Nursing Economic$ Podcast Series

The nursing community has a unique opportunity to inform the public and policy makers of the vital role nurse practitioners play in advancing health access, equity, and quality care. Recently, Becker’s Hospital Review published a notice stating about 15 physicians at Edward Elmhurst Hospital were to be terminated and replaced by nurse practitioners. The implications made in response from local physician groups were that nurse practitioners are viewed as mid-level providers, and this practice could put patients in danger.
In response, in December 2019, nurses from Rush University College of Nursing and Rush Health in Chicago submitted a Letter to the Editor to Becker’s Hospital Review, expressing dismay at the description of nurse practitioners as mid-level providers. The Nursing Economic$ Editorial Board believes all nurses have an ethical obligation to correct inaccurate descriptions of advanced practice colleagues, and in support of the nurses from Rush University and Rush Health, submitted a follow-up Letter to the Editor to Becker’s Hospital Review.
Today’s discussion, led by Nursing Economic$ Editorial Board member Dr. Therese Fitzpatrick, focuses on the events at Edward Elmhurst Hospital as reported in Becker’s Hospital Review and elaborates on why advanced practice registered nurses and nurse practitioners must become informants to policy makers and the public. As the nursing profession around the world celebrates 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, participants in this discussion share the profound impact nurse practitioners make in the health care arena, both nationally and globally.
Lynne Braun, PhD, CNP, FAHA, FAANP, FPCNA, FAAN, is Professor Emerita at Rush University in the Department of Adult Health and Gerontological Nursing and a consultant in the Rush Heart Center for Women, where she was a nurse practitioner. Dr. Braun’s clinical and research interests include cardiovascular risk reduction, exercise, cardiac rehabilitation, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension management.
Raechel Ferry-Rooney, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, is an Adult Nurse Practitioner with over 20 years of internal medicine experience, and currently practices clinically in two school-based/high school health centers in Chicago. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Adult Health and Gerontology Nursing at Rush University. She is on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Society of Advanced Practice Nurses, which represents the professional interests of advanced practice registered nurses to state government in Illinois.
Terry Gallagher, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, is a Family Nurse Practitioner and the Director of Generalist Education at Rush University College of Nursing. Dr. Gallagher established a community clinic serving a low-income community on Chicago's West side five years ago.
Angela Moss, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, is a Faculty Nurse Practitioner, Assistant Professor, and Assistant Dean of Faculty Practice at Rush University, where she leads over 40 community-based faculty nurse and nurse practitioner clinicians providing care to Chicago’s most vulnerable populations. Dr. Moss is an expert in the care of underserved populations through nurse-led programs, strategic development of nurse-managed care delivery models, and programmatic and outcome evaluation, and currently practices clinically in a nurse-managed health center for formerly incarcerated men and women.
Therese Fitzpatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the Senior Vice President, Performance Improvement, Kaufman Hall and Associates, Skokie, Illinois, an Assistant Clinical Professor at the College of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, and a member of the Nursing Economic$ Editorial Board.
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In this episode, Dr. Beverly Malone, Chief Executive Officer for the National League for Nursing, speaks with recent nursing school graduate Brooke Trigiani of Rutgers University School of Nursing in Camden, New Jersey, on the transition from being a student nurse to becoming an active registered nurse in the community. Dr. Malone passes on her words of advice in becoming a leader both in the hospital and politically as a nurse.
This interview was conducted on Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at the National League for Nursing Headquarters in Washington D.C.
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In honor of Nurses Week, we are proud to present a round table discussion featuring key nurse leaders. This discussion, led by healthcare consultant and Nursing Economic$ Editorial Board member Rhonda Anderson, DNSc(h), MPA, BS, RN, FAAN, LFACHE, focuses on the founding and work of the Nurses on Boards Coalition. In addition to Dr. Anderson, participants include Laurie Benson, BSN; Kimberly Harper, MS, RN, FAAN; and Rita Wray, MBA, RN, BC, FAAN.
