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Fall Induction Gala 2006
November 3, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. | At The Syndicate of Newport, KY

2006-2007 Phases of Nursing Research
Watch for workshop details and dates in the coming weeks.

SONK Consortium
February 16, 2007 | Sharonville Convention Center
Keynote Speaker Jane Barnsteiner, PhD, RN, FAAN author and researcher and recipient of the 2005 Sigma Theta Tau International Dorothy Garrigus Adams Award for Fostering Professional Standard. Dr. Jane Barnsteiner is internationally known in Translational Research and patient safety. She is currently a Professor of Pediatric Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of Nursing Translational Research at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. More details later, but mark your calendar now to attend!

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President's Letter

Dear Rho Theta Members,

What a busy year this has been for Rho Theta! We started the year off by inducting a record breaking 78 nursing students and nursing leaders into our chapter. Our Induction Gala was such an enormous success that it promises to be an ongoing annual nursing celebration! NKU President James Votruba and Provost Gail Wells attended our Gala and presented the Nursing Civic Engagement Award to Marian Cummins for her years of nursing service to underserved women in our community. Former Rho Theta President, Joy Churchill presented the Juanita Thiele Leadership Award to Teresa Huber, President, District 3 KNA. Former STTI Region 9 Coordinator, Bev Reigle gave a beautiful keynote address to our inductees. Hospitals and healthcare facilities from across the area sponsored our 2005 Gala, with St. Elizabeth Medical Center serving as the Platinum Sponsor for this event. St. Elizabeth will also be the Platinum Level Sponsorship for the Fall 2006 Induction Gala! This event will occur November 3, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. with our new Region 9 Coordinator, Betsy Frank delivering the keynote address. General membership is encouraged to attend. Complete details will be provided at a later date and will be available on our new website in the coming weeks.

Our chapter was beautifully represented at the annual STTI Convention last Fall. Six of our members attended the convention and four of those members presented! We also took time to meet and socialize with other chapters in our district, and to say thank you to Dr. Beverly Reigle for her many years of excellent service as our Region 9 Coordinator. Rho Theta has partnered with St. Elizabeth Medical Center, St. Luke Hospitals, Riverhills Healthcare, the local chapter of the KNA, and other local healthcare partners to form the "Northern Kentucky Research Collaborative". The goal of this partnership is to provide an atmosphere that collectively stimulates, fosters, and recognizes excellence in nursing research throughout the Northern Kentucky area! Rho Theta has worked diligently to network with our local healthcare partners to provide members, students, and community nurses with nursing research educational opportunities. "The Phases of Nursing Research" were presented throughout the Spring 2006 semester. Details of the workshops and activities are detailed in the "Rho Theta Accomplishments" section of this newsletter.

During the Celebration of Nursing Research, Rho Theta coordinated poster printing and design services here at NKU for 18 nurses and nursing students. Even though this was our first attempt at a community wide nursing research poster event, an impressive 23 posters from students, faculty and community nurses were displayed and presented in the University Center! The Northern Kentucky Research Collaborative presented the following awards: "Kentucky Nurse Researcher of the Year Award" to Karen Mutsch and Melissa Herbert from SEMC ($500 award sponsored by SEMC). Second place for "Kentucky Nurse Researcher of the Year" went to BSN student, Deborah Roney ($250 award sponsored by Rho Theta ). The "Vision Award" was presented to BSN student, Sondra Blythe (a $250 award sponsored by Rho Theta). Congratulations to each of these future and present nursing leaders.

As we look ahead to yet another great year, the Rho Theta Board is very pleased to welcome two new officers. Kim Dinsey-Read has accepted the position of Faculty Counselor, and Sondra Blythe will continue to serve as our Historian/Archivist. We are indeed fortunate to have them.

Two of your Board members submitted an NKU Partnership Grant proposal through the Scripts Howard Center for Public Engagement. The "Northern Kentucky Nursing Research Collaborative" grant was approved, and we will be funded in the amount of approximately $46,000 over the next two years!!! These funds are essential as we look to continue the work of the Research Collaborative. This funding will not only allow us to continue research educational offerings, it will also incorporate videostreaming technology. This on-line video access will be available to our Rho Theta membership, as well as to nurses throughout the community! The grant will also provide some desperately needed administrative support. Jennifer Paulin who was inducted at last year's ceremony, is beginning her final year of nursing school and will provide 10 hours/week as Grant Project Coordinator. This position will be paid through the grant, and includes the provision of an academic scholarship for 6 hours/semester! A big welcome to Jennifer.

