Georgia Nursing - February 2018

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Volume 78 • Number 1 • February, March, April 2018
Georgia Nursing
GNA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Judith Malachowski, PhD, RN, CNE Ret
President-elect Richard Lamphier and I attended the
ANA Leadership Summit in DC at the end of November.
In addition to the learning that occurs at these sessions,
there are many opportunities to interact with colleagues
across the state and constituent members of ANA.
There also are many opportunities to be involved at the
regional and national levels. One of my aims is to keep
GNA actively engaged in the regional and national
arenas.
An important take-away for me from the Summit was
the impact that The Standards for Excellence can have
on the success of our GNA Board. Nearly a full day was
devoted to a review and discussion of The Standards.
Judy Malachowski
The Standards for Excellence Institute is a “national
initiative established to promote the highest standards of ethics, effectiveness,
and accountability in nonprofit governance, management, and operations,
and to help nonprofit organizations meet these high benchmarks” (http://
standardsforexcellence.org/home-2/about-the-institute/). The Institute publishes a
Board Excellence Handbook.
Briefly, The Standards provide metrics for measuring the impact of Board
work in six areas: (I) mission, strategy, and evaluation; (II) leadership: board, staff,
and volunteers; (III) legal compliance and ethics; (IV) finance and operations; (V)
resource development; and (VI) public awareness, engagement, and advocacy.
The measurements fall into three levels: basics tier requirements, basics enhanced
tier requirements, and accreditation requirements. An association can earn
accreditation from the Institute by meeting all the measurements including those
at the accreditation level. Information on The Standards can be found at the ANA
website (nursingworld.org).
Using the metrics of The Standards, the GNA Board will address four key areas
this year which will structure our operations over the second year of our terms.
Similar to the corner pieces in a jigsaw puzzle, we will focus on four primary
structural areas for our association: (1) the hire of a permanent executive director
(Standards II and III); (2) financial stability (Standards III and IV); (3) mission and
strategic planning (Standards I and V); and (4) communication and collaboration
(Standards V and VI).
Here is an example of metrics associated with Finance and Operations
(Standard IV). “Nonprofits should have written financial policies that are adequate
GNF PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Fun Things are Coming in 2018
Catherine Futch, MN, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC, CHC
Believe it or not…another year has almost come to an
end. It has been a good year in many respects and we
anticipate the coming year will be even better. As we begin
2018, the GNF Board of Trustees wants to continue to do
all it can to meet its mission and purpose, which is to raise,
receive, hold and administer funds in order to:
A. Foster and support public awareness and interest in
nursing practice;
B. Enhance the general quality of nursing practice;
C. Improve the professional and educational
advancement of nurses;
D. Sponsor and conduct educational events to advance
the nursing profession.
Catherine Futch
Joanne Parks, PMHNP-BC, MSN, a member of the Georgia Nurses Association
and the Georgia Nurses Foundation Board of Trustees is leading the work required
for two distinct events. The first will be what we anticipate will become an annual
GNF Golf Tournament and will be held on April 16, 2018. Ms. Parks has worked
with Brook Tully from Heritage Golf Links to establish the date and formulate a
contract with GNF for this event. I will sign and submit that contract very soon. To
make this the kind of spectacular success we expect we will need your help in order
to accomplish the following:
• Find teams to play in the tournament. They can be all female, all male or
mixed teams. Players can be expert golfers or duffers, like me, who simply like
to be outside and play the game. We will need at least 25 teams but would
like to have many more than that.
• We will need individuals who can help us with fund raising and who can help
us find sponsors for the tournament.
• We will need individuals who will sponsor a hole or holes to help us with
additional fund raising.
• We will need a few good souls to help with putting together goodie bags to
be given to each of the players.
• Finally, we will need another group who simply are willing to work with Joanne
to take care of all the final tasks required to be ready for the tournament.
GNA President’s Message continued on page 2 GNF President’s Message continued on page 2
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Meet the New Board of Directors. ..... 3-5
Chapter News. ....................6
Legislative Priorities 2018 . ............6
Why are Nurses Suing the EPA? .......7
Do You Have a Nurse License Plate!. .... 7
Our Voice. .....................8
Finance Matters . ...............8
Proper Bag Technique ............9
Index
From the Bedside to the Boardroom:
Are you ready to serve? . ............ 10
GNA in Action .................... 11
Honor a Nurse ...................12-13
Membership
Honor a Nurse. ................... 14
I Want to Get Involved: Joining and
Creating a GNA Chapter ............ 15
What Do I Get With My Membership. .. 15

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for the size and complexity of the organization. These
polices should address investment of the assets of
the organization, internal controls, purchasing, and
unrestricted current net assets.”
The measures – “The organization has board
approved policies that address:
1. Internal controls (a basics tier requirement).
2. Investment of the organization’s assets (a basics
enhanced tier requirement).
3. Purchasing practices (a basics enhanced tier
requirement).
4. Unrestricted current net assets (an accreditation
requirement).”
As the Board moves forward with its
responsibilities, the Board will call upon ethical
principles (hold an accountability) when evaluating
our works. Through our bylaws, we must report and
be accountable to you, our members.
As always, I value YOUR input. As a continuing
or potential member of the association, you do and
can enhance the visibility and productivity of our
work. Your personal skills and energies can make a
difference. Please share with me topics you would
like for me to address in my quarterly Georgia
Nursing article. One of my personal goals is to
connect with at least one nurse in each of Georgia’s
159 counties. My purpose is to develop a network
of nurses across the state for communication and
collaboration on issues important to Georgia nurses
and nursing practice.
Please let me know how I can help you to be
involved. Be a part of GNA’s collective voice! I can be
reached at judithmalachowski@yahoo.com.
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Please contact Joanne at mrsjparks31@gmail.com
if you are with us and are willing to volunteer. Your
help will be much appreciated. More information
about the specifics of the tournament will begin to
come after the new year.
Second, we are planning our first annual run/walk
for the Fall of 2018. A site and date for the walk will
be announced by June of 2018. Our goal will be to
raise funds for GNF but, of equal importance, to
improve the health and well-being of Georgians by
offering an opportunity to run/walk in this event.
Planning is underway and as it evolves we will inform
everyone about where the event will be held, how
long the course will be, and the entry fee. We hope
many of you will join us. The more who participate
in the run/walk the better the outcome for GNA and
GNF and thus for nurses across the State.
The final event we are contemplating in 2018
is very exciting. It comes about as a result of
conversations with Michelle Nelson, PhD, MS, FNP-
BC and current President of the United Advanced
Practice Registered Nurses Organization, Judy
Malachowski, President GNA, Wanda Jones, APRN
and Treasurer of GNF, and me. The conversations
began at the end of the 2017 UAPRN Conference
held in Atlanta. It came out of discussions Dr. Nelson
had already had with her group about how splintered
nursing had become. In particular how it seems that
we as nurses have splintered ourselves into a variety
of different groups depending on our particular areas
of practice whether that be academia, leadership,
pediatrics, medical-surgical nursing, or the many
other areas of practice within which nurses find
themselves.
We then began to think wouldn’t it be nice if
we came together for a nursing conference in GA
centered simply around registered nurses and the
topics they would like to have discussed, the stories
they might like to share, the elements of their
practice that are going well and the elements that
are not going so well? We broached this topic at the
recent GNA Membership Assembly meeting held at
the Georgia Nurses Association building on October
28th. The response was amazing. Those attending
were interested and immediately began to point out
topics they would like to see on the agenda. More
importantly, picture a room where almost everybody
was trying to talk at the same time with a common
sense of excitement about what we could do!
So…we are reaching out to all RNs across the
state to determine if you share that excitement. We
would love to hear from you, first about your degree
of interest, and second about what you would most
want to have on the agenda. Our email addresses
are mnelson18@gsu.edu; judithmalachowski@yahoo.
com; catherine.futch@gmail.com; npmimi174@gmail.
com. We look forward to hearing from all of you.
I would like to leave you with this quote from Jane
Goodall. She wrote “Only if we understand can we
care. Only if we care will we help. Only if we help
shall all be saved.” What does that mean for all of
us? It means our successes are dependent upon
the degree to which we are able to come together
as nurses, to help us each be successful and, in the
process, bring us all together as nurses who care for
and about each other and all that we represent.
