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2012 Graduate Nursing Student Scholarship due February 17, 2012 The Spotlight On Nursing board of directors is pleased to announce the opening of our Graduate Nursing Student Scholarship application process for the 2012 award cycle. In 2009, Spotlight On Nursing created the Graduate Nursing Student Scholarship Fund. Each annual cycle awards four (4) outstanding graduate nursing students $5,000 scholarships in exchange for their commitment to teach in Indiana. The first $5,000 awards were granted to four outstanding candidates in May 2010 to help them achieve their goal of becoming a nurse educator. Since such time, we have awarded a total of eight (8) $5,000 awards for a total of $40,000! Four (4) additional $5,000 scholarships will be awarded in the Spring of 2012. Ctrl-Click here for the application and scholarship criteria. Submission for the scholarship may be made between January 1 - February 17, 2012. Please forward this on to any friends, colleagues, or students you know who may wish to apply.
2011 October/November News from ISNA - Public Health Nurse Chapter More... COUDRET AND WELCH HONORED ISNA members at the Annual Meeting of the Members on September 30, 2011, conferred the Honorary Recognition Award to Nadine Coudret, EdD, RN, Evansville, for her distinguished service to the Association and to the profession. The members also awarded the Nyland Public Policy Award to Representative Peggy Welch, RN, Bloomington.
HONORARY RECOGNITION
President Embree and Nadine Coudret ISNA members at the Annual meeting on September 30, 2011, conferred the Honorary Recognition Award to Nadine Coudret, EdD, RN for her distinguished service to the Association and to the profession. Dr. Coudret is involved in state and national nursing organizations. She has been a long-time member of ISNA and has served in many positions, including ISNA President from 1983-1985. She has served on the Indiana State Board of Nursing as a NLN accreditation site visitor and as a CCNE site visitor/team leader. She is currently serving as a member of the Accreditation Review Committee for CCNE. Dr. Coudret, a lifelong resident of Evansville, has been involved in nursing and health professions education since serving as Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Evansville. In 1988, she became the first Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP) at the University of Southern Indiana (USI). Also, Dr. Coudret served as the Interim Provost for 2009-2010 at USI. While serving as the CNHP Dean, she has led the development and implementation of baccalaureate, masters and doctoral programs in nursing. The quality and innovation of these programs is demonstrated by the baccalaureate program being ranked #1 in the state of Indiana based upon RN licensure pass rates for the 2011 graduates. The masters program consistently has certification pass rates above the national average. The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program is the first doctoral program being offered at USI. The first fifteen DNP graduates completed this program in May 2011. Dr. Coudret was also one of the founding organizers of the Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center (SWI-AHEC). The mission of the SWI-AHEC Program is to enhance access to quality health care, particularly primary and preventive care for medically underserved populations, by improving the distribution and diversity of health care professionals and improving health care quality through community/academic educational partnerships in SW Indiana. Dr. Coudret is committed to her community. She serves on the YWCA Board and has served on the boards of the local chapters of the American Heart Association and the Cancer Society. She is currently involved in several projects with the Welborn Foundation, looking at, and influencing, the health care of southwest Indiana. She has mentored many of the nursing and health care leaders in this area. She is a dynamic woman of great caring for the health and welfare of all the people in this state. Dr. Coudret will be retiring from her position as Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of Southern Indiana as of June 2012. Dr. Coudret has been a nurse for over 50 years and has made a significant contribution to the profession of nursing at the state and national level. Dr. Coudret has influenced the education of nurses and other health professionals with her vision to provide quality educational programs, and she has served as an influential health care leader. Her career in nursing and nursing education is testament to her distinguished service to the nursing profession.
PUBLIC POLICY AWARD
Rep. Peggy Welch and Exec. Dir. Ernest Klein The Nyland Public Policy Award was presented to Representative Peggy Welch, RN, Bloomington. It is awarded to an ISNA member for outstanding contributions to the development and implementation of health related policy at the local, state, and/or national level and for significantly influencing policy and legislation that positively affects the health and well-being of citizens and the practice of professional nursing. Representative Welch was first elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in November 1998, a Democrat from District 60, Bloomington, Indiana. She currently serves on standing committees of Ways and Means, Public Health, Government Reduction, and the State Budget Committee as the House Democrat alternate. Since 1998, she has served consistently on the Ways and Means Committee. She also served on Financial Institutions, Local Government, Technology Research and Development, and Human Affairs committees. In August 1999, she completed the Council of State Government Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development in Madison, Wisconsin. In the Fall 2000, Peggy was appointed to National Conference of State Legislatures Forum for State Health Policy Leadership (NCSL). In 2002-2004, she was Chair of Indiana General Assembly Women’s Caucus. During 2008-2009, she was President of NCSL Women’s Legislative Network Most recently in 2009-2010, she chaired the NCSL Health Committee. Peggy currently works at Bloomington Hospital as a staff nurse on the hospital’s cancer unit. Prior to becoming a registered nurse in 1995, she worked as a substitute teacher, a certified childbirth educator for Lamaze Bloomington, the Monroe Indiana County Probation Department, and served on the staff Thad Cochran, (U.S. Congressman 1977-79 and Senator 1979-81) from Mississippi. She is also active in her church and many community activities.
