Jodie Gary was Accepted for the Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy!

Jodie Gary was accepted for the Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy, Sigma
Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. She is working on a transition to practice project on the final semester of nursing school. 

Go Jodie!!

Jennifer Donwerth was accepted for the Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy!

Jennifer Donwerth was accepted for the Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Her project is designed to connect didactic to clinical through the use of case study, concept maps and simulation.

Go, Jennifer!!

Cathy Miller had her abstract accepted!

Cathy Miller had her abstract entitled "Complex Trauma:  Utilizing Humanistic Nursing Theory and Polk's Theory of Resilience to Guide Nursing Practice"accepted for poster presentation by STTI Delta Alpha Research Committee.

Conference Information:
STTI Delta Alpha at Large Chaperter Research and Scholarship Conference
February 22, 2012
Dr. Burton E. Grossman International Conference Center
The University of the Incarnate Word

Congratulations, Cathy!

The "Nursing Fruitcakes" at the Jingle Jog!

Barbara Haas, Gina Parkins, Pam Taylor, Linda Klotz, Susan Yarbrough and Alyssa Amaral

Jenifer Chilton at STTI in November

Jenifer Chilton with her Poster "Shame: Impact on Wellness in Adolescent Females"

Perception: A Concept Analysis - McDonald - 2011 - International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - Wiley Online Library

Check out Susan McDonald's article!

Perception: A Concept Analysis - McDonald - 2011 - International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - Wiley Online Library

YA! Babs McAlister defended today!

Congratulations to Babs McAlister on successfully defending her proposal today!

Charlotte Wool's Proposal Accepted for Poster Presentation

Here is the letter below:

Dear Charlotte Wool,

Thank you for responding to the Call for Voluntary Presentations for the

2012 AWHONN Convention, June 23-27, 2012 at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. On behalf of the Program Committee, we are delighted to inform you that your proposal "Providing Perinatal Palliative Care: How Comfortable and Confident Are Clinicians?" has been selected for presentation as a poster.

Congratulations to DR. M'Lynda Owens!

Congratulations to Dr. M'Lynda Owens for successfully defending her dissertation today!!

Carmon Weekes' had her abstract accepted!

Carmon Weekes' had her abstract entitled "Effect of a Multimedia Intervention on Outcome Expectations and Perceived Self-Efficacy for the Sex Educator Role for Parents/Caregivers of African American Adolescent Males" accepted for poster presentation at the MNRS 36th Annual Research Conference to be held in Dearborn, Michigan on April 12-15, 2012.

Congratulations to DR. Sylvia Baack!

Just found out she is now DR. Sylvia Baack!

Tears of joy!

Sylvia pictured with Dr. Wieck and Dr. Ellor via Elluminate

Dr. Alfred, Dr. Sylvia Baack and Dr. Fountain

Dr. Nalbone and Dr. Sylvia Baack

Congratulations to Amy Johnson!

Congrats to Amy on successfully defending her proposal today! Woohoo!

M'Lynda Owens to defend here dissertation on Nov 18th at 1pm

You are cordially invited to attend the dissertation defense at UT Tyler of M'Lynda Owens

"The Effect of Safety Climate, Teamwork, and Sustainable Motivation on
Nurse Job Satisfaction and Intent to Stay"

Friday, November 18, 2011 at 1:00

Please see the official invitation

Elluminate Link to join via distance:  

https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2009145&password=M.7E058DEB9A2A0C4AFB21E18F36FDB

Sylvia Baack to defend her Dissertation on Nov 17th

You are cordially invited to attend the dissertation defense at UT Tyler of Sylvia Baack

"Analysis of Texas Nurses' Preparedness and Perceived Competence in Managing Disasters"

Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 1:00

Please see the official invitation

Elluminate Link to join via distance:  

https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?password=M.03BE8781D2148633D4BB73ACB5C1D4&sid=2009145

Congrats to Cheryl for successfully defending her dissertation proposal!

