Linda Sarna is an American nursing researcher and academic. She is dean, professor and Lulu Wolf Hassenplug Chair of the UCLA School of Nursing. Sarna was appointed the school's seventh dean Nov. 15, 2016,.[1] after serving as acting dean (2014-2015) and interim dean (2015-2016).

Linda Sarna
PhD, RN, FAAN
Sarna in 2016
Born
United States
EducationUCLA, BS, 1969, Nursing
UCLA, MN, 1976, Oncology Nursing
UCSF, PhD (2012 converted from DNSc), 1989, Oncology Specialty
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
UCLA School of Nursing
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Occupation(s)Nurse, college dean, professor
Known forNursing, oncology nursing, tobacco control
Websitewww.nursing.ucla.edu/index.php/about-us/faculty-directory/linda-sarna

Education edit

Sarna received her education in the University of California system. She attended UCLA where she earned her BS in Nursing in 1969 and her MN in Oncology Nursing in 1976. In 1989, she received her research-oriented DNSc in Oncology Specialty from UC San Francisco, which was later converted to a PhD.[2][3]

Career edit

Sarna is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, and recognized as a distinguished research professor by the Oncology Nursing Society. She has been inducted into Sigma Theta Tau's International Nurse Research Hall of Fame,[4] and the Western Academy of Nursing. In 2018, she received the Oncology Nursing Society Lifetime Achievement Award.[5][6]

An internationally recognized scholar in promoting the role of nursing in tobacco control and oncology research focused on patients with lung cancer, Sarna is co-founder of Tobacco Free Nurses (TNF).[7][8] The TNF initiative, previously funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, helps nurses quit smoking and promote their role in tobacco control. Sarna's efforts to reduce tobacco use among nursing professionals have earned her several professional accolades,[3] including a Distinguished Service Award from the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care.[9]

Sarna's recent work has focused on helping nurses around the world help patients quit smoking, especially those affected by cancer.[citation needed] She has collaborated with the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care, in partnership with Dr. Stella Bialous, in China, Japan, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, Moldova, Hungary, Poland, Portugal and the United States.[citation needed] Other projects have included Korea, the Philippines and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HK SAR). She also has monitored changes in smoking prevalence among the nursing profession in the U.S.[10]

In 2016, Sarna was elected the first National Board Chair for the National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP).[11]

She was named one of The 30 Most Influential Deans of Nursing in a 2015 report prepared by Mometrix, which measured U.S. nursing deans' work, dedication and passion.[12]

During the 2012-2013 academic year, Sarna served as chair of the UCLA Academic Senate.[1]

Honors, awards and affiliations edit

  • 2018 Received Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Lifetime Achievement Award Daily Nurse.[13][14]
  • 2017 Induction into the Western Academy of Nursing.[15]
  • 2017 Designated as an Edge Runner for Tobacco Free Nurses, with ISNCC President Stella Bialous, from the American Academy of Nursing.[16]
  • 2016 Elected first National Board Chair for the National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP).[17]
  • 2016 Received Jane Norbeck Distinguished Alumnus Award, UCSF School of Nursing.[18]
  • 2015 Named one of The 30 Most Influential Nursing Deans in the United States (No. 16), by Mometrix.[19]
  • 2014 Inducted into International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame, Sigma Theta Tau.[20][21]
  • 2009 Appointed as the Lulu Wolf Hassenplug Chair in Nursing.
  • 2009 Awarded the NurseWeek Excellence Award: Advancing and Leading the Profession.[22]
  • 2004 Received distinguished Merit Award for Services to Cancer Nursing: International Society for Nurses in Cancer Care; Global Citizen Bronze.[23]
  • 1994 Elected Fellow, American Academy of Nursing.[24][25]

Select publications and works edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Perry, Laura (November 7, 2016). "Linda Sarna named dean of the UCLA School of Nursing". UCLA Newsroom. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "DNS to PhD Conversion Complete". ucsf.edu.
  3. ^ a b "UCLA School of Nursing". www.nursing.ucla.edu.
  4. ^ "Three nursing faculty to be inducted into Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame". UCLA.
  5. ^ DailyNurse.com, Christina MorganAssistant Editor at Daily NurseChristina Morgan is the Assistant Editor for (2018-05-25). "UCLA Nursing Dean Linda Sarna Receives Lifetime Achievement Award". Daily Nurse. Retrieved 2019-11-09. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "ONS 43rd Annual Congress Opening Honors Oncology Nurses' Compassion, Innovation, and Dedication". ONS Voice. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  7. ^ "About". Tobacco Free Nurses.
  8. ^ "Linda Sarna, RN, PhD, FAAN". Tobacco Free Nurses.
  9. ^ "ISNCC Global Citizens List". isncc.org.
  10. ^ Sarna, L; Bialous, SA (January–February 2013). "Making a difference: Nursing scholarship and leadership in tobacco control". Nursing Outlook. 61, Issue 1 (2013): 31–42. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2012.05.007. PMID 22819635. Retrieved 4 November 2019. (subscription required)
  11. ^ "Nurse Leader at UCLA First Selected to Chair National Clinician Scholars Program Board". Dailynurse.com. June 9, 2016.
  12. ^ "30 Most Influential Deans of Nursing in the United States". Mometrix.com. 2015-03-17.
  13. ^ "UCLA Nursing Dean Linda Sarna Receives Lifetime Achievement Award". Dailynurse.com. 2018-05-25.
  14. ^ "ONS 2019 Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients' List" (PDF). www.ons.org.
  15. ^ "Western Institute of Nursing's Western Academy of Nurses (WAN)". Winursing.org.
  16. ^ "Dean Linda Sarna Honored by American Academy of Nursing Edge Runners for Tobacco Free Nurses Project". UCLA Newsroom. May 2017.
  17. ^ "Nurse Leader UCLA First Selected Chair National Clinician Scholars Program Board". Dailynurse.com. 2016-06-09.
  18. ^ "Linda Sarna Receives Jane Norbeck Distinguished Alumni Award". nursing.ucsf.edu/news.
  19. ^ "30 Most Influential Nursing Deans in the United States". www.mometrix.com.
  20. ^ "2014 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame". www.reflectionsonnursingleadership.org.
  21. ^ "Three Nursing Faculty to Be Inducted into Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame". UCLA Newsroom. March 6, 2014.
  22. ^ "Congratulatons, California RNX FInalists". www.nurse.com. 2009-08-10.
  23. ^ "ISNCC Global Citizens". www.isncc.org/page/Global_Citizens_List.
  24. ^ "American Academy of Nursing Fellows". aannet.org.
  25. ^ "Linda Sarna - Profile | American Academy of Nursing Main Site". www.aannet.org.
  26. ^ Králíková, E; Felbrová V, Kulovaná S, Malá K, Nohavová I, Roubíčková E, Pánková A, Bialous SA, Wells MJ, Brook J, Sarna L., V; Kulovaná, S; Malá, K; Nohavová, I; Roubíčková, E; Pánková, A; Bialous, SA; Wells, MJ; Brook, J; Sarna, L (2016). "Nurses' Attitudes toward Intervening with Smokers: Their Knowledge, Opinion and E-Learning Impact". Central European Journal of Public Health. 24 (2016 Dec): 24(4):272–275. doi:10.21101/cejph.a4652. PMID 28095281.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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