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The NLN ReportThe Member Newsletter of the Voice for Nursing Education

Winter 2014

Issue Twenty

INSIDE

Cover Story“Honor Student Today,Nurse Tomorrow, HuskyForever”

NLN Elections

Doctoral Preparation for Nurse Educators

Accelerating to Practice

ACES Alzheimer’s Initiative

COE Student ExcellencePaper

At the Summit

LeaderNotes

Coming Up from the NLN

NLNNational League for Nursing

National League for Nursing

The Voice for Nursing Education

SPECIAL ISSUE

NLN Executive ReportSeptember 2012 –August 2013

UConnnursing student HeatherBuckSee storypage 6.

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Dear Colleagues,

It’s hard to believe, but as I write this

missive, we’re about to experience our

first holiday season in our nation’s

capital. The NLN has completed the

historic journey from the banks of the

Hudson to the banks of the Potomac.

I want to take this opportunity to

extend an open invitation to stop by

any time you’re in Washington, DC to

visit us in our Watergate headquar-

ters. We are so proud of our new Home

for Transformative Excellence and our

seven NLN Centers for Nursing

Education — Transformational

Leadership, Excellence in the Care of

Older Adults, Diversity and Global

Initiatives, Innovation in Simulation

and Technology, the Advancement of

the Science of Nursing Education,

Academic and Clinical Transitions,

and Assessment and Evaluation.

And while much is new, some things

will never change. The level of service

you receive will stay at its usual heights

and our core values — caring, integri-

ty, diversity, and excellence — will

always infuse the work of the National

League for Nursing.

Please enjoy this first DC issue of the

NLN Report.

Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN

The 2013 report to the members was originallypresented by NLN CEO Dr. Beverly Malone atthe NLN Summit on September 20 during theannual business meeting. That report is excerpt-ed below.

There can be little doubt that the NLNremains the leader in nursing educationas evidenced by just some of the high-

lights of the 2012-2013 academic year.

vIThe NLN has a major new initiative withcorporate partners, Wolters Kluwer Health,Professional & Educational and LaerdalMedical. Accelerating to Practice will buildstrong academic practice partnerships thatsupport the transition from education tonursing practice. This program of the NLNCenter for Academic and Clinical Transitionswill result in solutions to novice nurse transi-tion to employment issues that arise from thegrowing complexity of the practice environ-ment, changes in the health care system, andincreasing technology demands in the work-place. See story on page 9.

vIThree national think tanks were conduct-ed: First, with a focus on LPN/LVN educa-tion, we convened thought leaders to devel-op a model national curriculum. Second, webrought together experts to discuss thepreparation of faculty in doctoral education.And finally, in collaboration with theConvenient Care Association, we convened“The Role of Nurse Practitioners inEmerging Models of Care Delivery.”

vIThe annual Leadership Conference,“Transforming Leadership into Action:Disrupting Your Curriculum,” was attendedby more than 150 attendees in January.

vIOur 2013 Immersion Experience, “TheRevolution in Teaching: Leading the Way,”took place in June in Chicago, IL, and washugely successful.

vINineteen nurse educators participated inour LEAD Program and 20 in our LeadershipDevelopment Program for SimulationEducators. These are the NLN’s one-yearleadership programs; applications haveexceeded the number of slots available.

vIA third program has been added to theLeadership Institute roster — the SeniorDean LeadershipProgram, a one-yearprogram for currentdeans and directorsto rejuvenate andexamine the politics of organizations.

vIIn the fall, the NLN hosts its annual tech-nology conference at Thomas JeffersonUniversity in Philadelphia. Elsevier hasjoined the NLN as a partner to support thetechnology conference, and we are mostgrateful for its support.

vIIn order to ensure regular administrationof the Faculty Census survey, and to decreasethe burden to our members, the NLN ismoving the Annual Survey to a biennialschedule, allowing the Annual Survey andFaculty Census surveys to be conducted inalternate years.

vIThe NLN currently administers more than$2 million in grant funded projects:

‰iThe Hearst Foundations andIndependence Blue Cross of Philadelphiasupport ournat iona l lyacc la imedACES proj-ect toa d v a n c ecare excel-lence foro l d e radults.

‰iLaerdal Medical supports the HighStakes Project, SIRC (SimulationInnovation Resource Center), and our justreleased Veterans Unfolding Cases andSimulations.

The National League for Nursing Executive ReportSeptember 2012 through August 2013


‰iJohnson & Johnson provides funding toenhance our three one-year leadership pro-grams: LEAD, the Leadership DevelopmentProgram for Simulation Educators, and thenew Senior Dean and Directors Program.

‰iThe Jonas Center for NursingExcellence supports the NLN JonasScholars Program.

‰iFunding from MetLife helps us developmore unfolding cases to teach the complex-ity of providing care to Alzheimer’s patientsand their caregivers.

vIThere are three new books fromNLN Press:

‰iClinical Simulations in NursingEducation; Advanced Concepts, Trendsand Opportunities, edited by Pam Jeffries

‰iInnovations in Nursing Education:Building the Future of Nursing, edited byLinda Caputi (forward by SusanHassmiller)

‰iCertified Nurse Educator Review Book;The Official NLN Guide to the CNEExam, edited by Linda Caputi (availableFebruary 2014)

vIMoving on to the global arena, theInternational Council of Nurses 25thQuadrennial Congress addressed HealthCare Equity and Access in Melbourne,Australia in May, and the NLN’s visibilityincluded five prominent presentations, a suc-cessful ICN network meeting, and a well-attended sponsored reception.

Moreover, due to focused recruitment from

the NLN, the ICN Education Network hasgrown from 707 members to more than 1,600members in a two-year period. In addition tomembership growth, the number of coun-tries represented has grown from 76 to over90 countries since the 2011 ICN MaltaConference.

Of course, none of this would be possiblewithout the support and active engagement ofour members.

vIMembership reached more than 39,000this year; a 4 percent increase with a 97 per-cent renewal rate.

vIWe currently have 25 constituent leaguesserving 30 states.

vINLN ambassadors, currentlynumbering 682, represent schools of

nursing in every state, Canada, andPuerto Rico – with 7 percent of ambas-

sadors at non-NLN member schools.

vITen schools were selected for COE des-ignation; 30 fellows and two honorary fel-

lows were inducted into the Academy ofNursing Education.

vIAs of July 31, we have 3,834 proud certi-fied nurse educators (CNEs) shaping mindsall over the country.

