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Inducted 1976
A staunch advocate of legislation to control nursing practice, Lavinia Lloyd Dock is also remembered for her outstanding contributions to nursing literature. She graduated from Bellevue Training School for Nurses in 1886 and soon after became night supervisor at Bellevue. As both student and supervisor, Dock became aware of the problems students faced in studying drugs and solutions. As a result, she wrote Materia Medica for Nurses, one of the first nursing textbooks. In addition to serving as foreign editor of the American Journal of Nursing,
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On May 9, 2001, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched an outreach effort to educate employers, health care workers and the general public on the new provisions to the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard enacted due to passage of the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act. OSHA is making available a collection of written materials designed to explain specific aspects of the standard, particularly, the need to maintain a sharps injury log and to involve non-managerial employees in selecting safer devices.
Click on the following OSHA links, download these fact sheets and pass them on to your employer. Although OSHA will not be enforcing the new provisions of the standard during this outreach effort, employers WILL need to comply beginning on July 17, 2001.
OSHA Press Release on Outreach Effort on Needlestick Prevention
Technical Background and Summary: Revision to OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
Frequently Asked Questions 5/22/01 5/21/01
Through this listserv, partners will have regular access to each other, be able to answer queries, respond to challenges, and serve as a resource. The American Nurses Foundation (ANF) will provide partners with current information from conference calls sponsored monthly with CDC and serve as a primary source of information in the event of a disease outbreak, or when developments arise, actions that indicate the immediate need for reliable scientific information. The vaccine and immunization resources from CDC, ACIP, NNINA, AAP, IFDA, ECBT, IAC, NNii, and other groups will be made available to you. Additionally, the Healthy People 2010 Immunization/Vaccination Objectives will be posted on our listserv. The objectives will also be posted on our website, which is currently under construction.
Interested in joining the INN:POWER listserv? For more information, please contact Fatemah Dili at 202-651-7232 or via e-mail at fdili@ana.org.
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The 2000 study confirmed that family members, nurses and physicians support the practice [of family presence] as positive and beneficial.
5/17/01
There are two options for candidacy. Option one: Registered nurses enrolled in a graduate level program in either occupational health nursing or public health with a specialty inoccupational health or Option two: Registered nurses who are board certified in occupational health nursing with at least 5 years of occupational health experience and enrolled in a graduate level nursing program. The internship facilitates a professional relationship between the graduate student OHN and OSHA representatives through research opportunities and educational experiences in the field of worker safety and health. For further information, contact the Office of Occupational Health Nursing, at (202) 693-2120 or fax a request to (202) 693-2502. The deadline for completed applications is November 30, 2001.
5/17/01
ANA President Mary Foley, MS, RN, continued to share that message with consumers in an op-ed on MSNBC.com. To read it, go to www.msnbc.com/news/571673.asp
5/16/01
Key changes in the new guidelines are: more aggressive cholesterol-lowering treatment and better identification of those at high risk for a heart attack; use of a lipoprotein profile as the first test for high cholesterol; a new level at which low HDL (high-density lipoprotein) becomes a major heart disease risk factor; a new set of "Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes," with more power to improve cholesterol levels; a sharper focus on a cluster of heart disease risk factors known as "the metabolic syndrome;" and increased attention to the treatment of high triglycerides.
The new guidelines are expected to substantially expand the number of Americans being treated for high cholesterol, including raising the number on dietary treatment from about 52 million to about 65 million and increasing the number prescribed a cholesterol-lowering drug from about 13 million to about 36 million.
5/16/01 Virginia Nurses Association
5/15/01
The upcoming episode is scheduled to air as paid programming:
Please contact the Academy at 512-442-4262, visit the Academy web site www.aanp.org or e-mail admin@aanp.org for further information.
5/14/01
Our facility is doing different recognition activities each day this week, including:
5/10/01
We are having a silent auction to raise money for nursing scholarships. At 7pm we are having "An evening with Florence...would she recognize nursing today?"
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Inducted 1976
We are pleased to bring you a series of short biographies on the current inductees to the ANA Hall of Fame.
