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A message from Brigid Lusk, chairDear Northern Nurses and NIU Friends,Your school continues to attract the best and the brightest who want to enter the field ofnursing. This spring an astounding 2,000 people applied to enter NIU’s nursing program.As faculty, we were very concerned about those good candidates whom we had to turnaway. The provost allowed us to address this in part by allocating funds to accept an additional40 students in fall 2010—I have written about this elsewhere in this issue. But wewere very proud that so many aspiring nursing students wanted to attend NIU and this iscertainly a good position for the school to be in, in these uncertain economic times.The leadership activities of our current students vividly demonstrate the caliber of studentsNIU attracts. On the national scene, two of our students were elected as Members of theBoard of the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA). These students, Reneka Turner,the Breakthrough to Nursing Director, and Kelsie LeAnn Guehler, Director, North, areterrific ambassadors for our school in this important national organization. As BoardMembers, the NSNA finances their meetings in Washington and the national conferences.In Illinois, another NIU nursing student, Andrea Barrett-Hollander, has been electedPresident of the Student Nurses Association of Illinois. Another first and a signal honor forNIU. We are so proud of these impressive leaders.For the faculty, this has been the year of the curriculum! We plunged in and reviewed ourcurriculum from top to bottom! Aided by new guidelines developed by the American Associationof Colleges of Nursing, we added genetics, elder care, and informatics. We increasedemphasis on health policy, on critical thinking, and on the centrality of compassion to anurse’s work. At this time, 26 new courses are being reviewed at the university level. Thenew curriculum will go into effect in fall 2011. Now we are writing our self-study documentfor renewal of accreditation status in 2012. The site visit by the accreditation team isscheduled for October 2011. It will be a crazy fall—think of us!The school continues to attract first class faculty—this fall we welcomed two new AssistantProfessors, Joanne Haeffele, Ph.D., F.N.P., and Pat Braun, Ph.D., P.N.P. The “family” in theHuman Patient Simulation Laboratory continues to grow—the latest addition is a pregnant“patient” who delivers on demand for our students studying obstetrics. She’s truly realistic!In other news, two faculty—Drs. Jeanette Rossetti and Kathy Musker—visited Ireland thispast summer to set the stage for a study abroad course in 2011. The students will study careof the mentally ill in Ireland. This course, although still a year away, has already generatedintense interest among the students.Working with students and faculty of such high caliber, it remains a distinct honor andpleasure to continue to chair this active and engaged nursing program.With best wishes,Brigid LuskProfessor and ChairSchool of Nursing and Health StudiesCover Photo: NIU Student Nurse Leaders,Andrea Barrett-Hollander (left),Kelsie Guehler (top right), andReneka Turner (seated).Please keep in touch! Send your news, photos, and updates to amburgey@niu.edu or use thereply form on the back page of this publication.

