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The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2020 National Magnet Nurse of the Year® Awards. The recipients were recognized during the 2021 ANCC National Awards Virtual Event on May 14, 2021. A recording of the broadcast is available to view here.

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.

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).

The Commission strongly condemns this senseless, deplorable, and appalling act of violence and racism. The Commission members extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the victims and all loved ones left behind to grieve this unfathomable tragedy. Racism, violence, discrimination, and injustice are major social determinants of health.

March 19 is Certified Nurses Day^TM, a national day of recognition, honoring the important achievements of the nurses who have earned professional certification from ANCC. It is also the birthday of Margretta “Gretta” Madden Styles, who is celebrated nationally and globally for defining the critical work that recognizes and differentiates quality in all aspects of nursing practice.  

On Tuesday, March 16, a white man embarked on a shooting spree, killing eight people at three spas in Atlanta, Georgia. ANA President Ernest Grant, PhD, RN FAAN, issues a statement vehemently denouncing the mass shooting and all acts of racism and xenophobia against Asian-Americans.

The American Nurses Association (ANA) congratulates Xavier Becerra on being confirmed by the United States Senate as the 25th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).