Biweekly, ADVANCE for Nurses provides concise, practical information on clinical, management, professional and career development issues for nurses practicing in all areas of the profession. In each issue, subscribers can participate in a CE offering, search through a large listing of job opportunities and peruse a calendar of upcoming continuing education opportunities. With popular, timely features such as these, ADVANCE is the magazine that readers turn to every other week to enhance their careers. ADVANCE for Nurses is printed in 10 regional press runs to allow for regional material that appeals to readers. Our readers are concentrated in major urban areas including: New England The Greater New York/New Jersey Metro Area Areas of Pennsylvania, New Jersey & Delaware Areas of Maryland, Washington DC & Virginia Southeastern States (NC, SC, GA, AL, TN) Florida Greater Chicago & Metro Areas of Wisconsin & Indiana Metro Areas of Texas and Louisiana Northern California and Reno, NV Southern California With a combined circulation of more than 836,300* RNs, ADVANCE has become a leader in the field. ADVANCE has provided healthcare professionals with top quality, clinical newsmagazines, complete with up-to-the-minute business issues, product information and more for more than 21 years. ADVANCE for Nurses follows in this tradition and has captured the hearts and minds of nurses! To read ADVANCE editors' bios and learn more about the individual nursing publications, click on the following pages:

Linda Jones
Linda Jones has more than 20 years of experience in medical communications, including working on and launching several peer-reviewed journals, monthly health care magazines and licensing exams for physicians. She joined ADVANCE in 1990 and is editorial director of the nation's leading biweekly publication for physical therapists. In 1992, she launched ADVANCE for Directors in Rehabilitation. Today, she is editorial director for the ADVANCE series of nursing publications.

Gail Guterl
Editor of the first two editions of ADVANCE for Nurses, Gail Guterl began her career as a newspaper reporter in Mount Vernon, Westchester County, NY. She was the first recipient of the Jacqueline Z. Radin Memorial Award, from the New York Newswomen's Society in 1974. She began at Merion Publications as a writer for the laboratory magazine. She created our first two nursing magazines: ADVANCE for Nurses, Serving RNs in Areas of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware and ADVANCE for Nurses, Serving RNs in Areas of Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia.

Richard Krisher
Richard Krisher joined Merion Publications in 1999 as associate editor for all regional editions of ADVANCE for Nurses, and now is editor of ADVANCE for Nurses Serving RNs in the Southeastern States and ADVANCE for Nurses Serving RNs in the State of Florida. He graduated with a degree in English from Trenton State College (now the College of New Jersey) in 1988. He worked as a newspaper reporter and editor for 9 years before entering the trade publishing field.

Lyn A.E. McCafferty
Lyn A.E. McCafferty is editor of ADVANCE for Nurses Serving RNs in the Greater New York/New Jersey Metro Area and ADVANCE for Nurses Serving RNs in New England. She has more than 15 years of journalism experience, working in a variety of roles from reporting to editing at the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Times Herald-Record in Middletown, NY, and the Delaware County Daily Times. She graduated from Temple University, Philadelphia, with a degree in journalism and currently teaches journalism at Penn State's Delaware County campus.

Pamela Tarapchak
Pamela Tarapchak, has been with ADVANCE since 1998. Currently, she serves as editor of ADVANCE for Nurses Serving RNs in Greater Chicago & Metro Areas of Wisconsin & Indiana and ADVANCE for Nurses Serving RNs in Metro Areas of Texas and Louisiana. She previously worked as senior associate editor of ADVANCE for Administrators of the Laboratory. She graduated from Penn State University in 1991 with a BA in journalism. Prior to joining ADVANCE, she worked for 8 years at Penn State in various public relations roles.

Lisa A. Brzezicki
Lisa A. Brzezicki has been with ADVANCE since 1993. She is editor of ADVANCE for Nurses Serving RNs in Southern California and ADVANCE for Nurses Serving RNs in Northern California and Reno, NV. 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.

Adrianne O'Brien
Adrianne O'Brien joined ADVANCE in 2000. After serving as editor of ADVANCE for Audiologists, she launched ADVANCE for LPNs Serving Florida. She was editor of that publication and ADVANCE for LPNs Serving the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut regions before joining the ADVANCE for Nurses team in 2004 as a consulting editor. Previously, she was a technical writer and consumer magazine editor. She graduated from the University of Delaware in 1992 with a BA in English.

Kay Bensing
Kay Bensing, MA, RN, senior staff nurse consultant, has more than 35 years of nursing experience; most in nursing education. She has master's degrees in education and journalism. She has extensive experience in curriculum development continuing education. She developed, contributed and authored a number of nurse review courses and books. At ADVANCE, besides her editorial and consulting responsibilities, she administers the nursing continuing education program.

