Facts about the Nursing Advisory Council

The Nursing Advisory Council was established in 2003 to counsel The Joint Commission on present and evolving nursing-related issues that are affecting health care quality and patient safety. The council provides input to The Joint Commission on initiatives that affect the nursing profession and seeks to advance solutions to the nurse staffing crisis.

The council is chaired by Marilyn P. Chow, RN, DNSc, FAAN, vice president of Patient Care Services at Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, Calif.  Dr. Chow is also the official at-large nursing representative on the Joint Commission’s Board of Commissioners.

Nursing association representatives

• Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN, National Black Nurses Association
• Marilyn A. Bowcutt, RN, MSN, American Organization of Nurse Executives
• Donna M. Dorsey, RN, MS, FAAN, National Council of State Boards of Nursing
• Jeanne Floyd, PhD, RN, CAE, American Nurses Credentialing Center
• Roxanne Fulcher, American Association of Community Colleges
• Denise Knoblauch, RN, BSN, COHN-S/CM, Association of Occupational Health Professionals
• Jeanette Lancaster, PhD, RN, FAAN, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
• Margaret L. McClure, EdD, RN, FAAN, American Academy of Nursing
• Nilda P. Peragallo, DrPH, RN, FAAN, National Association of Hispanic Nurses
• Linda J. Stierle, MSN, RN, CNAA, BC, American Nurses Association
• Eileen Zungolo, EdD, RN, FAAN, National League for Nursing

At-large members

These members represent academia, public policy, business, labor, government and consumers. They are:

• Rhonda M. Anderson, RN, DNSc, FAAN, FACHE, Banner Children's Hospital at Banner Desert Medical Center, Mesa, Ariz.
• Michael R. Bleich, PhD, RN, CNAA, FAAN, University of Kansas School of Nursing, Kansas City, Kan.
• Peter I. Buerhaus, PhD, RN, FAAN, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.
• Laura Cima, RN, MBA, CNA, FACHE, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, N.J.
• Pamela F. Cipriano, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Virginia Health Systems, Charlottesville, Va.
• Sean P. Clarke, RN, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Charlene Connolly, EdD, RN, Northern Virginia Community College, Springfield, Va.
• Karen M. Fernandes, RN, BSN, CPHQ, AYR Consulting Group, Dallas, Texas
• Lillee S. Gelinas, RN, MSN, FAAN, VHA, Inc., Irving, Texas
• Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, N.J.
• Cheryl Johnson, BSN, RN, United American Nurses, AFL-CIO and Michigan Nurses Association, Brighton, Mich.
• Sonia Moseley, RNP, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, Pomona, Calif.
• Jack Needleman, PhD, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, Calif.
• Cathy Rick, RN, CNAA, FACHE, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C.
• Pat Rutherford, MS, RN, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, Mass.
• Marla E. Salmon, ScD, RN, FAAN, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.
• Franklin A. Shaffer, EdD, RN, FAAN, Cross Country Staffing/Cross Country Healthcare, Inc., Boca Raton, Fla.
• J.B. Silvers, PhD, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
• Diane Sosne, RN, MN, SEIU Nurse Alliance, Renton, Wash.
• David A. Swankin, Citizen Advocacy Center, Washington, D.C.
• Linda H. Aiken, PhD, FAAN, FRCN, RN, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pa., a special advisor to the council.

For more information, contact Kim Andersen, director, Board and Committee Activities, at (630) 792-5660.