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Jackie Owens Publishes Article
Dr. Jackie Owens, associate professor of nursing, published an article, "Bad Language and Scholarly Publishing: Use It or Lose it?," on July 20 in Nurse Author & Editor, Volume 29, Issue 3. The article discusses editorial decisions about the use of profanity, slang, and colloquialisms that are hurtful or possibly incendiary versus the desire to preserve quotes and original context. Owens serves on the editorial board as an Author-in-Residence for Nurse Author & Editor. This newsletter has been published since 1991 as an international publication appropriate for nurse authors, editors, and reviewers. It is currently published by Wiley-Blackwell as a free, biweekly online publication.
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Owens Attends Annual Clinical Research Conference
Dr. Jackie Owens, Associate Professor of Nursing, and Theresa Lattner, BSN, RN, CMSRN, a 2011 RN to BSN Program alumna, attended the Cleveland Clinic 15th Annual Clinical Research Conference on April 29-30, 2019, in Warrensville Heights, OH. Owens, who serves as Editor of the scholarly journal of the American Nurses Association, OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, presented a breakout session entitled, Responding to Peer Reviewer Feedback: Tips from an Editor. Lattner, a nurse manager at Fairview Hospital, offered a poster and oral presentation about results of a research project entitled, Medication Side Effect Education: Are Patients and Clinicians on the Same Page?Read more
Nursing Faculty Present Research at Transcultural Nursing Society Conference
Department of Nursing Professors Sharon See and Patti Clayburn, both Clinical Assistant Professors; Dr. Jacqueline Owens, Associate Professor; and Brenda DeHaan, Adjunct Nursing Faculty; participated in a panel discussion to present their cultural research, The Influence of Cultural Simulation on Perceptions and Intent to Act, at the 44th Annual Conference of the Transcultural Nursing Society. The conference was held October 17-20, 2018 in San Antonio, TX. The aims of this mixed methods study were to understand the impact of the BaFa BaFa cultural simulation game on senior nursing students’ perceptions about culture and intent to act in their future practice and to inform nurse educators regarding practices to incorporate cultural simulation games.
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Nursing Alumni Hold Annual Banquet
The Dwight Schar College of Nursing Alumni held their annual banquet at the Ontario Event Center (Ontario, OH) on September 22, 2018. The Classes of 1968 and 1993 of Mansfield General Hospital School of Nursing were honored. Each member gave a brief description of their careers. All had remained in the nursing field.
Mansfield General Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1968
Front row: Carolyn Chandler Carpenter, Beverly Young Cruikshank, Carlene McNown Umstead & Kathy Gabriel Spiecher
Back row: Susan Eckstein Rothhaar, Cynthia Kreim Sheehan, Dian Seeds Clare, Janice Weaver O'Neil & Carla Whipps Shadwick
Mansfield General Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1993
Kathryn Haire
All of the 2018 scholarship winners were present. They are Katelyn Miller, Monica Dannemiller, Melanie Hyder and Amanda Janecek. Katelyn, Monica, and Melanie were chosen to receive $1000.00 each by the alumni board based on essays they wrote, which were read at the banquet. Amanda received $3163.00 from the Nursing Alumni Endowed Fund.
Left to Right: Katelyn Miller, Melanie Hyder, Monica Dannemiller & Amanda Janecek
OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, formerly Mansfield General Hospital, is celebrating 100 years in 2018. Jeff Mandeville and Kathleen Addlesperger from the Richland County Museum put on a funny skit portraying a doctor and a nurse in 1918.
Winners of the raffle sponsored by the alumni association were: Mary Fair (MGH 1978), Eleanor Regula (MGH 1952) and Mary Lou Davidson (AU 1998).
It was announced at the banquet that unless interest increases there is the potential to discontinue the annual banquets and the association may be disbanded. There are only a few who attend the meetings and are willing to help with activities. If you are interested, call any of the board members listed on the update letter which was included with your banquet invitation. Invite your classmates as well....Read more
Mansfield General Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1968
Front row: Carolyn Chandler Carpenter, Beverly Young Cruikshank, Carlene McNown Umstead & Kathy Gabriel Spiecher
Back row: Susan Eckstein Rothhaar, Cynthia Kreim Sheehan, Dian Seeds Clare, Janice Weaver O'Neil & Carla Whipps Shadwick
Mansfield General Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1993
Kathryn Haire
All of the 2018 scholarship winners were present. They are Katelyn Miller, Monica Dannemiller, Melanie Hyder and Amanda Janecek. Katelyn, Monica, and Melanie were chosen to receive $1000.00 each by the alumni board based on essays they wrote, which were read at the banquet. Amanda received $3163.00 from the Nursing Alumni Endowed Fund.
Left to Right: Katelyn Miller, Melanie Hyder, Monica Dannemiller & Amanda Janecek
OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, formerly Mansfield General Hospital, is celebrating 100 years in 2018. Jeff Mandeville and Kathleen Addlesperger from the Richland County Museum put on a funny skit portraying a doctor and a nurse in 1918.
Winners of the raffle sponsored by the alumni association were: Mary Fair (MGH 1978), Eleanor Regula (MGH 1952) and Mary Lou Davidson (AU 1998).
It was announced at the banquet that unless interest increases there is the potential to discontinue the annual banquets and the association may be disbanded. There are only a few who attend the meetings and are willing to help with activities. If you are interested, call any of the board members listed on the update letter which was included with your banquet invitation. Invite your classmates as well....Read more