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OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE FLORIDA NURSES FOUNDATION<br />
Volume 62 • No. 4 CIRCULATION 264,000 TO EVERY REGISTERED NURSE & NURSING STUDENT IN FLORIDA <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong><br />
Mission Statement<br />
Serve and support all Registered <strong>Nurse</strong>s through professional development, advocacy<br />
and the promotion of excellence at every level of professional nursing practice.<br />
Ebola: Evidence of Need for a Strong<br />
Professional Association<br />
Ed Briggs, PhD, ARNP<br />
As I write these words, the events surrounding<br />
Ebola are rapidly evolving. Two nurses have<br />
become infected with the virus and the exact<br />
mode of transmission is still unclear. Agencies at<br />
the local, state, and national level are scrambling<br />
to confront this growing threat while news media<br />
are covering the crisis, many stoking the fires of fear and confusion.<br />
Amidst this chaos, the American <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association (ANA) and the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association (FNA) are working to calm fears, ensure public<br />
safety, and advocate for nurses. Pam Cipriano, ANA president, and Willa<br />
Fuller, executive director of FNA, have appeared on many local and national<br />
radio and television programs addressing this crisis, calming fears, and<br />
providing up to the minute facts about the crisis. <strong>The</strong>y have represented our<br />
profession admirably and advocated tirelessly for the safety of the public and<br />
healthcare workers. <strong>The</strong>y have also reminded us of the human loss of those<br />
afflicted with the disease.<br />
ANA has joined the American Medical Association and the American<br />
Hospital Association to call for the Centers for Disease Control to release<br />
unambiguous guidelines on what precautions are necessary to protect<br />
healthcare providers. (<strong>The</strong> importance and influence of this union of entities<br />
cannot be understated.) <strong>The</strong>y have also coordinated their efforts and shared<br />
their resources with state affiliates to disseminate vital information as<br />
broadly as possible.<br />
ANA and FNA have assumed lead roles to disseminate appropriate<br />
resources to ensure nurses are informed about the crisis with the hopes to<br />
empower nurses and prevent further transmission of the virus to healthcare<br />
providers. Included in these efforts was a Webinar to nurses addressing the<br />
Ebola crisis and provided our members with facts about the virus and what<br />
is needed to protect themselves and the public.<br />
FNA’s response has included the formation of a working group of nurses<br />
experienced in the public health arena to develop strategies to educate the<br />
public, legislators, and healthcare providers. <strong>The</strong> FNA board and lobbyists<br />
are reaching out to legislators and other healthcare leaders to advocate for<br />
policies and positions that ensure the safety of healthcare providers and<br />
the public.<br />
As I write these words, I cannot forecast how this crisis will develop nor<br />
estimate the impact it will have on our state. <strong>The</strong> one thing I can confidently<br />
predict is that your professional association will be working tirelessly<br />
to ensure the safety of healthcare workers and the public. We will stand<br />
united in combating fear and ignorance and will be a continued information<br />
resource for our profession and the public.<br />
It is my hope that you will join us in these efforts. We have learned from<br />
prior experiences that when crisis strikes nurses are prepared to lead the<br />
response. <strong>The</strong> efforts of ANA and FNA to the Ebola crisis are clear evidence<br />
of this. But our strength lies in numbers and our power lies in unity, so<br />
please stand with us to face this crisis.<br />
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Notes from the Executive Director ................2<br />
Student Forum ............................3-4<br />
Legislative Update ...........................5<br />
Research Request ............................6<br />
LERC/Professional Practice Advocacy .............7<br />
Regional News ........................... 8-10<br />
<strong>2014</strong> Membership Assembly ...................11<br />
Partners in Nursing ........................12-13<br />
Members in the News ........................14<br />
It’s Our Honor - A Collier County Honor<br />
Flight <strong>Nurse</strong>’s Story ........................15<br />
Our Own Worst Enemies ......................16<br />
Self-care for <strong>Nurse</strong> Spotlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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We were thrilled to honor 14 nurses for their<br />
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• Mark Welz- Undine Sams Award<br />
• Bonnie Sklaren- Barbara Lumpkin Award<br />
• Mary Ruff- Registered <strong>Nurse</strong> Practice<br />
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• Linda Howe and Joan Castleman- Heather<br />
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• Betsy Fernandez- Advanced Practice<br />
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“Stars” of the nursing profession.”<br />
In addition, to fabulous speakers that<br />
included outstanding FNA members, we had a<br />
lively business meeting which concluded with<br />
the passage of three reference proposals and<br />
substantive bylaws changes. Our Summary of<br />
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We were thrilled with our interactive session<br />
on the future of the Association which we<br />
dubbed FNAnext. <strong>The</strong> participation by students<br />
was exciting and their input was excellent.<br />
We are proud of our longstanding inclusion of<br />
nursing students at our events. We have compiled<br />
a report which the board will be reviewing for<br />
action at the next meeting.<br />
Planning is underway for the next annual<br />
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Edward Briggs, DNP, ARNP-C, President<br />
Leah Kinnaird, EdD, MSN, RN, President Elect<br />
Barbara Russell, MPH, RN, CIC, Vice President<br />
Monte Bean, MPN, RN, Secretary<br />
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Sue Hartranft, PhD, ARNP<br />
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Join <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s<br />
Association Today!<br />
Tiffany Massey, RN<br />
This past November<br />
6th, as I was on a plane<br />
from Tampa to Oregon<br />
for the NSNA Mid-<br />
Year Conference, I was<br />
reading a book that I<br />
have been wanting to<br />
read since I started<br />
nursing school. Never<br />
in the past, I felt guilty<br />
trying to read anything<br />
other than nursing<br />
texts. <strong>The</strong> opening acknowledgment instantly<br />
was disturbing; speaking about the thankless and<br />
easily forgetful work us as nurses and student<br />
nurses do day in and day out at the facilities we<br />
work in or the homes that we are invited into.<br />
We all believe that from day one, we enter into<br />
this career, this love of helping others to do just<br />
that. Our goal is to ease someone’s suffering or<br />
support new mothers and their families in the joy<br />
of welcoming a new life into the world. In my brief<br />
time as a nurse, I am learning that it is much more<br />
than that. I am currently a nurse in labor and<br />
delivery in a small six bed unit and have learned<br />
and gained so much more insight into patient<br />
care and nursing from my patients than any book<br />
will ever teach me. I have learned the difference<br />
between sympathy and empathy for my clients;<br />
the difference between hurting and harming;<br />
and the difference between sadness and grief.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se are lessons that must be experienced by the<br />
individual nurse rather than taught.<br />
Throughout my two years in nursing school,<br />
I was frequently criticized for my decision to<br />
specialize in a specific practice area in nursing. I<br />
was advised that this choice would be detrimental<br />
to my career. However, after three months on a<br />
unit where I have been blessed to observe smiling<br />
faces after five arduous hours of labor as well as<br />
experiencing the outright grief and despair of<br />
having to tell a mother her worst fear has come<br />
true in regards to the birth of her child I wouldn’t<br />
trade my choice for anything in the world. All of<br />
that being said, I encourage every nursing student,<br />
new graduate, and seasoned RN to stay connected<br />
with their passion and revisit what made you<br />
choose nursing to begin with.<br />
I also encourage everyone to become active with<br />
their professional organization, to get another<br />
view and to gain the networking and support to<br />
help you through the tough times as well as take<br />
action as it relates to those issues you feel need<br />
“fixing” in nursing. It is only with the voices and<br />
actions of nurses that this can occur.<br />
FNA Congratulations the 2015 FNSA Board of<br />
Directors elected at the FNSA Convention in October:<br />
Tiffany Massey<br />
President<br />
Marlen Lukatsky<br />
1st Vice President<br />
Frank Thomas<br />
2nd Vice President<br />
Macy Thomas<br />
Recording Secretary<br />
Kathy Hayes<br />
Corresponding Secretary<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Melissa Derringer<br />
Treasurer<br />
Region 1 Director<br />
Dionne Williams<br />
Breakthrough to<br />
Nursing<br />
Region 2 Director<br />
Terry Tokash<br />
Legislative<br />
Region 3 Director<br />
Ricky Bettencourt<br />
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Region 4 Director<br />
Kimberlyn Sauer-Watts<br />
Resolutions<br />
Region 5 Director<br />
Jamal Bernard<br />
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Region 6 Director<br />
Arsalan Hamid<br />
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Region 7 Director<br />
Kevin Morrow<br />
Communications<br />
Tiffany Massey is an RN-BSN student at <strong>Florida</strong><br />
Atlantic University. She is currently a Woman’s<br />
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Lilian Canamo<br />
I honestly thought<br />
that the final two years<br />
of nursing school would<br />
be dedicated to studying,<br />
and well, more studying.<br />
That was how I played<br />
the two years of prerequisite<br />
courses in<br />
order to gain acceptance<br />
into the University of<br />
Central <strong>Florida</strong>’s College<br />
Photo Credit: Steven Diaz of Nursing and it only<br />
made sense that such<br />
a case would continue until completion. But of<br />
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course, why not make it worth the ride? Add some<br />
loops and corkscrews to make it one to remember.<br />
I wanted more with nursing school, more than<br />
just books, I wanted to be that helping hand in<br />
outreach, but I just did not know where to start.<br />
Before nursing school started, I found myself<br />
joining <strong>The</strong> Student <strong>Nurse</strong>s’ Association: UCF –<br />
Orlando and writing a resolution for the <strong>Florida</strong><br />
Nursing Students Association on ovarian cancer<br />
awareness simply because I wanted to help the<br />
community. I did not know anyone with ovarian<br />
cancer. With this, my eyes opened to how much<br />
more nursing is than just acute care; it is a<br />
profession encompassing all areas relative to<br />
the community, from political action, research,<br />
systems management, business, and so much more.<br />
After the resolution passed, my cousin was<br />
diagnosed with ovarian cancer and my aunt<br />
passed away from late stage ovarian cancer as<br />
well. My resolution advocated raising awareness<br />
on the signs and symptoms for others, but lo and<br />
behold, I found myself advocating for a condition<br />
that did not affect me before. Something needed to<br />
be done. I wanted to teach the community about<br />
ovarian cancer in a way that they could remember,<br />
they could spread, and possibly save a life. This<br />
gave birth to <strong>The</strong> OVARYou Project. YOU have the<br />
knowledge; YOU have the power to fight ovarian<br />
cancer.<br />
<strong>The</strong> OVARYou Project is a campaign that makes<br />
the awareness of ovarian cancer memorable,<br />
trendy, and relatable to men and women in a<br />
manner that is easy to spread to the masses<br />
through methods of social media and presentations<br />
to schools and organizations in the Orlando area.<br />
<strong>The</strong> resolution and campaign has reached national<br />
recognition at the National Student <strong>Nurse</strong>s’<br />
Association Annual Conference in Nashville.<br />
<strong>The</strong> campaign has and continues to garner<br />
success, but what I really got out of doing all of<br />
this is not just the recognition from others, but<br />
ultimately my own recognition that nursing itself<br />
is the lending hand that heals in a multitude of<br />
forms. I learned that to be a nurse, one has to be a<br />
teacher, an innovator, and a designer, all of which<br />
lead to the same goal: to heal others.<br />
Nursing school is a rollercoaster, with its<br />
ups and downs, but it is an experience well<br />
worth the ride. I entered the ride with fear, and<br />
sometimes it was a bit bumpy, but I came out more<br />
formidable than before. Nursing school offers these<br />
opportunities to grow unlike any other profession,<br />
but it is up to you to decide how you want to ride it<br />
out.<br />
Lilian Canamo is a senior at the University of<br />
Central <strong>Florida</strong>’s College of Nursing. In addition<br />
to being the founder of <strong>The</strong> OVARYou Project,<br />
which has been recognized by Sparks Magazine<br />
and <strong>The</strong> Central <strong>Florida</strong> Future, Lilian also serves<br />
as the <strong>2014</strong>-2015 President of the Student <strong>Nurse</strong>s’<br />
Association: UCF – Orlando Chapter.
