2023 FNA Membership Assembly Program Brochure

SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE*

Wednesday, September 20

10:00am - 2:00pm QUIN Council Meeting (Invite Only)

12:00pm - 5:00pm Early Registration

1:00pm - 5:30pm Ethics Pre-Conference

6:30pm - 8:00pm Current Board of Directors Dinner (Invite Only)

Thursday, September 21

7:00am - 4:00pm Registration Open

7:00am - 2:30pm Exhibit Hall Open

8:00am - 9:15am Opening Session & Keynote

9:45am - 10:45am Breakout Sessions

11:00am - 12:00n Plenary Session

12:00pm - 1:00pm Networking Lunch

1:15pm - 2:15pm Plenary Session

2:30pm - 3:30pm Breakout Sessions

3:30pm - 4:30pm Region Meetings

6:30pm - 9:00pm Awards Reception & Dinner

Friday, September 22

7:00am - 1:00pm Registration Open

7:30am - 8:45am Advocacy Breakfast

9:00am - 12:30pm Business Meeting

12:30pm - 1:30pm Foundation Luncheon

1:45pm - 2:45pm New Board of Directors Meeting (Invite Only)

*All times are subject to change

VENUE

World Golf Village Renaissance St. Augustine Resort

500 South Legacy Trail

St. Augustine, FL 32092

Discounted rooms at the rate of $159++ per night are available at the World Golf Village Renaissance St. Augustine Resort. The deadline for making hotel reservations is August 22, 2023. To make your reservation, please visit: www.floridanurse.org/MA23Hotel

RESERVE YOUR ROOM BY AUGUST 22 - CLICK HERE

SEPTEMBER

FULL PROGRAM

10:00am - 2:00pm | QUIN Council Meeting

Invitation-only meeting for members of the Quality and Unity in Nursing Council.

12:00pm - 5:00pm | Early Registration Available

The registration desk will be located in the Foyer outside the Main Ballroom. Staff will be available to assist you with any questions.

Ethics Pre-Conference

Hosted by the FNA Ethics Special Interest Group - Join us for a deep-dive into the nursing code of ethics and how it applies to real-world scenarios faced by nurses.

1:00pm - 2:30pm | Introductory Session | 1.0 CH

Demystifying Ethics: Applying the Principles of Ethics in Nursing Practice

Nadine Garcia, DNP, RN, NE-BC

Jayne Willis, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CENP

2:45pm - 3:45pm | Interactive Breakouts | 1.0 CH

I. Real-World Application in Care Ethics in Action: Case Studies

Claudia Hauri, EdD, FNP, FAANP

Dawn Turnage, PhD, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

TeleMental Health & Protecting Patient Cyber Security

Marie Smith-East, PhD, DNP, APRN-BC

Veronica Decker, DNP, MBA, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, FNAP

Thursday, September 21

7:00am - 4:00pm | Registration Open

The registration desk will be located in the Foyer outside the Main Ballroom. Staff will be available to assist you with any questions.

7:00am - 8:00am | Exhibitor Hall Open

Please take the opportunity to visit our exhibitors! We will be hosting an interactive game with our exhibitors for prizes!

8:00am - 9:15am | Opening Session | 1.0 CH

Join us for the Welcoming Announcements including recognition of Board, Staff, Leaders, New Members, and more

SEPTEMBER 20-22, 2023

II. Just Culture

Creating an Ethical Environment through Just Culture

David O’Brien, MSN, MHA, RN, NEA-BC

Ethical Practice and Criminalization of Errors

Kim Giroux, MSN, RN

III. Ethical Challenges in Nursing Education

Nursing Education Ethical Principles: Fraudulent Schools & Licensing

Coleen Cox, DHA, MSN/Ed, MS, RN, CCM, CNE

Being an Assertive Ethics Advocate for Yourself and Your Patients

CAPT (Ret) Deirdre Krause, NC, USN Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC

Chris Coffman

4:00pm - 4:30pm | Interactive Breakouts | 1.0 CH

I. Work-Related Ethics

Nursing Workforce Shortages: Ethics of Refusing Assignments, Safe Staffing, and Delegating

