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
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:
Learn more at:
http://www.longtermcareleader.com/2020/01/celebrate-year-of-nurse-by-offering_29.html
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/
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
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:
Learn more at:
http://www.longtermcareleader.com/2020/01/celebrate-year-of-nurse-by-offering.html
Is 2021 the year you’ve decided to become ANCC board certified? If so, take the proven path to preparing for the gerontological board certification exam – AHCA/NCAL Gero Nurse Prep!
Find out more at https://www.geronurseprep.com/
From the faculty and staff of the AHCA/NCAL Gero Nurse Prep program.
ANA President Ernest Grant announces the “Year Of The Nurse” at the 2019 Magnet Conference.
In this episode of RN Huddle, UNMC CON CNE’s Nurse Planner Renee Paulin (a certified WOCN) and UNMC’s, Dr. Janet Cuddigan, President of the National Pressure injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) discuss the NEW Clinical Practice Guideline for Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Injuries. As an author of these guidelines, Dr. Cuddigan has the expertise to really explain these new guidelines and help answer any questions!
https://rnhuddle.unmc.edu/lets-celebrate-worldwide-pressure-injury-prevention-day/
Save $100 off the regular registration fee now through November 30 by using promo code RNHERO (all caps). AHCA/NCAL Gero Nurse Prep provides tremendous value at this AHCA/NCAL member $590 sale price. That’s less than $20 per contact hour for outstanding nursing education that makes a measurable difference on so many fronts.
Register now and lock in the discount – then take up to 60 days to pay. For more details contact us at concne@unmc.edu
