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Page 8 • Hawaiʻi Nurse August, September, October 2022 Racial Reckoning Statement continued from page 7 nursing profession and society and their reciprocal expectations (ANA, 2010). In addition, as ANA sought to “professionalize” nursing, we failed to support a robust education approach that included the appropriate preparation to care for ALL our patients, especially patients of color. More specifically, we apologize to all nurses of color. Not only is the profession richer for your having persisted, but the people you cared for and continue to care for today have been better served. ANA failed to uphold your work and support you as you advanced in nursing and worked to improve the profession. Having failed you, ANA also failed in supporting and caring for communities of color and other marginalized people. We apologize to the ethnic-minority nurse associations that have ably represented the needs of their nurses and communities. Early in the profession’s history, there was a stated desire for one association to meet the needs of all nurses. ANA only represented the needs of some nurses and some patients. Nurse leaders of color stepped into the breach. ANA’s failure to lead resulted in a fragmentation of the profession that contributed to a fragmentation in nursing care for minoritized communities. Moving Forward As important as it is to reconcile ANA’s history, our path points toward the future and actions that should be taken as a means of holding ANA accountable, continuing reconciliation to repair the breach and becoming a restored association. Each of the actions below will lead to additional actions and efforts as ANA continues the journey. Therefore, the ANA Board of Directors will: • Continue to reckon with and apologize for past harms that are made known to ANA. • Engage in direct reconciliation with each of the ethnic-minority nurse associations. • Develop and implement a diversity, equity and inclusion impact analysis that is considered in all policies and positions of the association. • Initiate an oral history project dedicated to amplifying the contributions by nurses of color to ANA and the nursing professions. Therefore, the American Nurses Association will: • Continue to serve as a partner in and support the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing as it strives to create antiracist practices and environments. • Advocate for and follow established guidance on the reporting of race and ethnicity in professional journals and publications. • Advocate for appropriate representation and inclusion in textbooks and other educational material. • Actively engage in a program of diversity, equity and inclusion within the association. • Provide transparency into the race and ethnic makeup of the ANA Board of Directors, leadership and staff. • Deliberately work to build diversity within ANA’s volunteer and governance structure. Conclusion We, as ANA, are on a journey — a journey of reckoning and reconciliation, forgiveness, and healing. This journey will take some time, but it is one that ANA is fully committed to. We invite others to join us as ANA seeks to strengthen who we are as a professional association and the broader nursing profession through inclusion, diversity and equity as we strive for antiracist nursing practices and environments. “As nurses we need to unlearn much of what we thought we knew about racism — and get comfortable being uncomfortable about our profession and our own way of being — need to see nursing through a new lens and be open to what we might see versus stating that racism does not exist.” (Anonymous Quote, National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing, 2021) References American Nurses Association. (2015). Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements. American Nurses Association. American Nurses Association. (2010). Nursing’s social policy statement: The essence of the profession. American Nurses Association. American Nurses Association. (1976). One strong voice: The story of the American Nurses Association. American Nurses Association. Carnegie, M.E. (1991). The path we tread: Blacks in nursing, 1854-1990. National League for Nursing Press. Hine, D.C. (1989). Black women in white: Racial conflict and cooperation in the nursing profession 1890–1950. Indiana University Press. National Association of Hispanic Nurses. (2021). History. https://www.nahnnet.org/history. National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing. (2021). Defining Racism. finaldefining-racism-june-2021.pdf (nursingworld.org). National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing. (2021). Summary Report: Listening Sessions on Racism in Nursing. final-racism-in-nursing-listeningsession-report-june-2021.pdf (nursingworld.org). National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing. (2022). Survey Shows Substantial Racism in Nursing. (nursingworld.org). Sams, L. (1973, September). Presidential Address. National Black Nurses Association. Cleveland; Ohio. Smith, G.R. (1975). From invisibility to blackness: The story of the National Black Nurses Association. Nursing Outlook, 23(4), 225-229. ANA Acts on Climate Change and Key Nursing Issues Jun 14th 2022 MEDIA CONTACTS: Shannon McClendon, shannon.mcclendon@ana.org Keziah Proctor, keziah.proctor@ana.org SILVER SPRING, MD – The representatives of ANA’s Membership Assembly, the governing and official voting body of the American Nurses Association (ANA) have acted on compelling and critical issues that greatly impact the nursing profession and the health of global populations. More than 300 nurses, observers, and other leaders attended a two-day governance meeting in Washington, DC, June 10-11. Eligible representatives elected national leaders including the next national president and acted