Valerie Morrison, DBA, MSM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, SHRM-SCP

II. Health Policy

Advocacy for Care in LGBTQ+ Communities

Edward Briggs, MS, DNP, APRN-C

III. Shared Governance

Empowering Nurses’ Voices through Shared Governance

Kim Giroux, MSN, RN

Wilma Sterbutzel, MSN RN, NE-BC

4:30pm - 5:30pm | Wrap-up Conversation

Jean Davis, PhD, DNP, EdD, APRN, FNP-BC, PHCNS-BC

4:00pm - 7:30pm | Exhibitor Setup

6:30pm - 8:00pm | FNA Board of Directors

Dinner (Current Board Members Only)

Keynote Presentation

Advocacy

Amidst

Adversity: Commitment to Quality

Lakeshia Cousin, PhD, APRN, AGPCNP-BC

Nursing has always faced adversity but the past few years have presented new challenges as well as more acute versions of issues we have dealt with for decades. The focus on quality was meant to make the link between factors that impact nurses and the quality of both education and healthcare delivery. As “the most trusted profession” we will address these critical concerns.

FULL PROGRAM

9:45am - 10:45am | Breakout Sessions | 1.0 CH

Nursing Ethics, Turbulent Times, and the Call for Action to Improve Healthcare Systems

Teri Chenot, EdD, MSN, RN, FNAP, FAAN This presentation will examine current nursing ethical issues, the impact of the pandemic and turbulent times on the healthcare system, and the call for action to improve healthcare systems to raise the bar of excellence for quality and safety. Included in this presentation will be an overview of the American Nurses Association’s Center for Ethics and Human Rights as a resource for nurses.

Empowering Nurses to Improve Clinical Care & Patient Outcomes: A Demonstration Project Program

Angela Starkweather, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

Laurie Duckworth, PhD, APRN, FNP-C, FAAN Mendy Dunn, MSN, ACRP-CP, NE-BC

Identifying ways to facilitate nursing research and quality improvement during ongoing staff shortages has been a challenge for health care institutions across the nation. The following call for nursing demonstration projects was an initiative designed to strengthen our academic-practice partnership and provide resources for bedside nurses to become agents of change in their work place.

PPEC: Unique Pediatric Care in Challenging Times

Christine Haynes, DNP, RN

The Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care setting is a unique clinical environment for medically complex children. More easily described as a Medical Daycare, the PPEC availability is known by very few clinicians. It is an essential environment that allows for medically complex patients to grow and thrive in ways no other setting can produce.

10:45am - 11:45am | Plenary Session | 1.0 CH

Using Just Culture to Create an Engaged and Highly Reliable Nursing Workforce PostPandemic

David O’Brien, MSN, MHA, RN, NEA-BC

A basic overview of Just Culture principles and concepts, combined with real life scenarios to teach leaders and staff nurses how to thrive in an environment that forms partnerships to raise the bar for highquality patient outcomes.

11:45am - 12:00n | Break - Visit Exhibitors

Please take the opportunity to visit our exhibitors! We will be hosting an interactive game with our exhibitors for prizes!

12:00n - 1:00pm | Networking Lunch

Join us for a much-deserved break and enjoy a hot lunch.

1:15pm - 2:15pm | Plenary Session | 1.0 CH

Pending

2:15pm - 2:30pm | Last Chance to Visit Exhibitors

Be sure to visit our exhibitors and finish the interactive game!

2:30pm - 3:30pm | Breakout Sessions | 1.0 CH

Empowering Clinical Experts at the Bedside: How to Leverage Shared Governance to Use Your Voice

Maureen Williams, DNP, RN, CPN, NE-BC, CPHQ

The benefits of shared governance for nurses include increased feelings of empowerment, autonomy, and the ability to influence. Join this session to learn about the benefits of shared governance participation, the responsibilities of council chairs, tips to maintain strong shared governance engagement, and actions supporting healthy partnerships of nurses and leaders.

