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We are one week away from our 2024 Leadership and Legacy Awards Ceremony. You may still purchase tickets by visiting our website. This week, we will highlight the 5 winners of the 2024 Arkansas Nursing Legacy Award.
Our first recipient of the 2024 Arkansas Nursing Legacy Award is Margo Bushmiaer.
Margo Bushmiaer began her career in healthcare as a charge nurse on the pediatric ward at UAMS in 1976. She graduated with her BSN/RNP from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 1976 and with her MNSc/CNS from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1981. She became a school nurse for the Little Rock School District in 1992, which spurred her passion for school-based nursing. Margo was the Director of Health Services for the Little Rock School District from 1999-2021. Margo has spent her career focused on improving the health of children. Her duties as a pediatric nurse once included a home visit to the Governor’s Mansion to check on the first child.
Margo is best known for her life-long commitment to health promotion, illness prevention, and the professional development of her peers. A colleague of Margo’s best described her legacy as:
“For 45 years, she worked in pediatric nursing, as a Staff Nurse in ICU and Outpatient clinics, Nurse Practitioner, Researcher, Instructor, and Rehabilitation and Therapy Administrator. She retired after 22 years as the Director of Health Services at Little Rock School District, where she supervised 54 RNs working in the 48 schools of the capital city. Her career focus has been to promote health, prevent illness, and keep children and teens out of the hospital. She was director of the Weight Control Clinic for Children and Teens at Arkansas Children's Hospital in the early 80s before the obesity crisis had been recognized as a national health concern. She was on faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science, the University of North Carolina, and Baylor University. Her professional contributions include publishing several research and practice articles in peer-reviewed nursing journals. She has presented her research at national, state, and community health conferences.” ... See MoreSee Less
Curious about the path to becoming nursing faculty? Learn more about this vital role with Florida Center for Nursing’s free CE course, Shaping the Future: Becoming Nursing Faculty. Florida nurses who complete this course between Sept. 16 and Oct. 15 will have the chance to receive a Florida Center for Nursing Stanley Cup. Get started today! Learn more at flcntr.org/nursefaculty.
Find everything you need to know about the nursing profession on our all-new Registered Nurse occupation page! Learn more about Michigan RN demographics, wages, ongoing legislation, job demand, career pathway information, recent news, and more at www.mhc.org/registered-nurses #MHCinsight #healthcareworkforce ... See MoreSee Less
Nursing Workforce News from across the United States
We are one week away from our 2024 Leadership and Legacy Awards Ceremony. You may still purchase tickets by visiting our website. This week, we will highlight the 5 winners of the 2024 Arkansas Nursing Legacy Award.
Our first recipient of the 2024 Arkansas Nursing Legacy Award is Margo Bushmiaer.
Margo Bushmiaer began her career in healthcare as a charge nurse on the pediatric ward at UAMS in 1976. She graduated with her BSN/RNP from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 1976 and with her MNSc/CNS from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1981. She became a school nurse for the Little Rock School District in 1992, which spurred her passion for school-based nursing. Margo was the Director of Health Services for the Little Rock School District from 1999-2021. Margo has spent her career focused on improving the health of children. Her duties as a pediatric nurse once included a home visit to the Governor’s Mansion to check on the first child.
Margo is best known for her life-long commitment to health promotion, illness prevention, and the professional development of her peers. A colleague of Margo’s best described her legacy as:
“For 45 years, she worked in pediatric nursing, as a Staff Nurse in ICU and Outpatient clinics, Nurse Practitioner, Researcher, Instructor, and Rehabilitation and Therapy Administrator. She retired after 22 years as the Director of Health Services at Little Rock School District, where she supervised 54 RNs working in the 48 schools of the capital city. Her career focus has been to promote health, prevent illness, and keep children and teens out of the hospital. She was director of the Weight Control Clinic for Children and Teens at Arkansas Children's Hospital in the early 80s before the obesity crisis had been recognized as a national health concern. She was on faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science, the University of North Carolina, and Baylor University. Her professional contributions include publishing several research and practice articles in peer-reviewed nursing journals. She has presented her research at national, state, and community health conferences.” ... See MoreSee Less
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Curious about the path to becoming nursing faculty? Learn more about this vital role with Florida Center for Nursing’s free CE course, Shaping the Future: Becoming Nursing Faculty. Florida nurses who complete this course between Sept. 16 and Oct. 15 will have the chance to receive a Florida Center for Nursing Stanley Cup. Get started today! Learn more at flcntr.org/nursefaculty.
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Find everything you need to know about the nursing profession on our all-new Registered Nurse occupation page! Learn more about Michigan RN demographics, wages, ongoing legislation, job demand, career pathway information, recent news, and more at www.mhc.org/registered-nurses #MHCinsight #healthcareworkforce ... See MoreSee Less
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