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For the third consecutive year, ANA President Pamela F. Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, has been named one of Modern Healthcare’s “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare.”  This awards and recognition program honors individuals in health care who are deemed by their peers and an expert panel to be the most influential individuals in the […]

Deadline is Tuesday, August 1st The Wyoming Nurses Association (WNA) Nominations Committee is seeking interested WNA members who wish to serve in a leadership role on the Board of Directors. These leaders will be elected in September 2017 by the members through a statewide ballot for a term of two years. The term of office will begin […]

Wyoming Nurses Association (WNA) recognizes and celebrate nurses from across Wyoming. Please assist us by planning to nominate a nursing colleague for an award from the WNA as there is no easier way to bring the honor that they deserve. The celebration and presentation of awards will be held on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at the […]

ANCC is offering ANA members who are graduating APRN students a SAVINGS of $250 on their APRN certification. Take your pick of any ANCC APRN certification and pay only $125. Use promo code ANAMEMBERNG. This offer is good until June 30, 2017! Here’s what you should do: Go to: www.getaprncertified.org Select APRN certification of choice Click the […]

The Governor’s office has asked to have nurses who are interested in serving on the Palliative Care Commission created by the Palliative Care bill sign up at the following website: http://governor.wyo.gov/contact-us/boards-and-commissions The commission is in need of, nurses, a pain management specialist and pharmacist.

The Wyoming State Board of Nursing is inviting all Wyoming APRNs, to be their guest at a special focus group discussion on scope of practice issues concerning advanced nursing practice in Wyoming. The Wyoming State Board of Nursing would like your input and ideas relating to three areas; the APRN Consensus Model of 2008, the […]

The Nightingale Tribute was designed and developed by the Kansas State Nurses Association in 2003 to be used to honor deceased nurses, any Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse for their years of service; to be presented during the nurse’s funeral by a nurse colleague or friend. The families and those in attendance of a funeral using […]

The 2017 General Session ended Friday, March 3, 2017. During this last week, bills were heard for their third and final time. Some made it through to the end, some were amended and sent to a conference committee, and some failed to make it through the process. The two bills that WNA was supporting – […]

WNA Member, Mary Behrens, FNP-BC, FAANP, Casper, was the keynoted for the Nebraska Nurses Association Nurses Day. Nebraska’s Nurses Day was the same day as Wyoming Nurses Legislative Days in Cheyenne. There were close to 500 nurses and students in attendance. Behrens presentation was on the Scope of Practice. She shared her Scope of Practice […]

Marianne Madariaga, MS, RN, Casper, was selected to represent WNA at the American Nurses Advocacy Institute (ANAI). Twenty-two nurses from across the country came together in Washington DC October 23 – 25th representing their state’s nurses’ association to begin a year-long journey in becoming stronger advocates for the profession. ANAI was designed to develop nurse’s political competence, […]