National Student Nurses Association Georgetown University chapter president Jen Tran, from left, is joined by Mary Mahoney, Georgetown NSNA secretary; Jean Farley, MSN, faculty adviser and instructor; Patricia A. Grady, NINR director; Jeanne Matthews, RN, PhD, interim chair of Georgetown’s Department of Nursing; and Erin Devitt, Georgetown NSNA vice president.
(Photo courtesy of Georgetown University)
Nurses must be innovative, collaborative, willing to educate the public about their work and capable of synthesizing various life experiences, a federal official who oversees nursing science said during a lecture at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
“You will be very much a part of the changes that will happen to our society and the healthcare system,” said 1967 Georgetown alumna Patricia A. Grady, RN, PhD, FAAN, director of the National Institute of Nursing Research. “We have a very exciting trip ahead of us.”
Grady spoke to students and faculty Oct. 20 in the New Research Building Auditorium at the invitation of Georgetown’s chapter of the National Student Nurses’ Association and the School of Nursing & Health Studies.
Interim NHS Dean Julie DeLoia, PhD, welcomed the audience, and Georgetown’s NSNA chapter president Jen Tran introduced Grady, noting the federal leader’s career exemplifies the group’s mission. “Dr. Grady is an example and mentor as she represents a responsible and accountable leader of the nursing profession,” Tran said.
With healthcare reform in the national spotlight, Grady noted that attention surrounds primary care, promoting health and preventing disease, quality, disparities, economics and informatics. Her institute, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, focuses on many of these areas and includes opportunities for newly educated and seasoned nurses to advance themselves in the research field.
Students were inspired by the distinguished alumna.
“I am so grateful that I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Grady,” said Erin Devitt, Georgetown NSNA vice president. “She embodies the characteristics of what a nurse leader should be and is a role model for all future nurses.”
“You will be very much a part of the changes that will happen to our society and the healthcare system,” said 1967 Georgetown alumna Patricia A. Grady, RN, PhD, FAAN, director of the National Institute of Nursing Research. “We have a very exciting trip ahead of us.”
Grady spoke to students and faculty Oct. 20 in the New Research Building Auditorium at the invitation of Georgetown’s chapter of the National Student Nurses’ Association and the School of Nursing & Health Studies.
Interim NHS Dean Julie DeLoia, PhD, welcomed the audience, and Georgetown’s NSNA chapter president Jen Tran introduced Grady, noting the federal leader’s career exemplifies the group’s mission. “Dr. Grady is an example and mentor as she represents a responsible and accountable leader of the nursing profession,” Tran said.
With healthcare reform in the national spotlight, Grady noted that attention surrounds primary care, promoting health and preventing disease, quality, disparities, economics and informatics. Her institute, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, focuses on many of these areas and includes opportunities for newly educated and seasoned nurses to advance themselves in the research field.
Students were inspired by the distinguished alumna.
“I am so grateful that I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Grady,” said Erin Devitt, Georgetown NSNA vice president. “She embodies the characteristics of what a nurse leader should be and is a role model for all future nurses.”
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