2017 Maryland Nurses Association Annual Convention
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<strong>2017</strong> <strong>Maryland</strong> <strong>Nurses</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
Issue 2 (February, March, April <strong>2017</strong>)<br />
Featured the announcement of the <strong>Maryland</strong> Nurse new Masthead, the President’s message<br />
and articles on “Coppin State University and Baltimore City Community College Shares NCLEX-<br />
RN Resource,”; “Your Partner in Health – The Nurse Practitioner National Nurse Practitioner<br />
Week: November 13 – 19, 2016” “The <strong>Maryland</strong> Action Coalition: Five Years and Going Strong,”<br />
“Successful Alumni from Stevenson University Appointed to <strong>Maryland</strong> Board of Nursing,”; The<br />
Schools of Nursing News; The Nursing Foundation of <strong>Maryland</strong> <strong>2017</strong> Scholarships with the 2016<br />
Awardees, The <strong>2017</strong> Nursing Education Summit,” “The District News,” and “Membership.”<br />
Issue 3: (May, June, July <strong>2017</strong>)<br />
Featured the President’s Message, The <strong>Maryland</strong> Nurse New Masthead, The 114th <strong>Annual</strong><br />
<strong>Convention</strong> Call for Abstracts; Schools of Nursing News; an article on, NPAM Holds 2nd <strong>Annual</strong><br />
NP Lobby Day; <strong>Maryland</strong> Nurse Practitioners Go to “The Hill,”; <strong>Nurses</strong> Night in Annapolis; MNA<br />
Champions Nursing and Patients During the <strong>2017</strong> Legislative Session; ANA Hill Day: Thursday,<br />
June 8th, <strong>2017</strong>; The NEW “Affinity Credit Card” Program; <strong>Maryland</strong> Poised to Ban “Fracking”;<br />
<strong>Nurses</strong> Celebrate National Black History Month, Global Nursing Initiatives; MNA News; <strong>2017</strong><br />
MAAPC Now Offering Professional Development Conferences; ANA News Successful Alumni<br />
from Stevenson University Appointed to <strong>Maryland</strong> Board of Nursing, and Applications.<br />
Issue 4: (August, September, October <strong>2017</strong>)<br />
Published August 1, <strong>2017</strong> addressed, Schools of Nursing News, Article on “Violence in the<br />
Healthcare Workplace,” The <strong>2017</strong> Nursing Education Summit, The MNA 14th <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Convention</strong>,<br />
Agenda and Registration Forms for the <strong>Convention</strong>, An Article on “Educational Resources for<br />
<strong>Nurses</strong>,” Addressing a Culture of Health in <strong>Maryland</strong>, The District News, News from the <strong>Maryland</strong><br />
Board of Nursing, <strong>2017</strong> MNA <strong>Annual</strong> Awards, MAAPC Developing a Network of Advanced,<br />
Practice Clinicians in Anne Arundel County, and Membership Applications.<br />
As “Editor,” I will continue to contribute to The <strong>Maryland</strong> Nurse as a member of the Editorial<br />
Board and would like to thank all <strong>Maryland</strong> nurses for their support and contributions to the<br />
journal.<br />
The <strong>Maryland</strong> Nurse encourages all nurses and student nurses to submit articles of interest to<br />
The<strong>Maryland</strong>Nurse@gmail.com. Copy due date for publication of the next issue of The <strong>Maryland</strong><br />
Nurse is December 15, <strong>2017</strong>.<br />
Contact us at The<strong>Maryland</strong>Nurse@gmail.com 443-334-5110 Chief Staff Officer, Ed Suddath<br />
The MARYLAND<br />
News and Journal<br />
Nurse<br />
The Official Publication<br />
of the <strong>Maryland</strong><br />
<strong>Nurses</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
A State <strong>Nurses</strong> <strong>Association</strong>,<br />
Representing <strong>Maryland</strong>’s<br />
Professional <strong>Nurses</strong><br />
Since 1904.<br />
MNA<br />
Leadership<br />
Day<br />
Page 7<br />
Volume 17 • Issue 4<br />
August, September, October 2016<br />
Circulation 83,000 to all Registered <strong>Nurses</strong>, Licensed Practical <strong>Nurses</strong> and Student <strong>Nurses</strong> in <strong>Maryland</strong><br />
President’s Message<br />
First Ever<br />
NPAM Lobby<br />
Night a HUGE<br />
Success!<br />
As I sit watching what<br />
will hopefully be the last<br />
snow of winter, I cannot help<br />
but realize that when this<br />
is published it will be late<br />
spring and early summer.<br />
As much as we would like<br />
to wish time away, we must<br />
live in the present but always<br />
plan for the future.<br />
Over the past couple<br />
of years, the <strong>Maryland</strong><br />
83<br />
Maritime Institute in Linthicum, <strong>Maryland</strong>. The theme<br />
this year is Every Nurse a Leader. How are you living the<br />
core values and developing or enhancing your roles as a<br />
leader? As you plan for your professional future think<br />
about those activities that do or will reflect your nursing<br />
leadership.<br />
Make your leadership a formal role and consider<br />
running for office in the MNA or serving on committees.<br />
There are opportunities on both the district and state<br />
levels. Part of the strategic plan is planning for succession<br />
of leaders at every level of the organization. How will<br />
you leave your leadership mark? I often hear nurses say
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