January 21, 2010 Ann Garwick, PhD, RN, LP, LMFT, FAAN Associate
Dean for Research School of Nursing Research
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Centennial Landmarks U of MN School of Nursing : Longest
continuously operated university-based school of nursing in the
world Research-intensive; in top 5% of schools of nursing in the
USA SON has the only PhD program in the state (n=128 graduates)
More than 12,500 nursing degrees have been granted. Housed on 2
campuses - one in the Twin Cities & the other in Rochester
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Month, day, year The School of Nursing A Century in the Making
1909 8 students 1 nursing instructor Curriculum included the
Practice of Nursing & Dietetics Initial clinical practice was
at a 25 bed hospital Tuition $25/semester 2008-2009 980 students
(49% UG; 51% GRAD) 40 Tenured/tenure track faculty 39 Clinical
Track faculty Five degree; dual degree, & certificate programs
Clinical practice -248 partnerships across all settings Tuition
$326/credit
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Academic Programs Undergraduate Program: 1909 1st group of
students entered University Program Graduate Programs: 1950 Masters
of Science (MS) in Nursing 1983 PhD program initiated 2007 Doctor
of Nursing Practice (DNP) began 2007 Master of Nursing (MN)
began
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Centers of Excellence in School of Nursing Federally Funded
Centers: - Center for Adolescent Nursing (MCHB/HRSA) - Center for
Children with Special Health Care Needs - Center for Health
Trajectory Research (P20 NIH/NINR ) Foundation Funded Center -
Minnesota Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence (The John
A. Hartford Foundation) International Centers - International
Council for Nurses (ICN) Center for Nursing Minimum Data Set
Knowledge Discovery - Katharine J. Densford International Center
for Nursing Leadership School of Nursing supported -Center for
Child & Family Health Promotion Research -Center for
Gerontological Nursing
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SON Research Portfolio 4 SON Research Foci: Health Promotion
among Vulnerable Populations Prevention & Management of Chronic
Health Conditions Symptom Management Health/Nursing Informatics and
Systems Improvement
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Research Portfolio Health Promotion among Vulnerable
Populations Childhood Obesity Prevention Healthy Family Meals
Intervention (PI: Jayne Fulkerson) Team COOL (PI: Martha Kubik)
Adolescent Health Promotion PRIME TIME: Health Promotion for
Multiple Risk Behaviors among Adolescents (PI: Renee Sieving)
Immigrant/Refugee Health Latino-based Multimedia to Prevent Noise
Induced Hearing Loss Among Construction Workers (PI: Madeleine
Kerr) Understanding Somali Refugees Perceptions of Mental Health
Care (PI: Cheryl Robertson)
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Prevention/Management of Chronic Health Conditions Exercise
Interventions: Exercise Intervention for American Indian Women with
Gestational Diabetes (PI: Melissa Avery) Arm Ergometry vs Treadmill
Walking to Reduce Claudication (PI: Diane Treat-Jacobson)
Comparison of Exercise Responses in Four End Stage Renal Disease
Treatments (PI: Patricia Painter) Coping Interventions: Web-based
Program to Help Youth Cope with Cancer Treatment - (PI: Susan
OConnor Von) Caregiver Outcomes Post Nursing Home Placement (PI:
Joseph Gaugler)
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Symptom Management Complementary & Alternative therapies
Anxiety Self-Management/Mechanical Ventilation (PI: Linda Chlan)
Mind-Body Interventions Post-Transplant (Co-PIs: Cynthia Gross
& Mary Jo Kreitzer) Incontinence Disparities in Incontinence
and Perineal Skin Damage in Nursing Home Elders (PI: Donna
Bliss)
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Health/Nursing Informatics and Systems Improvement Improving
Health Care Delivery & Services Adult Day Service Utilization
and Outcomes:A Mixed Methods Approach (PI: Joseph Gaugler)
Developing Comprehensive Dementia-Specific Nursing Home Quality
Indicators (PI: Chris Mueller) Development of a Consumer Research
Network for Studying Obesity (PI: Julie Jacko) Predictive Modeling
for Improving Incontinence and Pressure Ulcers in Homecare (PI:
Bonnie Westra)
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Research Funding Sources Based on FY 2009 annual direct costs
(7.1 million)
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Funded Grants FY 2009FY 2008FY 2004 Total Direct Costs$27.6
million$25.4 million$17.0 million Total Research Grants635361 Total
Instructional Grants11 13 Total Other Grants14126 Total funded
projects887680
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Research Portfolio Interprofessional Collaboration Currently,
SON faculty are PIs on 73 externally funded grant projects 13
involve key personnel from 15 University departments Co-PIs or
Co-Is on >20 interdisciplinary projects with PIs in other
departments Examples of Collaborators: Academic Health Center:
College of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Medical
School, School of Public Health Other University
Colleges/Departments: College of Education & Human Development,
Computer Science & Engineering, CFAD, CLA, Hubert Humphrey
Institute (CURA)
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Community-based Research Partnerships: Center for Somali Family
and Children Services - Sunlight Exposure, Dietary, and Dress
Habits of Somali Girls Community Action Head Start Program - Get a
Head Start on Asthma Project Hispanic Advocacy and Community
Empowerment through Research (HACER) - Latina Adolescent Program
Global Partnerships: Iceland - International Asthma School Nurse
Project (I-SNAP) US AID Project - Africa, Amazonia. India, South
East Asia
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Lifespan Health Trajectories CCFHPR Center for Child &
Family Health Promotion Research CGN Center for Gerontological
Nursing Vulnerable Populations Health Trajectory Research Densford
Leadership Nursing Informatics Children with Special Health Needs
Adolescent Nursing Geriatric Excellence Research & Scholarship
in SON
