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School of Nursing Newsletter - November 2010

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School of Nursing - November 2010 Newsletter

November 2010


Dean's Message
Dean Eleanor Howell, PhD, RN
October was a month of celebrations, renewing acquaintances and accreditation activities.

The Nebraska State Board of Nursing visited the School of Nursing on Oct. 26 and 27 to conduct a review of the school.  Creighton was last audited in 2003. 

In April 2011, we will host an accreditation team from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). As part of the CCNE review process, our constituents have an opportunity to submit written comments related to the school's qualifications for accreditation status.The public comment period should begin about Dec. 1 and continue until March 11; please watch for the announcement.

These accreditation activities serve to demonstrate the School's accountability to the public and the nursing profession, as well as the quality of our educational programs, so we hope that you will participate.

Wishing you all a blessed Thanksgiving!

-- Eleanor Howell, PhD, RN
Dean 



Alumni Weekend
alumni weekend a success
More than 280 Creighton nursing alumni turned out for the free continuing education seminar titled "Intuition-Rules-Facts. How Nurses Make Ethical Decisions." Attendees listened to nurse leaders discuss ethics within their organizations' fields of expertise. All speakers were Creighton alumni, faculty or students. See more photographs of the day.
Alumni News
Alumni Advisory Board Alumni Advisory Board
Who are the members of the Creighton University School of Nursing Alumni Advisory Board? See a photo of all the members, along with their names, here.
Linda Reszel Brice, Ph.D., BSN'89, Dr. Brice honored
The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses recently presented the 2010 Award of Excellence in Community Service to Creighton alumna Linda Reszel Brice, Ph.D., BSN'89,  for her dedication to improving the lives of women and newborns.
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Mary Mincer Hansen, Ph.D., BSN'70 Appointed to national commission
Mary Mincer Hansen, Ph.D., BSN'70, has been appointed to a two-year term on the National Health Care Workforce Commission. This commission was established to serve as a resource for Congress and the administration.
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students in service
Nursing student Cameron Beatty Flu shots with heart
Cameron Beatty of Boise, Idaho, (pictured) joined fellow nursing students in administering flu shots at  the Heart Ministry Center in Omaha. The service effort was arranged by Ann Laughlin, Ph.D., BSN'76, MS'94, associate professor of nursing. Creighton dental professors and students also provided free dental screenings. 
Drug Take-Back event Drug take-Back
From left, nursing students Erin Kennedy, Centennial, Colo., and Michelle Sato, Alea, Hawaii; pharmacy student Eden Chik; nursing students Tassa Allegranza, Yuma, Ariz., and Sarah Schulze, Dixon, Ill., participate in a "Drug Take-Back" event in Omaha. The public was encouraged to bring in expired or unused prescriptions. 
Faculty News
Joan Lappe, Ph.D., MS'85 Dr. Lappe recognized
Joan Lappe, Ph.D., MS'85, the Criss/ Beirne Chair in Nursing, received the Ada Sue Hinshaw Award and Research Grant at the 2010 Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research NightinGala in Washington, D.C. (She also was quoted in the October issue of O, The Oprah Magazine.)
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Nebraska Nurses Association award winners NNA Award Winners
Receiving awards at the Nebraska Nurses Association meeting in Kearney on Oct. 8 were, from left, Mary Parsons, Ph.D., BSN'76, associate professor and chair of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, Outstanding Nurse Educator Award; junior Abby Salton, student scholarship; and Sharon Hayek, MS'93, coordinator for student affairs, Hastings Campus, Distinguished Service Award.