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Hello, and welcome to the August newsletter!
In this issue:
- Community Engagement Tour
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Frontline Nursing podcast
- Industry research
- "If You Nurse, You Know"
- Upcoming events
- FCN in the news
- This month in nursing history
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Community Engagement Tour | |
Florida Center for Nursing's Community Engagement Tour is off to an excellent start. Following the first workshop in the Southeast nursing region, FCN gathered communities in two additional regions in July.
Community Engagement Tour workshops offer the opportunity for local nurses, educators, consumers, business and industry partners, lawmakers, and other health care providers to share thoughts with health care leaders and help shape the future of nursing.
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On July 11, FCN Executive Director Rayna Letourneau, PhD, RN, and FCN staff visited the University of North Florida, along with a listening panel of health care leaders in the Northeast nursing region:
- Dr. Sadie Durham, DNP, RN, Chief Nursing Officer/Chief Operating Officer at Ascension St. Vincent's
- Dr. Rebecca Monteau, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, Director of Nursing Academic Affairs at Mayo Clinic
- Dr. Valerie Morrison, DBA, MSM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, SHRM-SCP, Director of Student Health Services at University of North Florida
- Adam Francis, MSN, RN, Director of Nursing at Brooks Rehabilitation at Bartram Campus
At the workshop, Dr. Letourneau presented FCN research specific to the Northeast region, and community members offered questions and comments on topics including travel nursing, health and safety, and nurse mentors.
| FCN Executive Director Dr. Rayna Letourneau and future nurses from the Northeast region of Florida | |
July 23, Dr. Letourneau and Florida Center for Nursing staff traveled to the University of West Florida to hear from the Northwest nursing region of Florida. The following Northwest health care leaders made up the listening panel:
- Brandy Strahan, PhD, RN, CNE, Interim Director of the School of Nursing and Associate Professor, University of West Florida
- Joyce Nichols, APRN, BSN, Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer, Baptist Health Care
- Lori Wichman, DNP, RN, PHN, CMSRN, NPD-BC, NE-BC, Programs Coordinator - Project Management/Simulation, Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola
- Jason Chancey, MSN, RN, CEN, NPD-BC, National Director, Clinical Professional Development, Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola
Discussion ranged from nurse burnout and autonomous practice APRNs to mental health resources.
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FCN Executive Director Dr. Rayna Letourneau, health care panelists, and future nurses from the Northwest region of Florida | |
The next stop on the Community Engagement Tour will take place September 13 at the Lee Health Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, FL, with Southwest community members.
Visit flcntr.org/CETSW to register for in-person or virtual attendance.
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Frontline Nursing podcast |  | |
August marks three months since the Florida Center for Nursing relaunched the Frontline Nursing podcast.
The podcast has featured conversations with:
- Health care leaders like Florida Nurses Association Executive Director Willa Fuller, BSN, RN
- Nurses working on the frontlines like pediatric triage nurse and home health nurse Jamie Roberts, LPN
- Nursing faculty like Lisandra Sorrentino, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, Associate Professor at the College of Central Florida
- Nurses working on the cutting edge of innovations to improve patient care like Jody Long, MSN, MBA, RN, CEN
The Frontline Nursing podcast community of nurses, health care leaders, consumers, and more is growing. The podcast reached 6,000 downloads in July, and that number continues to increase.
The podcast recognizes the impact nurses have on our lives and our communities. Throughout the series, FCN Executive Director, Rayna Letourneau, PhD, RN, talks with those on the frontlines of health care to hear about the issues impacting the nursing workforce, insights from their personal journeys, and what inspires them.
Visit flcntr.org/FLN for all Frontline Nursing episodes, or find it wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Industry Research: Nursing, Gratitude, and Longevity | |
A recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry presents evidence that "people who more frequently notice and feel grateful for positive experiences tend to live longer." Of particular note is the sample used for this study, titled: "Gratitude and Mortality Among Older US Female Nurses." 49,275 RNs participated in the study.
FCN has seen the value of gratitude in its own research. FCN staff partnered with USF College of Nursing to run a pilot program on gratitude, and presented the findings at the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers conference in June.
| National Forum of State Nursing Workforce conference presentation | The pilot program tracked participants during a 14-day incentivized wellness challenge and found that this kind of challenge "can lead to increased levels of dispositional gratitude among members of the nursing workforce." | |
Speakers from the Florida Center for Nursing are available to present at events on nurse well-being and other critical topics that impact the nursing workforce. Click this link or the button below to submit a speaker request. | |
And the Florida Center for Nursing knows nurses. | |
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The Florida Center for Nursing has launched the "If you nurse, you know" (IYNYK) campaign to raise awareness of FCN and its mission, and to increase recognition for nurses.
The long-term goal of the campaign is to better connect nurses in Florida with the resources and programs offered by the Florida Center for Nursing.
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Florida Center for Nursing staff hopes to see you at any of these upcoming events. | |
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- FCN Executive Director Rayna Letourneau, PhD, RN, will participate in the Sailing to Success: Navigating NP Student Preceptor Challenges in the Waters of Florida Think Tank.
- FCN Executive Director Rayna Letourneau, PhD, RN, will present Florida Center for Nursing research specific to the Southwest region and then guide discussion with community members and a panel of health care leaders from the region.
- FCN Executive Director Rayna Letourneau, PhD, RN, will present Florida Center for Nursing's Strategic Initiatives Aimed to Create a Culture of Well-Being during a plenary session, and participate in the Sharing Best Practices to Improve Florida NCLEX Pass Rates panel presentation.
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CommHIT24, October 17, Kennedy Space Center, FL
- FCN Executive Director Rayna Letourneau, PhD, RN, will be presenting on the topic of resiliency.
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The following publications featured Florida Center for Nursing's research in their articles in July:
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This Month in Nursing History | |
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The National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses was founded August 25, 1908.
According to the African American Registry: "Martha Minerva Franklin founded the association. This organization was dedicated to promoting the standards and welfare of Black nurses and breaking down racial discrimination in the profession. This organization served an important need, as black nurses at that time were not welcome in the American Nurses Association (ANA)."
Read more: aaregistry.org/story/national-association-of-colored-graduate-nurses-founded/
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Thank you for reading! If you have suggestions, feedback, or comments, please email flcenterfornursing@usf.edu or click the button below. | |
About the Florida Center for Nursing
The Florida Center for Nursing is established to research and address issues of supply and demand for nursing, including issues of recruitment, retention, and utilization of nurse workforce resources. The vision of the FCN is to ensure that the health care needs of the residents and visitors of Florida are met by a competent and sufficient nursing workforce.
Click the button below to learn more about the Florida Center for Nursing.
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