Oct 2009 NursingInsider

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• Overwhelming Majority of Respondents Report Receiving Inquiries on Prescription Medication, According to Poll

  
  ANA asked its visitiors in an online poll if relatives, friends or patients have asked questions about prescription medications. Based on the results, 95% of the respondents reported having such inquiries.

• Vote Online for the 2010 National Nurses Week Theme

  
  National Nurses Week is May 6-12 every year and celebrates nurses throughout the United States.

• ANF Call for Grant Reviewers Deadline Extended

  
  American Nurses Foundation is offering the Nursing Research Reviewer Opportunity!

• ANA Urges Registered Nurses to Get the H1N1 Vaccine

  
  ANA Maintains Long-Standing Policy Opposing Mandatory Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Policies for RNs, Though Considers Vaccines a Critical Public Health Measure

• President Declares 2009 H1N1 Pandemic a National Emergency

  
  Nurses should understand how this declaration may affect the way they deliver patient care.

• HHS Releases Updated Booklet for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

  
  HHS National Cancer Institute has released Understanding Breast Changes: A Health Guide for Women

• ANA/OJIN CE Offering “Basic Genetics and Genomics: A Primer for Nurses”

  
  Take ANA Online CE... Find Out More...

• Updated Essential Nursing Resources Available

  
  The ENR list is a resource for locating nursing information and for collection development.

• Nominations for the 2010 Welcome Back Awards

  
  Established by Eli Lilly and Company to recognize outstanding achievements in the fight against depression.

• Participate in the ANA Online Survey of Issues in Genetics and Genomics in Nursing Practice

  
  Take the Survey...

• NDNQI® Reaches 1,500 Hospitals

  
  See ANA Press Release

• ANF Call for Nursing Grant Reviewers

  
  Reviewers assist ANF by critiquing research grant proposals.

• AORN Provides Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices

  
  Brings together all of the AORN's official positions and recommendations for perioperative nursing.

• ANA Testifies on Capitol Hill in Support of Clean Water Act

  
  Patricia Butterfield, Washington State Nurses Association, spoke on behalf of ANA at hearing on the “The Clean Water Act after 37 Years: Recommitting to the Protection of the Nation's Waters.”

• OJIN Current Topic

  
  OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing Publishes Promoting Health Literacy: Strategies for Healthcare Providers

• Slim Majority of Respondents Report Not Having Their Own Professional Liability Insurance, Reports Online Poll

  
  Find out Liability Insurance Poll Results

• September/October American Nurse Today CE Available Online

  
  Caring for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injuries: Are you up to the challenge?, the CE featured in the September/October issue

• ANA Launches New Leadership Package Targeted to Nurse Managers at Hospital Facilities

  
  Nursesbooks.org, the publishing program of ANA, launched its new Leadership Package at the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) 2009 Magnet Conference.

• Call for Nominations: ANF Board of Trustees

  
  The seats available are for 3 representatives of the corporate community and/or public-at-large. The term of office is December 2009 – June 2011.

• “Hazardous Chemicals In Health Care” Report Released

  
  New Biomonitoring Study Detects Four Chemicals on EPA’s Recently Announced Top Priority List

• ANA Video: “Nurses on the Frontlines"

  
  View the ANA Video

• FDA Notice: Heparin: Change in Reference Standard

  
  FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients of a change to heparin, effective October 1, 2009.

• Call for Public Comment on Draft Pay for Quality Principles

  
  comment period 10/5/09 - 11/27/09

• ANA President in Raleigh to Speak Out on Urgent Need for Health Care Reform

  
  ANA and NCNA are holding a press conference - Read Media Alert

• ANA Awarded CDC Grant to Boost Immunization Rates for Nurses and Public

  
  

• Call for Public Comment Deadline on System Improvement and Patient Safety

  
  comment period 8/3/09 - 10/3/09

• ANA Health Care Reform Ad

  
  ANA Health Care Reform Ad