New Hampshire - June 2020

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Nurses, once again, are
asserting their place in
history. The past weeks
have challenged you and
yet, you have remained
strong and dedicated,
committed to facing the
COVID-19 pandemic
head-on and with sleeves
rolled up. In my role as
NHNA president, I’ve had
the privilege of seeing the
global New Hampshire
nursing response to the
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Janice Deziel
call to duty and the advocacy of patients and peers.
Here is but a snapshot of what the NHNA has seen
and heard about what nurses are doing throughout
the state:
• Working on the frontlines in Emergency
Departments, ICUs, and COVID-19 dedicated
units, accepting the risks to themselves and
their families.
Faculty Positions in Nursing
School of Nursing & Health Sciences
We celebrate diverse undergraduate and graduate academic
programs, outstanding faculty and a strong community partnership
with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health.
We are seeking multiple innovative, energetic nurse educators
to teach in both the classroom and clinical setting. Applications
for tenure-track and non-tenure track, full-time faculty positions
beginning September 1, 2020 are now being requested.
Qualifications:
1. A doctoral degree is preferred; a Master of Science in Nursing
is required.
2. Demonstrate and possess a strong record of collegiate teaching.
3. A philosophy of education consistent with Colby-Sawyer’s
programs and mission is required.
4. Expert-clinician who has a strong desire for an academic
appointment focused on advancing knowledge through
integrating teaching, clinical practice, scholarship and service.
5. Strong interest in mentoring and advising undergraduate and
graduate students.
To Apply
To apply, submit a current CV, letter of application, statement
of teaching philosophy, sample syllabi if available, and names
and telephone numbers/e-mail addresses of three references to
CSCjobs@colby-sawyer.edu.
• Taking care of and protecting the most
vulnerable in our population: the elderly and
those with special needs.
• Signing up, in large numbers, for volunteer
opportunities.
• Coming out of retirement to contribute to the
need for nursing expertise.
• Thanking first responders, recognizing that
healthcare truly is a team sport.
• Cross-training, learning new skills to take on
roles needed to address this novel pandemic.
• Innovating to provide much needed supplies.
• Supporting one another, keeping each other
strong.
Witnessing this level of dedication has been
awe-inspiring and I thank you for all that you are
doing. Information regarding the NHNA activities
of the past several weeks is readily available on
the website. There is a lot behind the scenes
that the NHNA is doing to advocate for the
nursing profession. Please read the Executive
Director’s column for all the details, activities and
accomplishments.
On a national level, the ANA and Johnson &
Johnson created a series of podcasts on the
nursing profession for 2020, the Year of the Nurse
called See You Now. They have since paused their
regularly scheduled programming to produce and
broadcast stories from nurses serving in various
roles during the pandemic. Storytelling conveys
important information, concepts, and cultural mores
in a way that no written word can. The stories in
these podcasts will leave you feeling inspired,
humbled, and proud. I encourage you to listen –
they are brief yet powerful.
As difficult as the past several weeks have been,
never have I seen greater respect for the nursing
profession. The collective power that you wield has
consistently been used wisely and for the greater
good of all people and our world is responding in
kind, turning to you for care and guidance. When
called upon during the most challenging of times,
you have answered without hesitation. You are
honorable people with a solid foundation of ethics
and a love of mankind that serves as your moral
compass.
With gratitude for the privilege of being a nurse
among you,
Janice Deziel
President, NHNA
New Hampshire
NURSING NEWS
Vol. 44 No. 3
Official publication of the New Hampshire Nurses’
Association (NHNA), a constituent member of the
American Nurses Association. Published quarterly
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subscription rate is $30. ISSN 0029-6538
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Editor: Susan Fetzer, RN, PhD
NHNA Staff
Joan Widmer, RN, Nurse Executive Director
Paula MacKinnon RN, Executive Assistant/
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advancing the profession of nursing and the health of
New Hampshire.
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Nurses Association, exists to promote the practice,
development and well being of NH nurses through
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