Health Education Intern Opportunities
Contact Person:
Betty Jax, MSN, ARNP, RN-BC
265-0194
[email protected]
Updated September 2012
• Opportunities in diverse areas of health care
• Work with nurses and other health care
professionals
• Collaboration between areas within Department
of Nursing
• knowledge and sharing of projects
• preceptors interconnected
• History of successful and mutually beneficial sites
for Health Education interns
• Creativity and innovation opportunities
• Flexibility in projects
• Build on work of previous Health Education
Interns
• Part-time interns welcome for most sites
(PICC = Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters for IV therapy)
Contact person:
Joanne Moy, RN
IV Nurse Therapist
[email protected]
(352) 265-0680 ext. 4-3747
(PICC = Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters for IV therapy)
• Update patient education materials
• Update staff education materials, including
development of newsletter
• Track patients who received PICC lines (for
possible complications and trials of new products)
• Survey patients and staff on satisfaction with
PICC program to make improvements
• Research for funds for equipment
Site #2: Pediatric & Adult Heart
Lung Transplant Programs
• Kelli Harker, ARNP, MSN
• Clinical Supervisor - Peds
• Office Phone: 352-2650665
• Email:
[email protected]
Suzanne Conrad ARNP
Adult Program
(352)265-0751
[email protected]
Heart Lung Transplant
• Revise parent teaching manuals for Pre and
Post Heart Transplant and Pre and Post
Lung Transplant
• Complete revision of Program Website
• Assist with education of families
before and after transplant
• Identify and develop new learning
methodologies for patients (children)
Contact person:
Wendy Swafford, ARNP
Lung Transplant Coordinator
[email protected]
352-265-8940.
• Revise education pre-transplant handbook and evaluation
packet.
• Assist with education of patients before and after
transplant
• With site supervisor, see patients in Pulmonary Function
Lab before bronchoscopies & in clinic for weekly visits
• Assist with office functions (obtaining outpatient labs,
updating patient charts with clinical information, etc)
• Possibly observe bronchoscopies (with patient permission)
and/or a lung transplant operation
Contact person:
Shelly Morgan, RN
Transplant Coordinator
[email protected]
(352) 265-0254
*(Fall Semester only)*
• Facilitate production of audiotaped patient/family
educational materials for visually impaired or
illiterate patients
• Gather information on pancreas transplantation and
assist in developing patient/family educational
materials
• Assist in the development of various patient/family
educational materials for adult and pediatric kidney
& pancreas patients, as well as live kidney donors
• Coordinate drafts of materials with publication
companies
• Assist in website development
Contact person(s):
Janet Farrington
Administrative Assistant
[email protected]
(352) 265-0138
Gale Danek, PhD, RN
Adm Director,
Nursing Research
[email protected]
(352) 265-0111
ext. 4.4262
• Develop creative approaches to education of
staff, students and physicians about safety and
avoidance of medical errors
• Conduct mock JCAHO/Magnet unit surveys
with staff to identify issues and provide realtime education to staff members
• Develop educational materials, or staff
presentations for staff and patients related to
other identified quality initiatives (restraint use;
falls; pain; medication error reduction, etc.)
• Develop patient/family education related to
patient safety for targeted populations/topics
• Assist with data collection and analyses to
determine outcomes achieved through the
Department of Nursing Quality Initiatives
(wrong patient errors; pain treatment options;
fall risk reduction; reduction of medication
errors; pressure ulcer prevention; ventilator
associated pneumonia)
Contact person:
Betty Jax, ARNP, MSN
Administrative Director,
Nursing Education and Staff
Development
[email protected]
(352) 265-0194
• Assist with development of education programs in
PowerPoint for conversion to Captivate software
• Assist with development of educational programs such
as Charge Nurse, Mentoring and Preceptor Courses
• Conduct literature searches to support development of
modules offered through Nursing Education Web page
• Develop continuing education programs in leadership,
communication, use of computer programs and other
topics as requested by nursing staff and management.
• Assist with monthly online education for nursing staff.
• Assist with evaluation of patient education materials.
• Assist with development of patient education
materials.
Women's’ Health
Contact person - Lactation:
Brenda Owens, RN
Nurse Specialist and
Lactation Consultant
Mother/Baby Unit
[email protected]
(352) 265-0317
Mother Baby and Labor &
Delivery Units
Contact Persons
Ursula P. Crews, MSN, RN
Clinical Leader MotherBaby/NT95
[email protected]
Janice MacKenzie, BSN, RN
Nurse Manager, L&D
[email protected]
Denise Vonderstrasse, RN
Clinical Leader, L & D
[email protected]
• Interview breast-feeding mothers and/or
administer postpartum questionnaire
• Attend breast-feeding consultations
• Work with breast pumps and assist staff and
patients with their use
• Complete literature searches as needed
• Assist with special projects
• Assist with staff education
• Assist with classes (and other projects):
• childbirth
• sibling
• breastfeeding
• Assist with
• registration for classes
• answering phones
• mail-outs
• weekly phone calls
Contact person:
Janet Popp, RN
Clinical Coordinator,
Burn Intensive Care Unit
[email protected]
(352) 265-0200 ext. 4-3701
• Develop/revise unit specific patient/family
educational materials:
• Burns and other wounds
• Pre-hospitalization, hospitalization, and posthospitalization
• Diagnostic tests, treatments, surgical
procedures, rehab and self care activities
• Participation/development of staff inservice
training
• Attendance/participation in health fairs
Contact person:
Veronica Carr, RN, MSN
Information Systems
Coordinator
[email protected]
(352) 265-0680 ext. 4-5774
• Assist with the implementation of EPIC and
other information systems.