‰iNew test forms were implemented lastOctober, with the new eligibility criteria:Nurses with a master’s or doctorate innursing education are eligible to write theCNE exam (with or without nurse educa-tor practice experience). Nurses with amaster’s or doctorate NOT in nursing edu-cation are eligible to write the CNE examwith two years of teaching experience. Thisteaching experience can be either part timeor full time.

‰iA new Self Assessment Exam that isused by individuals preparing for the CNEexam has been developed and is availableon the website.

‰iThe CNE exams were given an “annualupdate” whereby items that do not havethe desired statistical analysis are reviewed,updated, or eliminated. Two item writing

workshops for thedevelopment ofCNE test items wereconducted to assurethere is a sufficientpool of updated test items ready to use inthe CNE exams.

‰iThe CNE recertification process hasbeen further streamlined and recertifica-tions are being processed in “lighteningspeed.”

But our attention doesn’t stop with the CNEexam. The NLN is committed to maintainingexcellence across our entire testing catalog.

vIThe NLN Spanish version of the achieve-ment exams are in the process of revision,based upon content updates, item statistics,and further linguistic review.

vITwo new exams have been released. Theyinclude Care of the Older Adult and DrugCalculations.

vIA new score report was developed that pro-vides students and test administrators with anItem Response Report. Designed for use withthe achievement line of exams, the report dis-plays the key concept for each test item andindicates if the item was answered correctly ornot. The school version of the report indicatesthe number of test takers answering the itemcorrectly; students are instructed to use thereport to identify their areas of strength andweakness. This report has been very wellreceived by our customers.

vIBundle pricing was implemented whichprovides schools with the opportunity to cre-ate a customized package of tests and testingproducts for a discounted price for a one-year or longer commitment. This has beenreceived well by our customers who did notwant to purchase the standard TestingSolutions Package.

vIFinally, the Testing Sales and ServicesDepartment is improving information on thetesting website pages to include a secure one-stop resource page for students and testadministrators to easily locate NLN testing

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information. A new communication tool isalso being added that will allow TestingServices to post a message for test adminis-trators that they will view when they log inand verify that they have read through anaction button.

This year the communications departmentused its marketing creativity and tools to pub-licize the new NLN Home for TransformativeExcellence, our seven Centers for NursingEducation, and the League’s momentousmove to Washington, DC to the nursing,health care, and wider communities.

vIOne specific example is the widely dissem-inated Nurses Week video panel discussionfeaturing Dr. Malone and Chamberlain pres-ident Dr. Susan Groenwald. To Advance theNation’s Health — A Conversation aboutNursing and Nursing Education focused onthe introduction of the NLN/ChamberlainCenter for the Advancement of the Scienceof Nursing Education” and how nurse edu-cators are coming together to advance nurs-ing education and the profession.

vIThe communications department, in itsrole as provider of counsel in external affairs,

in consultation with the leadership of theNLN, devised a communications plan inresponse to the ongoing litigation withNLNAC and the creation of the new NLNCommission on Nursing EducationAccreditation, NLN/CNEA.

vIIn the ever-growingarena of social media,the NLN Facebookpresence continues toexpand. We now havemore than 8,000 fol-lowers, a 60 percentincrease since January 2013. Content is basedon industry trends, news, and updates; andnews of the NLN.

vIIn a more traditional area, the NLN’s com-memorative book, distributed at the Summit,celebrates our move from New York City toWashington, DC and traces the history of theassociation from 1893 when the League wasfounded, through 12 decades of growth andsuccess. More than 30 companies placedadvertisements welcoming the League toDC; ad sales reached almost $30,000.

vIThe NLN’s research journal, NursingEducation Perspectives, has been completelyredesigned to help position the publicationas a serious research journal, in keeping withthe editors’ focus on robust nursing educa-tion research. The last major redesign was in1997, when its name was Nursing and HealthCare Perspectives.

vIThe NLN’s new website, previewed at theSummit, will roll out in early 2014. It featurescurrent best practices and web technologyand is structured around the needs of ourusers. It exemplifies the NLN Home forTransformative Excellence – our move toWashington, DC, and our seven Centers forNursing Education. This major overhaulreflects the new structure of the NLN, buildson our unique brand and reputation, pro-vides visitors to the site with an intuitive,understandable path and easy access to theinformation they seek, and performs well ona wide range of desktop and mobile devices.

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The NLN Home for Transformative Excellence in Washington, DCA Commemorative Book

National Leaguefor Nursing

These initiatives are just a

very few of the successful

projects the National League

for Nursing brought to

fruition this year. At the

NLN, with your help, as we

say in the Summit’s theme,

we’ll keep on raising the roof

and advancing the nation’s

health.


FINANCE

The Treasurer’s Report, delivered byMichael Newsome at the 2013 NLNEducation Summit, addressed the finan-cial results of the National League forNursing for January-December 2012, theNLN’s fiscal year.

As evidenced by the trends illustrated bythe charts above, the NLN’s future isbright as we continue to achieve our mis-sion and goals while focusing on soundfinancial management.

Major accomplishments this year includea successful move to Washington, DCand the establishment of the seven NLNCenters for Nursing Education, increasedgrants, diversified revenue with new ven-tures in testing products, and expansionof the NLN’s professional developmentactivities. n

With a 20 percent increase in funding,this year the NLN Foundation wasable to award four scholarships

to students.

The Campaign for the NLN Homefor Transformative Excellence con-tinues to attract enthusiastic sup-porters and partners. Campaigngifts and pledges raised throughOctober total more than $1 million.

At the Summit

Foundation fund raising at Summit 2013 set anew record. The Soul of Giving Decal spon-sorships supporting scholarships and researchgrants increased from 26 decals in 2012 andrevenue of $23,539 to 50 decals and $39,500.

NLN Testing Services sponsored a SilentAuction to benefit the NLN Foundation andraised $1,447. The Text to Pledge initiativeheld each year at the NLN Banquet raised$25,000. n

The NLN Foundation for Nursing Education Roundup

Board of Trustees chair Dr. Nancy Langston delivers NLN Foundation report

Text to Pledge

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When Heather Buck came down withmononucleosis during the fall semes-ter of her freshman year at the

University of Connecticut, she was bereft. TheUConn School of Nursing honor student hadbeen recruited to play on the university’sDivision I WNCAA championship basketballteam and this meant sitting out her maiden sea-son as a Husky. “It was tough, especially whenI was so looking forward to playing in college,”she recalled of the winter of 2008-09.

