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Patricia A. Tompkins, RN, MS, President and Program Chair |
Welcome to the Black Nurses Association of the Greater Washington D.C. Area |
| The Black Nurses Association of Greater Washington, D.C. Area, Inc. (BNAofGWDCA) is the fourth chartered chapter of the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA). BNA of GWDCA, in concurrence with the National Black Nurses Association is open to all active and retired licensed nurses (RNs and LPNs) and student nurses. BNA of GWDCA collaborates with other professionals and organizations, provides mentoring and tutorial services to Black nurses, nursing students and prospective nurses, and serves as the local nursing body to influence legislation and policies that affect Black consumers. |
| EVENT HIGHLIGHTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS |
2008 ANNUAL SALUTE TO THE BLACK NURSE
OF THE YEAR AND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS LUNCHEON |
28th Honoree
Barbara S. Scott, MSN, RN-BC, CNA-BC
Executive Director,
Children's School Services, Children's National Medical Center
Washington, DC
"Health Policy: Nurses on the Forefront of Change" |
| SPEAKERS |
Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN
CEO, National League for Nursing
New York, New York |
Barbara Hatcher, PhD, RN, MPH
Secretary General, World Federation of Public Health
Associations and Director, Center for Learning
and Global Public Health
American Public Health Association
Washington, DC |
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Martin's Crosswinds
7400 Greenway Center Drive
Greenbelt, MD 20770
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| Donation is $50 per person ($24.00 of donation is tax-deductible. Please contact L. Wade or L. James at contactus@bnaofgwdca.org for ticket information. |
| The District of Columbia Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation. This Educational Activity is designated for 1.5 contact hours. |
| BNA members may be reached at contactus@bnaofgwdca.org for questions regarding all BNA programs and events. |
| BNA of GWDCA Scholarships |
| BNA of GWDCA will soon be offering a new scholarship for graduating seniors of local high schools throughout the Greater Washington, DC, Area. This new scholarship, the BNA of Greater Washington, DC, Area Founders Scholarship, is in honor of the founding members of the chapter, Cynthia Barr Edwards, Claudine Linder, Lillian Wade, Barbara Baskerville, Ada Cain, Janice Crouch and Bertha Speight (deceased). Information about the scholarship will be made available by February 2008. |
| 36th Annual Institute & Conference of the National Black Nurses Association |
| Join BNA members at the 36th Annual Institute & Conference of the National Black Nurses Association, August 4-8, 2008, Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information including registration and hotel deadlines see www.nbna.org. |
| BNA Launches the Make a Difference: Choose Nursing Program |
| BNA initiated the Make a Difference: Choose Nursing program to engage youth of middle and high school age to introduce them to careers in nursing as well as the other health professional careers. Interested students will be introduced to the many specialties in nursing and the various educational paths to professional nursing. Students will receive information regarding nursing education programs and financial resources available to those who pursue nursing as a career. BNA members will maintain contact and mentor youth who decide to choose a nursing career in order to promote and support their successful completion of the study of nursing and subsequent licensure. Click here for more information. |
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