Purpose Statement

"The purpose of the Florida Organization of Nurse Executives (FONE) Research Committee is to promote research and evidence-based nursing practice, by supporting the mission, vision, values and strategic goals of FONE. To this end, the committee supports FONE members to conduct, utilize and present research and evidence-based practice initiatives that improve nursing practice in the service environments that support excellence in patient care”

Chairperson for 2009

Diane Brady Schwartz, PhD, RN, NEA-BC

• Active Member
  Those members who are able to participate in 50 % of monthly conference call meetings or will actively participate on a subcommittee of the Research Committee. Current subcommittees include the Website Development subcommittee and the Abstract Review Committee. Others are planned in the coming months.
• Informational Member
  Those members who are not able to participate as described above but wish to receive information on the Committee’s activities, research and evidence based practice initiatives.

From left to right:
Patti Esher, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Irene Beyde, Fawcett Memorial Hospital,
Diane Andrews, University of Central Florida, Kerri Gambrel, Lakeland Regional Medical Center,
Hyacinth Blake, Fawcett Memorial Hospital,  Sandra Dodd and Karen Ripper, Martin Memorial Hospital
and Suzanne Crouch, Palm Beach Atlantic University.

Diane Brady Schwartz PhD RN, NEA-BC DC Brady Associates , Chairperson

Diane Andrews, PhD, RN, University of Central Florida,

Daniel Berman Walden University

Carolyn Brown PhD, RN, CL Brown Consultation Services

Patricia Welch Dittman NOVA Southeastern University

Lindell Joseph Florida Hospital

Walter Lupke, RN, MBA, Winter Haven Hospital

Debra Morgan Manatee Memorial Hospita

Jackie Munro Morton Plant Meese Hospital

Jennifer Nooney, PhD, Florida Center for Nursing

Virginia Pesata Shands Hospital @UF

Rose Rivers Ph.D., RN, NEA- BC, DPNAP, Shands Healthcare

Leslie Rogers Manatee Memorial Hospital

Lee Schmidt PhD, RN, Loyola University

Frank Shaffer EdD, RN, FAAN, Cross Country Staffing