Frontline Nursing
Presented by the Florida Center for Nursing, Frontline Nursing is a podcast that recognizes the impact nurses have on our lives and our communities. Throughout the series, FCN Executive Director, Rayna Letourneau, PhD, RN, will talk with those on the frontlines of health care to hear about the issues impacting the nursing workforce, insights from their personal journeys, and what inspires them.
The Florida Center for Nursing is proudly headquartered at the University of South Florida College of Nursing.
Frontline Nursing
Disaster Nursing – Nancy Rudner, DrPH, APRN, RN
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This episode features Dr. Rudner discussing her work as a volunteer nurse providing disaster relief across the globe. She also talks about looking at the bigger picture, prevention as a tool to strengthen communities, and the power of nurses to influence policy.
Dr. Nancy Rudner is an independent scholar and volunteer nurse practitioner. She has focused her career on improving health through the lifespan through patient care, population health, and policy. Her work has included improving health through policy and advocacy for modernized nurse practitioner regulations, population health initiatives, disaster nursing, and international collaborations. She has provided disaster care in Florida, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and the Texas-Mexico border. Her publications address nursing regulations, disaster care, environmental health, and worker heat protections. Her work has been recognized with awards from Farmworker Association of Florida and the Florida Nurse Practitioner Network. She will be inducted into the Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in June. She is working on the Nursing Action Coalition of Florida’s efforts to strengthen disaster nursing preparation.
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National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
The Florida Center for Nursing
The Florida Center for Nursing is established to research and address issues of supply and demand for nursing, including issues of recruitment, retention, and utilization of nurse
The vision of the Florida Center for Nursing is to ensure that the health care needs of the residents and visitors of Florida are met by a competent and sufficient nursing workforce.
The Florida Center for Nursing is proudly headquartered at the University of South Florida College of Nursing.