Nurses on Boards: Webinar Series
Take the next step in your career. Register for five FREE webinars – all designed to prepare you for board service. These short webinars provide quick, easy-to-follow insights on the necessary skills and tools to support nurses who are considering service on a board of directors.
Nurses on Boards webinar series is brought to you by the American Nurses Foundation and is funded in part by the generosity of the Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation.
Total Time: 2 hours, 50 minutes
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Nurses on Boards Advancing Nursing Excellence
A conversation between nursing leaders, this session, covers how to bring industry excellence and your unique expertise to the boardroom. It shares the impact both nursing excellence and your unique expertise can have on both the decisions made in the boardroom and the community that it serves.
Key Learning Outcomes
- Discover how nurses can get a seat on boards
- Learn how to find the right board opportunity
Presented by:
Sharon Pappas, RN, PhD, NEA-BC, FAAN and Tim Porter-O’Grady, DM, EdD, APRN, FAAN
Webinar Length: 21 minutes, 39 seconds
Building a Board-Ready Resume
This webinar provides an overview of what it means to serve on a board of directors, how to identify the right board for you and practical guidance on how to create an impactful and concise resume with a board audience in mind.
Key Learning Outcomes
- Understand the role boards of directors play in an organization
- How to use a professional CV to create a board-focused resume
Presented by:
Cynthia Vlasich, MBA, BSN, RN, FAAN is the Director of Global Initiatives at the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI).
Laurie Benson, BSN is the Executive Director of the Nurses on Boards Coalition.
Webinar Length: 50 minutes, 19 seconds
Creating a Board Resume: Case Study 1
Build an outstanding board resume that helps translate your nursing expertise. Creating a Board Resume: Case Study 1 focuses on the steps of creating a board resume and tips for identifying the right board to join.
Key Learning Outcomes
- How to create a good board resume
Presented by:
Cynthia Vlasich, MBA, BSN, RN at Sigma Theta Tau International in conversation with Victoria Maisonneuve, MSN, BSN, RN, the Director, Nursing Center of Excellence & Magnet at Parkview Health
Webinar Length: 23 minutes, 59 seconds
Board Resumes and Beyond: Case Study 2
This second of two case studies this session is a continuation that highlights the importance of a board resume. Board Resumes and Beyond also provides tips for researching and identifying the right board.
Key Learning Outcomes
- How to create a good board resume
- How to identify the right board opportunity
Presented by:
Cynthia Vlasich, MBA, BSN, RN at Sigma Theta Tau International in conversation with Kelly Edmondson, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, the Chief Nursing Officer at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital
Webinar Length: 17 minutes, 58 seconds
Talk the Talk: Understanding & Speaking Finance-ese
Break the barrier to board service by building your financial acumen. This session provides an initial tutorial into reading and interpreting financial documents. Facilitated by Terry Pope, MSN, RN, the Executive Director of the Mid-Ohio District Nurses Association, gain insight on key financial terms and tools that document the financial health of an organization.
Key Learning Outcomes
- Understanding basic financial acumen
Presented by:
Terry Pope, MSN, RN, the Executive Director of the Mid-Ohio District Nurses Association
Webinar Length: 35 minutes, 57 seconds