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William Paterson University Gradnurse Gazette 1 Gradnurse Gazette Fall 2010 Wayne, NJ www.wpunj.edu/cos/nursing/grad.html Welcome, Foon ying, Bienvenidos, Willkommen, Yo koso, Bienvenue, Dobrodoshli My dear students we welcome you to the University and the Department of Nursing. We have many new beginnings to celebrate and you are part of that celebration. We are welcoming a new University President, Dr. Kathleen Waldron. We are welcoming a new University Core Curriculum. The Department of Nursing is welcoming a new Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Program to begin in the fall of 2011and a new Family Nurse Practitioner Program at the Masters Degree to begin in January of 2011 The undergraduate programs have begun a transition to a new approach to Baccalaureate Nursing Education that increases emphasis on caring for individuals, families and groups outside of the acute care setting in a new progression model that supports timely degree completion for our majors. So, we have great HOPE! We are working with numerous constituents to ensure quality programs that are informed by the past, supported by research and implemented by highly educated and dedicated faculty. Please contact me with any suggestions or comments regarding your interests, your difficulties, your joys and your accomplishments. We love to hear from you and promise to get back to you posthaste. [email protected] Slán agaibh (Goodbye in Gaelic to people staying) The Future of Nursing The future of Nursing is more exciting and as the largest group of health professionals in the US, nurses are positioned to meet the health care needs of clients, families and communities. The recommendations from a recent report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, published in October, addressed strategies for nurses to respond to a changing health care system. The report was cosponsored by the Institute of Medicine and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. As nurses in the graduate program, it is important to disseminate these recommendations to other nurses, health professionals, policy-makers, government leaders, schools of nursing, insurance payers, etc. The eight recommendations include: 1. Remove scope-of-practice barriers. 2. Expand opportunities for nurses to lead and diffuse collaborative improvement efforts. 3. Implement nurse residency programs. 4. Increase the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree to 80% by 2020. 5. Double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020. 6. Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning. 7. Prepare and enable nurses to lead change to advance health. 8. Build an infrastructure for the collection and analysis of interprofessional health care workforce data. William Paterson University is proud to announce we will be offering the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree fall 2011 (see article in the following pages). The future graduates of the DNP program will be positioned to transform the health care system at the highest level of clinical practice. More information can be obtained on the report at: http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=44748&orig_url=/ DEPARTMENT OF NURSING Julie Bliss, EdD, RN Chairperson FROM THE DIRECTOR Kem Louie, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, APN, CNE, FAAN
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William Paterson University Gradnurse Gazette 1

Gradnurse Gazette Fall 2010

Wayne, NJ www.wpunj.edu/cos/nursing/grad.html

http://www.wpunj.edu/cos/nursing/grad.html

Welcome, Foon ying, Bienvenidos, Willkommen, Yo koso,

Bienvenue, Dobrodoshli My dear students we welcome you to the University and the Department of Nursing. We have many new beginnings to celebrate and you are part of that celebration. We are welcoming a new University President, Dr. Kathleen Waldron. We are welcoming a new University Core Curriculum. The Department of Nursing is welcoming a new Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Program to begin in the fall of 2011and a new Family Nurse Practitioner Program at the Masters Degree to begin in January of 2011 The undergraduate programs have begun a transition to a new approach to Baccalaureate Nursing Education that increases emphasis on caring for individuals, families and groups outside of the acute care setting in a new progression model that supports timely degree completion for our majors. So, we have great HOPE! We are working with numerous constituents to ensure quality programs that are informed by the past, supported by research and implemented by highly educated and dedicated faculty. Please contact me with any suggestions or comments regarding your interests, your difficulties, your joys and your accomplishments. We love to hear from you and promise to get back to you posthaste. [email protected]

Slán agaibh (Goodbye in Gaelic to people staying)

The Future of Nursing

The future of Nursing is more exciting and as the largest group of health professionals in the US, nurses are positioned to meet the health care needs of clients, families and communities.