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With the <strong>2014</strong><br />
elections now in the<br />
rear view mirror, the<br />
focus of the <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>Nurse</strong>s Association<br />
(FNA) turns to the<br />
upcoming session of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Legislature.<br />
Newly elected<br />
members of the House<br />
and Senate were<br />
scheduled to be sworn<br />
into office during a<br />
one-day organizational<br />
session on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Unlike previous<br />
years, there will be no legislative committee<br />
meetings in November or <strong>December</strong>. Instead, they<br />
will begin the week of Jan. 5, 2015.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Legislature will convene its regular session<br />
on Tuesday, March 3, 2015.<br />
In the next few weeks, the FNA is encouraging<br />
members to meet with their legislators in their<br />
home districts and attend legislative delegation<br />
meetings. We encourage FNA members to attend<br />
these county-level and regional meetings which<br />
allow lawmakers to hear what constituents want<br />
them to accomplish in the upcoming session.<br />
We need nurses to attend these meetings<br />
to talk about FNA’s 2015 legislative priorities,<br />
which include state employee pensions and pay;<br />
nurse staffing committees in hospitals; and the<br />
ability for nurse practitioners to practice without<br />
a collaborative agreement with a physician. We<br />
also support legislation that would allow nurses<br />
and other healthcare practitioners to perform and<br />
get reimbursed for telehealth services. A full list<br />
of the FNA’s legislative platform can be found at<br />
www.floridanurse.org.<br />
We will again post a toolkit with talking<br />
points and tips for appearing before a legislative<br />
delegation. That information is located<br />
under Legislative Activities/CapWiz at www.<br />
floridanurse.org. Dates for the legislative<br />
delegation meetings are also posted and will be<br />
sent to FNA members.<br />
We anticipate that legislation will be filed in<br />
2015 that would allow <strong>Florida</strong> to accept federal<br />
dollars to make healthcare coverage available<br />
to an additional 800,000 to a million uninsured<br />
Floridians. <strong>The</strong> FNA supports this effort and<br />
is part of larger coalitions (<strong>Florida</strong> CHAIN, the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Hospital Association) which are promoting<br />
this initiative.<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong>s can help promote FNA’s legislative<br />
initiatives by attending Advocacy Days at<br />
the Capitol (formerly called Lobby Days). It is<br />
scheduled for March 24 and 25 in Tallahassee.<br />
We will conduct webinars that will help educate<br />
nurses on the issues and how to lobby. Dates will<br />
be announced in future emails to membership.<br />
Other items of note:<br />
• A special primary election has been<br />
scheduled for Senate District 6 (Flagler,<br />
Putnam, St. Johns counties and part of<br />
Volusia county) for a successor to replace<br />
Sen. John Thrasher. He resigned to become<br />
president at <strong>Florida</strong> State University. <strong>The</strong><br />
special primary election will be Jan. 27, 2015<br />
and the special general election is scheduled<br />
for April 7, 2015.<br />
• Among those seeking election to Thrasher’s<br />
seat is Rep. Ron “Doc” Renuart, an avid<br />
supporter of organized medicine, and Rep.<br />
Travis Hutson (R-Elkton). Paul Renner has<br />
also qualified to run for this seat after losing<br />
to another Republican during the August<br />
primaries for the House District 15 seat.<br />
• Incoming House Speaker Steve Crisafulli<br />
(R-Merritt Island) has made the following<br />
appointments: Rep. Jim Boyd (R-Bradenton)<br />
as Deputy Majority Leader and Whip; Rep.<br />
Richard Corcoran (R-Trinity) as House<br />
Appropriations Chair; Rep. Dana Young<br />
(R-Tampa) as House Majority Leader;<br />
Rep. Ritch Workman (R-Melbourne) as<br />
House Rules Chair; and Rep. Matt Hudson<br />
(R-Naples) as House Speaker Pro Tempore.<br />
• Senate President-elect Andy Gardiner has<br />
appointed Sen. Bill Galvano (R-Bradenton) as<br />
Senate Majority Leader; Sen. David Simmons<br />
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This Research Posting is a Benefit of<br />
FNA Membership:<br />
Registered <strong>Nurse</strong>s and Providing<br />
Spiritual Care<br />
NEIRB #: 14-182<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is ample evidence in the literature that spiritual care provides<br />
increased resilience and promotes healing. Yet, in a study by Balboni et al.,<br />
(2009) of the actual clinical spiritual care received by terminally ill cancer<br />
patients (N = 343), the findings show religiousness to be very important by<br />
67.9% of the subjects. However, 59% of the subjects indicated the spiritual<br />
support received from the medical team (doctors, nurses, and chaplains) was<br />
“not at all” (41.6%) or “to a small extent” (18.1%).<br />
Communication, perceptions, and limited education, have been identified<br />
as barriers for increasing spiritual care. By exploring these areas we hope to<br />
better understand if there is a need for more education related to spiritual<br />
care and what that education might entail. <strong>The</strong> results may be used to<br />
strengthen the quality of spiritual care provided where you work.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>The</strong>ory of Spiritual Care in Nursing Practice (Battey, 2009) was used<br />
to create 1) a 9 module educational program designed to increase one’s<br />
own perception of providing spiritual care for patients, the Spirituality in<br />
nursing practices: A computer assisted instruction program & course manual<br />
(Battey, 2010) and 2) the Spiritual-Communication-Satisfaction-Importance<br />
(SCSI) Questionnaire (Battey, 2010) which is designed to access one’s level<br />
of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with their own experiences of providing<br />
spiritual care to patients. Both the SCSI and the educational modules will be<br />
used in this descriptive study.<br />
We are looking for nurses who meet the following criteria: at least 1<br />
year of direct patient care; English as a first or second language; use the<br />
accompanying course guide; complete the pre-test and posttest SCSI<br />
questionnaire; and complete nine educational modules all online. Each<br />
Module takes about one (1) hour to one and half (1½) hours to complete.<br />
Each participant will need to 1.) purchase the accompanying guide<br />
booklet for the educational modules for $43 using the embedded link below,<br />
2.) follow the link to Survey, 3.) read and sign Informed Consent, 4.) complete<br />
the SCSI pretest survey on the same page, 5.) then follow the link at the end<br />
of the survey to the educational modules, 6.) each participant can work at<br />
his or her own pace but must complete the 9 modules including the module<br />
#9 test, 7.) then follow the link, at the end back to the SCSI post test by<br />
<strong>December</strong> 30, <strong>2014</strong>.<br />
This continuing nursing education activity has been approved by the<br />
American Holistic <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association (AHNA), an accredited approver by<br />
the American <strong>Nurse</strong>s Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.<br />
After completing the posttest, participants will be issued a certificate<br />
of completion and 10 CNE credits from the American Holistic Nursing<br />
Association for the 9-module educational program.<br />
If you are interested in learning more<br />
about this exciting opportunity, please link to<br />
www.askdatasystems.com/ and click on ‘To Place An Order” to purchase<br />
your guide booklet and follow the links to start your journey exploring<br />
Spiritual care.<br />
Respectfully,<br />
Bonnie Weaver Battey, Ph.D., R.N.<br />
Principle Investigator<br />
bwbattey@comcast.net<br />
Jeanette Plodek Ph.D., CSHN, CCAP<br />
Co-Investigator and <strong>Nurse</strong> Research Consultant<br />
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<strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> Page 7<br />
Is Your Organization Ready for an Infectious<br />
Disease Outbreak?<br />
Jeanie Demshar, Esq.<br />
In the wake of the<br />
recent Ebola scare, I<br />
believe it is timely and<br />
critical that we ask<br />
our readers to think<br />
about the following<br />
question: Are you and your organization ready for<br />
an infectious disease outbreak? I fear that, at least<br />
before October <strong>2014</strong>, the responses would weigh<br />
heavily on the negative side of the scale.<br />
Our health care workers face grave risk when<br />
confronted with viruses like Ebola, SARS,<br />
Influenza, MRSA, and numerous biological agents.<br />
It is estimated that between 15 and 40% of the<br />
population will develop illness from influenza<br />
every year. On average, about 36,000 people per<br />
year in the United States die from influenza, and<br />
114,000 per year are admitted to the hospital as<br />
a result of the influenza infection (I myself fell<br />
victim to the flu this year).<br />
Whose responsibility is it to ensure the safety<br />
of our health care workers? My belief is that the<br />
responsibility lies with us all, particularly when<br />
anyone, anywhere in the world can be impacted<br />
by these life-threatening diseases.<br />
People are traveling more to regions where<br />
disease and illness thrive. At home, people go to<br />
work not realizing they are contagious, or they<br />
may feel sick but not sick enough to miss work.<br />
A scenario with tuberculosis (TB) illustrates<br />
how easy it is for diseases to spread, and spread<br />
quickly. While traveling for work, an employee<br />
