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DP2393 1/20/03 1:56 PM Page 1A PUBLICATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF NURSING SPRING | SUMMER 2002NURSING EDUCATION FORTHE 21 ST CENTURY

DP2393 1/20/03 1:57 PM Page 2AMESSAGE FROM THE DEANTHIS ISSUE OF Rochester Nursing Today marks a time ofnew beginnings for the School of Nursing. Faculty and staffare celebrating where we’ve been and where we’re going, andwe’re extremely excited about the future.WE HAVE THE pleasure of graduating this year’sfour-year class, the last of a program that was begunin 1926 and has proudly educated thousands of nurses sinceits inception. This class, as have those before it, will go outinto the world of nursing and make us proud. Many of themwill seek additional training through other School of Nursinggraduate-level programs.2

DP2393 1/20/03 1:57 PM Page 3The School of Nursing’s last four-year nursing class graduates in May.THE DECISION TO phase out the traditional bachelor’sdegree curriculum was a result of the competitive worldof nursing schools. It has developed into an opportunity for usto now focus even more intently on the key aspects of theSchool’s prominence, particularly graduate-level offerings andresearch efforts, and we will continue to maintain the higheststandards in nursing practice, education and research as wemove forward with our comprehensive strategic plan.WE ALSO ARE proud to have recently introduced severalvehicles that we hope will foster communication amongalumni and the School. In addition to reaching out throughRochester Nursing Today, our Office of Alumni Relations hasdeveloped events such as the Lunch-n-Lecture series, whichbrings people together to learn about endeavors beingundertaken by School of Nursing faculty. We also havelaunched a web site that includes information about theAlumni Network, the Alumni Travel Program, ReunionIN THIS ISSUE YOU’LL read about new programs thatare helping current nurses update their skills and move ahead,and some that are attracting newcomers to the nursing fieldand helping them become nurses more quickly. We areWeekend, and events and news, and provides a way foralumni to keep all of us updated on their activities, bothprofessionally and personally. We hope that these initiativeswill keep alumni in touch.committed to staying on the leading edge of nursingeducation, in an effort to effectively prepare individuals forthis constantly changing world of health care.Sincerely,Patricia Chiverton, EdD, RN3

DP2393 1/20/03 1:57 PM Page 4Educating for a new age in nursingNew degree programs debuting this year are attracting newcomersto the nursing field and helping them become nurses more quickly, while othersare offering experienced practitioners opportunities to advance in their careers.Together, these innovative programs are strengthening the position of theUniversity of Rochester School of Nursing as a leader in the depth and breadthof its offerings.“These programs are unique in the Rochester area, and in some cases,unique in the nation,” says Judith Baggs, PhD, RN, associate dean for AcademicStudent Affairs. “We’ve looked at programs across the country to assess wherenursing is going because we want to be on the cutting edge of teaching, researchand practice.”

DP2393 1/20/03 1:57 PM Page 5Accelerated Bachelor’s andMaster’s Programs for Non-NursesIn a traditional curriculum leading to eligibility for registerednurse licensing, non-nurses with bachelor’s degrees arerequired to repeat their undergraduate education, whichcan take an average of three years. The School of Nursing’sAccelerated Bachelor’s Program for Non-Nurses willenable eligible college graduates to qualify for RN licensingin one year.Instead of requiring non-nursing students to “startover,” the accelerated program philosophy is to build uponpast education and experience. Students take coursesin research and health systems and policy and are requiredto complete 660 hours of clinical training. Thosewho have taken prerequisite courses in anatomy, physiology,microbiology, nutrition, and growth and development can earntheir degree in one year of full-time study. Part-time studyis also available.Coursework for the Accelerated Bachelor’s Programwill begin in May, with an anticipated enrollment this yearof seven full-time students and 15 part-time students.“This is by no means a watered down curriculum,”says program director Rita D’Aoust, MS, RN, ANP. “It isan ambitious three semesters with an emphasis on clinicalhours. We’re attracting the best and the brightest, people withstrong academic backgrounds and rich life experience. Oneof our prospective students graduated Phi Beta Kappa witha degree in English and has worked setting up hospiceprograms overseas.”The accelerated program has generated a tremendousamount of interest among prospective students from manywalks of life. “We have quite a mix of students interestedin joining our first class,” Baggs says, “including teachers,social workers, and foreign-trained physicians.”In the Accelerated Master’s Program, non-nursesearn a bachelor’s degree in a one-year generalist componentand a master’s degree in a two-year advanced practicecomponent. Specialty areas in the master’s program includeacute care, primary care, pediatrics and psychiatric/mentalhealth. Graduates meet New York state nurse practitionerstandards and are qualified for licensure. They typicallyfind jobs in advanced nursing practice, teaching and healthcare administration.Rita D’Aoust, MS, RN, ANP (left), works with acceleratedprogram student Nancy Cody, RD, CDE, CDN, on the cardiacintensive care unit.The University of Rochester School of Nursingis one of only three schools in New York state and 25 in thecountry to offer an accelerated nursing program, althoughthe number of such programs is expected to double in the nextfew years given the current nursing shortage. A diminishedpipeline of new nurses entering the field and an agingand retiring workforce has contributed to the shortfall.The scarcity of nurses could become a crisis as the largepopulation of aging baby boomers begins to place heavydemands on the health care industry. Experts predict that by2020 there could be a shortage of 1 million nurses.D’Aoust points out that, in addition to the overallnursing shortage, nurses with bachelor’s degrees are becomingscarce at a time when a high level of knowledge is needed tocare for increasingly sick patients. Of those who are enteringthe field, the majority have associate’s degrees, while thenumber of nurses enrolling in baccalaureate programs hasdeclined six years in a row.“We need well-trained nurses more than everbecause health care is becoming increasingly complex,”D’Aoust says. “Nurses are being asked to fill many roles,from leading multi-disciplinary teams to managing care acrossthe continuum to serving as patient educators.”5

