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Details of the event can be found at www.cathedral.org. Click on "Washington National Cathedral," then on "programs & events," and then on "upcoming events." Contact Barbara Dossey for additional information at bdossey@ix.netcom.com. 6/29/01 6/28/01
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The International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses (ISPN) invites abstract submissions for paper presentations and poster sessions for its Fourth Annual Conference:
Action, Advocacy, Adventures. The Politics and Progress of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing taking place at the Washington, D.C. Marriott on April 24-27, 2002. ABSTRACT DEADLINE: SEPT.1, 2001
For more information contact: 6/25/01
Last week the Department of Labor (DOL) announced in the Federal Register three public forums "to discuss possible approaches to addressing ergonomic hazards in the workplace." A long-awaited DOL standard on Ergonomics was repealed by both houses of Congress last spring and leaves nurses unprotected from disabling back injuries. Worker advocacy groups, including ANA, recently petitioned the Secretary of Labor, Elaine Chao to again take up the issue of ergonomics and have the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issue a standard.
The public forums on ergonomics will be held on July 16 and 17 at George Mason University in Northern Virginia, July 20 at the University of Chicago and July 24 at Stanford University in California. Information can be found at the OSHA web site http://www.osha-slc.gov/ergonomics-standard/index.html.
ANA submitted our notice of intent to speak at the hearings and is awaiting confirmation of the location and time. We will once again be calling upon nurses to communicate the need for a strong, preventive standard to prevent disabling back injuries among nurses to the regulatory agencies and congress. Watch for upcoming notices on NursingWorld. 6/25/01 6/25/01 6/22/01 6/21/01
Forty seven nurses from Canada, Pakistan and the US participated in this continuing education event which was sponsored by the Ontario Nursing Informatics Group (ONIG). Discussions focused on networking, problem solving, and sharing about nursing and informatics issues and lessons learned. Participants also discussed recent Canadian legislative and regulatory, informatics competencies, and telehealth initiatives. Because American vendors provide many of the clinical and healthcare information systems for Canadian facilities, the nurses' issues and concerns are comparable to those encountered in the US. Many of the Canadian nurses already use the ANA nursing informatics scope and standards publications and eagerly await the upcoming revision, especially as they develop new position descriptions and Canadian standards of nursing informatics practice. Questions also surfaced about which products have received NIDSEC recognition. 6/21/01 6/20/01
Your input helped make the ANA Staffing Survey the talk of the nation, gaining the valuable attention it needed. Our next online survey begins July 11, 2001, and will focus on Workplace Health and Safety.
This time around, we will have drawings for both NursingWorld shirts and Nursesbooks.org gift certificates. Spread the word - the more responses, the greater the impact. Enjoy your summer.
We will remind everyone via the NursingInsider, our free e-newsletter:
P.S. The response was heavy during the last survey, that Florence, our Internet server, slowed to a crawl. If this happens again, please be patient.
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The American Nurses Association's Department of Government Affairs, (GOVA) has put forward the first two nominations of 2001 for Federal Appointments. The two nurses, Denise Jacobs, PhD, RN (Michigan) and Shirley Woodhead, BSN, MA, RN-C (Georgia), were nominated for the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee (MCAC) within the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).
MCAC, and it's 120 advisory panels review and evaluate medical literature, review technical assessments, and examined date and information on the effectiveness and appropriatensess of medical items and services that are covered under Medicare. The panels develop technical advice to aid in determining reasonable and necessary applications of medical services and technology when they make national coverage decisions for Medicare.
Dr. Jacobs has an extensive background in clinical and scholarly research in the areas of critical care, home care, administration, and the ethics of health care. Ms. Woodhead has 26 years of progressive adminstrative and clinical experience in the field of health care information technology.
The 2001 ANA Federal Appointments Project is an exciting opportunity for nurses to become involved in the process. The Department of Government Affairs would like to ensure that qualified nurses are appointed to posts at all levels and in all Departments of the new Administration. The project is a labor-intensive effort to gather and screen resumes of qualified nurses, and to actively promote appointments within the Administration. GOVA is proud of its nurses, and invites you all to think about and submit names of nurses who would be qualified for a presidential appointment. To request a packet of information, please contact Sheila M. Roit, MPP, RN (sroit@ana.org) or call 1-202-651-7090.
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6/18/01 Send resume with references to AaNA, 237 E. 3rd Ave., #3, Anch., AK 99501 or call 274-0827 for more information. Please mention that you saw this on NursingWorld. EOE 6/15/01 6/15/01 6/14/01 6/13/01 6/12/01 6/11/01
Monthly reports will describes many of the actions we are taking to address ANA's core issues: staffing, health and safety, workplace rights, continuing competence and patient safety/advocacy. More...
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Ejournals are becoming an accepted and necessary means of meeting the demands for the dissemination of knowledge. This module discusses the recent "explosion" of
ejournals and provides an explanation of what is meant by an "ejournal."
