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Page 10 The Florida Nurse September 2018 FNA Research Conference Highlights On July 28, 2018 over 70 RNs, ARNPs, and nursing students attended the 2018 4th Annual Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research Conference at Harry P. Leu Gardens in Orlando, FL. This year’s keynote address, Bullying in Nursing: A Research Perspective was presented by FNA Member, Dr. Latoya Lewis-Pierre of the University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies. The research planning committee reviewed over 40 abstract submissions and using stringent protocols selected three abstracts to be presented at the podium. The podium presentations were: • The CREATION Health Assessment Tool for Patients (CHAT-P): Development, Psychometric Properties, Norms, and Inquiry presented by Hong Tao, PhD, RN; Ashley Kohrt, MBA; Patricia Robinson, PhD, ARNP; and Julie Pepe, PhD • Targeted Approach to Eliminate Clostridium Difficile Infections in an Orthopedic Unit presented by Natalie Harper, BSN, RN, PCCN • The Mentoring Experiences of Adjunct Nursing Faculty: A Phenomenological Inquiry presented by Sharon Ramjohn, PhD, RN, CNE In addition to the keynote and three podium presentations, the conference held two poster sessions with a total of 28 abstracts presented during those sessions. The poster presenters were: • Claudette Allen, MSN, RN, PCCN • Ryann Basiliere, MSN, RN, NE-BC • Arlene Cameron, RN, BSN • Maxwell Corrigan, MS, MT-BC • Paula Davis-Huffman, DNP, ANP, PPCNP-BC, Alumnus CCRN • Susan Fowler, PhD, RN, CNRN, FAHA • C. Victoria Framil, DNP, ARNP, ANP-BC • Patricia Geddie, PhD, CNS, AOCNS • Kassandra Greci, MSN, ARNP, WHNP-BC • Connie Grim, MSN-Ed, RN, CNE • Natalie Harper, BSN, RN, PCCN • Sharon Harrison, BSN, RN • Jason Keeler, MM, MT-BC • Joanne Laframboise-Otto, PhD, RN • Adrienne Lyons, DNP, RN • Cara Markham, BSN, RN-BC • Tina Mason, MSN, ARNP, AOCN, AOCNS • Harriet Miller, PhD, ARNP, CPN, CCRP • Rose Nieves, PhD, ARNP, FNP-c, CNE • Kathy Noffsinger, DNP, MSN, APRN, PPNP-BC, PMHS-BC • Monica Paz Cruz, MSN, CRNA • Virginia Pesata, DNP, ARNP, NEA-BC, FNP-BC, FNAP • Ellen Reising, MSN, CNS, RN-BC, ACCNS-AG • Violet Rhagnanan-Kramer, MSN, RN, NE-BC • Kristen Romano, BSN, RN, PCCN • Andrea Rose, DNP, FNP, CCM • Deirdre Shoemake, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC • Carmen Sierra, DNP, RN, CNOR, CCTN • Marie Smith-East, DNP, PMHNP-BC, EMT-B • Amanda Terry-Sawyer, PhD • Laura Wilkinson, MSN, RN, CCRN • Jo Wheeler, RN, CCRP • Jenna Wheeler, BSN, RN, OBC We want to say a huge thank you to the members of the Research SIG who reviewed abstracts and helped coordinate the conference. Thank you as well to everyone who submitted an abstract and to those of you who attended and presented at the conference. ALL of you helped make this one of our best research conferences yet. We look forward to seeing you again next year! Florida Nurses Foundation Vice- President, Daleen Penoyer, welcomes everyone to the conference Keynote Speaker LaToya Lewis-Pierre, Ed.D-CI, MSN, RN presented on Bullying in Nursing: A Research Perspective Participants enjoyed lively and engaging discussions during our two poster sessions Over 70 nurses from Florida and Georgia attended the conference this year
September 2018 The Florida Nurse Page 11 Legislative Update 2018 FNA Legislative and Regulatory Policy Platform John Berry, Director of Labor Relations & Governmental Affairs The FNA Supports efforts to protect and enhance the ability of Registered Nurses (RNs), Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) and Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners (ARNPs) to practice to the full extent of their education and experience. • The FNA supports the efforts of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and the Florida Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses to implement the consensus model vision for the regulation of advanced nursing practice in Florida. • The FNA supports legislation which will allow all nurses to practice to the full extent of their education and training in all practice environments, including telehealth. • The FNA supports legislation that removes unnecessary nurse practitioner collaborative practice agreements and removes physiciannurse practitioner supervisory language from the Nurse Practice Act. • The FNA supports legislation that would provide universal signature authority for all advanced practice nurses. The FNA supports efforts to protect the rights, jobs, wages, pensions, health care coverage, and other benefits of our state-employed health care professionals. The FNA supports safe practice environments for all nurses and our patients. • The FNA supports legislation that provides meaningful information to users of health care about staffing and nursing resources in health care facilities. • Promote legislation that protects healthcare workers against workplace violence, including efforts to