2018 Maryland Nurses Association Annual Convention
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<strong>2018</strong> <strong>Maryland</strong> <strong>Nurses</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
Issue 3 (May, June, July <strong>2018</strong>) featured the MNA President’s message that provided insight into the<br />
115th <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Convention</strong> scheduled for November <strong>2018</strong>. The message discussed networking, and<br />
nurses as advocates, stressing these components as essential to the profession of nursing. Schools<br />
of Nursing articles, included special participation and recognition from Coppin State University,<br />
University of <strong>Maryland</strong>, and Johns Hopkins University. Additional special articles were published on<br />
“Nur$e$ Money Matter$,” “The MANS Corner,” and “District 2 News.” An MNA sponsored event,<br />
“<strong>Nurses</strong> Night in Annapolis,” a HSCRC sponsored event, “the Nurse Support II Grant Program,”<br />
which funded two certified nurse educator (CNE) workshops to increase the number of certified<br />
nurse educators, a Call for Abstracts for the 115th convention, a featured article on “Mentoring: A<br />
Guide to New Faculty Success” and the June <strong>2018</strong> induction of 64 nurse practitioner leaders as<br />
Fellows of the American <strong>Association</strong> of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP).<br />
Issue 4 (August, September, October <strong>2018</strong>) featured an introduction and greeting from the<br />
Executive Director, Ms. Jennifer Arigo. This issue featured several schools of nursing news<br />
including, the University of <strong>Maryland</strong>, Johns Hopkins University, and Baltimore City Community<br />
College, the ANA assembly news, the announcement and agenda for the <strong>2018</strong> MNA <strong>Convention</strong>,<br />
and news from the summer activities of Districts 2 and 9.<br />
A Special “Thank You”<br />
Thanks to all <strong>Maryland</strong> nurses for their support and contributions to the journal. I wish to thank<br />
everyone at MNA, particularly those on the Editorial Board, the CSO, and our publisher, Monique<br />
Heddens at Arthur L. Davis Publishing Agency, Inc. for their encouragement and assistance in<br />
publishing this years’ issues.<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, <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
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