DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE (DNP) Program
FALL 2016: VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1DOCTOR OF NURSINGPRACTICE (DNP) ProgramFall 2016 NewsletterCongratulationsto DNP Graduates,Class of 2016!May of 2016 marked the graduationdate for Northeastern University’sDoctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)6th Cohort. These doctoral studentspresented their DNP ScholarlyProjects at the December 2015Leadership Symposium held at theRaytheonAmphitheateronNortheastern University’s BostonCampus in partial fulfillment of therequirements for the Doctor ofNursing Practice Degree.Bouvé College of Health Sciences andSchool of Nursing leadership andfaculty, as well as local hospitalnursing leaders, attended graduation.See Page 2 for Cohort 6’s Student Namesand DNP Scholarly ProjectTitlesDNP STUDENTS & FACULTYAROUND THE WORLDMary O'Sullivan, DNP, CRNA, (Cohort 1) is volunteering for a year at PhebeHospital in Bong County, Liberia. She is helping with the training of NurseAnesthesia faculty and students. She was joined by Janet Dewan, PhD, MS,CRNA, a DNP Scholarly Project Advisor who spent three weeks there, consultingon and supporting curriculum design, classes, and clinical mentoring. Thisprogram is a joint venture between SEED Global Health Partnership and PeaceCorps.DNP Program Director MichelleBeauchesne, DNSc, RN, CPNP,FAAN, FAANP, FNAP presentedat the 9th International Council ofNurses (ICN) International CNNP/APNN) Conference in HongKong, September 9-11. Michellepresented as Co-Chair of theCouncil’s subgroup on educationwhich also included Jenny Carryerof New Zealand and SibongiJanet Dewan (middle left) and Mary O’SullivanSibanda of the United Kingdom(middle right) donating Lifebox pulse oximetersand DNP student at Queensfor OR, ICU monitoring to the hospital ChiefMedical Officer and the Director of the NurseUniversity in Belfast, IrelandAnesthesia Program at Phebe Hospital.(bottom picture).Pictured from left to right: Sibongi Sibanda,Michelle Beauchesne, Jenny Carryer.Heather Farmer (Cohort 6) has aposter accepted for the 23rdInternationalSymposiumonCurrent Issues and Controversies inPsychiatry in Barcelona, Spain.Sicilia Montrond (Cohort 6)presented her poster at theCanadianNursingEducationConference in Toronto, Canada,and Yasmin Noel (Cohort 6) hadher poster accepted at the SigmaTheta Tau International EuropeanConference 2016 in Utrecht,Netherlands.Full conference information on posters andpresentations on pages 3-4.Special thanks to Kyra Noel and Brienne Leary for creating this newsletter.
Congratulations 2016 DNP Graduates!Cohort 6 DNP Scholarly Project TitlesGeorgia Agganis, DNP, RN, CPNPPreventing Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Adolescence: AQuality Improvement Project to Determine if Adolescent Females with theLong Acting Contraceptive Nexplanon Continue with Condom UsePooja Bhalla, DNP, RNDevelopment of an Urban Leadership Development Seminar Series forEmerging Nurse Leaders at Boston Health Care for the HomelessProgram (BHCHP)Jennifer Bragdon, DNP, MTS, RN, CNOR, CPNCurrent Nursing Pressure Ulcer Prevention Practice and Risk Factors ofPressure Ulcer Development in the Perioperative EnvironmentMary Bronski, DNP, RNA State Wide Web-Based Survey of the Characteristics andDemographics of Residential Care Facility Residents in MassachusettsDebra Burke, DNP, MBA, RNCharacteristics of Nurse Directors that Contribute to High RegisteredNurse Satisfaction ScoresCarlene Byfield, DNP, RNStrengthening Professional Resilience in Post Licensure Nurses WhoCare for Children with Special Health Care Needs and ComplexMedical ConditionsTerra Mangum, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BCParental Perceptions of Adolescent Preventive Health Care: ACommunity Quality Improvement ProjectLeah McKinnon-Howe, DNP, APRN-BCIdentifying Knowledge Gaps in Clinicians Who Evaluate and TreatVocal Performing Artists in College Health SettingsAnne M. Mingolelli, DNP, PMHNP-BC, APRN-BCAnalysis of Current Practices for Re-Entry to School Following InpatientPsychiatric HospitalizationChristina Mitchell, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC/ACPediatric Primary