Hawaii Nurse - May 2021

The Hawaiʻi Nurse 

Official Newsletter of Hawaiʻi - American Nurses Association 

Quarterly publication distributed to approximately 9,400 RNs and LPNs in Hawaiʻi. 

May 2021 | Vol. 1 No. 4 

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Permit No. 14 

Educating for an 

Inter-Professional Approach 

Pamela Smith, EdD, APRN-Rx, FNP-BC 

Jan DeMasters, PhD, RN 

There is a profound need to provide adequate 

access and healthcare utilization to every patient 

and their ‘ohana. With the increasing complexity 

of healthcare, especially in the current COVID 

epidemic, there is an even greater need for 

nurses and community health workers to bridge 

the gap between patient needs and community 

resources. Chaminade University School of 

Nursing and Health Professions is dedicated to 

educating nurses and health professionals to 

address these needs. In addition to the current 

undergraduate Nursing and Community Health 

programs, Chaminade is launching a Doctor of 

Nursing Practice (DNP)* Program, with Family 

Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Psychiatric Mental 

Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) and Executive 

Leadership specialties. The DNP program will 

educate advanced practice nursing leaders to 

address the current public health crisis and the 

needs of the future. 

What is the best approach for the delivery of 

quality patient care? There is consensus that an 

inter-professional team approach produces the 

most effective patient outcomes. The Tri-Council 

for Nursing, a collegial alliance of the leading 

professional nursing organizations, supports 

a team approach incorporating nurses and 

community health workers. The team dynamic 

is extremely effective for increasing appropriate 

health care utilization and reducing costs. 

INDEX 

Chaminade University programs prepare 

healthcare team members for a variety of roles. Our 

new DNP program will prepare Nurse Practitioners 

and Executive leaders to lead teams and deliver 

healthcare with efficacy and efficiency. DNP 

advanced practice nurses provide direct patient 

care, manage the care of patients and community 

populations, as well as develop and implement 

health policy. DNP nurses bring a blend of clinical, 

leadership, economic, and organizational skills that 

Educating for an Inter-Professional Approach 

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Meet Your Board of Directors . ...... 3 

Are your fingerprints done? .........4 

District Page: Featuring Kaua’i County ...5 

Content Submission Guidelines .......5 

Student Nurses Page ............ 6-8 

Legislation Page ....................9 

Message from your President .......10 

Membership .............. 10-11

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Educating for an Inter-Professional Approach 

continued from page 1 

drive healthcare reform and focuses on the “triple aim” 

of reducing costs, achieving better population health, 

and improving the patient experience. 

The career opportunities for DNP advanced 

practice nurses are expanding across the United 

States. Employment of nurse practitioners is 

expected to grow 26% between 2018 and 2028, 

due to greater demand for healthcare to serve a 

growing elderly population and an increased focus on 

preventive care. The need for nurse practitioners in 

Hawaii will increase 36.5% from now through 2026. 

Chaminade University has a long-standing and 

sincere commitment to social justice as well as 

serving the Native Hawaiian community. There 

are inequitable health disparities among the 

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) 

population. Some of these health inequities were 

recently highlighted and accentuated during the 

COVID pandemic. With the increased need for 

nurse practitioners and unmet needs of the NHPI 

population, the aim is to meet the patient care and 

workforce needs within our island chain and the 

Pacific region. 

Community Health Workers (CHWs), like the 

Baccalaureate graduates of the Chaminade’s 

Community and Public Health Program are vital 

assets in the team approach to providing health 

care. They serve as liaisons between health care 

systems, communities, and patients to improve 

health outcomes. This is especially helpful for 

patients with complex medical and social needs. 

With a commitment to community service and 

respect for culture, CHWs act as care navigators, 

health advisors, advocates, health coaches, outreach 

educators, community health representatives, risk 

evaluators, and/or case managers. 

Chaminade prepares future healthcare leaders to 

practice at a time when they are urgently needed 

and will continue to be in high demand. The DNP 

program and the Bachelors’ of Nursing program 

and Community and Public Health program deliver 

a healthcare curriculum that prepares graduates to 

address the very real and profound healthcare needs 

of society including those of the most vulnerable 

populations 

Chaminade invites you to join a collaborative 

team of preceptors, faculty, students, and advisory 

board members. To learn more about Chaminade 

University of Honolulu’s Nursing programs (BSN 

and DNP) and Public Health programs (BSCPH), 

please visit https://chaminade.edu 

About the authors: Pamela Smith, EdD, APRN- 

Rx, FNP-BC is the Associate Dean at Chaminade 

University of Honolulu School of Nursing and 

Health Professions. Jan DeMasters, PhD, RN, is 

an Associate Professor at Chaminade University of 

Honolulu School of Nursing and Health Professions. 

