Gratitude.
This week we officially kick off the Holiday Season and Thanksgiving is particularly special this time around. As I reflect on this past year and the impact on Nurse Leaders across the Northwest, I am humbled and inspired by the courage and strength that persists. There is a collective "thread" weaved through the fabric of the nursing profession, from academia creating the pipeline for the next generation to the organizations that employ and support nurses and all through the ranks of nursing leadership. That "thread" is a shared experience, with shared trauma, pain and loss. It is also a shared opportunity for the nursing profession to come together with a united voice and purpose. As we go through the healing stages from scars left by the pandemic, and take account of the true impact of workforce and staffing challenges, steady burnout at all levels and roles and persistent covid re-surge, it can be easy to lose the grip on our common "thread".
When I reflect on what, who and why I am grateful and thankful for this season, NWONL and the Nurse Leaders that this organization represents is on my list. I am humbled by the courage, grace and grit that you weave into the fabric of our profession.
To all Member Leaders who made time time participate in voting, thank you! This is your organization and we truly appreciate your dedication to keeping it alive and vibrant. The results are in and the audit team has approved moving forward. Here are the results:
President-Elect
Desi McCue, MBA, BSN, RN, CENP, CEN
58.49% of votes.
Secretary - Treasurer Elect
Bonnie Fryzlewicz DNP, RN, NEA-BC
100% of votes.
Development Commission co-Chair, Oregon
Lora Horn MHA,MSN BSN, RN, CENP
100% of votes.
Leadership Commission co-Chair, Washington
Jennifer Gentry MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Appointed by the Board 11/19/2021. Per by-laws in effect, the Board can either convene a special election or make a direct appointment, either require a quorum board decision on record. Members will receive a separate announcement on Board decision prior to January. Joseph Marc A. de Veyra, DNP, MBA, RN, PCCN, CNL: received 88.68% but nominee elected to drop due to unforeseen obligations. Alternate, Bonnie Fryzlewicz opted to take Secretary - Treasurer Elect role.
Next steps
All elected Board members will next complete the conflict of interest and disclosure forms, their status reported also to AONL and starting in December will begin their on-boarding in preparation for the January Board strategy & planning session.
For November, NWONL is highlighting our Member Leader Nancy Wiederhold, MN, RN, CSRN, Nursing Manager, Complex Care & Med-Surge Unit, University of Washington Medical Center. From Council Leadership of the premier Seattle Council, to attending virtually all events, being selected as the NWONL 2021 Scholarship award recipient for her DNP work at Boise State University, and contributing anytime she is asked. To state briefly, Nancy is a powerhouse Member Leader. We are fortunate to have Nancy both as a longtime Member but as a trusted advisor and partner on our shared Leadership journey.
Read Nancy's interview here ~ 5 min. read.
Our Member Leaders share a common experience and belief. To be truly competent and impactful as a Nurse Leader is more than just "time in service". It requires an array of capabilities gained and honed through diverse experiences. Is that enough? Of course not.
Do you feel like there is more to gain and offer as a Nursing Leader? Are you a Nurse Leader seeking clarity, guidance and inspiration to advance your practice? Are you an Senior Nurse Leader ready advance the careers of aspiring leaders and in turn hone your own leader development capabilities? We, like you, believe that Mentorship, when done well and consistently, is an incredibly powerful tool to achieve these goals.
As a NWONL Member you have the opportunity, included with your Membership, of being both a Mentor and a Mentee. Our cohort launches in January 2022 and is backed by the single most trusted mentoring program development platform available for Nursing Leaders: MentorLead. They are experts in bringing Mentor and Mentee together meaningfully to facilitate amazing outcomes. We are not alone in our choice of an expert provider; AONL, ACNL, Multi-Care, Yale, Stanford, plus a myriad of others, are all in agreement.
November 23rd, 17:30 - 18:30 PST (5:30 - 6:30 pm)
Agenda provided to registrants prior to meeting.
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November 30th Time TBD
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December 10th, 1:30 - 3:30pm PST
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Friday December 10th from 10:00am – 12:00pm PST
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December 15th, small group planning session only, not a regular Rounding.
Reconvenes in January, invitations forthcoming.
Invitational Event
Small group planning sessions only, not a regular Commission meeting.
Reconvenes in January, invitations forthcoming.
In celebrating the accomplishments and recognizing the journey of our Leaders, we recognized AnneMarie West MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC Director of Professional Practice Providence Portland Medical Center. AnneMarie is a longstanding and distinguished Nursing Leader, a highly active member of NWONL, an Advancing Leader Award finalist and our November Leader Highlight. We interviewed AnneMarie in October not only highlight her accomplishments but gain her perspective on current challenges and emerging opportunities. Read the Highlight Here.
