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2025 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures Report

​Each September, people from all over the world unite to raise awareness and to advocate for support and research efforts. As we approach World Alzheimer’s Day, which takes place every September 21, we have more reasons than ever to continue…

A Transformational Year for Nurses House

On behalf of the Nurses House Board of Directors, it is with much enthusiasm that we reflect on 2025—a truly transformational year for us. The past year has been dedicated to laying a stronger foundation for our future, ensuring we…

Alzheimer’s Association Northeastern New York 

Volunteering Benefits Your Health and Community The first part of the year is traditionally the time to take stock of our health and make some resolutions for the months ahead. Gyms and fitness classes often fill up as people start…

ANA_NY | From the Desk of the Historian – June 2025

June is a wonderful and usually busy month known for its graduations, vacations, and weddings. But did you know how important the month of June is to our nursing profession? A good source of information is the nursing calendar created…

ANA-New York – Board Buzz | December 2024

This quarter, on behalf of our members, the Board of Directors: ANA-NY’s Elections closed this month; did you cast your vote for: President, Treasurer, two Directors, and three Nomination & Elections Committee members? President Dollinger continues to speak all over…

ANA-New York – Legislative Update | December 2024

Tuesday, November 5 was Election Day. While the Presidential election dominated headlines, there were significant State races that will impact the upcoming legislative session. Former President Donald Trump won the election and will be sworn in as the 47th President…

ANA-New York – Members on the Move | December 2024

Tammy Aiken, DNP, MSN, RN, SANE, received the Emergency Nurse Association’s 2024 Gail P. Lenehan Advocacy Award. The ENA describes the award as peer-nominated recognition of a nurse who “has had a positive impact on emergency nurses through a sustained…

ANA-New York – President’s Message | December 2024

I am your new ANA-NY president- no kidding! I hope you understand that joke and enjoy my last rendition of the No Kidding! column that I’ve had the joy of contributing to this newsletter (now news magazine!) since March of…

ANA-New York | Reviving reverence for vaccines

Immunization remains critical to good health throughout the life span. Similar to many children, I frequently asked my mother “why” about things in the world. One day I pointed to a scar on her upper left arm and asked why…

ANA-NY – From the Desk of the Executive Director | September 2024

Just like Taylor, ANA-NY has eras! The leader of our Advocacy Era has been our out-going President, Dr. Marilyn Dollinger. Under President Dollinger’s leadership ANA-NY has held in-person and grassroots advocacy days with our state legislators leading to the passing…

ANA-NY – President’s Message | September 2024

ANA-NY’s seven-member delegation attended the ANA Membership Assembly in Washington D.C. June 27-29. Each year members of state associations from across the country meet to discuss current issues that guide ANA’s advocacy and program initiatives. ANA-NY member delegate candidates submit…

ANA-NY | Committee Spotlight: Audit Committee

Members of the Audit Committee typically meet twice a year prior to the May 15 filing deadline for the 990. The first meeting is to approve the CPA who will be contracted to perform the annual financial review and complete…

ANA-NY | From the Desk of the Executive Director, March 2025

We are looking forward to a busy Spring! Make sure to watch our weekly bulletins, website, app, and social media sites for the announcements of calls for: Nominations for Vice President, Secretary, Director-at-Large, Nominations and Elections Committee members, and ANA…

ANA-NY | From the Desk of the Historian, March 2025

What a Difference – Because of These Nursing Heroes! Gertrude B. Hutchinson, DNS, RN, MA, MSIS, RN As you read this month’s issue, this columnist’s December 2024 hiatus is over and once again, my thoughts turn to the significance of…

ANA-NY | Legislative Update – June 2025

New York’s 2025-2026 budget was due on April 1. Certain policy issues delayed the final budget, as the Governor proposed a series of major policy changes that took some time for the Governor and Legislature to negotiate. As of this…

ANA-NY | Legislative Update, March 2025 

Amy Kellogg, Caiti Anderson New York’s 2025 legislative session began on January 8, 2025 when both houses convened for their first day of session. Normally, this day would also be marked with the Governor’s State of the State address, but…

ANA-NY | Members on the Move – June 2025

Sarah Kaplan, MSN, RN-BC, NPD-BC, Jessica Varghese, PhD, RN, Giselle Gerardi, PhD, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, and Pam Ginex, EdD, MPH, RN, OCN all had poster presentations at the Eastern Nursing Research Society’s (ENRS) 37th Annual Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia, PA…

ANA-NY | Members on the Move, March 2025

Donna Zucker, PhD, RN, FAAN, released her book, “Case Study Methodology for Nursing, Exploring the Lived Experience of those with Chronic Health Problems”.  “This book emerged from my work with doctoral nursing students whose own work in case study methods…

