Honor Society of Nursing Sigma Theta Tau International

Epsilon Mu News

Issue: Summer 2009 Volume 4 Number 4

PRESIDENT NEWSLETTER EDITOR

Teresa Torsney, MS, RN-BC (Teri)

VICE-PRESIDENT

Theresa Bucco, MS, RN-BC

SECRETARY Mary Brandt, MS, RN-BC

TREASURER

Mary Jane Baillie, MS, RN,

GOVERNANCE CHAIR Jane DeFazio, MS, RN

RESEARCH CHAIR

Domenica Giustino, RN, MS

MEMBERSHIP INVOLVEMENT CHAIR

Jamie Granieri, BS, RN

LEADERSHIP SUCCESSION CHAIR

Kathleen Ahern, PhD, APRN BC

FACULTY COUNSELORS Joan Mealia, MS, RN

Jane DeFazio, RN, MS

PHILANTHROPY CHAIR Trude Vitarelli, MS, RN

PUBLICITY CHAIR

Roseanne Murphy, BS, RN

WEBMASTER Teresa Heithaus, MS, RN

DELEGATES

Wendy Russo, BS, RN Theresa Bucco, MS, RN-BC

Have you received your e-message in the past three months? If not, update your email information with Sigma Theta Tau, by calling 888.634.7575.

I am proud to announmembers and volunteersvolunteering to serve. Special thanks to Webat www.wagner.edu/depour Facebook page: Epsthe latest information. Please save the dates

• September 12, 29am, NRC. Thisoffering a discou

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e following Epsilon Mu Events: PR Training for Wagner's Nursing Students; ndraiser event for the scholarship fund, while

CPR for the students. am - 3:00 pm; National Depression Screening uild Hall, Wagner College, Kathleen

irector of Health Services is chairing the call 718.390.3158 or email Volunteers are needed for set-up and

for Family and Friends will be held at Moore ion is 9:30am, training starts at 10am. This h Staten Island Emergency Medical Training is a fundraiser for Staten Island Heart Society, or participants. Pre-registration is required;

rican Cancer Society's Making Strides: Team ano, contact her at lucy411@aol.com to This year's team shirts are awesome. nder’s Day Celebration and Induction den Inn, 9:30am - 1:30pm, cost $40 per n Mu at 718.390.3478 for reservations. r 4, 2009; STTI Biennial Convention:

CS Nursing Conference Hematological lights and Survivorship, Staaten, 8 am – 3 pm, 35 for students. Epsilon Mu will sponsor the

reservations contact Michele Fusaro at the ety at 718.987.8872. 8 pm , Evidence Based Nursing Practice/ boration with Mu Upsilon, RUMC and SIUH. n, Wagner College's Beauty and the Beast t: adults; $30 and children under 12; $20. ipate!

: call Epsilon Mu at 718.390.3478 or email at e refer to the enclosed flyers for these r place of employment/school or share with forward to hearing from you!

Congratulations to MariCarasso, undergraduate If you would like to annocertification, and promosubmit to Teri Torsney,

Epsilon Mu will pilot anreceive an email invitingbased on the responsnewsletter, Epsilon MuFuture Newsletter,” to renovated website: wEpsilon Mu- Sigma The

In our efforts to imprresearch, Epsilon Mu hyou to the Wagner faDenis Schaub and Lin Wthe student meeting awww.wagner.edu/deparcelebration.

Congratulations and acknoat the African Refuge Park HilCastronovo, Cheryl Nadeau, WMary Rose Dycoco and Hirom30 attendees. Thank you for pr Please Save the Dates for the October 8, 2009; 11:30am – 2: October 17, 2009; CPR for Fam October 18, 2009; American Cstarted September 1, 2009, thanchairing our Pink Ribbon Cam

A Community Service project opportunity to get to know eacof chapter activity will strengthsuch as charity walks, food dridrives, visiting assisted living cin by signing up as a team. If yTeri Torsney @ 718.390.3478 your efforts and make a real im

