The Future of Nursing in Michigan - September 2018

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ANA-Michigan Leadership Elections
ANA-Michigan membership will be electing the
office of President-elect, term serving November
2018 through 2020 and then transitioning to
President for a two-year term in 2020.
Details on how to access the forum will be
emailed to the membership the week of August
13th. All current and valid members will receive
their official electronic ballot, by email, on
Thursday, August 23, 2018. The email will contain
instructions on how to cast your vote. Voting will
remain open until 5:00 pm on Tuesday, September
11, 2018.
Election results will be announced during the
Annual Membership Meeting on Friday, October
26, 2018 in Rochester, Michigan.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to
submit a consent to serve and special thank you
to the nominating committee: MaryLee Pakieser
(Chair), Jeanine Easterday, Sally Decker, Kris Allen
and Joan Bickes.
Margaret M. Calarco
BSN, MSN, Ph.D., NEA-BC
PLYMOUTH, MI – Region 8
Current Position: Director
for Clinical Innovation,
University of Michigan
School of Nursing
“The issues facing our
profession continue to be the
need to create and sustain
safe and empowering practice environments which
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that help you advance your career and your
profession.
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enable professional nurses to flourish and practice at
the top of their license and education. The growing
threat of increasing violence in the work setting, the
opioid epidemic, and professional bum-out are very
real threats to our profession internally. Externally,
health care and health care reform have never been
more fragmented and tenuous. Our communities
are yearning for better ways to prevent illness,
maintain health and navigate their health and
illness care successfully and in sustainable ways.
The prevention of illness, the maintenance of health
and the coordination of care have always been the
hallmarks of nursing science so there is no better
time than now to come together as professional
nurses, joining our communities to co-create new
models of health care. For much of our history we
have practiced in the shadow of others and this is
the time to demonstrate the significant impact of
nursing care and health care to society.
“During the last 20 years of my career, I have
focused on bringing thousands of professional
nurses together to cocreate a strong and
empowered professional practice environment, by
engaging our patients, families, and colleagues in
all the processes we created. This work was done
within our organization and influenced the nursing
profession at-large through our nurses’ practice and
scholarship. I am now seeking to serve the nursing
profession in a much broader and more impactful
way by serving as the President-Elect. In this role,
I am confident that I can join the other leaders of
ANA-Michigan and most importantly the members
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to co-create innovative models of caring for and
developing each other, as well as, joining the diverse
communities we serve to co-create better and more
sustainable models of health care.”
What activities are you currently involved with
or have been in the past related to ANA or ANA-
Michigan? (including Region or Council involvement)
I have been a member of the ANA since I
graduated in 1978 but have not been involved
in any specific ANA committees. When the
Washtenaw-Livingston-Monroe District Nurses
Association existed, I was a member of the Board
of Directors and was the Chair of the MNA Cabinet
on Administration and Education and an MNA
delegate in the early to mid-1990’s.
What other professional organizations are you
involved in?
I am actively involved in the Rho Chapter of
Sigma Theta Tau International, serving as the
President-Elect, President, and Past-President
from 2013 to 2017. I have also held positions on
the Educational Committee for the American
Association of Nurse Executives (AONE) from
2013 to 2015. I have held Board positions on the
University of Michigan Health System Board, the
Washtenaw Community Health Organization
(WCHO) Board and the Michigan Visiting Nurses
Association’s Board, serving as the Chair from
2003 to 2007.
What other elected or appointed offices and
community activities have you been involved in
that would be relevant to this position?
My elected positions are noted above. I recently
had the privilege of serving as the Chief Nurse
Executive of the University of Michigan Health
System for the past 17 years, leading a professional
community of over 6000 Registered Nurses. I
retired from that position in December 2017 and
will begin a new role at the University of Michigan,
School of Nursing to bring nurses together to cocreate
innovative models of health care. These
experiences provide an important foundation for
leading the profession into our future.
Katherine Dontje
Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, FAANP
BATH, MI – Region 6
Current Position: Associate
Professor, Michigan State
University
“A key issue facing
nursing is safe staffing
ratios. Solutions including
developing flexible staffing
ratios based on patient acuity to innovative ideas
focused on reimbursement for nursing services.
I would work with stakeholders to support the
best solution for Michigan. Defining, protecting
and advancing the scope of practice for all nurses
in Michigan’s restrictive practice environment is
another key issue. I would address this through
legislative and regulatory means. Membership
growth is essential. I would work with the
organization to explore ways to engage and grow
membership through strategies such as educational
offerings and topic focuses task forces.”
“ANA-Michigan’s mission is to advance the nursing
profession in Michigan. I am passionate about the
role of nursing and the importance of supporting
and expanding the scope of nursing practice.
Nurses are the key to providing high-quality care
for all individuals in Michigan. In order to do that
we need a strong nursing organization to support
the profession of nursing. My background and
experience in health systems, outpatient clinics and
academia provide me with the tools necessary to
serve and provide leadership to the organization. I