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AND BUILDING SERVING 2004ANNUAL REPORT Contents Mission Statement .............................. 1 Grant Development and Management ............................ 2 Food-Safe Schools .............................. 3 Partners in Program Planning for Adolescent Health ...................... 4 Leadership Enhancement and Development ............................ 4 From the President, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director .......... 5 2004 Supporters ................................ 6 Financials ........................................ 10 2004 Nursing Research Grants Scholars ............................ 12 2004 Nursing Research Grants Abstracts ............................ 13 Tobacco Free Nurses Initiative ............ 13 Nursing On The Move ...................... 14 Fundraising Highlights ...................... 15 Nursing’s Agenda for the Future ........ 16 Nursing Leadership Circle ................ 16 ANF Board of Trustees ...................... 17 ANF Staff ........................................ 17 Mission The American Nurses Foundation (ANF) exists to promote the health of the public and advance the nursing profession through supporting the mission of the American Nurses Association (ANA). The vision of the American Nurses Foundation is to be a nationally recognized philanthropic organization. ANF was founded in 1955 as the scientific research, education and charitable subsidiary of the American Nurses Association. The Foundation complements the work of the ANA by raising funds and developing and managing grants to support advances in research, education and clinical practice. 1 Grant Development and Management Enhancing Geriatric Competence of Nurses, funded by Atlantic Philanthropies he Nurse Competence in Aging (NCA) ini- 2004 the examinations became nationally avail- tiative continues to improve the quality of able six days a week at 315 testing sites. Thealth care by enhancing the competence of The NCA Website, www.GeroNurseOnline.org, specialty nurses in caring for older adults. was launched at the ANA Biennial Convention Fifteen additional national specialty nursing during Dr. Mathy Mezey’s plenary speech on June organizations, for a total of 27 with the potential 29, 2004. Nearly 59,000 had visited the site as of to impact over 40,000 nurses, were awarded ANA- December 31, 2004. SNAPG (American Nurses Association-Specialty In December 2004, Nurse Competence in Nursing Association Partners in Geriatrics) grants. Aging was honored when the American Society of Linda J. Stierle, MSN, RN, CNAA,BC, Chief Association Executives presented an Associations Executive Officer, American Nurses Association, Advance America, 2005 Award of Excellence to launched the Call for Proposals for the third round the American Nurses Association, in the category of grant awards at the annual meeting of the of Skills Training and Professional Development. I Nursing Organizations Alliance in November 2004. Twenty-six ANA-SNAPGs were represented at a landmark meeting in New York City in October. The two-day meeting identified technical assis- tance needs and opportunities, promoted net- RN No Harm working/resource sharing and encouraged increased collaboration among the organizations. he Beldon Fund continues to support the At the 2004 ANA Biennial Convention, NCA American Nurses Association and its RN provided substantial support to ensure a promi- TNo Harm Project to engage nurses as nent geriatric presence at the convention that advocates for environmental health within the highlighted geriatric nursing and the ANA-SNAPG hospital setting and in the community through efforts to enhance care of older adults. This result- funds provided to the Foundation. ed in 13 continuing education sessions with a geri- The project continued to make great strides atric focus, plus a plenary session presented by Dr. in 2004 and continued to expand upon the Mathy Mezey. work of the first two years. A Train-the-Trainer NCA and the Hartford Institute collaborated conference was held for 25 nurse leaders; a with the American Journal of Nursing on the new speakers bureau was recruited and deployed series, “A New Look at the Old,” and provided an throughout the US; satellite meetings were held overview piece about NCA, “Nurse Competence in to educate state issue leaders on environmental Geriatrics: A new initiative to promote it,” that health issues; and staff support, tools and appeared in the first issue of the new series in materials were provided to the state chapters August 2004. of the American Nurses Association for use in Dedicated to the care of older adults, the book state level environmental health issues. Nursing Clinics of North America was co-edited Additionally, evaluation of the impact and the by Dr. Mathy Mezey, and included a lead article