ANACA The Nursing Voice Fall 2019

anacalifornia.org .  3 American Nurses Association\California is an Affiliate of the American Nurses Association The Nursing Voice is the official publication of the American Nurses Association\California ANA\C is located in The Senator Office Building 1121 L. Street, Suite 406 Sacramento, CA 95814 Office (916) 346-4590–Fax (916) 400-3599 www.anacalifornia.org Association E-mail: anac@anacalifornia.org The Nursing Voice Editor E-mail: thenursingvoice@anacalifornia.org Special Thanks A big thank you to the members of the ANA\C Editorial Task Force who helped make the Fall 2019 The Nursing Voice issue possible, especially to Careen C. Campbell, Thao Tran, Rachel McClanahan, Nancy Parker, Sydney Parker, Frieda Dacuag, Donna Tannahill, Lillian Jones-Bell, and Melinda Elayda. ANA\C 2019–2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Officers President: Anita Girard, DNP, RN, CNL, CPHQ, NEA-BC Vice President: Phillip M. Bautista, BSN, RN, PHN Treasurer: Kelly Bell, MSN, RN Secretary: Ruth Rosenblum, DNP, MS, RN, PNP-BC, CNS Directors Legislative Director: Lindsay Sandberg, RN, BSN, MS Nursing Education Director: Robyn Nelson, PhD. MSN, RN Nursing Practice Director: Christine Tarver, DNP, RN, CNS, NEA-BC Membership Director: Janette V. Moreno, DNP, RN, CCRN-K, NEA-BC Administration Executive Director: Marketa Houskova, MAIA, BA, RN The Nursing Voice Coordinator: Derrick Hernandez, MSN, BSN, RN, PHN Lobbyist: Roxanne Gould Webmaster: Jacob Roche The official publication of the ANA\C shall be The Nursing Voice. The Nursing Voice is published quarterly, with issues in Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. For advertising opportunities and deadlines, contact LLM Publica- tions at (800) 647-1511 or ronniej@llmpubs.com . The publication is compli- mentary to ANA\C members, schools of nursing and their nursing students, affiliates of the association and their memberships. If you would like to submit a letter, article, or manuscript, for publication please read ‘Article Submission for The Nursing Voice ’ in this issue for submission details. Reprints and Permissions: ANA\C allows reprinting of newsletter material. Permission requests should be directed to the ANA\C office in Sacramento: (916) 346-4590. Design & Advertising: LLM Publications f llmpubs.com Design & Layout: Jon Cannon Advertising Sales: Ronnie Jacko ANA\C and LLM Publications reserve the right to reject any advertisement. Responsibility for errors in advertising is limited to corrections in the next issue or refund of price of advertisement. Acceptance of advertising does not imply endorsement or approval by ANA\C of products advertised, the advertisers, or the claims made. Rejection of an advertisement does not imply a product offered for advertising is without merit, or that the manufacturer lacks integrity, or that this association disapproves of the product or its use. ANA\C and LLM Publications shall not be held liable for any consequences resulting from purchase or use of an advertiser’s product. © 2019 American Nurses Association\California All Rights Reserved 4 President’s Perspective 5 Executive Director Welcome 6 BOD Corner 9 Legislative Report Fall 2019 10 Political Corner 11 Coalition Spotlight 12 ADN Corner 13 ANA Membership Assembly 2019 Highlights 20 USD DNP Students at ANA Membership Assembly 2019 22 New Grad Corner 24 Article Submission for The Nursing Voice Inside This Issue