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DEAN’S WELCOME

Dear Alumni and Friends,

The past five years have been busy and productive for our profession. Reflecting
on the five-year anniversary of the IOM/RWJF Report on the Future of Nursing,
we see that much progress has been made. Nationally, we moved the needle
on the number of baccalaureate-prepared nurses and nearly doubled the number
of nurses studying for a baccalaureate degree. We have increased our focus on
interprofessional education and diversity in the health care workforce. We have
already met our goal of doubling the number of nurses with a doctorate,
mostly through the addition of D.N.P. graduates. And since the start of the
Campaign for Action, eight states have changed their regulations to allow nurse
practitioners to practice to the full extent of their license.

Pennsylvania has been active in the campaign’s work and made progress on the “The college
report’s recommendations. We are increasing the percentage of baccalaureate- continues to
prepared nurses in the Commonwealth, creating opportunities for students innovate, advance,
to earn a baccalaureate through seamless progression programs, and adding and improve health
D.N.P. programs to meet demand. Perhaps most exciting is our momentum care and nursing
toward modernizing the scope of practice for NPs. In July 2016, the Pennsylvania care for our
Senate passed SB 717, which would allow NPs to practice independently after communities.”
a period of collaboration. This fall, the bill will proceed to the House for review
and vote. We hope that Pennsylvania will soon be added to those eight states CONNECT WITH US
mentioned above.
At the local level, Penn State has focused on two important initiatives over the past
year. This spring, the Board of Trustees approved the 2016–2020 University Strategic
Plan (strategicplan.psu.edu). Human health is a major theme and the College of
Nursing is strategically positioned to contribute significantly to this area. In addition,
planning for the new capital campaign was begun. Campaign goals are derived
from the strategic plan initiatives, so we will raise support for those endeavors we
believe are most important to the University. We are excited about helping to
advance the University’s mission and improve the health of our population.
As you read through these pages, you will see many ways in which we contribute
to the improvement of human health: innovative curricula like the dual-title
Bioethics Ph.D. program, novel outreach programs like our partnership with the
Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life, and the groundbreaking
model of research training for nursing faculty developed through our community-
based research networks. The college continues to innovate, advance, and
improve health care and nursing care for our communities.

As always, I invite you to return to campus to see how far we have come and learn Facebook page:
our plans for the future. A group of alumni from the early 1970s organized a mini- facebook.com/pennstatenursing
reunion in State College during Arts Fest this summer. It was inspiring to learn
about their student experiences and their accomplishments as Penn State nurses.

I look forward to a new academic year filled with hope and promise. In a few Facebook group:
short weeks, I will welcome the Class of 2020—the next generation of alumni Penn State Nursing Alumni
who will help transform the world of health care. It’s always an exciting time.

I wish you all a peaceful and productive year. Twitter:
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Paula Milone-Nuzzo, RN, Ph.D., FHHC, FAAN PENN STATE NURSING | 2016 3
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12 13 14 In This Issue

6 Spotlight 11 College News
8 16 Student News
9 Protecting Our Children from Abuse and Neglect 19 Campus Views
22 Faculty/Staff News
12 Sheridan Miyamoto works with Penn State’s Network on Child Protection 26 Alumni and Friends
13 and Well-Being to make a positive difference in the lives of at-risk children. 30 In the Spirit of Giving

14 Issues On The Cover

Bioethics Deals With Moral Dilemmas in Health Care Penn State’s Network on Child
Protection and Well-Being
As technology advances make medical treatments more efficient and produces new approaches for
effective, how do we grapple with the ethical choices they pose? responding to child abuse and
neglect.
Research
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Partnering with Communities to Improve Health Outcomes

The College of Nursing received funding from the Patient-Centered
Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for a two-year project, “Establishing
Community-Based Research Networks.”

Practice

The Dangers of Opioid Abuse and Addiction

The College of Nursing has pledged to educate nurse practitioner students
on the CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.

Collaboration

Improving Outcomes for Older Adults Through
Interprofessional Partnerships

Penn State’s Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence is teaming
with the Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life to highlight
the relationship between researchers and care providers.

Students

Using Technology to Address Complex Medical Issues

The annual mHealth Challenge brings together students from different
disciplines to develop mobile applications for managing health care needs.

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“There can Addressing the Issues
be no keener of Child Maltreatment
revelation of a and Trauma
society’s soul
than the way In 2012, the Penn State community began taking steps toward making a
in which it positive difference in children’s lives through its mission of research,
treats its education, and service. A task force was established to explore how the
children.” University could best address the problem of child abuse and maltreatment
and influence the lifelong health and well-being of at-risk children.
—Nelson Mandela The task force’s first step was to propose a University-wide Network on
Child Protection and Well-Being, which became a reality that same year.
Spotlight Part of Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute, the Network was
established to produce new knowledge, innovative approaches, and
educational opportunities related to the prevention, detection, and
treatment of child abuse and neglect. Since then, the University has been
steadily assembling a group of faculty researchers with expertise in child
maltreatment issues to comprise the Network.
In 2015, Jennie Noll, the Network’s director, worked with the College of
Nursing to recruit Sheridan Miyamoto, a forensic nurse practitioner and
researcher from the University of California, Davis, to be the Network’s
nursing specialist.

“I met Jennie at the annual meeting of the Doris Duke Fellowship for the
Promotion of Child Well-Being and was impressed with her vision that nurses, being on the front lines of child
protection, are essential members of an interdisciplinary research team,” Miyamoto said. “Nurses work directly with
children and families and can make a tremendous impact in this area.”

Miyamoto’s background as a nurse practitioner in family
practice and forensic child maltreatment, combined
with her scholarly work as a 2013–15 Doris Duke Fellow,
made her an obvious choice for the role. And she found
the opportunity attractive as well.

“There really isn’t another place in the country investing
in research and education in the field of child maltreat-
ment on this scale,” said Miyamoto. “The best science
comes out of collaboration, and we are truly building an
interdisciplinary team here.”

Miyamoto’s doctoral research at UC Davis focused on
identifying caregiver and family risk factors for child
maltreatment that results in hospitalization or death—
the worst possible outcomes. “This research can be
used by child welfare agencies to build better predictive
risk tools so they may provide targeted interventions to
families most at risk,” she said.

As part of her Network role, Miyamoto was charged
with developing an undergraduate course for the
University’s interdisciplinary minor in Child Maltreatment

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and Advocacy Studies (CMAS), created for students who October, which will focus on integrating prevention and
plan to work in professions involving at-risk children. intervention into the school setting.
Offered for the first time in spring 2016, Child Maltreat- “One out of every four students in U.S. schools has
ment: Systems and Community Responses (CMAS 466) been exposed to a traumatic event that can affect their
explores best practices within the systems that interact learning and behavior,” Noll said. “The Network aims
when responding to child maltreatment issues. to help those who work with children to identify and
“We look at the roles of health care and mental health respond to these challenges.”
providers, law enforcement, social workers, educators, Miyamoto continues to pursue the research she initiated
and community partners—how they should work together at UC Davis, analyzing data to build a better tool to
to produce best outcomes,” she said. identify at-risk families. She is also focused on preventing
Students who complete the 18-credit minor will receive the revictimization of children who experience sexual abuse.
formal CAST (Child Advocacy Studies) certification. CAST “Victims of childhood maltreatment tend to have poorer
is a widely recognized certificate that can help enhance physical health outcomes and higher rates of mental
competitiveness for entry-level positions with child health and substance abuse problems,” she said.
welfare agencies or for admission to graduate programs. “Maltreated children are less likely to finish high school
This spring, Miyamoto collaborated with faculty from and more likely to be arrested as juveniles. Beyond the
other colleges on a Network-sponsored event to bring tragic loss of individual potential, this costs our society
awareness of child and adolescent sex trafficking to the billions of dollars annually. We hope to change these
Penn State community. Currently, she is helping to outcomes by identifying those at risk early enough to
promote the Network’s fifth annual conference in provide preventive measures.”

ALUMNI LEARN ABOUT NURSING’S ROLE IN PROTECTING CHILDREN 7

The month of April, when the College of Nursing holds its annual Spring
Alumni Weekend, is also Child Abuse Awareness Month. Alumni who returned
to campus this year had the opportunity to learn about recent Pennsylvania
legislation on the child protection system and how professional nurses are
essential to the protection of children.
“In 2014, the state of Pennsylvania enacted twenty-three new laws that expand
the definition of child maltreatment and who is considered a mandated reporter,”
Miyamoto noted. “Anyone who provides a program, activity, or service to an
agency or institution that is responsible for the care and supervision of children
is now considered a mandated reporter.”
In her two-hour workshop, “The Role of Nursing in Child Protection,” Miyamoto
drew on her experience at the UC Davis Child and Adolescent Abuse Resource and
Evaluation Center (CAARE) to show how the disciplines of teaching, research, and
clinical practice could each contribute expertise toward treatment and prevention
initiatives.
“This is where I not only had my first opportunity to formally teach, but also was exposed to research that mattered
to me,” she said. “I had questions in my practice for which no evidence had been produced in the literature to guide
me. Because I testified in criminal and family court, I needed quality clinical evidence to inform the opinion I gave.”
The most important things nurses can do, Miyamoto said, are to establish rapport with patients and be available,
open, objective, and ready to listen. Most important, nurses should be prepared to take action if necessary.
“Living in an abuse-free environment where children can grow and thrive should be a right we all work to protect,”
she said.
Registered nurses earned 1.5 contact hours for attending the workshop.
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Doing No Harm: Ethics in Nursing Practice

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers
knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” —IsaacAsimov

Issues Few statements sum up the dilemma faced by today’s The Dual-Title Bioethics program, administered by the
health care providers as well as this quote from the Rock Ethics Institute in Penn State’s College of the
20th-century scientist and author Isaac Asimov. As Liberal Arts, allows students to combine bioethics
technology advances make medical treatments more with another discipline in their doctoral dissertation.
efficient and effective, how do we grapple with the This novel interdisciplinary approach yields a cadre of
ethical choices they pose? scholars and practitioners who are primed to enrich
As a nurse practitioner in cardiac critical care, Barbara their primary disciplines with knowledge and skills in the
Birriel deals with ethical issues every day: When and how burgeoning bioethics field.
do you determine that a treatment designed to prolong “Bioethics does not just mean clinical ethics,” said
life is inappropriate or no longer working? And how do Jonathan Marks, director of the program. “We work on
you approach the subject with patients and their families? research ethics, health law and policy, global health, and
“Technological progress means these issues are becoming environmental ethics. We ask big questions: How does
more frequent and complex: use of ventilators and industry funding affect pharmaceutical research? Can we
extracorporeal membrane oxygenators for life support, hold a meaningful discussion about physician-assisted
ventricular assist devices and total artificial hearts for suicide? Is health care a right, and if so, what are the
long-term circulatory support, and the decisions we implications for rationing care?
have to make about end-of-life care,” says Birriel. “In “Our graduates will be equipped to help address the
the ICU, these issues are part of a normal routine. But serious social and ethical implications of many problems
from a research standpoint, not enough attention is our society faces, as well as the proposed solutions.”
given to the ethics of what we do.” Researchers in nursing confront ethical issues that are
Now a fourth-year student in Penn State’s dual-title intrinsic to their research and also related to the broader
Ph.D. program in Nursing and Bioethics, Birriel has areas of public health, global health policy, and the
focused her dissertation research on surrogate decision environment. Doctoral students in the dual-title program
making in the context of critical illness. As a member have opportunities to fully engage ethical issues, conduct
of the ethics committee of the Society of Critical Care original bioethics research, and produce related scholarship,
Medicine, she recently co-authored a position paper said Judith Hupcey, associate dean for research and
defining futility and potentially inappropriate treatments graduate education in the College of Nursing.
in intensive care settings. “Through their genuinely interdisciplinary training,
“I was already focused on ethical issues when I entered graduates will be prepared to compete for jobs on the
the Ph.D. program in 2012,” she said. “The addition of cutting edge of science, ethics, and policy,” Hupcey said.
the dual title in Bioethics in 2013 was a natural fit for the “The rigorous curriculum will give them an advantage
topic I planned to pursue.” when pursuing both academic and nonacademic positions.”
Students pursuing the dual-title degree must satisfy the
requirements for the Nursing doctorate and additional
bioethics course requirements, including perspectives
and methods courses, research methods, and approved
electives. After successfully completing candidacy
requirements, the student chooses a dissertation topic
with a substantial bioethics component.
The possibilities look promising to Julie Ross, who
entered the dual-title program in fall 2015 with a strong
interest in heart failure and palliative care.
“When I was looking at doctoral programs, I knew that
the bioethics component could supplement and enhance
my research on patients at the end of life,” Ross said. “It’s
exciting because there is so much opportunity.”