*The Doctor of Nursing Practice program is 

pending WSCUC accreditation 

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Linda Beechinor, DNP, APRN 

President: Katie Kemp, RN-BC, BAN 

Secretary: 

Poki’i Balaz, DNP, APRN 

Treasurer: Mary Volenec, DNP, MPH, RN 

Director: Robin Zachary, DNP, Ed.S, RN 

Director: Nancy Atmospera-Walch, DNP, MPH, RN 

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May, June, July 2021 Hawaiʻi Nurse • Page 3 

Nurses Volunteering for MRC to be 

part of the COVID solution! 

Meet Your Board 

of Directors 

Mary C. Volenec DNP, MPH, RN, NPD-BC, 

PCCN-K 

“The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) 

is a national network of local groups of 

volunteers engaging local communities to 

strengthen public health, reduce vulnerability, 

build resilience, and improve preparedness, 

response and recovery capabilities.” 

The COVID-19 pandemic has tied our hands 

and reorganized our world. Nurses have been 

shown on the ‘front lines’ of the battle: Struggling 

to save lives while bruised and exhausted; thrown 

into distance care dynamics and technology driven 

education strategies; and stretching to continue 

the high skilled trustworthy, evidence-based care 

that nurses provide to keep people alive. 

The nurses in our communities are also working 

hard with short- and long-term management of the 

physical, mental, and emotional fallout of COVID-19 

through our clinics, public health response, home 

care and telehealth. This is in addition to the usual 

health and wellness activities of people within 

our communities. Not just the acute care nurses, 

all nurses are called to the stage to help control 

this health crisis. Early career, in school, retired, 

practicing or not~ Nurses are making the difference! 

In December, the monumental task of vaccinating 

our fellow humans began. Each community is 

allotted a restricted supply of vaccine to distribute 

in an ethical and fair way to the most vulnerable 

among us. The MRC has called upon volunteers 

to help staff this vaccine effort in conjunction with 

public health nurses and other multi-disciplinary 

teams. 

Starting with our most vulnerable elders and 

direct care workforce, the vaccine rollout has 

been slow yet steady. Point of Distribution sites 

(PODs) are chosen for the greatest reach on our 

Hawaiian Islands. For instance, on the Big Island 

vaccination activities are centered around Hilo and 

Kona where most of the island’s inhabitants live. 

Now that we have three vaccine options, (Pfizer 2 

step, Moderna 2-step and the Johnson & Johnson 

1-step vaccine) the numbers of people vaccinated 

is quickly increasing. As of March 24, 238K or 16% 

of Hawaii’s population has been fully vaccinated, 

while 632 K have had at least one vaccination. 

Public Health Preparedness activities help us be 

aware and ready when disaster strikes. You may 

remember the many campaigns that encourage us 

to have a 3 day to 2-week supply of food, water, 

medications, and resources to survive a disaster 

until we can access help to move into recovery. 

MRC is part of this effort: ready to respond 

to Hurricanes, Tsunami, Lava flow and now 

COVID-19. Hawaii ANA thanks all the nurses and 

others who are working to be part of the solution 

to this frightening and serious health crisis. 

For FAQs about the MRC COVID-19 response 

go to: https://health.hawaii.gov/prepare/ 

files/2021/01/2021_HIMRC-Volunteer-COVID-19- 

FAQs.pdf 

For more general information about the MRC 

in Hawaii, please see the website: https://health. 

hawaii.gov/prepare/mrc/ 

Introducing our new 

Treasurer 

Our former Treasurer and 

beloved founding member, Aggie 

Pigao-Cadiz, passed away on 

March 3, 2021, just weeks after 

resigning from her executive 

position with Hawaiʻi-ANA. The 

Board of Directors appointed 

Dr. Mary Volenec, R.N. to the 

Treasurer position at their 

meeting on March 13, 2021. 

We welcome Dr. Volenec to our 

ohana of the Board. 

Mary Volenec 

Aloha 

I am Dr. Mary Volenec RN and I have been a nurse 

for over 25 years. During my career I have worked 

in many arenas of care: Home care, administration, 

acute care, care management, education and in the 

community. I became a nurse in 1995 and in 2019 I 

completed both DNP and MPH (Master of public health) 

from The University of Colorado~ Just in time! 

I moved to Hawai’i in 2020 and joined the Hawaiʻi- 

ANA (HI-ANA) to establish connections with the nurses 

and health care system in Hawai’i. During monthly 

meeting participation, it became evident that my skills 

and enthusiasm for nursing could help the Hawai’i- 

ANA chapter fulfill (or at least address), its mission to: 

Empower nurses to advocate for the improvement of 

the healthcare system in the communities where we 

live and work. 

I am proud to be working with HI-ANA on its many 

activities within our community of nursing to address: 

Advocacy, Education, Empowerment through Mentoring 

and Promoting the Nursing Profession. 

