Ohio Nurse - September 2016

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MESSAGE FROM THE ONF CHAIR
Greetings to you from the
Board of Directors of Ohio
Nurses Foundation (ONF).
“What is the ONF?” you may
ask. ONF is a non-profit,
501 (c)(3) organization and a
component of the Ohio Nurses
Association. ONF was created
in 2002 for the purpose of
promoting the profession
of nursing. As stated in our
Mission Statement, we exist “to Davina J. Gosnell
provide the funding to advance
nursing as a learned profession through education,
research, and scholarship.” How do we do this?
In several ways, including fund raising, donations,
investments, etc., as well as through the awarding
of scholarships to nursing students, funding nursing
research, and providing various means of continuing
nursing education.
One major means by which we achieve our mission
is through the publication you are currently reading
- “OHIO NURSE.” The Ohio Nurses Foundation, in
collaboration with Ohio Nurses Association (ONA),
and the generosity of Arthur L. Davis Publishing
Agency, Inc., publishes “OHIO NURSE” 4 times a
year. Every licensed Registered Nurse in Ohio, nearly
190,000, receives this publication free of charge!
Each issue contains a wealth of valuable information
and useful resources. Continuing nursing education
offerings with contact hours are available, very
relevant and timely articles and news items regarding
professional nursing can be found and much more. I
know we all receive a great deal of ‘junk mail.’ Don’t
make the mistake of treating “OHIO NURSE” as such.
It is a valuable, informative, and very useful nursing
resource which will help to keep you current in your
ongoing professional development. I urge you to look
forward to receiving and reading each issue of “OHIO
NURSE” when it arrives in your mailbox.
The ONF is currently engaged in some in-depth
strategic planning for the future. In up-coming issues
of “OHIO NURSE,” there will be more information
including the many exciting ways in which the Ohio
Nurses Foundation is helping to promote and enhance
professional nursing in Ohio.
Davina J. Gosnell, RN, PhD, FAAN
Chair, Ohio Nurses Foundation
OHIO NURSE
The official publication of the Ohio Nurses
Foundation, 4000 East Main St., Columbus, OH
43213-2983, (614) 237-5414.
Web site: www.ohionursesfoundation.org
Articles appearing in the “Ohio Nurse” are
presented for informational purposes only and are
not intended as legal or medical advice and should
not be used in lieu of such advice. For specific legal
advice, readers should contact their legal counsel.
Ohio Nurses Foundation
2015-2017 Board of Directors
CHAIR: Davina Gosnell, Kent
TREASURER: Jonathan Stump, Canton
DIRECTORS:
Judith Kimchi-Woods, Worthington
Sally Morgan, Columbus
Joyce Powell, Cuyahoga Falls
Susan Stocker, Ashtabula
Barbara Welch, Rushville
Diane Winfrey, Shaker Heights
CEO/PRESIDENT: Lori Chovanak, Columbus
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Publishing Agency, Inc.
Ohio Nurses Association
2015-2017 Board of Directors
PRESIDENT: Sally Morgan,
MS,RN,ANP-BC, GNP-BC, Columbus
1ST VICE PRESIDENT: Barbara Brunt,
MA, MN, RN-BC, NE-BC, Akron
2ND VICE PRESIDENT: Brian Burger,
BSN, RN, CCRN, Cincinnati
SECRETARY: Heather Foley, AB, RN, Gahanna
TREASURER: Jonathan Stump,
RN, MBA, CCHP-RN, CLS, Canton
STRUCTURED/E&GW:
Mary Bales,RN-BC, OCN, Lima
Jessica Frymyer, BSN, RN, Orient
Iris Marcentile, BSN, RN, Coshocton
Jeannette Porter, RN, Cincinnati, OH
Eric Williams, BSN, RNC, Girard
UNSTRUCTURED:
Jean Ansley, RNC, Lima
Benitha Garrett, MSN, BSN, RN, North Olmsted
Barbara Welch, MS, RN, Rushville
Diane Winfrey, MSN, ACNS-BC, NE-BC,
Shaker Heights
NEW NURSE: Sarah Strohminger,
MSN, RN, Mansfield, OH
PRIMARY STAFF: Lori Chovanak, CEO
MN, RN, APRN-BC, Columbus
The “Ohio Nurse” is published quarterly in March,
June, September and December.
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mailing list from the Ohio Board of Nursing. Send
address changes to the Ohio Board of Nursing.
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ONF and the Arthur L. Davis Publishing Agency,
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Responsibility for errors in advertising is limited to
corrections in the next issue or refund of price of
advertisement.
Acceptance of advertising does not imply
endorsement or approval by the Ohio Nurses
Foundation of products advertised, the advertisers,
or the claims made. Rejection of an advertisement
does not imply a product offered for advertising
is without merit, or that the manufacturer lacks
integrity, or that this Foundation disapproves of the
product or its use. ONF and the Arthur L. Davis
Publishing Agency, Inc. shall not be held liable
for any consequences resulting from purchase or
use of an advertiser’s product. Articles appearing
in this publication express the opinions of the
authors; they do not necessarily reflect views of
the staff, board, or membership of ONF.