More People Needing Care Spring 2014

TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Letter from the Dean 4 A History of Responding to National Calls for More Advanced Practice Registered Nurses 10 Expanding the Array of Graduate Clinical Programs 18 Enriching Education through Practice and Practice through Education: Our Practice Faculty 28 Guiding Careers of Scholarly Inquiry with a Research Support Team and State-of-the-Art Resources 32 Impacting Health through Physical Activity Interventions 36 Leading Nursing Interventions for Cancer Patients and their Families 40 Funded Research and Grants 42 Faculty Publications 44 Sharing Practice and Research Expertise with our Global Neighbors in Malawi 46 Providing the Holistic Nursing Perspective in Tanzania 48 Extending an Outstanding Level of Care to Students throughout their Educational Journey 50 The Year in Pictures: People and Events 52 Help Support the Next Generation of Nurses College of Nursing Office of the Dean 1355 Bogue St., Room #A218 East Lansing, MI 48824 800-605-6424 nursing.msu.edu MYnursing.msu.edu Dean: Mary Mundt, PhD, RN, FAAN Marketing and Communications: Jill Vondrasek, MBA Copy Editor: Bonney Mayers Design and Layout: Karreen Bird and Kevin Liuzzo, Ciesa Design Photography: Greg Kohuth, Christopher Lark, Harley Seeley, Kurt Stepnitz, Dave Trumpie, Derrick Turner, Jill Vondrasek MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. Copyright ©2014 Michigan State University All rights reserved

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