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Today the American Nurses Association (ANA), the premier organization representing the interests of the nation’s more than 4.2 million nurses, and the American Nurses Foundation (the Foundation), the philanthropic arm of ANA, announced Stryker, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, as the new partner for the ANA Innovation Awards. Applications for the 2022 ANA Innovation Awards sponsored by Stryker are now open.

“American Nurse Heroes” premieres on Thursday, June 24 at 8:00 PM ET, on Discovery Life. The special will feature inspiring true stories of nurses who selflessly provide expert, compassionate care on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The year of the nurse and a year of action. 

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2020 National Magnet Nurse of the Year^® Awards and the ANCC Magnet Prize^®, sponsored by Cerner, a global health platform and innovation company. 

ANA is concerned that the new mask guidance for fully vaccinated individuals has brought confusion to many.

The commemoration is part of the expanded Nurses Month celebration because a week is not enough time to celebrate the largest, and most trusted, group of health care professionals in America.

The vision and recommendations in this report offered by an expert committee strive for health equity in the U.S. by strengthening the capacity and expertise of nursing.

On behalf of the ANCC Board of Directors, the Nominations Committee issues this call for qualified nominees for appointment to seats on the Commission on Accreditation in Nursing Continuing Professional Development (COA-NCPD), Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs (COA-PTP), Commission on Magnet® (COM), and Commission on Pathway to Excellence® (COPE), which serve as the governing bodies for their respective ANCC programs.

Urges continued diligence and education to slow the spread of highly contagious variants.

Nurses must respect the human dignity of all people and take a stand against the social injustices that divide our nation.

Today, the American Nurses Association (ANA) applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 1195).

The American Nurses Foundation (the Foundation) and the Collaborative Alliance for Nursing Outcomes (CALNOC), the nation’s first database of nurse sensitive measures and a pioneer in health services research, are pleased to announce the establishment of the $2.5 million CALNOC Research Fund (The Fund).