The Weekend Cohort: Forty Additional StudentsAdmitted for Weekend ProgramThis past summer school administratorswere asked by the provost—theuniversity’s academic chief administrator—about the feasibility of admitting extrastudents. We quickly submitted a proposalfor forty additional students. This proposalincluded not only faculty but additionalstaff members to assist with the advising,the clerical work, and dealing with suchissues as clinical placements. At thebeginning of July, with six weeks left beforethe start of the fall semester, we weregiven the green light—our proposal hadbeen fully funded for two years. We werestunned and nervous and very excited—most of all because we had rejected somany good applicants. Now we could callthem with really good news!Connie Uhlken and Brigit Amburgeyimmediately started calling. Severalstudents had accepted places at communitycollege nursing programs but were pleasedto switch to NIU’s baccalaureate program.One young woman actually burst intotears when Connie told her that she had aplace. Another had originally applied withher partner but he had been accepted andshe was not. You can imagine how thrilledshe was when Brigit told her that she had aplace as well. Meanwhile, new faculty andstaff were quickly hired, a program wasworked out—we are now utilizing Fridays,Saturdays, and Mondays for clinicalplacement days as well as theory andlaboratory courses—and westarted the process of workingwith our hospital colleaguesto ensure appropriateclinical experiences. Thesestudents will take classesover the summer and sothey will graduate a semesterearlier than their peers. For many yearswe have wanted to more fully utilize theAt the beginning ofJuly, with six weeks leftbefore the start of the fallsemester, we were giventhe green light—ourproposal had been fullyfunded for two years.nursing building over the weekends andthe summers, when the laboratories andclassrooms are invariably empty. Thepresence of these additional students ismaking us do just that as the building nowcomes alive six days a week.We know that the nursing shortage willsuddenly and forcefully reappear. Nurseswho, because of the economy, delayedretirement or worked full time instead ofpart time, will soon leave the workforce orreduce their hours. In addition, with thenew health care provisionscoupled with the country’saging population, nurses willbe needed more than ever.We at NIU are delighted toplay our part in addressingthe nursing shortage as wellas giving these forty youngpeople an outstanding start in life throughbecoming Northern Nurses.Northern Nurse page 1

New Members Join the Nursing Program FacultyNorthern Nurse page 2Susan Andersen, M.S., R.N., InstructorAndersen recently graduated from NIU’s Schoolof Nursing in May 2010 with an M.S. in nursingeducation. She obtained her B.S. in nursing fromNIU in 2007 and has been a RN since 1984.She has worked in a variety of pediatric clinicalsettings including: Blank Children’s Hospitalin Des Moines, IA, several private pediatricpractices, and a pediatric community health clinicin Cedar Rapids, IA. She has also served as theImmunization Coordinator for the Grundy County Health Department inIllinois. Although Andersen’s main interests are pediatrics and communityhealth nursing, she has worked with geriatric and adult populations in avariety of settings as well. Andersen has also been a teaching assistant forthe undergraduate program at NIU since 2008, working in the HealthAssessment, Fundamentals, and Simulation Laboratories.Patricia Braun, D.Sc. in Nursing, P.N.P.,Assistant ProfessorBraun received her doctorate in nursing from RockyMountain University in 2007. She is also a pediatricnurse practitioner with over 30 years experiencein maternal child nursing. Braun obtained masterdegrees in nursing and allied health, and a postmasters as a nurse practitioner. She has workedin neonatal and pediatric intensive care units,pediatrics, obstetrics, and in the community inpublic health, schools, and in outreach settings. She has worked in suburban,inner city and community settings. Braun most recently practiced andtaught at Loyola University Medical center in general pediatrics as wellas neurology/neurosurgery areas. Her research interests include chronic/vulnerable pediatric populations, global outreach, and health promotion/prevention. She is active in national nursing and disability organizations.Joanne Haeffele, Ph.D., F.N.P.