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Greetings!
NNA is moving forward with the mentoring project, and we hope that you will decide to be a mentor for a new grad. The time commitment is small and the benefit to nursing and the personal satisfaction could be great. Please email me if you are interested in volunteering 15 minutes per week for this project.
NNA has an opportunity to change the style and format of News You Can Use. We are considering replacing it with Nursing News Flash which would come out twice weekly and would include national as well as association news. Please let us know what you think. Take a look at the South Carolina Nurses Association Nursing News Flash, which is very similar to what we would have, and then vote for your preference--to switch to Nursing News Flash or to stay with News You Can Use. The purpose of our publications is to benefit our members, and we would like to know what you would prefer.
Vote now!
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Don't Miss Nurse Appreciation Night at the Reno Bighorns | |
Nurse Appreciation Night at the Reno Bighorns is scheduled for March 17, 2012. Join the Nevada Nurses Association, Western Nevada College, Carrington College, and Truckee Meadows Community College, as the Reno Bighorns take on the NBA affiliate of the Golden State Warriors.
This event will support nursing scholarships and will mark the launch of the NNA, Reno Bighorns, Kohl's, and Active 20-30 Club campaign to fight childhood obesity.
Make sure you wear green in support of the Bighorns and St Patricks Day!
For more information, contact Sandy Olguin sandyolguin@live.com. |
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ANA Making Preparations for National Elections | |
ANA is the process of preparing for the endorsement process for the national and presidential elections. There will be much more information to follow and a vote of ANA/NNA members in the near future to help determine their endorsement. I will provide information as it becomes available, so that our members can make sure their voices are heard.
The other big announcement coming out of ANA government affairs is the date of this year's Nurses CAN (Campaign Activity Night), which will take place on October 17. You are encouraged to get involved in working for a campaign--any campaign--if only for one evening. It is a great opportunity to remind everyone that nurses are a large and powerful group. |
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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.
Warmest regards,
Margaret
Margaret Curley, RN, BSN
Nevada Nurses Association
775-747-2333
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| Upcoming Events | | February 27: NNA Legislative Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Email imcmlrc@aol.com for more information. |
March 1: Deadline for article submission for Nevada RNFormation
March 17: Nurse Appreciation Night at the Reno Bighorns
May 12, 2012 IFNN Awards Dinner/Dance, Las Vegas
August 10, 2012 District 3 Alaska Cruise
October 5-6 NNA State Convention, Grand Sierra Resort, Reno
October 17 Nurses CAN (Campaign Activity Night)
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| NNA Career Center | |
New jobs are being added frequently to the NNA Career Center. Please check back often. Go to our website at www.nvnurses.org and follow the link under Especially for You. |
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CEU Opportunities | |
NSBN has two upcoming workshops scheduled in Reno:
- A Workshop to Support Nursing Leaders, February 21, 1:30-5:00 at Renown approved for 3.5 CEUs
- A one-day conference on Behavioral Health, approved for 6 CEUs will be held on March 30 at Saint Mary's in Reno.
For more information, visit the NSBN website at
www.nevadanursingboard.org |
Nevada Healthy Homes Partnership will hold "Essentials for Healthy Homes Practitioners" Training Course on March 20-21, 2012 at the State of Nevada Health Division. The Healthy Homes Specialist certification test will be administered upon completion of the course. This optional credential is offered through the National Center for Healthy Homes (NCHH) and National Environmental Health Association (NEHA). It is designed for health and housing professionals in public, private, and nonprofit sectors. CEUs will be available. For more information, contact Teresa Hayes, 775-684-4074, thayes@health.nv.gov, or visit www.nvhhp.org
Rural health researchers present best practices in a Summit sponsored by Idaho State University's Division of Health Sciences, August 8-10, 2012. The call for abstracts and more information is available online at
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