The Sigma Theta Tau Gamma Kappa Chapter has placed a call for proposals for the 2013  Research and Student Awards.  Applications are open now until April 1, 2013 deadline.

Congratulations to Suzanne Dickerson, DNS, RN, Director of the PhD Program & Associate Professor at the UB School of Nursing on receiving The Graduate School's "Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award" for 2013 along with 2 other UB faculty members.

Immediate opening for Master’s prepared nurse with recent medical-surgical/critical care experience for adjunct clinical instructor position with senior level nursing students. Clinical supervision of eight students two days a week (8 or 12 hours) for 12 weeks in acute medical-surgical unit. Previous teaching/preceptor experience preferred.

Minimum Qualifications - Master’s degree in nursing/nursing education. Eligible for licensure as a registered professional nursing in New York State.

All prospective applicants can apply by sending a cover letter and resume/CV to: sams@buffalo.edu

Additional Employment Opportunites at UB School of Nursing!

The University at Buffalo is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Tammy Austin-Ketch, PhD, RN, FNP-C and Pamela Paplham, DNP, AOCNP, FNP-BC have received a Garman grant to investigate survivorship in patient with hematopoietic cell transplantation.  This is the first PhD/DNP collaborative project at the UB School of Nursing.

Carol Brewer, PhD, RN, Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor was recently appointed to the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP) by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

NACNEP advises and makes recommendations to the Secretary and Congress on policy matters arising in the administration of Title VIII including the range of issues relating to the nurse workforce, nursing education and nursing practice improvement.

The changing demands of the nation's complex health care environment require that nurses serving in specialty positions have the highest level of scientific knowledge and practice expertise possible. Many factors contributed to the need for change in nursing education at the graduate level including: the rapid expansion of knowledge underlying practice; increased complexity of patient care; national concerns about the quality of care and patient safety; shortages of nursing personnel which demands a higher level of preparation for leaders who can design and assess care; shortages of doctorally prepared nursing faculty, and increasing educational expectations for the preparation of other health professionals.

Carla Jungquist, PhD, FNP, Assistant Professor of Nursing presented at the 22^nd National Conference of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing in Baltimore this month.  Dr. Jungquist co-presented with Dr. Joyce Willens from Villanova University at the conference.  Their case study presentation was entitled “Monitoring Patients with Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression:  Implementation of Guidelines .