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NURSING LIFE MAGAZINE | Spring/Summer 2009 Volume 3

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

Journey with Purpose + Highest Honor + Burns’ USF Legacy of Leadership + Mentee, Mentor & Student

Dear Colleagues,

After a highly successful twelve-year career, I’ve decided to

step down and help begin the search for a new Dean of the

College of Nursing at the University of South Florida. I will

miss the College of Nursing a great deal; however, the time

has come for me to embark on a path towards a new chapter

in my life. I will always cherish my years at the College of

Nursing and I’m looking forward to continuing a relationship

with the community that I have been so much a part of for the

past twelve years.

As my legacy I leave the College of Nursing a successful

nationally-recognized nursing program built upon innovative

education models, collaborative clinical partnerships,

advanced practice graduate degree programs and a

facilitative multi-disciplinary scientific research infrastructure.

Our efforts as a College are well respected in the nursing

profession and the Tampa Bay community, especially our

immeasurable contributions towards making life better through

research, education and healthcare.

Thank you all for a breathtaking and memorable twelve

years. I’m extremely proud to have helped guide a College

composed of such bright and talented individuals.

Sincerely,

Patricia A. Burns, PhD, RN, FAAN

Senior Associate Vice President, USF Health

Dean, College of Nursing University of South Florida

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NURSING LIFE MAGAZINE | Spring/Summer 2009 Volume 3

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

Journey with Purpose + Highest Honor + Burns’ USF Legacy of Leadership + Mentee, Mentor & Student+ Cover: USF College of Nursing Dean Patricia

Burns’ 1960 graduation photo from the E J Meyer Memorial Hospital School of Nursing.

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PresidentUniversity of South FloridaJudy Genshaft, PhD

Sr. Associate Vice President, USF Health Dean, USF College of NursingPatricia Burns, PhD, RN, FAAN

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and grants last year. It is ranked by the National Sci-

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ing universities for federal research and development

expenditures.

S T U D E N T L I F E

02 A JOURNEY WITH PURPOSE

03 USF’S CHARTER CRNAS LAND JOBS BEFORE GRADUATION

04 TYLENOL EASES EXPENSES

05 DONORS SUPPORT, INSPIRE THE FUTURE OF NURSING

R E S E A R C H L I F E

06 EMOTIONS, THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

AND PERFORMANCE

07 DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY HEALTH PROFESSOR

08 NEWLY FUNDED GRANT PROJECTS

09 INTERNAL AWARDS & PENDING GRANTS

C O M M U N I T Y L I F E

10 CONGRESSWOMAN CASTOR HIGHLIGHTS NEW $3.5M VA NURSING ACADEMY

11 USF AWARDED $100,000 FOR RWJF NEW CAREERS IN NURSING PROGRAM

12 DIANE SCHUCHAT’S DREAM LIVES ON

14 DEAN BURNS’ USF LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP

17 COLLEGE ADOPTS NEW VALUES STATEMENT

A L U M N I L I F E

18 BULLS SPIRIT AT THE NURSING REUNION

19 RECENT ALUMNUS: MENTEE, MENTOR & STUDENT

20 NURSING ALUMNI FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE AWARD

21 ALUMNI CLASS NOTES

R E S E A R C H L I F E

C O M M U N I T Y L I F E

***The article, Prestigious Fellowship with the American Academy of Nursing and Institute of Medicine, on page 9 of the Summer/Fall Volume 2 Nursing Life magazine inadvertently did not acknowledge the American Nurses Foundation (ANF) as an organization supporting the Scholar in Residence program.

*** Correction Retraction

Jerome Noronha came to USF with a passion for working

with HIV patients, “both in the developing world and in the United

States.” Born and raised in Bombay, India, Jerome currently

enjoys working as an Adult Registered Nurse Practitioner

(ARNP) for the Florida Department of Corrections. Jerome’s

quest for knowledge and desire to achieve the most advanced

level of clinical education led him to the USF Doctor of Nursing

Practice (DNP) program. Before enrolling, however, Jerome

needed to make sure he would receive an education that was

“up to date and proactive.”

After speaking to a current USF Nursing student, he decided

to attend the First Annual Doctoral Open House in October 2007

to help confirm his decision. The Open House, which provided

prospective students an opportunity to meet with doctoral faculty,

“helped to take away his initial anxiety as an adult learner,” says

Jerome. “The key is that they made me feel very comfortable as

a returning student.”

After the Open House, Jerome applied for the program

and was accepted into the Fall 2008 class. Upon graduation,

Jerome hopes to contribute to public health policy that reduces

healthcare costs without compromising quality. What advice

does he offer future students? “Nursing is for everyone –

females and males,” he says. “There are so many different

avenues to choose from, whatever your interest. It all depends

on how hard you are willing to work.”

...whatever your interest. It all depends on how hard

you are willing to work.

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At the Dec. 13 commencement ceremony, 100 percent of USF’s

charter class of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs)

graduated with a job lined up -- proof that the demand for these

specialized health professionals remains strong even in a slow

economy.

CRNAs administer 65 percent of the 26 million anesthetics given to

patients each year, according to the American Association of Nurse

Anesthetists, and are the sole anesthesia providers in nearly half

of all hospitals and more than two-thirds of the rural hospitals in the

United States. A 1990 study by the U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services drew attention to a national shortage of nearly

5,400 nurse anesthetists.

USF’s CRNA program, the first such certified program in the Tampa

Bay area, began in 2006 in response to the nationwide demand for

more anesthesia providers.

