This Tuesday, March 29th, 2011 you have the opportunity to talk with colleagues about the future of health care and our role in shaping it.  I hope you can join us -

District G 5th Tuesday Round Table
March 29, 2011 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Health East Midway campus.

Agenda:  The Future of Nursing - a discussion of the IOM report in Minnesota.

1. Effecting workforce planning and policy making will require better data collection and information.
Planning for fundamental, wide-ranging changes in the education and deployment of the nursing workforce will require comprehensive data on the numbers and types of health professionals - including nurses - what is currently available and what will be required to meet future needs.Shirley Brekken MS, RN, Executive Director Minnesota Board of Nursing

2.  Nurses must practice to the full extent of their education and training.
While most nurses are registered nurses (RNs), more than a quarter million nurses are advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), who have master’s or doctoral degrees and pass national certification exams. Nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, and nurse midwives all are licensed as APRNs.  Learn how Minnesota practice law supports or hinders their participation in reforming health care.
Mary Chesney PhD, RN, CNP Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota School of Nursing

3.  Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that provides seamless educational progress.
To ensure the delivery of safe, patient-centered care across settings, the nursing education system must be improved. Patient needs have become more complicated, and nurses need to attain requisite competencies to deliver high-quality care. These competencies include leadership, health policy, system improvement, research and evidence-based practice, and teamwork and collaboration, as well as competency in specific content areas including community and public health and geriatrics.  Share your thoughts and hear others as we touch on educating nurses in Minnesota.

4. Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other health care professionals, in redesigning health care in the United States.
Efforts to cultivate and promote leaders within the nursing profession—from the front lines of care to the boardroom—will prepare nurses with the skills needed to help improve health care and advance their profession. As leaders, nurses must act as full partners in redesign efforts, be accountable for their own contributions to delivering high-quality care, and work collaboratively with leaders from other health professions.  How are Minnesota organizations creating opportunities to be full partners?
Ginger Malone MSN, RN, MOLN President and Chief Nurse Officer North Memorial Health Care.


The Round Table is always a robust opportunity to learn, connect, and engage your District G colleagues.

Directions - See Google Map in the District G events box.
1.  University to N. Aldine Street.
2.  Visitor parking at N. Aldine and Shields Street.
3.  Enter the building under the '1700 University' car port.
4.  We will post signs to the meeting room.