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As part of its ongoing initiative sponsored by the Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation to recognize nurses in board leadership roles, the American Nurses Foundation interviewed Cole Edmonson, DNP, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC, FAAN. Edmonson is the chief nursing officer (CNO) at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, a three-time designated Magnet® hospital.
In August 2017, the American Nurses Association (ANA) Board of Directors approved the inclusion of an additional component to ANA’s newly revised recognition of a nursing specialty, approval of a specialty’s scope of practice statement, and acknowledgment of standards of a specialty practice program. The new component, affirmation of focused practice competencies, provides a formal review process for identifying the specific knowledge, skills, abilities,accountability, and judgment deemed important for professional practice success, interprofessional collaborative practice and team success, and achievement of defined outcomes.
Let’s validate and value the contributions of foreign-educated nurses who come to this country seeking opportunities to practice.
ANA position statements address the hazards of shift work.
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is now an organizational affiliate of AcademyHealth
With President Obama pledging to reform the healthcare system, ANA leaders are taking part in high-level discussions to
ensure that nurses are represented in the debate.
Which hospitals won the 2010 NDNQI® Award for Outstanding Nursing
Quality Indicators®
On December 8, 2017, the ANA Nominations and Elections Committee issued a call for nominations for a slate of candidates to be presented to the Membership Assembly in 2018. The following positions will be elected in 2018.
ANA and state associations work to protect nurses and the environment from chemicals.
In 2009, patient safety, health care, safe staffing, and nursing advancement will top ANA’s list of legislative priorities.
“Doing the right thing is not easy, but it needs to be done,” observed Captain Jacqlyn Sanchez, RNCOB, as she recalled a difficult time in her career with the U.S. Air Force. “My decisions were not popular at that time,” she said, “and I felt defeated and powerless.” Fortunately, a close friend and fellow nurse, Major (Ret.) Dana Albalate, gave Sanchez the motivation she needed to make those hard decisions and move forward. “She told me, ‘Just be yourself,’” Sanchez explained. “‘Your work will speak for itself.’”
Nurses commit to modeling health and wellness.
Save the children. Every pediatric assessment should include a complete environmental health history.
Three years ago, the American Nurses Association (ANA) and nurses nationwide found themselves on the frontlines of a crisis when the Ebola virus made its way to the United States, killing one patient and infecting two RNs who provided care to him. The crisis wasn’t in the number of cases in this country—four diagnosed and 11 treated—but in the need to ensure that healthcare workers could keep themselves and the public safe when faced with a potentially fatal infectious organism.
ANA, nurses work to limit impact of Nationl Labor Relations Board decision on charge nurses.
New standards are a call to action.
Looking at enterprise-wide transformation and recognizing a nurse leader
November 6, 2010 marks the 10th anniversary of the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act. ANA’s new president reviews the progress made in reducing bloodborne pathogen exposures over the last decade.
As she ends her term as ANA President, Rebecca Patton urges nurses to demonstrate their leadership and help make the provisions of the new healthcare reform act a reality.
The first of many major victories to come
Let’s continue advocating to meet healthcare needs.
Leading the way on quality
ANA continues its journey of transformation.
Nurses are natural innovators. Let’s recognize our strengths as
innovators and share our ideas on multiple platforms.
Helping nurses strengthen their delegation skills
ANA plans to grow stronger by staying ahead of the curve.
By donating to the American Nurses Foundation (ANF), you can help this organization continue to fund nursing research that advances our profession and improves patients’ lives.
’Tis the season to change lives
The ingredients of an ANA endorsement
ANA contributes to enhanced National CLAS Standards
The RN Safe Staffing Act and what it means for you
A sneak peek at the new Implementation Guide to the Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Interprofessional National Standards
Higher education bill created new opportunities for nurses and schools; House joins Senate in supporting advanced practice registered nurses in home health.
Ms. Patton makes it perfectly clear why she loves and believes in ANA’s National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators.
ANA unveils new Framework for Measuring Nurses’ Contributions to Care Coordination.
Enduring and evolving: Code of Ethics for Nurses
ANA: Moving forward—mission possible
Care coordination: Nurses lead the way.
To innovate is to put new ideas into practice or existing ideas into practice in new ways. Innovation isn’t new, but its prominence and need in health care continues to increase. Addressing the complexities of healthcare delivery requires creative solutions and approaches that challenge the status quo. Building a culture of innovation necessitates developing skills that allow for ongoing innovation. For this reason, the American Nurses Association (ANA) is focused on nurse-led innovation for healthcare improvement as a part of its strategic goals.
What does it mean to be a HealthyNurse™?
The President addresses the personal impact of the “Kentucky River” decision by the National Labor Relations board.
Through resolutions, partnerships, and conferences, ANA’s advocacy for chemicals
policy reform is gaining wider exposure.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Triple Aim is to improve population health, increase patient satisfaction, and reduce per-capita spending. The Quadruple Aim adds the goal of improving healthcare providers’ work life. This holiday season, “gift” yourself with self-care techniques to ensure the best care for patients and families and to promote effective interprofessional work environments.
While working the night shift in the surgical intensive care unit (ICU) of her New Jersey hospital, Teresa Weisneck, BSN, RN, could not help but be moved by the heartbreaking images she saw flashing on the TV screen in her patient’s room. Hurricane Harvey was wreaking havoc in Houston and the surrounding communities.
A survey of attitudes, knowledge and genomic competency
ANA pledges to work with new leaders of the 110th Congress. ANA seeks Nurses for its political action leader (N-PAL) program.
Nursing’s role in pay for performance
ANA’s position statement on thimerosol-containing vaccines emphasizes a precautionary approach.
Flu season approaches. Protect yourself and your patients by getting immunized.
The public needs a better understanding of what nurses do, so tell your story.
A new era unfolds.
ANA makes political endorsement based on a careful, nonpartisan process. Find out how ANA will decide which presidential candidate to endorse in 2008.
Nurses represent the best value in health care.
Two recent ANA position statements discuss the dangers of worker fatigue and recommend solutions.
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