Racism, Nursing and DonQuenick

Video #1 My Third Daisy Nomination

“I just went to work that day.” DonQuenick Joppy, RN

Episode Summary

• We start with DonQuenick in her own words after her third (3rd) Daisy nomination in less than a year and a half;
• We explore the ANA Enterprise as 3-legged stool, especially the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC);
• We get a quick look at some data about racism in nursing;
• We are introduced to DonQuenick's civil action in US Federal Court for racial discrimination, retaliation and malicious prosecution against HCA HEALTHONE LLC d/b/a THE MEDICAL CENTER OF AURORA, BONNIE ANDREWS, BREANNE BURLEY, and LINDSAY JORDAN

Objectives for Learners

1. List the 3 legs of the ANA Enterprise stool
2. Identify 3 sources of racist acts experienced by Black nurses
3. Describe the basis for DonQuenick’s civil action: USDC Colorado Case 1:22-cv-00986-CNS-STV

Questions for Discussion

• Explore and discuss The Daisy Foundation - history, purpose, process for nominations and awards
• What do you think DonQuenick means when she says, “Nursing is more than just a job or career, it’s a lifestyle” and “I do this for you”
• Discuss your thoughts about the concept and use of the phrase, “most trusted profession.”
• Explore and discuss the ANCC magnet(tm) program - history, purpose, process for obtaining
• Discuss your thoughts about reading legal documents

References

1. ANCC | Find Magnet Organization Near Me
2. Once again, 2023 poll says nursing is most trusted profession
3. The Medical Center of Aurora Achieves Magnet® Recognition Again - PR.com
4. 2022 Survey Shows Substantial Racism in Nursing | ANA
5. ANA | National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing
6. InfoGraphic - Racism in Nursing (pdf)
7. What ANA wants first is forgiveness.
8. 'It’s wild': Black nurse sues magnet(tm) hospital after she was targeted with unjust criminal charges
9. Black nurse claims racial discrimination at Aurora magnet(tm) hospital led to unfounded manslaughter charge
10. 2022-March-HCA-Healthcare-Fact-Sheet-a.pdf
11. DAISY Foundation
12. Access case documents via Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)
13. Register for an Account | PACER: Federal Court Records
14. USDC Colorado Case 1:22-cv-00986-CNS-STV

Executive Producer - Gerard Soucy, RN, CHPN
Producers - Amanda Golino, RN, DNP | Ekta Srinivasa, RN, PhD | Natalie Stake-Doucet, RN, PhD | Kaz Weida, BA
Music - Sunday Morning Chant - Giorgio Di Campo/FreeSound Music | Ragtime - Oleksii Kaplunskyi (LesFM)

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Video #2 Nursing Foundation Violence

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation…and 5 minutes to ruin it.” Warren Buffett

Objectives for Learners

1. Identify a reason for re-examining the history, structure and function of modern nursing
2. Describe nursing’s racial and ethnic demographics as reported in the NCSBN survey for 2022
3. Differentiate incivility, bullying and NIOSH Type 3 workplace violence

Episode Summary

• We learn how racism was manifested in early Victorian nursing;
• We review the current demographic makeup of nursing in the US;
• We review workplace violence targeting nurses in the context of form, severity and perpetrator

Questions for Discussion

• Discuss the implications of the over- and under-representation of racial and ethnic groups in nursing
• Discuss some experiences with racism in nursing you’ve observed or experienced
• Discuss some experiences with lateral violence in nursing you’ve observed or experienced in the context of incivility, bullying, or workplace violence

References

1. ANA - Incivility, Bullying, and Workplace Violence
2. National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing | ANA
3. NCSBN - 2022 National Nursing Workforce Study
4. NIOSH | CDC Online Workplace Violence Prevention Course for Nurses
5. Ranking the Most (and Least) Diverse Colleges in America
6. Stake-Doucet, N. - The Racist Lady with the Lamp
7. Taylor, R. Nurses’ Perceptions of Horiz Violence. Glob Qual Nurs Res. 2016 Jan-Dec;3:1-9.
8. Thobaben, M. Horiz Work Violence. Home Health Care Mgt & Practice. 2007 Dec;20(1):82-83.
9. U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Executive Producer - Gerard Soucy, RN, CHPN
Producers - Amanda Golino, RN, DNP | Ekta Srinivasa, RN, PhD | Natalie Stake-Doucet, RN, PhD | Kaz Weida, BA

