Nov 2009 NursingInsider

Archived News for November

• Deadline Extended for 2010 Welcome Back Awards

  
  Deadline Extended to December 16 to Submit Nominations for Depression Awards Program

• New and Improved NursesBooks.org Offers 10% Special

  
  10% special through end of year on Online purchases of ANA products.

• Nursing Community Mourns the Loss of Joyce Taylor

  
  Loss of our revered colleague, Joyce Waterman Taylor, MSN, RN

• ANA Cautions About Health Effects of Climate Change at Press Conference

  
  Top healthcare provider professionals present unified voice to inform national and international policy before Copenhagen Conference

• Oncology Nursing Society Statement on Breast Cancer Screening

  
  ONS Position Statement Breast Cancer Screening

• ANA Backs New Report Describing Effects of Coal Pollution on Health

  
  Physicians for Social Responsibility’s (PSR) report, “Coal’s Assault on Human Health

• Secretary Sebelius Statement on New Breast Cancer Recommendations

  
  “There is no question that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations have caused a great deal of confusion and worry among women and their families across this country."

• ANA Honors Fallen Nurses at Ft. Hood

  
  Three nurses and a former nurse were killed in the Ft. Hood shootings Nov. 5.

• November/December American Nurse Today CE Available Online

  
  "When Breathing is a Burden: How to Help Patients with COPD" will provide registered nurses with information that promotes their effectiveness in caring for patients with COPD.

• Vote 2010 National Nurses Week Logo

  
  "Nurses: Caring Today for a Healthier Tomorrow" is the 2010 National Nurses Week theme.

• ANA CEO Receives 2009 "Deliver" Award

  
  Every year ASU’s College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation selects three individuals who embody ASU’s vision to deliver excellence in evidence based healthcare.

• ANA Launches New and Improved Online Bookstore on Nursingworld.org

  
  

• A Message from ANA President Rebecca Patton

  
  Read ANA Letter, Press Release and Join the Team...

• Most Respondents Report Being Certified in an Area of Nursing, According to Poll

  
  According to ANA's online poll, only 61% of its respondents confirmed being certified in an area of nursing.

• Loss of Federal Nurses at Fort Hood

  
  ANA pays tribute to our fallen nurses and to their families, friends, and loves.

• Major Health Groups Endorse New Report Which Calls for Urgent Medical Training and Health System Reform

  
  Mayday Fund panel’s report, A Call to Revolutionize Chronic Pain Care in America: An Opportunity in Health Care Reform

• Free American Nurse Today Webinar

  
  November 17th at 2:00 p.m. ET for an educational webinar: Creating a high performance workforce sponsored by Kronos Inc.

• 2010 NDNQI® Data Use Conference Early Bird Registration Deadline Approaching

  
  Deadline 11/16/09 - Register for Conference Today!!

• House Passes Health Care Reform Bill

  
  Nursings’ contributions to health care system recognized - Read ANA Press Release

• ANA and AHA Sponsoring Free Webinar on Safe Patient Handling

  
  Free Webinar November 12, 2009

• Nursing Provisions in House Health Care Reform Bill

  
  Final version of House health care reform bill – H.R. 3962, the "Affordable Health Care for America Act."

• New Articles Posted on Two Previous OJIN Topics

  
  Infectious Diseases: Challenges and Solutions and The Nursing Shortage: Is This Cycle Different

• Online Survey of Issues in Genetics and Genomics in Nursing Practice

  
  Participate in this important national research survey of nurses that will assist in the formulation of future nursing education programs.

• ANA Calls Shortage of N-95 Respirators to Protect Against H1N1 Unacceptable

  
  Read ANA Press Release and letter to CDC