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Volume 1 Issue 7- November 2016
The Valley Foundation School of Nursing
Inside This Issue
1 Faculty Retreat
1 Virtual Race
2-3 Faculty News
4 DNP News
5 Undergrad Student News
6 Invitation from the Dean
6 Info on Statistical Advice
7 The Wellness Corner
Faculty Retreat a HUGE Success
On October 17 the faculty retreat was held in MLK Library meeting rooms. About 30 people attended and the retreat was both educational and fun.
A costume contest was held and prizes were given out. Hilary Clinton was spotted in the crowd.
Four candidates presented their vision for The Valley Foundation School of Nursing throughout the day.
We are racing from Paris to Amsterdam! Yes, faculty are in a virtual race through France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. What fun it is to see hearty souls doing so much walking and running. Want to know more about this? Go to Racery.com
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Administrative and Faculty News
We would like to welcome Desiree Velez and Samantha
Davis as new administrative staff for The Valley
Foundation School of Nursing!
When at the recent AACN conference in Washington, D.C.,
Dr. Katherine Abriam-Yago was selected to facilitate a
round table discussion on Diversity and Inclusion.
Dr. Debrayh Gail presented debriefing information as a
featured speaker for E M S on Wednesday, November 2.
The title of her presentation was "Debriefing Styles in
Simulation versus Post Simulation Choosing the
Appropriate Method".
Sigma Conference Attendees: Miranda Schmidt (Alumnus), Debrayh Gaylle, Teri Lind, Tina Nguyen, Myra Sternlieb, Vida Truong, Sue Malloy
Sigma Theta Tau International, Leadership Connection
2016 Conference in Indianapolis was an enlightening
experience for 2 student interns, Tina Nguyen (SEM 6)
and Veda Truong (SEM 5). These two student leaders went
to help Myra Sternlieb present a poster on student
interns’ role in publishing the Alpha Gamma Annual
Newsletter. Both interns not only helped man the poster
session itself, but had opportunities to meet the president
of the
Nursing Honors Society's, Cathy Catrambone, and talk
with chapter leaders from around the world. Many of the
attendees were excited to talk with both Tina and Veda.
Dr. Debrayh Gaylle and Dr. Sue Malloy both had an
opportunity to a podium presentation titled, “Developing
Student Nurse Leaders-A Multidimensional Approach”
Dr. Colleen O'Leary-Kelley and Semester 6 students
Elizabeth Liou, Allyson Evans, Kristine Kandcer, &
Andriana Karhalios attended attended a continuing
education dinner program Nov 1 at Il Fornaio. It was
sponsored by South Bay chapter AACN and featured a
Kaiser MD speaking on Sepsis updates. Everyone enjoyed a
nice dinner and great company with friends in critical care
nursing. See attached picture taken with Dr. Vincent Lui
our speaker from Kaiser.
Dr. Sue Malloy and Dr. Debrayh Gaylle have a poster
accepted for AACN faculty devlopment conference NOV
17, 2016 in Anaheim on developing student leaders.
On November 1 Dr. Allie B, Dr. Arlene Spilker, and Dr. Lisa
Rauch attended a special Presidential Reception for new
tenure track faculty hosted by President Mary Papazian.
MASTER's ORALS
MASTER's Orals will be presented on
December 13 in HB 408. There will be
more information in the next
newsletter. All students, faculty, and
interested people are invited to attend.
SAVE THE DATE!
Tuesday, December 13
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UPCOMING EVENTS
All students, faculty, and nurses are invited
REGISTER AT
https://docs.google.com/a/sjsu.edu/forms/d/e/
1FAIpQLSe2Y0luRsnq9W4UU92JIHYVS-
tk6WOqB5O892Onowfgv8adYg/viewform
Dr. Rancelle Ablan is presenting his research at
the CASA Qualitative Research Group "Barriers
to Preoperative Teaching in a Culturally
Diverse Healthcare Environment" on
Wednesday, Nov. 30 @ 3:30 PM in room SPX
171. This is a topic that is of interest to all of our
students and many faculty. Please RSVP to
[email protected] if you plan to send a
group or class. Our meeting room is not large
and we would have to get a bigger meeting
room.
Happy Nurse Practitioner Week
Dr. Karen Ketner, DNP, NP Director of Advanced
Practice at Valley Medical Center announced
National Nurse Practitioner Week in VMC's
Advanced Practice Quarterly,
"The role of the nurse practitioner (NP) is
highlighted during the second week of
November each year. For 2016, NPs across the
country will celebrate more than 50 years of
practice during National Nurse Practitioner
Week, November 13th - 19th. In the United
States, this dedicated group of health care
professionals number approximately 222,000
strong with an additional 20,000 NP students
graduating each year. We appreciate our nurse
practitioners and the contributions they make
to our patients and our health care system.
Thank you!"
We congratulate VMC's nurse practitioners as
well as nurse practitioners everywhere for their
contribution to our healthcare system.