“The need for CRNA’s nationally and in the Tampa Bay community

has never been greater and we are extremely proud that 100

percent of our nurse anesthetists secured employment well before

completing their degrees,” said Sierra Gower, MS, CRNA, director

of USF’s CRNA program. “These 12 very skilled people will provide

much needed safe, competent anesthesia care.”

USF’s graduates were: Joshua Beason, Thomas Benafield,

Mary Bergin, Julia Cramer, Kimberly Durham, Jason Edwards,

Tae Garrison, Kathleen Harley, Lisa Hollett, Dean Jani, LaSonya

Malbrough, and Anita Lee-Newkirk.

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Maria Seidel, MS, ARNP became a

nurse in 1976 and experienced all the

typical floor nursing activities. Then in

1992, she was exposed to nursing

education and has “gotten hooked on it

and been in it ever since.” Seidel began

teaching nursing part-time as an adjunct

and then progressed to full-time faculty,

currently serving as District 24 President of

the Florida Nurses Association for St. Lucie,

Martin, Okeechobee and Hendry counties

and as an Associate Professor of Nursing

at Indian River State College on the East

coast of Florida.

When Seidel’s colleagues began

making plans to go back to school, she

began researching the Doctor of Nursing

Practice (DNP) program at the University

of South Florida. As an educator, she “liked

what she saw.”

“The application process was smooth

and I always spoke to a person. Right

from the beginning we felt very valued and

welcome. I felt valued as a student, and I

felt like I was in the right place immediately,”

said Seidel.

Objectives for the USF Doctor of

Nursing Practice program are based on

recommendations for essential curriculum

elements as identified by the American

Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).

“I really enjoy the whole DNP Program

at USF,” says Seidel, who travels to Tampa

once a week with a colleague for DNP

courses at the University of South Florida.

“It’s a three hour trip. We enjoy our ride,

staying overnight and studying before

class.”

While at USF, Seidel works with many

of the faculty and staff. Beginning to name

them all she confesses, “They’re all great.”

“Everyone I have met has been so

wonderful - these are good leaders

and they have exceptional professional

qualities,”says Seidel. “Dr. Mary Webb

keeps us informed and wants to know how

we are feeling as a group. Prima Hower

was so nice, and because of her we wanted

to stay. For many reasons we knew made

the right choice.”

When Indian River State College

announced a scholarship opportunity with

the Tylenol National Scholarship Program,

a program for students pursuing healthcare

careers, Seidel submitted an essay

illustrating why she became a nurse and

where she is going with her nursing career,

including that she is pursuing her doctorate.

In October 2008, Tylenol announced

that Seidel had been awarded a Tylenol

Scholarship.

“I’m very honored to receive a national

award, and the money helps with my school

expenses,” Seidel says. “I’m a scholarship

junkie. If it applies to me, I’ll apply.”

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“This round of applause is for you,” nurse

anesthetist student Kevin Sullivan said,

praising donors attending the 9th annual

USF College of Nursing Scholarship Award

Luncheon. On behalf of the 108 students

receiving donor-funded scholarships at

the event, Sullivan thanked donors for

setting a positive example, not just to

the community, but also to him and other

students. “I will continue in your example

by passing it on to future students,” he

said.

Nursing students Georgia Vong, Brooke

Waters, Sarah Chamieh and Jacqueline

Munro also reflected on the meaning of

the ceremony, each emphasizing the far-

reaching impact of the scholarship awards.

Dean Patricia Burns echoed the

students’ gratitude. “I want to express how

grateful we are to you for giving them an

opportunity to obtain a world-class nursing

education. Your support is significant,” she

said.

This year’s Scholarship Award Luncheon

was held on Nov. 21, 2008 at the USF

Marshall Student Center Ballroom. Funding

increased 80 percent since last year’s

ceremony, totaling more than $180,000.

Dean Burns was excited to announce the

establishment of five new awards.

In her keynote address, Janis Boyd, a

1973 USF graduate, shared what it meant

to cofound one of these new scholarships

with her mother, Shirley Marie Turner.

Boyd said the scholarship, established in

Turner’s name, represented her mother’s

love of nursing and desire to impact the

future of the profession.

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Sometimes, you have to be in an

optimal performance state even though

you don’t feel like it. Athletes know this. So

do healthcare providers. But your immune

system and emotions may be working

against you. Any inflammation, whether part

of an allergy, an infection, or associated

with injury can give rise to pro-inflammatory

cytokines. These chemicals can derail

your mood, your reaction time and your

motivation to push on.

The USF College of Nursing will host

“Frontiers in Psychoneuroimmunology:

Emotions, the Immune System and

Performance”, the second annual

national conference for the Center for

Psychoneuroimmunology, September 17-

20, 2009 at Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa,

Florida.

This second annual symposium will

bring together some of the nation’s leading

experts to discuss the impact emotions and

the immune system have upon performance

— whether it’s in a sports arena, hospital, or

war zone.

Attendees will gain a better understanding

of the cause of suboptimal performance, as

well as potential solutions, at this three day

program that will include both theory and

practical exercises.

Upon completion of this course, the

participant will be able to understand how

stressful memories of traumatic events

can impact the immune system and

performance, describe how self-destructive

emotions can be triggered by injury and

the immune system, as well as understand

how shift-work and crossing time zones

can impact the immune system and

performance.

For more information, or to register to attend visit: www.health.usf.edu/nocms/nursing/pni.

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Dr. Nick Hall, Director of the Center for Psychoneuroimmunology at the USF College of Nursing, points out some of the equipment on the executive challenge course at Saddlebrook Resort while conducting a custom team building program aimed at evaluating and coping with stress, improving health and achieving performance-driven goals.

