2024 South Dakota Center for Nursing Workforce Symposium
Hilton Garden Inn Sioux Falls Downtown
201 East 8th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57103
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 9:00am CT - 3:30pm CT
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Info
Topic
Nursing workforce, Nursing education, Nursing Policy and Legislation
Credits Offered
This event offers
4.0 credits
to attendees.
Accreditation Info:
South Dakota Nurses Association is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation..
Additional Information
Please join us at the 2024 South Dakota Center for Nursing Workforce Symposium! The registration deadline is May 10.
The Center for Nursing Workforce, the South Dakota Nurses Association, and Nursing Education Deans & Directors are pleased to be co-hosting this year’s symposium.
Contact SDNA Executive Director Eric Ollila for event or venue questions, or if you need to submit registration via mail or payment via check: email at contactus@sdnurses.org or call at (605) 271-7708.
You will have the opportunity to network with colleagues, learn about South Dakota’s current nursing workforce supply and education pipeline to meet the state’s future workforce needs, and to gain insights from keynote speaker, Dr. Nelda Godfrey, to help nurses heal, flourish, and expertly care for others.
Dr. Godfrey is Professor and Associate Dean for Innovative Partnerships and Practice at the University of Kansas School of Nursing. She is highly regarded as a thought leader in nursing innovation and nursing education. She has authored numerous articles on new care delivery models that influence a stronger emphasis on the nurse within—researching and developing strategies to create the whole person experience in nursing practice going forward. Her work with the International Society for Professional Identity in Nursing is transforming the way nurses, health care professionals, and society understand what it means to “think, act and feel like a nurse.”
Individuals who register and who are unable to attend may request access to a recording of the event.
Speakers
Professor and Associate Dean, Innovative Partnerships and Practice; University of Kansas School of Nursing.
Dr. Godfrey is Professor and Associate Dean for Innovative Partnerships and Practice at the University of Kansas School of Nursing. She is highly regarded as a thought leader in nursing innovation and nursing education. She has authored numerous articles on new care delivery models that influence a stronger emphasis on the nurse within—researching and developing strategies to create the whole person experience in nursing practice going forward. Her work with the International Society for Professional Identity in Nursing is transforming the way nurses, health care professionals, and society understand what it means to “think, act and feel like a nurse.”
Program Director, South Dakota Center for Nursing Workforce
Employed with the South Dakota Board of Nursing since October 2020 as the Nurse Practice Consultant and Director of the Center for Nursing Workforce. Her responsibilities include evaluating and responding to nursing practice inquiries, managing activities of the South Dakota Center for Nursing Workforce, and engaging in policy and regulation matters. Previous experience includes employment as a CNP in primary care and college health at South Dakota State University Student Health Clinic & Counseling Services.
Nursing Education Consultant, SDBON
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