MCAULEY SCHOOL OF NURSING - TRANSITION CEREMONY MAY 12, 2022 CALIHAN HALL - University of Detroit Mercy

MCAULEY SCHOOL OF NURSING

    TRANSITION CEREMONY
        MAY 12, 2022
        CALIHAN HALL

The Transition Ceremony honors graduate and
   undergraduate nursing students who have completed
requirements for a Bachelors, Master’s or Doctoral degree
  in nursing. At the Transition Ceremony, undergraduates
       receive a pin that symbolizes graduation from
   University of Detroit Mercy, McAuley School of Nursing
    Baccalaureate program. The Master’s and Doctoral
   graduates receive a hood which signifies their level of
       accomplishment at the conferring of degrees.

McAuley School of Nursing Pin

            The pin symbolizes graduation from
  University of Detroit Mercy, McAuley School of Nursing.
   The BSN at the bottom of the inner circle indicates
        earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

 The left side of the crest portrays two wolves with a kettle
 hanging between them, symbolizing the generosity of the
   Loyola family; (Ignatius Loyola was the founder of the
Society of Jesus). After the family and the workers were fed,
        even the wild animals had the kettle to lick.

 On the right side of the crest is a silver cross, which is the
  symbol of the Religious Sisters of Mercy, who founded
 Mercy College of Detroit in 1941. The three canettes are
  taken from the arms of the Archdiocese of Detroit, and
  therefore are symbolic of the Archdiocese and the City.
   The open book is the traditional symbol for a college.
 Upon the open pages is inscribed Mercy College’s motto:
     Maria, Sedes Sapientiae (Mary, Seat of Wisdom).

Mission
   The mission of the McAuley School of Nursing
  Program is to prepare competent baccalaureate
  and graduate level nurses who are committed to
 serve, lead, provide high quality, cost-effective and
 culturally sensitive health care services to diverse
individuals, families, communities and populations.
      Congruent with the University’s mission,
   the program focuses on providing high quality
nursing care to the underserved in an urban context.

  We must have a warm, cordial
  affection for all and manifest it
  by words, action and manner.

       - Catherine McAuley
 Foundress of the Sisters of Mercy

          Love is shown more in deeds than in words.
                       - Ignatius of Loyola

Order of Exercises

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Doctor of Nursing Practice Recipients
Zaineb Albachachy, MSN, NP-BC
“Implementation of a Purposeful Rounding Checklist for Fall Prevention”
Project Chair: Nadine Wodwaski, DNP, MSN-ed, ACNS, RN
 Gina Aquino, MSN, RN, CHSP
 “Implementing Mobile App Technology: Improving Participant Engagement and
Satisfaction”
 Project Chair: Arthur Ko, PhD
Shannon Behling, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC
“A Program Evaluation of the Organizational Readiness for Pathway to
Excellence at Two Community Hospitals”
Project Chair: Theresa Wyatt, PhD, RN, CCM, CFN, CCRE, FACFEI
Akisha Clark, RN, MSN, CCM
“Using Comparative Charting to Assess Effectiveness of Symptom Management
with Home-Based Hospice Patients”
Project Chair: Julia Stocker Schneider, PhD, RN, CNL
Doug Dascenzo, RN, MSN, CENP
“Using Virtual Remote Monitoring as an Alternative Observation Method for
 Suicidal Patients”
Project Chair: Rosanne Burson, DNP, APRN, CNS-C, CDCES, FADCES,
FNAP
Eboni Davis MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
“Telehealth Care Coordination Services for the Sickle Cell Patient Population”
Project Chair: Saran Hollier, PhD, MSN
Sara Gifford, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC
“Battling A Parallel Pandemic: An Evaluation of Sustainable System-Level Nurs-
ing Support in Response To COVID-19”
Project Chair: Sonya Kowalski, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC

Erica Green Spicer, MSN, RN
“The Self-perception of Homecare Registered Nurse’s Competence in Caring for
Heart Failure Patients”
Project Chair: Lori Glenn, DNP, CNM, RN
Lubna Haroon, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
“Redeployment in the Midst of a Pandemic: A Process Improvement Plan”
Project Chair: Jaime Sinutko, PhD, MSN, RHIA, RN

