Community Engagement
On February 9, 2024, Dr. John Nerges spoke to the students at Jordan High School about careers in healthcare and nursing. Mr. Jack Hyer sent the following message: “John came and spoke to our Latinos in Action class at Jordan High School today. He delivered an engaging presentation on his experience in his careers in the military and in nursing. The students were engaged and asked lots of questions about his experiences, and he was able to give great answers in response. There was a great discussion on college, programs offered, careers, etc. It was a great community connection with our high school for the University of Utah, and we would gladly welcome him back.”
The Utah Nurses Association held Nurses Day at the Legislature 2024 on February 9, 2024. Speaking as nurses and not on behalf of the University of Utah, faculty summarized legislation. Schedules permitting, those who sponsored the Bills joined the conversation.
- Dr. Zoe Robbins summarized HB 378 First Responder Mental Health Services (Representative Ryan Wilcox)
- Dr. Teresa Garrett summarized HB 58 International Licensing Amendments (Representative A. Cory Maloy)
- Dean Marla De Jong summarized HB 261 Equal Opportunity Initiatives (Representative Katy Hall)
In the Media
Cassidy Kotobalavu, Amanda Keddington, and Mary-Jean Austria published Recipe for Success: Decreasing Burnout in Nurse Educators in Accelerate. To tackle burnout risks among educators in the Clinical Staff Education Department at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, the authors devised a method that focused on improving professional support and team culture. The recipe for implementing an improvement project for a team included four ingredients – a dedicated team, data collection tools, leadership support, and a collaborative spirit. They assessed the baseline state and investigated the problem, provided group classes and team-building activities to foster professional growth, empowered team members to take ownership, monitored progress, and refined strategies based on results. As a result, burnout scores decreased from 35% to 24%. The authors attributed the success of the project to regularly assessing and refining their strategies, which helped reduce negativity and increase engagement.
Publications
Cummins M, Shishupal S, Wong B, Wan N, Johnny JD, Mhatre-Owens A, Gouripeddi R, Ivanova J, Ong T, Soni H, Barrera J, Wilczewski H, Welch BM, Bunnell BE. Observational study of travel distance between participants in U.S. telemedicine sessions with estimates of emissions savings. J Med Internet Res. In press. DOI: 10.2196/53437
Cummins MR, Ivanova J, Ong T, Soni H, Barrera JF, Wilczewski H, Welch BM, Bunnell BE. Will the U.S. pass on telemedicine progress? JAMIA Open. In press.
Cummins M, Soni H, Ivanova J, Ong T, Barrera J, Wilczewski H, Welch B, Bunnel, BE. Narrative review of telemedicine applications in decentralized research. Journal of Clinical & Translational Science. In press. doi:10.1017/cts.2024.3
Anderson M, Taylor N, Rowley T, Owens C, Iacob E. Understanding factors influencing nursing faculty departure and intentions. Nurse Educ. Epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001612
College Kudos will not be published on February 19, 2024.