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Dr. Brooke Epperson, center, talks with UTC nursing students Mia Robinson, Dean Zeitouni, Katelyn Nash and Abby Walsh in the nursing lab. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

Dr. Brooke Epperson admitted she was caught off-guard when she learned the news.<\/p>\n

Epperson, an assistant professor and undergraduate coordinator in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga School of Nursing, had applied for a U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant via the agency\u2019s Nursing Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Simulation Education Training (SET) program.<\/p>\n

Although confident in the application materials submitted, Epperson\u2014a first-time project director applying for her first federal grant\u2014was cautioned by UTC Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) personnel to hope for the best but prepare for the worst.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were like, \u2018Don\u2019t be disappointed if you don\u2019t get it the first time. Grant writing is an art,\u2019\u201d Epperson recalled. \u201cI was fully under the impression that I would probably not get it.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then we got the email and I just about fell out of my chair.\u201d<\/p>\n

Epperson and the School of Nursing have been funded $1,388,439 over a three-year project period for AHEAD-RN.<\/p>\n

Through AHEAD-RN, UTC and clinical partners will increase the availability and capacity of nurses by concentrating on the health care needs and improving patient outcomes of rural and\/or medically underserved populations. They will use innovative academic-practice partnerships to prepare undergraduate nursing students for the workforce through clinical and simulation experiences that combine academic and clinical learning.<\/p>\n

Landing the award is especially noteworthy, according to ORSP, because it is the first grant funding received for the UTC undergraduate BSN program in many years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe premise of this grant is to have practice-ready graduates,\u201d said Epperson, a member of the UTC faculty since 2016 and a nurse at Tennova Healthcare Cleveland in Bradley County. \u201cWe have new BSN essentials that came out from the (American Association of Colleges of Nursing)\u2014a part of our accrediting body\u2014with a really big focus on end-of-life and palliative care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses like cancer or heart failure.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we were thinking of how can we step up our game from a simulation perspective to be able to meet the needs of our students and to be able to care for individuals with certain behavioral health issues, end of life, palliative, the aging population and homelessness,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n

The grant will increase training opportunities for BSN students through the use of simulation-based technology, including equipment, to increase their readiness to practice upon graduation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always feel like we graduate practice-ready students, but there are some situations they\u2019re not going to see as often or be a part of in the clinical setting as often,\u201d Epperson said. \u201cNot every student is going to get that experience of being able to see someone transition at the end of life or be in palliative care. What does that mean? Difficult conversations.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery student will be exposed to it, and we\u2019re also looking at creating a homeless sim(ulation). So again, providing care in different areas the students aren\u2019t necessarily in regularly and ensuring that everybody has that experience and feels confident in the material.\u201d<\/p>\n

Epperson said the BSN program typically has around 200 students at any given time, estimating that 350 to 400 students will be impacted during the grant period.<\/p>\n

The end goal, she said, is not only for current students to be practice-ready but also to create a sustainable curriculum for students coming into the program after the grant funding ends.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to help these students have real-life scenarios, the equipment to be able to learn in a safe space here at the School of Nursing and be able to take those skills out to the community and our practice partners and\u2014upon graduation\u2014feel more prepared to be able to care for these populations is huge,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something that we feel passionate about: That our students have already been exposed to certain experiences here at the School of Nursing so that they are ready to take care of that patient population and hit the ground running when they pass the NCLEX (examination).\u201d<\/p>\n

Epperson, a registered nurse since 2006, has three degrees from UTC\u2014a BSN in 2010, a Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2020 and a Master of Business Administration in 2021.<\/p>\n

The MBA, she said, came into play during the grant application process.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt helped me understand the whole picture of what we were going to do with this grant, where we could put money and what that\u2019s going to look like,\u201d Epperson said. \u201cBut I want to give all of the credit to Ashley in the grant office. She\u2019s the one that put it together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ashley Ledford is the ORSP\u2019s director of pre-award services.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe work with faculty with all different levels of experience with grant writing,\u201d said Ledford, a UTC staff member since 2019 who joined ORSP in 2021. \u201cSo we work with those like Brooke who have had no prior experience and those who can do it by themselves. It runs the gamut.<\/p>\n

\u201cI personally love working with the early- or the new-grant writing faculty. It\u2019s fun to be able to explain the whole process and what needs to happen\u2014and be able to walk them through it, to see them get to the end of it and see all they\u2019ve accomplished. Especially with something federal like a HRSA grant, it\u2019s such a rewarding experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Epperson said it would take several months of planning to get everything together, hoping to introduce new simulations in the classroom during the spring semester.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had about 30 seconds of a whole 360 degrees of emotions,\u201d she said. \u201cIt went from, \u2018Oh my goodness, I\u2019m so excited. This is amazing for the School of Nursing students,\u2019 to \u2018Oh my goodness, we got this. Now, what are we going to do?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is amazing, but now the work really begins.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learn More<\/h4>\n

Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n

School of Nursing<\/a><\/p>\n

Traditional BSN<\/a><\/p>\n

Accelerated BSN<\/a><\/p>\n

How to apply<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A $1.4-million grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration has been awarded to the UTC School of Nursing to prepare undergraduate students to meet the needs of rural and medically underserved populations. Dr. Brooke Epperson, assistant professor and undergraduate coordinator in the School of Nursing, is the principal investigator\u2014landing a three-year grant through the HRSA NEPQR-SET program.<\/p>\n

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