2019 Tennessee Nurses Association Book of Reports

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2019 TNA-TSNA JOINT CONFERENCE | NURSES: THE REAL SUPER HEROES Susan Smith, MSN, RN District 3 Senior Director, Case Management Clinical Informatics LifePoint Health Columbia I am a clinical informatics leader with a strong healthcare background and deep clinical knowledge, who expertly leads in the analysis, planning, implementation and management of clinical information systems as related to clinical informatics, insuring alignment and implementation of technology to support operations. Possessing a reputation for collaborating with, and representing, the collective interests of the executive team, medical staff, nursing and other clinicians, IT department and other users of the system. I have a diverse background in healthcare including emergency department nursing, clinical revenue integrity and compliance. I work directly with clinical end users to facilitate the integration of data, information, and knowledge to support patients and caregivers in their decision-making in all roles and settings to provide quality and safe patient care. I am a member of HIMSS, American Nurse Informatics Association, the American Nurses Association and the Tennessee Nurses Association. I am passionate about educating clinical staff to grow their knowledge of informatics and information technology to deliver quality care in a safe environment. DIRECTOR – GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS – VOTE FOR ONE (1) Marcia Barnes, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, CWS District 15 Assistant Professor Cumberland University Lebanon I have been a member of TNA for many years and currently the president of District 15. It is my desire to be active and give back to the nursing profession through TNA. I am a strong advocate for independent practice for advanced practice nurses and feel it is as much my responsibility as any other APN to be involved and advocate for not only APNs but Tennesseans. I believe all nurses should be allowed to practice to their full scope and education. I served as Chair of the Government Affairs Committee this past year and embraced the opportunity to learn about the legislative process. This solidified for me that collaborating with legislators through TNA independent practice will become a reality. 60
2019 TNA-TSNA JOINT CONFERENCE | NURSES: THE REAL SUPER HEROES Susan Cortez, Ph.D., MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, HIMSS HIT District 1 Fulltime faculty in the Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program Chamberlain University Memphis I have a variety of staff nursing and executive leadership experience. I graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a BSN and minor in psychiatric nursing. I worked as a psychiatric staff nurse and simultaneously a staff nurse on a medical and surgical floor. I continued working as a staff nurse and a circulator nurse. After I received a Master’s in Business Administration and Health Care Management, I accepted an executive nurse position with executive operations responsibility for a new ambulatory surgery center currently under construction, while simultaneously the Director of a laparoscopic inpatient-surgery department, and Director of a different 15-suite inpatient operating room department. I next accepted fulltime work in the Evidence-Based Medicine and Informatics department at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. I completed my Ph.D. dissertation research on Evidence-Based Nursing Practice and Computerized Clinical Decision Support in 2014. I taught DNP intensive classes at the Vanderbilt School of Nursing, and for six years, I mentored six to eight staff nurses and other professionals in a year-long fellowship program. I also facilitated learning for nurse leaders in the medical center on evidence-based practice, quality metrics, and process control. I have published and have experience in mentoring nurses through study proposals, IRB, analysis, and writing for publication. I was the subject matter expert in creation of the Nursing Informatics Masters Program at the University of Phoenix, Tempe Campus. I am full time faculty in the Doctorate of Nursing Practice Program at Chamberlain University. DIRECTOR – OPERATIONS– VOTE FOR ONE (1) J. Ted Nelson, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN-K, FACHE District 4 Associate Chief Nursing Officer Erlanger Health System Soddy Daisy My experience and education have equipped me to contribute to our Nursing Profession across the State of Tennessee as the Director of Operations for the Tennessee Nurses Association. I graduated from Chattanooga State Community College with my Associate of Science in Nursing in 2010, Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2012, and Master of Science in Nursing (Administration) in 2016 from East Tennessee State University. Currently, I am pursuing a dual degree (Doctor of Nursing Practice and Master’s in Business Administration) at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. I have been Associate Chief Nursing Officer at the Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga, Tennessee for the last 18 months. I have the leadership responsibility for the main campus which including providing oversight of clinical operations with scope including approximately 600 FTEs; facilitating physician relations by enabling open communication and collaboration to improve overall clinical and financial operations; responsible for ensuring adherence to nursing care standards as well as state and federal regulations and promoting evidence-based practice in the clinical setting; contributes to the integration of systems, programs, and support across the system with focus on business evaluation and development, continuous 61
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