FALL 2012 NURSING REVIEW

Welcome to the Department of Nursing

The demand for nurses, especially in specialty areas, is projected to increase dramatically in the next decade. NYIT's baccalaureate nursing program allows students to seize opportunities in this growing profession with its uniquely strong emphasis on transcultural nursing - including a sensitive and in-depth focus on the health beliefs and values of various cultural groups. Our students graduate with this understanding and an outstanding competitive edge for practice in hospital facilities, private practices, schools, organizations, and community agencies - enabling them to respond effectively to the health care needs of a changing global society.

NYIT's nursing program prepares students for a specialization in transcultural nursing. Transcultural nursing provides a vital, holistic approach to care that gives nurses the ability to go beyond treating a patient's symptom.  Transcultural nursing takes patient care to an even higher level by incorporating the cultural beliefs and experiences of patients and their health-care professionals. Treatment plans for patients can be tailored to culturally based health-care practices, beliefs, traditions, communication styles, family roles, dietary preferences, and more.

NYIT's degree program incorporates this approach in the classroom and during the clinical practice phases of the program, providing students with the ability to become highly effective health care practitioners in a variety of settings.

WHY NYIT NURSING?

• Curriculum focuses on cultural considerations of clients, families, groups, communities and the global society at large.
• Clinical practice requirements in a variety of hospital and community based settings
• Scholarship of teaching and learning environment
• Faculty expertise and diversity of practice and research
• State of the Art nursing clinical practice labs, including patient simulation models.
• Continuous Individual student advisement and mentoring

The Program is registered by the New York State Education Department, Division of Professional Education and is accredited by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

From Associate Professor and Chair,
Susan Neville, Ph.D., RN

State of the Department Report

March 2011

Dr. Susan Neville, PhD, RN
Chair, Nursing

Caring - Commitment - Scholarship - Excellence

The mission and strategic vision of NYIT’S Department of Nursing is to prepare nurses for the community-wide and institutional level roles that will meet the health care needs of a global and diverse society. Our foremost goal is to promote and demonstrate excellence in professional nursing practice, grounded within the context of a transcultural perspective. We continue to focus on our strategic plan and vision as we move forward. I want to thank my colleagues and the administration for their support in all our efforts.

• The infusion of QSEN (Quality Safety & Education for Nurses) Initiatives throughout the curriculum, lead by Dr. Elaine Della Vecchia and Professor Lisa Sparacino.
• The infusion of student e-Portfolios throughout the curriculum. All nursing students start their e-Portfolios in their first nursing course and finalize this initiative in their senior year in the nursing capstone course. This curriculum initiative is coordinated by Dr. Maureen Cardoza.
• The infusion of Geriatric Content throughout the curriculum. Professor Patricia Montano and Professor Anne Ganzer are spearheading this endeavor through an educational curriculum grant from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Several faculty members are Gerontology Fellows: Dr. Susan Neville and Dr. Maureen Cardoza.
• The infusion of Information Technology and Simulation across the curriculum. Professor Lisa Sparacino chairs this endeavor and to date six simulation scenarios have been incorporated into the curriculum- medication administration, physical assessment, pediatrics, psychiatric mental health, maternal child, and adult health.
• The infusion of End-Of-Life content across the curriculum spearheaded by Dr. Maureen Cardoza and Dr. Carol Caico who are both certified in this area.
• EMR (Electronic Medical Records) initiative is coordinated by Professor Patricia Montano and Dr. Elaine Della Vecchia.

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• Dr. Susan Neville:
  • Elected President of the Council of Deans of Nursing: Senior Colleges and Universities in New York State
  • Completion of the American Medical Association's Core Disaster Life Support Training Course. Certified until 2013, she serves on the board of the Nassau County Department of Health Medical Reserve Board, where she is also co-director of educational training and special needs shelters.
• Dr. Susan Neville, Dr. Carol Caico and Professor Patricia Montano who received certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support for Licensed Health Care Professionals from the Nassau County Medical Reserve Corps of which all three faculty members are active members.
• Dr. Maureen Cardoza who received her PhD from Adelphi University
• Professor Lisa Sparacino on successful completion of her doctoral coursework and advancement to doctoral candidacy.
• Dr. Maureen Cardoza on being selected to participate in the 2011 National League for Nursing's competitive Scholarly Writing Retreat in San Francisco, Calif., this April.
• Dr. Patrice Hood on being elected to the board of directors of the American College of Nurse Practitioners.

• Dr. Susan Neville, Dr. Elaine Della Vecchia, Dr. Cheryl Zauderer, Dr. Patrice Hood and Professors Lisa Sparacino, and Pat Montano (NYIT DON) completed an  End-Of-Life Nursing Education Consortium Training Course (supported by a grant from the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation) and administered by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and the City of Hope National Medical Center.  The course was taught by Dr. Maureen Cardoza (NYIT DON) who is certified to teach and administer the course nationally. The course focused on best practices for Palliative and End-of-Life Care.
• Dr. Susan Neville, PhD, RN Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Nursing, was interviewed and filmed as part of a professional video that opened the First Annual RNLMI Nursing Symposium: Partnering for the Future of Health Care. This conference attended by over 200 professional nurses was held at the Brooklyn Marriot on Nov 11, 2010.  The conference focused on the Institute of Medicine-Robert Woods Johnson Report on the Future of Nursing, stressing collaborative partnerships, bundling of services, effective planning and policy formation.  Dr. Neville represented the academic viewpoint and discussed the vision and role of nursing as health care partners in setting policy and meeting the health care needs of the nation.
• Dr. Susan Neville, PhD, RN Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Nursing, interviewed and quoted in the article, "New York, New Jersey Educators Debate BSN in 10 Bills," published in the Feb. 22 issue of Nursing Spectrum.
• Neville, S., Greer, E. (March 12, 2011) Research Paper Presentation: The Voices of Latina Women:  A Cultural Perspective on the Meaning of Femininity and Returning to Paid and Unpaid Work after Treatment: Round 1. Dr. Susan Neville, PhD, RN, Chair and Associate Professor, Nursing and Dr. Ellen Greer, Chair and Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy presented their collaborative research at the Sigma Theta Tau, International Research Association of Nursing, Alpha Phi Chapter Research Conference, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, NY.                           
• Caico, C. (2011). Do Perimenopausal and Menopausal Symptoms Affect the Marital Relationship? Research article accepted for publication in the Journal of Research in Nursing.
• Vecchia, E., Sparacino, L. (July 21-23, 2011). Completing the circle: Using simulation to expand a multifaceted medication administration learning experience. Poster Presentation. 22^nd Annual Nurse Educator’s Conference, Breckenridge, CO.
• Hood, P., Cardoza, M. (March 23, 2011). Podium Presentation at the Drexel University Simulation Conference- Topic on Pediatric Death and Dying. Orlando, FL. 
• Zauderer, C., Ganzer, C. A. (July 21-23, 2011).  Cinematic Technology: The Role of Visual Learning. Nurse Educator.
• Montano, P. (May 12-14, 2011). Where’s the Evidence: An Informatacist’s Guide to the Search for Best Practice. Poster Presentation. ANIA/ CARING National Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
• Cardoza, M. (March 31-April 3, 2011). Participant Scholar at the 2011 National League for Nursing Scholarly Writing Retreat, San Francisco, CA.