Care Mental Health Evaluation of AdolescentsNina Mitchell, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BCThe Implementation of an Electronic Health Record in BehavioralHealth: An Analysis of the Patient StorySicilia Montrond, DNP, RN, CDNThe Past, Present and Future of Nurse Residency Programs: A ProgramAnalysisYasmin Noel, DNP, FNP-BCA Web-Based Survey Exploring the Perceived Impact of InternationalImmersion Experiences (IIE) on Graduate Nursing StudentsImmacula Cann, DNP, RN-BCAssessing for Presenteeism and Interest in "One Body" Stress ReductionFitness Program in a Healthcare SettingJessica Ochs, DNP, APRN, ANP-BCDeveloping, Delivering, and Evaluating an Innovative Pedagogy forTeaching Transcultural NursingJulie Cronin, DNP, RN, OCNImplementing and Evaluating a COMFORT Communication inPalliative Care Curriculum for Oncology NursesCaitlin O’Connell, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC/PCWeaning of Opioid and Sedative Medications in Pediatric Patients withCongenital Heart disease: A National Survey to Assess the State of thePracticeHeather Farmer, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BCEvaluating Provider Response to the Proposed Addition of the Specifier"With Psychopathic Features" to the Diagnosis of Antisocial PersonalityDisorderKandree E. Hicks, DNP, MPS, APRN, NP-CCurriculum Design in Postgraduate Education and Training (PGET)Programs for Primary Care Nurse Practitioners: A Multiple ProgramAnalysisJonathan Kopchick, DNP, CRNADo Elderly Patients Having Hip Surgery Who Receive IntraoperativeKetamine Experience Less Postoperative Delirium? A RetrospectiveChart ReviewTheresa Lesniak, DNP, PMHNP-BCAssessing Primary Care Nurse Practitioners' Perceptions in Screening forDepression and Suicidality: An Educational Pilot StudyKathy Prairie, DNP, RN, FNP, CCRNA Quality Improvement Project Focused on Reducing NuisanceVentilator Alarms in a Surgical and Neuroscience Intensive Care UnitMargaret Reither, DNP, CNMMidwifery Management of Pregnant Women Who are ObeseMark Schierenbeck, DNP, MHS, ARNP, CRNAInter-rater Reliability and Usability of a New and Innovative StudentRegistered Nurse Anesthetist Clinical Performance EvaluationInstrumentDonald Van Dam, DNP, CRNA, LTC (Retired Army)Peripheral Nerve Blockade Outcomes in an Ambulatory Care CenterJoseph Lynn, MSN, CRNA*Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol:A Quality Improvement Project to Evaluate Compliance and Outcomeswith ERAS Protocol (In Progress)*Degree to be conferred January 20172Fall 2016: Volume 2 Issue 1
SELECTED STUDENT PODIUM & POSTERACCEPTANCES & PRESENTATIONS*Agganis, G., DNP Cohort 6Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’S) in Adolescence: A QualityImprovement Project to Determine if Adolescent Females with the Long ActingContraceptive Nexplanon Continue with Condom Use. Poster Presentation atNortheast Regional Nurse Practitioner Conference: May 6, 2016 (Picturedbottom row, far right)Bhalla, P., DNP Cohort 6Developing Emerging Nurse Leaders at a Health Care for the Homeless Program: A PilotEducation Intervention. Poster Presentation at the Doctors of Nursing PracticeConference, Baltimore, MD: October 5-7, 2016 (Pictured 2nd row, middle)Bragdon, J., DNP Cohort 6Current Nursing Pressure Ulcer Prevention Practice and Risk Factors of Pressure UlcerDevelopment in the Perioperative Environment. Poster Presentation at theAssociation of perioperative Registered Nurses Expo, Anaheim, CA: April 26, 2016.Bronski, M., DNP Cohort 6Massachusetts Rest Homes: Who Are They Caring For? Poster Presentation at theDoctors of Nursing Practice conference, Baltimore, MD: October 5-7, 2016(Pictured 2nd row, far right)Burke, D., DNP Cohort 6Characteristics of Nurse Directors the Contribute to High Registered Nurse SatisfactionScores. Poster and Oral Presentation at Massachusetts’s General HospitalResearch Day, Boston, MA: May 3-4, 2016Byfield, C., DNP Cohort 6Strengthening Professional Resilience in Post Licensure Nurses Who Care for Childrenwith Special Health Care Needs and Complex Medical Conditions. PosterPresentation at the Ninth Evidence-Based Practice on the Frontline: Buildinga Culture of Quality, Safety and Nursing