[Sent by Nursing Practice & Policy] The trade e-journal “Nursing2011” published a salary and benefits survey report on October 3. The sample of respondents resulting from the survey is both quite small and it also includes some LPNs. A comparison with the most recent published data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests the survey is not representative of the universe of U.S. registered nurses. The information provided to you previously through this list and posted on Nursing World remains a better source on salaries and employment - http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ThePracticeofProfessionalNursing/workforce/-Employment-and-Earnings.aspx. Although the authors’ caution suggests the annual wage estimates might be too high, in all likelihood they are biased downward. Across the board, where they can be compared to the BLS estimates for RNs for 2010 the Nursing2011 estimates are lower. (See the ANA report referenced above) The Nursing2011 authors note that there were too many observations with salaries in excess of $65,000, but their survey universe also does include LPNs who have much lower salaries than RNs. (Coincidently, their estimate for LPN salaries is also slightly lower than the 2010 LPN salary estimate from BLS.) The survey had a very small sample size (621 respondents) and that can lead to some anomalies. The survey estimates that diploma RNs have higher salaries than AD’s or BSNs. In all likelihood that reflects returns to longevity rather than to education. Diploma nurses in the sample have earned higher wages over time—the average respondent had 15 years of nursing experience. Otherwise, the survey results are internally consistent with other sources. Ignoring the diploma number, doctoral nurses earn more than MSNs who earn more than BSNs. Regional differences across the country are consistent with the BLS state estimates. Hospital wages exceed those of long term care with outpatient and home health salaries in between. There is a union differential. Military/VA salaries are much higher than the average. The only estimate not seen before involves a comparison of Magnet and non-Magnet salaries. The survey found salaries were roughly 5% higher in Magnet hospitals than in non-Magnet in 2011. They also cite 2006 survey estimates in which Magnet salaries were 2% lower than non-Magnet ANA contact: Peter McMenamin, Ph.D. at 301-628-5073 or peter.mcmenamin@ana.org. August/September Press Release: WGU Indiana Earns Board of Nursing Approval for Innovative Degree Program Trauma Program Managers Course Press Release: Harrison College receives prestigious nursing accreditation
June/July Childhood Immunizations Will Remain Uninterrupted INDIANAPOLIS-Children around the state will be allowed to continue receiving immunizations from their local health department whether they are covered by insurance or not, the Indiana State Department of Health announced Friday. Earlier this year, the State Health Department provided local health departments with guidelines for the use of publicly funded vaccines, advising them to provide those vaccines only to underinsured and uninsured individuals beginning July 1, 2011. The guidelines were intended to help assure that publicly funded vaccines remained available for uninsured individuals throughout the year and to comply with the strict guidelines for the use of publicly funded vaccines set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The State Health Department announced Friday that it will delay those guidelines from July 1, 2011 to January 1, 2012. The delay is intended to help local health departments with the summer "back-to-school" immunization push so children will be able to meet school entry requirements. "In many counties, local health departments are the primary provider of all immunizations regardless of an individual's insurance status," said State Health Commissioner Gregory Larkin, M.D. "This delay ensures that a process will be in place which allows ready access to immunizations for all individuals while assuring appropriate use of funding sources." The CDC provides Indiana with $90 million annually to provide free vaccinations to children through age 18 who are Medicaid-eligible, Alaska Native, American Indian, uninsured, or who have private insurance that does not cover vaccinations (underinsured). The State has a supplemental fund of $11 million to cover vaccinations for underinsured children, an account which had dwindled down to $120 at the end of the last fiscal year. Beginning in November, the State Health Department will provide implementation instructions to local health departments to assist with appropriate use of publicly funded and privately purchased vaccine supplies. "We are currently reviewing various solutions that will support the dedicated efforts of local health departments to deliver immunizations across the communities they support, including both uninsured and insured individuals," said Dr. Larkin. State funds will continue to cover the cost of vaccinations for insured children until January of 2012. For information on how to contact your local health department, please visit the Indiana State Department of Health at http://www.state.in.us/isdh/24822.htm Accountable Care Organizations - ANA's Official Comments:
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