Best wishes to each and every one of you for a
safe and happy holiday.
GEORGIA
NURSING
Volume 78 • Number 1
Managing Editor: Charlotte Báez-Diáz
GEORGIA NURSES FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Catherine Futch, President
Sarah Myers, Vice President
Edward Adams, Secretary
Wanda Jones, Treasurer
Georgia Barkers, Immediate Past President
Barbara Powe, Member
Rose Cannon, Member
Sherry Danello, Member
Mary Gullatte, Member
Gerald Hobbs, Member
Rachel Myers, Member
Emma Jean Powell, Member
Chris Samuelson, Member
Frank Thornburg, Member
Avia Turner-Gray, Member
GEORGIA NURSES ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS:
Judy Malachowski, President
Thea Sullivan, Secretary
Jill Williams, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Kathy Williams, Leadership Development
Mary Watson, Membership Development
Richard Lamphier, Legislation/Public Policy
Joanne Butler, Staff Nurse Director
Sherry Sims, Nursing Practice & Advocacy
Suzanne Staebler, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
Catherine Futch, GNF President
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Debra Griffin Stevens, SPAC Director
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MEET the NEW BOARD of DIRECTORS
President-Elect
Richard Lamphier, RN
First and foremost I would like to
thank you for the opportunity to
serve as your President-Elect of the
Georgia Nurses Association.
I recently returned from the
American Nurses Association’s
Leadership Summit in Washington
DC. The excitement and
opportunities for Nursing, both
nationally and in Georgia, are
palpable. Nationally there is healthcare reform, the
Opioid Epidemic and a projected nursing shortage to
name a few. Because we face many of the same issues
in our state, it got me to thinking what if?
What if…Nurses became part of our elected officials
resource team for healthcare issues. Issues including the
Opioid crisis, access to care in rural Georgia, maternal
child health, mental health, and the projected nursing
shortage?
What if…For Heart month, every nurse committed
to teaching 5 or 10 people CPR and how to use an
AED. Would we be able to change the survival rates of
out of hospital cardiac arrest?
What if…All Nursing organization’s and coalition’s
partnered together to advance the health and
wellbeing of the citizens of Georgia?
What if…We committed to each other, all 158,000
plus licensed nurses in Georgia, to vote in the
upcoming State Wide Primaries,’ and general elections
for Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State and other
offices?
What if…We increased our members so that
percentage of membership in your Georgia Nurses
Association was similar to that of other Georgia
professional organizations?
The Georgia Legislative session has started, February
is Heart month, and Nurses are engaged and poised to
make an impact. I would like to ask each of you to do
what you do best, help me change WHAT IF to what
was.
Please let me know if you have any questions or
other what if’s. Contact me at GNA@georgianurses.
org and in the subject line put “Attention to President-
Elect.”
Secretary
Maura C. Schlairet,
EdD, MA, MSN, RN, CNL
Maura C. Schlairet, EdD, MA, MSN,
RN, CNL, is an Associate Professor
of Nursing and Bioethicist. She
received her MA degree in
bioethics and healthcare policy
from the Loyola University of
Chicago. Dr. Schlairet is a faculty
member of Georgia Baptist College
of Nursing of Mercer University
and teaches graduate level courses
in research and health policy and undergraduate level
courses in research, gerontology, leadership, and
fundamental concepts of professional nursing practice.
She serves as a faculty mentor, advising junior faculty
on research methodology and pedagogic practices,
chairs the undergraduate curriculum committee, and
serves on state and regional advisory boards. Dr.
Schlairet has a well-established record of scholarship
and peer-reviewed publication and is currently
conducting research on cancer survivorship programs
and NCLEX-RN coaching models in prelicensure
students. She was recognized with a Faculty Excellence
Award for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
and was nominated for the Regents’ Teaching
Excellence Award.
APRN Director
Elizabeth Harris, DNP, ACNP-BC, CHFN
I would like to thank the members
of GNA for electing me as the
APRN Director. It is an honor and I
look forward to representing the
members of the APRN community.
My goal is to continue to develop
this position to best serve the
APRNs in Georgia. In my short time
on the board, I am working with
APRN leaders to make a difference
in our current practice.
It is an exciting time to be an APRN in Georgia!
APRNs are being included in the conversation to
alleviate the health disparities in Georgia. The health
care crisis in the state, particularly in the rural counties,
is due to lack of access to care in the communities. As
a result of these challenges during the 2017 Legislative
Session, the senate passed Senate Resolution 188 titled
Barriers to Georgians’ Access to Adequate Healthcare
Senate Study. This committee was chaired by Senator
Renee Untermann (GNA member) examined how
removing barriers of APRN practice can impact the
current health care crisis.
Expert health care professionals provided testimonies
to the committee on various topics to include defining
the current overview of health in Georgia, defining
full practice authority for APRNs, provider shortages,
mental health access issues, centering pregnancy
programs, and preceptorship tax credit expansion. The
committee’s recommendations include introducing
legislation to grant APRNs full practice authority in
counties with the lowest health ranking, expansion
of the Preceptor Tax Incentive Program to include
APRN and Physician’s Assistants and the expanding
telemedicine to allow APRNs to provide patient
care. Refer to the full report for further details http://
www.georgianurses.org/news/376809/Senate-Study-
Committee-Releases-Report-of-Barriers-to-Georgians-
Access-to-Adequate-Healthcare.htm.
In addition to the results of the study report, the
2018 elections are on the horizon. In November,
Georgians will elect a new Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, and Secretary of State. Nursing leaders
are already meeting with candidates to discuss the
importance of nursing in Georgia. Although GNA will
not endorse any particular candidate, we encourage
every nurse to become involved in reaching out to
these campaigns. If there is a candidate you support,
reach out to their teams and become involved in the
campaign. There are over 160,000 nurses in the state
of Georgia. Together we can impact the results of these
elections!
I look forward to hearing from the APRN
community. If you have any questions or ideas,
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Stephan Davis,
DNP, MHSA, NEA-BC, CPHQ, FACHE
Inspired Leadership
A bright ray of light illuminated
corners of my mind that had been
left unexplored. That is the best
way to describe the moment I was
inspired to become a nurse. I was
18 years old, studying music in
New York City, which is exactly
what I had been preparing to do
for the previous decade. But living
in New York for only a few months
transformed my thinking and passion for equality and
social justice. After realizing that music alone would
not provide the platform I wanted to create the change
I wished to see in the world, a quote from Martin
Luther King ultimately inspired the path I am on today.
Dr. King said, “of all the forms of inequality, injustice in
healthcare is the most shocking and inhuman.”
Reflecting on King’s words, I was moved to contribute
to the transformation of the healthcare system, to
actualize a reimagined infrastructure that provides for,
protects and includes all people.
Since my initial inspiration to pursue a career in
healthcare, I have cared for patients, led diverse
organizations and served on various boards and task
forces. What currently inspires me as a healthcare
leader are the unique strengths and contributions of
all those who provide care and those who seek care
within our healthcare community. I am inspired by the
environmental services professional who has worked
at the hospital for 30 years, who patients mention
by name. I am inspired by the physical therapist who
pushes patients to walk when they feel they are not
ready. I am inspired by the oncology patient, who
despite their prognosis, wakes up to fight each and
every day. And whether serving in clinical, education,
research or leadership roles, I am inspired by the 3.1
million nurses whose collective work has made nursing
the most trusted profession in America.
While many people have looked to me to inspire
and motivate others, I am well aware that inspiration
is not a one-way street. We all have unique talents and
strengths that, if properly engaged, can inspire and
empower others. Moreover, I firmly believe that it is
our collective inspiration and empowerment that will
New Board of Directors continued on page 4
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New Board of Directors continued from page 3
lead to the actualization of reimagined healthcare
organizations, communities and systems. This is why
I chose to run to become the statewide director of
leadership development for the Georgia Nurses
Association; because when nurses unite, exercise
our collective passions and demonstrate unparalleled
leadership, lives are changed and healthcare delivery
is transformed.