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DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY HEALTH PROFESSOR

Outstanding contributions and internationally-recognized

scholarly accomplishments have earned College of Nursing’s

Susan McMillan, PhD the University’s highest honor -

recognition as a 2008 Distinguished University Health Professor.

Internationally known for her contributions to oncology

nursing and quality of life at the end of life, Dr. McMillan is the

Lyall & Beatrice Thomson Professor of Oncology Quality of Life

Nursing at USF. She was inducted into the prestigious American

Academy of Nursing in 1993 in recognition of her national and

international stature as a nursing leader – making her one of

only 1,500 nurses out of nearly 3 million nationally who have

received this honor. Dr. McMillan was named American Cancer

Society Professor of Oncology Nursing from 1990 to 2000, the

maximum time allowed for any professor to hold the award.

At USF, she has garnered many honors, including the Jerome

Krivanek Distinguished Teacher Award, the Theodore and

Venette Askounes-Ashford Distinguished Scholar Award, and

the College of Nursing’s Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award.

Currently the principal investigator for two large NIH grants,

Dr. McMillan is recognized worldwide for her research and

development of tools to measure symptom management and

quality of life in patients with cancer.

Dr. McMillan founded and continues to direct the Oncology

Nursing Program that prepares advanced practice nurses

in oncology – a field of nursing in great demand. Her NIH

training grant in cancer care was among the first to provide

interdisciplinary education for nurses and physicians. She

founded and played a key role in successfully transforming

an interdisciplinary research group into the USF’s Center for

Hospice, Palliative Care and End of Life Studies, which partners

with hospices across West Central Florida.

Dr. McMillan has been active in research at Moffitt Cancer

Center since its inception and is affiliated with the hospital’s

Psychosocial Oncology Program, where she mentors post-

doctoral fellows.

The Distinguished University Health Professor (DUHP)

award was established in 2007 to recognize USF Health faculty

members for their highly distinctive achievements in research,

teaching and service. Like the Distinguished University

Professor (DUP) award, the DUHP is selected through a

rigorous process of internal and external review.

DR. MCMILLAN AWARDED UNIVERSITY’S HIGHEST HONOR

The esteemed Distinguished University Health Professor

award applauds McMillan’s successful completion of 3 NIH

R01 studies funded by the National Institute of Nursing

Research:

2004 - 2008: Prior R01 with NINR: Systematic Improvement

to Include Hospice Outcomes – to test an intervention

consisting of systematic assessment of hospice patients with

cancer and their caregivers in improving symptom distress,

quality of life, and spiritual well-being

2002 – 2007: Prior R01 with NINR: Caregivers of Cancer Pain

Patients Coping Intervention – to provide a coping intervention

for caregivers of actively treated cancer patients that will assist

them in managing pain.

1999 – 2004: Prior R01 with NINR: A Caregiver Intervention

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The College of Nursing has recently initi-

ated two large randomized controlled trials

funded by the National Institutes of Health

(NIH). Dr. Cecile Lengacher was awarded

$2.6M over a five-year period beginning in

February 2009 as Principal Investigator on

“Symptom Cluster Trial for Breast Can-

cer Survivors,” sponsored by the National

Institutes of Health and the National Cancer

Institute. Breast cancer survivors frequently

feel pain, fatigue, sleep dysfunction, anxiety,

depression and fear of recurrence after they

complete their treatments.

Collaborating with Moffit Cancer Cen-

ter and the USF College of Medicine, Dr.

Lengacher and her team will evaluate the

effectiveness of the Mindfulness Based

Stress Reduction (MBSR) Breast Cancer

(BC) program among breast cancer survi-

vors. The primary goals of this randomized

controlled trial are to determine how effective

the program is for improving patient symp-

toms and outcomes after treatment, what

aspects of the program are most effective,

and which types of patients respond best to

the program.

The study will follow 300 women recruited

from Moffitt Cancer Center and USF Health

with Stages 0, I, II, and III breast cancer who

have undergone lumpectomy and/or mas-

tectomy. Patients will be randomly assigned

to the MBSR (BC) program or a typical care

regimen that is later offered in the program

and assessments will include measures of

psychological symptoms (depression, anxi-

ety, perceived stress), physical symptoms

(pain, fatigue, sleep dysfunction), quality of

life, biological stress markers (pro-inflam-

matory immune cytokines, cellular adhesion

molecules, lymphocyte subsets), and stress-

related hormones (cortisol).

Collaborating with Moffit Cancer Center

and the USF Department of Aging Studies,

Dr. Susan McMillan was awarded $2.5M

over a four-year period beginning in Janu-

ary 2009 as the Principal Investigator on

“Managing Medication-Induced Constipation

in Cancer: A Clinical Trial”.

Sponsored by the National Institutes of

Health and the National Institute of Nurs-

ing Research, the randomized clinical trial’s

goals include determining incidence, dis-

tress, and trajectory of constipation among

cancer patients receiving the medications to

evaluate the efficacy of a Constipation Treat-

ment Protocol, and comparing medication-

induced constipation management according

to dose of medication versus management

according to assessment data.

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INTERNAL AWARDSThe Nursing Faculty in Pilot Research Projects Program, an inter-

nal program within the College of Nursing, aims to provide support

for nursing faculty to launch productive new programs of research

that will ultimately result in intellectual productivity, published re-

search, and successful grant proposals to agencies or foundations.