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College of Nursing Receives PCORI
Funding for Community-based Research

In 2014, the College of Nursing began an initiative to The RNI laid the groundwork for this collaboration. Research
improve health outcomes in Pennsylvania communities Twenty-seven faculty members received intensive
by building partnerships between nursing professionals training in research skills, ethics, and other clinical
and community stakeholders. With support from Penn research competencies. With a wide range of clinical
State’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) specialties and knowledge of their own communities’
and Social Science Research Institute, the Research health needs, they formed “a valuable group for initiating
Nurse Initiative (RNI) was established to train faculty and maintaining research endeavors throughout
members to conduct clinical research in their communities. Pennsylvania’s diverse communities,” said Assistant
This year, the College of Nursing received $250,000 Professor Nikki Hill, who co-leads the PCORI project.
from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute The next step is to establish community-based research
(PCORI) to take the next step: developing networks for networks—a necessary part of translating new knowledge
community-based into solutions.
research. Funding
for “Establishing “Too often,
Community-Based researchers
Research Networks,” simply obtain the
a two-year project data they need,
led by Professor then leave the
Janice Penrod, was community to
provided from disseminate
PCORI’s Eugene results to other
Washington scientists,”
Engagement Award Penrod said.
program. “Strong commu-
“The College of nity partnerships
Nursing presents a address the issues
unique context for important to
creating community- stakeholders by
based research engaging them
networks,” said as full partners
Penrod. “Our in the research
clinical nursing enterprise.”
faculty live and work in communities across the state. “Establishing
They build relationships through professional and Community-Based Research Networks” aims to harness
civic interactions. At the same time, our centralized the potential of community partnerships with a three-
administration creates a cohesive unit in which faculty pronged approach: (1) active group mentoring,
at all twelve of our campuses interact regularly.” (2) linkage with the Penn State research community
and CTSI, and (3) training that meets the needs of both
Partners in Addressing Prioritized Health Concerns nurses and community partners.
“Community partners are often enthusiastic to take
One of the goals in the College of Nursing’s 2014–2019 part in meaningful health research, but lack the training
Strategic Plan is to “invest in the development of to help shape a research agenda that addresses their
research, scholarship, and innovation.” Among other needs,” Penrod said. “Nurses must be able to leverage
objectives to achieve this goal, the college proposed focused, sustained partnerships to make the changes
collaborating with CTSI to “engage faculty as community necessary to improve their communities’ health.”
partners in actively addressing prioritized health concerns
within given communities.”

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NEXT STEPS: PREPARING TO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITIES

“As these nurses continue their two-year journey toward building a research foundation, we
envision stronger relationships with Penn State researchers to meet our citizens’ highest-
priority needs. This win–win situation will improve our communities’ health and well-being
while strengthening the College of Nursing’s research portfolio. We are proud of the faculty
participants who have the courage to join us in this innovative project.”

—Professor Janice Penrod
Project Leader, “Establishing Community-Based

Research Networks”

On May 18, twenty-seven faculty members from eight “The enthusiasm and commitment of these nurses was
Penn State campuses gathered at University Park for exemplary,” Hill noted. “We have tapped an important
another round of training—this time, to prepare them to and undervalued resource: our faculty who live and
make meaningful connections in their communities. serve in culturally distinct communities across the state.”
“The research nurses will identify partners and engage Follow-up activities will include monthly mentoring
with them to determine community needs in the nurses’ sessions, community assessments, relationship building,
areas of interest,” Penrod said. “The involvement of and research training for community partners. Nurses
community partners is essential to the project’s outcome.” and community partners will work together to prioritize
The two-day workshop in May focused on ways to community health needs and discuss research approaches
explore communities’ needs and assets in preparation with senior researchers.
for forming stakeholder relationships. As the project “The long-term goal is to accelerate reciprocal
progresses, these partnerships will form the basis for community-engaged research as the networks identify
research that addresses community needs. and respond to community health needs in collaboration
with Penn State researchers,” Penrod said.

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COLLEGE NEWS

2016 JEAN VALLANCE LECTURE IN NURSING INNOVATION

The Science
of Violence

“Violence is a mainstream health problem” that affects Richmond addressed several considerations during
individuals and communities at every level, according the April 1 lecture. She began by asking, “What is the
to Therese Richmond, associate dean for research and impact of living in violent communities? What happens
innovation at the University of Pennsylvania School of to people when they are constantly confronted by
Nursing. This means communities must direct every violence, and how do we intervene for that?” She cited
possible resource to identifying both causes and a 1995 study concluding that youth growing up in an
solutions. Much of her work in violence and injury urban community with a high level of violence exposure
research is devoted to helping keep people safe and had increased risk of poor academic performance,
recover after being injured. depression, and suicidal tendencies, and of becoming
As the guest lecturer at this year’s Jean Vallance Lecture violent offenders themselves.
in Nursing Innovation, Richmond spoke on “The Science Having trusted people in their lives to confide in and
of Violence: A Priority for Children, Families, and rely on, as well as community resources such as after-
Communities.” She is also the Andrea B. Laporte school programs and recreation centers, could help to
Endowed Professor of Nursing at Penn and research reduce the impact of violence exposure on at-risk youth,
director of the Philadelphia Collaborative Violence and Richmond said.
Prevention Center. Other studies focused on the roles of nutrition and
“The prevention of injury and violence and improving cognitive behavior therapy in reducing childhood
outcomes of injury care are central to the discipline aggression, and on how lifetime exposure to trauma
of nursing,” Richmond said. She remembered work- influenced a person’s recovery from injury.
ing early in her career as a trauma resuscitation nurse Richmond noted that the World Health Organization, in
in a critical care unit—a place where “we make people its forty-ninth World Health Assembly in 1996, resolved
better and send them home.” One day, she came in that “violence is a leading worldwide public health
contact with a former patient who had suffered problem” to which all member countries needed to
extensive injuries from a close-range shotgun blast. devote resources.
“He should have died. We were proud that we had “It’s not just a criminal justice problem. It’s not just a
saved his life,” she said. But it was clear that the man matter of putting the bad guys behind bars or saying
had experienced psychological trauma. “He told us, ‘I people shouldn’t own guns,” she said. “It’s a significant
am not healed,’” she said. “Nobody understood what health problem, and we as providers need to think
he was going through. It was a major wake-up call. about what we can do to not only reduce the impact
“So much of what we (as nurses) deal with is human of violence, but improve outcomes and recovery
response to illness and injury,” Richmond continued. after injury.”
“He made me think of the world in a broader way.”
Since then, Richmond’s research career has focused on
reducing post-injury disability and improving recovery
by studying the interaction of physical injuries and their
psychological aftereffects. She works collaboratively with
professionals in other disciplines to address the complex
social and health issues of injury and violence.
“Science (the study of violence) does not occur in a
vacuum,” she said. “It is a complex problem that can’t
be dealt with through one disciplinary lens.”

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COLLEGE NEWS

Penn State High-profile celebrity deaths have brought national attention to the abuse of
Pledges to prescription opioid painkillers such as Percocet. But overuse of these drugs
has been a problem for decades, and the College of Nursing has pledged to
Educate address it.
Nurse As part of the White House Champions of Change initiative on Advancing
Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery, the college joined 190 other schools
Practitioners of nursing in committing to educate their advanced practice registered
on Opioid nursing (APRN) students on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s
Abuse new Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. The 52-page clinical
practice guideline was issued earlier this year to improve the way opioids are
prescribed, helping ensure access to safer and more effective chronic pain
treatment while reducing misuse and overdose.
“We recognize that opioid use is a pressing public health crisis, and it is
critical that our nurse practitioner students receive education on current
standards,” Dean Milone-Nuzzo said. “Students need to be prepared to
prescribe effectively for patients with chronic or uncontrolled pain.”
The college has addressed pain management in its programs for years,
including best practices for nonpharmacological management of chronic pain.

Practice “As far back as the 1990s, we realized we weren’t doing enough to control
pain,” said instructor Sheilah Yohn, who teaches Nursing 871 (Nurse Practitioner
Role with Individuals and Families with Complex and/or Chronic Health
Problems). “We had all these great new drugs with time-release technology,
and people started taking them on a continuing basis. Before anyone knew it,
they were addicted.”

Yohn invited a CRNP with a pain management specialization to address her
graduate-level class to reinforce techniques such as back rubs and muscle
conditioning to help with pain, as well as the importance of exercise, nutrition,
and appropriate medication.

“She also talked about alternative methods such as acupuncture, which have
been shown to be effective in relieving chronic pain,” Yohn said.

Therapy for depression and psychological distress can be another important
component of treating opioid use disorder. “The possibility of overdose is not
the only danger of chronic opioid use,” Yohn said. “It has a real emotional
effect as well.”

Yohn and Madeline Mattern, director of the advanced practice options in the
M.S.N. degree program, discussed how the CDC guideline’s recommendations
could be incorporated into the course material.

“Our education addresses treatment of both acute and chronic pain, including the
challenges of addiction and overdose,” Mattern said. “The need for referrals and
multiple modalities—especially nonpharmacological interventions—is highlighted,
and patient-centered care using a team approach is the crux of treatment.”

As both practitioners and educators, Mattern and Yohn believe that educating
future health care providers will remain paramount.

Photo credit: GraphicStock “We know it’s important to keep students current on approaches to meeting
society’s health care needs, which are changing constantly,” Mattern said.

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COLLEGE NEWS

Improving Person-Centered Outcomes
through Interprofessional Partnerships

In 2015, Penn State’s Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing the individual and families, said Donna M. Fick, Collaboration
Excellence partnered with the Polisher Research Institute Elouise Ross Eberly Professor of Nursing at Penn State
of the Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish and director of the Hartford Center.
Life to launch the Program for Person-Centered Living “We’re pleased to continue our partnership with the
Systems of Care, an initiative focused on innovation and
excellence in gerontological Abramson Center by
research. Its aim is to highlighting clinical
improve quality of life for research and best
older persons through the practices for the care
study of social and behav- of older adults in this
ioral aspects of aging. exciting and timely
This fall, the Hartford format,” Fick said. “This
Center and Abramson partnership supports our
Center will collaborate mission to improve the
to offer a full-day sym- lives of older adults in
posium in celebration of positive and person-
the Abramson Center’s centered ways.”
150th anniversary and “Throughout our history,
the important relation- the Abramson Center has
ship between researchers always strived to provide
and care providers. Titled older adults with the best
“Knowledge into Action: possible care,” said Carol
How Interprofessional A. Irvine, president and
Partnerships Improve chief executive officer of
Person-Centered the Abramson Center. “Our
Outcomes for Older research partnerships
Adults,” the symposium have been invaluable
will take place Tuesday, September 13, at the Abramson in enabling us to innovate and be a leader in the
Center in North Wales, Pennsylvania. long-term care industry. It only seems fitting to honor
“This symposium represents an exciting opportunity to our 150th anniversary by celebrating our partnership
illustrate and celebrate what can happen when scholars with Penn State. This symposium will give an exciting
and practitioners come together to tackle some of the glimpse into how we are working together to enhance
thorniest issues related to person-centered care for older the lives of older adults.”
adults,” said Kimberly Van Haitsma, associate professor “We’re proud of the partnership that helped to create
of nursing at Penn State and director of the Program for the Program for Person-Centered Living Systems of Care
Person-Centered Living Systems of Care. “Participants will in our Hartford Center,” added Dean Milone-Nuzzo.
learn about exciting ways we are bridging the translational “We look forward to this opportunity to showcase how
divide between research and practice.” our nurse scientists are contributing to evidence-based
Faculty researchers from the College of Nursing will team practice and interventions for older adults receiving
up with Abramson Center care providers to address services across the spectrum of care.”
topics including cognitive health, nonpharmacological The symposium is open to health care professionals from
approaches to mental health, technology use, and all disciplines who work with older adults. Registered
preference-based person-centered care. nurses will have the opportunity to earn contact hours.
By providing up-to-date information on these topics, For more information, visit www.nursing.psu.edu/
the symposium will appropriately place the focus on hartford/knowledge-action.

