2016 FNA Book of Reports
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<strong>2016</strong> Florida Nurses Association<br />
Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC)<br />
As a result <strong>of</strong> the Institute <strong>of</strong> Medicine report, The Future <strong>of</strong> Nursing:<br />
Leading Change, Advancing Health, a coalition <strong>of</strong> nursing and other<br />
organizations was formed to achieve the goal <strong>of</strong> placing 10,000 nurses<br />
on decision-making boards by 2020. The American Nurses Association<br />
and the state workforce coalitions are leading the effort. As <strong>of</strong> the end <strong>of</strong><br />
August, <strong>2016</strong>, there were 2,256 nurses who have signed onto the website<br />
as currently on boards that are defined by the Coalition.<br />
The NOBC uses a specific definition <strong>of</strong> a board which includes<br />
corporate, government, non-pr<strong>of</strong>it, advisory, and governance boards,<br />
commissions, panels or task forces.<br />
<strong>FNA</strong> is collaborating with the Florida Center for Nursing’s Florida Action Coalition to develop a strategy<br />
to collect the metrics associated with the campaign in Florida. Based on the population <strong>of</strong> Florida, the<br />
goal is 600+ nurses on boards. To be successful, <strong>FNA</strong> region directors will be working within their<br />
regions to identify hospitals and community healthcare organizations that can benefit from the addition<br />
<strong>of</strong> a nurse or nurses to their governing boards.<br />
More information is available about NOBC at www.nursesonboardscoalition.org/.<br />
The <strong>FNA</strong> was instrumental in the establishment <strong>of</strong> the Intervention Project for Nurses (IPN) in order<br />
to support nurses who are experiencing issues with addiction. IPN is one <strong>of</strong> the most successful peer<br />
assistance programs in the country and we continue to support their educational conference as well as<br />
other initiatives and programs. IPN allows nurses with addiction to complete treatment while not losing<br />
their nurses license. In addition, IPN <strong>of</strong>fers Fit to Perform Workshops, which assist employers who want<br />
to work with nurses who are enrolled in IPN.<br />
The <strong>FNA</strong> continues to support the IPN concept <strong>of</strong> nurses supporting nurses while also being committed<br />
to protecting the public.<br />
Mark your calendar for the IPN/<strong>FNA</strong> Conference on May 4-5, 2017 at the World Golf Village in<br />
St. Augustine.<br />
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