The Nurses on Boards Coalition represents national and state efforts by nurses and others working to build healthier communities in America. Their mission is to improve the health of communities and the nation through the service of nurses on boards and other governing bodies. The Nurses on Boards Coalition’s intent is to ensure that at least 10,000 board seats are held by nurses by 2020, as well as raise awareness that all boards will benefit from the unique perspective of nurses to achieve the goals of improved health and efficient and effective health care systems at the local, state and national levels.
Through today’s episode, you will learn about how the coalition came to be, why it is important for nurses to serve on boards, examples of various types of boards where nurses serve, the impact of nurses on boards and how you can get involved.
Ms. Kimberly Harper, MS, RN, FAAN, is the Chief Executive Officer, Indiana Center for Nursing, Nursing Lead, Indiana Action Coalition-National Future of Nursing Campaign; and Chair of the Board of Directors for Nurses on Boards Coalition.
Ms. Laurie Benson, BSN, is the Executive Director, Nurses on Boards Coalition.
Ms. Rita Wray, MBA, RN, BC, FAAN, is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Wray Enterprises, Inc.
Dr. Rhonda Anderson, DNSc(h), MPA, BS, RN, FAAN, LFACHE, is a former executive with Banner Health, including CEO of Cardon Children's Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona. She is currently a healthcare consultant for RMA Consulting, and serves on numerous boards, including the Nursing Economic$ Editorial Board.
For more information about the Nurses on Boards Coalition, visit the coalition’s website at https://www.nursesonboardscoalition.org; and look for the Nurses on Boards Coalition column in the Nursing Economic$ journal.
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While visiting San Juan, Puerto Rico, in January 2019, Nursing Economic$ Editor Dr. Donna Nickitas talked with Senator Eduardo Bhatia, the current Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate. Their conversation focused on climate change and Hurricane Maria’s impact on Puerto Rico.
Having assumed office in 2017, Senator Eduardo Bhatia is the current Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate and the former President of the Puerto Rico Senate. Senator Bhatia holds a degree in Government and Public Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, where he later was also a member of the Princeton University Democrats and the Princeton University Council. Senator Bhatia’s career in public policy is extensive, including in 2014 authoring the most comprehensive energy reform law in Puerto Rico’s history, as well as his roles as Chair of the Eastern Regional Conference of the United States Council of State Governments and President of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, as well as his membership with the Council of State Government, the National Association of Latino Elected Officials, and the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda.
Dr. Donna Nickitas is Dean and Professor for the Rutgers School of Nursing in Camden, NJ, and the Editor of Nursing Economic$.
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In this episode, public health nurse and health reporter Barbara Glickstein discusses the importance of the nurse voice with interviewer Giselle Gerardi. Ms. Glickstein discusses the economic, professional and social implications of speaking up as nurses and being heard through the media. Barbara provides advice to help nurses become engaged and be heard, while sharing her perspectives and experiences.
Barbara Glickstein is the Director of Communication, Media Projects at the Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement at George Washington University School of Nursing. She is a nurse consultant to Carolyn Jones Productions and worked on the feature-length documentaries, The American Nurse and Defining Hope, and the multimedia project, Dying in America.
Giselle Gerardi is a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York. She holds a faculty position in the Applied Health Informatics Masters program, and is an Adjunct Clinical Instructor in the School of Nursing in the Stony Brook BSN program. Giselle's clinical experience focuses in Maternal-Child Health and she has a wide array of experience working with antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum women both in community and acute settings. Giselle is a co-private investigator in a project funded by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. This project aims to help connect older adults with technology to improve their ability to access health information. She is a Jonas Health Policy Scholar for 2018-2020 and is currently working on her PhD in Nursing Science at the City University of New York at the Graduate Center.
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All rights reserved. No portion of this podcast may be used without written permission.
For archived episodes of this podcast and to learn more about Nursing Economic$, visit the journal’s website at http://www.nursingeconomics.net
Music selection:
Scott_Holmes — "Think Big"
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