The recommendations from a recent report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, published in October, addressed strategies for nurses to respond to a changing health care system. The report was cosponsored by the Institute of Medicine and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

As nurses in the graduate program, it is important to disseminate these recommendations to other nurses, health professionals, policy-makers, government leaders, schools of nursing, insurance payers, etc.

The eight recommendations include:

1. Remove scope-of-practice barriers. 2. Expand opportunities for nurses to lead and diffuse

collaborative improvement efforts. 3. Implement nurse residency programs. 4. Increase the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate

degree to 80% by 2020. 5. Double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020. 6. Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning. 7. Prepare and enable nurses to lead change to advance

health. 8. Build an infrastructure for the collection and analysis of

interprofessional health care workforce data.

William Paterson University is proud to announce we will be offering the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree fall 2011 (see article in the following pages). The future graduates of the DNP program will be positioned to transform the health care system at the highest level of clinical practice. More information can be obtained on the report at: http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=44748&orig_url=/

DEPARTMENT OF NURSING

Julie Bliss, EdD, RN

Chairperson

FROM THE DIRECTOR

Kem Louie, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, APN, CNE, FAAN

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School Nurse Certification Program

Why not consider a career as a Certified School Nurse?

If You Love:

Children - Your Profession - New Challenges - Great Benefits - A Shorter Workday - Summers Off !!!

Here at William Paterson University we offer a

comprehensive course of study leading to full certification as a Certified School Nurse.

Many of our students receive job offers and become emergency certified even before they complete the

program.

Call the Graduate Nursing Office (973) 720-3511 for more information

STUDENT EMAIL It is important that all students in the Graduate

Nursing Program and School Nurse Certification Program check their WPUNJ

student e-mail on a regular basis each semester and throughout the summer months.

Congratulations to Our Graduates

Kathleen Lane, Jacquelyn Svercauski, Christine Massey, Stacey Sanchez, Susan Kumka, Tashi Bhutia, Meliza Garrido,

Kim Burrows and Amy Garrsion Pictured at the May 2010 graduation ceremony

with Dr. Kem Louie

Our Alumni

Virginia Flynn, MSN, RN, CCRN is the recipient of the 2010 New York Times Tribute to Nurses Award in the category of Education.

Caroline Meza, MSN, RN has been accepted into the PhD program at Seton Hall University.

Persephone Vargas, MSN, RN gave birth to a

baby girl, Bella Sophia, on July 26, 2010.

Kathleen Lane, MSN, RN, CMT joined the Clinical Education Department team on June

14, 2010 as Coordinator of Clinical Education for the Christian Healthcare Center in Wyckoff.

Congratulations on your engagement

Sandra Perez, RN, BSN

Sandra and her fiancé Sebastian DiBello are planning a winter 2011 wedding

Our MSN Students

Congratulations Kristin McNerney on being awarded

The Ellen Casapulla Scholarship from Hackensack University Medical Center,

The Promise of Nursing Regional Faculty Fellowship Program and

The Edna Cadmus Scholarship

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Nursing Honor Society, Sigma Theta Tau International, Iota Alpha Chapter & the Graduate Nursing Program

Sponsored

Annual Nursing Research Day April 22, 2010

Keynote Speaker

Christina B. McSherry, PhD, RN, CNE

“The Inner Life At The End Of Life: A Qualitative Study About

The Dying Experience”

Dr. Christina B. McSherry Dr. Julie Bliss, Dr. Christina McSherry and Dr. Kem Louie

Undergraduate Nursing Student Poster Presenters Preceptor Certificate of Appreciation awarded to Victor Casabuena, Irina Yablonovskaya, Melanie Whiting, MS, RN, BC, CNE Cheryl Rahey and Dexter Arbotante Trinitas School of Nursing with Dr. McSherry Presented by Dr. Kem Louie

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SCHOOL NURSE NEWS

Applications for student practica (NUR 552, NUR 553/554)

are due to the Office of Certification 1 year prior to beginning your practica.

