Welcome to the Fall edition of LifeLine, the newsletter for the Program in Nursing Science students.
We hope that you enjoy reading it.
Wishing you a wonderful quarter and looking forward to seeing you on campus.
Newsletter Staff
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Nursing Abroad through the Peace Corps
By: Nyssa Tan
We have heard time and again that California is experiencing a nursing shortage, but with the current economy and influx of nursing school graduates, employment may not be easily obtained. An alternative to working in hospitals is volunteering in the Peace Corps, which features opportunities for registered nurses to work for the Health and HIV/AIDS branch. Gain an inside look at the Peace Corps here.
Graduates in the Spotlight
Prepared by Jessica Nario
Mary Pham (photo unavailable)
The inaugural class of UCI’s Program in Nursing Science has definitely left their mark. They have set a tradition of excellence and they report that they have enjoyed their moments as undergraduate students. There are many exciting opportunities available to them as they embark on their careers Before they leave UCI, we asked a few seniors to share their personal experiences about the program. Click on their name to read more.
Marissa Basillo (photo unavailable)
“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re suppose to help you discover who you are.” – Bernice Reagon
“Learn to laugh, because sometimes the only sense we can make out of life is a sense of humor.” -- unknown
“The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom.” – Thomas Huxley
“He is no fool who risks what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” – Jim Elliott
“Love all, trust few, do wrong to none.” – Shakespeare
Mary Pham (photo unavailable)
“Remember all things work together for good.” – Romans 8:28
Sarah Rodrigues (photo unavailable)
“You create your own universe as you go along.” – Winston Churchill
Yeh Yi (photo unavailable)
“There is always a way out.” – unknown
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Faculty Spotlight: Mary Knudtson RN, MN, NP, DNS, FAAN
Interviewed by Jesalyn Dunlap
Photography by Alvin Fung
Many students in the BSN program at UC Irvine know Dr. Mary Knudtson as their pathophysiology professor and a guest lecturer on Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Child Abuse in other courses. She has been the Director of the Family Nurse Practitioner program at UCI since 1995. Recently, we learned that she left UCI to take a position at UC Santa Cruz. She was given a wonderful opportunity to be the Executive Director of Student Health at UCSC where she is now responsible for the health of 16,000 students.
Before Dr. Knudtson left our campus, we sat down with her to share some of the highlights from her career to-date, listened to her advice regarding advancing our careers in nursing and learned about her views on the future of nursing. For those who did not have a chance to meet Dr. Knudtson, you will find this article insightful and, for those of us who have had the pleasure to be taught by her, you will learn how she has been able to excel as a leader in nursing. Luckily we may still get the opportunity to see her on campus, as she will be completing research and other work with UCI faculty.
Click on the specific topic below to read more on a different topic we discussed with Dr. Knudtson.
BEGINNING CLINICAL PRACTICE
ADVANCED PRACTICE AS AN NP and DNSc
GRADUATE SCHOOL ADVICE
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
THE STATE OF NURSING
DR. KNUDTSON’S PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY
Photography by Alvin Fung
Many students in the BSN program at UC Irvine know Dr. Mary Knudtson as their pathophysiology professor and a guest lecturer on Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Child Abuse in other courses. She has been the Director of the Family Nurse Practitioner program at UCI since 1995. Recently, we learned that she left UCI to take a position at UC Santa Cruz. She was given a wonderful opportunity to be the Executive Director of Student Health at UCSC where she is now responsible for the health of 16,000 students.
Before Dr. Knudtson left our campus, we sat down with her to share some of the highlights from her career to-date, listened to her advice regarding advancing our careers in nursing and learned about her views on the future of nursing. For those who did not have a chance to meet Dr. Knudtson, you will find this article insightful and, for those of us who have had the pleasure to be taught by her, you will learn how she has been able to excel as a leader in nursing. Luckily we may still get the opportunity to see her on campus, as she will be completing research and other work with UCI faculty.
