L., & Heiderscheit, A. (2009). A tool for
music preference assessment in critically ill
patients receiving mechanical ventilatory
support. Music Therapy Perspectives, 27, 42-7.
Choromanski, L., Hart, C., Collins B., Westra, B.
L., & Delaney, C. W. (2008). Bridge Building:
Linking Nursing Practice to the ICNP
Catalogue Developing an ICNP Catalogue for
Children with HIVAIDS in Developing
Countries.[Abstract] In AMIA 2008 Annual
Symposium Proceedings, Biomedical & Health
Informatics: From Foundations to Applications
to Policy, (J. Suermondt, R. S. Evans, & L.O.
Machado, Editors), Bethesda, MD, (pp. 909).
Clancy, T. R. (2008). Fractals: Nature’s formula
for managing hospital performance metrics.
Journal of Nursing Administration, 38(12),
510-13.
Clancy, T. R. (2009). Self-organization versus
self-management: Two sides of the same coin?
Journal of Nursing Administration, 39(3),
106-09.
Clancy, T. R. (2008). Independence: What they
did not teach you in statistics 101. Journal of
Nursing Administration, 38(9), 367-70.
Clancy, T. R., Effken, J. A., & Pesut, D. (2008).
Applications of complex systems theory in
nursing education, research, and practice.
Nursing Outlook, 56(5), 248-56.
Cremonini, F., Camilleri, M., Zinsmeister, A. R.,
Herrick, L. M., Beebes, T., & Talley, N. J. (2009).
Sleep disturbances are linked to both upper
and lower gastrointestinal symptoms in the
general population. Neurogastroenterology &
Motility, 21(2), 128-35.
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publications
de Ruiter, H. P. (2008). Defining nursing: A
linguistic view. Creative Nursing, 14(4), 186-7.
Duke, N. N., Skay, C. L., Pettingell, S. L., &
Borowsky, I. W. (2009). From adolescent
connections to social capital: Predicators of
civic engagement in young adulthood. Journal
of Adolescent Health, 44(2), 161-68.
Duke, N. N., Sieving, R. E., Pettingell, S. L., &
Skay, C. L. (2008). Associations between health
screening questions and sexual risk behaviors
in adolescent female clinic patients:
Identifying a brief question format to yield
critical information. Clinical Pediatrics, 47(6),
564-72.
Edwards, P. J., Moloney, K. P., Jacko, J. A., &
Sainfort, F. (2008). Evaluating usability of a
commercial electronic health record: A case
study. International Journal of Human-
Computer Studies, 66(10), 718-28.
Eisenberg, M. E., Neumark-Sztainer, D.,
Fulkerson, J. A., & Story, M. (2008). Family
meals and substance use: Is there a long-term
protective association? Journal of Adolescent
Health, 43(2), 151-6.
Elliott, B. A., Gessert, C. E., & Peden-McAlpine,
C. (2009). Family decision-making in advanced
dementia: Narrative and ethics. Scandinavian
Journal of Caring Sciences, 23(2), 251-8.
Fisher, K., Bliss, D. Z., & Savik, K. (2008).
Comparison of recall and daily self-report of
fecal incontinence severity. Journal of Wound,
Ostomy, & Continence Nursing, 35(5), 515-20.
Fulkerson, J. A., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Hannan,
P. J., & Story, M. (2008). Family meal frequency
and weight status among adolescents: Crosssectional
and 5-year longitudinal associations.
Obesity, 16(11), 2529-34.
Fulkerson, J. A., Pasch, K. E., Perry, C. L., &
Komro, K. (2008). Relationships between
alcohol-related informal social control,
parental monitoring and adolescent problem
behaviors among racially diverse urban youth.
Journal of Community Health, 33(6), 425-33.
Garcia, C. (2008). Assessing Latino adult and
adolescent mental health knowledge. Creative
Nursing, 14(3), 142.
Garcia, C. (2008). Reflections on effective
nursing partnerships addressing mental
health in the Latino community. Creative
Nursing, 14(4), 152-4.
Garcia, C., & Duckett, L. (2009). No Te Entiendo
Y Tu No Me Entiendes: Language barriers
among immigrant Latino adolescents seeking
health care. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 16(3)
Garcia, C., & Lindgren, S. (2009). “Life grows
between the rocks”: Latino adolescents’ and
parents’ perspectives on mental health
stressors. Research in Nursing & Health, 32(2),
148-62.