Cheryl hearing that she can start her research!

Dr. Yarbrough, Cheryl McKay and Dr. Marmion

Dr. Wieck and Dr. Phillips joined via conference call and Elluminate

Mary Rivard has manuscript published!

During an ethics course Mary Rivard took through Rush University this summer, several students, Mary and Dr. Hamilton developed a joint effort manuscript for publication. It has been accepted and will be published in "Nursing Ethics."

Congratulations, Mary! Way to go!

Funny for the day!

Sculptures around campus.

I know a lot of you don't get to see our beautiful campus but once a year, so I have posted pictures of our new sculptures that are placed all over campus. They are so neat and really add interesting inspiration.

Danita and Della!

Congrats, Della on successfully defending your proposal!

Della Connor's Proposal Defense!

Staying connected

While connecting with alumns, Drs. Shellye Vardaman and Irene Gilliland, at Sigma Theta Tau International this past week, we agreed we need a means to keep abreast of PhrnDz even after they no longer have access to Bb. Gina came to the rescue once again and, voila'! We now have a blog that is accessible to all -- even after graduation. Thanks, Gina!!

Tara Eaton and Jenifer Chilton have proposal funded!

Tara Eaton and Jenifer Chilton had their proposal entitled "Effect of the Total Girl Wellness Program on Wellness Behaviors in Adolescent Females" funded for the $3,000.00 requested.

Scott Marzilli stated, "I think it is great to see how the combination of nursing and kinesiology programs could be used to increase the breadth and depth of knowledge for the nursing students. Moreover, it is very difficult to get access to high schools, so congratulations on that too! I look forward to hearing about your results next year! I sincerely hope that these funds allow you both to move forward with your research agendas. Thank you once again for your CRIA application and I wish you the best of luck conducting this research."

Proposal funded!

Joyce Ballard and Barbara Haas had their proposal entitled "Effect of an 8-week Exercise Training Intervention on Functional Fitness Tests in Elderly Female Cancer Survivors." funded!

Scott Marzilli stated, "Your proposal exemplifies what my vision was when I created the CRIA grant program. I just can't tell you how excited I am for your research to begin next semester. I have decided to increase your funding by $1,765.00 for a total of $4,765.00. I have increased your Graduate Assistant pay from $1,800.00 to $2,800.00 and I also included airfare and hotel for both of you and not just Barb. Thank you once again for your CRIA application and I wish you the best of luck conducting this research."

ATTN PhD Candidates! Open Faculty Positions

University of West Georgia - School of Nursing
http://www.westga.edu/~nurs/

Positions
3 Tenure-Track academic-year positions

Responsibilities
Classroom and clinical teaching on 3 campuses with face-to-face and online opportunities. Excellence in teaching, service, and scholarship

Qualifications

• All applicants must be eligible for RN licensure in Georgia
• Earned Master’s degree in Nursing with clinical background in specialty area required
• Earned doctorate in Nursing or related field required
• Clinical background in any or all of the following: Adult Health Nursing, Informatics, Mental Health Nursing, Nursing Education, Pediatric Nursing, Oncology, Health Systems Leadership/Clinical Nurse Leader

Interested Applicants
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until positions are filled. Please be advised that should you be recommended for a position, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents policy requires the completion of a background check as a prior condition of employment. Please send your letter of interest, curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation to: Jenny Lawson, MSNEd, RNC, School of Nursing, University of West Georgia, 1601 Maple Street, Carrollton, Georgia 30118 or jlawson@westga.edu.

The University of West Georgia, a member of the University System of Georgia, is an

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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Helpful APA Formatting Video.

Summer 2012 China Study Abroad!

Open publication - Free publishing - More china study

Sharon Thompson's Hooding Ceremony

Dr. Susan Yarbrough, Dr. Sharon Thompson and Dr. Barbara Haas

http://www.uttyler.edu/nursing/phd/sharon-thompson.php

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