DP2393 1/20/03 1:57 PM Page 6Yet this complexity offers many new opportunities,which is precisely what is attracting newcomers. “Peopleare looking for job satisfaction and job security,” D’Aoustsays. “A career in nursing offers them both stability andpersonal fulfillment.”D’Aoust acknowledges there are many challengesin store for future nurses who choose to enroll in the SON’saccelerated programs. “The curriculums are demanding, andnursing is a second career for many of our candidates, whoare raising families and in need of tuition support. We areapplying for grants to help with scholarship money, but weask alumni and friends of nursing to keep us in mind whenit’s time to plan charitable giving. And, of course, help usspread the word about these exciting new programs!”Combined Master’s and Doctorate Program“The shortage of nurses in the field is only partof the story,” Baggs says. “There is also a growing shortage ofnursing faculty as teachers retire.”To meet this need, the School developed anaccelerated program for qualified nurses with bachelor’sdegrees that leads to a master’s and doctorate in a minimumof four-and-a-half years of full-time study. Normally,a full-time student would take six to seven years to completethese two programs separately.The dual, accelerated program is the only one of itskind in the nation, in that doctoral level research begins earlyin the program, in lieu of master’s level research courses, anddoctoral credit is given for some courses taken as part of themaster’s degree. And while other accelerated PhD programsreduce or eliminate advanced practice training, the School ofNursing program makes completion of the advanced practicemaster’s degree and eligibility for national nurse practitionercertification an integral part of the curriculum.The MS/PhD program is designed to attract nurseswho want to teach earlier in their careers, rather than later,which has been the norm. It is specifically geared to nursingfaculty who wish to continue to practice while they teach andconduct clinical research.“There are so many opportunities for graduatesof this program, jobs that combine teaching, research, andclinical practice.” Baggs says. “It is ideal for someone witha bachelor’s degree in nursing who wants to be both a scholarand a practitioner. We are the only nursing school in the arealinked with a tertiary care center, so we combine theory andclassroom learning with practice.”A few students were admitted to the program in thefall of 2001, and the first full class will begin studies in thefall of 2002. They may specialize in the areas of pediatrics,pediatric/neonatal, acute care, adult care, family care, andpsychiatric/mental health.Pediatric Nurse Practitionerand Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner(PNP/PMHNP) Master’s ProgramMore than 20 percent of children and adolescentsin the United States are affected by mental health problemsthat impair functioning at home and school, but only 70percent of those afflicted receive treatment.This summer, the School of Nursing’s new dualmaster’s program will begin training nurse practitioners inthe specialties of pediatrics and mental health, qualifyingthem to screen for and treat mental health problems inprimary care settings. Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN-CS,CPNP, is director of the ground-breaking program, whichis also the newest specialty area of the School’s master’sdegree offerings. The PNP/PMHNP Master’s Programis among the first of its kind in the country.“Suicide among teens and children has quadrupledin the last 20 years,” Melnyk says. “Depression, anxietydisorders, substance abuse, eating disorders, smoking,risk-taking behaviors, and ADD/ADHD are prevalent amongyoung people and could escalate due to increased stress as aresult of the recent terrorism. Chronic health conditions thatoften affect a child’s mental health also are on the rise, suchas asthma, diabetes and obesity.”Because there are too few mental health providers toassess and treat children and adolescents with mental healthproblems, pediatric healthcare providers must often providethese services. Yet in a recent national survey that Melnykspearheaded as founding chair of the National Association ofPediatric Nurse Practitioner’s new mental health campaign(KySS, or Keep your children/yourself Safe and Secure), sheand her colleagues found the majority of pediatric primarycare providers surveyed do not feel adequately prepared toassess and treat common emotional and behavioral disorders.What’s more, families wary of being stigmatized for accessingmental health services often do not seek treatment.6

DP2393 1/20/03 1:57 PM Page 7The new Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Master’s Program will teach students how to assess andtreat common emotional and behavioral disorders in children and teens in the primary care setting, issues that also are being addressed throughthe KySS campaign.“Our goal in creating the PNP/PMHNP Master’sProgram is to provide a new, holistic model of primary carefor children geared to their biological, psychological, andsocial healthcare needs,” Melnyk says.Pediatric/Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners inpediatrics offices can see all of the patients over time andhave their own caseloads. They will be trained to spot mentalhealth problems that can manifest themselves aspsychosomatic complaints such as headaches and stomachaches. Families may feel more comfortable seeking mentalhealth treatment for their children in primary care settings,making for successful early interventions and higher ratesof compliance.The PNP/PMHNP Master’s Program is consistentwith the objectives of Healthy People 2010, the nation’s healthagenda. One priority goal of Healthy People 2010 is toincrease the number of adults and children who receivemental health screening and treatment.Targeted to nurses with bachelor’s degrees locallyand across the country, the two-year, full-time program willofficially debut in June with hopes of enrolling about halfa dozen students in its first cohort. Courses will be offeredonline during the summerto familiarize studentswith distance learningtechnology while theyprepare to move toRochester. Selectedcomponents of theprogram’s fall and springcourses will be offeredonline and via teleconferencing,as well. Facultymembers are working ona plan for students to enroll Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN-CS, PNPpart-time as an option.Students will fulfill the program’s clinicalrequirements in culturally diverse as well as medicallyunderserved and rural areas, where waiting periods of up to60 days and distances of more than 45 miles to access mentalhealth treatment are not uncommon. Once the first graduatesare working in the field, formal evaluations with bothnurse practitioners and their employers will be conducted todetermine the success of this new model of care.7

DP2393 1/20/03 1:58 PM Page 8“I WAS INTERESTEDIN GOING BACKTO WORK BUTI KNEW THAT INNURSING,SO MUCH WASDIFFERENT —COMPUTERS,EQUIPMENT,MEDICATIONS…I WANTED TOGET UP TO SPEEDON EVERYTHINGTHAT’S CURRENT.”

DP2393 1/20/03 1:58 PM Page 9Center for Lifelong Learning offersleading-edge training for experienced nursesIt has been 10 years since Pam Green practiced nursing. She spentfive years in medical-surgical nursing at Highland and StrongMemorial hospitals, as well as a hospital in Hilton Head. She alsoworked on and off in geriatric nursing. Then she made the decisionto stay home to take care of her two children.This year, though, with her kids now 8 and 10, Green decidedto get back into the workforce. But she wanted a little helpbefore rejoining a profession that had changed considerably in thelast decade.“I was interested in going back to work but I knew that innursing, so much was different — computers, equipment,medications... I wanted to get up to speed on everything that’scurrent.”Coincidentally, Green decided to call the School of Nursingon the off chance there was a course that might give her theinformation she needed to be confident about moving back intonursing. And School officials told her a new curriculum was beingoffered for people just like her. “I couldn’t believe my luck,”she says. “I was thrilled.”new directions in nursing educationReconfiguring the Classroom:

DP2393 1/20/03 1:58 PM Page 10UPDATING KNOWLEDGE, SKILLSThe new Registered Nurse Refresher Course, being offeredthrough the Community Nursing Center’s Center for LifelongLearning, began this spring. It provides an opportunity toupdate knowledge and skills of current nursing theory andpractice for those nurses wishing to re-enter the work force,like Pam Green, or nurses who want to enhance their skills inorder to take on another job in the nursing field, says centerdirector Pamela Smith MS, RN, ANP.“We are very excited to be able to offer the RNRefresher Course,” Smith says. “It gives registered nurses anupdate about the world of nursing as it is today, and providesthem with confidence as they re-enter the work force or moveto a different position than they’ve held in the past.”The first RN Refresher Course offered this springattracted 21 nurses, from the Rochester area and across NewYork state. Tuition for the first 25 students was paid forthrough the New York State Work Training Program, whichprovided grant funding. The full cost for the course was$2,695.Smith also worked collaboratively with the WesternNew York Rural Area Health Education Center in recruitmentof students for the program. In fact, they identifiedstudents from their coverage area and gave them applicationsfor mileage reimbursement. Ten students were eligible.In a time when the average age of nurses is 47 yearsold, the majority of those nurses will retire in the next decade.Only 9 percent of working nurses today are under the age of30, down from 25 percent in 1980. It is anticipated that by theyear 2010 there will be approximately 600,000 baccalaureatepreparednurses available yet 1.4 million will be needed.“This course is another way the School of Nursing isdoing its part to help with the nursing shortage,” Smith says.The Center for Lifelong Learning is only a year oldbut already it is providing a wide range of courses that meetthe needs of today’s nurses who strive to learn and grow, andhopefully will make a difference in retaining nurses.“We’re committed to developing and implementingquality continuing education for nurses, physicians and otherhealth professionals, providing enrichment for health carepersonnel who seek learning experiences that advance thempersonally and professionally,” Smith says.The Center is constantly searching for innovativeways to meet educational needs within these ever-changingtimes, moving into niche areas that will assist health careprofessionals and in the process have an impact on thenursing shortage facing this area and the rest of the country,she says.Pamela Smith MS, RN, ANP(right) Debra Cummingsand Mary Sanderson are part ofthe new RN Refresher Course.10

