Deans and Directors are meeting with Jim Cleghorn, Executive Director for the Georgia Board of Nursing, on a weekly basis until further notice.
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 Jim Cleghorn, Executive Director for the Georgia Board of Nursing
Recording link to April 1, 2020: click here
Recording link to April 8, 2020: click here Recording from April 15, 2020 not available. Recording from April 22, 2020: click here Code: 8T*N+95t Recording from April 29, 2020: click here Code: 1H$5.G8* Recording from May 8, 2020: click here Code: 4Y^$=^db No Meeting May 13, 2020: click here info on exam structure Recording link from May 20, 2020: not available; click here for notes. (Virtual clinical resources, shared by Augusta University) May 21, 2020 - Click here for Covid-19 resources June 3, 2020 - Click here for Deans and Directors Meeting notes; click here for Covid-19 Policy (Malone University) and Sample Acknowledgement and Release Policy. GNA Graduate Nurse Task Force Report: Click here Recording link June 10, 2020 - Click here for recording; passcode: 0l!*u.!? Recording link July 1, 2020 - Click here for recording; passcode: 0y?f2*17 Recording link July 8, 2020 - Click here for recording; passcode: 2u.lE.1a Handouts from meeting are here and here. Face shield information links: click here Surgical mask ordering site: click here Contact Information for Virtual Clinical Learning Resources
(NOTE: GANDD does not endorse any specific resource. This information is only provided for school consideration, as appropriate to meet clinical learning needs while agency access remains limited.
Georgia Nurses Association - Interview with Governor Brian Kemp
Governor of Georgia
Georgia Nurses Association interview with Governor Kemp
April 22; recording can be found by CLICKING HERE. The Governor addresses questions associated with the pandemic: - COVID-19 Statistics in Georgia - COVID-19 Testing plan - Hazard pay for front line workers - Mental health support for front line workers (all areas) - Scope of practice and easing restrictions for advanced practice CLICK HERE for a listing of all Governor orders since March 2020. |
Legislative News
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Be sure to keep up with legislation associated with nursing and the practice of nursing in Georgia. The Deans and Directors of schools lead by example. Engaging in the establishment of laws that affect the professionals of today and tomorrow are very important to our role. Please use this page as a resource to current legislation in our state:
CLICK HERE for information on 2020 Candidates - 13 nurse candidates are on the ballot
VOTE!
Use your opportunity to VOTE! .
Be sure to keep up with legislation associated with nursing and the practice of nursing in Georgia. The Deans and Directors of schools lead by example. Engaging in the establishment of laws that affect the professionals of today and tomorrow are very important to our role. Please use this page as a resource to current legislation in our state:
CLICK HERE for information on 2020 Candidates - 13 nurse candidates are on the ballot
M Make plans to attend the 2018 Georgia Unity Conference October 4-6, 2018 Cobb Galleria Center 2 Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339 CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE BROCHURE Visit the website for more information. Additional links and information: Agenda W-9 Tax Information Brochure Yellow Belt Training Business Vendor Posted September 18, 2018 
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The Georgia Nursing Leadership Coalition will host the annual doctoral symposium on January 28, 2018. The symposium will be held from 8:00am - 3:30pm on the Emory University campus. Featured speakers include: Andrew R. Davis and Dr. Ninfa Saunders. Click here to visit the GNCL website, which includes more information: GNLC
Andrew R. Davis is the Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC), based in Atlanta. In his role, Andrew is responsible for leading the company’s Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence, as well as the Workplace Fairness function, creating an environment that promotes fairness, respect and appreciation of the similarities and differences for the company’s 700,000 system employees in more than 200 countries.
 Dr. Ninfa M. Saunders, FACHE
Dr. Saunders has more than 40 years of hospital administrative and clinical experience. Dr. Saunders currently serves as the President and CEO of Navicent Health, a nonprofit corporation whose primary purpose is to coordinate its affiliated entities in their mission of providing a comprehensive range of high-quality reasonably priced healthcare services to Georgians. Posted December 12, 2017
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Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) Interstate Commission Sets Implementation Date
TheInterstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators set Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, as the implementation date for the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). There are 26 states in the eNLC.*
Allowing nurses to have mobility across state borders, the eNLC increases access to care while maintaining public protection. The eNLC, which is an updated version of the original NLC, allows for registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/VNs) to have one multistate license, with the authority to practice in person or via telehealth in both their home state and other eNLC states.
Posted 8.30.2017
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Allowing nurses to have mobility across state borders, the eNLC increases access to care while maintaining public protection. The eNLC, which is an updated version of the original NLC, allows for registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/VNs) to have one multistate license, with the authority to practice in person or via telehealth in both their home state and other eNLC states.
Posted 8.30.2017
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Georgia Enacts Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) - May 9, 2017
Georgia has joined Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming as a member of the eNLC. Gov. Nathan Deal signed the bill May 9, 2017.
