Registration for the Advance Practice Workshop (Feb. 20, 2010) is Closed - The workshop is full.
Elizabeth Morris Clinical Education Sessions - FACES '10
Registration will be available soon
Board of Nursing Vacancy
There is a vacancy on the Board of Nursing for the unexpired term of Rose Linsky, Nurse Educator. The term expires 12/31/2011. This position is for a person who is teaching in a university or college setting.
Call Betty at 334-262-8321 or email alabamasna@alabamanurses.org for an application.
Application must be received by February 15, 2010 at 4:00 PM. Late applications will not be considered.
The President's Message
 Debbie Faulk, PhD, RN, ASNA President
As I began reflecting on what I wanted to convey to Alabama nurses in this third message as YOUR president of the Alabama State Nurses Association, I thought about endings. A number of events will have ended as you read this message. The current session of the Alabama Legislature will have ended; many nursing students will have finished nursing programs across the state and will have attended graduation ceremonies. Many of these former students will be anxiously preparing for, or awaiting, NCLEX results in order to assume the roles of nurses and to take their place as the future of the nursing profession. Finally, National Nurses Week will have come and gone. Read more...
ED's Notes
 Joseph F. Decker, II Executive Director
As the third annual session (of four in the quadrennium) of the Alabama Legislature closes, we should review the results of actions (or lack of same) on issues we have followed this year. The Alabama Board of Nursing sunset legislation did pass without incident, extending the ABN for four more years. No adverse changes to the law were involved. We were also successful in garnering a total of $257,000 for nursing scholarships in the Education Trust Fund Budget for 2010, despite a bleak budget forecast and initially having only $57,000 set aside for that purpose. However, our Nursing Scholarship Bill (HB50) sponsored by Rep. (Dr.) Bentley again failed to even get scheduled for a hearing in committee in the House. Read more...
LPN Corner
 Gregory Howard - President AFLPN
The Nursing Shortage
Who are we talking about?
- For my entire nursing career, which spans more than 25 years, I can remember the emotional roller coaster of either too many or not enough nurses. And once in a while the issue seemed not to exist. The newspapers, magazines and media have given their view on this reoccurring problem. And now I would like to share my perspective on this dilemma.. Read more...
ATTENTION LPNs
2009 IS LPNs RENEWAL YEAR
ABN DEADLINE IS
NOVEMBER 30th
The ABN will have on-line capability, including payment by credit card. You may also pay by personal check.
Alabama Board of Nursing Update
Changing the Look of CE for Nurses In Alabama
Katie Drake-Speer, MSN, RN
Nurse Consultant, Continuing Education
Alabama Board of Nursing
Alabama licensed nurses are required to have 24 contact hours (not CEUs) of continuing education to renew their nursing licenses. Rules and regulations regarding continuing education are published in the Alabama Administrative Code. The Alabama Board of Nursing (ABN) revised the continuing education rules, effective March 30, 2009, to clarify course content, method of obtaining the contact hours, and to address contact hours allowed by standardized national programs. Read More…
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