Abigail Scott
Abigail Scott joined ADVANCE for Nurses as assistant editor in 1999 following 5 years of experience in the ADVANCE family of magazines. She now serves as senior associate editor. Prior to ADVANCE for Nurses, she was assistant editor of ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists. She graduated from Elizabethtown (PA) College in 1992 with a degree in English and a concentration in professional writing.

Chuck Holt
Chuck Holt joined Merion Publications in 2001 as regional editor for the Florida edition of ADVANCE for Nurses. He is based in the Ft. Myers, FL office and  writes/edits for all of the ADVANCE for Nurses magazines in addition to being Web editor. He graduated from Penn Valley College in Kansas City, MO in 1996 with a degree in mass communications. Previously, he was a reporter for the Columbia (MO) Daily Tribune, Kansas City Business Journal and Wireless Review, an international trade magazine. He also was editor of three daily newsmagazines for Kansas City, MO-based Internet publisher BizSpace Inc.

Barbara Mercer
Barbara Mercer joined ADVANCE for Nurses in January 2003 as assistant editor of the Chicago Tri-State area regional edition and has since helped launch the Texas and Louisiana edition. She graduated from Widener University in 1995 with a degree in English with a concentration in creative writing.

Karin Lillis
Karin Lillis joined ADVANCE for Nurses in 2004 as regional editor for the Florida edition. She graduated from Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales (now DeSales University) with a degree in English/Communications. Before entering the healthcare publishing field in 2000, she held reporting and editing positions with newspapers in Pennsylvania and Florida.

Candy Goulette
Candy Goulette joined ADVANCE for Nurses in August 2004 as regional editor based in Sacramento, focusing on Northern California and the metro Reno/Carson City/Lake Tahoe, NV area. She has a BA in marketing and a master's degree in journalism. She began her journalism career in 1988 as communications director for Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center in Laurium, MI. She joined The Daily Mining Gazette in Houghton, MI in 1994 as a reporter and became news editor in 1995. There, she received six Associated Press and Michigan Press Awards for writing. In California since 2000, she has worked as managing editor for several medical publications, including Real Life Healthcare, a monthly magazine for nurses and ancillary healthcare professionals.

Luke Cowles
Luke Cowles joined the ADVANCE for Nurses team in June 2004 as regional editor for Southern California. After earning a BA in mass media communications and sociology from the University of Akron, was public information officer for the Ohio Hunger Task Force and communications director for the Building Industry Association. His professional experience also includes media relations director for the Los Angeles Superior Court and public relations director for the UCLA Center for Community Health.

Rich Magda
Rich Magda joined ADVANCE for Nurses in December 2009 as senior associate editor for the California/Northern Nevada edition. He earned a BA in English/communication from Cabrini College and began his career in journalism working as a reporter and as an editor at community newspapers throughout Pennsylvania. He has worked as an editor at LexisNexis and as a public relations specialist for a business software company.

Virginia Trotter Betts, JD, MSN, RN, FAAN
Associate Director

Health Policy Initiatives Center for Health Services Research
Professor

University of Tennessee Center for Health Services

Memphis, TN

 

Carol M. Blankenship

Vice President, Client Services

The David Group

Cleveland

 

Deborah Brash, MA, RN
Vice President, Nursing Operations
Gentiva Health Services
Melville, NY

 

Michael A. Clark, MBA, BSN, RN
Director of Nursing
Boice-Willis Clinic
Rocky Mount, NC.

 

Hedy Cohen, MS, BSN, RN

Vice President

Institute of Safe Medication Practices

Huntingdon Valley, PA

 

Leah Curtin, ScD(h), RN, FAAN
Clinical Professor

University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and Health

Publisher, CurtinCalls
Cincinnati

 

Catherine Davis, PhD, RN
Director, Research and Evaluation
Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools

Philadelphia

 

Pamela R. Dellinger, MBA, BS, RN,C
President-Elect, National Association of Health Care Recruiters

Recruitment Specialist & Coordinator of Nursing Informatics Education
Lincoln Medical Center

Lincolnton, NC

 

Dorothy Doughty, MN, RN, FNP, CWOCN, FAAN
Director

Emory University Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Education Center
Atlanta

 

Vernice Ferguson, MA, RN, FAAN, FRCN
Retired, Assistant Chief Medical Director for Nursing Programs

Department of Veteran Affairs
Washington, DC

 

Janice S. Harris, MSN, RN
Immediate Past President

Dermatology Nurses Association
Pitman, NJ

 

Marilyn D. Harris, MSN, RN, CNAA, FAAN
Editor, Handbook of Home Healthcare Administration

