PCS Leadership Team: Debra A. Burke, MSN, MBA, RN, Associate Chief Nurse, Nursing Practice

Jeanette Ives Erickson, RN, MS, FAAN Kevin Whitney, RN, MA, NEA-BC
Associate Chief Nurse, Inpatient Surgical Subspecialties, Neurosciences, Orthopedics, IV Team and Trauma Nurse Program

EDUCATION

Master of Arts, Healthcare Administration, Framingham State University, Framingham, MA
Bachelor of Science, Nursing, Magna Cum Laude, University of Massachusetts Lowell, College of Health Professions, Lowell, MA
Associate of Science, Paramedic Technology, Northeastern University, EMT-Paramedic Program, Boston, MA
Associate of Science, Business Administration, Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, MA

CERTIFICATION

Nurse Executive Advanced, Board Certified (NEA-BC), American Nurses Credentialing Center

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Organization of Nurse Leaders of Massachusetts and Rhode Island (formerly Massachusetts Organization of Nurse Executives), 2002 - Present
Organization of Nurse Leaders of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Board Member, (2005 - Present)

President, 2011 – Present
President-Elect, 2010 - 2011
Secretary and Bylaws Chair, 2009 - 2010
Metrowest Regional Representative, 2005 - 2009
Membership Committee Chair, 2006 - 2009
Government Affairs Committee, 2003 - 2005

American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) Member, 2005 - Present
University of Massachusetts Lowell Nursing Advisory Board Member, 2006 - 2008
Citizens Legislative Seminar, Massachusetts State House, Spring 2005

PRESENTATIONS

Local Implications of Health Care Reform: A Panel Discussion, Guest Speaker: Massachusetts Organization of Nurse Executives Fall Quarterly Meeting, September 2010
Patient Flow Best Practices and Lessons Learned, Guest Speaker: Massachusetts Hospital Association Emergency Medicine Annual Conference, July 2010
Staff Satisfaction equals Patient Satisfaction, Guest Speaker: Chief Nurse Executive Forum, Amelia Island Plantation, Florida, October 2008
Preparing for Massachusetts Department of Public Health No Diversion Policy, Guest Speaker: Massachusetts Organization of Nurse Executives Fall Quarterly Meeting, September 2008.
Pre-hospital Assessment and Treatment of Traumatic Head Injuries. Guest Speaker: Brain Injury Association Conference, October 2006
Transition into Nursing Practice. Guest Speaker: Middlesex Community College, March & October 2006, March 2007, March 2008 and March 2009
Impact of Mandatory Staffing Ratios on Emergency Department Patient Access, Testimony to Massachusetts Legislature: Joint Committee on Public Health Hearing, July 2005
Simulated Clinical Analysis of New Safety Hypodermic Needle Demonstrates Acceptable Performance and Complies with OSHA Bloodborne Standard for Engineering Controls. Poster presentation, Association for Practitioners of Infection Control (APIC) national conference, Nashville, TN, May 2002

PUBLICATIONS

Whitney, K. and Schectman, K. (May 2002). Simulated Clinical Analysis of New Safety Hypodermic Needle Demonstrates Acceptable Performance and Complies with OSHA Bloodborne Standard for Engineering Controls. Online Journal of Infection Control.

HONORS/AWARDS

University of Massachusetts Lowell Nursing Senior Class President
Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society
John Fitzgerald Memorial Academic Scholarship
Shirley M. Cyronis Academic Scholarship
UMASS Alumni Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Fundraising for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.