Conference Program

Wednesday, May 16

INTERACTIVE SESSION II (4:15pm – 5:30pm)

 A6. A Database Driven Web Application for Managing the Student Admission Process
Student Manager © is a web application that uses a 2005 SQL server database to manage the admission process. This application allows users to evaluate student applications against admission criteria to include GPA, test cutoff scores, and prerequisite courses. This application also affords users an opportunity to notify students of their application status. Attend this session to learn more about this admission process and the staff responsibilities involved while reviewing key interfaces and sample e-mail messages.

Presenter(s): Marcia Williams, Provost, Warrington Campus, Pensacola Junior College; Keith Samuels, IDSS Database Manager, Pensacola Junior College

A7. Let's Simulate a Solution!
Presenters from Pasco-Hernando Community College will demonstrate a model for addressing the growing issue of limited clinical sites as well as ways to enhance student critical thinking skills while providing safe nursing care. This presentation will consider the process of designing, creating, implementing, and evaluating simulation patient hospitals and present students' evaluations of a particular clinical experience.

Presenter(s): Katherine Hoover, Lab and Simulator Facilitator, North and East Campus, Pasco-Hernando Community College; Karen Lotz, BSN Lab and Simulator Facilitator, West Campus, Pasco-Hernando Community College

A8. Mentoring Faculty and Students
An important characteristic of a successful nursing program is the mentoring of faculty and students . During this session, participants will consider the role that mentors play for both these two distinctly different populations. The many definitions of the term “mentor” including that of learning facilitator for classroom and clinical learning, faculty colleague, and role model will be considered. Participants will be encouraged to discuss their own personal experiences as faculty and/or student mentor and will be afforded an opportunity to discuss student outcomes.

Presenter(s): Susie Forehand, Professor, Nursing Program Director , Valencia Community College; Patti Yorty, Faculty, Seminole Community College

A9. A University and Community College Partnership: Concurrent AS-BSN Program
The Concurrent ASN-BSN Enrollment Program is a dual enrollment partnership between the College of Nursing at the University of Central Florida and the Department of Nursing at Seminole Community College . The program, designed to address the nursing shortage in Central Florida , affords students the opportunity to be enrolled in both associate and baccalaureate nursing programs simultaneously. Results from a recent evaluation of this program will be presented.

Presenter(s):  Ruth Corey , Department Chair, Nursing, Seminole Community College; Susan Ricci, Nursing Faculty, University of Central Florida; Judith Ruland, Associate Professor, University of Central Florida , College of Nursing