CONVENTION PHOTOS:
Thank you for attending the FNA Centenniual Convention! Click here to view photos from the event. Thank you to Districts 4 and 46 for hosting this historic event!
2009 FNA BYLAWS
Click here for the 2009 approved bylaws.
2009 SUMMARY OF ACTIONS
Click here for the 2009 Summary of Actions.
ELECTIONS RESULTS:
The Florida Nurses Association (FNA) is pleased to release the names of their 2009-2011 Board of Directors. Since voting for significant structural association changes at the 2009 Centennial Convention, this group of leaders will play a crucial role in making an impact in the future of nursing. The 2009-2011 FNA Board of Directors is:
President: Andrea C. Gregg, RN, DSN, Jacksonville, FL
First Vice President: Bonnie C. Sklaren, ARNP, Gulfport, FL
Second Vice President: Debra Hunt, ARNP, Clermont, FL
Secretary: Mary Lou Brunell, RN, Apopka, FL
Treasurer: Mavra Kear, PhD, ARNP, Lakeland, FL
Director-at-Large: Cynthia B. Boucher, RN, Gainesville, FL
Director-at-Large: Edward T. Briggs, ARNP, St. Petersburg, FL
Director-at-Large: Annmarie J. Farro, RN, Summerfield, FL
Director-at-Large: Vicky Stone Gale, ARNP, Davie, FL
Director-at-Large: Deirdre Krause, PhD, Loxahatchee, FL
Director-at-Large: Daniel Little, PhD, ARNP, Miami, FL
Director-at-Large: Barbara Russell, RN, Miami, FL
Director-at-Large: George Byron Smith, ARNP, Tampa, FL
ANA Delegates
Mary Tittle, RN, (District 46, Largo)
Anna Small, ARNP (District 23, Tallahassee)
Andrea Gregg, RN (District 2, Jacksonville)
Mary Lou Brunell, RN (District 8, Apopka)
Patricia Quigley, ARNP (District 4, St. Petersburg)
Bonnie Sklaren, ARNP (District 46, Gulfport)
Ann-Lynn Denker, ARNP (District 5, Miami)
Barbara Russell, RN (District 5, Miramar)
Susan Hartranft, ARNP (District 46, Clearwater)
Patricia Messmer, RN (District 5, Hollywood)
Edward Briggs, ARNP (District 46, St. Petersburg)
George Byron Smith, ARNP (District 4, Tampa)
Diane Mayes, RN (District 4, Tampa)
Elaine Slocum, RN (District 20, Bradenton)
Gail Tracey, ARNP (District 7, Cape Coral)
Mavra Kear, ARNP (District 12, Lakeland)
Vicky Stone Gale, ARNP (District 21, Davie)
Tammy Martineau, RN, (District 10, Gainesville)
Patricia Seabrooks, ARNP (District 21, Pembroke Pines)
Deirdre Krause, RN (District 9, Loxahatchee)
Daniel J. Little, ARNP (District 5, Miami)
WFA Commissioners: (Vote by WFA members only)
Barbara Russell, RN (District 5, Miramar)
Susan Hartranft, ARNP (District 46, Clearwater)
Barbara Drummond-Huth, RN (District 11, Palm Coast)
Mary Tittle, RN, (District 46, Largo)
Martha Hanuschik, RN (District 8, Orlando)
Center for American Nurses Delegates:
Mary Lou Brunell, RN, (District 8, Apopka)
Susan Hartranft, ARNP (District 46, Clearwater)
NLA Delegates: (Vote by Bargaining Unit members only)
Marsha Martin, RN (District 10, Gainesville)
Deborah Hogan, RN (District 40, West Palm Beach)
Diane Mayes, RN (District 4, Tampa)
Nominating Committee:
Katherine Mason, RN (District 23, Tallahassee)
Kay Fullwood, ARNP (District 2, Jacksonville)
Naomi Benton Brown, RN (District 21, Fort Lauderdale)
Angela Raiford, RN (District 10, Gainesville)
Catherine Emmett, ARNP (District 20, Sarasota)
Great 100 Nurses and Hall of Fame Awardee:
Hall of Fame Award – Charlotte Dison
FNA recognizes Charlotte Dison in the FNA Hall of Fame. Charlotte is the image of a transformational leader who has shaped the lives of countless RNs and professional nursing within the state of Florida. Her work also extends nationally and internationally through the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program.
Charlotte is a leader of innovation. Through literature, conferences and other mediums, Charlotte led nursing through patient education, infection control, cardiac rehabilitation and oncology programs, architectural designs and renovation of patient care units and nurse-physician collaboration. She provided an empowered work environment and demonstrated business etiquette and professional ethics.
