WEBVTT 00:00:05.202 --> 00:00:06.662 position:50% align:middle - [Phyllis] Wow, good morning. 00:00:06.662 --> 00:00:08.792 position:50% align:middle Good morning, NCSBN. 00:00:08.792 --> 00:00:10.850 position:50% align:middle Where them fans at? 00:00:10.850 --> 00:00:13.690 position:50% align:middle This song gives me energy. 00:00:13.690 --> 00:00:22.720 position:50% align:middle And if you want to blame anybody about this song, blame the President, because I asked for it. 00:00:22.720 --> 00:00:24.990 position:50% align:middle It gives me energy. 00:00:24.990 --> 00:00:30.509 position:50% align:middle It plays in with the theme of going beyond and what we, your board of directors, 00:00:30.509 --> 00:00:33.729 position:50% align:middle have been doing over the past year. 00:00:33.729 --> 00:00:37.039 position:50% align:middle I just love that song, "Boots on the Ground". 00:00:37.039 --> 00:00:43.799 position:50% align:middle I walked out here to Boots on the Ground because that's exactly where we've been this year. 00:00:43.799 --> 00:00:51.290 position:50% align:middle Boots on the Ground, kicking up some dust, and doing the work together. 00:00:51.290 --> 00:00:55.090 position:50% align:middle That song just gives me energy. 00:00:55.090 --> 00:00:57.130 position:50% align:middle Can you feel it? 00:00:57.130 --> 00:00:58.850 position:50% align:middle I saw it in the room. 00:00:58.850 --> 00:01:03.990 position:50% align:middle And let me tell you something, the energy in this room right now, 00:01:03.990 --> 00:01:16.730 position:50% align:middle the energy that you've brought to everything we've done this year, that's what One NCSBN feels like in action. 00:01:16.730 --> 00:01:21.059 position:50% align:middle Energy is so, so, so important. 00:01:21.059 --> 00:01:24.999 position:50% align:middle It's the key to going beyond. 00:01:24.999 --> 00:01:27.989 position:50% align:middle I see some new faces in the crowd. 00:01:27.989 --> 00:01:29.629 position:50% align:middle I've met many of you. 00:01:29.629 --> 00:01:33.249 position:50% align:middle It's good to see new attendees, welcome. 00:01:33.249 --> 00:01:38.129 position:50% align:middle New attendees, wave your hand, wave your fan, whatever you want to do. 00:01:38.129 --> 00:01:41.023 position:50% align:middle Thank you for being here. 00:01:44.799 --> 00:01:50.469 position:50% align:middle I also see some of my favorite faces have returned. 00:01:50.469 --> 00:01:52.519 position:50% align:middle - [Marlene] Thank you. 00:01:52.519 --> 00:01:59.719 position:50% align:middle - Marlene, out in the audience, the board of directors who put up with me every other month. 00:01:59.719 --> 00:02:05.590 position:50% align:middle I look at all of you and I see you have that energy. 00:02:05.590 --> 00:02:08.994 position:50% align:middle You all look so wide awake. 00:02:08.994 --> 00:02:11.610 position:50% align:middle That's good. 00:02:11.610 --> 00:02:15.944 position:50% align:middle Friends, this is our 47th annual meeting. 00:02:21.315 --> 00:02:24.855 position:50% align:middle And you guys look phenomenal. 00:02:24.855 --> 00:02:29.215 position:50% align:middle None of you look a day over 27, so that's a good thing. 00:02:29.215 --> 00:02:33.189 position:50% align:middle I thank you for traveling here and for participating. 00:02:33.189 --> 00:02:41.410 position:50% align:middle This is where we make the key decisions that impact nursing regulation. 00:02:41.410 --> 00:02:50.780 position:50% align:middle What we do here and what you do every day is so, so important to public protection and the health and 00:02:50.780 --> 00:02:53.470 position:50% align:middle welfare of the world. 00:02:53.470 --> 00:02:57.380 position:50% align:middle Never, ever forget that. 00:02:57.380 --> 00:03:02.099 position:50% align:middle This year, we focused on going beyond. 