Maryland Nurse - August 2018

August, September, October 2018 The Maryland Nurse News and Journal • Page 13
District News
District 2 News
MNA District 2
announces their 2018 fall
meeting and Scholarship
fund-raising Practice
and Policy Seminar, on
Thursday, September
20, 2018. A panel of
distinguished expert
guests will be there
sharing information about
legislative issues impacting
nurses and healthcare.
Up-to-date evidence and
information on legislation
and its’ impact on the
Nayna Philipsen, JD,
PhD, RN, CFE, FACCE
President, District 2
role of nurses and healthcare will be discussed and
information on how to influence this legislation is
critical to all nurses. The Seminar is at Martin’s West,
6817 Dogwood Rd., Baltimore, located between I-695
exits for Security Blvd. and Liberty Rd. It will begin
at 6:30 with a buffet meal and networking, followed by
the Panelist and Keynote speakers’ presentation.
A small contribution is requested from nurses
and nursing students who attend this event. All
funds collected are paid to the District 2 Scholarship
fund for a first-generation nursing student in a prelicensure
baccalaureate or graduate Maryland nursing
school program.
For more information and registration, on this
and future Seminars and meetings, go to www.
mnadistrict2.org, or Facebook at Maryland Nurses
Association, District 2. District 2 can also be
contacted by mail at 6400 Baltimore-National Pike
#523, Baltimore 21228. Registration is limited
and cannot be accepted at the door, but additional
donations can be sent to the District 2 scholarship
fund at the above address.
District 7 News
District 7 members presented information on the
importance of a healthy diet while helping attendee’s
plant fruit and vegetable seeds at Aberdeen’s Earth
Day celebration.
On May 7, 2018 Maryland Nurses Association
(MNA) District (DNA) 9 held their annual awards
dinner prepared by renowned Executive Chef Kendall
Selby. A scholarly presentation titled "Mission Possible:
Making the Healthcare Workplace Safe Again" was
given by keynote speaker, Dr. Lori Yerrell-Garrett,
DNP, RN, CNS-PMH, BC, Deputy Chief Nurse
Executive, Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington,
D.C. The event was held at Middleton Hall in Waldorf,
Maryland. Among the attendees where notable
dignitaries who issued citations and proclamations to
DNA 9 in recognition of Nurses week 2018.
Community leaders included nursing advocate
and prominent community leader, Delegate Edith
Patterson (Charles County) Maryland House of
Delegates; prestigious healthcare advocate, Dr. Howard
Haft, Deputy Secretary for Public Health, Maryland
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; eminent
leader, Delegate Michael A. Jackson (Calvert and
Prince Georges County), Maryland House of Delegates;
and influential representative, Delegate Deborah
C. Rey of St. Mary’s County, Maryland House of
Delegates. MNA DNA 9 recognized nurses working
or residing in Southern Maryland by issuing awards
and scholarships that included an Advanced Nursing
scholarship presented to Linette Robinson, RN of
Genesis Healthcare currently enrolled at the University
of Maryland, College Park in the Bachelor of Science in
Nursing (BSN) program. The Caring award, presented
to Penelope Michaels, a school nurse at Great Mills
High School in Great Mills, Maryland, whose heroic
efforts temporarily sustained the life of Jaelynn Willey
following gun violence at the school.
The night was full of surprises as Jocelyn Carter, a
nursing student at the College of Southern Maryland
received an on the spot Delegate Edith Patterson
District 9 News
scholarship to continue her studies in pursuit of an
Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (AASN)
degree. Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Maryland
Senate President gifted DNA 9 with a silent auction
item valued at $300, as well as a host of prizes for all in
attendance. MNA DNA 9, also paid homage to outgoing
Chief Staff Officer, Ed Suddath in appreciation for his
professionalism and leadership during his tenure with
the MNA, he will be missed. MNA DNA 9 would
like to extend our gratitude and appreciation to all of
the local businesses who sponsored and contributed
to the event, as well as the new members who joined,
particularly newly appointed Board Member at Large,
Donna Noccolino, BSN, RN, CCM.
From (L) to (R): S. Allen, MSN, RN BOD, DNA 9;
M. Bell, DNP, RN BOD, DNA 9; L. Robinson, RN
recipient of the Advanced Nursing Scholarship;
J. Carter, SN, student recipient of Delegate
Edith Patterson scholarship; L. Yerrell-Garrett,
DNP, RN, CNS-PMH,BC, Deputy Chief Nurse
Executive St. Elizabeth’s Hospital; Delegate Edith
Patterson, representative for Charles County
At the center of the photo behind the table is
Sadie Parker, immediate past president DNA7
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