NSCN Board Nominations & Election Update
From February 14 to March 13, 2024, the NSCN Nominating Committee began the process to find two qualified registrants to serve on the Board and help regulate the practice of nursing in the public’s interest. This year, at least one of the new Board members must be an LPN in order to meet the Board composition requirements of the Nursing Act.
The Nominating Committee selected two nominees through a thorough application and review process to help with their goal of creating a Board that is balanced in desired competencies, skills and attributes, as well reflecting diversity in its composition. After reviewing all of the applications, the committee has advanced for election two registrants needed to fill the Board vacancies: Susan Earle, LPN and Naomi Bezanson, LPN. Read more about the nominees here.
Upcoming Election
The Nominating Committee notified the pool of eligible candidates of the two selected candidates to advance as the nominees. The remaining pool of eligible candidates had the opportunity to put their name forward to also be included on the election ballot. This resulted in Andrew Heighton, RN and Jillyan Cottreau, RN being advanced as nominees for the election. Since there are more nominees than Board vacancies, an election is required and will take place from May 1-8. Eligible registrants will receive an email with instructions on how to vote on May 1 at 1:00pm. Please stay tuned and check your email then!
Other Important Information
- The deadline to register for our Supporting Professional Practice in Nursing Workshop is May 3rd! This in-person workshop is open to Managers (both nurse and non-nurses), Clinical Nurse Educators, Professional Practice Leads and others in leadership roles to support them in leading nurses in practice.
- April’s practice support tool is the Documentation Guidelines for Nurses, which describes nurses’ accountability and the expectations for documentation in all practice settings, regardless of the documentation method or storage.
- Don’t forget to register for our upcoming Annual Meeting on May 16th at 1:00pm via Zoom. View more information and the full agenda of what will take place during meeting on our website.
- NSCN is seeking your feedback to help shape guiding principles that will direct NSCN’s future work in nursing regulation. Your feedback is important.
- The tax filing deadline is April 30. Your licensure receipt can be accessed anytime through your online portal account. To find your tax receipt, log in to the portal and under ‘invoices’ choose ‘include paid’.
- Did you miss the March project update on the Nurse Practitioner Regulation Framework Implementation Plan Project (NPR-FIPP)?
