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Nursing Salute to Nursing Nursing

CNOs with Executive Experience

Easily Transition to Interim Co-CEO

Role at Jupiter Medical Center

BY DANIEL CASCIATO

In mid-March, Jupiter
Medical Center appoint-
ed Joanne Miller and
Steven Seeley as interim
Henry Henao co-CEOs, giving the hos-
pital’s board of trustees
FIU’s STAR time to select a new pres- Karen Meador
ident and CEO. A Path for
Center … made the decision to
“The board of trustees
Immersive appoint two people Joanne Miller Steven Seeley Unleashing
because they thought it
was in the best interest of the organization,” says Miller. “It allows for a smooth Nurse-Led
Simulation interim period of time with two leaders that our team members and physicians
trust.” Innovation
Training plan.”
Seeley agrees and adds, “Our vision is to keep moving forward with the strategic
Continued on page 41
Clinical Skills and BY KAREN MEADOR, MBA

I’ve seen firsthand the powerful impact
Critical Thinking Leadership Roundtable: of nurse innovators.
Broward Health Executives Nurses, the front line to direct patient
BY BARBARA R. FALLON care, spend significantly more time with
an individual patient than the attending
Nursing education has come a long physician or subspecialty consultant and
way from the prototype Resusci-Annie can in turn recognize and address issues
used in early CPR training, but that was that may otherwise go unnoticed.
the beginning of Clinical Assistant Take Penn Nursing’s Kathy Bowles, for
Professor Henry Henao’s interests in instance. Bowles, PhD, RN, FAAN,
blending technology with health care noticed a trend: Elderly patients were all
education and training. too often ending up back in the hospital
As an EMT he grew up (career-wise) in soon after being discharged.
the mid 80’s and appreciated the hands-on After conducting research into the dis-
‘feel’ of the CPR manakins. He moved on charge process and readmission rates of
to other career opportunities but returned elderly hospital patients, she pinpointed
to health care, inspired by 9/11 heroics of a group of high-risk variables that pre-
first responders. He earned his BSN, MSN
nursing degrees and is a PhD candidate. Continued on page 40
He was motivated toward forward think-
ing about challenges for the future. Now, (l-r) Alan Goldsmith, Executive Vice President/CAO; Alex Fernandez, Senior Vice
Director of the Simulation Teaching and President/CFO; and Gino Santorio, President/CEO.
Research Center (STAR) at Florida
International University (FIU), he over- BY DANIEL CASCIATO
sees an immersive experience in a variety Salute to
of hospital settings and training scenarios In the dynamic healthcare industry, today’s leaders must equip themselves with the
for future nurses and other health care ability to guide their organizations through times of change. Nowhere has that been
professionals. more evident than at Broward Health, which in the past six months appointed Nurses
The STAR Center was recently recog- through internal promotion a new CEO, CAO and CFO. This dynamic new team’s
nized as South Florida’s only fully ability to keep their organization focused and motivated in a quickly evolving indus- See pages 14-41
accredited simulation education facility try is the catalyst for long-awaited change.
to give students real-world practice with “Organizational culture drives a health system, and that starts with character,” says
Continued on page 39 Continued on page 13

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