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS wledgement to the following members and friends for volunteering l Health Jamboree on Saturday, July 18: AnnMarie Dowling-endy Russo, Deborah Hyland, Melissa Flanigan, Jamie Granieri, i Sukuzi. They provided blood pressure screening to approximately oviding such a great community service!

following Epsilon Mu Events: 30pm: National Depression Screening Day.

ily and Friends, Moore Catholic High School Gym

ancer Society's Making Strides and Pink Ribbon Campaign which ks to Christine Pagano, our team leader and Kim Karper for

paign at Wagner College.

not only benefits the community, but also gives our members an h other and pull together as a team. The lasting impact of this type en our chapter in countless ways. Community service programs

ves, community clean-up events, blood drives, health fairs, toy ommunity, book drives are all events we as a chapter can participate ou already participate in such events, please consider contacting or email: epsilonmu@wagner.edu, so Epsilon Mu may join you in pact on the community as a team.

Membership Announcements and Awards

e Chisvette, on receiving the AnnMarie Sortino Award and Lauren student, on receiving the undergraduate scholarship from Epsilon Mu.

unce a special occasion or event, award, publication, advanced degree, tion or have been accepted to a program for an advanced degree, please President, at teritorsney@aol.com.

Special Announcements: Online Survey

online survey. Only 100 members will be invited to participate. If you you to participate, please respond. Future programs and meetings will be

e we receive. Due to the prohibitive cost of sending out a hard copy relies on the monthly email sent out by STTI headquarters; “Create the

disseminate the most information. Also, please log onto our newly ww.wagner.edu/departments/epsilonmu and our new Facebook page: ta Tau for communication. Please send us your valid email address.

Library Book Project

ove the healthcare of people globally through education, service and as donated books to the Horrmann Library for the nursing section. Thank culty, especially Professor AnnMarie Dowling-Castronovo and librarians

an, for their work on the “book project.” These books will be presented at t Wagner College. The date and time will be posted on our webpage: tments/epislonmu. All are invited to attend and participate in the

Epsilon Epsilon MuMu is sponsoring the is sponsoring the National Depression Screening Day at Wagner College. National Depression Screening Day at Wagner College. Volunteers are needed to setVolunteers are needed to set--up and participate in the up and participate in the

screening. screening. For information please contact:For information please contact:Kathleen Kathleen OberfeldtOberfeldt, FNP, RN, Health Services Director , FNP, RN, Health Services Director

@718.390.3158@718.390.3158

National Depression National Depression Screening DayScreening Day

Friday, October 9, 2009Friday, October 9, 2009

10:00 am 10:00 am –– 3:00 pm3:00 pmLounge, Guild Hall, Wagner CollegeLounge, Guild Hall, Wagner College

       

CPR Training for Family and Friends On Saturday, October 17, 2009 - Staten Island Emergency Medical Training Center, Staten Island Heart Society and Epsilon Mu Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing will host American Heart Association’s CPR For Family and Friends, two hour CPR training course. This CPR awareness program is designed for family members, moms, dads, grandparents, babysitters, and members of the general community who want to learn CPR but do not need a course completion card. Participants will receive a course attendance certificate. The techniques covered include adult and child rescue breathing, hands-on CPR, choking relief and external chest compressions using hands on practice with manikins. There will also be a demonstration of the application and use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs).

This program is designed to increase awareness about the importance of CPR training and to support the effort to strengthen the “chain of survival” – a critical four-step process that can mean the difference between life and death for someone experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, heart attack, stroke or other medical emergency. Early CPR is the second “link” in the chain of survival. The American Heart Association believes that a strong chain of survival nationwide, featuring more people trained in CPR and the widespread availability of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), could result in 40,000 or more lives saved each year from sudden cardiac arrest.

Location: Moore Catholic High School, Gym, 100 Merrill Ave., S.I., NY 10314

Date and Time: Saturday, October 17th, 10:00am to 12:30pm

Fee: The fee for this course is usually $25.00; but to reach out and train as many

people as possible, the fee will be $15.00, which will go to the Staten Island Heart

Society as a 100% tax-deductible donation. Proceeds to benefit the Staten Island

Heart Society

Reservations are required for this program and space is limited.  To register for the class or for more 

information, call the Staten Island Heart Society at 718.351.3115 or visit the Staten Island Heart 

Society Office at 3055 Richmond Road, 1st floor between 11:00 am and 5:00 pm to pick up your pre‐

course material (please call before coming).  

