Dr. Jeri Milstead: Hall of Famer

A much-deserved congratulations to Jeri Milstead, PhD, RN, FAAN, Mount Carmel School of Nursing Class of 1957 alumna and long-time member of the MCCN Board of Trustees. Dr. Milstead (pictured on far right with MCCN President Ann Marie Brooks, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, FACHE, FNAP, and MCCN 2019 Commencement speaker, Margaret L. McClure, EdD, RN, FAAN), has been chosen by the American Nurses Association (ANA) to be inducted into the American Nurses Association Hall of Fame. According to the ANA, the Hall of Fame honors lifelong contributions of individual nurses to the nursing profession in the areas of distinguished service, steadfast leadership, exceptional mentorship, effective advocacy, and innovative efforts.

Message From the President

I’m delighted to welcome everyone back to campus for the start of the spring semester. And, it’s my pleasure to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

The year 2020 promises to be a great one for MCCN, with a spirit of resilience and gratitude in all we do!

• This year we’ll take note of the 30th anniversary of the Mount Carmel School of Nursing transitioning to the fully accredited institution of higher learning that the Mount Carmel College of Nursing is today. For that we have our visionary leader at the time, President and Dean Emeritus Ann Schiele, PhD, RN, to thank for her dedication and perseverance.
• I am very excited that one of our esteemed Mount Carmel School of Nursing alumnae, Jeri Milstead, PhD, RN, will be inducted into the American Nurses Association Hall of Fame on June 18, 2020. Jeri, who earned her diploma in Nursing at “the Mount” in 1957, is a past Distinguished Alumni and just completed her third term on the MCCN Board of Trustees. Jeri’s recognition is a feather in MCCN’s cap and we are all very proud of her accomplishments which led to this recognition.
• As you’ll read below, the World Health Organization has designated 2020 The Year of the Nurse and Midwife. Students, faculty and staff can be proud that our primary Vision – “To be the innovative academic center in preparing nurses to be the most trusted partners in health care” – dovetails with this significant recognition of nurses and midwives.
• Mount Carmel Health System (MCHS) welcomes Jerry Mansfield, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, who was named MCHS chief nursing officer (CNO), effective Jan. 27. Dr. Mansfield comes to us from Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), where he was executive chief nursing officer and chief patient experience officer. Prior to that he held positions at Ohio State Hospital East, University Hospital and Ross Heart Hospital, as well as OhioHealth Grant Medical Center.
• And, this year we are instituting the White Coat Ceremony – a new practice at the January 12 Sophomore Pinning – for both Traditional four-year students and SDAP students. This ceremony was initiated by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, in conjunction with the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, an organization dedicated to infusing “the humanism connection into healthcare.” MCCN joins more than 300 other colleges of nursing across the country in adopting the ceremony and the oath, which you may read more about in next month’s Rapper.

As you settle into getting back to your studies, I hope that your New Year’s Resolutions include increasing your resilience through transformation and gratitude. Again, Happy New Year!

Sincerely,

Ann Marie Brooks, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, FACHE, FNAP
President, Mount Carmel College of Nursing

Ann E. Schiele Presidential Endowment Application Period Opens February 1

Do you have a big idea that you think could move health care to the next level, improve the academic experience at MCCN, advance nursing research or enhance the community? If so, please consider applying for funding of your idea from the Ann E. Schiele Presidential Endowment fund. The application period – for funding in three key areas – is open from February 1 to March 1. The application will be emailed to all faculty and staff.

Ann E. Schiele, PhD, RN, president and dean emeritus, was employed at the College for a total of 50 years, serving as president and dean for 28 years. In honor of Dr. Schiele’s incredible vision and impact on the College, the MCCN Board of Trustees established the Ann E. Schiele Presidential Endowment Fund in 2014. The fund recognizes her unparalleled commitment and dedication to the field of nursing education with focus on four key areas: Collaborative Initiatives, Academics & Research, Community Partnerships, and Student Scholarships.

For more information, please contact Kim Kessler, Foundation operations director at kimberly.s.kessler@mchs.com or 614.546.4279.

The Columbus Anthology

Congratulations to Amanda Page, MFA, MCCN associate professor, who recently published a collection of pieces from local artists, activists, writers, and musicians, as well as other Columbus citizens, to depict what Columbus is becoming. Below is a Q&A with Professor Page regarding her project, The Columbus Anthology.

How long did this project take you?

I first pitched this project to the editor of Belt Publishing toward the end of 2016. We corresponded about it, but it didn’t really get in motion until I was helping coordinate pieces of the first Flyover Fest. I met the founder of Belt at the book fair, and we started talking about it again. I signed a contract a week or so later. That was late spring of 2017. I put a call for submissions out that summer and started meeting with the editor at The Ohio State University Press, which is co-publishing The Columbus Anthology with Belt Publishing. So, I’ve essentially been working on this project for three years now.

How did you come up with the idea for this book?

I was aware of Belt Magazine and Belt Publishing’s City Anthology Series because of my interest in regional cultures and place-based literature. I followed Anne Trubek on Twitter for years and watched her develop and grow Belt Publishing. In 2016, I started helping Wild Goose Creative with a project they were building called the Flyover Library. The idea was to collect books by and about writers in the Midwest. It was after the launch for the Flyover Library that I thought that maybe Belt would be interested in publishing an anthology of Columbus writing.

What is your favorite thing about this book?

My favorite thing about The Columbus Anthology is the community of writers who contributed to the project. I do like that it is a small piece of the larger conversation about who Columbus is as a city, but that piece of the conversation takes place among the writers who are writing in the city, and often about the city. Columbus is full of really talented, exceptionally hard-working, incredibly giving writers. This anthology is essentially a snapshot of work by a fraction of those writers.