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STUDENT NEWS

Students Address Complex
Medical Issues through
mHealth Challenge

Students

Managing health conditions such as diabetes and celiac Photo credit: Callie Rojewski
disease can be challenging without outside support. To “Students talked to nurses, doctors, and other health
help patients navigate complex medical conditions, professionals to get information about interventions,” she
Nursing students collaborated with those in Penn State’s added. “Some of the teams addressed issues in which
College of Information Sciences and Technology they had a personal interest, such as a family member
(IST) for the third annual mHealth Challenge during struggling with a particular health condition.”
Global Entrepreneurship Week at Penn State. Two Nursing teams took first and third places in the
Each of the ten interdisciplinary teams identified a challenge. The winning app, Invinsulin Kids, was
health need associated with a specific population, then designed to help children manage basic self-care for
developed a prototype for a mobile application to Type I diabetes. The third-place finalist was GlutenX-
address that need. Posed, an app that provides an interactive guide to help
Lee Erickson, a faculty member in the College of IST and kids with celiac disease make informed choices regarding
coordinator of the annual challenge, noted the winning diet and self-care.
teams focused on projects with an educational component. A third Nursing/IST team addressed the issue of reducing
health risks for military families when changing duty

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stations. All of the participating Nursing students were said. The characters also appear in games called Treasure
enrolled in Nursing 415 (Community and Family Health Hunt and Sugar Rush, which keep kids engaged while
Nursing). Instructor Beth Cutezo served as faculty adviser. teaching important concepts and techniques.
The teams worked together on their prototypes for about Teresa Dolan, vice president of clinical operations and
two weeks prior to pitching them. At the semifinals, the medical director for Accolade, a health care consumer
teams pitched their proposals to a panel of judges chosen services company in Philadelphia, served as a judge for
for their expertise in health care and business. Five of the final pitch night. She expressed enthusiasm for the
the original ten teams—including the top two Nursing Invinsulin Kids app, saying it was “something children
teams—were selected to advance to the final competition truly would embrace.
the following night. “This shows tremendous potential for dealing with a
Vanessa Witmer, a 2016 graduate, based the idea for significant public health problem,” Dolan said.
Invinsulin Kids on the experience of a friend with Type I For GlutenXPosed, Nursing and IST students connected
diabetes, who was diagnosed as a toddler but did not their knowledge of different areas to create videos and
learn how to fully manage it until age 20. information that are easy for children to access.
“There are other diabetes-related apps, but none that Cutezo said the experience gave students a perfect
teach young kids the basic skills they need,” Witmer said. opportunity to work in a cross-disciplinary capacity to
“Our goal was to use a fun, age-appropriate approach to learn about utilizing technology in practice.
give kids the confidence they need to manage their care.” “We can use technology like never before to help
With their clinical experience, the Nursing students were able educate clients and improve health care outcomes,”
to provide the necessary background information, which the Cutezo said. “The importance of technology in advancing
IST students used to “gamify” the app—producing an nursing care is just now being realized, and nurses will be
interactive approach to teach tasks such as monitoring expected to be tech savvy as they practice in a variety of
blood sugar and using insulin pens and pumps. clinical settings.”
“Patients create customized avatars that become
characters in stories based on real-life scenarios,” Witmer

“Creative
apps can
provide
a useful
teaching tool
to improve
health care.”

— Beth Cutezo,
Nursing faculty
adviser for the
mHealth Challenge

Photo credit: Callie Rojewski

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Congratulations to the Class of 2016!

Student Marshal: the women’s health unit at Penn State Milton S. Hershey
Megan Koontz Medical Center, where she recently accepted a position
through the medical center’s Graduate Nurse Residency
Megan Koontz had the Program. She plans to pursue an advanced nursing
honor of representing her degree to become a nurse practitioner.
classmates as student Koontz was escorted by the College of Nursing faculty
marshal for the spring marshal, Jennifer Barton, an instructor in nursing at
2016 College of Nursing Penn State Hershey.
commencement
ceremony on May Student Service Award: Bethany Shields
7. The daughter of
Eric and Kelly King of Each year, the Nursing
Mechanicsburg, Penn- Alumni Society presents
sylvania, and Oscar J. the Student Service Award
Koontz III of Shippens- to a graduating senior who
burg, Pennsylvania, she supports the ideals of the
graduated with a 3.99 college and the nursing
grade-point average. A profession by engaging in
member of Sigma Theta service activities that support
Tau International Honor individuals, families, or
Society of Nursing, communities and foster the
Koontz received Penn student nurse’s personal and
State’s Evan Pugh professional development.
Scholar Award (for This year’s award went to
juniors and seniors who Bethany Shields, whose
are in the upper 0.5 nominator described her as
percent of their class) an energizing leader who motivates those around her
in 2016. She is a 2012 graduate of Cumberland Valley and leads by example. As president of Penn State’s SNAP
High School in Mechanicsburg. While at Penn State, chapter, Shields met every challenge to lead the organi-
Koontz was active with Penn State’s chapter of the zation to new levels of success. Her bimonthly chapter
Student Nurses’ Association of Pennsylvania (SNAP), meetings had record attendance, largely due to speakers
through which she attended the state convention in that included travel nurses, a nurse practitioner, a nurse
2015 and participated in the American Cancer Society’s
Relay for Life event. Koontz completed an externship on

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“Continue to develop your knowledge and skills. Do all that
you can to advance the field of nursing. And live the virtues
of empathy and courage every day.”
—Donna Hart Gage ’10g, Ph.D., RN
Spring 2016 commencement speaker

anesthetist, and a graduate student. Shields hosted As a SNAP member, Sciulli participated in blood drives,
visiting students from Hong Kong, presented at the the Pink Zone fundraiser for breast cancer prevention
New Student Welcome and Sophomore Open House and treatment, and the annual state convention. She
events, and helped organize student events and also provided assistance to faculty and staff as a work-
volunteer opportunities such as blood drives and flu study student in the College of Nursing’s main office.
clinics. Thanks to her efforts, the SNAP chapter won the The Kim Gedney-Guzik Award is presented each year
annual Blood Cup competition co-sponsored by the in memory of Kim Gedney-Guzik, a former instructor in
Penn State Student Red Cross Club and Alpha Epsilon the Nursing undergraduate program, who lost her battle
Delta health preprofessional honor society. with breast cancer in 2002.
Shields organized fundraisers to help send 52 student
nurses to the SNAP 2015 state convention in Harrisburg, Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Sigma Chapter
where she received the Upperclass Member Award and Outstanding Academic Award: Laura Kimmel
Penn State won the Chapter Excellence Award. She also
worked to send 15 students to the National Student Nurses’ Membership in Sigma
Association convention in Orlando, Florida, this spring. Theta Tau International
Under Shields’ leadership, SNAP surpassed their previous Honor Society of Nursing
fundraising goals to raise $101,000 for THON, in which represents a commitment
she also represented the College of Nursing as a dancer. to health, leadership,
scholarship, compassion,
Kim Gedney-Guzik Award: Gabrielle Sciulli and honor. The Beta Sigma
chapter has been a fixture
The annual Kim at Penn State for 42 years.
Gedney-Guzik Award is Each year, the chapter
presented to a student presents the Outstanding
who excels clinically, Academic Award to a newly
exhibits strong inducted member who is
academic qualifications, graduating in the top 2
and shows emerging percent of his or her class.
leadership attributes. As a SNAP member, Laura Kimmel participated in Capitol
Faculty described this Hill Step by Step, a legislative program designed to teach
year’s honoree, nursing students about the political process, and the LEAD
Gabrielle Sciulli, as workshop for chapter leaders to gain leadership and devel-
conscientious and kind, opment skills. She volunteered for blood drives and the
with a strong work mentoring program for incoming Nursing students. She
ethic and a genuine also raised funds for Relay for Life and THON, for which
enthusiasm for nursing. she served on the operations committee for two years.
In both the classroom and clinical settings, Sciulli After graduation, Kimmel began her nursing career
was praised for her kindness, gentle demeanor, and at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center as a
willingness to go beyond expectations. She performed graduate nurse on the mother/baby unit.
whatever tasks were necessary to ensure patient comfort
and make sure all aspects of a job were covered.

Photo credit pages 16 and 17: Steve Tressler

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UNDERGRADUATE GRADUATE

Penn State’s chapter Penn State nurse
of the Student Nurses’ researchers represented
Association of Pennsyl- the college well at the
vania (SNAP) brought ENRS Scientific Sessions
home an armful of in April. Caroline
awards from the annual McDermott placed
convention last Novem- first in the Ph.D. Peer-
ber. The chapter won Reviewed Poster
the Chapter Excellence category with her
Award, which recognizes poster, “The Feasibility of ActivPAL and ActiGraph in
chapters that enhance Measuring Weight-bearing Activity in People with
member participation with versatile programs and Diabetes.” Katrina Swinehart and Allison Calderon
activities. Senior De’Kia Dortch received the Rena M. won second place in the M.S.N. Student Poster
Lawrence Memorial Award for outstanding achievement category for their presentation, “Unexpected Loss in
through academics, personal and professional growth, Advanced Heart Failure.”
leadership, and citizenship. Dortch and Bethany Shields Two Ph.D. students were selected as Future of Nursing
received the Upperclass Member Scholarship, awarded Scholars through the Robert Wood Johnson Founda-
to SNAP members on the recommendation of their tion. Caroline McDermott is a student in the B.S.–Ph.D.
faculty advisers. program, with research interests in geriatrics, nutrition,
and end-of-life decision making. Abigail McGinnis
The SNAP Chapter worked as an FNP in an acute care clinic after receiving her
received the 2016 M.S.N. from Penn State; her interest is home management
Frances G. Pasto dynamics for patients with chronic illnesses. The Future
Blood Services of Nursing Scholars program is intended to address the
Volunteer Award Institute of Medicine’s recommendation of doubling
from the American the number of U.S. nurses with doctorates by the year
Red Cross Mid- 2020. Scholars receive financial support, mentoring, and
Central Pennsylvania leadership development.
Chapter for their Allyson Favuzza received a Jonas Nurse Leaders
dedication to the Scholarship for her studies in the D.N.P. program.
campus blood Favuzza completed the RN to B.S. program at
drives. The award is presented in recognition of exemplary Worthington Scranton in 2013 and received her M.S.N.
dedication and longstanding volunteer or group service in the Family Nurse Practitioner option in 2015. She is a
to the blood services program. SNAP representatives school-based CRNP and director of youth services for
Paulyn Beggarly (center) and Jill Salwach accepted the Together in Health, a school-based health center in the
award from Donor Recruitment Representative Melissa Scranton (Pa.) School District in partnership with The
Wolf at the Red Cross Volunteer Breakfast and Annual Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education.
Meeting on April 2. For the second year in a row, the Windy Alonso won the Outstanding Presentation
chapter also won the Blood Cup, an annual competition award at the Council for the Advancement of Nursing
sponsored by the Penn State Red Cross Club and Alpha Science Special Topics Conference in October for her
Epsilon Delta Health Preprofessional Honor Society. poster, “Intergenerational Caregivers of Advanced Heart
Senior Emily Schuh won third place in the B.S. Student Failure Patients.” The topic of the 2015 conference
Poster competition at the 2016 Eastern Nursing was “Emerging Approaches to Family Health Research
Research Society (ENRS) Scientific Sessions in April. Across the Life Span.”
Her poster was titled “Advanced Heart Failure Patients Hyunju Yang received a National League for Nursing
Delay Seeking Care.” Foundation for Nursing Education Scholarship Award
for her final year of Ph.D. studies. Yang was one of
seven recipients out of 123 applicants for the highly
competitive scholarship.

