In print, ADVANCE for Nurses, a regional publication, serves 55,500* nurses in the metro regions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. Many more nurses take part in the online offerings, including Web site and digital edition, job search, CE, multimedia and more.

ADVANCE for Nurses provides concise, practical information on clinical, management, professional and career development issues for nurses practicing in all areas of the profession.

Editorial

Lisa A. Brzezicki
Lisa A. Brzezicki has been with ADVANCE since 1993, currently serving as editor of several ADVANCE for Nurses regions. She previously worked as associate editor of ADVANCE for Administrators of the Laboratory and editor of ADVANCE for Medical Laboratory Professionals. Prior to joining ADVANCE, she was associate editor for the Catholic Library Association in Haverford, PA, and the special projects editor for Printing Impressions at North American Publishing Company in Philadelphia. She graduated from Cabrini College with a BA in English/Communications.

Joe Darrah
Joe Darrah joined ADVANCE for Nurses in 2009, after working for 5 years on ADVANCE for LPNs. He graduated from Penn State University in 2001 with a BA in journalism and is currently pursuing his master's degree. His awards include those from Merion Matters, APEX and Suburban Newspapers of America.

Editorial Nurse Consultant
Frances R. Eason, EdD, RN,C
Professor, School of Nursing,
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

Regional Editorial Advisory Board

Julia Aucoin, DNS, RNC
Assistant Professor
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Billy Bevill, MSN, RN
Associate Director, Recruitment and Retention
North Carolina Center for Nursing
Raleigh, NC

Phyllis Bonham, MSN, RN, CWOCN (ET)
Director of Wound Care Education Program (WCEP)
Medical University of South Carolina, College of Nursing, Charleston, SC
Owner, Special Care, Mt. Pleasant, SC

Judith Cameron, PhD, MSN
Assistant Professor
Duke University School of Nursing
Durham, NC

Patricia A. Chamings, PhD, RN, CNAA, FAAN
Professor, School of Nursing
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Colonel, U.S. Air Force Reserve Nurse Corps
Professor of Anesthesia, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC

June Darby, MSN, RN, CNA
Manager, Medical-Surgical Subspecialties, Ambulatory Care
University Medical Associates
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Barbara J. Edlund, PhD, RN, ANP,BC
Associate Professor
Medical University of South Carolina College of Nursing
Charleston, SC

Rebecca S. Grant
MN, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
Laurens County Health System
Laures, SC

Teresa M. Johnson, MSN(R), RN, CS
Facility Manager and Director of Nursing
WakeMed Zebulon Wendell Skilled Nursing Facility and Outpatient Diagnostic Center
Zebulon, NC

Nita Kumar, MSN, RN
Greensboro, NC

Kay S. Lytle, MSN, RN, C
Clinical Systems Analyst in Nursing Informatics
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC

Mary Crabtree Tonges, PhD, RN, FAAN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC

Martha Whitecotton, MSN, BSN, RN
Vice President, Administration, Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC

Regional Industry Advisory Board

Karen Belote, BSN, RN
Senior Human Resources Associate-Clinical/Nurse Recruitment,
Emory University Hospital & Crawford Long Hospital
Atlanta, GA

Phyllis S. Dalton, BSN, RN, OCN
Nurse Recruiter
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

Patsy Hawkins
Assistant Chief Nursing Officer
Springs Memorial Hospital
Lancaster, SC

Michelle Koon
Recruiter
Atlanta Medical Center
Atlanta, GA

Scott Lowe
Group Human Resource Director
Emory Eastside Medical Center
Snellville, GA

Shirley B. Moore, MSN, RN
Manager of Nurse Recruitment
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC

Candace N. Nance, BSN, RN
Nurse Manager
Presbyterian Hospital
Charlotte, NC

*12/04 BPA Circulation Statement