Our Planet - Our Responsibility

Deborah Hogan, RN, BSN, MPH

As climate change effects become more evident, we as nurses need to be aware of emerging health issues that can impact our patients and our population. As nurses working on the front lines of health care, we must be educated as to what diseases are emerging so that we can better serve our clients. In addition, as the most trusted profession, we can advocate for practices that will help protect the planet and even prevent some of these disease impacts.

Employing Extended Reality Technology with Patients & Nurses

Kayla Patterson, MSN, RN

Extended reality and immersive technologies are not just for playing games or children. It is an enveloping experience that provides positive distraction, cognitive behavioral therapy, physical rehabilitation, engagement, adherence, and education. Findings from patient and staff engagement with extended reality programs will be discussed.

Finding Common Barriers and Facilitators for Cervical Cancer Screening in Sexual and Gender Diverse Persons

Isabel Francis, MPA, MSN, RN

Anti-discrimination protections for sexual and gender diverse persons (SGD) were removed from the Affordable Care Act in 2016. Efforts to reinstate them have failed. This is so despite a large increase in persons self-identifying as LGBTQ+ in the United States. This presentation explores minority stress, stigma, and how the shift in the socio-politico-legal climate since 2016 has affected LGBTQ+ persons with a specific focus on cervical cancer screening disparities.

3:30pm - 4:30pm | Region Meetings

Meet and greet session for Region Directors and their

Friday, September 22

7:00am - 2:00pm | Registration Open

The registration desk will be located in the Foyer outside the Main Ballroom. Staff will be available to assist you with any questions.

7:30am - 8:45am | Advocacy Breakfast

Hope: Past, Present and Tomorrow - A Core Component of Advocacy

Susan Fowler, PhD, RN, CCRN, NE-BC, FCNS

Why do we advocate? We advocate because of our values and beliefs. We advocate because we HOPE our voices will be heard and action taken. Without hope there would be no advocacy. This is even more true today with adversity all around us. The presentation will spark a discussion about hope in ourselves and our profession.

constituents! Not sure which Region you belong to? Check in with staff at the Registration Desk and they will happily guide you to the right meeting.

4:30pm - 6:30pm | Break

6:30pm - 7:30pm | Awards Reception

Join us for a networking hour before our Awards Dinner –light hors d’oeuvres will be served and a cash bar will be available.

7:30pm - 9:00pm | Awards Dinner & Recognition Ceremony

Join us for the Annual Icon Awards Celebration! As we dine and celebrate the achievements of our nursing colleagues, we will reflect on the profound impacts of nurses across the state.

9:00am - 12:30pm | Business Meeting

• Reports of the Officers, Directors and Staff

• Report from the FNA Lobbyists

• Finance Report

• Reports of the Task Forces

• Bylaws Review and Voting on Changes

• Reference Proposals Discussion and Adoption

• Open Discussion / New Business

• Swearing in of the New Board of Directors

12:30pm - 1:30pm | Foundation Luncheon

Please join us for hot lunch sponsored by the Florida Nurses Foundation. The Annual Foundation Luncheon includes a special recognition of the 2023 Scholarship and Grant Recipients.

1:45pm - 2:45pm | Board of Directors Meeting (New Board)

This will be the first official meeting of the newly elected Board of Directors! Attendance is mandatory for those serving on the 2023-2025 Board.

Reference Proposals: What Issues Matter to YOU?

Constituent groups as well as individual members of FNA have the opportunity to voice their concerns or express their thoughts on matters of significance to nursing, nurses, and health needs of the public through the formation of Reference Proposals.

What starts out as one member’s idea or concern may become an official position of the Florida Nurses Association. Reference Proposals help drive future activities of the association. For example, a proposal submitted in 2022 led to an FNAsupported bill in the Florida Legislature for the requirement of surgical smoke evacuation devices in surgical centers/facilities.

The Reference Committee is now accepting proposals for the 2023 Membership Assembly. All proposals are due by August 1, 2023. To view submission guidelines and see past proposals go to www.floridanurse.org/MA2023.