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Campus Connections

Each one of our campus locations is an integral part of the fabric that makes up the College of Nursing. Many of our
alumni have developed lasting and loyal bonds with the campuses where they studied. For that reason, every year we
devote a section of Penn State Nursing to the events that have taken place at these campuses and the accomplish-
ments of the faculty, staff, and students who teach, work, and study there.

For this issue of Penn State Nursing, we asked campus programs to tell us about the community service
projects in which students, faculty, and staff members engaged over the past year.

socioeconomic groups. Dwyer’s Beta Sigma students also collabo-
employer is considering using her rated with students at the Schuylkill
findings to promote breastfeeding campus on the Jared Box Project
in underserved populations. (see “Schuylkill” on page 21). “As an
opportunity to serve the common
good, the Jared Box Project brings
out the best in our students,” said
Sharon Lacue, Beta Sigma board
member and Altoona faculty member.

Abington Altoona Erie, The
Behrend
Nursing students at Penn State Students in the Second Degree College
Abington tackle research projects program have been involved
and use their findings to help resolve with the Sense-ational Endeavors Nursing
community health challenges. As part camp, part of Penn State Altoona’s students at
of an independent study course, summer Kids’ College, since its Penn State
Eileen Dwyer, an RN to B.S. inception in 2011. The camp is a Behrend are
student who works for a large urban two-week sensory-based program passionate
health care system, conducted 60 for children with autism spectrum about
hours of research to learn whether disorder. In 2015, members of Sigma community
prenatal education would improve Theta Tau Beta Sigma chapter, under service. Under the guidance of
breastfeeding rates and duration the direction of chapter president Alison Walsh, the Joys of Nursing
among inner-city mothers. Through Cathy Dillen, constructed a sensory Club participates in service activities
surveys and interviews, Dwyer found garden as part of a service project. on campus and in the community. This
that several factors contributed During the camp, each child was spring the Nursing team participated
to low breastfeeding rates in this paired with a Nursing student to in the March of Dimes March for
population: unrealistic expectations, explore and play in the garden for Babies and American Cancer
negative attitudes, low self-esteem, sensory stimulation. Society Relay for Life—two
inadequate education, and literacy “Through the camp, Nursing students events supporting causes that are
challenges chief among them. On see the potential and growth of important to our nurses. They also
the other hand, the moms-to-be children on the spectrum and take designed and sold clothing with the
responded positively to information away different leadership skills,” Penn State Nursing identity, then
that could improve their children’s Dillen said. “Both of these things will donated the proceeds to THON.
futures. Dwyer’s extensive research be useful to them in their careers.” Students participated in the campus
led her to conclude that breast- STEM Fair to share their enthusiasm
feeding needs to be encouraged for the nursing profession and recruit
through both prenatal education students from local middle and
and postnatal support from obstetrics high schools. They used an infant
offices, clinics, and hospitals. Finally, mannequin from the simulation lab
she concluded that nurses need to to demonstrate their nursing skills.
be key players in promoting breast-
feeding education among lower

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Fayette school nurses to identify families that of Nursing report recognized
could not afford an Easter celebration, that mentoring is a good way to
In June 2015, Nursing students at then conducted a campuswide drive strengthen the workforce and
the Fayette campus took part in an to collect food, books, educational improve care quality and patient
event to address childhood obesity. toys, candy, and cash for grocery gift outcomes. With support from
The students partnered with the cards. After organizing the items, the Penn State’s Schreyer Institute
physical therapist assistant (PTA) students delivered them to the school for Teaching Excellence, a formal
students for the Family Fun Fest district for distribution to the grateful mentoring training program was
sponsored by the Fayette County families. developed for registered nurses at
Human Service Council. Local local health care facilities. Faculty
agencies share information on the Hershey member Stephanie Unger led a
resources they provide. The students two-day interactive workshop for 15
created an obstacle course for children During fall 2015, senior Nursing nurses in February and March 2016.
with the theme “Exercise is Fun!” students partnered with medical Evidence-based review was the
Stations included colorful jump ropes, and physician assistant students in foundation for the curriculum, which
hula hoops, Simon Says, and ball the College of Medicine to present was conducted by Mont Alto faculty
toss lanes, with an educational health education information to and a nurse manager from Waynes-
display at each one. Information on residents of Hershey Plaza, a boro Hospital. Participants received
nutrition and smart dietary choices subsidized apartment complex. 12 contact hours and a valuable
was also provided. Adults in The students worked together to opportunity for building leadership
attendance took advantage of prioritize health needs and help capacity.
blood pressure screenings and the residents learn and communi-
health education on topics such as cate about health care issues. Each New Kensington
low-sodium diets, medications, and month, they met to plan topics,
the importance of incorporating gathered literature and prizes, Under a grant from the Armstrong
exercise into daily life. then arrived at the Hershey Plaza County Community Hospital Medical
community room to set up and Staff Fund, the Nursing program
Harrisburg deliver their presentation. The at New Kensington presented a
interactive sessions provided the community education project on
The SNAP chapter at Penn State opportunity to work with residents the health benefits of eating fruits
Harrisburg collaborated with school in both large and small groups to and vegetables. Sessions covered
nurses in Middletown Area School develop therapeutic communication the recommended daily servings,
District, one of the campus’ clinical skills in a community setting. Through serving sizes, and smart “on the
partners, to care for a dozen families interdisciplinary collaboration, the go” choices. Students spoke with
in need during the Easter season. students also learned with, from, customers at community and faith-
“The Middletown community has and about those in other health based food pantries in Armstrong
an active interfaith group and food professions. County. Participants received a
pantry that provide for families at seasonal guide to fruits and
Thanksgiving and Christmas, but Mont Alto vegetables and were encouraged
other religious festival times are not to track their intake on a weekly
addressed,” said Ann Swartz, Mentoring in nursing has long scorecard. Those who completed
coordinator of the Nursing program been used as a tool for professional the session received a voucher for
at Harrisburg. SNAP worked with the growth and development. The purchasing fruits and vegetables.
Institute of Medicine’s Future

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poster reminding nurses to double
check and verify heparin doses to
meet a Joint Commission of Health
Organizations requirement for
managing heparin safely. Another
student created a brochure to
educate nurses on the importance of
family-centered care in the ICU.

Schuylkill Shenango Worthington Scranton

The Beta Sigma chapter of Sigma Instructor Maureen Dunn teamed For the past several years, students
Theta Tau International selected the with the Pennsylvania Department in the Nursing 214W course
Jared Box Project as their service of Transportation (PennDOT) and (Nursing Care of Clients with
project for spring 2016. The project the Pennsylvania DUI Association to Psychiatric/Mental Health Disorders)
was started in memory of Jared develop a community presentation have held a clothing drive for the
McMullin of State College, who on the dangers of impaired driving. residents of Clarks Summit State
lost his battle with brain cancer at Attendees had an opportunity to Hospital. The students collect
age 6. Jared Boxes are shoebox- use a DUI simulator (supplied by the gently used clothing during the
size plastic containers filled with Northwest Regional Highway Safety spring semester and deliver it to
toys, games, and other items to Network) and Fatal Vision® goggles, the hospital for distribution. The
entertain hospitalized children. which simulate alcohol impairment. clothing is a great help to the
Nursing students at the Altoona and “We simulated the effects of having residents, especially during the
Schuylkill campuses put together one, two, or three drinks,” Dunn colder winter months. Members
boxes that were distributed to their said. “The activities were designed of the Student Nurses Association
local hospitals. The boxes symbolize to show how much harder it is to also held a raffle to benefit Saint
the importance of play and bring drive safely if you’ve been drinking.” Joseph’s Center at Trinity Child
smiles and laughter to lift the spirits Promotion for the presentation Care Center for children who are
of chronically ill children. Marianne drew the attention of local news- medically fragile or technology
Adam, Beta Sigma board member papers and TV stations. As a result dependent. In addition, students
and coordinator of the Nursing of the media coverage, Dunn was volunteered at the center’s holiday
program at Schuylkill, said, “It is invited to be a guest on a local TV party in December.
exciting that this one project will talk show to discuss the dangers of
support pediatric patients in both impaired driving.
central and eastern Pennsylvania. Several Nursing students developed
Through this project, Beta Sigma community outreach projects to
truly exemplifies ‘one university, meet health challenges in the
geographically dispersed.’” community. Topics included
colonoscopy education at a local
clinic, hypothermia and frostbite at a
homeless shelter, diabetes education
at the Beaver County Association for
the Blind, hypertension education at
a church, and bullying among school-
age girls at a local middle school.
Students in a nutrition class partici-
pated in a food drive to benefit the
Community Food Warehouse of
Mercer County. For an independent
study project, one student created a

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Beth Cutezo Receives Williamson Award FACULTY NOTES

Each year, the College Assistant Professor Lisa Kitko
of Nursing recognizes was inducted as an International
an outstanding faculty Fellow of the American Heart
member at University Association (FAHA) on November
Park or Hershey with 10. Fellowship in the AHA
the Janet A. Williamson recognizes the scientific and
Excellence in Teaching professional accomplishments of
Award. Elizabeth health care professionals with an
Cutezo, an instructor interest in cardiovascular disease
in nursing at University and stroke.
Park, received the 2016
award April 1. Donna Fick assumed the title of
The word “passion” frequently surfaced in the letters of Elouise Ross Eberly Professor of
nomination submitted by Cutezo’s students. “Each class Nursing on January 1. Fick was the
(of Nursing 415, Family and Community Health) provided first Nursing faculty member to be
valuable lessons filled with intriguing stories of her named a Distinguished Professor
real-life experiences, making her passion for the subject and is currently the director of the
clear,” wrote one student. “She inspires students by Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing
giving hope that we all will find this passion as future Excellence at Penn State. She suc-
nurses,” said another. Cutezo has demonstrated both ceeds Ann Kolanowski, who moved
passion and professional skills through activities such into phased retirement in December.
as mentoring students in the mHealth Challenge, In 2015, Fick co-chaired a panel of 13 experts convened
directing the college’s study abroad programs, and by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) for the second
collaborating with University Health Services on the update of the Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate
annual flu vaccination clinics. Medication Use in Older Adults. The revised and
expanded criteria were released in October.
Diane Ebken Retires in 2016 Susan Loeb, associate professor
and director of the Ph.D. program,
Diane Ebken, senior lecturer in nursing, received the 2016 President’s Award
retired at the end of June after 30 at the 28th ENRS Scientific Sessions
years with the College of Nursing, in April. The award recognizes an
during which she contributed exceptional ENRS member who has
significantly to the college’s success. contributed significantly to nursing
Ebken’s expertise revolved around research and demonstrated leader-
mental health, in particular the ship through his or her commitment
undergraduate Mental Health Nursing to mentorship.
course (NURS 420), for which she Kathy Mastrian, associate professor
supervised students in clinicals as and coordinator of the Nursing
well as coordinating and teaching the classroom com- program at Penn State Shenango,
ponent. She also taught Drugs of Abuse and Mental received Penn State’s 2016 Under-
Health Issues (NURS 407). Her exceptional teaching was graduate Program Leadership Award,
recognized with the 2005 Faculty Appreciation Award presented annually to a faculty
from the College of Health and Human Development member who provides exemplary
Alumni Society and the 2014 Janet A. Williamson Excel- leadership that has transformed or
lence in Teaching Award from the College of Nursing. revitalized an undergraduate degree
Ebken represented the College of Nursing on numerous program. Mastrian was nominated for
committees, notably the University Faculty Senate and her role in transforming the Nursing curriculum to meet the
as inaugural president of the college’s Faculty Council. needs of registered nurses returning to college to
She has been involved in all aspects of the college and complete their baccalaureate degrees.
her warmth, laughter, and caring will be missed by faculty,
staff, and students. We wish her well in retirement.