Two $7,500 awards were made to College of Nursing faculty as

part of the 2009 program including Theresa Beckie for the propos-

al, “The Relationship Between a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism

on Chromosome 9p21 9rs1333049 and the Phenotype of Women

with Coronary Heart Disease” and Cindy Tofthagen for “Neuro-

pathic Symptoms and Their Relationship to Depressive Symptoms,

Quality of Life, and Sleep Quality in Colorectal Cancer Survivors

Treated with Oxaliplatin.”

PENDING GRANTS Several grants are under review that, if funded, would substantial-ly augment the College’s current research portfolio. The pending grants include, but are not limited to:

Susan McMillan, PhD – “Pilot of an Intervention for Caregivers of Hospice HF Patients” NIH: NINR (R21) 2009 – 2011 – $375K

Cheryl Zambroski, PhD – “Psychometric Evaluation of the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-Heart Failure” In response to PAR-08-213: Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences. NINR (R21) 2009 – 2011 – $400K

Cecile Jevitt, PhD – “Prenatal and Postpartum Weight Control Intervention in Healthy Start Coalitions” In response to RFA-HL-08-007: Targeted Approaches to Weight Control for Young Adults. NIH (U01) 2009 – 2014 – $4.7M

Maureen Groer, PhD – “Allostasis as a Framework for Prevent-ing and Managing Cardiopulmonary Disease” In response to RFA-NR-09-001: Centers in Symptom Management Research or Centers in Health Promotion/Disease Prevention: Building Research Teams for the Future. NINR (P20) 2009 – 2014 – $1.5M The proposal will test and refine the allostasis model for women’s cardiopulmonary health. This is to build a center in health promo-tion research. Individual proposals from 5 Colllege of Nursing faculty members were submitted:

• Susan Kennel – “Children and Risk for Cardiopulmonary Disease: A Developmental and Allostatic Study”

• Brandy Lehman – “Understanding Stress, Immunity, and Sleep Disturbances in Caregivers of Persons with Heart Failure”

• Theresa Beckie – “The Relationship Between Common Variants on Chromosome 9p21 and Allostatic Biomarkers in Women with Coronary Heart Disease”

• Frances Rankin – “The Allostatic Load Consequences on Cardiopulmonary Disease Risk of Iron Supplementation In duced Constipation Following Gastric ByPass Surgery in Morbidly Obese Women”

• Cheryl Zambroski – “Unplanned Admissions to the Acute Care Setting in Women with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: An Allostatic Perspective”

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A new nursing academy will help

alleviate the state’s nursing shortage,

offer care to wounded veterans and

create high-paying jobs in the Tampa

Bay area, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor said

last fall.

“It marries a number of missions,”

Castor said. “This VA Nursing Academy

is a wonderful new initiative that builds

upon the collaboration of USF and the

James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital.

With the Haley VA’s new state-of-

the-art spinal cord injury wing as a

backdrop, Castor was joined at the

news conference by Patricia Burns,

PhD, Dean of the USF College of

Nursing, and Sandra Janzen, Associate

Director for patient care services/nursing

programs at the Haley VA Hospital.

The Department of Veterans Affairs

has provided $3.5 million to USF’s

College of Nursing to establish the VA

Nursing Academy. USF’s nursing school

is one of 11 across the country to date

selected to form nursing academies

with 10 VA medical centers. The money

allows Haley and the nursing college

to hire five faculty members this year

and another five next year. That, in turn,

allows the school to enroll more nursing

students.

As a result of the program, 100 new

nurses are expected to graduate with

their baccalaureate degrees in the next

four years, Janzen said. If they join

the VA system, those new nurses can

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expect starting salaries of about $47,000,

she said.

“These are high-paying jobs for our

community at a time when unemployment

is on the rise,” Castor said. “These are good

paying jobs with good benefits.”

The nursing students do clinical work at

Haley, where they gain first-hand experience

treating the nation’s veterans. They will be

exposed to specialized services including

mental health, physical rehabilitation,

polytrauma and spinal cord injury care.

Haley officials hope the nursing students will

eventually work at the VA hospital.

The program has three main goals:

to expand teaching faculty, to improve

recruitment and retention of nurses, and

to create new educational and research

opportunities.

Florida’s nursing shortage is acute. The

state is short nearly 13,000 registered nurses

this year. By 2020, the shortage is expected

to reach more than 52,000, according to the

Florida Center for Nursing.

Part of the problem is nursing schools are

forced to turn away qualified applicants. In

2007, for example, nursing schools had to say

no to more than 40,000 qualified applicants,

primarily because the schools didn’t have

enough faculty members to teach the aspiring

nurses, according to the American Association

of Colleges of Nursing.

Students enrolled in the VA Nursing

Academy are eligible to apply for $10,000

scholarships awarded through USF’s College

of Nursing and the Robert Wood Johnson

Foundation.

The Nursing Academy initiative

underscores Castor’s work on higher

education, health care and military affairs.

Castor pushed for the College Cost Reduction

and Access Act, which provides loan

forgiveness to students entering careers in

public service – including nursing. Congress

also allocated $2.4 million for a program

through the USF College of Nursing to help

veterans cope with emotional health and

other problems.

USF AWARDED $100,000 FOR RWJF NEW CAREERS IN NURSING PROGRAM

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USF College of Nursing received

$100,000 through The Robert Wood Johnson

Foundation (RWJF) New Careers in Nursing

Scholarship Program, a groundbreaking

national initiative launched by RWJF and

the American Association of Colleges of

Nursing aimed at helping alleviate the

nursing shortage by expanding the pipeline

of students in accelerated programs. Eight

eligible Accelerated Second Degree students

in the incoming VA Nursing Academy (VANA)

cohort received scholarship applications, and

two are being held for the next VANA class.

