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Ebola: Evidence of Need for a Strong
Professional Association
Ed Briggs, PhD, ARNP
As I write these words, the events surrounding
Ebola are rapidly evolving. Two nurses have
become infected with the virus and the exact
mode of transmission is still unclear. Agencies at
the local, state, and national level are scrambling
to confront this growing threat while news media
are covering the crisis, many stoking the fires of fear and confusion.
Amidst this chaos, the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the
Florida Nurses Association (FNA) are working to calm fears, ensure public
safety, and advocate for nurses. Pam Cipriano, ANA president, and Willa
Fuller, executive director of FNA, have appeared on many local and national
radio and television programs addressing this crisis, calming fears, and
providing up to the minute facts about the crisis. They have represented our
profession admirably and advocated tirelessly for the safety of the public and
healthcare workers. They have also reminded us of the human loss of those
afflicted with the disease.
ANA has joined the American Medical Association and the American
Hospital Association to call for the Centers for Disease Control to release
unambiguous guidelines on what precautions are necessary to protect
healthcare providers. (The importance and influence of this union of entities
cannot be understated.) They have also coordinated their efforts and shared
their resources with state affiliates to disseminate vital information as
broadly as possible.
ANA and FNA have assumed lead roles to disseminate appropriate
resources to ensure nurses are informed about the crisis with the hopes to
empower nurses and prevent further transmission of the virus to healthcare
providers. Included in these efforts was a Webinar to nurses addressing the
Ebola crisis and provided our members with facts about the virus and what
is needed to protect themselves and the public.
FNA’s response has included the formation of a working group of nurses
experienced in the public health arena to develop strategies to educate the
public, legislators, and healthcare providers. The FNA board and lobbyists
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are reaching out to legislators and other healthcare leaders to advocate for
policies and positions that ensure the safety of healthcare providers and
the public.
As I write these words, I cannot forecast how this crisis will develop nor
estimate the impact it will have on our state. The one thing I can confidently
predict is that your professional association will be working tirelessly
to ensure the safety of healthcare workers and the public. We will stand
united in combating fear and ignorance and will be a continued information
resource for our profession and the public.
It is my hope that you will join us in these efforts. We have learned from
prior experiences that when crisis strikes nurses are prepared to lead the
response. The efforts of ANA and FNA to the Ebola crisis are clear evidence
of this. But our strength lies in numbers and our power lies in unity, so
please stand with us to face this crisis.
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President’s Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2014 Membership Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Notes from the Executive Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Partners in Nursing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13
Student Forum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Members in the News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Legislative Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
It’s Our Honor - A Collier County Honor
Research Request. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Flight Nurse’s Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
LERC/Professional Practice Advocacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Our Own Worst Enemies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Regional News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Self-care for Nurse Spotlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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The Florida Nurse
December 2014
Creativity and
Innovation Abounds…
Membership Assembly 2014
Willa Fuller, RN
With over 400 Nurses and nursing students in
attendance, the 2014 FNA Membership Assembly
is in the history books. With inspiring and
educational sessions highlighted by nationally
known speakers, the sessions were both engaging
and enlightening. All of the presentations invited
participants to think differently and incorporate
new approaches to their work. We wish to thank
Dr. Dan Pesut, Dr. Teddie Potter and Barbara
Blakeney for bringing their ideas to our annual
meeting.
We were thrilled to honor 14 nurses for their
outstanding contributions to nursing. They are as
follows:
• Maria Seidel- Mary Cash Award
• Guillermo “Billy” Valdez- Nurse Educator
Award
• Mark Welz- Undine Sams Award
• Bonnie Sklaren- Barbara Lumpkin Award
• Mary Ruff- Registered Nurse Practice
Award
• Linda Howe and Joan Castleman- Heather
Scaglione Award
• Betsy Fernandez- Advanced Practice
Nursing Award
• Teri Lynn Bianchi & Danell DebergCommunity Action Award
• Theresa Morrison- Nursing Research Award
• 4 West Unit- Shands at UF-Promoting an
Environment for Excellence in Nursing
Practice
• Representative Cary Pigman-Legislator of
the Year
• Carol Gentry- Communications/Media
Award
These nurses were honored with a plaque
and by the applause and support their friends,
colleagues and family members. Their names
will be placed on the FNA Wall of Honor on the
FNA website for the upcoming year. Their stories
were so inspiring that one student remarked, “I
feel like I am at the Oscars and I am among the
“Stars” of the nursing profession.”
In addition, to fabulous speakers that
included outstanding FNA members, we had a
lively business meeting which concluded with
the passage of three reference proposals and
substantive bylaws changes. Our Summary of
Action can be found at www.floridanurse.org/
resources.
We were thrilled with our interactive session
on the future of the Association which we
dubbed FNAnext. The participation by students
was exciting and their input was excellent.
We are proud of our longstanding inclusion of
nursing students at our events. We have compiled
a report which the board will be reviewing for
action at the next meeting.
Planning is underway for the next annual
meeting. We invite members to get involved as
by attending, speaking or sharing their ideas.
Also, next year will be an election year and the
Nominating Committee is gearing up to engage
new leaders for the future of the organization.
It is also never too early to bring your burning
issues to the table in the form of a Reference
Proposal. For some highlights of the conference,
please enjoy the photographic montage on page
11. See you at the next Membership Assembly.
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Leah Kinnaird, EdD, MSN, RN, President Elect
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Linda Howe, PhD, RN, Treasurer
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Sue Hartranft, PhD, ARNP
Shirley Hill, BSN, RN-BC, CCM
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Marsha Martin, RN
Denise McNulty, DNP, ARNP
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Tiffany Massey, RN
This past November
6th, as I was on a plane
from Tampa to Oregon
for the NSNA MidYear Conference, I was
reading a book that I
have been wanting to
read since I started
nursing school. Never
in the past, I felt guilty
trying to read anything
other
than
nursing
texts. The opening acknowledgment instantly
was disturbing; speaking about the thankless and
easily forgetful work us as nurses and student
nurses do day in and day out at the facilities we
work in or the homes that we are invited into.
We all believe that from day one, we enter into
this career, this love of helping others to do just
that. Our goal is to ease someone’s suffering or
support new mothers and their families in the joy
of welcoming a new life into the world. In my brief
time as a nurse, I am learning that it is much more
than that. I am currently a nurse in labor and
delivery in a small six bed unit and have learned
and gained so much more insight into patient
care and nursing from my patients than any book
will ever teach me. I have learned the difference
between sympathy and empathy for my clients;
the difference between hurting and harming;
and the difference between sadness and grief.
These are lessons that must be experienced by the
individual nurse rather than taught.
Throughout my two years in nursing school,
I was frequently criticized for my decision to
specialize in a specific practice area in nursing. I
was advised that this choice would be detrimental
to my career. However, after three months on a
unit where I have been blessed to observe smiling
faces after five arduous hours of labor as well as
experiencing the outright grief and despair of
having to tell a mother her worst fear has come
true in regards to the birth of her child I wouldn’t
trade my choice for anything in the world. All of
that being said, I encourage every nursing student,
new graduate, and seasoned RN to stay connected
with their passion and revisit what made you
choose nursing to begin with.
I also encourage everyone to become active with
their professional organization, to get another
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action as it relates to those issues you feel need
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Directors elected at the FNSA Convention in October:
Board of Directors
Region 4 Director
Kimberlyn Sauer-Watts
Resolutions
Region 6 Director
Arsalan Hamid
Nominations and
Elections
Tiffany Massey
President
Melissa Derringer
Treasurer
Marlen Lukatsky
1st Vice President
Region 1 Director
Dionne Williams
Breakthrough to
Nursing
Region 5 Director
Jamal Bernard
Membership
Region 2 Director
Terry Tokash
Legislative
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Atlantic University. She is currently a Woman’s
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helping students with questions from class to
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hiking and being in nature in her free time.