Doctor of Nursing Practice Recipients
Sarah LeFevre, MSN, RN
“Utilization of a Sepsis Documentation Tool in the Emergency Department”
Project Co-Chairs: Louis Davis, DNP, APRN, FNP-C and Arthur Ko, PhD
Rana Imad Mazraani, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
“Improving Self-Management of Uncontrolled Hypertension”
Project Chair: Arthur Ko, PhD
Jamie Meyer, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, AGPCNP-BC
“Improving Care: Clinical Guideline Implementation to Reduce Urinary Tract
Infections Treated by Antibiotics in Hospice Patients”
Project Chair: Renee Courtney, DNP, FNP-BC, CTN-B
Joshua Olson, MS, CRNA
“The Use of Simulation Amongst Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists to
Reduce Skill Decay”
Project Chair: Greg Bozimowski, DNP, CRNA
Michele Peyerk, MSN, RN, CCM, LNCC
“An Interdisciplinary Approach to Improving Palliative Care: A Quality Im-
provement Initiative”
Project Chair: Rosanne Burson, DNP, APRN, CNS-C, CDCES, FADCES,
FNAP
Shannon Scorzelli, MSN, FNP-BC
“HPV Vaccination Compliance: A Hybrid Implementation, Evaluation and
Quality Improvement Project”
Project Chair: Nutrena Tate, PhD, MBA, APRN, CPNP-PC
Machiel Standfield, MSN, RN
“An Evaluation of the Joint Commission Certification for the Total Hip and
Total Knee Replacement Program”
Project Chair: Renee Courtney, DNP, FNP-BC, CTN-B
Sheila Williamson, MS, CRNA
“Opioid Free Anesthesia with Intraoperative Intravenous Lidocaine as Part of a
Multimodal Anesthetic Approach”
Project Chair: Michael Dosch, PhD, CRNA
Fatima Zaiour, RN, MSN, FNP-C
“The Effect of Art of Caregivers”
Project Chair: Tonya Vaughn-Deneen, DNP, CNM, FNP-BC, C-EFM

Doctor of Nursing Practice Nurse Anesthesia
John Prakapas, BSN, RN
“Implementation of a Preoperative Opioid Risk Assessment”
Project Chair: Greg Bozimowski, DNP, CRNA
Carissa Horning, BSN, RN, Mark Vanderweide, BSN, RN & Jacob
Warwinsky, BSN, RN
“Improving Post-Anesthesia Handoff Through the Use of a Standard-
ized Checklist”
Project Chair: Greg Bozimowski, DNP, CRNA
Candace Barron, BSN, RN & Megan Sand, BSN, RN
“I’ll Be There for You: Improving upon the University of Detroit
Mercy Graduate Program of Nurse Anesthesia’s mentorship program”
Project Chair- Greg Bozimowski, DNP, CRNA
Adam Bennett, BSN, RN & Joanna Foksinski, BSN, RN
“Healing the Healers: Implementing a Policy to Address the Effects of
Critical Patient Incidents on Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists”
Project Chair: Greg Bozimowski, DNP, CRNA
Jessica Massara, BSN, RN & Alicia Skoog, BSN, RN
“Implementation of a Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Reference
Sheet in the Operating Room”
Project Chair- Mike Dosch, PhD, CRNA
Amanda Finateri, BSN, RN & Lauryn Sykes, BSN, RN
“What's Your Pressure? A Quality Improvement Project to Standardize
Endotracheal Tube Cuff Inflation Practice”
Project Chair- Mike Dosch, PhD, CRNA
Morgan McCardell, BSN, RN & Sarah Parker, BSN, RN
“Decreasing CRNA Stress Through Improved SRNA Communication:
 A Quality Improvement Project”
Project Chair- Mike Dosch, PhD, CRNA

Master of Science in Nursing

      Health Systems Management

Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist

        Post Graduate Certificate
Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist

          Clinical Nurse Leader

Emergency Nurse Practitioner Certificate

Master of Science in Nursing
   Family Nurse Practitioner

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Bachelor of Science in Nursing
    Second Degree Option

      RN-BSN Completion

          Part-Time

Bachelor of Science in Nursing
              Traditional

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Bachelor of Science in Nursing
                    Traditional

Daisy Award Recipients
Daisy Faculty
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Daisy Student
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Florence Nightingale Pledge

I will strive with all my being and with the help of God
to continue to become an open, kind, honest and
diversified individual. In doing so I will attain the qualities
essential in the practice of nursing, for it is only after realizing
one’s self-worth we are able to promote that of others.

Deliverance of high quality health care is of essential
importance, but let us also reach beyond a treatment of
diagnosis and remember that entrusted to my care is a
human being with all the loves, hates, fears and
idiosyncrasies that are an integral part of the human species.

I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard
of my profession and will hold in confidence all personal
matters committed to my keeping and family affairs coming
to my knowledge in the practice of my calling.

Let me not grow too comfortable in my knowledge but actively
seek out information for continuance of my education.
Being a nurse requires continuous growth. I dedicate myself
to this cause and my life to the profession of nursing.

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Special thanks to our families, friends,
    faculty, and members of the
         University Community
 who gave us inspiration and support
  during our learning experiences.

- McAuley School of Nursing Students