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VOLUME 7 NUMBER 2<br />
MARCH <strong>2021</strong><br />
The Official Publication of the <strong>Nurse</strong>s Foundation of <strong>Wisconsin</strong>, in cooperation with<br />
the <strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association. Delivered to you courtesy of the WNA membership.<br />
WNA Welcome<br />
Loss of a WNA Nursing Leader<br />
WNA lost our President, Pam Macari Sanberg, on January 14, <strong>2021</strong> due to<br />
cancer. Pam was a passionate advocate for the nursing profession and nurses<br />
recognizing their important contributions to quality health delivery. She<br />
was as equally passionate about WNA and ANA and recruited many nurses<br />
to become members during her nursing career. Pam was so proud to be the<br />
50th President of WNA and her leadership appreciated. At the January 22,<br />
<strong>2021</strong> WNA Annual Meeting, Beth Markham, Acting WNA President, read a<br />
Resolution of Memoriam that was developed by the WNA Board of Directors<br />
in honor of Pam. The Resolution of Memoriam was presented to Pam’s<br />
husband and son along with the Nightingale Tribute at her private funeral.<br />
In Remembrance<br />
The Nightingale Tribute<br />
The Presenter may then provide special readings.<br />
CEREMONY<br />
The Nightingale Tribute is offered<br />
by a designated friend or nurse<br />
colleague. The ceremony is in honor<br />
and recognition of the individual’s<br />
commitment and dedication to<br />
science and the practice of nursing.<br />
The suggested ceremony may<br />
include the following:<br />
• the lighting of a white candle;<br />
• a brief summary of the individual’s<br />
nursing career;<br />
• special readings; and,<br />
• the presentation of a white rose<br />
with the casket or urn.<br />
A sample ceremony would proceed<br />
as follows:<br />
The Presenter steps forward and<br />
lights the white candle, and says:<br />
“We honor and recognize NAME‘s<br />
commitment and dedication to<br />
science and the practice of nursing.”<br />
Sample Reading #1<br />
“Nursing is giving of one’s self to enhance<br />
the lives of others. We join together today<br />
to honor NAME and his/her lifetime commitment<br />
to caring. We acknowledge his/her<br />
nursing practice and know that his/her<br />
accomplishments can only be measured in<br />
the lives he/she affected through knowledge,<br />
dedication and caring.”<br />
Sample Reading #2<br />
He/She Was There<br />
When a calming, quiet presence was all that<br />
was needed, He/She was there.<br />
In the excitement and miracle of birth or in the<br />
mystery and loss of life, He/She was there.<br />
When a silent glance could uplift a patient,<br />
family member or friend, He/She was there.<br />
At those times when the unexplainable needed<br />
to be explained, He/She was there.<br />
When the situation demanded a swift foot and<br />
sharp mind, He/She was there.<br />
When a gentle touch, a firm push, or an encouraging<br />
word was needed, He/She was there.<br />
In choosing the best one from a family’s “Thank<br />
You” box of chocolates, He/She was there.<br />
To witness humanity — its beauty, in good times<br />
and bad, without judgment, He/She was there.<br />
To embrace the woes of the world, willingly, and<br />
offer hope, He/She was there.<br />
And now, that it is time to be at the<br />
Greater One’s side, He/She is there!<br />
CONCLUSION<br />
In conclusion, the presenter will say:<br />
“We honor NAME this day and give<br />
you a white rose to symbolize our<br />
appreciation for the privilege of<br />
being your nurse colleague.”<br />
Other nurses in attendance may<br />
honor the deceased by presenting<br />
individual white roses.<br />
IF I CAN STOP<br />
ONE HEART FROM BREAKING<br />
By<br />
Emily Dickinson<br />
If I can stop one heart from breaking<br />
I shall not live in vain<br />
If I can ease one life the aching<br />
or cool one pain<br />
or help one fainting robin<br />
onto his nest again<br />
I shall not live in vain.<br />
current resident or<br />
Non-Profit Org.<br />
U.S. Postage Paid<br />
Princeton, MN<br />
Permit No. 14<br />
Members Get a Member ....................2<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association Updates:<br />
Announcing 2020 WNA Election Results .....3<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association Starts<br />
<strong>2021</strong> FRESH ...........................4<br />
WNA Annual Business Meeting Highlights ...4<br />
Welcome New WNA Members .............5<br />
Upcoming Conferences ..................... 6<br />
WNA Public Policy Agenda. .................. 7<br />
COVID Update ............................. 7<br />
Mutual Interest Groups (MIGs) Updates:<br />
Environmental Health. ..................... 8<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong> Practitioner Forum ................... 10<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> Center for Nursing. .............. 12<br />
Legislative Update. ......................... 14<br />
Grant Updates. ............................ 15
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THE<br />
WISCONSIN<br />
NURSE<br />
WISCONSIN NURSES ASSOCIATION<br />
<strong>2021</strong> BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
Beth Markham, President<br />
Megan LeClair-Netzel, Vice President<br />
Tanya Brueggen, Treasurer<br />
Kristine Moses, Secretary<br />
Julie Olson, Director at Large<br />
Lisa Pisney, APRN Rep<br />
Emilie Kreilkamp, WNA Staff <strong>Nurse</strong> Rep<br />
WISCONSIN NURSES ASSOCIATION STAFF<br />
Gina Dennik-Champion, Executive Director<br />
Megan Leadholm, Associate Director<br />
Briona Dunbar, Events and Membership<br />
Coordinator<br />
Teresa Prattke, Education Program Coordinator<br />
NURSES FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN<br />
BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
Beth Markham, President<br />
Beth Markham, Treasurer<br />
Jana Esden, Secretary<br />
Alex Hetzer, Director-at-Large<br />
Gina Fellenz, Director-at-Large<br />
Isabelle Garibaldi, Director-at-Large<br />
Jill Berg, Director-at-Large<br />
Laurie Radojevich, Director-at-Large<br />
Lindsey Lucero, Director-at-Large<br />
Rorey Pritchard, Director-at-Large<br />
Julie Olson, WNA Board Representative<br />
Lea Acord<br />
Pat Borgman<br />
THE WISCONSIN NURSE EDITORIAL STAFF<br />
Gina Dennik-Champion, Deputy Executive Editor<br />
Briona Dunbar, Managing Editor<br />
CONTACT INFORMATION<br />
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Madison, WI 53718<br />
info@wisconsinnurses.org<br />
www.wisconsinnurses.org – @wisconsinnurses<br />
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<strong>March</strong> <strong>2021</strong> The <strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> Page 3<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association Updates<br />
Announcing 2020 WNA Elections Results!<br />
Thank you for all of those that ran for a WNA<br />
Elected Position and for those of you that took the<br />