Honored in the nursing profession as an American scholar, educator, and crusader, Dorothea Lynde Dix earned universal renown for her interest, activity, and pioneer work for reform of mental institutions and psychiatric care. Dix began her drive for improvement in the care of the
mentally ill in Massachusetts in 1841.
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WPHA Calls for Special UN Rapporteur
Geneva, May 9, 2001 -- The nurses, physicians and pharmacists of the world, represented by the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the recent brutal killings of six International Committee of the Red Cross workers in Congo. The six murdered staffers included a Swiss nurse, a Columbia relief worker and four Congolese workers.
In the face of yet another attack on health and humanitarian workers and the flouting of the red cross emblem identifying health professionals and relief workers in conflict zones, the WHPA has acknowledged the United Nations decision to appoint a special rapporteur for human rights defenders. However, the alliance renews its call on the United Nations to let this rapporteur focus his or her work on health professionals. It is imperative to monitor and ensure the independence and safety of health professionals in providing care to all people.
"Health professionals are desperately needed in areas of conflict and have an ethical duty to serve humanity", said Judith Oulton, CEO of the International Council of Nurses (ICN)." But protection for them must be strengthened, as increasingly the Red Cross symbol, and other relief worker identification, seems to be a target rather than a protection."
"This attack on health and relief workers acting in the line of duty is profoundly shocking", stated Ton Hoek, General Secretary of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). "As health professionals, we believe all people have a right to care, but providers of care must enjoy a special protection and respect."
Dr. Delon, Human of the World Medical Association (WMA), added that health professionals often suffer reprisals for providing treatment and counseling to those whose human rights have been violated. "It is unacceptable that health professionals are often prevented from providing care. They are tortured, imprisoned, banished or killed in the line of duty and health facilities, including training institutions, are too often targeted for wonton destruction."
For further information, contact Linda Carrier-Walker 5/8/01 5/8/01
Editor's Note: Some of the following was Edited to Protect the Honest
It's been interesting to see the different events happening around the world in celebration of nurses. I especially like the media events, local billboards, rallies, and recognition awards for nurses. However, what was that bit about the hospital in Cambridge, NY where the nurses will
"celebrate" themselves by doing free landscaping work for their facility because it "has no money"???? That one left me speechless. How much would it have cost to do any of the things in the ANA media kit to recognize those nurses?? geez! More... 5/8/01
At St Elizabeth Medical Center in Northern Kentucky, we are:
Running an ad in the local papers to salute our nursing staff -- it is a bouquet of red roses with an attached card saying "To each of the more than 1500 nurses who care for the thousands of patients who come to St Elizabeth for your care each year" and at the bottom of the ad it states "Your dedication to your patients and your profession is beyond compare.
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1. A nursing recognition and celebration ceremony and social. Allison Philipps, an RN in our ICU, will receive the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative Nurse Excellence Award for 2001. More... 5/3/01
In addition, the Discovery Health Channel will rerun its five-part series on NURSES in celebration
of National Nurses Week. Watch all five episodes on Sunday, May 6, beginning at 6PM (ET). Individual
episodes will be shown at 7 p.m. (ET) each night May 7-11. For additional replay times and more
information about the series, go to www.discoveryhealth.com. To purchase the
entire NURSES series on videotape, call (800) 475-6636.
It's not too late to secure media coverage for your own events and issues during National Nurses Week. Go to www.nursingworld.org/pressrel/nnw/ for media kit materials to help you get your message out.
The American Nurses Association is continuing to secure media coverage on the nursing shortage,
inadequate staffing and mandatory overtime, and occupational health and safety issues.
5/3/01
Featured speakers are Christina Terranova RN, LNC, Chairperson of the
Florence Project, Inc. a patient/nursing advocacy organization, who will
discuss workplace advocacy and ways to improve nursing retention; Claire McGuire RN, C Psychiatric Clinician, discussing methods to prevent workplace violence; and Marguerite Lieb Zalon PhD, RN, CS, President of PSNA who will present solutions to the nursing shortage.
The event will begin at 10 AM from Philadelphia City Hall courtyard.