ANA-NY | President’s Message – June 2025

Connie J. Perkins, PhD, RN, CNE Political anxiety is a real thing and if you don’t have it yet, just wait; from what I can see it’s contagious! According to the latest Stress in America™ poll, the top three reported…

ANA-NY | President’s Message, March 2025

Connie J. Perkins, PhD, RN, CNE In November, I attended the Nurses Service Organization’s (NSO) Annual Summit in Denver, Colorado to represent our wonderful organization. There were almost 90 attendees; one of their highest attendance rates in summit history. It…

ANA-NY Health Equity Task Force

For the past one and a half years, the seven members of the ANA-NY Health Equity Task Force have worked to plan and offer programs that supported recommendations from the ANA Commission to Address Racism in Nursing for ANA-NY members.…

ANA-NY Health Equity Task Force Update

The ANA-NY Health Equity Task Force is sponsoring a 4-part virtual series on “Strategies and Skills to Broaden Inclusive Communication in Healthcare”. Task Force members worked with Northwell Health Trainer Alice Fornari to customize this successful program into four sessions…

ANA-NY Legislative Update, June 2026

Amy Kellogg, Caiti AndersonNew York’s 2026-2027 budget was due on April 1. Certain policy issues delayed the final budget, as the Governor proposed a series of major policy changes that have taken some time for the Governor and Legislature to…

ANA-NY Legislative Update, March 2026

Amy Kellogg, Caiti Anderson January tends to be synonymous with new beginnings. In the New York legislative world, that is no different. The New York State Legislature began its 2026 session on January 7, and the Governor delivered her State…

ANA-NY Members on the Move

Dr. Ellen McCabe and Celia McIntosh, DNP, RN, FNP-C, PHMNP-BC, SCRN, CEN, CCRN, CNRN, FADLN, FNAP were handpicked by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) for the Class of 2026 Fellows and will be inducted on June 25, 2026…

ANA-NY Political Action Committee

Nurses Deal in Advocacy The American Nurses Association-New York Political Action Committee (ANA-NY PAC) was established to raise funds to support state legislators and candidates seeking elected office who champion the nursing profession. Registered nurses (RNs) around the state lead…

ANA-NY Political Action Committee

The ANA-NY PAC, now in its fourth year, has had its most successful year to date! The PAC raises funds to support candidates for elected office in New York State who champion the nursing profession. We would not have had…

ANA-NY Political Action Committee | Sept. 2025

Nurses Deal in Advocacy The American Nurses Association-New York Political Action Committee (ANA-NY PAC) was established to raise funds to support state legislators and candidates seeking elected office who champion the nursing profession.  Registered nurses (RNs) around the state lead…

Be the Change: Advocating for Compassionate Care in Healthcare

As medical professionals, we hold a profound responsibility to advocate for our patients and provide compassionate, clear, and thorough care. Yet, many of us have experienced moments when, due to time constraints, stress, or burnout, we may unintentionally fall short.…

Climate Conversations

Why the EPA’s Reversal of the Endangerment Finding Matters for Public Health and Nursing Nurses have long recognized that environmental conditions shape health outcomes. Factors like air quality, heat exposure, housing, and infrastructure all play a role in who becomes…

Climate Conversations | From Mother Earth to Motherhood

Climate change is the greatest public health crisis of the 21st century and has a significant impact on Americans. Locally, nationally, and internationally, average temperatures are rising. New York State (NYS) has seen average temperatures increase faster than the average…

Climate Conversations: Reducing Our Holiday Footprint  

It’s September – a time when we transition away from summer fun and prepare for sweater season and pumpkins spice. But before we know it, the holiday season will be upon us. This festive time presents a valuable opportunity to…

Committee Spotlight – Awards Committee

The Awards Committee typically meets once or twice a year in the Spring. The office team sends out the call for award nominees for that year’s categories. The committee electronically scores the submissions and then meets to finalize the awardees.…

Committee Spotlight: Finance Committee

The Finance Committee meets several times a year to review the Profit and Loss Statements. Their most important role is to review and endorse the annual budget. The Executive Director compiles the annual budget based on the past several years’…

Committee Spotlight: Nursing Education Committee

Members of the Nursing Education Committee are nurse educators who meet monthly to discuss current trends and issues in nursing education. Periodically the Executive Secretary of the NYSED Board for Nursing, Suzanne Sullivan, joins the committee calls to hear directly…

Committee Spotlight: Nursing Education Committee

Members of the Nursing Education Committee are nurse educators who meet monthly to discuss current trends and issues in nursing education. Committee members are also encouraged to submit their own, colleagues’, or students’ work for articles in our quarterly magazine.…