• Present changes to Nursing staff
• Assist with education of Nursing staff
Mary Coons, MSN, RN,
Peggy Guin, PhD, ARNP,
CWCN, COCN
CNS-BC, CNRN
Nurse Specialist, Wound
Neuroscience Clinical Nurse
and Ostomy Care
Specialist
[email protected]
[email protected]
Elaine D. Delvo, MSN, RN, RN-BC
Nurse Specialist Med/surg and
NICHE Coordinator (elderly care)
[email protected]
• Participation in patient/family educational process through
developing, revising, obtaining patient/family educational
materials, conducting surveys and interviews, and evaluating
outcomes
• Participation/Development of staff education materials,
inservices, and seminars
• Participation in data collection, data entry and literature
searches to support quality improvement and research projects
• Participation/Development in projects to facilitate resolution of
complex patient care issues (pain, end-of-life, suicide, safety, comorbidities, IV access, wound care, care of the elderly)
• Participates in multi-disciplinary groups to look at problem
solving for issues that impact patient care.
Contact person:
Abby J Estilong, BSMT (ASCP)
Laboratory Continuing
Education Chairperson
[email protected]
(352) 265-0111 x 44873
• Assist with development of lab education
programs in the Articulate software program
• Assist with development of Point of Care lab
tests instruction modules in the Articulate
program
• Participate in and/or assist with development of
staff inservice training materials
• Assist with website updates/developments
Contact person:
Ginger Pesata MSN, ARNP, FNAP
Administrative Director,
Professional Nursing Practice
[email protected]
• Assist with conference planning
• Work with PowerPoint in development of
continuing education programs and modules
• Develop E-Learning Communication among
Nursing Committees and Councils within the
Department of Nursing.
Courtney Puentes, RN, BSN
Diabetes Nurse Clinician
[email protected]
Outpatient site is also available
Assist the inpatient diabetes educator in teaching
diabetes self management skills to patients and
families
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Basic nutrition
Blood sugar target ranges
Short & long term complications
Sick days
Skin/foot care
Exercise
• Teaching tools include handouts, pictures, booklets
and videos.
Contact persons:
Missy Reynolds, RN
Nurse Manager, PICU
Shands Children’s Hospital
[email protected]
(email only)
Maureen Latour, RN
Pediatric Nurse Educator
[email protected]
Marie Kasprow, RN
Nurse Manager, 4 Peds
kasprm@ shands.ufl.edu
John Stephen , RN
Clinical Coordinator,
4
Peds
[email protected]
or 265-0362.
Assist with/provide support for the following
programs (full-time interns only):
• Bereavement Program
• Diversionary Activities Program
• Family Centered Care Program
• Outcomes Focused Care
• Pediatric Patient Safety Program
• Staff Nurse Orientation and ongoing education
• Staff Teaching Staff Inservice Program
Contact person:
Colleen Counsell, RN, MSN
Nurse Manager, Trauma Unit
[email protected]
(352) 265-0196
(Fall 2008 Semester only)
• Assist with developing patient/family
educational materials for the adult
trauma population; evaluation after
implementation
• Survey of RN needs for materials
Site 16
Unit 11-5 Neurosciences
• Contact
Justine Abram, MSN, RN
Nurse Manager
[email protected]
Site 16 Unit 11-5
• Participation in patient/family educational process
through developing, revising, obtaining patient/family
educational materials, conducting surveys and
interviews, and evaluating outcomes
• Participation/Development of staff education materials,
inservices, and seminars
• Participation in data collection, data entry and
literature searches to support quality improvement and
research projects
• Participation/Development in projects to facilitate
resolution of complex patient care issues, e.g. pain,
safety
• Participates in multi-disciplinary groups to look at
problem solving for issues that impact patient care.
Site #17 – Stroke Program
• Brenda Forrest, RN,
BSN / Stroke Program
Coordinator
• E-Mail:
[email protected]
• Jaime Thomas, RN, BSN /
Stroke Program
Coordinator
• E-Mail:
[email protected]
Stroke Program
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Research for staff inservices
Poster presentations
Data collection and entry
Community outreach education
Conference planning
Assist with Stroke website development
Data analysis for achieved outcomes
Participation in CVA Core Committee
for problem-solving patient care issues
Site #18
Neonatal ICU
• Contact Person
• George Magee,
Manager
• 265-0033
• mageeg@shands.
ufl.edu
NICU
• Assist in developing presentations and bulletin boards for
staff education.
• Literature searches for quality improvement projects.
• Assist with some data collection for quality monitoring
and research projects.
• Help organize staff inservices and continuing education.
• Rounding with parents to help determine educational
needs.
• Help develop unit based education for parents.
• Help develop unit specific Unit Clerk education.
• PPD (TB test) prior to start date; up to date
immunizations
• Assurance of confidentiality of patient information
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good computer skills (Microsoft Word,
PowerPoint, etc.)
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to work independently, yet seek direction
when appropriate
• Creativity and innovation
• Call or email the contact person for the site or
sites you are interested in
…AND…
• Come to Shands at the University of Florida for
a great internship experience!