“This program aims to safeguard the health

of the nation by helping to ease the nurse and

nurse faculty shortage,” said RWJF President

Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA.

Accelerated programs offer the most

efficient route to licensure as a registered

nurse for adults who have already completed

a baccalaureate or graduate degree in

a discipline other than nursing. Although

enrollment in these programs has steadily

increased, many potential students are unable

to enroll since already having a college

degree disqualifies them for most federal

financial aid programs for entry-level students.

The New Careers in Nursing scholarships

address this and the overall nursing shortage

by enabling hundreds of students to launch

their nursing careers through accelerated

education.

By bringing more nurses into the

profession at the baccalaureate and master’s

degree levels the program helps to address

the nation’s nurse faculty shortage. Data from

the U.S. Health Resources and Services

Administration show that nurses entering the

profession at the baccalaureate level are four

times more likely than other nurses to pursue

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Diane Schuchat was born to take care

of living things. She began treating her first

patients as a toddler in preschool. At an age

when many little girls pretend to be nurses

caring for imaginary human patients, Diane

was more interested in real, live animals.

Growing up in a wooded area, she had lots

of opportunities to practice her veterinarian

skills.

“No wart covered toad living nearby was

safe from being cradled in her hands or

showered with kisses,” Diane’s mother,

Susan, recalls. “She once picked up a snake

and brought it in to show her dad. It was a

poisonous copperhead, yet, it didn’t bite her.”

Because of her persistent love of animals,

her family owned two dogs, a cat, two

horses and a skinny gerbil all at one time.

According to her mother and father, Brad,

she loved them all equally. It was no surprise

when she volunteered at a veterinarian clinic

in middle school. The young husband and

wife team who ran the clinic allowed her

to brush dogs’ teeth and help with puppy

deliveries. She spent all her time on the

weekends with them.

Diane was determined. Even when health

issues prevented her from completing

high school, she plunged forward with the

same enthusiastic persistence \she had

as a six year old winning swimming races.

She got her GED, took the SAT exam with

a 104-degree

fever, and started

community college

at 17—all to get

closer to her goal of

being a veterinarian.

After transferring to

a university to major in biology, her interest

suddenly changed. “She became more

aware of the needs of people,” her mother

says, “and like my mother, whom she never

knew, Diane decided to become a nurse.”

Diane was courageous. After three years

of college, choosing a new career required

significant changes. Facing the cost of three

more years in college at a small private

school, she worked part time as a pharmacy

tech and stayed up long into the night to

complete her studies.

Diane was compassionate. She obtained

her nursing degree and spent a lot of time

deciding how she could make the most

difference in people’s lives. She worked in

cardiac care, psychology, and dermatology,

but finally fell in love with acute kidney

dialysis care. She embraced the opportunity

to provide comforting care to seriously ill

patients. Susan remembers how Diane went

beyond her duties as a nurse to care for a

patient who lived alone in the country. “She

purchased a second cell phone and paid to

add the woman to her plan for more than a

year, so her patient wouldn’t feel so isolated.

Diane really loved her job.”

In 2006, as her health problems

progressed, Diane moved to Florida to be

closer to her family. Interested in pursuing

a graduate nursing degree, she visited

the USF College of Nursing. She was

enthusiastic about the facilities and the

opportunity to start classes in Fall 2008. “But

it was not to be,” her mother says. Diane

died in May 2008.

Her parents, along with her grandparents

Robert E. and Virginia Dreher and her

brother Michael, a second-year law student

at Drake University, felt establishing

a scholarship in Diane’s name was

an appropriate way to remember her.

Diane was determined, courageous, and

compassionate. The Diane Schuchat

Graduate Nursing Scholarship will help

nurses like her fulfill their dreams of

obtaining an advanced nursing degree.

That’s something her family thinks that she

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After a highly successful 12-year

career, Patricia Burns, PhD, RN, FAAN,

has announced that she will step down

as Dean of the College of Nursing at the

University of South Florida. Dr. Burns

is well respected in the nursing profes-

sion and the Tampa Bay community for

her immeasurable contributions towards

making life better through research,

education and healthcare.

“I will miss the College of Nursing a

great deal; however, the time has come

for me to embark on a path towards a

new chapter in my life,” Dr. Burns said. “I

will always cherish my years at the Col-

lege of Nursing and I’m looking forward

to continuing a relationship with the com-

munity that I have been so much

a part of for the past 12 years.”

In the Tampa Bay area, nursing short-

ages and nursing faculty shortages are

greater than the national average. Under

Dr. Burns’ leadership, the USF College

of Nursing has developed new advanced

degree programs and created innovative

education models to fill this need in the

profession. She established the Clinical

Collaborative Initiative, a partnership

between local healthcare agencies in

the Tampa Bay area and the USF Col-

lege of Nursing. The Initiative gives

students seeking bachelor’s degrees

the opportunity to reside in a single

agency for clinical coursework.

Students are often eligible and qual-

ified to serve as nurse technicians,

and are employed by the agency after

the first semester.

NURSING DEAN PAT BURNS’ USF LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP

Patricia Burns, RN, PhD, FAAN becomes Dean of the USF College of Nursing.

In Fall 1999, 628 students were enrolled across all of programs at the College of Nursing.

The USF College of Nursing launched the Clinical Collab-orative, a partnership between local healthcare agencies in the Tampa Bay area.

