Publications:
"Using Methotrexate to Treat Placenta Accreta: One Nurse's Clinical Perspective," AWHONN Lifelines, vol 6 (6), 486-87
Attended:
Alabama Baby Coalition meeting, Mobile, Alabama
Presentation: "Periods of Perinatal Risk, Factors, and Statistics"
Alabama AWHONN Section Conference, Gulf Shores, Alabama
Presentation: Alabama Baby Coalition Fetal and Infant Mortality Review 2002
Planner
AWHONN meeting, Mobile, Alabama
Presentation: "Placenta Accreta: New Treatments"
March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign, University of South Alabama Children's and Women's Hospital
"Organizational Ethics and Leadership in Health Care," Providence Hospital, Mobile, Alabama
Presentations:
United Methodist Women in Mission, Theodore United Methodist Church: "Guatemala: A Mission Trip of Hope"
Member:
Alabama Perinatal Association
Association of Women’s Health Obstetrical and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
Alabama AWHONN Association: Education Director
Alabama Baby Coalition: co-chair, Data Collection and Analysis, Fetal Infant Mortality Review Committee
Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society for Nursing
Mission and Identity Committee, SHC Board of Trustees
Reviewer: AWHONN Lifelines
Named Alabama Educator of the Year, AWHONN
Coordinated the nursing mission trip to Guatemala
Revised required clinical course paperwork to improve students' learning experience
Works in progress:
Draft manuscript of past three years of Alabama Baby Coalition statistics for publication
Two presentations on mission trip to Guatemala
Carol Harrison [Division Chair]
Publications:
Article: "Charitable Nursing: Camillus deLellis" published in Journal of Christian Nursing in summer 2002
Attended:
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) meeting
Alabama Organization of Nurse Executives meeting
Alabama Council of Academic Programs in Nursing Education meeting, Montgomery, Alabama
"Implementing Protocols for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections," Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama
"Internet as a Tool for Evidence-Based Practice," AWHONN (Association of Women’s Health Obstetrical and Neonatal Nurses)
"Generations at Work," Providence Hospital, Mobile, Alabama
"Organizational Ethics and Leadership in Health Care," Providence Hospital, Mobile, Alabama
"Pathway to Quality," Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama
"HESI Testing Products" presentation, Mobile, Alabama
"Critical Thinking and Test Item Writing," Mobile, Alabama
"LXR Test 6.0 Training for Nursing Faculty," Providence Hospital, Mobile, Alabama
"Alabama Board of Nursing Update," Montgomery, Alabama
"Remembrance" Conference, Roberts Center
SHC information technology workshops
Presentations:
Southwest Alabama Regional Hospital Council
SHC Table Talk: "The Changing Role of Women in Nursing"
Divisional Grants:
Scholarship funding from Springhill Memorial Hospital increased from two to six students and the amount per student increased from $2,000 to $2,500
Negotiating with ROTC to fund full scholarships
Collaborated with Providence Hospital to submit a grant to Fetzer; grant was not funded, but we plan to resubmit it to another funding agency
Awarded:
Teagle grant for summer 2002 retreat for the nursing division
With Dr. Bob MacAleese and Dr. George Gilmore, applied for and received a Teagle interdisciplinary grant to develop alternative curricula for nursing students who want to change majors in their junior or senior year
Member:
Mobile Chapter, Alabama Organization of Nurse Executives: Board of Directors; President-Elect
Alabama Organization of Nurse Executives: RN Refresher Course Committee
State of Alabama Baccalaureate Deans and Directors of Nursing: Chair
Mercy Medical Board of Directors: Vice-chair; Chair, Nominations Committee
Alabama State Nurses Association (ASNA)
Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society for Nursing
American Nurses Association
District VIII, Baldwin County Nurses Society
Phi Kappa Phi
Parish Nursing Consortium
Chamber of Commerce Health Consortium: Board member
Chamber of Commerce School to Career Committee
Revised NUR 100 Introduction to Nursing and Health, NUR 430 Senior Seminar I, and NUR 460 Senior Seminar II
Worked on CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education) accreditation report and the Alabama Board of Nursing annual report
Works in progress:
Development of Leadership in Health graduate degree in collaboration with other members of the college community
CCNE accreditation report
Board of Nursing annual report
Abstract, "Meeting Nursing Student Needs Through a Hybrid/Blended Approach," accepted (with co-author Theresa Crider) for presentation at the 14th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, Jacksonville, Florida; was unable to attend due to financial constraints but assisted Theresa Crider in putting together the presentation she delivered for both of us at the conference; this abstract was also accepted for poster presentation at the Alabama League of Nursing Annual Meeting in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, but I was unable to attend due to a lack of funding
Reviewed three manuscripts for the American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA) Nephrology Journal (refereed)
Attended:
Alabama State Nurses Association Conference, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama
Poster presentation: "A Comparison of Psychosocial Adaptation to Chronic Renal Failure Between Middle-Aged and Elderly Hemodialysis Patients"
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) 2002 Baccalaureate Education Conference, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Online attendee: JesuitNet Online Course Design Workshop, Georgetown University
"Gerontologizing Your Curriculum," AACN pre-conference workshop presented by The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
"Organizational Ethics and Leadership in Health Care," Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama
"LXR Test 6.0 Training for Nursing Faculty," Mobile, Alabama
SHC workshop: "How Spring Hill College Can Build on the Results of the National Survey of Student Engagement," Dr. Charles Bonwell
SHC workshop: "How to Teach Critical Thinking Through Active Learning," Dr. Charles Bonwell
SHC workshop: "Aligning Pedagogy with Learning Objectives," Dr. Robert Leamnson
SHC Faculty to Faculty presentations
Presenter
Awarded:
Teagle Summer Curriculum Revision Grant for revision of NUR 201 Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition
Alabama State Nurses Association Best Poster Presentation Award (for "A Comparison of Psychosocial Adaptation to Chronic Renal Failure Between Middle-Aged and Elderly Hemodialysis Patients")
