Teaming

Before sitting down to write this message, I spent some time reflecting on our annual faculty-staff retreat (on Monday) as well as our achievements for the past year. What resonated with me was that the College of Nursing has one of the best teams that I have had the pleasure working with in a very long time. Through-out the year, testimonies by faculty and staff have highlighted our great team, inclusivity, and camaraderie. Likewise, individuals and groups outside of our College have been noticing our solid team, healthy climate, and enhanced pro-ductivity for some time.

How did we do this? We have been intentional and focused, we have prioritized our goals and values, we work at teamwork, and we have likely transitioned to teaming. As our teams have coalesced around a shared vision, our results have yielded higher levels of quality products and outcomes. According to Harvard Professor Amy Edmundson, teaming (e.g., a verb) is essential to an organiza-tions ability to innovate, drive quality, and meet shared goals.

The College of Nursing intersects with two dynamic environments: healthcare and higher education. Both environments demand even greater levels of col-laboration and communication than ever before. Teaming requires traditional teambuilding skills such as trust, coordination, and collaboration. Yet as a verb, teaming represents a dynamic activity and is largely determined by the mindset and practices of teamwork. Fast moving and complex work environments need people who know how to team, people who have the skills and the flexibility to collaborate, and are able to move quickly and proficiently with multiple projects to meet the common goals and mission of the organization.

At our annual retreat, we wrapped up our day brainstorming bold ideas for the future. As we gained consensus around some common themes, one of our col-leagues called out, Lets just do it. We knew just what that meant. By teaming, coalescing, and focusing, I am convinced that our College of Nursing team can accomplish any goals for which we strive.

Our best days are still ahead.

Jeannette O. Andrews PhD, RN, FAANDean & Professorj.andrews@sc.edu

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Alumni & Development...2-3 Students Corner...............4-7

Faculty & Staff Notes......8-10

NO LIMITS.........................11

MAY 2016

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Ashley Sirianni, Dean Andrews and Michael Pallon at Convocation.

Students Corner

USCL held their annual Lamp Lighting Ceremony honoring their May 2016 BSN graduates.

Student Spotlight: Zachary Wilson, BSN Student Read it HERE.

SNA members delivered basic first aid to team members participating in the Columbia Special Olympics.

Four lower division students enrolled in the study abroad trip to Australia this summer spent time in the heart hospital gaining expe-rience in the clinical setting prior to observing clinicals in Australia. They were accompanied by Dr. Deb McQuilkin and mentored by up-per division students.

Congratulations to all of our CON Seniors who were recognized at the USC Awards Day Ceremony:

Academic Excellence Award Chelsea E. Bullock Outstanding Clinical Performance Award Inemesit Effiong Outstanding Community Service Award Jamie L. Lawson Outstanding Leadership Award Ashlyn R. Bassett Addelyn C. Dobson Laura Tobul

The Alpha Xi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society is pleased to an-nounce the induction of 73 new members from the University of South Carolina. Sigma Theta Tau is the second largest nursing organization in the world with over 135,000 members. Membership is by invitation to baccalaureate and graduate nursing students, who demonstrate excellence in scholarship, and to nurse leaders exhibiting exceptional achievements in nursing.

Outstanding Service to the College of Nursing and/or the University Award Lauren K. Yarberough Palmetto Gold Scholarship Winner Margo E. Lawson Outstanding Senior Awards Inemesit Effiong Jamie L. Lawson

Convocation

College of Nursing Convocation was held Thursday, May 5th at the Koger Center for the Arts. Faculty and staff gathered with family and friends to honor the graduates.

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Stethoscope and Commitment Ceremony

Phd student, Pearman Haynes post-er Predictors of Group Climate for African American Women with Breast Cancer won 2nd place in the Minor-ity Health Research Student category at the SNRS 30th Annual Conference.

PhD students, Chigozie Nkwon-ta, Deb Warren and Lisa Webb at USC Graduate Student Day.

