American Nurses Association news and information

Modern Healthcare had the rare opportunity to interview a number of the honorees in our fifth Top Women in Healthcare program during our conference and gala in Nashville. Hear some of the industry's most important voices weigh in on some of the most crucial healthcare issues of the day.
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Oncology nurse Theresa Brown, in an op-ed piece in the New York Times Sunday, argued for government-mandated nurse-staffing ratios.
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The New York State Nurses Association is battling an unlikely foe at the negotiating table.
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Frustrating an effort by nurses to hold off an incursion into their field of practice, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday that qualified public school staff members, not just school nurses, are allowed to inject diabetic students with insulin.
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The American Nurses Association wants the federal government to require insurers selling plans on state insurance exchanges to have at least a certain percentage of advanced practice registered nurses in their provider networks.
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The watchdog group Public Citizen is calling for OSHA to increase the number of workplace inspections and develop stronger standards to protect healthcare workers from injuries and violence.
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A 5-year-old court battle in California pits nurses who say they're the only ones medically trained to administer insulin to public school students against diabetes advocacy groups who say it's necessary to let other school personnel give the shots to increase access to care.
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The registered nursing workforce is growing and getting better educated, with more RNs pursuing advanced degrees, according to the HRSA. And that's exactly what the IOM and many hospital systems want.
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As healthcare reform unfolds, midlevel health professionals such as nurses and physician assistants are advocating for more autonomy so they can play a bigger role in the delivery of primary care.
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In 1980, armed with an aptitude for science, Dawn Endris was 19 years old and had her career path already chosen. “I always wanted to get into nursing,” she recalls.
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