But what appeared to be a stroke of bad luckproved to be a lucky break for Heather. Theinterruption made it possible for her to spenda fifth year on the Storrs, Connecticut campus.Her adviser, Prof. John McNulty, urged her totake advantage of the opportunity to spreadher final, Capstone, clinical rotations over twosemesters, instead of the usual one. The extratime also offered her greater flexibility to juggleher coursework and clinical commitments atConnecticut Children’s Medical Center(CCMC) in Hartford with the intense Huskywomen’s basketball practice, game, and travelschedule. Fortunately, a full athletic scholar-ship covered the unanticipated year of tuitionand other costs for the Stonington,Connecticut native.

Even with the added time, however, Heatherhad to maintain a strenuous pace. Due at thehospital by 7:00 am, after work she’d drivestraight to a three-hour basketball practice,usually not arriving home until after 7:30 atnight. The powerhouse Husky’s national cham-pionship win over Louisville last year made itall worth it.

Last spring, with her May 12, 2013 graduationdate approaching, Heather shared her reflec-tions on her college experience and lookedahead to what’s next.

Her first big decision post-season was choosingbetween pursuing a career abroad in profes-sional basketball and nursing practice. Afterplaying basketball year-round for more thanhalf her life, it wasn’t easy. But when she real-ized that in nursing she had found somethingshe loved just as much, she reasoned, whywait?

After earning her BSN, she planned to jumpright into studying for the NCLEX, which shewould take in June. Soon after, she intended tomove into an apartment with her best friendfrom UConn and hoped to be back at CCMC,where she has applied to work in theEmergency Department. She had rotated thereduring the 2012 fall semester, and she knewright away, she said, that Peds ER was whereshe belonged.

“The Emergency Department at a children’shospital is the perfect way for me to combinemy interest in pediatrics and emergency medi-cine,” said Heather, who went on to explainhow emergency medicine is like team sports.

“Aside from my love of the game, what hasbeen so important to me has been being part ofthe team, which means having people aroundyou that are there for you and that you arethere for, no matter what.

“ER medicine is very fast-paced,” Heathercontinued. “You never know what is going tocome through the door. And you’ve got to beon your toes, ready for anything. It’s like whatwe prepare for, on a daily basis, on the [bas-ketball] court. In the ER, you have to be atyour best all the time, ready for whatevercomes our way, and we have to count on oneanother.”

The decision to apply to nursing school was anatural one for the talented six-foot, three-inchphenom for whom school and basketballalways came before partying and other typical

teenage pursuits. Coaches came calling early—in her sophomore year of high school—whichmotivated her to begin considering differentcareers long before many of her peers.

“I’ve always loved science and been very curi-ous when someone was sick or injured duringplaying to find out what was going on, whatwas going to happen, how they would be treat-ed,” said Heather. “A lot of my friends andteammates have mothers who are nurses, andmy aunt is a nurse. So I started thinking aboutwanting to have a job interacting with and car-ing for people. I didn’t want to be sittingbehind a desk.”

A day spent shadowing a friend’s mom whowas an ER nurse at a local hospital confirmedher feeling. Her only concern: would it be pos-sible to earn a nursing degree while still playingbasketball? As the first student in UConn’sSchool of Nursing to play on the university’schampionship women’s varsity basketballteam, Heather knew it wouldn’t be easy.

But, she reasoned, “If someone can make itwork, I can. I’ve always valued my academics,and I knew the coaches would be supportive.

“There were times when I couldn’t miss prac-tice or a game and wasn’t able to rescheduletime in the clinic or make up a class,” she elab-orated, “and there were times I would have tomiss some or all of practice. Everyone in theSchool of Nursing and within the coachingstaff was working together to help me [resolvethese conflicts].

“But here I am focused on graduation, so wemade it work,” said Heather, adding that thewomen’s basketball team has been nationalchampion three out of her five years in school

Honor Student Today, Nurse Tomorrow,

Husky ForeverUConn Basketball Champ

Heather BuckHeather and classmates

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and made it to the Final Four every year since2007. She’s rumored to be one of only aboutfive players who have played in five straightFinal Four tournaments.

Heather is also finishing her undergraduateacademic career with a winning record.Accepted into the honors program, she wasputting the finishing touches on her senior the-sis, a requirement of the honors curriculum innursing. The research project, which sheworked on with a couple of other nursing stu-dents under the direction of Prof. PatriciaNeassey, investigated the self-medication prac-tices of undergraduates at UConn. The datathey collected, based on a survey they wroteand distributed, served as the basis for herposter and paper on alcohol and illicit drug useon campus. They asked, what are people drink-ing with alcohol, what are they mixing, how aredrugs, alcohol, and energy drinks interacting?“We think about that all the time as nurses, andwe’re educated about it, but over-the-counterand prescription meds are often mixed, andthen combined with alcohol, can have an effectpeople don’t know or think about. We wantedto find out which ones are most prevalent inthe population and what needs to be addressedwith an education program.”

Now that she’s set her sights on Peds ER, whatelse does she envision on the horizon?

Her first love, basketball—and the Huskys—will remain in the picture. “The basketballteam at UConn is like a family,” Heather main-tained. “I know they will always welcome meback to practice with the girls.”

In nursing, after finding her sea legs as an RNthrough clinical experience, teaching, research,and graduate study are definitely on the radarscreen.

“One hundred percent, I want to be a precep-tor or clinical instructor,” said Heather, recall-ing how she loved helping to guide more juniornursing students during her senior year clinicalrotations.

Having found her senior thesis research soenriching, Heather believes that, down theroad, she will also jump back into scholarship.“I know that research is a big part of the mas-ter’s program at UConn, and I enjoy learningso much that there is a likelihood I will contin-ue my own education at that level.

“One of the things we always talked about inschool is the art of nursing, being present withthe patient. That’s one of the things that drewme to nursing in the first place. It takes every-one on the team, ultimately, to deliver qualitycare. And this is the role on the team I’m real-ly interested in playing. In the new AffordableCare Act, nurses bear a lot of responsibility forpatient care.

“When some people say, ‘You’re so smart, youshould become a doctor,’ I say, “There’s noproblem with having smart nurses.” n

Editor’s note: Since this story was reported,Heather Buck landed her dream job. Here’sher update:

I have been working at ConnecticutChildren’s Medical Center in the emergencydepartment for a little over a month now. Ilove it there and I am learning so much.Everyone has been very supportive and help-ful in my first few weeks which was a bigpart of why I wanted to work there aftergraduation. Other than that I have beenadjusting to life as an adult, paying bills andall those types of things. I just started help-ing out a high school basketball team andbeen back to UConn to watch my old team-mates play a couple times.