time to vote. We are looking forward to continuing<br />
WNA’s work of protecting, promoting, and<br />
advancing professional nursing in <strong>Wisconsin</strong>. We<br />
would like to congratulate the winners and we look<br />
forward to working with you all for the next two<br />
years!<br />
WNA Board of Directors<br />
Elizabeth Markham,<br />
PhD, RN<br />
Adjunct Faculty –<br />
Graduate School, Aspen<br />
University<br />
Vice President<br />
Location: Racine<br />
WNA Committees and Councils<br />
Linda Matheson,<br />
PhD, RN<br />
Vice President Nursing<br />
Services, Orbis, Inc.<br />
TriCouncil<br />
Location: Hilbert<br />
Melissa Zar, RN, MSN<br />
Assistant Professor,<br />
Marian University<br />
TriCouncil<br />
Location: Fond Du Lac<br />
Kristin Brunsell Merss,<br />
BSN, RN<br />
PhD Student; Graduate<br />
Research Assistant,<br />
University of<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> – Madison,<br />
School of Nursing<br />
Public Policy<br />
Location: Madison<br />
Rebecca Kwiesielewicz,<br />
BSN, RN, DNP-S<br />
Registered <strong>Nurse</strong> Lead<br />
– Clinic Administration,<br />
overseeing five clinics<br />
Public Policy<br />
Location: Menasha<br />
Kristine Moses,<br />
RN, MSN<br />
Nursing Program<br />
Specialist – Ambulatory<br />
Operations, UW Health<br />
Secretary<br />
Location: Middleton<br />
Nikki Sinn, RN, BSN<br />
Nursing Supervisor,<br />
RN, Memorial Medical<br />
Center<br />
TriCouncil<br />
Location: Mellen<br />
Roberta Pawlak, PhD,<br />
RN, NEA-BC<br />
Professor, Edgewood<br />
College and University of<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> - Madison<br />
Public Policy<br />
Location: Middleton<br />
Emilie Kreilkamp,<br />
BSN, RN, CPN<br />
Acute Care RN in the<br />
Clinical Resource<br />
Unit & Patient Care<br />
Services Representative,<br />
Children’s <strong>Wisconsin</strong><br />
Staff nurse<br />
Representative<br />
Location: Watertown<br />
Hilary Boyd, MSN, RN,<br />
APNP, PMHNP-BC<br />
APNO, Rogers Behavioral<br />
Health<br />
Workforce Advocacy<br />
Location: Pewaukee<br />
Kathy Rozema, MS, RN,<br />
SPNP, FNP-BC<br />
Family <strong>Nurse</strong><br />
Practitioner, UW Health<br />
Nominating Committee<br />
Location: Stoughton<br />
Amy Hermes, MSN, RN<br />
CNO/VP Patient Services<br />
Stoughton Health<br />
Director-at-Large<br />
Location: Stoughton<br />
Adrianne Ewald-<br />
Peterson, BSN, RN<br />
Senior Market<br />
Development<br />
Professional, Humana<br />
Workforce Advocacy<br />
Location: Two Rivers<br />
Patricia (Pat) Borgman,<br />
MSN, RN<br />
Retired<br />
Nominating Committee<br />
Location: Oconomowoc<br />
Patrick McNally,<br />
MSN, MA, RN, NE-BC,<br />
CPPD, CSSGB<br />
Director of Critical Care<br />
and Emergency Services,<br />
Froedtert Health<br />
Director-at-Large<br />
Location: Wauwatosa<br />
Jennifer Kowalkowski,<br />
MS, MPH, RN<br />
Project Assistant/<br />
Graduate Student,<br />
University of <strong>Wisconsin</strong>-<br />
Madison<br />
Workforce Advocacy<br />
Location: Madison<br />
Carolyn Krause, PhD,<br />
RN<br />
Retired<br />
Nominating Committee<br />
Location: Waukesha
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<strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association Updates<br />
WNA Annual Business<br />
Meeting Highlights<br />
The WNA Annual Business Meeting was held virtually on Friday, January<br />
22, <strong>2021</strong> from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm. Information and action items from the<br />
meeting are as follows:<br />
• Resolution of Memoriam for Pam Macari Sanberg, WNA President<br />
from January 18, 2020 – January 14, <strong>2021</strong> was presented by WNA Acting<br />
President, Beth Markham<br />
• Condolences were offered by Barbara Nichlols on behalf of the WNA<br />
Past Presidents.<br />
• Treasurer’s Report was provided by Tanya Brueggen, WNA Treasurer.<br />
• Approved amendments to the 2008 WNA Human Trafficking Reference<br />
which reads:<br />
That WNA will:<br />
1. Affirm that the global issue of human trafficking is pertinent to the<br />
public health of our nation and therefore impacts the profession of<br />
nursing.<br />
2. Educate and provide nurses and the community with information<br />
and skill sets necessary to identify and refer victims of trafficking.<br />
3. Advocate for and support legislative activities that further enhance<br />
protection in an effort to decrease the incidence of trafficking.<br />
4. Partner with key stakeholders, nursing organizations, and media<br />
outlets to address the human trafficking crisis.<br />
5. Continue with and expand our task force on human trafficking.<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association<br />
Starts <strong>2021</strong> FRESH<br />
Have you had an opportunity to visit <strong>Wisconsin</strong><strong>Nurse</strong>s.org website lately?<br />
We took time in 2020 to consider how we wanted to our site to look and<br />
where we could make some updates. We have a brand-new look on the site!<br />
A few things our regular visitors should be aware of:<br />
• Our new site employs what is known as a MEGA MENU, you should have<br />
an easier time locating exactly what you are looking for on our website!<br />
• Most of our MIGs (Mutual Interest Groups) are now housed on<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s Connect (our WNA Members Only platform). If you<br />
are a member who is not on WNC, please contact Bri by email at Bri@<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong><strong>Nurse</strong>s.org<br />
• Our Nightingale Tribute can now directly be found under <strong>Nurse</strong>s<br />
Foundation of <strong>Wisconsin</strong>.<br />
• Our upcoming conferences can be found under events. Specific past<br />
conferences can be found Education > Virtual Learning Center.<br />
Our relaunched website was developed by Netphoria, a Madison, WI based<br />
web development company with over 20 years of experience.<br />
The re-launch of <strong>Wisconsin</strong><strong>Nurse</strong>s.org will assist with our mission of being<br />
the voice and principal advocate for <strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s.<br />
• Approved the proposed amendments to the Bylaws.<br />
Deleted Article VI, 6.B.1.n. which requires a CPA Audit every two years.<br />
Strengthen the role and responsibility of the WNA Board of Directors<br />
related to their fiduciary role. Article VI, 6.B.1.e. Adopt the annual<br />
budget, promulgate financial policies and procedures, and conduct<br />
surveillance of funds<br />
• Administered the Oath of Office to Beth Markham as the 51st WNA<br />
President.<br />
• Announced the winners of the 2020 WNA Elections and received the<br />
Oath of Office administered by Beth Markham, WNA President.<br />
• Recognized the nurses who passed away during 2020 through the<br />
reading of the Nightingale Tribute. (<strong>Nurse</strong>s recognized can be found<br />
on the NFW section of the WNA website.)
