Phoenix NOVA Chapter Outreach
Nancy Claflin DNP MS RN NEA-BC CENP CNEcl CCRN CPHQ FNAHQ
Nurse Emeritus

              I had the wonderful opportunity to round with the night shift Phoenix Assistant Nurse Managers as they visited every unit on Friday night, January 30^th.  The Phoenix Assistant Nurse Managers on the night shift do a terrific job of engaging with night shift staff, regularly rounding with a cart of goodies for staff members, such as frozen treats to let them know they are not forgotten.  Thank you for your leadership and outreach to nursing staff members!  I was able to accompany them on visits to each unit, and presented a brief in-service including information on some of NOVA's legislative victories for VA nurses. NOVA was instrumental in obtaining legislation passed that included the Nurse Pay Act which established locality pay, Saturday premium pay, eliminating restrictions on VA nurses working outside the VA, permitting nurse managed clinics, improving promotion processes requiring input from nurses, inclusion of sick leave as part of the calculation for retirement for FERS employees, ensuring the Nurse Executive is included in decision making at the facility and VISN, authorization of alternate work schedules including 12 hour shifts, and recognition for Cadet Nurses from World War II.