When an opportunity to temporarily fill the position 

of treasurer arose, I eagerly said “yes!” As an 

appointee of the board, my duty is to track income and 

expenses, and help the chapter make strong financial 

decisions for the future. I take this position seriously 

and hope to influence the strength and strategic 

position of HI-ANA during my tenure. 

I appreciate this opportunity to be of service. 

Respectfully, 

Dr. Mary Volenec RN, DNP, MPH, NPD-BC, PCCN-K 

Treasurer, HI-ANA 

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Are your fingerprints done prior to RN 

license renewal on June 30, 2021? 

NOTE: You only need be fingerprinted ONCE 

for criminal background check for your Hawaiʻi RN 

license. If you got it done once already, you do not 

need to worry about it going forward. 

Members of ANA (both joint members with Hawaiʻi- 

ANA and ANA Only members) who are required to be 

fingerprinted for a criminal background check prior to 

RN license renewal on June 30,2021: 

Veronica Alvarez 

Jennifer Antony 

Kristin Arrindell 

Dyanarra Alexa Ballesteros 

Kathleen Burger 

Melveen Camba 

Dawn Carlock 

Lolita Ching 

Ruthie Clearwater 

Denise Cohen 

Gerilyn Corpuz-Takemoto 

Maria Coutee 

Abigail Daigle 

Kilihune Demello-Kamaka 

Joanna Edwards 

Janice Ferguson 

Brendon Friedman 

Cathlyn Gabriel 

Joseph Giovannoni 

April Gonsalves 

Eden S. Goto 

Gian Gizelle Grasparil 

Frankie Hale 

Kristina Halloran 

Paul Hannigan 

Rose Hata 

Kimberly Hayashi 

Patricia Hensley 

Michelle Higgins 

Eunice Hipolito 

Katie Hokama 

Ruth Honda 

Beverly M. Hookano 

Ferna Idica 

Jillian Inouye 

Valerie Janikowski 

Lori Kaneshige 

Leanne Kauwe 

Josette Kawana 

Laila Kemmerly 

Leanne Kihara 

Cera Kim-Sunada 

Ethel Koga 

Madelyn Locquiao 

Edith Loh 

Macey Luo-Souza 

Natalie Mark 

Catherine Marquette 

Jason McGregor 

Cherry Elaine Medina 

Mark Mendoza 

Cheryl Menzsa 

Wendy Meyers 

Semico Miller 

Donna Miller 

Linda Mitchell 

Richard Moore 

Doreen Nakamura 

Priscilla Navares 

Maria Noel 

Shantel Padilla 

Joan Parker-Dias 

Sharmaine Pasalo 

Ralf Ian Pasion 

Sarah Perkins, RN BSN 

Alexander Phelps 

Nora Phillips 

Katie Pimentel 

Jason Poe 

Kristine Qureshi 

Christina Ranan 

Madonna Reisert 

Sheri Richards 

Karol Richardson 

Liberty Rongcal 

Mary Rovelstad 

Donna Sandberg 

Paula Sanders 

Merita Sao Auelua 

Anne Scharnhorst 

Young Schoen 

Elizabeth Seymour 

Raelene Shinchi 

Patrick Shine 

Joan Takamori 

Kanoe Tani 

Linda Thorp 

Kathleen Tomasa 

Joyce Trompeta 

Alice Tse 

Lani Untalan 

Patti Urso 

Janet Uyehara 

Anna Weigand 

Aya Windham 

Elena Woo 

Monina Yamashita 

Kelly Yano 

Kristine Yearwood 

Valerie Yim 

Gary Yoshimoto 

The complete list can also be found on the Hawaiʻi 

Board of Nursing site under “Criminal History Record 

Check Renewal Requirement” by clicking on Current 

Licensee (CBC) Renewal Requirements 

Here is the link to schedule your fingerprinting 

appointment: https://fieldprinthawaii.com 

• Fieldprint code that you must enter is 

FPHIBrdNursing (not case sensitive); 

• If you were previously fingerprinted by another 

board of nursing or employer, you still have to 

submit to the electronic fingerprinting for a Hawaii 

nurse license. The Fieldprint code is specifically 

for Hawaii nurse licensees and applicants 

• If you do not use this code, FPHIBrdNursing (not 

case sensitive), and indicate “Hawaii Board of 

Nursing” as the Department/Division, we 

will not be able to retrieve your report and you 

will have to go back to get fingerprinted and pay 

another fee. 

• There are multiple locations on island. Anticipate 

appointments being 2-6 weeks out upon accessing 

the appointment portal. 

• Cost: $52.10 

If you have questions, check with Linda at the 

Hawaiʻi-ANA office in Honolulu at 808-779-3001 or email 

executivedirector@hawaii-ana.org


District Page: Featuring Kauaʻi County 

Aileen Siliado is a volunteer 

leader in the Kauaʻi District, 

looking for participation from 

all nurses in the county. Watch 

for emails from her regarding 

Hawaiʻi-ANA activities in the 

Kauaʻi community. 

