Sept 2010 Nursing Insider

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• Participants Needed for Nurses Health Study

  
  ANA encourages members and other nurses to consider participating in this long-term study.

• First Lady Underscores the Crucial Role of Nurses

  
  Read ANA Press Release - Nurses Teleconference with First Lady Michelle Obama

• 2011 NDNQI® Conference Registration is Open!

  
  “Heating Up Nursing Quality” - January 26-28, 2011 - Miami

• ANA President to RNs: Get Your Seasonal Influenza Vaccine

  
  Read Open Letter to registered nurses - Get Your Seasonal Influenza Vaccine!

• Public Comment: NASN's School Nursing: Scope and Standards

  
  Closing date 10/22/10

• Nurses Only Teleconference with First Lady Michelle Obama

  
  You must RSVP...

• Reminder to Attend Upcoming NCNQ Webinar

  
  Webinar: The $$$ and Sense of Pressure Ulcer Reduction: People, Products, and Perseverance
  September 30, 2010

• ANA Highlights How Health Care Law Benefits Consumers

  
  Starting September 23rd, several more provisions of the new health care law will go into effect. ANA affirms that this law greatly increases access to care for millions of people, and believes it will strengthen and improve the health care system for generations to come.

• White House Launched New "Health Reform in Action" Website

  
  On September 22nd, President Obama announced the launch of a new healthcare website dedicated in providing information on the Affordable Care Act and its impact on the public.

• IOM Holds Briefing on the Future of Nursing

  
  The Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing at the Institute of Medicine will be holding a public briefing on October 5th in Washington DC. The brief will be to discuss recommendations regarding a blueprint for using nurse-led models of innovation to improve the health care system.

• Results of the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses Released

  
  The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the American Nurses Association (ANA) hosted the inaugural briefing of the Senate Nursing Caucus to announce release of the final results from the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN).

• HHS Awards Grants to Boost Health Workforce

  
  On September 17th, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that approximately $130.8 million in grants to help increase the number of workers in the health professions.

• Get the Foundation of Nursing ePackage!

  
  ANA's Foundation of Nursing Package is now available in ebook format.

• ANA Immunity Award -- Recognizing Immunization Leadership

  
  

• Public Comments: "Essential Competencies in Genetics and Genomics for Graduate Nurses" Deadline 9/24/10

  
  Genetics & Genomics Competencies for Graduate Nurses Advisory Board & Consensus Panel - Deadline 9/24/10

• ANA Urges Influenza Vaccine for Pregnant, Postpartum Women

  
  Read ANA Press Release and Joint Endorsement Letter

• Follow Nursesbooks.org on Facebook and Twitter

  
  Read ANA Press Release... Win a Kindle

• Plan to Attend Upcoming NCNQ Webinar

  
  The $$$ and Sense of Pressure Ulcer Reduction: People, Products, and Perseverance” Sept 30, 2010 - 2pm-3pm EDT

• EBBP Online Learning Modules Available

  
  EBBP Online Learning Modules Available

• ANA Urges RNs to Get the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine

  
  Read ANA Press Release

• ANA Seeking 2011 National Nurses Week Theme Ideas

  
  ANA is inviting nurses to submit theme ideas for National Nurses Week 2011. NNW is May 6th –May 12th every year.

• First National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

  
  The National Take-Back Day provides an opportunity for the public to surrender expired, unwanted, or unused pharmaceutical controlled substances and other medications for destruction.

• Public Comment: National Conversation Work Group Reports

  
  

• New Pulmonary Embolism CE Now Available Online

  
  This CE module, featured in the Sept/Oct 2010 issue of American Nurse Today, will help nurses enhance their ability to care for patients with pulmonary embolism (PE).

• The National Occupational Research Agenda Report Available

  
  NORA report titled “State of the Sector Healthcare and Social Assistance” is available.

• Most Online Respondents Would Volunteer Their Nursing Skills, According to Poll

  
  According to the August "Have Your Say" online poll, 69% of respondents said they would volunteer while 25% reported that they have already volunteered their nursing skills.