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NACNS is a member of the Interagency Collaborative on Nursing  Statistics (ICONS).

Click here for more information about ICONS


In Memorium

NACNS is deeply saddened by the December, 2007 death of Kathryn Ann "Katie" Brush, RN, MS, CCRN, FCCM, a member of the NACNS Board of Directors and a well-known CNS leader.  Katie was a clinical nurse specialist for ten years in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital.  Please read the Boston Globe obituary and an announcement from NACNS.

The CNS Foundation Trustees have initiated a scholarship fund to honor Katie’s remarkable life. Donations should be made payable to the CNS Foundation, indicating in the memo that the funds are for the Katie Brush CNS Scholarship.  Please send with the linked donation form and send to:

CNS Foundation, c/o NACNS
2090 Linglestown Rd. Ste 107 Harrisburg PA 17110

Thank you so much for your generosity.


Post or Look for CNS Job Opportunities

Click here for a brief orientation to NACNS

New!

NACNS is happy to announce a new member benefit available now. All members have access to the evidence-based practice resources of the Joanna Briggs Institute. If you are a member, login to the Members Only and click on the JBI portal. If you are not a member and would like to learn more about the evidence resources available from JBI,


Development of a Comprehensive Method for Identifying Facilities with Nursing Shortages
The Center recently completed a research study for the Division of Shortage Designation at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to identify and evaluate different methods for identifying facilities and communities in the U.S. with critical shortages of registered nurses (RNs). Working under the guidance of a national advisory panel, the research team explored a number of methods in each of two broad categories, methods that incorporate both facility and geographic data and methods that use only geographic data. The report of this research documents the strengths and weaknesses of different methods and identifies approaches that appear to be especially effective or promising. The report is available at:
HRSA

The Division of Nursing is pleased to announce the funding opportunity for the 2008 Nursing Workforce Diversity (NWD) Program

You may access the HRSA Funding Opportunities Web site at http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/default.htm for additional information and application instructions.  The program announcement number for the Nursing Workforce Diversity Program is HRSA-08-027 .

The Division of Nursing is pleased to announce the funding opportunity for the 2008 Nurse Education, Practice and Retention (NEPR) Program

You may access the HRSA Funding Opportunities Web site at http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/default.htm for additional information and application instructions.  The program announcement number for the Nurse Education, Practice and Retention (NEPR) Program is HRSA-08-028 .

You may contact Ms. Michele Richardson at 301-443-6193 if you have program questions.


Update on plans for core certification exam and portfolio


Essentials of Nursing Competencies and Curricula Guidelines for
Genetics and Genomics


Member Survey

Please click here to go to our member pages to take our survey


HRSA is seeking CNS peer reviewers
Please consider this opportunity.

Click here for further information.


Find out more about scholarships for MS or PhD students


New:
CNS Program Listings


 

 

National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
welcomes you!

 

Plan now for the 2009 Conference

Clinical Nurse Specialists: Vision, Value, Voice
March 11 – 14, 2009
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at Union Station
St. Louis , Missouri

Call for Abstracts
Deadline for Abstract Submission: June 28, 2008

Submit Abstract online here


NACNS leaders and members collaborated over the past year to create a comprehensive vision of our future. Click here to access A Vision of the Future for Clinical Nurse Specialists


2007 NACNS Membership Survey !

ALL MEMBERS are asked to submit current information to update our membership files and the membership directory. 
By completing the survey, you also help NACNS respond effectively to the many requests we receive from employers,
agencies and others seeking the most current information about CNSs .


Subscribe to the CNS listserv: simply send a blank email to cns-listserv-on@mail-list.com from the email address that you will use to read the list. You will receive a message welcoming you. You will be connected to over 600 of your colleagues to share ideas, projects, etc. Or simply click here .

Access the searchable archive of the cns-listserv here (discussion is archived for one year)


Join our "CNS Exchange"- a place for discussion and networking. Register for free here and get blogging!


The National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS), founded in 1995, exists to enhance and promote the unique, high value contribution of the clinical nurse specialist to the health and well-being of individuals, families, groups, and communities, and to promote and advance the practice of nursing. Members of NACNS benefit from national, regional, and local efforts of the Association to \make the contributions of CNSs more visible.


ConsultGeriRN.org is the clinical nursing website of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University College of Nursing and the NICHE program (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders). ConsultGeriRN.org is an online resource for nurses in clinical and educational settings. ConsultGeriRN.org has geriatric protocols for managing common geriatric syndromes and conditions, linkage to specialty nursing associations, hospital competencies, opportunities to acquire continuing education materials and much more! ConsultGeriRN.org is funded in part by a grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies (USA) Inc. and The John A. Hartford Foundation.

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