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VOLUME 6 NUMBER 1 DISTRICTDISTRICT OFOF COLUMBIACOLUMBIA JANUARY 2009 NURSER EGULATION E DUCATION P RACTICE DR. RUTH LUBIC, DELORES L. FARR AND Government of the THE NURSE-MIDWIVES OF THE District of Columbia Adrian M. Fenty, Mayor FAMILY HEALTH AND BIRTH CENTER e-mail: OFFICIAL [email protected] PUBLICATION • web: of www.hpla.doh.gov the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF NURSING1 Ad-DCNurse FP 4C 11-08.qxd 11/10/08 17:39 Page 1 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY — WHERE NURSING INNOVATION BEGINS ADVANCE YOURSELF AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING & HEALTH STUDIES NEW Second Degree Scholarship! ■ RANKED NATIONALLY BY U.S. News & World Report ■ GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner WASHINGTON Acute and Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist HOSPITAL CENTER are Family Nurse Practitioner offering an 80 PERCENT Nurse Anesthesia tuition scholarship for Nurse Midwifery individuals with a bachelor’s Nursing Education degree or higher in Post Master’s Options another field who want an ■ ACCELERATED SECOND DEGREE BSN IN 16 MONTHS accelerated second degree BSN. 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Spann-Downing, RN, MSN OFFICE LOCATION TELEPHONE NUMBER EDUCATION DC Board of Nursing 717 14th St. N.W. D.C. Nursing Schools’ Year-to-Date Status Suite 600 10 Washington, D.C. 20005 E-mail: [email protected] NCLEX® News 11 Phone: 877.244.1689 Fax: 202.727.8471 DIVERSITY: Building Bridges with International Nursing Students 12 Web site: www.hpla.doh.dc.gov Letter from the Committee on Impaired Nurses OFFICE HOURS 16 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY — Monday thru Friday: 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Continuing Education News 17 WHERE NURSING INNOVATION BEGINS BOARD STAFF Karen Scipio-Skinner, MSN, RN Executive Director PRACTICE Concheeta Wright, BSN, RN Nurse Consultant/Practice ADVANCE YOURSELF AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Arthuretta (“Retta”) K. Zeigler, RN, C, Ethics Code for Recruiting FENs 18 NEW Second Degree MSN, MA, COHC SCHOOL OF NURSING & HEALTH STUDIES Nurse Consultant/Education DIVERSITY: Ageism & Nursing 19 Scholarship! 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CALL (202) 687-2781 OR E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT (877) 764-6321 e-mail: [email protected] • web: www.hpla.doh.gov 3 Farewell From Outgoing Board Member Welcome New Board Member Deborah Thomas Rachael Mitzner I have served on the Board of Nursing since 2003. This level of The D.C. Board of Nursing Programs. While working for Rue, advocacy has been rewarding and welcomes a new board member, she rewrote and directed a video enlightening. It brings with it the E. Rachael Mitzner, BSN, MS, and wrote an accompanying understanding of your role as a RN. Originally from the New York workbook to prepare students professional nurse ultimately. I was area, Mrs. Mitzner received a for the Excelsior College Clinical on the board at a time when rapid Bachelor of Science in Nursing testing. She also wrote a from the University of Bridgeport in 1969 and a Master of Science in Health Education from Southern Connecticut State University in 1994. During the last 39 years, Mrs. Mitzner has worked in several different areas of nursing education. She began her career as an instructor in a hospital-based diploma program in Bridgeport, Connecticut. As a member of the Curriculum Committee and chair of the Deborah Thomas, RN, BSN, CDE Education Committee, she E. Rachael Mitzner, BSN, MS, RN worked to change a three-year changes were happening. I was system-based diploma curriculum curriculum and taught weekend involved in that evolution, and I was to a two-year nursing-based preparation classes for updating able to put my mark on the process. So curriculum which became clinical skills for the practicum it doesn’t matter if I am done; I left my associated with a university and required for the LPN to RN imprint. allowed students to obtain an program at Excelsior College. This was an experience that leaves associate degree. In 2003, Mrs. Mitzner relocated you knowing how important nurse While pursuing her master’s to the D.C. area to marry her empowerment and control of your degree, Mrs. Mitzner worked in high school sweetheart. Since practice is. It has to resonate from you home care and long-term care coming to Washington, D.C., Mrs. with knowingness on all levels. We as a nursing educator. She then Mitzner has been working at must be our own best advocate. Each became certified by the state of Comprehensive Health Academy nurse licensed in D.C. needs to know Connecticut and worked for the School of Practical Nursing. Her and understand the process, because Bridgeport Board of Education as a love of nursing and teaching what is decided here can alter your school-nurse teacher in an inner- has consistently led her back practice, how you are educated, and city high school for eight years. to educational settings. She is whether you and your family get In 1995, Mrs. Mitzner moved looking forward to serving on the professional nursing care. to Florida, where she held a Board of Nursing. So I have given my five years, variety of jobs both in long- “I have always enjoyed making what about you? This has been the term care and education. She an impact on health care givers best advocacy of all, and I, the mentor worked as an instructor in an from CNA [certified nursing of all mentors, was mentored by the evening LPN program at Pinellas assistant] to RN,” Mrs. Mitzner best. I thank the present members Technical Education Center. She says. “If I can teach students at and past who helped me to serve was assistant director and then all levels to be mindful caregivers the nurses and citizens of this city. I a director of nursing in a long- and prepare people who are not also would like to thank Karen Scipio term care facility. She worked only qualified academically but Skinner and the staff of the D.C. Board for Harborside Heathcare as the are also caring, I have made a of Nursing for such wonderful support. educational director of their contribution to health care and Florida facilities and also for Rue to society. Serving on the Board Deborah Thomas, Educational Publishers, writing gives me another opportunity RN, BSN, CDE and editing study materials for to give back to the health care the Excelsior College Nursing community. ” 4 District of Columbia Nurse: R egulation • E ducation • P ractice Regulation Board of Nursing Update Board Actions: SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER E. Rachael Mitzner, BSN, MS, RN, was in recruiting District-licensed welcomed as the newest Board of physicians and nurses to support Members of the public are Nursing member. the Inauguration Day festivities. invited to attend... The activities include staffing Amy Filmore Nassar was elected vice- First Aid Stations and Roving chair of the Board. Medical Units along the parade BOARD OF NURSING route and Inaugural grounds. EDUCATION DOH also provides emergency MEETINGS Board members reviewed the medical support at the inaugural Date: First Wednesday of the month accreditation status of all Practical balls and galas.