Dorothy Ebersbach '54 and Her Fellow WASPs Receive the Congressional Gold Medal

Known as Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP, they were the first women to fly U.S. military planes. About 200 of these female aviators, mostly in their late 80s and early 90s and some in wheelchairs, came to the Capitol to accept the medal, the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress.

"I was surprised. I thought that's really a magnificent honor. It was really more than I expected to receive," Ebersbach said. Read more.

MSN Graduate Makes the Who's Who List

FPB alumna JoAnn C. Green, MSN '01, RN, a critical care nursing consultant and Clinical Education Specialist at Tampa General Hospital, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in nursing consultancy services and clinical education. Read more.

Global Connections

Four faculty visitors from Wuhan University School of Nursing (Hubei, China) spent February at FPB to enhance their nursing skills by observing FPB faculty members with their students in the classroom, lab, and various clinical sites. Their training program at FPB allows them to return to Wuhan University and make significant changes to the curriculum. Read more.

Nurses Day at the Statehouse: Informed Voices for Health Policy

Marilyn Lotas, Sr. Rita McNulty, Kathleen Montgomery, and Susan Tullai-McGuinness were among the FPB faculty who attended the annual Nurses Day at the Statehouse program in Columbus on Wednesday, February 24. They and several FPB students joined their peers from nursing education programs and professional organizations from across Ohio.

Maryjo Prince-Paul (left) and Polly Mazanec, as well as other advanced practice nurses, met with legislators to discuss a house bill that aims to enhance the ability of APNs to prescribe Schedule II controlled medications. The Statehouse event also created an awareness of issues such as the nurse faculty shortage, funding for programs to address childhood obesity, and assuring quality home health care. Learn more.

An Effort to Broaden the Research Universe

Both Crain's Cleveland Business and The Plain Dealer report on the FIND Lab's recent workshop to discuss methods of including people with disabilities in research studies. They also mention the FIND Lab's two-year, $400,000 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research. As principal investigator Shirley Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN explains:

"It's just better science because we are going to be able to study the people we want to. Those are the people we hope to extend our findings to."

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A New Way to Advance Your Career in Nursing

Holders of the Certificate of Professional Nursing can now apply for the Master of Nursing (MN), which is awarded to students who complete the pre-licensure phase of the Graduate Entry program. Nurses with an MN can go on to earn an MSN (Master of Science in Nursing), DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice), or a PhD. Download the CPN to MN application packet to learn more.

Scaling Symptoms and Self-Efficacy for HIV

FPB clinical research scholar Allison R. Webel, PhD, RN discusses how she adapted the well-known Chronic Disease Self-Efficacy Scale (a questioning tool used by clinicians) to be effective for people living with HIV/AIDS.

"You can assess where the patient is weakest in symptom management self-efficacy," she says. "If they don't believe they can see a doctor when they have changes in their symptoms, or if they have difficulty managing certain symptoms, then we can work with them to develop strategies."

Dr. Webel's post-doctoral research at FPB is focused on women living with HIV/AIDS and their chronic care management. Read more.

The Stimulus Bill Is One Year Old...

...and Case Western Reserve University has more than 150 different projects that are being paid for, at least in part, with stimulus money. This includes FPB's six grants from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), including the new FIND Lab. 90.3 WCPN radio mentions the FIND Lab's "focus...on figuring out how to accommodate people with disabilities so they can participate in research trials." Read more.

Dance Program Makes a Difference 

In line with First Lady Michelle Obama's mission to fight childhood obesity, Peg Heinzer, PhD, PNP-BC, CRNP, continued her community partnership with an East Cleveland elementary school in which she provided dance mats to children for a daily morning exercise program. WKYC Channel 3 (Cleveland NBC) reports on the positive impact of her project. Read more.

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• Kilanowski JF, "Evaluation of the Use of Audio-Enhanced Personal Digital Assistants to Survey Latino Migrant Farmworkers," Research in Nursing and Health

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