2010 Press Releases

Press Releases

• New Ethics Advisory Board Members Appointed (12/22/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANF Scholars, ANA Past President Inducted into American Academy of Nursing (12/21/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• Healthy Sustainable Food System (12/16/10) Coalition PR 

  
  

• ANA Applauds Repeal of "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" (12/16/10) [pdf] 

  
  Ana Applauds House Action To Repeal "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" policy.

• ANA Releases E-Books of Two Newly Revised Print Standards (12/14/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• Dec 2010 ANA Immunity Award: ANA Spotlights Importance of Immunization during NIVW (12/9/10) [pdf] 

  
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• Nurses Should Lead Care Models for Accountable Care Organizations (12/7/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• CMS: Accountable Care Organizations: Request for Information 

  
  ANA believes nurse-led care coordination, inclusive leadership structures, and a continued focus on patient choice are key in creating the Accountable Care Organization. ANA urges CMS to include these aspects as they develop demonstration projects for this element of the ACA.

• Public Ranks Nurses as Most Trusted Profession (12/3/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• Nov 2010 ANA Immunity Award: ANA Honors Michigan Nurse for Immunization Program (11/30/10) [pdf] 

  
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• ANA Files Amicus Brief in Support of Health Insurance Requirement (11/19/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Applauds Launch of the Center for Innovation (11/16/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Ready to Work with New Congress (11/4/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Statement on Iowa Court Decision (11/4/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• 2010 ANA-PAC Election Endorsements (10/28/10) [pdf] 

  
  ANA Press Release

• Utah Public Health Nurse Wins ANA Immunity Award for Tdap Vaccine Promotion (10/27/10) [pdf] 

  
  ANA Press Release

• Building Nursing's Legacy (10/19/10) [pdf] 

  
  American Nurses Foundation urges nurses to invest in the profession’s future

• Tri-Council for Nursing Calls for Collaborative Action in Support of the IOM’s Future of Nursing Report (10/15/10) [pdf] 

  
  Tri-Council for Nursing Press Release

• Ovid Partners with the American Nurses Association to Bring Key Nursing eBooks to OvidSP and Nursing@Ovid (10/6/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Applauds IOM’S Release of ‘Future of Nursing’ Report (10/05/10) [pdf] 

  
  ANA Press Release

• Sept 2010 ANA Immunity Award: Nurse Working with Native Americans Receives 1st ANA Immunity Award (10/1/10) [pdf] 

  
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• First Lady Michelle Obama Underscores Nurses' Crucial Role in Teleconference (9/28/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• LTE - ANA on Mandatory Influenza Vaccination/Infection Control (9/24/10) [pdf] 

  
  ANA response to an editorial in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune titled, “Mandate Flu Shots for Health Workers.”

• AACN and ANA Host the Inaugural Senate Nursing Caucus Event to Release the Results of the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (9/22/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Urges Influenza Vaccine for Pregnant, Postpartum Women (9/15/10) [pdf] 

  
  ANA Press Release - ANA joins CDC, other leading health groups in making recommendation

• Follow Nursesbooks.org on Facebook and Twitter and Enter Drawing to Win a Kindle (9/14/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Urges Registered Nurses to Get the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine (9/9/10) [pdf] 

  
  ANA Press Release

• ANA’s Patton, Other Nurse Leaders Recognized in Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare (8/23/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Seeks Nominations for Immunization Award (08/10/10) [pdf] 

  
  Recognizing nurses who promote vaccinations

• Pamela Cipriano Named 2010-2011 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Nurse Scholar-in-Residence (8/10/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Launches eBooks of Two Foundational Texts (8/4/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• Updated Guidance: Prevention Strategies for Seasonal Influenza in Healthcare Settings (7/21/10) [pdf] Comments to CDC  

  
  ANA's Comments to CDC in preparation for proposed new guidance which will update and replace previous seasonal influenza guidance and the Interim Guidance on Infection Control Measures for 2009 H1N1 Influenza in Healthcare Settings

• ANA Releases Newly Revised Nursing Professional Development: Scope & Standards of Practice (7/26/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Urges Support for Toxic Chemicals Safety Act (7/23/10) 

  
  

• Tri-Council Statement: Registered Nurse Supply and Demand Projections (7/13/10) [pdf] 

  
  Joint Statement from the Tri-Council for Nursing on Recent Registered Nurse Supply and Demand Projections (July 13, 2010)

