ICN Bank of Nurse Experts
10/31/05
ANA is recruiting U.S. nurse experts to participate in the International Council of Nurses’ Bank of Nurse Experts. Established in 1997, the ICN Bank of Nurse Experts provides ICN with access to the most current information, opinion and advice on issues it deals with regularly. These experts are asked from time to time to share their experience and assist ICN with advice, written comment, help identify trends, and to participate in ad hoc groups, represent ICN at meetings, etc. Costs associated with attending meetings are covered by the ICN. ANA may submit two names per Subject Area. Deadline for submissions to ANA is November 18, 2005. More...
Latest Legislative Column on OJIN
10/28/05
The latest Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (OJIN) legislative column, "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996: Just an Incremental Step in Reshaping Government," features Mary Schmeida as guest author. Schmeida conceptualizes HIPAA in the macro framework of government reform and contends that HIPAA policy is actually an incremental movement toward reshaping government to be better. This column discusses this federal mandate from a legislative standpoint and considers HIPAA-enabled reform legislation. More...
NIH Anthrax Vaccine Study
10/27/05
NICHD is seeking healthy volunteers, ages 18-30, to participate in an investigational anthrax vaccine study (#04-CH-0283) conducted at the NIH, Department of Health and Human Services. Medical tests will determine eligibility. All study related tests are provided at no cost. Compensation provided.
For detailed information, go to www.clinicalstudies.info.nih.gov/detail/A_2004-CH-0283.html. Please call 1-800-411-1222 (TTY: 1-866-411-1010) http://clinicaltrials.gov.
APNA and ANCC Announce a Joint Venture
10/26/05
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) have strengthened their relationship and are now working to determine the nature and future of advanced practice certification in the specialty of psychiatric mental health nursing.
APNA President Sandra Talley, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN, hails this movement forward as "an opportunity for the leadership of APNA and ANCC to share information that will lead to new knowledge concerning the role of advanced practice nurses specializing in psychiatric mental health care." ANCC President Patricia S. Yoder-Wise, EdD, RN, CNAA, BC, FAAN, states that "The combined wisdom and energy of APNA and ANCC leadership will set new guidelines for organizational collaboration and undoubtedly move both organizations closer to understanding certified nurses' contribution to the delivery of high quality psychiatric and mental health care." Read more at www.apna.org/news/news.html.
ANA Urges Congress to Maintain Funding for Workforce Development
10/26/05
The American Nurses Association sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee, urging them to insist on maintaining $156 million for nursing workforce development. Read letter [PDF]
Vanderbilt University Health Systems Management MSN Online
10/26/05
Looking for career advancement? Experience the #1 ranked Health Systems Management MSN degree available 100% online! Prestigious Vanderbilt University created this online MSN for professional working nurses like you. Vanderbilt graduates report higher earnings & increased opportunities for advancement in any number of healthcare delivery organizations. It takes only two years to fast track your career - earn a healthcare executive or leadership position with more pay & more responsibility. Earn exactly the same diploma as the on-campus program. Vanderbilt School of Nursing is NLNAC accredited & approved by the Tennessee Board of Nursing. Act now for January start!
Visit www.msnvanderbilt.info/ana for more information.
Magnet Conference Cancelled
10/25/05
This is the latest information as of 7:30 p.m., Monday, October 24, regarding changes to the conference schedule due to Hurricane Wilma:
Because of power outages and airport closures resulting from Hurricane Wilma, we are cancelling the Magnet Conference at this time. We will have further information in approximately 14 days. We have notified the conference hotels of the meeting cancellation. Please check this website for updates.
HHS Unveils A Healthier You, A New Consumer-Oriented Book on Healthy Living
10/25/05
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Leavitt has announced that the new publication, A Healthier You: Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, will be available in bookstores, libraries and Web sites in time for the holidays. A Healthier You gives consumers simple steps for healthy living, drawn from the science-based nutrition and physical activity advice of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines, the latest update of the report.
Read complete press release at www.hhs.gov/news/press/2005pres/20051024.html.
Help Get Katrina Evacuees the Medical Information They Need
10/24/05
Attention Katrina Evacuees, Health Care Providers and Pharmacists -- KatrinaHealth.org is a new, free, and secure online service that connects evacuees, health care providers, and pharmacists with important information about the prescription drugs evacuees were taking before they were forced to flee their homes. Visit Web site at http://www.katrinahealth.org.
ANA Backgrounder on Influenza Season 2005-2006
10/24/05
The 2005-2006 influenza season has arrived, and the influenza vaccination process has begun, with nurses and other healthcare workers being given priority by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Because the influenza vaccine directly affects nurses and their patients, ANA is involved with this issue, and has been active in shaping policy and legislation that relates to it. Read backgrounder...
WHO Advanced Draft
Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Health Care
10/21/05
To fight the spread of health care-associated infections which take
a high toll in human lives and affect hundreds of millions of patients
worldwide each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its
partners launched the Global Patient Safety Challenge with the theme
"Clean Care is Safer Care" on Thursday, 13 October 2005. As part
of the launch, the WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care
(Advanced Draft) were made available.
