Impacting Livesthrough Research

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From The President, Chief Executive Officer, and Business & Operations Manager .................2

Supporters ...............................................................3Honor a Nurse ........................................................7Financials ................................................................82006 ANF Scholars .................................................92006 Completed Research Grants .........................10NRG Scholar Highlights .......................................11Nurses2Nurses4Teens, LEAD................................13Food-Safe Schools, Coalition

for School Health .............................................14Tobacco Free Nurses, Nurse

Competence in Aging.......................................15InSTEP with NURSES ..........................................16House of Delegates................................................17Katrina Nurses Fund .............................................18ANF Board of Trustees & Staff .............................19Nursing Leadership Circle.....................................20Honoring ANF Presidents.....................................21

Amazing people. Extraordinary Lives.Suddenly, we find ourselves surrounded by them. They are the staff nurses who tend to their

patients with care and skill during the healing process. They are the intensive care nurses who tend tothose in the most critical health situations. They are the oncology nurse and hospice nurse who personify hope in the most difficult times. They are the nurse practitioners who practice with compassion in helping people manage their illness. They are the nurse researchers who change healthcare practices and environments. They are the family and friends of these nurses who sharetheir lives. They are every one of us whose lives have been touched by a nurse, and they are thedonors who are committed to advancing the nursing profession and promoting the health of the public.These amazing people and extraordinary lives are the essence of the American Nurses Foundation.

Beginning in 1955, with our flagship program, the Nursing Research Grants Program, ANF hastouched the lives of over 950 nurse researchers who in turn have positively affected the lives of peoplethrough the application of their research findings. When disaster struck, ANF was there with itsKatrina Nurses Fund that gave nurses the opportunity to help their own by raising funds to assistnurses affected by Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.

Also ANF manages extramural grants, that enhance nurses’ skills with hands on training and education. The nurses who participated in Food-Safe Schools, Nurses2Nurses4Teens, Tobacco FreeNurses and Nurse Competence in Aging then touched the lives of families in their communities.And, finally donors to ANF whose generosity affects the lives of these nurses, thus the lives touchedby these nurses and beyond.

Glance around; chancesare you are surrounded bythese extraordinary livesduring your extraordinarylife. Through our 2006Annual Report we thankeach nurse, each supporter,and each donor who makes up the whole ofANF. We ask you to continue, grow, or evenbegin your support to ANF and the extraordinarylives around us.

Dear Friends...From the President, Chief Executive Officer

and Business & Operations Manager

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Margarete L. Zalon, PhD, RN, APRN,BC

President

Linda J. Stierle,MSN, RN, CNAA,BCChief Executive Officer

Holly BlackledgeBusiness & Operations

Manager

$4000 and AboveAmerican Nurses Association*American Nurses Credentialing CenterArthur Davis Publishing AgencyAtlantic Philanthropies (USA), Inc.Beldon FundCenter for American NursesClinton FoundationEstate of Germaine KrysanHyndai Motor AmericaInterstate Insurance GroupW.K. Kellogg FoundationMarsh Affinity PracticeWilliam L. Holzemer, PhD, RN, FAANEstate of Jane Secor Irene Trowell-Harris, EdD, RN

$1000-$3999Nancy Bergstrom, PhD, RN, FAANValerie Browne-Krimsley, EdD, RNNancy Burke, RNRita Chow, EdD, RN, FAAN, AHN-BCJeanette Hammond Thelma Haydon, RNIrma Lou Hirsch, RNHonorable Tricia R. Hunter, MN, RNJosephine Klein, RNPatricia R. Messmer, PhD, RN,BC, FAANMiami Children’s HospitalCecilia Mulvey, PhD, RNRebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNORSusan Foley Pierce, PhD, RNBarbara S. RavoldJessie M. Scott, DSC, RN, MA, FAANMary Tilbury, EdD, RN, CNAA,BCDebra Toney, PhD, RNPatricia W. Underwood, PhD, RN, FAANPatricia S. Yoder-Wise, EdD, RN, CNAA,BC, FAANMargarete L. Zalon, PhD, RN, APRN,BCVirginia Trotter Betts, JD, MSN, RN, FAAN

$500-$999Ruth Anderson, PhD, RN, FAANAnne Becker, MS, RN,BCLillian Brunner, MSN, RN, FAANMary Elizabeth Carnegie, DPA, MA, RN, FAAN Rose Constantino, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN, FACHEJo Eleanor Elliott, RN, FAAN, AM

Gloria Francis, PhD, MS, BS, MA, FAANMartha Garcia, JD, RNJacqueline Gonzalez, ARNP, MSN, CNAA, RN, FAANEily Gorman, MA, BS, RNAnn Gothler, RNPatricia Holloman, BSN, RN, CNORHoly Cross Hospital Angela McBride, PhD, RN, FAANMedical City Dallas HospitalGrace Peterson, BSN, RN, MNAJulia Powell, BSN, MA, CNAAJanet R. Sawyer, RNVincent ScullyLinda J. Stierle, MSN, RN, CNAA,BCRosa Lee Weinert, MS, RN

$250-$499Tonia Aiken, JD, BSN, RNKaren Ballard, MA, RNSylvia Barker, RNMary Behrens, MSN, RN, FNP-CHolly & Dennis Blackledge Barbara Blakeney, MSN, RNLinda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAANAlice Borda, RNDorothy Brooten, PhD, RN, FAANJanice Bussert, RNLinda Gobis, JD, RN, FNPConstance Graves, BSN, RNPamela Hagan, MSN, RN, CSSusan Hartranft, MSN, RNLois Johns, PhD, RN, FAANBarbara Kiernan, PNP, RN, APRNKatheren Koehn, RNMichael Kremer Diane Mancino, EdD, RN, CAEDorothea Milbrandt, MSN, RNMargaret Miller, PhD, RNIsis Montalvo Anne Peach, MSN, RNPoudre Valley Hospital Gail Pruett, RNBarbara K. Reck Celestine Samual-Blalock, RNElaine Scherer, MA, BSN, RNCheryl Schmidt, PhD, MS, RNSusan Simmons, PhD, RNSusan Tullai-McGuinness, PhD, RNLinda Urden, DNSc, RN, CNA, FAAN

2006 SupportersANF salutes and thanks our generous supporters!

3* The American Nurses Association (ANA) provides overhead and support services to the Foundation at no cost. The value of these overhead and support services in 2006 were $482,570.