 

Dorothy Hill, RN,C
CEO, CNO

The Acadia Hospital

Bangor, ME

Past President
American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Arlington, VA

 

Lucille A. Joel, EdD, RN, FAAN
Professor

Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey College of Nursing
Past President, American Nurses Association
Washington, DC

 

Benjamin E. Marett, MSN, RN, CEN, CNA, COHN-S
Clinical Nurse Specialist

Emergency Care Consultants of the Carolinas

Rock Hill, SC
Past President, Emergency Nurses Association

Des Plaines, IL

 

Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor

College of Nursing at Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR
President
American Nurses Association  
Silver Spring, MD

Robert V. Piemonte, EdD, RN, CAE, FAAN
President, New York State Nurses Association

Adjunct Professor of Nursing

New York University

 

Neville Strumpf, PhD, RN, C, FAAN
Edith Clemmer Steinbright Professor in Gerontology

Director of the Center for Gerontologic Nursing Science

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Philadelphia

 

M. Elaine Tagliareni, EdD, MS, BSN, RN
Professor, Community College of Philadelphia
Chair in Community Health Nursing, Independence Foundation

Philadelphia

 

Russell E. Tranbarger, EdD, RN, CNAA
Associate Professor, Department of Community Nursing Systems,
School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro  
President, American Assembly for Men in Nursing  

ADVANCE for Nurses, a regional publication serving nurses in areas of Pennsylvania, New Jersey & Delaware, provides a variety of easy-to-read clinical and professional articles on topics that are most important to nurses today and that promote the nursing profession.

Throughout the year, every specialty of nursing is covered in the pages of this informational magazine. Every issue of ADVANCE for Nurses includes a continuing education offering. Plus, each issue's "Calendar of Events" keeps nurses informed of upcoming continuing education programs in their region.

Regional Editorial Advisory Board

J. Mark Baiada
President & Founder Bayada Nurses
Moorestown, NJ

Marilyn Slavin Blumenstein, MSN, BSN, RN, HP
Independent Consultant and Hematology Nurse Coordinator
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Karen Buhler-Wilkerson, PhD, FAAN
Professor of Community Health Nursing
Director, Center for the Study of the History of Nursing
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Philadelphia

Barbara Chamberlain, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN
SANE Program, Gloucester County
Prosecutor's Office and
Critical Care Nurse Specialist
Kennedy Health System, Washington Township, NJ

Linda Clay, MSN, RN
Congregational Nurse
West Chester, PA

Ann Curley, PhD, RN
Interim Assistant Dean
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Nursing, Stratford, NJ &
Education Specialist
New Jersey State Nurses Association
Trenton, NJ

Dominic DeBias, PhD
Emeritus Professor, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine &
Nursing Instructor
Pennsylvania State University-Frankford Hospital School of Nursing, Philadelphia

Mary Del Guidice, MSN, BS, RN, CNA,BC
Vice President, Patient Care Services
Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Network
Allentown, PA

Catharine M. Farnan, MS, CRRN, ONC
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Acute Rehabilitation Unit
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Paula Hutchison, MBA, MS, BSN, RN, PHR
Owner
Fulfillment Healthcare Recruiters
Middletown, DE

Vicki Lachman, PhD, MBe, RN
Associate Professor, Drexel University
Consultant, V.L. Associates
Philadelphia, PA

Renee Martin, JD, MSN, RN
Member
Tsoules, Sweeney, Kepner & Martin, LLC
Exton, PA

Donna Gentile O'Donnell, PhD(c), RN
Managing Director-Center City Office
Eastern Technology Council
Philadelphia, PA

Jane C. Rothrock, DNSc, RN, CNOR, FAAN
Director of RNFA Program
Delaware County Community College
Media, PA

Linda R. Young, MS, MSEd, RN RN
Vice President, Patient ServicesSt. Luke's Qualertown (PA) Hospital

Regional Industry Advisory Board

Dianna Barker, BSN, RN
Nurse Liaison
Deborah Heart and Lung Center
Browns Mills, NJ

Carla Daniels
Employment Specialist
Doylestown (PA) Hospital

Deborah A. DeTullio-Gianchetti, RN
Director, Nurse Recruitment
South Jersey Healthcare
Elmer, NJ

Beverly Emonds, MSN, RN
Nurse Recruiter
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, PA

Delinda Kanaskie, MSN, RN
Director
George M. Leader Institute
Country Meadows Retirement Communities
Hershey, PA

Kelly Sheridan
Human Resource Director
Paul's Run
Philadelphia

Roxie D. Shrawder, BSN, RN
Nurse Recruiter
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA

Gloria Szymanski
Management
Recruitment & Nursing Informatics
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia

ADVANCE for Nurses, a regional publication serving nurses in Maryland, Washington DC & Virginia, provides a variety of easy-to-read clinical and professional articles on topics that are most important to nurses today and that promote the nursing profession. Each biweekly issue is attractively packaged in a user-friendly format with a separate recruitment advertising section where advertisers can promote open nursing positions and where subscribers are able to search for new job opportunities.

