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President's Message
Leading PNA-NY for
the past year opened opportunities for me to grow
personally and professionally. I am privileged
to meet individuals who provided strong guidance
with my leadership skills. By representing PNA-NY
in numerous professional events, I increased my
awareness and motivation to continuously advocate
for nurses' well being. I truly believe that by
promoting advocacy, nurses benefit tremendously
in increasing their skill sets and clinical knowledge,
thus allowing them to effectively provide safe
patient care.
After one year of
serving PNA-NY as the president, I am
proud to report on the state of our organization
from September 2006- August 2007:
Goal
I: Strategic Growth
- Membership
Growth
- Focus
group discussion addressing membership recruitment/retention
- Ratification
of by-laws to include student
nurses
as members – May 17, 2007
- Launch
Hospital Liaison Program targeting 12 hospitals
and 5 nursing schools – July 2007
- Measure
of success: Membership Chair Quarterly Report:
- January
2007: 258 members
- June
2007: 280 members
- Financial
Growth
- Automate
Financial Record (Quicken) – June 3,
2007
- Fundraising
projects
- Biennial
Awards/Induction Gala – Sept. 23,
2006
- Sayawan
Pang Kalusugan – Dec. 3, 2006
- Atlantic
City Educational Bus Trip – August
4, 2007
- Sponsors/Donations
for the following activities:
- Evening
educational programs
- Grant
Writing - under development
- Website
advertisement - policy and procedure completed
- Measure
of Success: Steady growth of Net Income
- Quarterly Financial Report
- Chapter
Leadership Growth
- Maintain
status as a CEU Provider thru NYSNA accreditation
– 2006-2008
- Annual
Strategic Planning and Board Retreat –
November 18, 2006 – Bellevue Hospital
Center
- General
Assembly: Review and ratification of by-laws
– May 17, 2007
- Participation
with Annual National Convention and other
activities– Healthy PNAA Initiatives;
Leadership Development Program - July 11-15,
2007
- Measure
of Success:
Increase in number of board nominations during
election year 2008
Goal
II: People Development
- Education
- Provide
a minimum of three (3) CE programs every
year
- Job
satisfaction and acculturation among
Filipino Nurses – April 8, 2007
– VA Medical Center
- Financial
Planning 101 – May 17, 2007 –
Bellevue Hospital Center
- Nurse
Informaticist and Clinical Systems –
June 14, 2007 – Hospital for Special
Surgery
- Legislation
Updates in Albany and impact to your
nursing career – August 4, 2007
– Educational Bus Trip to Atlantic
City
- Protecting
yourself Against Identity Theft - Sept.
13, 2007 - Beth Israel Medical Center
- Clinical
Topic (To be announced) – November
8, 2007 – NY Presbyterian
- Measure
of Success:
Objectives attained; Increase in number of attendees;
Participants satisfaction
- Mentorship
Program: Kaakbay
- Short-term
goal:The
goal of the mentorship program is to provide
social support to Filipino nurses who are contracted
to work in the US by establishing communication
while they are still in the Philippines and
help them transition to their new environment
when they arrive in the US.
The following strategies will be employed in
collaboration with the recruitment department
of the hospital:
- Tele-Payo
– Communication process while mentee
is in the Philippines (phone/email)
- Adapt
a New Nurse (Kaakbay); Acculturation Orientation
class/Social Orientation
- Long-term
goal:
Publish outcome of the program for future grant
study
- Measure
of Success:
- Short-term
goal: Mentee/Hospital Recruitment Department
Satisfaction Survey
- Long-term
goal: Obtain a grant sponsor to support
the mentorship program
- Awards
and Recognition
- Acknowledgement
of member during monthly Executive Board
and Membership meetings
- Recognition
of members achievement published in newsletter
and website (job promotion, certification,
becoming a member)
- Nursing
Excellence Award – recognized during
the Biennial Awards and Induction Celebration
– Sept. 23, 2006
- Nursing
Administration – Wilhelmina Manzano,
MA, RN, CNAA, BC
- Nursing
Practice – Felita, Hugo, NP, RN
- Nursing
Education – Noemi Gandeza, MSN,
RN
- Community
Service – Victoria Dumlao-Tancio,
RN, MA
- Nursing
Research – Cecilia D. Alvarez,
DNP, RN
- Measure
of Success: Membership
retention/feedback
Goal
III: Community Alliance
- Build
a list of organizations to promote collaboration
- Professional
(Nursing)
- NYSNA
- Member:
NOLF (Nursing Organization Liaison Forum)
- March
15, 2007: Forum with AONE - Legislative
Proposal to make BSN as entry level by 2010
- Lobbying/Legislative
Updates in Albany - April 2007
- Community
- NYU
Project Aspire, UPMASA – ongoing discussion
to provide one day educational program focusing
on the health of the Filipino community and
highlight the outcome of research study conducted
during Damayan Health Fair. Tentative date:
April 2008
- Philippine
Consulate
- Simbang
Gabi Celebration with PNAA, PNA-NJ - Dec.
19, 2006
- Tribute
to PNAA/PNA Chapters for the NCLEX Initiative
- Medical
Tourism Open Forum - May 2007
- Philippine
Independence Day Parade - June 3, 2007
- Political
- PNA-NY
met with Sentosa Nurses
- Issued
position statement and press release
for case dismissal and support their
fight for fair immigration and labor
practice
- Organized
panel discussion on Immigration and Recruitment
of Foreign Educated Nurses - 10th Eastern
Regional Conference, Oct. 12, 2007
- Measure
of Success:
Continued visibility and execution of collaborative
projects with nursing and community groups.
The concrete execution of activities
to accomplish the three goals identified during
our strategic planning is very fulfilling. However,
there is more work ahead for PNA-NY. The next
step is to have a continuity of these activities
including a formal evaluation process to identify
projects that can truly benefit our members, our
community, and PNAA as a whole.
Likewise, we need to generate
more funding to support these projects. This
will be the primary focus for 2007-2008 - keep
PNA-NY fiscally stable. For the past 15 years,
PNA-NY's membership fee had remained at $30/year.
With inflation prices, and increased membership
dues to PNAA, it is challenging to keep the membership
fee at the same rate fifteen years ago. The Board
had approved an increase of membership fee and
you will be getting a formal announcement in the
mail. Thank you in advance for your renewal and
affirmation to be a member of PNA-NY.
The year 2008 is election time.
I encourage you to volunteer your skills and talents
and run for office. Collectively, we have the
knowledge and experience to address relevant social,
political, and health care issues impacting nurses
and our patients. I believe that the continuous
commitment and leadership that each and every
board member provides to PNA-NY will inspire other
Filpino-American nurses to step-up and help shape
the growth of the organization. Be a part of
the electoral process.
Taos-puso akong nagpapasalamat
sa lahat ng mga tumulong para umunlad ang PNA-NY
para sa kapwa nating Pilipino. My heartfelt appreciationg
for all of you who helped move PNA-NY forward
as a professional organization for Filipino-American
nurses.
Mabuhay ang Pilipino and God
Bless the Nurses!
All the best,
Mary Joy Garcia-Dia, MA, RN
President, PNA-NY, Inc.
2006-2008
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