The College of Nursing’s new building was dedicated. Reno-vations tripled the size of the College of Nursing facility, from 25,000 to 75,000 square feet.

The USF Clinical Nurse Leader program began in 2005 and admitted a charter class of 10 Clinical Nurse Leader students.

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Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program established.

USF’s Nurse Anesthesia mas-ter’s program was established as the first in the Tampa Bay area and only the third public university in Florida to offer a nurse anesthesia program.

USF’s first class of 8 Clinical Nurse Leaders students graduated in 2006.

A formal Research Center was established in 2007 at the Col-lege of Nursing to streamline the research process and expand the research portfolio.

Comprehensive five-year strategic planning process involving students, faculty, staff, alumni and the commu-nity began.

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ADDRESSING THE NURSING SHORTAGE

“The USF College of Nursing has

fostered innovative programming between

the community and college to address the

nursing shortage by expanding student

numbers and needs for more educators

and enhancing the research focus within

hospitals,” said Sandra K Janzen MS, RN,

CNAA-BC, Associate Director of patient

care services at James A Haley

Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa,

Florida, “This forum is an exem-

plary model of community and

academic collaboration that

addresses current and future

needs while systematically

exploring innovative ideas

together.”

The College of Nurs-

ing has built healthcare

partnerships across 10

counties in Florida and

forged collaborations across the Univer-

sity and State, as well as nationally and

internationally. The College’s exchange

program with the University of Panama is

now in its third year. To date, three delega-

tions totaling nearly 45 nursing students

have participated in the program, a hands-

on community health learning experience.

Clinical community partnerships are im-

perative for preparing nurses in advanced

clinical roles as much needed educators

and researchers. One such partnership

is the College’s longstanding collabora-

tion with Moffitt Cancer Center, the only

comprehensive cancer center in Florida

designated by the National Cancer Insti-

tute. USF offers the only oncology nursing

master’s program in the state.

INNOVATIVE GRADUATE NURSING PROGRAMS

The College’s Doctor of Nursing Prac-

tice (DNP), Nurse Anesthesia, and Clinical

Nurse Leader (CNL) advanced graduate

degree nursing programs epitomize Dr.

Burns’ vision of the ideal innovative educa-

tion model. One of the first universities

in the country to offer the CNL and DNP

programs, USF has graduated some of

the first nurses in the country with these

degrees. In response to the nationwide

demand for more anesthesia providers,

USF began the nurse anesthesia program

in Fall 2006 as the third public university to

offer the program, out of the seven accred-

ited nursing programs in Florida. USF’s

program is the first in the Tampa Bay area.

In Fall 2008, 100 percent of USF’s charter

class of 12 nurse anesthetists graduated

with a job already lined up.

Nursing bachelor’s, master’s and

doctorate program students and graduates

provide safe competent healthcare in hos-

pitals across the greater Tampa Bay area,

a testament to the significant community

impact of the collaborations Dean Burns

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To facilitate the growth of research initia-

tives in the College and bring together

diverse faculty and student research inter-

ests, Dr. Burns created a Nursing Research

Center within the College. The Center

has significantly broadened the College’s

research portfolio, including multidisciplinary

collaborations, and substantially upgraded

its research infrastructure and capacity,

including enhanced administrative support

and expertise in data management, project

management and statistical analyses.

STRENGTHENING RESEARCH COLLABORATION

Recently, the College of Nursing in-creased its research awards by 64 percent and achieved its goal of raising both public and private funding by 40 percent – re-sulting in the highest percentage jump for a single college in research funding at USF for FY 2007-2008. Dr. Burns fur-ther strengthened the College’s research endeavors by establishing a Biobehavioral Laboratory. Scheduled for completion this year, the laboratory will support the Re-search Center and the College’s Center for Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI). Occupying more than 2,000 square feet, it will house state-of-the art equipment for conducting blood assays, such as flammatory markers, stress hormones, proteomics, and RNA and DNA analyses. The facility will also include multiple patient rooms for conducting physical examinations, clinical measurements, and treatments for health care and research pur-poses. Enabled by the College’s productive research environment and clinical partner-ships, the PNI Center pursues research, education and the translation of knowledge into clinical practice. The College of Nursing’s collabora-tive structure encourages a community of scholars and clinicians interested in related topics. This benefits the college by providing a framework for research studies and part-nerships. Ultimately, this strong research foundation benefits patients through evi-dence-based clinical care – another way Dr. Burns’ leadership has profoundly influenced healthcare in the Tampa Bay community. Continued community support and individual contributions are vital to the future of the College of Nursing. As Dean, Dr. Burns fostered a large increase in financial donations to the College; endowments have grown by more than $5 million during her 12-year tenure.

BUILDING NATIONAL PROMINENCE

The College has received national support and accolades as well. The USF master’s program in Nursing was recently ranked 72 by U.S News and World Re-port – a large jump from 115 scored when the program was last ranked in 2003. The USF profile included in the 2009 Princeton Review “Best 368 Colleges” praises the College of Nursing. Among the candid com-ments of USF students surveyed for the book: “There’s a great nursing program.” USF’s nursing programs have steadily flourished to accommodate a growing student population. As of Fall 2008 the Col-lege of Nursing had 1,888 students enrolled across its baccalaureate, masters, doctoral and continuing education programs – up from 628 students in Fall 1999. Dr. Burns oversaw the College of Nursing’s much needed physical expansion. Members of the College, University and community gathered to dedicate the new building in May 2005 and celebrated renovations that tripled the size of the College of Nursing facility from 25,000 to 75,000 square feet. In 2007, Dr. Burns launched the College on an exciting and momentous endeavor – a comprehensive five-year strategic plan-ning process. Carefully constructed through student, faculty, staff, alumni and commu-nity involvement, the strategic plan has set the mission, vision, goals and values to help guide the College of Nursing to future suc-cess and prominence regionally, nationally and internationally. As her lasting legacy, Dean Patricia Burns leaves a successful, nationally-recog-nized College of Nursing built upon innova-tive education models, collaborative clinical partnerships, advanced practice graduate degree programs and a facilitative multi-disciplinary scientific research infrastructure.

