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Editor ......................................... Kaye Lillesand, MSN 608-222-4774 • kayelillesand@gmail.com Managing Editor .................................Julie Belschner 608-219-8316 • jbelschner@madison.com Advertising Representative ................. Teague Racine 608-252-6038 • tracine@madison.com Recruitment Sales Manager .................... Sheryl Barry 608-252-6379 • sbarry@madison.com Art Director ....................................... Wendy McClure 608-252-6267 • wmcclure@madison.com Publications Division Manager............... Matt Meyers 608-252-6235 • mmeyers@madison.com Nursingmatters is dedicated to supporting and fostering the growth of professional nursing. Your comments are encouraged and appreciated. Email editorial submissions to klillesand@sbcglobal.net. Call 608-252-6264 for advertising rates. Every precaution is taken to ensure accuracy, but the publisher cannot accept responsibility for the correctness or accuracy of information herein or for any opinion expressed. The publisher will return material submitted when requested; however, we cannot guarantee the safety of artwork, photographs or manuscripts while in transit or while in our possession.
EDITORIAL BOARD Vivien DeBack, RN, Ph.D., Emeritus Nurse Consultant Empowering Change, Greenfield, WI Bonnie Allbaugh, RN, MSN Madison, WI Cathy Andrews, Ph.D., RN Associate Professor (Retired) Edgewood College, Madison, WI Kristin Baird, RN, BSN, MSH President Baird Consulting, Inc., Fort Atkinson, WI Joyce Berning, BSN Mineral Point, WI Mary Greeneway, BSN, RN-BC Clinical Education Coordinator Aurora Medical Center, Manitowoc County Mary LaBelle, RN Staff Nurse Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Milwaukee, WI Cynthia Wheeler Retired NURSINGmatters Advertising Executive, Madison, WI Deanna Blanchard, MSN Nursing Education Specialist at UW Health Oregon, WI Claire Meisenheimer, RN, Ph.D. Professor, UW-Oshkosh College of Nursing Oshkosh, WI Steve Ohly, ANP Community Health Program Manager St. Lukes Madison Street Outreach Clinic Milwaukee, WI Joyce Smith, RN, CFNP Family Nurse Practitioner Marshfield Clinic, Riverview Center Eau Claire, WI Karen Witt, RN, MSN Associate Professor UW-Eau Claire School of Nursing, Eau Claire, WI © 2015 Capital Newspapers
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Nursingmatters
Looking back to look forward By Kaye Lillesand, MSN
When searching for one of Signe Cooper’s “Reflections” articles I came across an editorial I wrote about the misKaye Lillesand sion and purpose of NURSINGmatters. That was 20 years ago. I thought it might be interesting to reflect on how we have done. We welcome your comments. NURSINGmatters 1995 – What’s it all about? To help our readers and authors understand the direction NURSINGmatters is taking I’d like to use this editorial to share with readers the mission, visions and objectives our Editorial Board has developed for 1995. Mission: NURSINGmatters is a communication tool. Its mission is to help create a dynamic, self-driven future for nurses and the profession of nursing in Wisconsin. Vision: The profession of nursing is an essential part of a healthy society. To be a dynamic force it must grow continually. Nurses are professional experts and, as such, they have a responsibility to define the future of the profession that will be beneficial to society. We believe there are several essential elements in molding the future of nursing: knowledge, the ability to make connections, a sense of value and vision. Therefore, the 1995
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the profession is to society spurs us to action. NURSINGmatters will provide articles that: • Demonstrate respect and support for one another, and • Demonstrate respect for the profession and its role in society. Vision: “Where there is no vision, the people perish” – Proverbs 29:18. Where there is vision, the profession flourishes. NURSINGmatters will provide articles that: • Reflect leadership and positive direction for the profession, • Identify creative or risk-taking ideas for reform, and • Identify ideas for making a vision become a reality. We will still be calling our readers for articles and we always welcome suggestions for particular topics and/or authors. In addition, we are designing new features to help us articulate our professional expertise – just exactly what we do and why – to the public. Our goal is when a reader finishes an issue the reader will have gleaned a new bit of information or a new bit of motivation to help take action. The ultimate goal is for each issue of NURSINGmatters is to help nurses create a dynamic future for themselves and the profession. When nursing moves forward, society benefits.
EDITORIAL objectives to accomplish this will include articles focusing on these areas. Knowledge: Knowledge renders nurses powerful. NURSINGmatters will provide articles that increase nurses’ knowledge through: • Helping nurses understand the business of healthcare, • Acknowledging the resources inherent in nurses and the profession, • Keeping nurses aware of what is going on in the state at the legislative level, the corporate level and the practice level, and • Keeping nurses appraised of pertinent actions at the national level. Connections: The ability to make connections leads to creative problem-solving. NURSINGmatters will provide articles that demonstrate the necessity and significance of making connections through: • Internal connections – relationships to one another, • External connections to consumers and other professions, • Political connections – relationships between policy and practice, and • The past – relationships between history and the future. Value: A sense of how valuable
EDUCATION MATTERS February 2015 Calendar Feb 5: Strengths-Based Care Management for Geriatric Mental Health Care UW- Madison Continuing Studies Madison 608-262-2451 or continuingstudies. wisc.edu/certificates/ mental healtholder-adult.html
Feb 19: Behavioral andPsychological Symptoms of Dememtia UW- Madison Continuing Studies Madison 608-262-2451 or continuingstudies. wisc.edu/certificates/ mental healtholder-adult.html
Mar 3: WNA Day at the Capitol Wisconsin Nurses Association Madison 800-362-3959 or info@wisconsinnurses.org