begins to feel ill and develops chest pain and a<br />
cough. Over the next few days, he boards a plane<br />
for home still feeling sick and coughing regularly.<br />
Upon returning home, he goes to work and<br />
continues life as usual until he begins coughing<br />
blood and goes to the ER, only to find out he has<br />
TB. Think about the implications of this scenario.<br />
Everyone who has come into contact with this<br />
person is now at risk for contracting TB.<br />
Employers in the health care field must<br />
continually review information on infectious<br />
diseases that may affect their patients, employees,<br />
and facilities and assure company compliance<br />
with all aspects of the directives that may affect<br />
their workforce. <strong>The</strong>y must also educate their<br />
employees to be vigilant of symptoms and healthrelated<br />
issues.<br />
We also need to understand how infectious<br />
diseases are transmitted. <strong>The</strong> primary routes<br />
are contact (direct and indirect), droplet, and<br />
airborne. Direct contact involves the infectious<br />
agent being transmitted through physical contact.<br />
Indirect contact occurs when the infectious<br />
agent is transferred to some type of object or<br />
surface. Droplets occur when the infected person<br />
coughs, sneezes, or talks, and droplets come into<br />
contact with the eyes, nose, or mouth of another<br />
individual. Finally, airborne transmission occurs<br />
when infectious agents can remain suspended<br />
in air for extended periods of time. Airborne<br />
transmission only occurs when the infectious<br />
agent is capable of surviving and retaining its<br />
infectious state for an extended period of time.<br />
What happens when an employee contracts a<br />
serious viral illness or disease? What can we do to<br />
prevent further spread?<br />
It is critical for employers to be proactive and<br />
implement preparedness protocols, including<br />
information on prevention, detection, and<br />
treatment of infectious diseases. In the event<br />
of an outbreak, employers should post general<br />
information in a common area to educate<br />
employees on the ongoing developments in and<br />
containments of the disease.<br />
As an individual, whether you work in the<br />
health care profession or not, it is important that<br />
you apply universal precautions and practices<br />
consistently with all of your patients in all work<br />
settings and at all times, regardless of your<br />
patient’s diagnosis. <strong>The</strong>se include meticulous<br />
hand washing with soap and water before and<br />
after contact with a patient and the use of personal<br />
protective equipment when providing care.<br />
When you are not able to wash your hands, use<br />
a waterless alcohol-based hand sanitizer. This<br />
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to be done to prepare for exposure to infectious<br />
diseases, but at least I got you thinking about a<br />
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Shirley Hill<br />
Regional Director<br />
shill2000@att.net<br />
Volusia, Lake, Seminole,<br />
Orange, Osceola, Brevard,<br />
Flagler, Sumter Counties<br />
East Central Region Update<br />
We will be continuing the East Central Region<br />
meetings from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at the FNA<br />
office in 2015. Mark these dates on your calendar:<br />
February 19, May 21, August 20, and November<br />
19, 2015. We would like to send a big thank you<br />
to Marti Hanuschik for planning the <strong>2014</strong> East<br />
Central Region meetings, arranging the speakers<br />
and topics, as well as providing the refreshments.<br />
THANK YOU MARTI!<br />
Mark your calendars for another exciting<br />
event on Sunday, March 22, 2015! FNA and the<br />
Orlando Magic are pleased to offer a discounted<br />
game night in honor of <strong>Florida</strong> Registered <strong>Nurse</strong>s<br />
at the Orlando Magic vs Denver Nuggets game.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re will be a halftime presentation honoring<br />
nurses and nursing students. <strong>The</strong>re will also be<br />
an opportunity to come for a continuing education<br />
presentation and networking event prior to the<br />
game. You do not need to be an FNA member to<br />
attend. Please join us and your colleagues! More<br />
information and ticket purchasing can be found at<br />
www.floridanurse.org under the Conferences tab.<br />
Happy<br />
Holidays<br />
from the Board<br />
and Staff of the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association<br />
Marsha Martin<br />
Regional Director<br />
mamartin74@aol.<br />
com<br />
Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson,<br />
Madison, Taylor, Hamilton,<br />
Suwannee, Lafayette,<br />
Dixie, Columbia, Union,<br />
Gilchrist, Alachua, Levy,<br />
Marion, Gadsen, Citrus,<br />
Bradford Counties<br />
North Central Region<br />
Fourth Annual Conference<br />
<strong>The</strong> fourth (4th) annual North Central Region<br />
Conference will be held on Saturday, April 11,<br />
2015 at the Advent Christian Village Conference<br />
Center in Dowling Park, <strong>Florida</strong>. Survival Tools<br />
for the Passionate <strong>Nurse</strong> is the theme for this<br />
year’s conference and the keynote speaker will<br />
be Cynthia Mikos. Ms. Mikos is a nurse attorney<br />
and a coveted speaker across our state. <strong>The</strong><br />
conference will include continental breakfast,<br />
featured speakers, poster session, and lunch<br />
for $30/FNA members and $50/non-members.<br />
Students are invited for $20 as space allows. Six<br />
Continuing Education Hours will be requested<br />
from <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association (provider # 50-<br />
3103).<br />
Limited lodge rooms are available for Friday<br />
night for those traveling to the conference at a<br />
rate of $82.45/night. Reservations can be made by<br />
calling ACV Conference Center 386-658-5200 or<br />
1-800-371-8382. Visit http://www.acvillage.net/<br />
for more information on the location.<br />
Registration, agenda, and poster criteria<br />
can be found at www.floridanurse.org under<br />
CONFERENCES and North Central Region News.<br />
Save the date and register early to assure your<br />
place at this conference.<br />
Dr. Dan Berman<br />
Regional Director<br />
dberman@health<br />
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Nassau, Baker, Duval,<br />
Clay, Putnam, St. Johns<br />
Counties<br />
Northeast Region<br />
<strong>The</strong> Northeast Region of the FNA is rapidly<br />
growing. We held our Fall Program in November<br />
and it was well attended. At that time we had<br />
two presentations on cutting edge areas. Dr. Ed<br />
Briggs, FNA President, presented the workshop<br />
on the new rules and legal changes from the<br />
State Board of Nursing. Dr. Dan Berman gave a<br />
presentation on <strong>Nurse</strong>s as Thought Leaders: A<br />
Career Advancement Tool. Dr. Berman was also<br />
the Keynote Speaker at the Jacksonville Area<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong> Educator’s Annual Conference. He spoke<br />
on Healthcare Reform and how it impacts nursing<br />
education.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Northeast Region is also planning its<br />
Spring Event with details to come. Dr. Berman<br />
is busily planning a large event with FNA and<br />
other nursing associations in this area with the<br />
Northeast Regional Health Planning Council<br />
designed to build nurses as healthcare leaders in<br />
the community.<br />
Patricia Posey-<br />
Goodwin<br />
Regional Director<br />
ppgoodwin@uwf.<br />
edu<br />
Escambia, Santa Rosa,<br />
Okaloosa, Walton,<br />
Holmes, Washington,<br />
Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf,<br />
Liberty, Franklin, Bay<br />
Counties<br />
Northwest Region<br />
<strong>The</strong> Northwest region met November 6 to plan<br />
the February 7, 2015 Mini Conference. This will be<br />
the 2nd annual nursing forum. We still have room<br />
for members who want to be part of the planning<br />
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<strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> Page 9<br />
Jill Tahmooressi<br />
Regional Director<br />
Jill.Tahmooressi@<br />
mch.com<br />
Broward, Monroe, Miami-<br />
Dade Counties<br />
Deborah Hogan<br />
Regional Director<br />
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Indian River, Okeechobee,<br />
St. Lucie, Martin, Palm<br />
Beach Counties<br />
South Region<br />
<strong>The</strong> South Region held its annual Columbus<br />
Day Legislative Event on October 13th. <strong>The</strong><br />
program was a great success and example<br />
of extraordinary teamwork by the voluntary<br />
leadership council of the South Region. Debra<br />
Hain, serving as <strong>2014</strong>-2015 Legislative Liaison,<br />
facilitated the event with Master of Ceremony,<br />
President Elect Leah Kinnaird. Pictures<br />
were taken by Marie Etienne, who served as<br />
photographer, certificate maker, and greeter of<br />
distinguished members of the audience. Peggy<br />
Davis coordinated the planning and the evening<br />
activities. Alina Diaz accepted the reservations,<br />
prepared an excel sheet of the registrants ahead of<br />
time, and helped to enlist legislative candidates.<br />
Ann-Lynn Denker and Bob Levy & Associates<br />
teamed up to coordinate the participation of and<br />
introduction of about six candidates and one<br />
incumbent who made comments regarding their<br />
campaign platforms prior to the one hour C.E.<br />
arranged by Carol Petrozella. Steadley Foster, with<br />
the assistance of his leadership BSN students,<br />
displayed the new FNA promotional video for all<br />
to watch while consuming the complimentary<br />
light dinner. <strong>The</strong> program additionally included<br />
an Ebola preparation PowerPoint, with permission<br />
to use obtained by Leah Kinnaird. As depicted<br />
in the photo, the event was very well attended<br />
