The Ohio State University
(OSU) College of Nursing will be hosting its biennial Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute
for Evidence-based Practice (EBP) in Nursing and Healthcare on November 21-22, 2019. It is a national
summit series called Transforming Healthcare
Through Evidence-Based Practice.
The
groundbreaking
event provides nursing and transdisciplinary clinicians, leaders,
academicians, and researchers with the best and latest evidence to guide the
highest level of practice that improves healthcare quality, safety, policy,
patient outcomes, and costs. A wide range of guest speakers will cover topics including
strategies for integrating EBP into academic programs, building and sustaining
an EBP culture and environment, using EBP to guide organizational and health
policy, using evidence to inform consumer decision making, and dissemination
and implementation of research to rapidly move evidence-based interventions
into real-world clinical settings.
This
year’s keynote speaker is Victor
Montori, MD, a professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic. Montori is an
endocrinologist and health services researcher, and the author of more than 600
peer-reviewed publications. He is also a senior advisor for the Center for
Evidence and Practice Improvement at the Agency for Healthcare Quality and
Research of the US Government.
To
learn more about Ohio State University Nursing’s biennial Fuld Institute for Evidence Based
Practice National Summit happening in November 2019, visit here.
Our Nurse
of the Week is Kayla
Miller, a critical care nurse from Dayton, Ohio who performed CPR
on victims of the shooting that occurred early on the morning of August 4.
Miller was fleeing the Ned Peppers Bar after hearing gunfire ringing out when
she spotted victims who had been shot. Putting her own life in danger, Miller
stopped to perform CPR on the wounded victims on the sidewalk.
Miller was at the Ned Peppers Bar celebrating a friend’s 25th
birthday. As she was attempting to flee the scene for her own safety, she felt
compelled to stop and help in any way she could. According to Miller, chaos
ensued after hundreds of people in the area heard the shots.
Miller tells NBC’s TODAY, “I look down the sidewalk and see just a row of bodies. People shot, some alive, some not. I’m grateful to be able to be alive and talk to my family and friends and tell them I’m OK, but my heart breaks for these families.”
Nine people were killed in the shooting and 27 were injured
after a 24-year-old opened fire outside the Ned Peppers Bar in the city’s
popular Oregon district just after one o’clock in the morning. It was the
second mass shooting in the United States in less than 24 hours, following a
shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas the day before that left 20 people
dead.
To learn more
about Kayla Miller, a critical care nurse who performed CPR on victims
of the Dayton, Ohio shooting on August 4, visit here.
The new degree program is designed for students to start their coursework at the University of Dayton in their first year. In the second and third years, students are dually enrolled at Dayton and Sinclair, balancing nursing courses and clinical rotations. At the end of the third year, students will complete their ASN from Sinclair, before moving on to year four at Dayton to complete their BSN. Additionally, after gaining their ASNs, students will be allowed to work as licensed registered nurses through the National Council Licensure Examination.
As the nursing shortage continues, more degree program options like the one designed by the University of Dayton and Sinclair Community College are crucial. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is predicting a 15 percent job growth for registered nurses through at least 2026. With RNs needed in hospitals, extended care facilities, schools, and other organizations, it is critical to increase more education and certification options for those planning to become nurses.
This program is especially helpful for those wanting to pursue a BSN but concerned about costs. Sinclair tuition costs are locked in for years 2 and 3 of the program, and students are locked into a transparent net-tuition plan through the University of Dayton for years 1 and 4. Beyond the financial benefits, students will be able to seek academic help from faculty at both schools. These BSN candidates will also be working alongside UD and Sinclair students in other health science degree programs, providing them with a well-rounded education that will assist them as they begin their RN careers.
A 360-degree video was made from cameras surrounding the Narcan simulation, which features two college students discovering a friend experiencing an opioid overdose. Throughout the scene, the students call 911 and work together to help their friend by administering Narcan.
Buchman believes that as the simulation becomes more realistic, the students will learn even more than they could in a traditional nursing education setting. Currently, this simulation is only available in the university’s GRID Lab, but Buchman is working to have the simulation eventually available on all smartphones. The simulation will help students learn not only about Narcan and how to administer it, but how to view and think about addiction without a stigma.
Currently this simulation is only available for laymen, but Buchman is working on another version specifically for Ohio University’s nursing students that can be used as a teaching tool. She feels excited and grateful about her success with the simulations so far.
The University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and UC Health have partnered together to launch a new program for nurses working full-time who want to further their education. The RN to BSN Online Cohort Program will provide free tuition to a select group of UC Health nurses, who will be able to obtain a BSN through the UC College of Nursing over 12 months.
To qualify for the free tuition and 12-month program, nurses must be employed at least a year by UC Health and agree to continue working at UC Health for at least two years after completing the program. The UC Health nursing leadership will select students to participate over the next three years.
The program consists of nine courses and allows students to choose between part-time and full-time, to accommodate their working schedules. Students will take three courses each fall, spring, and summer semester to finish their BSN degree within 12 months.
Musil is a CWRU alumna and has been a faculty member for many years. She has also served as chair of the university’s faculty senate in the past. Now, she will serve as interim dean of the school of nursing for the 2018-19 academic year.
CWRU President Barbara R. Snyder tells CrainsCleveland.com, “Carol has demonstrated exceptional leadership in multiple roles at the university and Frances Payne Bolton. We deeply appreciate her willingness to contribute her talents and skills yet again to support the school during this time of transition.”
The School of Nursing is expected to begin its search for a new dean in September. In the meantime, the university and nursing faculty are pleased to welcome Musil into the position.
To learn more about Carol Musil and her new role as interim dean of the Case Western Reserve University School of Nursing, visit here.