DP2393 1/20/03 1:59 PM Page 11DISASTER RELIEF MANAGEMENTOther programs being offered by the Center for LifelongLearning are sure to provide leading-edge training for nurseswho wish to gain valuable knowledge that will make a differencein their lives and impact their communities and beyond.The events of Sept. 11 forever changed the way theworld views health care and rescue personnel. The terrorists’actions and the death and destruction they left behind madethe world realize that it needs to be prepared for anything andeverything that could happen, including additional terroristattacks and the threat of anthrax spores or the smallpox virus.A new graduate-level course – Disaster ReliefManagement – is being offered in collaboration with theUniversity of Ulster in Northern Ireland. The curriculumprovides an online elective for health care professionals andothers in the helping professions to acquire the knowledgeand principles required to facilitate, manage and coordinateprompt and effective disaster management.The coursework began in January with studentsaccessing the course through the University of Ulster’s new“virtual campus,” a distance-learning Internet portal calledCampus One. This course is the first of its kind. Interactiveonline sessions connect students with others from around theworld. Any nurse or nursing student in the country can enroll.The unique coursework was developed by educationalinstitutions, aid relief organizations and nationalmilitaries in Britain, Ireland, Finland, Sweden and Spain.Kathryn Votava, PhD, RN, chief research officer of theCommunity Nursing Center and assistant professor of clinicalnursing, is the course coordinator. William Russell, BA, BSN,RN, director of Passport Health, and Tener Veenema, PhD,MPH, CPNP, assistant professor, have contributed to thecourse content. University of Rochester Medical Centertoxicology expert Thomas Clarkson, PhD, MD, also hascontributed to development of the course materials.Votava cautions that while there is a real need fornurses to be trained to handle major disasters such as the onethat took place at the World Trade Center, nurses also need toobtain the skills that will help with events on a smaller yetstill serious scale. “Disaster is a matter of perception,” Votavasays. “A disaster is not a major incident, but a major incidentcan be a disaster. It depends on where it happens and how thatarea handles that event.” For example, a recent train accidentin a developing country in Africa was considered a disasterwhere as in western societies it would have been classified asKathryn Votava, PhD, MS, BS, RN, is leading a course in DisasterRelief Management, which brings together students from around theglobe through an online initiative with the University of Ulster.“A DISASTER IS NOT A MAJOR INCIDENT,BUT A MAJOR INCIDENT CAN BE A DISASTER.IT DEPENDS ON WHERE IT HAPPENS AND HOWTHAT AREA HANDLES THAT EVENT. “a major incident but not a disaster. Something as commonas an ice storm, if it occurs on a massive scale, can bring toa halt all community activities, preventing residents fromgetting food or emergency health care, and stopping rescuepersonnel from reaching those in desperate need of assistance.Votava’s course in disaster relief management hrlpsnurses develop skills that apply to a wide variety of diastersituations. Students learn to plan ahead for a disaster,analyzing the systems currently in place, confirming thetraining level of personnel involved is adequate, and locatingother resources that can assist during disasters. They will takea real-life look at disaster situations that have taken place orcould take place where they live and apply what they learnabout disaster relief management in an effort to double-checkexisting systems’ abilities to handle a potential disaster.Yet this course is a drop in the bucket. “We havemade quantum leaps in terms of being aware of our vulnerabilitiesin the last seven months but there’s still much to bedone,” she says.11

DP2393 1/20/03 1:59 PM Page 12Tener Goodwin Veenema, PhD, MPHGLOBAL NURSINGThe Center for Lifelong Learning also is offering a uniqueonline course in Global Nursing and International HealthSystems Analysis designed to prepare nurses for global publichealth practice. It uses the Internet as a tool to find theknowledge and skills necessary to effectively practicethroughout the world. It also gives considerationto issues that require a public health response by local,national or international health care agencies inside andoutside the United States.Presented by Tener Goodwin Veenema, PhD, MPH,CPNP, assistant professor in the Center for High-RiskChildren and Youth, the curriculum is an introduction toglobal health care organizations and educational resourcesfocused on public health decision-making, health economiesand issues surrounding international child health.“Global nursing looks at the impact of geography,political environments, economics and changing demographicson health care issues,” says Veenema, whospecializes in public health, pediatrics and nursing administration.“For nurses to make the biggest impact, they must takea broader look at the world and its needs.”The course introduces students to international healthorganizations for an understanding of where particular groupswork and what their missions are. The course covers the issueof the global burden of disease, helping students consider abroader population in health care planning and assessment.“We need nurses to have the tools to quickly learnabout cultures in addition to our own,” Veenema says. “Forthem to function in the international health care arena, theyneed to identify the unique needs of the population andestablish priorities for a response.”Communities in South Africa, for instance, havea variety of very different health care systems as a result ofgovernment and economic structures. In a culture that puts itstrust in traditional healers, an awareness of this leadership rolecan have an impact on the success of a particular health carestrategy.“If you don’t know who holds the power in the worldyou’re in, nothing you do will make a difference.” Having theknowledge, or at least knowing where to find it, is key.The nursing shortage is a worry in all aspects ofhealth care but becomes more significant when consideringglobal concerns, says Veenema, who sits on the InternationalNursing Coalition for Mass Casualty Education.“In the next 10 years we will continue to see theimpact the nursing shortage is having on our society,” shesays. “Add to that the threat of terrorism in its many formsand we’re facing a real problem. And it doesn’t have to be anact of terrorism that affects a community. It could be a fluepidemic, or a meningitis outbreak. But nurses are needed.”“Global nursing is an opportunity for nurses to getinvolved. Hopefully this course will invigorate professionalsto come into or stay in nursing.”LEADING THE WAY, NOW AND IN THE FUTUREThe second year of existence for the Center for LifelongLearning is already incredibly busy, with new programs beingdeveloped at a fast pace, Smith says.Current offerings include: Credentialing forRegistered Nurse First Assistants; Spanish for HealthProfessionals, which teaches simple phrases, terminology andpronunciation necessary to communicate with Spanishspeakingclients; and Nutrition and Health, a course thatfocuses on basic concepts of nutrition.Also, a Debriefing Course that consists of communicationskills workshops, seminars on coping with change anddealing with domestic violence and date rape, assessment andlethality workshop, and helping children deal with emotions;and Baker & Baker, which focuses on health care finance,accounting and financial analysis.Coming this summer, the Center for LifelongLearning will offer Nurse Entrepreneurship, Nurse LegalConsultant and End-of-Life Nursing.The goal of the Center for Lifelong Learning is toprovide opportunities for nurses who want to learn new skillsor refresh their knowledge of the health care world in order togain the confidence they need to re-enter the workforce,switch jobs or just become even better at what they alreadydo, Smith says.12