with nurses from many practice areas, levels of<br />
training and education, as well as students. <strong>The</strong><br />
FNA-PAC endorsement of Charlie Crist for FL<br />
Governor was recognized by a promotional table<br />
<strong>2014</strong> South Region Columbus Day<br />
Legislative Event<br />
facilitated by Patricia Messmer. <strong>The</strong> 130 in the<br />
audience included many local nurse leaders of<br />
distinction such as presidents of almost all the<br />
minority nursing associations from the local area<br />
including Dean Pettigrew of Miami Dade College.<br />
<strong>The</strong> one hour CE, “<strong>Nurse</strong>s: Essential for a Healthy<br />
Tomorrow was moderated by Leah Kinnaird with<br />
Panelists:<br />
• Laureen Fleck, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP,<br />
Entrepreneur of Primary Care Practice<br />
• Maria Ordónez, DNP, GNP-BC, Director,<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong> Managed Memory Disorder Center<br />
• Mary Ann Leavitt, MS, RN, PhD Student,<br />
Care Coordination & Role of <strong>Nurse</strong> Navigator<br />
Announcements for 2015 <strong>Nurse</strong> Advocacy Days<br />
(formerly known as Lobby Days) was promoted<br />
as well as <strong>The</strong> American <strong>Nurse</strong> film that Miami<br />
Dade School of Nursing, the American <strong>Nurse</strong>s<br />
Foundation, and <strong>The</strong> Charitable Trust sponsored<br />
Monday evening Oct 27th, <strong>2014</strong>. <strong>The</strong>re was<br />
continued emphasis on the right, privilege, and<br />
responsibility to vote.<br />
In addition, the South Region was represented<br />
at the FNA Annual General Assembly with South<br />
Region member and current FNA Vice President,<br />
Barbara Russell, inducted into the FNA Hall of<br />
Fame. Please hold the date for the South Region<br />
Annual Symposium and Award Ceremony,<br />
tentatively scheduled for Saturday April 25th,<br />
2015.<br />
Southeast Region<br />
<strong>The</strong> Southeast Region is working to develop<br />
programs for its members this next year, and we<br />
want you to join us! How can you get involved?<br />
We have a monthly conference call on the first<br />
Tuesday of each month at 8pm where we discuss<br />
our event planning and our members’ questions.<br />
In October, we sponsored a well-attended webinar<br />
on “Preparing for Ebola” with our speaker,<br />
Barbara Russell. In January 2015, we plan to offer<br />
a legislative forum to discuss health issues with<br />
our Legislators. We look forward to hearing from<br />
you, our regional members!<br />
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Hendry, Glades, Lee,<br />
Collier, Charlotte Counties<br />
Sue Hartranft<br />
Regional Director<br />
suehartranft@<br />
yahoo.com<br />
Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas,<br />
Hillsbourough, Polk, Manatee,<br />
Sarasota, Highlands, Citrus,<br />
DeSoto Counties<br />
CAMP NURSE<br />
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room and board. Families are accommodated.<br />
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or go to: www.frenchwoods.com<br />
Camp <strong>Nurse</strong><br />
Premier co-ed, family owned, resident summer camp in the foothills<br />
of the Berkshire Mts. in upstate NY near Saratoga, Albany, Lake<br />
George and Tangelwood. Join our 5 member medical team. Modern,<br />
well-equipped health center with hospital/trauma center nearby.<br />
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room and board in a fun, caring environment. Bring your camp age<br />
children. 6/17-8/15.<br />
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Camp Schodack – Warmth, Tradition, Spirit<br />
CAMPS<br />
Join the team of RNs and 1 MD at our premier private Brother/Sister Resident<br />
Childrens Camp, in Kent, CT. We hire 8 nurses for our first session, 6 nurses for<br />
our second session. We understand that nursing is an important job at camp that<br />
needs the proper amount of staff to run safely. You are not alone when caring for<br />
campers & staff.<br />
Available June 18 – July 23 (5 weeks) or July 23 – August 19 (4 weeks). Option<br />
of working both sessions. FREE CAMP TUITION OPTION FOR CHILDREN OF<br />
STAFF. We provide air-conditioned facility and sleeping room, board, competitive<br />
salary, CT state license reimbursement and travel allowance.<br />
PHONE: (845) 262-1090, FAX: (845) 262-1091<br />
EMAIL: scott@kencamp.com • WEBSITE: www.kenmontkenwood.com<br />
Favorite People, Favorite Place<br />
Summer Camp <strong>Nurse</strong>s<br />
Camp Chateaugay, located in the Adironack<br />
Mountains of northern New York, seeks resident<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong>s for 4 or 8 weeks.<br />
Private Co-ed camp provides room, board, and good<br />
salary. Must be an RN with school, ER, pediatric,<br />
or family medicine experience.<br />
Contact: Hal Lyons at 800-431-1184 or Hal@chateaugay.com<br />
www.chateaugay.com 800-431-1184<br />
Join us for a summer of memories that will last a lifetime!<br />
CAMP NURSES—<br />
MAINE!<br />
Maine girls’ camp seeks 2 RNs for the summer,<br />
June 19-August 16. Salary, travel allowance,<br />
room, board and laundry included.<br />
Look us up: www.camptapawingo.com<br />
Email us: jane@camptapawingo.com<br />
Or call: 973-275-1139<br />
Southwest Region<br />
On November 13, <strong>2014</strong>, the FNA Collier County<br />
Chapter and Southwest Region hosted a Dinner<br />
Meeting for members and guests at the beautiful<br />
Carlisle in Naples. Over 80 nurses attended the<br />
dinner. <strong>The</strong> evening began with networking<br />
followed by introductions and a brief meeting.<br />
Southwest Region congratulated and honored<br />
Stephanie Vick, RN, the new Administrator<br />
for the Collier County Department of Health.<br />
Lavigne Kirkpatrick, RN, former Chair for the<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Board of Nursing, presented an update<br />
from the <strong>Florida</strong> Board of Nursing followed by<br />
an enlightening presentation given by Karen<br />
Rollins, RN, CEO, Avow Hospice, entitled:<br />
“Southwest <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s: Inspiring You to<br />
Be the Best You Can Be…It’s All About You!”<br />
That evening, Southwest Region also honored<br />
Lavigne Kirkpatrick, Karen Rollins, and Dr.<br />
Denise Heinemann for their years of service to the<br />
nursing community.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re will be a Dinner Meeting planned for<br />
Spring 2015 in the Fort Myers area. Date and<br />
location are still to be determined.<br />
Thank you to all of our loyal Members of the<br />
FNA Southwest Region! If you live or work in Lee,<br />
Collier, Charlotte, Hendry, or Glades Counties,<br />
please consider joining FNA Southwest Region!<br />
We have a great group of nurses who would<br />
welcome you with open arms!<br />
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West Central Region Report<br />
<strong>The</strong> months of September and October were<br />
active ones for the West Central Region. In<br />
September, ten members attended the regional<br />
meeting held during the annual FNA Membership<br />
Assembly; seven members actively participated in<br />
the Membership Assembly Business Meeting. In<br />
October, the West Central Region cosponsored a<br />
candidate forum with the League of Women Voters<br />
and the <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> Practitioner Network.<br />
Topics discussed at the Region Meeting at<br />
Membership Assembly included an historic<br />
overview of the transition from districts to regions<br />
as well as the district activities which have<br />
carried over and become region events. One region<br />
event, the legislative forum, has been a 34 year<br />
tradition in Pinellas County. We spent some time<br />
discussing how to develop a forum in the other<br />
areas of the region. A large part of the meeting<br />
was spent on the topic of region membership and<br />
the types of activities and/or initiatives that would<br />
attract younger nurses to attend and to join FNA.<br />
Social media was recommended as a way to get<br />
the message out as younger nurses are not likely<br />
to attend meetings. Additionally, young nurses<br />
say, “I joined, attended a meeting, and nothing<br />
on my unit changed.” We need to find a way to<br />
make the events relevant. So, young nurses who<br />
may be reading this, what would you like to see<br />
from your professional organization? What would<br />
motivate you to join and participate in FNA<br />
activities?<br />
I would like to thank the members of West<br />
Central Region who attended and participated in<br />
the Membership Assembly Business Meeting: Sue<br />
Konisberg, Pat Quigley, Kumar Jairmdas, Mavra<br />
Kear, George Pereza-Smith, Bonnie Sklaren, and<br />
Lisa Fussel. Kumar authored a reference proposal<br />
“Increasing the Number of Male Registered <strong>Nurse</strong>s<br />
& Advanced Registered <strong>Nurse</strong> Practitioners in the<br />
State of <strong>Florida</strong>.” Additionally, Lisa Fussel did<br />
an outstanding job as Chairperson of the Bylaws<br />
Committee.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Candidate forum held October 1, in St.<br />
Petersburg, FL was attended by eight candidates<br />
vying for state and local office. <strong>The</strong> forum was<br />
moderated by Trevor Pettiford, reporter for<br />
BayNews9, and attended by approximately 50<br />
interested citizens. <strong>The</strong> candidates answered<br />
a series of questions designed to elicit their<br />
positions on health care issues in FL. All agreed<br />
the evening was a success.<br />
If you have ever wanted to get involved at<br />
the local and state level of FNA, now is your<br />
opportunity! FNA will hold elections in August. I<br />
am term limited by bylaws and cannot run again<br />
as the West Central Region representative to the<br />
FNA Board of Directors. WE NEED YOU!
