The value equation
In 2022, the Partners for Nurse Staffing Think Tank, a collaboration among the American Nurses Association (ANA) and other leading organizations, identified 150 strategies…
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Setting the course
Over 2 days in June 2023, more than 350 RNs from across the United States gathered in Washington, D.C., for a thoughtful, dynamic, and…
Technology trials
Artificial intelligence (AI)—for better or worse—is all the rage. This broad description of algorithms and computer systems that drive the behavior of software programs,…
Moving the dial
Achieving and maintaining appropriate staffing has been a rallying cry for decades within the nursing profession and healthcare. The destructive COVID-19 pandemic only deepened…
A world of difference
Nurses act in concert to support and evolve the profession. At the end of June, thousands of nurses from more than 100 countries will…
Applause and accolades
Each May during National Nurses Month, the American Nurses Association (ANA), our constituent and state nurses associations, and healthcare organizations nationwide acknowledge and celebrate…
Climate action
Earth Day, celebrated each April 22, gives us all the opportunity to reflect on what we as individuals and in communities can do to…
Standard bearers
Certified nurses’ march to excellence Every year on March 19, organizations worldwide observe Certified Nurses Day to celebrate and publicly acknowledge nurses who maintain…
Vital actions
Diversity, inclusion pave the way to a healthier nation Just over 2 years ago, the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing (the Commission)…
Progress and potential
Nurses hold the keys to the nation’s health. An exciting new phase of my career began on January 1 with the start of my…
Reflecting, anticipating
Nursing’s bright future beckons In this, my last column as American Nurses Association (ANA) president, my thoughts, though reflecting about the past, rest firmly…
Ending stigma
If a flood or fire were to hit a community, RNs would spring into action, working long hours under stressful conditions to triage and…
The value equation
In 2022, the Partners for Nurse Staffing Think Tank, a collaboration among the American Nurses Association (ANA) and other leading organizations, identified…
Setting the course
Over 2 days in June 2023, more than 350 RNs from across the United States gathered in Washington, D.C., for a thoughtful,…
Technology trials
Artificial intelligence (AI)—for better or worse—is all the rage. This broad description of algorithms and computer systems that drive the behavior of…
Moving the dial
Achieving and maintaining appropriate staffing has been a rallying cry for decades within the nursing profession and healthcare. The destructive COVID-19 pandemic…
A world of difference
Nurses act in concert to support and evolve the profession. At the end of June, thousands of nurses from more than 100…
Applause and accolades
Each May during National Nurses Month, the American Nurses Association (ANA), our constituent and state nurses associations, and healthcare organizations nationwide acknowledge…
Climate action
Earth Day, celebrated each April 22, gives us all the opportunity to reflect on what we as individuals and in communities can…
Standard bearers
Certified nurses’ march to excellence Every year on March 19, organizations worldwide observe Certified Nurses Day to celebrate and publicly acknowledge nurses…
Vital actions
Diversity, inclusion pave the way to a healthier nation Just over 2 years ago, the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing…
Progress and potential
Nurses hold the keys to the nation’s health. An exciting new phase of my career began on January 1 with the start…
Reflecting, anticipating
Nursing’s bright future beckons In this, my last column as American Nurses Association (ANA) president, my thoughts, though reflecting about the past,…
Ending stigma
If a flood or fire were to hit a community, RNs would spring into action, working long hours under stressful conditions to…