The College of Nursing is proud to recognize the achievements of our talented alumni, students, faculty and staff. From college innovations and presentation to new grant awards and published articles, the past few months have been very busy. Please join us in congratulating the following individuals on their recent accomplishments.
Faculty Recognitions
Versie Johnson-Mallard, PhD, RN, FAAN, served as invited speaker for the Health Committee of the Florida A&M University National Alumni Association, Tampa Chapter which will host the National Convention in Tampa in June.
Stacy Miner, PhD, RN, CCRP, was recently nominated for the 2023-2024 Excellence in Research Mentoring Award given by the Kent State Office of Student Research.
Stacy Miner, PhD, RN, CCRP, was recognized by University Hospitals (UH) for her contributions to clinical research as part of UH’s Diversity Month and National Minority Health Month #FacesOfResearchUH initiative.
Amy Petrinec, PhD, RN, was recently nominated for the 2023-2024 Excellence in Research Mentoring Award given by the KSU Office of Student Research.
Janet Reed, PhD, RN, CMSRN, had her abstract, Students’ Fears of the Nursing Profession Through AI-Generated Artis-tic Images, selected as a Distinguished Abstract for the Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) 2024 Annual Research Conference.
Pam Stephenson, PhD, RN, and Dana Hansen, PhD, APRN, ACHPN, FPCN, were interviewed for the article, “Patients Want Spiritual Support—But Can Clinicians Provide It?” published in Medical Ethics Advisor, 30(2), 29-30. https://www.reliasmedia.com/articles/patients-want-spiritual-support-bu…
Pam Stephenson, PhD, RN, and Dana Hansen, PhD, APRN, ACHPN, FPCN, were interviewed in a recent article published in Nurse Journal titled, “Study: Nursing Student Beliefs About Death and Dying Can Affect End-of-Life Care.” _https://nursejournal.org/articles/nursing-stu-dents-end-of-life-care/
Cindy Wilk, PhD, APRN-CNS, CCRN, CNE, was recently named a Non-Tenure Track Provost’s Advisory Council (NPAC) Winebrenner Professional Development Excellence Award recipient.
Scientific & Scholarly Presentations
Dodson, T., & Reed, J. M. (2024, March). Expert modeling videos for use in nursing curriculum. Poster presentation for the Ohio League for Nursing Education Summit, Columbus, OH.
Johnson-Mallard, J. (2024, April). What research dollars really matter? Keynote address for the School of Nursing Research Day, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
Hansen, D. (2024, Feb). Comfort and confidence in communication and collaboration in nursing and medical students: A convergent mixed methods study. Presentation for the Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Research Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
Petrinec, A., Hansen, D., & Hebeshy, M. (2024, Feb). Post-intensive care syndrome-family symptoms during the COVID Pandemic: Comparison of two web-based recruitment methods. Presentation for the Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Research Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
Reed, J. M. (2024, Jan). Generative AI images for use in patient storytelling in pre-simulation. Presentation for the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH), Society for Simulation in Healthcare, San Diego, CA.
Reed, J. M. (2024, March). Generative artificial intelligence for image creation as a pedagogical strategy. Podium presentation for the Ohio League for Nursing Education Summit, Columbus, OH, March 22, 20224.
Reed, J. M. (2024, Feb). Student fears of the nursing profession through AI-generated artistic images. Presentation for the Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) 2024 Annual Research Conference. Minneapolis, MN.
Reed, J. M. (2024, March). Using AI image generators to imagine and visualize in education. Presentation for E2 Elevated: Tech Forward Virtual Conference, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Wang, Y., Chuang, H., Tien, H., & Chang, C. (2024, Feb). Demographics, disease characteristics, and caregiver resource-fulness for children with type 1 diabetes. Poster discussion session and poster presentation for the 48th Annual Re-search Conference of the Midwest Nursing Research Society, Minneapolis, MN.
Wilk, C., Cummins, M., & Plata, A. (2024, March). Paving an innovative path for the CNS intern: Bridging the gap between education and practice. Presentation for the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists 2024 Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Faculty Publications
Cleveland, K., Rudisill, P., Vander Horst, A., & Benson, L. (April 2024). Getting nurses on boards: Why health care organizations should consider adding nurses to their boards. American Hospital Association Trustee Insights.
Eades-Brown, N.T., Oguntoye, A.O., Aldossary, D., Ezenwa, M.O., Duckworth, L., Dede, D., Johnson-Mallard, V., Yao, Y., Gallo, A., and Wilkie, D.J., 2023. Adherence to a reproductive health intervention for young adults with sickle cell. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 10-1097. doi:10.1097/JXX.0000000000000997. [online ahead of print]
Kosar, C., & Cleveland, K. (2024). NCPD Tests: Navigating the litigation experience. Orthopaedic Nursing 43(2), E7. doi.10.1097/NOR.0000000000001021
Woo, J, Kim, J. W., Jarzembak, J., James, A., Biggs, J., Clements, R., Dunlosky, J., & Kim, K. (2024). Comparative design and analysis of multimodal VR simulations for IV needle insertion training.