Packets are available for pick up from Elaine

in Hunziker Wing 240 or from Dr. Joanna Hayden

in Hunziker Wing 149

DATES TO REMEMBER

Applications for Graduation are due on the following dates:

May Graduation – February 1st August Graduation – June 1st

January Graduation – October 1st

Clinical Placement Information Sheets

are available by contacting Elaine at [email protected] in the Graduate

Nursing Department, and are due back to Graduate Program Director:

Fall Semester – May 1st

Summer Session – March 1st Spring Semester – October 1st

Overview of the GNSO

The Graduate Nursing Student Organization is the focal point for student participation in the governance of the Graduate Program in Nursing, and the Student Government Association of the University.

Procedure

1. Student becomes a member upon enrollment in graduate course in the nursing program.

2. Each year students will be elected to hold executive, committee, and representative offices within the GNSO.

3. Students will plan and implement seminars and programs related to graduate student needs and interests. There will be a minimum of two such activities each year.

4. The Graduate Program Director will serve as advisor to the GNSO.

5. The President of the GNSO will serve as the representative to the Department of Nursing Advisory Board.

6. The President or delegate will serve as liaison to the Student Government Association.

Student representatives from the Graduate Program are non-voting members of the following faculty committees:

Curriculum Committee Retention, Tenure and Promotion CommitteeAppointment Committee Assessment Evaluation Committee

GNSO OFFICERS ARE NEEDED For the

2010 - 2011 Academic Year

If you are interested please contact Dr. Kem Louie 973-720-3215

[email protected]

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Christine McSherry, PhD, RN, CNE published in Sherman, D.W., Norman, R., & McSherry, C.B. (2010). A comparison of death anxiety and quality of life of patients with advanced cancer or AIDS and their family caregivers. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. (pgs. 99-112). Dr. McSherry was approved her second Assigned Release Time (ART) project from William Paterson University to continue her end of life research. (2010-2011). Lisa Oldham, MSN, RN has been appointed Director of Acute Care Services at Bergen Regional Medical Center in Paramus, NJ. Donita D’Amico MSN, RN presented “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” Founding of Sigma Theta Tau International, Iota Alpha Chapter, November 11, 2010 at WPUNJ. Kem Louie, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, APN, CNE, FAAN was awarded the Advanced Nursing Traineeship in the amount of $8,198 for the 2010 – 2011 academic year. Dr. Louie assumed the position of Faculty Counselor for the Iota Alpha Chapter, of Sigma Theta Tau International at WPUNJ. Karen Phillips, EdD, RN earned her doctoral degree from University of Phoenix (Summer 2010) Elizabeth Van Dyke, DNP, RN earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University (May 2010). Julia Fitzgerald PhD, RN is a participant in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Academic Resource Center. Nadine Aktan, PhD, RN presented “Social support and anxiety in pregnant and postpartum women” at the Second Annual Clinical and Leadership Conference of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, NJ Chapter: Cranbury, NJ. (2010)

FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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William Paterson University Department of Nursing

Graduate Program Establishes Off-Site MSN

Cohorts

William Paterson University (WPU) has implemented two on-site Master’s program cohorts: Englewood Hospital and Medical Center (EHMC) in nursing administration and Lincoln Technical Institute in nursing education in Paramus, NJ for registered nurses with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN).

The programs offer a convenient

opportunity for nurses to earn their MSN degree.

Faculty from William Paterson University teach classes at the off-site locations during the fall and spring semesters, and online courses are offered to nurses in the summer.

There are currently 25 nurses enrolled in

the two cohorts at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center and 10 nurses enrolled at Lincoln Technical Institute. The first Englewood Hospital cohort of 12 nurses are expected to graduate August 2011.

