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Year Of The Nurse 2020 Website!

Find out how you can participate, engage others, and and celebrate all you and your colleagues at https://anayearofthenurse.org/

Are You Ready for Certified Nurses Day?

Every March 19, employers, certification boards, education facilities, and healthcare providers celebrate and publicly acknowledge nurses who earn and maintain the highest credentials in their specialty.

Certified Nurses Day™ honors nurses worldwide who contribute to better patient outcomes through national board certification in their specialty. A registered nurse (RN) license allows nurses to practice. Certification affirms advanced knowledge, skill, and practice to meet the challenges of modern nursing.

Inspired by Dr. Margretta ‘Gretta’ Madden Styles, RN, EdD, FAAN, a pioneer in nursing certification, Certified Nurses Day is the perfect opportunity to invite all nurses to advance their career by choosing certification.

Find out how you can help celebrate at https://www.nursingworld.org/education-events/certified-nurses-day/

Careers in Aging Week

Learn how to make the most of Careers in Aging Week!

Careers in Aging Week will be April 19-25, 2020! This national event will feature hundreds of senor living providers–with school visits, open houses, employee appreciation days, op-eds, and more. This webinar will give you the information you need to plan your week for maximum impact.

Find out more by going to https://www.geron.org/programs-services/careers-in-aging-week

Celebrate the Year of the Nurse by Offering ANCC Board Certification to Your RNs.

2020 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale. The World Health Assembly (the governing body of the World Health Organization) declared 2020 the Year of the Nurse and Midwife to recognize the milestone. Organizations around the world are using the occasion to put the spotlight on nurses and the nursing profession.

AHCA/NCAL members can put the spotlight on their RNs and improve facility performance by continuing their RNs’ advancement through American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Board certification in gerontological nursing. Research conducted by AHCA/NCAL in 2019 found that SNFs with at least one ANCC Board certified RN experienced:

Significantly higher SNF Value Based Purchasing scores
Fewer survey deficiencies
Fewer IJ citations
Lower rehospitalization rates
Lower rates of off-label use of antipsychotics
Higher CMS 5-Star ratings

Learn more at:

http://www.longtermcareleader.com/2020/01/celebrate-year-of-nurse-by-offering_29.html

Nurses Ranked Most Honest Profession 18 Years in a Row!

In an impressive 18 year running streak, Americans have rated nurses as the #1 most ethical and honest profession, according to the most recent Gallup poll.

The 2019 poll revealed that 85% of Americans rated nurses’ honesty and ethical standards as “high” or “very high,” coming in even higher than last year’s numbers. The honor is an impressive one, as the poll included other medical professionals, including physicians, dentists, and pharmacists. Nursing holds a high margin as the most honest and ethical, with the next most honest profession, engineering, ranking at 66%.

https://nurse.org/articles/nursing-ranked-most-honest-profession/

Dr. Heidi Keeler discusses the Gero Nurse Prep program

As the population of older adults continues to rise, increased training in gerontological nursing is a vital step in providing the proper care and value to residents of skilled nursing and long term care facilities.

https://www.todaysgeriatricmedicine.com/archive/JF20p32.shtml