2023 Nursing Policy Hackathon
As current chair of the ANA-OHIO Public Policy Committee, you may assume that I have significant past policy experience that qualifies me to serve in such a role. If that…
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2023 Nursing Policy Hackathon Reflection
The ANA-Ohio Nursing Policy Hackathon took place November 3-5, 2023, at Miami University in their brand-new Clinical Health Science and Wellness Facility where we sought interdisciplinary, policy solutions to the…
Advocacy and Suicide Prevention
According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), advocacy is a pillar of nursing. Nurses instinctively advocate for their patients in their workplaces and their communities. ANA defined advocacy as “the…
Advocacy from the Bedside Nurse: The Bell
Imagine simply walking out the front door right this moment only to find yourself returning home weeks to months later. This is often the reality for many newly diagnosed cancer…
An Extraordinary Life of Davina Gosnell, PhD, RN, FAAN
Davina Gosnell, RN, PhD, FAAN, has earned various wonderful awards and honors throughout her lifetime. These are recounted in numerous tributes as well as her obituary. (https://www.bisslerandsons.com/obituary/DrDavina-Gosnell ). Her life…
ANA-OH Editorial June 2024: Celebrating Nurses
In this issue we celebrate nurses in different roles and highlight the impact that nurses make by influencing each other and the community. Brene Brown said “To be heard is…
ANA-Ohio | Nomination and Election Update
The Nominations and Elections Committee (NEC) recognizes that most nurses lead very busy lives, so that the election process must take that into account. Sometimes members say they missed the…
ANA-Ohio | President’s Message: Elections Have Consequences
For positive and negative impact, elections have consequences. It has been reported by Callie Crossley, a well-accomplished and award-winning Boston-based radio and TV host and journalist, that President Barack Obama…
ANA-Ohio Annual Meeting
ANA-Ohio will have its first annual meeting on September 22nd and 23rd at The Ohio State University, Heminger Hall, Columbus, Ohio. The program theme is “Celebrate, Collaborate, Create”. The program…
ANA-Ohio Commitment to Promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Using the core tenets of the ANA-Ohio mission, the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Committee (EDI) committee was established as one of the first committees within ANA-Ohio. The board of directors and…
ANA-Ohio Editorial | Respectful and Equitable Practice: Embracing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Yvonne Smith, PhD, APRN-CNS Barbara Brunt, MA, MN, RN, NE-BC, NPDA-BC® When the American Nurses Association (ANA) published the fourth edition of Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (ANA, 2021),…
ANA-Ohio FAANs Convene for the First-Ever State Based Meeting
The American Academy of Nursing recognizes the accomplishments of nursing leaders from across the country through induction into the Fellowship. Becoming a Fellow in the Academy is a distinguished honor…
ANA-Ohio Keynote Speaker: ANA Past President Ernest Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN
Ernest J. Grant Welcomed back to Ohio, ANA Past President Ernie Grant accepted the invitation to be the keynote speaker at the Inaugural Annual Meeting in September. Joining us for…
ANA-Ohio President’s Message, December 2023
As the year comes to an end, we have much to celebrate. In less than six months, ANA-Ohio was established and approved as the American Nurses Association state organizational affiliate.…
ANA-Ohio President’s Message: Looking Forward to 2024
The longer I am a nurse is the clearer the essential role that nurses need to play becomes to me. As nurses, we are leaders. Reflecting on the last year,…
ANA-Ohio Social and Networking Online Community Update
Do you know about the Ohio Member Community (OMC)? It is a social and networking online community for ANA members living in Ohio and one of 19 ANA sponsored communities.…
Celebrate Nursing Professional Development Week: September 14-20, 2024
Nursing Professional Development (NPD) is a specialty practice of nursing “that improves the professional practice and role competence of nurses and other healthcare personnel by facilitating ongoing learning, change, and…
Celebrate, Collaborate, Create: The Inaugural ANA-Ohio Annual Meeting
Introduction ANA-Ohio held the inaugural annual meeting on September 23, 2023. Prior to the event, a reception was hosted the previous evening. In this article, we will share our thoughts…
Collaboration in Public Policy: What’s in it for Nurses?
When my youngest grandson was two years old he was determined to take control of his little world. “I do it myself,” he would loudly insist even when the “it”…
Collaboration is the Core of Nursing Profession
Collaboration is typically defined as working together on a common goal or endeavor. In this edition of the ANA-Ohio News Journal, we explore different ways nurses collaborate to create incredible…
Colleagues, Communication, and Collaboration: The ANA-Ohio Inaugural Nurse Summit
ANA-Ohio proudly hosted the 2024 Inaugural Nurse Summit on April 16, 2024, at the Ohio University College of Health Sciences and Professions Dublin Integrated Education Center in Dublin, Ohio. The…
Continuing Nursing Education: Why?
