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Today, the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the American Nurses Foundation (the Foundation) announced the winners of the 2022 ANA Innovation Awards sponsored by Stryker, a leading global medical technology company.

Leaders must take meaningful action to address the chronic causes of cyclical nursing shortages that have occurred over the past 50 years.  

We face a blood supply crisis the American Red Cross calls its worst blood shortage in over a decade. We urge everyone who can to give blood. 

Pathway to Excellence hospitals will now have the opportunity to earn full credit for demonstrating nursing excellence in critical workforce areas, such as nurse staffing and nurse leadership.

ANA again calls for the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to remain in place during the public health emergency. The ETS sets clear and enforceable requirements for COVID-19 prevention in hospitals, home health, community clinics, and other health care delivery sites.

While ANA is pleased with this action, we are disappointed about the decision to block OSHA's ETS for COVID-19 vaccination and testing for large businesses. 

For the 20^th consecutive year, nurses are once again ranked #1 in Gallup's annual Most Honest and Ethical Professions Poll.

The guidance shortens the time for isolation and quarantine for health care workers with COVID-19, and tips toward economic needs as opposed to the health of nurses.

The World Continuing Education Alliance (WCEA), a social impact technology company that works in partnership with the International Council of Nurses (ICN), has a partnered with the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to improve access to quality evidence-based training for nurses in low-and middle income countries using innovative technology solutions.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) today announced the recipients of the 2021 National Magnet Nurse of the Year^® Awards. The awards recognize the outstanding contributions of clinical nurses in each of the five Magnet^® Model components: Transformational Leadership; Structural Empowerment; Exemplary Professional Practice; New Knowledge, Innovations, and Improvements; and Empirical Outcomes.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) today announced the recipients of the 2021 Pathway Nurse of the Year™ Awards. The awards recognize the outstanding contributions of one direct care nurse and one nurse leader from all Pathway to Excellence®-designated organizations around the world.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) announces that University Hospital and Ross Heart Hospital at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, OH, has received the 2021 ANCC Magnet Prize^®, sponsored by Cerner Corporation.