Beckstead, J. W. (2013). On measurements and their quality: Paper 1: Reliability – History, issues and procedures. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 2013; May 8. [Epub ahead of print]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.04.005.
University of South Florida College of Nursing faculty members participated in a Joining Forces Webinar Series: Teaching Nursing Students to Care for Veterans Part VII on May 1, 2013. USF College of Nursing Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean, Master’s Program & Academic Affairs, Brian Graves, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, and Military Liaison, Instructor and Coordinator, Graduate Simulation, Alicia Rossiter, MSN, ARNP, FNP, PNP-BC, spoke at the webinar series to discuss strategies for teaching students to care for active duty service members, veterans, and military families.
Joining Forces, a national initiative to support and honor America’s service members and their families, designed the webinar series to educate nursing faculty that are members of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) on how to implement initiatives set forward by the campaign. More than 650 schools of nursing around the country have pledged their support to the Joining Forces campaign. One priority of this national initiative is to make health care professionals more knowledgeable about veterans and their health care needs, particularly, as they return from modern deployments with characteristic injuries.
“The USF College of Nursing contributed to the webinar series to provide educational resources and assist schools that are AACN members as they engage in curricular development,” said Rossiter. “We are transforming the healthcare, transforming the lives of our active military, veterans, and their families. USF Nursing has become known nationwide as a leader in veteran research and how to care for our veteran population. We are very fortunate to have a Dean, Associate/Assistant Deans, faculty, and staff who are so committed to veteran health and research that improves the lives of our veterans and their families as well as the many educational initiatives that have helped make USF the 4th Friendliest Military University in the country.”
AACN reached out to Graves and Rossiter as well as Senior Associate Vice President, USF Health and Dean, USF College of Nursing, Dianne Morrison-Beedy, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN, and Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Interprofessional Initiatives, Rita D’Aoust, PhD, ACNP, ANP-BC, CNE, FAANP, FNAP, to speak at two out of seven webinar series. They were invited to participate for demonstrating leadership in military and veteran education and research and for the USF College of Nursing’s reputation as a leader in veterans healthcare. Rossiter, along with Dr. Morrison-Beedy and Dr. D’Aoust, were also part of the Joining Forces Webinar Series: Teaching Nursing Students to Care for Veterans Part VI on April 24, 2013.
“We participated to support the Joining Forces campaign,” Rossiter said. “Many colleges of nursing are looking for ways to meet the challenge to educate nurses to care for the active duty and veteran population. USF College of Nursing has become a leader in veteran health care, by creating initiatives such as RESTORE LIVES: Education and Research to Rehabilitate and Restore the Lives of Veterans, Service Members, and their Families, which helps develop life enhancing treatments through nursing research, and educate nurses with the knowledge and skills specific to the needs of treating veterans and service members. We were joining forces before Joining Forces was cool–we have had multiple veteran initiatives in place long before the Joining Forces campaign started. Because of this, other colleges and universities are looking at us to see how they can develop and implement curriculum into their programs.”
Before speaking at the webinar series, faculty members from USF College of Nursing participated in a series of military and veteran focused presentations at AACN. Rossiter presented at the AACN Baccalaureate Conference in November 2012 in San Antonio, TX, and Dr. Graves presented at the AACN Master’s Conference in March 2013 in Orlando, Florida. In addition, USF Nursing Dean Morrison-Beedy, presented at the AACN Deans Conference in March 2013 in Washington, DC.
“We are meeting the challenge–our PhD researchers are creating the knowledge; the DNPs are translating the knowledge; our nurse practitioners and nurses are delivering the care; and our nurse educators and leaders are disseminating the knowledge and educating our students,” Dr. Graves said.
For more information on the Joining Forces webinar series click here.
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Through ‘RESTORE LIVES: Education and Research to Rehabilitate and Restore the Lives of Veterans, Service Members, and their Families,’ USF College of Nursing faculty develop life enhancing treatments through nursing research, and educate nurses with the knowledge and skills specific to the needs of treating veterans and service members with innovative solutions, and conduct research specific to veteran and military health issues through training nursing leaders within military, and educating nurses at all levels in the special needs of the military, veterans and their families. For more information on RESTORE LIVES or the other priorities at the USF College of Nursing visit health.usf.edu/nursing/priorities
Budhrani, P. H. (Feb. 2013). Shades of survivorship, the importance of symptom survivorship in cancer survivors. Podium presentation in Belize City, Belize.