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Professor Janice Penrod was honored NEW FACULTY 23
with a 2015 ELNEC Award from the
End-of-Life Nursing Education Danese Boob, MSN, BS, Instructor (Hershey)
Consortium (ELNEC), a national Adriane Burgess Wiegman, MSN, RNC-OB, CCE,
education initiative to improve Instructor (Harrisburg)
palliative care. The award honors the Tamara Burket, MSN, ACNS-BC, GCNS-BC,
work of those who have contributed CCRN-K, Instructor (Harrisburg)
to the advancement of palliative care Daniel Eaton, MSN, RN, Instructor (Behrend)
education, research, practice, and Patrizia Fitzgerald, BSN, MSN, Instructor (Harrisburg)
advocacy. Penrod was chosen for her research on end-of- Elizabeth Gatchell, DNP, RN, Instructor (Altoona)
life care in the Pennsylvania prison population. Linda Govere, DNP, LPON, RN, RN-BC, CMSRN,
Instructor (Altoona)
Mary Ellen Yonushonis, senior Nikki Hill, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor
lecturer in nursing and faculty adviser Amy LeSuer, MSN, BSN, Instructor (Behrend)
for the SNAP chapter at University Sheridan Miyamoto, PhD, FNP, RN, Assistant Professor
Park, received the Adviser of the Year Jacqueline Mogle, MS, PhD, Assistant Clinical
award at the 2015 state convention. Professor
The annual award is given to a chapter Mary Alyce Nelson, MSN, RN, Instructor
adviser who provides motivation and Andrea Yevchak Sillner, PhD, GCNS-BC, RN,
mentorship opportunities, exhibits Assistant Clinical Professor
and teaches professionalism, encour- Kimberly Streiff, RN, MSN, CRNP, NP-C, Instructor
ages leadership roles, generates and Campus Coordinator (Behrend)
enthusiasm, and encourages students to continue their Susan Wells, MSN, RN, Instructor (Mont Alto)
education and professional involvement after graduation. Karen Wolf, PhD, APRN-BC, DFNAP, Associate
Clinical Professor
STAFF NEWS
NEW STAFF
Amy Forsythe,
executive assistant to Devan Bechtol, Academic Adviser, Undergraduate
Dean Milone-Nuzzo Programs
and office coordinator Rachael Belinda, Academic Adviser, Undergraduate
in the Dean’s Office, Programs
received the 2016 Lori Dieffenbach, Data Analyst, Finance and
College of Nursing Administration
Staff Appreciation Alyssa Fyock, Administrative Support Assistant,
Award. The award Undergraduate Programs/Research
was established to Nick Gallo, IT Consultant, Information Technology
recognize a staff Cody Hoffman, Records Specialist, Undergraduate
member who goes above and beyond normal responsi- Programs
bilities to help achieve the college’s mission. Forsythe’s Cathy Kozak, Pre-Nursing Adviser (Altoona)
nominator described her as a problem solver with a knack Kelly Ann Murphy, Staff Assistant, Graduate
for planning and attention to detail who “works hard to Programs (Hershey)
ensure that the dean and the college are represented in a Janice Whitaker, MEd, BSN, RN, Project Administrator,
positive way.” Hartford Center
Melissa Whited, Academic Adviser, Undergraduate
Mary Runco, administrative Programs
support assistant at Worthington Kim Woodward, Assistant Director of Alumni
Scranton, was one of six staff Relations and Development Assistant, Development
members recognized with the and Alumni Relations
University Staff Advisory Council
(USAC) Staff Recognition Award PENN STATE NURSING | 2016
on May 3. The annual award
acknowledges staff members who
go above and beyond their normal
duties to solve problems or show
exceptional creativity and respon-
siveness to others’ needs.

PUBLICATIONS•GRANTS•AWARDS

Following is a list of articles published by, grants awarded Principal Investigator. Inflammatory mediators of stress and A. Kolanowski, J. Mogle, D. M. Fick, N. Hill, P. Mulhall,
to, and honors received by Penn State College of Nursing cognitive aging. National Institute on Aging. 2012–2017. J. Nadler, E. Colancecco, and L. Behrens. 2015. Pain,
faculty in 2015. Co-Investigator. Feasibility of a stress reduction intervention delirium, and physical function in skilled nursing home
NBa. rSbeadrearsBtirrormie,l C. Sederstrom, L. S. Johnson, B. Birriel, study in sickle cell disease. UIC Midwest Roybal Center for patients with dementia. Journal of the American Medical
and J. S. Crites.. 2015. A forbidden conversation. Critical Health Promotion and Translation. 2014–2015. Directors Association 16(1):37–40.
Connections, April 2, 2015. Co-Investigator. Social stressors, inflammation, and Principal Investigator. RESERVE for Delirium Superim-
Co-Investigator. Embedding IPE competencies into a preterm birth in African American women: A pilot. Wayne posed on Dementia (DSD). National Institute of Nursing
nurse practitioner program for underserved communities State University. 2013–2015. Research. 2010–2015.
in Pennsylvania. HRSA. 2013–2016. Consultant. Daily stress and premature cognitive aging as Principal Investigator. Early Nurse Detection of Delirium
AOn. nMe.-MBuaxrtioenC, hAa.-nMg. Chang, J. C. Spilsbury, T. Bos, H. long-term sequelae of childhood sexual abuse. Social Science Superimposed on Dementia (END DSD). National Institute
Emselle, and K. L. Knutson. 2015. Sleep in the modern Research Institute, Penn State. 2014–2015. of Nursing Research. 2010–2015.
family: Protective family routines for child and adolescent MM.icMha. eElvEanvsa,nMs . Curtin, and N. Stombaugh. 2015. Severe AN.ikKkoilaHnilolwski, J. Mogle, D. M. Fick, N. Campbell, N. Hill,
sleep. Sleep Health 1(1):15–27. Crohn’s disease: A case study describing standards of care. P. Mulhall, L. Behrens, E. Colancecco, M. Boustani, and L.
A.-M. Chang, D. Aeschbach, J. F. Duffy, and C. A. Czeisler. MedSurg Matters 24(6):1, 11–12 Clare. 2015. Anticholinergic exposure during rehabilita-
2015. Evening use of light-emitting e-readers negatively M. M. Evans. 2015. Faculty mentoring: Is it needed? Journal tion: Cognitive and physical function outcomes in patients
affects sleep, circadian timing, and next-morning alert- of Nursing Doctoral Students Scholarship 3:7–10. with delirium superimposed on dementia. American
ness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Faculty associate. Health care assessments and education Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 23(12):1250–1258.
112(4):1232–1237. to pediatric clients. Robert Y. Moffat Family Charitable M. R. Steis, L. Behrens, E. M. Colancecco, J. Mogle, P.
Co-Investigator. Biopsychosocial determinants of sleep Trust. 2014–2015. M. Mulhall, N. L. Hill, D. M. Fick, and A. M. Kolanowski.
and well-being for teens in fragile families. National FMaicltuoltny Easvsaoncsiate. Health care assessments and education 2015. Licensed nurse and nursing assistant recognition of
Institute of Child Health and Human Development. to pediatric and elderly clients. Robert Y. Moffat Family delirium in nursing home residents with dementia. Annals
2013–2018. Charitable Trust. 2015. of Long-Term Care 23(10):15–20.
Principal Investigator. Measuring the effects of sleep DA.oKnonlaanFoicwkski, J. Mogle, D. M. Fick, N. Campbell, N. Hill, A. Kolanowski, K. Van Haitsma, J. Penrod, N. Hill, and A.
restriction on the gut microbiome in adults. Huck Institute P. Mulhall, L. Behrens, E. Colancecco, M. Boustani, and L. Yevchak. 2015. “Wish we would have known that!”: Com-
of the Life Sciences, Penn State. 2015–2017. Clare. 2015. Anticholinergic exposure during rehabilitation: munication breakdown impedes person-centered care.
Principal Investigator. Complex interactions of behavior, Cognitive and physical function outcomes in patients with The Gerontologist 55(S1):50–60.
genes, and environment in the multisystem characterization delirium superimposed on dementia. American Journal of N. L. Hill, F. Lin, J. M. Parisi, and A. M. Kolanowski. 2015.
of the effects of sleep loss on health, cardiometabolic Geriatric Psychiatry 23(12):1250–1258. The moderating effect of personality type on the relation-
disease risk, cognition, and the epigenome. Clinical and D. M. Fick et al. (group panel authorship). 2015. American ship between leisure activity and executive control in older
Translational Science Institute, Penn State. 2015–2017. Geriatrics Society 2015 Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially adults. Activities, Adaptation & Aging 39(2):153–176.
Principal Investigator. Effect of circadian gene variants on Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. Journal of N. L. Hill, J. M. Mogle, E. Munoz, R. Wion, and E. M.
sleep, obesity, and metabolic phenotypes. National Heart, the American Geriatrics Society 63(11):2227–2246. Colancecco. 2015. Assessment of subjective cognitive
Lung, and Blood Institute. 2014–2016. M. R. Steis, L. Behrens, E. M. Colancecco, J. Mogle, P. impairment among older adults. Journal of Gerontological
DPrainrcleipnael ICnvlaersktigator. Shaping the Future Summit: The Power M. Mulhall, N. L. Hill, D. M. Fick, and A. M. Kolanowski. Nursing 41(4):28–35.
of Money. Schreyer Honors College, Penn State. 2015. 2015. Licensed nurse and nursing assistant recognition of A. Kolanowski, J. Mogle, D. M. Fick, N. Hill, P. Mulhall,
Principal Investigator. Statewide implementation of delirium in nursing home residents with dementia. Annals J. Nadler, E. Colancecco, and L. Behrens. 2015. Pain,
promoting healthy people/healthy environments through of Long-Term Care 23(10):15–20. delirium, and physical function in skilled nursing home
medical waste recycling strategies in Penn State’s College D. M. Fick, S. K. Inouye, J. Guess, L. H. Ngo, R. N. Jones, patients with dementia. Journal of the American Medical
of Nursing clinical simulation laboratories. Sustainability J. S. Saczynski, and E. R. Marcantonio. 2015. Preliminary Directors Association 16(1):37–40.
Institute, Penn State. 2014–2015. development of an ultrabrief two-item bedside test for N. L. Hill, J. Mogle, E. Colancecco, R. Dick, J. Hannan, and
JAunlnieeDDeecNkaerrdo McGowan DNP Leadership Award, Carlow delirium. Journal of Hospital Medicine 10(10):645–650. F. V. Lin. 2015. Feasibility study of an attention training
University. A. Morandi, E. Lucchi, R. Turco, S. Morghen, F. Guerini, R. application for older adults. International Journal of Older
LSo. Jra. hBeDaol,rJn. Hillman, L. D. Dorn, D. Out, and S. Pabst. Santi, S. Gentile, D. Meagher, P. Voyer, D. M. Fick, E. M. People Nursing 10(3):241–249.
2015. Associations between the prenatal environment and Schmitt, S. K. Inouye, M. Trabucchi, and G. Bellelli. 2015. Co-Investigator. Improving healthy lifestyles of older
cardiovascular risk factors in adolescent girls: Internalizing Delirium superimposed on dementia: A quantitative and adults. Mid-Atlantic Geriatric Workforce Development
and externalizing symptoms as mediators. Children’s qualitative evaluation of informal caregivers and health Center. 2015–2019.
Health Care 44(1):17–39. care staff experience. Journal of Psychosomatic Research Co-Principal Investigator. Pilot study of an attention train-
L. D. Dorn. 2015. Moving research on puberty forward: 79(4):272–280. ing application for older adults using mobile technology
Measures are the key component. Journal of Adolescent A. Morandi, E. Lucchi, R. Turco, S. Morghen, F. Guerini, in community settings. Social Science Research Institute,
Health 56(6):580–581. R. Santi, S. Gentile, D. Meagher, P. Voyer, D. Fick, E. M. Penn State. 2014–2015.
Co-Investigator. Health and well-being of sexually abused Schmitt, S. K. Inouye, M. Trabucchi, and G. Bellelli. 2015. JJ.uEd.itHhuHpucepyc,eLy. Kitko, and W. Alonso. 2015. Palliative
females and offspring: 25- and 27-year follow-up. National Delirium superimposed on dementia: A quantitative and care in heart failure. Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North
Institute of Child Health and Human Development. qualitative evaluation of patient experience. Journal of America 27(4):577–587.
2013–2017. Psychosomatic Research 79(4):281–287. J. E. Hupcey and L. A. Kitko. 2015. Caregivers’ percep-
Co-Investigator. The effects of estradiol on genetic risk D. M. Fick. 2015. What is old is new again: Introducing a tions of illness severity in advanced heart failure. Journal of
for disordered eating during puberty. National Institute of new section on person-centered care. Editorial. Journal of Cardiac Failure 21(8):S61.
Mental Health. 2010–2015. Gerontological Nursing 41(8):3–4. P. Knecht, P. Milone-Nuzzo, L. Kitko, J. E. Hupcey, and J.
CCh. Grisiutorgpehsecru,ECn.gGel.aEnndgeland, and T. N. Templin. 2015. T. G. Fong, L. J. Gleason, B. Wong, D. Habtemariam, R. Dreachslin. 2015. Key attributes of LPN job satisfaction
Symptoms of depression predict negative birth outcomes N. Jones, E. M. Schmitt, S. E. de Rooij, J. S. Saczynski, A. and dissatisfaction in long-term care settings. Journal of
in African American women: A pilot study. Journal of L. Gross, J. F. Bean, C. J. Brown, D. M. Fick, A. L. Gruber- Nursing Regulation 6(2):17–24.
Midwifery & Women’s Health 60(5):570–577. Baldini, M. O’Connor, P. A. Tabloski, E. R. Marcantonio, Co-Principal Investigator. Palliative care algorithms for
S. B. Scott, J. E. Graham-Engeland, C. G. Engeland, J. and S. K. Inouye. 2015. Cognitive and physical demands heart failure dyads: One- vs. two-year predicted survival.
M. Smyth, D. M. Almeida, M. J. Katz, R. B. Lipton, J. A. of activities of daily living in older adults: Validation of National Institute of Nursing Research. 2011–2015.
Mogle, E. Munoz, N. Ram, and M. J. Sliwinski. 2015. The expert panel ratings. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation YS.inCg.-BLiunrggeJnaeor, Y.-L. Jao, J. G. Anderson, and A. L. Bossen.
effects of stress on cognitive aging, physiology, and emotion 7(7):727–735. 2015. Mechanism of action for nonpharmacological
(ESCAPE) project. BMC Psychiatry 15(1):146. D. M. Fick et al. (group panel authorship). 2015. The therapies for individuals with dementia: Implications for
C. Giurgescu, S. N. Zenk, T. N. Templin, C. G. Engeland, American Geriatrics Society/National Institute on Aging practice and research. Research in Gerontological Nursing
B. L. Dancy, C. G. Park, K. Kavanaugh, W. Dieber, and D. Bedside-to-Bench Conference: Research agenda on 8(5):240–259.
P. Misra. 2015. The impact of neighborhood environment, delirium in older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Y.-L. Jao, D. L. Algase, J. K. Specht, and K. Williams. 2015.
social support, and avoidance coping on depressive Society 63(5):843–852. The association between characteristics of care environ-
symptoms of pregnant African American women. Women’s A. J. Davidoff, G. E. Miller, E. M. Sarpong, E. Yang, N. ments and apathy in residents with dementia in long-term
Health Issues 25(3):294–302. Brandt, and D. M. Fick. 2015. Prevalence of potentially care facilities. The Gerontologist 55(S1):27–39.
C. Giurgescu, N. Sanguanklin, C. G. Engeland, R. C. White- inappropriate medication use in older adults using the LJ.isEa. KHiutpkocey, L. Kitko, and W. Alonso. 2015. Palliative
Traut, C. Park, H. L. Mathews, and L. W. Janusek. 2015. 2012 Beers Criteria. Journal of the American Geriatrics care in heart failure. Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North
Relationships among psychosocial factors, biomarkers, pre- Society 63(3):486–500. America 27(4):577–587.
eclampsia, and preterm birth in pregnant African American D. M. Fick et al. (group panel authorship). 2015. Postoperative C. S. Lee, L. Kitko, M. Biddle, and B. Riegel. 2015.
women: A pilot. Applied Nursing Research 28(1):e1–e6. delirium in older adults: Best practice statement from the Successful mentoring relationships: American Heart As-
D. C. Slavish, J. E. Graham-Engeland, J. M. Smyth, and American Geriatrics Society. Journal of the American College sociation Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing.
C. G. Engeland. 2014. Salivary markers of inflammation in of Surgeons 220(2):136–148. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 30(5):379–81.
response to acute stress. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity D. M. Fick et al. 2015. American Geriatrics Society J. E. Hupcey and L. A. Kitko. 2015. Caregivers’ percep-
44:253–269. abstracted clinical practice guideline for postoperative tions of illness severity in advanced heart failure. Journal of
delirium in older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Cardiac Failure 21(8):S61.
Society 63(1):142–150.