Reed, J. M. (2024). Students’ fears of the nursing profession through AI-generated artistic images. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 46(1), suppl, 1S-57S. https://doi.org/10.1177/01939459241233357
Reed, J. M., Ferdig, R. E., Karpinksi, A. C., & Zsido, A. (2024). A short form for measuring anxiety in nursing education. Journal of Nursing Measurement. doi.10.1891/JNM-2022-0131 [online ahead of print]
Wilk, C., & Petrinec, A. (2024). Psychometric evaluation of the Family Willingness for Caregiving Scale (FWCS). American Journal of Critical Care, 33(3), 192-201. https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2024809
New Grant Awards
Drs. Janet Reed, Tracy Dodson, Joel Hughes, and Amy Petrinec received a LaunchPad Award for their project, HARMONEE- Harnessing AI Resources for Mental Health Outcomes and Nurturing Empathy in Education, from the Kent State Healthy Communities Research Institute.
Dr. Janet Reed is part of the research team (Kenne, D. (PI), Laurene, K. (PI), Clements, R., Gandolfi, E, Reed, J., & Arrington, S.) awarded a Bettering Communities Grant Award by the Kent State University Research Council, the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, the Environmental Sci-ence and Design Research Institute, and the Healthy Com-munities Research Institute for their project, Creating an Augmented Reality Digital Health Hub to Improve HIV/AIDS Resource Support for LGBTQ+ Individuals in Akron, Ohio.
Student Research
DNP Defenses: The following students defended their scholarly projects and graduated with their DNP:
Santhi Avula, Compassion Fatigue and Satisfaction Among Nurses at a State Psychiatric Hospital: An Opportunity to Edu-cate. (Dr. Andrea Warner Stidham, Chair; Drs. Debra Cifani and James Tudhope, committee members)
Alisha Lickwar, Screening for Gestational Diabetes at the First Prenatal Visit: A Quality Improvement Project (Dr. Marilyn Nibling, Chair; Drs. Karen Mascolo and Denise Pacholski, committee members)
Jessica Miller, Enhancing Perioperative Care: Elevating Anesthesia Providers' Knowledge and Implementation of Multi- Modal Therapy for Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) Management in High-Risk Patients (Dr. Karen Mascolo, Chair; Drs. Jo Dowell and Lisa Onesko, committee members).
Jennifer Ramsey, Barriers to Care: A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Attendance to the Developmental Follow-Up Clinic (Dr. Marilyn Nibling, Chair; Drs. Lisa Onesko and Gina Severino, committee members)
BSN Honors Student Defenses
Wayne Nieh defended his Honors thesis, Family Presence During Resuscitation: A Descriptive Study of Nursing Students. Wayne was mentored by Dr. Amy Petrinec.
Mary Grace Vavruska defended her Honors thesis, Food Allergies in College Students: Knowledge, Symptom Management, and Response Times. Mary was mentored by Dr. Jo Dowell.
Student Presentations
Ramsey, J. (2023, October). A quality improvement project to increase attendance to the developmental follow-up clinic. Poster presentation for the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, Washington, D. C.
Nieh, W. (2024, April). Family presence during resuscitation: A descriptive study of nursing students. Poster presentation for the 132nd Ohio Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Nieh, W. (2024, April). Family presence during resuscitation: A descriptive study of nursing students. Presentation for Sigma Theta Tau Collaboration with Case Western Re-serve University, Ursuline College, Kent State University, and the University of Akron, Kent, OH.
Nieh, W., & Petrinec, A. (2024, February). Family presence during resuscitation: A descriptive study of nursing students. Poster presentation for the Mid-west Nursing Research Society Annual Research Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
The following students gave poster presentations for the Undergraduate Research Symposium on Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors, April 5, 2024:
**First-place award**: Wayne Nieh, Family presence during resuscitation: A descriptive study of nursing students. Mentor: Dr. Amy Petrinec
Cunion, Mallory., Graves, A., Bennett, T., Apple, J., Toby Gbloguidi, T., & Bennett, R. The better bathroom: Ensuring safety & accountability. Mentor: Denmarie Fairbanks
Vavruska, Mary Grace. Food allergies in college students: Knowledge, symptom management, and response times. Mentor: Dr. Jo Dowell
The following students gave presentations for the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists 2024 Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA in March:
Plata, A. CNS Intern: Leading the way to becoming part of the next generation of CNSs. [left]
Plata, A. CNS Intern + EBP + Lean Six Sigma = Nurse Driven Telemetry Discontinuation Protocol
Wilk, C., Cummins, M., & Plata, A. Paving an Innovative Path for the CNS Intern: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Practice
Shafer, K. Use Of Visual Management to Improve Pain Reassessment by Medical/Surgical Nurses: A Quality Improvement Project
Alumni Loni Adams, MSN, MBA, RN, CCRN, CCTC and Jennifer Katlen, MEd, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCRN, GERO-BC, gave two podium presentations: Understanding the Pharmacology of Lung Transplant Patients and Implementing CNS-Led Ethics Rounds to Build Moral Resiliency and Address Healthcare Disparities.