Perhaps now more than ever, your Rho Theta Chapter needs your support to continue the important work we have started. Please consider getting involved. There are numerous committee positions and even chairperson positions in which you could serve. Review the list at the end of the newsletter, and let us know what talents or skills you can offer to your professional organization. There are so many ways for you to get involved in your nursing honor society!

Respectfully submitted,
Judi Frerick, MSN, RN
Rho Theta President

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		The Rho Theta Membership Listserv is Now Used for All Rho Theta News. ARCHIVED NEWSLETTERS _________________________________ FALL 2006 NEWSLETTER VOLUME 7, NUMBER 1 Northern Kentucky University RHO THETA CHAPTER SIGMA THETA TAU INTERNATIONAL NURSING HONOR SOCIETY Announcements \| Calendar \| President's Letter \| Convention News \| Research Collaborative Announcements Rho Theta Webpage will be up soon! You can access the new Rho Theta website through the School of Nursing and Health Professions' webpage at http://www.nku.edu/~nhp/RhoTheta/Rho_Theta_home.htm Calendar Fall Induction Gala 2006 November 3, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. \| At The Syndicate of Newport, KY 2006-2007 Phases of Nursing Research Watch for workshop details and dates in the coming weeks. SONK Consortium February 16, 2007 \| Sharonville Convention Center Keynote Speaker Jane Barnsteiner, PhD, RN, FAAN author and researcher and recipient of the 2005 Sigma Theta Tau International Dorothy Garrigus Adams Award for Fostering Professional Standard. Dr. Jane Barnsteiner is internationally known in Translational Research and patient safety. She is currently a Professor of Pediatric Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of Nursing Translational Research at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. More details later, but mark your calendar now to attend! Return to the top. President's Letter Dear Rho Theta Members, What a busy year this has been for Rho Theta! We started the year off by inducting a record breaking 78 nursing students and nursing leaders into our chapter. Our Induction Gala was such an enormous success that it promises to be an ongoing annual nursing celebration! NKU President James Votruba and Provost Gail Wells attended our Gala and presented the Nursing Civic Engagement Award to Marian Cummins for her years of nursing service to underserved women in our community. Former Rho Theta President, Joy Churchill presented the Juanita Thiele Leadership Award to Teresa Huber, President, District 3 KNA. Former STTI Region 9 Coordinator, Bev Reigle gave a beautiful keynote address to our inductees. Hospitals and healthcare facilities from across the area sponsored our 2005 Gala, with St. Elizabeth Medical Center serving as the Platinum Sponsor for this event. St. Elizabeth will also be the Platinum Level Sponsorship for the Fall 2006 Induction Gala! This event will occur November 3, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. with our new Region 9 Coordinator, Betsy Frank delivering the keynote address. General membership is encouraged to attend. Complete details will be provided at a later date and will be available on our new website in the coming weeks. Our chapter was beautifully represented at the annual STTI Convention last Fall. Six of our members attended the convention and four of those members presented! We also took time to meet and socialize with other chapters in our district, and to say thank you to Dr. Beverly Reigle for her many years of excellent service as our Region 9 Coordinator. Rho Theta has partnered with St. Elizabeth Medical Center, St. Luke Hospitals, Riverhills Healthcare, the local chapter of the KNA, and other local healthcare partners to form the "Northern Kentucky Research Collaborative". The goal of this partnership is to provide an atmosphere that collectively stimulates, fosters, and recognizes excellence in nursing research throughout the Northern Kentucky area! Rho Theta has worked diligently to network with our local healthcare partners to provide members, students, and community nurses with nursing research educational opportunities. "The Phases of Nursing Research" were presented throughout the Spring 2006 semester. Details of the workshops and activities are detailed in the "Rho Theta Accomplishments" section of this newsletter. During the Celebration of Nursing Research, Rho Theta coordinated poster printing and design services here at NKU for 18 nurses and nursing students. Even though this was our first attempt at a community wide nursing research poster event, an impressive 23 posters from students, faculty and community nurses were displayed and presented in the University Center! The Northern Kentucky Research Collaborative presented the following awards: "Kentucky Nurse Researcher of the Year Award" to Karen Mutsch and Melissa Herbert from SEMC ($500 award sponsored by SEMC). Second place for "Kentucky Nurse Researcher of the Year" went to BSN