Click on the specific topic below to read more on a different topic we discussed with Dr. Knudtson.
BEGINNING CLINICAL PRACTICE
ADVANCED PRACTICE AS AN NP and DNSc
GRADUATE SCHOOL ADVICE
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
THE STATE OF NURSING
DR. KNUDTSON’S PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY
Friday, July 17, 2009
NSSA at Relay for Life: Celebrating Cancer Survivorship and Commemorating Loved Ones
By Nyssa Tan
IRVINE, May 2, 2009 – The Nursing Science Student Association camps out in Aldrich Park to help raise money for the American Cancer Society. Read about their adventure here.
IRVINE, May 2, 2009 – The Nursing Science Student Association camps out in Aldrich Park to help raise money for the American Cancer Society. Read about their adventure here.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Welcome
Welcome to the first edition of Life Line: Nursing Science Journal!We are excited that you have joined us on this new adventure, and we hope that you find our articles, illustrations and videos to be entertaining, as well as resourceful. Our mission is to highlight the accomplishments of students and faculty in our Program in Nursing Science and to allow students, faculty, staff and professional contribute original work that highlights their experience with nursing. The entire newsletter is created and maintained by students in the Program in Nursing Science at the University of California, Irvine. The blog format has many features. Learn how to get the most out of this newsletter by reading this.
Faculty Spotlight: Ellen Lewis RN, MSN, FAAN
By Trish Brooks and Kelsey Chung
Video by Angie Adulcente
As you may or may not know, the Program in Nursing Science is a recent addition to the College of Health Sciences here at UC Irvine. For our first Faculty Spotlight, we thought it would be fitting to interview the woman who ultimately provided all of us the opportunity to be students in a nursing program…the founder of Nursing Science, Ellen Lewis. Our program required years of strategic planning before it was able to open its doors and it is for this reason, out of gratitude, that we dedicate our first article in our very first edition to Ellen Lewis. Ellen received her MSN from Marquette University and was recruited by the UCI Medical Center as its first Director of Nursing. Find out more about Ellen Lewis by clicking here.
Video by Angie Adulcente
As you may or may not know, the Program in Nursing Science is a recent addition to the College of Health Sciences here at UC Irvine. For our first Faculty Spotlight, we thought it would be fitting to interview the woman who ultimately provided all of us the opportunity to be students in a nursing program…the founder of Nursing Science, Ellen Lewis. Our program required years of strategic planning before it was able to open its doors and it is for this reason, out of gratitude, that we dedicate our first article in our very first edition to Ellen Lewis. Ellen received her MSN from Marquette University and was recruited by the UCI Medical Center as its first Director of Nursing. Find out more about Ellen Lewis by clicking here.
An Interview with Dr. Cindy Perry
By Kim Sharoff
As we have heard many times in our classes, one of the advantages about going into nursing is the variety of work you can do in many different specialities. This is true not only for the private sector, but also in the public sector as well, specifically the United States military. Dr. Cindy Perry, RN PhD, a retired Captain who worked in the United States Navy Nurses Corp for twenty-seven years, recently came to UC Irvine to speak at a panel discussing women and the military. I was able to sit down with Dr. Perry and talk about her career in nursing in the military and in the private sector, Sigma Theta Tau, and where nursing is headed in the future. Read more here.
As we have heard many times in our classes, one of the advantages about going into nursing is the variety of work you can do in many different specialities. This is true not only for the private sector, but also in the public sector as well, specifically the United States military. Dr. Cindy Perry, RN PhD, a retired Captain who worked in the United States Navy Nurses Corp for twenty-seven years, recently came to UC Irvine to speak at a panel discussing women and the military. I was able to sit down with Dr. Perry and talk about her career in nursing in the military and in the private sector, Sigma Theta Tau, and where nursing is headed in the future. Read more here.