-B.C., AssistantProfessorHaeffele received a bachelor’s degree in nursingfrom Barat College/University of Health Sciences,the Chicago Medical School, a master’s degree innursing from the University of Illinois at Chicagoand a Ph.D. in health promotion and educationfrom the University of Utah. Dr. Haeffele hasteaching experience in the Nurse Practitioner,Teaching Learning, as well as M.S. to D.N.P. andB.S.N. to D.N.P. programs of study. Her teaching experience includeshealth assessment, diagnostic reasoning, acute and chronic disorders,clinical internships, capstone, and teaching and learning for advancedpractice. In addition, Dr. Haeffele has created an unusual diagnosisclass (Zebra’s). Annually, she co-leads the nursing section of a nationalconference on drug and alcohol dependencies. Dr. Haeffele has many yearsof clinical practice as a primary care provider in a family practice. HerPh.D. research explored the cognitive factors of weight loss maintenance–a key finding was emotional eating.Anne-Marie Kuchinski, M.S., R.N.,O.C.N., Coordinator of Simulation Lab/NCLEXKuchinski received her bachelor’s degree in nursingfrom The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth,MN and her master’s degree with specializationin nursing education from NIU. She has workedextensively in the field of oncology, beginning hercareer at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield, WIon the oncology/bone marrow transplant unit,and then in Rockford, IL at Rockford Memorialand then SwedishAmerican Hospitals. She has worked most recently inthe outpatient medical oncology clinic at SwedishAmerican where shewas assigned mainly in the chemotherapy administration suite. Kuchinskihas taught chemotherapy certification courses for SwedishAmerican andrecently developed a patient education program for new chemotherapypatients. This is her first experience teaching college students.Fatima D. Reyes, M.S., R.N., CCRN, InstructorReyes graduated from NIU in May 2009 with anM.S. in nursing education. She has been a nurse for22 years and has experiences in medical-surgical,ER, critical care, telemetry, nursing informatics,nursing administration and is a certified critical careR.N. She obtained her B.S.N. from the Universityof Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines in 1988.She migrated to the US in 1990 and worked atElmhurst City Hospital in Queens, New York andmoved to Illinois in 1997. Apart from teaching atNIU, she also works part time as a nursing supervisor at Alexian BrothersMedical Center in Elk Grove Village, IL.Mary Rudnicki, M.S., R.N., Weekend Cohort Coordinator/InstructorRudnicki received her bachelor’s degree in 1977 from Lewis Universityand master’s degree from NIU in 1986. She has been teaching at NIU invarious capacities since 1987. As a foster parent, Rudnicki learned firsthandthe meaning of health disparities and barriers to care. This experiencehad a profound impact on her career – steering her towards a path ofcommunity health care, grant writing and program development for theunderserved. As an administrator and grant-writer, Rudnicki has been acatalyst in the development of numerous programs and health care servicesfor the underserved throughout Illinois. As an educator, Rudnicki hasbeen involved in the education and preparation of nurses for over 20 years,specializing in the areas of pediatrics, community health and leadership. Asthe Regional Director of Community Health for an Illinois-based hospitalsystem, Rudnicki served as the community benefit expert for two of thesystem’s hospitals – actively applying the principles of community health ina hospital-based setting.Mary Jane Shaw, M.S., R.N., InstructorShaw received her diploma in Nursing fromFreeport Memorial Hospital School of Nursingin 1974. She received her B.S. from BenedictineUniversity and her M.S. in nursing education fromNIU. Shaw has experience in a variety of settingsincluding medical-surgical, OR, acute hemodialysis,public health, ICU, and cardiac telemetry andhas served as a clinical instructor at KishwaukeeCommunity College, Rock Valley College,and Sauk Valley Community College. She has worked with R.N.-B.S.completion students in an advising capacity at NIU for several years and isexcited to continue working with NIU nursing students as an instructor inthe weekend cohort.