College of Nursing represented at USC Discovery Day

Jenny BeecroftSyndey Elmore Georgia Heckel

Alexandra Nitsos Rowan Ooi

Michael Pallon Crystal Price

Lauren Yarberough

The SNA hosted a community health blood pressure and blood sugar check station at the Irmo Fire Department.

USC Salkehatchie Graduation

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VITAL SIGNS....An Update from Alumni and Development

Director of Development, Monica Cromer, with husband Burke and Kim and Gary Glenn cheered the baseball team to victory vs. Tennessee. Go Gamecocks!

Michelle Logan-Owens, DHA, MN, BSN (94) was named one of AHAPAC Most Valuable Pac Players at the American Hospital Association Annual Meeting.

The Amy V. Cockcroft Leadership Fellows Class of 2015-2016 has established the Legacy Scholarship to be awarded to one nurse leader in the 2017-2018 class. They have also challenged each preceding class to offer a schol-arship in memory of Amy V. Cockcrofts creative endeavor.

Zachary Kelly, RN, BSN (14), CCRN, TNCC of Palmetto Health Tuomey received the 2016 I SEE YOU CARE Award.

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Save The Date October 7-8, 2016

Join us at the inaugural College of Nursing Alumni Weekend!

Events include: Viana McCown Lecture

Presentations of 2016 Alumni Awards Sigma Theta Tau

50th Aniversary Celebration AND MORE!

Congratulations to our Alumni 2016 Palmetto Gold Recipents

Crescent Healthcare: A comprehensive ap-proach to patient careby Kayla Jebaily

Lindsey Howard, MSN (01) opens a practice in Florence

Read it here.

Benjamin Amberg, BSN (11) Kay Austin, BSN (91)

Kathrene Brendell, BSN (08), DNP (11) Algie Bryant, AS (69), BSN (76), MSN (97)

Natasha Tiomia Davis, BSN (00) Kahlil Demonbreun, BSN (94), MSN (98)

Francis Faulkner, AS (76) Patricia Heady, AS (75)

Elizabeth Jones, BSN (88) Maranda Knight, BSN (00) Ashley Locklear, BSN (05)

My Nguyen, BSN (05) Ashley Ramsey, BSN (08)

Hope Stack, BSN (00) Rosemond Squirewell, BSN (91) Vanessa Thompson, APN (10)

JoAnne Annell Ulmer, BSN (74), MSN (80)

Faculty and Staff Notes

Palmetto Gold

The Palmetto Gold Gala was held April 16th at Columbia Metro-politan Convention Center. Congratulations to our CON Faculty Re-cipients, Kathrene Brendell, Beverly Baliko, DeAnne Messias and to Margo Lawson BSN Student, Student Scholarship Recipient. We are so proud of our Carolina Nurses! View photos HERE.

Dr. Ronit Elk has re-ceived an invitation from AAHPM President Chris-tian Sinclair to serve on the 2017 AAHPM Annual As-sembly Scientific SubCom-mittee.

CON faculty, Ann Scott, Leigh Pate and Courtney Catledge at USCL Research and Productive Scholarship Day.

Kim Glenn has been awarded the title Clinical Professor Emerita.

Dr. Tena Hunt McKinney received the Universitys Clinical Practice Teaching Award.

Presentations

Dr. Carolyn Harmon presented, Bridging Infor-matics into Nursing Education, at the American Nursing Informatics Associations national conference in San Francisco, CA.

Dr. Sheryl Mitchell and Dr. Tena McKinney pre-sented, NP Student Board Failure Risk Assessment and Remediation Planning at the NONPF Confer-ence in Seattle, Washington.

Dr. Cristy DeGregory presented Apprecia-tive Inquiry Infused Teaching for the 13th Annual Workshop for Nurse Aid Training Coordinators and Instructors with the USC Arnold School of Public Health Office for the Study of Aging.