Participants will march about 1 1/2 miles east on Market Street to rally at
11 AM at the Independence National Visitors Center Park, Third and Chestnut St., near the Liberty Bell.
For further information contact: Claire McGuire RN 610-353-1495, or Karen O'Hara RN, BSN 610-874-3501
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HAPPY NURSES' DAY 5/3/01
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Nurses will sign petitions calling for legislation to promote safe staffing, an end to mandatory overtime, whistleblower protection, and other measures designed to improve working conditions for nurses and improve the quality of patient care. They say that while individual nurses continue to perform heroically to provide adequate care to their patients, they are being pushed to the limit.
"Nurses are telling us, 'I love nursing, but I hate my job,'" said Lorraine Seidel, RN, director of NYSNA's collective bargaining program. "During the course of history, nurses have often been called upon to care for others despite personal sacrifice. But when that sacrifice is due to gross mismanagement, or when they are asked to perform miracles for months and years at a time, nurses begin to look for a way out." To read complete press release, go here. 5/3/01 5/3/01
To honor these outstanding nurses and medical technicians, complimentary culinary delights will be served during May 7 -11. There will be bagels/muffins and yogurt/fruits on Monday; pizza on Tuesday; ice cream on Wednesday; cake/punch on Thursday; and a cookout on Friday. In addition, an essay contest on "What It Means To Be A Nurse/Medical Technician" was held to further honor the nurses/medical technicians' contributions to the medical center and Air Force Nursing.
Lt. Colonel John S. Murray, PhD, RN, CPNP, CS, FAAN
5/2/01
April 23, 2001 - Proclamation Signed by the Governor of Guam - May is proclaimed as the Nurses' Month for Guam nurses.
May 5 2001 - Nursing Conference at Ramu Ballroom, Onward Beach Resort.
May 6, 2001 - Sunday, National Nurses' Day. Eucharistic celebration (mass) at St, Anthony Church, Tamuning.
May 12, 2001 - Saturday, Holistic Health Fair. Micronesia Mall, Harmon.
May 26, 2001 - Saturday, 5K Fun Run/Walk. Tiyan Police Department Parking Lot.
May 27, 2001 - Sunday. Recognition and Award Banquet. Presentation of the Nurse of the Year. Presentation of Legislative Resolution. Chamorro Ballroom, Marriott Hotel.
Throughout the month of May - Career Days at different schools. Essay Contest- 6th grade up to post secondary level. Poster Contest - Grades 1-5. $50.00 prize for the first place for each category. Certificates to be awarded to other participants.
Glynis S. Almonte, RN, BSN
by Michelle Kom Gochnour, MN, COHN-S, RN; Michelle Nawar, MA, MPH; and Susan Q. Wilburn, MPH, BSN, RN
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These competitions and other activities keep us in high spirits and give us respite from stress from our hospital work.
Leonora Escalante 5/1/01
On Friday, May 11, Citrus Valley Health Partners nurses will dress in traditional uniforms as a way of honoring themselves and their profession. Citrus Valley Health Partners nurses are dedicated to providing high standards of nursing practice and promoting a positive and realistic view of nursing.
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For the complete news release, visit http://www.jcaho.org/news/nb323.html
For additional information, please contact:
5/1/01
TEPR 2001 will also be hosting the "A Weekday Immersion in Nursing Informatics (WINI)" as a pre-conference offering, which includes continuing education contact hour credit. Medical Records Institute has set up a special registration for Nurses to attend TEPR and the WINI Course. The cost to attend: WINI Course Only-$375.00 and WINI & TEPR -$550.00.
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AJN Discontinues Ad with Strikebreaking Firm
The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) recently published an ad from a company that is known to provide strikebreakers to health care employers whose nurses are on strike. Although AJN is the official journal of the American Nurses Association (ANA), based on ANA's sale of the journal in
1996 to an independent publisher, ANA no longer has authority to determine publishing policies for AJN, including the acceptance of advertising and nature of editorial content.
More...ANA Calls U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Unfair to Nurses and Harmful to Patients
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued today that denies some registered nurses basic workplace protections under federal labor law is unfair to nurses and to patients, according to the American Nurses Association (ANA) and United American Nurses (UAN), labor arm of the ANA. More...