SCHOLARSHIPSAND AWARDSScholarship Luncheon, 2010Keck-FrankScholarshipNicole AtanasoffMegan BrandtPamela SoberanoKelly Staka-LaszewskiFrerichsScholarshipRebecca CulbertsonTiffany HilyardTiffany MuiJessica NollKelly WinkelmanSofia ZafarFinneyScholarshipDonna AlshanskiBritnae ArkelsMeaghan BennettSarah BennettKatie BonnesCrystal BrumfieldAmanda CecchiJacqueline CrosbyChristine CruzNeha DarjiKelsei FagerLindsey GarnettAmanda GosmireKelsie GuehlerAmanda GussweinRachel HackeJanelle HarnerBrittney HarrisCourtney KearbeyBridget KellyTiffany KuhlmeyerJessica KuykendallMilena KuzebskaAshley MeehanCorthie McClinticVictoria McMullanNatalia MontoyaTaquana MuhammadMaggie OmachelMargaret PiarowskiElizabeth Reuber-DuhnKelene RouseyArika SafranskiRana SaqerKristina SartoriKathleen SianghioClair SmidAshlee SnoddyNovjot SohdiReneka TurnerRichardsScholarshipGuadalupe Barraza-RamirezAndrea Barrett-HollanderMichelle BatorEmily BurianDavid CampbellShadae CherryMelissa CrimJessica DePasquaEmily GoodyearJennifer GordonRebecca GottardoBenjamin GuthAlyssa HallSarah JohnsonBrittany KiddMegan KolkayJacki LamasterChristina LapiAlaine LecuyerKathryn MorrisonHannah OgunyomiL’Kita ReidTeah RiggsKristen SeligAmber SpearsAnya Van TasselKila WidellRoss ScholarshipNicole AtanasoffFrank ScholarshipNicole AtanasoffStudents in the NewsKarina Baltierrez is currently agraduate student in the NursingEducation Program and wasrecently published in the Journalof Industrial Teacher Education.Baltierrez’s article, “UnlearningHow I Have Been Taught,” wasinfluenced by her experience in anelective course entitled “Learninghow to Learn.”Ashley Rifkin received Internship/Co-op Student of the Monthfor the 2009 summer session. Toqualify Ashley was required to writeabout her work experience andsubmit letters of recommendationfrom her internship employer andan NIU faculty member. GradePoint Average was also consideredas part of the application process.Jacqueline Perkins is a FacultyFund Academic Finalist scholarshiprecipient and is thrilled to use thefunds towards her tuition and allthose expensive nursing textbooks.Recipients of this undergraduatescholarship must have stellaracademic backgrounds includinghigh grade point average, ACTscores, and class rank and arerequired to submit an essay.Northern Nurse page 3

Lusk becomes President ofthe American Associationfor the History of Nursing.Brigid Lusk, Chair of the Schoolof Nursing and Health Studies,was installed for a two year termas President of The AmericanAssociation for the Historyof Nursing (AAHN) at its fallinternational meeting in London,UK. Lusk has been a memberof the AAHN since 1992 andher dissertation was awarded theAAHN’s Teresa Christy prize forpre-doctoral scholarship in 1996.She has been a member of theAAHN board for many years. LuskBrigid Luskstates that she feels tremendouslyhonored to have been elected as president of the AAHN—it is anassociation whose membership has given her unparalleled supportboth professionally and socially. If you are interested in the richhistory of nursing, as a scholar or as a nurse who loves finding outabout our past, Lusk encourages you to join the association. Thereis an annual conference—next fall it’s in Fort Worth, Texas—andshe is sure that these conferences are unlike any conference you’veever been to. Traditionally the AAHN conferences are sited in anhistoric old hotel and all the events have an historic theme. Seethe website at http://www.aahn.org/ The NIU School of Nursingand Health Studies congratulates Brigid on this prestigiousappointment.Dr. Mary Elaine Koren appointedas Area Coordinator for NursingThe school welcomes Dr. MaryElaine Koren into a newlydeveloped position, The AreaCoordinator for Nursing. Withan exponential growth in thenursing program over the pastfew years, at both the graduateand undergraduate levels, theprovost noted a need for additionaladministrative support. Dr. Koren,who is an Associate Professor in theschool, has been Area Coordinatorsince January 2010. Since herappointment, Dr. Koren hasMary Elaine Korenassumed multiple administrativeresponsibilities and her warm and supportive presence in the schoolis a huge asset to our students, faculty, and staff. Thank you, Dr.Koren, we don’t know how we managed without you!The Nursing faculty recently approveda new curriculum to reflect thenewest American Association of Collegesof Nursing Essentials for BaccalaureateEducation and to better reflect thescholarly substance of current nursingscience. This new curriculum highlightsevidence-based nursing and has threenew courses: gerontological nursing,genetics and human genomics for nurses,and nursing informatics. In addition, allstudents are required to take a criticalthinking course at the beginning of thenursing curriculum.Donna MunroeAnxiety is commonlyexperienced by patientsawaiting surgery andprocedures. Decreasinganxiety can improve understandingof information about theprocedure, potentially improvepain management, and increasepatient satisfaction. Nursesworking in the