Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania nursing department faculty
member Kimberly Ann Olszewski has been named a 2020 Fellow by the
American Academy of Nursing (Academy).
Olszewski is one of 230 distinguished nurse leaders from around the
globe, and one of just 10 individuals from Pennsylvania, to join the
2020 class. The inductees will be recognized for their significant
contributions to health and health care at the Academy’s annual Transforming Health, Driving Policy Conference, taking place virtually Oct. 29-31.
An associate professor of nursing, Olszewski holds the Breiner Family
Endowed Professorship for Nursing at BU, a five-year presidential
appointment she received in 2018. She serves as graduate program
coordinator, and the nurse practitioner and doctorate in nursing
practice program director.
Olszewski is an American Nurses Credentialing Center board certified
adult nurse practitioner and a Certified Occupational Health Nurse
Specialist and Case Manager from the American Board of Occupational
Health Nurses (AAOHN). In addition, she is director of client and
provider services and Nurse Practitioner at DISA Global Solutions Inc.
(formerly Mid-State Occupational Health Services Inc.).
In 2007, she received Fellowship distinction from the AAOHN.
Olszewski also serves on the AAOHN board of directors as president-elect
and previously served as president of the Northeast Association of
Occupational Health Nurses and the Pennsylvania Association of
Occupational Health Nurses. She has presented at the local, state,
regional and national levels of the association over the past 10 years
on numerous topics, including DOT certification, marketing OHNs, fatigue
management, healthy people 2020, social media integration, and
diagnostic updates.
The Academy is currently comprised of more than 2,700 nursing leaders
who are experts in policy, research, administration, practice, and
academia who champion health and wellness, locally and globally.
Through a competitive, rigorous application process, a committee of
elected Fellows review hundreds of applications and select new Fellows
based on their contributions to advance the public’s health. Induction
into the Academy is a significant milestone in a nurse leader’s career
in which their accomplishments are honored by their colleagues within
the profession. The newest Fellows represent 39 states, the District of
Columbia, the U.S. territory of Guam, as well as 13 countries.
Retrieved from Bloomsburg University website 8.11.2020