Dr. Rancelle Ablan, Director of Acute and Surgical Services, Regional Medical Center
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DNP News
Sheree Goldman (DNP Class of 2018), WHNP, Coordinator for the
Sexual Assault Response Team of Monterey County who specializes
in Sexual Assault Forensics examination gave a presentation at
CNSA’s second general meeting on September 26th
. She described
the process of a typical sexual assault exam and her experience
working with the victims. Sheree is a captivating speaker and made
the students feel as though we were in the exam room with her. We
learned about how the room is designed to make victims feel
comfortable. We learned that
meticulously following
procedures and documenting
correctly is essential to
building a legal case against
the perpetrator and that
Sheree is often in court to
present her evidence. She
noted that defense lawyers try
to find ways to discredit her
and her methods. The
presentation introduced CNSA
members to a sensitive topic
and an aspect of nursing many
of us had not thought of before. This area of nursing may be a good
fit for students to pursue who are interested in being part of a
criminal investigation effort, and in bringing comfort to victims of
such Submitted By Jamie Marquis, Nursing Student Sem. 4
CNSA Community Projects Coordinator
Dr. Cindy Mekis (Class of 2014) was the guest speaker at the third
general meeting for CNSA. Dr.
Mekis is the Clinical Nurse and
Education Specialist for Women's
Health at Good Samaritan
Hospital. She spoke to the group
on how to Interview for a New
Graduate Job. Good Samaritan
has recently hired many SJSU
grads and Dr. Mekis shared
examples of what made those
interviews successful.
Dr. Rancelle Ablan (Class of 2016) Director of Acute Care Services
and Nurse Manager at Regional Medical Center of San Jose spoke to
the PHNC. Dr. Ablan graduated from SJSU with BSN in 2011, MS in
Nurse Administration in 2014, and recently graduated with DNP last
semester. Dr. Ablan shared his journey as a nursing student, his
achievements, Regional Medical Center San Jose's New Grad
RN Program, interview tips and resume building tips.
Dr. Rupalee Patel (DNP class of 2015) was highlighted in VMC's
Advanced Practice Quarterly. We are proud of Polly who is also a
graduate of our undergraduate program and would like to share this
information.
Rupalee (Polly) Patel DNP, MS, BSN, BC-PNP, BC-PHN, IBCLC Director, NICU Bridge Program, SCVHHS
Administrative Director, High Risk Infant Follow-up Program, SCVHHS
"Rupalee received her Master of Science, and Pediatric Nurse
Practitioner Certification from the University of California at San
Francisco. In 2015 she obtained her Doctorate from California State
University at San Jose. Her doctoral work focused on home visitation
services by Pediatric nurse practitioners. Rupalee has presented at
numerous International and National conferences. She is a recipient
of the National Perinatal Association’s Individual Contribution to
Maternal and Child Health Award as well as, Outstanding Doctor of
Nursing Practice award and Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing
Honors Society Rising Star Award.
Rupalee founded the NICU Babies Reaching Improved Development
and Growth in their Environment (BRIDGE) Program. Through this
program, Rupalee and her team have been able to work closely in
the homes of the underserved patient population of the county of
Santa Clara. Rupalee also restructured and re-launched the HRIF
clinic at SCVHHS in 2011 while simultaneously designing and
implementing the developmental testing program for high risk
infants. She currently serves on the CCS DHHS Executive Committee
for High Risk Infant Follow-up and the Breastfeeding task force at
SCVHHS. Rupalee has served as a mentor and clinical preceptor to
students from San Jose State University as well as University of
California at San Francisco and Davis."
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT NEWS
On September 29th, CNSA and PHNC came together to provide
blood pressure screenings at the CHAMP Elderly Wellness Fair with
the help of Dr. Lori Rodriguez and Dr. Colleen O'Leary-Kelley.
Semester 1 students were very thankful that they had the chance to
practice their skills under the supervision of our faculty members,
while students from the upper semesters got to practice taking
blood pressure manually.
On October 1st, CNSA at SJSU joined forces with other CNSA
chapters in the Bay Area to host the first Breakthrough to Nursing
Conference in California. This event was held at CSU East Bay which
was quite a commute for our pre-nursing students in SJSU but the
turn out was still greater than we had imagined. Because of this
event, pre-nursing students at SJSU are now reaching out to CNSA
members for advice. Because of this, CNSA is currently planning a
mentor-mentee program to gather nursing students who are
interested in mentoring pre-nursing students through their journey
into the program at SJSU.
On October 2nd, CNSA members got the chance to work alongside
medical professionals to do first aid for the marathon runners at the
Rock and Roll Marathon. The medical team gladly accepted
members with any amount of experience so even our semester 1
students had a chance to watch the medical professionals firsthand.
October 8th was a big day for nursing students to represent our
nursing major's participation in College of Applied Sciences and Arts
(CASA) supported events as CNSA, ATD, and PHNC, all gathered to
help at the Walk to End Alzheimers. The route for the walk went
through our SJSU campus where our students passed out
information about Alzheimers and gave the walk participants
refreshments along their way to the finish line. You can bet our
nursing students left an impression on CASA.