In the Sim lab


Asserting that the future calls for newways to value the complex role of thenurse educator, the National League for

Nursing has published “A Vision for DoctoralPreparation for Nurse Educators.” Said CEODr. Beverly Malone, “With this latest entry inthe NLN’s Vision Series, the National Leaguefor Nursing continues to actively promote theneed for nurse scholars that have discipline-specific pedagogical knowledge and skills.”

Endeavors designed and implemented by theNLN over the last two decades have focusedon a core belief that the role of the nurse edu-cator is complex. As noted in the vision state-ment, “For both the faculty role in an academ-ic setting or a professional nurse developmentrole in a practice setting, we expect the suc-cessful educator to be an expert practitioner,possess the pedagogical knowledge of a skillededucator, and be engaged in either knowledgegeneration or knowledge translation….In prac-tice disciplines like nursing, it is especiallyimportant that educators and practitionersalike be able to evaluate and demonstrate linksbetween educational outcomes and patientcare quality. This is a particularly challengingtask in a health care system that is experiencingmultiple stressors and undergoing rapidchange.”

“A Vision for Doctoral Preparation for NurseEducators” addresses the call to action fromthe IOM’s 2011 publication, The Future ofNursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, toaddress the critical need for more doctorallyprepared nurse educators to advance the sci-ence of nursing education, design educationalsystems that implement efficient and cost-

effective programs of learning, and lead in theimprovement and redesign of the health caresystem.

Summed up NLN president Dr. MarshaHowell Adams, “Without doctorally preparednurse educators to lead educational reform, werisk producing a nursing workforce that is notready to provide accessible and affordable careto diverse populations in multiple settings.Nurse educators who understand and imple-ment discipline-specific pedagogies are thevital link to a future of excellence in nursing.”

“It is interesting to note the concurrent con-cerns about doctoral education in other fieldsas well,” said Dr. Malone. “In ‘We MustPrepare PhD Students for the Complicated Artof Teaching’ in the November 12 online editionof the Chronicle of Higher Education, formerHarvard president Derek Bok writes,‘[Quality] instruction will surely be slow toarrive without a faculty trained to bring to itsteaching the same ample store of backgroundknowledge, the same respect for relevant data,and the same questioning, innovative spirit thatprofessors have long displayed in carrying outtheir research.’”

“A Vision for Doctoral Preparation for NurseEducators” concludes with a series of recom-mendations: for the nursing profession; for alldoctoral programs; for doctoral programspreparing nurse educators for deans, directors,and chairs of nursing programs; and for theNational League for Nursing. The completetext is available on the NLN website on thepublications page. n

NLN Publishes Vision for DoctoralPreparation for Nurse Educators

Doctorally Prepared Educators Needed to Lead Curriculum Change, Develop Models of Cost-Effective Education, and Prepare a Workforce

to Meet the Needs of a Reformed Health Care System

Funded by the MetLife Foundation, thisproject merges specialized knowledge ofAlzheimer’s disease with the NLN’s sig-

nature Advancing Care Excellence for Seniors(ACES) Program. By adding specialized cur-riculum resources about care of patients withAlzheimer’s disease and their caregivers, theNLN will be the leading resource for faculty totrain students in rehabilitation, health promo-tion, health care, and social service referral forthe specialized care of older adults with cogni-tive impairments, specifically Alzheimer’s dis-ease.

In spring 2013, the NLN convened a focusgroup of leading experts in Alzheimer’s diseasewho also had experience teaching undergradu-ate students in schools of nursing. Theseexperts assisted the League to select teachingstrategies most needed today to assist studentsto fully understand the complexity ofAlzheimer’s disease and related care needs forpatients and family members.

Three unfolding cases (Ertha Williams, GeorgePalo, and Judy Jones) with first person mono-logues and three simulation scenarios weredeveloped and pilot tested in schools of nurs-ing this fall. Four teaching strategies were alsodeveloped addressing the pathophysiology ofAlzheimer’s disease, common behaviors associ-ated with Alzheimer’s disease, care giver con-siderations, and related nursing actions.

Visit the ACES pages on the NLN website toexplore the simulations and teaching strategies.They are available free of charge. n

Enhancing Care for

Alzheimer’s Patientsand Their Caregivers

AN ACES INITIATIVE


Aunique partnership of not-for-profit andprivate enterprise is developing collabo-rative programs to better prepare nurs-

ing students for the increasingly complexrequirements of nursing practice.

At the 2013 Education summit, the Leagueannounced the launch of an important initia-tive of the new NLN Center for Academic andPractice Transitions. The center is supportedby grants from Laerdal Medical, the leader inhealth care education equipment, and WoltersKluwer Health, publishers of Lippincott nurs-ing content.

“The demands placed on today’s practicingnurses are intensifying, with sicker patients,more complicated treatments, and electronicmedical records all adding new layers of com-plexity to basic nursing care,” said NLN CEOBeverly Malone. “This center will build abridge between those providing nursing educa-tion and those directing nurses in practice.Together, we can develop the solutions andtools today's students need to flourish in thisdemanding field.”

The center's inaugural program, Acceleratingto Practice, will focus on building partnershipsto improve the transition of new nurses fromeducation to practice. A team composed ofleading nurse educators and hospital nursingadministrators will draw on active research todefine the specific competencies that new nurs-es need to ensure job success. Then, in con-junction with Laerdal Medical and WoltersKluwer Health, the NLN will developAccelerating to Practice program courses andresources, which will be available for adoptionand implementation by 2015.

“Leveraging our Lippincott nursing contentand learning tools, and Laerdal’s simulatedpatient case solutions, we will help the NLNdevelop a program that can be quickly incor-porated into college curriculum, be imple-mented as a new hospital staff orientation, or

be offered by third parties,”said Susan Driscoll, presi-dent and CEO, WoltersKluwer Health, Professional& Education.

Added Laerdal MedicalCEO Clive Patrickson, “Together we candevelop a standardized, affordable, and inspir-ing way to help nurses be as successful as pos-sible when they enter practice.”

Wolters Kluwer Health and Laerdal Medicalhave previously partnered on products thatintegrate electronic health record learning toolswith patient cases and manikin simulation,helping students master the skills of patientrecord interpretation, patient care, and followup documentation. The integrated productslink to Lippincott textbooks, reference andeLearning content, to improve clinical knowl-edge and judgment, and createengaging student experiences.