DP2393 1/20/03 1:59 PM Page 13Distinguished School of Nursing alum inspires graduates,accepts University Scholar MedalAS A CURIOUS YOUNGSTER GROWINGup in a farming village in NewYork’s Hudson Valley, Lillian Nail’sinquisitive nature and hunger to learnwas nurtured by inspiring educatorsand supportive parents. Today, as adistinguished scientist and foremostpsychosocial oncologist, hercuriosity has evolved into a passionfor tackling quality-of-life issues thatimpact people undergoing treatment for cancer.Lillian Nail, RN, PhD, FAAN, was in Rochester onMay 18 and 19, 2001, to present the keynote address at theSchool of Nursing Commencement Ceremony, and to acceptthe University of Rochester’s prestigious DistinguishedScholar Medal at the University’s Doctoral Ceremony. Theaward recognizes graduates of the University’s PhD programwhose distinguished careers reflect positively on theUniversity and its graduate education program.Nail is the Dr. May E. Rawlinson Endowed Professorand a senior scientist at the Oregon Health and SciencesUniversity. She holds a bachelor’s, master’s and PhD from theSchool of Nursing, where her thirst for knowledge was fueledby a fascination with research and a zeal for education.Early in her career, during her PhD training, it wasNail’s curiosity that led her to question the impact ofemotional responses on cancer treatment when studying theeffects of nursing interventions on outcomes. At the time,such side effects were typically controlled for in researchstudies, rather than addressed. Those early career seeds haveblossomed into a career that’s given prominence to both thetopic and to Nail.Her scholarly and clinical expertise, coupled withpersonal experience as a cancer survivor, has given focus toher work aimed at improving the quality of life for cancerpatients. Nail’s research has centered on coping with cancerand managing the disease and its treatment-related side effectsto improve psychological and functional outcomes forpatients. She has earned a national reputation for her scientificfindings on fatigue and other symptoms that erode quality oflife during chemotherapy and radiation treatments.Nail’s contributions have resulted in the rankingof fatigue among prominent items on the national oncologyclinical research agenda. Her innovative work is leading tosignificant advances in scientific knowledge that ultimatelybenefits patients and their families, and enhances the understandingof the professionals who care for cancer patients.Nail has a litany of impressive accomplishments,including grant-funded studies, publications and awards.She has been a primary or co-investigator on17 grants totaling nearly $5 million. She currently leadsan interdisciplinary team that is examining the genetic basisof persistent fatigue after breast cancer treatment.She is an advocate for effective cancer care whosecommitment extends from clinical and academic to layaudiences, where her personal experiences as a cancer patientadd empathy and credibility to her important message. Lastfall she visited Rochester to lead the third annual ThrivingAfter Breast Cancer conference with presentations to healthprofessionals, cancer patients and survivors, and families.In addition to the University’s Distinguished ScholarMedal, Nail recently received the national Oncology NursingSociety Distinguished Researcher Award and the WesternInstitute of Nursing Lectureship Award which recognized her“deep passion for improving the lives of people experiencingcancer… [through] research and education.”A respected educator, Nail has been hailed as “aneager and generous mentor,” according to her friend andcolleague Madeline H. Schmitt, PhD, RN, FAAN, professorand Independence Chair in Nursing and InterdisciplinaryEducation at the School of Nursing.The road to her current role in Oregon began withstaff nurse positions at the University’s Strong MemorialHospital, spending time in surgical intensive care, cardiology,and eventually the Cancer Center where her work includedresearch and teaching. In 1990 she moved to Salt Lake Cityto become associate dean for research at the University ofUtah College of Nursing. She was eventually named professorand Louis S. Peery, MD, and Janet B. Peery PresidentialEndowed Chair in Nursing at Utah. After serving in thatcapacity for a year, Nail moved to Oregon to assume hercurrent professorship.

DP2393 1/20/03 1:59 PM Page 14Research NewsSchool moves up inNIH rankingsThe School of Nursing received wonderful news this springfrom the National Institutes of Health. The School movedup in rankings of schools of nursing, from 27 th last yearto 22 nd this year.The improved ranking is an illustration of the growthand success the School has experienced in the area ofresearch during the past few years as well as the tremendousefforts by the faculty, says Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN-CS,CPNP, associate dean for Research and director of the Centerfor Research and Evidence-Based Practice.“Research productivity has been soaring in the Schoolof Nursing,” Melnyk says proudly. “Since 1999, NIH fundingdollars have nearly quadrupled, from $648,121 to $2.25million. Total research dollars since 1999 have increased from$809,324 to more than $3.13 million.”Among some of the current innovative projectsresearchers are focusing on:“Unintentional Injury Prevention Research/SocializationStrategy, Temperament and Childhood Injuries”by Robert Cole, PhD (PI), Harriet Kitzman, PhD, RN,Lorrie Yoos, PhD, RN, CPNP, and Kim Sidora, MPH. Thisthree-year study, funded by the Centers for Disease Controlfor $818,525, is testing the interaction of maternalsocialization, monitoring strategies and child temperament onthe number of injuries suffered by preschool-age children.“ICU Culture and Problematic Treatment Cases”by Judith Baggs, PhD, RN (PI), and Madeline Schmitt, PhD,RN, FAAN, Mary Dombeck, PhD, DMIN, RN, and SallyNorton, PhD, RN. This three-year study, funded byNIH/National Institute of Nursing Research for $677,218, isdescribing the cultural context of ICUs as well as developingand comparing contemporaneous perspectives of patients,families and healthcare providers and their relationship toend-of-life decision-making.“Improving Outcomes of Low-Birth-Weight PrematureInfants and Parents”Being conducted by Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP(PI), Linda Alpert-Gillis, PhD (Co-Investigator) and NancyFeinstein, PhD, RN (Co-Investigator), the study received$2.44 million from NIH/National Institute of NursingResearch. It is testing the effects of a theoretically drivenreproducible intervention on the outcomes of 240 low-birthweightpremature infants through 2 years old and their parentsat Golisano Children’s Hospital and Crouse Irving MemorialHospital’s neonatal intensive care units.“The KySS (Keep your children/yourself Safe and Secure)National Survey of Children, Teens, Parents, and PediatricHealth Care Providers”The study is being conducted by Melnyk (PI), with ZendiMoldenhauer, MS, RN, PNP, Tener Veenema, PhD, MPH,CPNP, Jane Tuttle, PhD, RN, Pamela Herendeen, MS, RN-CS, PNP and Leigh Small, MS, RN-CS, PNP. Since the datacollection for this study, which is being funded by theNational Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners andLowe’s Home Safety Council, began before the Sept. 11tragedy, SON researchers could be among the first researchersto have this type of data nationally.Melnyk founded and is chairperson of the nationalKySS campaign, an endeavor that will reduce/prevent mentalhealth problems and psychosocial morbidities in children andteens. It is sponsored by the National Association of PediatricNurse Practitioners (NAPNP) and endorsed by 17 othernational nursing and interdisciplinary organizations, includingthe American Academy of Pediatrics, Sigma Theta TauInternational, the American Academy of Nursing, the NationalAssociation of School Psychologists, and the NationalAssociation of Social Workers.14

DP2393 1/20/03 1:59 PM Page 15AMONG RECENT RESEARCH HONORS BESTOWED UPON THE SCHOOL’S FACULTY:Patricia Coleman, PhD, RN, was selected as a Hartford Post-Doctoral Fellow. She is one of nineselected nationally. The John A. Hartford Foundation’s Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacityscholar program selected 20 new nurse scholars to receive $100,000 each to support their studiesand research in the field of geriatric nursing.Hong Li, PhD, RN, and Sally Norton, PhD, RN, have been named Hartford Scholars for this summer’sHartford Institute. They have been selected to attend the same week-long program to develop theirresearch skills and refine their research questions relevant to geriatric nursing practice. Li’s research focusis on “Family Care for Hospitalized Elders: Developing and Testing Nursing Interventions.” Norton’sresearch focus is on “A Mixed-Method Evaluation of a Palliative Care Consult Service.” They are among12 scholars selected for the 2002 Summer Program. The selection of three School of Nursing facultymembers for this program is a reflection of the strength of faculty in geriatric nursing research.Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN-CS, CPNP, was honored as the recipient of the Eastern Nursing ResearchSociety’s 2002 Distinguished Contributions to Nursing Research Award at the ENRS conference in March.She was recognized for her program of research that has improved outcomes for children and families whoface a variety of stressful life events and transitions, such as unexpected hospitalization, divorce,premature birth, and mental health/psychosocial morbidities. ENRS also recognized Dr. Melnyk’s nationalcontributions through the KySS campaign and her assistance to families after the September 11 attackon our nation to help children and teens cope with the event as well as her national leadership inevidence-based practice.Since 1999, NIHfunding dollars havenearly quadrupled,from $648,121 to $2.25million. Total researchdollars since 1999have increased fromDiane Mick, PhD, RN, CCNS, has been awarded a Hartford Institute/Merck Fellowship Award. She willattend the week-long 2002 Summer Program and receive additional mentoring to do pilot work for a grantapplication for National Institute of Aging (NIA). Her research will focus on “Exploring Predictors ofCascade Iatrogenesis in Hospitalized Elderly.” She is one of three selected.$809,324 to more than$3.13 million.Sally Norton, PhD, RN, was honored as the recipient of the 2002 Eastern Nursing Research Society’sJohn A. Hartford Geriatric Nursing Research Award as a Junior Investigator. Norton recently completeda two-year post-doctoral fellowship at Oregon Health Sciences University and is building an importantprogram of research on end-of-life decision-making and end-of-life care. Her dissertation study usedgrounded theory and analyzed how families, nurses and physicians negotiate decisions near the end-of-lifeand how they influence one another. In her postdoctoral work, Norton studied surrogates of residents withdementia in nursing homes and how their decisions on end-of-life care were made. She has publishedthese studies and was recently recognized by two esteemed awards – the Midwest Nursing ResearchSociety Qualitative Section Dissertation Proposal Award of Excellence and the Friends of NINR Ada SueHinshaw Scholar.