<strong>March</strong> <strong>2021</strong> The <strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> Page 5<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association Updates<br />
Welcome New WNA Members! 11/16/20 – 2/12/21<br />
Charlene Anderson<br />
Margaret M Anderson<br />
Alexandra M Andrus<br />
Cassandra Mae Arneson<br />
Katrina Laura Arnold<br />
Nisreen Atta<br />
Robin L Austin<br />
Robin Bach<br />
Laura Banning<br />
Jennifer Becker-Manthey<br />
Denise Behlke-Rodriguez<br />
Paula Jean Beltran<br />
Nora C Bennett<br />
Grace M Birch<br />
Veronika Blada<br />
Rebecca Joy Bland<br />
Laurie Lynn Bloecher<br />
Cathleen Bowman<br />
Lisa Brennan<br />
David Burke<br />
Lindsay Lee Buttles<br />
Jami Carlovsky<br />
Constance L Cayer Wirtz<br />
Jill M Ceren<br />
Debra Ann Check Janisch<br />
Sarah Cherkinian<br />
Heidi Marie Clements<br />
Yolanda Coleman<br />
Rachel K Conlin<br />
Teresa Rose Cramer-<br />
Mcdonald<br />
Sharlene Crawford<br />
Ariel Culver<br />
Jessica Joann Curtiss<br />
Laura A Davidson<br />
Mellisa P Debraal<br />
Solomon Demby<br />
Sarah Dillman<br />
Darlene Dochnahl<br />
Jennifer Lynn Engel<br />
Katie Ensaldo<br />
Kari Everson<br />
Caitlin Fox<br />
Cassie Frank<br />
Tracy Lynn Gallenberger<br />
Robin Gates<br />
Cynthia Irene Georgeson<br />
Gail Lavoie Geraci<br />
Therese Gion<br />
Araceli Gonzalez<br />
Ashley Marie Goss<br />
Lekesha Grays<br />
Susan Greene<br />
DeShawntae Griffin<br />
Robin Griffin<br />
Jessica Grinde<br />
Jessica L Habeck<br />
Connie Marie Hagenow<br />
Kelsey Marie Halopka<br />
Alissa Hannan<br />
Gera A Harrison<br />
Andrea Heaston-Stewart<br />
Kristy M Hecker<br />
Melanie Terese Heese<br />
Ann Hefter<br />
Amy Henry<br />
Allison Hensel<br />
Jamer Edwuar Hernandez<br />
Maravilla<br />
Jill K Hill<br />
Lisa Hoffmann<br />
Heather Anne Hollander<br />
Darlene Honeysucker<br />
Emma Hood<br />
Leslie Ironside<br />
Wendy Jenkins<br />
Christine M Johnsen<br />
Megan Lee Johnson<br />
Jessica Johnson<br />
Michelle Ann Jorgensen<br />
Ashley Elaine Kamla<br />
Jennifer R Kaus<br />
Nicole M Kazin<br />
Johannah Marie Kempfert<br />
Marietta S Kern<br />
Christopher Klika<br />
Carol Klingbeil<br />
Victoria Marie Knutson<br />
Amanda Jean Krekling<br />
Joseph Kuchler<br />
Kate Lapierre<br />
Jessica Leclair<br />
Julie Leibfried<br />
Marie Lelivelt<br />
Regan M Lemke<br />
Diane Marie Lohff<br />
Stacy Luedeman<br />
Katherine Madson<br />
Tahseen Majid<br />
Jenny Malak<br />
Tanya Malek<br />
John L Mapes<br />
Tamara Marek<br />
Elizabeth Mason<br />
Elizabeth Mathis<br />
Courtney Maurer<br />
Debra J. McCann<br />
Diane Patricia Melrose<br />
Jazmine Mendez<br />
Rachel E Meyers<br />
Vicki M. Miller<br />
Brenda R Monnot<br />
Therese E Murkowski<br />
Alexandra Neish<br />
Ester Lily Susa Nelson<br />
Laura Ann Nelson<br />
James Nencka<br />
Madelyn Neumann<br />
Amy Olson<br />
Christopher Osowski<br />
Tiffany Palubicki<br />
Himali Patel<br />
Daphne Pontius<br />
Jennifer Anne Popies<br />
Skye Pugh<br />
Maria Pulver<br />
Christina Pytleski<br />
Melissa L Quandt<br />
Sabine Rayson<br />
Julie Reynolds<br />
Kimberly Reynolds<br />
Jamie Lee Rich<br />
Kelly Analiese Richards<br />
Kimberly Jean Riffle<br />
Claude A Rochon<br />
Dina W Romero<br />
Rebecca Rossenbach<br />
Sarah M Rowe<br />
Nikki Rowin<br />
Casey Rutten<br />
Sarah Rose Sarandos<br />
Denise Marie Sargent<br />
Emily Schillinger<br />
Barbara A Schira<br />
Sara Schlesner Vaughn<br />
Maggie Schmidt<br />
Stacy Schmitt<br />
Bethany Elaine Schwefel<br />
Angela Scipior<br />
Tammie J Seymour<br />
Erin Lynn Shadbolt<br />
Kelly Shafaie<br />
Shannon Simonis<br />
Kirsten Ann Simonsen<br />
Samantha Skaife<br />
Lisa Smieja<br />
Karen Smith<br />
Bonnie L Sommers-Olson<br />
Terri Splinter<br />
Timothy Staffeld<br />
Michelle Stahl<br />
Amanda Steffek<br />
Angela M Stombaugh<br />
Stephanie Anne Strand<br />
Amy Stuhlmacher<br />
Page Taylor<br />
Roxanne Tienor<br />
Adrienne Trepanier<br />
Joanna V Tulachka<br />
Lauren Taubensee Havey Tyler<br />
Rhonda S Voss<br />
Marissa L Walczak<br />
Rhonda Wallace<br />
Kim Walters<br />
Rachel Walts<br />
Stacy Weeks<br />
Theresa Lynn Weiler<br />
Kristina Welch<br />
Yujian Weng<br />
Renee Wenzlaff<br />
Rebecca L Wicks<br />
Jody Wilmet<br />
Erin Wipperfurth<br />
Melissa L Zimmermann
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Upcoming Conferences<br />
Notice of Vacancy for<br />
NURSE CLINICIAN 2<br />
Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center<br />
Mauston, <strong>Wisconsin</strong> (Juneau County)<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong>’s Department of<br />
Health Services (DHS), Sand Ridge Secure<br />
Treatment Center (SRSTC) in Mauston, is seeking candidates<br />
for the position of <strong>Nurse</strong> Clinician 2. There are currently several<br />
vacancies available.<br />
To be considered for this position, you will need to create an account and<br />
apply online. For instructions please visit the State of <strong>Wisconsin</strong> website<br />
at www.wisc.jobs and refer to Job Announcement<br />
Code 20-01853.<br />
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WNA Public Policy Agenda for the <strong>2021</strong>-2022 Legislative Biennium<br />
The WNA Board of Directors approved the <strong>2021</strong>-<br />
2022 WNA Public Policy Agenda for the <strong>2021</strong>-2022<br />
Legislative Biennium that was developed by WNA’s<br />
Public Policy Council. The “Agenda” serves as<br />
WNA’s communication regarding the important<br />
health policy issues for this legislative biennium. The<br />
WNA Public Policy Council refers to the “Agenda”<br />
when reviewing legislative proposals that impact<br />
nursing and health care. The “Agenda” is as follows:<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association<br />
Legislative & Regulatory Agenda<br />
<strong>2021</strong> - 2022 Biennium<br />
WNA - Vision - To be a true catalyst for<br />
transforming health care through advancing the<br />
nursing profession.<br />
WNA - Mission - To be the voice and principal<br />
advocate for the nursing profession grounded in our<br />
core values<br />
WNA - Core Values - Service-focused, Innovative,<br />
Data Driven, Impactful, Inclusive and Integrity<br />
WNA Public Policy - Guiding Principles:<br />
• WNA and its members are the collective and<br />
collaborative voice to advocate for access to<br />
comprehensive and coordinated healthcare,<br />
nursing profession education, and optimal<br />
workforce conditions.<br />
• Registered and Advanced Practice Registered<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong>s are critical to achieve the goals of<br />
improving healthcare delivery and population<br />
health in <strong>Wisconsin</strong>.<br />
• Strong interprofessional partnerships promote<br />
the health of the public and address health<br />
disparities.<br />
WNA Public Policy Priorities:<br />
• Access - Advocate for policies that...<br />
o Increase access to equitable, economical,<br />
safe, quality, ethical, and innovative<br />
healthcare for all<br />
o Increase patient access to care by advancing<br />
the scope of practice for Advanced Practice<br />
Registered <strong>Nurse</strong>s (APRN)<br />
• Education - Advocate forpolicies that...<br />
o Increase educational opportunities to grow<br />
the future nursing workforce<br />
o Address barriers to increase the number of<br />
nurse educators<br />
• Nursing Practice & Workforce - Advocate for<br />
policies that...<br />
o Strengthen public health to promote<br />
prevention, health promotion, and safety of<br />
population health<br />
o Minimize nurse exposure to COVID through<br />
appropriate access to personal protective<br />
equipment, enhanced community standard<br />
for wearing of masks, provide appropriate<br />
pay, safe work environment, access to<br />
workers compensation.<br />
o Maintain funding for data driven profession<br />
forecasting and workforce demands -<br />
Nursing Workforce Survey<br />
o Allow school districts to exceed stateimposed<br />
revenue limits to pay the cost of<br />
school nurses<br />
The <strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association (WNA) is the<br />
premier organization representing the interests of<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong>’s 90,000 registered nurses. WNA advances<br />
the nursing profession by fostering high standards of<br />
nursing practice, promoting a safe and ethical work<br />
environment, bolstering the health and wellness of<br />
nurses, and advocating on health care issues that<br />
affect nurses and the public. WNA is at the forefront<br />
of improving the quality of health care for all.<br />
WE ARE HIRING!<br />
Rock Haven Nursing Home<br />
The Rock Haven Nursing Home is a 128 bed skilled nursing facility<br />
serving a diverse population of residents in Janesville, WI.<br />
We are currently recruiting for:<br />
RN, LPN, CNA<br />
Apply directly at www.co.rock.wi.us<br />
Employment Opportunities<br />
CAMP<br />
NURSES<br />
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COVID Update<br />
WNA Participates on State Disaster Medical Advisory<br />
