For Nurses

As a nurse, you can make a unique contribution to achieving the goals of improved health and efficient and effective health care systems at the local, state and national levels. Our goal is to build healthier communities in America by increasing nurses’ presence on corporate, health-related, and other boards, panels, and commissions. The following are resources to help you on your journey to becoming board ready!

Helpful Documents

NOBC Educational Presentations: Webinars and Podcasts

NOBC 2021 “Year of the Nurse and Midwife” 2.0 Impact of Nurses on Boards Interview Series, Nurses Serving on Boards:

  • Pam Hull, RN, President of Mandorla Consulting LLC, Board Chair at Volunteers of America Minnesota and Wisconsin
  • Dr. Cyrus Batheja, National Vice President of UnitedHealth Group
  • Melanie Gray, PhD, RN, Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Advocate Aurora Health, City on a Hill Milwaukee, Board Director
  • Catherine Harvey Sevier, DrPH, RN, AARP-NC, NC State President
  • Diana Vance-Bryan, RN, JD, Hennepin Healthcare System Chair
  • Erica Edfort, DNP, MSN, RN, NVRN-BC, RN-BC, FASRN, FAHA, Chamberlain University Undergradudate Curriculum Committee Chair

NOBC 2021 “Year of the Nurse and Midwife” 2.0 Impact of Nurses on Boards Interview Series, Board Leaders:

Articles

Blogs

Podcasts

E-Books

  • CNOs on BOARDS  A Practical Guide – Written by Dr. Colleen Conway-Welch and Dr. Richard Oliver in cooperation with Nurses on Boards Coalition.

Useful Links

FREE Webinars

Videos

  • Board Meeting Simulation
    Wonder what it’s like to attend a board meeting?  Watch this 90-minute board meeting simulation experience provided to Ohio nurses in 2017.  The board packet is available here for you to follow along.  Video is courtesy of the Ohio Action Coalition.  
  • Board Roles and Responsibilities – Active Participation
    The Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNPE), a program of United Way of Central New Mexico, offers this free video discussing board roles and responsibilities and the critical role played in ensuring sustainability.
  • Leading Change Through Board/Committee Appointments
    At the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action’s Leadership and Legacy Summit in Phoenix, three panelists discussed the importance of nurses’ service on boards, and tips for getting appointed to a board. This hour-long conversation, facilitated by Sue Hassmiller, senior adviser for nursing at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and director of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, is a must-watch for anyone who has considered board service and what it takes to get there.
  • Lessons in Leadership:  The Betty Irene Moore Speaker Series
    Lessons in Leadership is a collection of 13 short videos featuring nationally-recognized leaders in nursing or health care who share the strategies that shaped their career and the lessons they learned.  The leaders include CEO, executive directors and board members of the nation’s leading health care and nursing organizations; several recipients of “Living Legend” awards; faculty members from top universities; and influential policy advisors.  All of them began their careers as nurses.
  • Transforming Health Care Through Nurse Leadership
    Nurses can help transform the nation’s health care system, create healthier communities, and build a Culture of Health. But what are the keys to becoming a nurse leader? Be willing to step outside of your comfort zone, seek a mentor, and more: Leaders from the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action and the 2014 Breakthrough Leaders in Nursing share their advice.

Education Offers
ANA Leadership Institute
Nurses on Boards
Nurses getting a “seat at the table” has been a long-standing issue for the profession. Serving on boards is a key component for any nurse trying to elevate their career and the profession as a whole, enabling them to make decisions and have a lasting and profound impact on issues impacting nurse safety, patient care and outcomes, and the culture of nursing as a whole. This webcast covers why it’s important to a nurse’s career and to the profession as a whole to serve on boards. It also details strategies on how to get to serve on boards – what skills nurses need to do so in order to succeed and the process for getting a board seat.
Best On Board

Nurses on Boards Coalition