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Kathy Hayes
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The Florida Nurse
December 2014
Lilian Canamo
I honestly thought
that the final two years
of nursing school would
be dedicated to studying,
and well, more studying.
That was how I played
the two years of prerequisite
courses
in
order to gain acceptance
into the University of
Central Florida’s College
of Nursing and it only
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course, why not make it worth the ride? Add some
loops and corkscrews to make it one to remember.
I wanted more with nursing school, more than
just books, I wanted to be that helping hand in
outreach, but I just did not know where to start.
Before nursing school started, I found myself
joining The Student Nurses’ Association: UCF –
Orlando and writing a resolution for the Florida
Nursing Students Association on ovarian cancer
awareness simply because I wanted to help the
community. I did not know anyone with ovarian
cancer. With this, my eyes opened to how much
more nursing is than just acute care; it is a
profession encompassing all areas relative to
the community, from political action, research,
systems management, business, and so much more.
After the resolution passed, my cousin was
diagnosed with ovarian cancer and my aunt
passed away from late stage ovarian cancer as
well. My resolution advocated raising awareness
on the signs and symptoms for others, but lo and
behold, I found myself advocating for a condition
that did not affect me before. Something needed to
be done. I wanted to teach the community about
ovarian cancer in a way that they could remember,
they could spread, and possibly save a life. This
gave birth to The OVARYou Project. YOU have the
knowledge; YOU have the power to fight ovarian
cancer.
The OVARYou Project is a campaign that makes
the awareness of ovarian cancer memorable,
trendy, and relatable to men and women in a
manner that is easy to spread to the masses
through methods of social media and presentations
to schools and organizations in the Orlando area.
The resolution and campaign has reached national
recognition at the National Student Nurses’
Association Annual Conference in Nashville.
The campaign has and continues to garner
success, but what I really got out of doing all of
this is not just the recognition from others, but
ultimately my own recognition that nursing itself
is the lending hand that heals in a multitude of
forms. I learned that to be a nurse, one has to be a
teacher, an innovator, and a designer, all of which
lead to the same goal: to heal others.
Nursing school is a rollercoaster, with its
ups and downs, but it is an experience well
worth the ride. I entered the ride with fear, and
sometimes it was a bit bumpy, but I came out more
formidable than before. Nursing school offers these
opportunities to grow unlike any other profession,
but it is up to you to decide how you want to ride it
out.
Lilian Canamo is a senior at the University of
Central Florida’s College of Nursing. In addition
to being the founder of The OVARYou Project,
which has been recognized by Sparks Magazine
and The Central Florida Future, Lilian also serves
as the 2014-2015 President of the Student Nurses’
Association: UCF – Orlando Chapter.
December 2014 With
the
2014
elections now in the
rear view mirror, the
focus of the Florida
Nurses
Association
(FNA) turns to the
upcoming session of the
Florida Legislature.
Newly
elected
members of the House
and
Senate
were
scheduled to be sworn
into office during a
one-day organizational
session on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Unlike previous
years, there will be no legislative committee
meetings in November or December. Instead, they
will begin the week of Jan. 5, 2015.
The Legislature will convene its regular session
on Tuesday, March 3, 2015.
In the next few weeks, the FNA is encouraging
members to meet with their legislators in their
home districts and attend legislative delegation
meetings. We encourage FNA members to attend
these county-level and regional meetings which
allow lawmakers to hear what constituents want
them to accomplish in the upcoming session.
We need nurses to attend these meetings
to talk about FNA’s 2015 legislative priorities,
which include state employee pensions and pay;
nurse staffing committees in hospitals; and the
ability for nurse practitioners to practice without
a collaborative agreement with a physician. We
also support legislation that would allow nurses
and other healthcare practitioners to perform and
get reimbursed for telehealth services. A full list
of the FNA’s legislative platform can be found at
www.floridanurse.org.
The Florida Nurse
We will again post a toolkit with talking
points and tips for appearing before a legislative
delegation.
That
information
is
located
under Legislative Activities/CapWiz at www.
floridanurse.org. Dates for the legislative
delegation meetings are also posted and will be
sent to FNA members.
We anticipate that legislation will be filed in
2015 that would allow Florida to accept federal
dollars to make healthcare coverage available
to an additional 800,000 to a million uninsured
Floridians. The FNA supports this effort and
is part of larger coalitions (Florida CHAIN, the
Florida Hospital Association) which are promoting
this initiative.
Nurses can help promote FNA’s legislative
initiatives by attending Advocacy Days at
the Capitol (formerly called Lobby Days). It is
scheduled for March 24 and 25 in Tallahassee.
We will conduct webinars that will help educate
nurses on the issues and how to lobby. Dates will
be announced in future emails to membership.
Other items of note:
• A special primary election has been
scheduled for Senate District 6 (Flagler,
Putnam, St. Johns counties and part of
Volusia county) for a successor to replace
Sen. John Thrasher. He resigned to become
president at Florida State University. The
special primary election will be Jan. 27, 2015
and the special general election is scheduled
for April 7, 2015.
• Among those seeking election to Thrasher’s
seat is Rep. Ron “Doc” Renuart, an avid
supporter of organized medicine, and Rep.
Travis Hutson (R-Elkton). Paul Renner has
also qualified to run for this seat after losing
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to another Republican during the August
primaries for the House District 15 seat.
• Incoming House Speaker Steve Crisafulli
(R-Merritt Island) has made the following
appointments: Rep. Jim Boyd (R-Bradenton)
as Deputy Majority Leader and Whip; Rep.
Richard Corcoran (R-Trinity) as House
Appropriations Chair; Rep. Dana Young
(R-Tampa) as House Majority Leader;
Rep. Ritch Workman (R-Melbourne) as
House Rules Chair; and Rep. Matt Hudson
(R-Naples) as House Speaker Pro Tempore.
• Senate President-elect Andy Gardiner has
appointed Sen. Bill Galvano (R-Bradenton) as
Senate Majority Leader; Sen. David Simmons
(R-Altamonte Springs) as Senate Committee
on Rules chair; and Sen. Garrett Richter
(R-Naples) as President Pro Tempore.
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The Florida Nurse
December 2014
This Research Posting is a Benefit of
FNA Membership:
Registered Nurses and Providing
Spiritual Care
NEIRB #: 14-182
There is ample evidence in the literature that spiritual care provides
increased resilience and promotes healing. Yet, in a study by Balboni et al.,
(2009) of the actual clinical spiritual care received by terminally ill cancer
patients (N = 343), the findings show religiousness to be very important by
67.9% of the subjects. However, 59% of the subjects indicated the spiritual
support received from the medical team (doctors, nurses, and chaplains) was
“not at all” (41.6%) or “to a small extent” (18.1%).
Communication, perceptions, and limited education, have been identified
as barriers for increasing spiritual care. By exploring these areas we hope to
better understand if there is a need for more education related to spiritual
care and what that education might entail. The results may be used to
strengthen the quality of spiritual care provided where you work.
The Theory of Spiritual Care in Nursing Practice (Battey, 2009) was used
to create 1) a 9 module educational program designed to increase one’s
own perception of providing spiritual care for patients, the Spirituality in
nursing practices: A computer assisted instruction program & course manual
(Battey, 2010) and 2) the Spiritual-Communication-Satisfaction-Importance
(SCSI) Questionnaire (Battey, 2010) which is designed to access one’s level
of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with their own experiences of providing
spiritual care to patients. Both the SCSI and the educational modules will be
used in this descriptive study.
We are looking for nurses who meet the following criteria: at least 1
year of direct patient care; English as a first or second language; use the
accompanying course guide; complete the pre-test and posttest SCSI
questionnaire; and complete nine educational modules all online. Each
Module takes about one (1) hour to one and half (1½) hours to complete.
