THE JOURNAL

of the New York State Nurses Association

n The Journal of the New York State Nurses Association editorial board

Anne Bové, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN, ANP Alsacia L. Sepulveda-Pacsi, PhD, DNS, RN, FNP, CCRN, CEN Clinical Instructor Registered Nurse III New York, NY New York-Presbyterian Adult Emergency Department New York, NY

Audrey Graham-O’Gilvie, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN-k Coreen Simmons, PhD(c), DNP, MSN, MPH, RN Assistant Professor Professional Nursing Practice Coordinator Touro College School of Health Sciences Teaneck, NJ

Hawthorne, NY

Meredith King-Jensen, PhD, MSN, RN Nurse Consultant, Veterans Administration

Bronx, NY

Adjunct Instructor, Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, NY n Carol Lynn Esposito, EdD, JD, MS, RN-BC, NPD, Co-Managing Editor Lucille Contreras Sollazzo, MSN, RN-BC, NPD, Co-Managing Editor Christina Singh DeGaray, MPH, RN-BC, Editorial Assistant

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