The seven inaugural academicpractice partners who will joinwith us to embark on an initialexploration to determine howthe NLN Accelerating toPractice initiative will developare:

vIIndiana University Schoolof Nursing, Dr. MarionBroome, dean; and IndianaUniversity Health, Dr. LindaEverett, chief nurse officer

vIJohns Hopkins UniversitySchool of Nursing, Dr.Pamela Jeffries; and JohnsHopkins University Medical

Center, Felecia West, director of educationand the SPRING program

vIMiami Dade College, Dr. Amy Pettigrew,dean; and Jackson Health System, Florida;Bridgette Johnson, director of professionalnursing practice

vINorthern Virginia Community College,Dr. Mandy Milot, dean; and Novant/HealthPrince William Hospital, Bebe Holt, chiefnurse officer

vICenter of Excellence University of KansasSchool of Nursing, Dr. Karen Miller, dean;and Center of Excellence University ofKansas Medical Center, Rachel Pepper,director of professional nursing practice

vIUniversity of Texas, Arlington, School ofNursing, Dr. Beth Mancini, professor andchairperson, College of Nursing; and TexasHealth Resources – Presbyterian Dallas, Dr.Cole Edmonson, chief nurse officer

vIWestern Governors University, Dr. JanJones-Schenk, dean; and Cedars SinaiMedical Center, Los Angeles, Dr. LindaBurnes Bolton, chief executive officer n

Full Speed Ahead with

Accelerating to PracticeNLN, Wolters Kluwer Health, and Laerdal Medical

Collaborate to Better Prepare Nursing Students for Practice

From left: Susan Driscoll, president and CEO, WoltersKluwer Health, Professional & Education; NLN CEOBeverly Malone; and Clive Patrickson, CEO, Laerdal Medical

National League for Nursing

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By Mary-Claire Rocha

My journey with nursing began at thetender age of 11. My sister, Bridget,who was six at the time, had just been

diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. It was anoverwhelming time of change and uncertaintyfor my family. Our fears were eased by the ded-icated team of medical professionals who man-aged Bridget’s care during her stay in a pedi-atric hospital. Bridget’s nurse, in particular,held our hands throughout the entire process.At this time, I saw firsthand the impact that anurse can have on both a patient’s and a fami-ly’s life. From then on, I was inspired tobecome like Bridget’s nurse — someone whowould make a difference in another person’s life.

Approaching the college application process,this experience guided me as I contemplated

choosing nursing as my career path. Despitemy overwhelming desire to make a difference,I was nervous about the reality of pursuingnursing — would I really be able to learn every-thing? Ultimately, I decided to take the plunge,but choosing nursing as a career was only thefirst step. The next step was deciding where topursue my nursing education.

When I applied to Villanova University Collegeof Nursing, I expected to receive an outstand-ing education. However, at that time Ididn’t understand what it meantto attend a college designatedas an NLN Center ofExcellence (COE). Now,with graduation just twomonths away, I can saywith confidence thatVUCON, a COE in“Creating Environmentsthat Advance the Science ofNursing Education,” has pre-pared me to take on both the chal-lenges and opportunities that await me in mycareer as a bachelor’s-prepared registerednurse. Here, I have learned to embody threequalities expected of a VUCON student —innovation, empowerment, and compassion —all of which, I believe, foster excellence in nurs-ing education.

The quality of innovation is fostered inVUCON students through the use of state-of-the-art technology, which is incorporated intoevery aspect of the program, especially lecturematerials and hands-on clinical simulations.Lectures are usually recorded in real time,which allows students to review content attheir convenience. This allows for a deeperexamination of topics, as well as a relaxed envi-ronment. In addition to this technology, pro-fessors are innovative in the way that they pres-ent information. The faculty frequently incor-porate alternative media into lectures (i.e.,YouTube videos, news articles relevant to top-ics) in order to make lecture material more rel-evant to students.

Villanova also offers state-of-the-artsimulation labs for students to

develop competency in nurs-ing skills before applying

them in clinical practice. Inone particular nursing lab,for example, I delivered ababy from a simulation

manikin that went into pre-term labor at a time when

both the simulated patient’sphysician and midwife were

unavailable! This experience will staywith me forever; I feel confident in my abilityto handle that situation should it ever presentitself in my career.

Examples of excellence in education strategiesextend beyond the campus and the doors ofthe VUCON. In the fall semester of my junioryear, I participated in an international programto La Romana in the Dominican Republic.There, I worked alongside seven student peersand two nursing faculty to provide health careto Haitian migrant sugarcane workers and theirfamilies. This program was built on the firstquality of innovation and fostered the secondquality of empowerment. My participation inthis experience was concurrent with a researchstudy led by my professor regarding hyperten-sion in the Dominican Republic. We con-tributed to data collection by recording theblood pressures of community members. Withthis, we assisted in the identification of con-tributing factors to high blood pressure.Through this international experience, I learnedhow to provide care under sparse, non-tradi-tional conditions, which fostered my ability to

Mary-Claire Rocha with NLN president Dr.Marsha Adams (left) and CEO Dr. BeverlyMalone

Student Excellence PaperCompetition

In 2007, the NLN introduced an initia-

tive called the Student Excellence Paper

Competition, which provided students

enrolled in NLN Center of Excellence

schools with the opportunity to reflect

on and share their thinking about excel-

lence in nursing education, what fosters

excellence, and what it means to them to

be enrolled in a COE school. Schools

reported that the competition was well

received by students and it was difficult

to select the one paper to submit for con-

sideration. All the faculty members were

heartened to read what students had to

say about excellence and being a student

in their schools. The fifth winner of the

Student Excellence Paper Competition,

Ms. Mary-Claire Rocha of Villanova

University, was honored at the NLN

2013 Education Summit.

Villanova University: My Experience at an NLN Center of Excellence

Fall / Winter 2014 The Voice for Nursing Education Page 11

be innovative in the delivery of health care. I alsogained a sense of empowerment by participatingin this research study. I watched as my professornoted a problem, and worked with my group toassist in discovering a solution. From this, I cameto understand the degree of influence nurses canhave in health care initiatives.

The art of compassion, which is both the thirdquality of excellence and a perfect complement tothe science of nursing, is stressed in every aspectof a VUCON education, including lectures, clini-cal practice, and simulation labs. I will never for-get the psychiatric nursing lab day when studentswere asked to wear headphones that simulatedmental conditions in which individuals hear voices.This experience taught compassion in a hands-onmanner as I gained a realistic understanding ofwhat life is like for these individuals. In additionto formal education experiences, I am also offeredcompassion as I walk through Driscoll Hall on anygiven day. Professors leave doors open and invitedrop-ins, and stop me to ask how my day is going.From my professors who demonstrate compassionon a daily basis, I have learned to be compassion-ate to those around me, especially my patients,peers, and faculty.

