Faculty News
Fall 2011 – Spring 2012
Trinitas School of Nursing faculty shares
knowledge/expertise; gets grant for Sim Jr
Nancy Innella, MSN, CNOR, CNE, pediatric nursing facultyat Trinitas School of Nursing presented her abstract on “Educating LPN-to-RN students online on Leadership & Management” at the Professional Nurse Educators Group Conference held last fall in Baltimore, MD. Ms. Innella teaches NURE 291, a blended course on
leadership and management dedicated to LPNs who are completing the RN program. She also coordinates the leadership and management component of NURE 232, the last nursing course in the generic RN program. The poster presentation generated much interest from other attendees.
Ms. Innella’s grant proposal for the acquisition of Sim Jr, a high-fidelity pediatric patient simulator from Laerdal Medical Corporation, was funded last fall by the Elizabethtown Healthcare Foundation. Sim Jr will be used for pediatric simulations by NURE 231 students to reinforce and enhance their learning in pediatric
nursing.
Congratulations, Nancy!
Faculty News
Fall 2011 – Spring 2012
NJLN Scholarship Awardees
Monina Franco-Tantuico, BSN, BSMT, CCRN, Learning/ Simulation Center coordinator, was awarded a scholarship by the New Jersey League for Nursing (NJLN) during the NJLN Gala Reception held at the Pines Manor on November 4, 2011. Monina is finishing her graduate studies in nursing at the College of Saint Elizabeth this Spring. Shown on the picture (right) with Monina is her husband, Noel, who, together with three of their four children, joined Monina in celebrating this coveted scholarship award.
Also the recipients of NJLN scholarship awards are two (2) Trinitas School of Nursing students, Katherine Casas and Theresa Lannino, both NURE 231 students at the time they received the scholarship. They are currently in their last nursing course, NURE 232.
In order to enhance academic and professional development, the NJLN provides scholarships to qualified in-state residents who are pursuing or advancing their career as a professional nurse. We thank the NJLN for their continuing commitment to
New Jersey’s nursing students and congratulations to Monina, Katherine and Theresa!
Faculty News
Fall 2011 – Spring 2012
P. Andes, 2011 NJLN Nurse Recognition Awardee
Ms. Phoebe Andes, one of the School’s Learning/Simulation Center lab instructors, was honored by the New Jersey League for Nursing with the NJLN Nurse Recognition Award at the 2011 Gala Reception held in November at the Pines Manor. Ms. Andes was recognized for her contributions to nursing education. She was the founder and first president of the Philippine Nurses Association in New Jersey (PNA-NJ) and the Philippine Nurses Association of America (PNAA)and continues to be an active member of PNA-NJ’s executive board. Ms. Andes is a highly experienced nurse educator in
maternal and child health and has taught extensively in several nursing programs in NJ. Upon her retirement, Ms. Andes came to work at the School as a lab
instructor. Retirement did not deter Ms. Andes from pursuing other interests and she, together with a group of experienced Filipino nurse educators, established the Pinelands School for Practical Nursing and Allied Health and became its first director of nursing education. She travels extensively and volunteers in educational and humanitarian missions to the Philippines.
Congratulations, Phoebe!
Faculty Newsletter
Fall 2011 – Spring 2012
Trinitas School of Nursing Celebrates NLN COE Re-designation
The School hosted a reception on January 11, 2012 at the THB Conference Center to celebrate its re-designation as a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence in nursing education for the years 2011 – 2015. The School received its initial three-year COE designation in September 2008. Both designations are in the category of “Creating Environments that Enhance Student Learning and Professional
Development.” The award was presented by Dr. Beverly Malone, NLN CEO and Catherine Schultz, NLN President to Dean M. E. Kelley and TSON faculty members who
attended the September 2011 NLN Education Summit held in Orlando, FL. See picture on the left.
The reception was attended by faculty, student
representatives, Trinitas Regional Medical Center senior administration and members of the Board of Trustees, representatives from Elizabethtown Healthcare Foundation, Summit Area Public Foundation and Trinitas Health
Foundation. Also in attendance were Dr. M. McMenamin, UCC President and Dr. M. Lown, UCC VPAA and
representatives from the Union County College Student Services, and other community partners and friends. The picture on the left shows faculty and administration proudly displaying the award at the end of the reception.