ASNA is Accepting Abstracts for Poster Presentations for the ASNA/AlaONE/AANS 2012 Annual Convention.
Friday, September 21, 2012 in Hoover, Alabama
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Elizabeth A. Morris Clinical Education Sessions - FACES '12
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ASNA/AlaONE/AANS Annual Convention
September 20 - 22, 2012 (Avg. 200 attendees)
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Legislative Update 12-6
We have now completed the 23rd (of 30) Legislative Day of the 2012 session. Both the Education Budget (ETF) and the General Fund (GF) Budget have been introduced. The ETF budget appears to be “doable” despite some shortfalls compared to last year. Currently delayed in the Senate, we expect movement this week on the ETF budget (SB 318) which is currently set at $5.48 billion, about 2.7% less than this year’s budget. It will still have to go through the House. However the GF Budget (HB 433) remains a huge problem. Currently the GF budget, which includes as its biggest item the Alabama Medicaid budget, has been passed by the House and sent to the Senate F&TG Committee. Read More...
Generation NP Group - News Article:
Legislation Giving Nurse Practitioner's Equal Pay Appears Dead ~ Read More...
 The President's Message
Joyce McCullers Varner, DNP, ANP/GNP-BC, GCNS
President, ASNA
Difficult Conversations
I had an occasion recently to have a difficult conversation with a friend whose husband is dying and she is firmly entrenched in denial. Due to the denial she was wearing herself out taking care of him when calling in hospice would be very beneficial to both of them. Being a healthcare professional that has been a caregiver to someone with a terminal disease I know what this is like and wanted to help her. Read More...
 ED Notes
Joseph F. Decker, II
Executive Director
Our annual ASNA House of Delegates and Convention was held 20-22 October at the Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Conference Center in downtown Auburn. We were once again joined by the Alabama Organization of Nurse Executives (AlaONE) and the Alabama Association of Nursing Students (AANS). Beginning with an outstanding lineup on Thursday (the Mable Lamb Continuing Education Day) – highlighted by Dr. Patricia Pearce’s keynote address on Evidence Based Practice and Its’ Use in Safety and Quality in Nursing - we enjoyed a superb list of speakers and presenters throughout the entire event. Read More...
 LPN Corner
Gregory Howard
President AFLPN
Are You A Winner?
There are all kinds of winners: winners of games both physical and mental where set rules determine the victor. And there are those winners that are chosen by a judges or a panel of judges who rate you on your performance in an activity or a category of activities. Read More...
Legal Corner
Don Eddins, BS, MS, JD
ASNA Legal Representative
Registered nurses lead busy and important lives helping others. They, however, too often neglect their own needs in areas such as estate planning.Basically I recommend that every adult consider three documents that could save their loved ones money and a lot of trouble when they die. First, is the Advanced Directive for Health Care. Read More...
Alabama Board of Nursing Update
Carolyn G. Morgan, MSN, RN
Nurse Consultant, Continuing Education and Nursing Practice
CE Requirement for Nursing License Renewal Continuing Education (CE) became a requirement for nursing license renewal in Alabama in the early 1990s when the Alabama Legislature amended the Nurse Practice Act to require CE. (Code of Ala. 1975§ 34-21-23 (f)). The Alabama Board of Nursing’s Administrative Code expands on the statute by stating that the registered nurse and the licensed practical nurse are individually accountable for continued competency to practice nursing including knowledge and compliance with applicable statutes and regulations (ABN Admin. Code, §§ 610-X-10-.02(1), 610-X-6-.04(2) (a)(i) and 610-X-6-.05(2)(a)(i)). Read More…
ATTENTION RNs!
2012 is RNs Renewal Year
ABN deadline is November 30th to complete CE without additional charges
The ABN has on-line capability, including payment by credit card. You may also pay by personal check.
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