President's Message
As I write this message the leaves
are falling, there is a nip in the air and the NAPNES
year is starting to wind down. It is my Presidential
privilege to slow down a bit and take time to thank
all the members and supporters of NAPNES. Our organization
celebrates its 65th year in 2006. NAPNES has survived
over six decades because of all the wonderful people
who support the concept of changing a layman into
a competent bedside nurse in a year. There are close
to one million LP/VNs in this country and each day,
each evening, and each night the care and quality
bedside nursing they deliver is commendable. Full
message here
OP-ED
"It's Time To Unite"
explores the importance of nurses at all levels working
together, to become active members of their professional
association, and to end the divisiveness that exists
in nursing. At the end of the article you are
invited to complete an online survey to tell us your
thoughts on the subject. We plan to share the
results of the survey with all major nursing agencies
and a variety of nursing websites, and journals.
Click
here to read this month's op-ed.
NAPNES Accredits
Human 3D
PC Software
NAPNES Department of Education accredited
its first ever PC based software program.
Human 3D is a 5-CD set that contains three
program. It's an ideal product for students,
skilled clinicians, and makes and ideal patient
teaching tool too. Click
here to get more information.
Discounted prices for members. Faculty interested
in having this software for their students should
contact NAPNE directly for quantity discounts.
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NAPNES Appoints New Executive
Director
NAPNES Board of
Directors appointed Pat Mahan, LPN as the new Executive
Director during their November meeting. Mr.
Mahan comes to NAPNES with more than 20 years of
PN experience and has been a nurse entrepreneur
for the past seven years. Click
here to read the Exec. Dir. message
here.
Ms. Larsen, LPN, BS, JD, the outgoing
Executive Director will continue to be part of NAPNES
executive staff serving in the posts of CFO and
Director of Regulatory Affairs.
2007 Convention
The NAPNES Board of Directors selected
the Adams Mark hotel in St. Louis, MO as the site
for the 2007 convention. The convention will
be held from May 4th - 9th, 2007. Mark your
calendars now and make your plans to be there.
"Participation in the national convention is
a critical part and benefit of membership, said
Pat Mahan, Executive Director. "At the
convention, members elect officers and vote on issues
that will guide the association for the next two
year period", said Mattie Marshall, LPN, President
of NAPNES.
NCSBN
Annual Conference
An important issue to all licensed nurses is the
work of the National Council of State Boards of
Nursing (NCSBN). At their annual convention
they covered several issues of concern to LP/VNs
including:
- Scope of practice issues for LP/VNs
- Criminal background checks for all nurses
- Delegation
And much more. Be sure to check the NAPNES
site in the coming weeks for important information
from this meeting and potential calls for action.
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