Each participant will need to 1.) purchase the accompanying guide
booklet for the educational modules for $43 using the embedded link below,
2.) follow the link to Survey, 3.) read and sign Informed Consent, 4.) complete
the SCSI pretest survey on the same page, 5.) then follow the link at the end
of the survey to the educational modules, 6.) each participant can work at
his or her own pace but must complete the 9 modules including the module
#9 test, 7.) then follow the link, at the end back to the SCSI post test by
December 30, 2014.
This continuing nursing education activity has been approved by the
American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA), an accredited approver by
the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
After completing the posttest, participants will be issued a certificate
of completion and 10 CNE credits from the American Holistic Nursing
Association for the 9-module educational program.
If
you
are
interested
in
learning
more
about
this
exciting
opportunity,
please
link
to
www.askdatasystems.com/ and click on ‘To Place An Order” to purchase
your guide booklet and follow the links to start your journey exploring
Spiritual care.
Respectfully,
Bonnie Weaver Battey, Ph.D., R.N.
Principle Investigator
[email protected]
Jeanette Plodek Ph.D., CSHN, CCAP
Co-Investigator and Nurse Research Consultant
405-496-8902
[email protected]
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Is Your Organization Ready for an Infectious
Disease Outbreak?
Jeanie Demshar, Esq.
In the wake of the
recent Ebola scare, I
believe it is timely and
critical that we ask
our readers to think
about the following
question: Are you and your organization ready for
an infectious disease outbreak? I fear that, at least
before October 2014, the responses would weigh
heavily on the negative side of the scale.
Our health care workers face grave risk when
confronted with viruses like Ebola, SARS,
Influenza, MRSA, and numerous biological agents.
It is estimated that between 15 and 40% of the
population will develop illness from influenza
every year. On average, about 36,000 people per
year in the United States die from influenza, and
114,000 per year are admitted to the hospital as
a result of the influenza infection (I myself fell
victim to the flu this year).
Whose responsibility is it to ensure the safety
of our health care workers? My belief is that the
responsibility lies with us all, particularly when
anyone, anywhere in the world can be impacted
by these life-threatening diseases.
People are traveling more to regions where
disease and illness thrive. At home, people go to
work not realizing they are contagious, or they
may feel sick but not sick enough to miss work.
A scenario with tuberculosis (TB) illustrates
how easy it is for diseases to spread, and spread
quickly. While traveling for work, an employee
begins to feel ill and develops chest pain and a
cough. Over the next few days, he boards a plane
for home still feeling sick and coughing regularly.
Upon returning home, he goes to work and
continues life as usual until he begins coughing
blood and goes to the ER, only to find out he has
TB. Think about the implications of this scenario.
Everyone who has come into contact with this
person is now at risk for contracting TB.
Employers in the health care field must
continually review information on infectious
diseases that may affect their patients, employees,
and facilities and assure company compliance
with all aspects of the directives that may affect
their workforce. They must also educate their
employees to be vigilant of symptoms and healthrelated issues.
We also need to understand how infectious
diseases are transmitted. The primary routes
are contact (direct and indirect), droplet, and
airborne. Direct contact involves the infectious
agent being transmitted through physical contact.
Indirect contact occurs when the infectious
agent is transferred to some type of object or
surface. Droplets occur when the infected person
coughs, sneezes, or talks, and droplets come into
contact with the eyes, nose, or mouth of another
individual. Finally, airborne transmission occurs
when infectious agents can remain suspended
in air for extended periods of time. Airborne
transmission only occurs when the infectious
agent is capable of surviving and retaining its
infectious state for an extended period of time.
What happens when an employee contracts a
serious viral illness or disease? What can we do to
prevent further spread?
It is critical for employers to be proactive and
implement preparedness protocols, including
information on prevention, detection, and
treatment of infectious diseases. In the event
of an outbreak, employers should post general
information in a common area to educate
employees on the ongoing developments in and
containments of the disease.
As an individual, whether you work in the
health care profession or not, it is important that
you apply universal precautions and practices
consistently with all of your patients in all work
settings and at all times, regardless of your
patient’s diagnosis. These include meticulous
hand washing with soap and water before and
after contact with a patient and the use of personal
protective equipment when providing care.
When you are not able to wash your hands, use
a waterless alcohol-based hand sanitizer. This
article only scratches the surface of what needs
to be done to prepare for exposure to infectious
diseases, but at least I got you thinking about a
very important subject that affects us all.
References:
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www.cdc.gov
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Shirley Hill
Regional Director
[email protected]
Volusia, Lake, Seminole,
Orange, Osceola, Brevard,
Flagler, Sumter Counties
East Central Region Update
We will be continuing the East Central Region
meetings from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at the FNA
office in 2015. Mark these dates on your calendar:
February 19, May 21, August 20, and November
19, 2015. We would like to send a big thank you
to Marti Hanuschik for planning the 2014 East
Central Region meetings, arranging the speakers
and topics, as well as providing the refreshments.
THANK YOU MARTI!
Mark your calendars for another exciting
event on Sunday, March 22, 2015! FNA and the
Orlando Magic are pleased to offer a discounted
game night in honor of Florida Registered Nurses
at the Orlando Magic vs Denver Nuggets game.
There will be a halftime presentation honoring
nurses and nursing students. There will also be
an opportunity to come for a continuing education
presentation and networking event prior to the
game. You do not need to be an FNA member to
attend. Please join us and your colleagues! More
information and ticket purchasing can be found at
www.floridanurse.org under the Conferences tab.
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December 2014
Marsha Martin
Regional Director
mamartin74@aol.
com
Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson,
Madison, Taylor, Hamilton,
Suwannee, Lafayette,
Dixie, Columbia, Union,
Gilchrist, Alachua, Levy,
Marion, Gadsen, Citrus,
Bradford Counties
Dr. Dan Berman
Regional Director
dberman@health
carefutureinnova
tions.net
Nassau, Baker, Duval,
Clay, Putnam, St. Johns
Counties
Northeast Region
North Central Region
Fourth Annual Conference
The fourth (4th) annual North Central Region
Conference will be held on Saturday, April 11,
2015 at the Advent Christian Village Conference
Center in Dowling Park, Florida. Survival Tools
for the Passionate Nurse is the theme for this
year’s conference and the keynote speaker will
be Cynthia Mikos. Ms. Mikos is a nurse attorney
and a coveted speaker across our state. The
conference will include continental breakfast,
featured speakers, poster session, and lunch
for $30/FNA members and $50/non-members.
Students are invited for $20 as space allows. Six
Continuing Education Hours will be requested
from Florida Nurses Association (provider # 503103).
Limited lodge rooms are available for Friday
night for those traveling to the conference at a
rate of $82.45/night. Reservations can be made by
calling ACV Conference Center 386-658-5200 or
1-800-371-8382. Visit http://www.acvillage.net/
for more information on the location.
Registration, agenda, and poster criteria
can be found at www.floridanurse.org under
CONFERENCES and North Central Region News.
Save the date and register early to assure your
place at this conference.
The Northeast Region of the FNA is rapidly
growing. We held our Fall Program in November
and it was well attended. At that time we had
two presentations on cutting edge areas. Dr. Ed
Briggs, FNA President, presented the workshop
on the new rules and legal changes from the
State Board of Nursing. Dr. Dan Berman gave a
presentation on Nurses as Thought Leaders: A
Career Advancement Tool. Dr. Berman was also
the Keynote Speaker at the Jacksonville Area
Nurse Educator’s Annual Conference. He spoke
on Healthcare Reform and how it impacts nursing
education.
The Northeast Region is also planning its
Spring Event with details to come. Dr. Berman
is busily planning a large event with FNA and
other nursing associations in this area with the
Northeast Regional Health Planning Council
designed to build nurses as healthcare leaders in
the community.