Join fellow Member Leaders in steering NWONL as we prepare for 2022. As a Member, we want to know what your seeking, how we can best deliver it and accompanying information to help guide our 2022 strategic planning and subsequent events and offerings. Expect a survey via email in December!
WHPS is the Washington State Nursing Commission substance abuse monitoring system (RCW 18.130.175) and they have a new educational brochure, available here, can be distributed at your workplace. Please check out this resources and share.
Mentoring program development and launch is the focus.The goal is for a January cohort start. Members can see detailed information on how to apply for both mentor/mentee roles and program contents on the NWONL website here. To join as a potential mentor or mentee, join by creating a profile. The Commission is also evaluating and preparing for additional scholarship awards in Q1 of 2022 specifically for participants from underserved demographics. In December, the Commission will begin planning for 2022, to include clarifying duties, goals and priorities and dates/times of sessions to compliment the Boards strategic planning.
The Oregon Center for Nursing published a report "A New View on Nurse Turnover: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Shocked the System". Its a look back at what has happened and how it is impacting us now. A good read for Leaders seeking to better understand the current state of turnover and retention of RN workforces.
We encourage you to leverage the NWONL Career Center as we know leaders and staff from our region most likely stay in our region. Our focus is Oregon and Washington plus the surrounding West coast areas. Take a look should you have interest: NWNOL Career Center.
Did you know NWONL has a personal Recruitment Specialist assigned to us? Yes! It means you have an extra hand, a recruitment professional that is also a pro in using the NWONL Webscribble career site. Our contact is Jonathan Andrews. Feel free to share his information with your recruitment team or contact him directly:
Jonathan Andrews, (888) 995-2244 Ext 1056
or contact Webscribble directly by clicking here
Make no mistake, we absolutely wanted to present on this topic as second time, the demand was huge! Fortunately, registrants were timely and forthcoming in telling us "I simply cannot make it..." That is the risk in our world, situations change, demands shift quickly. We talked with our Anna Franklin plus the Board and our Partners and decided that two things should happen:
1. If a majority of the registrants are asking for a reschedule, do it.
2. Use the time given back to reposition Anna's event to move beyond awareness, desire and self focused techniques to a larger scale program perspective to give Leaders a proven ability to launch and move larger scale initiatives forward.
In conferring with the registrants, respondents RESOUNDINGLY said yes, to both. So we are... and it will be outstanding!. Look for this in the first half of 2022.
Our Annual CNO and Dean Summit featured Robyn Begley DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, AONL Chief Executive Officer, AHA Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) and Deborah Trautman, PhD, RN, FAAN President and CEO American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Together they provided both a report out and Q&A on the National state of Academic and Practice partnership progress, challenges and opportunities from AONL, ACNL and Tri-Council perspectives. Report out available here. In Summary:
Robyn Begley and AONL:
Reviewed the outcomes from the Longitudinal Covid 19 Insight Study
Launched 7/2020, follow-up in 2/2021 and again 8/2021
Nurse Managers are the group with the most stress, burnout and hopelessness
Nurse Leaders have the opportunity for role-modeling
Value informed healthcare
Deb Trautman and ANCC:
Recently updated strategic goals focusing on innovation, advocacy and diversity, equity and inclusion within academic nursing.
Reviewed AANC Priority areas
Essentials update approved in April 2021
AACN LEADS program
Tri-Council Update:
Document lessons learned from the last 2 years
Framework for post-pandemic health care advocacy
Transformational opportunities
Increasing Nursing Influence
See all events in one place here at NWONL Events
Nov 23rd Seattle Council
Nov 25th Leadership Commission
Nov 30th Eastern Washington Council
Dec 10th Portland & Vancouver Council
Dec 10th NW Washington Council
Dec 15th CNO & Dean Planning for 2022
It is one thing to lead from a position of authority within the boundaries of your own organization. Its a completely different skill set to influence and lead others outside your organization and when you have no positional authority. Yet as we move laterally and vertically in our organizations and regions we must master the ability to influence and lead others regardless of their position and organization. The more you advance in your career, the more the need for adaptive leadership skills. You can read about this, even take classes and get mentoring. Ultimately do do it well means you have to put in the time to practice. Consider leveraging NWONL in this journey. Through Council, Commission or even Board Leadership, you have the opportunity to develop and hone your skills outside the boundaries of your position and organization.
