Many UMSON faculty members present at 2023 MNA Convention.
The Maryland Nurses Association 120th Convention, "Maryland Nurses: Reflecting on the Past, Building the Future," held Oct. 12 -13 in Ocean City, featured presentations by many UMSON faculty members:
- Rebecca Weston, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, assistant professor: "Surviving the Shift: Maryland Poison Center: An Interprofessional Learning Module to Promote Poisoning and Toxicology Knowledge in Nursing and Pharmacy Students"
- Melissa McClean, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN, clinical instructor; Ann Hoffman, DNP, RN, CPN, CNE, assistant professor; Janet Wulf, DNP '19, MS '06, RN, CNL, CHPN, CNE, assistant professor and director, MSN entry-into-nursing program; Pamela Shumate, DNP '09, RN, CCRN-K, CNE, CHSE, assistant professor; Hannah Murphy Buc, PhD, RN, CNE, assistant professor and director, Bachelor of Science in Nursing program and restorative justice: "Incorporating Primary Palliative Care Education in Baccalaureate Nursing Curricula to Improve Students’ Knowledge in End-of-Life Care"
- Lisa Rowen, DNSc, MS '86, RN, CENP, BCC, FAONL, FAAN, adjunct professor: Plenary Session: "Revolutionary Change: The UMMS Academy of Clinical Essentials"
- Andrea Brassard, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, CNE, associate professor: "Nurse Staffing Standards Act Is First Step in Solving Nursing Shortage"
- Crystal DeVance-Wilson, PhD '19, MS '06, MBA, BSN '00, PHCNS-BC, assistant professor, vice chair, Universities at Shady Grove, and director, Maryland Nursing Workforce Center; Tolvalyn Dennison, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, CNE, clinical instructor; Denise Owens, DNP, BSN '04, RN, CCRN, assistant professor: "Dedicated Education Unit: An Immersive Clinical Model and Academic-Practice Partnership Solution"
- Murphy Buc; Marisa Astiz-Martinez, MS '13, RN, RYT-200, CNE, clinical instructor: "Infusing Restorative Justice and Resilience in a BSN Curriculum: Can curriculum change lead to nurse retention?"