Patricia PoseyGoodwin
Regional Director
ppgoodwin@uwf.
edu
Escambia, Santa Rosa,
Okaloosa, Walton,
Holmes, Washington,
Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf,
Liberty, Franklin, Bay
Counties
Northwest Region
The Northwest region met November 6 to plan
the February 7, 2015 Mini Conference. This will be
the 2nd annual nursing forum. We still have room
for members who want to be part of the planning
committee. Contact Patricia at [email protected]
for more information. Northwest members: Save
the date, February 7, 2015. 8:30-12:30.
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December 2014 The Florida Nurse
Broward, Monroe, MiamiDade Counties
Jill Tahmooressi
Regional Director
Jill.Tahmooressi@
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Deborah Hogan
Regional Director
capitallass@
hotmail.com
2014 South Region Columbus Day
Legislative Event
South Region
The South Region held its annual Columbus
Day Legislative Event on October 13th. The
program was a great success and example
of extraordinary teamwork by the voluntary
leadership council of the South Region. Debra
Hain, serving as 2014-2015 Legislative Liaison,
facilitated the event with Master of Ceremony,
President
Elect
Leah
Kinnaird.
Pictures
were taken by Marie Etienne, who served as
photographer, certificate maker, and greeter of
distinguished members of the audience. Peggy
Davis coordinated the planning and the evening
activities. Alina Diaz accepted the reservations,
prepared an excel sheet of the registrants ahead of
time, and helped to enlist legislative candidates.
Ann-Lynn Denker and Bob Levy & Associates
teamed up to coordinate the participation of and
introduction of about six candidates and one
incumbent who made comments regarding their
campaign platforms prior to the one hour C.E.
arranged by Carol Petrozella. Steadley Foster, with
the assistance of his leadership BSN students,
displayed the new FNA promotional video for all
to watch while consuming the complimentary
light dinner. The program additionally included
an Ebola preparation PowerPoint, with permission
to use obtained by Leah Kinnaird. As depicted
in the photo, the event was very well attended
with nurses from many practice areas, levels of
training and education, as well as students. The
FNA-PAC endorsement of Charlie Crist for FL
Governor was recognized by a promotional table
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audience included many local nurse leaders of
distinction such as presidents of almost all the
minority nursing associations from the local area
including Dean Pettigrew of Miami Dade College.
The one hour CE, “Nurses: Essential for a Healthy
Tomorrow was moderated by Leah Kinnaird with
Panelists:
• Laureen Fleck, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP,
Entrepreneur of Primary Care Practice
• Maria Ordónez, DNP, GNP-BC, Director,
Nurse Managed Memory Disorder Center
• Mary Ann Leavitt, MS, RN, PhD Student,
Care Coordination & Role of Nurse Navigator
Announcements for 2015 Nurse Advocacy Days
(formerly known as Lobby Days) was promoted
as well as The American Nurse film that Miami
Dade School of Nursing, the American Nurses
Foundation, and The Charitable Trust sponsored
Monday evening Oct 27th, 2014. There was
continued emphasis on the right, privilege, and
responsibility to vote.
In addition, the South Region was represented
at the FNA Annual General Assembly with South
Region member and current FNA Vice President,
Barbara Russell, inducted into the FNA Hall of
Fame. Please hold the date for the South Region
Annual Symposium and Award Ceremony,
tentatively scheduled for Saturday April 25th,
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Indian River, Okeechobee,
St. Lucie, Martin, Palm
Beach Counties
Southeast Region
The Southeast Region is working to develop
programs for its members this next year, and we
want you to join us! How can you get involved?
We have a monthly conference call on the first
Tuesday of each month at 8pm where we discuss
our event planning and our members’ questions.
In October, we sponsored a well-attended webinar
on “Preparing for Ebola” with our speaker,
Barbara Russell. In January 2015, we plan to offer
a legislative forum to discuss health issues with
our Legislators. We look forward to hearing from
you, our regional members!
Regional News continued on page 10
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December 2014
CAMP NURSES
NEEDED
Regional News continued from page 9
We are a traditional co-ed, residential, summer camp in beautiful
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We are hiring Patient, Fun, Energetic and Flexible RNs
for summer 2015.
We offer a beautiful setting, great staff community and
an 8 week experience of a lifetime.
To inquire about joining the IHC team, please contact:
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RNs needed for a NY Performing Arts Camp located in Hancock,
2½ hours from NYC. Available for 3, 6, or 9 weeks and include
room and board. Families are accommodated.
For info call (800) 634-1703
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of the Berkshire Mts. in upstate NY near Saratoga, Albany, Lake
George and Tangelwood. Join our 5 member medical team. Modern,
well-equipped health center with hospital/trauma center nearby.
Competitive salary, travel allowance, NY state license provided,
room and board in a fun, caring environment. Bring your camp age
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Childrens Camp, in Kent, CT. We hire 8 nurses for our first session, 6 nurses for
our second session. We understand that nursing is an important job at camp that
needs the proper amount of staff to run safely. You are not alone when caring for
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Denise McNulty
Regional Director
dmcnultyrn@
cs.com
Hendry, Glades, Lee,
Collier, Charlotte Counties
Camp Chateaugay, located in the Adironack
Mountains of northern New York, seeks resident
Nurses for 4 or 8 weeks.
Private Co-ed camp provides room, board, and good
salary. Must be an RN with school, ER, pediatric,
or family medicine experience.
Contact: Hal Lyons at 800-431-1184 or [email protected]
West Central Region Report
On November 13, 2014, the FNA Collier County
Chapter and Southwest Region hosted a Dinner
Meeting for members and guests at the beautiful
Carlisle in Naples. Over 80 nurses attended the
dinner. The evening began with networking
followed by introductions and a brief meeting.
Southwest Region congratulated and honored
Stephanie Vick, RN, the new Administrator
for the Collier County Department of Health.
Lavigne Kirkpatrick, RN, former Chair for the
Florida Board of Nursing, presented an update
from the Florida Board of Nursing followed by
an enlightening presentation given by Karen
Rollins, RN, CEO, Avow Hospice, entitled:
“Southwest Florida Nurses: Inspiring You to
Be the Best You Can Be…It’s All About You!”
That evening, Southwest Region also honored
Lavigne Kirkpatrick, Karen Rollins, and Dr.
Denise Heinemann for their years of service to the
nursing community.
There will be a Dinner Meeting planned for
Spring 2015 in the Fort Myers area. Date and
location are still to be determined.
Thank you to all of our loyal Members of the
FNA Southwest Region! If you live or work in Lee,
Collier, Charlotte, Hendry, or Glades Counties,
please consider joining FNA Southwest Region!
We have a great group of nurses who would
welcome you with open arms!
The months of September and October were
active ones for the West Central Region. In
September, ten members attended the regional
meeting held during the annual FNA Membership
Assembly; seven members actively participated in
the Membership Assembly Business Meeting. In
October, the West Central Region cosponsored a
candidate forum with the League of Women Voters
and the Florida Nurse Practitioner Network.
Topics discussed at the Region Meeting at
Membership Assembly included an historic
overview of the transition from districts to regions
as well as the district activities which have
carried over and become region events. One region
event, the legislative forum, has been a 34 year
tradition in Pinellas County. We spent some time
discussing how to develop a forum in the other
areas of the region. A large part of the meeting
was spent on the topic of region membership and
the types of activities and/or initiatives that would
attract younger nurses to attend and to join FNA.
Social media was recommended as a way to get
the message out as younger nurses are not likely
to attend meetings. Additionally, young nurses
say, “I joined, attended a meeting, and nothing
on my unit changed.” We need to find a way to
make the events relevant. So, young nurses who
may be reading this, what would you like to see
from your professional organization? What would
motivate you to join and participate in FNA
activities?