Committee (SDMAC)<br />
The State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee<br />
(SDMAC) is a standing committee of 12 members that<br />
advise the <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Department of Health Services<br />
(DHS) Secretary regarding medical ethics during a<br />
declared disaster or public health emergency and to<br />
recommend policy relating to the equitable and fair<br />
delivery of medical services to those who need them<br />
under resource-constrained conditions. WNA is the<br />
only nursing association that has been appointed<br />
and represented by Gina Dennik-Champion, WNA<br />
Executive Director. The Committee was formed<br />
shortly after the realization that <strong>Wisconsin</strong> was<br />
experiencing the pandemic. Meetings occurred<br />
weekly along with subcommittee meeting work. The<br />
members discussion led to the development of a<br />
number of guidance to health care organizations and<br />
professionals documents. The documents can be<br />
found on the <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Department of Health (DHS)<br />
Services Website. The following documents were<br />
approved by the DHS Secretary and legal advisors:<br />
Ethical frameworks<br />
• Ethical Framework for the Allocation of<br />
Therapeutics for COVID-19 in <strong>Wisconsin</strong><br />
• Ethical Allocation Framework for Bamlanivimab<br />
Treatment of COVID-19 in <strong>Wisconsin</strong><br />
• SDMAC Ethics Subcommittee: Ethical<br />
Framework to Guide the Allocation of<br />
COVID-19 Therapeutics and Vaccines<br />
Memos to Long-Term Care<br />
• Prevention and Control of Acute Respiratory<br />
Illness Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities<br />
• Guidance on the role of COVID-19 testing in<br />
decisions around transfers from acute care<br />
hospitals to post-acute and long-term care<br />
facilities<br />
• Guidance on the transfer of hospitalized<br />
patients infected with COVID-19 to post-acute<br />
and long-term care facilities<br />
• Guidance on the disposition of medically stable<br />
post-acute and long-term care residents with<br />
confirmed or clinically suspected COVID-19<br />
infection<br />
Vaccines<br />
• Guidance for the State of <strong>Wisconsin</strong> on<br />
Distributing a Multiple Dose Series of<br />
COVID-19 Vaccine<br />
• Recommendations for the <strong>Wisconsin</strong><br />
Department of Health Services when<br />
Distributing Phase 1a COVID-19 Vaccine<br />
Allotments to Vaccinating Entities<br />
• Phase 1a Guidance for Vaccinating Entities<br />
to Prioritize COVID-19 Vaccine in Priority<br />
Populations<br />
• Priority Group 1b<br />
WNA Partners with the WNA COVID Organization<br />
Affiliates in Wear a Mask Campaign<br />
One of the activates that the WNA Response to<br />
COVID Committee instituted was bringing together<br />
the state nursing associations to meet and discuss<br />
strategies for supporting nurses during COVID. One<br />
of the strategies developed was to increase public<br />
awareness on the impact of not wearing a mask in<br />
the community has on the number of COVID cases<br />
needing intensive nursing care in our hospitals and<br />
clinics. Over 20 nursing associations signed on to a<br />
message to the public from the <strong>Nurse</strong>s of <strong>Wisconsin</strong>;<br />
“Wear a Mask, For You, For Us.“ Each of the nursing<br />
associations took responsibility for asking their<br />
members to post and distribute using their social<br />
media. The graphic is below.<br />
If you want to make<br />
a positive impact<br />
in a child’s life, we<br />
want you to apply.<br />
Chippewa Ranch Camp is a residential summer camp<br />
located in Eagle River in the Northwoods of <strong>Wisconsin</strong>.<br />
We are hiring nurses to join our healthcare team for<br />
the summer in our state-of-the-art health center. June<br />
5th-August 13th (beginning date is somewhat flexible).<br />
Please contact: sari@chippewaranchcamp.com<br />
and/or check out our website at<br />
www.chippewaranchcamp.com for more information.<br />
Summer Camp <strong>Nurse</strong> Opportunity<br />
Do you Love Being Outdoors? Do you Like to Help<br />
Young People?? Well then, we have a job for you!!<br />
Red Pine Camp for Girls located in Northern <strong>Wisconsin</strong> is seeking<br />
a full-time registered nurse from June 4 through August 08, <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Applicants must possess experience in first aid and an understanding<br />
of health needs for girls and young adults ranging from ages 7 to 16.<br />
Will work alongside & under the supervision of another camp nurse.<br />
Duties Include:<br />
Reviewing camper health histories; Communicating health needs<br />
of campers to administration and counselors; Distribution of<br />
prescription & over the counter medication; Providing first aid for<br />
minor injuries/Illnesses; Maintaining accurate health logs<br />
Salary based on Experience & Qualification<br />
Please contact the Camp Director, Connie Scholfield:<br />
952-270-0579 | rpc@redpinecamp.com<br />
www.redpinecamp.com
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Environmental Health<br />
Composting: Yes, you can do this!<br />
Kathryn Lammers PhD PHN RN<br />
Composting is probably one of the least popular methods to reduce climate<br />
change gases. Hang in here with me to reveal some fun fascinating facts.<br />
My composting efforts started on accident. I wanted to be done with<br />
transporting bags of leaves to the waste site. My small, really small garden with<br />
chicken wire fence was dying off in the fall. With a hopeful wish, I dumped three<br />
garbage bags of leaves. Soon twigs, weeds, and unwanted plants went into this<br />
“sort of” bin. Lo and behold all of the leaves decomposed in a few weeks!?!<br />
Suddenly I had a compost bin. I was surprised and relieved to abandon this rocky<br />
flowerless garden. What luck!! A compost bin.<br />
With years and perhaps maturity, I started adding some food and coffee<br />
grounds. I learned that turning the leaves over hastened the process.<br />
Now, many years later, I realize that composting lowers methane, which lowers<br />
climate change gases. Good news.<br />
The bad news is that landfill food wastes do break down but give off methane<br />
in the landfill. Turning the food wastes regularly actually lowers methane. Covering<br />
and turning the food waste in aerobic compost leads to “black gold dirt.”<br />
My Granddaughter, Evelyn Bottner, wanted to make money consequently<br />
she started a business in composting. Who knew a 12 year could make money<br />
collecting food waste from her neighbors? She created a business plan to simplify<br />
food waste collection in her neighborhood. Participating families pay a monthly<br />
fee and receive a special compost container to place on their porch every<br />
day. On her bicycle Evelyn picks up the containers and returns the container<br />
after cleaning. She dreams that everyone in the nation will learn to compost<br />
for environmental reasons. She hopes to encourage more children to start<br />
environmental businesses.<br />
Evelyn Bottner lives in a Minnesota town with a centralized city collection<br />
place. Every week she deposits the large bin of food waste at the city site. The<br />
city’s extensive composing program is illustrated with the schools’ placement<br />
of their food waste in dumpsters outside of the buildings. Cities, counties,<br />
hospitals, and institutions are spotty about the food waste management. Some<br />
farm communities have food waste programs. A few <strong>Wisconsin</strong> towns have<br />
started centralized collection places. My town is starting to offer low-cost plastic<br />
containers that make the turning easier.<br />
Climate change has resulted in severe flooding, fires, storms, and changes in<br />
our plants, animals, and insects. The majority of people feel like climate change<br />
is a problem but out of the hands of individuals. Actually, individuals can make<br />
significant changes to lower the problem through their shopping habits and waste<br />
management.<br />
Individual level activities are:<br />
1. Waste less food, enjoy left overs, plan ahead<br />
2. Buy local foods, buy from hydroponic farms, select farm products raised<br />
with less pesticides<br />
3. Eat less meat, eat plant proteins, engage people in conversation about<br />
climate change<br />
4. Compost your food wastes, use that black gold dirt<br />
Grocery stores and restaurants also discard food waste to landfills, which adds<br />
to the methane problems. Farmers will discard food that is unattractive or past the<br />
prime. Altogether, we discard about 30% of food. We can do better.<br />
If we compost our home waste, we can lower methane, which lowers<br />
climate change gases. Interesting truth. Individual level composting is less well<br />
understood and seldom accomplished. Taking small first steps are doable for all of<br />
us. You can collect coffee grounds, fruits, vegetables, tea, and more foods. These<br />
