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The
mission of the Alliance for Excellence in Hospice and Palliative Nursing is
to serve as the unified voice in hospice and palliative nursing, act as a
visionary for specialty trending issues, and be a primary resource fostering
excellence in hospice and palliative nursing. Our unified vision is to
ensure that all members of the nursing workforce who provide hospice and
palliative nursing care have the knowledge and expertise to deliver
high-quality end-of-life care.
HPNA News
HPNA Call for Nominations
HPNA
is looking for energetic, experienced hospice and palliative nurses to serve
on the board of directors. The association proudly serves as the voice for
over 8,000 nurses providing quality end-of-life care.
Board
terms are for three years. Director obligations include attendance at a
minimum of four board meetings a year and active work on two committees.
Expenses related to board and committee participation are reimbursed. No
other remuneration is offered. Applications must be received by
March 1,
2006.
2007 Annual Assembly
Over
1800 individuals attended the 2006 Annual Assembly. What a wonderful
success! Now it is time to being planning for the 2007 4th Annual Assembly
sponsored by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and the
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association will be held
February 14-17, 2007
in Salt Lake City, Utah. Save the dates! Watch for the call for
abstracts!
Upcoming weekly teleconferences
(Must pre-register; call HPNA at 412-787-9301)
Advanced Practice Nurse
Palliative Care for Patients with Hepatic Failure (Wed. Mar. 2, 2006
12 noon ET)
Clinical Nursing
Guidelines for Supporting Families through Difficult Decisions (Wed. Mar. 9,
2006,
12 noon ET)
Nursing Assistant
Sexuality (Wed. Feb. 23, 2006
3 pm
ET)
Newest HPNA Products available from Kendall Hunt
Core Curriculum for the Generalist Hospice and Palliative
Nurse
(2nd edition)
Study Guide for the Generalist Hospice and Palliative Nurse
(2nd edition)
Compendium of Treatment of End Stage Non-Cancer Diagnoses
Four
texts now available in this series of seven:
Heart Failure;
Hepatic;
Renal ;
Pulmonary
NBCHPN News
NBCHPN Certification Scholarships
The
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation supports the certification
scholarship program. The application deadline is
June 1, 2006
for successful March 2006 test takers. Applications are
available through the website 222.hpnf.org or by calling the National Office
at 412-787-9301.
HPNF News
SECOND EDITION OF TEXTBOOK OF PALLIATIVE NURSING NOW AVAILABLE
Have
you seen it? It's unbelievable!! Expanded to 1246 pages (from 854), this
textbook is magnificent. Oxford Publishing is offering it at a MUCH REDUCED
rate to HPNA members (only $85). What book is this large and this valuable?
Where could you purchase a book of this magnitude for such a small sum of
money? The best part is that Betty Ferrell
and Nessa Coyle have graciously contributed all of the royalties from the
sales to the HPNFoundation. This is a win-win for all of us. Buy your copy
TODAY before the discount offer ends.
Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-5175492 $99.50/$84.50*
Promo Code 24787 for HPNA members
To order by credit card, call toll free:
1-800-451-7556
(1-800-387-8020 in Canada)
To order online, go to
http://www.oup.com/us
and use promo code
24787
HPNF
Launches 20/20 Campaign/Every Member Campaign
To
celebrate the 20th Anniversary of HPNA, the Hospice and
Palliative Nurses Foundation is conducting a 20/20 Campaign in 2006. HPNF
is asking that every HPNA donate $20 to the Hospice and Palliative Nurses
Foundation in honor of 20 years of service and programs to promote the
excellence in end-of-life care. HPNF is coordinating an ???every member???
campaign with the HPNA Chapters across the country. Please join HPNF as it
pays tribute to its sister agency, HPNA during this milestone event. More
information can be found on the HPNF website and in upcoming events and
materials.
Third Annual Bayada Award
Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP) announced
the third annual Bayada Award for Technological Innovation in Nursing
Education and Practice. Two $5,000 cash awards will be presented: one to a
nursing educator whose innovation leads to improved student clinical
competency or efficiency of curriculum delivery, and one to a practicing
nurse whose innovation leads to improved patient care.
The application deadline
is April 3, 2006.
To apply for the award, visit:
http://www.dre.edu/cnhp/bayada/bayada_award.asp
Resubmissions from previous years are welcome.
Website Update
The
Members Only area of the HPNA website has been enhanced to permit current
members to edit personal contact information: address, phone number, email
address, etc. Change your contact information by
clicking here.
HAVE
YOU MOVED?
If
you are not receiving the publications included with your membership, please
contact us. The mailing lists for Journal of Hospice and Palliative
Nursing, the HPNA Nursing Assistant Newsletter, etc. are all prepared
from our database at the National Office. The journals are sent second
class mail and are not forwarded. Please keep us
informed of your address changes so that you receive full benefit of your
membership. The Members Only area of the HPNA website has been
enhanced to permit current members to edit personal contact information:
address, phone number, etc. Change your contact information by
clicking here or call us at 412-787-9301.
Thank you.
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