Garcia, C. (2009). Ethical choices in
contemporary medicine [Review of the book
Ethical choices in contemporary medicine].
Nursing Philosophy, 10, 223-4.
Garcia, C., Gilchrist, L., Centro, C., Raymond, N.,
Naughton, S., & Patino, J. (2008). Using
community-based participatory research to
develop a bilingual mental health survey for
Latinos. Progress in Community Health
Partnerships: Research, Education and Action
Journal, 2(2), 105-20.
Garcia, C., Skay, C., Sieving, R. E., Naughton, S.,
& Bearinger, L. H. (2008). Family and racial
factors associated with suicide and emotional
distress among Latino students. Journal of
School Health, 78(9), 487-95.
Garcia, C., Pagan, J. A., Hardeman, R., & Banks,
A. (2008). Latina mothers’ perceptions of the
Minnesota healthcare system: Examining the
spillover effects of uninsurance on healthcare
access, quality, and cost. CURA Reporter,
38(3-4), 12-21.
Gaugler, J. E., Yu, F., Krichbaum, K., & Wyman,
J. F. (2009). Predictors of nursing home
admission for persons with dementia. Medical
Care, 47(2), 191-198.
Gaugler, J. E., Mittelman, M. S., Hepburn, K., &
Newcomer, R. (2009). Predictors of change in
caregiver burden and depressive symptoms
following nursing home admission.
Psychology and Aging, 24(2), 385-96.
Goering, M. (2008). Dementia management:
Bathing. In B. Ackley, G. Ladwig, B. Swan & S.
Tucker (Eds.), Evidence-based nursing care
guidelines: Medical-surgical interventions (1st
ed., pp. 1-10). St. Louis: Mosby, Inc.
Goossen, W. T. (2008). Using detailed clinical
models to bridge the gap between clinicians
and HIT. Studies in Health Technology &
Informatics, 141, 3-10.
Gross, C. R., Kreitzer, M. J., Reilly-Spong, M.,
Winbush, N. Y., Schomaker, E. K., & Thomas, W.
(2009). Mindfulness meditation training to
reduce symptom distress in transplant
patients: Rationale, design, and experience
with a recycled waitlist. Clinical Trials, 6(1),
76-89.
Gross, C. R., & Wyrwich, K. W. (2008). Criteria
for evaluating quality of life measurement
tools. In J. C. Verster, S. R. Pandi-Perumal & D.
Streiner (Eds.), Sleep and quality of life in
medical illness (pp. 19-28). Totowa, NJ: Humana
Press, Springer Publishing.
Hadidi, N. (2008). Letter to the editor,
response to “Interventions for preventing falls
in acute and chronic care hospitals: A
systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal
of the American Geriatrics Society, 56(9), 1776-7.
Hadidi, N., Treat-Jacobson, D. J., & Lindquist, R.
(2009). Poststroke depression and functional
outcome: A critical review of literature. Heart
& Lung, 38(2), 151-62.
Halcon, L. L. (2008). A call for change:
Perspectives on nurses’ role in health care
reform. Creative Nursing, 14(4), 184-5.
Haley, W. E., Bergman, E. J., Roth, D. L., McVie, T.,
Gaugler, J. E., & Mittelman, M. S. (2008). Longterm
effects of bereavement and caregiver
intervention on dementia caregiver depressive
symptoms. Gerontologist, 48(6), 732-40.
Hassed, C., Sierpina, V. S., & Kreitzer, M. J.
(2008). The health enhancement program at
Monash University Medical School. EXPLORE:
The Journal of Science & Healing, 4(6), 394-7.
Henly, S. J. (2008). Scientific Letters. Nursing
Research, 57(5), 301.
Henly, S. J., & Dougherty, M. C. (2009). Quality
of manuscript reviews in nursing research.
Nursing Outlook, 57(1), 18-26.
Henly, S. J. (2008). The content(s) of nursing
research. Nursing Research, 57(4), 227.
Ibrahim, H. N., Foley, R., Tan, L., Rogers, T., Bailey,
R. F., Guo, H., Gross, C. R., Matas, A.J. (2009).
Long-term consequences of kidney donation.
New England Journal of Medicine, 360(5),
459-69.
