The 5th Annual event continues FNU’s commitment to cultural diversity, competence and teambuilding for current students, faculty and staff.  We streaming the event online for student viewers, and now the recorded session for you to view!

Diversity Impact allowed students to engage in cultural awareness and leadership strategies on current diversity health issues. This event weekend experience prepared nurse practitioners and nurse-midwifery students to meet the growing cultural landscape of the populations they serve.

This year’s PRIDE Diversity Impact Event included multiple concurrent sessions led by FNU faculty as well as student panel presentations.  Below are recorded sessions from Diversity Impact 2015. Select the workshops you are interested in viewing online and enjoy the show!

Speaker(s): Dr. Lisa Chappell, PhD, FNP-BC, Associate Dean of Family    
                    Nursing  

This session will increase awareness of the health disparities for African American men and how advance practice nurses could be part of the solution. Session will include a review of health disparities for African American men, including case studies from male inmates to illustrate health disparities, and a discussion of awareness and possible approaches to health disparities.

Seesion A  
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B__Rw6k5pGuRLTBMckx3QjJ4ZTQ/view?usp=sharing

Session E
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B__Rw6k5pGuRNC1jMXo0R3JJNFU/view?usp=sharing

Speaker(s): Dr. Tonya Nicholson, Program Director FNU  

Bring back the Kindness! Nurses have historically "eaten their young." This can make the transition from nurse to practitioner challenging for any student.  It is time that we bring back the kindness and institute a culture that expects caring and rewards professional behavior. Participants will reflect on their own experiences and propose tools for cleaning up the toxic environment through a Case Study exercise. This presentation will focus on establishing a culture of caring in the student's academic and professional life by equipping the learner to:  1) identify effective communication techniques, 2) identify hallmarks of professional behavior, 3) identify strategies for addressing incivility in the learning and professional environment by: maneuvering difficult conversations, overcoming perceived prejudices, positively influencing the environment, and 4) understand the diverse faces of incivility.

Session B
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B__Rw6k5pGuROGlmRzl5VmdwU3M/view?usp=sharing

Session F
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B__Rw6k5pGuRcDYwaE5lLW1aX0E/view?usp=sharing

Speaker(s): Dr. Scharmaine Lawson-Baker, NP

As seen on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Dr. Scharmaine Lawson-Baker is a nationally recognized and award-winning nurse practitioner in New Orleans, Louisiana. After Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Baker was instrumental in caring for the sick and disabled in New Orleans, where hospitals had closed and doctors had evacuated but never returned. Her patient load went from 100 to 500 in only three months. Her passion and unwavering dedication to caring for homebound patients is what prompted the interview with CBS. Informing patients on their healthcare and encouraging them to participate in decisions became an inspiration focus for her book release “Nola the Nurse”. This session will leave you inspired with renewed determination and motivation to help improve healthcare one patient at a time.

Keynote Address
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B__Rw6k5pGuRazNWa3JSN1YwTTA/view?usp=sharing

Speaker(s): Maria Valentin-Welch, CNM, MPH, FACNM

According to the U.S. Census, America is becoming more and more diverse. It is predicted that by 2044 the majority racial group will be non-White for the first time in America’s history (Colby, & Ortman, 2015; U.S. Census Bureau, 2012). Meanwhile, nursing and midwifery do not reflect this changing demographic (HRSA, 2013; Schuling, Sipe, & Fullerton, 2013). Some ethnically diverse students struggle academically because of various barriers that hinder their recruitment and retention (Smith, 2013; Sutherland et al., 2007). This educational session will be a relaxing laid back session where participants will review academic barriers faced by ethnically diverse students, per the literature. Icebreakers will be included along with group activities to stimulate discussion. Come join us, let your hair down, and let’s have fun while we learn from the literature and each other!


Session C
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B__Rw6k5pGuRMkM4SkpmcVVVbUU/view?usp=sharing

Session G
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B__Rw6k5pGuRTTRMenpTdlNPRGc/view?usp=sharing

Speaker(s): Diane Y. John PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC FNU- Faculty & Dr. Lisa Chappell, PhD, FNP-BC, Associate Dean of Family Nursing  

This session will inspire your creative energy! The purpose of this phenomena-graphic project will be to understand the student’s experience of using artistic expression to inform a diverse population about a disease outbreak. During times of Critical Care Issues, Emergency Crisis Management and Epidemic Care, how will participants use creative artistic expression as a form of community health literacy to notify diverse populations of a disease outbreak?


Session D
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B__Rw6k5pGuRcVY5NGoxRmNNVlk/view?usp=sharing

Session H
https://drive.google.com/a/frontier.edu/file/d/0B__Rw6k5pGuRT0RXUVhmQmlXMm8/view?usp=sharing

Speaker(s): John Andrew Youmans, FNU-CNEP CL#129

This student presentation gives a brief historical background of men in nursing, and breaks down the multi-layer barriers for men entering nursing and during the practice.  Discussions will also examine ways to accommodate men in the workplace. This impactful session will also address and generate dialogue on other gender-related issues in nursing.

Session
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B__Rw6k5pGuRd2U0RFhBR0hyZUk/view?usp=sharing

Speaker(s): Elena Prendergast, FNU-CFNP CL#108

Diversity PRIDE student, Elena Prendergast, was selected to be a representative at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Student Policy Summit in Washington, D.C this month. She was (1) out of (200) students chosen nation-wide, to meet and visit with representatives in Washington, DC. She will be sharing her experience at the AACN Student Policy Summit, and ways for students to have their voices heard as it relates to healthcare reform, policies and procedures that impact the nation.

Session
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B__Rw6k5pGuRS2dkR0xfWDk1WnM/view?usp=sharing

Thank You for taking the time to watch this year's Diversity Impact 2015. We hope to see you next year!