What do you want everyone to know about this project?

I want everyone to know that this is really just a beginning. In the three years this anthology has been in production, more writers have emerged, moved here, developed their craft, made their way to the stages in the various venues that nurture writers in this town. You could publish an anthology once a year and not capture the entirety of talent here. It’s also just a small piece of that larger conversation, because of course the writers in a place are not the only ones shaping the definitive culture of a place.

I also want to everyone to know that there is incredible comic and graphic work, as well as amazing fiction, created in Columbus. The Belt series anthologies typically cover poetry and nonfiction, which is why we stuck to those two genres. There is one comic in the anthology, which the editor at OSU Press and I landed on, but I do think Columbus could have its own comic anthology one day. I hope to see that happen, edited by a comic and graphic artist in Columbus.

Save the Date: Complementary and Integrative Therapies Workshop

The workshop will occur on Jan. 25, 2020, in the College Lounge, beginning at 8 a.m. Light refreshments will be offered at the beginning of the workshop. A catered lunch will be provided. Students are encouraged to bring a yoga mat or towel and wear comfortable clothing which allows free movement. A small number of yoga mats will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration will be limited to the first 50 respondents. Additional respondents will be offered a position on the waiting list. More information coming soon!

RN Referral Program

Between now and Feb. 29, 2020, Mount Carmel Health is pleased to offer an exciting new colleague referral program to encourage our most valued assets — our colleagues — to assist in bringing new nurses to Mount Carmel.

We’re looking for full-time, part-time and casual bedside RNs with at least one year of acute care experience to join our teams at MCE, MCGC, MCNA, MCSA and our FlexChoice program. Referring colleagues will be eligible for referral bonuses of $5,000, $2,500 or $1,000 per hire, depending on the type of placement that is made (outlined below):

• Full-time, benefited bedside RN: $5,000
• Part-time (0.40-0.80 FTE) bedside RN: $2,500
• Casual bedside RN: $1,000

Please contact your campus HR business partner with any questions about the colleague referral program. Information about the program can be found on @MC (HR > Job Information).

Student Volunteer Opportunity at Camp PossAbility

Camp PossAbility exists to give young adults with physical disabilities a week to empower the mind, body, and spirit through social enrichment and outdoor adventure. Camp PossAbility provides one week of summer camp for young adults age 18-35 who use a wheelchair and have a typical high school diploma. Most campers have a diagnosis of spinal cord injury, with others having a diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, or Muscular Dystrophy.

Camp PossAbility is looking for a total of 40 volunteers, who can earn more than 100 service learning hours and amazing disability-related experience in just one week – click here to view the staff video. Registration is just $25 plus the cost of a background check (varies by state). All meals, lodging and two t-shirts are provided free of cost. Click here to register. If you have questions, please contact Shannon Russell, volunteer coordinator, at volunteer@camppossability.org.

Community Outreach in Lancaster

Faculty and students were busy giving back to the community. SNAM-Lancaster collected items for the St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry, and Toys 4 Tots, which was sponsored by Lancaster Fire Department. Multiple boxes were donated and delivered by members of SNAM-Lancaster and advisor, Professor Jamie Conkel, MSN, RN, OCN. Cora Arledge, MS, BSEd, RN, director of MCCN-Lancaster and Beth Medaugh, MSN, RN, assistant professor rang the bell for the Salvation Army.

Franklin County Residents Have New Way to Call for Help

Beginning Jan. 23, Franklin County residents have the option of texting 911 directly for help in an emergency. The text message will go to the same dispatching center that a call would go to, and the same operators will dispatch the same emergency services that would normally respond to any given location. Always state your location and the nature of your emergency in your text because your address is not as readily available to the dispatcher as a phone call.

Just like any cell phone call to 911, this feature is subject to cell signal availability. Emergency dispatchers cannot receive photos or video via text. Seconds always count and a phone call is quicker than a text so always call if you can and text if you can’t. Users should be aware that, while it’s now available in Franklin County, it is not available most places in the U.S. yet

Steps to text 911:

1. Input “911” into the “recipient” field of the texting application.

2. Include your location and the nature of your emergency in the body of your message.

3. You should receive a response from dispatchers asking for further information or letting you know that help is on your way. In the event that your text does not go through, you should receive a “bounce back message” letting you know that the text failed.

Construction Update

As a reminder, construction began on Monday, Dec. 30, to separate the hospital from the MSB. This process—which will be noisy at times—is anticipated to go through April 2020. In addition, demolition of the old laundry facility behind the College will begin next week. New fire doors have been installed on the lower floors of Marian Hall and matrices will be installed soon.

Faculty and Staff Update

As we start the new year, we welcome these new faculty and staff members to MCCN:

• Thelma Patrick, PhD, RN, director, DNP Program
• Folorunso (Temmy) Ladipo, DNP, MSN, BSN, director, Accelerated Programs
• Roxanne Oliver, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, interim director, Graduate Program
• Christine Ringhiser, MSN, RN, instructor
• Jeteia James, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, assistant professor
• Christina Padrutt, MS, APRN, AGPCNP-C, assistant professor
• Kelly Creviston, APRN, FNP-C, assistant professor

Many thanks to those faculty and staff members who have helped shape our organization, but recently left MCCN.

• Rob Vaughn, JD, director, Compliance
• Debbie Boggs, RN, director, Alumni Relations
• Kelly Stokes, BA, Student Services
• Dale Hilty, PhD, MA, Med, MA, associate professor