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Page 18 The <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> <strong>June</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Members in the News<br />
Book Review<br />
Diane Andrews, PhD, RN, associate professor at the<br />
University of Central <strong>Florida</strong> (UCF) College of Nursing,<br />
has been elected to serve as secretary and bylaws<br />
chair of CGEAN; formerly known as the Council on<br />
Graduate Education for Administration in Nursing. The<br />
council is dedicated to advancing leadership education<br />
and research for undergraduate and graduate nurses.<br />
As secretary, she will serve as the board liaison to<br />
communication task forces, and serve as corresponding<br />
and recording secretary at meetings. As chair of the<br />
Bylaws, she will review and provide recommendations<br />
Diane Andrews<br />
for changes to the organization’s bylaws. Dr. Andrews<br />
has been a member of CGEAN since 2011 and most recently served as cochair<br />
of the planning committee for the biennial International Nursing<br />
Administration Research Conference.<br />
Norma Conner, PhD, RN, associate dean for academic<br />
excellence and associate professor at the University<br />
of Central <strong>Florida</strong> (UCF) College of Nursing, has been<br />
elected as a Distinguished Fellow of the National<br />
Academies of Practice in Nursing (FNAP). Dr. Conner<br />
was recognized as a Distinguished Scholar and<br />
Fellow for her academic achievements in nursing<br />
education and research as well as her leadership<br />
in the profession. Representing 14 different health<br />
professions, the National Academies of Practice is the<br />
only interdisciplinary group of health care practitioners Norma Conner<br />
and scholars dedicated to promoting quality health care<br />
through cooperative advocacy, practice, education and research. Dr. Conner<br />
was formally inducted during a ceremony at the academy’s annual meeting<br />
and forum that took place on March 18, <strong>2017</strong> in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<br />
Simulation expert, Laura Gonzalez, PhD, ARNP, CNS,<br />
CHSE, clinical assistant professor at the University of<br />
Central <strong>Florida</strong>, College of Nursing, has been elected<br />
for a second term as vice president of programs of<br />
the International Nursing Association for Clinical<br />
Simulation & Learning (INACSL). The INACSL is a<br />
community of more than 1,500 members in 13 countries<br />
dedicated to improving patient safety through excellence<br />
in health care simulation. As the vice president of<br />
programs, Dr. Gonzalez oversees the creation and<br />
implementation of the organization’s professional<br />
development and educational opportunities.<br />
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Laura Gonzalez<br />
Leadership and the Advanced<br />
Practice <strong>Nurse</strong>: The Future of a<br />
Changing Healthcare Environment<br />
AUTHORS:<br />
Diane K. Whitehead , EdD, RN, ANEF<br />
Patricia Dittman , PhD, MSN, CDE<br />
Denise McNulty , DNP, MSN, RN-BC, ARNP<br />
No matter what position nurses aspire to be in, nurses are called to be<br />
leaders. In this ever-changing healthcare environment, it is more important<br />
than ever that we educate nursing students to be leaders as well as encourage<br />
our current nurses to engage in lifelong learning so that they can enhance<br />
their leadership skills.<br />
Leadership and the Advanced Practice <strong>Nurse</strong>: The Future of a Changing<br />
Healthcare Environment is a book written for nurses and nursing students at<br />
all levels with a special focus on Advanced Practice <strong>Nurse</strong>s. Unit I explores<br />
the foundations of leadership, including theories, frameworks, workplace<br />
leadership challenges, and policy and regulation leadership issues. Unit II<br />
explores leadership within the business of health care including economic<br />
and fiscal leadership, quality, safety, and leading with a nursing focus. Unit<br />
III focuses on the individual leadership development of self and helping<br />
others to develop as leaders.<br />
Unit III features three innovations – The Journey to Psychological<br />
Empowerment, The Journey to Self-leadership, and The Journey to a Culture<br />
of Excellence which were created by Dr. Denise McNulty to assist nurses<br />
in developing self (on an individual level) and the teams they lead (on a<br />
departmental and/or organizational level). Chapter 7 includes a special<br />
focus on self-care for nurses! This is timely given that the American <strong>Nurse</strong>s<br />
Association (ANA) has designated <strong>2017</strong> as the Year of the Healthy <strong>Nurse</strong>!<br />
The book also includes leadership vignettes which depict the experiences<br />
of several dynamic and inspiring leaders who share their unforgettable<br />
experiences and “lessons learned.”<br />
Instructors upon adoption of the book will have access to a digital e-book,<br />
PowerPoints, learning activities and self-assessments.<br />
FNA Nursing Research SIG<br />
The <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association Nursing Research Special Interest<br />
Group in inviting you to participate in the <strong>2017</strong> Third Annual<br />
Evidence-Based Practice and Research Conference scheduled on July<br />
15, <strong>2017</strong> at Harry P. Leu Gardens in Orlando, FL. Please visit www.<br />
floridanurse.org for more information.
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