direction of the work was conducted. featuring Nurse Competence in Aging, which was As a result of this grant, nurses across the authored by Jessica Scholder Esterson, Mary Jean country have a clearer understanding of the Schumann and Sarah Kagan. link between environment and health, and The goal to convert two existing national cer- have prioritized mercury, indoor air contami- tification examinations, which demonstrate gener- nants and the non-therapeutic use of antimi- al competence in geriatric nursing, from paper- crobials in healthcare settings for continued I and-pencil to computer-based testing (CBT), was grant work. successfully launched in April 2004. In August 2 Food-Safe Schools: A School Nurse Foodborne Illness Response Project he ANF/Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) project strives to promote Tfood safety and educate nurses to prevent foodborne illnesses. The project’s goal is to enhance the role of school nurses in reducing and managing school-based foodborne illness out- breaks. On March 12-13, 2004, the School Nurse Train-the-Trainer workshop titled “School Nurses Responding to the Challenges of Foodborne Illnesses: Prevention, Detection and Management of Foodborne Illnesses in Schools ANA Chief Programs Officer Pam Hagan, MSN, RN, speaks at the ” was conducted press conference in Washington, DC, for the AMA Primer for Physician in Washington, DC. Thirteen school nurse leaders and Other Health Care Professionals. were selected to attend the workshop and become instructors. The nurses were very enthusiastic • National Association of County and City about the topic and very eager to replicate the Health Officials (NACCHO) workshop within their States or Local District. • National Environmental Health The American Nurses Association Biennial Association (NEHA), and Convention was held on June 26-29, 2004 in • Rhode Island Department of Minneapolis, MN. The convention provided an Education/Kids First I opportunity for ANF to disseminate Food-Safe Schools brochures and information. On November 15-17, 2004, ANF Food-Safe The National Nursing Schools project staff attended the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/ Division of Coalition for School Health Adolescent and School Health (DASH) Funded Partner’s Meeting. The theme for this meeting was The National Nursing Coalition for School “Putting a Face on School Health: Highlighting Health exists to enhance the role and function of the Successes.” CDC partners in Food Safety con- school nurse. This is made possible through the col- vened to discuss development of the CDC Food- laboration of nursing organizations with an interest Safe School’s Action Guide. in school health. The Coalition serves as the adviso- ry board for the Food-Safe Schools Project. National Partners in the CDC/DASH Food-Safe Schools Project include the: The National Nursing Coalition for School • American Nurses Foundation (ANF) Health member organizations include: • American School Food Services • American Nurses Association Foundation (ASFSF) • American Public Health Association: School Nurse Section Public Health Nursing Section • American School Health Association • National Assembly on School Based Health Care • National Association of Hispanic Nurses • National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners • National Association of School Nurses • National Association of State School Nurse Consultants • National Center for School Health Nursing, FSS Project Director Elaine Brainerd, MA, RN, CSN, led the workshop. ANF I 3 Partners in Program Planning for Adolescent Health (PIPPAH): A Nursing Initiative he PIPPAH grant is funded by a four year cooperative agreement from the TOffice of Adolescent Health (OAH) in the Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCHB) at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). ANF hosted the Fall 2004 PIPPAH Interdisciplinary Partners meeting at our new location in Silver Spring, where the theme was interdisciplinary collaboration. The Planning Task Force of nursing experts also came together in 2004 to contin- Interdisciplinary Partners ue work on increasing awareness, developing Left to Right Sitting: Bonnie Spear, PhD, RD; Missy Fleming, PhD; Marcia Rubin, education materials, promoting collaboration PhD MPH; Andrea Solarz, PhD; Debbie Lao Regalario. and building organizational infrastructure Left to Right Standing: Laurie Emmer, LICSW, LCSW-C; Kelly Towey, MEd; Susan Terwilliger, MS, RNCS, PNP; Anne De Biasi, MHA; Jan Foster; Audrey around the issues of adolescent health. Yowell, PhD, MSSS; Jack Tenenbaum, DPA, MPH; Cheryl Kodjo, MD, MPH; Jennifer Bretsch, MS; Mike Ambrose, MS; Shelly Sinclair, MPH. Two new on-line continuing education programs are being developed, Responsible Sexual Activity in Adolescents:

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