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Tau-Mu Yi
Written By Nyssa TanBefore a Nursing Science major can even think about having a patient encounter, we must complete a lower-division curriculum including science major-preparatory courses in addition to general education. One of the sciences required prior to beginning upper-division is Genetics. Nyssa Tan, a sophomore in the Nursing Science program inspired by her Genetics professor, has interviewed Professor Yi. Read more here.
Senior Spotlight
Written by Ryan Perry
Two senior students, Ashley Bricker and Megan Jacklin, are being spotlighted in this newsletter for their success in receiving a tuition reimbursement award from Memorial Care University. Find out more about these outstanding students.
Impact of Critical Illness: Burn Wounds
Written by: Katie Breining
BSN candidate
Class of 2009
Abstract: During my brief tenure as a clinical student of critical care nursing at the University of California at Irvine Medical Center, I encountered an abundance of personalities, stories, and disease processes. From cancer to brain injury to burns, each patient had their own story to tell and their own contentions. This paper will focus on burn unit patient "L" and the impact that his critical status has had on his life and those of his loved ones, as well as the care he has been provided during his stay in the UC Irvine Regional Burn Center.
Continue reading.
BSN candidate
Class of 2009
Abstract: During my brief tenure as a clinical student of critical care nursing at the University of California at Irvine Medical Center, I encountered an abundance of personalities, stories, and disease processes. From cancer to brain injury to burns, each patient had their own story to tell and their own contentions. This paper will focus on burn unit patient "L" and the impact that his critical status has had on his life and those of his loved ones, as well as the care he has been provided during his stay in the UC Irvine Regional Burn Center.
Continue reading.
Statewide Special Election: Two Propositions That May Affect Our Patients
Prepared by Jesalyn Dunlap
In May, California voters will be headed to the polls to weigh in on six propositions, Props 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, and 1F.
Each one asks citizens to consider redirecting funds from current programs and services to help ease the California budget crisis. Propositions 1D and 1E aim to reallocate funding reserved for children’s services and mental health programs for children and young adults, respectively. We have reprinted a letter from a Maternal-Child Health Registered Nurse to address Proposition 1D and have provided links to help you make an educated decision May 19th. Read more.
In May, California voters will be headed to the polls to weigh in on six propositions, Props 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, and 1F.
Each one asks citizens to consider redirecting funds from current programs and services to help ease the California budget crisis. Propositions 1D and 1E aim to reallocate funding reserved for children’s services and mental health programs for children and young adults, respectively. We have reprinted a letter from a Maternal-Child Health Registered Nurse to address Proposition 1D and have provided links to help you make an educated decision May 19th. Read more.
Students Tour the New Medical Center
Written By Jessica NairoORANGE, FEBRUARY 5, 2009 -- A group of UC Irvine Nursing students was recently given the opportunity to tour the new phase of the UC Irvine Medical Center. As part of a meeting with Alice Szekunda, RN, BSN, CNOR, regarding the foundation of a Sigma Theta Tau Chapter at UC Irvine, eight juniors were offered a sneak peak into one of their future clinical sites. See pictures from the tour and read their reactions here.
Nursing Science Student Association: Soccer Game and Gina’s Pizza Night
By Charlene Platon and Kim SharoffWith demanding class schedules and lots of clinical hours to complete, nursing students can find themselves diagnosed with “stress overload.” To combat this stress, sometimes fresh air and running around are the best medicine. Taking a break from the classrooms and onto the grass, members of the Nursing Science Student Association (NSSA) of UC Irvine went out for field fun during the NSSA’s first annual soccer game on January 28th at the Anteater Recreation Center. The game was followed by a NSSA fundraiser at Gina’s Pizza on Campus Drive from 5pm to 9:30pm. Read more.
2009 UC Irvine Nursing Commencement
Written by Ryan Perry
Illustration by Charlene Platton
The University of California, Irvine College of Health Sciences will have its first bachelor’s-prepared registered nursing students graduating this June. Read more here.
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