Same-Day SurgeryUnit at Valley West Hospital(KishHealth System), Sandwich,IL, observed anxiety in patientsas they awaited procedures.A literature review found that massage, and specifically handmassage, was an effective technique to diminish pre-surgicalanxiety.Leanne Brand, R.N., B.A., Nurse Director for the unit and JulieGavin, a PCT who is also certified as a massage therapist and reflexologist,encouraged their colleagues to conduct a research projectto determine if hand massage would reduce anxiety for theirpatients. There is minimal time involved in the hand massageprocedure, and it has the potential to improve patient outcomesand overall patient satisfaction. Donna Munroe, a professor in theSchool of Nursing and Health Studies, is collaborating with thesenurses to design and implement this project. Dr. Munroe has beenworking with KishHealth System since 2003 on evidence-basedpractice education and projects, under the direction of Pam Duffy,Vice President, Patient Care Services and Cheryl Fisher (NIUalumnae, B.S. and M.S. Nursing) Assistant Vice President, PatientCare Services.Northern page 6

Leaders in Student NursingKelsie Guehler (top right), Reneka Turner(seated), and Andrea Barrett-Hollander(left) are current NIU nursing students withmore in common than just the university inwhich they attend.They are recognizable to nursing studentsthroughout the state and across thecountry. Kelsie Guehler is Director-Northfor the National Student Nurses Association(NSNA), and Treasurer for the NIUStudent Nurses Organization (SNO)Reneka Turner is Breakthrough to NursingDirector for the National Student NursesOrganization (NSNA), Director of Legislationfor the Student Nurses Association ofIllinois (SNAI) and President of the NIUStudent Nurses Organization (SNO)Andrea Barrett-Hollander is President, StudentNurses Association of Illinois (SNAI),and Senior Leader, NIU Student NursesOrganization (SNO).Kelsie and Reneka recently had a chance toanswer a few questions about their leadershipexperiences.Why did you decide to run for thesepositions?Turner: I’m passionate about working asan advocate for my fellow students and Iknew that I could make a stronger impactby participating in the student nursingorganizations.Guehler: It was at the convention that mypassion for nursing grew even further andI realized that I wanted to make a difference.I thought this would be a great wayto facilitate change.Were you required to campaign for yourposition(s)? If so, please explain a littleabout the process.Guehler: I had to be nominated from thefloor of the House of Delegates. Following,I had to create a poster presentation thatincluded a resume and answers to specificquestions. I attended caucuses in which Ispoke to various members of different stateorganizations about why I wanted to serveon the board for NSNA which includedquestion and answer sessions. Finally, Iwas required to give a formal presentation,in front of all convention attendees, aboutwhy I wanted to serve in this position.Turner: Yes, I was required to campaign forall the positions I hold. It was a lot of work,but was also the most fun I have had in mystudent nursing career thus far. On the stateand local levels I only had to submit myname and interest in running. I completedan “intent to serve” and campaign speech.Later, I went around speaking to studentswho attended the conference. The electionfor state was held at the weekend conferenceso we got the results immediately. Atthe national level the process was far different.I had to campaign like a real politicianfor my position. Campaign managershelped me shape my campaign platform. Ihad to have campaign materials and goalsoutlined for the position. Learning howto think on my feet and how to handle theopposition were part of the experience. Itwas amazing. We had to go around to differentstate caucuses to speak and towardsthe end of the conference we had to give acampaign speech. I was so nervous. Thefollowing day was voting. I ran from thefloor, which is usually an uphill battle. Iran against two pre-slated candidates. Bothof whom won national awards for theirprojects. I was a virtual unknown withno prior experience in the position on anylevel, but I ended up beating my competitionby almost 100 votes!What have you learned as a result of thisposition and/or from the campaigningprocess?Guehler: I learned that politics is hardwork and that it can be difficult to producechange but it is definitely not out of reach.It is so important to use your voice as futurenurses and that the voices we use ultimatelyare for our patients.Turner: You do not