by Susan Trossman, RN

Nurses do amazing things every day -- often without receiving any public recognition for their efforts. The following three nurses, however, did receive recognition from their ANA constituent member associations (CMAs) for their valuable contributions to the profession, the workplace and patient care. This represents only a sampling of awards CMAs gave to their outstanding members over the past year.

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The thrills! The planning!
The tireless effort!

Utah nurses make their mark at Winter Olympics

by Susan Trossman, RN

At the XIX Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, great athletes like U.S. short track skater Apolo Anton Ohno, Canadian pairs skaters Jamie Sale and David Peltier, and Croatian giant slalom skier Janica Kostelic were front and center. But behind the scenes, there were scores of judges, Olympic officials and other event organizers, overt and covert security staff and -- some 170 nurse volunteers.

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The thrills! The planning!
The tireless effort!

Hashing out California's staffing ratios

As the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) begins to hash out proposed minimum nurse-patient ratios, ANA\California (ANA\C) will be working hard over the next several months to ensure that their members' concerns are heard on this critical staffing issue.

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