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From Vision to Action: The Launch of the Outside Track in Nursing Education
Background Community. The single word evokes emotions of support and belonging. When the terms ‘community’ and ‘nursing’ are combined, the idea of home health and public health immediately comes to mind. Upon adding ‘nursing education’…
MNA Member Spotlight Yvette Conyers
Maryland Nurse, MD Vol. 3, No.2
Yvette Conyers, DNP, RN, FNP-C, CTN-B, CFCN, CFCS, CNE, FADLN, CWCN-AP, Associate Dean of Strategic Impact and Engagement at the University of Maryland School…
Join the Movement: Celebrating Maryland Nurses at the 123rd Convention
Maryland Nurse, MD Vol. 3, No.2
The MNA 2026 Convention Committee, chaired by Dr. Debra Jorae, is preparing an impactful MNA 123rd Annual Convention featuring keynote speaker ANA President Jennifer…
MNA and ANA Join Forces for Nurses Week
Maryland Nurse, MD Vol. 3, No.2
Nurses Week 2026 began with a powerful celebration of nurses and the extraordinary impact they make in our communities every day. In partnership with…
The Best Days Are Ahead
Maryland Nurse, MD Vol. 3, No.2
A message from MNA Executive Director Barb Biedrzycki, MSN, PhD, RN, CRNP, MNAExecutive Director, MNAInfo@MarylandRN.org As we move into the summer months, I find…
A Literature Review of Nurse Practitioner Responses to the Post-COVID-19 Mental Health Crisis
Maryland Nurse, MD Vol. 3, No.2
Background Mental health disorders represent a significant and persistent public health challenge worldwide affecting individuals across the lifespan. Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Nurses Unite: Membership Drive Success at Hospital Benefit Fair
Maryland Nurse, MD Vol. 3, No.2
MNA News Uduak Briggs, Premkala Karki Chhetri, Dori Miesse, Roselle Casas Sinai Hospital of Baltimore was the site of an employee benefit fair in…
Rooted in Community, Rising to the Call: Empowering Nurses to Transform Rural Health in Maryland
Maryland Nurse, MD Vol. 2, No.3
Jihane Frangieh, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, CNE When I think about the health of Maryland’s communities, I find myself drawn not to the well-resourced…
MNA in Times of Trouble and Triumph
Maryland Nurse, MD Vol. 3, No.2
Nayna C. Philipsen, BSN, MSN, JD, PhD, RN, FACCE Because of the nature of healthcare work, history for thousands of years, starting with the…
MNA President’s Message: 2026
Maryland Nurse, MD Vol. 3, No.1
Nayna C. Philipsen, BSN, MSN, JD, PhD, RN, FACCE Welcome to 2026 from your new President Nayna Philipsen; President@MarylandRN.org In the Words of a…
AI as Partner, Not Replacement: A Nursing Perspective
Maryland Nurse, MD Vol. 3, No.1
Jihane Frangieh, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, CNE As we step into a new year, I find myself returning to the same conversations again and…
Exploring Disability in Healthcare: Maryland Nursing Students Report Improvements in Comfort, Skill, and Clinical Approach
Introduction In the United States, approximately one in four adults has a disability, making this population one of the largest minority groups…
Getting to Know MNA’s New Lobbyist, Jamie DeMarco
Jamie DeMarco of DeMarco Advocacy During the Maryland Nurses Association (MNA) 122nd Annual Convention Open Annual Meeting, members were clear about one…
Interview with Dr. Joseph: A Maryland Nurse Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Paule Valery Joseph, PhD, MBA, MS, FNP-BC, CTN-B, FAAN In October 2025, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) elected 100 new members.…
Moving Forward, Together
A message from MNA Executive Director Barb Biedrzycki, MSN, PhD, RN, CRNP, MNAExecutive Director, MNAInfo@MarylandRN.org As we move forward into a new…
MNA District Highlights | March 2026
District 7 Highlights of 2025 (Last Quarter): District 7 held a meeting on November 18th and has the next meeting scheduled for…
President’s Message | MNA | Dec. 2025
Lou J. Bartolo, DNP, MSN, RN Dear Maryland Nurses Association Members and Colleagues, As I conclude my two-year term as President of…
The Value of Academic-Practice Partnerships
Jihane Frangieh, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, CNE What if the true strength of nursing lies in the seamless exchange between theory and…
Five-year update: Lessons Learned Launching a Nurse Anesthesia Program in the Midst of a Pandemic
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (SON) Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Nurse Anesthesia Track (NAT) received initial accreditation from the Council…
The Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians (MAAPC): Championing Nursing Education Now and for the Future
The Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians (MAAPC) is proud to announce the establishment of The Future Nightingales Endowed Scholarship in support…
Nurses Belong in Every Room Where Decisions Are Made
2025 Healing Politics Campaign School for Nurses & Midwives When I stepped into the Healing Politics Campaign School, I didn’t just enter…
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