Michele M. Valentino, RNSheila Warren, MSN, MA, RNPaula Webb, MSN, RN, CNAA,BC

$100-$249Jeanette Ackley, RNJoanne Adams Clara Adams-Ender, MSN, CNAA, RN, FAANAnne Ahrens Linda Aiken, PhD, RN, FAANSusan Albrecht, PhD, MPM, RN, FAANDorene Albright, RNDolores Alford, PhD, RN, FAANMyrna Allen, MSN, RN, CHEAnna Alt-White Mary Anthony, RNSusan Atamian, RNChristine Ardalan, RNAndrea Aughenbaugh, RN, CS, CAEKay Avant, PhD, RN, FAANMyrtle Aydelotte, RNLaurie Baker, RNSindy Barker, BS, CAEKaren Barnes Jeanne Benoliel, RNJudith A. Berg, PhD, RN, C, WHNPCatherine Bergh Jeffery Beutler, RNGrace Bielkiewicz, RN, MN, CSVeronica Bilder, BSN, RNJoanne Billott, MS, RNLisa Black, RNVirginia Boardman, PhD, BSN, RNAnne Bove, RNShellie, Bowers, PhD, RNPatricia Bradley Elaine Brainerd, MA, RN, CSNElissa Brown, MSN, RN, CSMary Lou Brunell, MSN, RNBarbara Burgel, MS, RN, COHNS, ANP, FAANLora Burke Michelle Burke, MSN, ARNP, CPAN Barbara BurnhamDouglas Burns, BSN, RN, CNOR, RNFAVirginia Byers, RNElizabeth Carter, RNCarolyn Cason, RNGeorgianna Chin, RNMarilyn Chow, DSN, RN, FAANMargaret Clayton Ann Clyatt, BSN, RN

Joy Cohen, PhD, RN, CNM, CNAA, CCHTBernice Coleman Peggy Collins, PhD, JD, RN, FAANSigne Cooper, MEd, RN, FAANMary Cramer, PhD, APRNPatricia Crane, RNJanet Cuddigan, PhD, RN, CWCN, CCCNRoanne Dahlen-Hartfield, DNSc, RNJudy Davenport Gail Davis, RNShirley Davis, PhD, MS, BS, RN Georgina Dennik-Champion, RNMary Dickey, MSN, RN, CNAElizabeth O. Dietz, EdD, RN, CS-NPDistrict of Columbia Nurses Association Claudia Distrito, RNMolly Dougherty, RNMary Downes Kathleen Dracup, DNSc, RN, NP-C, FAANAudrey Drake, RN, CNAA,BCMargery Duffey Ruth Elder Mary Ernst, MSN, ARNP, CAN,BCLinda Everett, PhD, RN, CNAA,BC, FAANClaire M. Fagin, PhD, RN, FAANVeronica Feeg, PhD, RN, FAANLola Fehr, MS, RN, CAE, FAANSherry Ferki, MSN, RNGail C. Fisher, RNM. Louise Fitzpatrick, EdD, RN, FAANMary Foley, MS, RNEileen Fowles, PhD, RNCCarrie Fowlkes Paula Frank, RNAnn Galligan, EdD, APRN,BCElizabeth Galvin Ricki R. Garrett, MADorothy Gaskin Evelyn Geller, MEd, MSN, RNMarla Geltner Mary M. Germain, EdD, RN, CSRoseann GhaliliMary Gilkey, APRN,BC, MSHayward Gill, RNEvelynn C. Gioiella, RNBarbara Golding Nancy Gondringer, CRNA, RN, MAMirtha Gonzalez, MSN, ARNPErnest Grant, MSN, RNSarah Gueldner, DSN, RNC, FAANBarbara Habermann, PhD, RNPatricia Hance, BSN, RN

2006 Nursing Research Grants PartnersCenter for American NursesCommission on Graduates of

Foreign Nursing SchoolsCouncil for the Advancement of Nursing ScienceEastern Nursing Research Society

Midwest Nursing Research SocietyNurses Charitable Trust, District V, FNASigma Theta Tau InternationalSouthern Nursing Research SocietyWestern Institute of Nursing

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2006 SupportersANF salutes and thanks our generous supporters!

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Florence Hardesty, RNSyvera Hardy Gayle Harrell, RNBetsy Harris, RNMarilyn Harris, MSN, RN, CNAA, FAANGingy Harshey-Meade, RN, CNAA,BC, CAEDebbie Hatmaker, PhD, RN, SANE-AMary Hazzard, PhD, RN, FAANKathryn Hegedus, DNSc, RNBelinda Heimericks, MS, RNJoanne Hickey, PhD, RN, APRN,BC, FAANLarry Himelfarb Pamela Hinds, PhD, RNBeverly Hoeffer, DNSc, RN, FAANDeborah Hogan, RNCarol Holland, MSN, RNLilian Hong George Hossfeld, MDJacqueline Hott, PhD, APRN, CS, FAANLorraine Hultquist, EdD, RNRuth Hunter Debra Hymovich, RNBarbara Innes, RNSusan Jacobson Harry JankySandra Janzen, RNGlen Jett, MSN, RN,BCLois Johns, PhD, RN, FAANJeanette Johnson, DNSc, RNRandy Jones Venita Jones, MPH, RNBarbara Joslyn, RNMarirose KaufmanDavid Keepnews, RNLucie Kelly, PhD, RN, FAANSara Kendall Cheryl Killion, PhD, RNElaine Klein, PhD, RN, CRNCBeatrice Kolchin, MPH, RNConnie Korger, RNSusan Kowalski, PhD, RNMary Krugman, PhD, RNAnna Kuba RNMarlene C. Lambert, RNCNorma M. Lang, PhD, RN, FRCN, FAANNancy Langston, RNBarbara Lantz, RNJan Lee, PhD, RNRonnie E. Leibowitz, MA, RNDiane Lemay, RNCarrie Lenburg, PhD, RNJoan Lesage, RNLaura Leslie, RNSusan Letvak, PhD, RN, FNP