Jukkala, A. M., Henly, S. J., & Lindeke, L. L.
(2008). Rural hospital preparedness for
neonatal resuscitation. Journal of Rural Health,
24(4), 423-8.
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Jukkala, A. M., Henly, S. J., & Lindeke, L. L.
(2008). Rural perceptions of continuing
professional education. The Journal of
Continuing Education in Nursing, 39(12), 555-63.
Kenyon, D. B., Fulkerson, J. A., & Kaur, H. (2009).
Food hiding and weight control behaviors
among ethnically diverse, overweight
adolescents. Associations with parental food
restriction, food monitoring, and
dissatisfaction with adolescent body shape.
Appetite, 52(2), 266-72.
Krasnoff, J. B., Kohn, M. A., Choy, F. K., Doyle, J.,
Johansen, K., & Painter, P. L. (2008). Interunit
and intraunit reliability of the RT3 triaxial
accelerometer. Journal of Physical Activity &
Health, 5(4), 527-38.
Kreitzer, M. J., & Dose, A. M. (2009). The role of
spirituality. In D. Abrams, & A. Weil (Eds.),
Integrative Oncology (pp. 385-95). New York,
NY: Oxford University Press.
Kreitzer, M. J., & Leider, R. J. (2009). What’s
next? Exploring purpose in the second half of
life. American Journal of Nursing, 109(1), 24-7.
Kreitzer, M.J. (2009). Inspiring whole-person
care through integrative models of research,
education and clinical practice. Interview by
M. Mittelman and S. Snyder in Alternative
Therapies in Health and Medicine, 15(1), 10-1.
Kreitzer, M. J., Gross, C. R., Waleekhachonloet,
O., Reilly-Spong, M., & Byrd, M. (2009). The
brief serenity scale: A psychometric analysis of
a measure of spirituality and well-being.
Journal of Holistic Nursing, 27(1), 7-16.
Kreitzer, M. J., Sierpina, V. S., Traub, M., & Riff, K.
(2008). Transformational learning: An
immersion course on the big island of Hawaii.
EXPLORE: The Journal of Science & Healing,
4(5), 335-7.
Kreitzer, M. J., Sierpina, V., Maiers, M.,
Delagran, L., Baldwin, L., Evans, R., & Chase, M.
(2008). Ways of knowing: Integrating research
into CAM education and holism into
conventional health professional education.
EXPLORE: The Journal of Science & Healing,
4(4), 278-81.
Kubik, M. Y., Story, M., Davey, C., Dudovitz, B., &
Zuehlke, E. U. (2008). Providing obesity
prevention counseling to children during a
primary care clinic visit: Results from a pilot
study. Journal of the American Dietetic
Association, 108(11), 1902-6.
Kubik, M. Y., Davey, C., Fulkerson, J. A., Sirard, J.,
Story, M., & Arcan, C. (2009). Alternative high
school students: Prevalence and correlates of
overweight. American Journal of Health
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Layne, A. E., Bernat, D. H., Victor, A. M., &
Bernstein, G. A. (2009). Generalized anxiety
disorder in a nonclinical sample of children:
Symptom presentation and predictors of
impairment. Journal of Anxiety Disorders,
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Lewis, B. A., Avery, M. D., Jennings, E.,
Sherwood, N., Martinson, B., & Crain, A. L.
(2008). The effect of exercise during
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outcomes: Practical implications for practice.
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 2(5),
441-55.
Liaschenko, J. (2008). Health promotion, moral
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Lindeke, L. L. (2009). “Value” in challenging
times. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 23(3),
17A-18A.
Lindeke, L. L. (2008). Grounded in the past,
embracing the present, confident in the
future. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 22(6),
19A-20A.
Lindeke, L. L. (2008). Images of unity. Journal of
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Lindeke, L. L. (2008). NAPNAP unity: Past,
present, and future. Journal of Pediatric Health
Care, 22(4), A17-A18.
Lindeke, L. L. (2009). NAPNAP’S responsibility
to military children and families. Journal of
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Lindeke, L. L., Fulkerson, J. A., Chesney, M.,
Johnson, L., & Savik, K. (2009). Children’s
perceptions of healthcare survey. Nursing
Administration Quarterly, 33(1), 26-31.
Looman, W. S., & Farrag, S. (2009).