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center donates money to educate nurses

In Haiti

In an article published in the July 10, 2010 edition of Advanced for Nurses, nurses at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center held a fundraiser to collect money for the Haiti Nursing Fund. Jackie Gonzalez, BSN, RN-C, Zahava Cohen, BSN, RN-C and Patricia Lanzelotti, BSN, RN students in the Englewood MSN Cohort I of William Paterson University participated in the fundraiser. The nurses displayed baskets in the cafeteria and the hospital’s front entrance to be raffled. The funds raised above the $2,500 goal. $2,500 educates a nursing student in Haiti for 1 year. In the end, the nurses raised $10,000 for the Haiti Nursing Fund. CONGRATULATIONS!

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Jersey Nursing Initiative Faculty

Preparation Program Welcomes

Ruta Brazaitis, BSN, RN as a

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar 2010 – 2012

She joins Rusti Restaino, BSN, RN and Tara Parker, BSN, RN (2009-2011)

Sigma Theta Tau International, Nurses Honor Society Iota Alpha Chapter

WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY

SAVE – THE – DATES

Induction Ceremony April 9, 2011

The Brownstone Paterson, NJ

25th Anniversary Gala

April 9, 2011 The Brownstone

Paterson, NJ

Annual Research Day April 28, 2011

William Paterson University

Contact Dr. Kem Louie, Faculty Counselor, if you are interested in any of the planning committees

at: [email protected]

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Health Care Change Agent from Massachusetts Speaks on Family Centered Care

By Renee F. Pevour RN MS

 James B. Conway, Speaker with  

Dr. Julie Bliss, Chairperson of Nursing and Dr. Kem Louie, Director of the Graduate Nursing Program 

James B. Conway, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Massachusetts spoke on Family Centered Care at WPUNJ on October 15, 2010. This was the first program in the Dr. Edna Cadmus Lecture Series. The series will focus on the special issues to support nurses in middle management in hospitals or health related facilities. The second lecture is scheduled for March 2011 and will spotlight Success Strategies for Nurse Managers. Conway provided practical examples to initiate Family Centered concepts in an acute care setting where the previous emphasis was on care to the individual patient. He encouraged the audience to keep the goal of Family Centered Care in the forefront and let it influence all decisions and policy updates. Conway reminded participants that change is possible and will take time. He paraphrased a proverb to make this point: One person with a new idea is a lunatic, two people with an idea is a conspiracy but three people with an idea constitute a movement. His impassioned message is: Create A Movement. Implementing Family Centered Concepts has been associated to increase health outcomes. The morning session brought words of welcome from the university’s President, Dr. Kathleen Waldron, the Dean of the College of Science and Health, Dr. Sandra DeYoung and the Chairperson of the Department of Nursing, Dr. Julie Bliss. The program was approved by the New Jersey State Nurses Association and attendees obtained 2.08 contact hours. The Dr. Edna Cadmus ’76 Lecture Series is made possible by a generous gift form alumna Edna Cadmus DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE. The program was coordinated through the efforts of the Office of Institutional Advancement. Special thanks to Joann Nigrelli, Assistant Vice President/Institutional Advancement and Sina Brehmer-Songer for their work. 

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This summer, Dr. Christina McSherry traveled to Ghana, Africa on her first medical mission with the Right To Sight And Good Health Organization. She was part of a medical group who performed cataract surgeries. The team included of three nurses, two doctors and a high school student. She spent two weeks in Ghana assisting in these surgeries, promoting general eye health and teaching the local medical personnel how to screen patients for cataract problems. Dr. McSherry and medical staff members were able to treat 2,000 individuals in the clinic and performed sixty‐two surgeries. She noted how different this experience was from working in an American operating room, “You have roosters and chickens walking around just outside the screened windows, and the temperature goes up to about 95 degrees while you’re performing surgery. This is something you would never experience in the United States”. Having always wanted to participate in mission work, Dr. McSherry welcomed the chance to travel Ghana . Her experience as an operating room nurse helped her adjust to being on her feet for ten to twelve hour days, and helped the surgeries go smoothly. The most rewarding part, she said, was “watching people go from being blind to being able to see. What a blessing to be a part of that.” When asked what inspired her to go to Africa, she replied, “I believe in giving back or paying it forward, however you wish to say it. There have been times in my life when [others] have reached out and helped me...I wanted to use my experience and knowledge to help others reach their potential, just as I was helped to reach mine. I believe that if you are successful and have a lot of experience, knowledge, resources, you should share it with others,” and that is exactly what she did.