00:03:02.099 --> 00:03:05.249 position:50% align:middle How do you go beyond expectations? 00:03:05.249 --> 00:03:13.969 position:50% align:middle How do you go beyond previous ways of thinking, our previous ways of doing things? 00:03:13.969 --> 00:03:16.289 position:50% align:middle You know how we do that? 00:03:16.289 --> 00:03:21.199 position:50% align:middle We do it together as One NCSBN. 00:03:21.199 --> 00:03:24.689 position:50% align:middle You saw the highlights for the past year. 00:03:24.689 --> 00:03:29.239 position:50% align:middle You saw the group that came before me, the trio, trying to get the energy in the room. 00:03:29.239 --> 00:03:37.989 position:50% align:middle And since our last annual meeting, we didn't just talk about being one organization, we lived it. 00:03:37.989 --> 00:03:43.120 position:50% align:middle We needed to hear from each and every one of you in this room. 00:03:43.120 --> 00:03:45.010 position:50% align:middle And you know what? 00:03:45.010 --> 00:03:46.970 position:50% align:middle We listened. 00:03:46.970 --> 00:03:57.330 position:50% align:middle We listened to what you needed, what you wanted, and what you thought would make all of us better. 00:03:57.330 --> 00:04:01.930 position:50% align:middle We looked at how we can change how we work together. 00:04:01.930 --> 00:04:03.660 position:50% align:middle And you know what? 00:04:03.660 --> 00:04:06.480 position:50% align:middle It's been a beautiful thing to watch. 00:04:06.480 --> 00:04:09.050 position:50% align:middle You felt it at mid-year and the EO Summit. 00:04:09.050 --> 00:04:11.029 position:50% align:middle Didn't you feel it? 00:04:11.029 --> 00:04:14.399 position:50% align:middle A different type of energy. 00:04:14.399 --> 00:04:24.220 position:50% align:middle That sense of being included, engaged, and most importantly, valued. 00:04:24.220 --> 00:04:31.330 position:50% align:middle The focus groups, the interactive sessions, the exercises for your ideas can shape 00:04:31.330 --> 00:04:33.470 position:50% align:middle what we're doing. 00:04:33.470 --> 00:04:38.740 position:50% align:middle Members came up to me and said, "This feels different. 00:04:38.740 --> 00:04:41.490 position:50% align:middle We feel heard. 00:04:41.490 --> 00:04:44.960 position:50% align:middle We feel valued." 00:04:44.960 --> 00:04:49.520 position:50% align:middle We also changed where we put our energy. 00:04:49.520 --> 00:04:56.249 position:50% align:middle We made a shift from strategic planning to strategic thinking. 00:04:56.249 --> 00:05:07.200 position:50% align:middle The board of directors has devoted much time and energy to understand the bigger picture of the organization, 00:05:07.200 --> 00:05:11.920 position:50% align:middle where it needs to go, and how it will get there. 00:05:11.920 --> 00:05:19.440 position:50% align:middle We reaffirmed our core mission, vision, and values, and how we can use a strategy statement 00:05:19.440 --> 00:05:22.509 position:50% align:middle to realize those. 00:05:22.509 --> 00:05:31.160 position:50% align:middle This strategic thinking will allow us to focus our objectives, define our scope, 00:05:31.160 --> 00:05:33.860 position:50% align:middle and leverage our advantages. 00:05:33.860 --> 00:05:41.500 position:50% align:middle The board of directors and the chiefs will participate in a strategy-setting meeting October to assess the 00:05:41.500 --> 00:05:49.850 position:50% align:middle status of current work, review all your input and how to best put it to action, 00:05:49.850 --> 00:05:54.209 position:50% align:middle and put our energy behind it. 00:05:54.209 --> 00:06:05.010 position:50% align:middle Here's what I can promise you, we'll keep listening, we'll keep changing, and we'll keep going beyond, 00:06:05.010 --> 00:06:09.540 position:50% align:middle and we'll keep bringing our very best. 00:06:09.540 --> 00:06:13.350 position:50% align:middle But it's One NCSBN. 