 

 

Epsilon Mu ChapterSigma Theta Tau, International

Evelyn L. Spiro School of NursingWagner College

Call 718.390.3478 for reservations

Adults: $30, children: $20.

Join Us for the

Lunch-Theater Fundraiser at

Wagner College

April 24, 2010, 12 noon

Page 6-Epsilon Mu News Summer 2009 Marking the 28th Anniversary of Wagner College’s Epsilon Mu Chapter of

Sigma Theta Tau International, founded in 1922 by six students at Indiana University, You Are Cordially Invited to the

Founder’s Day Celebration Including the Induction Ceremony

With Guest Speaker Marilyn DeLuca, PhD, RN Formerly of the Jonas Fund

Consultant, Professor at NYU

The celebration takes place

Saturday, October 24, 2009 From 9:30 am to 1:30 pm

Hilton Garden Inn 1100 South Avenue

Staten Island, NY 10314

Brunch will be served. Reservations: $40 per person

Raffle Prizes

RSVP by October 6

Epsilon Mu: epsilonmu@wagner.edu Or call 718.390.3478

We look forward to hearing from you.

RSVP: Mail Check to Epsilon Mu, c/o Evelyn L. Spiro School of Nursing, Wagner College

One Campus Road, Staten Island, NY 10301

____ I will be attending… _____number of guests @ $40 per person. ____ I will not be attending… donation towards Epsilon Mu’s Scholarship Fund. Total Amount Enclosed $ ______. Make check payable to Epsilon Mu. Name _________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________Zip Code______ Phone Number __________________________________________ Email Address __________________________________________

Sigma Theta Tau International Epsilon Mu Chapter Mu Upsilon Chapter

►►CALL FOR ABSTRACTS FOR PRESENTATIONS AND/OR POSTERS◄◄

RE: March Into Evidence Based Nursing Practice and Research Expo DATE: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 TIME: 4:00pm – 8:00pm LOCATION: Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, January 15, 2010 Nurses in practice, education, and leadership are invited to present abstracts for topics illustrating research, evidence-based practice, capstone or other quality/performance improvement projects. Examples related to the following topics are pertinent:

• Teaching Evidence Based Practice • Creating a Culture of Evidence Based Practice • Generating Evidence (Primary Research Studies) • Synthesizing Evidence • Translating Evidence into Practice: Recommendations • Policies and Procedures based on Evidence • Outcomes related to Practice Changes • All areas of general nursing and specialties welcomed,

preference will be given to pediatric topics.

GUIDELINES Please use the following template for the presentation: Problem/Question Define the problem or question. Evidence How did you gather the evidence? What were your findings? Translation to Practice/Implementation How did you translate the findings into practice? Evaluation How was the practice change evaluated? Results What are the results of the practice change? Recommendations What are your recommendations regarding the process/findings?

You may call Domenica Giustino, RN, MS, Research Coordinator for Sigma Theta Tau International, Epsilon Mu Chapter, Wagner College, Evelyn L. Spiro School of Nursing at #718-390-3478 or email epsilonmu@wagner.edu should you have any questions.

FORM FOR ABSTRACTS FOR PRESENTATIONS AND/OR POSTERS To Complete & Return by Friday, January 15, 2010

RE: March Into Evidence Based Nursing Practice and Research Expo

DATE: March 24, 2010 LOCATION: Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY Dear Presenter, Please forward the following information to Domenica Giustino, RN, MS, Research Coordinator via e-mail at dgiustino@SIUH.edu or fax to 718-226-6964. This information will be used in the brochures/handouts. Thank You! Name:

Credentials:

Position:

Specialty:

Institution:

Work phone:

Cell or Other number: Fax No:

E-Mail Address: Title Presentation: Presentation Needs: Please circle one: Electronic Slides Presentation with Lecture/ Easel or Table ABSTRACT: (Please limit to 200 words, please use an additional sheet if necessary)

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