rigorously prosecute those who commit such crimes. The FNA supports efforts to protect and promote health-related initiatives that protect the physical and mental health of Florida’s residents. • The FNA supports legislation that allows draw down federal funding to make healthcare available to more Floridians. • The FNA supports sustained funding and utilization of the controlled substances prescription monitoring database. • The FNA supports legislative efforts and promote adequate funding to strengthen the public health system, improve access to care or promote healthy lifestyles. • The FNA supports legislation that helps to create a multi-disciplinary, patientcentered model of healthcare delivery. • The FNA supports legislation that provides comprehensive end-of-life planning and care. • Pursue a pilot study to evaluate innovative and comprehensive school health services that include access to health care provided by an RN. • Pursue legislation that would require as mandatory education at least a 2.0 hour CEU education in infection prevention and emerging diseases training. This will be required each biennium for all nurses. • The FNA supports meaningful legislation for gun control. • The FNA supports efforts to ensure humane care for incarcerated individuals in the Florida prison system as required by the Constitution. LERC State News For professional state employees: If you are assigned to serve in a Special Needs Shelter, now is an important time to prepare. Work with your agency to offer educational programs to prepare its staff for working in the shelter or agency. Ask your Administration to set up Preparedness Updates, so that the staff is aware of what is required of them. Contact your FNA HCP Union through John Berry (jberry@floridanurse.org) if you have concerns that your needs are not being met. Also, be aware of the need for precise documentation of time worked, if you are called to work in a Shelter. It is essential that you keep detailed records of the time and copies of your time sheets, so that if there is a question about your reimbursement, we at FNA can help you based on those records. Here’s to a safe and pleasant upcoming season, even as we prepare for other possibilities! Deborah Hogan, MPH, BSN, RN, FNA State Unit President, LERC Liaison Chair September brings so many pleasant activities - vacations and travel, cookouts with family and friends, and cooler weather… so much to look forward to! We must also prepare ourselves for other possible events, especially here in Florida – storms and possible hurricanes. Now is the time to prepare to keep ourselves, our families and our patients safe. Start with a kit of emergency supplies, hopefully to last for at least three days. You’ll need a gallon of water per person per day for drinking and sanitation, as well as non-perishable foods such as protein bars, dried fruit or canned foods. You’ll also need clothes to wear based on the climate, in case power is lost. Other supplies include battery-powered radio and flashlights with extra batteries, first aid kit, whistle to signal for help, filter masks for all family members, moist towelettes, wrench/pliers, manual can openers, plastic sheeting/garbage bags and duct tape. Lastly, include items that are specific for your family’s needs (medicines, infant formula, diapers, coloring books and important papers). Think about your pets also, and their supplies. You may want to consider having a second “Go Kit” – a smaller version of your emergency kit that you can take with you if you have to evacuate. Also, be prepared with a plan for what you will do and where you will go in an emergency. This includes your job responsibilities. Talk with your employer about their expectations so that you and your family can build that in to your plan. For more information and resources on Preparedness, go to www.ready.gov. If you want to become involved with your community’s preparedness activities, you can join your local “Citizen Corps.” The Corps works to help people prepare, train and volunteer in their communities. For more information go to www.citizencorps.gov. We have opportunities for nurse educators at our Florida campuses. Family Nurse Practitioner Program Director Orlando & West Palm Beach Graduate Nursing Program PhD in Nursing/Nursing Science or DNP; FNP-C required Full-Time Faculty – Tampa & West Palm Beach Undergraduate Nursing Program, Terminal Degree in Nursing required Family Nurse Practitioner Faculty Tampa & West Palm Beach Graduate Nursing Program PhD in Nursing/Nursing Science or DNP; FNP-C required Experience pristine, well-equipped facilities and the unparalleled support of a system dedicated to producing top performers in the healthcare industry. To apply for Orlando and Tampa opportunities, send your CV to scrobinson@southuniversity.edu and to apply for West Palm Beach opportunities, send your CV to kferreri@southuniversity.edu
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