Virginia Action Coalition

Leadership Workgroup

Nursing LeadershipFrom Bedside to

BoardroomLoressa Cole & Lindsey Cardwell

Develop strategies to ensure nursing is skilled to provide

leadership from the bedside to the boardroom

Leadership Goal

The Team

Hannah AndersonJo Ellen ArmstrongChristina BlottnerTheresa BroscheKim CarterKerin EmeryKaitlyn GeibAmy GillespieSharron GuillettJoyce HahnPatricia Harnois-ChurchCathy HarrisonDenise HillKerin James

Danny JonesDenise KonradPatricia LaneBill LukhardDawn MartinezMary Beth WilsonGenemarie McGeeMary NugentDiane PengKristi RemkusThelma Roach-SerryBeverly RossChelsea SavageJanice Smith

Phyllis StoneburnerAngela TaylorAmber ThomasCaroline TobinAmy WalkerAndrea AboiteKaren DrenkardSonia VishneskiDenise FotiAmber GrovesRita HeywardNichole OjoAveri PennellGiselle RileyMelody SharpBarbara Sorbello

Collaborate with schools of nursing to ensure the curriculum focuses on leadership skills necessary for today’s complex healthcare environment

Recognize leaders “from the bedside to the boardroom” at the annual Virginia Nurses Foundation Excellence in Nursing gala

Continue to support the current and expanded Nurse Leadership Institute, a program of the Richmond Memorial Health Foundation and a 2007 Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future (PIN) grantee, by participating on committees, providing scholarships, assisting in encouraging employers to nominate fellows and nurses to serve as faculty

Leadership Objectives

Continue “Nurse Leaders in the Boardroom” program piloted with Robert Wood Johnson and AARP in September, 2009

Continue to determine strategic boards to which nurses could be appointed and work with stakeholders to identify, mentor, and recommend individuals for those appointments

Leadership Objectives

The initial Leadership Workgroup Strategy session for Nurses on Boards was in September of 2011.

The Leadership Workgroup identified the need for 3 Action Sub-Committees to assist with meeting this objective.

The team utilized Wiki Space and Conference Calls to further develop this initiative.

Nurses on Boards

Led by Chelsea Savage Action Committee # 1 developed a list of

boards that nurses should be serving on. The Leadership Workgroup identified that priority boards should fall into the categories of Advocacy, Community, and Policy. The board will be posted on the VAC and VNA

websites.

Action Sub-Committee #1

Led by Thelma Roach-Serry Action Committee #2 developed a survey to

identify nurses currently serving on boards, to determine the boards they serve on, and if they are interested in mentoring others. The survey also asked nurses not currently serving on boards if they were interested in board mentorship, what type of board they were interested in serving on, and why. 342 Participants 281 Completed the Nurses on Boards Survey

Action Sub-Committee #2

Led by Pat Laine Action Committee # 3 developed a toolkit of

resources to prepare nurses to serve on boards. Includes mentorship resources, leadership

development programs available to nurses, and board leadership development resources

Action Sub-Committee # 3

Nurses on Boards2012 Survey Results

The Survey

Survey was released in January 2012 Closed in March 2012 344 started the survey 282 (82%) completed the survey

Do you currently serve on a local board or organization’s

board of directors?

What type of local board are you serving on?

Local Boards

Free Clinics Crisis Pregnancy Centers AORN, VNA, Black

Nurses & other professional nursing associations

Public Health Advisory Commissions

Red Cross Alzheimer’s Association

Church Affiliated Boards Performing Arts Council Historical Councils County Board of

Supervisors AARP University & Community

College Councils YMCA

What is your role on the local board you serve?

54.1% of those serving on a local board are board Members

45.9% of those serving on a local board are board Officers

Do you currently serve on a state-wide board or

organization’s board of directors?

What type of state board are you serving on?

State Boards

Virginia Partnership for Nursing

Virginia Board of Nursing Virginia Nurses

Association Virginia Nurses

Foundation Multiple professional

nurses associations Virginia Board of Health

Virginia Association of Counties

VCCS Associates Degree Nursing Program Heads

Virginia Association of Colleges of Nursing

Health Insurance Exchange Governing Body

36.2% of those serving on a state board are Members

63.8% of those serving on a state board are Officers

What is your role on the state board you serve?

Do you currently serve on a national board or

organization’s board of directors?

What type of national board are you serving on?

National Boards

American Nurses Association & Political Action Coalition

National eHealth Collaborative

Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs

American Midwifery Certification Board

AORN Journal Editorial Board

National Kidney Foundation

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

American Organization of Nurse Executives

Various National Nursing Organizations

72.4% of those serving on national boards are Members

27.6% of those serving on national boards are Officers

What is your role on the national board you serve

on?

64.1 % or 118 Experienced Nurse Board Leaders were willing to mentor other Registered Nurses interested in board leadership

Experienced Nursing Board Leaders Willing to Mentor New

Board Members

Of the Registered Nurses surveyed, 60.3% of those not currently serving on a board, were interested in future board leadership

181 Virginia Registered Nurses are future board leaders!

Future Nurse Board Leaders

Continue compilation of potential boards for nurse leaders to serve on

Identify key boards that nurses should be present on and facilitate nurse leaders to apply for these positions

Identify a forum to facilitate mentorship of future registered nurse board leaders

Provide resources to current nurse board leaders to advance and mentor new board leaders

Provide resources to future nurse board leaders

Next Steps for the Nurses on Boards Initiative

Moving Forward…Your Thoughts