Ejournals are explored within the traditional context of scholarship and a discussion of the "serials crisis" that promoted the inception of ejournals is presented. After
laying the groundwork for discussing scholarship in this new age of dissemination of scholarly information, the article discusses whether this digital form of publication can be
called a "paradigm shift". 6/6/01 6/6/01 6/5/01
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The Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center (AHEC) recently held its 1st Annual Champions in Health Care Celebration. The event was held at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NH. Five awards were given out to an outstanding Preceptor, Health Care Mentor, Health Professions Student of the Year and a Health Care Program of the Year.
Robert Best with the NH Nurses Association, keynote speaker, gave an overview of health care workforce shortages.
Tiffany Terrill 6/04/01
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The Certificate Program in Gerontology is designed for professionals and others who have an interest in gerontology and geriatrics, and those who provide services and products targeted to older adults.
For more information about this program, contact UWEO Advising and Recruitment at 1-800 543-2320 or e-mail certif2@u.washington.edu
ANA House of Delegates Passes Revised Code of Ethics
Members of the American Nurses Association (ANA) House of Delegates (HOD) today voted overwhelmingly to pass a revised Code of Ethics for Nurses that more accurately reflects the issues facing modern-day nurses in the nation's current health care environment as well as their unchanging mission to provide quality care.
More... ANA Cheers Senate Passage of Patients' Rights Bill
As nearly 800 nurses gathered in the nation's capital to address concerns regarding nursing and safe, quality patient care, the American Nurses Association (ANA) hailed yesterday's passage by the Senate of the bipartisan Patient Protection Act, S.1052, as a major step forward in the long march toward enactment of a true patients' bill of rights.
More... ANA Addresses the Cause for and Solutions to the Nursing
Shortage at Senate Committee Hearing
Ann O'Sullivan, MSN, RN, testified on behalf of the American Nurses Association (ANA) before the Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the
District of Columbia. More... August 12 Service Will Honor Florence Nightingale and Nurses
Florence Nightingale and the nursing profession will be honored at a 4:00 p.m. service on August 12, 2001, at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. The service will commemorate Nightingale’s public service as a nurse, environmentalist, feminist, scientist, politician, reformer and visionary, as well as her professional mission that nurses continue in their contemporary practice - caring and healing. There will be open seating for the service and all attendees must be seated by 3:15 p.m. ANA Applauds Historic Affiliation Between UAN, AFL-CIO
The American Nurses Association (ANA) congratulates its labor arm, United American Nurses (UAN), for its historic affiliation with the AFL-CIO. More... ANA House of Delegates Looks to the Future
The American Nurses Association House of Delegates (HOD) will meet in Washington, DC, June 29 - July 1. The delegation will discuss and implement resolutions critical to the profession,
including such issues as the nurse staffing crisis, the nursing code of ethics, end-of-life care and health and safety concerns. Members of the press are encouraged to stop by the ANA Press Office for registration and additional informational materials. More...
ANA Attends Pinnacle Awards Reception
Carol J. Bickford, Senior Policy Fellow in the Department of Nursing Practice and Policy, represented ANA at the June 12th invitational reception and dinner for the fourth annual presentation of the Pinnacle Awards: Recognizing Contributions to Healthcare Quality through the Medication Use Process, sponsored by the American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA) Foundation and the Health Care Quality Alliance (HCQA).
UAN Nurse Delegates to Convene in Washington, DC, June 27-28
More than 100 delegates and staff representatives from the United American Nurses (UAN), the union arm of the American Nurses Association (ANA), will gather in Washington, D.C. June 27-28 to take an
historic vote on the UAN's affiliation with the AFL-CIO. More...Call for Abstracts: International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses (ISPN)
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ANA Poised to Speak Out on the Need to Protect Nurses from Disabling Back Injuries
Nurses to Tell Congress to Make Safe Staffing a Priority
Nurses from across the country will fan out across Capitol Hill on Tuesday, June 26 and Thursday, June 28 to meet with legislators and demand better workplace conditions for nurses in hospitals.
More...ANA Joins Coalition in Rally for Patients' Rights
The American Nurses Association (ANA) joined a coalition for patients' rights in a rally on the west side of the Capitol in support of strong patients' rights legislation. More...Maine Nurses Reestablish Ties with National Organization
Registered nurses (RNs) in Maine have established a new association of RNs committed to working with the American Nurses Association (ANA). More...Canadian Nursing Informatics Continuing Education Event
Carol J. Bickford, Senior Policy Fellow in the Department of Nursing Practice and Policy at ANA, joined two American informatics nurse colleagues in presenting the June 15-17, 2001, Weekend Immersion in Nursing Informatics (WINI) Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
New & Improved Link to the Past
The Hall of Fame section of NursingWorld has a new look. Take a moment to read about some of the women whose efforts and contributions charted the course of the nursing profession. More...July 11th - Online Survey - Workplace Health & Safety - We Need You
AAN Attends ICN Quadrennial Conference in Copenhagen
The American Academy of Nursing was well represented at the recent 22nd International Congress of Nurses (ICN) Quadrennial Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. View photos taken at the conference.ANA Files Amicus Brief in Support of Six Nurse Whistleblowers
The American Nurses Association (ANA) has filed an amicus curiae ("friend of the court") brief on behalf of six registered nurses (RNs) from New Mexico who have chosen to stand together and act as whistleblowers regarding a physician whose alleged incompetent and unprofessional conduct is
claimed in a lawsuit to have resulted in the death of a patient. More... 2001 ANA Federal Appointments Project Takes Off
Don't Be Left Out - Register Now for RN Lobby Day
This is a critical time for Nursing in the Nation's Capital. Don't miss this opportunity to impact your practice by being part of our Capitol Hill lobby day which will take place during the House of Delegates meetings. Space is still available at the Thursday session. The morning will begin with a two hour workshop on lobbying techniques. ANA will provide comprehensive training on the legislative process and effective communication strategies that you can use to advance nursing's public policy agenda. The afternoon will be devoted to meetings with your Representative and Senators. You can even earn six CE credits. For more information, contact Sheila M. Roit, MPP, RN via e-mail or call 202-651-7090.