So as we begin this journey together, I am excited
to learn about what inspires you to lead and the
ideas you have to inspire and empower nurses across
the state of Georgia. And I very much look forward
to all that our collective inspiration will lead us to
accomplish together.
Stephan Davis, DNP, MHSA, NEA-BC, CPHQ,
FACHE is an accomplished healthcare executive,
nurse leader and educator. He has served in
leadership roles for hospitals, health systems,
insurance companies and on various tasks forces
and boards. In addition to Dr. Davis’ leadership
experience, he has served as an adjunct faculty
member, teaching courses on healthcare leadership
and management, policy and administration and
provides talks and seminars on leadership and
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diversity and inclusion across the nation. He is an
alumnus of Yale University, where he earned his
doctorate of nursing practice in executive leadership,
management and policy. He is currently completing a
post-graduate fellowship in education in the health
professions at Johns Hopkins University. He holds
a master’s degree in health systems administration
from Georgetown University and a bachelor of
science in nursing from the University of Maryland.
Dr. Davis is a Fellow of the American College of
Healthcare Executives, the leading professional
society for healthcare management. Additionally,
he holds board certification as an advanced nurse
executive with the American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC) and has served as a national content
expert for the nurse executive specialty examinations.
He is a Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) certified
practitioner and holds a certificate in coaching from
the Association for Talent Development. Dr. Davis
is also board certified in healthcare quality with the
National Association for Healthcare Quality.
Director of Membership
Development
Sherry H. Danello,
DHA, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Statement: Nursing is positioned
today to face its challenges head
on. It is my belief that with the
right representation and
leadership the challenges we face
as a profession become
opportunities for the profession
never before uncovered. Health
care reform brings with it many
value propositions regarding how
to deliver care in a low cost quality manner. It is my
belief that nursing needs to lead this charge vs fall
victim to challenges. Roles we have not yet thought
of are going to be needed to continue to drive
nursing excellence and at the same time eliminate the
challenges of care transitions as care moves from the
traditional acute care model to a more integrated
one. It is my belief that for nursing to strengthen
among the many challenges facing Health Care a
strong state and national nursing organization is
needed. That central voice should be GNA. I am
running for membership chairman because I believe
nurses need to see the value of one voice and join
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GNA. In recent years I believe nurses in our state
have moved more toward specialty organizations. I
think area of practice is important but I would like to
see us make working on issues central to our
profession and the patients we serve a top priority.
Present Position: Dr. Sherry Danello is currently
the Vice President of Patient Care Services and
System CNO for St. Joseph’s Candler Health System
in Savannah, GA, covering 714 acute care beds,
numerous outpatient services and other areas of
outreach. She has served in this role since 1997. St.
Joseph’s Candler has achieved Magnet designation
four times.
Education:
• University of Phoenix – Doctor of Health
Administration
• Medical College of Georgia – Master of Science
in Nursing
• Armstrong Atlantic State University – Bachelor
of Science in Nursing
• Sherry is Board Certified through the ANCC
as a Nurse Executive Advanced and is a fellow
in the American College of Health Care
Executives.
Current Offices Held:
• Georgia Organization of Nurse Leaders –
2013-2016
• Board Member, Georgia Nurses Foundation –
2016-2017
• Parliamentarian, Georgia Organization of Nurse
Leaders/State Board 2015-2016
Past Offices Held:
• Local Chair, American Association of Critical
Care Nurses- 1985-1990
• Chair of Membership, American Heart
Association- 1985-1990
Director of Nursing Practice and
Advocacy
Edward Adams, MSN, BSN, RN
Whenever one starts a new
position it is always wise to
reflect on short and long-term
goals. As I start my term as the
new Georgia Nurses Association
Director of Nursing Practice and
Advocacy for 2017-2019, I have
been reflecting on what
immediate goals and long-term
goals I would like to set that will
be beneficial to the nurses of Georgia. Over the last
month I have come up with a few goals for both the
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MEET the NEW BOARD of DIRECTORS
immediate and the future based on conversations
with other GNA members and GNA board
members.
The previous Director of Nursing Practice and
Advocacy, Sherry Sims, did a wonderful job building
relations with the Georgia Board of Nursing and
supporting the Georgia Nurses Association Peer
Assistance Program (GNA-PAP). The GNA-PAP
program is GNA’s program of nurses helping nurses
that have had issues with substance abuse. Currently
the program has a very high success rate at helping
nurses overcome and move past their substance
abuse to rejoin the workforce. One of my immediate
goals is to continue the support of the GNA-PAP
program in any way possible. This includes sitting in
on meetings concerning GNA-PAP and promoting
the program at every opportunity possible, including
during the 2018 legislative session. I also plan to
continue to help build the relationship that GNA
has with the Board of Nursing. GNA and the Board
of Nursing have built a very good relationship over
several years and I plan to help to continue building
and strengthening this relationship.
The GNA legislative priorities for 2018 can be
applied directly to nursing practice and advocacy.
The need to have access to health care in rural
areas is an important need in Georgia. The goal
for this priority is to ensure that those that live in
rural areas have access to health care and that the
nurses in those areas can fully practice based on
their level of education. To help further this goal I
plan to participate in working to help promote this
legislative priority during the next legislative session
at the Lobby Day in January 2018 and any other
opportunity that arises.
On Friday June 2, 2018, I plan to participate in
the annual GNA-PAP facilitator training to better
understand the role of the facilitators and to help to
participate in the GNA-PAP program. Please contact
me for more information. I believe it is not enough
to stand on the side and support something you
believe in. One needs to also participate not only
to understand, but to help make a difference in the
lives of others. Also in 2018, I plan to convene the
Nursing Practice and Advocacy committee to exam
creating white papers to help support various issues
facing nurses in Georgia today. Some of the possible
topics that were discussed during the last GNA
membership assembly in October of 2017 include:
staffing, nurse residency and nurse education. I
would like to have as many different voices on the
committee to ensure there is a greater amount
of insight from different perspectives as possible.
I wish to thank all those that have volunteered
already to serve on the committee and would like
to invite anyone else to join that feels they want to
contribute in this way. If anyone wishes to contact
me please email me at GNA@georgianurses.org
and in the subject line put “Attention to Director of
Nursing Practice and Advocacy.”
Director Staff Nurse
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I am a Board Certified Psychiatric
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In addition to my well rounded clinical
experience, my educational background consists of
a Master’s of Science in Nursing from the University
of Alabama at Birmingham, a Bachelor’s Degree of
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With my past appointment being on the Board of
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meeting goals that benefit both the patients and
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My combination of clinical education, life
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CHAPTER NEWS
Update from the Metro Atlanta Chapter of GNA
The Metro Atlanta Chapter (MAC) of GNA has
started the 2017-18 term off by taking a close look at
foundational aspects of the chapter, with an emphasis
on leadership recruitment. We seek out common
ground by exploring our individual purposes. We have
refined the chapter mission and values:
• GNA MAC Mission: Nurses shaping the future
of professional nursing for a healthier Metro
Atlanta.
• GNA MAC Values: Respect, Integrity, Empathy
Local chapter involvement is an important piece
of the pipeline which develops a strong professional
workforce over time. GNA is in a great position to
continue strengthening our professional community by
fostering relationships with student nursing organizations
and recent graduates throughout the state. Our hope
this year is to seek out collaborative opportunities, and
we would like to invite organizations and individuals to
reach out with ideas or opportunities to work with our
chapter by co-hosting events or mentor some of our new
members at RyBannan@gmail.com.
We have many leaders working on a variety of
projects. Of them, our top three priorities this year
include:
1. Continue hosting speakers offering CNE contact
hours by improving systems and networking.
2. Draft chapter specific bylaws and submit to MAC
membership for approval.
3. Host an engaging, fun, and collaborative nurse’s
week event in May.
Please save the date for our remaining meetings this
term to join us at GNA Headquarters, 3032 Briarcliff
Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329. Food is provided.
