Publisher Appoints
New
Editorial Head
Top editor blends her creative nursing gifts with
the specialty of journalism.
By Patti Rager, RN, MSN, MBA
January 28, 2005
Judith Surveyer Mitiguy, RN, MS, has been appointed senior vice president of editorial services/editor in chief at Nursing Spectrum. In her position as Nursing Spectrum’s top editor, Mitiguy will play a vital role on the executive team, set editorial strategy and art direction, and lead the way to excellence in nursing journalism. Mitiguy and her team are responsible for creating the editorial content for Nursing Spectrum’s 12 regional print publications, which include four NurseWeek titles; several specialty publications; and the company’s websites.
Mitiguy earned both her master of science in communication and her master of science in nursing from Boston University. She is a prolific author and seasoned editor and speaker. A nurse to the core, Mitiguy has written articles and textbook pieces on brain injury, burn nursing, family care, and nursing leadership. She has earned prestigious journalism awards from Sigma Theta Tau International, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, and the American Medical Writers Association. Before holding positions of increasing responsibility at Nursing Spectrum since 2000, Mitiguy worked as health care communication specialist at Children’s Hospital in Boston, editor of BayState Nurse News, and faculty member in the writing center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has held clinical nurse specialist, nurse manager, supervisor, staff nurse, and nursing faculty positions, and she started her career as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy Nurse Corps.
Mitiguy views Nursing Spectrum as “the company that helps nurses connect with one another in many ways as it promotes learning, professional development, and career advancement. For example, as nurses turn the pages of our magazines, they meet other nurses, learn ways to improve their practice, listen to other points of view, and discover educational and career opportunities, “ she says. “As they participate in Nursing Spectrum’s continuing education events, they are drawn into nursing’s network in other ways. Likewise as they log on to www.nursingspectrum.com and www.nurseweek.com, the connections multiply as they reach out to nurses across the globe.”
Through these Nursing Spectrum connecting points, Mitiguy adds, “Nurses learn more about their profession’s many dimensions and can reflect on its foundation of scientific knowledge, caring, and advocacy. They can become inspired and energized.”
Mitiguy is a “nurses’ nurse,” a stellar nurse journalist, and an enthusiastic advocate of involving our readers in two-way exchange. She personifies the concept of career fitness by blending her creative nursing gifts with the specialty of journalism. You’re in for a treat as you experience her affirming, lively voice for nursing on our pages and when you meet her at our career fairs and at national conferences across the country.
Patti Rager, RN, MSN, MBA, is president and publisher of Nursing Spectrum.