Community Involvement
Sherry and the other educators at Capricorn Healthcare Consultants are involved in national, state and community organizations based in nurse advocacy, professional growth, and psychological support.
Nurses Club of Northern Nevada
Nurses Club of Northern Nevada offers support, socializing, networking, and continuing education for nurses, first responders, other healthcare workers, and nursing students in Northern Nevada and Tahoe. We organize free monthly gatherings that rotate between Reno, Carson City, North Lake Tahoe, and South Lake Tahoe. Nurses’ Club is “non-denominational”, meaning it does not matter where you work, we’re all nurses.
Topics typically address self-care, resiliency, and over-all well-being. Past presentations have been on perfectionism, healthy workplace, self-compassion, sleep, and healthcare worker suicide and mental readiness. New discussion topics and presenters are added regularly. We also aim to address the initiatives of the American Nurses Association’s Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation and Nevada Nurses Association’s Healthy Nurse Healthy Nevada.
We specifically choose locations that do NOT feel like work or school. Gathering sites have included Food Truck Friday, local beer gardens, and outdoor settings like the beach, weather permitting. You can feel free to show up in flip flops, eat, drink, laugh, or cry at our gatherings. We offer 1.o to 1.5 Nursing CEUs for most sessions.
Look for listings for our upcoming events on our Latest Events page or on Facebook.
Nevada Nurses Association and RNFormation
Sherry teaches CE courses and authors articles for the Nevada Nursing Association their quarterly RNFormation publication. Here are some recent samples:
• “I Give You Permission to Fall Apart” Published August 2020, page 15
• “Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation” Published May 2020, page 7
Northern Nevada Peer Support Network
Sherry is a founding member of the Northern Nevada Peer Support Network, a diverse group who provides “quality mental health resources and support to our first-responders and hospital health care professionals so they may live the very best lives possible on and off duty.”
High Sierra Nurses in Professional Development
Sherry is a founding member and President of the High Sierra Nurses in Professional Development. High Sierra NPD endeavors to mindfully elevate nursing practice through leadership and innovative inquiry. We are a regional affiliate of the Association of Nursing Professional Development and serve the High Sierra, Northern Nevada and Northern California areas.
We offer continuing education and networking opportunities specifically tailored to healthcare educators and professional development specialists. Two of our Board Members, including Sherry, are nationally certified in Nursing Professional Development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
See more Nursing Community photos on our Gallery page.
