East Carolina University College of Nursing

It’s with great pride that we can announce that Dr. Jeanne Martin has accepted the role of Chair for the Baccalaureate Nursing Education Department.? ? Martin has served as the Interim Chair for the Baccalaureate Nursing Education Department since November 1, 2023 and since that time has led the Baccalaureate Nursing Education Department through highly successful visits including the 10-year NCBON visit and the CCNE accreditation site visit, both occurring in Fall semester of 2024.?Additionally, she has supported the work of the faculty in continuing the curriculum revision work and facilitated the busy day to day operations of the Baccalaureate program while continuing to teach in the Accelerated BSN program. Dr. Martin has co-chaired the Entry to Practice work group for the ECU Nursing Academic Practice Partnership with many successes during this time, including the extern program and QI initiative for third semester traditional BSN students in clinical at ECU Health. ? Martin has been a nurse for over 40 years, spending the first 20 years of her career in various critical care units throughout the Eastern US. For the last 20 years, she has had the honor of mentoring and educating the next generation of nurses. She is student-centric with a strong emphasis on clinical judgment competency. She made the transition to academia in 2004 as an Adjunct Clinical Faculty at Beaufort County Community College, and in 2006, became an Associate Degree Nursing faculty member. In 2007, she joined Eastern Area Health Education Consortium as an Adjunct Educator, and in 2015, she became a Pirate Nurse Educator as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the CON. She became the Second-degree Accelerated BSN Program Director in 2020 and was promoted to Clinical Associate Professor in 2021.? ? Martin’s dissertation “Comparing Clinical Judgment Competency between Accelerated and Traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing Students during High-fidelity Simulation” demonstrates her area of passion and expertise and lends itself to the ever-changing entry into practice nursing climate we are faced with. Martin’s dissertation work has led to an accepted manuscript and presentation.? ? Martin has served on a variety of college committees including the ECU Nursing Academic Practice Partnership Committee, Curriculum Revision Task Force, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, and Faculty Liaison CON Student Leadership Council. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau’s Beta Nu Chapter, and the National League for Nursing. ? Martin holds a BSN from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1985); and MSN (2011), and PhD (2023) from the CON.

The newest members of the College of Nursing’s Hall of Fame were inducted during a ceremony at the East Carolina Heart Institute Feb. 28. The Hall of Fame recognizes those Pirate Nurses who have distinguished themselves a members of the nursing profession and is a way for the College to publicly recognize their contributions. The Hall of Fame inductees include: Dr. Bim Akintade Dr. Debra Bradshaw Dr. Ivy Bagley Cathy Bunch Dr. Kathy Dutton Dr. Gina Firnhaber Jean Harrington Dr. Alex Hodges Dr. Dawnelle Holadia Susan Lally Dr. Kim Larson Dr. Julie Linder Dr. Jeanne Martin Jessica Noble Lou Reida Nikki Sawyer Dr. Mary Wilson The incoming board leadership includes chair Dr. Joan Wynn (PhD ’07), vice-chair Dr. Kamilah Williams (MSN ’05), secretary Madge Gay Thompson (BSN ’77), and treasurer Dr. Sylvia Brown (BSN ‘75, MSN ‘78). Outgoing Inaugural HOF Chair, Rosanne Leahy (BSN ’78) led the Inaugural HOF Board, established in 2023. Congratulations to all our new Hall of Fame inductees and thank you to those who have graciously decided to serve on the board.

Well, it looks like we finally reached the day North Campus Loop will be shut down for the construction process for the new Center for Medical Education building. (This is looking from Moye Blvd. toward the Health Sciences Student Center.) New concrete walks have been installed on the north side of the fenced area around the construction site, closer to the duck pond. Plan your travel around campus accordingly.

Our faculty are among the best in the nation and are always working to improve their expertise. Clinical assistant professor Ginger Leake recently passed the CNEcl exam (Certified Academic Clinical Nurse Educator) and is now dually certified as a CNE (Certified Academic Nurse Educator) and CNEcl (Certified Academic Clinical Nurse Educator). ? Ginger, and the rest of the faculty and staff, are a key reason why the College of Nursing is the flagship nursing education institution in #NorthCarolina. East Carolina University

Acceptance letters have gone out for our Traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing students who will start in the Fall 2025 semester. Congratulations to all who will be joining us as future Pirate Nurses. Welcome aboard!

Thank you for your support of our students, faculty and staff with your participation in Pirate Nation Gives.

Our Men in Nursing chapter will host the North Carolina AirMedical Association for a flight and transport nursing skills session March 22 from noon to 3 in Room 1120 at the College of Nursing. Students will have an opportunity to have hands-on experience with the tools used by flight and transport nurses and will offer a realistic standard training scenario/simulation for students to participate in. The drill will challenge the nurse or student nurse to perform clinical decision-making and apply advanced pharmacology and pathophysiology. Weather and resource-dependent, this event will aim to provide students with an opportunity to see and experience the interior of an?air medical helicopter and critical care ambulance. Space is limited. Please RSVP to Dr. Mark Hand?[email protected]?by March 19.

One thing you learn quickly in health care is that it’s a team effort, and training for the next generation of Pirate Nurses follows that rule. Last month, Dr. Lisa Wilcox partnered with ECU Health’s Simone McCoy on a hospital-guided simulation that exposed first semester nursing students to the equipment they will, and may have already encountered, on the internal medicine ward on 2 South. “Our students were applying much of what they are learning in their courses in a simulated learning environment,” Wilcox said. “This simulation builds confidence in the med/surg environment in a Level 1 trauma center.” McCoy is a Pirate Nurse and a current DNP student. The simulation is part of her quality improvement project, which is aimed at increasing student nurse knowledge, comfort and confidence in the clinical environment, which in turn improves patient outcomes. #nursing Bim Akintade, PhD, MBA, ACNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP, FAAN

Pirates in Boston! ECU Clinical Nurse Specialist student, Shannon Terry (right) and her preceptor,ECU alum and current DNP student Amanda Freedman, presented their work titled "Optimizing anemia management to minimize blood transfusions in perinatal care" at the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) conference on Boston earlier this month. ??????????

Are you as hyped for the Pirate Nurse 5K here at the College of Nursing April 5 as Dean Bim Akintade, PhD, MBA, ACNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP, FAAN? There is plenty of time to get ready to join us on the starting line. Register here: bit.ly/3n5PED4 ??????????????????♀? ???? East Carolina University Ecu Undergraduate Admissions Office