Cheryl Levine, MSN, RN, CRRNNancy Lewis Patrica Lindley Carol Lofstedt, BSN, RNLori Loice, MSN, RNC, NNPHelen Lomas, BSN, RNMarcia London Kate Lorig Susan Ludington Maryanna Ludy Jean L. Lum, PhD, RN, FAANRaymond Luth, BSN, RN, CRNA Cynthia Lydford, RNMarlene Mackey, PhD, RN, FAANJoann Macon Barbara Madden, RNPierce Mahoney Elizabeth Mahoney, RNIrene Mahony, RNElizabeth Maloney, RNDebbie Marfiak Maureen Markey Mary Maryland, PhD, APRN,BC, ANPCheryl May Magelende R. McBride, PhD, RNLinda McCauley Margaret L. McClure, EdD, RN, FAANSara McCumber, RNJoycelyn McKenzie, RNWilliam W. McLean, RN, CENAnne M. McNamara, PhD, RNJean McSweeney, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAANVictoria Menzies, PhDMerry MerianChristine Miakowski Margaret Miller Sandra MillonPamela Mitchell, PhD, FAHA, FAANCindi Moon, RNFrank Moore, RNH. R. Moore, RNJudith Moran, RNDiana Morris, RNClaire Murray, RNCarol Musil, RNGordon Natal, MSN, RN, MHANational Student Nurses Association Pedro Natividad Jr, MSN, RN, CS, FNPMary NeherCheryl Nelson Ann Newman, MSN, RNVirginia Newman, RNAnnalee Oakes, RNEllen Olshansky, DNSc, RNC, FAAN

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Harriet Olson, RNLinda Olson Joan O’Sullivan Carol Ott, PhD, RNMarylee Pakieser, RNMildred Panigal, RNPatricia Pearce, PhD, RNMinessia Pearson Ingrid Pearson, RN, CRNPNola Pender, RNSheila Perez, RNKathleen Perry, RNMargaret Perry, RNRichard Pessagno, MSN, APRN,BCCarolyn Piatek Steven Pitkin, MSN, RNKathleen Poi, MS, RN, CNAA,BCDorothy Powell, EdD, RN, FAANBunny Pozehl, RNMerle Pray, RNPatricia Quigley, PhD, ARNP, CRRN, FAANSally Rankin, PhD, RN, FNP, FAANDesma Reno Ona Riggin, RNEthel Robertson, MSN, MA, RNRhonda Robinson Pauline Robitaille Norma Rodgers-HunterConsejo Rosario, RNJoanne Ruth, RNC, MSNancy Ryan, RNYuri SaitoDinah Saunders, RNCheryl Schmidt, PhD, RNVictoria Schonlau Maureen Shekleton, DNSc, RN, FAANSarah Shellenberger, MSN, RN, CWOCN, LPMary Shepherd, RNLinda Shinn, MBA, RN, CAEMuriel Shore, EdD, RN, CNAA,BCZina Simmons, RNMary Sletten, RNSuzanne Smeltzer, EdD, RN, FAANBarbara Smith, PhD, RN, FACSM, FAANMaria Soto, RNMary Smolenski Susan Speraw Paula Stearns, MSN, RN

Marianne Steinhacker Thomas Stenvig, PhD, RNMary Stephans Phyllis Stern, DNS, RN, FAANRuth Stewart Roger Stotts, RNDorothy Stratman-Lucey, MSN, RN, PNPMeg Styles Ethel Szabo, RNMaria Talamo, MA, RN, CNAA, CHEDiana Taylor, PhD, RN, NP, FAANCathalene Teahan, MSN, RN, CNSCydni Thebert Roberta Thiry, PhD, RNDebbie Thompson, RNJudith C. Thompson Cynthia Tice, RNCatherine Tolero Elizabeth Trought, PhD, RNRebecca Trudel, RNJanet TrustMarian Turkel, PhD, RNNancy Valentine, PhD, RN, FAAN Donna Ver Steeg Diana Veras Grace Wakulchik, MSN, RN, ABALorraine Wallenborn Gloria Ward, RNSuzanne Ward, MSN, MA, RN, CNORDonna M. Warzynski, MSHSA, RN, C, CAN,BCTerri Weaver, PhD, RN, CS, FAANLaZelle Westbrook, MA, RNBetty Whitaker Elaine Williams, RNEric Williams, MSN, RN, CNSKaren Willis, RNAudrey Winfrey, RNElizabeth Winslow, PhD, RN, FAANJill Winters, PhD, RNGail Wolf, DNS, RN, FAANDorothy Woodin, RNMary Wooten, RNLucy Yates Doris Young, EdD, RN, C, CNAA, FAANJoanne Youngblut, PhD, RN, FAANCarolyn Yucha, PhD, RN, FAANClaudia ZachariasLani Zimmerman, PhD, RN

Leadership in GivingSpecial appreciation to the American Nurses Association Board of Directors for supporting ANF with a

holiday donation in recognition of the leadership of ANA President Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR;ANA Chief Executive Officer Linda J. Stierle, MSN, RN, CNAA,BC; and Chief Operations Officer WilliamJ. Powers, FACHE.

Thank you to Linda J. Stierle, MSN, RN, CNAA,BC, Chief Executive Officer of ANA and ANF for her generous holiday gift to ANF in honor of the ANA Board of Directors and the ANF Board of Trustees.

The ANF staff has endeavored to make accurate the list contained in this report. We ask that you notify ANF at (301) 628-5227 or send an e-mail to ANF@ana.org should you observe any oversights or errors. Thank you.

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Your donation will support ANF’s 50 plusyears of work to promote the welfare and well being of nurses, advance the nursing profession, thereby enhancing the health ofthe public. The $100 donation per honoreemay be made by individuals or be shared by a group. For your convenience, ANFaccepts credit cards and checks.

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ANF celebrates the recipients of the 2006 Nursing Research Grants (NRG). The work of these respected scholars is atthe heart of the mission of ANF in their pursuit of research and education that promotes the public health. ANF is grate-ful for the generosity of supporters who have made it possible to award more than $3.5 million to over 950 beginning andexperienced nurse researchers for 50 plus years.

Amany A. Abdrbo, MSN, RNFactors Affecting Information Systems Useand Its Benefits and Satisfaction amongOhio Registered Nurses Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OhioCenter for American Nurses ScholarSigma Theta Tau /ANF Scholar

Jo Azzarello, PhD, RNProblem Solving Skills and Strategies forGlycemic ControlUniversity of Oklahoma Health SciencesCenter, Oklahoma City, OklahomaSouthern Nursing Research Society(SNRS)/ANF Scholar

Susan A. Barnason, PhD, RNPiloting of a Medication Education &Decision-making (MED) Intervention forElderly Heart Failure Home Health CarePatientsUniversity of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NebraskaVirginia Stone Scholar/ANF Scholar

Joy K. Buck, PhD, RNSetting the Standard for Specialization inHospice and Palliative Nursing, 1985 - 2006University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAnne Zimmerman Scholar/ANF Scholar

