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Showing Up With Purpose

NE Vol. 59, No.4, Nebraska Nurse

President’s Message – Dr. Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, past president of the American Nurses Association and President and CEO of the National League for Nursing, has long reminded nurse leaders: “If we are not there, someone else will be. We must be visible, we must be vocal, and we must be valued.”

Home health poses unique liability risks for nurses

NE Vol. 59, No.3, Nebraska Nurse

Home health nurses face unique liability practice risks compared to nurses in other specialties. They not only deliver care independently, without on-site supervision, but…

Celebrating the Past, Present, and Future of NNA at the 2026 Annual Convention

NE Vol. 59, No.4, Nebraska Nurse

What a celebration of nursing excellence! The 2026 Nebraska Nurses Association Annual Convention brought nurses from across our state together for two inspiring days…

A Year to Celebrate

NE Vol. 59, No.4, Nebraska Nurse

A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR As we close out another incredible year for the Nebraska Nurses Association, I find myself reflecting with an…

Nurse Practitioner Board Complaint Case Study

NE Vol. 59, No.4, Nebraska Nurse

STATE BOARD OF NURSING matter involving allegations of inappropriate business practices and working outside of a Family Nurse Practitioner’s (FNP) scope of practice. Advanced…

Carrying the Story Forward

NE Vol. 59, No.3, Nebraska Nurse

President’s Message Blake Smith, MSN, RN FADLN, FAAN President As we prepare for the 2026 Nebraska Nurses Association Convention, I have found myself…

Shaping Our Future Together

NE Vol. 59, No.3, Nebraska Nurse

A Message from the Executive Director Megan Lowery MSN-Ed, RN As summer begins to wind down, many of us find ourselves preparing for a…

2026 Celebrate Nursing Honors

The Region 3 (Lincoln Area Nurses) Mutual Interest Group (MIG) held the annual Celebrate Nursing recognition breakfast on April 11, at the Lincoln Children’s…

2026 Positive Image of Nursing Honorees

NE Vol. 59, No.3, Nebraska Nurse

The Nebraska Nurses Association (NNA) Region 1 Mutual Interest Group (MIG) hosted the annual Positive Image of Nursing Recognition Breakfast on April 4, 2026,…

2026 Positive Image of Nursing Honorees

NE Vol. 59, No.3, Nebraska Nurse

The Region 4 (Omaha Metro Area Nurses) Mutual Interest Group (MIG) held the annual Positive Image of Nursing recognition breakfast on May 2 at…

Against cynicism: Small practices that sustain nursing

NE Vol. 59, No.3, Nebraska Nurse

Nursing is sustained by meaning. It’s animated by connection, purpose, and social reciprocity. Cynicism erodes meaning by reframing every effort as futile and every…

Nurse offering ancillary support to child

We cannot carry this alone: The case for ancillary support in nursing

Burnout in high-acuity care is well documented. Emotional suppression, compassion fatigue, and moral distress can fracture even the most resilient clinicians. But…

Reducing falls in hospitalized patients

Patient falls remain a serious problem in healthcare. ECRI lists “ongoing challenges with preventing falls” as one of its top 10 patient…

Hospital Workplace Violence and Safety Response

At Mount Sinai Beth Israel (MSBI), an 856-bed, full-service tertiary teaching hospital in New York City, hospital administrators recognized the need to…

Nurses Raising Their Voices: A Recap of the NNA Legislative Advocacy Day

On February 19th, the city of Lincoln witnessed a powerful mobilization of more than 200 registered nurses and student nurses converged for…

Before I was a nurse, I was a soccer coach.

Blake Smith, MSN, RN FADLN, FAAN President I SPENT YEARS ON A SIDELINE teaching young athletes that success isn’t defined by one…

News from NNA Panhandle MIG

Ben Garcia, Connie Morrill, Kim Perkins, and Wendy Wells attended the NNA Convention in Kearney. NNA members: Wendy Wells, Heidi Gubanyi, and…

Exploring the Opportunities and Mitigating the Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in Nursing Education

The recent and rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have generated both excitement and concern in higher education. Opportunities for AI in…

Nursing education, AI, and best practices

Within healthcare, AI enhances diagnostics, supports personalized treatment plans, and aids the prediction of patient outcomes using algorithms to analyze medical images…

Smarter Every Shift: Developing a Nursing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy That Clicks

Since the emergence of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, healthcare has faced a critical question: How can we harness the potential of…

Meet Your 2026 NNA Board

The Nebraska Nurses Association is proud to welcome our 2026 Board of Directors. These nurse leaders bring a diverse range of experience,…

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There was a point early in my nursing career when I thought I might hate nursing. My first nursing job was exactly where I had wanted to begin. I was working for the hospital system I had hoped to join,…

I’m still a nurse: Lessons from a nontraditional career path

When I graduated nursing school, I thought I had a fairly clear picture of what my career would look like. Like many new nurses, I imagined providing direct patient care, advancing my clinical expertise, and perhaps moving into management someday.…

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