title: Bringing nursing leadership to shaping state policy: an interview with Virginia Trotter Betts. Interview by David M. Keepnews.
abstract: In this interview, Virginia Trotter Betts, JD, MSN, RN, FAAN, a former American Nurses Association (ANA) president who has served in leading national health policy roles, discusses her current role and experiences as Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.
authors.affiliation: Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, USA.
authors.forename: Virginia Trotter
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Betts
mesh_terms: D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009729:Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011050:Policy Making; D013714:Tennessee; D014481:United States