News, Events and Awards

Through a competitive and rigorous application process, the Academy’s Fellow Selection Committee, which is comprised of elected and appointed Fellows, reviewed a record number of applications, representing a 30% increase from the previous year, ultimately selecting the 2022 Fellows based on their contributions to advance the public’s health. Induction into the Academy is a significant milestone in which past and current accomplishments are honored by colleagues within and outside the profession.

FNU Faculty Honored With DAISY Awards

Jean Johnson CoAuthors Advancing Healthcare Quality and Safety: Protecting Patients, Improving Care

FNU Board of Directors member Dr. Jean Johnson, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, has coauthored a book with L. Gregory Pawlson entitled Advancing Healthcare Quality and Safety: Protecting Patients, Improving Care.

as a textbook in courses for nurses, medical students, residents and fellows, physician assistants, physical therapists, public health and other graduate health science students as well as for practicing clinicians in the health professions.”

A member of the FNU Board of Directors since 2015, Dr. Johnson’s career focus has aligned with the FNU mission. “Preparing excellent advanced practice nurses to advocate and care for populations that are traditionally underserved, whether rural or urban is critical to the health of all populations,” she said. “I also like being part of an organization that is willing to take risks to keep moving the mission and vision forward.”

FNU Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Dr. Paula Alexander-Delpech, Ph.D., PMHNP-BC, APRN, and Associate Professor Dr. Vicky Stone-Gale, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP, were both honored as winners of the 2022 DAISY Award for Extraordinary Faculty. This award is presented by the DAISY Foundation, with “the intent to honor nursing faculty who inspire their students always to remember that nursing is much more than tasks and technology. These faculty help ensure that the art, as well as the science of nursing, are brought to every patient experience.”

Available for purchase on numerous sites, the book is described as “an up-to-date course-linked textbook that addresses the core concepts of quality and safety in healthcare. Co-authored by two experts from different disciplines, the text is written in one voice, providing continuity and a progression of understanding among chapters. Quality and safety are presented using scientific principles as well as practice tools and established evidence-based methodologic approaches to quality and safety issues. Examples and cases are provided throughout to illustrate key concepts and to stimulate classroom or online discussion. Ideal

Dr. Johnson is dean emerita and professor of nursing at George Washington University (GW). As founding dean of the GW School of Nursing, she developed multiple programs, including one of the university’s first online programs. She also served as the interim executive director of the Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement. A longtime geriatric nurse practitioner, Dr. Johnson focused her research and policy work on patient safety, quality improvement, and online education. She was a Fulbright scholar teaching in the graduate clinical pediatric program at the University of Cape Town South Africa and Red Cross Children’s Hospital.