Laura Mallett, MSN, RNPresident, Kansas State Nurses Association HAPPY SUMMER to the membership! I hope you are enjoying the summer and staying cool! Terry Siek, ANA Representative, Dana Erikson, Executive…

WHEN CONSIDERING FAMILY well-being and pregnancy risks, the March of Dimes notes “Where you live matters.” Disparities in maternal and neonatal outcomes have plagued this country for years. Kansas is…

Dana EricksonExecutive Director,Kansas State Nurses AssociationGREETINGS, fellow KSNA members! I hope your summer has been delightful and full of good things. Let’s dive in to touch upon some of KSNA’s…

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE is an essential component of nursing education. However, it has been documented that clinical experience generates a significant amount of anxiety for nursing students (Walker & Verklan, 2016).…

MEDICARE IS A CRITICAL PILLAR in the vast healthcare landscape, supporting millions of Americans, including a substantial segment of Kansas’s population. For nurses across the state, understanding Medicare’s intricacies is…

SUDDEN INFANT Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the leading neonatal cause of death for infants between one month and one year old. Approximately 4,000 infants annually die from unknown causes in…