As a COE, the VUCON has prepared me tobecome the best professional nurse I can be. Ihave learned innovation through the use of state-of-the-art technology and through exposure toexperienced and expert professors. I have learnedempowerment by participating in faculty researchprojects firsthand, and I have learned compassionthrough clinical simulations and interactions withthe caring community around me. Now, four yearslater, I understand and value the benefit of havingattended a college of nursing with the designation,“NLN Center of Excellence.” With this excep-tional preparation, I know I will become the nextprofessional nurse to help someone’s little sister,like mine, as well as other patients and families,through tumultuous transitions. n

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At the Summit 2013

NLN leadership with keynoter, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius

Meeting Millie from ACES Unfolding Cases Hanging out with NLN Inaugural Partner Chamberlain College of Nursing

Engaged: A question for the panel At the International FacultyRoundtable

Meeting and Greeting: Summit participantshead to exhibits and opening reception.

Poster presenter presents


The NLN announced the results of itsannual Board of Governors (BOG) elec-tions at its 2013 Education Summit on

September 20. Marsha Howell Adams, PhD,RN, CNE, ANEF, the senior associate dean ofacademic programs at the University ofAlabama Capstone College of Nursing inTuscaloosa, assumed the NLN presidency, theanticipated conclusion to her service these pasttwo years as president-elect. Dr. Adams willserve as the League’s president until 2015.

In her inaugural address to the NLN member-ship during the recent Summit, Dr. Adamsthanked past and present NLN leadership fortheir support during her tenure as president-elect and expressed excitement about takingthe helm of the BOG at an important juncturein the League’s history:

“I am incredibly honored and humbled to bestanding here today as the next president of theNational League for Nursing. It is particularlyspecial for me to begin this service as the NLNmakes its home here in DC,” she said.“Through the NLN Centers for NursingEducation, we will better engage our member-ship, strengthen our communication abilities,and provide resources and support in the areasof nursing education research, transformation-al leadership, care of the older adult, globalhealth, preparing faculty for cultivating adiverse workforce, creating innovative teachingstrategies and advanced use of technology, pro-moting successful academic progression mod-els, and providing assessment and evaluationtools.

“The League represents everything that Ibelieve in,” Dr. Adams continued, “both inrelation to nursing education and to nursingeducation research. I strongly support the fact

that this organization represents quality nursingeducation for all types of nursing programs.”

Concluding in a jaunty tone, perhaps reflectiveof her Southern roots, the Alabama nurse edu-cator observed, “SWAGGER is behaving in avery confident manner; it is style, moving withconfidence, sophistication; conducting oneselfin a way that would automatically earn respect.Well, let me assure you that the NLN and itsmembership have swagger, your president hasswagger, and Dr. Beverly Malone has somemajor swagger. The move to DC is just a startof how the NLN will demonstrate swagger!”

Anne R. Bavier, PhD, RN, FAAN, who in thepast has served on the NLN board as a gover-nor at-large and as BOG secretary, stepped upto become the next president-elect. Dr. Bavieris professor of nursing and medicine at theUniversity of Connecticut School of Nursing inStorrs, where she recently retired as dean. Dr.Bavier also has more than a dozen years ofexperience in leadership roles at federal healthcare agencies, including that of deputy directorof the National Institutes of Health’s Office ofResearch on Women’s Health.

Joan L. Frey, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, dean of theLouisville Campus of the Galen College ofNursing in Kentucky, was re-elected secretaryand will thus continue to serve another twoyears in that office.

Three New, Two Re-elected Governors

This year’s election cycle saw the renewal oftwo veteran governors-at-large: Gail Baumlein,PhD, RN, CNS, CNE, ANEF, program chairof nursing at Franklin University in Columbus,OH; and Teresa Shellenbarger, PhD, RN,CNE, ANEF, doctoral program coordinatorfor Indiana University of Pennsylvania’sDepartment of Nursing and Allied Health.

The BOG has welcomed new governors-at-large to its ranks: Janet Tompkins McMahon,MSN, RN, clinical associate professor of nurs-ing and nursing education consultant in theDepartment of Nursing at Towson Universityin Maryland; G. Elaine Patterson, EdD, RN,CNE, APN-C, a professor of nursing in theSchool of Theoretical and Applied Sciences atRamapo College in New Jersey; and new pub-lic member David A. Johnson, president,Laerdal Medical.

“On behalf of the NLN, first I’d like to pub-licly thank outgoing League president, JudithA. Halstead, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, for herextraordinary leadership and dedicated serv-ice. I, along with many others at the NLN,have relied on Judy’s wise counsel in support-ing the mission of the NLN,” said NLN CEOBeverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN.

“Now, I have the pleasure of welcoming a newpresident, along with renewed leadership onthe board, to help forge the next stage in theNLN’s history, as we promote excellence innursing education to build a strong and diversenursing workforce to advance the nation’shealth. My team and I are excited to work withMarsha, with Anne, and with our three brandnew members of the NLN Board ofGovernors: Janet McMahon, Elaine Patterson,and David Johnson. And congratulations toour re-elected board members: Secretary Joan Frey, Gail Baumlein, and TeresaShellenbarger,” Dr. Malone concluded. n

New NLN president Dr. Adams delivers inaugural address

Leading Alabama Nurse Educator Marsha Howell Adams Takes Helm as President ofNational League for Nursing

Three Join NLN Board of Governors, as League

Also Chooses New President-Elect in Annual Elections

at 2013 NLN Education Summit


Martha Raile Alligood, PhD, RN, ANEF, wasawarded the rank of professor emeritus July 1,2013 at East Carolina University and is pleasedto share news of two new books published byMosby/Elsevier: Nursing Theory: Utilization &Application, 5th edition, and Nursing Theoristsand Their Work, 8th edition.

Associate professor at the Johns HopkinsSchool for Nursing, Anne E. Belcher, PhD,RN, AOCN, FAAN, ANEF, spent two weeksin Lausanne, Switzerland at Haute Ecole de laSante, La Source working with Anne-ClaudeAllin, dean and deputy director of facultydevelopment and nursing education research.She also met with Dr. Maya Shaha to follow upon ongoing research collaboration. Dr. Shaha isa scientific collaborator at Inselspital,University Hospital, Berne and faculty at theUniversity of Lausanne.