DP2393 1/20/03 1:59 PM Page 16Learning from nursing colleagues in ChinaHong Li, PhD, RN, assistant professor of nursing, is developing a unique relationship betweenthe School of Nursing and China Military General Hospital in Beijing.Li is working with officials at the hospital, which includes a military post-graduatemedical school and the Chinese Military Clinical Nursing Technology Center, to createa program that allows nurses from Beijing and Rochester to learn from each other throughconferences, research projects and an exchange of personnel.“There is so much that is possible when we all work together,” Li says. “The world isgetting smaller and smaller because of advanced technology, and an exchange of informationand expertise is very valuable.”Li’s collaboration with China Military General Hospital began while she was at theOregon Health Sciences University, where she completed her BSN, MS, PhD and postdoctoraltraining in nursing after working seven years as a staff nurse at First Teaching Hospital ofBeijing Medical University. She facilitated a similar exchange program between OHSU andChina Military General Hospital. The relationship was successful, Li says, providing distinctiveencounters for all involved.This is the second partnership involving the University of Rochester that Li hasorganized with nurses in China. She currently is leading a Chinese-American team ofresearchers on a project unprecedented in that country, by which Chinese nurses arestudying – through interviews with families and patients – how families provide care to elderlycancer patients at Beijing Cancer Hospital.She and Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN-CS, PNP, associate dean for research anddirector of both the School of Nursing’s Center for Research and Evidence-Based Practiceand the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program, have launched a pilot study in the U.S. totest the effects of a nursing intervention, Creating Access for Relatives’ Empowerment (CARE),on outcomes of patients and their family members.Hong Li, PhD, RN (above),is working with nursesat China Military GeneralHospital in Beijingto create a programthat allows nurses fromboth countries to learnfrom each other.

DP2393 1/20/03 1:59 PM Page 17“Jo Craytor Put Her Gift toNursing in Trust, and . . .”Jo Craytor (left) is a generous benefactor of the School of Nursing. With Jo in oneof the renovated teaching labs in Helen Wood Hall is Rebecca Damore ’02,a fourth-year, dual-degree major in nursing and psychology.• Provided generous financialsupport for theSchool of Nursing• Created a guaranteedlifetime annuity• Released earning power ofappreciated assets withoutincurring capital gains tax• Obtained tax reliefFor information on giving to the School of Nursing through charitable giftannuities, contact Jack Kreckel, Development Office, Department of Trusts andEstates, at kreckel@alumni.rochester.edu; phone (585) 273-5904; or call toll free:1-800-635-4672

DP2393 1/20/03 2:00 PM Page 18News briefsSchool News FOCUS ON GIVINGMembers of the Davenport-HatchFoundation board and other familymembers of Helen Hatch Hellergather for the ribbon-cuttingdedication of the Helen HatchHeller ’37 Clinical and EducationalResource Center.Front, Lindsey Knoble, HelenHatch Heller, Shirley Warren;second row, Austin Hildebrandt,Dave Taylor, Lee Taylor, ChristineTaylor, Ty Warren, MaryHildebrandt; back, Forbes Warren,Bill Ely, Tom Hildebrandt, DougTaylor, Marianne Taylor.Davenport-HatchFoundation participates in theMcLouth ChallengeHelen Hatch Heller (left) and School of Nursing Dean PatriciaChiverton proudly cut the ribbon on the new Helen Hatch Heller’37 Clinical and Educational Resource Center at a ceremony April 9.Online GivingThe Office of Development has createda secure, online giving form for all donationsto the School of Nursing. If you would liketo make a gift to the School online, visit oursecure server at:www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/Alumni/Gift/makeagift.cfm.The Davenport-Hatch Foundation has provided a grant of$100,000 to name the School of Nursing’s Clinical &Educational Resource Center for Helen Hatch Heller, a 1937alumna who has been a dear friend and generous supporter ofher alma mater through the years. As a member of theDavenport-Hatch Foundation Board, Mrs. Heller has playedan integral role in the Foundation’s outstanding support of theSchool, including its establishment of the Mabel M. and A. T.Hatch Memorial Scholarship in 1979. This scholarship,named for Heller’s parents, has grown to be the School’slargest scholarship endowment, and has touched the lives of95 nursing students with awards totaling $700,824. In thewords of Carmen Rodriguez, recipient of the HatchScholarship for the past two years, “Mrs. Heller is truly aninspiration to us all.”The School of Nursing is proud to name the HelenHatch Heller ’37 Clinical & Educational Resource Center, andgrateful for the Davenport-Hatch Foundation’s most generousgrant that has helped secure an additional $200,000 for theMcLouth Scholarship Fund.18

