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GAPP Update, September 2026

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Since the last publication deadline of Colorado Nurse, National Nurses Week, May 6-12, 2026, was marked in Colorado with a Proclamation from Governor Jared…

Nurses Furthering Knowledge

CO Vol. 126, No.3, Colorado Nurse
A Constituent Association of Colorado Nurses Association All NFK Board and Nominating Committee positions are filled for 2026-27. Board Members are Annette Cannon, President;…

Healthcare Policy Needs Nurses

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Healthcare is changing rapidly, and nurses are carrying the weight of it every day. Yet despite our frontline expertise, nursing voices remain vastly underrepresented…

Partnerships for the Future of Nursing

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Meaningful partnerships help strengthen the nursing profession and improve the health of our communities. The Colorado Nurses Association is proud to be working alongside…

Gala Event Honors Colorado Nurses

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“An Evening in Excellence”, the 40th Anniversary Excellence in Nursing Awards Gala, was held in May. Attended by over 300 Registered Nurses and Licensed…

TWO HEADS

The two-lane road, still covered with the previous night’s snowfall, blends into the surrounding drifts in the predawn. My eyes search the…

GAPP Update

The 2026 Legislative Session ran from January 14th to May 13th, completing its allotted 120 days. GAPP (Government Affairs and Public Policy…

CNA ED Corner, May 2026

Mark Longshore, PhD, RNWelcome to my second legislative session as CNA’s executive director. We have just wrapped up another Nurses Day at…

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Alcohol use disorder in hospitalized patients

A team of nurses—including a bedside nurse, a director, and a doctorally prepared nurse—launched a retrospective chart review to inform practice and to better understand changes in alcohol use disorder (AUD) prevalence and screening accuracy before and after the pandemic.…

Mpox: Nurse-led public health response

The specialized skills of public health nurses—such as culturally sensitive interviewing, health education tailored to varying literacy levels, patient communication, resource navigation, and planning and implementation of public health interventions—aided in optimizing limited vaccine supplies and ensuring successful intradermal administration.…

Nurse educator burnout

Burnout, a condition discussed frequently in relation to clinical beside nurses, also impacts nursing faculty. As defined by the American Nurses Association, burnout results from unmanaged, chronic workplace stress. In a survey of 3,556 nursing faculty by Zangaro, approximately 85%…

Mpox: Nurse-led public health response

The specialized skills of public health nurses—such as culturally sensitive interviewing, health education tailored to varying literacy levels, patient communication, resource navigation,…

Nurse educator burnout

Burnout, a condition discussed frequently in relation to clinical beside nurses, also impacts nursing faculty. As defined by the American Nurses Association,…



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