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Welcome To the ANA\C Home Page
 ANA
Elections Call For Nominations:
There are
40+ positions available on the ANA Board of Directors, Congress
on Nursing Practice and Economics, and the ANA Nominating
Committee. The deadline for consideration on the initial
slate is February 1. I
Please note a new position
available on the ANA Board of Directors is a Director at
Large, Recent Graduate.For more information, please send an email
to liz.lostracco@ana.org.
- 2010 RN Lobby Days: Save the Date April 19 & 20, Sacramento.
More information to come.
- California Regulators Adopt
Rules On Timely Access to Non-Emergency Care: Seven
years after the enactment of legislation (A.B. 2179) directing
it to do so, the California Department of Managed Health
Care (DMHC) announced Jan. 20 it adopted regulations aimed at
ensuring plan enrollees have timely access to health care services. Read
about the new regulations.
- ANA & International Medical
Corps Seeking Nurses for Haiti: IMC is
asking ANA to support their request for RNs who specialize
in the OR, PACU, and nurses with experience in caring for post-op
surgical patients. If you are interested in being considered
for this mission, please contact Cheryl Peterson. You will be
asked to provide information such as name, credentials, contact
information, number of years in clinical practice, state license
information, and past disaster response experience. For additional
information on Haiti visit
www.nursingworld.org
- New ANA Member Benefit Now
Available: Beginning February 2010,
the American Nurse Today will offer monthly information with
the launch of a exciting e-journal American Nurse Today ONLINE.
This will be sent in the "off" months when the print issue is
not mailed-February, April, June, August, October and December.
ANA is requesting feedback when you receive the new online e-journal.
Your comments can be directed to Joe
Vallina, Assistant Director
Periodicals.
- Report from BRN 1.13.10 Meeting: A
meeting of the BRN Education Committee was held in Berkeley
on January 13, 2010. A
report is provided for your information.
- Get Latest Issue of The Nursing
Voice: The January, February, March
Issue of the Nursing Voice is
now available on line for your reading pleasure. Visit our
news page where you can also get archived newsletters too.
- H1N1 Information From CDPH: The
California Department of Public Health is providing several flyers
filled
with information about stopping the spread of and preventing the
H1N1 virus. Please review the following information. You can also
visit cdph.ca.gov for additional information.
- Gallup Poll Votes Nurses Most Trusted
Profession: For
the eighth consecutive year, nurses have been voted the most
trusted profession
in America according to Gallup's annual survey of professions
for their honesty and ethical standards. Eighty-three percent
of Americans
believe nurses’ honesty and ethical standards are either "high" or "very
high." Read about the Gallup Poll.
- ANA Chooses Next Year's Nurses Week
Theme: ANA Members had a chance to vote
on next year's theme and the winner is: Nurses Caring Today
for a Healthier Tomorrow. Now nurses can vote on the Logo
by going to www.surveydiscovery.com/viewsurvey.php?surveyid=337&mode=view
- California Medical Board Sues
The State: The California Medical Board has filed
a lawsuit sitting that the Governor is illegally exacerbating
an "imminent crisis
in healthcare" because forced workers furloughs are delaying
the Medical Board's approval of applications from 7,200 new
doctors. "This policy is ultimately harming the public and
exacerbating the shortage of physicians in the state, now a
review of a doctor who wants to practice takes 5.5 months which
is 3xs longer than required by law" says Long Do DMA's director
of litigation.
- ANA Seeking Nurses Willing
to Speak to Media on Health Care Reform: The ANA's
Communication Department is looking for nurses who are willing
to speak to media on
health care reform. The ANA specifically needs nurses currently
involved in direct patient care, are on the frontlines and
are willing to share their personal stories with media about
the real-life consequences of our current flawed health care
system. If you are interested please contact Stacy
Prince,
Mary McNamara, or Adam
Sachs.
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ANA & NASN
Speak Out Against Unlicensed Employees Administering Insulin
to CA
School Children: This is an important topic that
is important to all California School Nurses and families.
The ANA has
a legal update document for your information. Visit http://nursingworld.org
- What Is the Difference Between ANA\C and CNA? This is a common
question that comes into the office of ANA\C and given all the
current publicity about CNA and other groups ANA\C wanted to
provide a short explanation on the difference between these two
group. Read or Print this article.
There are a variety of different documents
found on the web site but most are pdf or word documents. If
you experience
any difficulty downloading a document contact the web
manager for
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