The Florida Nurse - December 2014

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Membership Assembly 2014
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With over 400 Nurses and nursing students in
attendance, the 2014 FNA Membership Assembly
is in the history books. With inspiring and
educational sessions highlighted by nationally
known speakers, the sessions were both engaging
and enlightening. All of the presentations invited
participants to think differently and incorporate
new approaches to their work. We wish to thank
Dr. Dan Pesut, Dr. Teddie Potter and Barbara
Blakeney for bringing their ideas to our annual
meeting.
We were thrilled to honor 14 nurses for their
outstanding contributions to nursing. They are as
follows:
• Maria Seidel- Mary Cash Award
• Guillermo “Billy” Valdez- Nurse Educator
Award
• Mark Welz- Undine Sams Award
• Bonnie Sklaren- Barbara Lumpkin Award
• Mary Ruff- Registered Nurse Practice
Award
• Linda Howe and Joan Castleman- Heather
Scaglione Award
• Betsy Fernandez- Advanced Practice
Nursing Award
• Teri Lynn Bianchi & Danell Deberg-
Community Action Award
• Theresa Morrison- Nursing Research Award
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These nurses were honored with a plaque
and by the applause and support their friends,
colleagues and family members. Their names
will be placed on the FNA Wall of Honor on the
FNA website for the upcoming year. Their stories
were so inspiring that one student remarked, “I
feel like I am at the Oscars and I am among the
“Stars” of the nursing profession.”
In addition, to fabulous speakers that
included outstanding FNA members, we had a
lively business meeting which concluded with
the passage of three reference proposals and
substantive bylaws changes. Our Summary of
Action can be found at www.floridanurse.org/
resources.
We were thrilled with our interactive session
on the future of the Association which we
dubbed FNAnext. The participation by students
was exciting and their input was excellent.
We are proud of our longstanding inclusion of
nursing students at our events. We have compiled
a report which the board will be reviewing for
action at the next meeting.
Planning is underway for the next annual
meeting. We invite members to get involved as
by attending, speaking or sharing their ideas.
Also, next year will be an election year and the
Nominating Committee is gearing up to engage
new leaders for the future of the organization.
It is also never too early to bring your burning
issues to the table in the form of a Reference
Proposal. For some highlights of the conference,
please enjoy the photographic montage on page
11. See you at the next Membership Assembly.
We are pleased to announce the association of
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Member: The American Association of Nurse Attorneys (TAANA)
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representation of nurses and other
health providers in investigations,
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disciplinary issues, contracts, appeals,
administrative hearings, regulatory
matters, and Medicare and Medicaid
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Dr. Pham has practiced optometry for
12 years. She successfully ran three
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trade her lab coat for law books. Dr. Pham enjoys sharing her knowledge
and experience from both sides of the legal and health care spectrum by
teaching continuing education classes for health professionals.
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Board of Directors
2013-2015
Officers
Edward Briggs, DNP, ARNP-C, President
Leah Kinnaird, EdD, MSN, RN, President Elect
Barbara Russell, MPH, RN, CIC, Vice President
Monte Bean, MPN, RN, Secretary
Linda Howe, PhD, RN, Treasurer
Directors
Daniel Berman, DBA/HCA, RN, FACHE
Sue Hartranft, PhD, ARNP
Shirley Hill, BSN, RN-BC, CCM
Deborah Hogan, MPH, RN
Marsha Martin, RN
Denise McNulty, DNP, ARNP
Patricia Posey-Goodwin, EdD, RN
Jill Tahmooressi, MSN, RN
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