The Florida Nurse - December 2014

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Page 14 The Florida Nurse December 2014 The Florida Nurses Foundation is pleased to present The American Nurse Documentary Save the Dates! All showings are at 7:00pm- Schedule subject to change: • Tuesday- 1/6/15 -Pensacola -(Bayou 15) - 5149 Bayou Boulevard, Pensacola, FL • Thursday -1/8/15- Pompano Beach 18 - 2315 North Federal Highway, Pompano Beach, FL • Monday- 1/12/15 - St. Petersburg- 151 2nd Ave North, St. Petersburg, FL. • Monday- 1/19/15- 1900 N. W. Courtyard - Port St. Lucie, FL • Wednesday -1/21/15 -2241 Town Centre Ave - Melbourne, FL • Monday -1/26/15 - 545 Hibiscus Street= West Palm Beach, FL Dr. Daniel Berman, CEO of the Center for Healthcare Thinking & Innovations, has been honored by the International Top 100 Magazine for his success in leading Healthcare Thinking. Dr. Berman was appointed to the Jacksonville Community Foundation Committee on the Improvement of Mental Health. The Publically Funded Foundation is funded as a Public Private Partnership. They have been tasked by the Public Elected Representatives with the development of a Comprehensive Approach to Services for the Mentally Ill in the NE Region of Florida. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), the largest national professional membership organization for nurse practitioners (NPs) of all specialties, is pleased to announce that George Byron Peraza- Smith has been selected to participate in the prestigious AANP Future Leaders Program. The newly launched 12-month program is designed to develop the next generation of NP leaders through a variety of initiatives that will provide a broad vision of the NP role in the current and future health care environment. Dr. Peraza-Smith joined 17 other participants in early October for an initial two-day formal training focusing on leadership development and other components of the program. Please call FNA headquarters at 407-896-3261 or check our website for more information at http://www.floridanurse.org. Find Your Purpose MORE THAN JUST A JOB - A CALLING Florida Hospital Zephyrhills has been nationally recognized by the American Heart Association, the American Stroke Association, The Joint Commission, The Leapfrog Group, and HealthGrades for excellence in providing top quality patient care. We now have open positions in the following areas: • Cardiac Services • Critical Care • Emergency Services • Women’s Health Center • Medical-Surgical • Surgical Services • Seasonal positions Full-time RNs receive: • Sign on Bonus or Relocation Assistance • Tuition Assistance • Seasonal Completion Bonus • First Day Benefits • Wellness Incentive To find out more about our exciting opportunities, visit our website at www.FloridaHospital.com/Zephyrhills/careers 1-855-JOBS FHZ (562-7349) or FHZRecruiter@ahss.org HEALTH LAW ATTORNEYS DEDICATED TO HELPING NURSES FOR OVER 25 YEARS. LICENSURE ISSUES Administrative Complaints & Hearings Disciplinary Investigations Licensure Applications Nursing Board Issues (BON) Substance Abuse Issues (IPN) Suspensions etc. CRIMINAL DEFENSE Drug Diversion DUI’s Substance Abuse Issues etc. HEALTH LAW Employment Issues Medical Malpractice Yolanda Nitti, MSN, RN, an Assistant Professor in the Benjamin León School of Nursing at Miami Dade College received the 2014 National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) Nurse of the Year Award. Yolanda grew up in Brooklyn, New York in a predominately povertystricken Puerto Rican neighborhood where most girls either got pregnant or became drug addicts. Her nursing career has centered on Obstetrics in Hispanic and povertystricken communities. Because of her experience 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. Teri Chenot, 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. Florida: 1834 Main Street, Sarasota, FL 34236 T. (941) 893-3449 www.chapmanlawgroup.com
December 2014 The Florida Nurse Page 15 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. Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, FL is hiring Registered Nurses for open positions: Case Manager, Staff RN on Med Surg, ICU, PCU, Cardiac Cath Lab, ED. All positions require current FL RN license and BLS certification; most positions prefer BSN and previous acute care experience; see our website for requirements specific to the position. Positions are now open for immediate hire. Competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits are available. Florida Hospital Association has named BFMC as the “Best Hospital Workplace” for small hospitals for the past 4 years. Bert Fish is a 112-bed community hospital located in a familyfriendly beachside community. We are located 20 minutes south of Daytona Beach and an hour from Orlando. We are the only hospital in Florida to be a Planetree partner; our focus is on patient-centered care. Patients and their families come first at Bert Fish Medical Center and the compassionate, quality care that is given to them comes from the hospital’s dedicated team members. Visit our website for more information and to apply online today: www.bertfish.com EOE * Drug Free & Tobacco Free Workplace
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