​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…

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…

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.…

Domestic violence is a silent epidemic, affecting tens of thousands of New Yorkers every year. As a nurse, you are not only a caregiver—you are often the first trusted professional a survivor meets. Every patient interaction is an opportunity to…

How do nursing faculty introduce and promote the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the American Nurses Association – New York (ANA-NY) within nursing education programs? How do practicing nurses engage with and use ANA and ANA-NY? These important questions were…

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…

Gertrude B. Hutchinson, DNS, RN, MA, MSIS One of my first memories of getting ready to go back to school was a musical one – the jingle of an advertisement for Robert Hall clothing stores: “School bells ring and children…

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…

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,…

In nursing school, we spend countless hours learning how to care for patients, how to assess, plan, and intervene. But one of the most eye-opening lessons we learn is that health starts long before someone arrives at a clinic or…

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…

Nurses House Inc, the only national fund for registered nurses in need, will be holding its annual fundraiser walk at the ANA-NY conference at the TWA Hotel in Queens, NY on Saturday October 11th. ANA-NY members who are registered for…

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…