That quote from Maya Angelou is a great opener for why nurses should be more involved in health policy work. There are 80,000 nurses in Colorado. When asked why nurses are not more involved in health policy work, nurses often…

Mark Longshore, PhD, RNWelcome to the 1st Quarter Issue of the Colorado Nurse. If it feels like you just received last quarter’s issue just over a month ago, you are correct. One of two big outward-facing changes that happened with…

The Colorado Public Health Association (CPHA) Nursing Section members are Public Health Nurses (PHNs) employed in urban and rural settings as well as the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), fulfilling diverse and complex roles. Our mission is…

Lauren Zobec, RN, and Sarah Duart, RN knew there was a problem. The cardiovascular (CV) nurses at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver had noticed a string of open-heart surgery patients being readmitted for sternal wounds and pressure wounds. They identified…

Health is often understood as the absence of disease, but the World Health Organization (WHO) (2024) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being.” Furthermore, the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics tasks nurses with…

This quarter, Colorado Nurses Foundation continues our Legendary Leaders series by honoring Dr. Margaret Moss, the first American Indian to hold both a PhD in Nursing and a Juris Doctorate. She is an enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and…

In January my daughter, Dorothy Barrow, gave me an article to read about the National Nurse Honor Guard Coalition and told me that since I was 10+ years retired, I needed to start a chapter in the Denver metro area.…

With the elimination of District Nurse Associations and the change to Constituent Associations (CA) voted on at the CNA 2024 Membership Assembly, DNA 20 changed its name to Nurses Furthering Knowledge. We voted to modify our bylaws versus changing to…

New name, but same nursing professional connections In October, what has been known as DNA 16 (the Denver and eastern district of Colorado Nurses) met and approved moving to a Constituent Association (CA) under the new bylaws of CNA. The…

What resources for NCPD are available through CNA and how does NCPD connect to the Colorado Nurses Association (CNA), specifically? Starting with the global association, membership in the American Nurses Association (ANA) offers multiple tools through the website: www.nursingworld.org You…

Mary Satre, MSN, MBA, RN, CNASince the last press deadline, there has been a national election, and since the date of our last publication, those who were elected have taken office. Colorado Nurse is limited by this press timetable, so…