Friday, November 12, 2010
UHV's Annual Report
You are welcome to view the annual report and an event photo gallery at www.uhvAnnualReport.com right now, and within the next several days, additional photos and videos will be posted. The site currently features video presentations shown during the event; faculty, staff, student and alumni highlights, UHV’s enrollment and financial figures; a list of donors; and much more. The School of Nursing is highlighted under Academics. ENJOY!!
What Every Nursing Student Should Know When Seeking Employment
Please be sure to read this publication from AACN if you are in the market for a job:
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Publications/pdf/hallmarks.pdf
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Publications/pdf/hallmarks.pdf
UHV School of Nursing to hold first honor society induction
Date: November 11, 2010
UHV School of Nursing to hold first honor society induction
SUGAR LAND — The University of Houston-Victoria will hold its inaugural induction ceremony on Friday for the School of Nursing Honor Society.
Sixty-four students have been invited to the induction ceremony which will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the Susan Ryon Davis Multi-Purpose Room at the UH System at Sugar Land, 14000 University Blvd.
“We are proud to hold our first-ever induction ceremony, and it’s another sign of how far our nursing program has come since its beginning in 2006,” said Jere Hammer, a UHV assistant clinical professor who is the reception sponsor, along with assistant professor Eugenia Blomstrom. “It’s also a chance to recognize the excellence of our students who must show academic excellence, professionalism, integrity and leadership potential as they pursue their nursing degree.”
UHV should receive its charter in November 2011, one year after the induction ceremony. The honor society must have 50 members for its first year, and 50 members must renew the following year. Once the charter is given, it will receive its proper name.
School of Nursing officials began the process of establishing an honor society after the school’s programs received accreditation in March from the Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education.
UHV will partner with the leadership team of the Beta Beta Houston Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, which will mentor UHV’s honor society toward its chapter charter. UHV Nursing Honor Society board members can attend Beta Beta meetings to learn from nursing colleagues.
Kathryn Tart, founding dean of the UHV School of Nursing, will be featured speaker at Friday’s event. Her talk is titled “An Honor to Honor Nursing.”
The board of directors for the honor society of nursing includes: Hammer, president; Blomstrom, vice president; Sandra McNeely, secretary; Lisette Barton, counselor; and Patricia Goehring, treasurer.
The school also has invited 82 alumni and 88 nurse leaders to the inaugural induction ceremony. A reception will be held immediately following.
The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region, offers courses leading to approximately 60 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs and concentrations in the schools of Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Education & Human Development, and Nursing. UHV also offers face-to-face classes at two UH System teaching centers in Fort Bend County, in addition to its home campus in Victoria, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. Since its founding in 1973, UHV has provided students with a quality university education from exceptional faculty at a great value.
UHV School of Nursing to hold first honor society induction
SUGAR LAND — The University of Houston-Victoria will hold its inaugural induction ceremony on Friday for the School of Nursing Honor Society.
Sixty-four students have been invited to the induction ceremony which will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the Susan Ryon Davis Multi-Purpose Room at the UH System at Sugar Land, 14000 University Blvd.
“We are proud to hold our first-ever induction ceremony, and it’s another sign of how far our nursing program has come since its beginning in 2006,” said Jere Hammer, a UHV assistant clinical professor who is the reception sponsor, along with assistant professor Eugenia Blomstrom. “It’s also a chance to recognize the excellence of our students who must show academic excellence, professionalism, integrity and leadership potential as they pursue their nursing degree.”
UHV should receive its charter in November 2011, one year after the induction ceremony. The honor society must have 50 members for its first year, and 50 members must renew the following year. Once the charter is given, it will receive its proper name.
School of Nursing officials began the process of establishing an honor society after the school’s programs received accreditation in March from the Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education.
UHV will partner with the leadership team of the Beta Beta Houston Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, which will mentor UHV’s honor society toward its chapter charter. UHV Nursing Honor Society board members can attend Beta Beta meetings to learn from nursing colleagues.
Kathryn Tart, founding dean of the UHV School of Nursing, will be featured speaker at Friday’s event. Her talk is titled “An Honor to Honor Nursing.”
The board of directors for the honor society of nursing includes: Hammer, president; Blomstrom, vice president; Sandra McNeely, secretary; Lisette Barton, counselor; and Patricia Goehring, treasurer.
The school also has invited 82 alumni and 88 nurse leaders to the inaugural induction ceremony. A reception will be held immediately following.
