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The importance of vaccination is heightened this holiday season as many communities nationwide experience increased respiratory virus activity.

The American Nurses Association strongly opposes any legislation or policy action that places restrictions on transgender health care and that criminalizes gender-affirming care.

“Tragically, last week, three health care professionals were fatally assaulted in the facilities where they worked while caring for patients." The following statement is attributable to American Nurses Association President Ernest J. Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) today announced the recipients of the 2022 National Magnet Nurse of the Year^® Awards during the 2022 co-located ANCC National Magnet Conference^® and ANCC Pathway to Excellence Conference® in Philadelphia.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) today announced the recipients of the 2022 Pathway Nurse of the Year Award™. The winners were presented at the 2022 co-located ANCC National Magnet Conference^® and the ANCC Pathway to Excellence Conference® in Philadelphia.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) announced MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, as the recipient of the 2022 ANCC Pathway Award®. The award, sponsored by Oracle Cerner, was presented at the co-located 2022 ANCC National Magnet Conference® and the ANCC Pathway to Excellence Conference® in Philadelphia.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) announced St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson, NJ, received the 2022 ANCC Magnet Prize^®. The award, sponsored by Oracle Cerner, was presented at the 2022 co-located ANCC National Magnet Conference^® and ANCC Pathway to Excellence Conference^® in Philadelphia.

 The behavior demonstrated by a white Nurse Practitioner towards an expectant Black mother in a widely shared video was unethical, unprofessional, and unacceptable. 

ANCC seeks to raise $50,000 through donations given during the conference that will be shared between PHLCares, a homelessness solutions initiative, and the American Nurses Foundation committed to advancing the nursing profession.

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 which serve as the governing bodies for their respective ANCC programs.

Today, the American Nurses Association (ANA) in collaboration with Sanofi and actor Jason Alexander have launched the Not Today, Flu national flu vaccination campaign. 

American Nurses Association and other leading nursing organizations are joining together to strongly support the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act.