Dr. Christina McSherry local families singing and playing young boys smiling for the instruments camera

Christine McSherry, PhD, RN, CNE travels to Ghana, Africa

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As I prepare for my seventh mission with Operation Smile, I find myself reflecting on my past experiences as a nurse volunteer. I am writing to share my experiences to encourage nurses to explore volunteer opportunities that meet their interests, skill set and budget. In 2005, I completed my doctoral studies and finally had the time and financial resources to become a nurse volunteer. For the majority of my 30 plus years in nursing, I have worked in some capacity (full-time, part-time or per diem) as a Registered Nurse in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), more commonly referred to as a Recovery Room. I focused on opportunities to work as a Recovery Room (RR) nurse when I was looking for volunteer opportunities. Operation Smile (OS) was an international organization that offers opportunities for nurses for pre- and post-operative care, operating room and recovery room. To be credentialed as a nurse volunteer with Operation Smile, a nurse must complete an application online, be certified in BLS and PALS, and currently working as an OR, Recovery or pediatric critical care nurse. I completed an application and was certified as an OS Recovery Room nurse.

It took almost two years from the time I was credentialed till I was invited to participate in my first mission. The reason for this is safety. The majority of nurses on each mission have prior OS mission experience so that they can mentor new nurses. As most nurses like me, I became hooked on the experience, the nursing pool grows and the wait can become longer for a first mission. Anniversary periods are good times for new nurses as simultaneous missions are usually held at several locations. This was how I got my first experience; it was during the 25th anniversary of OS World Journey of Smiles. In November of 2007, OS conducted 40 concurrent missions in 25 countries. The kick-off mission was in the Philippines where OS missions began. During the World Journey, I was assigned to the team in Qena, Egypt. I was the only ‘new’ RR nurse working with three OS experienced nurses.

Since my first mission in Egypt, I have been on five more missions to Mudonjiang, China; Jimma, Ethiopia; Vinh

Long, Vietnam; Lima, Peru; and Kolkata, India. My role has expanded with each mission and new experience. In China, I was the only international nurse in the Recovery Room teaching Chinese nurses as they don’t have RR nurses. In Ethiopia, I conducted the Quality Improvement Review. In Vietnam, I presented an Educational Symposium for the Vietnamese nurses. This was my first experience teaching with an interpreter. This summer in India, I was the mentor for an in-country nurse volunteer.

I anticipate that my experience in Amman, Jordan in December will be similar to the China mission as it will be

mostly a local mission with a small international team. One of the primary goals of Operation Smile is to make the countries self-sufficient. This is a primary objective of OS that is quite successful in several countries. Kenya, Peru, and the Philippines are just a sample of countries that run mostly local missions with in-country personnel. Similar to the proverb, “Give someone a fish and you feed him for a day; Teach someone to fish and you feed him for a lifetime”; by providing education and training as well as surgery, OS is assisting countries to provide new smiles year-round.

Claire Donaghy with Manish, the in-country nurse

that she oriented to Recovery Room Operation Smile Kolata, India August 2010.

