2012 Press Releases

Press Releases

• ANA Pays Tribute to Sen. Daniel Inouye (12/18/12) 

  
  

• ANA Calls for Action in Wake of Newtown Massacre (12/18/12) 

  
  

• Nurses Across the State Rally to Launch ANA-New York (12/4/12) 

  
  

• Nurses Earn Highest Ranking Ever, Remain Most Ethical of Professions in Poll (12/4/12)  

  
  

• New Medicare Provisions to Recognize and Pay for Core Nursing Services (11/15/12) 

  
  

• ANA Congratulates President Obama, Welcomes New Congress (11/7/12) 

  
  

• Draft National Safe Patient Handling Standards Released for Comment (11/1/12) 

  
  

• ANA-PAC Endorses Kyrsten Sinema in Arizona House Race (10/18/12) 

  
  

• ANA-PAC Endorses Candidates in New York House Races (10/18/12) 

  
  

• ANA-PAC Endorses Candidates in Colorado House Races (10/17/12) 

  
  

• ANA-PAC Endorses Cheri Bustos in Illinois House Race (10/16/2012) 

  
  

• ANA-PAC Endorses David Gill in Illinois House Race (10/16/12) 

  
  

• ANA-PAC Endorses Annie Kuster in New Hampshire House Race (10/15/12) 

  
  

• ANA President to Receive Massachusetts Health Council Award (10/15/12) 

  
  

• ANA-PAC Endorses Candidates in North Dakota Senate and House Races (10/11/12) 

  
  

• ANA-PAC Endorses Christie Vilsack in Iowa House Race (10/10/12) 

  
  

• ANA-PAC Endorses Claire McCaskill in Missouri Senate Race (10/10/12) 

  
  

• Hatmaker Named Chief Professional Practice Officer of American Nurses Association (10/9/12) 

  
  

• ANA PAC Endorses Candidates in Washington House Races (10/9/12) 

  
  

• ANA-PAC Endorses Candidates in Hawaii Senate and House Races (10/8/12) 

  
  

• ANA-PAC Endorses Matt Cartwright in Pennsylvania House Race (10/4/12) 

  
  

• ANA-PAC Endorses Candidates in Central and South Florida House Races (10/4/12) 

  
  

• ANA-PAC Endorses Candidates in Wisconsin Senate and House Races (10/2/12) 

  
  

• ANA-PAC Endorses Martin Heinrich in New Mexico Senate Race (10/1/12) 

  
  

• ANA-PAC Endorses Candidates in Arizona House and Senate Races (9/27/12) 

  
  

• ANA Encourages RNs to Work to Elect Their Candidate of Choice on Oct. 17 Nurses Campaign Activity Night (9/26/12)  

  
  

• ANCC Announces Members of the IOM Committee on Credentialing Research in Nursing (9/17/12) 

  
  

• New Report Finds that Sequester of Medicare Spending Could Lead to More than 750,000 Jobs Lost (9/12/12) 

  
  ANA, AHA, AMA Joint Press Release

• ANCC and ENA Announce New Portfolio Credential for Emergency Nurse Practitioners (9/12/12) 

  
  ANCC, ENA Joint Press Release

• ANA-PAC Endorses Candidates in California, Maine and New York (08/30/12) 

  
  

• ANA Leads Initiative to Develop National Safe Patient Handling Standards (8/27/12) 

  
  

• ANA Encourages RNs to Use Their Personal Health Information As Step Toward Empowering Consumers to Manage Health (8/22/12)  

  
  ANA Encourages RNs to Take the Pledge

• Nurses Demonstrating Innovation in Promoting Vaccination in Schools and Online Earn ANA’s Immunity Award (8/20/12) 

  
  

• The Tri-Council for Nursing Leads Academic Progression in Nursing, a National Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (08/20/12) 

  
  Tri-Council for Nursing Joint Press Release

• American Nurses Foundation to Educate Nurses, Patients on Health Problems Related to Shift Work Sleep Disorders (8/13/12) 

  
  

• ANA Releases New Edition of Teaching IOM: Implications of the Institute of Medicine Reports for Nursing Education and Companion Student Guide: Learning IOM (7/27/12) 

  
  

• ANA Applauds Senate Committee Vote on Safe Chemicals Act (7/25/12) 

  
  

• ANA Partners with Capella University to offer Leadership Webinars for Nurses as a Key Component of the ANA Leadership Institute (7/24/12) 

  
  

• Health Care Executive Charles Barnett Appointed to ANCC Board of Directors (07/19/2012) 

  
  

• ANA Lauds Supreme Court Decision Upholding Health Care Reform Law (6/28/12) 

  
  

• ANA Re-elects Karen Daley (6/21/12) 

  
  

• ANA Reaffirms Dedication to Improving Staffing for RNs and Their Patients (6/21/12) 

  
  

• ANA House of Delegates Approves Organizational Transformation (6/21/12)  

  
  

• Six Registered Nurses to Be Inducted into ANA Hall of Fame For Lifetime of Contributions to Nursing (6/14/12) 

  
  

• Twelve Registered Nurses to Be Honored with National Awards For Outstanding Contributions to the Profession (6/14/12) 

  
  

• ANA Urges Recognition and Funding for Nurses’ Essential Role in Patient Care Coordination (6/12/12) 

  
  

• ANA Releases the Essential Guide to Nursing Practice (6/11/12) 

  
  

• American Nurses Foundation Appoints Two New Board Members (5/31/12) 

  
  

• ANA Endorses President Barack Obama (5/24/12) 

  
  

• ANA Promotes Nurse Health and Wellness with 2012 Healthy Nurse Conference (5/17/12) 

  
  

• ANA & AONE Release Joint Principles of Collaboration (5/10/12) 

  
  

• Harrington Named Director of Center Aimed at Improving Nurses’ Health (5/1/12) 

  
  

• Nurses Specializing in Vaccine Promotion Earn ANA Immunity Award (4/26/12) 

  
  

• ANA Welcomes Nurses Organization in Minnesota as Newest Affiliate (4/18/12) 

  
  

• American Nurses Foundation Names Six New Board Members (4/17/12) 

  
  

• ANA Joins Forces with First Lady & Dr. Biden to Meet the Health Needs of Veterans & Military Families (4/11/12)  

  
  

• New ANA Publication Bullying in the Workplace (4/9/12) 

  
  

• ANA President to Congress: Better Funding Needed to Address RN Shortage (3/29/12) 

  
  

• ANA Working to Ensure Full Contributions of RNs On 2nd Anniversary of Affordable Care Act (3/23/12) 

  
  

• Medical & Health Groups File Suit to Protect Limits on Mercury, Air Toxic Pollution (3/16/12) 

  
  

• Kate Judge Named Executive Director of American Nurses Foundation (3/15/12)  

  
  

• UVa Healthcare Worker Safety Center & ANA Call to Action to Protect Healthcare Workers Exposure to Bloodborne Diseases (3/8/12) 

  
  

• ANA Awards 6 Hospitals for Outstanding Nursing Quality (1/26/12) 

  
  

• American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Awarded to ANA Title NDNQI Case Studies in Nursing Quality Improvement (1/25/12) 

  
  

• ANA and Health Ministries Association to Co-Publish Faith Community Nursing Scope & Standards (1/24/12) 

  
  

• Nursing Quality Conference Convenes Leaders to Focus on Patient Outcomes: NDNQI® Study Linking Infection Rates to Nursing Care Hours to be Presented (1/20/12) 

  
  

• ANA to Supreme Court: ‘Individual Mandate’ Needed to Make Health Reform Work (01/13/12)