Do you have something you would like to consider for professional presentation? Are you a Graduate or Doctoral candidate with something to share? Do you or your team have a salient project or program outcomes that are compelling? Do you simply want to increase your skills at public presentation? There is something distinctly unique and valuable from sharing your knowledge outside the confines of your own team, department or organization. It is part of truly gaining perspective, feedback and advancing your practice. NWONL has the capability to support you in these endeavors. Submit your idea/concept/presentation/research for consideration Continuing Education Offering Approval Form. If you have something that you feel is worthy but not directly CE related, that is also an option for you, reach out to us via the Continuing Education Offering form (above) or contact us at admin@nwonl.org. Sharpen your skills, build your CV, trial concepts and ideas and contribute to a vibrant Northwest Nursing Leadership knowledgebase.
To move from a distinctly local operations focus to strategic and visionary leadership requires being attuned to what is happening not only in your organization but in your community, state and region. To hack a well worn phrase, no organization is an island... When you make time to join and attend Councils, information and CE events and contribute, you invariable are brought close to what is really impacting your community and region. These affect all of us in the Northwest, large and small. As a Leader, staying attuned to the what, where, why, who and how of your community, state and region is a hallmark of an influential leader.
We strive to recognize both the little and big events that mark our careers. They all are important in their own unique ways and ultimately contribute to the legacy we will leave upon our teams. Our primary methods is to both recognize strong leadership formally and make it visible to our members. Each month we seek to acknowledge the advancements and contributions of Member Leaders and affiliates though direct recognition at events and our Newsletter and a Leader Highlight. Annually we conduct our awards and for 2021 we have issued two thus far, our Advancing Leader Award and Authentic Leader Award. Leader Highlight and Member Newsletter are finalized the second week of the month for delivery the 3rd week. Email us at admin@nwonl.org to be included.
2022 Leadership elections. DONE!
Scholarship awards. DONE!
Monthly exceptionally relevant CE and Info Sessions: December is our Month to reflect and prepare to reengage in 2022. Its purposely a lighter month for Member Leaders. Enjoy!
Regional Councils are in full swing! Check the events calendar, several regions are connecting in December, be an active part of your Leadership Community.
Virtual Live Events planning for 2022. We are actively planning for 2022. Our goals: Timely and relevant content that is never canned, never stale, never pre-recorded, by Leaders for Leaders so you can implement action immediately.
Ongoing and on-point monthly CNO and Dean Rounding of salient issues in our region. December gives the CEO and Dean cadre a break, but a short one. Expect new invitations by January 1st.
Selected engaging content from our Partners and Affiliates to provide relevant and practical information and service. Oh my do we have some exciting opportunities to share that are in development! All we can say is WOW. We won't tease anymore, but just know between ACNL (California Region) and AONL (National) you absolutely will be pleased!
It is a simplified registration and renewal process. Organizations submit a list of new or renewing members, we add them and one payment is made for all. In lock-step with AONL, a Large Group Membership discount is also given.Group Members enjoy exactly the same benefits of single Membership in NWONL including: access to webinars, legislative health policy updates, CE opportunities (peer CE is always no additional cost to Members), Council attendance and reference, formal board and committee leadership service potential, research on best practices, first access plus discounts on NWONL’s annual conference, regional and virtual summits and professional development courses. That said, if you EVER have any issues with new Member add or Renewal, regardless of organization size contact us immediately!
There are Nurse Leaders in our region that do not have organizational support for Membership, for a variety of reasons and that is understandable. Sponsorship is when Member pays for the membership on another's behalf. Its a unique method for rewarding and promoting others who may not be in a position personally or organizationally to obtain membership. A Member may sponsor one other non-member for a year. The dues are $95 and akin to the privileges of the graduate student level membership. Do you want to assist others in getting connected meaningfully to the Northwest's Premier Nursing Leadership network... this is your lever. Simply email us at admin@nwonl.org and we will get you setup.
We are not sure if you knew this but, there is no penalty for late renewals, your account will simply "time out" and you will go into a dropped-pending reinstatement status. You can pick back up when your able.
Nurse leaders are exceptionally busy... we certainly don't want to pile on, so email us at admin@nwonl.org and we will take care of it for you ASAP!
If you want to pay early, you can do that too, your membership term is extended for a year from its end date. Of note, invoices are generated 30 days prior to renewal.
Re-activate your Membership or Renew
Some of you may not know, but in 2020 and now into 2021 several of our longstanding Corporate Partners have continued to support us even as the pandemic continues and uncertainty abounds. Every one of our Partners offers demonstrated value and we are grateful for their ongoing support.
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