Queens Presbyterian School of Nursing

Congrats to our Nursing 304 students!

🎉Congratulations to all the BSN, ABSN, and MSN graduates of May 2024! 🎉

Last Friday, we held our annual Blessing & Pinning ceremony for all of our nursing graduates. It was a beautiful ceremony, highlighted by some amazing student speakers. Thank you to all the families, loved ones, faculty, and everyone else who has supported these students throughout their collegiate and nursing journeys.

We wish all our nursing graduates the best as they prepare for licensure testing and their futures as leaders in our community!

As we wrap up this semester, we want to recognize all of our great students who carry this program. From those who were just inducted into the Sigma nursing honor society, to everyone involved in QUCANS for their amazing impact on our Queens community, and every student changing lives in their clinical rotations, we are deeply proud of all that you do.

Thank you for being the backbone and heartbeat of our community!

It's time again for the QUCANs annual blood drive! Please consider stopping by campus from 10 AM - 3 PM this Thursday, March 21st to donate blood (or just stop by to say hi!). Our goal is for at least 30 donors to participate!

Walk-ins are encouraged. And if you would like to save some time set up an appointment beforehand, please click the link below:

https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=QUCANS

Congratulations to our December 2023 BSN and MSN graduates!!!! We look forward to all of the great work they will do in our communities going forward, and welcome them back with open arms whenever they want to visit Queens. We wish you the best of luck in your next professional steps, and best of luck on NCLEX!!!

Cheers to the class of December 2023 🥂

Dr. Catherine Baxter and Vicki Talbot, faculty from the Presbyterian School of Nursing and Blair College of Health, presented November 30th at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Transform conference. Their peer-reviewed poster presentation, Cognitive Load, Scaffolding, and Pharmacology Case Studies, was awarded first place at the conference from over 100 accepted abstracts. Talbot also presented a podium abstract December 1st, Diversity, Curriculum and Interfaith Concepts. The theme of the national conference was “Innovation and Inspiration: Reimagining the Future of Academic Nursing.”

Congratulations to Dr. Baxter and Dr. Talbot for their outstanding accomplishment!

Just as all of the individuals we serve come from all walks of life, it is equally important we all strive for improved inclusivity so to best serve. For those in the nursing profession, this is a choice we must make daily to provide the best service and care for those who need our help most.

Dr. Annette Hines attended the annual conference of the Transcultural Nursing Society in Charleston, SC October 11-13. She presented a poster, Advancing Culture Care in an Integrated Clinical Concepts Course. This was a collaborative research project with Dr. Janie Best, professor emeritus, and was presented to hundreds of nurses from around the United States!

Welcome to the Fall semester! Faculty started strong last week while "cruising" back into work. We welcomed yet another new cohort into the nursing school today, all eager and excited to start the next step in their professional journey!

Here's to a prosperous and fun new semester at PSON!

Will VR be utilized more as alternative training methods for nurses going forward?

Professors Jean Marie Redder and Vicki Talbot from the Blair College of Health Presbyterian School of Nursing attended the 20th anniversary International Nursing Association of Clinical and Simulation Learning Conference titled “Imagining the Future of Simulation.” The conference was held June 14-17 in Providence, Rhode Island and highlighted best practices in simulation and virtual learning environments. Both had a great time and brought back some awesome tips on how we can utilize VR at Queens going forward!

As our summer students begin their first clinical rotations this week, they proudly recite the Queens Nursing Pledge in preparation for their first step into the nursing profession. Led by Dr. Annette Hines, students recite this pledge at the onset and conclusion of their nursing journey while at Queens. The words of this pledge signify the sacrifice and dedication that all nursing students endure in the pursuit of clinical excellence, as well as their compassion and care for those they serve.

Best of luck to all of these students as they prepare for their first clinical day in the hospital tomorrow!!!!

Happy Nurses Week!!!!

What a way to start of this special week with the Blessing and Pinning of our newest BSN, ABSN, and MSN students last Friday! Students and faculty participated in a lovely ceremony led by Dr. Annette Hines, with University Chaplin Dr. Adrian Bird and Rev. Leslie Mariscano leading the Blessing of the Hands. Thank you to all the family and friends that attended to make this such a special event for our graduates!

We are so proud of all of our amazing past, current, and future nurses for all of the hard work they put in every single day. Whether it be in the classroom, around our communities, or at their clinical sites, all of our nurses showcase the best of what it means to be in this caring profession. If you haven't heard it enough by now, THANK YOU TO ALL THE NURSES!!!!!!

Congratulations to Rici Reid for receiving the inaugural Enedina L. Fernandez award! This award recognizes an outstanding non-traditional student for their impact at Queens as well as in our surrounding community. Rici has been able to combine her background in clinical social work with her current nursing education to provide a holistic approach to working with patients. She's been a great role model for all of her classmates, and embodied Edina's spirit of giving back to those in need through her numerous volunteering activities.

Professor Oonagh O'Reilly was honored to present this prestigious award alongside Edina's family to Allie Sullivan, who accepted in Rici's place as she was busy speaking at a local church about mental health.