Attendance is free for GNA / ANA members and $5 for
non-members:
• Saturday, 2/10/2018 – SPECIAL EVENT: ACLS Recertification
class
• Tuesday, 2/13/2018, 6-8pm – Speaker topic:
Trauma (Pending)
• Tuesday, 3/13/2018, 6-8pm – Speaker topic: Out
of darkness training (Pending)
• Tuesday, 4/10/2018, 6-8pm – Speaker topic:
COPD (Pending), GNA MAC Elections
• Tuesday, 5/8/2018, 6-8pm – Nurses’ Week
Celebration, GNA MAC Board Transition
In 2017, the August and November meetings were
closed business meetings, and we received great
feedback on guest Speaker Natasha Davis with Impact
Branding during the October meeting. The September
meeting was cancelled due to weather. As of the date
of this writing, we are planning to host a speaker on
Sepsis for the January meeting. On behalf of the GNA
Metro Atlanta Chapter, we look forward to working
together as we continue to shape the future of
professional nursing for a healthier Georgia.
Respectfully,
Ryan Bannan BSN, RN, CCRN
Chair, Metro Atlanta Chapter of GNA
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
2018
Nurses Working to Increase Access to Care
GNA will encourage the creation of a tax
credit for taxpayers who are licensed physicians,
advanced practice registered nurses, or physician
assistants who provide uncompensated
community based preceptorship training to
medical students, advanced practice registered
nurse students or physician assistant students.
Nurse’s Duty to Relieve Suffering
Rural patients often need medical care for
which they lack access. With careful study,
prudent examination, and partnership with
vested stakeholders, the GNA will work to ensure
that patients have unencumbered access to care
and that nurses have the freedom to assist and
relieve suffering based on their training.
Support Nurses
The GNA hosts the Peer Assistance Program
which assists nursing professionals who have
struggled with substance abuse. GNA will work
to ensure that funding is provided to this program
to ensure that our professionals receive the
assistance they need to return to service.
Established to Care,
Created to Relive Suffering…
Northwest Metro Chapter Annual
Legislative Breakfast
The Annual Legislative Breakfast was held on
December 8, 2017 at the Kennesaw State University
Education Center. Attendees included Dr. Janice
Izlar, President of the Georgia Board of Nursing;
representatives from the Senate Office of Mr. Barry
Loudermilk; Mr. Tim Davis, Director of Membership at
the Georgia Nurses Association and members of the
Northwest Metro Chapter of GNA.
The discussion for our Legislative Breakfast focused
on the 2018 GNA Legislative Priorities which are as
follows: nurses working to increase access to care,
nurses’ duty to relieve suffering and peer to peer
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support for nurses with issues with substance abuse.
Other topics discussed include staffing and ensuring
a healthy workforce environment. Representative
Loudermilk’s assistants were very in tuned with the
lively discussion and expressed interest in being kept
abreast of any needs that nurses have that will impact
the health and wellbeing of our citizens of Georgia.
Our next Annual Legislative Breakfast will be held in
2018. Stay tuned as more details will come.
Patricia Chambers, RN
Director of Communications
Northwest Metro Chapter of GNA
gnanmc@gmail.com
ABOUT GNA
The Georgia Nurses Association is the leading
advocate for nurses in the state – with an
emphasis on legislative advocacy, continuing
education and professional development for its
professionals.
GNA was founded in 1907. Our membership
is comprised of practicing nursing professionals
(minimally licensed at the RN level) and
academicians who prepare Georgia’s nurses to
care for patients.
GNA’s mission is to help shape the future of
professional nursing for a healthier Georgia.
GNA’s promise to the 155,000 licensed
professional nurses in Georgia is to provide
opportunities for growth through energizing
experiences, empowering insight and essential
resources.
Contact the Georgia Nurses Association
Wendi Clifton, GNA Lobbyist
wendiclifton@icloud.com
Cindy Shephard, GNA Lobbyist
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Tim Davis, Director of Membership
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Why are Nurses Suing the EPA?
How is it that our shampoo can contain carcinogens
and our floor cleaner reproductive toxicants?
For over a decade nurses have been working with
a wide range of partners, including other health
professionals, environmentalists, and health-affected
groups, to up-date the nation’s chemical safety
policy. Written in 1976, the Toxic Substance Control
Act was an ineffectual safety net for people and the
environment from exposures to toxic chemicals in
our air, water, food, and products. It did not require
companies to do any sort of pre-market testing of their
products for toxicity or potential harm.
Worse, it established that any chemicals that were
already in the market place (some 80,000 chemicals)
were “generally regarded as safe” without any
evidence about their safety or harm to confirm this
assumption. This was a way in which to “grandfather”
a host of toxic chemicals and thus protect them from
new requirements for safety testing. Additionally,
the burden of proof regarding toxicity was the
responsibility of the public and the Environmental
Protection Agency, rather than requiring manufacturers
to prove that a chemical or product is safe before
letting us use the product in our homes, schools, or
workplaces. In every instant in which the EPA tried
to prove that a chemical was dangerous, the industry
prevailed in keeping it on the market. An example of
the challenges under the original law, the EPA could
not even ban asbestos – a know carcinogen with
unquestionable evidence of harm.
In 2016, after making significant and debilitating
compromises, we (nurses and others) helped to
usher in a new chemical law, passed by a Republican
Congress and signed by President Obama that replaced
the 1976 law. The biggest and most important
compromise of the new federal law is the fact that it
pre-empts states from passing chemical safety laws
that are more effective than the new federal law once
a chemical is under review by the EPA. Historically, we
have looked to progressive states to pass legislation
on health and safety before federal laws have made
their way through Congress and to the President.
This exception flies in the face of Republican calls
for increasing state’s rights over federal mandates.
Instead, we now have states incapacitated from
further protecting their citizens from toxic chemicals,
even if their citizens overwhelmingly want the added
protection.
Another problematic issue with the new chemical
safety law is the time line that was created for
reviewing potentially, and often known, toxic
chemicals. Only 10 new chemicals are required to be
reviewed in the first year and then by 2019 twenty
chemicals need to be under review at any given time.
The Registry for Toxic Effects of Chemicals includes
over 150,000 chemicals for which there is some
toxicological evidence; over 80,000 chemicals are in the
market place. Think about how many years it will take
to get through that list at a pace of 10 - 20 chemicals
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how many years and decades we may see preventable
health effects from toxic chemicals that have not been
reviewed because we just haven’t gotten to them yet.
As a nurse, whose mantra is “evidence-based
practice,” I find it difficult to help individuals and
communities navigate the necessary purchasing
decisions required to live, work, learn, and play
because of the lack of information about so many of
the chemicals that make up our everyday products.
Because we don’t require complete labeling for the
vast majority of products, we can’t even do our
own independent literature searches regarding the
ingredients. When nurses started working on the
revamping of the old chemical law, we had 3 elements
that our coalition members agreed upon: 1) We need
basic health and safety information on all chemicals
in the marketplace, 2) We must be able to protect
the most vulnerable of our population, including the
fetus, infants, and children, from the effects of toxic
chemicals, and 3) The EPA must have the power to ban
chemicals that create the greatest risk of harm.
Our new chemical safety law, which has a very long
name and honors the original Senator who sponsored
the bill, is called the Frank R. Lautenburg Chemical
Safety Act for the 21st Century. Once signed into law
in 2016, the EPA was mandated to issue guidance
documents for how they were going to review the
chemicals under the updated regulation. Unfortunately,
the EPA is now under a different and admittedly antiregulatory
administration. The new guidelines, issued
in June 2017, reflect this bias. Instead of looking at
all possible uses of a chemical in the marketplace
and commerce, the new guidelines allow the EPA to
pick and choose which uses they will consider when
determining if the chemical poses an unreasonable
health risk. Consider the case of lead. Lead can be
found as a contaminant in air, water, food, toys, and
even in lipstick. If they only look at one or two of these
sources, the EPA may be missing important exposure
sources that could underestimate the health risks and
allow a toxic chemical to be used in products that
would otherwise be deemed unsafe.
At the issuance of the new guidelines, nurses joined
a number of other organizations in suing the EPA for
placing the public at an unreasonable health risk.
“The new guidelines fly in the face of our attempts
to protect the public’s health,” asserts Katie Huffling,
Executive Director of the Alliance of Nurses for
Healthy Environments. Three separate suits were filed
in District Courts around the country. It is anticipated
that the judges in the courts will consolidate the
cases and there will be one case heard. To follow the
court case and other information about chemical
safety and chemical policy, you can go to www.
saferchemicalshealthyfamilies.org.