have to know everything,but you do have to have the confidenceand eagerness to learn. You must beable to relate to people from a variety ofbackgrounds and situations.What has been the greatest benefit?Guehler: I am affecting the lives of my patientson a much larger scale than just beingtheir nurse. I also have the opportunity toparticipate in numerous leadership workshopsand conventions in which I continueto develop professionally and learn aboutthe latest nursing research. The people Ihave met along the way are invaluable andthe experience has been far greater than anycollege class could ever provide!Turner: The opportunity to help people!I have also been able to network with somany wonderful individuals and I am gaininginvaluable leadership training that willbe helpful when I enter the workforce.What has been the greatest challenge?Turner: My biggest challenge is findingtime to get everything done. As a wife andmother of two beautiful children, I sometimesget overwhelmed with my extracurricularactivities and home life. However,this is my passion and I would not have itany other way. It is sometimes difficult tokeep that balance; however, I know the benefitsfar out-weigh the issues.Guehler: Managing my time has definitelybeen the biggest challenge! Makinga change requires a lot of extra time anddedication, but it is all worth it in the end.My planner/calendar has become my newbest friend.What has been the most unexpected orsurprising thing about your position?Guehler: The most surprising thing aboutmy position would probably be the incredibleamount of emails you receive and alsothe large amount of prominent nursingleaders you meet! For those that may beinterested you need to make sure that youhave the support of your faculty, yourfriends, and your family! You are going toneed support systems!Turner: I was surprised by how much peoplerely on your knowledge of what is goingon in the world. People expect you to beinformed. They believe you have somethingvaluable to contribute to their learning process.People listen to you when you are in aleadership position, so you must make sureyou know what you are talking about. Ihope people consider running for a positionin their school, state, or national professionalorganizations. Nursing needs you tobe involved. If we were to come togetheras nurses and nursing students, who knowswhat positive change we can affect in thisworld. All it takes is for us to get involved.Northern Nurse page 11

2010 International NursingStudents Conference inTurkey: A Team of Threefrom Northern IllinoisUniversityby Ayhan LashIn 2009, I was in Turkey presenting at aconference where two nursing professorsinvited me for a keynote presentation at anInternational Nursing Students Conferenceat Mugla University, in Fethiye (lovelybeach town on the AegeanSea). The conference wasorganized by the students,for the students, and studentsobtained funds from thelocal community. Imaginethat! I was pleased to accept,but it seemed to me that fora student conference, theinvitation should have beenextended to nursing students.When I asked about that theprofessors beamed and said,“Please bring as many NIUAyhan Lashstudents as you can. We willprovide room and board”. Ipromised to try but requested that NIUstudents be among the presenters. Theyagreed.The major problem with bringing NIUstudents to the conference was financial.Fortunately, the Chair of the School, Dr.Brigid Lusk, was enthusiastic about theconference, and so found partial financialsupport for one qualified student. Inthe mean time, I had been exploringfinancial support for more students.An organization, the Turkish CulturalFoundation, came through with travelscholarships for as many qualified studentsas I could find. In the end, two outstandingstudents, Ms. Reneka Turner and Ms.Meagan Richards, qualified for thesetravel scholarships. During the selectionprocess, I was impressed by their interestin the conference, their eagerness to meetfellow Turkish nursing students and theirenthusiasm to present at an internationalconference.On the first day of the conference, I wasvery proud to introducemy NIU students to theaudience where they werereceived enthusiastically.Turkish nursing studentswere particularly impressedby Reneka, a mother oftwo, traveling across theocean, to participate inthe conference. Meaganand Renekas’ presentation,“How We LearnedCultural Sensitivity”was outstanding. Theychronicled how they learnedempathy, compassion andaltruism, the theme students had chosen.Meagan and Reneka showed our stateof the art SimLab of course and picturesfrom their