Aloha Kauaʻi Nurses! 

I would like to extend my 

appreciation for all that you do 

Aileen Siliado 

for our community! You have 

dedicated your lives to providing excellent care and 

creating a safe, therapeutic environment for our patients 

that truly make a difference in the lives of other nurses, 

patients, and their families. 

Hawaiʻi-ANA would like to engage nurses in “geographic 

districts” to work together on community focused outreach 

that shows our hoalauna, “Who we are.” We want to 

extend a virtual invitation to help us develop a plan on how 

we can show up in our communities because that is what 

we do. The people on our islands need to know that we 

are here, using evidence-based science to care for people 

throughout their lives. We have so much to offer! Please 

send us an email so we can start that connection with you. 

All nurses from students through retirees are welcome to 

join in our outreach activities. 

Mahalo, Aileen 

Aileen Siliado MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC 

c) 808-346-8550 

asiliado1@gmail.com 

District Formation: Kauaʻi County 

GEOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND 

Kauaʻi is geologically the second-oldest of the 

main Hawaiian islands (after Niʻihau). With an area 

of 562.3 square miles it is the fourth-largest of these 

islands. Also known as the “Garden Isle”, Kauaʻi lies 

105 miles across the Kauaʻi Channel, northwest of 

Oʻahu. 

Of the 28,704 RNs in Hawaiʻi, 776 hold active RN 

licenses and live on Kauaʻi. 

Be Proud of Your 

Membership with 

Hawaiʻi-ANA 

Kauaʻi County Members of Hawaiʻi-ANA (joint 

members with ANA) 

Teresa Sakai 

Victoria Stadnyk 



Patricia Brooks 

Alaina Abbott 

Kauaʻi County Members of ANA-Only (not 

members of Hawaiʻi-ANA) 

If your name is on this list, you are a member of 

ANA-Only, and you are not a member of your 

state association. Want to join Hawaiʻi-ANA jointly 

with ANA? Just call or email Linda at 808-779-3001 or 

executivedirector@hawaii-ana.org and say you “want 

to be a joint member of ANA and Hawaiʻi-ANA.” We 

will help you join us in our state nurses association 

(bonus: it is less $$!) 

Trisha Devereaux 


Paula Hulme 

Alison Lovell 

Sharlene Skripko 

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Student Nurses Page 

Opportunities for Student Nurses to have a Voice in Hawaiʻi-ANA – Hawaiʻi-ANA is interested in publishing your work: do you have a great evidencebased 

paper you would like to see in print? Submit it to us for consideration publishing in this newsletter. Members of the National Student Nurses Association 

(NSNA) are eligible to sign-up as ANA Student Subscribers for free – a $10 value! Check out your Hawaii Student Nursesʻ Association at www.hisna.org. If you 

are not a member of NSNA, you can still sign up as an ANA Student Subscriber for free by agreeing to receive membership information from NSNA. Go to 

https://www.nursingworld.org/membership/student-nurses/ 

Barriers to Competent Care of LGBTQIA+ Patients 

Menjam Tamang 

Department of Nursing, Hawai’i Pacific University 

The lesbian, gay, bisexual, 

transgender, queer, intersex, 

asexual, and others (LGBTQIA+) 

community are a patient 

population that requires 

culturally competent care 

and understanding from 

healthcare providers. Despite 

this knowledge, LGBTQIA+ 

patients still face disparities 

in healthcare as well as 

Menjam Tamang 

discrimination that often causes 

them to avoid necessary care. 

As patient advocates, it is the responsibility of nurses 

to ensure a patient-centered care approach. However, 

a lack of knowledge, skill confidence, or attitudes from 

nurses can lead to insensitive care (Carabez & Scott, 

2016). Therefore, the purpose of this paper was to 

explore barriers that hinder LGBTQIA+ patients from 

receiving equitable care and to present evidencebased 

recommendations to improve their quality of 

care. 

In order to understand the LGBTQIA+ community, 

it is essential to identify the differences between 

the terms “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” 

Sexual orientation describes the sex that one is 

emotionally, romantically, or sexually attracted to, 

and is described with terms such as gay, lesbian, 

bisexual, or pansexual. Gender identity explains the 

perception of one’s self in regard to gender, such 

as male, female, or non-binary. However, one’s sex 

assignment at birth does not limit the gender identity 

a person might adopt (HRC, 2020). Individuals 

may also have pronoun preferences (she/her, he/ 

him, they/them) for how they wish to be addressed 

(UWM, 2020). For example, someone considered 

a female at birth due to anatomical features, may 

identify as non-binary and utilize the pronouns 

they/them, instead of gendered terms. It is also 

important to note that sexual orientation cannot 

be used to infer one’s gender identity. Although 

transgender people identify as the opposite sex 

from their birth assignment, it does not imply that 

they have a specific sexual preference. For instance, 

a transgender man (female assignment at birth) 

may describe himself as homosexual due to his 

preference towards other men (Margolies & Brown, 

2019). 