I would like to thank the members of West
Central Region who attended and participated in
the Membership Assembly Business Meeting: Sue
Konisberg, Pat Quigley, Kumar Jairmdas, Mavra
Kear, George Pereza-Smith, Bonnie Sklaren, and
Lisa Fussel. Kumar authored a reference proposal
“Increasing the Number of Male Registered Nurses
& Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners in the
State of Florida.” Additionally, Lisa Fussel did
an outstanding job as Chairperson of the Bylaws
Committee.
The Candidate forum held October 1, in St.
Petersburg, FL was attended by eight candidates
vying for state and local office. The forum was
moderated by Trevor Pettiford, reporter for
BayNews9, and attended by approximately 50
interested citizens. The candidates answered
a series of questions designed to elicit their
positions on health care issues in FL. All agreed
the evening was a success.
If you have ever wanted to get involved at
the local and state level of FNA, now is your
opportunity! FNA will hold elections in August. I
am term limited by bylaws and cannot run again
as the West Central Region representative to the
FNA Board of Directors. WE NEED YOU!
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2014 Membership Assembly
Barbara Blakeney, Centers of
Medicare & Medicaid Innovation,
speaking at the luncheon
Darlene Fritsma & Sharon Parrish
(East Central Region members)
reviewing the bylaws
Leah Kinnaird, FNA
President Elect, and Dr.
Daniel Pesut, keynote
speaker
George Byron PerazaSmith giving a point
of order during the
business meeting
Representative Cary Pigman (right)
receiving the 2014 Legislator of the
Year award from FNA President Edward
Briggs (left)
From left to right: Jean Kijek, Mary Lou
Brunell, & Barbara Russell inducted into
the 2014 FNA Hall of Fame
FNSA Board enjoying the Awards Ceremony
Dr. Teddie Potter giving
the Interactive Endnote
session
Nursing Students observing the
business meeting
2014 Membership Assembly opening session
Mark Welz accepting
the FNA Staff Nurse
Award
South Region members enjoying the reception.
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December 2014
2015 Calendar
of Events
MARCH 22
Orlanda Magic vs. Denver Nuggets Nurse Appreciation Day
Pre event: One (1) hour FL
Continuing Education (provider
#50-3103) & Nurses Networking Event
Orlando, FL
Details to Follow
New Members Appointed to Board of Directors
Please join us in welcoming two new members
to the Center’s Board of Directors – Tina Dorsey
and Kennetha Julien. Ms. Dorsey is a nursing
instructor at Chipola College in Marianna,
Florida. In addition to her experience in nursing
education, she will contribute to our work her
knowledge and experiences from school health,
long-term care, and working with the FL Agency
for Persons with Disabilities. Ms. Julien received
her Juris Doctorate from Capital University
Law School in Ohio and currently practices in
Putnam County. She will be contributing an
interesting perspective to our work as she served
as the Program Director, State Board of Nursing
in Colorado. Our colleague at the Florida Board
of Nursing, Joe Baker, speaks very highly of Ms.
Julien. Welcome, Tina and Kennetha!
MARCH 24-25
Setting the Record Straight with:
Passion, Persistence, and Purpose
2015 FNA Nurse Advocacy Days
(formerly known as FNA Lobby Days)
Residence Inn Universities
at the Capitol
Tallahassee, FL
APRIL 11
Survival Tools for the Passionate
Nurse
Fourth Annual North Central Region
Conference Advent Christian Village
Conference Center
Dowling Park, FL
FL Continuing Education Hours:
(provider #50-3103) Six (6)
APRIL 25 (tentative)
South Region Annual Symposium &
Award Ceremony
Location: TBD
Inaugural Director Announces Retirement
Dr. Keith Samuels, FHSA Project Director
since its inception in 2012, has announced his
retirement at the end of October 2014. With the
vision to be the central collaborative force to foster
the expansion of simulation to transform the
education of healthcare providers to achieve high
quality, safe healthcare delivery for all Floridians,
Keith has brought the Alliance from a concept
to a reality. Since February of 2014, the Alliance
has demonstrated its ability to be self-sustaining
through a growing membership and the offering
of education and training events throughout the
state. Keith’s passion for this work is evident in
everything he does. We want him to enjoy his
retirement but hope that he will stay connected
with the Alliance and will continue to ignite
others’ passion so that the FHSA achieves its
vision. Words are inadequate, but THANK YOU,
KEITH!!
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Interim Director Appointed
Please join me in welcoming Dr. Laura Gonzalez
as the Interim Director for the Alliance. Laura is
an Assistant Professor at the University Of Central
Florida College of Nursing with a passion for
simulation. She is a member of the International
Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning
board and an active leader in the FHSA East
Central Region. Laura’s interim role will begin
November 1. WELCOME, LAURA!
Leadership Action Team and State
Implementation Grant
The Leadership Action Team of the Florida
Action Coalition lead by Rose Sherman, PhD (FAU
Leadership Institute) continues in pursuit of the
Future of Nursing recommendation: To prepare
and enable nurses to lead change to advance
health. With the first phase of our RWJF/Florida
Blue State Implementation Plan coming to a close,
the team has been busy preparing manuscripts
and presentations in order to disseminate
the findings. Participating in the writing for
publication groups are: Mary Lou Brunell, MSN,
RN, Executive Director, FL Center for Nursing;
Ann-Lynn Denker, PhD, ARNP (SIP Director);
Elizabeth Kostas-Polston, PhD, WHNP-BC, ARNP
RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholar (USF); Pamela
Medina, MA Graduate Research Assistant; and
Rose Sherman, PhD Professor, Director Nursing
Leadership Institute Florida Atlantic University.
A deliverable version of the Florida SIP grant,
Addressing Barriers in Leadership for Nurses
in The Leadership Toolkit is now available as
a resource on our website. Please visit at www.
f lc e nt e r f or nu r s i n g.or g / F L Ac t ionC o a l it ion /
SIPGrant.aspx.
Results of the Florida Leadership survey
are being disseminated throughout Florida
including the FNA Membership Assembly, the
upcoming meetings of the South Florida Nursing
Consortium, and the FONE. Find additional
information at the Florida Action Coalition
website:
http://www.flcenterfornursing.org/
FLActionCoalition.
With a keen focus on improving the diversity
among Florida Nurse Leaders, a Diversity Think
Tank grew out of the Florida SIP grant’s Diversity
Council. The Think Tank was held on October 2nd
where Barbara Nichols, DNS (hon) MS, RN, FAAN
(Past ANA president) facilitated a Think Tank
with diverse nurse leader representatives from
across Florida to develop strategies to increase
the number of diverse and inclusive nurse leaders
in Florida. Watch for more information from the
Think Tank as we develop a Diversity Action Plan.
Education Action Team
Using a regional model developed in 2013,
the Education Action Team has established the
Suncoast Nursing Action Coalition (SNAC),
including
18
academics,
employers,
and
community member representatives in their effort
to increase the number of BSN prepared nurses in
the region. Their effort is being supported through
a partnership with the Patterson Foundation, as
well as several donations yielding over $2,000
in support. Expansion of this regional model
continues throughout the state, with groups in
the southeast and southwest initiating additional
partnerships.
Practice Action Team
Tasked with addressing scope of practice
barriers for nurses, the Practice Action Team has
added several new members in a variety of nursing
fields. The institutional/cultural workgroup
is currently developing a pilot survey to gauge
barriers in nursing practice across the state. The
legislative/regulatory workgroup is working
on a project to craft a business case in Florida
for expansion of APRN utilization. The team
is looking forward to continuing collaboration
with other nursing groups during this legislative
session.
Communication
The FL-AC is pleased to report the launch of a
Facebook page! With over 1,000 ‘likes’ the action
coalition encourages nurses to follow the page to
get up to date information on each of the action
teams, as well as progress toward reaching the
Future of Nursing goals throughout the nation.
www.facebook.com/FLActionCoalition.