DP2393 1/20/03 2:00 PM Page 19McLouth Challenge: Alumniand friends leading the wayThe McLouth Challenge for the 21 st Century, a $2 millionchallenge grant that provides a 2:1 match for new andincreased contributions to the University of Rochester Schoolof Nursing, has inspired alumni, friends and charitablefoundations to invest generously this year. Currently, ourfundraising efforts total nearly $950,000 with just a fewmonths remaining. We are confident that we will exceed thisambitious goal with the help of individuals and organizationswho believe in our outstanding programs in nursingeducation, practice and research.The $2 million McLouth Challenge Grant, whichprovides a 2:1 match for new and increased gifts to theSchool, will create the much-needed McLouth ScholarshipFund for Nursing Students. This grant makes it possible forsupporters to triple the impact of their generosity this year.It was Charles McLouth III of Palmyra, N.Y., whomade this challenge grant possible for the School of Nursingthrough provisions in his will. He recognized the importanceof preparing nursing students to become leaders in their field,and hoped to inspire alumni, friends and organizations tosupport the outstanding work done at the School of Nursing inthis area. Leadership contributions since the fall issue ofRochester Nursing Today include:The Davenport-Hatch Foundation provided agenerous grant to name the Helen Hatch Heller ’37 Clinical& Educational Resource Center, and also establish a Dean’sCapital Resource Fund.Eleanor Hall made a major contribution to namethe Eleanor Hall Heritage Center, and to support the School’sprograms in nursing education, practice and research.Marilyn Fiske ’67 and Harold H. Gardner, MD ’65have made a significant commitment to establish a NursingFaculty Support Fund in their names to provide resources forinterdisciplinary and community health research, educationand practice endeavors by faculty.Lucretia W. McClure has made a leadership giftto establish the Lucretia W. McClure Heritage Library Fundto support historical initiatives at the School of Nursing,including the Oral Histories Project.If you have any questions or would like toparticipate, please call Vicki Dodds in the Office of AlumniRelations & Development at (800) 333-4428.Honorary alumna Eleanor Hallinvests in School of Nursing’shistory, futureEleanor Hall, RN, MA, has provided a gift of $100,000 to theSchool of Nursing, naming the Eleanor Hall Heritage Centerand providing much-needed resources to advance the School’soutstanding programs in education, practice and research.Hall was chair of the Department of Nursing of theSchool of Medicine & Dentistry from 1957-71. She led in theeffort to regain the School’s accreditation in 1960, and pavedthe way for an independent School of Nursing within theMedical Center. Hall has been an outstanding advisor andsupporter ever since, and has been a leader in the School’shistorical preservation efforts. She was named an honorarymember of the alumni association in recognition of herleadership and involvement.The Eleanor Hall Heritage Center providesa beautiful space for students, alumni, faculty and visitorsto view historical memorabilia and learn from the historicalvolumes and videos housed within. The Center is located onthe first floor of Helen Wood Hall, in a room that was oncepart of a suite used by Clare Dennison, who led the Schoolof Nursing from 1931-1951.Not only has Eleanor Hall’s gift helped the Schoolpreserve and promote its rich history, but it will providefunding to support programs that are integral to the School’ssuccess in the future. The School is grateful for hergenerosity, and proud to name this important new facilityin her honor.19

DP2393 1/20/03 2:00 PM Page 20News briefsSchool News FOCUS ON ALUMNILetter from the Alumni OfficeBy now you all have received a few issues of RochesterNursing Today, the alumni magazine for the Universityof Rochester School of Nursing. I hope you are enjoyingcatching up on all that is happening here at the Schoolof Nursing and reading about the exciting programs andnew initiatives underway.If there is something you would like to see inRochester Nursing Today or have a question on an articlefeatured in the magazine, please don’t hesitate to contactthe alumni office by e-mail at RochesterNursingToday@urmc.rochester.edu or by calling 800-333-4428. This isyour magazine and I welcome any feedback you mayhave or ideas for future issues.The alumni office is always looking for betterways to stay connected with you. There are so many thingsyou should know about, and while this section of themagazine will inform you about some of our plans, it can’tpossibly keep you informed about everything.For those of you with access to the Internet,I urge you to check our web site atwww.urmc.rochester.edu/son/alumni to find alumni newsthat either doesn’t fit into the magazine or isn’t availablein time to be printed. In this issue you will see our growingClass Notes section, a place for alumni to share anyupdates in their lives.I hope to see you all in Rochester for Fall andReunion Weekend, Oct. 3-5, 2002. It promises to be awonderful time connecting with old friends and makingnew ones. Thank you for your continued support of theSchool of Nursing and I look forward to connecting withyou soon!Sincerely,Rochester’s area code is now 585A reminder for those of you who live outside of theRochester area: The region is undergoing a two-yearprocess that is changing the area code from 716 to 585.The new number took effect Nov. 15, and a six- tonine-month period of “permissive dialing,” in which botharea codes work, is currently in effect.STAY IN TOUCHTHROUGH THEALUMNI WEB SITEThe School of Nursing’s alumni web site isavailable to further improve communicationbetween the School and our alumni. Checkus out on the web atwww.urmc.rochester.edu/son/alumni/index.html.You will find information about theAlumni Network, the Alumni Travel Program,events, news, Reunion and the Rochester AlumniCouncil. Easily submit news online for the classnotes section of Rochester Nursing Today. You canalso download copies of recent issues of RochesterNursing Today and The North Star, the School’sdoctoral student newsletter.www.urmc.rochester.edu/son/alumni/index.html.Andrea M. MarshallAssociate Director of Developmentand Alumni Relations

DP2393 1/20/03 2:00 PM Page 21Lunch-n-Lecture series provideshealth care information for alumniOn Feb. 21, the Office of Nursing Alumni Relations hosted itsfirst Alumni Lunch-n-Lecture, a quarterly event for School ofNursing alumni designed to address current health care topics.Alumna and faculty member Kathleen B. King, MS’76, PhD ’84, RN, FAAN, kicked off the series witha well-attended talk about “Cardiovascular Health forWomen,” which was followed May 6 by Nancy M. Watson,PhD ’91, RN, who spoke about “Improving the Quality ofLife for Persons with Dementia.”The series was developed as a way for local alumnito reconnect with one another, learn about what facultymembers are doing and gain contact hours for continuingeducation, says Andrea Marshall, associate director ofDevelopment and Alumni Relations.“It also offers nursing alumni and friends the chanceto see first-hand how research in the School of Nursing hasan impact on the community and the country. By exposingthem to this up-to-the-minute research, alumni are ableto carry the research back into nursing practice, and even intotheir personal lives when applicable,” Marshall says.“Everyone benefits.”Attendance at the lectures also helps spread theword about nursing and may influence alumni who areconsidering an advanced degree, reminding them aboutthe many opportunities that are available right here at theiralma mater, she adds.The events have been truly remarkable, engagingalumni who have been away from the School of Nursingfor some time and helping to set the stage for futurealumni events.The first Alumni Lunch-n-Lecture in the fall will beheld Monday, Sept. 16, at Helen Wood Hall. The topic,presented by Vicky Hines, MHA, the CEO of Visiting NurseService, will be about home health care issues and VNS.For more information or to register, please contact the Officeof Nursing Alumni Relations at (585) 273-5945.SAVE THE DATEKathleen B. King, MS,PhD, RN, FAAN, talksabout cardiovascularhealth for womenduring the School’s firstLunch-n-Lecture.The first Alumni Lunch-n-Lecture in the fall will beheld Monday, Sept. 16, at Helen Wood Hall. Thetopic will be home health care issues and VisitingNurse Service.21

DP2393 1/20/03 2:00 PM Page 22News briefsReunion 2001CLASS OF 1946FRONT ROW: Doris Nelson,Rosalyn Schreiber, Rita StudleyBACK ROW: Catherine BrowningCLASS OF 1941FRONT ROW: Florence Danielson Schimer,Marjorie Smee, Anna Bater YoungBACK ROW: Dorothy Felton, Doris Hubbard CroughCLASS OF 1951FRONT ROW:Margaret Jensen,Audrey McIntosh,Dolly Kelly, BarbaraOutterson,Beverly EisenbraunBACK ROW:Nancy Hare,Barbara Beam,Jeanne Till,Dorothy Crim,Gretchen Parry

DP2393 1/20/03 2:00 PM Page 23CLASS OF 1956FRONT ROW: Patricia Muirhead, Betty Sullivan2 ND ROW: Joanna Donk, Jane Hill, Carol Goddard,Carolyn Wyatt, Mary Ann Daley, Carol Brink3 RD ROW: Peggy Sholette, Ann Klos,Theresa Cooper, Elizabeth Clements4 TH ROW :Susan Mastin, Elizabeth Zwerger,Dolores DeWhirst, Carol Nichols, Joanne FiarettiCLASS OF 1966FRONT ROW: Helen Thomas, Gladys Alexander(Class of 1936, mother of Ann Alexander Hoher,deceased member of Class of 1966),Sandra MacMurray2 ND ROW: Jayne Richard, Heide GeorgeCLASS OF 1961FRONT ROW: Judy Herrrema, Peggy Smith, Nancy Gugino,Maryann Caroompas2 ND ROW : Jan Hilliard, Karen Sutherland, Barbara Sanford,Ann Myers, Sally Shea, Karen Freeman, Jean Wood3 RD ROW: Sandi Mandarano, Marian Stpehenson, NancyVanHooydonk, Anne Browne, Susan Boulay, Carol Markham,Kathleen White, Jane Honeyman, Patricia Gorzka

