ANA-OHIO

The Ohio Board of Nursing will appoint members to its 2025 Advisory Groups during the November 2024 Board meeting. If you are interested, please complete the Advisory Group application available on the Board’s website and email it to the Board office at board@nursing.ohio.gov no later than November 12, 2024. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Nt5Act

🔵⚪Member Monday🔵⚪ 🩺Tammy Kaylor, MSN, BA, RN, CDCA🩺 What made you choose nursing as a career? "After nearly thirty years working as a business operation and non-profit development specialist in the community, I accepted a challenge from the Executive Director (ED) of the Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery board to take my passion for reducing stigma, expanding access, and increasing compassionate understanding for persons with addiction and mental illnesses and go to nursing school. As I was recanting the community involvement in response to the opiate epidemic and the teen suicide rates in the county and wondering what more we could do, ED John Aller proclaimed, "Tammy, two things, number one, switch to decaf, and two, go to nursing school. You can make a deeper impact as a psych nurse, and we need you!" I may have taken a long and winding road to get to this place, but I was meant for this work! Nursing is the greatest and most caring profession, and it is my life's honor to be counted among the ranks." Want to be featured on our social media and connect with your fellow nurses across the state? Fill out the quick and easy ANA-Ohio Member Monday Form below! This form gives you a chance to share your story and inspire others in the nursing community. We can't wait to learn more about you! https://bit.ly/3VEVN8v #ANAOhio #OhioNurses

The *INAUGURAL* Policy Influencer Bootcamp!! Seats are limited, don’t miss the chance to be part of cohort 1 of this exciting program! Stay tuned to our social media channels and website for more details on registration!

Are you ready to learn about nursing's impact on policy and politics? Join us this Tuesday as Sue Johnson, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, NE-BC, FAAN, discusses everything from historical roles to current challenges and advocacy strategies. https://bit.ly/4gMJzTf

We could not let this week end without celebrating the incredible contributions of our specialized nursing members during Pediatric Nurses Week, National Midwifery Week, and Emergency Nurses Week! 🩺💙 To all our Ohio nurses in these specialties, we thank you for your devotion to patient care and for making a lasting impact every day! We're so glad to have amazing nurses like you in ANA-Ohio!

We are excited to announce and celebrate the results of the ANA-Ohio 2024 elections! Please join us in congratulating the newly elected leaders who will help guide our organization forward. 🌟 First Vice President: Kurt Kless, MSN, MBA, RN, NE-BC 🌟 Treasurer: Barbara Daly, PhD, RN, FAAN 🌟 Board of Directors: Shanina Knighton, PhD, BSN, RN & Barbara Welch, DNP, MS, RN, EBP-C 🌟 Nominating Committee Chair: Marjorie Vogt, PhD, DNP, APRN 🌟 Nominating Committee Members: Naomi House, BSN, RN, PMH-BC; Jean Anthony, PhD, MSN, BSN; Wendy Sarver, PhD, RN, NEA-BC 🌟 Delegates to ANA Membership Assembly: Sally Morgan, MS, RN, AGPCNP-BC, ACNS-BC Barbara Brunt, MA, MN, RN, NE-BC, NPDA-BC 🌟 Alternates to ANA Membership Assembly: Meghan Ramic, MSN, RN, CPHQ Laurie Hornberger, BSN, RN Anna Goldman, MSN, RN, NPD Kathy Peppe, MS, RN, FAAN Jean Anthony, PhD, MSN, BSN We look forward to the future with our outstanding new leadership!

Haley Adams, a junior honors BSN student at Kent State University, gives us a rundown of her poster presentation on "Growing the Number of Nurses Needed Through Nursing Student Resiliency Training."   We were honored to give her the platform to showcase her research at the Jeri Milstead Policy Symposium last month. The future is looking bright for the next generation of nurses!

Are you sure you're registered to vote? Monday is the last day in Ohio to register to make sure your voice is heard during our nation's election this November. We play a critical role in advocating for policies that impact public health, patient care, and the nursing profession. By casting your vote, you’re helping to ensure that the needs and concerns of nurses are heard and addressed.⠀ https://bit.ly/4gL1gTf

Let's talk about the big picture: how nursing fits into the world of politics and healthcare. Join us as Sue Johnson, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, NE-BC, FAAN, covers nursing’s historical role in policy and politics and addresses current challenges, advocacy, and the importance of political awareness and board service.⠀ Register today and join us! https://bit.ly/4gMJzTf

Don't forget to join us next week as ANA-Ohio President, Rebecca Patton, hosts a virtual meeting for our Northwest Ohio members on October 9, at 7 pm. As we celebrate our first year, we want to thank our members and update you on what is happening at ANA-Ohio. We also want to hear from you as we move forward. Register Today! https://bit.ly/47H1iHG