Vermont Nurses In partnership
Vermont Nurses In Partnership, Inc. (VNIP) provides an international forum for nurse leaders from academia, regulation and various practice settings that are working to improve transition to practice for direct care providers. The forum has grown from the initial 45 Vermont-based members, to a coalition of over 500 nurse leaders from across the nation and around the world. These proactive healthcare leaders provide the intellectual resources that allow us to develop and deliver intern, orientee, mentorship, coaching and preceptor development programs.
Mission/VISION Statement:
VNIP exists to assist and support transitions in the
workplace for professional nurses and other staff in healthcare. A framework for transition that is research
and evidenced based will promote competent practice
and
quality, patient-centered care.
Goals
* To promote use of the tools and services that support development and validation of competence in staff that are in the midst of transition.
* To provide a framework that is evidenced based, flexible, practical, easily implemented and applicable across the continuum of care.
* To build fiscal and program sustainability of VNIP as a framework that promotes collaboration, quality, and patient safety.
* To expand a network that has a local, national and international influence.
Board of Directors
Carmel Dato PhD, RN, NPP
Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, New York City College of Technology
Patricia Donehower, RN M.S.N.
Director of Adult Home Care, Chittenden/Grand Isle VNA
Margaret Gagne, RN, M.S.N.
Director of Med Surg Nursing , Fletcher Allen Health Center
Renee Gecsedi, MS, RN
Director, Education, Practice Research; New York State Nurses Association
Anna Gerac, RN, M.S.N.
Director, Vermont Technical College Nursing Programs
Peggy L. Hawkins, PhD, RN, BC, CNE
Nebraska Board of Nursing and Project Director: Transition Grant
Carol Hodges RN, M.S.N.
Nursing Education Coordinator, Northeastern VT Regional Hospital
Vice President, Vermont State Nurse Association
Nathaniel A. Waite, RN, BSN
Public Health Nurse II,
Vermont Department of Health
Division of Maternal and Child Health, VT Dept of Public Health
Jill Lord, RN, M.S.
Vice President of Patient Care Services, Mount Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
Meg H. O'Donnell
Director of Government Relations & Assistant General Counsel, FFletcher Allen Health Center
Mary Val Palumbo, RN, Ph.D.
Director, AHEC Center for Nursing Workforce Research, Planning, and Development
Patricia Winsted-Fry, RN Ph.D.
Researcher, Evaluation Consultant
Executive Director
Susan Boyer, RN, MEd, FAHCEP
Contact Susan Boyer with comments or recommendations
White Papers and reports
VNIP - Mission & Vision Statement - 2012