• ANA Applauds President Obama's Appointment of Berwick to Lead CMS (7/7/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• RN Safe Staffing Bill Introduced in Congress (7/7/2010) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA President Attends White House Meeting (6/22/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Elects Karen Daley as New President (6/21/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA’s Delegates Take Action to Reduce Abuse in the Workplace, Work Toward Greater Health Literacy (6/19/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Confers National Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Nursing (6/19/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• Norma Lang Receives First Prestigious ANA President’s Award (6/18/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• Finnin Honored for Nursing Achievement at ANA National Event (6/17/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• Murray Honored for Nursing Achievement at ANA National Event (6/17/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• President Obama Addresses ANA House of Delegates (6/16/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA v Jack O’Connell et al (6/8/2010) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Member Mary Naylor Appointed to Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (5/18/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• Tri-Council Press Release and Policy Statement: Tri-Council for Nursing Issues New Consensus Policy Statement (5/14/10) 

  
  

• ANA President Joins U.S. Delegation to World Health Assembly, Addresses International Council of Nurses (5/13/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Testifies on Capitol Hill for Stronger Nursing Workforce, Nurses Honored for National Nurses Week (5/12/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Advocates for Chemical Reform During Capitol Hill Nurses Week Event (5/11/10) 

  
  

• Nationwide Insurance and ANA Announce Business Alliance (4/23/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• Earth Day Message from ANA President Rebecca M. Patton (4/22/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Participates in National Healthcare Decisions Day 2010 (4/16/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Appointed to National Committee Providing Immunization Guidance (4/15/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Urges Support for Safer Chemicals Act of 2010 (4/15/10) 

  
  

• ANA’s Newly Revised Nursing’s Social Policy Statement and Nursing Scope & Standards of Practice Available for Fall Semester (4/14/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Announces Formal Recognition of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Specialty Nursing Practice (4/14/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Gains American College of Nurse-Midwives as an Organizational Affiliate (4/12/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• Bringing Immunity to Every Community Project Aims to Increase Immunization: New Web site (4/5/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Mourns Passing of Charlotte M. Katona (3/31/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA's Nurses' Efforts Pay off in Historic Health Care Bill Signing (3/30/10) [pdf]  

  
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• House and Senate Pass Health Reform Reconciliation Bill (3/25/10) [pdf] 

  
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• ANA Urges Immediate Passage of Reconciliation Bill without Amendment (3/24/10) [pdf] 

  
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• ANA’s Senate letter urging passage of Reconciliation Act (3/24/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• Health Care Reform Signed into Law (3/23/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• House Passes Historic Health Reform Bill (3/21/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• American Nurses Association Statement on HCR Vote (3/19/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA, ANCC Observe Certified Nurses Day (3/19/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Joins Coalition Urging Passage of Health Reform (3/17/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Releases New Position Statements on Pivotal Topics Affecting Nursing Practice (3/16/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANF Announces New Patient Safety Research Grant (3/12/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Unveils Customized Version of "Mosby's Nursing Consult" (3/11/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Nurses Join President Obama for PA Health Reform Rally (3/8/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• Media Alert: ANA President Reinforces Unwavering Comitment to Health Reform, Touts Critical Need to Expand Role of Nurse Practitioners (3/3/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Nurses Stand with President in Support of Health Reform Now (3/3/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Announces National Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Nursing (2/25/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Rallies Members Around Importance of Advance Healthcare Directives in Support of National HealthCare Decisions Day (2/25/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• House Passes Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (2/24/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• America’s Nurses Committed to Advancing Healthcare Reform (2/22/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• Cipriano Elected to Serve on National eHealth Collaborative Board (2/22/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA/TNA Media Alert: Not Guilty – Texas Jury Acquits ‘Winkler County’ Nurse (2/11/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Joins Nation's First Lady in Efforts against Childhood Obesity (2/10/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA to Host Free Webinar on Utilizing IOM Report in the Classroom (2/9/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Continues Haitian Earthquake Relief Efforts (2/5/10) [pdf] 

  
  ANA Press Release

• ANA Urges Public Participation in NHANES Survey - ANA President Patton Letter (2/2/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Responds to President's Budget Proposal (2/1/10) [pdf] 

  
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• ANA Continues Earthquake Relief Efforts (1/29/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Appeal: Now is Not the Time to Back Down on Health Reform (1/28/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA 1st VP to Address Pivotal Role of Nursing Leadership at Maryland Assoc of Nursing Students Convention (1/27/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Mobilizes in Response to Haitian Earthquake (1/22/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Joins Safer Chemicals Healthy Families Coalition in Demanding Stronger Protections from Toxic Chemicals (1/21/10) 

  
  

• ANA Awards Hospitals for Outstanding Nursing Quality Based on Patient Outcomes (1/21/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Convenes Nursing Quality Experts to Explore Performance Improvements (01/15/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Takes Action in the Aftermath of the Haitian Earthquake (1/15/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Mourns the Passing of Dr. Myrtle K. Aydelotte (1/11/10) [pdf] 

  
  

• ANA Receives Grant to Support Nurses’ Cultural Competency (1/7/10) [pdf]