SCHOLAR DIRECTORY

I came to the United States in 2007 to obtain an undergraduate degree. I obtained my BSN from Hunter Bellevue of Nursing in 2011 and today I work as a public health nurse in Central Harlem. My school clinical experiences were very different from my experiences as a public health nurse. I am currently pursing the DNP in Advanced Public Health Nursing because I want to be able to empower public health nurses and give them a voice. The field of public health nursing is so vast and largely under represented. My goal is to bring some level of recognition to the field. My research and clinical interest is to find cost effective ways in treating bedsores with slough or eschar. The institute of health launched the triple aim agenda in 2013 and since then my organization Visiting Nurse Service of New York has been looking for ways to cut cost while achieving patient satisfaction and optimal care. I have been a visiting nurse for three years, I love what I do and it has given me the opportunity to practice the romanticism of nursing. I have received awards from my organization such as Initiative award (for nurses who demonstrate initiative, perseverance and risk taking) and I have also received an ABCD award, which stands for going Above and Beyond Call of Duty. I am thrilled to be a JONAS-VNSNY Scholar very grateful for the opportunity

Daniel P. Ochylski (pronounced O-hill-ski), is currently a Doctor of Nursing Practice student at the University of Michigan where he received his master’s degree in Nursing Business and Health Systems-Policy. His scholarly work focuses on educational methodology associated with healthcare workforce development. These programs require complex, multi-system strategic planning, leadership and implementation processes and involves developing collaborative relationships with nurse leaders, academic researchers, community based organizations, recipients of care services, and home based caregivers, local, state and federal health agencies and workforce advocate groups. His clinical expertise is that of a nurse executive organizational leader and state-level project director. His most recent nursing leadership role was as RN project director for a federally funded, state wide, personal home care aide state training (PHCAST) demonstration project that developed, tested and evaluated an adult learner based, person-centered, educational program for personal care aides (PCAs) that provide supports and services to older adults within the community and home setting across Michigan. This program is a first step toward creating a national gold standard of education for PCAs, one of the nations fastest growing healthcare occupations. Creating this program from a zero base and leading this interdisciplinary team, required his advanced practice nursing knowledge of organizational strategic planning, leadership, group dynamics and a deep understanding of principles/processes of community based participatory research. Mr. Ochylski demonstrates his commitment to advancement of the nursing profession by using his expert skills, knowledge and attitude at the highest level possible to lead multidisciplinary healthcare projects of national importance.

Rachel Onello, PhD(c), MS, RN, CNL, has been a member of the University of Maryland School of Nursing faculty since 2010 and currently serves as a clinical instructor in the Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health, teaching in first and final semester clinical and didactic courses for baccalaureate and Clinical Nurse Leader students. She has also served as the Assistant Director of the Clinical Simulation Labs and as an adjunct clinical instructor for entry level nursing students at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. Mrs. Onello was one of 20 nurses from across the country accepted into the 2010-2011 National League for Nursing LEAD program for nurse educators transitioning to leadership positions. Her recent publications in peer reviewed journals focus on the use of a standardized framework for the design, implementation, and evaluation of clinical simulation in nursing education, as well as risk sensitization and outcome measurement within educational simulation. Rachel Onello holds an MS from the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) in Clinical Nurse Leadership and a BS from the University of Maryland College Park in Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics. She is currently a candidate for the PhD degree at the UMSON with a focus on faculty development among clinical instructors. Her doctoral dissertation work is funded by the Nursing Educator Doctoral Grant from the Maryland Higher Education Commission.

I am a first year PhD in Nursing student at Columbia University. I have practiced in acute/critical care, ambulatory care, women’s primary care, research and home health care. I received my bachelor of science in nursing from Adelphi University. While at Adelphi, I served as an undergraduate research assistant on a study to curb infant obesity in the Hispanic Immigrant population. After graduating from Adelphi, I worked as a bedside nurse for about 3 years on adult cardiac telemetry unit. During my first year in graduate school I was offered a position as a supervisor of public health in Home Health Care, I served in this role for about two and a half years, after which I transitioned into the role of a director of patient services in home health care. In 2011, I obtained a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with the Women?s Health Nurse Practitioner track from the University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey. Over this past year, I have taught 400 level Community Health courses to undergraduate students at The State University of New York, Empire. As a doctoral student, I plan on conducting studies that examine the relationship between nurse staffing and re-hospitalizations among home health care patients with congestive health failure (CHF).

I currently work as a Hospitalist Internal Medicine . I am in Vanderbilt University MSN to DNP program. My long term goals are two fold ; 1) to work at VA in their Primary Care Clinic. I did two coronations at Mountains Home VA in Johnson City TN as part of my residency for my FNP clinical’s. I did my final research project on PTSD in the hospitalized ICU patient. 2) Is to work at a University Level teaching our future Nurses or Nurse Practitioners. I have worked in all setting Primary Care, Long term care facilities that included VA patients, Skilled Rehab Nursing Home, and Hospital as an FNP. Working in all of these areas have given me experience with PTSD patient’s. I am currently one of five who was selected to be FNP Representative on the Mid Level Committee by our local Health Care System Wellmont. This is a new committee to bridge the gap between administrators and mid level providers to help administration to better understand the role of the mid level and our future with ever evolving health care system. I previously was in the role of house supervisor which had to elected by floor nurses and hospital administration. I competed with over twenty-two applicants and was chosen one out of 6 positions.

Gloria Otoo is a PhD student (2nd Cohort) at Molloy College. Gloria obtained her RN diploma and also went into midwifery and public health nursing in Ghana, her home country. She furthered her education in the United States by completing a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master in Nursing Education degree in 2008 and 2011 respectively. Gloria is enjoying her educational journey as a doctoral student and aspires to become a nurse scientist, an advocate and an effective educator. Gloria is currently a staff nurse in obstetrics, a research assistant, and an adjunct clinical instructor. Gloria’s clinical practice interests are Obstetrics, Public Health, and Clinical Instruction. Gloria has many years of experience in antepartum, intra-partum, and postpartum women’s health both in the community and in a hospital setting. Some of the leadership roles Gloria have held has been in preceptorship in the clinical area and in the church as a women’s health speaker. Some of the awards won are on preceptorship and the Jonas scholarship award.