Charlotte Dison is regarded as one of the pillars in the community and an advocate for RNs who temporarily left the clinical setting. Her proactive approach and commitment to education and patient care has not gone unnoticed. She is an inspiration to all nurses with her professionalism and commitment to nursing, and is an outstanding role model for the thousands of nurses whose lives she has touched throughout her career.
FNA is proud to honor Charlotte Dison in the Hall of Fame. Thank you, Charlotte, for your commitment to nursing and FNA!
Congratulations to the FNA Centennial Convention Great 100 Nurses!
In 1986, P.K. Sheerle established the Great 100 Nurses of Louisiana in which nurses are nominated by patients, families and their peers to be recognized at a gala celebration each year. This event has been repeated in various forms throughout the country over the years, including in our own FNA District 2 and FNA District 3. This year, in celebration of FNA's 100th anniversary as an organization, the FNA recognizes 100 of its outstanding members. These nurses were nominated by their peers for excellence in diverse areas of nursing practice. A special commemorative pin and certificate were designed and presented to each honoree.
A special thanks goes to the Great 100 Nurses of Duval County and members of FNA District 2 for their assistance in this effort.
Administration
Barbara Drummond-Huth, RN
Phyllis Floyd, RN, MBA
Willa Fuller, RN
Debra Hernke, RN
Sandra Janzen, MS, RN, FAAN
Lisa Johnson, MSN, RN
Kelly Miles, RN
Anne Peach, RN, MS, MSN, CNS
Mary Beth Reardon, RN, MS, NEA-BC
Rose Rivers, PhD, RN, CNAA
Lucy B. Trice, PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC
Susan V. White, PhD, RN
Advocacy
Mary Lou Brunell, RN, MS
Alice Clark, RN
Darlene Fritsma, ARNP
Andrea Gregg, DSN, RN
Deborah Hogan, MPH, RN
Barbara Lumpkin, RN
Vicki Marsee, RN, NEA-BC
Wynyard McDonald, RN
Bonnie Sklaren, ARNP
Clinical
Alison Brewer, ARNP
Heidy David-Robinson, ARNP
Yolanda Gertsch-Lapceuvic, ARNP
Olivia Hagos, RN
Tina Mason, ARNP
Mavra Pharis, RN
Pam Pieper, PhD, ARNP
Community
Banke Ayileka, RN
Joan Castleman, MSN, RN
Florence Deaner, RN
Inez Fielding, RN, BSN
Goldie Fralick, RN
Barbara Kruger, PhD, RN
Lillia Loriz, PhD, ARNP
Lolita Massengill, ARNP
M. Dee Williams, PhD, RN
Entrepreneur
Patricia Bemis, RN, CEN
Heather Monaghan, RN, MHSC
Jo Manion, PhD, RN
Education
William Ahrens, MSN, RN
Carol Blakeman, ARNP
Cynthia Blum, PhD, RN, CNE
Cynthia Boucher, MSN, RN
Mary Kathleen Ebener, PhD, RN
Linda Hennig, EdD, RN
Bonnie Hesselberg, EdD, ARNP
Mary Jane Hopkins, ARNP, MSN
Claydell Horne, PhD, RN
Cecilia Jevitt, CNM, PhD
Jean Kijek, PhD, RN
John McDonough, CRNA, EdD, ARNP
Barbara Redding, EdD, RN
Maria Seidel, ARNP
Mary Tittle, PhD, ARNP
Jean Wortock, PhD, RN
Jo Snider, EdD, RN
Research
Kathaleen Bloom, PhD, CNM
Jennifer Elder, PhD, RN, FAAN
Shirley Gordon, PhD, RN
Sande Gracia Jones, PhD, ARNP, FAAN
John Lowe, PhD, RN, FAAN
Audrey Nelson, PhD, RN, FAAN
Roberta Vallish, ARNP
Role Model
Mary Bear, PhD, RN
Linda Bell, ARNP
Valerie Browne-Krimsley, EdD, RN, CNE
Patricia Burns, PhD, RN, FAAN
Doreen Cassarino, ARNP
Pamela Chally, PhD, RN
Mary Clark, ARNP
Carol Cobb, RN
Suzanne Edgett Collins, PhD, JD, RN
Mary Colvin, RN, PhD
Paz David, RN
Judith Davies, RN
Charlotte Dison, RN, MSN
Frances Downs, MSN, RN
Mary Evans, PhD, RN
Kay Fullwood, ARNP
Leigh Hart, PhD, ARNP-BC
Sally Karioth Petersen, PhD, RN
Deirdre Krause, PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC
Susan Leger-Krall, PhD, ARNP
Cecile Lengacher, PhD, RN
Jean Leuner, PhD, RN, CNE
Patricia Liehr, RN
Kathleen Long PhD, APRN, FAAN
Eugene Majka, ARNP
Marsha Martin, RN
Katherine Mason, EdD, RN
Patricia Messmer, PhD, RN, FAAN
Doreen Perez, RN
Bobbie Jean Primus-Cotton, PhD, RN
Germina Rio, DNS, CPH, ARNP
Barbara Russell, RN, MPH, CIC
Sharon Smith, RN
Mary Lou VanCott, PhD, RN
Elizabeth Wajdowicz, PhD, RN
Sandra Walsh, PhD, RN
Congratulations to FNA Legislator of the Year, Representative Luis R. Garcia! The award will be presented to Representative Garcia at the Great 100 Nurses Awards Gala on Thursday, September 24.
