Written by Tracy Lobramonte Santos
Editor’s Note: The topic of guest speaker Susan Herman’s speech has been updated.
The Valley Foundation School of Nursing Class of Spring 2014 will showcase the extensive research they have conducted in a specific area or field of specialty in their assigned hospital unit or department on May 9, in Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, in room 225-229, from 2:30-5:30 p.m.
The showcase will emphasize the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Competencies with a variety of activities, and light refreshments served. The school is part of the College of Applied Sciences and Arts at San José State University
Student research will be presented through audiovisual means with the BSN graduating students in attendance to provide additional information in regards to the research they have conducted. A variety of health care issues are being examined, from “Infection Control” to “Improving Patient Care Quality and Satisfaction,” to more specific topics such as “Nitrous Oxide Use in Labor” and “Medical Grade Honey Usage in Wound Management.” Each topic is analyzed and nursing implications are recommended for the improvement of Patient-Centered Care and Safety, the promotion of Quality Improvement and Teamwork and Collaboration, and the use of Informatics and Evidence-Based Practice.
The event will also showcase the importance of simulation in the nursing curriculum in preparing student nurses and enhancing their critical thinking and nursing skills for real-life scenarios in a controlled setting. Dr. Colleen O’Leary-Kelley, a professor at SJSU, Director of the Clinical Simulation Program in the School of Nursing since 2004, and Operating Committee Chair of the Bay Area Simulation Collaborative from 2006 to 2009, will be the keynote speaker. Dr. O’Leary-Kelley will be discussing the progression and success of the School of Nursing’s Simulation Program as it is integrated and mandated in each semester of the nursing curriculum. She will discuss goals for the future of Nursing, in regards to the collaborative technological advancement and involvement in the success of building a more solid foundation for future nurses. Guests will be invited to tour parts of the simulation lab.
The second speaker at the event will be a student from the Northern California CSU DNP Consortium, Susan Herman, MSN, RN. Susan Herman is the Magnet Program Director at Lucile Packard, co-founder of the Association of California Nurse Leaders South Bay Chapter, Liaison for the California Nursing Students’ Association, and Patient Care Director of the Bass Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases. She will speak on her DNP project entitled “An Analysis of Nursing Transformational Leadership Practices. ”
For more information, contact Ruth Rosenblum via email at ruth.rosenblum@sjsu.edu or Tracy Lobramonte Santos at trcysnts@gmail.com.