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PUBLICATIONS•GRANTS•AWARDS

P. Knecht, P. Milone-Nuzzo, L. Kitko, J. E. Hupcey, and J. LHi.nGda. BMuccAk,nLd. rMewcAndrew, J. N. Dionne-Odom, R. Wion, C. S. Hollenbeak, E. W. Schaefer, J. Penrod, S. J. Loeb,
Dreachslin. 2015. Key attributes of LPN job satisfaction and B. Riegel. 2015. “What were they thinking?”: Patients’ and C. A. Smith. 2015. Efficiency of health care in state
and dissatisfaction in long-term care settings. Journal of cognitive representations of heart failure self-care. Journal correctional institutions. Health Services Insights 8:9–15.
Nursing Regulation 6(2):17–24. of Hospice and Palliative Nursing 17(3):249–256. Co-Investigator. Preparing family caregivers of very ill
M. Biddle and L. A. Kitko. 2015. A report from the PP.aKunlaecMhtil,oPn. eM-Nilounzez-oNuzzo, L. Kitko, J. E. Hupcey, and J. patients for end-of-life decision making. National Institute
American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Dreachslin. 2015. Key attributes of LPN job satisfaction for Nursing Research. 2012–2017.
and Stroke Nursing. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing and dissatisfaction in long-term care settings. Journal of Principal Investigator. Enhancing care of the aged and
30(3):186–187. Nursing Regulation 6(2):17–24. dying in prison. National Institute on Aging. 2015–2016.
Co-Principal Investigator. Palliative care algorithms for SAh. eVraindaSncoMyoiyca, mJ.oSt.oWilen, K. Daderko, and S. Miyamoto. ELNEC (End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium) Award
heart failure dyads: One- vs. two-year predicted survival. 2015. Multiple aspects of maltreatment: Moving toward of Excellence, City of Hope/Beckman Research Institute,
National Institute of Nursing Research. 2011–2015. a holistic framework. Chapter in Advances in Child Abuse American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
Principal Investigator. Transitioning to the terminal phase Prevention Knowledge: The Perspective of New Leader- AA.mMy.SSaawwyyeerr, Y. Kang, V. Honavar, P. Griffin, and V. Prabhu.
of heart failure with an LVAD-DT in place. American Heart ship, ed. D. Daro, A. Cohn Donnelly, L. A. Huang, and B. 2015. Stimulating new and innovative perspectives on old
Association Great Rivers Affiliate. 2014–2015. J. Powell. New York: Springer. and persistent problems: A commentary on “Attempt-
Co-Principal Investigator. Improving palliative care coordi- L. M. Nguyen, R. E. Scherr, J. D. Linnell, I. V. Ermakov, ers, adherers, and non-adherers: Latent profile analysis
nation in heart failure: A systems-based approach. Center W. Gellermann, L. Jahns, C. L. Keen, S. Miyamoto, F. M. of CPAP use with correlates” by Wohlgemuth et al. Sleep
for Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems, Penn State. Steinberg, H. M. Young, and S. Zidenberg-Cherr. 2015. Medicine 16(3):311–312.
2014–2015. Evaluating the relationship between plasma and skin ca- J. C. Edmonds, H. Yang, T. S. King, D. A. Sawyer, A. Rizzo,
International Fellow, American Heart Association. rotenoids and reported dietary intake in elementary school and A. M. Sawyer. 2015. Claustrophobic tendencies and
Faculty Scholar, The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation. children to assess fruit and vegetable intake. Archives of CPAP therapy non-adherence in adults with obstructive
AA.nKnoKlaonloanwoswki,sJk.i Mogle, D. M. Fick, N. Campbell, N. Hill, Biochemistry and Biophysics 572:73–80. sleep apnea. Heart & Lung 44(2):100–106.
P. Mulhall, L. Behrens, E. Colancecco, M. Boustani, and L. Co-Investigator. Patient and provider engagement and Enhancing patient–clinician communication through self-
Clare. 2015. Anticholinergic exposure during rehabilitation: empowerment through technology (P2E2T2) program to monitoring data sharing. College of Information Sciences
Cognitive and physical function outcomes in patients with improve health in diabetes. Patient-Centered Outcomes and Technology, Penn State. 2014–2015.
delirium superimposed on dementia. American Journal of Research Institute (PCORI). 2014–2017. KS.imD.bCerrelyspVya,nK.HVaaitnsHmaaitsma, M. Kleban, and C. J. Hann.
Geriatric Psychiatry 23(12):1250–1258. SJa. cSqounegl,inJe. EM. Gograleham-Engeland, J. Mogle, and L. Martire. 2015. Reducing depressive symptoms in nursing home
M. R. Steis, L. Behrens, E. M. Colancecco, J. Mogle, P. 2015. The effects of daily mood and couple interactions residents: Evaluation of the Pennsylvania Depression
M. Mulhall, N. L. Hill, D. M. Fick, and A. M. Kolanowski. on the sleep quality of older adults with chronic pain. Collaborative Quality Improvement Program. Journal for
2015. Licensed nurse and nursing assistant recognition of Journal of Behavioral Medicine 38(6):944–955. Healthcare Quality doi: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000009.
delirium in nursing home residents with dementia. Annals A. Kolanowski, J. Mogle, D. M. Fick, N. Campbell, N. Hill, A. Kolanowski, K. Van Haitsma, J. Penrod, N. Hill, and A.
of Long-Term Care 23(10):15–20. P. Mulhall, L. Behrens, E. Colancecco, M. Boustani, and L. Yevchak. 2015. “Wish we would have known that!”:
A. Kolanowski. 2015. Laurie M. Gunter (March 5, 1922– Clare. 2015. Anticholinergic exposure during rehabilita- Communication breakdown impedes person-centered
June 15, 2015). Geriatric Nursing 36(5):341. tion: Cognitive and physical function outcomes in patients care. The Gerontologist 55(S1):50–60.
A. Kolanowski, K. Van Haitsma, J. Penrod, N. Hill, and A. with delirium superimposed on dementia. American L. Bangerter, K. Van Haitsma, A. Heid, and K. Abbott.
Yevchak. 2015. “Wish we would have known that!”: Com- Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 23(12):1250–1258. 2015. “Make me feel at ease and at home”: Differential
munication breakdown impedes person-centered care. H. G. Buck, J. Mogle, B. Riegel, S. McMillan, and M. care preferences of nursing home residents. The
The Gerontologist 55(S1):50–60. Bakitis. 2015. Exploring the relationship of patient and in- Gerontologist 10.1093/geront/gnv026.
N. L. Hill, F. Lin, J. M. Parisi, and A. M. Kolanowski. 2015. formal caregiver characteristics with heart failure self-care K. S. Van Haitsma, K. Curyto, K. M. Abbott, G. L. Towsley,
The moderating effect of personality type on the relation- using the actor–partner interdependence model: Implica- A. Spector, and M. Kleban. 2015. A randomized controlled
ship between leisure activity and executive control in older tions for outpatient palliative care. Journal of Palliative trial for an individualized positive psychosocial intervention
adults. Activities, Adaptation & Aging 39(2):153–176. Medicine 18(12):1026–1032. for the affective and behavioral symptoms of dementia in
L. Massimo, J. Zee, S. X. Xie, C. T. McMillian, K. Rascovsky, M. R. Steis, L. Behrens, E. M. Colancecco, J. Mogle, P. nursing home residents. Journals of Gerontology, Series B:
D. J. Irwin, A. Kolanowski, and M. Grossman. 2015. M. Mulhall, N. L. Hill, D. M. Fick, and A. M. Kolanowski. Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 70(1):35–45.
Occupational attainment influences survival in autopsy- 2015. Licensed nurse and nursing assistant recognition of S. Meeks, K. Van Haitsma, B. Schoenbachler, and S. W.
confirmed frontotemporal degeneration. Neurology delirium in nursing home residents with dementia. Annals Looney. 2015. BE-ACTIV for depression in nursing homes:
84(20):2070–2075. of Long-Term Care 23(10):15–20. Primary outcomes of a randomized clinical trial. Journals of
A. Kolanowski, J. Mogle, D. M. Fick, N. Hill, P. Mulhall, N. L. Hill, J. Mogle, E. Colancecco, R. Dick, J. Hannan, and Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social
J. Nadler, E. Colancecco, and L. Behrens. 2015. Pain, F. V. Lin. 2015. Feasibility study of an attention training Sciences 70(1):13–23.
delirium, and physical function in skilled nursing home application for older adults. International Journal of Older Principal Investigator. Assessing resident preferences to
patients with dementia. Journal of the American Medical People Nursing 10(3):241–249. advance person-centered care. Donaghue Foundation.
Directors Association 16(1):37–40. J. Dattilo, A. E. Lorek, J. Mogle, M. Sliwinski, S. Freed, M. 2015–2016.
Principal Investigator. RESERVE for delirium superimposed Frysinger, and S. Schuckers. 2015. Perceptions of leisure Ollie Randall Symposium Award, Gerontological Society of
on dementia (DSD). National Institute of Nursing Research. by older adults who attend senior centers. Leisure Sciences: America (Social Research, Policy, and Practice section).
2010–2015. An Interdisciplinary Journal 37(4):373–390. RLu. cLi.nVaeVndeenrdaenrd L. M. Vender. 2015. The chronic critically ill:
Co-Principal Investigator. Early nurse detection of delirium N. L. Hill, J. M. Mogle, E. Munoz, R. Wion, and E. M. Pulmonary perspective. Journal of Nursing & Care 4(2):239.
superimposed on dementia (END DSD). National Institute Colancecco. 2015. Assessment of subjective cognitive DD.oVnonlapeV.o2lp0e15. Flipping your classroom. American Nurse
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Consultant. Reducing care-resistant behaviors during oral Nursing 41(4):28–35. KK.aAre. nWWolof.l2f 015. The intersection of global health and
hygiene in persons with dementia. National Institute of S. T. Charles, J. R. Piazza, J. A. Mogle, E. J. Urban, M. J. community/public health nursing. Chapter in Global Health
Nursing Research. 2011–2015. Sliwinski, and D. M. Almeida. 2015. Age differences in Nursing in the 21st Century, ed. S. Breakey, N. L. Meedzan,