Evidence Findings 

Peer-reviewed scholarly literature was explored to 

uncover research findings on barriers to competent 

care of LGBTQIA+ patients. These findings were 

synthesized to reveal three general themes: an 

existence of healthcare system discrimination, 

a disregard for patient’s sexual orientation and 

gender identity, and a lack of adequate education on 

LGBTQIA+ healthcare issues in prelicensure nursing 

programs. 

Experiences of Discrimination 

in the Healthcare System 

In some situations, past experiences of 

interpersonal healthcare discrimination can result in 

LGBTQIA+ patients being reluctant to seek medical 

attention despite their health conditions. According 

to Irwin (2007), 31-89% of LGBTQIA+ patients 

reported negative attitudes directly related to their 

sexual orientation from healthcare workers. A 

study of the utilization of healthcare service by the 

LGBTQIA+ community in Turkey revealed that only 

31% of participants seek aid from Family Health 

Centers (FHC) due to the fear of homophobia and 

subpar care. This also correlates with the finding 

that merely 2% agreed that they would reveal 

their sexual orientation to medical professionals, 

as this information was perceived to be possibly 

disadvantageous to the quality of care received 

(Uysal Toraman & Agaritoglu, 2018). 

Additionally, in their administration of the United 

States Transgender Survey (USTS) Kachen and 

Parr (2020) discovered that 31% of transgender 

females and 29.3% of transgender males have 

experienced stigma in healthcare. A disturbing 

21.6% of participants in the study also indicated 

that due to possible discrimination, they opted to 

postpone the seeking of care (Kachen & Pharr, 2020). 

Interestingly, nonbinary respondents, who may be 

perceived as possibly cisgender, had significantly 

lower rates of prejudice in their care. Kachen 

and Pharr (2020) correlate this phenomenon with 

the pertinence of the “passing privilege,” which 

they describe as one’s ability to “remain within 

the framework of intelligibility due to phenotypic 

similarities to dominant groups” (p. 147). Being 

deemed a cisgender patient by providers seems 

to be advantageous, as those who present in such 

a manner encounter substantially fewer health 

disparities. 

We must also consider the prevalence of 

intersectional discrimination in our society 

and therefore our healthcare system, and 

the mechanisms in which it affects patients. 

Intersectionality is defined as “a theoretical 

framework that proposes individuals have multiple, 

overlapping identities, and the understanding of the 

interconnectedness of those identities can help us to 

recognize how systemic injustice and social inequality 

occurs” (Damaskos et al., 2018, p. 31). An individual’s 

identity is comprised of multiple factors like age, 

ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, 

socioeconomic status, education level, disabilities. 

Intersectional discrimination recognizes that each of 

these identities intersects to create a system where 

certain individuals face heightened health disparities 

and marginalization due to multiple aspects of their 

identity. When caring for patients, it is crucial that 

nurses understand how a person’s multifactorial 

identity impacts their encounters with the medical 

sector, and the need to utilize the most appropriate 

interventions to ensure person-centered care 

(Margolies & Brown, 2018). 

Disregard for Patients’ Sexual Orientation and 

Gender Identity 

A patient’s sexual orientation and gender identity 

(SOGI) are vital data needed by nurses and clinicians 

to adequately provide person-centered care. 

Healthcare systems being unaware of a patient’s 

SOGI can also intensify the intersectional oppression 

they encounter, and result in incompetent care. The 

lack of SOGI specification on most medical intake 

forms causes LGBTQIA+ patients to be overlooked. 

Moreover, reluctance from doctors and nurses to 

verbally inquire for this information may lead the 

patient to ponder whether disclosing their SOGI 

is safe (Margolies & Brown, 2018). At times, the 

hesitancy hindering data collection may originate in 

the provider’s belief that LGBTQIA+ patients may 

not feel comfortable disclosing their SOGI. However, 

a 2017 study performed in emergency departments 

(ED) of Maryland and Washington D.C. revealed that 

even though 77.8% of clinicians believed patients 

would refuse to provide SOGI information, only 

10.3% of LGBT patients shared the same notion 

(Haider et al., 2017). 

Even with SOGI documentation, negligence in the 

use of proper pronouns may interfere with creating 

a pleasant patient encounter. In 2015, Carabez et 

al. determined that while 70% of baccalaureate 

nursing (BSN) students at a university in the US 

felt comfortable using the pronouns of choice of 

transgender patients, just 28% acknowledged that 

addressing patients with correct pronouns “matters a 

lot” (p. 52). This demonstrates that a large portion 

of the nursing student population underestimates 

the significance of pronouns. Such insensitivity 

may be perceived as condemnation, especially for 

transgender patients who do not physically present 

like those who biologically identify with their gender 

and cause them to feel like unwanted visitors at a 

healthcare facility. 

