ANA-Michigan 2021 Annual Book of Reports

2021 ANNUAL BOOK OF REPORTS
2022 ANA-MI LEADERSHIP CANDIDATE
NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
Joyce Reder, MSN, RN
Education and Training Connection | Instructor
Bay City, MI
What activities are you currently involved with or have been
in the past related to ANA-Michigan or ANA?
I have served on the Nominations Committee for the last two
years and would like to serve again. This is the only position I
have served on in the past.
What other professional organizations are you involved with?
I am not a member of any other professional nursing organization
What other elected, appointed offices or community activities relevant to this position
have you been involved with?
I have not served on any other committee.
Please write a statement that indicates your view on issues facing ANA-Michigan? Indicate
why you want to serve in this role and why you are best qualified to carry out the duties of
this office? This statement will be shared publicly with the membership.
I received my ADN in 1993 from Delta College, University Center, Michigan. I received my
BSN and then an MSN in nursing education from Regis University in Denver, Colorado. I am
currently in the DNP program at Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, Michigan.
I have 27 years of nursing experience in direct patient care including working in the acutecare
setting and in the intensive care unit. I also have experience as a contracted provider in
private-duty nursing. For the past six years I have been focusing on teaching and have taught
clinical and classroom courses for several universities and colleges in my area. I particularly
enjoy clinical instruction because I get to know my students very well.
An issue that I strongly believe in in minimum education requirements for new nurses. There
is so much more new graduates need to know to practice safely than when I graduated in
1993. This is not to say that the profession doesn’t appreciate all that the ADN nurses have
contributed, but new technologies, medications, treatment protocols, and evidence-based
methods require a working knowledge of nursing research and theory. These subjects may
not even be introduced in Associate degree programs. I practiced with an Associate degree
for 15 years before going back to school. To those on the fence about returning for a higher
degree, it is difficult, but we need to support each other and encourage nurses to pursue
higher degrees for the benefit of the profession and our patients.
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