“Achieving passage of the eNLC in Georgia represents a collaboration of efforts led by the Georgia Nurses Association and includes the board of nursing, nursing professionals, employers of nurses, NCSBN and others. I would like to thank the Georgia legislators and Governor Deal for enacting this important legislation. Being a member of the compact removes barriers to cross-border practice while continuing to maintain public safety. The eNLC will benefit the public through increased accessibility of nursing services,” commented Janice J. Izlar, DNAP, CRNA, president, Georgia Board of Nursing.
The eNLC enables nurses to provide telehealth nursing services to patients located across the country without having to obtain additional licenses. In the event of a disaster, nurses from multiple states can easily respond to supply vital services. Additionally, almost every nurse, including primary care nurses, case managers, transport nurses, school and hospice nurses, among many others, needs to routinely cross state boundaries to provide the public with access to nursing services, and a multistate license facilitates this process.
Posted May 9, 2017
Tuesday March 29, 2016
The Georgia Hospital Association hosted a Georgia CNO and Deans/Director Summit on Tuesday, March 29th at the WellStar Development Center in Marietta. The purpose of the Summit was to:
- Establish stronger relationships between CNOs and Deans/Directors across Georgia.
- Present an academic and practice state of the union address to lay a foundation for energizing us to work together toward specific goals.
- Start a dialogue that acknowledges what is being done on both sides while also identifying how we can build a better nursing future, focused on new possibilities and the opportunity to change what the future could be.
- Identify the work that can be done collaboratively to influence bedside nurses to further their education.
- Build relationships with legislative colleagues and enhance their knowledge and understanding of nursing. Click here for more information.
Information from the Georgia Board of Nursing
The Georgia Board of Nursing provided the following information/updates for the Nurse Practice Act. These updates will be presented at the 2016 general session for Georgia. Click here for the updated information.
Keep updated with news from the Georgia Board of Nursing by reading: The Georgian Nurse
NCSBN Board of Directors (BOD) Upholds Current Passing Standard for the NCLEX-RN Examination
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), www.ncsbn.org, voted on Dec. 9, 2015, to uphold the current passing standard for the NCLEX-RN Examination (the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses). The passing standard will remain at the current level of 0.00 logit that was instituted April 1, 2013. This passing standard will remain in effect through March 31, 2019.
After consideration of all available information, the NCSBN BOD determined the current passing standard was sufficient as a measure of safe and effective entry-level registered nurse (RN) practice. The BOD used multiple sources of information to guide its evaluation and discussion of the passing standard. As part of this process, NCSBN convened an expert panel of 11 nurses to perform a criterion-referenced standard-setting procedure. The panel's findings supported retaining the current passing standard. NCSBN also considered the results of national surveys of nursing professionals, including nursing educators, directors of nursing in acute care settings and administrators of long-term care facilities. READ MORE>
Posted: January 6, 2016
Keep updated with news from the Georgia Board of Nursing by reading: The Georgian Nurse
NCSBN Board of Directors (BOD) Upholds Current Passing Standard for the NCLEX-RN Examination
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), www.ncsbn.org, voted on Dec. 9, 2015, to uphold the current passing standard for the NCLEX-RN Examination (the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses). The passing standard will remain at the current level of 0.00 logit that was instituted April 1, 2013. This passing standard will remain in effect through March 31, 2019.
After consideration of all available information, the NCSBN BOD determined the current passing standard was sufficient as a measure of safe and effective entry-level registered nurse (RN) practice. The BOD used multiple sources of information to guide its evaluation and discussion of the passing standard. As part of this process, NCSBN convened an expert panel of 11 nurses to perform a criterion-referenced standard-setting procedure. The panel's findings supported retaining the current passing standard. NCSBN also considered the results of national surveys of nursing professionals, including nursing educators, directors of nursing in acute care settings and administrators of long-term care facilities. READ MORE>
Posted: January 6, 2016
Georgia Nursing Leadership Coalition
In 2008, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the IOM launched a two-year initiative to respond to the need to assess and transform the nursing profession. The IOM appointed the Committee on the RWJF Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the IOM, with the purpose of producing a report that would make recommendations for an action-oriented blueprint for the future of nursing.
Institute of Medicine Future of Nursing Recommendations
Read more about the RWJF Initiative
Georgia Nursing Leadership Coalition
Institute of Medicine Future of Nursing Recommendations
- Remove scope-of-practice barriers.
- Expand opportunities for nurses to lead and diffuse collaborative improvement efforts.
- Implement nurse residency programs.
- Increase the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree to 80 percent by 2020.
- Double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020.
- Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning.
- Prepare and enable nurses to lead change to advance health.
- Build an infrastructure for the collection and analysis of interprofessional health care workforce data.
Read more about the RWJF Initiative
Georgia Nursing Leadership Coalition
Ebola Virus Guidance and Updates
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is continuing to update guidance for nurses in Georgia regarding Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), which includes links to some key reference documents. Because of the evolving nature of the outbreak in West Africa and its impact on the U.S., DPH will update the guidance as new information becomes available. Please monitor their website for the most current information and guidance. The intent of this guidance is to highlight key points regarding Ebola preparedness with which all nurses in Georgia should be familiar. To view the document as well as other guidance documents produced or recommended by the Department of Public Health, go to https://dph.georgia.gov/guidance-nurses.