USF’s master’s program in Nursing ranked 72 by U.S News and World Report.

College of Nursing web-based instruction was ranked third in the nation – with larger enroll-ments for its graduate nursing program than 70 other schools across the U.S.

Annual exchange program with the University of Panama, a hands-on community health learning experience, began.

100 percent of USF’s charter class of 12 nurse anesthetists graduated with employment already lined up.

College of Nursing increased research awards by 64 percent, achieving the goal of raising both public and private funding by 40 percent.

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On October 31, 2008 a group of more than 50 staff, students and

faculty participated in a retreat, the purpose of which was to craft

a set of shared values that would guide the College’s strategic

plan. Under the leadership of a faculty/staff committee and with the

help of consultant Dorothy Moga, the retreat was organized using

an approach called Appreciative Inquiry. This approach focuses

on past successes as well as individuals’ positive and meaningful

experiences within the organization.

During the retreat, participants split into groups and shared their

individual stories with each other, many of which were moving and

touching stories about deeply personal events. Each small group

developed a set of value statements that exemplified the spirit

of these positive and meaningful stories. When everyone came

back together, each small group advocated for a particular values

statement. Then the entire group discussed, deliberated and crafted

these into statements that everyone felt captured the values being

expressed.

The set of value statements that the retreat produced are

powerful, evocative and capable of guiding the college into the

future. The sentiment of those who attended the retreat is one of

accomplishment and significance. The College is committed to not

only endorse these values, but to use them in every day teaching,

research, practice and service.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA COLLEGE OF NURSING VALUES:

We embrace the diversity and expertise of our students, faculty, staff and community partners.

We lead the discipline and are nationally recognized for the generation, exploration and application of new knowledge for education, practice, science and knowledge.

We embody personal and professional integrity to create a safe and trusting environment.

We embrace an environment where we mentor, encourage and empower students, staff and faculty.

We promote partnerships where coordinated teamwork accomplishes innovative outcomes to advance the art and science of nursing.

We honor and recognize our community, students, faculty and staff.

We develop, nurture and recognize engaged leadership in students, faculty and staff for positive impact in education, research and health care.

We support and help each other to achieve shared goals.

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As of Fall 2008, 1,888 students were enrolled across all of the bachelor’s, master’s, doctor-ate and continuing education programs at the College of Nursing.

The strategic planning process established the Mission, Vi-sion, Goals and Values of the College.

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On October 15, 2008, University of South Florida

College of Nursing alumni gathered underneath the

USF Nursing tailgate tent just outside Raymond

James Stadium for the annual Homecoming Reunion.

Brunch was served along with drinks, and fellow alums

spent the morning catching up with one another and

reminiscing about their lives as students at the College

of Nursing.

There was plenty of Bulls’ spirit in the air as current

nursing students stopped by the tent to proudly display

their 2nd place trophy for the College of Nursing float in

the USF Homecoming Parade the evening before. After

the tailgate, nursing alums helped cheer on the USF

Bulls to a 45 -13 victory over the Syracuse Orange.

Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s

homecoming reunion. We hope to see you and your

classmates at next year’s reunion on November 21,

2009! For updates visit nursing.usfhealthalumni.net.

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Nursing students unite and proudly display their Bulls spirit and love of all things health and nursing while aboard the College of Nursing float which won second place in the 2008 USF Homecoming parade.

Allyson Radford has been very busy Allyson Radford has been very busy

since she completed her Bachelor of since she completed her Bachelor of

Science degree in nursing in December Science degree in nursing in December

2008. The recent USF College of Nursing 2008. The recent USF College of Nursing

alumna has been studying for and taking alumna has been studying for and taking

the GRE and NCLEX exams and applying the GRE and NCLEX exams and applying

to the college’s BS to PhD program. With to the college’s BS to PhD program. With

all this, she also found time to work as all this, she also found time to work as

a research assistant. March 2009 was a research assistant. March 2009 was

exciting for Allyson because she received exciting for Allyson because she received

the wonderful news that she not only the wonderful news that she not only

passed her nursing board exam, but she passed her nursing board exam, but she

also was accepted into the USF College of also was accepted into the USF College of

Nursing’s BS to PhD program. Nursing’s BS to PhD program.

Through her work in the college’s Through her work in the college’s

simulation lab teaching fundamental simulation lab teaching fundamental

skills for entry-level courses and tutoring skills for entry-level courses and tutoring

students, Allyson realized she wants to students, Allyson realized she wants to

pursue research and teaching as a career. pursue research and teaching as a career.

This stemmed from her work for the past This stemmed from her work for the past

year as a research assistant with Debra year as a research assistant with Debra

Gottel, MHS, BSN and her research to help Gottel, MHS, BSN and her research to help

individuals with mental illness quit smoking. individuals with mental illness quit smoking.

She gives credit to the College’s recently She gives credit to the College’s recently

appointed Doctoral Student Ambassador appointed Doctoral Student Ambassador

and USF nursing ’05 graduate, Melissa and USF nursing ’05 graduate, Melissa

Molinari Shelton, MS, for helping her take Molinari Shelton, MS, for helping her take

the initial steps to realize this goal. the initial steps to realize this goal.