On the weekend of October 7th to October 9th, CNSA members
attended the 3-day CNSA Convention (themed: A Culture of
Learning) at Visalia, CA where the key speakers inspired our
members about the many possibilities that nursing has to offer,
shared Florence Nightingale's accomplishments and her influence on
modern day nursing practice, and discussed California's recently
approved End of Life option and what it means for nursing. Along
with these speakers, the members were provided many resources
including NCLEX review, job interview strategies, information on
mission trips, pharmacology made easy, and advanced nursing
practice opportunities. Members even got to hand their business
cards and resumes to potential employers from all around California.
CNSA at SJSU was also recognized and awarded for our CPR Block
Party that the past officers held last semester where our students
taught 225 SJSU students, staff, and visitors how to do compression
only CPR.
On October 23 CNSA participated at the MDA muscle walk!
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FALL 2016 STATISTICAL ADVICE FOR THE SJSU COMMUNITY
During the Fall 2016 semester, students nearing graduation in the MS Statistics program will offer statistical advising to members of the
SJSU community. They will provide advice on aspects of empirical studies, including study design, methods of analysis, suggestions for usage of
software, and interpretation of computer output.
The service consists of one or a few meetings, usually 30-60 minutes, with one or a group of MS Statistics students in the Department of
Mathematics and Statistics. The students will provide the service under the supervision of a faculty member, Andrea Gottlieb, as part of their
participation in Math 269. The students involved in the service have completed most of their course work in statistics, so they are prepared to offer
useful advice. The service is provided free of charge to members of the SJSU community.
How do I use this service?
Fill out the form below and return it via campus mail to the faculty advisor, Dr. Andrea Gottlieb, Department of Mathematics and
Statistics, 0103. Or preferably, provide the requested information in an email sent to [email protected]. The information is intended to
ensure that your request is given to the appropriate student(s), and to give that (those) student(s) an idea of the advice you are seeking.
Is the service limited in any way?
Since the service is offered through a course, it is limited in several ways. It will only be offered during a semester in which the course is
offered (currently Fall 2016). Advice only will be provided. The service may NOT be used for course work, rather it is intended to provide statistical
assistance for research activities, where statistics is used as a tool in the research and is not an end objective in and of itself. The service may NOT
be used as a tutorial for either statistics or for the usage of software (although such arrangements could be made on an individual basis). Should
demand exceed supply, it may be necessary to limit availability of the service. The service provides advice, hopefully good and useful advice, but it
does not assume responsibility for your research project.
Who are you?
Name:
Department:
If a student, under whose direction are you performing your research (provide name and contact information):
How can we reach you?
Telephone number:
Best times to call:
Email address:
What are you working on? Very briefly, in at most a couple of sentences, describe your research project.
What does your data look like? Very briefly, in at most a couple of sentences, describe the data you have or plan to collect.
How can we help you? Very briefly, in at most a couple of sentences, describe the kind of advice you need.
Dean Schutten formally invites STUDENTS AND fACULTY to a special presentation by Dr. Richard
Levy, on The Future of United States Healthcare, Wednesday, December 7, 6:00 p.m., Science
Building Room 142.
Dr. Levy is past chairman and chief executive officer of Varian Medical Systems; past chairman,
board of directors, Sutter Health; past chairman, board of directors, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
and mentor to students at Stanford’s Clinical Excellence Research Center.
Following the presentation, we encourage you to attend the reception, 8 p.m., Dwight Bentel Hall
117. Dr. Levy is especially interested in meeting and mingling with you and there will be free food.
The Wellness Corner: Exercises For Your Busy Life
complements of Conscious Living Center (www.living the presence.org)
Key: pay complete attention to one exercise until it becomes automatic; then add
another exercise. As you practice with the small things, when a big stressor comes up,
the centering will automatically be there to assist you.
Or create your own this exercise should be something that you do frequently during
the day. All of these exercises are designed to bring you into the present moment alert
and aware, free from the mind chatter. From this place of awareness, you are more
efficient, clear, relaxed, insight – full and productive.
1. Pay attention as you brush your teeth; feel the toothbrush on your teeth and gums.
2. Each time you walk from one room to another, walk slowly, paying attention to
your feet and feeling the weight shift from 1 foot to the other.
3. Allow the telephone to ring at least twice. In the time between rings, take a couple
of centering breaths and then answer the phone.
4. Before entering a patient's room or your office, stop and take three or four easy
breaths. Then walk in with a smile on your face, present and alert.
5. In a meeting, while you are waiting for an appointment, or when you need to
refocus at your desk, take a pen or pencil and balance it on the top of your index
finger at the edge of the nail bed.
6. While you are listening to someone talk focus on your breath. You will hear more
clearly and at a deeper level.
7. As you are waiting in line at the grocery store, practice your slow, easy breathing.
8. Look at the back of your hand as if you have never seen it before – simply look
with wonder and amazement of a newborn discovering his/her "hand" for the first
time… There is no judgment, no labeling, only wonder and amazement.