UAN Stands with Twin Cities Nurses
Some 7,700 Minnesota Nurses Association RNs from 12 Twin Cities hospitals are taking a stand for patient care and preparing to strike as soon as June 1 in what could be one of the biggest RN strikes in U.S. history. More... | Press Release
Four Weeks and Counting: Youngstown Nurses Stand Strong
Nurses at Youngstown, Ohio's Western Reserve Care Center/Forum Health are sticking together and standing strong as their strike, which began on May 1, approaches the four-week mark.
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Lavinia Lloyd Dock - Nursing Hall of Fame
Massachusetts Nurses Reconnect with ANA
The American Nurses Association (ANA) has accepted as its newest constituent member a new association of nurses in Massachusetts who are eager to reconnect to the national organization.
More... NACNS Call for Abstracts
The National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) invites abstract submissions for paper presentations and poster sessions for the 2002 Conference: VISION CNS INFLUENCE, March 14-16, 2002, JW Marriott Hotel-Buckhead, Atlanta, GA. Abstract deadline: Tuesday, July 17, 2001. One poster session will highlight posters by CNS graduate students. For more information, email censg@iupui.edu or call (317) 274-7779. New OSHA Materials Available to Assist in Compliance with the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act
http://www.osha.gov/media/oshnews/may01/national-20010509.html
http://www.osha-slc.gov/needlesticks/needlefact.html
http://www.osha-slc.gov/needlesticks/needlefaq.html
ANA Protests Bush's Delay on Nurse Anesthetists Ruling
President Bush's decision to delay and possibly reverse a government rule regarding nurses anesthetists and their supervision by doctors is bringing a negative outcry from the American Nurses Association (ANA). More...ANF Launches New Immunization Web Resource
The Immunization Nursing Network: Provider Outreach Web Education and Resources (INN:POWER) listserv is a new web based resource geared to increase the knowledge of nurses and health care professionals about immunizations across the life span, with the intent of improving immunization rates among the population. It is anticipated that this project will become a 'one stop shop' for nurses to access the most accurate, current and scientific immunization information. We hope this resource will be of value to you and others in helping nurses to be safe and effective providers of vaccine services.
AAN 2001 Conference - Call for Posters
The American Academy of Nursing is currently accepting poster abstract submissions for the 2001 Annual Meeting and Conference titled, "The Mandate for Health Care Safety: Solutions to Protect Patients and the Public," to be held October 25-27th, 2001 at the JW Marriott Hotel in Washington, DC. Abstract submission form and instructions are available online. More...
Patients Want Family Presence
For the first time, a qualitative study confirms that patients prefer to have family members with them in the emergency department during invasive procedures or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, because they feel soothed, protected and less frightened. Published in the May, 2001 issue of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN), "Family Presence During Invasive Procedures and Resuscitation: Hearing the Voice of the Patient" complements a February 2000 study that explored the reactions of family members and health care providers to the presence of family members in the ED and adds to evidence to support the review of typical hospital policy which keeps families and patients apart during medical crises.
OSHA's Office of Occupational Health Nursing Seeks Nurse Interns
OSHA's Office of Occupational Health Nursing located in Washington, D.C., is currently accepting applications for OSHA's Nurse Intern Program for the year 2002.
Foley Discusses Staffing Shortage on MSNBC.com
The crisis in nurse staffing and emerging nursing shortage has been on the front page of papers nationwide for the past few months, particularly during this past week's celebration of National Nurses Week.
NCEP Issues Major New Cholesterol Guidelines
The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) today issued major new clinical practice guidelines on the prevention and management of high cholesterol in adults. The guidelines are the first major update from NCEP in nearly a decade.
Virginia's Nursing Hall of Fame
The Virginia Nurses Association (VNA) successfully concluded a three year celebration in honor of their centennial on May 2, with the induction of Virginia's Nursing Hall of Fame. Ten outstanding nurse leaders of the past century have been placed in the Virtual Hall of Fame. (see
http://www.library.vcu.edu/tml/speccoll/nursing/index.html.) They also honored more than 50 Centennial Nurses - RNs with 10 or fewer years in the profession. It was grand!
VNA@VirginiaNurses.com
Special Report About Nurse Practitioners
on National TV Show "Healthy Solutions"
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (Academy) is pleased to announce that the special report "Nurse Practitioners, Total Health Care" will be aired to a national audience on the show "Healthy Solutions", hosted by Mariette Hartley. Now in its fifth season, the program explores the most important issues and topics related to America's health and well being. TV Interactive (TVI) produced this special report about nurse practitioners for the Academy.