products can be placed in wide variety of containers that work for your living<br />
situation.<br />
Different types of composting containers are:<br />
1. DIY chicken wired bin, fancier wood structure, one corner of the yard, or<br />
brick edging<br />
2. DIY trash can with many holes drilled on bottom and sides, five-gallon<br />
bucket with lots of holes<br />
3. Purchase containers that are easy to turn and clean<br />
Many cities and counties are developing compost programs that can facilitate<br />
receiving large amounts of food wastes. Community level composting would<br />
include schools, hospitals, restaurants, farmers, neighborhoods, and/or food<br />
processing plants.<br />
A few common collection methods on community level are:<br />
1. Community gardens may host a large composing program<br />
2. County or city level may have drop off site<br />
3. Groceries, restaurants, universities, or institutions may host food waste<br />
programs<br />
4. Neighbors may share a compost pile or container<br />
5. Businesses can collect food waste with trucks…with a bicycle if you are 12<br />
years old!<br />
The Alliance of <strong>Nurse</strong>s for Healthy Environments (ANHE) is my national go-to<br />
resource for nursing input on environmental issues. ANHE developed a network<br />
of nurses and nursing organizations from around the world that are acting at the<br />
intersection of health and the environment to promote health. ANHE launched<br />
the inaugural Student <strong>Nurse</strong> Committee in 2020 with eight student nurses from<br />
across the country. Students self-divided into two subcommittees that had the<br />
opportunity to explore their passion about environmental health, engage in peer<br />
learning and sharing, and develop educational materials geared towards nurses,<br />
nursing students, and community members.<br />
Mindless Composting at Home: Starter Guide<br />
Talya Briana (Massachusetts), Elizabeth Flores (Minnesota), Andrew Jensen<br />
(Minnesota), and Daniella Rossi (California) joined together to design the<br />
Mindless Composting Guide based on their passion for health, environmental<br />
activism, food waste, and their personal experiences with composting. These<br />
young nurses believe our ethical duty is to care for the health of people,<br />
communities, and our planet. Composting is a feasible, environmentally friendly<br />
lifestyle change that will benefit our planet and, in turn, our health. The roughly<br />
30 pages have great art, challenge games, EPA messages, references, and many<br />
encouraging strategies.<br />
To learn more or to join ANHE, go to the website: www.enviRN.org/join<br />
Mindless Upkeep: The Step-By-Step Process by Elizabeth Flores<br />
To begin composting, you need to collect materials that can break down<br />
naturally. Collect your left over produce or other kitchen scraps to later add to the<br />
pile.<br />
STEP 1: COLLECT Add collected materials to a designated bin or pile. Ensure<br />
the correct ratio of green waste and brown waste (1:2) to enhance the process.
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STEP 2: DUMP To aerate the pile to ensure the bacteria has enough oxygen,<br />
turn the pile after the first two weeks. Use a shovel to move the pile around and<br />
shake it up. Do this once every 2 - 4 weeks.<br />
STEP 3: AERATE Compost piles need moisture to help the process. The pile<br />
should be like a damp sponge in moisture. When you turn the pile, consider<br />
adding water to ensure it has enough moisture.<br />
STEP 4: WATER Often you need to add water to keep moist unless rain has<br />
been sufficient.<br />
STEP 5: USE IT After 4 - 6 weeks, compost should be ready to use, although time<br />
varies per pile. Use the compost dirt in your garden, sprinkle along your lawn, or<br />
used unfinished compost as mulch.<br />
For those who decided to start their own composting bin, here are some tips<br />
and tricks for you to have success. Whether you purchase a compost bin or make<br />
your own with chicken wire, the container needs to have holes in which air can<br />
pass through. This will help keep your bin aerated so the aerobic bacteria can<br />
thrive. Otherwise, more turning of the pile may be necessary.<br />
Our microscopic friends are essential to maintaining a successful compost<br />
pile. In order to introduce the right bacteria, add soil or a compost starter to the<br />
bottom of your bin. To begin a bin, you will need the right compostable materials.<br />
These materials are described as "green" or "brown" based on the core element,<br />
nitrogen or carbon.<br />
Recognizing greens vs browns is necessary in order to create the appropriate<br />
ratio. In practical terms, there should be one part green and two parts brown.<br />
That means the brown materials will have a slight majority in the bin.<br />
For example, say you repurpose a one gallon ice cream container and fill it<br />
with your green food scraps. When you decide to dump it into your pile, put two<br />
containers worth of the brown material.<br />
Green materials are food wastes, coffee grounds, coffee filters, house plants,<br />
grass clippings, and moldy bread.<br />
Brown materials shredded paper, brown leaves, egg shells, small twigs, and<br />
toilet paper rolls.<br />
Watch out for the word biodegradable which might be confused with<br />
compostable. Biodegradable often has longer break down times and residuals<br />
like metal or plastic. Ideally stay with all-natural products for your composting<br />
materials.<br />
In conclusion consider small ways to start to reduce and compost waste. Seek<br />
out like minded colleagues to encourage your composting journey. Just like<br />
Weight Watchers assists like minded people through supportive strategies to<br />
make better food choices. Working with others often adds more joy to changing<br />
habits. Changing habits will take deliberate steps and willingness to consider<br />
priorities and methods to lower climate change gases. <strong>Nurse</strong>s have access to make<br />
the changes in their worksites, neighborhoods, and homes to make a difference.<br />
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For some, safer at home is not safe at all<br />
Domestic violence (DV) often used<br />
interchangeably with intimate partner violence<br />
(IPV) includes the emotional, physical, or sexual<br />
assault by a current or past intimate partner, child,<br />
and elder abuse (Center for Disease Control,<br />
2008). At baseline annually, the rate of DV/IPV<br />
is one in four women and one in ten men (Smith,<br />
Zhang, Basilek, et al, 2018). Since the pandemic’s<br />
safer at home order, measures preventing families<br />
from leaving their homes has caused the rate of<br />
domestic and intimate partner violence to rise<br />
more than sixty percent. Data from all of 2019<br />
identified 52 domestic homicides for the year<br />
(Luthern, 2020), yet as of the end of October<br />
2020, there were an alarming 78 domestic deaths<br />
with two additional months of data collection<br />
pending. Examples of this increase is further seen<br />
in the number of calls to law enforcement. As of<br />
May 2020, there was a 16% increase in calls to the<br />
Madison police department (Walters, 2020). Across<br />
the country, similar reports to law enforcement<br />
were identified as early as one week after the saferat-home<br />
orders went into effect. The percentage<br />
of call volume increased between 10% in New<br />
York to 27% in Jefferson County, Alabama with<br />
22% increase in Portland, Oregon and 18% in San<br />
Antonio, Texas (Boserup, McKenney, & Elkbuli,<br />
2020). Additionally, shelters were closed or offered<br />
limited bed space due to pandemic restrictions. A<br />
rise in DV is not new and these trends have been<br />
seen following other natural disasters. Following<br />
the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, studies<br />
reported a fourfold increase, primarily intimate<br />
partner violence toward women (Anastario,<br />
Shehab, & Lawry, 2009). Another study recorded<br />
a 98% increase in prevalence of physical abuse of<br />
women following hurricane Andrew (Laudisio,<br />
1993). The rise in DV is likely multifactorial<br />
including unemployment, anxiety, economic<br />
strain, mental health, and a lack of social support<br />
(Boserup, McKenney, & Elkbuli, 2020).<br />
DEPARTMENT OF NURSING OFFERS THE FOLLOWING<br />
OPPORTUNITIES STARTING IN FALL <strong>2021</strong><br />
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• Enjoy classrooms with latest technology to enhance<br />
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• Join a talented team of educators<br />
• Utilize state of the art simulation center<br />
• Help to educate the next generation of nurses<br />
• Enjoy support for professional development and scholarship<br />
Faculty Application Deadline: April 1st<br />
For more information and application, visit<br />
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Recognizing the signs of domestic violence and<br />
greatest risk factors increasing the likelihood of<br />
homicide will be important for nurse practitioners.<br />