The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region, offers courses leading to approximately 60 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs and concentrations in the schools of Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Education & Human Development, and Nursing. UHV also offers face-to-face classes at two UH System teaching centers in Fort Bend County, in addition to its home campus in Victoria, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. Since its founding in 1973, UHV has provided students with a quality university education from exceptional faculty at a great value.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Health Care Reform Conference Call: Nurses, Michelle Obama and Mary Wakefield
Health Care Reform Conference Call: Nurses, Michelle Obama and Mary Wakefield
Did you get to participate in the September 28th nurses-only health care reform conference call with First Lady Michelle Obama and Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)? Dr. Wakefield is the highest ranking nurse in the administration. The conference call helped ensure that the voices of nurses were heard in Washington.
Nurses were able to hear first-hand from the First Lady about Health Care Reform and what it means for nurses and their patients. The White House conferencing capacity was exceeded because nurses were overwhelmingly interested in participating - and the White House knows it!
You can read a summary or the full remarks as well as listen to the conference call.
Don’t forget your opportunity to stay involved this election season by pledging to participate in the October 20th Nurses Campaign Activity Night (Nurses CAN 2010). Won’t you take a few hours to ensure we have a friendly voice for nurses at the local, state or national level? Together, Nurses CAN continue to make our voices heard!
Sincerely,
Dr. Tart
Did you get to participate in the September 28th nurses-only health care reform conference call with First Lady Michelle Obama and Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)? Dr. Wakefield is the highest ranking nurse in the administration. The conference call helped ensure that the voices of nurses were heard in Washington.
Nurses were able to hear first-hand from the First Lady about Health Care Reform and what it means for nurses and their patients. The White House conferencing capacity was exceeded because nurses were overwhelmingly interested in participating - and the White House knows it!
You can read a summary or the full remarks as well as listen to the conference call.
Don’t forget your opportunity to stay involved this election season by pledging to participate in the October 20th Nurses Campaign Activity Night (Nurses CAN 2010). Won’t you take a few hours to ensure we have a friendly voice for nurses at the local, state or national level? Together, Nurses CAN continue to make our voices heard!
Sincerely,
Dr. Tart
2010 State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research
This week Dr. DeMonica Junious and I attended the 2010 State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research presented by the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS). We were in Washington, DC with 942 other nurse scientist from around the world. We spent our time visiting with other nurse researchers and learned about new opportunities for research in our field of nursing.
Dr. Junious presented her research, “Foreign-Born Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Stress”. You can read her article in the Journal of Nursing Education! The picture is of us standing at her poster presentation.
The final evening was the National Institute of Nursing Research “NightinGala” celebrating 25th years of Nursing Research – 1985-2010. The pictures are of Dr. DeMonica Junious and Sister Callista Roy. It was an honor to take our picture with Sister Roy! She is one of the “rock stars” in nursing!! (Google her if you don’t believe me!!)
Sincerely,
Dr. Tart
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Affordable Care Act.
September 23rd is the six-month anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. The Patient’s Bill of Rights will be enacted. Several new health care benefits will begin to apply on Thursday.
1. Insurance companies cannot deny health care to people for making a mistake in filing, no more unjustified rescissions.
2. Parents can keep the kids under the age of 26 on their health insurance. Ask your employer when they will have open enrollment to get your kids back on!
3. Preventative health care is covered.
4. Insurances cannot charge a higher co-pay for going to an Emergency Room that is out of network.
Your community members may have questions about how the Affordable Care Act can help them access health care. Encourage them to visit HealthCare.gov, a “one-stop shop” where they can find answers to their questions about health care reform. Spanish speakers can visit CuidadoDeSalud.Gov, the partner site of HealthCare.gov. For additional resources and information, including a HealthCare.gov Fact Sheet, please visit the HHS Partnership Center.
Thank you for connecting your community members to information and resources that will help them access quality, affordable health care coverage.
Sincerely,
Dr. Tart
1. Insurance companies cannot deny health care to people for making a mistake in filing, no more unjustified rescissions.
2. Parents can keep the kids under the age of 26 on their health insurance. Ask your employer when they will have open enrollment to get your kids back on!
3. Preventative health care is covered.
4. Insurances cannot charge a higher co-pay for going to an Emergency Room that is out of network.
Your community members may have questions about how the Affordable Care Act can help them access health care. Encourage them to visit HealthCare.gov, a “one-stop shop” where they can find answers to their questions about health care reform. Spanish speakers can visit CuidadoDeSalud.Gov, the partner site of HealthCare.gov. For additional resources and information, including a HealthCare.gov Fact Sheet, please visit the HHS Partnership Center.
Thank you for connecting your community members to information and resources that will help them access quality, affordable health care coverage.
Sincerely,
Dr. Tart
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
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