Cathy L. Campbell, PhD, APRN,BCFactors Influencing End of Life Decision-Making by Elderly African-AmericansUniversity of VirginiaCharlottesville, VirginiaGloria Smith, RN & Eleanor Lambertsen,RN Scholar/ANF Scholar

Maureen Campesino, PhD, RN, PsyNPExploring Perceived Racial/EthnicDiscrimination in Cancer Care Deliveryamong Elderly Mexican AmericansArizona State University, Tempe, ArizonaAmerican Nurses Association (ANA)Presidential/ ANF Scholar

YunKyung Chang, MPH, RNTesting a Theoretical Model for SevereMedications Errors University of North Carolina at ChapelHill, Chapel Hill, North CarolinaSouthern Nursing Research Society(SNRS)/ANF Scholar

Bashira A. Charles, MSN, RNGenes Implicated In Time to Onset andSeverity of Diabetic RetinopathyUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh,PennsylvaniaEastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) /ANF Scholar

Lynn M. Dietrick, PhD, RNThe ‘Dance’ continues.... EvaluatingDifferences in Call Bell Use betweenPatients in Private Rooms versus Patients inDouble RoomsLeHigh Valley Hospital and HealthNetwork, Allentown, PennsylvaniaSayre Memorial Fund Scholar/ANF Scholar

Tracy A. Evanson, PhD, APRN,BCDomestic Violence Victims’ Perspectives ofCommunity Health Nurses CareUniversity of North Dakota Grand Forks, North DakotaVirginia Kelley, CRNA Scholar/ANF Scholar

Anastasia Fisher, DNSc, RNImpact of co-payment policies on Women’sAccess to health care in Jails/PrisonsUniversity of San Diego San Diego, CaliforniaGloria Smith, RN Scholar/ANF Scholar

Lorraine Q. Frazier, DSN, RN, NPPromoting the Cardiovascular and Mental Health of EconomicallyDisadvantaged Women Hospitalized for Acute Coronary Symptoms University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TexasVirginia Stone, RN Scholar/ANF Scholar

Carmen Giurgescu, PhD, RN, WHNPComparison of Prenatal Coping Strategies, Cortisol, and Cytokines between Low-risk and High-risk Pregnant African-American Women University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IllinoisRita K. Chow & Yaye Togaski-Breitenbach Schlor/ANF Scholar

Peggy Kerr, PhD, RNRisk Factors Associated With PatientOutcomes of Older AdultsUniversity of Iowa, Iowa City, IowaMidwest Nursing Research Society(MNRS)/ANF Scholar

Rebecca Lehto, PhD, RN, OCNWorry and Cognitive Maps in Lung CancerUniversity of Michigan Ann Arbor, MichiganHildegard E. Peplau Scholar/ANF Scholar

Kathleen A. Mussatto, BSN, RNFamily Stress, Coping and OutcomesFollowing the Diagnosis of Hypoplastic LeftHeart Syndrome (HLHS) in a NewbornChildren’s Hospital of WisconsinMilwaukee, WisconsinDorothy Cornelius, RN Scholar/ANFScholar

Eun Jun Park, MSN, RNDeveloping an Evidence-Based Simulationfor Training Case Managers University of Iowa, Iowa City, IowaDorothy Reilly, RN Scholar/ANF Scholar

Mijung Park, PhD, MSN, RNKorean American Family Caregiving forPersons with a Mental IllnessUniversity of California San Francisco, CaliforniaCommission on Graduates of ForeignNursing Schools (COGFNS)Scholar/ANF Scholar

Celebrating ANF Scholars

Front row (L to R): Patricia R. Messmer, PhD, RN,BC, FAAN; Chair Barbara Habermann, PhD, RN, Beverly Horn, PhD, RN, CTN;Elizabeth Reifsnider, PhD, APRN,BC; Barbara A. Smith, PhD, RN,FAAN, FACSM; Jana Pressler, PhD, RN; Patricia Liehr, PhD, RN;Holli DeVon, PhD, RN; Executive Director Leo Schargorodski.

Back row (L to R): Kathleen M. Russell, DNS, RN; Anne Turner-Henson, DSN, RN; Mara M. Baun, DNSc, FAAN; Julie ReedErickson, PhD, RN, FAAN; Lani Zimmerman, PhD, RN.

2006 ANF Nursing Research Grants Scholars

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Leli W. Pedro, DNSc, RN, OCNHealth Related Quality of Life for RuralCancer Survivors: The Colorado ExperienceUniversity of Colorado at Denver andHealth Sciences Center, Denver, ColoradoWestern Institute for Nursing (WIN)/ANF Scholar

Judith L. Reishtein, PhD, RNSleep, Breathing, and Neurobehavior in COPDDrexel University, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaLucile V. Lukens Scholar/ANF Scholar

Cecelia I. Roscigno, MN, RN, CNRNChildren’s Experiences Following Traumatic Brain InjuryUniversity of Washington Seattle, WashingtonMartha E. Brill Scholar/ANF Scholar

Marycarol Rossignol, DNSc, RNPilot Study of Nociceptive Dysregulation inVeterans with Post Traumatic Stress DisorderSeton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey Council for the Advancement of NursingScience (CANS)/ANF Scholar

Virginia Sun, MSN, RNSymptom Characteristics and QOL in EGFR Inhibitor-InducedDermatologic ToxicitiesBeckman Research Institute ofthe City of Hope, Duarte,CaliforniaJean E. Johnson, RN Scholar/ANF Scholar

Susan Tullai-McGuinness, PhD, RNCharacteristics of WorkEnvironments in QualityMedicare-Certified HomeHealth Care AgenciesCase Western ReserveUniversity, Cleveland, OhioJulia Hardy Scholar/ANF Scholar

Marla Weston, MS, RNAntecedents of Control over Nursing PracticeUniversity of Arizona Tucson, ArizonaVirginia S. Cleland, RN Scholar/ANF Scholar

Debra L. Wiegand, PhD, RNWithdrawal of Life Sustaining Therapy after Life-Threatening Exacerbation of a Chronic Illness: The Family ExperienceUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore, MarylandNurses Charitable Trust, District V, FNA Scholar/ANF Scholar

Completed 2006 GrantsCongratulating ANF Nursing Research Scholars

Lynn Babington, PhD, RNEastern Nursing Research Society Scholar/ANF ScholarUnderstanding Dominican Mothers’ Beliefs, Knowledge and Practices Related to Feeding Infants and ChildrenNortheastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts

Angela Chia-Chen Chen, PhD, RNNurses Charitable Trust, District V, FNA Scholar/ANF ScholarUnderstanding Chinese Immigrant Youth: Acculturation, Parenting Practices and Depressive SymptomsArizona State UniversityTempe, Arizona

Teresa Rojas-Cooley, BSN, RNDorothy Reilly Scholar/ANF ScholarComplementary and Alternative Medicine: American Nurses’ KnowledgeBeckman Research Institute of the City of HopeDuarte, California

Younhee Jeong, MSN, RNMidwest Nursing Research Society Scholar/ANF ScholarThe Role of Orexin in Posterior Hypothalamus-InducedAnalygesia on Neuropathic PainUniversity of Illinois at Chicago

Louise C. Miller, PhD, RNSayre Memorial Fund Scholar/ANF ScholarNurses’ Information Literacy: Implementing the Electronic Health Record (EHR) into Nursing EducationUniversity of MissouriColumbus, Missouri

Upon completion of research, ANF Scholars are required to submit an abstract along with a final narrativereport outlining the results of the research. We are proud to list below the recipient and title of the researchgrants completed in 2006. For an abstract and a copy of the narrative, contact ANF.

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The American Nurses Foundation was founded as the educational, scientific and charitable arm of the ANA. Overthe years, ANF has played a vital role in providing support for some of the major scientific studies of the profession.Back in 1955 when ANF was founded, our nursing leaders had the foresight to recognize how important it would be tosupport nursing research. Since then more than 950 researchers have made extraordinary contributions to our science,providing a foundation for our future practice.

Here’s an inside look at the paths taken by three outstanding nurses who began their research careers with funding byANF and how their studies have shaped and continue to influence nursing practice.

Jean McSweeney, PhD, RN,FAHA, FAAN: Leading the way in researchon women and heart disease

Jean McSweeney, PhD, RN,FAHA, FAAN, has always been inter-ested in the human heart.She worked for manyyears as a critical carenurse, where she rou-tinely provided care tocardiac patients in theICU. So when she wasexploring a disserta-tion topic, it was onlynatural for her to lookto heart attack victims.

“I soon realizedthat we didn’t knowenough about womenand cardiovascular dis-ease,” says McSweeney,an Arkansas NursesAssociation member.“Many women were excluded fromcardiovascular studies because theirfluctuating hormone levels created acumbersome variable.”

Then for her first post-disserta-tion research in 1993, she decided tofocus on women - specifically whatthey believed caused their heartattacks and the potentially riskybehaviors they were willing to change.

Through that study, she learnedthat some women attributed theirmyocardial infarctions (MIs) to smok-ing, being overweight, or a lifestylethat was either too stressful or toosedentary. One of her key findings wasthat women were willing to changewhatever they viewed as the primarycause of their heart attack, such asquit smoking. However, women also

reported experiencing different symp-toms surrounding their MIs. At thetime, researchers and cliniciansassumed that the symptoms that menexhibited prior to a MI would be thesame for women.

McSweeney was able to pursuethat initial research with

an ANF grant, whichshe applied for at theurging of her mentor.Now, she encouragesothers to look towardANF to kick starttheir nursing researchcareers. “Getting that grant

led to the whole tra-jectory of my career,”says McSweeney, aprofessor at theUniversity of Arkansasfor Medical Sciencesin Little Rock, Ark.McSweeney now is a

leader in clinical research on womenand coronary heart disease (CHD)and MI symptoms. Because of herwork, women no longer are looked atas carbon copies of men whenaddressing cardiac risks and heartattack symptoms, such as crushingchest pain. Her body of work includesdeveloping and testing an assessmenttool to identify women at risk forCHD, examining black, Hispanic,and white women’s symptoms ofCHD, and pinpointing women’s earlywarning symptoms of acute MIs.

Over the years her work hasgained both national and internationalattention. She’s been asked to speak atmajor conferences of nursing andphysician groups, and her research hasled to changes in practice. For exam-

ple, board-certified emergency physi-cians are now expected to know thegender differences in MI symptomswhen evaluating women.

And her work has been featuredin mainstream media, including the“CBS Evening News” and GoodHousekeeping. CNN interviewedMcSweeney about her groundbreaking2003 study that identified unusualfatigue and sleeplessness as early warn-ing indicators of heart attack inwomen.

Currently, McSweeney is involvedin a five-year study funded by theNational Institute of NursingResearch to predict CHD events inblack and white women and hopes todevelop a rapid screening tool.

“If we pick up early CHD symp-toms and a positive CHD risk score,women could be immediately referred,evaluated and treated, possibly pre-venting progression to MI,” she says.

McSweeney says she owes a “debtof gratitude” to ANF for believing inher and funding her research. “I likethe idea of nurses helping nurses. Ifeverybody gave $10 to support nurs-ing research, they could help nurses inso many ways - from research to clini-cal application.”

Barbara Medoff-Cooper,PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN: Bolstering the science ofinfant development

In 1983, Barbara Medoff-Cooper,PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN, used herANF grant to study what was close toher heart - infant development. At thetime, she was a pediatric nurse practi-tioner and a doctoral student atTemple University.

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Jean McSweeney, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN

“I was seeing anumber of preemiesin the office,” saysMedoff-Cooper, aPennsylvania StateNurses Associationmember. “Their par-ents were havingproblems taking careof them, because thebabies were so crabby, so difficult.”

So for her dissertation, she and acolleague went to the parents’ homesand collected a range of data aboutthe babies, including how immaturethe infants were at birth, how longthey were at the hospital, and whathappened to them during their stay,such as any ventilator-related compli-cations.

The goal of her research projectwas to see how those factors typicallyinfluenced the babies’ temperamentand development at 6 months of age.

The ANF grant led to numerousresearch projects through other fund-ing sources, such as the Robert WoodJohnson Clinical Scholar grant pro-gram and NINR.

“I think the ANF grant gives newresearchers the track record they needto get established, “ Medoff-Coopersays. “It give your research a ‘stamp ofapproval’ to gain other fundingsources that will support your work.

“Many people don’t realize nursescan be scientists or the breadth of ourwork. They don’t think of nursingthat way.”

But for 25 years, Medoff-Cooperhas continued to build on the scienceof infant development, feeding behav-iors in high-risk infants and infanttemperament. In terms of the latter,she developed a questionnaire that’sused around the world to assess ababy’s temperament.

“I always was interested in theneurological development of high-riskinfants,” says Medoff-Cooper, a pro-fessor at the University ofPennsylvania School of Nursing anddirector of the Center forBiobehavioral Research. “And I reallywant to help parents understand their

kids.”Currently, Medoff-

Cooper is followingbabies born with con-genital heart disease andtheir families to deter-mine what issues influ-ence the children’sgrowth and develop-ment.

