In this episode, our host Dr. Lillian Pryor interviews Donna Bednarski, RN, MSN, ANP-BC, CNN, and Donna Painter, MS, BSN, RN, CNN, ANNA’s Co-Chief Nurse Advisors on Health Policy and Advocacy. Together, they discuss ANNA’s advocacy efforts and health policy initiatives, highlighting the vital role nephrology nurses play in shaping policies that impact kidney care.

Tune in to hear insights from Donna Bednarski’s extensive experience in quality improvement and legislative advocacy, alongside Donna Painter’s expertise in home dialysis and patient education. Don’t miss this engaging conversation on how nephrology nurses can influence health policy and advance care for individuals with kidney disease.

Donna Bednarski, RN, MSN, ANP-BC, CNN, is an ANNA Past President and has over 30 years of experience in nephrology nursing, specializing in dialysis access planning, quality improvement, and education. A passionate advocate for quality care, Donna has held leadership roles in legislative and regulatory initiatives with ANNA and the Michigan Nurses Association, bringing her expertise to nephrology health policy efforts. 

Donna Painter, MS, BSN, RN, CNN, is an ANNA Past President and a Certified Nephrology Nurse with over 30 years of experience. Donna has a background in both in-center and home dialysis, with a focus on quality improvement and patient education. She is currently a surveyor for the National Dialysis Accreditation Commission and serves as ANNA’s representative on the Steering Committee of the Alliance for Home Dialysis.

Lillian Pryor, DNP, RN, CNN, is Dialysis Program Manager at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Henry. A member of the American Nephrology Nurses Association since 1990, Dr. Pryor has served in roles that include president-elect, ANNA director, ANNA Awards and Scholarships Committee chairperson, ANNA representative to the Kidney Health Initiative Patient Preference Task Force, and an author and peer reviewer for the Nephrology Nursing Journal. Dr. Pryor served as the 2020-2021 President of the American Nephrology Nurses Association. In addition, she is an active member of ANNA’s Dogwood Chapter in Georgia and has served the chapter as both its president and health policy representative.

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