Lack of LGBTQIA+ Education in Pre-Licensure 

Nursing Programs 

A gap in nursing education curriculum may be 

associated with BSN students placing diminished 

importance on preferred pronouns in that the 

literature revealed limited coverage of LGBTQIA+ 

health needs in the formal education of nurses. 

Results from a survey of over 1000 nursing faculty 

nationwide found 2.12 hours to be the median 

time spent on LGBTQIA+ topics in the entirety of 

a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program 

(Lim, et al., 2015). This lack of adequate attention 

to LBTQIA+ health topics is something this author 

has also experienced anecdotally. As a thirdsemester 

BSN nursing student, I have yet to obtain 

knowledge regarding the LGBTQIA+ community and 

their health-related issues through my curriculum. 

Interestingly, nursing bodies, like the Accreditation 

Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) and the 

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) 

do not specifically require such subject matters to 

be included for nursing program accreditation (Lim 

et al., 2015). Standard 4.5 in the ACEN accreditation 

manual states that the baccalaureate curriculum



must include “cultural, ethnic, and socially diverse 

concepts and may also include experiences from 

regional, national, or global perspectives” (ACEN, 

2020, p. 4). The ambiguity of this statement, 

therefore, allows each institution to interpret it 

individually. This lack of an explicit mention of 

LGBTQIA+ content may be a reason why schools, like 

my own, spend minimal time on such topics. 

This lack of adequate preparation in academia 

may cause students to feel unprepared when they 

are faced with patients identifying as LGBTQIA+, 

impacting the level of comfort they feel in caring 

for this population. In fact, 85% of nursing students 

claimed that their pre-licensure institutions did 

not prepare them to work with this specific patient 

population (Carabez et al., 2015). Yet, those who are 

seasoned in the healthcare field, such as students 

in the RN to BSN pathway, may feel more confident 

than first-time BSN students who are new to the 

sector. This was demonstrated in a study conducted 

by Cornelius and Carrick (2015) discovering more 

positive attitudes exhibited by RN to BSN students 

when caring for LGBTQIA+ patients, than those in 

the traditional BSN route. By providing opportunities 

for students to gain more experience with sexual 

minority groups, an increase in positive behaviors 

can be evoked, and culturally competent care can be 

achieved (Strong & Folse, 2015). 

A logical solution to solving this deficiency 

would be to simply add relevant information 

to a nursing program curriculum. However, the 

knowledge and readiness of the faculty may act 

as an obstacle from doing so. Lim et al. (2015) 

found that although 79% of educators were 

interested in incorporating inclusive content in 

their classes, 43% felt their knowledge in the area 

was limited. Faculty described factors such as 

the lack of developmental sessions and guidance, 

along with the environment of the institution in 

regard to curriculum structure, department power 

dynamics, and religious affiliation hindering them 

from delivering adequate LGBTQIA+ knowledge to 

their students (Cornelius & Carrick, 2015; Lim et 

al., 2015). These issues seem to be rooted in the 

structure of the education system, indicating that 

changes also need to be made on an institutional 

level for successful outcomes. 

Strength of the Evidence 

Most of the research studies mentioned above 

were found to have high statistical significance and 

generalizability. The studies had p values ranging 

from



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HB576, SB624 APRNs authorization to perform medication or aspiration abortions. 

Adopted & transmitted to Governor. 

HB302, SB620 APRNs to certify home health care for Medicare beneficiaries; to 

determine whether a person is totally disabled under the state income tax code; to 

make capacity determinations; and recognizes APRNs as primary care providers in 

advance mental health care directives. Still alive at Crossover. 

HB303, SB619 APRNs to participate concerning fitness to proceed examinations in 

criminal proceedings. Referred to 4 committees at Crossover so not expected to be 

considered this session. 

SB487, SB839 “Improving the Our Care, Our Choice Act” from January 1, 2019. 

Unfortunately, these bills were also referred to 4 committees at Crossover and are not 

expected to be considered this session. 

HB306, SB976 to improve accessibility to tax credits for preceptors offering clinical 

practice to healthcare provider students. Will not be considered this session along 

with any other bills with tax implications d/t the state’s current financial distress d/t the 

pandemic. 

HB472 Telehealth updates, including APRNs. Not noted at Crossover. 

SB893 Midwives. Not noted at Crossover. 

HB806, SB558 and HB807, SB559 regarding staff nurse overtime and delegation 

issues. These bills were not heard this session. Hawai’i-ANA will continue to work with 

HNA-OPEIU local 50, the Philippine Nurses Association of Hawai’i, and Filipino Nurses’ 

Organization to re-work the content for re-introduction of these matters in the future.