LMo.rKi .LJaounveesr and L. Lauver. 2015. Evidentiary review of emotional well-being vary by temporal recall. Journals of I. B. Corless, and P. K. Nicholas. New York: Springer.
screening infants for autism. Journal of Intellectual Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social LInesspliiereWAwomaredl,dPoernfn State Hershey Medical Center.
Disability—Diagnosis and Treatment 3(3):120–125. Sciences doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbv011 AA.nMdr.eYaevYcehvackh,aKk. Doherty, E. G. Archambault, B. Kelly,
SRu. Ksa.nWLiooneband S. J. Loeb. 2015. Older adults engaging in A. Kolanowski, J. Mogle, D. M. Fick, N. Hill, P. Mulhall, J. R. Fonda, and J. L. Rudolph. 2015. The association
online dating: What gerontological nurses should know. J. Nadler, E. Colancecco, and L. Behrens. 2015. Pain, between an ultrabrief cognitive screening in older adults
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M. L. Kanaskie and S. J. Loeb. 2015. The experience of patients with dementia. Journal of the American Medical 10(10):651–657.
cognitive change in women with breast cancer following Directors Association 16(1):37–40. A. Kolanowski, K. Van Haitsma, J. Penrod, N. Hill, and A.
chemotherapy. Journal of Cancer Survivorship 9(3):375–387. J. Mogle, D. M. Almeida, and R. S. Stawski. 2015. Psy- Yevchak. 2015. “Wish we would have known that!”: Com-
C. S. Hollenbeak, E. W. Schaefer, J. Penrod, S. J. Loeb, chometric properties of microlongitudinal assessments: munication breakdown impedes person-centered care.
and C. A. Smith. 2015. Efficiency of health care in state Between- and within-person reliability, factor structure, The Gerontologist 55(S1):50–60.
correctional institutions. Health Services Insights 8:9–15. and discriminant validity of daily cognitive interference. MChaarpyteErllAendvYiosenruosfhtohneisYear, Student Nurses’ Association
Co-Investigator. Enhancing care of the aged and dying in Chapter in Handbook of Intraindividual Variability Across of Pennsylvania.
prisons. NIH Small Business Technology Transfer/National the Life Span, ed. M. Diehl, K. Hooker, and M. Sliwinski.
Institute on Aging. 2015–2016. London: Routledge.
NKaatmheledeonnMe aosft1ri5anleading professors of nursing informatics Co-Investigator. Daily stress and premature cognitive
by MedicalTechnologySchools.com. aging as long-term sequelae of childhood sexual abuse.
Social Science Research Institute, Penn State. 2014–2015.
Co-Investigator. Brain injury due to soccer heading and
opportunities for its mitigation. National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke. 2013–2015.
JAa.nKicoelaPnoewnrsokdi, K. Van Haitsma, J. Penrod, N. Hill, and A.
Yevchak. 2015. “Wish we would have known that!”:
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care. The Gerontologist 55(S1):50–60.

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ALUMNI NEWS

Dear Friends, Pam Spigelmeyer ’06, Jennifer Sprankle ’92, Kathi
Terlinsky ’94, Megan Verbos ’08, and Judy Weber ’77.
It is a great honor and privilege to represent you as Many events are planned for the coming months. We
president of the newly approved Nursing Alumni Society. are excited for our Alumni Tailgate during the Temple
On April 15, the Alumni Council (the governing body of football game on September 17. We have taken over
the Penn State Alumni Association) voted to approve the the Nursing mentoring program from the College of
College of Nursing Alumni Society as a fully sanctioned Health and Human Development and look forward to
alumni society. We now have representation on Alumni making some positive changes. The mentoring luncheon
Council, which opens so many doors for our alumni. will be on Saturday, September 24, and a regional
networking event is planned for November. The board
Working with an incredibly committed group of alumni is committed to planning events that will be socially and
during the probationary period has been a true labor professionally beneficial for all of our alumni. We hope
of love. We started with 14 alumni who volunteered to see you at one of them.
their time and talents, working very hard to build a solid The nomination and membership committee is looking
foundation for years to come. The society is now refining for interested alumni to serve on our board. You must
its strategic plan for the long term and developing be a current member of the Penn State Alumni Association.
additional programs that address our mission. Please contact Kim Woodward at [email protected] for
more information.
I would like to thank my co-chair, Lauren Thumm Saxton ’08, For The Glory!
for her commitment and hard work. She is now president-
elect. We would both like to thank the following individuals Wendy Forrest Edgar ’92
for their commitment: Joanne Carrick ’82, Mark Harrison ’93,
Lois Horner ’91, Matt Ising ’14, Karen Macauley ’87,
Joelyn Niggel ’74 (secretary), Sharon Snider ’84,

“I am honored to represent all of you on Alumni Council.”

Nursing Alumni
Society board
members: (top)
Lauren Thumm
Saxton, Wendy
Edgar, Matt Ising,
Jennifer Sprankle,
Mark Harrison;
(bottom) Andrea
Yevchak Sillner,
Joelyn Niggel,
Kathryn Terlinsky,
Lois Horner, Judy
Weber, Mary Anne
Ventura. (Not
pictured: Karen
Macauley, Megan
Verbos)

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ALUMNI NEWS

For the third year, a diverse group of Nursing alumni Ph.D., RN, assistant professor of nursing. The
came to University Park to celebrate the past and build “Improving Lives: Critical Discussions” luncheon
new connections for both professional and personal sparked conversation about topics such as sleep and
growth. Spring Alumni and Friends Weekend (April 1–3) health, workplace civility, and leadership in nursing.
brought young and old alumni together for an educational, Toward the end of the day, everyone was ready to get
inspiring, and fun event. outdoors. A trolley full of eager alumni and friends
First, the Center for ventured to Happy Valley Winery for a tour and tasting
Healthy Aging present- of their finest wines.
ed “Healthy Lifestyles That evening, alumni and students gathered in Ruth Pike
for Active Aging,” an Auditorium to watch Miss Evers’ Boys, a movie based on
interdisciplinary work- a true story that sparked much debate regarding ethics.
shop. Friday afternoon The fourth annual Hartford Center brunch finished out
brought students and the weekend with
alumni together for a another excellent
reception to honor the speaker: Heather
senior students in the M. Young, Ph.D.,
Mentoring Program. RN, FAAN, of
Protégé Michele Daly and her mentor, Richie Keene, the Betty Irene
talked about the program’s benefits. Wendy Edgar, Moore School
president of the Alumni Society board, also shared her of Nursing at
experiences. the University of
Therese Richmond, Ph.D., FAAN, CRNP, from the California, Davis,
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing was the who spoke on
speaker at this year’s Jean Vallance Lecture in Nursing “Healthy Aging, Healthy Systems in the 21st Century.”
Innovation. Her presentation, “The Science of Violence: Next year’s weekend will be held March 30–April 1,
A Priority for Children, Families, and Communities,” left 2017. If you have ideas or would like to be involved
a lasting impression. Alumni finished the day at the with planning, please contact Kim Woodward at
Allen Street Grill for an informal dinner, fun conversation, [email protected] or 814-863-4039.
and networking.
Saturday’s workshop, “The Role of Nursing in Child
Protection,” was presented by Sheridan Miyamoto,

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ALUMNI NEWS

Rayburn Receives 2015 Novosel Award VAACC. “She knows how to instill a deep sense of
satisfaction and accomplishment (in) the nursing staff.”
Virginia L. (Smith) Rayburn ’73 of Grove City, Ohio, “Ginny … is focused and committed to the establishment
was selected to receive the 2015 Shirley Novosel of care processes that are evidence based, safe, and
Distinguished Alumni Award, presented by the Nursing customer centered,” added Susan B. Tappan Williams,
Alumni Society at the fifth annual Homecoming brunch associate chief nurse at the VAACC. “(She) believes every
on October 11. patient experience should be an excellent experience
Rayburn is associate director of patient care services at based on a good relationship with the care team.”
Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center (VAACC) Rayburn began her career with the U.S. Department of
in Columbus, Ohio. A 28-year veteran of the U.S. Army Veterans Affairs (VA) in 2005 as a staff nurse in home-
Reserve Nurse Corps, Rayburn draws on both her based primary care at the VAACC. Previously, she held
military and nursing experience to fulfill her duties as a managerial and educational positions in private health
member of the VAACC’s executive leadership team. care systems as well as governmental health departments
“(Virginia is) very supportive and truly leads by example,” and agencies. She began her nursing career with the
said Susan Whipp-Schwarz, a nurse recruiter for the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and, upon discharge from active
duty, served with the Army Reserve, from which she
retired in 2001 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
In addition to a B.S. degree in Nursing from Penn State,
Rayburn holds an M.S.N. from Capital University in
Columbus.
Established in 1996 in memory of Shirley Novosel, a
past president of the Penn State Nursing Alumni APG,
the Novosel Award is presented annually to an alumnus/
alumna who exemplifies the spirit of nursing and the
College of Nursing’s ideals and philosophy. Candidates
must be currently active in the nursing profession and
demonstrate a caring, professional style and a commit-
ment to the profession.

