Have you ever considered being on a Board?

September 26, 2016September 26, 2016 / Peggy L Chinn

Here at the NurseManifest project, we have tended to emphasize grass roots, “on the street” kinds of activism to bring our deepest nursing values into everyday experience. But manifesting nursing values needs to happen everywhere, and one of the spheres where conference-table this is vitally important is in the Board Rooms, large and small. Lisa Sundean, who is one of our NurseManifest bloggers, is embarking on her dissertation project to explore nurses on Boards, and in the interest of sharing her work wide and far, she has established website and blog – SundeanRN.org! Her first blog post is now available, explaining why this is vitally important! I highly recommend that you read her post: What do Boards Have to do with Nursing? And if you have never considered serving in this capacity, think about it now! We need to be manifesting nursing everywhere – at the bedside, the chairside, the curbside, and yes, the board side!

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Stephanie

September 26, 2016 at 3:45 pm

I keep seeing these initiatives to be on boards, but little concrete direction on how to go about doing that. I would love to be on a board of one of my favorite local non-profits, but that’s not something I have learned about in my BSN, MSN, or PhD programs.

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- peggychinn
  
  September 26, 2016 at 3:48 pm
  
  You are right! This is part of what Lisa is aiming to change so go to her website and request the tool she has developed. And engage in discussion with her on her blog!!
  
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Marianna Crane

April 11, 2018 at 11:08 am

Reblogged this on Marianna Crane: nursing stories and commented:

I have choosen to reblog this post because I believe nurses bring invaluable skills and knowledge to various health care boards. I am currently serving on a board at Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh, NC.
Next week I will be in Chicago at the Beryl Institute Patient Experience Conference along with the Chief Nursing Officer, and the Manager of Service Excellence to give a presentation about our Patient Advocacy Council. I will post updates from the conference and share more information about my board experience on future Posts.

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