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Video #3 The Enterprise

"Don’t tell me what your priorities are.
Show me where you spend your money, and I’ll tell you what they are." James W. Frick

Objectives for Learners

1. List the 3 main revenue sources of the ANA Enterprise
2. Describe the difference between an income statement and a balance sheet
3. Identify the major growth opportunity for the ANA Enterprise

Episode Summary

• We take a quick look at the ANA Enterprise's latest available data regarding finances, executive compensation and governance via IRS Form 990 (2022);
• We explore how the Enterprise makes money;
• We focus on ANCC and magnet(tm) as the largest revenue source

Questions for Discussion

• Discuss whether or not you think information about an organization’s financial history, executive compensation and performance is important or helpful - if so, how? If not, why?
• Discuss any experiences you’ve had with obtaining magnet(tm) status - did/do you find the process worthwhile?
• Explore and discuss the history and status of collective bargaining in nursing (union)

References

1. American Nurses Association Enterprise | ANA
2. GuideStar (for ANA IRS 990s)
3. Join the American Nurses Association | ANA
4. Advertise with the ANA Enterprise
5. Nursing Workforce Fact Sheet | AACN
6. GEA Robotic Milking Solutions - Robotic Rotary Configurations
7. GEA - iXPRESS4 Herringbone Parlor
8. Learn About the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program | ANA
9. The cost of a magnet(tm) sticker (pdf)
10. Consultation Services for Your Magnet Journey | ANCC | ANA
11. The Business Case for Magnet® Designation - PMC
12. Enterprise International
13. The Difference Between a Balance Sheet and an Income Statement

Executive Producer Gerard Soucy, RN, CHPN
Producers Amanda Golino, RN, DNP | Ekta Srinivasa, RN, PhD | Natalie Stake-Doucet, RN, PhD
Music Elevator Bosa Nova - BenSounds.com

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Video #4 Civility is Most Treasured

“Remember my name… you’ll be screaming it later.” Florence Nightingale

Objectives for Learners

1. Describe the difference between the ANA’s approach to the US Presidential Elections of 2016 and 2020
2. Name the person who spoke out on behalf of ANA when George Floyd was murdered
3. Identify the most prominent theme in the ANA Racial Reckoning ad campaign

Episode Summary

• We follow the chronology of ANA's decision to not speak out on behalf of a candidate in the 2020 Presidential Election;
• We meet the nurse who briefly had a high media profile, from speaking at a national convention to making headlines for shooting a woman in the stomach #NursesVote;
• We see how a group of eight (8) nurses celebrated FN's 200th birthday in the early weeks of the novel coronavirus pandemic;
• We hear a Black man speak out against racism on behalf of an organization whose membership is overwhelmingly white women;
• We learn what ANA wants most

Questions for Discussion

• Discuss why you think being forgiven is so important to ANA
• Should professional organizations speak out on behalf of candidates and issues? Why, or why not? If so, how should it be determined, expressed, etc?
• Would you support a candidate who is a nurse just because they are a nurse? Discuss
• Discuss whether or not you belong to one or more professional organizations, and why/why not
• “Civility is nursing’s most treasured value, followed closely by self-regard. Everything else is optional.” Discuss

References

1. ANA Endorses Hillary 2016!
2. White Women: This One’s for You - The Observer
3. ANA isn’t endorsing presidents anymore 2020 – Capitol Beat
4. An Open Letter About One of the Most Important and Toughest Decisions by ANA Ever
5. RNC tries to rewrite pandemic history, nurse holds the pencil - POLITICO
6. Nurse from 2020 RNC busted for shooting woman after argument
7. Proclamation in Honor of National Nurses Day - video
8. Nursing Malpractice on a National Stage White House Photo Stream 5/6/2020 flickr
9. Rambling Remarks at a Photo Opp in Honor of National Nurses Day
10. Nurses protest lack of protective equipment
11. ANA Refuses to Denounce Trump Because Many Members Support him
12. Black ANA President Condemns Racism, Brutality and Senseless Violence
13. ANA Enterprise CEO Apologizes for Being a Racist Org - video
14. ANA Embarks on Journey to Seek Forgiveness
15. Rev. Al Sharpton listens to ANA VP Cheryl Peterson read her answers - Instagram