“We know that about 50 percentare at risk for failure to thrive, in partbecause of their poor feeding skillsand energy expenditure,” she says.“Through this study, I not only wantto look at the physiological issues, butalso the stress placed on the family.

“It’s not just about eating andgrowing. I want to learn how familiesare functioning with a child born witha serious health problem, and thendevelop recommendations that canhelp both the babies and the parents.”

Linda Finch, PhD, RN: Uncovering the sciencebehind the value of caring

When Linda Finch, PhD, RN,made her first attempt to garner anANF grant, she was notsuccessful. But becausereviewers’ took thetime to offer theiradvice, she was able toresubmit a strongerresearch proposal,which led to herbecoming a 2004 ANFscholar.

“My whole area offocus has been lookingat the nurse-patientrelationship and par-ticularly the caringpiece of it,” says Finch,a Tennessee NursesAssociation member.

To approach caring scientifically,she used grounded theory to gain harddata from nurses and patients.

“I wanted to understand how car-ing is perceived by nurses andpatients, what they viewed as caring

behaviors, and what it is that movespatients positively toward better out-comes,” Finch says. “What I learnedfrom patients’ perspective is they reallywant a nurse who cares for them as afamily member would.”

Patients identified those caringbehaviors in a nurse as being respon-sive to all their needs, including physi-cal, emotional and spiritual; willing todo extra things; and following throughon promises.

The data reinforced the continuedneed to teach students about lookingat patients multi-dimensionally,according to Finch, an assistant pro-fessor at the University of Memphis inTennessee.

From the nurses’ perspective,Finch found that their definition ofcaring behaviors included being atten-tive to patients, developing a rapportwith patients and demonstrating theircompetency. Finch notes that today’sworkplace environment, however,challenges nurses’ ability to do extrathings for patients and follow up oncare.

Looking back at being awardedthe ANF grant, she says it allowed herto complete her work more quickly

and paid for the costlytranscription costsassociated with quali-tative studies. She alsowas able to presenther findings at amajor internationalnursing conference,which piqued theinterest of the nursingcommunity.Having explored the

importance of caringto older adults, Finchnow is collecting datafrom chronically illpediatric patients andtheir nurses on the

role of caring on patient outcomes.Her overall goal is to develop a formaltheory of nurse caring that will informpractice, encourage educational appli-cations, and guide further research.

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Barbara Medoff-Cooper, PhD, CRNP, RN, FAAN

Linda Finch, PhD, RN

Historically ANF has been in the forefront of promoting the mission of the ANA in advancing the nursing profession through the developmentand management of grant-funded programs. The following are some of the grant-funded programs managed by ANF in 2006.

Funded by W.K. Kellogg Foundation, ProjectLEAD and Project LEAD II were successfullycompleted in 2006. Project LEAD was designedto both meet the standards for a high qualityleadership development program and the uniqueneeds of deans and directors who were committedto increasing the production of Black and minoritynurse leaders particularly through programs inunder resourced schools like Historically BlackColleges and Universities (HBCUs). The mostsignificant outcomes of Project LEAD are betterunderstanding of the impacts on the person and the symptom syndrome that results fromworking in under resourced environments overperiods of time.

In 2006, Project LEAD expanded to ProjectLEAD II with 12 remaining historically Blacknursing schools from Project LEAD as partici-pants. The five basic concepts to achieve thegoals of Project LEAD are: vision, knowledge of

self, integrity, commitment to excellence, and communication. Five workshops were held in2006. The January workshop theme was“Freedom and Leadership”, followed by the March workshop, “Freedom and Love.” The June workshop was devoted to Project LEAD IIFellows presenting their end-of-the-year projects.In August, the workshop theme was “AssessingOne’s Growth”. The last workshop was held in October under the theme, “The Past and the Future.”

Finally, the book Soul of Leadership, from anidea from the Kellogg Foundation for ProjectLEAD. In 2006, it was received with over-whelming success. Ten outstanding womenshared their stories with Project LEAD Fellows.Their stories told of challenges faced as African-American women, as nurses and as leaders. Theyidentified barriers to progress in their professionand their strategies for overcoming them.

Leadership Enhancement and Development(LEAD) Project for Minority Nurses

Grants Development & Management

ANF is pleased to announce the successful completion of the Nurses2Nurses4Teensgrant in 2006. Funded by a four year cooperative agreement from the Office ofAdolescent Health (OAH) in the Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCHB) at the HealthResources and Service Administration (HRSA), N2N4T developed several programs for nurses working with teens, including online continuing education programs.

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The ANF/Center for Disease Prevention andControl (CDC) Food-Safe Schools projectfocused on increasing the number of trainers andexpanding training to school nurses in more statesin its second year of the project, thus exceeding thegoals of the original project.

Key activities during Year 2 included:• Train-the-Trainer workshop conducted in

Scottsdale, AZ in December 2005. Sixteenschool nurses (selected from 25 applicants) from12 states were funded for the training.

• Provided technical assistance and resources tothe nine school nurse trainers (April 2005workshop) and the 16 new trainers who werereplicating the educational program: SchoolNurses responding to the Challenges of FoodborneIllnesses in 2005-06.

• These trainees conducted seventeen workshops with 530 school nurses and 50other school personnel attending. Five trainers have scheduled workshops for 2007.

• Evaluations of the train-the-trainer workshopsindicate the trainees are motivated andempowered to replicate the workshops locally.

• Evaluations of the replication workshops bythe trainees have been very positive.

• The primary FSS resource for school nurses,Food-Safe Schools - Handbook for School Nurses,has been provided for all training workshops.

• The Food-SafeSchools Project developedand maintained an informational website atwww.ANFonline.org.

• ANF/FSS project director actively participatedwith other members of the National Coalitionfor Food-Safe Schools to market the Food-SafeSchools Action Guide.

• The Food-Safe Schools School Nurse Brochurewas updated and The ANF/FSS project hasshown growth in successfully preparing school nurse leaders to disseminate informationon the role of the school nurse and the importance of collaboration with other keydisciplines for a food-safe school.

The American Nurses Foundation successfully completed the two-year CDC grantproject Enhancing the Capacity of School Nurses inPrevention of Foodborne Illnesses in Schools and exceeded the goals set for the project. It isbelieved that through this work school nurseshave been motivated to continue to be involvedin the Food-Safe Schools project.

