Kathy Czekanski, PhD, RN, CNE, La Salle’s Associate Dean for Nursing Programs, was selected to attend the 2013 AACN-Wharton Executive Leadership Program.
Archive for June, 2013
Luckhurst Elected to the Executive Board of the PA Speech-Language-Hearing Science Association
Posted byJoan Luckhurst, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, assistant professor, speech-language-hearing science, was recently elected to the Executive Board of the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Science Association as the Vice President for Professional Preparation and Continuing Education.
La Salle M.S. in Speech Language Pathology Grads Had 100 percent pass rate on NESPA
Posted byLa Salle’s 2013 M.S. in Speech Language Pathology graduates had a 100% pass rate on the NESPA, the national certification examination that all speech-language pathologists must take to be certified by the American Speech-Language Association (ASHA). The national pass rate is 80%. La Salle’s program has had a 99% pass rate since 2007.
Nursing Faculty Receive Grant for a Study on Social Bullying
Posted bySigma Theta Tau International’s Xi Chapter (University of Pennsylvania) awarded a $900 grant to nursing faculty members Diane Wieland, Earl Goldberg, and Ciara Levine, for their second study on social bullying in nursing academia, “Resiliency in Bullied Academic Nursing Faculty: a Phenomenological Study.” They were also awarded $400 from the Zane Robinson Wolf Research Fund for this study.
Teixeira Authors Chapter and Presents Poster at NONPF Conference
Posted byM. Elizabeth Teixeira, DrNP, ANP/GNP-BC, CDE, assistant professor of nursing, authored the chapter “Nursing and Home Care Perspective of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy” in In Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians.”
Teixeira served as an invited abstract reviewer for the Spring 2013 Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) Conference, and an invited manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Holistic Nursing.
In addition, Teixeira, with Susan Burke and Sharon Byrne, presented the peer-reviewed poster, “An experiential learning approach that utilizes simulation and skills to assist FNP and PNP students to meet primary care competencies,” at the National Association of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) 39th Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh.
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La Salle Grads Have 100 Percent Pass Rate on Adult or Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Exams
Posted by100 percent of La Salle University nurse practitioners who took the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) Adult or Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner exams in 2012 passed on their first attempt. According to ANCC, the national average pass rate for adult nursing practitioner graduates is 91.4 percent and 88.3 percent for family nurse practitioners.
“We are very proud of the accomplishments of our Nurse Practitioner students and the excellent preparation they have received from the faculty who are committed to their success,” said Kathy Czekanski, PhD, RN, CNE, Associate Dean for Nursing Programs for La Salle’s School of Nursing and Health Sciences.