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School of Nursing Foundation Grants awarded

The School of Nursing Foundation awarded three grants. Professor Niloufar Hadidi, PhD, APRN, CNS-BC, FAHA, was awarded a Josten Grant for Co-design of a Stroke Intervention Model with African American Communities: A Focus Group Study. Assistant Professor Alice Lei, PhD, MPH, RN, was awarded a School of Nursing Foundation Faculty grant for Online intervention on lung cancer screening among high-risk smokers: A pilot intervention study. PhD Student Anna Graefe, MAN, RN, PHN, LSN, was awarded an Aydelotte grant for Evaluating health equity preparedness in baccalaureate nursing programs: A mixed methods study.

Talley testifies on GWEP activities

Associate Professor Kristine Talley, PhD, APRN, GNP-BC, FGSA, provided testimony to the Minnesota Legislative Task Force on Aging on in November 2023 about the interprofessional activities and partnerships being accomplished by the University of Minnesota’s Northstar Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program grant to implement age-friendly care and education across Minnesota.

School cohosts MNRS conference

The University of Minnesota School of Nursing cohosted the 48th annual Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) Conference Feb. 28 - March 2 in Minneapolis. Additional cohosts included Mayo Clinic, Winona State University, Minnesota State University Mankato and the University of St. Thomas. Twenty-seven University of Minnesota faculty and students shared their research at the conference through poster, paper and symposium sessions. They included faculty members Wendy Looman, Barb McMorris, Laura Kirk, Robin Austin, Priya Rajamani, Esther Moon, Jenna Marquard, Anne McKechnie, Jiwoo Lee and Camille Brown. Students included Amanda Davis, Anna Graefe, Megan Holle Whipps, Bella Xiong, Anny Smith, Meg Schoenbauer, Shivani Muthya, Alex Woelfel, Annie Bell, Malin Britt, Emily Erickson, Kelli Fee-Schroder, Tipper Gallagher, Rida Jantraporn, Marshall Muehlbauer, Sue Park and Lynn Tanner.

White Delaney receives HIMSS-ANI Nursing Informatics Leadership Award

Dean Connie White Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, FNAP, received the HIMSS-ANI Nursing Informatics Leadership Award for her significant leadership contributions to optimize health engagements and care outcomes through information and technology. The award is given to an individual for success and achievement as a nursing informatics leader in a provider, supplier or academic organization, or a professional society. The recipient is selected jointly by the HIMSS Board of Directors and the Governing Directors of the Alliance for Nursing Informatics. White Delaney is co-developer of the nationally recognized Nursing Management Minimum Data Set (NMDS), co-founder of the international NMDS, and co-developer of computational modeling and simulation for educational nursing administration. She co-chairs the Nursing Knowledge Big Data Science Initiative steering committee.

Densford Center hosts parallel event during UN Commission on the Status of Women

The Katharine J. Densford Center for International Nursing Leadership was selected to host a parallel event during the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) Forum. The panel discussion Innovative Strategies Advancing Interprofessional Education to Improve Women's Health, held in March, was moderated by Associate Professor Anne Chevalier McKechnie, PhD, RN. It included presentations and a focused discussion on how novel simulation methods, like virtual reality, high-fidelity and interprofessional simulations, can foster student learning and application of assessment skills, critical thinking, clinical decision-making, and ethical/cultural sensitivity. The recording can be viewed at z.umn.edu/CSW68. The Densford Center has associate member status in the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO).

School hosts rural APRN conference on cannabis, mental health

The University of Minnesota School of Nursing hosted the rural Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Conference Cannabis and Mental Health Care: Exploring intersections with advanced nursing practice.

The April conference covered research regarding the use of medical marijuana in psychiatric care and how recreational marijuana and medical marijuana interact with other psychiatric treatments. State laws, professional ethics and guidelines for certifying patients for medical marijuana wes also covered.

The school has hosted the conference, which is supported with a Minnesota Department of Health Professions Clinical Training Expansion grant, since 2018. “Initially it focused on psychiatric APRNs. In the last few years the material was of interest to other specialties. Consequently we welcomed other APRNs in rural areas,” says Clinical Professor Barbara Peterson, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, FNAP.