Reflections of an International Nurse Volunteer Claire P. Donaghy, Ph.D., RN, CCRN, APN

Associate Professor

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MSN Students Assist in WPUNJ Future Nurse Camp 2010

 WPUNJ graduate students assist in lung assessments performed by Future Nurse Workshop participants 

 

 Graduate students Tara Lynne Parker, RN, BSN and Rusti Restaino, RN, BSN assisted during the WPUNJ Future Nurse Camp in July. The camp is a four day experience where high school students learn assessment skills, CPR and visit actual patients with practicing nurses. Alumni and current students assist in the lecture and laboratory practice sessions. The MSN students spoke of their experiences as nurses. Parker and Restaino also helped students assess lung sounds. This is an annual event which has been supported by a grant from Johnson & Johnson. If you would like to participate in The Future Nurse Camp 2011 next summer, please contact Professor Renee Pevour at [email protected].

                              Lungs, trachea and ribs          Digestive System  Future Nurses 2010             Includeing structures under liver 

                   Future Nurses 2010 

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Registration Timetables Are available online at:

http://ww2.wpunj.edu/adminsrv/registra/registration2.htm

Please contact Dr. Kem Louie, Graduate Program Director for advisement prior to registering for classes

973-720-3215 or at [email protected]

Spring 2011 Registration Timetable

Days Grad Level/Program Semester Nov. 1, 2, 3 GM: Graduate Matriculated Winter/Spring Nov. 4, 5, 8 GC:GE Graduate

Certification/Endorsement

Winter/Spring Nov. 9, 10, 11 GT: Post Masters Winter/Spring Nov. 12, 15, 16 GN: Non-Degree Winter/Spring Nov. 17 – 24 All Graduate Students (New and

Continuing

Winter/Spring

WPUNJ PAYMENT OPTIONS INFORMATION - FROM THE CENTER FOR STUDENT SERVICES

The university does not accept visa. If you have a credit access check through your card, you can bring that to the Student Service Office. Following are the available payment methods:

http://www.wpunj.edu/studentaccounts/payment-options.dot Cash: In Person Payments can be made at The Center for Student Services (CSS), located in Morrison Hall. Entry 2 - from Pompton Road.

Check / Money Order: Mail check or money order to:

William Paterson University PO Box 299 Emerson, NJ 07630

Please include your Banner ID number (855#) on all check and money orders.

If you are mailing your payment, you must allow sufficient time for your payment to be received prior to the payment due date.

You can also pay in-person at the CSS. Note: there is a secure mail slot located at CSS, Morrison Hall that can be used when the office is closed. Please do not use this mail slot to pay by cash.

Internet Check Payment ("e-check"): You can pay your bill by e-check directly on-line through www.wpunj.edu/ebill. E-check payments can only be used with personal checking and savings accounts. Users can not use commercial or home equity loan accounts (HELOC) through E-Check. There is no user fee charged for payments by e-check.

Spring 2011 Registration

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APA Resources

PAPERS......PAPERS........PAPERS The Educational Support Program offered a writing workshop on November 8, 2010. If you missed it, see the following

resources for writing in the required American Psychological Association (APA), 6th edition.

This link is very good. It is a 22 minute tutorial by APA. It has links to further explain the topics.

http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/index.htm

Also, here is the direct link to the 1 page guide which may be found in hard copy at our library.

It is a great start.

http://www.wpunj.edu/dotAsset/225889.pdf

IMPORTANT WEBSITES

Graduate Nursing Home Page http://www.wpunj.edu/cos/nursing/grad/index.htm

Graduate Nursing Newsletter “Gradnurse Gazette”

http://www.wpunj.edu/cos/nursing/newsletter/

Handbooks http://www.wpunj.edu/cos/nursing/grad/handbook.html

Office of Graduate Admissions and Enrollment

http://www.wpunj.edu/admissn/gradf/graduate/

On Line Application http://www.wpunj.edu/admissn/gradf/graduate/grad_apply_now.htm

William Paterson moves commencement ceremony

to the Izod Center

William Paterson University’s undergraduate and graduate

commencement ceremonies will move off campus to the Izod

Center in East Rutherford for the first time in 2011.