“It is very comforting to have someone “It is very comforting to have someone

like Melissa to turn to,” Allyson says. like Melissa to turn to,” Allyson says.

“Melissa has been a huge help. She “Melissa has been a huge help. She

answered any silly question, telling me what answered any silly question, telling me what

I have to look forward to and what I need to I have to look forward to and what I need to

get prepared for.”get prepared for.”

At times, Allyson doesn’t feel like a new At times, Allyson doesn’t feel like a new

alumnus since she is still involved in the alumnus since she is still involved in the

college. “It’s kind of surprising to get the college. “It’s kind of surprising to get the

Nursing Life magazine, newsletters and Nursing Life magazine, newsletters and

alumni materials in the mail when I just alumni materials in the mail when I just

recently got my diploma.” Allyson says. “It recently got my diploma.” Allyson says. “It

is a little strange.” is a little strange.”

As part of her work with current nursing As part of her work with current nursing

students, Allyson has taken on a new students, Allyson has taken on a new

role as an alumni mentor, whether it is role as an alumni mentor, whether it is

reaching out to the underclassmen, giving reaching out to the underclassmen, giving

them advice on how to prepare for the them advice on how to prepare for the

boards and finals or answering any other boards and finals or answering any other

question they have. On her path to being a question they have. On her path to being a

double USF Nursing alumna, she herself is double USF Nursing alumna, she herself is

becoming an ambassador for the College. becoming an ambassador for the College.

“The students all know me and catch me “The students all know me and catch me

in the hall and ask me how I did this or that,” in the hall and ask me how I did this or that,”

she says. “It is beneficial just to have a face she says. “It is beneficial just to have a face

that everyone knows and the students all that everyone knows and the students all

know that they can e-mail me anytime.” know that they can e-mail me anytime.”

Ms. Radford is excited about taking Ms. Radford is excited about taking

the next step in her career with a nursing the next step in her career with a nursing

graduate degree. As a new alumna, she graduate degree. As a new alumna, she

wants to help students and alumni realize wants to help students and alumni realize

there are many possibilities in nursing. there are many possibilities in nursing.

“You don’t even realize how many “You don’t even realize how many

avenues you can take. That is why nursing avenues you can take. That is why nursing

is so great—there are so many different is so great—there are so many different

areas you can go into,” Allyson says. areas you can go into,” Allyson says.

“When I realized that there was a doctoral “When I realized that there was a doctoral

program where I could pursue research and program where I could pursue research and

teaching, I wanted to make a difference in teaching, I wanted to make a difference in

the community a different way.” the community a different way.”

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The USF College of Nursing started

a new tradition this past December

when the USF Nursing Alumni

Florence Nightingale Award was

introduced at the Nursing gradua-

tion awards ceremony on Saturday,

December 13, 2008. This new award will

be given each semester to two undergraduate

students – one in the traditional program and one in

the accelerated program.

The USF Nursing Alumni Florence Nightingale

Award is sponsored by an individual alumna on

behalf of the USF College of Nursing’s Alumni and

Friends Board and will be awarded to students who

are beginning their nursing career and who will forth

into the community and represent the College of

Nursing in a positive light. Recipients demonstrate a

dedication to charity and community service.

A USF College of Nursing gold pin depicting the Col-

lege’s official seal will be presented to each person

honored with this award.

The recipients of the award are chosen through

a vote by their peers approximately two weeks prior

to the students’ graduation. The announcement

of the voting results and presentation of the pins

take place during the College’s awards ceremony

which is held between University Commencement

ceremonies on graduation day.

Congratulations to the first two recipients, Allyson

Radford and Matthew Wolland, who were chosen

by their classmates for this award. They, along with

their classmates, join the many alumni of the USF

College of Nursing who have made nursing their life.

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ALUMNI CLASS NOTES Virginia Wollard, ’75, is the Vice President of Triumph

HealthCare in Houston, TX.

Regina Petzold, ’76, is an Operating Room Supervi-

sor at Longview Regional Medical

Center in Longview, TX.

Vicki Dillard Brunson, ’78, is the Financial and Operations

Director for Integrity Research in

Pensacola, FL. She is married to

Robert and has two children, Tori,

21, and Becca, 18.

Jean L. Kline, ’78, is the Deputy Secretary for

Health for the Florida Department of

Health.

Judy Heilig Zaritt, ’80, is the Clinical Research Coordi-

nator for USF Pediatrics.

Carl Goff, ’86, is currently working for the Blue

Cross Blue Shield Association. He

currently resides in Washington,

D.C. with his wife, Rebecca, and two

sons, Errett and Carlisle.

Jeanne Hopple, ’93, is a family nurse practitioner at

Ocala Family Physicians in Ocala,

FL.

Theresa Allen, ’98, is a psychiatric nurse at the

Hartford Hospital Institute of Living.

She currently resides in Middletown,

CT with her husband and three boys

ages 1, 11, and 14.

Elton Ammons III,’02, is a product sales consultant for

Cardinal Health.

Menchu Lalas Barcenas,’05, is a clinical nurse at the UC Da-

vis Medical Center in California.

Lisa Bartell,’05, is a cardiology nurse practitioner

at Life Link Healthcare Institute in

Tampa, FL.

Jeffrey McDermott,’06, is a CVRU/CVICU RN at Oak

Hill Hospital in Brooksville, FL.

Kenneth Duncan, ’08, is an acute care nurse practitio-

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