Continuing education (CE) is required for nursing relicensure in Ohio and a number of other states. Continuing education is also required for initial and/or ongoing certification in specific areas of…
Creating a Nurse-Led Collaborative to Support and Promote Evidence-based Practice: Elevating the Practice of Nursing
The healthcare environment is more complex than ever before, which has only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence supports that nurse and clinician performance and decision-making affects quality outcomes…
Creating Policy Around the Use of AI Tools in Nursing Education
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing various industries, and healthcare is no exception. In nursing education—both in the academic and practice settings—AI tools are increasingly being integrated into teaching methodologies, offering…
Editorial: Innovation in Nursing
Anna Goldman, MSN, RN, NPD-BC,Barbara Brunt, MA, MN, RN, NE-BC, NPDA-BC®Nurses are at the forefront of developing innovative solutions to complex healthcare problems. Through innovation, they can drive the future…
Emerging Nurse Leaders: Mentors Who Set the Stage
Sitting in my fourth-grade classroom, I smiled as I realized I had friends. Having friends was a big deal in fourth grade, as I felt loved, I belonged to a…
Engaging with the American Nurses Association (ANA)
On June 15-17th I had the pleasure of being one of nine ANA-Ohio members attending the ANA Membership Assembly. It was wonderful being recognized as the newest ANA C/SNA and…
From a Bedside Nurse—Saved by Technology: My Fall and the Power of Emergency Alerts
Sandra Levine, BSN, RN, shared her fall detection story with a group of retired nurses from University Hospitals, hoping it would assist them in creating a falls prevention plan and…
From a Family Member to Activist: A Different Nursing Role – End of Life Advocacy
Sometimes an experience is so monumental that it brings clarity and purpose to life. Supporting her stepfather as he chose to research and then consciously plan his death in his waning days because of his terminal illness, brought together many professional and personal experiences
Give a Hoot. Join the Boot
Beginning in late January 2025 when the results of the 2024 election are known and a new session of Ohio’s General Assembly is getting underway, a select number of nurses…
Inspiring Nurse Collaborator: Dr. Mary Beth Modic Earned a DNP Degree
In 1979, Case Western Reserve University’s (CWRU) Francis Payne Bolton School of Nursing created the first practice doctorate in nursing (CWRU, 2023).
Inspiring Nurse Leader-Dr. Khaliah Fisher-Grace
Khaliah Fisher-Grace, PhD, RN, CPHQ, PCCN-K, will begin the role of Director-at-Large as part of the American Nurses Association (ANA) board of directors starting January 1, 2024. In June this…
Meaningful Recognition: What is it and Why is it Important?
The nursing profession over time has experienced an evolution in recognition of our unique contributions in a growing complex world.
MedWish-Medworks: A United Front for Equitable Healthcare
What if unwanted medical supplies could become lifelines for those in need? Imagine diverting over half a million pounds of usable medical equipment and supplies from landfills into the hands…
New Innovations for an Old Problem—Falls
In the past, nurses discovered patients fell this way. A noise was heard and then nurses would discover their patient fell, and then provided appropriate care after the event. Falls…
Nurse Advocacy Beyond Voting – Working on Political Campaigns
Nurses can and should vote to exert their political advocacy in favor of candidates and issues that align with nursing values and beliefs. Yet nurses can express their political advocacy…
Nurses Should Not Have to be Heroes – How Nurse Heroics Contributes to Ableism in Healthcare
Think back through your nursing career. Have you ever worked a double shift to cover staffing? Have you taken a dose of cold medicine to help you get through? Have…
Nursing Advocacy Beyond Voting: Contacting and Meeting with Legislators
Let us fantasize a moment about what it would be like if America’s 3+ million nurses or Ohio’s 200,000+ nurses were to emerge as a political force equal to its…
Nursing and Voting
What does advocacy mean? For many it means the act of speaking or writing on behalf of someone or something. Certainly, the concept of advocacy is imbedded in the foundational documents of our profession.
Nursing Partnerships
(Pictured Above: [Left] Ohio Student Nurses Association – Kathy Fernandez Advisor (and ANA-Ohio member) Sally Morgan and Raya Cupler, ANA-Ohio members 10-8-23; [Right] Ohio PeriAnesthesia Conference – President Kim Place…
President’s Message: Intentional Leadership
These past six months are a testament about what nurses can accomplish when working toward a common or shared goal. Initially formed as OHRN, our group has become the state…
President’s Message: What Does the Profession Mean to YOU?