One ceremony will be held for

both undergraduate and graduate students at 10:00 AM on

Wednesday, May 18, 2011.

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In July 2010, the New Jersey Commission of Higher Education approved the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Program at William Paterson University

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is a practice doctorate that will prepare advanced practice nurses and nurses in leadership/management to be clinical scholars recognized for outstanding patient care outcomes, leadership in nursing practice and health care organizations. The DNP is the highest-level clinical degree in nursing. The American Association of Colleges in Nursing (AACN) voted in October 2004 to endorse changing the level of preparation necessary for advanced nursing practice roles from the master's degree to the doctorate level.

There are two pathways to enter the DNP Program. The BSN to DNP program is an 81 credit program. The curriculum includes 40 credit hours in the adult nurse practitioner or 48 credit hours in the family nurse practitioner currently offered in the Masters of Science degree program with 41 credits of new courses developed for the DNP Program. The second pathway, post masters to DNP Program, consists of 41 credits offered through a blend of online and face to face courses held on Saturdays.

All students graduating with a DNP will be eligible to take the appropriate national certification examination. Students applying for the DNP Program will be prepared to practice in either health care service as clinical practitioners or nursing administrators.

The WPUNJ Doctor of Nursing Practice Program will initially offer a 41 credit post masters program starting fall 2011. Applications will be available December 2010.

Goal of the DNP Program

The goal of the DNP program is to prepare nurses with knowledge and skills to deliver the highest standard of care for individuals, families, communities and work in interdisciplinary teams in today’s complex healthcare system. . Objectives of the DNP Program Upon successful completion of the DNP, graduates will be able to: Provide advanced nursing care to individuals, families, communities, and clinical populations. Appraise and utilize current technologies to advance the quality and accessibility of care. Critique and selectively translate science to guide clinical decision-making and program development. Evaluate and influence health care policy and systems. Provide leadership and inter-professional collaboration in multiple health care arenas. Evaluate systems responses to health and illness as a basis for the promotion, restoration, and maintenance of

health and functional abilities and the prevention of illness. Integrate advanced knowledge of nursing theories, related sciences and humanities, and methods of inquiry. Initiate changes in the healthcare system through the design and implementation of health related projects that

strengthen the outcomes in the healthcare delivery system.

The Doctor of Nursing Practice Program To Begin Fall 2011

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DNP Program Admission Requirements

All applicants must meet the general requirements for admission to the Graduate Program.

1. Requirements for admissions to the post-masters to DNP program:

a) Master's degree with a major in nursing (advanced clinical practice or nursing administration/management)

from a program accredited by CCNE or NLNAC. b) Minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.3 on prior graduate level course work c) Satisfactory Graduate Record Examination or Miller Analogies Test scores. d) Courses in research and statistics at the graduate level. e) Current unencumbered NJ registered nurse license to practice professional nursing in the United States. f) Work experience as a registered nurse for a minimum of one year. g) Copy of a current certification as an Advanced Practice Nurse (NP or CNS) by a nationally recognized

accrediting body and eligibility to be recognized as an APN in New Jersey for those applying to the clinical practice track. Verification of the number of supervised clinical hours from the director of the MSN program.

Additional Requirements

1. Curriculum vita or resume.

2. Three letters of recommendation attesting to the applicant’s academic ability and potential, including one from a professional colleague.

3. Essay: Discussing professional goals focusing on recent experience How the DNP will enhance the applicant’s professional development Career goals upon completion of the program.

4. All applicants being considered for admission will be interviewed.

Deadline for applications is March 31, 2010 for the fall 2011 cohort.

For further information regarding the Doctor of Nursing Practice contact: Dr. Kem Louie, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, APN, CNE, FAAN Director, Graduate Nursing Program 973-720-3215 [email protected] Elaine M. Vuoncino, Program Assistant 973-720-3511 [email protected]