student, Deborah Roney ($250 award sponsored by Rho Theta ). The "Vision Award" was presented to BSN student, Sondra Blythe (a $250 award sponsored by Rho Theta). Congratulations to each of these future and present nursing leaders. As we look ahead to yet another great year, the Rho Theta Board is very pleased to welcome two new officers. Kim Dinsey-Read has accepted the position of Faculty Counselor, and Sondra Blythe will continue to serve as our Historian/Archivist. We are indeed fortunate to have them. Two of your Board members submitted an NKU Partnership Grant proposal through the Scripts Howard Center for Public Engagement. The "Northern Kentucky Nursing Research Collaborative" grant was approved, and we will be funded in the amount of approximately $46,000 over the next two years!!! These funds are essential as we look to continue the work of the Research Collaborative. This funding will not only allow us to continue research educational offerings, it will also incorporate videostreaming technology. This on-line video access will be available to our Rho Theta membership, as well as to nurses throughout the community! The grant will also provide some desperately needed administrative support. Jennifer Paulin who was inducted at last year's ceremony, is beginning her final year of nursing school and will provide 10 hours/week as Grant Project Coordinator. This position will be paid through the grant, and includes the provision of an academic scholarship for 6 hours/semester! A big welcome to Jennifer. Perhaps now more than ever, your Rho Theta Chapter needs your support to continue the important work we have started. Please consider getting involved. There are numerous committee positions and even chairperson positions in which you could serve. Review the list at the end of the newsletter, and let us know what talents or skills you can offer to your professional organization. There are so many ways for you to get involved in your nursing honor society! Respectfully submitted, Judi Frerick, MSN, RN Rho Theta President Return to the top. Convention News Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 38^th Biennial Convention Rho Theta Chapter was well represented at the 38^th Biennial Convention from November 12-16, 2005 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Six members of Rho Theta attended the convention - Judi Frerick, Paula Kuhnen, Marian Cummins, Beth Hickey, Margaret Anderson, Joy Churchill. Rho Theta sponsored four members and Northern Kentucky University sponsored two members. Four of our Rho Theta members presented in excellent sessions at the convention. Marian Cummins along with Louise Niemer and Ann Keller who came to the convention for the session, presented a clinical session entitled: "Health From the Heart: A Model to Improve Health Care Behaviors Among Vulnerable Women in Treatment for Substance Abuse". This session explained the Health from the Heart Model and its impact on significantly decreasing emergency department visits of the women in WRAP (Women's Residential Addiction Program) in Covington. Beth Hickey presented a clinical session entitled, "Partnership Model for Clinical Education of Nursing Students." This session explained the very successful pilot project at Northern Kentucky University to have full time faculty serve as partners for the part time clinical faculty. There was lively discussion during the presentation from interested participants. The Plenary sessions were extremely interesting and thought provoking as speakers discussed the path that the nursing profession was taking. The first plenary speaker, Greta Sherman even went so far as to suggest that the name "Nurse" should be reexamined. Congratulations to our presenters, who, by the way, earned Rho Theta points for the Key Award that the chapter plans to seek in the next Biennium. Joy Churchill Return to the top. Research Collaborative Rho Theta, along with area hospitals and healthcare facilities joined together to present a collaborative event to highlight nursing research. This event was held in four phases: Phase I - Essential Elements of Nursing Research (1/21/006) Phase II - Designing a Professional Nursing Poster (2/23/2006) Phase III - Defining Evidence Based Practice (3/20/2006) Phase IV - Celebration of the Nursing Research Poster Presentation (4/11/2006) - sponsored by Riverhills Healthcare and St. Elizabeth Medical Center with Keynote Speaker, Pat Martin, PhD, RN, Dean, Wright State University Poster awards were as followed: "Northern Nurse Research of the Year" 1^st place - Karen Mutsch and Melissa Herbert for their poster on "Medication Follow-Up Study" pertaining to Medication Discharge Planning 2^nd place - Deborah Toney for her poster on "Improving Mouth Care" The "Vision" Award Sondra Blythe for her poster on "Barriers in the Advancement of Education for Licensed Practical Nurses" Congratulations to our winners! Return to the top. Fall 2002 \| Spring 2003 \| Spring 2004 \| Fall 2004 Spring 2005 \| Fall 2006
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