Virginia Action Coalition
Leadership Workgroup
Nursing LeadershipFrom Bedside to
BoardroomLoressa Cole & Lindsey Cardwell
Develop strategies to ensure nursing is skilled to provide
leadership from the bedside to the boardroom
Leadership Goal
The Team
Hannah AndersonJo Ellen ArmstrongChristina BlottnerTheresa BroscheKim CarterKerin EmeryKaitlyn GeibAmy GillespieSharron GuillettJoyce HahnPatricia Harnois-ChurchCathy HarrisonDenise HillKerin James
Danny JonesDenise KonradPatricia LaneBill LukhardDawn MartinezMary Beth WilsonGenemarie McGeeMary NugentDiane PengKristi RemkusThelma Roach-SerryBeverly RossChelsea SavageJanice Smith
Phyllis StoneburnerAngela TaylorAmber ThomasCaroline TobinAmy WalkerAndrea AboiteKaren DrenkardSonia VishneskiDenise FotiAmber GrovesRita HeywardNichole OjoAveri PennellGiselle RileyMelody SharpBarbara Sorbello
Collaborate with schools of nursing to ensure the curriculum focuses on leadership skills necessary for today’s complex healthcare environment
Recognize leaders “from the bedside to the boardroom” at the annual Virginia Nurses Foundation Excellence in Nursing gala
Continue to support the current and expanded Nurse Leadership Institute, a program of the Richmond Memorial Health Foundation and a 2007 Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future (PIN) grantee, by participating on committees, providing scholarships, assisting in encouraging employers to nominate fellows and nurses to serve as faculty
Leadership Objectives
Continue “Nurse Leaders in the Boardroom” program piloted with Robert Wood Johnson and AARP in September, 2009
Continue to determine strategic boards to which nurses could be appointed and work with stakeholders to identify, mentor, and recommend individuals for those appointments
Leadership Objectives
The initial Leadership Workgroup Strategy session for Nurses on Boards was in September of 2011.
The Leadership Workgroup identified the need for 3 Action Sub-Committees to assist with meeting this objective.
The team utilized Wiki Space and Conference Calls to further develop this initiative.
Nurses on Boards
Led by Chelsea Savage Action Committee # 1 developed a list of
boards that nurses should be serving on. The Leadership Workgroup identified that priority boards should fall into the categories of Advocacy, Community, and Policy. The board will be posted on the VAC and VNA
websites.
Action Sub-Committee #1
Led by Thelma Roach-Serry Action Committee #2 developed a survey to
identify nurses currently serving on boards, to determine the boards they serve on, and if they are interested in mentoring others. The survey also asked nurses not currently serving on boards if they were interested in board mentorship, what type of board they were interested in serving on, and why. 342 Participants 281 Completed the Nurses on Boards Survey
Action Sub-Committee #2
Led by Pat Laine Action Committee # 3 developed a toolkit of
resources to prepare nurses to serve on boards. Includes mentorship resources, leadership
development programs available to nurses, and board leadership development resources
Action Sub-Committee # 3
The Survey
Survey was released in January 2012 Closed in March 2012 344 started the survey 282 (82%) completed the survey
Local Boards
Free Clinics Crisis Pregnancy Centers AORN, VNA, Black
Nurses & other professional nursing associations
Public Health Advisory Commissions
Red Cross Alzheimer’s Association
Church Affiliated Boards Performing Arts Council Historical Councils County Board of
Supervisors AARP University & Community
College Councils YMCA
What is your role on the local board you serve?
54.1% of those serving on a local board are board Members
45.9% of those serving on a local board are board Officers
State Boards
Virginia Partnership for Nursing
Virginia Board of Nursing Virginia Nurses
Association Virginia Nurses
Foundation Multiple professional
nurses associations Virginia Board of Health
Virginia Association of Counties
VCCS Associates Degree Nursing Program Heads
Virginia Association of Colleges of Nursing
Health Insurance Exchange Governing Body
36.2% of those serving on a state board are Members
63.8% of those serving on a state board are Officers
What is your role on the state board you serve?
National Boards
American Nurses Association & Political Action Coalition
National eHealth Collaborative
Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs
American Midwifery Certification Board
AORN Journal Editorial Board
National Kidney Foundation
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American Organization of Nurse Executives
Various National Nursing Organizations
72.4% of those serving on national boards are Members
27.6% of those serving on national boards are Officers
What is your role on the national board you serve
on?
64.1 % or 118 Experienced Nurse Board Leaders were willing to mentor other Registered Nurses interested in board leadership
Experienced Nursing Board Leaders Willing to Mentor New
Board Members
Of the Registered Nurses surveyed, 60.3% of those not currently serving on a board, were interested in future board leadership
181 Virginia Registered Nurses are future board leaders!
Future Nurse Board Leaders
Continue compilation of potential boards for nurse leaders to serve on
Identify key boards that nurses should be present on and facilitate nurse leaders to apply for these positions
Identify a forum to facilitate mentorship of future registered nurse board leaders
Provide resources to current nurse board leaders to advance and mentor new board leaders
Provide resources to future nurse board leaders
Next Steps for the Nurses on Boards Initiative
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