Member:
American Nephrology Nurses Association: National Research Committee
CHEER (group of health care workers providing home care for elderly, needy individuals)
Worked with Dr. Mike Johnson to develop and establish a college Institutional Review Board to review research proposals involving human participants; subsequently asked to be a member of this board
Assisted nursing students in:
putting on the SHC Health Fair (in collaboration with the Wellness Center)
offering "Wellness Checks" to faculty, staff, and students
the Parish Nursing community service activity of taking blood pressure checks after Sunday Masses at a local church and educating parishioners as needed regarding blood pressure regulation
Used Teagle Summer Curriculum grant to develop GNT 200 Health and Aging as a Lifelong Learning in-class course; will now develop the course as a hybrid/blended in-class/online course
Updated NUR 310 Community Mental Health, NUR 420 Community as Client, and NUR 201 Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition: added new test questions focusing on NCLEX-style questioning; removed some material, added new material, and changed focus in some areas; added/changed agencies for clinicals; updated courses on ERes
Offered NUR 210 Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition during summer as a hybrid in-class/online course incorporating interactive on-line activities, PowerPoint and audio-enhanced presentations on CD-ROMS, ERes discussion board, and in-class faculty/student-led presentations
Collaborated with community clinical facilities to set up students' clinical experiences in NUR 420 Community Mental Health and NUR 310 Community as Client
Facilitated update of nursing alumni files: assisted with development of nursing alumni and employer survey (distributed Summer 2002) and also distributed employer survey to the Nursing Advisory Board in Spring 2003
Assisted with preparation of the CCNE accreditation report
Updated faculty web page
Participated in the Rolling Reader program at Knollwood Christian School and also assisted with art classes
Works in progress:
Revising dissertation for publication: "Comparison of Psychosocial Adaptation to Chronic Renal Failure Between Middle-Aged and Elderly Hemodialysis Patients"
Poster presentation at the Alabama State Nurses Association Convention, Opelika, Alabama: "Meeting Nursing Student Needs Through a Hybrid/Blended Approach"
Revising the traditional in-class course GNT 200 Health and Aging to be a Lifelong Learning hybrid/blended in-class/online course; will use ERes and voice-enhanced PowerPoint presentations on CD in addition to in-class sessions
Completed doctoral studies at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana; received Doctorate of Nursing Science; dissertation title: The Relationships Among Stress, Burden and Health Status in Rural Caregivers
Publications:
Submitted article for publication: "The Relationships Among Stress, Burden and Health Status in Rural Caregivers" -- pending
Submitted article for publication: "Cash for Kidneys: Financial Incentives for Organ Donation" -- pending
Presentations:
SHC Student Nurses Association: "Test-taking Strategies for Student Nurses, Parts I and II"
SHC Faculty Presentation: "Innovations in Pedagogy: The Webquest"
Attended:
State of Nursing Science Congress, American Association of Colleges of Nursing and other sponsors, Washington, DC
Alabama State Nurses Association Convention, Tuskegee, Alabama
Poster Presentation: "Student Nurses' Attitudes Regarding Caring for Oncology Patients"
Alabama State Nurses Association FACES Clinical Sessions Convention, Montgomery, Alabama
Presentation: “The Relationships Among Stress, Burden and Health Status in Rural Caregivers”
LXR Test author workshop, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Heartland-Delta Conference, Denver, Colorado
SHC workshop: "Aligning Pedagogy with Learning Objectives," Dr. Robert Leamnson
Awarded:
Outstanding Doctoral Graduate Award, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Teagle Research Grant for study entitled "The Health Status of Rural Caregivers: A Qualitative Study"
Teagle Faculty Development Grant for Nursing Division faculty workshop on testing
Applied for $15,000 American Nurses Foundation Grant: "The Health Status of Rural Caregivers"; status pending
Member:
American Nurses Association
Oncology Nurses Association
Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society for Nursing
American Heart Association
National Stroke Association
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Updated NUR 445 Critical Care to include more critical thinking activities and to integrate more research findings into classes
Developed additional electronic materials for ERes
Co-authored the Standard One report for the CCNE interim accreditation report
Developed brochure for the Division of Nursing
Served as nurse volunteer at the national Junior Miss finals in Mobile
Served as Science Olympiad coach for Cottage Hill Baptist School
Mentored twelve seventh-grade girls at Cottage Hill Baptist School
Works in progress:
Presentation on dissertation research at the International Sigma Theta Tau Conference, Toronto, Canada, November 2003
Presentation on dissertation research for the local Sigma Theta Tau honor society of nursing, September 2003
Two articles for publication
Qualitative research study (being conducted summer 2003)
Donna Trimm
Publications:
Article, "The Listening Heart," accepted for publication in the Journal of Christian Nursing
Attended:
State of Nursing Science Congress, American Association of Colleges of Nursing and other sponsors, Washington, DC
Alabama State Nurses Association Convention, Tuskegee, Alabama
Poster Presentation on Student Nurse Support
Awarded:
Teagle Grant to update NUR 202 Pharmacology
Member:
American Nurses Association
Alabama Nurses Association
Mobile County Nurses Society
Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society for Nursing
Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education
Used Teagle Grant to update NUR 202 Pharmacology: redesigned course requirements, updated lectures for PowerPoint presentations, incorporated case studies for learning activities, added study guides, and placed materials on ERes
Worked on Standard One of the CCNE accreditation report
Developed faculty web site
Works in progress:
Dissertation for doctoral nursing degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana: completed first three chapters (the proposal); proposal has been accepted by the dissertation committee and sent to the IRB for review