 | In a unanimous House vote, Representative Luis Garcia passed SB 408 earlier this year. The bill amends the statute which requires Clinical Laboratories to accept human specimens on the order of an allopathic or osteopathic physician, physician assistant, dentist, naturopath, podiatrist, or chiropractor to include orders from advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs). ARNPs provide primary care to healthy people, manage chronic illness and diagnose acute illnesses. ARNPs have been authorized to order laboratory tests under Florida law since 1996. Laboratory results from clinical laboratories are an integral part of the healthcare team’s ability to diagnose and treat. This new law will facilitate the flow of healthcare for Florida’s citizens and permit ARNPs to deliver the best care possible to their patients. Thank you Representative Garcia for supporting nursing and healthcare legislature! |
Thank you to our sponsors:
Arthur Davis Publishing
University of Phoenix - STUDENT DAY SPONSOR
Florida Hospital College of Health Services - STUDENT DAY SPONSOR
Sophia Palmer Nurses RRG, Inc. - STUDENT DAY SPONSOR
Keiser University - STUDENT DAY SPONSOR
University of Florida College of Nursing
Vitas Innovative Hospice Care
Clinical Guard
Florida International University
Sanofi Pasteur
Guldmann, Inc.
THANK YOU TO OUR CONVENTION SPEAKERS!:
Keynote Speaker: Nightingale on Nursing Now & Blessing of the Hands, Sandra Jones Campbell, PhD, RN
Nursing Advocacy: It Takes a Team, Pamela S. Chally, Phd, RN
On The Shoulders Of Giant: How Do We Move From Apathy to Political Activism?, Janice B. Hess, FNP-C, MSN
Did You Know? Shift Happens, Ann-Lynn Denker, ARNP, PhD
Servant Leadership in Nursing, Frances Civilette Downs, MSN, RN
Understanding the “So-Called Nursing Shortage”: Why Florida’s Nursing Shortage Persists in Spite of Temporary Changes to the Job Market, Angie Ross, Ed.M.
ARNP Controlled Substance Prescribing in Florida: Is Our Trade Restrained?, Anna Small, CNM, JD
Financial Rules of the Road, Matt Buckland (Edward Jones)
Panel Discussion on HB 1209 and its Effects on Nursing Education.
A panel of experts from FNA, the Florida Association of Colleges of Nursing, the Florida Council of Nursing Education Administrators and the Board of Nursing discussed what the passing of HB1209 means for the future of nursing. Panelists included Divina Grossman, Elaine Slocumb, Anna Small, Cynthia Mikos, Ann-Lynn Denker and Connie Bobik.
Infectious Agents, 2009 and Beyond, Barbara Russell, RN, MPH, CIC
Standing Orders – Friend or Foe?, Cynthia Mikos, ESQ., RN
The Essence of Alternative Healthcare, Donna Peters, PhD, RN, FAAN
Choosing and Using Pain Behavior Scales, Mary Kathleen Ebener, PhD, RN
Dispute Resolution: An Essential Element in SN to RN Role Transition, Louise Zeuli, JD, MSN, ARNP and ErmyLynn Kiehl, PhD, ARNP, CNS
Workplace Violence: Aggressive Patients, Jackie Whiting, ARNP, MSN, CNS, CARN, CS
Spice Up Your Workforce With The Seasoned Nurse: Valuing the Mature Nurse, Workforce Advocacy Commission
Breastfeeding Among African American Women: Factors Facilitating and Interfering With Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration, Barbara Hansen Cottrell, ARNP, MSN, CNE
Vaccine Protection, Not Autism, Deborah Hogan, RN, BSN, MPH
Nurses in the Workplace: Advocating For and Protecting Your Rights as an Employee, Anna Small, CNM, JD
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH GRANT RECIPIENTS
The Florida Nurses Foundation (FNF) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009 research grants and scholarships. This year, FNF awarded funding for seven research grants and 26 scholarships, over $16,000, to students throughout the state of Florida. FNF exists to promote nursing and delivery of healthcare through the advancement of research, education and practice. Each year, funds are provided to registered nurses and students for scholarships and research grants.