Women 20-24 are at the highest risk of non-fatal<br />
violence. This same age is also at risk of the highest<br />
rate of sexual assault and rape, followed closely by<br />
those 16-19 years old. Stalking rates are the highest<br />
among 18-19 years old. Native Americans and<br />
Alaskan Natives experience the highest rates of IPV<br />
(Catalano, 2007 & Centers for Disease Control and<br />
Prevention, 2008). Teenagers are equally a highrisk<br />
population in the United States, one in three<br />
teen girls are a victim of physical, emotional, or<br />
verbal abuse from a dating partner (Davis, 2008).<br />
Additionally, nurse practitioners must know the<br />
highest risk when counseling their female patients<br />
to consider leaving their perpetrator. The highest<br />
risk of fatality is access to a firearm. Access to a<br />
firearm increases the risk of homicide ten times.<br />
The highest risk of harm occurs in the first three<br />
months following the escape from a perpetrator of<br />
DV (Spencer & Stith, 2020). Although challenging,<br />
conversations assessing safety risks include prior<br />
threats with a weapon or harm of strangulation as<br />
these risks increase homicide seven times (Spencer<br />
& Stith, 2020). Working with these patients should<br />
include creating a safety plan and identifying a<br />
haven available to support the patient and any<br />
children when ready to leave.<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong> practitioners should incorporate<br />
screening tools for IPV/DV into standard patient<br />
care. Several screening tools are available, with the<br />
most studied screening tools including the Hurt,<br />
Insult, Threaten, and Scream (HITS), the Women<br />
Abuser Screening Tool/Woman Abuse Screening<br />
Tool (WAST/WAST-SF), the Partner Violence<br />
Screening (PVS), and the Abuse Assessment Screen<br />
(AAS). (Rabin, Jennings, Campbell, & Bair-Merritt,<br />
2009). These tools can be utilized to identify<br />
patients at risk of IPV/DV and resources can be<br />
provided to maintain safety and promote a strategy<br />
to abandon the abuser. During this pandemic, the<br />
utilization of these screen tools could potentially<br />
save a life.<br />
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had 52 victims of domestic violence homicide<br />
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Smith, S.G., Zhang, X., Basileck, C. et al, (2018). The<br />
national intimate partner and sexual violence<br />
survey: 2015 data brief update. CDC. Retrieved<br />
from: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/60893<br />
Walter, A. (2020). Madison’s only emergency domestic<br />
violence handles pandemic-related surge in<br />
demand. Retrieved from: https://badgerherald.<br />
com/news/2020/05/09/madisons-onlyemergency-domestic-violence-shelter-handlespandemic-related-surge-in-demand/<br />
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CMS Evaluation and<br />
Management Coding Changes<br />
Dr. Tina Bettin DNP, MSN, RN FNP-BC, APNP, FAANP<br />
As of January 1, <strong>2021</strong>, the requirements for documentation of office<br />
visits in the clinic/outpatient setting changed significantly. This change is<br />
the most substantial in 30 years to CPT evaluation and management (E/M)<br />
codes. For those of you who do not know about E/M codes, these are the<br />
requirements for charting documentation to bill or charge different levels<br />
for the visit. Back when I first started working at a nurse practitioner,<br />
there was only one level for billing CMS and insurance companies. This<br />
eventually changed to five levels of billing based history and physical<br />
exam along with being either a new or established patient. In the former<br />
E/M levels, one billed based the elements addressed and medical decision<br />
making. These elements included a system (i.e., respiratory) and then<br />
the number of bullets addressed under this system (lung sounds, chest<br />
excursion, etc.). There was also an option for time spent with the patient<br />
but this was only face to face time for counseling.<br />
Approximately three years ago, CMS under took an initiative called<br />
“Patients over Paperwork.” This initiative was to get the provider back to<br />
caring for patients and not spending excessive time charting/documenting,<br />
which is one of the most common complaints of providers. This article will<br />
provide a high level overview of the changes.<br />
CPT code 99201or level 1, which is the lowest level, was deleted. This<br />
leaves levels of 99202 to 99215 for new and established patients. In the<br />
new way of coding, your level is based on medical decision making or total<br />
time of visit including non-face to face time such as chart review on the<br />
day of the encounter. The visits are now based on the number of new or<br />
old problems addressed. With old problems/illness, it is stable or has there<br />
been an exacerbation or progression of the disease state from previous.<br />
Within the medical management section, the provider can receive credit<br />
for social determinants of health, emergency surgery, elective surgery with<br />
no risk or risk factors identified, drug therapy requiring monitoring for<br />
toxicity, decision for hospitalization or decision for do not resuscitate. The<br />
criteria for new and established patients are the same whereas previously<br />
the provider had to address more elements and bullet points for a new<br />
patient.<br />
For most providers, this is a huge change. The change was also very<br />
quickly implemented with most providers hearing about it in early<br />
December 2020 with the effective date of January 1, <strong>2021</strong>. Hopefully, this<br />
change does what it was intended to do–patients over paperwork. This is<br />
yet to be determined, since the new guidelines were only implemented two<br />
weeks ago. Please stay posted for additional information and/or changes.<br />
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What is WEAVR?<br />
The <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Emergency Assistance Volunteer<br />
Registry (WEAVR), is a secure, password-protected,<br />
web-based volunteer registration system for<br />
health care and behavioral health professionals.<br />
Volunteers interested in filling critical response<br />
and recovery roles following a major public health<br />
emergency self-register and are the only ones that<br />
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Based on the information collected from each volunteer, public health<br />
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needed in an emergency. Public health officials use the WEAVR registry to<br />
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<strong>Wisconsin</strong> Center for Nursing<br />
Priority Training Receives Innovation Award,<br />
Expands to <strong>Nurse</strong>s Across the State<br />
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to<br />
expand throughout the State, the negative health<br />
consequences experienced by disparate and<br />
vulnerable populations continues to be magnified and<br />
the need to have a nursing workforce better prepared<br />
to respond to these needs remains the central focus<br />
of the <strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s Respond Now (WNRN)<br />
Priority Training Project. This training provided by the<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> Center for Nursing (WCN) in partnership<br />
with the National RN Case Manager Training<br />
Center, is designed to contribute positively towards<br />
addressing social determinants, improving potential<br />
health outcomes and ensuring more equitable care is<br />
provided to all <strong>Wisconsin</strong>ites. Focused on ensuring<br />
public health initiatives are supported, vulnerable<br />
populations are identified and strategies to reduce risk<br />
are offered, this workforce development education<br />
initiative received an Innovation Award from the Future<br />
of Nursing Campaign for Action at the Center for<br />
Championing Nursing in America (CCNA), an initiative<br />
of the AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood<br />
Johnson Foundation.<br />
“Initial funding provided by Bader Philanthropies,<br />
allowed us to accomplish Phase 1 of the project which<br />
was to pilot the training with nurses in Milwaukee<br />
as this was the State’s highest need area” said WCN<br />
Executive Director, Barbara Nichols PhD, (Hon) MSN,<br />
RN. Through this Innovation Award, WCN will be able<br />
to move into Phase 2 of this 3 Phase training which<br />
includes a limited number of tuition scholarships for<br />
nurses throughout the State. “It’s exciting to see this<br />
training have value for nurses from across the State<br />
whether they are working in Milwaukee, a rural critical<br />
access hospital or community clinic,” says Kelly Kruse<br />
Nelles RN, APRN-BC, MS, National RNCM Director.<br />
Designed for busy nurses in practice, this 6 hour<br />
Priority Training is available as an online independent<br />
study and can easily be completed in 30 days.<br />