Professor and co-director of the Center ofExcellence in Evidence-Based Practice atTexas Tech University’s Health SciencesCenter, NLN board member Carol Boswell,EdD, RN, CNE, ANEF, was named as thenurse researcher for Midland MemorialHospital. In her role, she will help with theorganization’s Magnet journey working withstaff nurses and managers to advance EBP andresearch. She also gave three presentations inPrague this year: “Health Literacy & CulturallyDiverse Older Adults,” “Holistic Nursing Care:Provision of Spirituality with Patients,” and“Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Realisticand Practical Evidence-Based Practice.”

Tim Bristol, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, presented“Concept-based Learning and NCLEXSuccess” at Nuts & Bolts for Nurse Educatorsin Minneapolis in August 2013. He also pre-sented “Handheld Technology in Haiti andBeyond” at the Sigma Theta Tau InternationalBiennial on November 17, 2013. This pastspring, Dr. Bristol served as visiting faculty inHaiti at the Faculty of Science in Nursing.

Cynthia Clark, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, pro-fessor at Boise State University’s School ofNursing, authored Creating and SustainingCivility in Nursing Education. This is the first-known book to directly and comprehensivelyaddress the many dimensions of incivility innursing education.

Professor at Hampton University’s School ofNursing, Bertha L. Davis, PhD, RN, FAAN,ANEF, contributed to two nursing journal arti-cles with colleagues: “Colorectal CancerKnowledge, Cancer Fatalism, and ReligiousCoping among Individuals Attending anAfrican American Church,” Journal of NursingEducation and Practice; and “Educational andTelephone Support Intervention to ImproveHypertension in African Americans,” TheJournal of the National Black NursesAssociation.

NLN board member Marilyn Frenn, PhD, RN,CNE, FTOS, ANEF, has been promoted toprofessor at Marquette University’s College ofNursing. She is also writing a chapter, “Engagein Scholarship of Teaching,” for the NLN CNEpreparation book.

In October 2013, Joyce P. Griffin-Sobel, PhD,RN, CNE, ANEF, dean and professor atSUNY Upstate Medical University’s College ofNursing, was inducted as a fellow into theAmerican Academy of Nursing.

Mary M. Hoke, PhD, PHCNS-BC, RN-BC,ANEF, professor and dean, Ila Faye MillerSchool of Nursing & Health Professions,University of the Incarnate Word, was awardeda $1.1 million San Antonio Multiple ChronicConditions grant on behalf of the School ofNursing. Awarded under the HRSA AdvancedNursing Education Program, the project is ledby Dr. Hoke and Roberta Lavin, PhD, APRN-BC (FNP).

NLN governor Linda Howe, PhD, CNS,CNE, LNC, presented at the convention of theAmerican Association of History for Nursingin Cleveland, OH: “Caring for Christ’s Poor:The Story of the Dominicans of Hawthorne” inSeptember and in October at the FloridaNursing Student Association annual conven-tion in Daytona Beach: “Order in the Court!The Role of the Legal Nurse Consultant.”

President of DI Associates, Inc., Donna D.Ignatavicius, MSN, RN, ANEF, gave two pre-sentations in November 2013: “Implementinga Concept-Based Curriculum for AssociateDegree Nursing Education” at the NOADNConvention, Reno, NV; and “Teaching in aPrelicensure Concept-based Curriculum:

Methods and Challenges” at the Hawaii StateNurse Educators Conference in Honolulu.

The University of Texas at Arlington College ofNursing appointed Judy Lynn LeFlore, PhD,RN, NNP-BC, CPNP-AC&PC, FAAN, ANEF,associate dean for simulation and technology.Dr. Leflore is the creator of Nursing AP, a com-puter-based simulation for graduate students.The work was funded by a $750,000 HRSAgrant. Like iNursingRN, the game offers nurs-ing students an alternative, hands-on way tolearn.

As a keynote speaker at the 2013 AustralasianNurse Educators Conference in Wellington,NZ in October, Kathie Lasater, EdD, RN,ANEF, presented “Partnering to Prepare NewNurses for Thinking Like a Nurse.” The focuswas to encourage academe and practice to bet-ter partner to facilitate nurses’ clinical judg-ment. She was also invited as visiting faculty tothree programs of nursing: Western Institute ofTechnology, Taranaki in New Plymouth, NZ;both campuses of Monash University inMelbourne, AU; and the University ofTechnology in Sydney.

Professor and associate dean for AcademicAffairs at Duquesne University School ofNursing, Joan Such Lockhart, PhD, RN,CORLN, AOCN, CNE, FAAN, ANEF,recently published “A National Survey ofOncology Content in Prelicensure RegisteredNurse Programs” in the Journal of NursingEducation with a national team of eightOncology Nursing Society nurse educators. Dr.Lockhart and her colleague Leah Cunninghamwere awarded their fourth Robert WoodJohnson Foundation New Careers in NursingScholarship Grant. Dr. Lockhart also receivedthe Cameos of Caring Award for nurse educa-tors from the University of Pittsburgh Schoolof Nursing.

Lois W. Lowry, DNS, RN, ANEF, professoremerita (retired), educational consultant, pub-lished three journal articles in Nursing ScienceQuarterly in the edition that honored the workof Betty Neuman.

Mary E. (Beth) Mancini, PhD, RN, NE-BC,FAHA, FAAN, ANEF, associate dean andchair of the UT Arlington College of Nursing

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Undergraduate Programs, was appointed prin-cipal investigator for the Veterans BSN grant.

This year, Barbara Mandleco, PhD, RN,ANEF, professor emerita, College of Nursing,Brigham Young University, contributed tothree publications with colleagues: Latta, A.,Rampton. T. Y., Rosemann, J. Peterson, M.,Mandleco, B., Dyches, T., & Roper, S.“Photographs Reflecting the Lives of Siblingsof Children with Autism.” Child: Care, Healthand Development; “Individual and FamilyPredictors of Psychological Control in ParentsRaising Children with Type 1 Diabetes.”Families, Systems, & Health. 31(2) 142-155.doi: 10.1037/a0032498; and Scholes, C.,Mandleco, B., Roper, S., Dearing, K., &Dyches, T. & Freeborn, D. (2013).Adolescents’/Emerging Adult’s Perspectives ofLiving with Type 1 Diabetes. Journal ofAdvanced Nursing.

Clinical associate professor of nursing atTowson University (Hagerstown, MD) andmember of the NLN Board of Governors,Janet Tompkins McMahon, MSN, RN, was theplenary keynote speaker for the NurseTimNuts & Bolts National Nursing Conference inAugust 2013. The topic was “NCLEX Acrossthe Curriculum: Using the New Test PlanToday!” Ms. McMahon was also an invitedspeaker at the Trends Occupational StateConference in Traverse City, MI in October2013.