To join in free monthly national calls with other
nurses who are concerned about chemicals and public
health policy, go to the website of the Alliance of
Nurses for Healthy Environments: https://envirn.org/
policy-advocacy/
With so many policy changes occurring – in health
care, the environment, and other important areas - it
is sometimes difficult to keep up. We welcome you to
join our calls and just listen, if you like, to hear from
nurses who are engaged in helping to protect human
and environmental health. We also, especially, invite
you to get involved and join a growing number of
nurses who are concerned about potentially toxic
chemicals in our everyday lives.
Author: Barbara Sattler, RN, MPH, DrPH, FAAN,
Professor, University of San Francisco School of Nursing
and Health Professions (bsattler@usfca.edu) and
Board Member of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy
Environments (www.enviRN.org)
(Permission to publish and republish.)
The link to the actual bill which is mentioned in
my article, the Frank R. Lautenburg Chemical Safety
Act for the 21st Century is https://www.congress.gov/
bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/697/all-info
The article was otherwise based on information
from our experience in working on the bill and then the
sequence of events following the passage of the bill.
As noted in the article, to follow chemical
safety policy developments, go to www.
saferchemicalshealthyfamilies.org
To become engaged with other nurses regarding
chemical policies, see the website for the Alliance of
Nurses for Healthy Environments: www.enviRN.org
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OUR VOICE
AARP Georgia Putting Caregivers First
Melissa Sinden
At any given time in Georgia, approximately
1.3 million family caregivers provide close to $14
billion worth of unpaid care each year. This silent
army of Georgians performs a great labor of love:
caring for family members, so they can remain
in their homes. That is why we at AARP have
dedicated a large focus of our efforts to assisting
family caregivers.
In the 2018 legislative session, AARP Georgia
is advocating on behalf of several initiatives that
stand to impact caregivers and their loved ones.
First, the Georgia Family Caregivers Act
(known in some states as the Caregiver Advise,
Record, Enable (CARE) Act) would help to
support family caregivers when their loved ones
go into the hospital and as they transition home.
This act is essential to ensuring caregivers have
access to the information they need for loved
ones entrusted to their care. Second, we are
pleased to continue to support GNA’s efforts to
enact legislation to afford Full Practice Authority
to Advance Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs).
Reliable access to quality health care is a top
priority for AARP Georgia and our more than 1.3
million members statewide. That is why we continue
to fight to break down the barriers that prevent
APRNs from using all their expertise in caring for
patients, especially older people who need to receive
care at home to continue living independently—and
stay out of costly nursing homes.
Furthermore, we are urging for the creation of an
Abuser Registry to help protect vulnerable adults and
provide their caregivers with the necessary tools to
make important decisions. We also support greater
affordable housing options for people who need
help with activities associated with daily living: meals,
meds, dressing, and bathing through Medicaid-
Funded Assisted Living; and we advocate for
greater accountability for Personal Care Home (PCH)
providers which violate regulations.
In addition to our advocacy efforts, AARP has
a wealth of materials and information available
at www.aarp.com/caregiving. We can help you
and your family with caregiving resources, such as
the Home Fit Guide, which offers smart solutions
for making your home comfortable and safe,
and our Prepare to Care: A Resource Guide for
Families, which helps make family caregiving more
manageable. The guide includes information on
how to have vital conversations with older family
members, organize important documents, assess
your loved one’s needs, and locate important
resources. In addition to these materials,
caregivers will also find tips for taking care of
themselves, who to contact for support, and
guidance for tackling scenarios when serving
in this role, from legal concerns to effectively
attending doctors’ appointments.
AARP also offers a place for family caregivers
to share their stories and interact with others
who are caring for loved ones at www.
iheartcaregivers.com. I Heart Caregivers
allows families to share caregiving stories and
communicate with other caregivers about their
experiences.
If you would like more information about
family caregiving resources and advocacy, please
email AARP Georgia at GAAARP@aarp.org, or
call 1-866-295-7281.
Melissa Sinden is the Advocacy Manager for
AARP Georgia.
FINANCE MATTERS
Why a Nurse,
You Do Make a Difference
Jim Williams, CEO and Founder of Lendwell
Why should you be a nurse? For thirty plus years
I worked in the financial services industry providing
mortgages to homebuyers throughout the southeast.
My career was fulfilling, rewarding and gave me the
opportunity to meet some wonderful people along the
way. I loved helping others live the dream of purchasing a
home for their family.
Several years ago I was asked to join the board of
two Georgia community hospitals. I would like to share
with you the personal journey that led me to accept the
position and the reason I felt led to serve. March 6th, 2009
was a beautiful Sunday afternoon and the perfect day for
my father to visit a friend in a neighboring community.
Jim Williams
Before the sun would set, the lives of our family would be
forever changed. As Dad traveled down a country
road a car pulled out in front of him and he swerved
off the road hitting a concrete drainage culvert head
on. The sudden impact fractured three vertebrae
in Dad’s neck. He was transferred to the ICU of a
regional hospital.
Dad was placed on a vent and a brace to stabilize his neck. There were some
long days and nights as I prayed and hoped for my father’s recovery. I remember
early one morning about 3:00 a nurse came in to check on Dad. His breathing was
labored and he was very restless. She stayed with us for over an hour trying to make
Dad comfortable. Day after day, night after night, Dad was fighting for survival as
pneumonia set in and then a C.diff infection. His condition worsened in the next
few weeks. Sixty-six days after his accident, my father passed away.
I have often reflected on this time. There were so many incredible healthcare
providers that made a difference during this difficult period. I came away with a
much deeper appreciation for the nurses that worked so hard to help my father
return to good health. Though he passed and did not return home, their efforts
were not futile. Their commitment to serving others left an image in my heart and
mind that would change my life as well. In essence I could not directly repay Dad’s
healthcare team for their efforts, when the call came; I decided to dedicate my time
to community service to honor my father and those that served us.
So whether you are a recent nursing graduate or a seasoned veteran, you have
the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of those you serve. You do make a
difference in the lives of others! Thank you for making a difference to our family.
Finance Matters is written by Jim Williams, CEO and Founder of Lendwell. Jim
worked in the financial services industry for thirty-two years and currently serves as
a Trustee and Director for two Georgia based healthcare providers. You can email
Jim at jim@gahighlands.net.

February, March, April 2018 Georgia Nursing • Page 9
Proper Bag Technique:
Preventing and Controlling Infections during Home Visitations
Esohe Osaghae, DNPc, MSN, RN-BC, CCM
PURPOSE:
• To prevent contamination of bag and equipment,
avoid cross infection, and establish a clean work
area.
• Protect patients, family members, and healthcare
workers from the spread of infection.
• Demonstrate compliance with federal, state,
and local laws and regulations, accreditation
standards, infection control principles, and
standard precautions.
BAG TECHNIQUE PROCEDURE:
1. Adhere to the principles of Standard Precautions
at all times.
2. Transport bag in a clean area of the car,
preferably in a plastic or cardboard container
designated for such use.
3. Once in the patient’s home, select a clean, flat,
hard surface to place bag and set up work area.
Use discretion and consideration when placing
bag on patient’s furniture. Never place a nonrolling
bag on floor. Keep bag closed when
not in use. (Note: Use a barrier under bag to
help prevent the transmission of infections,
McGoldrick, 2009)
4. Perform hand hygiene (use proper hand hygiene
technique).
5. Remove needed items from bag and place on
clean barrier. Close the bag. Use bag as few
times as possible.
6. Prepare a receptacle (impermeable plastic trash
bag for disposable items).
7. Decontaminate hands (use hand sanitizer) prior
to re-entering bag for any reason.
8. Keep the bag closed and fastened during the visit
as much as possible.
9. Following care: clean, reusable items (blood
pressure cuff, stethoscope, etc.) are returned
to the bag. Disposable items are discarded
(barrier). Soiled reusable items must be cleaned
and disinfected prior to returning to the bag.
In the event soiled items cannot be cleaned in
the home, bag and label item to transport to
designated area.
10. Decontaminate hands by using hand sanitizer at
the end of home visit, repack and close bag.