Food-Safe Schools

The National Nursing Coalition for SchoolHealth is based at ANF and exists to enhance the role and function of the school nurse. This is madepossible through the active collaboration of eightnational organizations having school nurse membership. The Coalition also serves as the advisory board for the Food-Safe Schools Project.The National Nursing Coalition for School Healthmember organizations include:• American Nurses Association• American Public Health Association:

Public Health Nursing Section• American School Health Association• National Assembly on School Based Health Care• National Association of Hispanic Nurses: School

Nurse Section• National Association of Pediatric Nurse

Practitioners• National Association of School Nurses• National Association of State School Nurse

Consultants• National Center for School Health Nursing, ANF

The National Nursing Coalition for School Health

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Tobacco Free NursesThe American Nurses Foundation was a partner with

the Tobacco Free Nurses Initiative, the first national effort tohelp nurses, nursing students, and their patients quit smoking, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundationfrom August 2003 through July 2006. ANF sponsored areception at a National Conference on Nursing and TobaccoCessation. The conference reports became a supplement toNursing Research which was distributed at the ANF exhibitat the 2006 World Conference on Tobacco or Health.

Andrea Brassard, DNSc, RN, APN, presented two focussessions on “Tobacco Free Nursing Students” at the 2006National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA). ANF also

exhibited at NSNA, distrib-uting Tobacco Free Nursesbrochures and HelpingSmokers Quit: A Guide forNurses pocket guides to more than 3500 attendees.

ANF reprinted this Agency for Health Care Researchand Quality (AHRQ) publication for distribution to nursesand nursing students throughout the nation. The remainingHelping Smokers Quit pocket guides will be distributed inthe “Welcome to ANA” new member packet. Additionalcopies of the pocket guide are available from AHRQ by calling 1-800-358-9295.

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The Nurse Competence in Aging (NCA) initiative, funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies(USA) Inc., continues to improve the quality ofhealth care by enhancing the competence of specialtynurses in caring for older adults.

The final cohort of national specialty nursingorganizations were awarded ANA-SNAPG (AmericanNurses Association-Specialty Nursing AssociationPartners in Geriatrics) grants, bringing the totalamount awarded to $672,570 to 55 organizationswith the potential to impact over 430,000 nurses.

The September 2006 issue of the AmericanJournal of Nursing featured NCA in its ProfessionalDevelopment section.

In October 2006, NCA conducted a two-daymeeting of 36 ANA-SNAPG organizations. Meetingdiscussions provided the basis for a proposal for thesecond phase of funding to further institutionalizethe commitment of nurses to care of older adults viathe implementation of an ANA Nursing Center onAging. In addition to moving forward the work ofthe ANA-SNAPGs, The Center would also provide apolicy institute designed to educate representativesfrom specialty associations regarding advocacy for theelderly on both the state and federal levels while providing the opportunity to collaborate on issuessignificant to the healthcare needs of the elderly.

ANA and the Hartford Institute continue to offerfree Consultation Services by working with ANA-SNAPGs to facilitate incorporation of care of olderadults into new or revised specialty nursing Scope and

Standards of Practice documents. NCA made signifi-cant strides in 2006 by working, in various stages ofthe process, with an additional 10 organizations.

NCA continues to promote certification in gerontology through a variety of activities. A majorpromotional effort was the Ready...Set...CertCampaign, a two-part professional and public awareness program. Pocket guides were mailed to the 8,858 ANCC-certified gerontology nurses whowere then asked to identify a nursing colleague likelyto sit for certification if provided with encouragementand information. For their efforts and to raise publicawareness of Gerontological certification, the currentlycertified nurses received a lapel pin that designatesthem as a nurse certified in Gerontology. The pocket guides were also distributed to the ANCCContent Expert Panel members, the NationalGerontological Nursing Association and at theANCC Magnet Conference.

In January 2006, GeroNurseOnline.org launchedits Continuing Education feature and the HartfordInstitute has moved forward with implementingEvidence-Based research to the online content.

For the second year, the NCA Website,www.GeroNurseOnline.org, was selected as a winner in the Spring/Summer 2006 World WideWeb Health Awards. This program recognizes thebest health information Web sites for consumers and professionals. GeroNurseOnline.org received a Silver Award for Health Promotion/Disease & Injury Prevention Information.

Nurse Competence in Aging

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Walking - one of the most popular and widely recommended forms of exercise by theexperts. Nurses - the most trusted, compassion,skilled and qualified professionals that each of uswill rely on one day. Today, there are 2.9 millionRegistered Nurses working in hospitals, home healthagencies, nursing homes, managed care centers, andin community health. Staff nurses, working in hospitals, in clinics, in schools, in homes representthe majority of all nurses. On average,almost one-third of a staff nurse’s shiftis spent on his or her feet. And, oneday, if not already, each of us will be inthe care of a nurse who will be walkingfor us. This is where we stepped in! Tocelebrate National Nurses Week 2006,ANF joined with American NursesAssociation (ANA) and AmericanNurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)to collectively raised $2700 forANF’s programs that impactlives daily. Sporting bright yellow t-shirts the group walkedover a four week period. Eachperson set their own walkingprogram and fundraising goal.InSTEP with Nurses is designedfor anyone to combine exerciseand good health with raisingfunds that support ANF’s mission of promoting publichealth and advancing the nursing profession.

Fundraising

Visit ANFonline.org to makea quick and easy donation –make an impact on lives today!

FundraisingANF at 2006 ANA House of Delegates

ANA PresidentBarbara Blakeney,MS, RN gives the

ANF MotownDance Party &

Karaoke Review abig thumbs up!

The singers sang and the dancersdanced until closing at the ANF Motown Dance Party &Karaoke Review that raised$7300 for ANF programs!Motown hits were performed by stars from Washington,Missouri, Wyoming, DC,Louisiana, Ohio, and Michigan!

ANF Trustee Patricia R.Messmer, PhD, RN,BC,FAAN (right) personally delivers NRG check for

$10,000 from NursesCharitable Trust, District

V, FNA to ANF VicePresident Rose E.

Constantino, PhD, JD,RN, FAAN, FACFE (left)17

The American Nurses Foundation (ANF) celebrated at the 2006 AmericanNurses Association (ANA) House of Delegates in Washington, DC in June.After the star-studded ANF Motown Dance Party & Karaoke Review,Silent Auction and Booth — ANF was delighted to have raised almost$25,000 for the work of the Foundation!

Gifts of stock are a wonderful way to support ANF - just callus at 301-628-5227 to let us know about your donation!

