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The American Nurses Association (ANA) Board of Directors has appointed Laura J. Wood, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN as President of its credentialing subsidiary, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Dr. Wood will continue her current two-year ANCC Board service as President Designate until her term as President begins Jan 1, 2024.

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.

Press Ganey will sponsor the ANCC Magnet Prize® and Pathway to Excellence Award® to recognize the success of nursing teams and health care organizations in championing patient experiences.

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.

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.

The ANA Membership Assembly, the governing and official voting body of the American Nurses Association (ANA) took historic action today to begin a journey of racial reckoning by unanimously voting yes to adopt a racial reckoning statement. In addition, Assembly representatives acted on several critical issues including nurse staffing, workplace violence (WPV), and climate change. More than 300 nurses, observers, and other leaders attended the two-day governance meeting in Washington, DC. Eligible representatives also elected national leaders.

The impact of climate change on health, solutions to address verbal abuse and workplace violence, and the nurse staffing crisis were topics of discussion during Dialogue Forums at the 2022 ANA Membership Assembly, the governing and official voting body of the American Nurses Association (ANA). Nurses and others gathered for the governance meeting which commenced on June 10 in Washington, DC. Eligible representatives will elect association leaders.

For the first time in three years, nurses, students, and other leaders gathered today in Washington, DC for ANA Hill Day on June 9, a related event to the ANA Membership Assembly Meeting June 10-11. They will bring nursing priorities to meetings with members of Congress and their staff to build support for federal legislation addressing workplace violence and burnout, preventing unnecessary delays in patient care, and removing barriers to APRN full practice authority.