Psychometric properties and cross-cultural
equivalence of the Arabic social capital scale:
Instrument development study. International
Journal of Nursing Studies, 46(1), 45-54.
Looman, W. S., O’Conner-Von, S. K., Ferski, G. J.,
& Hildenbrand, D. A. (2009). Financial and
employment problems in families of children
with special health care needs: Implications
for research and practice. Journal of Pediatric
Health Care, 23(2), 117-25.
Looman, W. S., O’Conner-Von, S. K., & Lindeke,
L. L. (2008). Caring for children with special
health care needs and their families: What
advanced practice nurses need to know. The
Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 4(7), 512-7.
Lueth, N. A., Anderson, K. E., Harnack, L. J.,
Fulkerson, J. A., & Robien, K. (2008). Coffee and
caffeine intake and the risk of ovarian cancer:
the Iowa women’s health study. Cancer Causes
Control, 19(10), 1365-72.
Luptak, M., Kaas, M. J., Artz, M., & McCarthy, T.
(2008). Project ADAPT: a program to assess
depression and provide proactive treatment in
rural areas. Gerontologist, 48(4), 542-8.
Matthews, A. L., & O’Conner-Von, S. K. (2008).
Administration of comfort medication at end
of life in neonates: Effects of weight. Neonatal
Network, 27(4), 223-7.
McCullagh, M., & Robertson, C. (2009). Too
late smart: farmers’ adoption of self-protective
behaviors in response to exposure to
hazardous noise. AAOHN Journal, 57(3), 99-105.
McDaniel, A., & Delaney, C. (Guest Eds.).
(2008). Informatics: Science and practice.
Nursing Outlook, 56(5), 195-279.
McDaniel, A. M., Schutte, D. L., & Olson-Keller,
L. (2008). Consumer health informatics: From
genomics to population health. Nursing
Outlook, 56(5), 216-23.
McMorris, B. J., Petrie, R. S., Catalano, R. F.,
Fleming, C. B., Haggerty, K. P., & Abbott, R.
(2009). Use of web and in-person survey
modes to gather data from young adults on
sex and drug use: An evaluation of cost, time,
and survey error based on a randomized
mixed-mode design. Evaluation Review, 33(2),
138-158.
Mezey, M., Beverly, C., Buckwalter, K., Keller, C.,
Kolanoski, A., Pepper, G. A., Strumpf, N.,
Walhagen, M., Wyman, J.F., Young, H.M., &
Archbold, P.G. (2008). Guest Editorial:
Response to “Preserving today with an eye on
our future”. Nursing Outlook, 56(4), 141-2.
Neal, D. O., & Lindeke, L. L. (2008). Music as a
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Nichols, L. A., Parker, J. G., & Henly, S. J. (2008).
Traditional indigenous health ethics in a
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perspective. In V. Tschudin, & A. J. Davis (Eds.),
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Nikzad, K. A., Anderson, K. A., & Gaugler, J. E.
(2008). The potential of empowered teams in
home care settings. In D. Yeatts (Ed).
Empowered work teams in long-term care:
Strategies for improving outcomes for residents
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Professions Press.
Norton, C. Whitehead, W.E., Bliss, D.Z., Harari,
D., Lang, J. (2009). Conservative and
pharmacological management of fecal
incontinence in adults. In P. Abrams, L. Cardoza,
D. Robinson, & A. Miles (Eds.), Incontinence. pp.
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O’Conner-Von, S. K., Looman, W. S., Lindeke, L.
L., Garwick, A. W., & Leonard, B. (2009).
Preparing pediatric nurse leaders for practice.
Nursing Administration Quarterly, 33(1), 73-7.
Pangarakis, S. J., Harrington, K., Lindquist, R.,
Peden-McAlpine, C., & Finkelstein, S. (2008).
Electronic feedback messages for home
spirometry lung transplant recipients. Heart &
Lung, 37(4), 299-307.
Peden-McAlpine, C., Bliss, D. Z., & Hill, J.
(2008). The experience of community-living
women managing fecal incontinence. Western
Journal of Nursing Research, 30(7), 817-35.
Pfeiffer, J., Avery, M. D., Benbenek, M., Prepas,
R., Summers, L., Wachdorf, C. M., & O’Boyle, C.
