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This legislation will require employers to implement comprehensive plans that protect health care professionals from violence in the workplace and prohibit acts of retaliation that discourage reporting of violent incidents.

Dr. Beaudet will collaborate across the ANA Enterprise to cultivate and disseminate nurse-led innovation. 

Milestone year recognizes nurses’ invaluable contributions to health care.

Illustrating the power of a “Magnet,” more than 10,000 nurses and other health care stakeholders are being drawn to Orlando, FL, to immerse themselves in a wide range of educational and innovative sessions, celebratory events, and networking opportunities at the 2019 ANCC National Magnet Conference^®, which runs from Oct. 10-12. At the high-energy conference opening, attendees already were treated to performances by Opera Orlando, gained insights from opening speaker Gretchen Rubin on understanding personality tendencies to create better work environments, and learned firsthand about the 2020 “Year of the Nurse.”

Cerner Sponsored Award Recognizes Extraordinary Innovation in Nursing.

This executive order aims to expand health services and eliminate APRN practice barriers. 

ANA’s “Principles for Nurse Staffing” emphasizes nurses’ critical role in providing patients and communities quality, safe, cost-effective care.

In the new position statement The Nurse’s Role When a Patient Requests Medical Aid in Dying, ANA provides guidance for almost 1 million registered nurses in the U.S. impacted by medical aid in dying laws. 

ANA’s Membership Assembly came to a close today but not until representatives took action on several compelling and critical issues focused on patient care, public health, nurses in the news, and student nurses. About 360 nurses, observers and other leaders attended the two-day governance meeting in Washington, DC. Eligible representatives also elected national leaders.

The voting representatives of the American Nurses Association (ANA) Membership Assembly elected leaders to serve on the board of directors and nominations and elections committee. All terms of office begin on January 1, 2020. 

The representatives of the American Nurses Association (ANA) Membership Assembly acted on several compelling and critical issues focused on patient care and public health.

In his opening remarks, ANA President Ernest Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN, the first man elected to hold the office, spoke of the important work that takes place when nurses gather at ANA’s Membership Assembly to collaboratively address relevant issues, advance the profession and strengthen ANA.