Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, the current CEO of the National League for Nursing (NLN), spoke to a gathering of nurses and nursing students at Harding University on Wednesday, September 9, 2009. Dr. Malone was on campus for a reception honoring College of Nursing Dean Cathleen Shultz, PhD, RN, FAAN. Dr. Shultz will assume the presidency of the NLN later this month.
Dr. Malone offered leadership advice during the well-attended session. She urged nurses to become stronger leaders, using the power to care that nurses possess. After her speech, Dr. Malone spent the afternoon speaking individually to nursing students, faculty, and community leaders at the reception. It was impressive to witness the students seeking out one-on-one time with Dr. Malone. They were very engaged by her thoughts and enthusiasm for nursing.
Prior to February 2007, she served as general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing for six years. Malone sits on numerous advisory boards and committees and is an internationally renowned speaker. A former psychiatric nurse, she has also served as president of the American Nurses Association (1996-2000) and a year as deputy assistant secretary at the United States Department of Health and Human Services. She also represented U.S. nurses in the Congress of Nurse Representatives of the International Council of Nurses.
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