YOUR BOARD OF
REGISTERED NURSES
Pilar De La Cruz-Reyes
October 6, 2016
What Is the Board of Registered Nursing
• A state governmental agency established by law to protect the public by
regulating the practice of Registered Nursing
• Responsible for implementation and enforcement of the Nursing Practice
Act: the laws related to nursing education, licensure, practice and discipline.
• Protects and advocates for the health and safety of the public by ensuring
the highest quality registered nurses in the state of California
Who Serves on the Board
• Board is composed of nine members; 4 members from the public and five
registered nurses.
• Five nurses include two direct patient care nurses, an advanced practice
nurse, a nurse administrator, and a nurse educator.
• 7 members appointed by the governor.
• 2 of the public members appointed by the legislature.
• 4 year term appointments
Michael Deangelo Jackson, MSN, RN, CEN, MICN
Nurse Educator Member
Raymond Mallel
Public Member
Bhavna Shamasunder, MES, PhD
Public Member
Cynthia Cipres Klein, RN
Direct Patient Care Member
Elizabeth (Betty) Woods, RN, FNP, MSN
Advanced Practice Member
Imelda Ceja-Butkiewicz
Public Member
Jeanette Dong
Public Member
Pilar De La Cruz-Reyes, MSN, RN
Nurse Administrator Member
Trande Phillips, RN
Direct Patient Care Member
BRN BOARD MEMBERS
Board Committees
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Intervention/Discipline
Education/Licensing
Legislative
Nursing Practice
Board Meetings
• Open meetings
• Nursing students and registered nurses encouraged to attend.
• Meetings held in the northern and southern parts of the state; trying to
encourage the board to meet in the central part of the state as well.
• Meeting agendas, location and times posted on the BRN website
• Website: rn.ca.gov
The Beauty of Diversity
Nursing Workforce Diversity
• Where have we been?
• Where are we today?
• Where do we need to go?
Racial Composition, California
Racial Distribution of Acute Care Patients and
RNs Employed in Acute Care, CA
Men in Nursing
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Nationwide 11.8% of RNs are male.
California 11% of RNs are male.
Male nursing organization: Assembly of Men in Nursing.
Bob Patterson, President.
National Meeting in September in Miami.
We need more men in nursing!
Racial Composition of RN Program
Graduates, 2003-2012
Racial Composition of New Student
Enrollments in CA’s RN Programs 2003-2012
Projected Racial Composition of California’s
Population 2010-2060
Projected Racial Composition of California
RNs 2012-2060
Underrepresentation of Racial Groups in RN
Workforce in Comparison to the General Pop.
Underrepresentation of Racial Groups in RN
Workforce in Comparison to the General Pop.
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Racial Composition, Bay Area
What Do We Need To Do?
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Encourage young students to consider a career in nursing; be a role model.
Volunteer to speak at career fairs about the nursing profession.
Offer to be a mentor to a nursing student.
Lead your nursing organization to “adopt a nursing school”
Educate ;write an Op-Ed for your local newspaper about the need for more
minority nurses. serve as a speaker at community events and share the story
about the need tor more minority nurses
What Do We Need To Do?
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Get involved
Speak up
Voice your opinion
Act
Why? Because you are either at the table or you are on the menu!
Think Diversity
In order to have diversity, we need to be:
Diverse, inclusive, versatile, enthusiastic, respectful, service-oriented, intelligent,
truthful and yearnful.
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Summary
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As minority nurses we have to think POP!!
Diversity is good for our Patients
Diversity is good for our Ourselves
Diversity is good for our Profession
Beauty
INVITATION
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SAVE THE DATE
MINORITY NURSE LEADER SUMMIT
“Minority Nursing for the 21st Century”
Saturday, September 24, 2016
St. Agnes Medical Center, Fresno CA
Thank YOU!!
• Contact information:
• pdelacruz@csufresno.edu
• (559)- 228-2155