Chandler, R., Canty-Mitchell, J., Kip, K. E., Daley, E., Morrison-Beedy, D., Anstey, E., & Ross, H. (2013). College females preferred HIV prevention message mediums: Mass media versus interpersonal relationships. The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2013; Feb. 25. [Epub ahead of print]. pii: S1055-3290(12)00189-6.
Groth, S. W. & Morrison-Beedy, D. (2013). Low-income, pregnant African American women’s views on physical activity and diet. Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health. 8(2), 195-202. doi:10.1111/j.1542-2011.2012.00203.x.
Volpe, E. M., Hardie, T., Cerulli, C., Sommers, M. M., & Morrison-Beedy, D. (2013). What’s age got to do with it? Partner age difference, power, intimate partner violence, and sexual risk in urban adolescents. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 1-20. DOI: 10.1177/0886260512471082.
Morrison-Beedy, D. (2013, March). Joining Forces: Teaching Students to Care for Veterans. Podium presentation at the 2013 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Spring Annual Meeting at the Fairmont Washington DC Hotel in Washington D.C.
Nelson, L., McCready, L., Gesink, D., Asnaran, K., Morrison-Beedy, D. Boakye-Yiadom, N. (2013, March). Associations between co-parenting, gender equity attitudes and sexual risk among adolescent mothers and the biological fathers of their children. Podium presentation at the Society for Adolescent Health & Medicine (SAHM) Annual Scientific Meeting at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, GA.
Chandler, R., Anstey, E., James, B., & Morrison-Beedy, D. (2013, February). The testimonies of black college female students about their HIV prevention intervention needs. Poster presentation at 2013 Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) Annual Conference at Peabody Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas.
University of South Florida College of Nursing alum, Jean Aertker, DNP, ARNP-BC, COHN-S, FAANP, ’80, was elected the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Region 11 Director. Dr. Aertker was appointed for two years to lead AANP members in region 11, which includes Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and the Caribbean U.S. Territories.
“I am the Liaison between the states and the full board of the AANP,” Dr. Aertker said. “This role involves supporting the states, and promoting the annual nurse practitioner (NP) advocate and NP of the year awards. This role is to educate and inform individuals, legislators, and groups about our profession and how we are working to improve healthcare access and provide the highest quality of health care as dedicated leaders in the health care system.”
AANP, an organization that has more than 40 thousand members, leads NPs in transforming patient-centered health care. The organization’s vision is to also provide high quality health care for all by patient’s provider choice.
“Our goal is to have 100 percent participation of all advanced practice nurses belonging to our national organization that continues to advocate and promote our role in health care,” Dr. Aertker said. “USF College of Nursing is a major educational leader in Florida preparing nurses for our advanced practice role. I was a faculty member at USF College of Nursing teaching NPs when the AANP began, and have watched our presence in healthcare grow to provide care in so many areas, especially rural and underserved areas to expanding into highly specialized medical care. The need for Advanced Practice Nurses is being met by our great USF College of Nursing as we face a looming dilemma of projected shortage of primary care providers around the nation and especially here in Florida.”
Dr. Aerkter is the owner of Tampa Occupational Health Services, which has been providing employee health and wellness services for more than 16 years. She always stays involved with USF and the USF College of Nursing. She is currently a member of the USF College of Nursing Dean’s new Advisory Council, and is also the USF Nursing’s Cabinet Chair for the USF Unstoppable Campaign.
(Right to Left). USF College of Nursing alum, Dr. Jean Aertker, talking to USF College of Nursing Communications Specialist, Vjollca Hysenlika, during the College’s Coming Home celebration on Feb. 16, 2013
Dr. Aertker has been a great advocate for Nurse Practitioners to help bring recognition to the profession locally and regionally. In 2009, she was inducted as an AANP Fellow for the difference she has made in the profession over the years. “We have so much talent and expertise in nursing and our advanced nurse practitioners are doing so much now with alliances and partnering to create a better health care delivery system,” she said.
“NPs have been providing primary, acute and specialty healthcare to patients of all ages and walks of life for nearly half a century, starting in 1965,” Dr. Aertker continued. “NPs assess patients, order and interpret diagnostic tests, make diagnoses, and initiate and manage treatment plans – including prescribing medications. While each state has its own particular rules and laws regarding the practice of all health professionals, NPs are working to educate all to help us remove unnecessary practice barriers, in Florida particularly, that can potentially impact and delay patient care. NPs are the healthcare providers of choice for millions of patients. An NP is truly your partner in health.”
Dr. Aertker will be introduced as the new Regional 11 Director at AANP’s Annual Convention in las Vegas, Nevada being held June 19 through June 23, 2013.
For additional information on Dr. Aertker’s appointment visit the AANP website here.