Message from your President 

Happy Nurses Month! Along 

with celebrating the profession 

and our 4.2 million RNs, Nurses 

Month gives us the time to reflect 

on why we became a nurse. For 

me, it was the education aspect. 

Being able to advise patients, 

family, and friends on their 

health and wellness is the most 

rewarding part of my career. 

Whether it is brief interactions 

Katie Kemp 

at the bedside, one-on-one indepth 

conversations at discharge 

planning, telephonic triage, in home assessments, or 

continuous follow up through case management; nurses 

are the gateway to health education for the public. 

However, due to the pandemic, it is easy to 

acknowledge the nurses looking for a role change or 

perhaps exiting the profession entirely. Hawaiʻi-ANA 

sought to address this as a means to retain nurses 

in the profession and also to provide support during 

challenging times. We began with the formation of a 

Mentorship Program. By matching mentees and mentors 

with similar interests and guiding conversations through 

monthly discussion topics we have created a program 

that drives in-state nursing connections and professional 

development experiences. Hawaiʻi-ANA welcomed the 

first Mentorship Program cohort in May 2021. 

Additionally, in Celebration of Nurses Week, Hawaiʻi- 

ANA held a virtual continuing education and networking 

event on Saturday, Mary 8th. The event was attended 

by 47 along with multiple employers, schools of nursing 

and healthcare associations. Over the course of the 

pandemic, many nurses have felt burnt out or over 

extended, so much so that leaving the profession as a 

whole was heavily considered. As a means to shed light 

on nursing careers beyond acute care to retain nurses in 

the profession we highlighted two RN roles; The Nurse 

Navigator and the Population Health RN. 

Our Care, Our Choice Hawaiʻi presented on The 

Nurse Navigator role as it relates to the medical aid in 

dying law. The audience was informed how RNs play 

a role in end-of-life care, how we can assist patients 

in the end-of-life decision making discussion, and the 

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) is 

becoming a popular term and one often referred 

to in Dr. Qureshiʻs presentation. Although not 

something what wasn’t already in nursing and 

healthcare assessments it is being more heavily 

emphasized with action steps on an abnormal 

assessment result. Connecting patients with 

food, housing, income, transportation, and more 

is often the starting point to allow patients to 

begin their health recovery journey. In a recent 

episode on the ANA See You Now Podcast, “Way 

More Than a Health Plan” discusses the growing 

body of evidence and experience supporting 

our understanding of and investing in the 

social determinants and drivers of health—the 

conditions in which people are born, grow, live, 

work and age. We’re seeing that manifest with a 

wide range of innovations in every corner of our 

healthcare delivery system, including innovations 

in health plans, health insurance, and payment 

and delivery models. Check out the Podcast 

channel through Google Play or the App Store! 

importance of advocacy and legislation. Unfortunately, 

the medical aid in dying law amendment bill HB 2451, 

by allowing qualified Advanced Practice Registered 

Nurses (APRNs) to serve as the Attending, Consulting, 

and/or Mental Health Provider required under the law 

was dissolved when passed on to four committees. 

This was a pain staking defeat as the amendment 

passed the Senate (SB839) with a 21-4 vote. The CE 

presentation discussed why nurses being involved in 

legislation matters, and how crucial legislation can be 

in improving patients assess to care. 

Dr. Kristine Qureshi, professor at University of 

Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, presented on the research article 

she published with colleagues, Dr. Glauberman, Dr. 

Bray, and Dr. Loos; in the Hawaiʻi Journal of Health 

& Social Welfare on “Population Health: Proactive 

Solutions for Healthy Outcomes.” This CE focused 

on the emerging role of Population Health RN. As 

insurer reimbursement moves from fee-for-service 

to value-based, with a heavy emphasis on quality 

care, population health RNs will be the champions 

for meeting the quality metrics. This is an emerging 

role in the ambulatory arena allowing for RNs to work 

closely with primary care providers and others with 

the end goal of improving the population’s health. 

To read more about Dr. Qureshi’s publication visit: 

https://hawaiijournalhealth.org/past_issues/HJHSW_ 

Feb20.pdf 

As we wrap up Nurses Week it cannot go unsaid; 

Thank You Nurses! The career itself is often thankless 

but know each day that you arrive to work you leave 

a lasting impression on your patients and often your 

colleagues. As Florence Nightingale said, “I think one’s 

feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to 

be distilled into actions which bring results.” 

