OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE FLORIDA NURSES FOUNDATION Volume 68 • No. 1 Quarterly publication direct mailed to approximately 10,000 Registered Nurses and delivered electronically via email to 310,000+ Registered Nurses in Florida February 2020 Mission Statement Advancing the profession of nursing and promoting a healthy Florida FNA does not endorse advertised products, services, or companies, nor any claims made in paid advertisements. The Florida Nurse is proudly brought to you by FNA dues paying members. President’s Message 2020 Year of the Nurse – It’s Going to be an Amazing Year! George Peraza-Smith, life to the end. Nurses practice in all healthcare of education, preparation, and competence. DNP, RN, APRN, GNP, AGPCNP settings and are filling new roles to meet the Nurses in hospitals and communities are ever-growing demand for health and health care constrained by policies and procedures that The World Health services.” The Florida Nurses Association joins restrict their practices while advanced practice Organization (WHO) in the celebration of nurses and nurse midwives. nurses are repressed by limited, antiquated has designated 2020 as Nurses are the backbone of health care in scope of practice regulations hampering the “Year of the Nurse Florida and make significant contributions their potential contributions to Floridians. and Midwife” in honor to the health of Floridians. We continue to be How can a state like Florida, that values the of the 200th birthday the most trusted profession. We are intimately entrepreneurial spirit and the contributions anniversary of Florence aware of the health care needs of our patients of small businesses, continue to accept Nightingale. According and communities. We practice holistic care unnecessary and costly practice restrictions to WHO, the designation that values the person and the person’s unique on duly prepared professionals, like advanced of the year 2020 will journey over the continuum of their health and practice nurses? Advocacy Days in Tallahassee provide the opportunity life. We have demonstrated over and over we on January 22 and 23 was an opportunity for to demonstrate the ways are here for our patients. Our patients come nurses and advanced practice nurses around the nurses impact the health and wellbeing of the first. I value and applaud your commitment to state to demonstrate our commitment to nursing world. This honorary designation elevates the our profession and to the patients you serve. and to the people we serve. Thank you to all contributions of nursing and nursing science to This is our time to focus on celebrating these that were able to join us. I am so proud of our health care. In an ANA press release, Dr. Ernest values and appreciating all that we, YOU, do for accomplishments and the impact we are having J. Grant, ANA President, stated, “As the largest each other and those we take care of, including on the legislature. We had the opportunity to group of health care professionals in the U.S. ourselves. speak with legislators to educate them on the and the most trusted profession, nurses are Nurses could contribute so much more if with patients 24/7 and from the beginning of every nurse could practice to their full extent President’s Message continued on page 3 Inside this Issue Notes from the Executive Director ......................... 2 In Memorium ......................................... 12 Non-Profit Org. Calendar of Events ..................................... 3 FNA Advocacy Days ................................... 13 U.S. Postage Paid Region News ........................................ 4-6 FNPAC .............................................. 14 Princeton, MN Permit No. 14 News from Headquarters ................................ 6 Focus on New Grad ................................... 14 current resident or Nurses on Boards Coalition .............................. 7 Student Forum ....................................... 15 Focus on the Foundation ................................ 8 Welcome New FNA Members! ......................... 16-17 LERC Update & State Employees .......................... 9 Save the Date ........................................ 17 Nursing Community: SIG News ............................................ 17 Florida Action Coalition ................................ 10 Let’s Be Clear! ........................................ 18 Florida Center for Nursing .............................. 11 The Collective Power of Nurses to Address Climate & Health ... 19 QSEN .............................................. 11 QUIN ............................................... 12 Page 2 The Florida Nurse February 2020 Notes from the Executive Director Owned and Published by, Florida Nurses Association The Power of Nursing Stories: 1235 E. 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