Student News
Student Elected to Student Nurses' Association of PA (SNAP) Board
Congratulation to Carolyn McDermott, sophomore nursing student, was elected to the Student Nurses' Association of PA (SNAP) board as Greater Pittsburgh Regional Coordinator at the annual SNAP convention.
Pittsburgh Foundation Awards Scholarships to Seven Nursing Students
The scholarships were awarded through two separate endowments: The William Henry Fitch Memorial Trust Fund and the Sheena M. Taylor Memorial Scholarship Fund.
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Nursing Student Elected to Student Government Association Board
Nursing student Mark Simmons (second from the right) was elected SGA Vice President of Student Life. He appears in the photo with the other members of the SGA Executive Board, (from left) Justin Stadelmyer (VP of Finance), Amanda Fernandez (VP of Academic Affairs), Yamilette Ayala (VP of Communications) and Zachary Zeigler (President).
PhD Student Selected for Joint Commission Resources Project |
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Cecilia Zamarripa, current PhD student, was selected for the Nurse Safety Scholar-in-Residence Program. She will be working on a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program. Read the Joint Commission Resources newsletter. |
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Student Wins NLN Writing Competition |
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Senior nursing student, Amy Wodzinski, was the winner of the National League for Nursing's Student Excellence Paper Competition. Duquesne University School of Nursing is an NLN Center of Excellence and Amy's paper reflected on excellence in nursing education. Her paper will be published in the NLN's journal, Nursing Education Perspectives. Congratulations Amy! | |
| Amy Wodzinski and Dr. Eileen Zungolo, Dean of the School of Nursing |
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Senior Student Receives Scholarship |
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Senior student Lauren Myron received a Dorothy S. Hoehl Scholarship this year from the Presbyterian-University Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association (PUHNAA). She was nominated by Diane Tumbas Dunnington, a PUHNAA Alumna. | |
Student Receives Funding for Dissertation
Congratulations to Barbara Conn, PhD student, for received funding from Shawnee State University for her dissertation study entitled, The Timing of Crisis Intervention with Adult Victims of Violent Crime.
FNP Student Recognized
Congratulations to graduating FNP student Kacey Boyle for being recognized as the Outstanding NP Student by the SouthWestern PA Nurse Practitioners Association
Successful Dissertation Defense
Congratulations to Dr. Julie Moss for successfully defending her dissertation titled: "Discovering the Healthcare Beliefs and Practices of Rural Mestizo Ecuadorians: An Ethnonursing Study"
Grant Award
Congratulations to Toni Torrey, PhD Candidate in the School of Nursing, for receiving a $5000 grant from the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN).The grant will be used to conduct her dissertation study, "Development/Psychometric Evaluation of a Structured Instrument to Assess Treatment Fidelity of a Brief Opportunistic Intervention Designed to Reduce Substance Use Among Pregnant Women. "
Student Presentations
Congratulations to Susan Strouse, PhD student, for her recent presentation at the AACN BSN Education Conference!
Bappert, K., & Strouse, S. (November, 2010). Use of Second Life (c) with On-Site and Distance Learners in a BSN Program. AACN 2010 Baccalaureate Education Conference, Orlando FL.
Student Publications
Patrice Price, FNP Student
Trish is an author on the first publication of a research study, “Assessing Readiness for Nurse Implementation of Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT),” to be published December 2011 in Qualitative Health Research.
Carolyn Cutilli and Cindy Schaefer, PhD students:
Cutilli, C.C. (2010). Patient education corner. Seeking health information: what sources do your patients use? Orthopaedic Nursing, 29(3), 214-9.
Cutilli, C.C. & Schaefer, C.T. (2011). Health literacy assessment and practice. In V. Hirth, D. Wieland, & M. Dever-Bumba (Eds.), Case-based geriatrics: A global approach (pp. 137-153). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Rachel Joseph, PhD student
Her manuscript, Tracheostomy in Infants: Parent Education for Home Care, was accepted for publication in the July/August 2011 issue of Neonatal Network.
Mary Polito, DNP student
Polito, M.Z., Thompson, J.W.G., Defina, P.A. (2010). A review of the International Brain Research Foundation novel approach to mild traumatic brain injury presented at the International Conference on Behavioral Health and Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 22(9), 504-509.
Mary Polito, DNP student
Co-authored with colleagues for The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 23: 1391–1399, 2009. The New Neuroscience Frontier: Promoting Neuroplasticity and Brain Repair in Traumatic Brain Injury.
Sally Bennett, PhD student:
Bennett, S., Raupers, D., Hick, M., & Schoener, L. (2009). One hospitals "peanutty" path to Magnet designation. American Nurse Ttoday, 4 (8), 59-60.
Amelia Wodzinski, sophomore:
The Fall issue of the Oncology Nursing Society's on-line newsletter "Student Voice" will include a personal reflection by Amelia about her experience at the Breast Cancer Awareness presentation at the Allegheny County Jail. This newsletter is for student nurses interested in oncology nursing.
Megan Mraz is a current PhD student:
Mraz, M.A. (2009). The Physical Manifestation of Shaken Baby Syndrome. Journal of Forensic Nursing, 5(1), 26-30.
Patty McMahon is a 2007 graduate of the Post-Masters Certificate in Forensic Nursing Program and a 2008 graduate of the PhD program:
McMahon, P.P. (2008). Sexual Violence on the College Campus: A Template for Compliance with Federal Policy. Journal of American College Health, 57(3), 361-365.
Helen Cole is a 2008 graduate of the MSN, Forensics program:
Cole, H. (2009). Human Trafficking: Implications for the Role of the Advanced Practice Forensic Nurse. Journal of American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 14(6), 462-470.