Executive Director - Alaska Nurses Association
Alaska Nurses Association is accepting applications for FT Executive Director position. Minimum qualifications are Bachelor's Degree in Nursing with two years administrative experience, or BA/BS degree with healthcare background and two years executive management skills. Experience with small business required. Responsible for overall office operations, membership management to include three labor units, and full fiscal/budgetary management. Interface with national organization, other AK nursing organizations, and community. 3rd OMNI Credentialing Conference - Time is Running Out for Early Registration - Save $50
The brochure for the 3rd OMNI Credentialing Conference is now available online. The deadline for early registration is July 1st. This international conference will be held on September 22-24th in the Washington, DC area. It promises a global audience of health care professionals who will analyze, discuss and explore the issues and practices underlying the future of credentailing in the US and internationally. The keynote address will be presented by William Strauss, futurist on generational issues confronting society and its industries. More...ANA Addresses the Impact of the Nursing Shortage at Senate
Committee Hearing
Today before the Senate Committee on Veteran's Affairs, staff nurse Sandra McMeans, RN, testified on behalf of the American Nurses Association (ANA) regarding the looming nursing shortage and its impact on the Department of Veterans Affairs.Press Release | ANA StatementWiseman Joins ANA as Workplace Advocacy Specialist
Rebecca Wiseman, PhD, RN, has accepted the position of staff specialist in the Center for Workplace Advocacy at the American Nurses Association. More...New Case Management Review and Resource Manual
The new "Case Management Review and Resource Manual" explores the dynamic field of case management and clearly and accurately defines the multi-disciplinary roles required of practicing nurses and other health care professionals while advocating for patients and clients across the continuum of care. The process of case management is explored in detail in a user friendly format. The manual contains examples of best practices, case studies and test questions. Continuing Education Hours (25.0) also available. More...Special Section on Doctoral Education Worldwide on OJIN
Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (OJIN) has created a new section under the topic "Nursing Around the World" that will initiate dialogue regarding Doctoral Education Worldwide. The articles, Nursing Doctoral Education in the Americas and Nursing Doctoral Education in the United Kingdom and Ireland begin the series. More...What Has ANA Done for Me Lately?
This new section on NursingWorld will help keep you informed about the vital work we do on your behalf (and your patients).
'Maldistribution' of Nurses is More Likely Than Actual Shortage, Report Says
Congressional research paper on nursing shortage concludes that current vacancies are attributable to working conditions and wages. However, a national nurse shortage may become a reality in the next seven to ten years if ameliorative actions are not taken. More...Schumann Joins ANA as Director of Nursing Practice and
Policy
Mary Jean Schumann, MSN, RN, MBA, CPNP, has joined the American Nurses Association (ANA) as Director of Nursing Practice and Policy. More...
New Online CE - Electronic Journals: Are They a Paradigm Shift? - Free for limited time only
by Susan L. Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN
Christina B. Cook, PhD, RN
Middlesex Hospital, First Magnet Designated Facility in Connecticut
The Commission on Magnet Recognition is pleased to announce Magnet designation for the nursing service of Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut. Middlesex is the first such designation in the state. The four year award, presented on June 1, 2001, is the 35th Magnet designation.
More... New OJIN Issue on Complementary Therapies
Western health care delivery is changing as consumers begin to develop added
confidence in the use of non-traditional medical therapies. Nursing's role in this
changing health care environment is explored in the latest issue of Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (OJIN) entitled
"Complementary Therapies: Are These Really Nursing?" More...
RN Lobby Days on Capitol Hill
ANA's Department of Government Affairs is accepting registration for two lobby days on Capitol Hill that will take place during the House of Delegates meetings in June. Each day will begin with a two hour workshop on lobbying techniques and a comprehensive legislative update. In the afternoon, participants will meet with their Senators and Congressional representatives. More...
1st Annual Champions in Health Care, Rochester, NH
AAN 2001 Conference Brochure and Preliminary Schedule Now Available
The brochure for the American Academy of Nursing's upcoming conference, "The Mandate for Health Care Safety: Solutions to Protect Patients and the Public," is now available online. Register by September 1st and save $125. More...
U of Wash Offers Online Program in Gerontology
The University of Washington Institute on Aging, in cooperation with the University of Washington Educational Outreach (UWEO), is offering a
1-year, 15 credits, Certificate Program in Gerontology.
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