These guidelines provide health-care workers, hospital administrators,
and health authorities with a thorough review of evidence on hand
hygiene in health care and specific recommendations to improve practices
and reduce transmission of pathogenic microorganisms.
View guidelines at www.who.int/patientsafety/events/05/
HH_Guidelines_10Oct2005_AdvDraft_FINAL.pdf.
Free Webcast
-- Dementia Focus: The Person Behind the Disease
10/20/05
"Getting to Know You" takes on a whole new significance when working
with challenging behaviors in cognitively impaired older adults.
Focusing on the person, and attempting to assess the environment
through their perspective, will help providers to better understand
the impetus for behaviors and to minimize future recurrences – a
factor which can make the difference between living with family
or in assisted-living, and living in a long-term care environment.
This webcast provides viewers with a broad range of tools and
strategies to improve assessment and understanding of cognitively
impaired older adults, and also outlines a range of interventions
to change provider behaviors and modify the environment in order
to provide a safe and comforting environment for those who are cognitively
impaired. View webcast at www.NursingCenter.com/AJNolderadults.
Call Congress
Now! Tell Them Not to Cut Medicaid - Deadline Extended until October
20th
10/19/05
ANA urges Congress to halt their plans to cut Medicaid funding.
ANA is aware that the tens of thousands of Americans displaced by
hurricane Katrina will require ongoing medical and mental services.
Now is not the time to cut Medicaid.
Despite the devastation caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita,
Congressional leaders indicate that they are planning to go ahead
with a budget plan that will cut funding for Medicaid by at least
$10 billion over five years. These devastating cuts will harm the
poor, disabled, and elderly. They will increase the number of Americans
without health insurance. They will contribute to emergency department
overcrowding, delayed diagnosis of life-threatening diseases, increased
reliance on charity care, and increased expenditures for preventable
health complications.
ANA finds it unconscionable that Congress would consider proceeding
with Medicaid cuts at a time when the human needs of our fellow
Americans is so great.
Help us oppose these cuts. Call your members of Congress through,
Thursday October 20th. Urge them to vote against any budget
package that harms Medicaid beneficiaries. Call Congress toll-free:
1-800-426-8073
More information, including background on Medicaid and talking
points can be found at www.anapoliticalpower.org.
FoodMed 2005:
First Conference on Healthy Food in Healthcare
10/19/05
As places of healing, hospitals have a natural incentive to provide
food that's healthy for people and the environment in which we live.
By understanding the link between food production and food related
disease, health care practitioners can begin to educate their patients,
model appropriate food purchasing and help transition the way in
which our food is grown and distributed to one that is protective
of human health. FoodMed 2005 takes place in Oakland, CA on 11/17/05.
For more information on conference and registration, go to www.foodmed.org.
ANA Joins the AACN Clinical Nurse
Leader Implementation and Evaluation Task Forces
10/18/05
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has invited
the American Nurses Association (ANA) to join the Clinical Nurse
Leader (CNL) Implementation and Evaluation Task Forces. The Clinical
Nurse Leader is a new nursing role being developed by the AACN in
collaboration with leaders from the education and practice arenas.
AACN launched the CNL initiative in response to the call from the
Institute of Medicine and others to enhance the way nurses are educated
and employed in the practice setting. More...
ANA Nursing
Rewards + Visa Card
10/17/05
ANA introduces the new Nursing Rewards + Visa Card. This new card
has a low interest rate, no annual fee and has been especially designed
for nurses and offers a reward point for every dollar they spend,
with a choice of personal and professional rewards. For more information
or to apply online, go to https://www.myanavisa.com/start2.htm
or call 1-800-918-8496 to apply by phone.
CDC Posts 2005-06
Flu Season Educational Materials for Health Providers
10/14/05
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has posted
educational materials for use in promoting influenza vaccination.
These materials reflect CDC’s vaccination recommendations and highlight
the benefits of influenza vaccination.
View and download materials at www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/flugallery/provider.htm.
Latest OJIN Topic
- The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): Need for More Dialogue
10/13/05
The latest OJIN topic is "The Doctor of Nursing Practice
(DNP): Need for More Dialogue." The six articles included share
various perspectives related to the DNP degree and present compelling
arguments both for and against moving forward with the DNP. The
articles describe the process used by the American Association of
Colleges of Nursing’s Task Force on the Practice Doctorate in Nursing,
present issues to be addressed before proceeding with the DNP, describe
the context for the evolution of the practice doctorate for nurse
practitioner education, and review the philosophical, practice,
legislative, and practical bases for establishment of residencies
in primary care. Also discussed are key policy and operational issues
that need to be considered by universities before implementing the
practice doctorate. Read more...
Complementary
and Alternative Medicine Online Continuing Education Series
10/12/05
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
at the National Institutes of Health has developed the CAM Online
Continuing Education Series for health care providers and the public
to learn more about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
The Continuing Education Series is presented in six chapters. Each
chapter includes: a video lecture by one author, including the transcript;
a question and answer transcript; and an online test that can be
taken to receive Continuing Education Units (CEU) for nurses.