Professionalism, Columbia, MO:April 14, 2016Cann, I., DNP Cohort 6Assessing Presenteeism and Interest in "One Body” Stress Reduction Fitness Program ina Healthcare Setting. Poster Presentation at the Sigma Theta TauInternational/National League for Nursing Education Research Conference,Washington, DC, April 7-9 2016; an Oral Podium Presentation at theHolistics Medicine 2016 Conference, Philadelphia, PA: July 2016Cronin, J., DNP Cohort 6Implementing and Evaluating a Comfort Communication in Palliative Care Curriculumfor Oncology Nurses. Massachusetts General Hospital Nurses’ Week, Boston,MA: May 2016Farmer, H., DNP Cohort 6Evaluating Provider Response to the Proposed Addition of the Specifier “WithPsychopathic Features” to the Diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder. PosterPresentation at the 23rd International Symposium on Current Issues andControversies in Psychiatry, Barcelona, Spain: April 7-9, 2016Hicks, K. DNP Cohort 6Describing Curriculums Across Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Postgraduate Educationand Training Programs. Poster Presentation at The 6th Annual Nursing ResearchSymposium at Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, NY: September 2016 (Pictured2nd row, far left)Lesniak, T., DNP Cohort 6Assessing Primary Care Nurse Practitioners’ Perceptions in Screening for Depression &Suicidality: An Educational Pilot Study. Poster Presentation at the National NursePractitioner Symposium, July 7-10: Keystone, CO. (Pictured 3rd row, farleft)McKinnon-Howe, L. DNP Cohort 6Identifying Knowledge Gaps in Clinicians Who Evaluate and Treat Vocal PerformingArtists in College Health Settings. Poster Presentation at the Voice Foundations45th Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, Philadelphia, PA:June 1-5, 20163Mingolelli, A., DNP Cohort 6Analysis of Current Practices for Re-Entry to School Following InpatientPsychiatric Hospitalization. Poster Presentation at the NationalAssociation of School Nurses 48th Annual Conference, Indianapolis,IN: June 30-July 3, 2016.Mitchell, C., DNP Cohort 6Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Evaluation of Adolescents. PosterPresentation at The National Association of Pediatric NursePractitioners, Atlanta, GA: March 16-19, 2016Montrond, S., DNP Cohort 6The Past, Present, and Future of Nurse Residency Programs: A ProgramAnalysis. Poster Presentation at the Canadian Nursing EducationConference, Toronto, Canada: May 30, 2016Noel, Y., DNP Class or 2016Leadership in Nursing Scholarship, Practice, and Education: How to ImpactNursing as a Caring Profession Globally. Accepted as a poster presentationat STTI European Conference, Utrecht, Netherlands: June 6-8, 2016Ochs, J., DNP Cohort 6Evaluating an innovative pedagogy for teaching transcultural nursing in an onlineformat. Poster and Podium Presentation at Sigma Theta TauInternational/National League for Nursing Nursing EducationResearch Conference, Washington DC: April 7-9 2016, and at theAnnual Christine Cameron Symposium on Evidence-Based Practiceand Quality Care, Woburn, MA, May 13, 2016Fall 2016: Volume 2 Issue 1
O’Connell, C., DNP Cohort 6Opioid & Sedative Weaning in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease Paitents.Boston Children’s Hospital Nurses Week, Boston, MA: April 2016Prairie, K., DNP Cohort 6Reducing Nuisance Ventilator Alarms in a Surgical and NeuroscienceIntensive Care Unit. Poster Presentation at the New York StateNurse Executive and Leader Conference, Tarrytown, NY: April10-12, 2016Schierenbeck, M. DNP Cohort 6Inter-rater Reliability and Usability of a New and Innovative StudentRegistered Nurse Anesthetist (SRNA) Clinical Performance EvaluationInstrument. Poster Presentation at the American Association ofNurse Anesthetist, Washington, DC: 2016Van Dam, D., DNP Cohort 6An Evaluation of Peripheral Nerve Blockade Outcomes in an AmbulatoryCare Center: Establishing a Center of Excellence for Regional AnesthesiaPodium & Poster Presentation at the American Association ofNurse Anesthetist, Washington, DC: 2016 (Pictured on p. 3, toprow, from left to right: Expert Mentor John Mayer and DonaldVan Dam)*Due to space limitations, only selected presentations are listed