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“FIT TO PERFORM SAFELY”
Supervisor Skill Workshop
Sponsored by IPN/FNA
Florida Blue Foundation
Awards 2014 Nursing
Mini-Grants
Paul Kluding
October 16, 2014
Email: [email protected]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Four Florida nursing
colleges and one community foundation are
sharing $213,617 in funding from the Florida Blue
Foundation through a competitive Nursing MiniGrant program. One of the grant projects supports
the goals of the Florida Healthcare Simulation
Alliance to accelerate and optimize use of patient
simulation labs in nurse education and training. The
other four grant projects are aligned with the goals
of the Florida Action Coalition to improve patient
access to quality, cost-effective health care through
changes in nursing and health care delivery.
The one mini-grant for simulation is:
• University of North Florida – Duval Co.
The four mini-grants for improving safety in
patient care are:
• Community Foundation of Sarasota County,
Inc. – Sarasota Co.
• University of Central Florida Research
Foundation, Inc. – Orange Co.
• University of Florida Foundation, Inc. for the
UF College of Nursing – Alachua Co.
• University of Miami – Dade Co.
One of the Florida Blue Foundation’s areas of
focus is improving the quality and safety of patient
care. Nurses comprise the largest segment of the
health care workforce and have a significant role in
patient outcomes. Many of the Foundation’s efforts
in this area are aimed at developing a well-prepared
nurse workforce to meet the growing and complex
health care needs of the people of Florida.
Florida Blue Foundation enables healthy
communities by making grants, building coalitions
and rewarding best practices. More than three
million people in Florida have received direct health
services as a result of grants made to nonprofit
organizations since our founding in 2001. Florida
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Florida Blue and the Florida Blue Foundation are
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With speakers: Linda Smith, ARNP, MN, M.Div., CAP, CARN-AP, and
Myrtle Greene, LMHC, CAP, ICADC
This unique program presented by Linda
Smith and Myrtle Greene of Florida’s Impaired
Practitioner’s Program, will provide nursing
supervisors with the tools to ensure patient safety
by recognizing when a nurse’s fitness for duty
may be in question. In addition, supervisors of
licensees enrolled in licensee monitoring will
learn how to support professionals through
constructive performance improvement.
Learning modules are designed to help
supervisors gain confidence in their ability to:
• Perform
their
role
in
performance
improvement
• Supervise a licensee in a monitoring
program
• Enforce their organization’s policies to
protect patient safety
• Take appropriate action sooner to reduce risk
Skills and knowledge include:
• Documenting the facts
• Identifying risky behaviors that can lead to
unsafe practice
• Identifying the best course of action based
on the level of risk
• Correcting substandard performance issues
early
• Redirecting sidetracking behaviors
The course will offer 4.0 contact hours of
approved continuing education credit and meets
the state training requirements for supervision
of licensees enrolled in monitoring. Nurse
supervisors, Employee Assistance Program
Managers, and Risk Management Department
Heads will benefit from this training.
This program has been evaluated with positive
results published in the Advances in Nursing
Science, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 135-144.
About the Speakers:
Linda Smith, ARNP, MN, M.Div., CAP, CARNAP, has held the position of Chief Executive
Officer of the Intervention Project for Nurses
since 1988. Linda consults with other states on
the development, implementation, and evaluation
of programs and speaks frequently to nursing
groups around the country on issues related to
impairment among nurses.
Myrtle Greene, LMHC, CAP, ICADC, is
Director of Operations at IPN. She has more
than 15 years of counseling, case management,
and private practice experience. Myrtle has
an MA in Counseling Psychology and an MS
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The Florida Nurses Foundation
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Dr. Daniel Berman,
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Healthcare
Thinking
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has
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Dr.
Berman
was
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to
the
Jacksonville Community
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by the Public Elected Representatives with the
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Florida.
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in multi-site obstetrical nursing units and her
leadership in Mother Baby Birthing Simulation,
“Noelle and Baby Hal”; she has encouraged more
nursing students to carry on the mission of helping
poor minority communities in the future. Yolanda
was one of the 2013 FNA Great 100 nurses and the
2012 March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Women’s
Health category.
Te r i C he not,
Jacksonville
University
(JU) nursing professor
and FNA member, ran the
26.2 mile New York City
Marathon on November 2,
2014. The picture shows
Teri at the starting line.
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It’s Our Honor - A Collier County Honor Flight Nurse’s Story
Johnna Dettis ARNP, Medical. Director,
Collier County Honor Flight
P.O. Box 8001
Naples FL 34101
I am a nurse practitioner and Medical Director for Collier County Honor
Flight. How did I come to do this? I do it for the stories! It is such a treat
to hear some of the World War Two veteran’s stories! How did this start?
Well, upon realizing in April 2013 that there were still World War Two
veterans alive in my area and that there was a new (2004) WW2 Memorial
in Washington, DC, I decided that as a veteran Navy nurse I should help my
local WW2 veterans get to Washington to see their memorial. I heard that
Southwest Florida Honor Flight was looking for Guardians to help take the
veterans to Washington and quickly signed up, along with my partner, Mark.
At the Guardian and Veteran training/meeting, I fell in love with a sweet,
smart, unassuming Navy CB (Construction Battalion) Engineer Veteran
of World War Two, Roy, and his wonderful wife, Susie. I could not believe
that this charming man was old enough to be a WW2 vet! He seemed my
age! A week later, I had the honor of escorting him to Washington, and the
pleasure of spending all day getting to know him. What a fascinating man!
I also met Richard on this flight, Mark’s veteran, who was a bombardier
dropping bombs all over Europe which paved the way for American and
British foot soldiers like my dad. I cried when I looked at his itinerary and
realized that my dad’s WW2 Army itinerary paralleled his, just a few days
or weeks later in most of the same locations. I told Richard that he dropped
the bombs which saved my dad and our country. Richard died three months
after the flight of old age and his chronic kidney disease, but before he died,
he entertained the dialysis staff and everyone he knew with his happy tale of
his Honor Flight.
I enjoyed this first Honor Flight so much, seeing the faces of the 90 year
olds light up, and sometimes tear up, at the Washington memorials. In
addition, I really enjoyed watching the veterans meet new friends who had
the same, or similar, wartime experiences. I had such a great day that I had
to try it again. The next SWFL Honor Flight was in September of last year.
This time I had the pleasure of being Guardian (escort) for a dear WW2 Army
Nurse friend whom I had met earlier in the year, Alyce. Alyce served in the
Far East in 1945 and continued as an Army nurse through the Korean War.
My favorite quote from Alyce is “these nurses and aides today don’t know
what real work is. In Korea we worked for 24 hours straight, and then we
worked some more!” At the Korean War memorial, Alyce identified the faces
on the wall of some of her comrades.
It was during this flight that four of us Guardians realized that the next
SWFL Honor Flights would not be until May or June of this year, nine
months later, due to the weather. We realized that there were at least 250-300
World War Two veterans living in the area from Bradenton south to Naples
who had not yet gotten to see their memorials in Washington. And only
about 50 could be taken on each flight, so many would die before they got
to go. We decided we had to start Collier County Honor Flight (CCHF) and
take 50 veterans immediately, and more in 2014! So we came home, raised
enough money quickly and flew 6 weeks later our first Collier County Honor
Flight, a plane load of 50 veterans and 50 guardians, including my other
dear WW 2 Army nurse friend, Kate. I served as Kate’s Guardian and the
Medical Director for this flight. Again, I had the pleasure of getting to know
Kate better while on the long day trip and hear some of her stories. Kate
served in Europe and had to move her MASH hospital every five days! She
also spoke about working around the clock many days under very primitive
field conditions. Kate was at the Battle of the Bulge, which was one of the
bloodiest and longest battles in history. Long after I was tired on the flight
on the way home, Kate continued to be excited about the day and told me
more of her stories which certainly kept me awake!