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<strong>2014</strong> Membership Assembly<br />
Barbara Blakeney, Centers of<br />
Medicare & Medicaid Innovation,<br />
speaking at the luncheon<br />
Darlene Fritsma & Sharon Parrish<br />
(East Central Region members)<br />
reviewing the bylaws<br />
George Byron Peraza-<br />
Smith giving a point<br />
of order during the<br />
business meeting<br />
Leah Kinnaird, FNA<br />
President Elect, and Dr.<br />
Daniel Pesut, keynote<br />
speaker<br />
Representative Cary Pigman (right)<br />
receiving the <strong>2014</strong> Legislator of the<br />
Year award from FNA President Edward<br />
Briggs (left)<br />
From left to right: Jean Kijek, Mary Lou<br />
Brunell, & Barbara Russell inducted into<br />
the <strong>2014</strong> FNA Hall of Fame<br />
FNSA Board enjoying the Awards Ceremony<br />
Dr. Teddie Potter giving<br />
the Interactive Endnote<br />
session<br />
Nursing Students observing the<br />
business meeting<br />
<strong>2014</strong> Membership Assembly opening session<br />
Mark Welz accepting<br />
the FNA Staff <strong>Nurse</strong><br />
Award<br />
South Region members enjoying the reception.
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2015 Calendar<br />
of Events<br />
MARCH 22<br />
Orlanda Magic vs. Denver Nuggets -<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong> Appreciation Day<br />
Pre event: One (1) hour FL<br />
Continuing Education (provider<br />
#50-3103) & <strong>Nurse</strong>s Networking Event<br />
Orlando, FL<br />
Details to Follow<br />
MARCH 24-25<br />
Setting the Record Straight with:<br />
Passion, Persistence, and Purpose<br />
2015 FNA <strong>Nurse</strong> Advocacy Days<br />
(formerly known as FNA Lobby Days)<br />
Residence Inn Universities<br />
at the Capitol<br />
Tallahassee, FL<br />
APRIL 11<br />
Survival Tools for the Passionate<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong><br />
Fourth Annual North Central Region<br />
Conference Advent Christian Village<br />
Conference Center<br />
Dowling Park, FL<br />
FL Continuing Education Hours:<br />
(provider #50-3103) Six (6)<br />
APRIL 25 (tentative)<br />
South Region Annual Symposium &<br />
Award Ceremony<br />
Location: TBD<br />
JUNE 4-7<br />
FNA Clinical Excellence &<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong> Retreat<br />
Saddlebrook Resort, Tampa<br />
5700 Saddlebrook Way<br />
Wesley Chapel, L 33543<br />
ONLINE convenience,<br />
QUALITY education<br />
We Offer 18 Online Accredited<br />
Certificate Programs including:<br />
• Anticoagulation<br />
• Case Management<br />
• Clinical Simulation<br />
• Diabetes<br />
• Health Informatics<br />
• Health Promotions<br />
and Worksite Wellness<br />
• Heart Failure<br />
• Neuroscience (Coming Soon)<br />
• Pain Management<br />
• Wound Management<br />
PLUS: online degree programs RN-BSN, MSN, DNP<br />
Education in Your Own Time and Place<br />
USI.edu/health/certificate-programs<br />
877-874-4584<br />
D14-111193<br />
New Members Appointed to Board of Directors<br />
Please join us in welcoming two new members<br />
to the Center’s Board of Directors – Tina Dorsey<br />
and Kennetha Julien. Ms. Dorsey is a nursing<br />
instructor at Chipola College in Marianna,<br />
<strong>Florida</strong>. In addition to her experience in nursing<br />
education, she will contribute to our work her<br />
knowledge and experiences from school health,<br />
long-term care, and working with the FL Agency<br />
for Persons with Disabilities. Ms. Julien received<br />
her Juris Doctorate from Capital University<br />
Law School in Ohio and currently practices in<br />
Putnam County. She will be contributing an<br />
interesting perspective to our work as she served<br />
as the Program Director, State Board of Nursing<br />
in Colorado. Our colleague at the <strong>Florida</strong> Board<br />
of Nursing, Joe Baker, speaks very highly of Ms.<br />
Julien. Welcome, Tina and Kennetha!<br />
Inaugural Director Announces Retirement<br />
Dr. Keith Samuels, FHSA Project Director<br />
since its inception in 2012, has announced his<br />
retirement at the end of October <strong>2014</strong>. With the<br />
vision to be the central collaborative force to foster<br />
the expansion of simulation to transform the<br />
education of healthcare providers to achieve high<br />
quality, safe healthcare delivery for all Floridians,<br />
Keith has brought the Alliance from a concept<br />
to a reality. Since February of <strong>2014</strong>, the Alliance<br />
has demonstrated its ability to be self-sustaining<br />
through a growing membership and the offering<br />
of education and training events throughout the<br />
state. Keith’s passion for this work is evident in<br />
everything he does. We want him to enjoy his<br />
retirement but hope that he will stay connected<br />
with the Alliance and will continue to ignite<br />
others’ passion so that the FHSA achieves its<br />
vision. Words are inadequate, but THANK YOU,<br />
KEITH!!<br />
Interim Director Appointed<br />
Please join me in welcoming Dr. Laura Gonzalez<br />
as the Interim Director for the Alliance. Laura is<br />
an Assistant Professor at the University Of Central<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> College of Nursing with a passion for<br />
simulation. She is a member of the International<br />
Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning<br />
board and an active leader in the FHSA East<br />
Central Region. Laura’s interim role will begin<br />
November 1. WELCOME, LAURA!<br />
Leadership Action Team and State<br />
Implementation Grant<br />
<strong>The</strong> Leadership Action Team of the <strong>Florida</strong><br />
Action Coalition lead by Rose Sherman, PhD (FAU<br />
Leadership Institute) continues in pursuit of the<br />
Future of Nursing recommendation: To prepare<br />
and enable nurses to lead change to advance<br />
health. With the first phase of our RWJF/<strong>Florida</strong><br />
Blue State Implementation Plan coming to a close,<br />
the team has been busy preparing manuscripts<br />
and presentations in order to disseminate<br />
the findings. Participating in the writing for<br />
publication groups are: Mary Lou Brunell, MSN,<br />
RN, Executive Director, FL Center for Nursing;<br />
Ann-Lynn Denker, PhD, ARNP (SIP Director);<br />
Elizabeth Kostas-Polston, PhD, WHNP-BC, ARNP<br />
RWJF <strong>Nurse</strong> Faculty Scholar (USF); Pamela<br />
Medina, MA Graduate Research Assistant; and<br />
Rose Sherman, PhD Professor, Director Nursing<br />
Leadership Institute <strong>Florida</strong> Atlantic University.<br />
A deliverable version of the <strong>Florida</strong> SIP grant,<br />
Addressing Barriers in Leadership for <strong>Nurse</strong>s<br />
in <strong>The</strong> Leadership Toolkit is now available as<br />
a resource on our website. Please visit at www.<br />
flcenterfornursing.org/FLActionCoalition/<br />
SIPGrant.aspx.<br />
Results of the <strong>Florida</strong> Leadership survey<br />
are being disseminated throughout <strong>Florida</strong><br />
including the FNA Membership Assembly, the<br />
upcoming meetings of the South <strong>Florida</strong> Nursing<br />
Consortium, and the FONE. Find additional<br />
information at the <strong>Florida</strong> Action Coalition<br />
website: http://www.flcenterfornursing.org/<br />
FLActionCoalition.<br />
With a keen focus on improving the diversity<br />
among <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> Leaders, a Diversity Think<br />
Tank grew out of the <strong>Florida</strong> SIP grant’s Diversity<br />
Council. <strong>The</strong> Think Tank was held on October 2nd<br />
where Barbara Nichols, DNS (hon) MS, RN, FAAN<br />
(Past ANA president) facilitated a Think Tank<br />
with diverse nurse leader representatives from<br />
across <strong>Florida</strong> to develop strategies to increase<br />
the number of diverse and inclusive nurse leaders<br />
in <strong>Florida</strong>. Watch for more information from the<br />
Think Tank as we develop a Diversity Action Plan.<br />
Education Action Team<br />
Using a regional model developed in 2013,<br />
the Education Action Team has established the<br />
Suncoast Nursing Action Coalition (SNAC),<br />
including 18 academics, employers, and<br />
community member representatives in their effort<br />
to increase the number of BSN prepared nurses in<br />
the region. <strong>The</strong>ir effort is being supported through<br />
a partnership with the Patterson Foundation, as<br />
well as several donations yielding over $2,000<br />
in support. Expansion of this regional model<br />
continues throughout the state, with groups in<br />
the southeast and southwest initiating additional<br />
partnerships.<br />
Practice Action Team<br />
Tasked with addressing scope of practice<br />
barriers for nurses, the Practice Action Team has<br />
added several new members in a variety of nursing<br />
fields. <strong>The</strong> institutional/cultural workgroup<br />
is currently developing a pilot survey to gauge<br />
barriers in nursing practice across the state. <strong>The</strong><br />
legislative/regulatory workgroup is working<br />
on a project to craft a business case in <strong>Florida</strong><br />
for expansion of APRN utilization. <strong>The</strong> team<br />
is looking forward to continuing collaboration<br />
with other nursing groups during this legislative<br />
session.<br />
Communication<br />
<strong>The</strong> FL-AC is pleased to report the launch of a<br />
Facebook page! With over 1,000 ‘likes’ the action<br />
coalition encourages nurses to follow the page to<br />
get up to date information on each of the action<br />
teams, as well as progress toward reaching the<br />
Future of Nursing goals throughout the nation.<br />
www.facebook.com/FLActionCoalition.
<strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> Page 13<br />
“FIT TO PERFORM SAFELY”<br />
Supervisor Skill Workshop<br />
Sponsored by IPN/FNA<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Blue Foundation<br />
Awards <strong>2014</strong> Nursing<br />
Mini-Grants<br />
Paul Kluding<br />
October 16, <strong>2014</strong><br />
Email: Paul.Kluding@floridablue.com<br />
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Four <strong>Florida</strong> nursing<br />
colleges and one community foundation are<br />
sharing $213,617 in funding from the <strong>Florida</strong> Blue<br />
Foundation through a competitive Nursing Mini-<br />
Grant program. One of the grant projects supports<br />
the goals of the <strong>Florida</strong> Healthcare Simulation<br />
Alliance to accelerate and optimize use of patient<br />
simulation labs in nurse education and training. <strong>The</strong><br />
other four grant projects are aligned with the goals<br />
of the <strong>Florida</strong> Action Coalition to improve patient<br />
access to quality, cost-effective health care through<br />
changes in nursing and health care delivery.<br />
<strong>The</strong> one mini-grant for simulation is:<br />
• University of North <strong>Florida</strong> – Duval Co.<br />
<strong>The</strong> four mini-grants for improving safety in<br />
patient care are:<br />
• Community Foundation of Sarasota County,<br />
Inc. – Sarasota Co.<br />
• University of Central <strong>Florida</strong> Research<br />
Foundation, Inc. – Orange Co.<br />
• University of <strong>Florida</strong> Foundation, Inc. for the<br />
UF College of Nursing – Alachua Co.<br />
• University of Miami – Dade Co.<br />
One of the <strong>Florida</strong> Blue Foundation’s areas of<br />
focus is improving the quality and safety of patient<br />
care. <strong>Nurse</strong>s comprise the largest segment of the<br />
health care workforce and have a significant role in<br />
patient outcomes. Many of the Foundation’s efforts<br />
in this area are aimed at developing a well-prepared<br />
nurse workforce to meet the growing and complex<br />
health care needs of the people of <strong>Florida</strong>.<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Blue Foundation enables healthy<br />
communities by making grants, building coalitions<br />
and rewarding best practices. More than three<br />
million people in <strong>Florida</strong> have received direct health<br />
services as a result of grants made to nonprofit<br />
organizations since our founding in 2001. <strong>Florida</strong><br />
Blue Foundation is a trade name of the Blue Cross<br />
and Blue Shield of <strong>Florida</strong> Foundation, Inc., an<br />
Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue<br />
Shield Association.<br />
For more information about the Foundation,<br />
please visit www.floridabluefoundation.com.<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Blue and the <strong>Florida</strong> Blue Foundation are<br />
on Facebook and Twitter.<br />
With speakers: Linda Smith, ARNP, MN, M.Div., CAP, CARN-AP, and<br />
Myrtle Greene, LMHC, CAP, ICADC<br />
This unique program presented by Linda<br />
Smith and Myrtle Greene of <strong>Florida</strong>’s Impaired<br />
Practitioner’s Program, will provide nursing<br />
supervisors with the tools to ensure patient safety<br />
by recognizing when a nurse’s fitness for duty<br />
may be in question. In addition, supervisors of<br />
licensees enrolled in licensee monitoring will<br />
learn how to support professionals through<br />
constructive performance improvement.<br />
Learning modules are designed to help<br />
supervisors gain confidence in their ability to:<br />
• Perform their role in performance<br />
improvement<br />
• Supervise a licensee in a monitoring<br />
program<br />
• Enforce their organization’s policies to<br />
protect patient safety<br />
• Take appropriate action sooner to reduce risk<br />
Skills and knowledge include:<br />
• Documenting the facts<br />
• Identifying risky behaviors that can lead to<br />
unsafe practice<br />
• Identifying the best course of action based<br />
on the level of risk<br />
• Correcting substandard performance issues<br />
early<br />
• Redirecting sidetracking behaviors<br />
<strong>The</strong> course will offer 4.0 contact hours of<br />
approved continuing education credit and meets<br />
the state training requirements for supervision<br />
of licensees enrolled in monitoring. <strong>Nurse</strong><br />
supervisors, Employee Assistance Program<br />
Managers, and Risk Management Department<br />
Heads will benefit from this training.<br />
This program has been evaluated with positive<br />
results published in the Advances in Nursing<br />
Science, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 135-144.<br />
About the Speakers:<br />
Linda Smith, ARNP, MN, M.Div., CAP, CARN-<br />
AP, has held the position of Chief Executive<br />
Officer of the Intervention Project for <strong>Nurse</strong>s<br />
since 1988. Linda consults with other states on<br />
the development, implementation, and evaluation<br />
of programs and speaks frequently to nursing<br />
groups around the country on issues related to<br />
impairment among nurses.<br />
Myrtle Greene, LMHC, CAP, ICADC, is<br />
Director of Operations at IPN. She has more<br />
than 15 years of counseling, case management,<br />
and private practice experience. Myrtle has<br />
an MA in Counseling Psychology and an MS<br />
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pursuing a PhD in Psychology.<br />
To learn more about bringing this valuable<br />
workshop to your facility, contact: Pamela<br />
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Previous attendees have said about this<br />
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“<strong>The</strong> role play portion of the training was very<br />
helpful to decrease anxiety and help to improve<br />
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to having you come and visit our facility!”<br />
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29th Annual Conference<br />
Conducting Research<br />
in Difficult Times:<br />
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Nancy Fugate Woods, PhD, RN, FAAN,<br />
Professor, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems<br />
at the University of Washington<br />
FUNDING PANEL BREAKFAST: Panel discussion by a variety of<br />
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s Foundation<br />
is pleased to present <strong>The</strong> American <strong>Nurse</strong> Documentary<br />
Save the Dates!<br />
All showings are at 7:00pm- Schedule subject to change:<br />
• Tuesday- 1/6/15 -Pensacola -(Bayou 15) - 5149 Bayou Boulevard, Pensacola, FL<br />
• Thursday -1/8/15- Pompano Beach 18 - 2315 North Federal Highway, Pompano Beach, FL<br />
• Monday- 1/12/15 - St. Petersburg- 151 2nd Ave North, St. Petersburg, FL.<br />
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It’s Our Honor - A Collier County Honor Flight <strong>Nurse</strong>’s Story<br />
Johnna Dettis ARNP, Medical. Director,<br />
Collier County Honor Flight<br />
P.O. Box 8001<br />
Naples FL 34101<br />
I am a nurse practitioner and Medical Director for Collier County Honor<br />
Flight. How did I come to do this? I do it for the stories! It is such a treat<br />
to hear some of the World War Two veteran’s stories! How did this start?<br />
Well, upon realizing in April 2013 that there were still World War Two<br />
veterans alive in my area and that there was a new (2004) WW2 Memorial<br />
in Washington, DC, I decided that as a veteran Navy nurse I should help my<br />
local WW2 veterans get to Washington to see their memorial. I heard that<br />
Southwest <strong>Florida</strong> Honor Flight was looking for Guardians to help take the<br />
veterans to Washington and quickly signed up, along with my partner, Mark.<br />
At the Guardian and Veteran training/meeting, I fell in love with a sweet,<br />
smart, unassuming Navy CB (Construction Battalion) Engineer Veteran<br />
of World War Two, Roy, and his wonderful wife, Susie. I could not believe<br />
that this charming man was old enough to be a WW2 vet! He seemed my<br />
age! A week later, I had the honor of escorting him to Washington, and the<br />
pleasure of spending all day getting to know him. What a fascinating man!<br />
I also met Richard on this flight, Mark’s veteran, who was a bombardier<br />
dropping bombs all over Europe which paved the way for American and<br />
British foot soldiers like my dad. I cried when I looked at his itinerary and<br />
realized that my dad’s WW2 Army itinerary paralleled his, just a few days<br />
or weeks later in most of the same locations. I told Richard that he dropped<br />
the bombs which saved my dad and our country. Richard died three months<br />
after the flight of old age and his chronic kidney disease, but before he died,<br />
he entertained the dialysis staff and everyone he knew with his happy tale of<br />
his Honor Flight.<br />
I enjoyed this first Honor Flight so much, seeing the faces of the 90 year<br />
olds light up, and sometimes tear up, at the Washington memorials. In<br />
addition, I really enjoyed watching the veterans meet new friends who had<br />
the same, or similar, wartime experiences. I had such a great day that I had<br />
to try it again. <strong>The</strong> next SWFL Honor Flight was in September of last year.<br />
This time I had the pleasure of being Guardian (escort) for a dear WW2 Army<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong> friend whom I had met earlier in the year, Alyce. Alyce served in the<br />
Far East in 1945 and continued as an Army nurse through the Korean War.<br />
My favorite quote from Alyce is “these nurses and aides today don’t know<br />
what real work is. In Korea we worked for 24 hours straight, and then we<br />
worked some more!” At the Korean War memorial, Alyce identified the faces<br />
on the wall of some of her comrades.<br />
It was during this flight that four of us Guardians realized that the next<br />
SWFL Honor Flights would not be until May or June of this year, nine<br />
months later, due to the weather. We realized that there were at least 250-300<br />
World War Two veterans living in the area from Bradenton south to Naples<br />
who had not yet gotten to see their memorials in Washington. And only<br />
about 50 could be taken on each flight, so many would die before they got<br />
to go. We decided we had to start Collier County Honor Flight (CCHF) and<br />
take 50 veterans immediately, and more in <strong>2014</strong>! So we came home, raised<br />