2009 research grant recipients are:
-Debra Hunt, The Lived Experience of Young Onset Dementia – Imogene King Research Fund;
-Lillia Diaz Pino, Risk Factors and suspected Child Maltreatment – District 5 Charitable Trust’s Frieda Norton Fund;
-Frances Civilette Downs, Seasonal Affective Disorder, A Phenomonological Inquiry – Undine Sams and Friends Research Grant Fund;
-Pam Pieper, Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes After A Mild Traumatic Injury From Child and Proxy Perspectives – Evelyn Frank McKnight Fund;
-Joanna Sikkema, The Influence of Family History, Gender and Ethnicity Upon Actual and Perceived Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Minority Populations – Blanche Case Research Fund;
-Jennifer Rheingans, Valid Categorization of Peripheral Intravenous Initiation Skill Level – District 20, Evelyn Baxter Memorial Fund; and
-Beverlin Allen, Nutrition Management and Pressure Ulcers in Elderly Long Term Care Patients – Edna Hicks Research Fund.
2009 scholarship recipients are:
-Holly Herrmann, from Brevard County and attending UCF College of Nursing, received the District 8 Charlotte Anzalone Scholarship;
-Taryn Barson, from Lee County and attending Florida Gulf Coast University, received a Statewide District 18 Scholarship;
-Jessica Ann Dorey, from Hillsborough County and attending USF College of Nursing, received the Undine Sams and Friends Scholarship;
-Stewart Hood, from Sarasota County and attending USF College of Nursing, received the District 4 Martha Russell Florida Nurses Scholarship;
-Carol Parrales, from Palm Beach County and attending USF College of Nursing, received a Statewide District 18 Scholarship;
-Rosalie Del Valle, from Palm Beach County and attending Palm Beach Community College, received a Statewide District 18 Scholarship;
-Ja’el Mitten, from Palm Beach County and attending Palm Beach Community College, received a Statewide District 18 Scholarship;
-Marlene Brown Brennen, from Palm Beach County and attending Florida Atlantic University, received the Edna Hicks Fund Scholarship;
-Venina Wicker, from Orange County and attending the UCF College of Nursing, received the Mary York Scholarship;
-Jamie Buchman, from Volusia County and attending the UCF College of Nursing, received the Lillian Hulla Scholarship;
-Elizabeth LaPorte, from Duval County and attending UCF College of Nursing, received the Great 100 Nursing Scholarship;
-Sarah Slagle, from Broward County and attending Florida State University, received the Ruth Finamore Scholarship;
-Felusha Denord, from Manatee County and attending Jacksonville University, received funding from the District 20 Evelyn Baxter Memorial Fund;
-Charlotte Jarrett, from Dade County and attending the University of Miami, received the Nina Brookins Scholarship (from the District 5 Charitable Trust);
-Ivonne Johnson, from Seminole County and attending the UCF College of Nursing, received a District 3 Scholarship;
-Glenda Hannah, from Broward County and attending Florida International University, received the District 21 Louise Fiske Memorial Scholarship;
-Anna Nummelin, from Dade County and attending the University of Miami, received funding from the Connie Dorry Memorial Fund;
-Susan Thorsen, from Lake County and attending University of South Florida, received the District 14 Marcy Klosterman Memorial Scholarship;
-Hetal Desai, from Marion County and attending the University of Tampa, received the District 3 Marion County Scholarship;
-Robert Evans, from Pinellas County and attending Florida State University, received the Ruth Jacobs District 46 Scholarship;
-Elizabeth Hernandez, from Dade County and attending Florida International University, received the Eleanor Bindrum Scholarship (from the District 5 Charitable Trust);
-Joyce Rios, from Broward County and attending University of Miami, received the Charlotte Liddell Scholarship (from the District 5 Charitable Trust);
-Carmen Polo, from Flagler County and attending UCF Daytona, received the Olive Seymour District 6 Scholarship;
-Jennifer Perkins, from Lee County and attending Florida Gulf Coast University, received the Ingeborg Mauksch Scholarship;
-Andrea Savas, from Pinellas County and attending St. Petersburg College, received the District 46 Olive Ramsey Memorial Scholarship; and
-Teresa Leo, from Walton County and attending Northwest Florida State College, received the Agnes Naughton RN-BSN Scholarship.
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