2002 Press Releases from
the American Nurses Association
The American Nurses Association is the only full-service professional organization representing the nation's 2.7 million Registered Nurses through its constituent member nurses
associations. ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing
practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace,
projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and
regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public.
American Nurses Foundation Elects Board of Trustees
President (Released: December 19, 2002)
Harvard University Study Identifies Inadequate Nurse
Staffing as A Major Factor in Medical Errors (Released: December 16, 2002)
American Nurses Association Raises Concerns About Smallpox Vaccination Plans (Released: December 12, 2002)
ANCC's Institute for Research, Education, and Consultation (IREC) Receives Major Funding for Research from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Released: December 9, 2002)
ANA Partners With Monster.com to Enhance Nursing
Careers (Released: November 14, 2002)
ANA Leaders Provide Updates on Cornerstone Work (Presented: November 8, 2002)
JAMA Article Links Hospital Staffing and Patient Mortality, Nurse Burnout and Job Dissatisfaction (Released: October 23, 2002)
ANA Reacts to Redbook Article Disparaging NPs (Sent: October 18, 2002)
ANA President Barbara Blakeney Remarks at the Health and Human Services Press Conference (Presented: September 30, 2002)
Statement of the American Nurses Association for the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Work Environment for Nurses and Patient Safety (Presented: September 24, 2002)
Statement on Behalf of the United American Nurses, AFL-CIO
to The Institute of Medicine Committee on Work Environment for Nurses and Patient Safety regarding The Working Conditions of Registered Nurses and Their Relation to Patient Safety
(Presented: September 24, 2002)
Family Circle Magazine Adds Nurse to Health and Medical Advisory Board (Released September 12, 2002)
American Nurses Association Supports Patient Privacy Rights (Released August 30, 2002)
Parents Speak Out About Immunizations (Released August 30, 2002)
ANA Responds to Final Modifications on Privacy
Regulation (Released August 15, 2002)
ANA President Invited to Address Presidential Forum (Released August 13, 2002)
ANA President Blakeney's Remarks on President's Economic Forum Waco, TX (Presented: August 13, 2002)
American Nurses Association Applauds JCAHO's Focus on Nursing Shortage (Released August 7, 2002)
ANA Responds to Outrageous Op-ed (Printed July 26, 2002)
ANA Responds to Chicago Tribune (Printed July 24, 2002)
American Academy of Nursing Cites Technology as one Solution to the Looming Nursing Shortage (Released July 22, 2002)
ANA Receives $5 Million Grant to Enhance Nurse Competence in Care of the Aging (Released July 18, 2002)
ANA Hails Congressional Agreement on Nurse Reinvestment Act (Released July 17, 2002)
ANA to Address RNs' Emergency Response, Needs of
Older Nurses (Released July 8, 2002)
American Nurses Association Elects Blakeney
(Released July 8, 2002)
ANA, HHS Establish National Nurses Response Team
(Released June 30, 2002)
Media Advisory: ANA and U.S. Public Health Service to Announce Nurses Response Team (Released June 28, 2002)
American Academy of Nursing Nominates New Fellows (Released June 7, 2002)
Study Reveals Link Between Increased Nursing Care, Better Patient Outcomes in Hospitals (Released May 29, 2002)
ANA Convention Highlights Unveiled (Released May 28, 2002)
ANA Supports Legislative Proposal to Improve Staffing in Nursing Homes (Released May 9, 2002)
Nursing Journal Launches New Continuing Education
Series about Caring for Terminally Ill Patients (Released May 8, 2002)
American Nurses Association Endorses Legislation Addressing RN Staffing Shortage (Released May 6, 2002)
The John A. Hartford Foundation Awards First MBA Scholarships to Nursing Scholars (Released May 1, 2002)
Fisher Named Finance Director of American Nurses Association (Released April 22, 2002)
Betsey Lewis Snow Named Director of Workplace Advocacy at ANA (Released April 17, 2002)
American Nurses Association Denounces OSHA Ergonomics Plan (Released April 8, 2002)
Hospitals Recognized For Environmental Excellence At First H2e Awards Ceremony (Released April 8, 2002)
Nursing Profession Unveils Strategic Plan to Ensure Safe, Quality Patient Care And Address Root Causes of Growing Shortage (Released April 4, 2002)
The John A. Hartford Foundation Awards $2 Million in
Scholarships to Nursing Scholars (March 21, 2002)
ANA Backs JCAHO 'Speak Up' Patient-Directed Safety
Initiative, Renews Push for Nurse Reinvestment Act, Other Nursing Shortage Preventives (Released March 18, 2002)
National Survey of Minority Nurses and Follow-up Pilot Project Provide Wealth of Data and Insights to Workplace Barriers (Released February 20, 2002)
ANA Applauds Bush's Commitment To Fund Nursing
Education, Health-Care Access Programs (Released February 5, 2002)
Geriatric Nursing Initiative Secures Significant Funding (Released February 4, 2002)
New Initiative on Geriatric Nursing Education Issues Formal Report Outlining Goals and Strategies (Released February 4, 2002)
ANA: Nurse-To-Patient Ratios Proposal Will Strengthen
Patient-Care Safety Net, But Broader Solutions Still Needed (Released January 23, 2002)
Four Hospitals Exceed Nursing Care Standards and Are Nationally Recognized for Excellence in Nursing Services (Released January 9, 2002)
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