Executive Producer - Gerard Soucy, RN, CHPN
Producers - Amanda Golino, RN, DNP | Ekta Srinivasa, RN, PhD | Natalie Stake-Doucet, RN, PhD | Kaz Weida, BA
Music Elevator Bosa Nova - BenSounds.com

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Video #5 Just Culture Algorithm

“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” Ernest Hemingway

Objectives for Learners

1. Describe the standard of care that must be breached in order for a jury to find a defendant guilty of criminal negligence
2. List the outcomes of each pathway in the just culture algorithm
3. Identify 5 characteristics (values) that are promoted in a just culture

Episode Summary

• We read Mrs Charlene Murphey's obituary;
• We look at responses to Mrs Murphey's death by prominent nurses and nursing organizations;
• We learn the facts of Mrs Murphey’s death, along with the requirements for each of the two (2) guilty verdicts (gross neglect of an impaired adult and negligent homicide)
• We apply a standard just culture algorithm to the facts of the case

Questions for Discussion

• Have you ever attended the funeral of someone you cared for as a patient? If so, why?
• Discuss your experience of ‘just culture’ - learning, promoting, implementing, etc.
• Discuss the tension between just culture and lateral violence (NIOSH Type III workplace violence)

References

1. Charlene Marie Murphey - 2017 - Crestview Memory Gardens, Funeral Home & Cremation
2. ANA - America’s Most Trusted: Nurses Continue to Rank the Highest
3. ANA - Could this Happen to You? RaDonda Vaught Case Panel Discussion | video
4. ANA - We are Grateful to the Judge for Leniency in Sentencing RaDonda Vaught
5. ANA - Position Statement Just Culture pdf
6. Just Culture: A Foundation for Balanced Accountability and Patient Safety - PMC
7. Books - Sidney Dekker
8. To Err is Human - NCBI Bookshelf
9. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated? AllNurses.com
10. Deep Dive: RaDonda Vaught Trial, Charges, and Timeline – FRESHRN
11. Case: 2019-A-76 RaDonda Vaught
12. Criminal Conviction of RaDonda Vaught – Thoughts and Considerations | Hall Render
13. Former nurse found guilty of negligence in death of 75-year-old patient
14. RaDonda Vaught Trial: State's Rebuttal Following Defense’s Closing Arguments | video
15. RaDonda Vaught - Criminalizing Errors | video clip
16. RaDonda Vaught - California Hospital Association Keynote - 2023 | video clip
17. RaDonda Vaught Bio | Book for Speaking Engagements
18. RaDonda Vaught, As You’ve Never Heard Her Before - Nurses Uncorked EP 21 | video
19. RaDonda Vaught As You’ve Never Heard Her Before - Nurses Uncorked EP 22 | video
20. Interview with Victimized RaDonda Vaught - World Socialist Web Site
21. RaDonda Vaught Interview - Empowered Nurses | video

Executive Producer - Gerard Soucy, RN, CHPN
Producers - Amanda Golino, RN, DNP | Ekta Srinivasa, RN, PhD | Natalie Stake-Doucet, RN, PhD | Kaz Weida, BA
Music Frolic (Curb Your Enthusiasm Theme) - Luciano Michelini; Requiem - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Lacrimosa, Confutatis Maledictis, Introitus Requiem Aeternam, Sequentia Dies Irae

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Video #6 Absolutely No Place

“We may have lost the south for your lifetime… and mine.” Lyndon Johnson

Objectives for Learners

1. Name 2 US Federal statutes for holding employers accountable for racial discrimination
2. Identify the first two (2) claims for relief in DonQuenick’s civil action: USDC Colorado Case 1:22-cv-00986-CNS-STV
3. Describe three (3) important Civil Rights Acts that subsequently became law

Episode Summary

• We learn the highlights of employment protections in a brief history of civil rights law;
• We tour the Capitol, witness the signing of legislation into law by the President and review two landmark Supreme Curt decisions on civil rights
• We're introduced to how and how persistently laws to protect and expand civil rights are resisted, undermined, ignored and challenged