Equity in Nursing: Honoring the Past, Transforming the Future

The ANA Equity in Nursing: A Summit for Change took place in Washington, D.C., from February 26–28, bringing together top nursing leaders, researchers, and advocates dedicated to addressing racism and health inequities affecting the nursing profession and the communities nurses…

Evidence You Can Use

ECMO Cannula Safety Bundle: A Nurse-Driven Quality Improvement Initiative to Prevent Migration and Dislodgement Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, or ECMO, is a critical life-saving intervention for patients experiencing severe cardiac or respiratory failure (Makdisi & Wang, 2015; Brogan et al., 2017).…

Evidence You Can Use – June 2025

Purpose: This quality improvement (QI) project aims to integrate the use of interactive team chat technology among multidisciplinary healthcare team members into the discharge process thereby enhancing communication and efficiency of patient discharges. Target audience: All nursing staff, discharge coordinators…

Evidence You Can Use | September 2024

Purpose: This EBP project was needed to improve the compliance, competence, and confidence of bedside nurses in the use of CPR using the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) program. Target audience: All nursing staff (RN, LPN, and NA), and house medical…

Evidence You Can Use, December 2024

Implementing a transition to practice program in Rural NY: Improving retention and satisfaction of New Graduate Nurses during the first year of practice. The practice problem to be addressed in this evidence-based practice (EBP) project is the retention and satisfaction…

Evidence You Can Use, March 2025

Purpose: The purpose of this Quality Improvement (QI) project was to measure the impact of a designated Neuro Transport RN on length of time primary RNs were off the unit, nursing staff perception of missed care, and satisfaction with the…

Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention in Home Healthcare

Firearm violence is a significant public health issue in the United States (U.S.) (The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory 2024). In 2022, more than 48,000 total people died from firearm-related injuries, including intentional self-inflicted, unintentional, interpersonal, legal intervention, and undetermined causes…

From the Desk of the Executive Director | ANA-NY | Dec. 2025

2025 Progress toward ANA-NY Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives  Jeanine Santelli, PhD, RN, AGPCNP-BC, FAAN, Faith Community Nurse Advocate for the public and nursing profession in NYS Increase visibility of ANA-NY and promote its role as the voice of NYS…

From the Desk of the Executive Director | ANA-NY | March 2026

Jeanine Santelli, PhD, RN, AGPCNP-BC, FAAN, Faith Community Nurse Who remembers the Future of Nursing report? Okay, you can put your hands down. Did you realize that there have been two reports? Now who remembers the charges from those reports?…

From the Desk of the Executive Director | Sept. 2025

Jeanine Santelli, PhD, RN, AGPCNP-BC, FAAN, Faith Community Nurse We are looking forward to seeing you in person and empowered at our Annual Conference! We’ll be grooving to a 60’s theme at the TWA terminal at JFK. Here’s a fun…

From the Desk of the Historian | ANA-NY

Summer is a time for travel and as you read this column, I will have completed a vacation through Canada to Halifax, Nova Scotia in mid-June. This column is the paper I presented at Saint Mary’s University at the Annual…

From the Desk of the Historian | ANA-NY | June 2026

Road Trip to The Adirondacks Another summer is upon us: Colleges are on summer sessions, perhaps your local elementary and secondary schools are winding down their academic years, and VACATION is on everyone’s minds. Where to go? What to do?…

From the Desk of the Historian | ANA-NY | March 2026

As thoughts about this column started to swirl about in my head in November 2025, I was watching Ken Burns’ documentary, The American Revolution. You are reading this column in March of 2026 and have experienced the move into 2026,…

H.R. 1 FAQs

I don’t receive Medicare or Medicaid benefits, so it doesn’t affect me, right? Wrong! You might not receive these payments, but your local hospital, community health center, and health care practitioners do, particularly in rural and other underserved areas. Once…

Historical Note

Genesee Valley Nurses Association – May 2025 This month, during National Nurses Week, we were proud to host the Genesee Valley Nurses Association for a specialty tour exploring Susan B. Anthony’s connections to the field. The organization played a pivotal…

June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month

This June during Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, the Alzheimer’s Association® is encouraging all Americans to take charge of their brain health. Today, there are nearly 7 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s. The lifetime risk for the disease at age…

Legislative Update

Thursday, June 6, was the last scheduled day of New York’s 2024 legislative session, but we went into overtime. The Senate completed their business on Friday, June 7 around 8:30 p.m. while the Assembly worked through the night and completed…

Legislative Update | ANA-NY | Dec. 2025

Amy Kellogg, Caiti Anderson Tuesday, November 4 was Election Day in New York. This year featured municipal elections throughout the State, with mayoral elections in Albany, Buffalo, Syracuse, and New York City. The most watched election was the New York…

