NursingCARECurrent Affairs, Research & Education in the Faculty of Nursing

March 2011

Spring has sprung, the grass has ris’,I wonder where the birdie is? There he is up in the sky,He dropped some whitewash in my eye!

I‘m alright, I won’t cry,I’m just glad that cows can’t fly!

Nightmare, Night CareChristine Ateah, RN, PhD

IPE Coordinator, Faculty of NursingNightmare, Night Care took place Friday February 4, 2011 night into the next morning. It was a great success! This event has been held for nursing students for several years but this was the first time medical students also participated. Approximately 35 nursing and medical students took part taking the role of either patient or health care provider. Barb Goodwin was the “Nursing Supervisor” and Dr. Rob Brown was the “Attending Physician” guiding the care givers as needed.

The feedback from nursing and medical students was extremely positive. Students had the chance to practice their collaborative and clinical skills in an interprofessional and safe environment and others had a chance to experience the patient perspective. All had a chance to experience a night shift! The night shift ended with a breakfast for all participants. There was also some fun of course, but this only enhanced the experience.

“As a first-time attendee to the Faculty of Nursing’s “Nightmare, Night Care,” I feel overjoyed to have taken part in such a successful evening. Having the opportunity to collaborate with medical students allowed each member of the health care team an opportunity to asses their own communication skills in a relaxing, non-judgmental environment. Not only were we able to see the positive effect of this enhanced communication in our work ethic, but more importantly in our patient care. All nursing and medical students should be given the opportunity

to participate in a program such as “Nightmare, Nightcare,” as each person will walk out of the evening as a more confident and aware member of the health care team. Thank you so much for this wonderful learning opportunity - it was a night of personal growth, mixed in with a lot of laughter!”

Jennifer O’Neill-Salki (3rd year Nursing Student)

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“Nightmare Night Care was an invaluable experience for me and the other medical students. In a non-threatening environment, we were able to learn more about how nursing and medicine work together for their patients, and how important direct communication and mutual respect are for ensuring patient safety. In medicine, we learn very little about other health-care professions before getting on the wards, and activities such as Nightmare Nightcare ensure that we have a basic understanding of how interactions between doctors and nurses ought to be. It would be great to see this integrated into the curriculum so that all medical students get a chance to participate.”Justin Cloutier (2nd year Medical Student)

There was good media coverage from The University of Manitoba Bulletin, The Winnipeg Free Press, CBC, and the Nursing Student Paper (Soap Notes)!

Planning committee members were Marlee Enns,Wanda Falk, Nicole Harder, Barb Goodwin, Theresa Bowser, Dr. Christine Ateah (faculty members), Elvin Forte and Brianna Hamlin (students) from the Faculty of Nursing and Dr. Rob Brown, Dr. Heather Dean (faculty members), Alex Thielmann and Bria Sharkey (students) from the Faculty of Medicine.

These events take a great deal of time and effort to get off the ground and everyone’s enthusiastic support and participation are acknowledged and greatly appreciated.

U1 Student Attends Data Management Workshop in TorontoDonna Martin, RN, PhD, & Ashleigh Young

Ashleigh Young, a U1 student, attended a one day workshop in Toronto on December 16, 2010. The workshop was located in an office building within walking distance to the famous CN Tower. QSR International hosted the 8-hour workshop about the usage of a qualitative research data management program. Ashleigh currently is employed as a research assistant with Dr. Donna Martin. Since working with a nurse researcher, Ashleigh has attended a focus group interview in an Aboriginal community, transcribed audio-taped interviews into word documents, participated in a research team meeting, and presented a poster with preliminary findings at an international Aboriginal Health Research Conference. Ashleigh is currently coding data using the NVivo9 data management program with the skills that she learned and practiced in Toronto. Ashleigh will be co-presenting a workshop in the near future for faculty members, graduate students and other research assistants interested in learning the nuances of a revised qualitative data management program. We look forward to having Ashleigh share her knowledge and experience with us!

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Access Award

The Faculty congratulates Terri Ashcroft who received the Access Award from Disability Services on February 11. This award is presented to faculty for outstanding service in providing accommodations for students with disabilities. She took on the task of developing a disability policy and process for the Faculty of Nursing. To do so she worked with the Faculty of Medicine. Disability and others. Terri was thoughtful in developing our policy and process to work within the resources and collaborations we have. One of her strategies was to invite Disability coordinators to accompany CEF’s and students to clinical practice so that they understood first hand what was required of students. The collaboration with Disability is stronger now than ever before.

Upcoming Events at the Faculty of Nursing

Dr. Helen Glass Researcher in Residence, Mary K. Canales, RN, PhD

Othering and How to Engage with the OtherApril 5, 201110:30 am, Room 370 Helen Glass Centre for Nursing

Dr. Canales will present an overview of her theory of othering as a framework for understanding difference. She will address how engagement with those perceived as different from can be a means for nurses to create a more socially just society.

