Greetings!
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 7-13 is Nurse Practitioner Week, and we honor Advanced Practice Nurses. Please show your support for these colleagues by writing a letter in support of the APN Autonomous Practice Initiative!
As the 2011 Legislative session approaches, activity on the APN autonomous practice initiative is heating up. Please watch for emails and calls to action on our website. The District One Election is underway. If you haven't yet voted, please do it now. We have been receiving some job announcements lately. These are always available on our website, but if you are a job seeker and would like to be on our Job Seekers Mailing List, please email me at nvnursesassn@mvqn.net. I'll send out announcements to this list as soon as they come in.
Based on the member vote, the ANA dues increase will be passed on to members. As a result, NNA/ANA dues will increase by $4 on January 1. |
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| NNA Autonomous Practice Initiative |
The 2011 legislative session begins this February. During this legislative session, under the sponsorship of Senator Sheila Leslie, the Nevada Nurses Association will be introducing the APN autonomous practice initiative. This initiative seeks to remove the mandate for a collaborative written agreement between an APN and a physician. We believe this creates unnecessary barriers to APN practice as well as presents issues for access to health care for Nevadans. As this becomes more publicized, nurses across the state may be asked by physician colleagues, patients and members of their community about this initiative. You can learn more about this issue by reading the frequently asked questions (FAQ) on the NNA website: www.nvnurses.org. Nurses working together CAN make a difference! |
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NNA Member on ANA Occupational and Environmental Health Committee | |
NNA member Nancy Brewster-Meredith is a member of the newly formed ANA Occupation and Environmental Health Committee. Concerns of the committee include the following:
1. Reprocessing single use devices (SUDs)
2. Global Climate Change
3. Healthy food in health care
4. Chemical policy reform
5. Pharmaceutical waste
Current projects are:
1. Safe patient handling - Handle with Care
2. Healthy Nurse Program
3. Workplace Violence
4. Immunizations
5. Safe Needles Saves Lives
If you have input regarding any of these issues that you want brought to the committee, please email Nancy at nbrewster@tmcc.edu |
| RWJF Seeks Hosts for Regional Awareness Meetings |
The Robert Woods Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing will hold a webcast summit, "Advancing Healthcare through Nursing", on November 30 and seeks hosts for Regional Awareness Meetings for the webcast. If you are interested, please visit the RWJF website and click on the link for Get Involved. |
| From ANA | |
ANA marked the 10 year anniversary of the Safe Needles Save Lives campaign on November 4, but much remains to be done to protect nurses from this risk. For information and materials, visit www.needlestick.org.
The International Council of Nurses has released a new online interactive learning course on tuberculosis. Access the course at http://www.icn.ch/projects/tb-online-learning-resources/. "Care, prevention and management of tuberculosis provides practical online tools to nurses and those involved in caring for patients, families and communities affected by TB, including drug-resistant TB. The course is widely applicable for all settings, while also dealing with the challenges of providing care when resources are scarce and the workload is high." |
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Please let me know if you have comments, suggestions, or information you want included in the next News You Can Use.
Sincerely,
Margaret
Margaret Curley, RN, BSN
Nevada Nurses Association
775-747-2333 |
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Upcoming Events |
12/1/10: Deadline for article submission for next RNFormation.
Legislative Committee meeting 6 p.m.
State Board meeting 7 p.m.
12/5/10: NNA District One Annual Holiday Dinner & Installation of Officers 1:30-4:30 | |
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Job Opportunity
We have a number of Nevada nursing jobs posted on our website at http://www.nvnurses.org/Main-Menu-Category/Resources/Jobs.aspx
If you are job hunting, there may be a job posted that will interest you. |
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