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The 2016 WNA Awards
The WNA Awards have been a tradition for 40 years—since May Hornback and Alice Weldy received the Service to WNA Award in 1976. Now WNA offers 12 awards. Eight of them were awarded this year at the WNA Membership Assembly. We would like to thank everyone who nominated someone for an award—all the nominations were […]
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Nurses Rank #1 Most Trusted Profession for 15th Year in a Row
SILVER SPRING, MD – The American public has again ranked nurses as the professionals with the highest honesty and ethical standards, according to a Gallup poll released today. The annual poll marks the 15th consecutive year that nurses have been ranked the most trusted out of a wide spectrum of professions, including medical doctors and police officers.
“Every day, millions of nurses are on the front lines in the fight to improve the health of all Americans,” said Pamela F. Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, president of the American Nurses Association. “Whether nurses are by the bedside or in the board room, we continue to be a trusted resource and a vital part of our nation’s health care system. This poll reflects the trust the public has in us, and we’ll continue to work hard to keep that trust.”
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WNA’s Testimony on the Issue of Opioid Abuse
Gina Dennik-Champion, MSN, RN, MSHA, WNA Executive Director and Lobbyist provided WNA’s perceptions of the opioid abuse crisis in Wisconsin. She provided testimony to the two co-chairs of the Task Force, Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch and Rep. John Nygren on the important role nurses can play in addressing addiction treatment and prevent. The invitational hearing […]
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Wisconsin Nurses Association Announces Newest Publication: Patient-Centered Team-Based Care in Wisconsin: A Working Conceptual Model
Madison, WI – Patient-Centered Team-Based Care in Wisconsin: A Working Conceptual Model – WisconsinNurses.org/pctbc Patient-Centered Team-Based Care in Wisconsin: A Working Conceptual Model is a publication developed by the Wisconsin Nurses Association to accelerate the awareness of patient-centered team-based care as a critically important health care transformation strategy that addresses cost, the patient experience, and population health in Wisconsin. The model describes the antecedent conditions necessary to develop and support effective patient-centered team-based care. The model also provides an overview of the principles, practices, components, applicability, and dynamics of patient-centered team-based care and the importance of interprofessional work.
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Volunteers Needed! Be a Guardian Angel.
Do you have a few hours to spare each month? Would you like to make a difference in the life of an older adult? If so, you may be just the right person for this volunteer opportunity. The South Madison Coalition of the Elderly is looking for compassionate individuals interested in becoming volunteer guardians for […]
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New Environmental Health e-Textbook from ANHE
The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE) is delighted to announce the publication of Environmental Health in Nursing – an open access textbook for nurses and other health professionals. Leading environmental health nursing experts have joined together to share their environmental health knowledge, expertise, and experiences. The book offers essential information for nurses new […]
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Announcing New WNA Publication! Patient-Centered Team-Based Care in Wisconsin: A Working Conceptual Model
Patient-Centered Team-Based Care in Wisconsin: A Working Conceptual Model, is intended to assist health care professionals, students enrolled in a health care career and educators in learning more about this proposed model of care. This publication will: Accelerate awareness of patient-centered team-based care as an important health care redesign strategy in Wisconsin. Describe a model […]
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Official Notice WNA Proposed Bylaw Changes and Reference Report
Proposed WNA Bylaw Changes address members voting electronically The WNA Board of Directors submitted to the WNA Bylaw Committee proposed changes that allow for member voting electronically at scheduled meetings. Members will have the opportunity to discuss the proposed changes during the Bylaw Committee Virtual Hearing in early October and on Friday, October 21, 2016, […]
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Edgewood College | Henry Predolin School of Nursing
Henry Predolin School of Nursing Info Session at Edgewood College Thursday, November 3, 2016 | 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Edgewood College, 1255 Deming Way, Madison (West Campus) 5:00 – 5:15 p.m.: Refreshments and Networking 5:15- 6:30 p.m.: Program with Q & A Session Learn more about our Doctor of Nursing Practice program, offered in convenient […]
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Pilot Program to Mentor Nurse Leaders for the Future
Suzanne Marnocha, PhD, RN, MSN, CCRN ret marnocha@uwosh.edu University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Nursing Judith Westphal, PhD, RN westphj@uwosh.edu University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Nursing Becki Cleveland, MSN, RN clevelan@uwosh.edu University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Nursing The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Nursing builds “upon its tradition of developing caring and […]
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