For more information or to reserve your seat for the<br />
April 4 – May 4 class, please contact, Kelly Kruse Nelles<br />
at (608) 437-6035 or email Kelly.kruse@nationalrncm.<br />
com. Visit the <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Center for Nursing website<br />
at https://wicenterfornursing.org/ to download the<br />
WNRN Fact Sheet or register online for the training.<br />
ABOUT:<br />
The <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Center for Nursing (WCN) is a 501c3<br />
non-profit organization that was created in 2006 to<br />
engage nurse and healthcare organizations, public<br />
and private academic programs, government agencies<br />
and related service providers to work together as<br />
collaborative partners in an effort to ensure an<br />
adequate, competent and diverse nursing workforce<br />
for the people of <strong>Wisconsin</strong>. Through partnership<br />
with the <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Department of Workforce<br />
Development, it strives to accurately and continually<br />
collect, analyze and disseminate nursing workforce<br />
data to assist health care organizations and academic<br />
institutions to fully assess both nursing resources<br />
and nursing education so they are utilized effectively<br />
now, and in the future. As Director of WCN, Barbara<br />
Nichols PhD, (Hon) MS, RN, FAAN provides leadership<br />
focused on assuring a well-prepared and diverse<br />
nurse workforce to meet the needs of the citizens of<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong>. Learn more at: www.wcn.org<br />
The National RN Case Manager Training Center<br />
LLC also known as National RNCM, is a <strong>Wisconsin</strong><br />
based, nurse led organization developed in 2010<br />
by Kelly Kruse Nelles RN, APRN-BC, MS and Mary<br />
Jo Borden RN, APRN-BC, MSN in response to the<br />
passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care<br />
Act and the release of The Future of Nursing Report in<br />
which the critical need to reduce care fragmentation<br />
through improved care coordination and case/care<br />
management by RNs was identified. The workforce<br />
development initiatives of the Training Center<br />
focus on delivery of high quality role development<br />
education designed to support rapid translation of<br />
new knowledge back into practice with an emphasis<br />
on full scope nursing practice. National RNCM faculty<br />
is proud to have prepared more than 1000 RNs for RN<br />
Case Manager, Care Manager and Care Coordination<br />
roles. These nurses are now practicing throughout the<br />
U.S. Healthcare system in acute, primary, public health<br />
and long term care settings and working every day to<br />
improve health outcomes that include addressing the<br />
social determinants of health in the patient populations<br />
that they are partnered with. Learn more at: www.<br />
nationalrncm.com
<strong>March</strong> <strong>2021</strong> The <strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> Page 13<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> Center for Nursing<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s Respond Now Priority Training Project<br />
Fact Sheet<br />
Preparing <strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s to Address the Needs of<br />
Vulnerable Populations in a Public Health Emergency<br />
• WCN is focused on ensuring the current<br />
nursing workforce is prepared to meet the<br />
needs of <strong>Wisconsin</strong>’s populations.<br />
• Currently the COVID-19 pandemic has<br />
magnified the negative health consequences<br />
experienced by disparate and vulnerable<br />
populations: greater health risks, poorer health<br />
outcomes and higher death rates.<br />
• In Milwaukee County, communities of color<br />
are at increased risk for experiencing serious<br />
illness and death if they become infected with<br />
coronavirus, as compared to Whites. Currently,<br />
African Americans represent 73% of Milwaukee<br />
County’s COVID related deaths.<br />
• Current reports show that if infected with<br />
coronavirus, 27% of African Americans, 20% of<br />
Hispanic/Latino, and 34% of American Indian/<br />
Alaska Natives are more likely to experience<br />
serious illness.<br />
• Higher rates of certain underlying health<br />
conditions, increased challenges accessing<br />
COVID-19 related testing and treatment, and<br />
economic and social circumstances have<br />
all been identified as social determinants<br />
impacting overall health outcomes of<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> populations of color.<br />
• WCN 2017 Work Force data shows 93.7%<br />
of RNs and 90.4% LPNs in <strong>Wisconsin</strong> are<br />
white therefore potentially limiting authentic<br />
knowledge of these increased challenges and<br />
social determinants of health that place their<br />
patients of color at higher risk.<br />
• As the largest professional workforce, nurses<br />
not only live in <strong>Wisconsin</strong> communities where<br />
their expertise may be needed but are present<br />
in all health care settings that patients move<br />
through thus placing them in prime positions to<br />
contribute positively towards improving health<br />
outcomes for all <strong>Wisconsin</strong>ites.<br />
• This project proposes to offer a priority training<br />
project to provide relevant, high-quality<br />
education for nurses about the disparities,<br />
social determinants of health, and equity<br />
concerns experienced by <strong>Wisconsin</strong>’s most<br />
vulnerable populations<br />
TRAINING DESCRIPTION<br />
In this priority training series, RNs will gain<br />
specialized knowledge needed to better respond<br />
to vulnerable populations during a public health<br />
emergency.<br />
that most <strong>Nurse</strong>s report receiving emergency<br />
preparedness training by their employers, nursing<br />
expertise is still needed by communities to ensure<br />
that public health initiatives are supported, vulnerable<br />
populations are identified and social determinants<br />
of health are addressed. Strategies nurses can offer<br />
to reduce risk and improve health outcomes for<br />
individuals and families will be discussed.<br />
PRACTICE OUTCOMES<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong>s who complete this series will be able to:<br />
1. Identify the impact of COVID-19 as a public<br />
health emergency on vulnerable populations<br />
including African Americans, Hispanic/Latino,<br />
American Indians and older adults.<br />
2. Examine the concepts of vulnerability and<br />
health equity as it relates to health disparity.<br />
3. Describe Nursing’s professional commitment<br />
and responsibility to care for at risk and<br />
vulnerable populations including recognition of<br />
my own unconscious bias.<br />
4. Apply Social Determinants of health as a<br />
framework to identify and address the needs of<br />
vulnerable populations.<br />
5. Identify ways registered nurses can support<br />
public health initiatives during the COVID-19<br />
public health emergency.<br />
6. Describe practice strategies registered nurses<br />
can use to reduce risk and improve potential<br />
for positive health outcomes for vulnerable<br />
populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />
ORGANIZATION OUTCOMES<br />
Healthcare systems who enroll their nursing staff<br />
will:<br />
1. Be uniquely positioned to help meet the health<br />
care needs of patients and the community<br />
during the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />
2. Deploy registered nurses who have an<br />
enhanced understanding of patient risks,<br />
vulnerability and disparities, as well as social<br />
determinants of health, and who can improve<br />
overall Healthcare System response during a<br />
public health emergency.<br />
3. Be able to assure that their nursing staff<br />
have increased knowledge and resources to<br />
develop strategies and contribute to creative<br />
solutions that can improve health outcomes for<br />
vulnerable and at risk patients.<br />
WHO SHOULD ENROLL<br />
• All RNs seeking to contribute positively towards<br />
improving potential health outcomes and<br />
ensuring more equitable care is provided for all<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong>ites<br />
• Registered <strong>Nurse</strong>s responsible for discharge<br />
planning, care transitions or care coordination<br />
who are seeking a better understanding of<br />
the impact of social determinants of health on<br />
health outcomes for vulnerable populations<br />
• RNs and Advanced Practice RNs working<br />
across all practice settings including acute<br />
care, primary care and long term services and<br />
supports (i.e. nursing home, assisted living,<br />
hospice, home health, etc.)<br />
LEARNING OPTIONS: Independent Online Study<br />
Webinar and Conference Format Dates TBD<br />
Because of the emergent and prolonged effects<br />
of the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses must be able to<br />
receive information easily and in a way that allows<br />
for rapid translation of new knowledge back into<br />
