ANA-Ohio hosted the Fall Ohio Nursing Organizations Leadership Summit on December 5, 2025, at Chamberlain University at Easton Town Center. Eighteen nursing organizations were represented and a total of 33 people attended.
ANA-Ohio President Rebecca Patton opened the summit, and Dr. Terra Downs, Executive Dean Academic Operations at Chamberlain University, welcomed the attendees. Latisha Chastang, MNM (Masters of Nonprofit Management and Leadership) presented “Cultivating Commitment: Engaging Members and Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders” and facilitated a discussion on recruitment, retention, and succession planning for organizational membership. After a networking lunch, Jan Lanier provided the General Legislative Update with input from organizational leaders who have current legislative issues.
Erin Keels, DNP, APRN-CNP, Ohio Board of Nursing President, and Jack Brubaker, Legislative Liaison at the Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN), reported on several key issues/changes with OBN. These included NCLEX updates and scoring trends, changes in Continuing Education Rules, New Safe Haven Program, mandatory reporting rules, and legislative update involving OBN.
Mary Cook, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE, Executive Director, Ohio League for Nursing (OLN), ended the summit with a discussion of “Emerging Strategies to Strengthen Nursing Education and Practice Readiness”. Dr. Cook described the current landscape in nursing education and discussed strategies for practice readiness which included competency-based education, simulation and virtual learning, and transition–to–practice models. With the immerging issue of faculty and preceptor capacity, Dr. Cook also discussed preparation for effective teaching and developing collaboration and partnerships. The 2026 Spring Ohio Nursing Organizations Leadership Summit is tentatively scheduled for April, 17, 2026.