enough money quickly and flew 6 weeks later our first Collier County Honor<br />
Flight, a plane load of 50 veterans and 50 guardians, including my other<br />
dear WW 2 Army nurse friend, Kate. I served as Kate’s Guardian and the<br />
Medical Director for this flight. Again, I had the pleasure of getting to know<br />
Kate better while on the long day trip and hear some of her stories. Kate<br />
served in Europe and had to move her MASH hospital every five days! She<br />
also spoke about working around the clock many days under very primitive<br />
field conditions. Kate was at the Battle of the Bulge, which was one of the<br />
bloodiest and longest battles in history. Long after I was tired on the flight<br />
on the way home, Kate continued to be excited about the day and told me<br />
more of her stories which certainly kept me awake!<br />
Of course, by now I was hooked on Honor Flight, meeting amazing World<br />
War Two veterans and hearing their incredible stories. So when CCHF<br />
flight 2 rolled around on April 26, <strong>2014</strong>, I was again on the flight as Medical<br />
Director. This time Laura Rutizer, a friend, local NP and FNA member,<br />
also served as a Guardian and really enjoyed her experience. Besides being<br />
an escort to her veteran, Laura helped me by taking care of an abrasion<br />
on another veteran’s leg while I was checking on a diabetic veteran. Her<br />
presence on the flight made me feel that we could handle any problems that<br />
came up. Fortunately, these were the only problems in the wonderful day.<br />
I have also been very fortunate to have a few other fantastic nurses on my<br />
flights who listen carefully to veteran stories while encouraging them to<br />
remember to eat and drink throughout the exciting day.<br />
On flight 2, I was extremely lucky to sit on the plane by chance next to a<br />
veteran who, when he found out that I was a nurse, told me he liked nurses.<br />
I asked him why, and he proceeded to tell me that he had been a liberator<br />
of the Army and Navy nurses who were Prisoners of War on a Philippine<br />
Island! I sat with my mouth open hearing his amazing tale.<br />
On September 13 we took a very full plane load of 75 WW2 vets and 75<br />
Guardians to Washington to see their memorials. In spite of my prayers<br />
for no rain, we did have a long downpour while at the WW2 Memorial.<br />
Fortunately we had jackets and raincoats for the veterans, but it was still a<br />
wet few hours. While I complained about the rain to a Marine veteran, he<br />
smiled and said that he had done seven Pacific island invasions and a little<br />
rain was nothing!<br />
I have learned by now with Honor Flight that these WW2 veterans were,<br />
and are, truly the Greatest Generation. <strong>The</strong>y saved our country and the world<br />
and it is such an honor and privilege to take them to see their memorials.<br />
Our next Collier County Honor Flight was Sat October 25, and again we took<br />
50 veterans, and again I was very fortunate to have Laura on our flight. We<br />
plan more flights for next year, and will take Korean War veterans when all<br />
the WW2 vets have all gone. We do fundraising for the flights as each flight<br />
is expensive. Veterans go free of charge and the guardians do pay, but we<br />
Our first Collier County Honor Flight in November 2013 with<br />
LT Kate Nolan, WW2 Army <strong>Nurse</strong>.<br />
still need donations to cover over 50 per cent of the expenses of the flight.<br />
Honor Flights including CCHF are a 100 per cent volunteer organization,<br />
and we have a 501 C 3 so donations are tax-deductible. Please help us, or<br />
your local Honor Flight organization to take these very deserving veterans<br />
on their Honor Flight. Our local <strong>Nurse</strong> Practitioners of Collier County<br />
coalition gave donations last year and this year. It will be your honor, and it<br />
is certainly my honor to participate in this organization.<br />
Johnna Dettis MSN MPH ARNP retired after 30 years working in Public<br />
Health in <strong>Florida</strong> and 26 years with the Navy Reserve <strong>Nurse</strong> Corps. She<br />
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as a volunteer founding Board Member and Medical Director for Collier<br />
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Rising Above the Culture of Incivility in Nursing<br />
Roselle Samson-<br />
Mojares, MSN, RN<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are evidences<br />
which substantiate<br />
the reasons why the<br />
culture of the nursing<br />
profession is vulnerable<br />
to incivility. Awareness<br />
may help us understand<br />
incivility and compel us to act wisely and in haste.<br />
As a practice discipline, nursing is a<br />
profession with an intricate social atmosphere<br />
(1). Interaction with people is an essential<br />
undertaking where most challenges and struggles<br />
emerge from. Healthcare is a business with<br />
different personalities. Conflict is an inevitable<br />
phenomenon.<br />
A postcolonial feminist discourse classifies<br />
people based on their race and hierarchy in society<br />
or institution (2). Race can be a malicious approach<br />
in identifying people as there are certain racial or<br />
cultural attributes that command social behavior.<br />
Race is not limited to the genetic make-up of a<br />
person, but more compellingly how politics and<br />
society define and identify a person in reference to<br />
actual or mythical characteristics.<br />
Oppressed group behavior was first portrayed<br />
when literature began focusing on colonized<br />
groups (3). Besides invading physical space,<br />
colonizers shoved their authority upon the natives.<br />
<strong>The</strong> conquered felt insignificant, doubted their<br />
capabilities, and developed contempt toward self<br />
(4). <strong>Nurse</strong>s lost their autonomy and conviction<br />
when healthcare moved from visiting home care<br />
into the hospital setting (3).<br />
<strong>The</strong> male dominance philosophy persuades<br />
women to believe they are worthless but acquire<br />
worth only through male associations (5). Women<br />
are socialized to address each other as “natural<br />
enemies,” bonding with one another serves no<br />
enrichment of their essence, and women are<br />
incapable of coming together (5). Gender bigotry<br />
creates a threatening atmosphere between women<br />
for no cause (5). Needless to say, majority of nurses<br />
are women.<br />
Marginal people will support oppressive<br />
doctrines and practices in exchange for positions<br />
slightly above the oppressed (4). Applying the<br />
concept to the culture of nursing, nurses are<br />
considered marginal beings when they advocate<br />
for the oppressors at the expense of the oppressed.<br />
<strong>The</strong> medical model is constantly defying the<br />
notion that caring is greater or equal to curing.<br />
<strong>The</strong> inclusion of the physician’s name under the<br />
patient’s admission data validates the role of the<br />
physician, while nurses remain the unnamed<br />
souls who implement the care that cures the<br />
patient. A dilemma emerges for nurses as they<br />
are pulled between carrying out orders, their<br />
ethical responsibility to be altruistic (6), and their<br />
standard of practice to be autonomous (7).<br />
Kanter’s theory of social power asserts that<br />
conduct and perspectives are largely molded by<br />
a person’s status and circumstances (8). Human<br />
dynamics are underlined by vulnerability<br />
triggering anxiety and manifested through<br />
incivility. Social power can also be linked<br />
to “access to resources and information” (9);<br />
perceived or actual lack of such produce tension<br />
which becomes important factors in the culture of<br />
nursing.<br />
If culture is a collection of the founding views,<br />
goals, and structure which sets nursing apart from<br />
the rest; then nurses must look within and reflect<br />
on what truly matters to us and decide to make<br />
changes now, to have a voice, to stand up against<br />
the status quo, to prove everyone wrong, to bond,<br />
and once and for all banish incivility from the<br />
profession.<br />
Roselle Samson-Mojares, MSN, RN is on the<br />
faculty at Barry University, College of Nursing<br />
and Health Sciences in Miami Shores, FL. She<br />
teaches for the Undergraduate program in Mental<br />
Health and Psychiatry as well as Women’s Health<br />
and Maternal-Child. She received her Associate<br />
in Science Nursing degree from Indian River<br />
Community College. She earned her Bachelor’s in<br />
Nursing and Master’s in Nursing Education from<br />
Barry University. She is currently pursuing her<br />
PhD in Nursing from Barry University with her<br />
dissertation focus on “Incivility in Nursing.”<br />
1. Guidroz, A. M., Wang, M., & Perez, L. M. (2012).<br />
Developing a model of source-specific interpersonal<br />
conflict in health care. Stress and Health, 28, 69-79.<br />
2. Anderson, J. M. (2009). Toward a post-colonial<br />
feminist methodology in nursing research: Exploring<br />
the convergence of post-colonial and black feminist<br />
scholarship. <strong>Nurse</strong> Researcher, 9(3), 7-27.<br />
3. Roberts, S. J., De Marco, R., & Griffin, M. (2009). <strong>The</strong><br />
effect of oppressed group behaviours on the culture<br />
of the nursing workplace: a review of the evidence<br />
and interventions for change. Journal of Nursing<br />
Management, 17(3), 288-293.<br />
4. Freire, P. (2010). Pedagogy of the oppressed (30th<br />
anniversary ed.). New York, NY: <strong>The</strong> Continuum<br />
International Publishing Group Inc.<br />
5. Hooks, B. (1986). Sisterhood: Political solidarity<br />
between women. Feminist Review, 23, 125-138.<br />
6. American <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association (2001). Code of<br />
ethics for nurses with interpretative statements.<br />
Washington, DC: American <strong>Nurse</strong>s Publishing.<br />
7. American <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association (2010). Nursing scope<br />
and standards of practice (2nd ed.). Silver Springs,<br />
MD: <strong>Nurse</strong>sbooks.org.<br />
8. Laschigner, H. K., Sabiston, J. A., & Kutszcher, L.<br />
(1997). Empowerment and staff nurse decision<br />
involvement in nursing work environments: Testing<br />
Kanter’s theory of structural power in organizations.<br />
Research in Nursing and Health, 20, 341-352.<br />
9. Kanter, R. M. (1979). Power failure in management<br />
circuits. Harvard Business Review, 65-75.
<strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> Page 17<br />
Actions Speak Louder<br />
Than Words<br />
Dr. Carole Kain<br />
Nationally Certified Mental Health <strong>Nurse</strong> Practitioner<br />
Kain Behavorial Health Associates<br />
Being a nursing student is just hard! <strong>The</strong> challenges of defining the<br />
nurse’s role and learning hundreds of facts, skills, and science that comprise<br />
our profession can seem more than overwhelming for anyone. And these<br />
days, many nursing students begin a nursing education as grown-ups.<br />
Perhaps they are married, have children, or are full-time employees. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
aren’t abandoning any of their current roles; they are adding the student<br />
nurses’ role to an already full plate. It can be easy for these hopeful people to<br />
become disillusioned or cynical.<br />
How can we as a body of nurses prevent that disillusionment? You can<br />
provide a much needed bright light of encouragement by:<br />
• Inviting a student nurse to attend a conference,<br />
• Taking time to stop for a minute during the work day in the hospital<br />
or clinic when you see a student during the clinical rotations to offer a<br />
compliment or a word of encouragement, and/or<br />
• Introducing the student to other nurses on your floor.<br />
Mentors contribute to the overall improvement of the nursing profession<br />
and can have a remarkable influence on a nursing student’s career. As a<br />
mentor, you can provide diverse perspectives and practical insights to the<br />
practice of nursing. Mentors also serve as role models and informal guides<br />
to the healthcare field. Mentors offer formal and informal networking and<br />
collegiality, career guidance, advocacy, prioritization and time management<br />
skills, professionalism, values, passion, and fun. So next time you see<br />
a student nurse, take a moment out of your day to show you care because<br />
“ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.”<br />
Please send in your Mentoring Vignettes to Vicki Sumagpang at<br />
vsumagpang@floridanurse.org. We look forward to hearing your stories.<br />
Thank you.<br />
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<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association Night!<br />
EARN 1 HOUR OF CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) CREDIT AND ENJOY THE GAME!!<br />
Sunday, March 22 @ 6:00 P.M.<br />
Denver Nuggets vs. Orlando Magic<br />
RN Package ONLY $35 or $25 (space is limited!)<br />
Earn 1 hour of CE, run by the <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association at 3:30 p.m. <strong>The</strong>n enjoy the<br />
complimentary Private FNA Networking Gathering at 4:30 p.m.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> $35 RN Package includes 1 hour of CE credit, 1 lower level game ticket and access to<br />
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• <strong>The</strong> $25 RN Package includes 1 hour of CE credit, 1 upper level game ticket and access to<br />
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Invite your friends and family to join you for a night of basketball following the CE Hour.<br />
• Additional Upper Level tickets for family and friends are ONLY $20<br />
• Additional Lower Level tickets for family and friends are ONLY $30<br />
*<strong>The</strong>se additional $20 or $30 tickets do not include access to the 1 Hour CE course at 3:30<br />
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To PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE<br />
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<strong>Nurse</strong>s: You Need To Take a<br />
Break!<br />
Denise McNulty, DNP, MSN, RN-BC, ARNP<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong>s around the State have shared that they<br />
are, at times, unable to take a lunch or dinner<br />
break. This often comes up during discussions<br />
with nurses about coping with stress in the<br />
workplace and burnout. One nurse shared: “I don’t<br />
want to burden my coworkers by asking them to<br />
cover my patients while I take a break.” Another<br />
nurse stated: “I feel like I’m neglecting my patients<br />
if I take a break. I don’t want to be viewed by my<br />
peers as being selfish.” Another nurse revealed<br />
that she “rarely eats” when at work. She stated: “I<br />
just don’t have time to eat.”<br />
In nursing school, we all learned about<br />
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. According to<br />
Maslow, the very basic needs, which are the foundation for life, are food,<br />
air, and water. As nurses, we always make sure our patients’ basic needs are<br />
being met, but do we take the time to meet our own basic needs? <strong>Nurse</strong>s are<br />
caregivers. We care for everyone around us, but the caring needs to begin<br />
with ourselves. How can we take care of our patients’ basic needs if we are<br />
not meeting our own basic needs? Some nurses feel it is their duty to give of<br />
themselves unselfishly often setting the stage for martyrdom which can lead<br />
to anger, frustration, compassion fatigue, and eventually burnout. This is not<br />
healthy for our minds, bodies, or spirits! <strong>Nurse</strong>s have shared that they can<br />
work an entire 12 hour shift and forget to drink a cup of water!<br />
My Grandmother always said: “You need to eat to live!” This is so true.<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong>s need to refresh and engage in self-care, which needs to begin with<br />
meeting our basic needs. <strong>Nurse</strong>s, let’s work together to cover for one another<br />
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<strong>2014</strong> Clinical Excellence Exemplar<br />
Frank Wood, BSN, RN-BC<br />
Psychiatric <strong>Nurse</strong> Consultant<br />
Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL<br />
As expressed with my<br />
Exemplar “Loneliness<br />
& Isolation I Could Not<br />
Imagine,” caring for a<br />
patient with Trigeminal<br />
Trophic Syndrome tests<br />
all boundaries of being<br />
a nurse. According to a<br />
2013 report from CNN,<br />
there are less than 100<br />
confirmed cases worldwide<br />
of Trigeminal<br />
Trophic Syndrome. I<br />
can’t pinpoint precisely<br />
what peaked my<br />
interest in caring for this patient, as I felt that I<br />
provided all patients with the same level of care<br />
and respect, regardless of their diagnosis or reason<br />
for admission. I felt a level of sadness for her that<br />
I had not previously felt for any other patient. Oftused<br />
adjectives such as sad, downcast, gloomy, etc.<br />
did not accurately describe her level of depression.<br />
“Profound” is the only word that comes to mind.<br />
Through the first week of her admission, she was<br />
unwilling to leave her bed, refused to eat, and<br />
demanded social isolation. Through a total team<br />
effort, she began to consume her boost shakes and<br />
slowly became medication compliant. I would<br />
playfully promise her by saying “If you drink<br />
half of this (boost) shake, I will drink the other<br />
half.” Although annoyed with my persistence,<br />
this eventually led to verbal interaction and later<br />
sarcasm. Making this entertaining for me was her<br />
British accent. When she would tearfully say “Don’t<br />
look at me; I have these sores on my face that never<br />
go away.” Always an admirer of self-deprecating<br />
humor, I would try to redirect her attention to my<br />
own physical shortcomings. I recall responding<br />
one day ‘Although you have an illness now, you are<br />
getting better. I, on the other hand, have an ever<br />
growing forehead, the world’s smallest ears for the<br />
size of my head and eyebrows that appear like they<br />
are racing to the center of my face.’ She would look<br />
at me, pause, and then say matter-of-factly “Yea, I<br />
guess so.” Obviously, not who I would turn to in<br />
order to boost my own self-esteem, she seemed<br />
to enjoy that moment of not focusing on her own<br />
appearance. In treating her facial wounds, while<br />
wiping away dried blood, I would comment on new<br />
tissue growth, especially around the nares.<br />
My initial uncomfortableness was replaced<br />
with acknowledgment and praise for A.K.’s selfrestraint<br />
in scratching at her face. My most<br />
memorable moment occurred when she (while<br />
holding my hand) agreed to walk to the dining<br />
area and have dinner with the fellow patients.<br />
Unprompted, they acknowledged her presence by<br />
multiple sincere greetings and making room for<br />
her at the table. That moment was very moving to<br />
Nursing Stories Support<br />
Evidence Based Practice<br />
Last year, at the Clinical<br />
Excellence Conference, we<br />
incorporated the expertise<br />
of educator, nurse researcher<br />
and author Dr. Paticia Liehr<br />
in exploring the link between<br />
nursing stories and nursing<br />
science. Dr. Liehr has agreed to continue exploring<br />
this exciting idea for the Conference in 2015. We<br />
invite to you either self-nominate or nominate a<br />
colleague for this wonderful conference that is one<br />
of our most highly-evaluated over the past 26 years.<br />
We encourage stories from diverse areas of<br />
practice, so don’t hesitate to submit. Have you used<br />
your role as an educator to influence a nursing<br />
situation? We would love to hear your story!<br />
Honoring the work nurses do is essential and<br />
important.<br />
To find the forms and the guidelines for<br />
how to write YOUR story, go to our website at<br />
www.floridanurse.org/resources. Please feel free to<br />
call the office at 407-896-3261 with any questions.<br />
Deadline has been extended to February 28 for<br />
nominations<br />
observe and reminded me why I enjoy taking care<br />
of these special patients. From there, A.K. was on<br />
her way to returning to her family. I’m confident<br />
that without the dedicated team of nurses, doctors<br />
and therapists, she would not have improved to the<br />
point of discharge and likely passed away while in<br />
the hospital. In reflecting on the several weeks I<br />
cared for A.K. is an experience few nurses will ever<br />
encounter and one that I will never forget.<br />
Patient Update: On October 14th, I spoke to<br />
A.K. and husband: Unfortunately, her condition<br />
has regressed to where the ulcerations are again<br />
prominent on her face. She had recently returned<br />
from the renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester,<br />
Minnesota, yet her husband felt “her condition<br />
is the same.” Unsolicited, he shared that her<br />
inpatient experience at Tampa General Hospital<br />
was “top notch” and “the best treatment she<br />
received since her diagnosis.” Feeling conflicted<br />
over his response, I offered encouragement that I’m<br />
hopeful she will get better again and how it was my<br />
privilege to take care of her.<br />
Frank Wood has practiced as a nurse in the<br />
behavioral health field for the past 10 years, 3 years<br />
at Tampa General Hospital and 7 years at Tampa’s<br />
St. Joseph’s Hospital Psychiatric Emergency Room.<br />
Prior to moving to Tampa, Frank worked 5<br />
years for Health Associates of Kentucky, Inc., as a<br />
Practice Operations Director. Frank served 4 years<br />
in the military with the United States Air Force,<br />
receiving Achievement & Commendation medals.<br />
He is a member of the Sigma <strong>The</strong>ta Tau, Inc., Phi<br />
Kappa Phi, Inc., and Mental-health Consultation &<br />
Liaison <strong>Nurse</strong>’s Association (ISPCLN).<br />
More than a job, it’s a passion.<br />
CNA, LPN, RN – Staff and Management<br />
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