Indigenous Populations and Cancer; Compare and Contrast DialogueApril 6, 20115:00 pm Reception6:00 pm PresentationThe Fort Garry

Dr. Canales will present a review of 10 years of her research with Northeastern U.S. Native Americans. She will highlight the importance of building trust with Native communities within the context of cancer research, particularly in developing culturally relevant and appropriate cancer education programs.

Dr. Margaret Elder Hart Distinghished Visitor, Dr. Gabor Maté

From Addiction to Cancer: Stress, Health, and the Mind/Body UnityMay 3, 20119:30 - 11:30 am, Room 260 Helen Glass Centre for Nursing

Gabor Maté M.D. has addressed professional and lay audiences throughout North America. Within his medical career he has practiced as a family practitioner for twenty years and for seven years served as Medical Coordinator of the Palliative Care Unit at Vancouver Hospital. For twelve years he worked in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside with patients challenged by hard core drug addiction, mental illness and HIV. His interests encompass childhood development, adolescent mental health, and diverse approaches to parenting. His books, When the Body Says No: the Cost of Hidden Stress, Scattered Minds: A New Look at the Origins and Healing of Attention Disorder (presenting his unique perspective on ADD), Hold On To Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers are all Canadian bestsellers, published internationally in over fifteen languages. His most recent book, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction has been awarded the Hubert Evans prize for literary non-fiction. In 2009 Dr. Maté was honoured with an Outstanding Alumnus Award from Simon Fraser University. In 2011 he will be granted an honorary doctorate from Northwestern University of British Columbia.

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Publications

Anderson, J. E., Ateah, C., Wener, P., Snow, W., Metge, C.,MacDonald, L., Fricke, M., Ludwig, S., & Davis, P. (In press). Differences in pre-licensure interprofessional learning: Classroom vs. practice settings. Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice and Education.

Ateah, C. A., Snow, W., Wener, P., MacDonald, L., Metge, C., Davis, P., Fricke, M., Ludwig, S., & Anderson, J. (2011). Stereotyping as a barrier to collaboration: Does interprofessional education make a difference? Nurse Education Today, 31, 208-213.

Ateah, C., Edwards, M., & Durrant, J. (2010). Parents’ perspectives on discipline with young children (abstract). International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 9(4).

Presentations

Ateah, C. A., Durrant, J., & Edwards, M. Learning about parents’ perspectives of discipline to promote a positive parenting approach. Presented at RESOLVE (Research and Education for Solutions to Violence and Abuse) Research Day, November, 2010, Calgary, AB.

Nixon, K., Tutty, L., Radtke, L., Goard, C., McDonald-Harker, C., Van Brunschot, E., & Ateah, C. The protective strategies of abused mothers: Usage and efficacy. Presented at RESOLVE (Research and Education for Solutions to Violence and Abuse) Research Day, November, 2010, Calgary, AB.

Ateah, C. A., Edwards, M., & Durrant, J. Parents’ perspectives of discipline with young children. Presented at the Qualitative Health Research Conference, October, 2010. Vancouver, BC.

Funding

Cheryl Forchuk, Susan Ouseley, Betty Edwards, Stewart Perry, Mike Godin, Sheela Subramanian, Mo Jeng, Richard Csiernik, Peter Hall, Michael Buzzelli, Abraham Rudnick, Mark Speechley, Benita Cohen, and Jeffrey Hoch received SSHRC funding for their project entitled Poverty and Social Exclusion. ($1,000,000)

Dawn Kingston and Maureen Heaman receivede Canadian Institutes of Health Research funding for their project entitled Evaluating the Feasibility of Routine Psychosocial Assessment in Pregnant and Postpartum Women. ($12,963)

Marie Edwards and Susan McClement received Canadian Institutes of Health Research funding for their project entitled Ethics and the Interface Between Long-term Care and Emergency Settings. ($4,660)

Mary Lou Kelley, Kevin Brazil, Robin Cohen, Katherine Froggatt, Jo Hockley, Sharon Kaasalainen, Carrie McAiney, Deborah Parker, Joan Sims-Gould, Genevieve Thompson and Elaine Wiersma received a CIHR Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Knowledge Translation Supplement for their project entitled Quality Palliative Care in Long Term Care Alliance: An Integrated Knowledge Translation Initiative. ($99,945)

Honorary Professor

Dr. Thomas Hack has received the title of Honorary Professor at the University of Central Lancashire in the UK. The honour came by letter from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for the University, who praised Tom’s contributions to cancer nursing and psychosocial oncology. The university looks forward

to future collaborations between Central Lancashire University and the University of Manitoba Faculty of Nursing.

QRG Award

Dr. Roberta Woodgate was selected as the winner of the 2011 University of Manitoba Qualitative Research Group (QRG) Award for demonstrating continued excellence in research as well as mentoring of students and Faculty alike. The award will be presented in the spring of 2011.

Congratulations to the following on their recent promotion:

Carla Shapiro to Senior InstructorMarilyn Seguire to Senior InstructorSusan McClement to Professor