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Comments of Loressa Cole, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer

Committee on the Future of Nursing 2020-2030
Open Session
March 20, 2019

This tragic incident should serve as reminder to all nurses, other health care professionals, and administrators that we must be constantly vigilant at the patient and system level to prevent medical errors.

(Photo credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center)

Rebecca Graystone, MS, MBA, RN, NE-BC, will serve as the new vice president of the Magnet Recognition® and Pathway to Excellence® Program. 

ANA applauds newly introduced legislation to expand background checks on nearly all gun purchases. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Laura Leigh Ferrio will help the Foundation meet its mission to transform the nation’s health through the power of nursing. 

The new relationship between ANA and HIMSS is a unique opportunity to harness a role for all nurses as innovators, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts.

Calls for constructive dialogue between all stakeholders.

The American Nurses Association’s Board of Directors has announced the appointment of three directors to the American Nurses Credentialing Center Board. They will serve from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020.

Newly created fund honors health and business trailblazer Jeannine Rivet through annual nursing fellowship grants awarded to nurses in order to foster and integrate nursing health knowledge, leadership development, and expertise in community and business leadership.

ANCC presented the 2018 National Magnet Nurse of the Year^® Awards and the five winners were recognized at the ANCC National Magnet Conference^® in Denver, Colorado. The award recognizes the outstanding contributions of clinical nurses to innovation, consultation, leadership, and professional risk-taking.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) today presented Professor Sheila D. Tlou, PhD, RN, FAAN, with the prestigious HRH Princess Muna Al Hussein Award for her more than 30 years of impassioned advocacy for nursing and healthcare across the globe. The award was given at the ANCC National Magnet Conference^® in Denver.