NOBC News July 2023 – Charting New Territory

Read NOBC’s July News HERE. This month Renae Battié, MN, RN, CNOR shares how NOBC has been responding to the Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity report by tracking (1) the diversity of our applicants and within our database, (2) the acceptance rate of all applicants, and (3) what specific social determinants of health each board of directors impacts in their community. In our Featured Story, Dale H. Steakley, MBA, BSN, RN-BC, LNHA, ASBC, CMSRN, PAC-CSE, PAC-DCT, PAC-NE, ACP/POLST FACILITATOR, explains how creatively combining nursing skills with skills developed outside of healthcare can help augment a nurse’s ability to chart new territory in the boardroom. And finally, check out the Board Readiness Assessment created by the Nurses on Boards 2020 Council and North Carolina Nurses Association.