Proposed Bylaws Changes

The FNA Bylaws committee has reviewed proposed changes to the FNA Bylaws and made their recommendations. Members will receive an emailed copy of the proposed changes and will be able to access a copy through the Membership Assembly webpage at www.floridanurse.org/MA23BusinessMeeting

Submit Your Awards Nominations Now!

The nursing workforce boasts incredible leaders in all areas of healthcare, administration, and academia. It is important that we recognize these leaders as a testament to the efforts they drive. Now is your opportunity to submit your nominations for the 2023 FNA Nurse Icon Awards. There are 16 awards categories recognizing many disciplines within nursing from academia to advocacy, bedside nursing to administration, media communications to community action, and many more.

The Awards Recognition Ceremony will be held during Membership Assembly on the evening of Thursday, September 21, 2023 at the World Golf Village Resort. Nomination forms and guidelines can be found at www.floridanurse.org/MA23Awards

Icon Awards Categories

Registered Nurse Practice

Advanced Practice Nursing

Nursing Administration

Undine Sams Award

(Collective Bargaining)

Communications Media

Mary Cash Award

(Cultural Diversity)

Heather Scaglione Award

(Involvement with Student Nurses Association)

Special Recognition

(Contribution to Nursing/FNA)

Promoting Environment for Excellence in Nursing Practice

Nurse Educator

Nursing Research

Barbara Lumpkin Award

(Political Advocacy)

Community Action

Education and Advocacy

Nursing Innovation and Creativity

FNA Hall of Fame

FNA Phoenix Award - Recognizing Contributions of Bedside Nurses

In honor of the extraordinary work and sacrifices of the nurses in Florida, the FNA Awards Committee has created a new award category with the specific purpose of honoring nurses who work at the bedside.

The FNA Phoenix Award will recognize nurses who rise to the occasion during challenging circumstances faced in the delivery of healthcare.

This award will recognize two categories of registered nurses: Seasoned Nurses and Recent Graduates. Nominator and nominee do not have to be FNA members for this award. Learn more at www.floridanurse.org/MA23Awards

Are You a Star Recruiter?

FNA Members who refer new members to the organization get recognized at Membership Assembly! You will receive one star pin on your registration badge for every member you recruit!

Top recruiters are honored as “Star Recruiters” at the Awards Ceremony and receive prize packages! View the Leaderboard and more at www. floridanurse.org/StarRecruiter

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsors are a vital part of our annual conference! They support our event and allow us to keep our registration rates lower than many other industry conferences. FNA Membership Assembly is a great opportunity for healthcare companies, universities, and many other businesses to showcase their brand to hundreds of nurses and nursing students from diverse backgrounds. Many tiers of sponsorship from vendor to platinum level are available. Make a memorable connection with leaders in the profession through your participation in the FNA Membership Assembly. More details available at www.floridanurse.org/MA23sponsors

FNA Business Meeting

The Annual Business Meeting is where the Florida Nurses Association conducts the official business of the association. It is an opportunity for members to hear and vote on proposed bylaws amendments, reference proposals, and other important aspects of the association. During election years, it is the place where the newly elected Board of Directors is sworn in.

It should be emphasized that the highest voice of authority of the Association is the Membership Assembly which consists of members in good standing in attendance in accordance with FNA Bylaws. Membership of attendees will be validated at registration and onsite for a quorum to be established.

The order of business of the House will include reports from the Board of Directors, staff, and structural units; amendments to the Bylaws; and adoption of official positions (reference proposals). On the odd number years, elections are held with the results announced during the Membership Assembly. All members in good standing (in accordance with FNA bylaws) and Board of Directors have the privilege of voting. All members have the right to submit proposals to the Reference Committee for consideration by Membership Assembly for official action.

Registration and Member Rebates

All FNA Members receive discounted rates to attend the Membership Assembly. Early bird discounts end July 28. Members who attend the Assembly including the Business Meeting, are elegible to receive a $250 rebate from their Region upon completion of a Region Rebate Form. Registration and more information about the Assembly are at www.floridanurse.org/MA2023.

Cancellations must be received in writing no later than September 1 for a full refund. Cancellations received after the deadline will not be eligible for a refund.