ANA Publishes Third Book on the Expanding Field of Telehealth
"Developing Telehealth Protocols: A Blueprint for Success" deals with all stages of a telehealth session, from preparation to follow-up. This text address issues of competencies and qualifications, documentation, education and training, and program evaluation, as well ethical, financial, and legal considerations. More...
One-Time Waiver for Psychiatric and
Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialists
5/11/01
The Commission on Certification approved a one-time waiver for nurses who currently hold ANCC certification as clinical specialists in psychiatric and mental health nursing and who are already authorized for advanced practice/prescriptive authority in psychiatric and mental health nursing by their state boards of nursing to sit for the Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Practitioner exams. More...
ANA’s Legislative and Regulatory Initiatives for the 107th Congress Summarized in New Publication
5/11/01
Designed as a tool to inform the health care debate, "Legislative and Regulatory Initiatives for the 107th Congress" outlines ANA’s goals, priorities, and issues for the 107th Congress and communicates ANA’s legislative efforts on behalf of its constituent member organizations. More...
San Joaquin General Hospital, Stockton, CA - NNW
5/11/01
Video presentations each day of different aspects of nursing for the public.
"Nurse of the Quarter" presentation for each nursing area this week.
More... St. Joseph's Medical Center, CHW, Stockton, California - NNW, Lecture, Gift, Bar-B-Que
5/11/01
We will be having our 2nd Annual Visiting Nursing Professor Lecture. Sarah B. Keating, RN, EdD, Chair of the California Strategic Planning Committee for Nursing, will be giving information on the status of nursing, in her presentation entitled "Challenges and Opportunities for Today's and Tomorrow's Nurses". More...
Legislation Gives Nurses an Extra Boost for National Nurses Week
5/10/01
In the midst of celebrating the accomplishments and contributions of the nation's nurses during National Nurses Week, May 6-12, the American Nurses Association (ANA) applauded the April introduction of the Nurse Reinvestment Act in the Senate and the House of Representatives at a
press conference today. More...
Marriott Brighton Gardens at Edison, NJ - NNW
5/10/01
We are celebrating National Nurses Week by providing a choice of 3 subs from a local caterer for all 3 shifts on Tuesday, presentation of a certificate of appreciation (and a gift certificate from a local upscale mall) More...
Interested in a Little Fun in The Sun?
Take the Adult Nurse Practitioner Cruise June 17-24, 2001
Set sail aboard Holland America Cruise Line for a fun filled cruise while preparing for the Adult Nurse Practitioner certification exam or gain valuable continuing education hours. 7 nights on an all inclusive journey through the Caribbean. More...
Florida Nurses Association - NNW, Auction, Evening with Florence, Awards
5/10/01
District 4, Tampa, FL - May 11 at Hillsbourgh Community College Auditorium
Tampa, Florida - NNW, Not Much, Covered Dishes
5/10/01
Well, not much besides food. In fact, the nurses were allowed to bring in covered dishes on Wednesday and celebrate on their units! We got tee-shirts, too , with the hospital logo on them.
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Leno Telephones ANA
5/9/01
NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno called ANA May 8 to reassure nurses across the country that he has the utmost respect for the important role they play in health care in America. He made the call after receiving a letter from ANA President Mary Foley, MS, RN, last week chastising him for a remark he made about nurses and porno movies. It was just a joke, he said, adding that he would never intentionally offend nurses in any way.
Dorothea Lynde Dix - Nursing Hall of Fame
5/9/01
New Magnet Facilities
St. Lukes's Episcopal Hospital of Texas and Catawba Memorial Hospital of North Carolina receive Magnet Designation. More...
