In 2022, as the COVID-19 pandemic gradually retreated, nurses were left grappling with seemingly endless workplace and environmental challenges. To support our commitment to the profession, the ANA Enterprise leveraged our collective strength to advocate on behalf of all nurses and critically invest in the mental health and well-being of nursing professionals.

Key highlights:

• We advocated forcefully along with our constituent and state nurses associations to propose solutions to the troubling nurse staffing crisis and achieve key public policy changes.
• We enhanced our commitment to nurses’ well-being through a groundbreaking $3.1 million grant project focused on preventing nurse stress and burnout.
• We convened nurses at dynamic events to celebrate their achievements and help them acquire knowledge and tools to bolster their pursuit of excellence.

Applications are now being accepted for the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) at ANA.

The MFP is an initiative staffed by ANA with funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to provide opportunities for minority psychiatric nurses to attain master’s and doctoral degrees in mental health and substance use disorders to provide direct care, research, education, and health advocacy to minority and underserved populations across the life span.

The popular Foundation for Leadership Excellence course is coming to Arizona through a partnership between AzNA, Grand Canyon University and the Association of California Nurse Leaders. This five-day intensive program is designed to help you develop long-lasting, effective leadership skills. Whether it's human resource issues, customer-service concerns, implementation of quality and patient safety initiatives, budget analysis, cost saving mandates or building your influence as a leader, you will gain new perspectives and solutions for the difficult challenges you face on a daily basis. Learn more and register