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Member Hot Spot |
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Safe Staffing Saves Lives
was launched to educate nurses
and patients on the issue and enact safe staffing legislation
on a national and state basis. If you have not had a chance
to look over
SafeStaffingSavesLives.org,
we encourage you to do so. This site will be updated on a
regular basis with new information – so be sure to check in
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The OJIN Ethics
Column Has New Posting!
Parker’s
The
Power of One focuses on forces each
nurse will want to consider in obtaining the power needed to
practice in an ethical manner.
Dinkins and Sorrell’s
The
Expanding Circle of Environmental Ethics
discusses environmental ethics and the role of nursing in
environmental health activity.
Go to column:
The Power of One
Go to
column:
The Expanding
Circle of Environmental Ethics
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ANA House of Delegates |
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June
23-25, 2008
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Link to GNA/ANA
2007-2009 Delegates |
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The
much anticipated arrival of GNA's innovative Communities of Practice (CoPs)
is
HERE |
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GNA's Communities of Practice is
an online forum for members to collaborate in
discussions and share items of interest with other
community members. This online member benefit is
designed to be adaptive to the ever-changing need for
instant information through shared interest forums...
LOGIN NOW! |
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Now in Communities of Practice |
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President's Message |
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Cindy R.
Balkstra, MS, RN, CNS-BC |
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GNA President |
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Exercise a New Habit |
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We’re
nearly halfway into 2008. By now most people have either given up
on their new year’s resolution or decided not to make one at all.
One of the goals in my household was to improve our health by
incorporating a routine of daily exercise. Had this happened yet?
Well, not really. We had started walking in our neighborhood but if
anything interfered, i.e. bad weather, unexpected phone calls, a
trip to the store, long work-day,
etc., it didn’t happen ... |
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Full President message |
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CEO Corner |
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By: |
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Deborah Hackman, CAE |
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The Need to Know |
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Rarely does a need resonate so clearly as does
Georgia’s current critical need for a nursing
workforce planning center. What we already know is
that despite the fact that Georgia is the ninth
largest state, it ranks 19th in the
production of nurses. Currently the nursing vacancy
rate in Georgia hospitals and nursing homes is
15-18% with a 20% vacancy rate for public health
nurses ... |
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CEO Corner continues |
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APRN
Monograph now available!
Click here for the order form. |
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Please Note: Several
CE documents have been revised as of November 14, 2007 in regard to
Co-provider ship of activities for CE Approval.
Click on CE Approval to use the
updated criteria, application, and forms. Reviewers: An updated review
tool is also available.
(At this time, these changes do
not affect CE Provider Approval) |
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OnLine CareerCenter |
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New Publication for GNA/ANA Members!
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What
will replace the
AJN?
Click here to find out
more. |
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About Your Professional Liability Insurance |
Access
information on Professional Liability insurance, go to
www.anainsurancesite.com, You can also
go directly to
www.proliability.com an apply for liability insurance on-line
or download information and applications for later use. Also, see
related articles:
All of the things we can do
that cost $98.Four
common gaps that may exist with your employer coverage. |
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ANA Members Enjoy
a New Fitness Benefit |
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To help improve member health and well-being,
ANA has arranged for members and their families
to take advantage of the
GlobalFit
Fitness Program. |
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JoinGNAToday! |
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Need to Know Info |
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The American Nurses
Foundation
(ANF) Nursing Research Grants Program application is now available
online only. Awards are given in all areas of nursing, including healthy
patient outcomes, health care policy development, critical care,
gerontology, women’s health, community and family intervention. Deadline
is May 15, please visit
www.ANFonline.org for more information. |
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CE Schedule |
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APRN
Information regarding prescribing |
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Board of
Medicine adopt Rules & Regulations regarding APRN prescribing.
Find out more...! |
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Georgia Nurses Association Platinum Plus® MasterCard® |
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The
Georgia Nurses Association Platinum Plus® MasterCard®
credit card program gives financial support to nursing's
issues in Georgia. This special program offers a
low introductory rate, with NO annual fee and a credit line
up to $100,000.
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TO APPLY ONLINE CLICK HERE |
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Or Call
1-800-932-2775.
Be
sure to mention priority code L69Z |
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