Throughout the year, every specialty of nursing is covered in the pages of this informational magazine. Every issue of ADVANCE for Nurses includes a continuing education offering. Plus, each issue's "Calendar of Events" keeps nurses informed of upcoming continuing education programs in their region.

Regional Editorial Advisory Board

Kathleen Barry, MHA, RN, CNAA,BC
Chief Operating Officer, Associate Administrator
Inova Alexandria Hospital
Alexandria, VA

Molly Billingsley, EdD, RN
Assistant Vice President, Operations Support
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC

Rita Carty, DNSc, MSN, BSN, RN
Secretary General of the Global Network of the World Health Organization
Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery Development
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

Judith "Ski" Lower, MSN, RN
Lecturer & Consultant
Severn, MD

Susan Newbold, MS, RN,C, FAAN
Faculty
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Baltimore, MD

Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Nursing &
Geriatric Nurse Practitioner at Roland Park Place
Baltimore

Rosemary Welch, MSA, RN, CNA
President of Patient Care Services
National Rehabilitation Hospital
Washington, DC

Janet Younger, PhD, RN, PNP
Professor and Associate Dean
School of Nursing
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
(Past President, Virginia Board of Nursing)

Regional Industry Advisory Board

Mary Lou Buck, MEd
Senior Recruitment Specialist
Carroll Hospital Center
Westminster, MD

Paula Hutchison, MBA, MS, BSN, RN, PHR
Senior Human Resources Generalist
Union Hospital
Elkton, MD

Sharon B. Kushner, MSN, BSN, RN
Nurse Recruiter
Recruitment Specialists, Inc.
Baltimore

Deborah Mello, RN
Nurse Recruiter
St. Agnes HealthCare
Baltimore

Jane Mitchell
Manager, Human Resources
Adventist Home Health Services
Silver Spring, MD

Jill Noto
Recruitment Manager
Genesis Healthcare
Towson, MD

Nick Piazza
Recruiter
Montgomery Hospital
Olney, MD

ADVANCE for Nurses serving the metro regions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee, made its print debut on Sept. 20, 1999. As a regional publication serving nurses, it provides a variety of easy-to-read clinical and professional articles on topics that are most important to nurses today and that promote the nursing profession.

Throughout the year, every specialty of nursing is covered in the pages of this informational magazine. Every issue of ADVANCE for Nurses will include a continuing education offering. Plus, each issue's "Calendar of Events" keeps nurses informed of upcoming continuing education events in their region. After each issue is printed, the articles will be archived and easily researched by our nurse subscribers.

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

Laurens, 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

ADVANCE for Nurses, a regional publication serving nurses in Florida, provides a variety of easy-to-read clinical and professional articles on topics that are most important to nurses today and that promote the nursing profession.

Throughout the year, every specialty of nursing is covered in the pages of this informational magazine. Every issue of ADVANCE for Nurses includes a continuing education offering. Plus, each issue's "Calendar of Events" keeps nurses informed of upcoming continuing education programs in their region.

Regional Editorial Advisory Board

Janie S. Adams, MSM, RN,C

Director of Nursing Support

Holy Cross Hospital

Ft. Lauderdale

Bonnie V. Custen, RN, MLC, CPHRM, LHRM, CLC, CPHA

Director of Risk management & Workers' Compensation
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.
Boca Raton

Mary E. Hillberg, MPA, BSN, RN, CCRN, TNCCP

President, Quest Associates

President, Brevard Chapter, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

Rockledge

Daniel James Little, MBA, MSN, ARNP

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Barry University School of Nursing

Miami Shores

Kathy Miller, BSN, RN

Vice President of Patient Care

Bon Secours Venice Hospital

Venice

Sharon L. Pontious, PhD, RN

University of Miami School of Nursing

Coral Gables

Carrie Skifton, BSN, RN

Executive Director for Patient Care Services

North Collier Hospital

Naples

Diana Swihart, PhD, DMin, MSN, CS,APRN,BC
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Nursing Education

Bay Pines VAMC

Bay Pines

Diane M. Wink, EdD, FNP, ARNP
Associate Professor,

School of Nursing, University of Central Florida
Orlando

Regional Industry Advisory Board

Loney Moses, RN
Nurse Recruiter/Staffing Coordinator
Community Hospital of New Port Richey
New Port Richey