Of course, by now I was hooked on Honor Flight, meeting amazing World
War Two veterans and hearing their incredible stories. So when CCHF
flight 2 rolled around on April 26, 2014, I was again on the flight as Medical
Director. This time Laura Rutizer, a friend, local NP and FNA member,
also served as a Guardian and really enjoyed her experience. Besides being
an escort to her veteran, Laura helped me by taking care of an abrasion
on another veteran’s leg while I was checking on a diabetic veteran. Her
presence on the flight made me feel that we could handle any problems that
came up. Fortunately, these were the only problems in the wonderful day.
I have also been very fortunate to have a few other fantastic nurses on my
flights who listen carefully to veteran stories while encouraging them to
remember to eat and drink throughout the exciting day.
On flight 2, I was extremely lucky to sit on the plane by chance next to a
veteran who, when he found out that I was a nurse, told me he liked nurses.
I asked him why, and he proceeded to tell me that he had been a liberator
of the Army and Navy nurses who were Prisoners of War on a Philippine
Island! I sat with my mouth open hearing his amazing tale.
On September 13 we took a very full plane load of 75 WW2 vets and 75
Guardians to Washington to see their memorials. In spite of my prayers
for no rain, we did have a long downpour while at the WW2 Memorial.
Fortunately we had jackets and raincoats for the veterans, but it was still a
wet few hours. While I complained about the rain to a Marine veteran, he
smiled and said that he had done seven Pacific island invasions and a little
rain was nothing!
I have learned by now with Honor Flight that these WW2 veterans were,
and are, truly the Greatest Generation. They saved our country and the world
and it is such an honor and privilege to take them to see their memorials.
Our next Collier County Honor Flight was Sat October 25, and again we took
50 veterans, and again I was very fortunate to have Laura on our flight. We
plan more flights for next year, and will take Korean War veterans when all
the WW2 vets have all gone. We do fundraising for the flights as each flight
is expensive. Veterans go free of charge and the guardians do pay, but we
Our first Collier County Honor Flight in November 2013 with
LT Kate Nolan, WW2 Army Nurse.
still need donations to cover over 50 per cent of the expenses of the flight.
Honor Flights including CCHF are a 100 per cent volunteer organization,
and we have a 501 C 3 so donations are tax-deductible. Please help us, or
your local Honor Flight organization to take these very deserving veterans
on their Honor Flight. Our local Nurse Practitioners of Collier County
coalition gave donations last year and this year. It will be your honor, and it
is certainly my honor to participate in this organization.
Johnna Dettis MSN MPH ARNP retired after 30 years working in Public
Health in Florida and 26 years with the Navy Reserve Nurse Corps. She
works part-time as an ARNP with McGregor Clinic, Fort Myers FL, and serves
as a volunteer founding Board Member and Medical Director for Collier
County Honor Flight. The mission of Collier County Honor Flight is to honor
local World War Two and Korean War veterans by taking them to visit their
memorials in Washington, DC.
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The Florida Nurse
December 2014
Rising Above the Culture of Incivility in Nursing
Roselle SamsonMojares, MSN, RN
There are evidences
which
substantiate
the reasons why the
culture of the nursing
profession is vulnerable
to incivility. Awareness
may help us understand
incivility and compel us to act wisely and in haste.
As a practice discipline, nursing is a
profession with an intricate social atmosphere
(1). Interaction with people is an essential
undertaking where most challenges and struggles
emerge from. Healthcare is a business with
different personalities. Conflict is an inevitable
phenomenon.
A postcolonial feminist discourse classifies
people based on their race and hierarchy in society
or institution (2). Race can be a malicious approach
in identifying people as there are certain racial or
cultural attributes that command social behavior.
Race is not limited to the genetic make-up of a
person, but more compellingly how politics and
society define and identify a person in reference to
actual or mythical characteristics.
Oppressed group behavior was first portrayed
when literature began focusing on colonized
groups (3). Besides invading physical space,
colonizers shoved their authority upon the natives.
The conquered felt insignificant, doubted their
capabilities, and developed contempt toward self
(4). Nurses lost their autonomy and conviction
when healthcare moved from visiting home care
into the hospital setting (3).
The male dominance philosophy persuades
women to believe they are worthless but acquire
worth only through male associations (5). Women
are socialized to address each other as “natural
enemies,” bonding with one another serves no
enrichment of their essence, and women are
incapable of coming together (5). Gender bigotry
creates a threatening atmosphere between women
for no cause (5). Needless to say, majority of nurses
are women.
Marginal people will support oppressive
doctrines and practices in exchange for positions
slightly above the oppressed (4). Applying the
concept to the culture of nursing, nurses are
considered marginal beings when they advocate
for the oppressors at the expense of the oppressed.
The medical model is constantly defying the
notion that caring is greater or equal to curing.
The inclusion of the physician’s name under the
patient’s admission data validates the role of the
physician, while nurses remain the unnamed
souls who implement the care that cures the
patient. A dilemma emerges for nurses as they
are pulled between carrying out orders, their
ethical responsibility to be altruistic (6), and their
standard of practice to be autonomous (7).
Kanter’s theory of social power asserts that
conduct and perspectives are largely molded by
a person’s status and circumstances (8). Human
dynamics are underlined by vulnerability
triggering anxiety and manifested through
incivility. Social power can also be linked
to “access to resources and information” (9);
perceived or actual lack of such produce tension
which becomes important factors in the culture of
nursing.
If culture is a collection of the founding views,
goals, and structure which sets nursing apart from
the rest; then nurses must look within and reflect
on what truly matters to us and decide to make
changes now, to have a voice, to stand up against
the status quo, to prove everyone wrong, to bond,
and once and for all banish incivility from the
profession.
Roselle Samson-Mojares, MSN, RN is on the
faculty at Barry University, College of Nursing
and Health Sciences in Miami Shores, FL. She
teaches for the Undergraduate program in Mental
Health and Psychiatry as well as Women’s Health
and Maternal-Child. She received her Associate
in Science Nursing degree from Indian River
Community College. She earned her Bachelor’s in
Nursing and Master’s in Nursing Education from
Barry University. She is currently pursuing her
PhD in Nursing from Barry University with her
dissertation focus on “Incivility in Nursing.”
1. Guidroz, A. M., Wang, M., & Perez, L. M. (2012).
Developing a model of source-specific interpersonal
conflict in health care. Stress and Health, 28, 69-79.
2. Anderson, J. M. (2009). Toward a post-colonial
feminist methodology in nursing research: Exploring
the convergence of post-colonial and black feminist
scholarship. Nurse Researcher, 9(3), 7-27.
3. Roberts, S. J., De Marco, R., & Griffin, M. (2009). The
effect of oppressed group behaviours on the culture
of the nursing workplace: a review of the evidence
and interventions for change. Journal of Nursing
Management, 17(3), 288-293.
4. Freire, P. (2010). Pedagogy of the oppressed (30th
anniversary ed.). New York, NY: The Continuum
International Publishing Group Inc.
5. Hooks, B. (1986). Sisterhood: Political solidarity
between women. Feminist Review, 23, 125-138.
6. American Nurses Association (2001). Code of
ethics for nurses with interpretative statements.
Washington, DC: American Nurses Publishing.
7. American Nurses Association (2010). Nursing scope
and standards of practice (2nd ed.). Silver Springs,
MD: Nursesbooks.org.
8. Laschigner, H. K., Sabiston, J. A., & Kutszcher, L.
(1997). Empowerment and staff nurse decision
involvement in nursing work environments: Testing
Kanter’s theory of structural power in organizations.
Research in Nursing and Health, 20, 341-352.
9. Kanter, R. M. (1979). Power failure in management
circuits. Harvard Business Review, 65-75.
December 2014 The Florida Nurse
Actions Speak Louder
Than Words
Dr. Carole Kain
Nationally Certified Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Kain Behavorial Health Associates
Being a nursing student is just hard! The challenges of defining the
nurse’s role and learning hundreds of facts, skills, and science that comprise
our profession can seem more than overwhelming for anyone. And these
days, many nursing students begin a nursing education as grown-ups.