Legislative Update | Sept. 2025

Amy Kellogg, Caiti Anderson Thursday, June 12, was the last scheduled day of New York’s 2025 legislative session. The Senate completed their business early on Friday, June 13.  The Assembly returned the following week and concluded their business on Wednesday,…

Meet Your 2026 ANA-NY Board of Directors

President  Connie Perkins, PhD, RN, CNE  St. Bonaventure, NY     Vice-President  Giselle Gerardi, PhD, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM  Commack, NY   Treasurer   Elisa Mancuso, MS, FNS, RNC-NIC, AE-C  Islip Terrace, NY   Secretary   Kimberly Velez, MSN, RN  Brooklyn,…

Members on the Move

[Pictured Above: Giselle Gerardi, PhD, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Kimberly Velez, MSN, RN and Anna George, PhD, APRN, RN, FNP-C sat on a panel at Molloy University’s Legislative Forum on October 23, 2025, and discussed topics on environmental determinants of health,…

Members on the Move | Sept. 2025

Karine Austin, BSN, MSN, DNP, NEA-BC, CENP, Deputy Chief Nursing Officer and Abbi-Gail Baboolal, BSN, MSN, DNP, FNP, Chief Nursing Officer at NYC Health + Hospital/Queens are one of the teams in the Nurse Innovation Fellowship: 2025-2026 Cohort by Johnson…

New York’s ANA NexGen Ambassador

Moselle Jules, RNThe ANA NextGen Ambassador Program was created to engage Early Career nurses in ANA educational and networking experiences and create a dialogue on how to best engage with the next generation of nurses under age 30. From more…

No Kidding! December 2024

Who puts the culture into agriculture? Farmers I have always lived in rural America and consider rural nursing a personal passion and specialty in many regards. If you want to know a dirty little secret of mine: I actually live…

Nurses Deal in Advocacy

The American Nurses Association-New York Political Action Committee (ANA-NY PAC) was established to raise funds to support state legislators and candidates seeking elected office who champion the nursing profession.  Registered nurses (RNs) around the state lead daily, from working on…

Nurses Deal in Advocacy

The American Nurses Association-New York Political Action Committee (ANA-NY PAC) raises funds to support state elected officials and candidates seeking elected office who champion the nursing profession. 2026 is an election year in New York, where we will see all…

Nurses Deal in Advocacy

The American Nurses Association-New York Political Action Committee (ANA-NY PAC) was established to raise funds to support state legislators and candidates seeking elected office who champion the nursing profession. Registered nurses (RNs) around the state lead daily, from working on…
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Nurses House

Nurses House Inc. held its annual fundraiser walk at the ANA-NY Conference in Lake George on October 23rd. We wish to thank all ANA-NY members who attended and contributed to the fundraiser which raised $4,147 for nurses in need. We…

Nurses House, Inc.

Springing Forward to New Heights It’s been an exciting several months for Nurses House, Inc. as we continue to make strides in becoming more visible across the United States. As a national non-profit organization, it is critical we are supported…

NYS Coalition of Alzheimer’s Association Chapters

NYS Nurses Can Help Share Important Messages about Brain Health in June This June during Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, the Alzheimer’s Association® is encouraging Americans to take charge of their brain health. As a nurse, you are a vital…

Organizational Affiliate Spotlight

Welcome Sigma Kappa Gamma Chapter Formed in 1988, Kappa Gamma is the 241st chapter established at Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Kappa Gamma is affiliated with Stony Brook University’s School of Nursing. With 350 members, the chapter…

President’s Message | ANA-NY | Dec. 2025

Connie J. Perkins, PhD, RN, CNE Every June the American Nurses Association hosts a Membership Assembly in Washington, DC. This brings together ANA’s constituent member organizations (C/SNAs) (i.e. ANA-NY), Individual Member Division (IMD), affiliated organizations, and members of the ANA…

President’s Message | ANA-NY | June 2026

Connie Perkins, PhD, RN, CNE Our organization is filled with opportunities for engagement. One of the best parts of this position has been meeting so many members who give back through our committees. With summer upon us, it is officially voting…

President’s Message | ANA-NY | Sept. 2025

Connie J. Perkins, PhD, RN, CNE Spring was a great time to be a member of ANA-NY! In April, we met in Albany for an in-person board meeting and lobby day. At the board meeting, we discussed the hard work…

Span: The Compassion Project

A campaign for compassion supporting all New York state nurses. A universal call to action for those with substance use disorder & their colleagues who care.  As the leading resource in New York State regarding substance use disorders experienced by…

The Calm after the Storm: Climate Disasters and the Continuum of Care

Climate Conversations Natural disasters do not end with environmental destruction. Their impacts are long-lasting and often manifest as prolonged public health crises within affected communities. According to the World Health Organization, climate change presents a fundamental threat to human health. …