Live, Adult Nurse Practitioner Review Seminar
June 2-3, 2001 - Washington, DC
Time is running out! IREC's new Adult Nurse Practitioner seminar is packed with practical and valuable tips, techniques and strategies that you can use immediately. Sharpen your skills and improve your knowledge base with our outstanding faculty. The all inclusive price includes the syllabus, manual, handouts, lectures. Continuing education hours (20.3) available. Don't miss this opportunity to prepare for the Adult Nurse Practitioner exam or gain valuable continuing education hours and have all your questions answered by an expert! Group discounts for 5 or more attendees. More... Slaying of Red Cross Workers Condemned by World Health Professions Alliance
5/9/01
Tel: +41 22 908 0100
Fax: +41 22 908 0101
email: carrwalk@icn.ch Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, NNW, "Rewards of a Caring Profession"
5/9/01
At Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, WA, nurses were invited to "share their stories" about caring for patients. All nurses have stories about patients and families they have cared for - wonderful stories that remind us why we became nurses, and why we stay in Nursing. More...
Ohio Nurses Association at the Cincinnati VA - NNW, Luncheon, March, Barbara Rounds, Floating
5/9/01
The Ohio Nurses Assoication at the Cincinnati VA will celebrate Nurses Day on May 9, 2001 with a luncheon and invitations to all RN's at our facility, top management, media and members of our local Partnership Care Lines.
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St. Peter's Hospital, Albany, NY - NNW, Walk a Mile, High Tea, White Mass, Fortune Tellers
Community leaders and elected officials are invited to "Walk a Mile With a Nurse" to learn that profession's joys and difficulties at St. Peter's Hospital on Thursday, May 10 during national Nursing Recognition Week. More... It's Not All Roses - NNW - Feedback from the Field
St Elizabeth Medical Center in Northern Kentucky - NNW, Rose Ad, Food, Pampering, Display, Treat
Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center - NNW, Posters, Awards, Cups, Buffet, Massages
Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center is celebrating all week long. The Recruitment and Retention Committee (Nursing Staff) have been busy making all the arrangements!
More... Nurses Demand Safe Staffing for Nurses Week May 6-12
As part of the Safe Staffing Campaign, UAN members are distributing consumer brochures and posters, signing safe staffing petitions and holding public and media events to get the word out
about the staffing crisis. More... Ohio Vally Medical Center, Wheeling, WV - NNW
...we are making Medication Identification cards for our Seniors and in our lobby...we are gonna have information on how important it is to keep your list of meds with you, with correct dosages and times.
Children's Hospital of Michigan - NNW - Goodies, Conference, "Draw a Nurse"
All week we are having daily goodies at all different times of the day to accommodate all shifts so all nurses can participate. We have great raffles and giveaways.
More... Augusta, VAMC, Georgia - NNW
At the Augusta VAMC (Georgia) we are having RN Recognition Day May 7, not on May 6. We are having a "Drop-In", refreshments 7-9 am and 3-5 pm for RNs only.
More... ANA Chastises 'Survivor' Producers for Misuse of Nurse Title
After receiving numerous complaints from nurses, ANA wrote to the producers of the CBS reality show "Survivor" to correct them on their use of the title "nurse" when referring to certified nursing assistant (CNA) Tina Wesson, who is a member of the cast, and the show's ultimate survivor.
More... UAN Moves Forward with Historic AFL-CIO Affiliation
Registered staff nurses from the United American Nurses (UAN), the nationwide union arm of the American Nurses Association, took an historic step yesterday toward affiliation with the AFL-CIO and full partnership with the 65 unions that make up the House of Labor.
More... Jacksonville, Fla - NNW - Breaksfast, Footballs, Reception, Drawings
Here at Shands, Jacksonville, we have a week full of events to celebrate nursing. We are starting the week with a Kick-Off breakfast for all nursing staff. In keeping with the kick off theme, we will be giving away signed footballs from the Jacksonville Jaguars, University of Florida and Florida State University. More... Memorial Hospital, Dodgeville, Wisconsin - NNW
At Memorial Hospital of Iowa Co., Inc., in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, we'll have 3 major events for nurses week:
Media to Feature Nurses During National Nurses Week
During National Nurses Week, CNN will be airing a three-part series on the nursing shortage
that will feature an interview with ANA President Mary E. Foley, MS, RN. Part one will air at 2 p.m.
and 10 p.m. May 7, and at 8 a.m., May 8; part two will air at 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. May 8, and
at 8 a.m. May 9; and part three will air at 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. May 9, and 8 a.m. May 10. All times
are eastern time.