Questions for Discussion

• Discuss why it’s important for nurses to understand civil rights law
• Assignment: attend court for a full 8-hour day, spending as much time in as many different rooms as possible, including trials; also sit for 10-15 minutes at a time on available hallway benches or chairs, alternating with extended periods of standing; while there, imagine yourself in a variety of roles including criminal defendant, family member, witness and interested party

References

1. National Commission to Talk About Racism in Nursing
2. The National Commission to Talk About Racism in Nursing Awards $200,000
3. Lucinda Jones, Esq.
4. Empowerment Lawyer ● 4 Pro Se Litigant - YouTube
5. Suing Employer for Race-Based Discrimination? There's 2 Race-Based Statutes (video)
6. Civil Rights Act (1964) | National Archives
7. From the archives: Lyndon B. Johnson signs Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law (video)
8. “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” Poster | U.S. EEOC
9. U.S. Code
10. Cox Corridors | Architect of the Capitol
11. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 | Teaching American History
12. What LBJ really said about Democrats in 1964
13. Griggs v. Duke Power Company | Oyez
14. Wards Cove Packing Company, Inc. v. Atonio | Oyez
15. Civil Rights Act of 1990 | C-SPAN
16. BUSH VETOES CIVIL RIGHTS BILL - The Washington Post
17. S.1745 - Civil Rights Act of 1991 102nd Congress (1991-1992)
18. Colorado Bar Association

Executive Producer - Gerard Soucy, RN, CHPN
Producers - Amanda Golino, RN, DNP | Ekta Srinivasa, RN, PhD | Natalie Stake-Doucet, RN, PhD | Kaz Weida, BA
Music Purpose - Jonny Easton (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

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Video #7 Characterized by Malice

“Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.” 1 Peter 2:1 (NIV)

Objectives for Learners

1. Describe the key differences between the Defendants’ narrative and the medical record in DonQuenick’s civil action: USDC Colorado Case 1:22-cv-00986-CNS-STV
2. List the requirements for someone to state a claim for malicious prosecution
3. Name the option(s) available to someone targeted for malicious prosecution

Episode Summary:

• We review portions of the medical record and quality reporting to learn about events as documented by the assigned night shift nurse (DonQuenick), attending physician and night shift charge nurse;
• We review portions of a submission to the Colorado Dept of Public Health and Environment (DPHE) that a person responsible for crafting it later admitted included statements that were not true
• We read an email chain among hospital executives expressing alarm at a protester holding a sign reading "Black Nurses Matter"
• We learn what BOLO means

Questions for Discussion

• Do you think the patient and his niece experienced a peaceful death? Why/why not?
• Discuss the final stages of the dying process
• How could this patient’s emergency hospitalization have been avoided?
• Discuss the Defendants’ behaviors in the context of workplace violence
• Discuss the relationship between the behaviors demonstrated by the Defendants and others at TMCA with its status as a 3-time magnet(tm) certified hospital

References

1. USDC Colorado Case 1:22-cv-00986-CNS-STV (via PACER)
2. What does BOLO mean in law enforcement?
3. What Is Malicious Prosecution? Legal Definition & Examples – Forbes Advisor
4. 'It’s wild': Black nurse sues magnet(tm) hospital after she was targeted with unjust criminal charges
5. Racial discrimination at magnet(tm) hospital led to unfounded manslaughter charge
6. Colorado Bar Association

Executive Producer - Gerard Soucy, RN, CHPN
Producers - Amanda Golino, RN, DNP | Ekta Srinivasa, RN, PhD | Natalie Stake-Doucet, RN, PhD | Kaz Weida, BA
 

Music

• “Dramatic orchestral” J.P Bianchini: https://www.jpbianchini.com/  [FREE TO USE]
• “Cloud Nine” / hayden-folker Licenced under: CC-BY 3.0 Unported https://bit.ly/2Htah7g
• “On Your Six” /arthurvost Licenced under: CC-BY 3.0 Unported https://bit.ly/2Htah7g 
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• “Epic Orchestra” “Patriotic Heroism”/ mokkamusic Provided by: https://bit.ly/YouTubeEMW 
• “Planet Nine” “The Storm” / infraction Provided by: https://bit.ly/YouTubeEMW 

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