(2008). Maternal and newborn care during
disasters: Thinking outside the hospital
paradigm. Nursing Clinics of North America,
43(3), 449-67.
Riley, W., Hansen, H., Gurses, A. P., Davis, S.,
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Battles, M. A. Keyes & M. L. Grady (Eds.),
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Saewyc, E. M., Homma, Y., Skay, C. L., Bearinger,
L. H., Resnick, M. D., & Reis, E. (2009). Protective
factors in the lives of bisexual adolescents in
North America. American Journal of Public
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Sakthong, P., Schommer, J.C., Gross, C.R.,
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Thailand. Value in Health, 12(2), 377-384.
Scal, P., Horvath, K., & Garwick, A. (2009).
Preparing for adulthood: Health care
transition counseling for youth with arthritis.
Arthritis & Rheumatism, 61(1), 52-7.
Schumacher, E. H., Jacko, J. A., Primo, S. A.,
Main, K. L., Moloney, K. P., Kinzel, E. N., & Ginn,
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is related to eccentric viewing in patients with
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& Neuroscience, 26(4/5), 391-402.
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interaction: Designing for diverse
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Arcan, C. (2008). Objectively measured
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school students. Medicine and Science in Sports
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Subramanian, A., Westra, B. L., Matney, S.,
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VanWormer, A. M., Lindquist, R., & Sendelbach,
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cardiac arrhythmias: a literature review. Heart
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Westra, B. L. (2008). Quality improvement in
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databases to understand the risk of
hospitalization. Minnesota Physician, 22(7),
22-3.
Westra, B. L. (2009). Radio frequency
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109(3), 34-6.
Westra, B. L., Delaney, C. W., Konicek, D., &
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of the PNDS (Perioperative Nursing Data Set)
and Systematized Nomenclature Medicine
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AORN Journal, 87(6), 1217-29.
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R.F., & McMorris, B.J. (2008). Identifying two
potential mechanisms for changes in alcohol
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Widome, R., Sieving, R. E., Harpin, S. A., &
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Williamson, E. B., Bronas, U., & Dengel, D. R.
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1503.
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of life in medical illness. In J. C. Verster, S. R.
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Yu, F., Rose, K. M., Burgener, S. C., Cunningham,
C., Buettner, L. L., Beattie, E., Bossen, A.,
Buckwalter, K., Fick, D., Fitzsimmons, S.,
Kolanowski, A., Specht, J., Richeson, N., Testad,
I., & McKenzie, S. (2009). Cognitive training for
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Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 35(3), 23-29.
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faculty
grant awards
principal and co-principal investigators
july 1, 2008 – june 30, 2009
Avery, Melissa
Exercise for American Indian Women with
Gestational Diabetes: A Pilot Study
P20 Center for Health Trajectory Research/
UMN School of Nursing
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 (T80)
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 (T01)
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 (R01)
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of
Nursing Research
Bliss, Donna
Raising Literacy and Capacity for Incontinence
and Skin Care in Dementia (R03)
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of
Nursing Research
Bliss, Donna
Smart Seal Ostomy Appliance:Further Testing
(SBIR)
National Institutes of Health/National Center for
Research Resources (Prime); Korosensor
Bliss, Donna
Evaluation of Characteristics and Typical Usage of
Incontinent Products for Fecal Incontinence
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Bronas, Ulf
Claudication: Exercise versus Endoluminal
Revascularization
National Institutes of Health/National Heart Lung &
Blood Institute (Prime);Rhode Island Hospital
Carney-Anderson, Lisa
Fagerlund, Kathleen (Co-PI)
The Perioperative Experience of Parkinson’s
Patients
P20 Center for Health Trajectory Research/
UMN School of Nursing
Chlan, Linda
Anxiety Self-Management for Patients
ReceivingMechanical Ventilatory Support (R01)
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of
Nursing Research
Chlan, Linda
Patient-Controlled Sedation Feasibility Study
UMN Academic Health Center (AHC)