11. Only dispose of sharps in an approved sharps
disposal container. The sharps container must
be kept in a separate “dirty” compartment or a
designated sharps container pouch. Never put
used sharps directly in the bag.
12. When leaving the patient’s home, pick up the
bag and place the barrier that was underneath it
in the trash. Perform hand hygiene.
NOTE:
o Designate two “clean” compartments, one
for clean disposables and the other for patient
records.
o Pack the bag with necessary supplies before
leaving for visits. Pack hand sanitizer, barriers,
supplies near the top or in a side pocket where
they are easily accessible.
o Store the healthcare bag in a clean storage
container or other separate compartment in your
car.
o Do not take the healthcare bag into infested
homes or homes of patients with antibiotic
resistant infections such as MRSA or VRE.
o Bag soiled reusable items that cannot be cleaned
in the patient’s home and transport them back
to the facility for disinfection in an impermeable
sealed plastic bag placed on the floor of the car.
Do NOT place these soiled items back into the
healthcare bag. Clean items with Sani-Cloth or
alcohol prior to repacking bag.
o Plan where you will discard disposable items
ahead of time (e.g. impermeable trash/grocery
bags).
o Clean and disinfect the healthcare bag weekly
by wiping down inside of bag with Sani-Cloth.
Outside of bag must be hand washed in mild
soap and warm water, air dry on a monthly basis.
CONSIDERATIONS:
1. Staff is responsible for maintaining the
cleanliness and completeness of the bag.
2. As homes differ greatly, staff will need to use
Laptop bag Rolling healthcare bag Disposable, single-use barrier
judgment in selecting an appropriate work
area. Considerations include: cleanliness of
home, adequate lighting, low traffic area, away
from direct currents from windows, heat or air
conditioning vents, safe area for bag away from
pets and children.
3. Bag must be thoroughly cleaned if soiled and
periodically as needed. Reusable equipment is
cleaned with soap and water in the presence of
bodily secretions, dried, then wiped with alcohol
and allowed to air dry.
4. Disposable equipment is used whenever possible.
5. Patient’s equipment (e.g. thermometer, BP unit) is
used whenever possible.
6. The inside and contents of the bag are always
considered clean.
NURSING CONSIDERATIONS:
• Instruct the patient/caregiver on infection
control precautions and on how to reduce risk of
transmitting a communicable disease.
• Consider referring patients who have active
infectious organisms, such as vancomycinresistant
Staphylococcus aureus, to “infectious
disease clinic” or specific case manager to reduce
the risk of staff exposure and transmission of
infectious organisms to other patients.
• Try to visit these patients last or at the end of the
day.
• When possible, use disposable equipment or
keep needed equipment in the home with
these patients, and contact the local health
department for further surveillance/management
guidelines.
DOCUMENTATION GUIDELINES: (Document the
following on the visit report)
• Any patient/caregiver instructions regarding
infection control precautions and response to
teaching, including adherence to recommendations
• Implementation of Standard Precautions.
• Physician notification, if applicable
• Other pertinent findings.
*Update the plan of care.
Reference:
McGoldrick, M. (2009). Cleaning and Disinfection. 3.Home
Care Infection Prevention and Control Program. www.
HomeCareandHospice.com.
Rutala, W.A. Weber, D.J., and the Healthcare Infection 6.
Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). (2008).
Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare
Facilities, 2008. www.cdc.gov.
Actions
Rationale
1. Upon arriving at the patient’s home, place the bag on the To protect the bag from contamination.
barrier on a table or any flat surface, clean side out. Put the
bag’s handles or strap beneath the bag.
2. Perform hand hygiene. Prevents possible infection.
3. Put out things most needed for the specific case (e.g.) To make them readily accessible.
thermometer, BP unit, documents for patient, etc.) and
place at one corner of the work area.
4. Close the bag. To give comfort and security, maintain personal
hygiene and hasten recovery.
5. Proceed to the specifics of visit- therapy, f/u. To prevent contamination of bag and contents.
6. After completing home visit, clean and use Sani-Cloth to
disinfect the things used.
STANDARD CONTENTS
Hand sanitizer
Hand Lotion
Barrier
Stethoscope
Sphygmomanometer
Digital Thermometer /Sheaths
Gloves: Latex-free /Non-Sterile
Goggles
Alcohol Swabs
Mask: CPR / N95 Respirator
Impermeable plastic trash bag
Optional Contents
Flashlight
Tape Measure
Tape
Gown
Penlight
Bandage
Scissors
Sharps Container
To protect caregiver and prevent spread of
infection to others.
7. Perform hand hygiene. Prevents possible infection.
8. Make post-visit conference on matters relevant to patient To be used as reference for future visit.
care, taking anecdotal notes preparatory to final reporting.
9. Make appointment for the next visit (either home or clinic), For follow-up care.
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Career Sphere
From the Bedside to the Boardroom: Are You Ready to Serve?
Connie Mullinix, PhD, MBA, MPH, RN; AnnMarie Lee Walton, PhD, MPH, RN, OCN, CHES; and Diana Ruiz, DNP, RN, APHN, CCTM, CWOCN, NE-BC
Reprinted from American Nurse Today
Use the skills you have—and learn
new ones—to advance health care
and your career.
You’re educated and prepared to lead in safety
and quality. You’re at the bedside caring for patients
and working to improve care. However, decisions
about the allocation of resources for caregiving are
made at the board level, and there’s a dearth of
nurses in board positions. Why?
A nurse’s insights
The late nurse leader Connie Curran told the story
of a nurse on a hospital board asking significant
questions when financial cuts were needed. The
proposed solution was to discontinue pharmacy
services in remote parts of the facility during off
shifts. The nurse board member asked, “Who
would go to the central pharmacy when patients
need medications in the middle of the night?” The
answer: “The nurses.” Her next question: “Who will
do the nursing care while the nurse is transporting
the medicines?” By the end of the conversation, the
board realized that the proposed budget solution
would actually increase costs.
Because of her intimate knowledge of bedside
care delivery and her understanding of the relevant
systems, this nurse board member prevented her
hospital from making a costly mistake. Clearly, the
nursing voice is critical at the board level to help
hospitals make effective, financially viable and
sustainable healthcare decisions.
What’s stopping you?
So why don’t nurses serve
on hospital boards? Do
policymakers not appreciate
the value nurses can bring,
or are nurses not stepping
forward to join? If they’re
not stepping forward, is
it because nursing culture
is built on serving in the
background? Or do nurses
think they don’t have the
competencies needed for
board service?
In The Atlantic, authors Kay
and Shipman state, “Evidence
shows that women are less
self-assured than men—and
that to succeed, confidence matters as much as
competence.” Most nurses are women, so Kay and
Shipman’s conclusions could easily apply to nurses
who don’t seek board positions.
However, findings of a recent study of board
effectiveness showed that a greater number of
women on a board results in better, more wellrounded
decisions. One investment firm tracks
the number of women on companies’ boards
and offers to invest funds in those that have more
women and thus greater returns on investments.
According to Joy and colleagues, “The correlation
between gender diversity on boards and corporate
performance can also be found across most
industries—from consumer discretionary to
information technology.”
“In the video Sentimental Women Need Not
Apply: A History of the American Nurse, producers
Garey and Hott suggest that the first trained nurses
were chosen because they were hard workers,
stayed in the background, didn’t call attention
to themselves, and were subservient—hardly
characteristics for board service. This history may
The nursing voice is
critical at the board
level to help hospitals
make effective,
financially viable and
sustainable healthcare
decisions.
have set the stage for nurses not seeking positions
where their insights are needed.
Skills, skills, skills
For the benefit of patients and the financial health
of hospitals and other healthcare organizations,
boards need to harness the safety, quality, and
evidence-based practice knowledge of nurses;
nurses need to join healthcare agency boards.
To achieve this national goal, nurses also need
to become more aware of the skills they already
possess that translate well into board service. For
example, nurses are experts at communication and
reading nonverbal cues. They’re good at establishing
relationships, making others feel comfortable,
using data for decision making, and, as we’re often
reminded by the yearly Gallup Poll, perceived as
honest and ethical.
Walton and Mullinix developed a list of boardreadiness
skills that can help you assess your
ability to work successfully on a board. A single
individual can’t be expected to have all the skills,
but you can check yourself against this list of overall
competencies.