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Carrie Alexander 

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David Buck 

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Dawn Carlock 

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Jessics Caudill 

Tiare Caycayon 

Michelle Chapman 

Helena Chmielowicz 

Cassie Ann Claveria 

Ruthie Clearwater 

Denise Cohen 

Rachel Coolidge 

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Maria Coutee 

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Perie Danao 

Katherine Davis 

Haley Deforest 

Patti Dellaport 

Liza Dernehl 

Alison Diehl 

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Karen Dureg 

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Lynne Faulkner 

Jonathan Felarca 

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Tracy Lynne Fernando 

Brian Fikes 

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Holly Fontenot 

Cindy Fuke 

Linda Fukuhara 

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Vanessa Galutira 

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Joy Gilmer 

April Gonsalves 

Valerie Gourley 

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Jill Green 

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Jenny Greenlee 

Courtney Gunter 

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Kathleen Hagan 

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Chloe Handley 

Paul Hannigan 

Jani Harada 

Rose Hata 

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Kimberly Hayashi 

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Patricia Hensley 

Stephanie Higa 


Bobbie (Roberta) Holloway 

Ruth Honda 

Leilani Hosaka 

Helen Hudson 

Ferna Idica 

Kathryn Inamine 

Lillian H. Ing 

Barbara Insisiengmay 

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Laura Jambura 

Valerie Janikowski 

Leeah Javier 

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Jessica Joseph 

Cheryl Kaaialii 

Lori Kaneshige 

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Barbara Karodia 

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Katherine Kemp 

Leanne Kihara 

Daniel Kim 

Natalie Kitamura 

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Carol Lee 

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Mary Marks 

Mary Marshall 

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Susan Minnich 

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Kristine Mohr 

Jaymilette Moken 

Andrea Montgomery-Kylie 

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Richard Moore 

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Maria Moreno Chow 

Scott Murakami 

Jen Nafarrete 

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Jailu Navarrete 

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Patricia W. Nishimoto 

Maria Noel 

Alexis Noh 

Liza Oasay 

Maureen O’Brien 

Jayson O’Donnell 

Faith Olivera 

Mary Frances Oneha 

Shantel Padilla 

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Valerie Parayno 

Joan Parker-Dias 

Sharmaine Pasalo 

Elizabeth Pavlik 

Jaimelee Peleiholani 

Sarah Perkins 

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Carol Petith-Zbiciak 

Alexander Phelps 

Nora Phillips 

Bebelita Pinsoy 

Jason Poe 

Marion F. Poirier 

Joselyn Ponce 

Christine Prentice 

Elvie Marie Quemado 

Kristine Qureshi 

Rica Lorraine Rabanal 

Chamaigne Ralston 

Marieliese Ramirez 

Dana Ramos 

Christina Ranan 

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Karol Richardson 

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Christy Rios 

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Kristina Sales 

Valerie Santiago 

Bernadine Sarono 

Anne Scharnhorst 

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Anna Schulte 

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Laine Shikuma 

Patrick Shine 


Janet Sinclair 

Larisa Skripchenko 

Edna Smith 

Mindy Smith 

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Victoria Stadnyk 

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Jo Wakayama 

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Anna Weigand 

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Tara Wilson 

Jennifer Wold 

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Kelly Yano 

Victoria Yao 

Kristine Yearwood 

John Yoza 

Robin Zachary 

Jennifer Zafrani 

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Opportunities for Members 

• Join the Mentorship Group contact Katie 

Kemp at President@hawaii-ana.org 

• Join the Student Nurses Liaison Group 

contact Linda at executivedirector@hawaii-ana.org 

• Join the Group in your geographic area: 

◦ Central Oʻahu contact Jailu at 

globalnursinginterchange@gmail.com 

Marion at mpoirier808@gmail.com 

◦ Maui County contact Denise at denisecohen@ 

mac.com 

Haley: haleydefo@gmail.com 

◦ Kauaʻi contact Aileen at asiliado@gmail.com 

◦ Island of Hawaiʻi contact Mary at mary. 

volenec@gmail.com 

• Contact the Nominating Committee if you 

are interested in running for an elected position 

in Hawaiʻi-ANA contact Brian Fikes (Chair) at 

brian.fikes@gmail.com 

• Attend Hawaiʻi-ANA Board Meetings: all 

members are welcome to attend. Log into our 

webpage under Upcoming Events at https:// 

hawaii-ana.nursingnetwork.com/nursing-events 

and click on the Board Meeting of your choice 

to register for the event. 

Welcoming 20 New 

Members of Hawaiʻi-ANA: 


Cecilia Ruzena Person 

Katie Risley 

Melanie Tsukamoto 

Taryn Amberson 

Jason Poe 

Maedawn Alagao-Dizon 

Chloe Handley 

Larisa Skripchenko 

Trevor Lidge 

2/25/21 – 4/4/21 

Alexis Noh 

Tiare Caycayon 

Shannon Abarra 

Hhlali Trask 

Juval Tomas 

Donna Vanstralen 

Jill Green 

Roxann Rowe 

Didar Dodhi 

Chamaigne Ralston

Hawaii Nurse - May 2021

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