Perhaps they are married, have children, or are full-time employees. They
aren’t abandoning any of their current roles; they are adding the student
nurses’ role to an already full plate. It can be easy for these hopeful people to
become disillusioned or cynical.
How can we as a body of nurses prevent that disillusionment? You can
provide a much needed bright light of encouragement by:
• Inviting a student nurse to attend a conference,
• Taking time to stop for a minute during the work day in the hospital
or clinic when you see a student during the clinical rotations to offer a
compliment or a word of encouragement, and/or
• Introducing the student to other nurses on your floor.
Mentors contribute to the overall improvement of the nursing profession
and can have a remarkable influence on a nursing student’s career. As a
mentor, you can provide diverse perspectives and practical insights to the
practice of nursing. Mentors also serve as role models and informal guides
to the healthcare field. Mentors offer formal and informal networking and
collegiality, career guidance, advocacy, prioritization and time management
skills, professionalism, values, passion, and fun. So next time you see
a student nurse, take a moment out of your day to show you care because
“ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.”
Please send in your Mentoring Vignettes to Vicki Sumagpang at
[email protected]. We look forward to hearing your stories.
Thank you.
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Florida Nurses Association Night!
EARN 1 HOUR OF CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) CREDIT AND ENJOY THE GAME!!
Sunday, March 22 @ 6:00 P.M.
Denver Nuggets vs. Orlando Magic
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RN Package ONLY $35 or $25 (space is limited!)
Earn 1 hour of CE, run by the Florida Nurses Association at 3:30 p.m. Then enjoy the
complimentary Private FNA Networking Gathering at 4:30 p.m.
• The $35 RN Package includes 1 hour of CE credit, 1 lower level game ticket and access to
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Invite your friends and family to join you for a night of basketball following the CE Hour.
• Additional Upper Level tickets for family and friends are ONLY $20
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*These additional $20 or $30 tickets do not include access to the 1 Hour CE course at 3:30
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Nurses around the State have shared that they
are, at times, unable to take a lunch or dinner
break. This often comes up during discussions
with nurses about coping with stress in the
workplace and burnout. One nurse shared: “I don’t
want to burden my coworkers by asking them to
cover my patients while I take a break.” Another
nurse stated: “I feel like I’m neglecting my patients
if I take a break. I don’t want to be viewed by my
peers as being selfish.” Another nurse revealed
that she “rarely eats” when at work. She stated: “I
just don’t have time to eat.”
In nursing school, we all learned about
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air, and water. As nurses, we always make sure our patients’ basic needs are
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caregivers. We care for everyone around us, but the caring needs to begin
with ourselves. How can we take care of our patients’ basic needs if we are
not meeting our own basic needs? Some nurses feel it is their duty to give of
themselves unselfishly often setting the stage for martyrdom which can lead
to anger, frustration, compassion fatigue, and eventually burnout. This is not
healthy for our minds, bodies, or spirits! Nurses have shared that they can
work an entire 12 hour shift and forget to drink a cup of water!
My Grandmother always said: “You need to eat to live!” This is so true.
Nurses need to refresh and engage in self-care, which needs to begin with
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2014 Clinical Excellence Exemplar
Frank Wood, BSN, RN-BC
Psychiatric Nurse Consultant
Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
As expressed with my
Exemplar
“Loneliness
& Isolation I Could Not
Imagine,” caring for a
patient with Trigeminal
Trophic Syndrome tests
all boundaries of being
a nurse. According to a
2013 report from CNN,
there are less than 100
confirmed cases worldwide
of
Trigeminal
Trophic Syndrome. I
can’t pinpoint precisely
what
peaked
my
interest in caring for this patient, as I felt that I
provided all patients with the same level of care
and respect, regardless of their diagnosis or reason
for admission. I felt a level of sadness for her that
I had not previously felt for any other patient. Oftused adjectives such as sad, downcast, gloomy, etc.
did not accurately describe her level of depression.
“Profound” is the only word that comes to mind.
Through the first week of her admission, she was
unwilling to leave her bed, refused to eat, and
demanded social isolation. Through a total team
effort, she began to consume her boost shakes and
slowly became medication compliant. I would
playfully promise her by saying “If you drink
half of this (boost) shake, I will drink the other
half.” Although annoyed with my persistence,
this eventually led to verbal interaction and later
sarcasm. Making this entertaining for me was her
British accent. When she would tearfully say “Don’t
look at me; I have these sores on my face that never
go away.” Always an admirer of self-deprecating
humor, I would try to redirect her attention to my
own physical shortcomings. I recall responding
one day ‘Although you have an illness now, you are
getting better. I, on the other hand, have an ever
growing forehead, the world’s smallest ears for the
size of my head and eyebrows that appear like they
are racing to the center of my face.’ She would look
at me, pause, and then say matter-of-factly “Yea, I
guess so.” Obviously, not who I would turn to in
order to boost my own self-esteem, she seemed
to enjoy that moment of not focusing on her own
appearance. In treating her facial wounds, while
wiping away dried blood, I would comment on new
tissue growth, especially around the nares.
My initial uncomfortableness was replaced
with acknowledgment and praise for A.K.’s selfrestraint in scratching at her face. My most
memorable moment occurred when she (while
holding my hand) agreed to walk to the dining
area and have dinner with the fellow patients.
Unprompted, they acknowledged her presence by
multiple sincere greetings and making room for
her at the table. That moment was very moving to
Nursing Stories Support
Evidence Based Practice
Last year, at the Clinical
Excellence
Conference,
we
incorporated
the
expertise
of educator, nurse researcher
and author Dr. Paticia Liehr
in exploring the link between
nursing stories and nursing
science. Dr. Liehr has agreed to continue exploring
this exciting idea for the Conference in 2015. We
invite to you either self-nominate or nominate a
colleague for this wonderful conference that is one
of our most highly-evaluated over the past 26 years.
We encourage stories from diverse areas of
practice, so don’t hesitate to submit. Have you used
your role as an educator to influence a nursing
situation? We would love to hear your story!
Honoring the work nurses do is essential and
important.
To find the forms and the guidelines for
how to write YOUR story, go to our website at
www.floridanurse.org/resources. Please feel free to
call the office at 407-896-3261 with any questions.
Deadline has been extended to February 28 for
nominations
observe and reminded me why I enjoy taking care
of these special patients. From there, A.K. was on
her way to returning to her family. I’m confident
that without the dedicated team of nurses, doctors
and therapists, she would not have improved to the
point of discharge and likely passed away while in
the hospital. In reflecting on the several weeks I
cared for A.K. is an experience few nurses will ever
encounter and one that I will never forget.
Patient Update: On October 14th, I spoke to
A.K. and husband: Unfortunately, her condition
has regressed to where the ulcerations are again
prominent on her face. She had recently returned
from the renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester,
Minnesota, yet her husband felt “her condition
is the same.” Unsolicited, he shared that her
inpatient experience at Tampa General Hospital
was “top notch” and “the best treatment she
received since her diagnosis.” Feeling conflicted
over his response, I offered encouragement that I’m
hopeful she will get better again and how it was my
privilege to take care of her.
Frank Wood has practiced as a nurse in the
behavioral health field for the past 10 years, 3 years
at Tampa General Hospital and 7 years at Tampa’s
St. Joseph’s Hospital Psychiatric Emergency Room.
Prior to moving to Tampa, Frank worked 5
years for Health Associates of Kentucky, Inc., as a
Practice Operations Director. Frank served 4 years
in the military with the United States Air Force,
receiving Achievement & Commendation medals.
He is a member of the Sigma Theta Tau, Inc., Phi
Kappa Phi, Inc., and Mental-health Consultation &
Liaison Nurse’s Association (ISPCLN).
More than a job, it’s a passion.
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