For Nurses
October 21, 2009

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.

The council is chaired by Marilyn P. Chow, R.N., D.N.Sc., FAAN, vice president of National 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.

Organization members

  • Kathy Apple, R.N., M.S., CAE, National Council of State Boards of Nursing
  • Trilby A. Barnes-Green, R.N., National Black Nurses Association
  • Mary Lou de Leon Siantz, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, National Association of Hispanic Nurses
  • Jeanne M. Floyd, Ph.D., R.N., CAE, American Nurses Credentialing Center
  • Pat Ford-Roegner, M.S.W., R.N., FAAN, American Academy of Nursing
  • Roxanne Fulcher, American Association of Community Colleges
  • Jane M. Nygaard, R.N., American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO
  • Sandra Domeracki Prickitt, R.N., FNP, COHN-S, Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare
  • C. Fay Raines, Ph.D., R.N., American Association of Colleges of Nursing
  • Carol Reineck, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, NEA-BC, American Organization of Nurse Executives
  • Marla J. Weston, Ph.D., R.N., American Nurses Association
  • Eileen Zungolo, Ed.D., R.N., FAAN, National League for Nursing


At-large members

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

  • Rhonda Anderson, R.N., D.N.Sc.(h), FAAN, FACHE, Cardon Children's Medical Center, Mesa, Ariz. (Commissioner Liaison)
  • Peter I. Buerhaus, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.
  • Laura Cima, R.N., M.B.A., NEA-BC, FACHE, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, N.J.
  • Pamela F. Cipriano, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, NEA-BC, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va.
  • Charlene Connolly, Ed.D., R.N., International University of Nursing, New York, N.Y.
  • Lillee S. Gelinas, R.N., M.S.N., FAAN, VHA, Inc., Irving, Texas
  • Susan T. Goodwin, R.N., M.S.N., CPHQ, FNAHQ, FACHE, Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, Tenn.
  • Susan B. Hassmiller, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, N.J.
  • Ann Hendrich, R.N., M.S.N., FAAN, Ascension Health, St. Louis, Mo.
  • Eileen Lake, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Jack Needleman, Ph.D., FAAN, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Cathy Rick, R.N., NEA-BC, FACHE, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C.
  • Pat Rutherford, M.S., R.N., Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, Mass.
  • Marla E. Salmon, Sc.D., R.N., FAAN, University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, Wash.
  • Franklin A. Shaffer, Ed.D., Sc.D.(H), R.N., FAAN, Cross Country Staffing/Cross Country Healthcare, Inc., Boca Raton, Fla.
  • J.B. Silvers, Ph.D., Weatherhead School of Management/School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (Commissioner Liaison)
  • Diane Sosne, R.N., M.N., Service Employees International Union Healthcare, 1199 NW, Renton, Wash.
  • David A. Swankin, Esq., Citizen Advocacy Center, Washington, D.C.


Special advisor

  • Linda H. Aiken, Ph.D., FAAN, FRCN, R.N., University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pa.


Observers

  • Geraldine (Polly) Bednash, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
  • Cheryl A. Peterson, M.S.N., R.N., American Nurses Association
  • Pamela A. Thompson, R.N., M.S., FAAN, American Organization of Nurse Executives

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