00:06:13.350 --> 00:06:17.290 position:50% align:middle So, none of us can stop now. 00:06:17.290 --> 00:06:24.219 position:50% align:middle This energy, this engagement, this feeling of being connected to each other, 00:06:24.219 --> 00:06:28.929 position:50% align:middle and our mission, we've got to carry this forward. 00:06:28.929 --> 00:06:36.609 position:50% align:middle Change is always coming, and you're going to be a big part of that change. 00:06:36.609 --> 00:06:41.519 position:50% align:middle Because if you don't change, you don't grow. 00:06:41.519 --> 00:06:45.009 position:50% align:middle And we're not done growing, right? 00:06:45.009 --> 00:06:48.709 position:50% align:middle So, here's what I need from you. 00:06:48.709 --> 00:06:59.140 position:50% align:middle You've got to bring it, your personal best, your ideas, your energy, your willingness to keep pushing 00:06:59.140 --> 00:07:03.870 position:50% align:middle beyond what we've always done. 00:07:03.870 --> 00:07:12.040 position:50% align:middle I need your energy in making sure your nurses know what the NCSBN idea is and to sign up for Nursys e-Notify. 00:07:12.040 --> 00:07:21.360 position:50% align:middle I need your energy to help shape the Journal of Nursing Regulation, take part in those virtual, 00:07:21.360 --> 00:07:27.740 position:50% align:middle feedback sessions that you will see in your packet and out at the JNR booth. 00:07:27.740 --> 00:07:36.850 position:50% align:middle I need your energy to get ready to pursue leadership positions for next year. 00:07:36.850 --> 00:07:44.800 position:50% align:middle I need your energy for recognizing the great work that is being done by sending in your nominations 00:07:44.800 --> 00:07:47.850 position:50% align:middle for the NCSBN awards. 00:07:47.850 --> 00:07:52.419 position:50% align:middle By the way, those nominations open on October 1st. 00:07:52.419 --> 00:08:04.370 position:50% align:middle I need your energy to make sure all our state boards participate in our annual report program. 00:08:04.370 --> 00:08:15.570 position:50% align:middle I just need your energy to take advantage of the learning and the development NCSBN offers through ICRS. 00:08:15.570 --> 00:08:18.950 position:50% align:middle Energy is so, so important. 00:08:18.950 --> 00:08:25.709 position:50% align:middle We talked about having it, putting it to best effect, and now, I want to add that it also needs 00:08:25.709 --> 00:08:32.479 position:50% align:middle to be positive, positive energy. 00:08:32.479 --> 00:08:38.929 position:50% align:middle I want to share one of my favorite quotes with you from one of my favorite actors. 00:08:38.929 --> 00:08:42.430 position:50% align:middle It's from Denzel Washington. 00:08:42.430 --> 00:08:50.819 position:50% align:middle He said, "At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or even what 00:08:50.819 --> 00:08:57.929 position:50% align:middle you've accomplished, it's about what you've done with those accomplishments. 00:08:57.929 --> 00:09:03.869 position:50% align:middle It's about who you've lifted up, who you've made better. 00:09:03.869 --> 00:09:09.119 position:50% align:middle It's about what you have given back." 00:09:09.119 --> 00:09:14.870 position:50% align:middle This is the true spirit of One NCSBN. 00:09:14.870 --> 00:09:19.060 position:50% align:middle This is how we go beyond. 00:09:19.060 --> 00:09:21.919 position:50% align:middle Let's break this down a little bit. 00:09:21.919 --> 00:09:25.619 position:50% align:middle It's not about what you have or what you've accomplished. 00:09:25.619 --> 00:09:30.240 position:50% align:middle It's about what you've done with those accomplishments. 