Faculty Research Development Program
Delaney, Connie
Advancing the Nursing PhD Program in
Oklahoma
Health Resources and Services Administration/U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (Prime)
University of Oklahoma
de Ruiter, Hans-Peter
To Life or Not to Lift: An Institutional
Ethnography of Safe Patient Handling Practices
Minnesota Nurses Association Foundation
Sigma Theta Tau-Tau Kappa
Disch, Joanne
Quality Safety Education in Nursing (QSEN):
Phase 3
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Prime); American
Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
Disch, Joanne (Co-PI)
Wholey, Douglas (PI)
Multidisciplinary Organization and Outcomes for
Chronic Heart Failure Patients at the VA
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Disch, Joanne (Co-PI)
Transforming Organizational Culture and
Performance by Improving Senior Leadership
Team Effectiveness
National Center for Healthcare Leadership and Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation
Disch, Joanne
Improving Health Care Team Performance
Through Integrative Leadership
UMN Center for Integrative Leadership
Duckett, Laura
Testing Feasibility, Acceptability and Safety of
Reiki Touch for Premature Infants
UMN Graduate School – Grant in Aid
Edwardson, Sandra
Nurse Faculty Loan Program
Health Resources and Services Administration/U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services
Edwardson, Sandra
Moss, Margaret
Native Nursing Careers Opportunity
Program (NNCOP)
Indian Health Service/U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services
Fulkerson, Jayne
Healthy Home Offerings via the Mealtime
Environment (HOME) (R21)
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of
Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
Fulkerson, Jayne
Observational Ratings of Child Feeding Practices
Among Preschoolers
Minnesota Obesity Prevention Center
Garcia, Carolyn
BIRCWH Program Scholar (K12)
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development (Prime)
UMN – Deborah E. Powell Center for Women’s Health
Garcia, Carolyn
Pilot of a Coping Intervention Tailored to Latina
Adolescent Females
P20 Center for Health Trajectory Research/
UMN School of Nursing
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grant awards
Garcia, Carolyn
Linking Latino Families to Mental Health Services
Using a Community Health Worker Based Multi-
Agency Collaborative Model: A Development and
Feasibility Study
Medica Foundation
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
Using Health Realization with Latino
Adolescents: Piloting the “No Te Quebres El Coco”
Program
UMN President’s Faculty Multicultural Research Award
Garwick, Ann
Center for Children with Special Health Care
Needs (T80)
Maternal and Child Health Bureau/Health Resources
and Services Administration/U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services
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 (Co-PI)
Scal, Peter (PI)
Internet-Based Health Care Transition Program
UMN Academic Health Center (AHC) Faculty Research
Development Program
Garwick, Ann (Co-PI)
Looman, Wendy (PI)
A Comparison of the Roles of School
Nurses in Coordinating Asthma Care for
Pre-adolescents and Adolescents in Iceland and
St. Paul, MN
School of Nursing Foundation
Gaugler, Joseph
Comprehensive Support of Alzheimer’s
Disease Caregivers (R01)
National Institutes of Health/National Institute on
Aging
Gaugler, Joseph
Adult Day Service Utilization and Outcomes:
A Mixed Methods Approach (K02)
National Institutes of Health/National Institute on
Aging
Gaugler, Joseph
Caregiver Outcomes Post Nursing Home
Placement of a Family Member (R21)
National Institutes of Health/National Institute on
Aging
Gaugler, Joseph
Communication in the Nursing Home (SBIR)
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of
Nursing Research (Prime); Caring Family
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
Association between Behavioral Disturbances
and Nursing Home Admissions
Eli Lilly and Company
Gaugler, Joseph
The Memory Club: Providing Support to Persons
with Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease and Their
Care Partners
UMN Office for Public Engagement
Gaugler, Joseph
Interdisciplinary Faculty Teaching Fellowship
UMN Graduate School
Gross, Cynthia
Kreitzer, Mary Jo (Co-PI)
Impact of Mind-Body Interventions
Post Organ Transplant (R01)
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of
Nursing Research
Gross, Cynthia
Kreitzer, Mary Jo (Co-PI)
Mindfulness Meditation versus
Pharmacotherapyfor Chronic Insomnia:
A Pilot Study
UMN – Academic Health Center (AHC) Faculty Research
Development Program
Harrison, Tondi
A Pilot Study of a Skin-to-Skin Care Intervention
in Infants with Congenital Heart Defects
P20 Center for Health Trajectory Research/
UMN School of Nursing
Jacko, Julie
An Assistive Robot to Fetch Everyday Objects for
People with Severe Motor Impairments
