I'VE MOVED THE BLOG!

I'm now on WordPress.com at askapsychnurse.wordpress.com

Peace,
Sylvia

I'M DONE!!

As of December 2010, I am the EXTREMELY PROUD holder of a Master's Degree in Nursing Administration with a Certificate in Teaching in the Health Professions!!!!  YAYYYYY MEEEEEEE!!

This is a photo of me minutes after learning I would graduate!!

Now that I finally have the degree, I've got to figure out what I want to do with it!  I'm rather open to suggestions, recommendations and job offers (not-so-subtle 'hint-hint'), etc!  I will be working towards my certification as a nurse executive within the next 8-9 months.  I want to do some educational consultation, and teach at the university level at some point.

I will continue to pursue my love of writing and expressing myself through other media. I want other psych nurses to see my blog and contribute and post, since I believe it's the only one I've found dedicated to psychiatric nursing.  We can make it bigger and better!

Merry ChristmasHanukkahKwanzaa and Happy New Year!!

Sylvia

SIGMA THETA TAU INDUCTION MAY 2010!!

I am so very proud to have FINALLY been inducted into this elite group of academics!  It didn't happen in undergrad, but I only had to wait another 31 years!  Dreams DO come true!!

My husband is a pretty good photographer and caught me at the perfect moment, just as I was getting my Purple and White Honor Cord.

 

I posed with other members of my family--my husband, my sister, who is also an RN and my mother-in-law who is the unofficial president of my fan club!! 

This is the HUGE cake (it was at least two full sheet cakes wide)--there were over 300 inductees!!

                             Here I am grinning as hard as I can, showing off my new award!!

I'M PUBLISHED!

I have gotten a posting on my blog published in the Winter 2010 NBNA NEWS, which is the newsletter of the National Black Nurses Association!  Page 23...Check it out!!

HOWARD UNIVERSITY HONORS NURSING EDUCATOR MAMIE MONTAGUE

In April, I was fortunate during my teaching practicum and with the encouragement of HUDON faculty Susan Schwartzman (thanks, Sue!), to attend the Howard University Faculty Senate Luncheon and Awards Ceremony.  One of our very own faculty members, Dr. Mamie C. Montague, was honored with the 2010 Exemplary Teaching Award!  Here's my photo of her and the other honorees with their awards.  Below that is a link to the article on Howard University's website, featuring Dr. Montague!  I'm SO PROUD!! She was one of my clinical instructors while I was in undergrad at the (then) College of Nursing, 31 years ago!

This is an excellent feature story about her career as a nurse and educator.  http://www.cetla.howard.edu/featured_teacher/index.html

2nd Annual PADCNETC Conference, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa

I  was honored to be a guest of Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions for their 2nd Annual Pennsylvania/District of Columbia Nursing Education Technology Collaborative (PADCNETC) Conference, held at the Doubletree Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, May 14, 2010!

I was part of the Howard University Division of Nursing contingent that is in partnership with Drexel to facilitate faculty development in the newer technological strategies for nursing education, through a five year grant from HRSA!

As a part of the Howard University DON faculty this spring semester as a 'practice teacher', I was invited to join the conference by Associate Dean, Mary Hill, DSN, RN.  It was a great opportunity to hear about the efforts Drexel is making to update three nursing higher education institutions through this grant.  It was also a great opportunity to network!  Below is a photo of Dr. Hill during her speech.  Drs. Rocky Rockstraw and Linda Wilson are seated at the table next to her.

Drs. Linda Wilson and Leland 'Rocky' Rockstraw were excellent hosts for HUDON's whirlwind 24-hour stay at the Doubletree Hotel, where we were luxuriously cared for!

Here are some of the HUDON faculty during dinner on May 13, 2010:

This is Dr. Hill with Ms. Crystal Waters, MSN, RN

Here I am below with the Dean of the College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Science, Dr. Beatrice Adderley-Kelley:

Below, L to R: Dr. Pauline Green, Ms. Susan Schwartzman, MSN, RN (fellow Psych Nurse), and Dr. Adderley-Kelley.

Below, L to R: Dr. Joann Smith (sorry 'bout cutting you in half like that!), Ms. Jacqueline Vincent, MSN, RN (newest faculty member!) and Dr. Eva Stephens.

Ms. Frederica Shepard-Smith, MSN, RN (Learning Resource Center Coordinator)  and Dr. Veronica Clarke-Tasker

HEALTHCARE BLOGGER CODE OF ETHICS

Hey!  I'm trying to get my blog 'certified' by this organization that reviews medical blogs (askapsychnurse.net is considered a medical blog vs. a patient blog) that meet its standards.  http://medbloggercode.com/ Watch for the icon or logo that signifies it!  That will help legitimize me to other medical bloggers and folks like YOU!  :)
Peace, Sylvia