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Frankie Manning, MN, RN
 Representing
the State Board of Health
Date Appointed: October 2006
Frankie T. Manning,
MN, RN, was appointed
to the Board in July 2004. She is the Associate Director of Nursing Service at the
Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS),
where she has the overall responsibility for guiding the nursing practice
for this two-division medical center in the Seattle-Tacoma area. As a member
of the Medical Center Executive Management Team, Mrs. Manning collaborates in
establishing patient care policies to improve services to veterans, guide
research, and develop education programs for students and staff.
Mrs.
Manning received a diploma from St. John’s School of nursing in 1960, a
Bachelor of Science degree in nursing in 1970, and a Master of Arts degree in
nursing in
1977.
Mrs. Manning has performed a variety of roles
throughout her 35 years in the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA): Staff
Nurse, Nursing Supervisor, Assistant Chief Nurse, Chief Nurse, and
Associate Director of Nursing Services. In the Army, she has served as Head
Nurse, Nursing Supervisor, Director of Quality Improvement, Chief Nurse,
and Director of Education in 1000-bed General Hospital in the Army. She
is a Retired Lieutenant Colonel. In addition, she was an Instructor in
Nursing and Course Team Leader at Wichita State University, in the BSN
Program in 1975. Currently she holds four adjunct faculty positions with
four universities in undergraduate and graduate programs. In February 2003,
she was selected as the first nurse to serve on the King County Board of
Health, one of three health care professionals selected. In April 2004,
she was selected for the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE)
Community Partnership Award.
She
consistently develops programs to enhance services to patients. This is
reflected in her early champion of improving services to women veterans.
In the early 1970s, prior to the many program initiatives for women
veterans, she established basic procedures and procurement of equipment to
support women veterans in one of the medical centers where she was
assigned to work. In the 1980s she chaired and guided the Women Veterans'
Program for the Western Region of DVA. The standards of care, policies, and
procedures including the improvement in clinical guidelines, research, and
resources still remain in place today.
Mrs.
Manning’s visionary leadership is characterized in her efforts to
provide an intergenerational Partners Program which was highlighted
in a Seattle Times newspaper article. The Partners Program provides a
link, which allows veterans, junior high, and high school students to build
mutual support systems. This program has served as the launching mechanism
for students to progress into health care with an emphasis in nursing.
This collaborative program has served many minority and disadvantage youth
within this community. Annually there are more than 600 graduate,
undergraduate, and post-doctoral nursing students who go through the VAPSHCS.
Mrs.
Manning's continued interest in improving the lives of others is reflected
in the many hours of volunteer work she provides to elders and to the
underserved population.
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