Coulter Foundation
Jacko, Julie (Co-PI)
HRI: Robot Learning from Teleoperative-Based
Instruction and Multimodal Interaction
National Science Foundation
Kerr, Madeleine
Latino-based Multimedia to Prevent NIHL (R25)
National Institutes of Health/ National Institutes of
Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Kreitzer, Mary Jo
CAM Research Education Partnership Project
(R25)
National Institutes of Health (Prime); Northwestern
Health Sciences University
Kreitzer, Mary Jo
Stress Reduction for Caregivers: A Randomized
Controlled Pilot Study (R21)
National Institutes of Health (Prime); HealthPartners
Research Foundation
Kreitzer, Mary Jo
Whole Systems Healing Curriculum Development
Grant
Life Science Foundation
Kreitzer, Mary Jo
Impact of a Residential Integrated Treatment
Program on Women with Eating Disorders
Park Nicollet Foundation (Prime); BlueCross BlueShield
Foundation
Krichbaum, Kathleen
Cultural Immersion Service Learning in Public
Health Nursing
U.S. Department of Education/Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
Krichbaum, Kathleen
New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Kubik, Martha
Team COOL Pilot Study (R21)
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of
Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
Kubik, Martha
A Clinic-based Intervention Targeting Primary &
Secondary Prevention of Childhood Obesity
Allina Hospitals & Clinics
Leonard, Barbara (Co-PI)
John Belew (PI)
The Participation of Young Adults with Mild
Intellectual Disabilities in Health-Related
Decision-Making
Special Olympics
Lindeke, Linda
Service Use and Outcomes of Prematurity at
Adolescence
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners,
Minnesota Chapter
Lindquist, Ruth
Lite-HEARTEN
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
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
Looman, Wendy (PI)
Garwick, Ann (Co-PI)
A Comparison of the Roles of School Nurses in
Coordinating Asthma Care for Pre-adolescents
and Adolescents in Iceland and St. Paul, MN
School of Nursing Foundation
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grant awards
Monsen, Karen
Intervention Patterns Associated with
Psychosocial and Parenting Outcomes
P20 Center for Health Trajectory Research/UMN School
of Nursing
Monsen, Karen
Discovering Effective Models for Home Visiting
Practice
Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS)
Moss, Margaret
RWJF Health Policy Fellowship
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Mueller, Christine
Geriatric Nursing Education Project: Creating
Careers in Geriatric Advanced Practice Nursing
The John A. Hartford Foundation (Prime); American
Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
Mueller, Christine
Regulating Licensed Nursing Practice in Nursing
Homes: RN Delegation, the Role of the LPN, and
Outcomes of Nursing Care
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (Prime);
Duke University
Mueller, Christine
Developing Comprehensive Dementia-Specific
Nursing Home Quality Indicators
Alzheimer’s Association (Prime);University of Indiana
O’Boyle, Carol
Minnesota Emergency Readiness Education and
Training (MERET)
Health Resources and Services Administration/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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
A Culture of Excellence: Evidence-based Public
Health Nursing Practice
Health Resources and Services Administration/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Olson Keller, Linda
Enhancing the Capacity of Public Health Nursing
Through Partnerships
Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing
Olson Keller, Linda
A Public Health Nurse/Population Ratio for the
21st Century
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Prime);
University of California San Francisco
Painter, Patricia
Comparison of Exercise Responses in Four ESRD
Treatments (R01)
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of
Nursing Research
Painter, Patricia
A Pilot Study of Cycling Exercise and Wound
Healing in Diabetic ESRD Patients
P20 Center for Health Trajectory Research/
UMN School of Nursing
Painter, Patricia
Renal Exercise Studies
Satellite Healthcare
Peden-McAlpine, Cynthia
The Experience of Community Living Men with
Fecal Incontinence
Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
Peden-McAlpine, Cynthia
Extending Pediatric Critical Care Nurses’
Expertise in Family Settings
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Robertson, Cheryl
Understanding Somali Refugees’ Perceptions of
Mental Health Care: A Focused Ethnography
UMN Academic Health Center (AHC), Program in Health
Disparities Research
Savik, Kay
Family CARES II (SBIR)
National Institutes of Health (Prime); HealthCare
Interactive, Inc.
Savik, Kay
Nursing Home Training to Impact CMS Indicators
(SBIR)
National Institutes of Health/National Institute on
Aging (Prime); HealthCare Interactive, Inc.