Kim Warnecke
Human Resources Representative
Delta Health Group
Pensacola

Deborah L. Steven, MSN, RN, BC, CAN

Vice President of Physician Services

InPhyNet Hospital Services

Tampa

Elly Howard

Director of Human Resources

Cedars Medical Center

Miami

Evelyn Gonzalez-Morlote, MSN, RN

Nurse Recruiter

Mercy Hospital

Miami

ADVANCE for Nurses, a regional publication serving nurses in the Greater NY/NJ Metro Area, provides a variety of easy-to-read clinical and professional articles on topics that are most important to nurses today and that promote the nursing profession. Each biweekly issue is attractively packaged in a user-friendly format with a separate recruitment advertising section where advertisers can promote open nursing positions and where subscribers are able to search for new job opportunities.

Throughout the year, every specialty of nursing is covered in the pages of this informational magazine. Every issue of ADVANCE for Nurses includes a continuing education offering. Plus, each issue's "Calendar of Events" keeps nurses informed of upcoming continuing education programs in their region.

Editorial Nurse Consultant

Sally Ann Corbo, MA, RN, CNAA
President of Epicare Associates, Inc.
West Caldwell, NJ

Regional Editorial Advisory Board

Jeannie Brooks, RN, MCC

Director of Referral Development and Admissions

Children's Specialized Hospital

Mountainside, NJ

Josephine De La Cruz, MPA, RN,C

Nurse Manager on the Acute Care for the Elderly Unit

The Valley Hospital

Ridgewood, NJ

Mary Del Guidice, BS, RN, CAN
Administrative Director of Nursing,
Hackensack University Medical Center, NJ

Donna Demarest, EdD, RN
Dean, School of Nursing
The College of New Rochelle, NY

Janet R. Hulse, MSN, RN,C, CNS

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Campbell Hall Rehabilitation Center

Campbell Hall, NY

Lydia Lopez, BSN, RN,C

Nursing Instructor

St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers

Staten Island Division, School of Nursing

Staten Island, NY

Janet Mackin, EdD, RN

Dean

Long Island College Hospital School of Nursing and

Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing

New York, NY

Suzanne Maier, RN, CPNP, CPON
Nurse Manager, Pediatric Day Hospital
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, NY

Jocelyn C. Perez, MA, BSN, RN

Associate Executive Director of Nursing/Patient Care Services

Bellevue Hospital Center

New York, NY

Anna J. Sers, MSN, RN,CS

Director of Mental Health Programs

Putnam Hospital Center

Carmel, NY

Timothy Sheard, MA, BSN, RN

Nurse epidemiologist and veteran critical care nurse

Downstate Medical Center

Brooklyn, NY

Marvin Siegel, RN, CRNI

Director of Nursing

Town Total Health

New York, NY

Barbara F. Tofani, MSN, RN

Director

The Center for Nursing and Health Careers

New Jersey Hospital Association

Princeton, NJ

Suzanne Waters, MS, FNP, C-S

Director of Staff Development

Vassar Brother's Medical Center

Poughkeepsie, NY

Maxine Wofse, MA, BA, RN

Vice President/Chief Nurse Executive

Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center

Patchogue, NY

Regional Industry Advisory Board

Susan Bryan, RN

Nurse Recruiter

Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center

Patchogue, NY

Pamela Galle, RN

Nurse Recruiter

Peninsula Hospital

Far Rockaway, NY

Celeste Gloster

Nurse Recruiter

Children's Specialized Hospital

Mountainside, NJ

Linda M. Halleran, RN

Staffing Consultant

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

Neptune, NJ

Karen Pennachio, MA, BSN, RN

VP of Nursing and Nurse Recruiter

St. John's Riverside Hospital

Yonkers, NY

VP of Ancillary Services

The Community Hospital at Dobbs Ferry, NY

Phyllis Quinlan, MS, RN,C, CCRN, CEN, CLNC

Director of Nursing Services

Jewish Home & Hospital Life Care System

Manhattan Division,

New York, NY

Mary Beth Rose, RN

Corporate Nurse Recruiter

Cathedral Healthcare Systems

Newark, NJ

Eileen Rowland, MA, RN, CNAA

Director of Nurse Recruitment & Retention

Lenox Hill Hospital

New York, NY

Nancy Shendell-Falik, MA, RN

VP of Patient Care Services

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Newark, NJ

Michaelle Williams, MA, CNAA, RN

Senior VP of Nursing

New York Hospital Queens

Flushing, NY

ADVANCE for Nurses, a regional publication serving nurses in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, provides a variety of easy-to-read clinical and professional articles on topics

Throughout the year, every specialty of nursing is covered in the pages of this informational magazine. Every issue of ADVANCE for Nurses includes a continuing education offering. Plus, each issue's "Calendar of Events" keeps nurses informed of upcoming continuing education programs in their region.

