Call for Nominations
The Call for Nominations of the Alpha Zeta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing at Columbia University School of Nursing and Teachers College is now open for the July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 term of office for the following Board of Directors positions:
President (final term for this position)
President-Elect (first term for this position)
Secretary
Counselor (must be faculty)
Governance Committee (1 position)
Leadership Succession Committee (2 positions)
Please submit a candidate statement to the Leadership Succession Committee: ak3825@cumc.columbia.edu; ss5382@cumc.columbia.edu; or sm4055@cumc.columbia.edu. Candidate Statements will be available for members to review prior to the election. Voting will take place through electronic ballot 3/15/21-3/30/21. Eligibility for office:
- Current active membership in Alpha Zeta Chapter
- Willingness to serve
Descriptions of Responsibilities can be accessed through: http://www.sigmanursing.org/connect-engage/chapters/starting-a-sigma-chapter/developing-honor-society-organizational-structure.
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AT RECENT AZ MEETINGS:
AZ Secretary Jeanne Churchill, DNP, CPNP-BC presented the Interprofessional Education (IPE) program which provides an opportunity for students from all the CU health professional schools to collaborate on patient care. For more info:
IPE
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The Alpha Zeta Research Committee approved the following grants to members for the May, 2020 funding cycle:
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Brenda Marshall, EdD, APRN-BC, PMHNP-BC, ANEF
"Evaluating the Impact of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Certification for BSN Students"
$2500
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Allison Norful, PhD, RN, ANP-BC
"Decision making within and across clinical settings: A qualitative grounded theory study”
$1600 |
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Katherine South, BSN, RN,
"Exploring Healthcare Transition from the Perspective of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cystic Fibrosis"
$1000
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Kelseanne Breder, MSN, PMHNP
"Online Social Support Among LGBT Adults: A Qualitative Inquiry"
$1000 |
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| Social Dis-Dance |
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Spiritual closeness in social distance
by Anna Hulse, MDE '20 and Natalie Maroun at the culmination of
Spirituality in Healthcare, CUIMC Interprofessional Education. |
Nurse Leaders Inducted in 2020
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Ana Samely Maria, RN
Critical Care Nurse
Bronx Veterans Administration Medical Center
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Veronica C. Pasha EMPA, RNC-OB, SAFE
Senior Staff Nurse
Division of Women and Children's Health Nursing
New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center |
| AZ members Nancy Spear Owen (l) and Marsha Williamson (r), Simulation Educators at CUSON, with Juan Gonzalez, Sim tech, retrained 110 OR RNs on med adm, IVs, and assessments, to enable reassignment to med-surg & ICU units during COVID surge March 2020. |
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Erin Pratt, MDE '19
tells her story
#ColumbiaNursingStrong
#NurseHeroes
CUSON fb on April 1, 2020
(link does not embed on AZ page) |
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Alpha Zeta member Patricia Stone, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, is a Sigma International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame 2019 Inductee. The International Nurse Researcher award recognizes nurse researchers who have achieved significant and sustained national or international recognition and whose research has improved the profession and the people it serves. Dr. Stone, Centennial Professor of Health Policy in the Columbia University Faculty of Nursing, is Director, Center for Health Policy at CUSON. |
