JCMC Nursing Annual Report - Mountain States Health Alliance
JCMC Nursing Annual Report - Mountain States Health Alliance
JCMC Nursing Annual Report - Mountain States Health Alliance
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Georgita Washington<br />
On Dec. 19, 2009, Georgita<br />
Tolbert Washington, Ph.D.,<br />
RN-BC, MSN, CCRN,<br />
received her doctor of<br />
philosophy in nursing<br />
from East Tennessee State<br />
University in Johnson City,<br />
Tenn. A native of Charleston,<br />
S.C., she received her bachelor of science in nursing<br />
from Clemson University and her master of science<br />
in nursing from the Medical University of South<br />
Carolina.<br />
Dr. Washington’s dissertation research, titled,<br />
“Effects of Anxiety-Reducing Interventions on<br />
Performance Anxiety in Graduate Nurses,” was<br />
conducted to determine the best methods of<br />
reducing anxiety in those newly graduated from<br />
nursing school. This would hopefully facilitate<br />
their transition from student to professional nurse,<br />
helping to contribute to strategies to ease the nursing<br />
shortage. She plans on further research in this<br />
area to facilitate the retention of new nurses to the<br />
profession and to <strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>States</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Alliance</strong>.<br />
Georgita is a 10-year team member at <strong>Mountain</strong><br />
<strong>States</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Alliance</strong> and is currently the director of<br />
nursing education for Johnson City Medical Center.<br />
She has a clinical background of 26 years in critical<br />
care nursing, with 18 as a critical care clinical nurse<br />
specialist. Her role at MSHA also includes chair of<br />
the nursing research council, which is very active in<br />
mentoring new researchers.<br />
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