MILLENNIUM NURSES MARCH on Saturday, May 5th, 2001, Philadelphia, PA
Delaware County Nurses Association Inc., in conjunction with the nurses of District 1 (Philadelphia) Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA) is sponsoring a MILLENNIUM NURSES MARCH on Saturday, May 5th, 2001. Our goal is a grassroots effort to bring attention to the nursing shortage and how it impacts on patient and consumer safety.
Malaysia - National Nurses Week
We will be having a big dinner at one of the most prestigious hotels in Kuching Sarawak.
Guence Sakai Apui
A Message From ANA President Mary Foley, MS, RN
As we celebrate National Nurses Week 2001 (NNW) May 6-12, the American Nurses Association (ANA) and its constituent member associations (CMAs) salute nurses across the country. More... New York RNs Demand Safe Staffing
During Nurses Week, Thousands to Sign Petitions Calling for Legislation
Albany, NY - May 2, 2001 - Nurses will observe Nurses Week 2001 (May 6-12) at a time when there is little to celebrate about the condition of nursing care. To draw public attention to a growing public health crisis, the 33,000 members of the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) will participate in a nationwide "RNs Demand Safe Staffing" petition campaign. ANA Responds to Leno Remark
ANA President Mary Foley, MS, RN, has written a letter to Tonight Show host Jay Leno chastizing him for his off-color remark regarding nurses during the show's April 20th broadcast. More... Wright Patterson Medical Center Celebrates Nurses Week
In the Air Force, Nurses Week is an occasion to recognize the significant contributions not only of nurses, but also of medical technicians, who contribute to nursing care. Guam - National Nurses Week Schedule
Executive Director
Guam Nurses Association
New Workplace Issues/Safety/Health Title - ANA Workplace Health and Safety Guide for Nurses: OSHA and NIOSH Resources
This guide gives nurses many of the resources they need to effectively create and advocate for healthy and safe workplaces. It explains the underlying federal authority, and the resulting rights and responsibilities, and focuses on how to collect and analyze data using the OSHA Logs to help nurses uncover information on the health and safety issues in their facilities.
More... Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Celebrating National Nurses Week...
We have the following activities for the whole week: Role Play on DOs and DON'Ts for nurses (competition per department), Cultural Night in a hotel (dinner, songs and dances of different nationalities), games competition (volleyball, chess, billiard, swimming, tug of war), barbecue
night, Nursing Quiz bowl competition per department (gen. nursing, infection control and basic Arabic language), Poetry Competition and Questionnaire (handwashing and hand disinfection).
Dallah Hospital
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citrus Valley Celebrates National Nurses Week
During this week, registered nurses at Citrus Valley Health Partners will be honored with the following activities: a Nurse History Display, Ice-cream Social, Nurse Creative Arts Exhibits, Nurse Day Tea and Nurse Traditional Uniform Day.These events will be held at the Citrus Valley Medical Center's Queen of the Valley Campus and Inter-Community Campus.
Final Vote Leaves Massachusetts Nurses Without National Representation
Results from a mail ballot count regarding affiliation with the American Nurses Association (ANA) have left Massachusetts nurses without national representation in a time when nursing is in jeopardy and in need of a strong, united voice. More...
AMA, JCAHO and NCQA Release Common Measures for Diabetes Care
Organizations Reaffirm Commitment to Coordinated Performance Measurement
WASHINGTON, DC - For the first time, organizations representing the
perspectives of physicians, health plans, hospitals, and other health care
organizations have cooperated in the development of a common set of
evidence-based measures for evaluating performance in health care.
AMA - Robert J. Mills (312.464.5970)
JCAHO - Cathy Barry-Ipema (630.792.5630)
NCQA - Brian Schilling (202.955.5104)
Still Time to Register for an ANA Sponsored Conference
ANA and the Medical Records Institute have concluded an arrangement
that will allow nurses attending the "Toward an Electronic Patient Record (TEPR) Conference" in Boston, May 10-13, 2001, a substantial discount on the conference registration fee. The normal onsite TEPR registration fee is $1,095. Nurses may register for the TEPR conference for $175, which includes continuing education contact hour credit. To take advantage of this offer, please visit the special registration page at www.tepr.com/nursing or call 617-964-3923.
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