Regional Editorial Advisory Board

Alain Bois, BSN, RN

Director of Nursing

Forest Hill Rehabilitation Center, Northern Maine Medical Center

Fort Kent, ME

Catherine Chalmers, MSN, RN, IBCLC, WHNP

Faculty

Regis College/Lawrence Memorial School of Nursing

Medford, MA

Ginette Gosselin Ferszt, PhD, RN, CS

Director

Graduate Psychiatric Mental Health, Clinical Nurse Specialist Concentration

University of Rhode Island College of Nursing

Kingston, RI

Dona Goldman, MPH, BSN, RN

Program Director, Diabetes Control Program

Rhode Island Department of Health

Providence, RI

Diane Hanley, MS, RN,C

Director

Cancer Care Education and Personnel Resources

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, MA

Karen J. Hughes, MS, RN

Vice President of Nursing

New England Sinai Hospital & Rehabilitation Center

Stoughton, MA

Karen Lafleur, MSN, RN, CCRN, CCRC

Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

Cooley Dickinson Hospital / Dartmouth Hitchcock Alliance

Northampton, MA

Jane Murdock, EdD, RN

Associate Professor, Emertia

University of Connecticut School of Nursing

Storrs, CT

Colleen O'Brien Smith, MSN, RN, CNA

Vice President of Nursing

Middlesex Hospital

Middletown, CT

Tim Quigley, MBA, RN

Vice President of Nursing/Chief Nursing Officer

South Shore Hospital

South Weymouth, MA

Susan Ventura, MSM, BSN, RN

Administrative Director

Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center

Brockton, MA

Regional Industry Advisory Board

Megan Brown

HR Representative

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, MA

Christine Kent, MBA, BSN, RN

Vermont State Hospital

Waterbury, VT

Amy Marcotte Albano, MBA, RN

Director of Operations and Finance for Patient Care Services

Baystate Medical Center

Springfield, MA

Shirley McElhatton, RN

Nurse Recruiter/ Senior Human Resources Partner

The Stamford Hospital, CT

Arthur 'Chip' Mitiguy

Recruitment/Marketing Coordinator and Employment Specialist II

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, NH

Robert M. Paolitto

Human Resources Generalist/Recruiter

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital

Torrington, CT

Linda Smith, JD, RN

Nurse Recruiter

Greenwich Hospital, CT

Ann M. Weaver, MA, BA

Vice President for Human Resources

Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice

Lewiston, ME

ADVANCE for Nurses, a regional publication serving nurses in greater Chicago and metro areas of Wisconsin and Indiana , provides a variety of easy-to-read clinical and professional articles on topics that are most important to nurses today and that promote the nursing profession. Each biweekly issue is attractively packaged in a user-friendly format with a separate recruitment advertising section where advertisers can promote open nursing positions and where subscribers are able to search for new job opportunities.

Throughout the year, every specialty of nursing is covered in the pages of this informational magazine. Every issue of ADVANCE for Nurses includes a continuing education offering. Plus, each issue's "Calendar of Events" keeps nurses informed of upcoming continuing education programs in their region.

Regional Editorial Advisory Board

Bette Case Di Leonardi, PhD, RN,C
Editorial Nurse Consultant
Clinical Care Solutions
Chicago

Kim Armour, MSN, CNP, APN, RDMS
Maternal-Fetal Nurse Practitioner/Coordinator
Central DuPage Hospital
Wheaton, IL

Karen Barnes, MSN, RN
Director, Clinical Education
Patient Care Services
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
Evanston, IL

Susan E. Boland, MSN, RN
Senior Vice President
Patient Care Services
All Saints Healthcare
Racine, WI

Marilyn Meyer Bratt, PhD, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

Linda Caputi, EdD, MSN, RN
Professor of Nursing
College of DuPage
St. Charles, IL

Mardy Chizek, MBA, BSN, RN, FNP, AAS, CLNC
Healthcare Risk Management
Legal Nurse Consultant
Chizek Consulting Inc.
Westmont, IL

Elaine Graf, PhD, RN, PNP
Research & Funding Coordinator
Dept. of Clinical Education
Children's Memorial Hospital
Chicago

June Howland-Gradman, MBA, MS, RN
National Lecturer
Professional Education Systems Inc.
Orland Park, IL

Marsha M. King, MS, MBA, RN, CNAA
Chief Nursing Officer
St. Joseph Regional Medical Center
Griffith, IN