College of Nursing Alumni Society
2016 Tailgate

Join fellow Nursing alumni for a tailgate before the Penn State vs.Temple game.
Date: Saturday, September 17 Time: 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Suites Lounge, Medlar Field at Lubrano Park
No charge to attend! Open to all Nursing alumni, family and friends.
RSVP by September 9 to [email protected] or 814-863-4039.
Please provide the following: name, graduation year, guest names and ages.

Photo credit: Penn State

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ALUMNI NEWS

Alumni Society Relaunches Mentoring Program ALUMNI NOTES

Many Nursing alumni are familiar with the Mentoring 1970s
Program that originated in the College of Health and
Human Development. The program for Nursing students Marcie Flood Abrashoff ’75 is a registered nurse in
has officially changed hands and is now administered the NICU at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center
through the College of Nursing. Kim Woodward, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
assistant director of alumni relations and development
assistant, has joined forces with Elaine McKenna, 1980s
M.S.N., PMHCNS, BC, instructor in nursing at Hershey,
to provide this program to alumni and students. Kelly Ambrosi
Mentors serve as guides to students—answering questions, Wolgast ’85 was
providing advice, and helping them learn more about inducted as a Fellow
themselves and their areas of interest in nursing. A kick- of the American
off luncheon will be held September 24 at the Days Inn Academy of Nursing
Penn State in downtown State College to give all pairs (FAAN) in October
an opportunity to meet in person at least once. 2015. Wolgast is
The application period launched in April and there has an assistant profes-
been an incredible response from students and alumni sor and director of
alike. Make a positive impact on a student’s life— Vanderbilt Univer-
become a mentor. Visit www.nursing.psu.edu/alumni/ sity’s M.S.N. program
mentoring to find more information. in health care leader-
ship. Previously, she served 26 years of active duty as
Join us in the Nurses Lounge a U.S. Army nurse, retiring with the rank of colonel.
Wolgast holds an M.S.N. from Vanderbilt, a master’s
Join the Penn State College of Nursing in Nurses degree in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War
Lounge, an online professional network for nurses. At College, and a D.N.P. from the University of Alabama
Nurses Lounge, you can create a detailed profile that at Birmingham.
will benefit you in your search for jobs and connecting
with other nurses. Job postings and event information 1990s
can be found here. Find professional organizations,
universities, and schools and connect with fellow Penn Theresa (Terri) Adams
State alumni. ’90 (left) accepts the
It only takes a few minutes to join. Visit www.nurseslounge Pennsylvania League
.com/lounges/profile/16287/penn-state-university and for Nursing’s 2016
show the Nurses Lounge why we are Penn State proud! Nursing Education
Award from Natalie
Weidman, MSN, RN,
CNE, president
of PLN Area II.
The annual award
is presented to a
nurse educator who
has influenced scholarly development of nursing
knowledge through creative approaches, research,
and evidence-based practice. Adams, an associate
professor of nursing at Alvernia University, received
her M.S.N. from Villanova University and a Ph.D.
from Alvernia. She joined the Alvernia faculty in 2004
following a career as a certified school nurse.

2000s

Danielle Aimone ’09 is a pediatric hematology
oncology nurse at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital
for Children in Wilmington, Delaware.

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IN THE SPIRIT OF GIVING

C. Amelia Copenhaver Zewan
Trustee Scholarship

Photo credit: Amy Gruzesky

When Dean Zewan talks about how his parents met, he “It seemed like the best place to keep her memory alive,”
seems to be describing a romantic movie from the 1940s. Dean said. “Her family has been in Centre County since the
“My mom grew up in a large family in Potters Mills, just American Revolution. It felt like bringing her home again.”
outside of State College,” he said. “After receiving her RN Another factor was the high quality of Penn State’s Nursing
diploma from Philipsburg Hospital, she joined the Army program, which has grown exponentially in just a few years,
Nurse Corps and went overseas to work at a field hospital he added.
in Reims, France, during World War II. At the same time, “It always fascinates me to go into the simulation lab and
my dad enlisted in the military and was sent to fight in see the technology,” he said. “My mom used to practice
Europe. They met at the end of the war when their units giving shots by putting a hypodermic needle in an orange.
were sent to the French Riviera for R&R. When he returned She would be truly amazed at the 21st-century technology,
to the States, he tracked her down.” but proud that compassion is still at the heart of the nursing
William Zewan found his future bride in Huntingdon, profession.”
Pennsylvania, where she lived with her sister. They married To qualify for the scholarship, a student must be a per-
in 1946 and she moved to their new home in Nicholson, manent resident of Centre County for at least six years.
Pennsylvania, where they operated a poultry farm When Dean meets the scholarship recipients at an annual
(William had graduated from Penn State with a degree dinner he hosts for them, he is always impressed by what
in poultry science). She worked alongside her husband, he calls their “mentality of caring and concern.”
took care of a big country farmhouse, and raised two boys.

Later, the former Amelia Copenhaver found work at “While the ER was an exciting place, Mom’s favorite place
Tyler Memorial Hospital, a small country hospital in in the hospital was the maternity ward,” he said. “She often
nearby Tunkhannock, where she was able to practice her said that despite the modern equipment, the best machine
nursing skills again. to comfort a newborn was the old rocking chair in the
“When she went to inquire about a job, she asked what corner. She had a real need to help and minister to others.”
courses she needed to take,” Dean recalled. “They Given her compassionate nature, it seems that having
looked at her experience during the war—all she had a scholarship in her name is something of which Amelia
done and been through—and said, ‘You can start tonight.’” Copenhaver Zewan would wholeheartedly approve.

Amelia retired from Tyler after 13 years, which she “very For more information on establishing an endowed
much enjoyed,” her son recalled. After her retirement, she scholarship or other ways that you might support the
served as an American Red Cross volunteer. critical work of the College of Nursing, contact Susan
Her devotion to the nursing profession led Dean and his Kukic, director of development and alumni relations, at
brother, Alan—both Penn State alumni—to establish a 814-863-8180 or [email protected].
Penn State Trustee Scholarship for Nursing students in
her name after her death in 1993.

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What’s Going On?

Penn State College of Nursing 2016 Summer Commencement
201 Nursing Sciences Building
University Park, PA 16802-6501 August 13
814-863-0245
www.nursing.psu.edu September 17 Nursing Alumni Tailgate
Paula Milone-Nuzzo, RN, Ph.D. FHHC, FAAN Penn State vs. Temple
Dean and Professor, Penn State College of Nursing
D• ERAebNe’cScAa DAVmIbSrOoRsiYniA’8N2D, BD.SE.NVE.,LMO.PSM.NE. NT COUNCIL September 23 Nursing Alumni Society Board Meeting
Nurse, Health Care Executive, and Consultant (retired)
• Toni R. Ardabell ’76, RN, M.B.A. September 24 Shirley Novosel Distinguished Nursing
Chief Executive Officer, Bon Secours Richmond Health System Alumni Award Presentation
• Lynne Beeson, B.S., M.Ed.
Administrative Director, Organization Performance and Mentoring Program Luncheon
Effectiveness, Summit Health and Workshop
• Donna Hart Gage ’10g, Ph.D., RN, NE-BC
Health Care Consultant and Mediator, BMC Associates September 29
• Judy Himes ’76, RN, M.S.N., CAN, BC –October 1 Dean’s Advisory and Development Council
Chief Nursing Officer (Interim), Penn State Milton S. Hershey
November 7 College of Nursing Fall Career Fair
Medical Center
• Gail Latimer ’83, RN, M.S.N., FACHE, FAAN December 17 Fall Commencement
Chief Nursing Officer, Cerner Corporation Spring Alumni and Friends Weekend
• Ralph E. Lattanzio, B.S. MSIR, M.B.A. 2017
Affiliate Professor, George Mason University; Employer in
March 30
Residence, ExxonMobil Foundation –April 1
• Ralph McKibbin, B.A., M.D., FACP, FACG
Partner, Blair Gastroenterology Associates For complete and up-to-date information,
• Gino Mori, M.D. visit: www.nursing.psu.edu/alumni/events
Founder, Delta Medix; Physician (retired)
• Ross Nese NOTE: For news about the Penn State College of Health
President, Grane Healthcare and Human Development, please visit www.hhdev.psu.
• David Ranck ’83g, RN, M.Ed. edu/news.
President, Executive Directions, LLC Archived issues of Penn State Nursing magazine are
• Elaine Renola, B.S., M.S. available at www.nursing.psu.edu/magazine/archives.
Director of Nursing and COO (retired)
• Linda Schakenbach ’77, RN, M.S.N., CNS, CCRN, ACNS-BC Penn State Nursing is published annually by the Penn State
Clinical Nurse Specialist (Retired), Inova Fairfax Hospital College of Nursing. Articles may be reprinted with permission.
• Sara Songer ’72, ’78g, M.S., RN For more information, contact Beverly Molnar at 814-863-0878
Independent Consultant or [email protected].
• JoAnn Krukar Webb ’70, RN, M.H.A. This publication is available in alternative media on request.
Senior Director for Federal Relations and Policy, AONE The University is committed to equal access to programs, facilities,
•EXRaOymFFoInCdIOe A. Brown, Ph.D., RN, CNE admission, and employment for all persons. It is the policy of the
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Outreach, University to maintain an environment free of harassment and free of
discrimination against any person because of age, race, color, ancestry,
Penn State College of Nursing national origin, religion, creed, service in the uniformed services (as
• Judith E. Hupcey, Ed.D., CRNP, FAAN defined in state and federal law), veteran status, sex, sexual orientation,
Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research, marital or family status, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, physical
Penn State College of Nursing or mental disability, gender, perceived gender, gender identity, genetic
• Susan Kukic information, or political ideas. Discriminatory conduct and harassment, as
Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Penn State well as sexual misconduct and relationship violence, violates the dignity
College of Nursing of individuals, impedes the realization of the University’s educational
E• DStIeTvOeRKIAotLhTs,EDAiMrector of Finance and Administration, mission, and will not be tolerated. Direct all inquiries regarding the
Penn State College of Nursing nondiscrimination policy to Dr. Kenneth Lehrman III, Vice Provost for
• Beverly Molnar Affirmative Action, Affirmative Action Office, The Pennsylvania State
Marketing Communications Specialist, Penn State College of University, 328 Boucke Building, University Park, PA 16802-5901;
Email: [email protected]; Tel 814-863-0471.
Nursing/Magazine Editor U.Ed. NUR 16-06
• Joni Bumbarger
Owner, GraphicWorks! by Joni Bumbarger/Magazine Designer
• Kimberly Woodward
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations and Development
Assistant, Penn State College of Nursing
• Stacey Focht
Administrative and Stewardship Coordinator,
Penn State College of Nursing

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