Sieving, Renee
Prime Time: Health Promotion
For Multiple Risk Behaviors (R01)
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of
Nursing Research
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
Sieving, Renee (Co-PI)
Healthy Youth Development Prevention Research
and Training Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Sieving, Renee
Evaluating the Minneapolis Circulator Bus Service
City of Minneapolis contract with University of
Minnesota Prevention Research Center
Talley, Kristine
The Effect of Restorative Care Nursing on
Patterns of Disability in Long-Stay Nursing Home
Residents
The John A. Hartford Foundation Claire M. Fagin
Fellowship Award
Treat-Jacobson, Diane
Exercise Training to Reduce Claudication: Arm
ErgometryVersus Treadmill Walking (R01)
National Institutes of Health/National Heart Lung &
Blood Institute
Treat-Jacobson, Diane
Claudication: Exercise versus Endoluminal
Revascularization
National Institutes of Health/National Heart Lung &
Blood Institute (Prime); Rhode Island Hospital
Treat-Jacobson, Diane
Interdisciplinary Clinical Research Scholar
Program
UMN Academic Health Center
Westra, Bonnie
Preserving the History of Nursing Informatics
Pioneers
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/ Executive Nurse
Fellows Alumni Association
Westra, Bonnie
Leadership through Nursing Informatics
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Prime); Regents of
the University of California
Westra, Bonnie
Developing Predictive Models for Improving
Home Care Patients’ Ambulation and Oral
Medication Management Outcomes
UMN Graduate School – Grant in Aid
Westra, Bonnie
Using Electronic Health Record Data to Predict
Medical Emergencies for Homecare Patients
UMN Digital Technology Center
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)
National Institutes of Health/K12 Career Advancement
Program for Clinical Research Scholars (CAPS)
Yu, Fang
Feasibility and Impact of Aerobic Exercise in
Alzheimer’s Disease
American Health Assistance Foundation
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Adams-Ender Awarded
Doctor of Humane Letters
Retired Brigadier General Clara Adams-
Ender, RN, MS ’69, FAAN, received an
honorary doctor of humane letters from the
University of Minnesota during the School
of Nursing commencement on May 15.
This is the highest degree conferred by the
University’s Board of Regents, and it is
bestowed on individuals who have achieved
acknowledged eminence in their fields.
Dean Connie Delaney praised Adams-
Ender for her ability to view “education as
the path to freedom” and “obstacles as
opportunities to excel.” Citing Adams-
Ender’s distinguished nursing career,
Delaney said that she was an inspiration for
both the University’s and the school’s
commitment “to improve health and
caregiving worldwide by educating and
promoting nurses as leaders.”
Adams-Ender also gave the
commencement address. She encouraged
the new graduates to thank everyone who
had helped them reach this day “because
seldom, if ever, do we accomplish our goals
alone.” She also challenged the graduates
to return to their communities and speak to
young people about the value of education.
These two tasks, she said, are the beginning
of giving back and serving others.
During her remarkable career, Adams-
Ender crossed gender and color lines as she
rose from staff nurse in the Army Corps to
vice president for nursing at Walter Reed
Army Medical Center. She later became the
first African American woman and nurse to
command a major U.S. Army installation,
attaining the rank of brigadier general.
For these and many other
accomplishments, Adams-Ender will also be
honored as one of the school’s 100
Distinguished Nursing Alumni during the
Centennial Gala on November 5.
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1 Dean Delaney and Regent
Hunter present Clara Adams-
Ender with an honorary doctor
of humane letters.
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2 Adams-Ender gives keynote
address at BSN
commencement.
3 Students Rebecca Arenson and
Molly Anderson excitedly
await the conferring of their
BSN degree.
4 Clara Adams-Ender and
Connie Delaney.

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calendar
of events
For more information about
these School of Nursing events,
go to www.nursing.umn.edu.
September 24-27
American Association for the
History of Nursing Conference
October 12
School of Nursing Foundation
Scholarship Reception
November 3
Barbara O’Grady Lecture
November 4-6
Summit of Sages
November 5
Centennial Gala
November 5
100 Distinguished
Alumni Recognition
November 6
Andrea Printy Memorial Lecture
November 6
Alumni Back-to-campus Day
November 7
Tailgate party and football game
(in the new TCF Stadium)
December 10
Commencement