ANA-Michigan - 2020 Annual Book of Reports

2020 ANNUAL BOOK OF REPORTS
Acknowledgements
On behalf of ANA-Michigan, we would like to recognize and thank the following out-going committee
members for their dedication and service to members:
• April Liberty, BSN, RN
• Nancy Martin, DNP, RN
• Mihaela Reed, MSN
ANA-Michigan would also like to recognize and welcome new, in-going committee members who
were appointed to serve members on this committee for a two-year term:
• Ruth Duffy, BSN
• Gerardo Infante, BSN, RN
• Patrick Joswick, DNP, AGNP-C, RN
Chair: Suzanne Keep, PhD, RN
Nikeyia Davis, MBA-HCM, BSN, RN, CNN
Katherine Dontje, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP
Bridget Leonard, DNP, MBA, RN
Imana Minard, RN
Mary White, RN
ANA-Michigan Adhoc COVID-19 Task Force
2020 Report
• Convened by the Nursing Practice Committee to discuss how can ANA members address
health disparities/ social determinants of health related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Focus efforts on nurses and the pandemic, and direct efforts to promote self-care among
nurses. It is known that nurses are experiencing burn-out, PTSD and other stressors in which
young and older nurses are deciding to leave the profession.
• Facilitating a Meeting of the Minds with other nursing organizations to collaborate on
discussing what effect COVID-19 has had on nurses, and what measures can be taken to
support nurses.
• The objective is to understand what stressors nurses are experiencing related to the
pandemic, and how can ANA nurses help in addressing this issue. The goal is to have this
collaborative meeting in April of 2021.
• Discussed the current COVID-19 environment nationally and for Michigan.
• Reviewed COVID-19 related issues identified by the Nursing Practice and Education
Committees.
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