Learn more about the series at http://nccam.nih.gov/videolectures.
Conference to Explore
Hot Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing
10/11/05
Malpractice, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Pain Management
are among the hot topics featured in the latest series of continuing
education programs presented by the Institute for Johns Hopkins
Nursing on October, 20 2005.
Nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists will find Hot
Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing provides professional and clinical
updates while presenting cutting edge theory for contemporary advanced
practice nursing. To learn more or register, call 410-614-1978 or
visit www.ijhn.jhmi.edu/APN2005/default.asp.
Reminder:
Seeking Comments on "Public Health Nursing: Scope and Standards
of Practice"
10/10/05
The ANA invites your comments about the draft "Public Health Nursing:
Scope and Standards of Practice" available at: www.nursingworld.org/practice/#publichealth.
Please submit your responses electronically by the closing date
of October 21, 2005 to yvonne.humes@ana.org
or carol.bickford@ana.org.
Principles
for Delegation
10/07/05
ANA has developed this new resource that details ongoing RN responsibilities
and what tasks they can delegate, and it speaks to the accountability
of the person who assumes delegated tasks. The document is available
in the Members Only area.
Registered members, go to http://nursingworld.org/member/practice
to view document.
To access the document, ANA
Members must create an online account.
For membership information, go to www.nursingworld.org/memapp.
Family Nurse
Practitioner Review and Resource Manual: The Institute for Credentialing
Innovation Offers Online Access to Contact Hour Credits
10/07/05
The American Nurses Credentialing Center's Institute for Credentialing
Innovation introduces a new way to receive continuing education
contact hour credit for study of its series of manuals. Credit for
the Family Nurse Practitioner Review and Resource Manual
can now be obtained via ANA's online Continuing Education Web site.
Those who purchase the manual will receive a proof of purchase code
which will give them access to the online test. Upon completion
of the test, a certificate of completion is available for printing.
Online contact hour credit for The Institute's other manuals will
be available soon. If you have already purchased the Family
Nurse Practitioner Review and Resource Manual, you can obtain
a proof of purchase code by contacting The institute at revmanuals@ana.org.
Be sure to include your name and date of purchase of the manual
in the text of your e-mail message. To purchase the manual, visit
nursesbooks.org.
Food Safe Schools
Project Presents a Train-The-Trainer Workshop
10/06/05
The Food Safe Schools Project at the American Nurses Foundation
is seeking school nurse leaders to attend a weekend Train-the-Trainer
workshop in Scottsdale, AZ on December 3-4, 2005. The purpose of
this workshop is to prepare nurse leaders for replication at the
state or local level of an educational program entitled School Nurses
Responding to the Challenges of Foodborne Illnesses. The Food Safe
Schools Project will fund travel and accommodations for fifteen
applicants. The application deadline is November 1, 2005 to be considered
for ANF funding. Get the details...
Free Teleconference:
Environmental Health Leadership in Our Workplaces
10/05/05
Nurses play a critical role in the success of environmental programs.
Learn how nurses can participate in the Hospitals for a Healthy
Environment (H2E) program, and how staff can engage nurses as champions
of environmental programs. Teleconference takes place on October
07, 2005 at 1:00 EST.
Registration information is available at www.h2e-online.org/events/teleconf/
molydesc.cfm?Date=2005-10-07&teleconfid=66.
TAN Seeking
Personal Accounts of Hurricane Efforts
10/04/05
The American Nurse is looking for short, personal accounts from
our nurse members in the areas that were hard hit by Hurricane Katrina
who were working in area health care facilities, public health emergency
centers and clinics, who aided in the health care needs of evacuees
who were brought to area hospitals and shelters, and others who
volunteered in the area.
Please e-mail your story to: susan.trossman@ana.org
or mail to: ANA, Editor of The American Nurse, 8515 Georgia Ave.,
Suite 400, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3492.
If you have any questions, please call Sheila Lindsay at (301)
628-5197.
Personal accounts ideally should be 300 words or fewer and be
submitted to us by Oct. 15. Please include your name, your state
nurses association and a phone number or e-mail address where you
can be reached. We will try to run as many stories from you as we
can, and may have to edit them down to fit our space limitations.
Thank you, and our thoughts are with you.
Webcast -- Incontinence:
Breaking Through the Myths
10/03/05
Would you believe that it is possible to maintain urinary continence
among residents with end-stage dementia?
Most practitioners have mistaken ideas about the inevitability
of urinary incontinence as we age. That notion extends to the general
public and is reinforced by advertisements for incontinence pads.
However, research shows that urinary incontinence is treatable,
often without pharmacologic intervention, especially if assessments
are routinely made by registered nurses and behavioral interventions
implemented.
This program from New Look at the Old series outlines
the myths and the science related to urinary incontinence, and steps
you can take to assess, improve and maintain continence among your
client population. The 60 minute program features interviews with
Dr. Specht, nurses working in long-term care settings, a physical
therapist, and a resident with urinary incontinence.
To access the webcast, go to www.NursingCenter.com/AJNolderadults.
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