Dr. Karen McDonnell presented, Testing a Brief, Clinically-based Lung Cancer Screening Decision Aid, at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Behav-ioral Medicine in Washington, DC.

Dr. Bernadine Pinto presented the poster, Seden-tary behavior, fatigue and quality of life among breast cancer survivors, at the Annual Meeting of the Soci-ety of Behavioral Medicine in Washington, DC.

Dr. Abbas Tavakoli presented, Using GENMOD to Analyze Correlated Data on Military Health Sys-tem Beneficiaries Receiving Inpatient Behavioral Health Care in South Carolina Health Care Systems, at the SAS Global Forum in Las Vegas, NV.

Dr. Stephanie Burgess presented, Sexual Trau-ma, at The Impact of Trauma in the Health Care Setting: Effective Engagement with Traumatized Per-sons, conference sponsored by Palmetto Health Be-havioral Care.

Kate Chappell presented, Children and trauma, at The Impact of Trauma in the Health Care Setting: Ef-fective Engagement with Traumatized Persons, confer-ence sponsored by Palmetto Health Behavioral Care.

Members of Dr. Joan Culleys research Team participated in the state-wide Public Health Preparedness Drill titled Palmetto Shield Full Scale Exercise to test Medical Countermeasures related to a mass exposure of pneumonic plague. POD drive-through dispensing sites were set-up across the state to distribute antibiotics to all residents of each community. Dr. Jane Richter was assigned to the Lancaster Health Department, Dr. Salva-tore DiNardi and Dr. Culley were assigned to Edgefield Health Department. Dr. Culley participated as a site evaluator.

Grants Submitted Dr. Laura Hein, Community Em-powerment for Transgender Health Equity, Robert Wood Johnson Foun-dation Interdisciplinary Research Leaders 2016 Funding Agency: Rob-ert Wood Johnson Foundation. Dr. Amber Williams, Creating a Culture of Health Promoting Carbon Monoxide Safety & Awareness, Rob-ert Wood Johnson Foundation Cul-ture of Health Leaders 2016 Funding Agency: Robert Wood Johnson Foun-dation

Grants funded

Dr. Ronit Elk, Culturally Tailored Conversations at EOL: What African American Patients Want Physicians to Know, ASPIRE I, Track 2 from the USC Vice President for Research.

Nursing Naturals, Cheryl Nelson and Gail Vereen, had 2,120,576 steps over the 8 weeks of the Heart Beat Pedometer Challenge.

College of Nursing faculty and staff gathered at the Spigner House to celebrate Ellen Syn-ovecs retirement.

Registered Nurses took part in a computer sim-ulated triage exercise to provide data needed to validate a new triage algorithm being developed by Dr. Joan Culleys research team. This exer-cise, funded as part of a four year $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Library will help to improve medical response to chemical mass casualty incidents.

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award Sheryl Mitchell

Faculty Collegiality & Collaboration Award

Robin Estrada

Faculty Community Engagement Award

Amber Williams

Faculty Spirit Award Erin McKinney

Amy V. Cockcroft Fellow alum-na, Dr. Deborah Hopla, re-ceived a National Health Policy Award from the National Orga-nization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties.

Read more HERE.

Moving beyond cancer by Steven Powell

Theres nothing easy about surviving cancer, but hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. do it every year now. And when a former patient is handed a cancer-free diagnosis, a question doctors frequently hear is, What can I do now?

Read more HERE.

Dr. Tisha Felder discusses her work on breastfeeding and breast cancer prevention on WIS Awareness Mothers Day Special. Watch it HERE.

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Kate Chappell and Heather Schneider received the Two Thumbs Up! Award from the Office of Student Dis-ability Services at the Delta Alpha Pi International Honor Society induction. Students with disabilities nominate faculty and staff for this award based upon a contribution that made a signifi-cant difference in their experience at USC.

Jeanne Cavanaugh was the guest speaker at the Midlands Technical College pinning ceremony for nursing graduates.

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