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Date 
Posted

11/17/04

Press Remarks by Governor on Tenncare

11/10/04

State Moves Toward Medicaid
‘Persistent Lawsuits’ Block TennCare Reform Effort

11/5/04

Department of Nursing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center named
Employer of the Year by Tennessee Nurses Association

11/4/04

Researchers at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Examine Family  Violence

9/13/04

Vanderbilt School of Nursing’s Nurse-Managed Clinics
Expand into Tennessee’s Workplaces

7/07/04

Center for American Nurses (CAN) Selects Harris as New Executive

6/30/04

Hatmaker Elected Center for American Nurses (CAN) President

6/30/04

Center for American Nurses (CAN) Elects New Officers, Board of Directors

6/30/04

ANA Delegates Take Action on Major Health Issues
Nurses’ Voices Heard during Convention in Minneapolis

6/30/04

ANA Inducts Two Members into the Hall of Fame at Convention:
Luther P. Christman, PhD, RN, FAAN & Imogene King, EdD, MSN, RN, FAAN

6/30/04

ANA Honors Nursing’s Best
Eleven Honorary Awards Bestowed at Convention in Minneapolis

6/29/04

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Offers Valet Errand Service and
Free Ride to Work for Employees

6/22/04

ANA Names Amy Brown as Director of Leadership and Library Services 

6/14/04

ANA Addresses Safe Patient Handling, New Blood Pressure Standards,
Other Topics at Convention

3/16/04

ANA Applauds National Voluntary Hospital Reporting Initiative

3/01/04

The Center for Health Workforce Development in Tennessee Update

2/12/04

Governor Receives Part II of TennCare Report

2/12/04

Registered Nurses Rank Number One in Job Growth
Underscore Need for Recruitment and Retention Efforts

2/09/04

ANA Applauds Funding for Nursing Education Programs in President’s Budget
Yet Calls Total Insufficient to Meet the Nation’s Nursing Needs 

1/20/04

Loan Gives VUSN Nursing Graduates Teaching Incentive

12/11/03

ANA Applauds Nurse Staffing Bill Introduced in
U.S. House of Representatives

12/04/03

Vanderbilt’s School of Nursing and Lipscomb University
Join Forces under New Agreement Passed Today

11/26/03

ANA Nursing Information and Data Set Evaluation
Recognizes Cerner Corporation’s ‘Carenet® Solutions’

11/12/03

Milligan College Nursing Program Nationally Recognized for Quality

11/06/03

ANA Commends IOM Report Outlining Critical Role of
Nursing Work Environment in Patient Safety

11/04/03

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Awarded Federal Funds to 
Help Achieve Magnet Status for Nursing Care

10/22/03

ANA is Providing HIPAA Privacy Education Through Partnership
With Healthcare Learning Firm Accumentor™

10/07/03

ANA Applauds House Vote to Reject Overtime Changes

9/30/03

Center for American Nurses Reorganizes to 
Better Meet Nurses’ Needs

9/25/03

JAMA Article Links Level of Nurse Education and Patient Mortality

9/25/03

Medicare Announces Plan to Accept HIPAA Non-Compliant
Electronic Transactions After October 16 Compliance Deadline

9/17/03

ANA Launches ‘Handle with Care’ Ergonomics Campaign 

9/17/03

ANA Gives Members a Hand in Protecting Their Career 

9/12/03

ANA Supported Amendment for Nursing Education Passes

9/08/03

ANA Urges Senate to Support Mikulski/Collins 
Nursing Amendment to FY 2004 Senate Appropriations Bill

7/08/03

Nurse Leaders Take Action on Range of Workplace 
and Patient Care Issues at ANA’s House of Delegates

7/08/03

ANA House of Delegates Approves New Structure
to Better Meet the Needs of Nation’s Nurses 

7/08/03

ANA Call for Presentations 

7/07/03

Tennessee Department of Health Releases
Tobacco Survey Results 

6/23/03

American Nurses Association: June CMA Insider 

6/23/03

‘Nursing on the Move:’ ANA Relocation to New Facility 
Culminates Successful Fundraising Campaign

6/10/03

ANA Hails Introduction of Bill to Expand 
Access to Nurse Practitioners

6/10/03

ANA Expresses Outrage on OSHA Decision to Withdraw
Tuberculosis Rule

4/11/03

ANA Calls Congressional Agreement on Smallpox Vaccination
a Positive Step-Yet Proposed Legislation Still Lacking 

3/31/03

ANA Hails Temporary Exclusion of Health Care Workers with
Heart Ailments from Receiving Smallpox Vaccine

3/27/03

ANA Commends Reps. Capps, Whitfield for Forming 
Congressional Nursing Caucus

3/17/03

ANA Introduces Principles of Documentation Brochure for Nurses

3/11/03

ANA Says HHS Proposal on Smallpox Falls Short

2/25/03

Tennessee Department of Health Seeks to Enlist Volunteers Online

2/25/03

ANA Applauds Introduction of Mandatory Overtime Legislation

2/21/03

ANA Commends Congress for Securing Over $20 Million in
Additional Funding for Nursing Education Programs

2/06/03

ANA Commends Bush for Funding Nursing Education

01/24/03

Nurse Reinvestment Act Funding

01/15/03

Though Enrollments Rise at U.S. Nursing Colleges and Universities,
Increase is Insufficient to Meet the Demand for New Nurses

01/09/03

Bredesen Names Betts to Lead Mental Health

01/08/03

New National Center for Emergency Preparedness 
Established at Vanderbilt University 

01/08/03

Harvard University Study Finds Inadequate Nurse Staffing as 
Major Factor in Medical Errors

12/20/02

American Nurses Foundation Elects Board of Trustees President

12/16/02

Tennessee Center for Nursing Announces New Video Campaign

12/13/02

American Nurses Association Raises Concerns 
About Smallpox Vaccination Plans
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