2014-2015 Innovations Magazine

i nnovations • 31 ScHOlARly ENDEAvORS In keeping with NSU’s Vision 2020, mission, and core val- ues, the College of Nursing has created a Research Council that consists of nursing faculty from the main campus in Davie as well at its regional campuses in Miami, Fort Myers, and Palm Beach—and a student representative. The Re- search Council works to encourage and mentor faculty mem- bers with an ultimate goal of increasing research, scholarship, and funding for the college and involving students from all levels in research activities. Since the council’s inception, approximately 15 nursing fac- ulty members have become actively engaged with planning and implementing research projects and disseminating schol- arly products. Nursing students from undergraduate and graduate programs have participated as research assistants. Topics include • translation of existing English-language research instruments into Haitian-Creole and Spanish for South Florida • susceptibility to melanoma skin cancer among men living in South Florida • perception of stigma among HIV/AIDS patients • defining intraoperative nursing errors • HIV vaccine promotion among nurse practitioners • using electronic medical records in the nursing simulation lab • promoting smoking cessation among parents of small children cON RESEARcH and Scholarly Ac vity Following are examples of the college’s research projects: • Jo Ann Kleier, Ph.D., Ed.D. ACNP-BC , and John Silver, Ph.D., R.N. – Instrument Translation and Language Verification of Spanish-Language Instruments to Measure Sun Protective Behaviors. • Ana Fernandez D.N.P., M.S.N., R.N., CNE , Melissa Morris, M.S.N., R.N., CPN , and Jo Ann Kleier, Ph.D., Ed.D., ACNP-BC – The Impact of Utilizing an Electronic Medical Record in the Entry-Level Nursing Simulation Lab on the Quantity and Quality of Student Documentation Encounters. • Dr. Jo Ann Kleier and Andra Hanlon, Ph.D., A.R.N.P., CPNP – Sun Protection Behavior of Parents of Young Children Living in South Florida. • Randy Denis, B.S., R.N. , and Dr. Jo Ann Kleier – Instrument Translation and Psychometric Properties of a Haitian-Creole Language Version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. D R . J O A NN K LEIER , DIRECTOR OF N URSING R ESEARCH , LEADS THE C OLLEGE OF N URSING TOWARD THE AQUISITION OF GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS . D R . R UTHERFORD , NSU-CON DEAN , RECOGNIZES NURSING STUDENTS B RIDGET G UERRERO AND V ALERIE T ERLINGO AND NSU EMPLOYEE E VELYN T EJADA FOR DONATING MONEY TOWARD THE NATIONAL C OMMON K NOWLEDGE S CHOLARSHIP F OUNDATION OF N URSING S CHOLARSHIP .