here. Many studentshave multiple accomplishments and this list is not meant to be exhaustive nor fullyrepresent of their achievements; rather it is a representation of their success asnursing leadersPROMOTIONSPooja Bhalla (Cohort 6) has a fellowship with the UCLAHealth Care Executive Program.Julie Cronin (Cohort 6) was elected as one of theDirectors of the American Nurses Association ofMassachusetts Board.Cheryl Nimmo (Cohort 4) became president of theArthroscopy Association of North America, anorganization of over 50,000 members, for the years 20162017.Kathy Prairie (Cohort 6) accepted a position as ACNO atNantucket Cottage Hospital.Mary Samost (Cohort 2, DNP Advisory Board Co-Chair)is now Chief Nursing Officer at Curahealth Hospital,Boston – North Shore.Brienne Leary (former DNP Program Graduate Assistant)graduated August 2016 and successfully completed herPediatric Primary Care Certification.Dorothy Mullaney (Cohort 3) is now Assistant Professorof Pediatrics at The Geisel School of Medicine atDartmouth.AWARDSJillian Belmont (Cohort 6) received the "Levine NursingContinuing Education Award" from the DartmouthHitchcock Office of Professional Nursing which providesher with 1500 for a continuing education conference of herchoice.Ethan Paul Schuler (Cohort 7) was awarded the 2016 InquiryInvestment Drives Evidence into Action (IDEA) Grant forhis research proposal Evaluation of an Evidence-basedPractice Mentorship Program in a Pediatric Tertiary CareSetting.Kathy Prairie’s (Cohort 6) poster received honorable mentionin the patient safety category at Albany Medical Center.After presenting at the AANA, Donald Van Dam’s (Cohort6) framework will be adapted and used in the CDNASchoolhouse to track outcomes.Jenny Gormley (Cohort 8) received the National Associationof School Nurses Recognition Award 2016 for her role asMassachusetts Data Champion for the Step Up and BeCounted national school health data collection project.(Pictured below, in blue jacket on the right)Christina Mitchell (Cohort 6) received the Blue Ribbon forBest Poster in Adolescent Care at NAPNAP (Pictured belowon the left)4Ann Stadtler, DNP, RN, CPNP (Cohort 2, DNP Advisory Board CoChair) received the 2016 Loretta Ford Award in recognition of herlifetime contributions to the care of children and families. (Pictured topleft with Cathy Haut DNP, RN, CPNP, AC/P, NAPNAP)Debra Burke received BestOriginal Research Poster atMassachusetts GeneralHospital Nursing ResearchDay (Pictured left, in themiddle)Fall 2016: Volume 2 Issue 1
WEDDING BELLSFrom Left to Right: Kandree Hicks and her husband eloped shortly after May 2016 graduation. Tess Lesniak said “Yes!” to proposal atgraduation. DNP & PhD Administrative Coordinator, Alice Szczepaniak (Murphy), married Kacper Szczepaniak on July 30, 2016.Alexis Schmid (Cohort 7) became Alexis Fogel, September 2016.FUTURE DNP STUDENTSThis June, Caitlin O’Connell (Cohort 6) and her husbandwelcomed two twin boys William “Will” Hunter O’Connell6lbs 4oz and Henry Brooks O’Connell 5lbs 11oz. (PicturedTop Left)Jillian Belmont (Cohort 7) and her husband welcomed a babyboy named Vincent Belmont born this spring, joining his twoolder brothers Joseph age 3, and Nicholas age 2. (PicturedBottom Left)Jessica Ochs (Cohort 6) and her husband welcomed a newaddition to the family – Noah born at 7lbs 12oz.Mark Schierenbeck (Cohort 6) became the proud grandfatherof Jude Reinhard Schierenbeck. (Pictured Top Right)Georgia Agganis (Cohort 6) and her husband welcomed babyArthur on April 8, 2016. (Pictured Bottom Right)DNP STUDENTS IN ACTIONStudents Kathy Hassey (Cohort 8) and Jenny Gormley (Cohort8), Directors of the Northeastern University School HealthAcademy, developed and provided a School Nurse SummerAcademy for 142 Registered Nurses in Hyannis, MA, August17th-18th. Topics included Vision Disorders and LearningIssues, Revolutionary Change Management for School Nurses,SBIRT Planning and Implementation, Diabetes Care Supportfor Students, Teaching Health in the Classroom, Dermatology,Zika Impact, Working with English Language Learners,LGBTQ Student Safety and Data Collection and Analysis.DNP Alumna Nancy Dirubbo (Cohort 5) presented atNortheastern University’s Nurse Entrepreneurs: Leaders inHealthcare Innovation Networking and Panel Discussion.Nancy is the founder of both Travel Health of NewHampshire and Laconia Woman’s Health Center.5Pictured from left to right: DNPProgram Director MichelleBeauchesne and DNP AlumnaNancy DirubboFall 2016: Volume 2 Issue 1