practice. To that end, WCN has sought collaboration<br />
with the National RN Case Manager Training Center,<br />
a <strong>Wisconsin</strong> based nurse led education organization<br />
with experience in developing highly effective<br />
education programs designed to support rapid<br />
translation of new knowledge back into nursing<br />
practice.<br />
This six CE training series will be offered online<br />
as an independent study module, in a webinar<br />
format and twice as a face to face live conference.<br />
All methods will include the National RNCM faculty,<br />
eLearning platform, course metrics, materials and<br />
practice resources.<br />
CLASS DATES & TUITION<br />
Tuition: $295.00/participant<br />
A limited number of tuition scholarships for this<br />
training series are provided by the Future of Nursing<br />
Campaign for Action at the Center for Championing<br />
Nursing in America 2020 Innovations Award.<br />
Class Dates:<br />
Feb 15 – <strong>March</strong> 15, <strong>2021</strong> Online independent study.<br />
Deadline to Register Feb. 5.<br />
April 4 – May 4, <strong>2021</strong> Online independent study.<br />
Deadline to Register <strong>March</strong> 29.<br />
For more information or to reserve your seat,<br />
please contact, Kelly Kruse Nelles at (608) 437-6035 or<br />
Kelly.kruse@nationalrncm.com.<br />
This curriculum has been reviewed for accuracy,<br />
authenticity, and unconscious bias regarding the needs,<br />
perspectives, and current outcomes of vulnerable<br />
populations by expert nurses within the field.<br />
Part 1: Identifying Vulnerable Populations as an<br />
Essential Part of Community Preparedness (3.0 HR)<br />
Community safety and personal preparedness<br />
is vital to the overall preparedness of the United<br />
States yet vulnerable populations are often impacted<br />
by social determinants that limit their ability to<br />
respond and participate. This session discusses at risk<br />
populations most likely to be impacted by a public<br />
health emergency including African Americans,<br />
Hispanic/Latino, American Indians and older adults.<br />
Concepts of vulnerability and health equity will be<br />
examined within the context of nursing’s professional<br />
role and responsibilities.<br />
Part 2: The <strong>Nurse</strong>s’ Role in Responding to Public<br />
Health Emergencies in Your Community (3.0 HR)<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s who understand and are<br />
prepared to respond to public health emergencies<br />
can provide valuable leadership to our communities<br />
needing to plan and respond to a threat like<br />
COVID-19. Although data collected from the<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> Workforce Development Survey indicates<br />
NOW<br />
HIRING<br />
SCHOOL NURSES<br />
For more information, please contact:<br />
Susan M. Wollmer, Nursing Coordinator III<br />
wollmesm@milwaukee.k12.wi.us<br />
To apply please visit<br />
MPSMKE.com/jobs
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Legislative Update<br />
Funding to Increase the Supply of <strong>Nurse</strong> Educators<br />
WNA is partnering with the Administrators of<br />
Nursing Education in <strong>Wisconsin</strong> (ANEW) to request<br />
that dollars be allocated in the state budget to<br />
support recruitment of nurses to become nurse<br />
educators. A survey of nursing education programs<br />
reveals that <strong>Wisconsin</strong> is moving into a severe<br />
nurse faculty shortage. The COVID-19 pandemic<br />
demonstrated the effects of having a nursing<br />
shortage. The demand for nurses will continue<br />
but without the needed supply of nurse faculty<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> will face another shortage. WNA and<br />
ANEW are working with many stakeholders to<br />
request that the budget request will be approved<br />
by the legislature. To the right is a letter that<br />
was sent to Governor Evers as well as our State<br />
Legislators. If you would like to contact your<br />
legislators, you can go to WNA’s website and click<br />
the Advocacy tab.
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Grant Updates<br />
WNA Chronic Disease and Prevention Grant Update<br />
WNA Introduces Patient-Centered Team-Based Care Educational Video<br />
WNA has produced an educational video for APRNs, other nurses and health<br />
care providers about the benefits of using team-based care to prevent, detect,<br />
and manage hypertension and high cholesterol. The video provides a conceptual<br />
model of patient-centered team-based care and the various workflows and<br />
processes that can be implemented in the primary care setting to address<br />
patient needs and services. The 25 minute video serves as an adjunct to two<br />
WNAs landmark documents: Patient-centered Team-Based Care in <strong>Wisconsin</strong>:<br />
Working Conceptual Model, Interprofessional Clinical Hypertension Expert Panel<br />
Recommendations, and Using Patient-Centered Team-Based Care to Improve<br />
High Cholesterol Prevention, Detection, and Management in <strong>Wisconsin</strong>. All of<br />
these documents are located on the WNA website under the “Practice” tab.<br />
Your health tomorrow depends on what<br />
you do today. Don’t put off your care.<br />
<strong>March</strong> 24 is Diabetes Alert Day –<br />
Focus on Benefits of Diabetes Self-<br />
Management Education and Support<br />
Programs<br />
In recognition of Diabetes Alert<br />
Day, WNA has issued a video “Diabetic<br />
and pre-diabetic care involving<br />
Certified Diabetes Educators in Disease<br />
Management.” This presentation<br />
is a live recording from the August<br />
18, 2020 Virtual WNA APRN Clinical<br />
Pharmacology Update that also includes<br />
questions from the participants and<br />
responses.<br />
The presenter is Jean Roedl, Family<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong> Practitioner. Jean has over 20 years’ experience as a practicing <strong>Nurse</strong><br />
Practitioner. Her practice is focused on Advanced Diabetes Management<br />
and holds certification as a certified diabetes educator. Jean is from Webster,<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> and is one of the health care staff for a Tribal clinic. Part of Jean’s<br />
1½ hour presentation includes information and benefits of referring patients<br />
with Diabetes to Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support programs<br />
(DSMES). Diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) provides<br />
an evidence-based foundation to empower people with diabetes to navigate<br />
self-management decisions and activities. DSMES is a cost-effective tool proven<br />
to help improve health behaviors and health outcomes for people with diabetes.<br />
(Citation: Diabetes self-management education for adults with type 2 diabetes<br />
mellitus: A systematic review of the effect on glycemic control. Patient Education<br />
and Counseling, Vol. 99, Issue 6, June 2016, Pages 926-943<br />
Faleash Gallagher,<br />
WNA Grant Project<br />
Coordinator<br />
Meet WNA’s Grant Project Coordinator<br />
WNA is very fortunate to bring on our new 1815<br />
Grant Project Coordinator consultant, Faleasha K.<br />
Gallagher BSN, RN. Faleasha brings her knowledge<br />
and care of hospitalized adults. She is in the process<br />
of completing her Master’s Degree in Public Health<br />
through the UW-Madison School of Public Health<br />
and Nursing. Faleasha will be involved in our grant<br />
activities promoting DSMES, Team-Based Care and<br />
Self-Measured Blood Pressure.<br />
Most things in life have to wait right now. But your<br />
health isn’t one of them. While some people can<br />
make sure their health is on track with a phone call or<br />
video chat, others need to come in. If you have an inperson<br />
visit, there are extra precautions to create a safe<br />
environment for you and your family. Your health care<br />
will help you decide the approach for your needs.<br />
WNA Partners with <strong>Wisconsin</strong><br />
Medical Society on Public<br />
Service Announcement<br />
Perhaps you have seen the television public service announcements, Stay<br />
Healthy <strong>Wisconsin</strong>, that are sponsored by WNA and the <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Medical<br />
Society. The purpose of the PSA is to increase awareness of the public to schedule<br />
an appointment with their health care provider. This is important as individuals<br />
with chronic health diseases have not followed up with NP or physician. This is<br />
resulting in a high volume of acute care hospitalizations needing very intensive<br />
nursing care related to hypertension, high cholesterol or diabetes. There are<br />
radio PSA’s targeting the Latinx population. Grant dollars are allocated to get this<br />
message out.<br />
This is the third year of five of the 1815 Center for Disease and Prevention,<br />
<strong>Wisconsin</strong> Department of Health Services, <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Division of Health Grant<br />
awarded to WNA.
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