School of Nursing happenings

Jan. 16 — Nursing faculty present poster exploring DNP scholarly project dissemination
Associate Professor Charleen Singh and Assistant Professor Joanne Minnick, both from the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, presented "Finding a Place....Dissemination of DNP Projects" at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Doctoral Education Conference in San Diego. They discussed discuss the various ways of dissemination available to Doctor of Nursing Practice students and faculty and advocated for the need to educate and involve stakeholders to improve support for the dissemination of project outcomes. The School of Nursing graduates its inaugural cohort of the Doctor of Nursing Practice — Family Nurse Practitioner Degree Program this June. The conference explores national trends in doctoral nursing education, strategies to increase enrollment and ways to increase or maintain rigor in terminal degree programs.

Jan. 15 — Doctoral candidate awarded grant from national nursing board
Kate Turpin, an education program designer and doctoral candidate at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, was awarded a $10,500 grant from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing for her project “Navigating Academic Support: A Thematic Analysis of Nursing Educators Responses to CCNE Standard II-C.” The study seeks to examine how U.S. nursing programs define, implement and evaluate academic support services in response to CCNE Standard II-C. (II-C is the only standard that directly addresses student resources.) Kate hopes to develop an operational framework for standards for academic support that can enhance student success and retention. CCNE is the nation’s leading accrediting agency for baccalaureate, master’s and Doctor of Nursing practice programs, as well as postbaccalaureate nurse residency and post-graduate advanced-practice registered nurse certificates.

Jan. 14 — Nursing faculty wins national award for textbook
Victoria Keeton, an assistant professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, won third place from the American Journal of Nursing for a textbook she co-edited. “Pediatric Physical Examination: An Illustrated Handbook” was awarded in the child health category. It is a resource designed to assist NPs and primary care providers in performing physical exams. The handbook covers body systems from fetal development through all the developmental stages of childhood, providing a comprehensive approach to pediatric assessment. This book includes new features, including “Telehealth Tips” that address the use of virtual visits in clinical practice. It also provides updated coverage of topics like maltreatment, mental and behavioral health, and social determinants of health. Since 1969, the American Journal of Nursing, in service of its mission to “promote excellence in nursing and health care,” has published a list of the best nursing books of that year.