Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-Bc

Associate Professor & Associate Dean,

Advanced Practice and Doctoral Studies Dept

DNP Update

DNP Admissions

UTHSC College of Nursing 2013 Admission Cycle (07/16/13)

PROGRAM/OPTION/TRACK APPLIED ADMITTED ACCEPTED ENTERED PROGRAMS         DNP 224 123 107 101 Acute Care 24 16 14 14 CRNA 5 3 3 3 Post-BSN/CNL 19 13 11 11 Family 48 31 28 26 FNP 10 8 7 7 Post-BSN/CNL 38 23 21 19 Acute/FNP 25 20 19 16 Anesthesia 54 20 16 16 Neonatal 6 3 3 3 Pediatrics 14 13 12 10 Psychiatric-Mental Health 38 20 15 16 Post-MSN 10 4 4 4 Post-BSN/CNL 28 16 11 12 Forensics 12 0 0 0 Public Health 3 0 0 0  43      

PhD Nursing Science 6 4 4 4

ConvocationMay 31, 2013

62 DNP Students Graduated

New Programs

PNP: How it began ……

• Community Partners interested in bring Pediatric programs out of abeyance (offered in 1980s)

• 2012 College of Nursing examined needs and resources• Proforma accepted in 2013

– Three programs on a timeline – PNP-PC, PNP-AC, and NNP-BC– Resources included additional faculty, administrative support,

and recruiting funds

Pediatric Nurse Practitioners – Primary Care

• Response to decline in its primary care workforce, infrastructure and access to primary care services for several years.

• The number of physicians in primary care is falling. It has been estimated that in 2008 only 17% of medical students chose primary care as a career path. The breakdown was 5% going into internal medicine, 6% into family medicine, and 6% into pediatrics (Sherman, Moscou, & Dang-Vu, 2009).

• No public university offering PNP-PC preparation in the region within 150 miles (UAMS), within Tennessee 400 miles (UTK)

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

• Neonatal Nurse Practitioners have provided the 24/7 care that cannot be met by medical residents and Neonatologists alone since the 1990s.

• NNPs - healthcare provider within an interprofessional team, the NNP functions in many settings that include but are not limited to transport, all levels of neonatal inpatient care, acute and chronic care, and outpatient care. He or she may practice in academic and private community settings

• Six level III NICUs in Memphis alone. Others in Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Johnson City

• Income average $90,000 / year

Admission 2013 Profile

• Totals – NNP 3 PNP 15

• By State – TN 15 AR 1 MS

2

• Part Time vs Full Time– Part Time 6 (3

NNPs)– Full Time 12

• Employer– Regional Med

3 (all NNPs)– St. Jude 2– LeBonheur 8– Baptist

2– Vanderbilt 2– Other 1

Needs and Resources

• Recruitment support from Partners– Students from Baptist System, Methodist Le Bonheur, Regional

Medical Center, St. Jude and Vanderbilt– Ongoing local recruitment and expansion to enlarge region

• Financial support for Students– Some hospital funds– Academic Common Market Pending

Needs and Resources

• Recruitment of Preceptors for PNP– Fall – Boling Center, Newborn Follow-up, LEAD program,

Vanderbilt – Spring - Specialty Clinics (Chronic Illness)– Fall – Medical Homes (Common childhood illness)

• Recruitment of Preceptors for NNP– Clinical begins Fall 2014

• Level III Nurseries• Newborn follow-up (0-2)

Student Scholarships(2013)

• Total $99,070.00• Chancellor’s Award- $52,250• Unmet needs- $388,861

• Need student support to fill the gap

Needs for the DNP

• Time, Talent, Treasure• Support for scholarships, student travel• Preceptors• Networking

Get To Know the Department

Department of Advanced

Practice and Doctoral Studies

New Faculty MembersAP & DS Department

Lisa Rinsdale

• RN, DNP, CNE, PNP-BC, JD• Assistant Professor• Pediatrics• Acute Peds• Evaluation of Practice and

Methods of Evaluation• Previously with Keiser University

and Florida Southern College

New Faculty MembersAP & DS Department

Dona Clarin

• DNP, FNP-BC• Assistant Professor• FNP• Clinical Placements/ Clinical Visits

New Faculty MembersAP & DS Department

Stacey Emerson

• MSN, EdD (c), FNP-BC• Instructor• FNP• Theory and Philosophy• Previously with Arkansas State

University

New Faculty MembersAP & DS Department

2 new Faculty with Appointments:

Lisa Cox, DNP, FNP/PMHNP-BC, FAANP

Psych Mental Health

start date: December 2, 2013

Amy Bieda, PhD, MSN, PNP-BC, NNP-BC

NNP

start date: July 1, 2014

Case Western Reserve University

New Staff MembersAP&DS Dept

Florine Burch

• Senior Administrative Services Assistant

• New to the Department, not new to the CON

• Served the University for 30 years

Open Positions

• Faculty• Core DNP• CRNA• FNP• Acute Gero DNP

• Staff• DNP Coordinator• Anesthesia/PhD

Coordinator

Whoo Hoo’s

Pass Rates

• 100% Pass Rate FNP (15/16)• 100% Pass Rate PMH (5/5)

Students/Grads

• Brandy DeWeese (May 2010)- working with Action Coalition Nurse Advocacy—webinars to educate nurses

• Heather McCarthy (DNP Student) has been selected as one of 30 recipients of the 2013 NAMS/Pfizer Medical Resident, Fellow, and DNP Awards.

• Dr. Marye Bernard recipient of the John Runyan Jr. Community Nursing Award. A recent graduate of UTHSC's PHN DNP program; Marye is well known as an employee of the Adult Special Care Clinic in Memphis, TN where she is a Family Nurse Practitioner. 

Students/Grads

• Janette McCrory, DNP, PHN DNP graduate 2010, is Mississippi’s Director of Nursing Education

• Darlene Byrd, FNP, FAANP, PHN DNP graduate 2011, is running for State Representative in Arkansas.