DP2393 1/20/03 2:00 PM Page 24Class Notes1930sEthel Corrigan Doyle, ’37B, enjoys hearing news of the Schoolof Nursing and Strong Memorial Hospital. She still residesin Texas.1960sJudith B. Cordia, ’64BS, completed her EdD from NovaSoutheastern University in 2001 and is a Professor of Nursingat Jamestown Community College.1970sMargaret A. Burkhardt, PhD, RN, CS, HNC, ’75MS, completedher second book, “Spirituality: Living our Connectedness.”She resides in West Virginia with her husband, Joe Golden.Her work includes rural health care practice and education,offering seminars and workshops on spirituality and healing.Deborah L. Campbell Kampff, ’75B, is a full-time school nursefor the Annunciation School in Elma, N.Y., and continues her15-year position teaching water aerobics, as well as teachingfor the Red Cross. Her son, Adam, is a senior at HarvardUniversity majoring in Astrophysics and Philosophy and herdaughter, Gretchen, graduated from University at Buffalo witha bachelor’s degree in Nursing.Sue Furdon, ’76B, is working in a dual role as clinical nursespecialist and nurse practitioner at Albany Medical Center.She recently received a national leadership award from theNational Association of Neonatal Nurses.1980sSusan I. Boerschlein, ’86BS, and Christopher Brown weremarried Oct. 6, 2001, in Rochester. She is working at StrongMemorial Hospital.Rigmor G. Miller, ’86BS, ’92MS, has been retired since 1997.She and her husband, Paul, have been traveling on theirsailboat, Perseverance, exploring bays and rivers along theeastern seaboard as well as the islands of the Bahamas.1990sCheryl Bagley Thompson, ’92PhD, is an Associate Professor ofNursing at the University of Nebraska College of Nursing,teaching in the informatics program.Alyson B. Dritz, ’93BS, and Jeffrey A. Schlosser were marriedOct. 6, 2001, in New York. After receiving a master’s degree inHealth Administration from Cornell, Alyson is now the SeniorDirector of Recruiting for Managed Clinical Solutions, a staffingagency in New York for pharmaceutical companies and clinicalresearch organizations.Bonnie Budd, ’94MS, and Alfred G. Olsen III were married June30, 2001, in Rochester. Bonnie is a nurse practitioner at EdisonTechnical Institute’s school-based health center.Sandra “Sam” Brzoza, ’95MS, joined the faculty of RobertsWesleyan College as Assistant Professor of Nursing in January2001.Susan P. Lander, ’95BS, and Dr. Michael J. Singh were marriedSept. 15, 2001, in Canandaigua, N.Y. Susan is a certifiedregistered nurse anesthetist at the University of MassachusettsMemorial Hospital.Patrice Wooten, ’96BS, launched a job search web site for nurseprofessionals, www.graduatenurse.com.Beth Carpenter, ’98BS, is working for Finger Lakes DonorRecovery Network as the Director of Recovery Services,the organ procurement organization for the region affiliated withthe University of Rochester Medical Center. Beth spent morethan three years working on the burn/trauma unit at StrongMemorial Hospital, and also served six months in the traumaunit at Beth Israel Hospital, Boston.Megan A. Sullivan, ’99BS, and Dr. Jack W. Finnell weremarried Sept. 22, 2001, in Manlius, N.Y.Jessica L. Tatro, ’99BS, and D. Todd Moore were marriedon Oct. 6, 2001, in Glens Falls, N.Y.2000sMcKenzie A. Cantwell, ’00BS, and Timothy D. Jones weremarried May 26, 2001, in Saranac Lake, N.Y. McKenzieis pursuing a degree in midwifery at the State University ofNew York at Stony Brook and is a community health nursefor Franklin County Nursing Service in Saranac Lake.24

DP2393 1/20/03 2:01 PM Page 25AlumniEventsAroundtheCountryAlumni gather at a reception March 9 at Sanibel Harbor Resort and Spa. From left:Christopher Raimy, director of Medical Center Alumni Programs, Richard Grant, BettyPixley Grant ’44, Thomas Joslyn, Hilda Joslyn ’54, Bruce Cameron, Barbara Cameron ’52,Dr. Elaine Hubbard, Bernadette Melnyk, associate dean for Research, Barbara Kuehn ’51,’52, Paul Kuehn ’52MD, Andrea Marshall.Alumni gathered at the home ofAnne and John Gardner in Clevelandon April 6. Front: Anne Gardner ’60, Dr,John H. Gardner III, Judith Baggs’84MS ’90 PhD, E. Diane Fletcher White’59; back: Dr. Ronald Savrin ’70 (RiverCampus), Connie Visousky ’93BS’95MS, Carol Savrin ’71, Alfred Heggie’56MD, Barbara Heggie ’52,Dr. Edward C. White ’61. In front of thegroup is dog Polly.An alumni reception was held March8 at the Renaissance Orlando Resortat Sea World. Front: AndreaMarshall, associate director ofAlumni Relations, Joanne Fiaretti’56, Lew Carriere ’69, Julie Sanford’55 ’56, ’59MS, Dr. Loretta Ford’00HNR, Elizabeth Fox ’49,Betty Deffenbaugh ’48 ’58,Dr. Bernadette Melnyk, associatedean for Reseach; back: WilliamFord, Don Fiaretti, Lorraine Carriere,James Sanford, Homer Deffenbaugh’45 (college), Christopher Raimy,director of MedicalCenter Alumni Programs.

DP2393 1/20/03 2:01 PM Page 26Consider the School of Nursing’sacademic program offeringsThe School of Nursing offers a full range of degree andcertificate opportunities for registered nurses who wishto continue their nursing education. From bachelor’s degreesto doctoral study, the School of Nursing offers a wide varietyof academic programs.RN to BS to MS ProgramRN to BS Program Coordinator:Joanne Clements, MS, RN(585) 273-2520Broaden your skills and enhance your career mobility. Thisprogram accelerates movement through the BS and MSdegrees, with a savings of 19 to 24 credits, depending onspecialty.Accelerated BS, MS ProgramProgram Coordinator:Rita D’Aoust, MS, RN, ANP(585) 275-8887Enables eligible college graduates to qualify for RN licensing inone year.Master’s ProgramMaster’s Program Director:Charlotte Torres, EdD, RN, CS, FNP(585) 273-5713Pursue a career in evidence-based practice:Acute Care Nurse PractitionerAdult Nurse PractitionerFamily Nurse PractitionerPediatric Nurse PractitionerPediatric Nurse Practitioner/Neonatal Nurse PractitionerPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse PractitionerNew: Dual Degree – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner/PsychiatricMental Health Nurse PractitionerPost Master’s Certificate ProgramObtain advanced education in another clinical specialty areaand/or nurse practitioner certification. We offer advanced practicenurses an opportunity to pursue a post-master’scertificate in six clinical specialty areas in the master’sprogram. The new Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Post-Master’sProgram is now available.MS and PhD Dual Degree ProgramDoctoral Program Coordinator:Madeline Schmitt, PhD, RN, FAAN(585) 275-8889This program is for highly qualified nurses with a bachelor’sdegree in nursing who anticipate a career in teaching/researchor practice/research. Combines curricula that offer the opportunityfor an intensive, accelerated program, providingpreparation for advanced practice in one of six clinicalspecialty areas and research training at the doctoral level.Doctor of PhilosophyAspire to leadership roles in health policy, within health caresettings, and/or in academic research careers. Two Centers ofExcellence – in Clinical Research in Aging andHigh-Risk Children and Youth – provide outstanding collaborativeopportunities for PhD study and mentorship.Post-Doctoral StudyIndividually designed opportunities are available for one- andtwo-year post-doctoral experiences. Two Centers of Excellence– in Clinical Research in Aging and High-Risk Children andYouth – provide outstanding collaborative opportunities forpost-doctoral study and mentorship.New Electives: Community Nursing CenterCenter for Lifelong Learning:Donna Tortoretti, BS, BA, RNC, CMAC(585) 275-8864As part of your nursing education, you have an option toprepare for a specialty practice in one of these exciting areas:Legal Nurse Consultant: prepare to work with attorneyson health-related issuesForensic Nurse: learn to care for individuals in thecriminal justice systemDisaster-Relief Nurse: prepare to respond to nationalemergencies or disastersE-health: explore innovative telehealthcare deliverymethodsRN Entrepreneurship: business opportunitiesin nursing10%ANNUITY• Charitable gift annuities return guaranteedincome to the donor for life.• The current generous annuity ratesmay decrease for new contracts effectiveJuly 1, 2002To learn more about charitable gift annuities,please call or write:Jack Kreckel, Office of Trusts and Estates590 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester, New York 14620(585) 273-5904 • (800) 635-4672Email: kreckel@alumni.rochester.edu26