00:09:30.240 --> 00:09:34.670 position:50% align:middle You know, credentials are hard earned and they're necessary. 00:09:34.670 --> 00:09:43.969 position:50% align:middle But it's how we use our expertise, our experience, and our influence to make nursing regulations 00:09:43.969 --> 00:09:46.939 position:50% align:middle stronger for everyone. 00:09:46.939 --> 00:09:55.399 position:50% align:middle What you have or what you accomplished in your career is the result of your desire to effect, what, 00:09:55.399 --> 00:09:59.349 position:50% align:middle positive change and help others. 00:09:59.349 --> 00:10:02.080 position:50% align:middle That's the call of nursing. 00:10:02.080 --> 00:10:06.990 position:50% align:middle It's also the calling of nursing regulation. 00:10:06.990 --> 00:10:12.970 position:50% align:middle Denzel said, it's about who you've lifted up, who you've made better. 00:10:12.970 --> 00:10:22.169 position:50% align:middle As a leader, and every one of you in this room are leaders, when your head hits the pillow at night, 00:10:22.169 --> 00:10:24.969 position:50% align:middle that's what makes the day worth it. 00:10:24.969 --> 00:10:28.379 position:50% align:middle Did you leave them better than you found them? 00:10:28.379 --> 00:10:32.520 position:50% align:middle Like our seasoned EOs mentoring new ones. 00:10:32.520 --> 00:10:38.420 position:50% align:middle Like our members, each of you sharing best practices across state labs. 00:10:38.420 --> 00:10:50.080 position:50% align:middle Like all of us in this room making NCSBN better by bringing our voices, our ideas, and our, what, energy. 00:10:50.080 --> 00:10:55.230 position:50% align:middle Denzel ended with saying, it's about what you've given back. 00:10:55.230 --> 00:11:01.059 position:50% align:middle Everyone here has given back this year. 00:11:01.059 --> 00:11:03.969 position:50% align:middle And for that, I say, thank you, members. 00:11:03.969 --> 00:11:05.829 position:50% align:middle It's been a joy. 00:11:05.829 --> 00:11:08.329 position:50% align:middle You've given your time. 00:11:08.329 --> 00:11:11.360 position:50% align:middle You've given your thoughts. 00:11:11.360 --> 00:11:15.090 position:50% align:middle And most importantly, you've given your trust. 00:11:15.090 --> 00:11:17.770 position:50% align:middle You've participated in focus groups. 00:11:17.770 --> 00:11:20.410 position:50% align:middle You've engaged in sessions. 00:11:20.410 --> 00:11:26.700 position:50% align:middle You've shared your challenges, and you've shared your solutions. 00:11:26.700 --> 00:11:31.519 position:50% align:middle Now, I must admit, it hasn't been easy. 00:11:31.519 --> 00:11:36.999 position:50% align:middle It's been a challenge, but it's also been a joy. 00:11:36.999 --> 00:11:42.620 position:50% align:middle Over the four decades of annual meetings, so many people who have come to these meetings have 00:11:42.620 --> 00:11:47.220 position:50% align:middle given so much of themselves to nursing regulation. 00:11:47.220 --> 00:11:53.530 position:50% align:middle Pioneers, change makers, and, yes, even new faces. 00:11:53.530 --> 00:12:00.500 position:50% align:middle And so, that's One NCSBN. 00:12:00.500 --> 00:12:03.890 position:50% align:middle We lift each other up. 00:12:03.890 --> 00:12:06.980 position:50% align:middle We make each other better. 00:12:06.980 --> 00:12:13.669 position:50% align:middle We give back to something larger than ourselves. 00:12:13.669 --> 00:12:28.970 position:50% align:middle Now, let's have an amazing meeting and keep that energy so you can all lift each other up because we 00:12:28.970 --> 00:12:35.991 position:50% align:middle are one, One NCSBN. 00:12:35.991 --> 00:12:49.209 position:50% align:middle The 47th annual session of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing will now come to order.