Cynthia Leslie, MSN, RN,BC, APN
Director
Provena Mercy Medical Center
Aurora, IL

C. Jill Poarch, RN, BSN, SANE-A
SANE Program Coordinator
Meriter Hospital SANE Program
Madison, WI

Rebecca Rufo, DNSc, RN, CCRN
Operations Director of eICU
Provena Health
Mokena, IL

Julie W. Schaffner, MSN, RN
Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nurse Executive
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Park Ridge, IL

Sandra Millon Underwood RN, PhD, FAAN
Professor
University of Wisconsin School of Nursing
Milwaukee, WI

Regional Industry Advisory Board

Elizabeth Calby
Director, Sourcing & Selection
Human Resources
Advocate Health Care
Oak Brook, IL

Kim Kramer Lew, BSN, RN
Director of Nurse Recruitment, Retention and Special Projects
University of Illinois medical Center
Chicago

Martie Mancuso
Owner
The Ad Studio
Mokena, IL

Julie J. Reyes, BSN, RN
Nurse Recruiter
Provena Mercy Center
Aurora, IL

Cindy St. Aubin, MSN, RN
Director of Nursing Recruitment
Nursing Career Center
University of Chicago Hospitals

ADVANCE for Nurses, a regional publication serving nurses in the Metro Areas of Texas and Louisiana, provides a variety of easy-to-read clinical and

Throughout the year, every specialty of nursing is covered in the pages of this informational magazine. Every issue of ADVANCE for Nurses includes a continuing education offering. Plus, each issue's "Calendar of Events" keeps nurses informed of upcoming continuing education programs in their region.

Regional Editorial Advisory Board

Mary Holt Ashley, PhD, RN, CNAA,BC

Retired Chief Nurse Executive

Harris County Hospital District

Houston

Kathy B. Bean, PhD, RN, CGRN, APRN,BC

Assistant Professor

University of Texas at Arlington

Editor, Gastroenterology Nursing, a publication of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses & Associates

Doris G. Brown, MS, MEd, RN, CNS
Chief Public Health Nurse
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Office of Public Health, Nursing Services,
New Orleans

Cole Edmonson, MS, RN, CHE, CNAA,BC

Associate Administrator of Patient Care Services

Medical City Dallas Hospital/Medical City Children's

Joan E. Edwards, MN, RN,C, CNS
Assistant Clinical Professor
Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX 76201

Jacqueline Favret, MPH, RN
Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
School of Nursing
New Orleans

Sequila C. Gant, MBA, BSN, RN

Director of Nursing

Baylor Medical Center at Southwest Fort Worth

Pam Greene, PhD, RN

Vice President of Patient Care Services

The Menninger Clinic

Houston

Deanna Grimes, DrPH, RN, FAAN

Associate Professor and Division Head

Division of Community Health Nursing

University of Texas - Houston School of Nursing

Cindy Henning, MA, BSN, RN

Chief Nursing Officer

Twelve Oaks Medical Center

Houston

Janet Kirksey, RN,C, WHCNP
Director of Women's & Children's Services
Medical Center of Plano (TX)

Joe R. Lacher, MSN, BSN, ADN, CNA,BC

Director of ADN Program and Associate Professor

University of Texas at Brownsville

Owner, Tropical Home Health Inc.

Joyce S. Maynor, MSN, BA

Assistant Professor

Southeastern Louisiana University

Baton Rouge, LA

Graham J. McDougall Jr., PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor

University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing

Daphne John Smith, MS, RN

Nurse Executive

Riverside General Hospital

Houston

Tangula Taylor, MBA, BSN, RN, CNA,BC

Director of Nursing

Texas Children's Hospital

Houston

Pamela Willson, PhD, RN, FNP-C
Associate Chief of Nursing Research
Houston VA Medical Center

Associate Professor

Prairie View A&M College of Nursing

Regional Industry Advisory Board

Kirsten Bernard

Health Care Recruiter/Float Pool Coordinator

TIRR Systems

Houston

Lyllyan A. Bradshaw, PHR

Employement & Recruitment Manager

Harris County Hosital District

Houston

Lori Faires, PHR

Nurse Recruiter

Presbyterian Hospital of Denton (TX)

Dana Kingshill

Partner

Harger Howe & Associates, LTD

Houston

José R. Pérez, Jr.