clinicals. Their presentationwas both informative and enjoyable asit showed American nursing studentslearning while having fun. As I listenedto Meagan and Reneka present, I wasproud of their poise and sophisticationand was filled with pride of our nursingprogram at NIU. I was equally pleased tosee them mix with their fellow students.The Turkish students must have takenmillions of pictures of themselves withMeagan and Reneka. The value of thiscultural exchange was priceless. I lookforward to another opportunity like thisin the near future.Trip to Turkeyby Meagan RichardsMy most proud moment as a nursingstudent, thus far, was being given theopportunity to travel to Turkey and meetother nursing students across the world.After a surprisingly pleasant 12 hours offlight, Reneka and I arrived at Dalaman,Turkey and were escorted to St. Nicolashotel in Fethiye. When we arrived to thehotel around 10 pm we were introducedto our student guide and translator, BircanGuler. He is a male nursing student andhelped answer any questions we had,helped translate for us (his English wasoutstanding), attended tours and activitieswith us, and was a great friend. He barelyslept the whole trip because he was so busy!We got some sleep after the long day oftraveling and woke up early to get readyto attend the annual nursing conferencehosted by Mugla University. A bustransported us and about 80 other nursingstudents to the venue for the conference.Reneka and I found our seats and enjoyedmeeting much of the staff of Mugla U. Wewere surprised after introductions that we,Reneka, Dr. Lash, Dr. Okumush (Lash’ssister and nursing professor), and I, hadreserved seats on the stage. Reneka and Iwere given headphones with a translator onthe other end so we could understand whatthe other speakers were saying.Reneka and I prepared for weeks for thisconference. The topic we were given tospeak about was “Teaching Sensitivity inYouth.” We narrowed this topic to qualitieswe have learned being nursing students inthe United States, such as working withreligious, ethnic, and socio-economicdiversity in our patients. The powerpoint included many pictures that weretaken in our simulation lab at NorthernIllinois University. We spoke about theimportance of nurses educating themselvesabout different patient cultures and usingtherapeutic communication. Specificpatient populations we spoke about werethe elderly, the poor, the illiterate, variousethnic and religious groups, etc.Other presenters spoke about nursingadvances in Turkey, we learned that malenursing is perhaps more common inTurkey than in the U.S., and what theNorthern Nurse page 12

NorthernNurseNONPROFITU.S. POSTAGE PAIDNORTHERN ILLINOISUNIVERSITYSchool of Nursing and Health StudiesNorthern Illinois University1425 W. Lincoln HwyDeKalb, Illinois 60115-2828✁✁LAST NAME FIRST INITIAL BIRTH SURNAMEHOME ADDRESSCITY STATE ZIP CODEOCCUPATIONBUSINESS ADDRESSCITY STATE ZIP CODENIU DEGREE(S) YEAR(S) RECEIVED MAJOR50th Anniversary 2009 Graduating ClassKeep in touch! Is there any professional or personal news you’d like to share with your NIU colleagues? New job? Promotion? Advancedcertification? Honors/awards? Professional activities? Marriage? New baby? Move? Feature stories for future editions of Northern Nurse?E-mail your updates!( )For further information contact Brigit Amburgey, M.S., Undergraduate Advisor, School of Nursing and Health Studies, Northern Illinois University,1425 W. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb, Illinois 60115-2828. Phone: 815-753-6557. E-mail: amburgey@niu.eduNorthern Nurse is a publication of the School of Nursing and Health Studies, 2010Editor: Brigit Amburgeywww.nursing.niu.eduGraphic Designer: Mary Lou Read-Dreyer✁TELEPHONEE-mail addressOTHER DEGREE(S) YEAR(S) RECEIVED INSTITUTION MAJORNorthern Illinois University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, disability, status based on the Victims’ EconomicSecurity and Safety Act (VESSA) or status as a disabled or Vietnam-era veteran. Further, the Constitution and Bylaws of Northern Illinois University provides for equal treatment regardless of political views or affiliation, and sexualorientation. Inquiries concerning application of Title IX, Section 504, and other statutes and regulations may be referred to the Affirmative Action and Diversity Resources Center, 1515 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL 60115,telephone 815-753-1118. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. Produced by the Northern Illinois University Offices of Publications and Document Services. www.niu.edu 11/10 6.4M 50460✁ ✁