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ANA urges Congress to invest in nursing workforce development. ANA endorses the Nursing School Capac
ANA has launched a campaign aimed at increasing federal funding for nursing recruitment and education by $50 million. If successful, this campaign would result in a total of $200 million in fiscal yea...
One hospital's "peanutty" path to Magnet designation
Typically, nursing research is overseen by nurses with advanced degrees who work in academic settings. Nurses at nonacademic hospitals have less exposure to nursing research, so when these hospitals s...
Expand your nursing career horizons
“I’m a registered nurse.” Today, about 2.5 million people in the United States can make that claim. But being a nurse in 2008 is vastly different than it was 20 years ago. Perhaps mo...
Coloring outside the lines
Twenty years ago, nursing was responding to scientific and technological breakthroughs, market forces for cost containment and efficiency, and recurring nursing shortages. Sound familiar?
Inspired by...
Nursing research sheds light on key nursing-care values
Having a philosophy of patient-care delivery gives nurses a framework, values, and beliefs to guide their professional practice. The philosophy should directly reflect the relationships through which ...
Spotlight on nurse staffing, autonomy, and control over practice
Magnet™ hospitals are becoming more important as research shows they consistently yield positive nurse and patient outcomes. Even during a nursing shortage, these hospitals tend to offer:•...
On the record with Pamela Cipriano, Editor-in-Chief
In this interview conducted by Terry Ratner, RN, MFA, Pam Cipriano gives her perspective on the major issues facing the nursing profession. Dr. Cipriano is Chief Clinical Officer and Chief Nursing Off...
Tme magnetic matrix: Building blocks of Magnet™ hospitals
Even during a nursing shortage, building magnetism into a healthcare environment promotes better patient outcomes, lower mortality rates, and higher patient satisfaction. Although Magnet™ hospit...
Parish nursing: Reclaiming the spiritual dimensions of care
When Betsy suspected her husband had Alzheimer’s disease, she turned to a nurse to help her find a medical practice that accepted their health insurance. When multiple sclerosis kept Sylvia alon...
Helping nurses to achieve nursing excellence
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association, provides individuals and organizations throughout the nursing profession with the resources they need ...
Our Readers Respond
Nursing academics vs.
practicing nurses?
My blood boiled when I read ANA President Patton’s column “Is diagnosis of pressure ulcers within an RN’s scope of practice?”(January 2010). It describes
a ...
Effective transitions
ANA, nurse leaders support RN residency programs.
Although most new nurses are excited when they finally begin their careers, their enthusiasm can be dampened by worries about keeping pace with new w...
Grooming our future leaders
The future of nursing may be in jeopardy. For almost a decade, we’ve known that when the current shortage peaks around 2020, we’ll have 1 million fewer nurses than we need. We also know th...
Travel nursing: Is it right for you?
A number of readers have written us with questions about travel nursing. For answers to these questions, we turned to an expert in the field—Dr. Franklin Shaffer, EdD, RN, FAAN. What are the mai...
Using our gold mine to compensate for our deficit
The imbalance between supply and demand in the nursing profession is old news by now. We’ve all heard the numbers, read the analyses, and seen the inevitable trends.Even though the Bureau of Lab...
Celebrating our profession during National Nurses Week
Annually, beginning with National Nurses Day on May 6th and concluding with International Nurses Day (also Florence Nightingale’s birthday) on May 12th, National Nurses Week marks the time when ...
Beyond a box of chocolates
Often, patients and families express their gratitude for a special nurse’s outstanding care with spoken thanks or heartfelt commendations written to a nursing supervisor. Some even offer a small...
What's in a title?
You’ve just accompanied a family member to a medical appointment and noted the staff member performing the intake is wearing a name tag saying “nurse.” You are curious as to which nu...
Beyond a box of chocolates
Often, patients and families express their gratitude for a special nurse's outstanding care with spoken thanks or heartfelt commendations written to a nursing supervisor. Some even offer a small gift,...
AMERICAN NURSE TODAY WINS TWO ASHPE AWARDS
American Nurse Today, the official journal of the American Nurses Association (ANA), today announced that its June 2009 cover, Autism Today, has been named “Best Cover” by the American Society of Heal...
From Your ANA President
National Nurses Week is an opportunity to reflect on the contributions nurses make to the healthcare environment. Every day, nurses make a commitment to building an even more powerful nursing professi...
Understanding the DNP degree
For years, doctorally prepared nurses have focused
on issues that help define nursing as a
profession. In contrast, nurses involved in direct
patient care have dealt consistently with inadequate
s...
ANA Revises Two of Its Foundational Nursing Publications
In its role as the professional organization for all 3.1 million registered nurses in the United States, ANA is the author and custodian of three foundational nursing documents: The Code of Ethics for...
What I'm hearing about competence
As ANA president, I have the privilege of representing RNs, the nursing profession, and the ANA in many local, state, regional, national, and international settings. Those responsibilities have turned...
All for one, and one for all
I recently returned from an international nursing conference in Yokohama, Japan. It was an amazing trip. But I must admit, although I was looking forward to the event and to visiting yet another count...