Attorney-at-law

Quan, Burdette and Perez, PC

Houston

Sally Stuart, MBA, BBA

Assistant Director of Human Resources and Employment

The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler

ADVANCE for Nurses, a regional publication serving nurses in Southern California, provides a variety of easy-to-read clinical and professional articles on topics that are most important to nurses today and that promote the nursing profession. Each biweekly issue is attractively packaged in a user-friendly format with a separate recruitment advertising section where advertisers can promote open nursing positions and where subscribers are able to search for new job opportunities. Throughout the year, every specialty of nursing is covered in the pages of this informational magazine. Every issue of ADVANCE for Nurses includes a continuing education offering. Plus, each issue's "Calendar of Events" keeps nurses informed of upcoming continuing education programs in their region.

Regional Editorial Advisory Board

Norene Bowers, RN, MN, CNAA

Vice President, Patient Care Services

Riverside Community Hospital

Paddy Garvin, MN, CRRN-A, CNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist
International Rehabilitation & Orthopedic Institute
Loma Linda University Medical Center

Mary Dee Hacker, MBA, RN

VP, Patient Care Services,

Chief Nursing Operator

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

Rosemarie Hirsch, RN, MN, CCRN
Assistant Director of Nursing/Department Chair

Santa Ana College

Darcy Keep, RN

Nursing Director, Psychiatric Services

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

Gerard W. Phillips, MBA, BSN, RN

Administrative Nurse III/Nursing Manager

University of California San Diego Medical Center

Diane E. Nitta, MA, RN, CNAA

Sr. VP, clinical services/CNE

Community Hospital of San Bernardino

Vivian Norman RN, MSN, CCRN

Critical Care/Telemetry Educator

St. Joseph Hospital

Orange

Lisa Reiser, RN, MN, CAN

Chief Nursing Officer

U of CA, Irvine Medical Ctr.

Orange

Cindy Zolnierek, RN

Dir. Academic Affiliations and Student Placements

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Regional Industry Advisory Board

Tony Angelucci

Staffing Specialist

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles

Barbara Bohlig

Recruitment Consultant,

City of Orange HCA,

SCAHCR Secretary,

Recruiter's Forum President

Irvine

Paula A. Cook- Fedun, RN

Recruitment and Placement Manager,

Human Resources Department

Loma Linda University Medical Center

Gaynell Jenkins

Senior Healthcare Recruiter

Recruitment & Retention, H.R.

White Memorial Medical Center

Los Angeles

Matt Kaiser

Regional Manager

NAS Recruitment Communications

San Diego

Marc S. Katz
Partner

Morris, Polich and Purdy

Los Angeles

Judith Russell, BSN, RN

VP, Healthcare Sector

Advertising & Communications

TMP Worldwide

Carrie L. Schmidt

Nurse Recruiter

Community Hospital of San Bernardino

ADVANCE for Nurses, a regional publication serving nurses in Northern California and Northern Nevada, provides a variety of easy-to-read clinical and professional articles on topics that are most important to nurses today and that promote the nursing profession. Each biweekly issue is attractively packaged in a user-friendly format with a separate recruitment advertising section where advertisers can promote open nursing positions and where subscribers are able to search for new job opportunities. Throughout the year, every specialty of nursing is covered in the pages of this informational magazine. Every issue of ADVANCE for Nurses includes a continuing education offering. Plus, each issue's "Calendar of Events" keeps nurses informed of upcoming continuing education programs in their region.

Regional Editorial Advisory Board

Julie Clayton, MSN, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, CA

Cindy Day, RN
Vice President, Patient Care Services
Director of Nursing
Stanford University Hospital
Stanford, CA

Mary Foley, MS, RN
Associate Director
Center for Research and Nursing Innovation
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Matt Gerrior, RN
Chief Clinical Officer
San Jose Medical Center
San Jose, CA

Rosemarie Hirsch, MN, RN, CCRN
Assistant Director of Nursing/Department Chair
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA

Ron Laxton, MSN, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
Washoe Health System
Reno, NV

Marilyn Mahugh, RN
Director of Nursing Practice and Education
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA

Jeannette Skinner, MBA, BSN, RN
Chief Nursing Officer/Assistant Administrator, Patient Care & Support Services
Sutter Lakeside Hospital
Lakeport, CA

Regional Industry Advisory Board

Charlene F. Davis, CMSR
Human Resources Recruiting Manager
Enloe Medical Center
Chico, CA

Michelle Katz
Site Manager, Principle Staffing Consultants
Eden Medical Center
Castro Valley, CA

Jane McLeod, MA, BSN, RN
Professional Staff Recruiter
Pathways Home Health, Hospice & Private Duty
Mountain View, CA

Rodney Meyer, CPC
Employment Manager
Regional Medical Center of San Jose
San Jose, CA

Denise Thomas
Director of Recruitment and Retention
Fremont-Rideout Health Group
Yuba City/Marysville, CA