DP2393 1/20/03 2:01 PM Page 27About us …✁Rochester Nursing TodayRochester Nursing Today is abi-annual publication of theUniversity of Rochester Schoolof Nursing produced in conjunctionwith the University ofRochester Medical CenterDepartment of Nursing AlumniRelations and Development and theDepartment of Public Relations.EditorsKarin GaffneyAndrea MarshallContributorsKarin GaffneyAndrea MarshallVicki DoddsVal HallinanPhotographyVince Sullivan, Randall TaggDesignMitchell ChristensenLisa BodenstedtCommentsWe welcome comments from ourreaders. All mail should sent to:Andrea Marshall,Associate Director of AlumniRelations & Development300 East River RoadPO Box 278996Rochester, NY 14627–8996EmailRochester Nursing Today@urmc.rochester.eduPhone585–273–3173Visit the School ofNursing web sitewww.urmc.rochester.edu/sonUniversity of Rochester MedicalCenter Development Alumni OfficeAndrew M. DeublerAssociate Vice President forMedical Center DevelopmentChristopher B. RaimyDirector of Development forMedical Center Alumni ProgramsAndrea M. MarshallAssociate Director of AlumniRelations and DevelopmentSchool of NursingVicki M. DoddsAssistant Director of DevelopmentSchool of NursingSchool of Nursing RochesterAlumni CouncilCarol B. Henretta, ‘62 MS,‘94 EdD (MargaretWarner School), ChairPatricia Allen, ‘86 MSCarol Brink, ‘56 BS, ‘62 BSMary Sue Jack, ‘80 FLW, ‘85 PhDMary Kincannon, ‘95 BSMarilyn McClellan, ‘59 MS(Margaret Warner School)Margaret Odhner, ‘97 BSElizabeth K. Walker, ‘63 BS,‘73 MS, ‘81 MS(The College:Arts & Sciences)Anna Young, ‘41 BSAndrea Marshall, AssociateDirector of AlumniRelations & DevelopmentChristopher Raimy, Director ofDevelopment for MedicalCenter Alumni ProgramsSchool of NursingNational Alumni BoardThis Board is currently beingdeveloped. All alumni are eligiblefor membership on the Board.If you are interested in serving asa member of the School of NursingNational Alumni Board, pleasecontact:Andrea Marshall, AssociateDirector of Alumni Relations &Development at1–800–333–4428 or(585) 273–3173.Elizabeth W. Smith, ‘50, ChairJunko M. Mills, ‘98MS, ‘00PhDLisa H. Norsen, ‘77, ‘83MSOn the coverMichelle Charland (right) andPauline Zimmer participate inan assessment exercise as partof the new RN RefresherCourse.What’s happening?Please send us information about your career advancements,papers, honors received, appointments, further informationand family updates. We’ll include your news in the AlumniClass Notes section as space allows. Indicate names, datesand locations. Photos are welcome. Please print clearly.NewsNameDegree / Year of GraduationHome AddressHome TelephoneBusiness AddressBusiness TelephoneE-mail addressPosition(s)Please return toRochester Nursing TodayAndrea MarshallAssociate Director of Alumni Relations & DevelopmentUniversity of Rochester School of Nursing300 East River RoadPO Box 278996Rochester, NY 14627–8996Rochester Nursing Today @ urmc.rochester.edu

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DP2393 1/20/03 2:01 PM Page 30SCHOOL OF NURSINGFall Weekend & Reunion 2002Preliminary ScheduleFor more information aboutFall Weekend & Reunion 2002,contact:Thursday, October 3, 20024 – 7 p.m. RegistrationHelen Wood Hall Lobby5 – 7 p.m. ReceptionHelen Wood Hall LoungeAndrea M. MarshallAssociate Director of Developmentand Alumni Relations300 East River RoadPO Box 278996Rochester, NY 14627-8996585-273-3173andrea_marshall@urmc.rochester.eduFriday, October 4, 20028 a.m. – 5 p.m. RegistrationHelen Wood Hall Lobby8 - 9 a.m. Tour of Frank &Caroline GannettEmergency Centerfeaturing the Laurence andDennis Kessler RegionalTrauma Unit and RonaldMcDonald House CharitiesChildren’s EmergencyDepartment8 – 9 a.m. Tour ofStrong Memorial Hospital9:30 – 11 a.m. 44th Annual Clare DennisonLectureLower S Wing,Adolph AuditoriumUniversity of RochesterMedical Center 1-7619

DP2393 1/20/03 2:01 PM Page 31Friday, October 4, 2002 continued11:15 a.m. –11:45 a.m. Class Photosnoon – 2 p.m.School of Nursing LuncheonHelen Wood Hall Lounge(Lunch will be served at12:15 p.m. Program willbegin at 1:15 p.m.)2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Estate Planning SeminarLocation: TBD2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Community Nursing CenterPresentation andInformational SessionClassroom 118Helen Wood Hall3 – 4 p.m. Tour of Emergency Center3 – 4 p.m. Tour of Strong MemorialHospital5 – 7 p.m. Dean’s Diamond CircleReceptionCunningham House ArtStudioRochester Museum andScience CenterInvitation to membersof the Dean’s DiamondCircle Gift ClubSaturday, October 5, 20028:30 – 9:30 a.m. SON 50 Year ClubBreakfast ReceptionHelen Wood Hall Lounge10 – 11 a.m. URMC Memorial ServiceMedical Center Chapel11 a.m. – 3 p.m. URMC Colonial Belle BoatTour on Erie CanalLunch providedBoat departs at noonBoat returns at 2 p.m.Packett’s Landing –Fairport, New York11:15 a.m. –12:30 p.m. Tour of Emergency Center11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. URMC Golf Outing2 – 4 p.m. Celebration of ScholarshipHelen Wood Hall Lounge6:30 – 10 p.m. School of NursingClass DinnersHutchison House930 East AvenuePlease note: All event timesand locations are subjectto change.6:30 – 10 p.m. All Alumni EventRochester Museum &Science Center