Linda Burnes Bolton
Linda Burnes Bolton is an American nurse and healthcare administrator. She is the vice president and chief nursing officer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and has served as president of the American Academy of Nursing, the American Organization of Nurse Executives and the National Black Nurses Association. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.
Biography
[edit]Burnes Bolton grew up in Tucson and became interested in nursing at the age of seven, having suffered from severe asthma and requiring frequent hospitalizations.[1] She earned an undergraduate nursing degree from Arizona State University. She completed three graduate degrees at UCLA - master's degrees in nursing and public health and a doctorate in public health. She is the vice president for nursing, chief nursing officer, and director of nursing research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.[2]
Burnes Bolton is a past president of the American Academy of Nursing, the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) and the National Black Nurses Association.[3] She served as vice-chair of the Institute of Medicine Committee on the Future of Nursing.[4] She was named to the board of trustees at Case Western Reserve University in 2007.[5] In 2012, she was elected a trustee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.[6] Burnes Bolton is on the editorial board of the American Journal of Nursing.[7]
Before she was elected president of the AONE, the organization presented her with its Lifetime Achievement Award.[8] In 2011, Modern Healthcare named her to its Top 25 Women in Healthcare.[9] She received an honorary doctorate from the SUNY Upstate Medical University in 2015.[10] That year, she was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.[11] She won the 2016 Professional Achievement Award from the UCLA Alumni Association[12] and was the 2016 recipient of the TRUST Award from the American Hospital Association.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "The link between nursing and quality improvement". Hospitals & Health Networks. June 23, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN". Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Linda Burnes Bolton". American Organization of Nurse Executives. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "My leadership journey". Campaign for Action. January 3, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "New member added to Case Western Reserve University's Board of Trustees". Case Western Reserve University. March 6, 2007.
- ^ "Linda Burnes Bolton". Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Editorial Board Profiles". American Journal of Nursing. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "AONE announces 2014 president-elect". American Organization of Nurse Executives. October 4, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Insights Video: Linda Burnes Bolton, 2011 Top 25 Women in Healthcare honoree". Modern Healthcare. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Linda Burnes Bolton to receive honorary degree at Upstate Medical University Commencement". www.upstate.edu. SUNY Upstate Medical University. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "IOM Member- Dr. Linda Burnes Bolton Dr.P.H., R.N., FAAN". National Academy of Medicine. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "UCLA Awards". University of California, Los Angeles. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Linda Burnes Bolton selected to receive 2016 TRUST Award from HRET". California Hospital Association. Retrieved July 14, 2016.