What does the profession mean to YOU? What do you mean to the profession? I was recently asked these two questions: What does the profession mean to me, and what…
Promoting the Use of Continuous Vital Signs Monitoring (CVSM) Technology for Early Recognition of Clinical Deterioration in Non-ICU Adult Hospitalized Patients
To address modern healthcare challenges, advancements and acquisition of technology occur at a rapid pace. One technology which expanded rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic was the use of continuous vital…
Providing Respectful Care on a Medical Mission Trip to Dominican Republic
In the summer of 2023, I stepped out of my comfort zone and into the vibrant, yet underserved community of Higuey, Dominican Republic for a life-changing medical mission brigade. MedWish,…
Report Card: How Are We Doing?
I recently found an envelope that belonged to my parents with all my elementary, junior high, and high school report cards. In the early years, the report cards were on…
Report of 2024 ANA-Ohio Annual Meeting
Jeri Milstead Policy Symposium 2024 The second annual Jeri Milstead Policy Symposium, held on Friday, September 27, 2024, was an inspiring event for all who participated. Participants enjoyed a day…
Report of ANA Membership Assembly
ANA-Ohio was well represented at the American Nurses Association (ANA) Membership Assembly (MA) on June 28th and 29th. Members who attended the MA were: Becky Patton, Board President Deb Arms,…
Respect in a Red or Blue World: Is That Even Possible?
Many nurses avoid the world of public policy — capitals and statehouses and the like. I have not. I realized years ago that decisions made in those environments profoundly affected…
Selecting a Nursing Program to Advance Your Career
Introduction Are you thinking about continuing your education in nursing? Nurses play a pivotal role in meeting the demands of a rapidly changing healthcare system. With nurses leading change efforts…
Substance use disorders and drug diversion among nurses: What you need to know
Drug diversion occurs when a healthcare clinician diverts a drug intended for a patient for their own purposes. Clinicians steal drugs to sell or use themselves because they are suffering from substance use disorder (SUD).
Suicide Prevention in Nursing: What Can We do to Address Policy and System Issues?
Nurses and Suicide Risk Nurses have been at risk for suicide since at least as far back as we have studied using data collected by the Center for Disease Control…
Telephone Triage: A Necessity to Manage Pediatric Patient Flow
Telephone advice nurses first came into practice in the 1970s. At that time, nurses would talk with patients over the phone to discuss home care for illnesses, manage medication refills,…
The Evolution of ANA-Ohio
In 2019 a group of nurses, who were long-time members of the Ohio Nurses Association (ONA), came together informally out of a shared concern that ONA was no longer the…
The Fall Ohio Nursing Organizations Leadership Summit
Advocate, Empower, Advance! Leaders of twenty-two Ohio nursing organizations were welcomed by ANA-Ohio President Rebecca Patton, DNP, RN, CNOR, FAAN on November 22, 2024, at Capital University in Bexley, Ohio.…
The Importance of Federally Qualified Health Centers and Nurse Practitioners in Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) have become central principles in healthcare, aiming to provide comprehensive and accessible care for all populations, regardless of race, ethnicity, or geographic location. Ohio, like…
The Value of Nursing
What do you think of when you consider the value of nursing? How would you describe nursing’s value to a colleague or a neighbor?
Transforming Patient Safety: The Impact of Targeted Education on Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Treatment Adherence and Infection Rates
Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) treatments have become a cornerstone in the prevention of hospital-acquired infections, significantly impacting patient safety and overall care quality. Despite their importance, adherence to CHG protocols has…
Transitioning from Traditional Leadership to Inclusive Leadership in Nursing
Leadership in nursing has long been a healthcare foundation, helping teams navigate challenging environments and influencing patient care outcomes. Traditionally, nursing leadership has emphasized a hierarchical, task-oriented approach, where authority…
UHHS Leadership Conference
ANA-Ohio President Rebecca Patton and ANA board member and UHHS Director of Policy Khaliah Fisher-Gracfe represented ANA-Ohio at the University Hospitals Health System Nursing Leadership Conference in Cleveland Ohio. Dr.…
Understanding Trauma-Informed Care: Essential Knowledge for Nurses
Trauma is a widespread experience that can significantly impact a person’s physical and mental health. Trauma-informed care (TIC) is a framework that recognizes the prevalence of trauma in patients’ lives…
Urgent Action is Needed to Prevent Nurse Suicide
Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States, with more than 48,100 people losing their lives to suicide per year (National Institute of Mental Health, 2024). Death…
Using Simulation to Improve Interdisciplinary Collaboration
As a healthcare workforce member, each nurse is part of a collaborative team of professionals caring for patients. According to Jensen (2015), “More than 250 healthcare professions exist” (p. 48).…
Want to Become More Involved?
Do you want to become more involved with ANA-Ohio? We are seeking diverse members with various expertise and backgrounds to serve on committees. This article outlines the process to apply…
What Nurses Need to Know About Metadata, Documentation, and Legal Liability
This content is sponsored and supplied to American Nurse Journal by Nurses Service Organization. Content has been reviewed by ANJ editorial staff but is not peer-reviewed. What nurses need to…