• Understand the difference between
management and governance.
• Comprehend financial statements presented to
board members each time they meet.
• Possess social etiquette proficiency for business
conducted in social settings.
• Know Robert’s Rules of Order so you can
contribute to accomplishing the board’s work.
• Bring influence and work to gain power.
• Possess negotiating skills.
• Speak comfortably in public.
Where are you strong and where do you need
more refinement? If you’re deficient in any area,
don’t let that stop you from serving; take the time
to hone your skills. (See Get ready to serve.) Patients
and healthcare organizations
deserve your expertise at the
bedside and in the boardroom.
Count and be counted
Ready to be counted
as someone who wants
to serve? Visit the
national Nurses on Boards
Coalition website (www.
nursesonboardscoalition.
org) and let boards know you
want to serve. If you’re already
serving, you can help the
Future of Nursing: Campaign
for Action reach its goal of
10,000 nurses on boards by
2020 by visiting www.nursesonboardscoalition.
org to make sure you’re counted. Ultimately, nurses
serving on boards provide a voice for and improve
the health of their communities across the country.
Connie Mullinix is an associate professor in the
department of nursing at the University of North
Carolina–Pembroke. AnnMarie Lee Walton is a
postdoctoral fellow at the University of North
Carolina Chapel Hill, School of Nursing. Diana Ruiz is
the director of population & community health in the
Medical Center Health System in Odessa, Texas.
Selected references
American Hospital Association. Spenser Stuart/AHA
Healthcare Leadership Team Survey. April 1, 2014.
www.hpoe.org/HPOE_Live_ Webinars/4.1.14_Webinar.
pdf
Garey D, Hott LR (producers). Sentimental Women Need
Not Apply: A History of the American Nurse [DVD]. Los
Angeles: Florentine Films; 1988.
Hassmiller S. Taking the first steps to serving on a board.
American Nurse Today. 2012;7(11):18-20.
Hassmiller S. The top five issues for nursing in 2015.
December 3, 2014. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Get ready to serve
If you’d like to serve on a board but don’t feel
you have a complete skill set, take advantage of
these resources.
Financial statements
AME Learning: Finance for Board Service
This online, self-paced course gives you the tools
and vocabulary to understand the language of
finance.
The program includes:
• 10 to 30 hours of online, interactive,
self-paced content
• Straightforward instruction on how to read
and analyze financial statements.
To access the program:
1. Go to www.amelearning.com/
nursesonboards.
2. Purchase the PIN for $45.
3. Follow instructions to log in to the course.
Note: Once purchased, the tutorials are
time-limited and available for 2 years.
Etiquette
Pagana KD. The Nurses’ Etiquette Advantage. 2nd
ed. Indianapolis: Sigma Theta Tau International;
2015.
Robert’s Rules of Order
Zimmerman DP. Robert’s Rules in Plain English.
2nd ed. New York: Harper- Collins; 2005.
Negotiating
Fisher R, Ury WL, Patton B. Getting to Yes:
Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. New
York: Penguin Books; 2011.
Governance vs. management
Biggs EL. Healthcare Governance: A Guide
for Effective Boards. 2nd ed. Chicago: Health
Administration Press; 2011.
Presentations and public speaking
Humes JC. Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like
Lincoln: 21 Powerful Secrets of History’s Greatest
Speakers. New York: Three Rivers Press; 2009.
Power and influence
Sullivan EJ. Becoming Influential: A Guide for
Nurses. 2nd ed. Boston: Pearson; 2013.
http://www.rwjf.org/en/ culture-of-health/2014/12/
the_top_five_issues.html
Institute of Medicine. The Future of Nursing: Leading
Change, Advancing Health. Washington, DC: The
National Academies Press; 2011.
Joy L, Carter NM, Wagner HM, Narayanan S. The
bottom line: Corporate performance and women’s
representation on boards. Catalyst®. 2007. www.
catalyst.org/system/files/The_Bottom_Line_Corporate_
Performance_and_Womens_Representation_on_
Boards.pdf
Kay K, Shipman C. The confidence gap. The
Atlantic. 2014. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/
archive/2014/05/the-confidence-gap/ 359815
Mason DJ, Keepnews D, Holmberg J, Murray E. The
representation of health professionals on governing
boards of health care organizations in New York City. J
Urban Health. 2013;90(5):888-901.
Norman J. Social issues: Americans rate healthcare
providers high on honesty, ethics. Gallup®. December
19, 2016. www.gallup.com/poll/200057/americansrate-healthcare-providers-
high-honesty-ethics.aspx
Walton A, Mullinix C. Increasing the number of
oncology nurses serving on boards. Clin J Oncol Nurs.
2016;20(4):440-2.

February, March, April 2018 Georgia Nursing • Page 11
GNA IN ACTION
GNA President, Judith Malachowski, visited nursing students at
Middle Georgia State University in Macon.
President Judith Malachowski met with the first
semester nursing students at Middle Georgia State
University in Macon on November 6, 2017.
President Malachowski and nursing students
engaged in a discussion of topics that focused on
policy - how to make a difference as a professional
registered nurse; and the role of the nurse in policy
development. The students discussed the impact
on nursing practice as a result of the passage of the
Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) legislation
in 2017.
Finally, the students analyzed a hypothetical
piece of legislation using an environmental scan. Dr.
Donna Ingram, Chair of the Nursing Department,
and Ms. Debbi Bryarly, Assistant Professor of Nursing,
participated.
President-elect Richard Lamphier presenting
opening content at the ANA Leadership Summit held
in Washington, DC, the week of November 27, 2017
for one of the sessions on The Standards for Excellence:
An Ethics & Accountability Program for the Nonprofit
Sector.
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Georgia Nurses Foundation and
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Washington, DC, the week of November 27, 2017.
Debbie Hatmaker is a former GNA President and Chief
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HONOR A NURSE
December 12, 2017
Yvonne Eaves
5654 Lake Trace Drive
Hoover, AL 35244
Dear Ms. Eaves,
Congratulations! You have been honored by
Ms. Christie Emerson through the Georgia Nurses
Foundation’s Honor a Nurse Program. As an
honoree, you will be recognized in an upcoming
issue of Georgia Nursing.
The Foundation’s Honor a Nurse Program
provides a way to let individuals recognize nursing
professionals who have made a difference in the
lives of others as a friend, mentor, caregiver or
teacher. Proceeds from this program go to the
Foundation’s scholarship programs and provide
funding for nursing activities.
The Georgia Nurses Foundation salutes you as
a member of the profession who richly deserves
this recognition.
Kindest regards,
Catherine F utch
Catherine Futch
President, Board of Trustees
GNF Mission Statement: Through philanthropy, the Georgia
Nurses Foundation fosters nursing’s role in the improvement of
the health, well being and quality of life for Georgia’s citizens.
The Foundation’s mission is fulfilled through Service, Education,
and Research.
December 12, 2017
Jackie Jones
522 Cherokee Mills Drive
Woodstock, GA 30189
Dear Ms. Jones,
Congratulations! You have been honored by
Ms. Christie Emerson through the Georgia Nurses
Foundation’s Honor a Nurse Program. As an
honoree, you will be recognized in an upcoming
issue of Georgia Nursing.
The Foundation’s Honor a Nurse Program
provides a way to let individuals recognize nursing
professionals who have made a difference in the
lives of others as a friend, mentor, caregiver or
teacher. Proceeds from this program go to the
Foundation’s scholarship programs and provide
funding for nursing activities.
The Georgia Nurses Foundation salutes you as
a member of the profession who richly deserves
this recognition.
Kindest regards,
Catherine F utch
Catherine Futch
President, Board of Trustees
GNF Mission Statement: Through philanthropy, the Georgia
Nurses Foundation fosters nursing’s role in the improvement of
the health, well being and quality of life for Georgia’s citizens.
The Foundation’s mission is fulfilled through Service, Education,
and Research.
December 12, 2017
Aimee Manion
1670 Clairmont Road
Decatur, GA 30033
Dear Ms. Manion,
Congratulations! You have been honored by
Dr. Georgia W. Barkers, EdD, MBA, MHA, RN-BC,
NEA-BC through the Georgia Nurses Foundation’s
Honor a Nurse Program. As an honoree, you will be
recognized in an upcoming issue of Georgia Nursing.