DNP Faculty AccomplishmentsMichele DeGrazia (NRSG 7920, 7921, 7922) completed a phase 1clinical trial (safety and feasibility) of the Premie Pouch device toprevent deformational plagiocephaly (DP) in infants weighing 1kg; the findings of this study indicate the device is safe and feasible.Data also suggests the Premie Pouch is effective in managing DP,though further studies are warranted to confirm these results. Thisstudy was funded by Boston Children’s Hospital 2013 InnovationAcceleration Program (IAP) Innovestment Grant Program and theDepartment of Nursing. Additional funding was received fromPlagio LLC, Avon MA.Richard Ricciardi (NRSG 6302) had a number of blogs featuredon the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality websiteincluding this one: Create Positive Change – Lead from the ate-positivechange.html.Kelly McCue (NRSG 5121), the Operations Manager of Oncologyand Breast at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, is now also theAdministrator for the Center for Wound Healing. This responsibilityincludes operative oversight of the wound clinic and hyperbaricoxygen chambers. (The only one in the state of Vermont). In May2016, Kelly started the Cancer Risk Assessment Program at thehospital in collaboration with the genetic and high-risk counselors ofthe oncology and surgery departments. She also received a grant inJuly 2016 from the National Breast Cancer Foundation. This isthe 6th time that she has receive this annual grant award.Sharon Kuhrt (NRSG 6306, 6300) is now Chief Nursing Officer atthe New England Rehab Hospital of Portland.CALLING ALL ALUMNIWe want to hear from you!Submit accomplishments, promotions, andlife events to be featured in our nextnewsletter.Email text and photos toA.Szczepaniak@northeastern.eduPictured above from left to right: Ann Miller (Cohort 2),Michong Rayborn (Cohort 2), Lynn Reed (Cohort 4),Thomas Lansden (Cohort 5)FACULTY PUBLICATIONSKnorr, A, Gauvreau, K, Serino, E., Porter, C., DeGrazia, M. Use ofthe Cranial Cup to Correct Positional Head Shape Deformities inHospitalized Premature Infants. Journal of Obstetric Gynecologicand Neonatal Nurses. 2016; 45(4); 542-52.Ricciardi, R., Moy, E., & Wilson, N. J. (2016). Finding the TrueNorth: Lessons From the National Healthcare Quality andDisparities Report. J Nurs Care Qual, 31(1), 9-12.doi:10.1097/ncq.0000000000000164Shoemaker, S. J., Parchman, M. L., Fuda, K. K., Schaefer, J., Levin,J., Hunt, M., & Ricciardi, R. (2016). A review of instruments tomeasure interprofessional team-based primary care. Journal ofInterprofessional Care, 1-10. doi:10.3109/13561820.2016.1154023Ricciardi, R. (2015). I'm in an NP State of Mind: A Tribute to Dr.Henry K. Silver on the 50th Anniversary of the Nurse 7-399.doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2015.06.009SAVE THE DATEDNP Leadership SymposiumFriday, December 11, 20168am-12:30pm at the Alumni CenterDNP Spring Networking ReceptionFriday, March 24, 20174-6pm at the Alumni CenterFor additional information, emaila.szczepaniak@northeastern.eduAre you or someone you know interested inthe DNP Program at NortheasternUniversity?Send them our way! Interested applicants should send
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DNP students in the completion of program progression, the DNP Project and practicum hours. The DNP is a practice doctorate designed to prepare professional nurses for scholarly practice as clinical and health systems experts who will lead and inspire health care improvement and reform. Jefferson College of Nursing's DNP curriculum focuses on
The DNP curriculum primarily involves mastery of an advanced specialty within nursing practice and methods of practice improvement and change. The DNP Project is used to demonstrate mastery of the DNP curricular content. Guided by faculty and with assistance of a consultant in the area of interest, the DNP Project demonstrates .