Congratulations to Rici!!!

The mu psi chapter of Sigma, the international nursing honor society, held its installation of new officers and induction of new members on Monday, April 17th in the Claudia Belk room of the Levine Center on the Queens campus. Over 20 students (BSN and MSN) were inducted into the organization with friends and family in attendance. Dr. Judy Cornelius, the Region 13 coordinator, gave a welcome and overview of Sigma at the local, regional, and international levels. Dr. Dina Khentigan, past president of mu psi and scholarship award winner, was the induction speaker. Dr. Sheryl Cornelius, Graduate Studies chair, was presented the 2023 research award to fund her project entitled, "Helping Gen Z feel comfortable with Behavioral Health Nursing". The event was well supported by Sigma members from practice and education.

Congratulations to all new members and officers!

Look at the beautiful cherry blossoms Dr. Sheryl Cornelius found! She found these while in Washington, DC this past week presenting research at the Nursing Education Research Conference.

No matter how busy life gets, remember you can take a moment to re-center yourself and appreciate the little things around us ☺️

PSON faculty were proud to attend the Queens Scholarship luncheon on Friday, March 31st and to celebrate the first recipients of the Baucom Medical Surgical Externship Scholarship. This scholarship was presented to three PSON students: Mallory Beck, Matthew Brown (pictured with Professor Baucom), and Matt Ferraro. These funds will be used for the summer externship course that provides focused patient care experiences in a medical surgical care setting. This course will help to promote their clinical judgment and preparation for the workforce.

Congrats to Mallory, Matthew, and Matt for their hard work and accomplishments in the nursing field!

Congrats to our QUCANS students for another successful blood drive again this year! If you are still interested in giving blood, or would like to show QUCANS your support, hop on over to the Levine Center before they wrap up at 3 today!

Huge shoutout to all the amazing students and faculty who put this together. Without their hard work, this wouldn't have been possible!

Check out the future of nursing! Our very own instructor, Mr. Jason DeFreitas, was lucky enough to attend a Simulation Conference in Cary, NC from March 2nd-3rd. He had the opportunity to try a new VR program designed specifically for nursing simulations!

As the weather warms up, it was a beautiful night for a Royals baseball game at Atrium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis. Dr. Annette Hines and her son, Joe ’21, enjoyed the beautiful sky box seats thanks to the Royals Club. While our Royals came up just short in extra innings, they had tremendous support from all aspects of Queens throughout the game!

PSON faculty and staff support our Royals!

Big shout out to our very own Dr. Angie Hatley! She served as the keynote speaker to kick-off the Clinical Nurse Leader Research Symposium on February 23rd in Orlando, Florida. Her address was titled "Developing Capstone Projects and Research that Meet Clinical Partner Goals". This featured Queens University of Charlotte and Atrium Health's clinical partnership in developing and supporting the role of the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) through educational preparation in the MSN program as well as during role transition into practice.

Way to go Dr. Hatley!

Happy Monday & Halloween 🎃
Some of our ABSN students at the Atrium Health Helipad! We love our Queens student nurses and instructors.

In honor of saving a life, please come and join us today from 10am-3pm and donate for our Blood Drive 🩸. Let’s give a shout out to our student nurses for participating 👏.

Recap 📸of last nights Mu Psi chapter of Sigma. We hosted a lecture and reception for its members and for the PSON alumni. Thank you Dr. Joan McGill who presented the History of Nursing at Queens.

Let’s give it up for our future nurses 👏👏👏👏 Thank you for all the hard work you do !

Our ABSN summer group attending simulation on this lovely day 😊

Today we are celebrating Dr. Janie Best! She was awarded the Professor Emerita Honor here at the Queens University of Charlotte end of year faculty accomplishments event held Monday April 25th. Dr. Best has been on faculty with the Presbyterian School of Nursing since 2006 and taught across ASN, BSN, and MSN programs. She contributed to many successful student experiences during her years at Queens. We are excited to see her continue teaching as and adjunct during her retirement. Queens appreciates you and congratulations on this honor, Dr. Best enjoy your retirement!

Kicking off April with guest speaker and author of “Awakening the Light” , Tambry Harris! In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness month, Tambry Harris gave a presentation to the nursing students and faculty here at Queens on her personal journey experiencing sexual abuse . She now has her own organization Survivors to Thrivers which serves to help women who have been hiding behind abuse . We thank you Tambry for your bravery and encouragement and taking the time to speak with our Royal family !

Our BSN students had a great first day of clinical!

North Carolina Great 100 Nurses: Mariah Lowery, BSN May 2022 was a scholarship recipient. The following Queens alumni were 2021 NC Great 100 Nurse Award Recipients: James McBride, ABSN ’15, Meridith Gombar, MSN CNL ’12, Blair Parker, MSN CNL ’17, and Amanda Truesdale, MSN CNL ’18. Congratulations to our current student and alumni!

https://youtu.be/3l_JOp7U_AE

Mariah Lowery 2021 2021 Scholarship winner from Queens University