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News from NNA Panhandle MIG

NE Vol. 59, No.1, Nebraska Nurse
Ben Garcia, Connie Morrill, Kim Perkins, and Wendy Wells attended the NNA Convention in Kearney. NNA members: Wendy Wells, Heidi Gubanyi, and Dr. Lisa…

Meet Your 2026 NNA Board

NE Vol. 59, No.1, Nebraska Nurse
The Nebraska Nurses Association is proud to welcome our 2026 Board of Directors. These nurse leaders bring a diverse range of experience, perspectives, and…

From the NNA President, February 2026

NE Vol. 59, No.1, Nebraska Nurse
Blake Smith As we welcome 2026, I am struck by a simple truth: Nebraska nurses show up. You show up for patients. You show…

Social Media in Healthcare: Opportunities and Obstacles

NE Vol. 58, No.4, Nebraska Nurse
The increasing prevalence of social media in healthcare has significantly changed how individuals acquire and understand health-related information. Unfortunately it also becomes a frequent…

NE Nurses Day at the Legislature

NE Vol. 58, No.4, Nebraska Nurse
The Nebraska Nurses Association will be hosting their 2026 NE Nurses Day at the Legislature as a live, in-person event on February 19 at…

Keeping nurses safe

When you think of safety in the workplace, what comes to mind? Protection? Security? Well-being? All nurses and healthcare professionals deserve to…

FROM THE NNA PRESIDENT 

Greetings to all Nebraska Nurses!  Membership Assembly-Washington, D.C.-June 26-28, 2025 Linda Hardy, PhD, RN, CNE, CTNA As I write this article, we…
The Celebrate Nursing Breakfast was held on April 26 at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo with 22 honorees and 69 attendees.

FROM THE NNA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Kim Houtwed, MBA, BSN, RN Springtime is more than just a change in seasons—it is a powerful symbol of renewal, hope, and…

2025 Nurses Week Proclamation

Whereas, nurses in Nebraska constitute our state’s largest health care profession; and Whereas, the more than 36,000 registered nurses, advanced practice nurses…

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Health implications of child marriage in the United States

The United Nations Population Fund and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNPFA-UNICEF) Global Program to End Child Marriage cites ending child marriage as one of their 2030 sustainable development goals. Globally, advances have been made in decreasing the rate…

Communicating with patients about firearm safety

Nurses frequently need to ask personal and sensitive questions, even in the absence of an established therapeutic relationship. Through typical healthcare interactions, disclosures about violence, risk, and firearm ownership may arise. However, nurses receive little or no education, training, or…

Elevating the transition-to-practice experience

In 2022, The merger of two regional health systems gave rise to a healthcare enterprise covering six states and employing nearly 3,000 prospective newly licensed nurses (NLNs) who graduated from an accredited program and had less than 6 months of…

The best career advice I was ever given

The best career advice I was ever given did not arrive in a hospital corridor, a simulation lab, or a leadership institute. It arrived in a quiet office, before I earned my first paycheck as a nurse. I can still…


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