The Foundation’s Honor a Nurse Program
provides a way to let individuals recognize nursing
professionals who have made a difference in the
lives of others as a friend, mentor, caregiver or
teacher. Proceeds from this program go to the
Foundation’s scholarship programs and provide
funding for nursing activities.
The Georgia Nurses Foundation salutes you as
a member of the profession who richly deserves
this recognition.
Kindest regards,
Catherine F utch
Catherine Futch
President, Board of Trustees
GNF Mission Statement: Through philanthropy, the Georgia
Nurses Foundation fosters nursing’s role in the improvement of
the health, well being and quality of life for Georgia’s citizens.
The Foundation’s mission is fulfilled through Service, Education,
and Research.

February, March, April 2018 Georgia Nursing • Page 13
See page 14 for information on how to Honor A Nurse.
GNA Education Center
Available for Events,
Meetings & CE
December 12, 2017
Becky Shabo
99 McMillan Road NE
White, GA 30184
Dear Ms. Shabo,
Congratulations! You have been honored by
Ms. Christie Emerson through the Georgia Nurses
Foundation’s Honor a Nurse Program. As an
honoree, you will be recognized in an upcoming
issue of Georgia Nursing.
The Foundation’s Honor a Nurse Program
provides a way to let individuals recognize nursing
professionals who have made a difference in the
lives of others as a friend, mentor, caregiver or
teacher. Proceeds from this program go to the
Foundation’s scholarship programs and provide
funding for nursing activities.
The Georgia Nurses Foundation salutes you as
a member of the profession who richly deserves
this recognition.
Kindest regards,
Catherine F utch
Catherine Futch
President, Board of Trustees
GNF Mission Statement: Through philanthropy, the Georgia
Nurses Foundation fosters nursing’s role in the improvement of
the health, well being and quality of life for Georgia’s citizens.
The Foundation’s mission is fulfilled through Service, Education,
and Research.
December 12, 2017
Linda Sutton
1435 Hedgewood Lane
Kennesaw, GA 30152
Dear Ms. Sutton,
Congratulations! You have been honored by
Ms. Christie Emerson through the Georgia Nurses
Foundation’s Honor a Nurse Program. As an
honoree, you will be recognized in an upcoming
issue of Georgia Nursing.
The Foundation’s Honor a Nurse Program
provides a way to let individuals recognize nursing
professionals who have made a difference in the
lives of others as a friend, mentor, caregiver or
teacher. Proceeds from this program go to the
Foundation’s scholarship programs and provide
funding for nursing activities.
The Georgia Nurses Foundation salutes you as
a member of the profession who richly deserves
this recognition.
Kindest regards,
Catherine F utch
Catherine Futch
President, Board of Trustees
GNF Mission Statement: Through philanthropy, the Georgia
Nurses Foundation fosters nursing’s role in the improvement of
the health, well being and quality of life for Georgia’s citizens.
The Foundation’s mission is fulfilled through Service, Education,
and Research.
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MEMBERSHIP
Georgia Nurses Association Political Action Committee
(GN-PAC)
About GN-PAC:
The Georgia Nurses Association Political Action Committee (GN-PAC) actively
and carefully reviews candidates for local, state and federal office. This consideration
includes the candidate’s record on nursing issues and value as an advocate for the
nursing profession. Your contribution to GN-PAC today will help GNA continue to
protect your ability to practice and earn a living in Georgia. Your contribution will
also support candidates for office who are strong advocates on behalf of nursing.
By contributing $25 or more, you’ll become a supporting member of GN-PAC. By
contributing $65 or more, you’ll become a full member of GN-PAC!
GN-PAC Purpose:
The purpose of the GN-PAC shall be to promote the improvement of the health
care of the citizens of Georgia by raising funds from within the nursing community
and friends of nursing and contributing to the support of worthy candidates for
State office who believe, and have demonstrated their belief, in the legislative
objectives of the Georgia Nurses Association.
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GEORGIA NURSES FOUNDATION
HONOR A NURSE
We all know a special nurse who makes a difference! Honor a nurse who has
touched your life as a friend, a caregiver, a mentor, an exemplary clinician, or an
outstanding teacher. Now is your opportunity to tell them “thank you.”
The Georgia Nurses Foundation (GNF) has the perfect thank you with its
“Honor a Nurse” program which tells the honorees that they are appreciated
for their quality of care, knowledge, and contributions to the profession.
Your contribution of at least $35.00 will honor your special nurse through the
support of programs and services of the Georgia Nurses Foundation. Your
honoree will receive a special acknowledgement letter in addition to a public
acknowledgement through our quarterly publication, Georgia Nursing, which
is distributed to more than 100,000 registered nurses and nursing students
throughout Georgia. The acknowledgement will state the name of the donor and
the honoree’s accomplishment, but will not include the amount of the donation.
Let someone know they make a difference by completing the form below and
returning it to the following address:
Georgia Nurses Foundation
3032 Briarcliff Road, NE | Atlanta, GA 30329
FAX: (404) 325-0407 | gna@georgianurses.org
(Please make checks payable to Georgia Nurses Foundation.)
I would like to Honor a Nurse:
Honoree: Name:___________________________________________________
Email:___________________________________________________
Address:_________________________________________________
State/City:_______________________________Zip:____________
From: Donor:__________________________________________________
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The Georgia Nurses Foundation (GNF) is the charitable and philanthropic arm of GNA
supporting GNA and its work to foster the welfare and well being of nurses, promote
and advance the nursing profession, thereby enhancing the health of the public.
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February, March, April 2018 Georgia Nursing • Page 15
MEMBERSHIP
What Do I Get With
My Membership?
When you join GNA, you’ll immediately gain
access to the largest network of registered nurses
in the state of Georgia.
Professional Benefits
• GNA Members Only E-News Subscription
• GNA Legislative Updates
• GNA Professional Development Conference &
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• GNA web site – www.georgianurses.org
• New GNA leadership opportunities
• Free Subscription to The American Nurse
• Free Subscription to American Nurse Today
• Free access to the Online Journal of Issues in
Nursing (OJIN)
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• Members-only access to ANA NurseSpace
• Members-only access to ANA’s web site
• Members-only access to GNA special events
• Great programs & CE opportunities
• Connect with leaders in your profession
• Shared-interest and local chapters
• Annual GNA Legislative Day event
• Dedicated professional staff & lobbyists
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I Want to Get Involved:
Joining and Creating a GNA Chapter
Are you interested in Palliative Care? Nurse
Navigation? Informatics?
Whatever your nursing passion may be, Georgia
Nurses Association (GNA) can help you connect with
your peers locally and across the state. Becoming
involved in your professional association is the first step
towards creating your personal career satisfaction and
connecting with your peers. Now, GNA has made it
easy for you to become involved according to your own
preferences.
Through GNA’s new member-driven chapter
structure, you can join multiple chapters and also
create your own chapter based on shared interests
where you can reap the benefits of energizing
experiences, empowering insight and essential
resources.
Visit http://www.georgianurses.org/?page=Chapter
Chairs to view a list of current GNA Chapters and
Chapters Chair contact information. Connect with
Chapter Chairs to find out when they will hold their
next Chapter meeting!
The steps you should follow to create a NEW GNA
chapter are below. If you have any questions, contact
the membership development committee or GNA
headquarters; specific contact information and more
details may be found at www.georgianurses.org.
1. Obtain a copy of GNA bylaws, policies and
procedures from www.georgianurses.org.
2. Gather together a minimum of 10 GNA members
who share similar interests.
3. Select a chapter chair.
4. Chapter chair forms a roster to verify roster
as current GNA members. This is done by
contacting headquarters at (404) 325-5536.
5. Identify and agree upon chapter purpose.
6. Decide on chapter name.
7. Submit information for application to become a
chapter to GNA Headquarters. Information to be
submitted includes the following:
Chapter chair name and chapter contact
information including an email,
Chapter name, Chapter purpose, and Chapter
roster.
8. The application will then go to the Membership
Development Committee who will forward it to
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