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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

How will you spend your summer? Here at the office, once we wind down from Nurses Month, we will be juggling staff vacations in preparation for going full steam ahead toward our Annual Conference. Come visit us at our ANA-NY…

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…

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…

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…

The Noah Tubbs Family Trust Nursing Research Grant Award Intent: To assist qualified registered professional nurses to pursue nursing research. Special consideration will be given to nurses pursuing research in the field of geriatrics. Amount of Award: Total amount awarded…

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…