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Congratulations to the UW-Milwaukee College of Nursing faculty and students who are presenting and receiving awards at the 2021 Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) online conference Wednesday, March 24 – Saturday, March 27, 2021.

If you are registered to attend MNRS, please consider attending one of these presentations.

Research Interest Group Award Recipients

Florine Ndakuya-Fitzgerald, PhD, RN
Qualitative Methods: Graduate Research Award

Teresa S. Johnson, PhD, RN
Women’s Health and Childbearing: Distinguished Investigator Award

Presenters

Musab Almanaseer
“Family Engagement in Chronically Ill Older Adults: A Concept Analysis”

Jennifer Doering
“Advanced Practice Nurse Utilization of Perinatal Psychiatric Teleconsultation”

Mashandra Elam-Canty
“Review of Nursing Literature About Evidence-Based Practices Addressing Pregnancy-Related Metabolic Disease Symptoms”

Jeana Holt
“Patient Self-Report of Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health and Resilience Using MyStrengths+MyHealth: A Personal Health Application”

Aisha Kendrick
“Using Mobile Phone to Sustain Wellbeing Among Women Living with HIV in Rural Kenya”

Dorothy Kent
“Student Service Member and Veteran Mental Health: Evidence from National College Surveys”

Ashley Manske
“A Literature Review of Holistic Admission in Nursing”

Emma Marston
“Healthy Behaviors in Young People With Disabilities: A Concept Analysis”

Mary McMahon Bullis
“Identifying Factors Influencing Living with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator from a Trauma Informed Lens: A Systematic Review”

Sisay Mersha
“Mixed-Methods Study Examining Ethiopian Immigrants’ Health Behavior Changes During COVID-19 Pandemic”

Kaylen Moore
“Intersectionality and Black Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)”

Florine Ndakuya-Fitzgerald
“Environment Factors and HIV Risk Among Young Women in Kibra, Nairobi Kenya”

Kim Phan
“Influence of Obesity on Maternal – Infant Health through the Lifespan”

Michele Polfuss
“Accuracy of Body Mass Index in Categorizing Weight Status in Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities”

Karyn Roberts
“Experiences of Weight-Based Stigma in Adolescents With Severe Obesity”

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Many people cringe when they think about going back to school. They are already working a full-time job, are possibly parents, and already feel overwhelmed with responsibilities and commitments.

RN’s are no different. In fact, RN’s likely feel a little crazier than the rest of the world right now. Going back to school is probably not a high priority… but it is possible. With a BS in Nursing, many more doors can open, including a promotion or a salary bump.

Most people will agree that the money, time, and energy invested in this education will pay off.

Many people do not know that UW- Milwaukee offers one forward-thinking curriculum in three flexible modes of learning which include BSN@Home, BSN@Work/School, and UW Flex Option.

• The BSN@Home program is entirely at the student’s own pace. The program is cooperatively administered by six UW System campuses. Your home campus will work with you to determine an academic plan that fits you, but there is still the ability to change that plan if you want to complete your degree faster or if need to take it down a notch.

RN to BS in Nursing Alumna Eden Gray, a full-time labor and delivery nurse who works the night shift, says the BSN @Home program was truly instrumental in allowing her to achieve her goal of earning her bachelor’s degree. “The ability to work on classwork when it is easiest for you and still be present within a group of classmates is really the perfect way to learn in my opinion. The advisors are all phenomenal and are so encouraging. They truly invest in your education and provide all the resources needed to succeed.

• The BSN@Work and School offer face-to-face courses taught at local hospitals and technical colleges. For example, Froedtert and Milwaukee Area Technical College.
• The UW-FLEX option is a competency-based, self-paced structure. There is no live class time, you complete your assignments when it is convenient to you. There is flat rate tuition, and you can get started at any time. To top it off, students get personalized advising by academic success coaches and supportive faculty who have once probably been in your shoes.

Mark Herro has been working at St. Luke’s Medical Center for the last five years. He shares, “The RN to BS program allows me to take my classes at my own pace, work full time, still be an effective father, and stay on track to graduate in a timely manner. The courses are organized, communication with faculty is seamless, the syllabus assigned to each course is thorough, and if there are any questions faculty responds in a timely manner.” He also goes on to praise his advisor, saying she is “integral to the retention of the students within this program.”

We encourage you to learn more about the UW-Milwaukee RN to BS in Nursing program options.

During the fall semester, the Nursing Student Association (NSA) brainstormed ways to give back to the community and form relationships with nonprofit organizations in the area.  They decided on organizing a fundraiser in support of the Silver Spring Neighborhood Center Emergency Food Pantry, Strong Baby Project, to provide essential baby items such as diapers, wipes, baby food and formula to families in need.

The 51���� NSA promoted this activity to students and staff at the College and made giving attainable as items ranged in price. The majority of the donated items came from students, with additional donations from Nursing faculty & staff.  Most impressively, some students virtually came together to give what they could, pooling their money together to buy expensive items such as diapers and formula.

In early December 2020, three NSA board members, Gabrielle Weber, Kayla Kloss, and Jilian Jorns, delivered the donated items to Silver Spring Neighborhood Center Emergency Food Pantry.  Accepting the donations were Narcis Daniels (Food Pantry Coordinator), Michele Faltinson (Silver Spring Nursing Center Staff), and Jean Bell-Calvin (Community Nursing Center Director).

The Emergency Food Pantry at Silver Spring Neighborhood Center is available to residents four days a week for clients’ in specific zip codes, with Friday’s reserved for senior citizens. The Emergency Food Pantry welcomes pregnant women and their families to receive support and essential items through the Strong Baby project. The need at Silver Spring Neighborhood Center continues in 2021 and to learn more, we encourage you to explore more at .

President of the 51���� Nursing Student Association, Gabrielle Weber, said “The Strong Baby (PROJECT) was the perfect fit because it helped ‘the whole family’ and the needs continue during the pandemic. The 51���� NSA is looking to do additional drives this spring, supporting healthy babies in the community and possibly volunteering at local food pantries.”

The 51���� Nursing Student Association in the College of Nursing is a student-run organization and a chapter of the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA). This national organization represents students at state and local levels and is regularly involved with mentorship, blood drive sponsorship, and volunteering in various ways to impact their local communities.

2020 Fromkin Memorial Lecture

The 2020 Fromkin Memorial Lecture was presented on October 22, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. by Lynne Woehrle (Director, Master of Sustainable Peacebuilding Program, 51���� College of Nursing) and Darryl Davidson (Director, City of Milwaukee Community Engagement Achievement Collaborative) on behalf of a collaborative team of five other 51���� community members:

Julie Ellis (Nursing)
Paru Shah (Political Science)
Sandra Millon-Underwood (Nursing)
Renee Walker (Public Health)
Jeylan Turkoglu (Masters student in Sustainable Peacebuilding)

and two other community partners:

Nicole Brookshire (Brookshire Customized Solutions, LLC)
Marques Hogans, Sr. (Milwaukee County Office on African American Affairs)

The title of their presentation is “Separate and Not Equal: Racism and Health Equity in Milwaukee.”