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How to Choose a Graduate Nursing Specialty

You have mastered the clinical skills and proven yourself as a registered nurse—but with over 100 graduate nursing specialties beckoning, how do you choose the next educational path that is truly meant for you? Will…

Workplace Advocacy ANT: Looking Back, Moving Forward—Join Us in Shaping the Future of Nursing in Colorado

The Workplace Advocacy Advisory and Networking Team (ANT) has made significant strides since its inception, championing safer and more supportive work environments for nurses…

CA – Nurses Furthering Knowledge

Pat Barrow BSN, RN, co-founder of the Mile High Nurses Honor Guard, was our April Speaker. Ms. Barrow discussed the founding of the Honor…

Updates from the Colorado Board of Nursing

LPN IV Therapy LPNs are now authorized to provide IV therapy within their scope of practice without needing an additional LPN-IV authority. The LPN…

Executive Summary: Ethical Concerns Regarding Integrating AI in Nursing Education

Overview Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way we live, and it’s rapidly making its way into nursing education. The integration of AI into…

Elevating Excellence: San Luis Valley Health Champions Nursing Certifications

In the heart of Colorado’s San Luis Valley, a quiet yet powerful revolution is underway at San Luis Valley Health. Nurses here are raising…

CNA Executive Director’s Corner | August 2025

Mark Longshore, PhD, RN, CNA Executive Director I started to write this “ED Corner” while reviewing the digital version of CNA’s Q2 journal as…

The Power of Words

The analogies are many and varied. “Many branches, one tree” (Botany 101) and “One body, many members” (the Bible) are just two of them.…

Can’t Pay Us to Care

I have often said that while you can pay someone to do a job, you cannot pay them to care. Nurses just do it.…

CNA Executive Director’s Corner | May 2025

Mark Longshore, PhD, RN, CNA Executive Director By the time you read this, the 2025 legislative session will be over – at least the…

The Revised ANA Code of Ethics Applied to the CNA Nursing Education Advisory and Networking Team

A new ANA Code of Ethics has been published and is available for purchase on the ANA website, effective January 2025.

Teens Have Interest in Preventing Dementia

The Denver Chapter of National Association of Hispanic Nurses have partnered with CDPHE’s Alzheimer’s Dementia and Related Dementia Task Force. We recently…

GAPP Update

GAPP is best described as the legislative advocacy arm of CNA. An official committee of the Colorado Nurses Association, it meets twice…

Nurses Furthering Knowledge

In February, Dr. Jean Schroeder, Board Member at Large, presented her personal and professional insights into living with Sjogren’s Disease, a chronic…

Education’s Impact on Public Health

As Colorado Nurses Association (CNA) advances through the 2025 legislative session, its increasingly clear that many factors impacting health are not labeled…

Nurses in Action: Upcoming Activities and Recap

In partnership with the Colorado Nurses Association and several members of our nursing Constituent Associations (CAs) (Nurses in Action, Nurses Furthering Knowledge)…

Legendary Leader: Mary Frances Oneha

The Pacific Islander community represents a vibrant and diverse cultural heritage, and within this community, nurses have long played an essential role…

Civility as a Strategy to Reduce Workplace Violence in Healthcare

Civility in healthcare is more than professional courtesy—it is a crucial component of a safe and healing environment. When healthcare professionals consistently…

“If You Don’t Like Something, Change It.”

That quote from Maya Angelou is a great opener for why nurses should be more involved in health policy work. There are…

Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD)

What resources for NCPD are available through CNA and how does NCPD connect to the Colorado Nurses Association (CNA), specifically? Starting with…

Legendary Leader: Dr. Margaret Moss

This quarter, Colorado Nurses Foundation continues our Legendary Leaders series by honoring Dr. Margaret Moss, the first American Indian to hold both…

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Effective discharge education using the teach-back method

Nonemergent visits to the ED increase healthcare costs, reduce reimbursement rates, and strain healthcare organizations and professionals. Diverting resources from patients with acute medical needs to those with less emergent concerns contributes to inefficiency and decreased overall quality of care.…

Geriatric urosepsis: Prevention and detection

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) acknowledges the complexities of treating older adults who live in LTC facilities. Stark differences in diagnostic capabilities exist between LTC facilities and acute-care hospitals, including limited access to medical supplies,…

Serotonin syndrome

A 54-year-old woman arrives at the ED with flu-like symptoms, including fatigue, muscle aches, and a mild fever. Her medical history includes depression, which she manages with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, and recurrent migraines treated with a triptan. Two…

Comprehensive nursing approach to hepatitis B and C

HBV and HCV pose significant health risks. In their chronic form, years after initial infection, both viruses can result in severe health issues, including liver cirrhosis, liver cancer, and deaths related to viral hepatitis. Nurses have an important role to…