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Elder Nurse Corps Meeting #2 on May 30th

Elder Nurse Corps Meeting #2

We are creating the Elder Nurse Corps that includes RNs that are 60 years or older and are from one of the 9 counties that include: Buncombe, Henderson, Macon, Jackson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Transylvania and Haywood.

About Us

We are creating this initiative in Western North Carolina to help nurses, patients and families interface with an increasingly cumbersome healthcare system and to serve as advocates for our community.

Join us on Thursday, May 30th

We are meeting for the second time on Thursday, May 30, 2024, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Land of the Sky United Church of Christ, 115 Overbrook Place, Asheville, NC 28805.

Parking is available for 300 cars in the upper and lower lots. Note: there is some construction happening around the lower lot.

Meeting Agenda

“When we feel better, our patients and families do better.”

3:00 – 3:05 p.m.
Welcome, Introduction of Elder Nurse Corps Steering Committee Members, Announcements about Evaluation Forms, and starting a “Directory” of members and a compilation of their nursing experience. Karen Sanders, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC

3:10 – 3:30 p.m.
“Elders: A Role that No One Else Can Fill,” Sarah Wilcox, MA, BA, MDiv, Pastor and Co-Founder, Land of the Sky United Church of Christ

3:30 – 3:55 p.m.
“15 Patient Advocacy Strategies for a More Comfortable Hospital Stay for Yourself or Your Loved ones,” Karen Sanders, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC, Owner/Founder, RN Patient Advocacy NC, PLLC

3:55 – 4:05 p.m.
Restroom Break

4:05 – 4:40 p.m.
“Let’s Put the Oxygen on Ourselves First,” Break Out Groups, Facilitator, Linda Bark, PhD, Founder, Wisdom of the Whole Coaching Academy

4:40 – 4:50 p.m.
Break-Out Group Reports

4:50 – 5:00 p.m.
Next Steps

5:00 p.m.
Adjourn

RSVP

If you are interested in attending this meeting, please RSVP by emailing Chelsea Frew, RN at chelsea@rnpatientadvocacy.com or call/text 828-768-2130 and please indicate you are interested in joining via Zoom or in person.

It is important for you to RSVP to this meeting as space is limited.

More About the Elder Nurse Corps

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