In November 2013, Diane Scott was asked to speak at the United Nation's Division for Public Administration and Development Management United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs on the measurement, application and assessment of "Happiness at Work" . She is currently a partner at the iOpener Institute of People and Performance, based in Oxford, UK where her company researches and applies the science of happiness at work with organizations throughout the world. Her Loyola courses include Nursing Financial Resources I & II. Workplace Happiness and Healthcare Finance- may se
Anthony J. DiGerolamo, RN, MSN-HCSM, Vice President of Nursing, will become the West Jefferson Medical Center Chief Nursing Officer, effective January 1, 2014. Anthony received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Our Lady of Holy Cross College and his Master of Science in Nursing and Healthcare Systems Management from Loyola University New Orleans. Active in the community, Anthony is a member of the American Health Care Hero honoree and a 2012 nominee for Nursing Administrator of the Year by the Louisiana Nurses Foundation.
Dr. Lisa Linville named “Outstanding Doctoral Student”
Lisa Linville, Assistant Professor of Nursing, was awarded the Doctor of Nursing Science degree at the LSU Health Sciences Center School of Nursing’s commencement ceremony on December 12. During the ceremony, Dr. Linville was named “Outstanding Doctoral Student” and received the School’s award for writing excellence.
Anthony J. DiGerolamo, RN, MSN-HCSM, vice president of nursing, will
become the West Jefferson Medical Center Chief Nursing Officer, effective
January 1, 2014. Anthony received his Bachelor of Science Degree in
Nursing from Our Lady of Holy Cross College and his Master of Science in
Nursing and Healthcare Systems Management from Loyola University New
Orleans in 2007. Active in the community, Anthony is a member of the American
College of Healthcare Executives, a Great 100 Nurse for Louisiana, a regional
Dr. Patricia Pearce, Associate Professor of Nursing, has been elected to Distinguished Fellowship in the National Academies of Practice (NAP) and the Nursing Academy as a Distinguished Scholar and Fellow. To be elected to NAP fellowship means those leaders in the profession of nursing, previously distinguished, value the work of Dr. Pearce. NAP Fellows are considered the most accomplished in their field and are invited to apply and go through a rigorous selection process.
Francesca (Chi Chi) Losita, a 2013 graduate of the DNP Executive Leadership Program and 2011 graduate of the HCSM MSN Program was recently appointed as the Magnet Recognition Program Coordinator at Winter Park Memorial Hospital a Division of Florida Hospital in Winter Park, Florida. The ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® is the most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes.
In her latest book, Skya celebrates the season of Advent in poems that "open the realm of possible relationship that is available to everyone as God's invitation to his friendship, a relationship we can call grace as Incarnation." These poems celebrate the presence of God in our everday lives and the possibility of personal transformation that presence makes possible. To learn more GO»
NAMI, is the National Alliance Against Mental Illness with a local office located in New Orleans that provides resources, education, and support to those affected by a mental illness within the community. For more information visit: www.nami.org
Dr Cynthia Collins, Associate Professor of Nursing in the College of Social Sciences presented her research at the annual conference of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) that met in Chicago in September 2013. Her work, “The evolving role of sons in the health promotion of their elderly parents”, represents a secondary analysis of the data from her larger qualitative study on the well-being of older persons and social support as an influence on health-promoting behaviors (Collins, 2002).