Jeanette McNeill, DrPH, RN, AOCNS, CNE,ANEF, gave two presentations with colleaguesthis year: “Using a Structured DebriefingProcess to Enhance Students’ Confidence andSatisfaction when Learning in a Simulation,” aposter presentation at the InternationalNursing Association for Simulation in ClinicalLearning, June, Las Vegas, NV; and “HighFidelity Simulation and End of Life Care,” apodium presentation at the Southern NursingResearch Society Annual Conference,February, Little Rock, AR.

This year, Carmella Mikol, PhD, RN-BC,CPNP-PC, CNE, was elected as a member ofthe NLN CNE Commission and as IllinoisLeague for Nursing president.

JoAnn Mulready-Shick, EdD, RN, CNE,ANEF, published “How English LanguageLearners Experience Nursing Education” inthe March/April 2013 issue of Nursing

Education Perspectives. Within the past year,she also presented “The Experiences ofStudents with English as an AdditionalLanguage: Faculty’s Role in FacilitatingLearning” at Stephenson University.

Ramona Nelson, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, ANEF,published Nelson, R. & Staggers, N. (Eds.)(2014) Health Informatics: An InterprofessionalApproach, Elsevier/Mosby. The book wasdesigned as an interprofessional textbook withcontributions from more than 60 experts ininformatics. It covers a range of key informat-ics topics to prepare students for today’s tech-nical environment. Dr. Nelson also led two pre-sentations at the 25th ICN QuadrennialCongress: “Equity and Access to Health Care”in Melbourne, Australia.

Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, FAAN, hastaken a new position as director of programevaluation and educational research at DukeUniversity’s School of Nursing in Durham, NC.

Care delivery and advanced practice systemconsultant in the Center of Excellence at BonSecours Health System, Liana Orsolini-Hain,PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, has undertaken anew project helping Bon Secours to positionitself for the full implementation of theAffordable Care Act and expand its use ofadvanced practice registered nurses. BonSecours works to decrease the negative socialdeterminants of health and to increase healthequity.

Associate dean for the Westbrook College ofHealth Professions at the University of NewEngland, Karen T. Pardue, PhD, RN, CNE,ANEF, co-presented the keynote address at St.Catherine University’s (St. Paul, MN)Interprofessional Education Summit on May 1,2013. “Not Left to Chance: Building andSustaining an Interprofessional Culture,”examined the imperative for collaborative,team-based health profession education andclinical care systems. Dr. Pardue is also therecipient of two recent grants from the ArthurVining Davis Foundation and the BinghamHealth Program in support of interprofession-al curriculum and faculty development.

Barbara Penprase, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF,associate professor, School of Nursingendowed professor, Crittenton HospitalMedical Center, received recognition in teach-ing and research at Oakland University’s eigh-

teenth annual Faculty Recognition Founder’sDay and was nominated for the TeachingExcellence Award.

Deborah Raines, PhD, RN, ANEF, was nameda visionary leader at the 120th anniversary cel-ebration of the School of Nursing at VirginiaCommonwealth University. In August 2013,Dr. Raines also joined the faculty at Universityat Buffalo SUNY’s School of Nursing.

The West Virginia University School ofNursing has appointed Elisabeth N. Shelton,PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, interim dean. She alsocontinues in her role as associate dean forUndergraduate Programs.

In August 2013, Karin J. Sherrill, MSN, RN,CNE, ANEF, faculty educator at MaricopaNursing at Mesa Community College, gave apresentation on simulation at the 2013 Nuts &Bolts for Nurse Educators Conference inMinneapolis, MN. She also co-authoredNurseThink Notes, a student note-taking, pri-oritization workbook, with Dr. Tim Bristol.

Cathleen M. Shultz, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN,ANEF, dean and professor at Carr College ofNursing at Harding University (Arkansas), wasreappointed by Governor Mike Beebe as aboard member of the Arkansas State Board ofNursing, and was also elected to the Board ofDirectors of the Nursing Council of theSouthern Region Education Board. OnNovember 19, 2013, Dr. Shultz co-presentedwith Dr. Virginia Adams at the organization’sannual meeting on “Courage and InnovationPedagogy: Relevance for a Global World.”

Elizabeth Speakman, EdD, RN, CDE, ANEF,co-authored “Jefferson InterprofessionalClinical Rounding Project: An InnovativeApproach to Patient Care,” an article forPopulation Health Matters. As an invitedkeynote speaker at the Northeastern/CentralPennsylvania Interprofessional EducationCoalition in Scranton, Dr. Speakman presented“Leading Interprofessional Education: LessonsLearned on the JCIPE Journey.” In June, Dr.Speakman delivered “The JeffersonInterprofessional Ambulatory Practice:Leveraging Interprofessional Education toSupport Interprofessional Practice,” a podiumpresentation at CAB IV in Vancouver, Canada. n

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February 6-8, 2014 NLN Leadership Conference Academic Leadership Excellence:Creating Inclusive EnvironmentsSavannah Marriott Riverfront, GA

April 3-5NLN/STTI Nursing EducationResearch ConferenceBridging the Gap betweenEducation and PracticeHyatt Regency Indianapolis, IN

April 25-26 NLN/Boise State UniversitySimulation ConferenceExploring New Ideas in Simulation Boise State University School ofNursing, ID

June 8-12 NLNImmersionExperienceBaltimore, MD

September 17-20NLN Education SummitFlight of the Phoenix Hyatt Regency/Phoenix Convention Center, AZ

WORKSHOPS

Innovations in TeachingThe ACES Workshop

March 14, Atlanta, GA

March 21, Chicago, IL

April 4, Kansas City, KS

April 9, Nashville, TN

April 11, Cedar Rapids, IA

April, Duluth, MN

CNE PREP

January 7Texas Tech University School of Nursing, Lubbock

NLN SCHOLARLY WRITINGRETREATS

March 21-24Facilitator: Marilyn H. Oermann,PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEFChapel Hill, NC

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ONGOING

Indiana University School ofNursing/NLN Online Courses

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IMPORTANT DATES/DEADLINES

January 31Constituent League annual reports due

February 15Academy applications due

February 20Research grant proposals due

May 15Final COE applications due

Watch for details of upcoming webinars on the web and via email.

Updated, detailed information on all fac-ulty development programs can be foundat www.nln.org/facultydevelopment.

Be sure to browse the calendar atwww.nln.org/stateleagues for eventssponsored by the NLN AffiliatedConstituent Leagues.

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