Katrina Nurses Fund“for nurses to take care of their own”

In the wake of the catastrophic events surround-ing Hurricane Katrina - the evacuations, the disrup-tion of work, lives and families, and the tremendoushuman suffering, the American Nurses Foundationcreated the Katrina Nurses Fund in response to manyrequests for a way “for nurses to take care of theirown”. One hundred percent (100%) of all fundsdonated to the American Nurses Foundation for thisfund were contributed to assist nurses in the states ofLouisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Additionallyfunds were provided to assist nurses opening theirhomes for families or evacuee nurses.

ANF is pleased to have distributed $248,558 tothe states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama toassist nurses who have had their lives disrupted byHurricane Katrina.

The community spirit that prevails when devastation caused by weather events, such as HurricaneKatrina in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama is aninspiration. And, we always see nurses in service aidingthose in need. Nurses are individuals who have greatpride in and commitment to their profession. Nursesare on the frontlines, in the face of despair, restoringwell-being and the human spirit.

The 4th ANF SilentAuction was loud

breaking all recordswith $13,000 raisedover a 2-day period.

The ANF Booth was theplace to gather materialsabout ANF programsthat impact lives daily!

HOD participants made a point to visitthe ANF Booth to make tax-deductible

donations that resulted in $4300 in support of the vital work of ANF!!!

ANF Vice-President, Rose E. Constantino, PhD,JD, RN, FAAN, FACFE, made a stirring speechto the 2006 House of Delegates that captured theessence of ANF donations at work for nursesthrough ANF programs including Nursing

Research Grants, Katrina NursesFund, Tobacco Free Nurses,Nurse Competence in Aging,Food-Safe Schools andNurses2Nurses4Teens.

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Do you know someone who works in the Federal government? If so, they can support ANFthrough the annual Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) by designating ANF #10550.

All donations to ANF are

tax-deductible!

Back Row (Left to Right): Honorable Tricia R. Hunter, MN,

RN; Sindy Barker, BA, CAE; SusanFoley Pierce, PhD, RN; Linda Gobis,JD, RN, FNP; Rose E. Constantino,

PhD, JD, RN, FAAN, FACFE

Pictured Front Row (Left to Right):Vice President Patricia W.

Underwood, PhD, RN, FAAN;President Margarete L. Zalon, PhD,

RN, APRN,BC; Treasurer Patricia R.Messmer, PhD, RN,BC, FAAN;

Secretary Barbara K. Reck, BS.

2006 Board of Trustees

ANF StaffLinda J. Stierle, MSN, RN, CNAA,BCChief Executive Officer

Hattie Bessent, EdD, MSN, RN, FAANProject Director, Project LEAD

Holly BlackledgeBusiness & Operations Manager

Elaine Brainerd, MA, RN, CSNProject Director, Food-Safe Schools

Susan Terwilliger, MS, RN, PNPProject Director, Nurses2Nurses4Teens

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PRESIDENTMargarete L. Zalon, PhD, RN, APRN,BC

VICE PRESIDENTPatricia W. Underwood, PhD, RN, FAAN

TREASURERPatricia R. Messmer, PhD, RN,BC, FAAN

SECRETARYBarbara K. Reck, BS

TRUSTEESSindy Barker, BA, CAERose E. Constantino, PhD, JD,

RN, FAAN, FACFELinda Gobis, JD, RN, FNPHonorable Tricia R. Hunter,

MN, RNSusan Foley Pierce, PhD, RN

Nursing Leadership Circle

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ANF thanks these individuals who have included ANF in their estate plans.

Nancy Bergstrom, PhD, RN, FAAN

Virginia Trotter Betts, JD, MSN, RN, FAAN

Shirley M. Davis, RN, BS, MS, C

Elizabeth O. Dietz, EdD, RN, CS

Michael Evans, PhD, RN, CNAA, FACHE

Juanita Fleming, PhD, RN, FAAN

Fran Hicks, PhD, RN

Irma Lou Hirsch, MN, RN

William L. Holzemer, PhD, RN, FAAN

Delores M. Hunter, PhD, RN

Lucille Joel, EdD, RN, FAAN

Jean E. Johnson, PhD, RN, FAAN

Norma M. Lang, PhD, RN, FRCN, FAAN

Mary Beth Mathews, PhD, RN, CA

D. Kathleen Milholland, PhD, RN

Leo Schargorodski

Carol D. Spengler, PhD, RN, FAAN

Jean E. Steel, PhD, RN, FAAN

Thomas Stenvig, PhD, RN

Jolene K. Trachtel, RN

Margarete L. Zalon, PhD, RN, APRN,BC

Sample Bequest Language:I give to the American Nurses Foundation, a 501 (c)(3),

tax-exempt not-for-profit organization, the sum of $_______ (or _____% of my residuary estate) to be used for such purposes as its Board of Trustees shall direct.

Please contact your attorney for bequest requirements in your state.

Margarete L. Zalon, PhD, RN, APRN,BCSeptember 2006-Present

William L. Holzemer, PhD, RN, FAANJune 2002-June 2006

Grayce M. Sills, PhD, RN, FAANJune 2000-June 2002

Cecilia F. Mulvey, PhD, RNJune 1998 - June 2000

Robert Piemonte, EdD, RN, CAE, FAANJune 1997 - June 1998

Fran Hicks, PhD, RN, FAANJune 1993 - June 1997

Norma M. Lang, PhD, RN, FAANJune 1989 - June 1993

Ethelrine Shaw-Nickerson, PhD, RN, FAANJune 1985 - June 1989

Ada K. Jacox, PhD, RNSeptember 1982 - June 1985

Harold A. MacKinnon, MS, RNMay 1980 - September 1982

Ray E. ShowalterFebruary 1977 - May 1980

Dr. Marvin L. Sachs, MDMarch 1973 - February 1977

Katherine GreenoughApril 1971 - March 1973

Dr. Marion FleckJanuary 1971 - April 1971 (interim president)

Dr. Jeanne S. BertholdFebruary 1969 - January 1971

Dr. Eleanor C. LambertsenMarch 1963 - February 1969

Agnes E. M. Anderson, RNFebruary 1959 - March 1963

Margaret Filson Sheehan, RNFebruary 1958 - February 1959

Agnes Olson, RNJanuary 1955 - February 1958

Honoring ANF Presidents who served 1955-2006

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of ANA supportingANA and its work

to promote thewelfare and

well being ofnurses, advance

the nursing profession,

thereby enhancingthe health

of the public.

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