GVNA News & Views - Winter 2023
Posted over 2 years ago by Pamela White
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In the newsletter:
- President's Message
- From the President Elect
- Leg Committee Report: GVNA's 39th Annual Legislative Reception
- Annual CORNO Offering Tackles Challenges Nurses Face in Today's Workplace
- Acting Locally, Leading Statewide - The GVNA - ANA-NY Connection (and You)
- ICYMI - Recent News & Announcements from GVNA
President's Message - GVNA President Diane Morrison
Happy New Year! Hoping everyone had a wonderful holiday season making new memories with family and friends. We are excited to be starting a new year and looking forward to meeting you. Please reach out to your fellow nurse friends and colleagues with encouragement to join GVNA if they have not done so already. There is no better time to join as we have decided to keep the membership price discounted. We are busy preparing for the upcoming Legislative reception to be held February 23 @ St. John Fisher University, Basil Hall, RM 135. We welcome your voices for change and this is a wonderful opportunity for you to come meet your state legislators and actively participate.
We are also excited to be planning our “second” in person Spring Banquet/Awards dinner, after “the Covid shutdown”. We would love to have you join us for great food, drink, and networking! Details forthcoming. If you know of a colleague you would like to nominate for an award, please start preparing now as we put the “call for nominations” out in March. All of the information can be found on our GVNA website.
Please continue to access the GVNA website as there are always continuing education opportunities, job postings, and announcements. Board elections will be coming up again soon. Will you consider sitting on our board? If you have talent for creativity, if you are tech savvy, if you are a planner, if you are a detailed individual, do you like social media - then we would love to have you as part of our team. You can reach out by email and we will be in touch.
Looking forward to seeing “old” friends and meeting new ones this year!! Reminds me of a GS song - “Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold”! Stay warm, stay well, but most importantly STAY INFORMED!
- Diane
From the President-Elect - Alison Simpson
Hello! I would like to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Alison Simpson and I am the president-elect of GVNA and this is my first time serving as a board member. I am an assistant professor at St John Fisher University and have been there for six years. My background is in women’s health and I have worked as an RN and WHNP in multiple states over the past several years. I am excited to be serving in this new role at GVNA and look forward to working with other GVNA members as well as nurses in the surrounding area to continue to discuss important issues pertaining to the profession. I look forward to meeting you at our events and serving as president in the coming years. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or just to chat. Stay warm and healthy this winter season!
- Alison
Leg Committee Report: GVNA's 39th Annual Legislative Reception
GVNA will hold its 39th Annual Legislative Reception at St. John Fisher University on Thursday, February 23 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. The guest speaker will be Megan Norris, Ph.D., Executive Director of ACT Rochester. The topic will be "Achieving Community Targets"and attendees will receive 1.5 contact hours.
Achieving Community Targets Rochester (ACT Rochester) is a data initiative of the Rochester Area Community Foundation. ACT Rochester uses community indicators, research expertise, and narrative to improve the culture of decision making and establish a more equitable, inclusive, and vital Rochester region.
In addition to hearing from Dr.Norris, participants will have the opportunity to hear from their elected representatives and discuss health care concerns. Legislators from the GVNA’s seven-county region of Allegany, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates Counties have been invited.
Admission is free, but registration is required. For more information and to register for this event, see https://gvna.nursingnetwork.com/nursing-events/139593-gvna-39th-annual-legislation-reception#!info.
Annual CORNO Offering Tackles Challenges Nurses Face in Today's Workplace
On October 6, 2022 The Coalition of Regional Nursing Organizations (CORNO) hosted its annual educational offering at St. John Fisher University. The program was in-person for the first time since 2019. Thanks to the sponsorship of many nursing organizations, there was no charge for the over 100 nurses and nursing students who attended.
The title of the program was This Is Not 2019 Anymore! Where Do We Go from Here. Topics and speakers included:
- HWE/Violence Against Nursing - Wendy Allen-Thompson, Director of Emergency Nursing at University of Rochester Medical Center
- HWE/Racism in Nursing - Sheniece Griffin, Nursing Director for Equity and Inclusion at University of Rochester Medical Center
- Mental Health for Front-Line Providers - Dr. Tara Sacco, Assistant Professor Wegmans School of Nursing at St. John Fisher University
- Staffing Issues - Jennifer Gales, Chief Nursing Officer at Unity Health System
These topics encompassing the nurse staffing crisis are covered in great detail by the Nurses Staffing Think Tank Committee: https://www.nursingworld.org/~49940b/globalassets/practiceandpolicy/nurse-staffing/nurse-staffing-think-tank-recommendation.pdf.
Idf you are interested in learning more, the American Nurses Association offers a 90 minute webinar "What Every Nurse Needs to Know – and Do – about Workplace Violence," available free on demand to both ANA members and non-members.
Thanks to committee members: Mel Callan, Marilyn Dollinger, Nancy Iafrati, and Mary Starks and to the following organizations for their support:
- American Nurses Association of New York
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses/Greater Rochester Association Finger Lakes Chapter
- American Association of periOperative Registered Nurses/Upstate New York Chapter # 3305
- Beta Chi Chi Chapter Inc. of Chi Eta Phi Sorority Inc.
- Emergency Nurses Association/Genesee Valley Region
- Genesee Valley Nurses Association
- National Association of CNS/Western New York Affiliate
- New York Finger Lakes Organization of Nurse Executives and Leaders
- The Nurse Practitioner Association/New York State
- Nursing Friends of the National Susan B. Anthony Museum and House
- Rochester Black Nurses Association
- STTI Chapter #444-Tau Xi/Roberts Wesleyan College
- St. John Fisher University/Wegmans School of Nursing
- Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates /Central New York #109
- Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society/Central-Western New York Affiliate
Planning for the 2023 CORNO offering is now underway!
Acting Locally, Leading Statewide - The GVNA - ANA-NY Connection (And You)
Sarah Miner, chair of GVNAs Nominations and Awards Committee, was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the American Nurses Association – New York. Marilyn Dollinger, a long-time member (and past president) of GVNA was recently elected to her second term as the President of ANA-NY. GVNA News & Views reached out to Sarah to ask why nurses might want to join a professional organization at the state and national as well as the local level. Sarah shared the attached file, Join ANA-NY, that details the benefits of joining ANA and ANA-NY.
Briefly, ANA-NY is the professional association for all registered nurses in New York State and a state constituent member of the American Nurses Association. ANA-NY is dedicated to promoting excellence in the nursing practice and improving health care for all. In becoming a member of ANA-NY you will belong to a community of informed and dedicated group of registered professional nurses to share your experiences, find support, learn from peers in all stages in their career, and have opportunities to participate in leadership positions. You’ll gain access to resources to help you advance your career through such as webinars, networking opportunities, and the annual conference. Membership in ANA and ANA-NY will help you to stay up-to-date on nursing news – communicating with you through various means such as their newsletters and email alerts.
If you're looking to get involved in professional organizations and activities - in addition to GVNA, of course - you'll find information here: https://anany.nursingnetwork.com/page/68181-membership-information.