on nurse staffing, verbal abuse and workplace violence, and climate change. • Nurse staffing: Recognizing that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated long-standing nurse staffing issues, the Assembly considered changes to existing ANA policy related to nurse-to-patient ratios. Participants stressed the need for enforceable staffing standards and shared their successes and challenges in implementing various models. Assembly representatives approved a recommendation that ANA supports safe patient standards including ratios that are acuity and setting-specific as per nursing assessment and enforceable, and that ANA will engage with its constituent and state nurse associations (C/SNAs) to develop further details regarding standards, implementation, and enforcement. Assembly representatives also called on ANA to collaborate with organizational affiliates and C/ SNAs to begin to develop evidence-based staffing standards for all nursing disciplines for publication. • Addressing verbal abuse and workplace violence: Often, healthcare stakeholders’ approach to workplace violence (WPV) in health care focuses on responses to, and prevention of, physical assaults in hospitals. Discussions often overlook verbal abuse, which can be a risk factor for physical violence. In addition, practice and policy recommendations developed for inpatient settings may not be appropriate for or helpful in community settings, such as schools, community health centers, public health facilities, and similar places where WPV can occur. Assembly representatives called on ANA to engage key stakeholders to identify, develop and advance strategies resulting in a comprehensive culture of safety and zero-tolerance approach to verbal abuse and violence in all care settings, advance workplace violence prevention priorities in nursing practice and public policy, and advocate for better data collection to inform policy development. • Impact of climate change on health: Citing statements from International Council of Nurses, the World Health Organization, and the American Academy of Nursing, along with editorials from several health care journals on the danger of climate change on global health, representatives proposed that ANA, as the leading nursing organization, should take a strong leadership position in addressing the impacts of climate change on human and population health and help prepare nurses to engage patients in conversations about climate change and its health impacts; impacts which disproportionately affect the most vulnerable populations. To help address the public health crisis caused by climate change, Assembly representatives approved the recommendation that ANA, C/SNAs and individual member division (IMD) include climate crisis and its consequential impact on human and population health as an essential component of their policy platform. Voting representatives also endorsed that ANA revise and establish as an official position the 2008 House of Delegates Statement on Global Climate Change and Human Health. Finally, the representatives called on ANA, C/ SNAs and the IMD to promote nursing knowledge on the relationship between climate change and human and population health. # # # The American Nurses Association (ANA) is the premier organization representing the interests of the nation’s 4.3 million registered nurses. ANA advances the profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting a safe and ethical work environment, bolstering the health and wellness of nurses, and advocating on health care issues that affect nurses and the public. ANA is at the forefront of improving the quality of health care for all. For more information, visit www.nursingworld.org.
August, September, October 2022 Hawaiʻi Nurse • Page 9 STUDENT NURSES PAGE Hawaiʻi Student Nurses Association (HSNA) is a member of the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA). HISNA has six chapters in these Hawaiʻi undergraduate nursing programs: - Chaminade University of Honolulu - Hawaiʻi Pacific University - Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing (NAWSON) at UH Manoa - University of Hawaiʻi Hilo - University of Hawaiʻi Maui College - University of Hawaiʻi Kapiʻolani Community College Are you an undergraduate nursing student but not a member of Hawaiʻi Student Nurses Association? Join HISNA Today! *If your school does not have a chapter of HISNA, please contact Linda Beechinor, Executive Director at Hawaiʻi- ANA for assistance (executivedirector@hawaii-ana.org or text/call (808) 779-3001. All student nurses in Hawai’i can become Student Subscribers to American Nurses Association for FREE Join Hawai’i-ANA as a Student Subscriber These Student Nurses in Hawai’i are ANA Student Subscribers: Kiana Meyers Stephanie Shirota Samuel Fullmer Amanda Lauren Barlan Ka’Imionalani Cobb-Adams John Mendonca Whitney Mitchell Ashley Gusman Daniel Gardner Joda P. Derrickson Sheila Mae Cabasag Alana Galloway Patricia Poston Jillian Raiger Jennifer Olson Sequoia Dahlberg Kacie Shimizu Laurie Soon John Eharis III Uiyeol Yoon Janina Abdelahad Janeen Payne Kathryn Moreno Alexis Kalani April Miles Autumn Devlin Fatima Reed Angelique Mara Matthew Whisenant Bree Watanabe Christa Clerico Joan Cayaban Evan Manning Brianna Ganal Louis Langi Jennifer Freeman Jennifer Proctor Raisa Strom-Okimoto Melinda Belmodis Jessica Cocson Aliyana Haag Alexis Cortes Ewa Beach Hilo Honolulu Mililani Kailua Honolulu Kalaheo Kahului Honolulu Honolulu Pearl City Honolulu Honolulu Honolulu Honolulu Lihue Aiea Ewa Beach Mililani Ewa Beach Honolulu Wahiawa Wailuku Hilo Honolulu Makawao Waipahu Honolulu Honolulu Honolulu Makawao Waipahu Honolulu Honolulu Kaneohe Honolulu Honolulu Aiea Kapaa Lahaina Honolulu Aiea Hawaiʻi-ANA respects the insights and contributions of students as the nurse leaders of tomorrow. We’re here to support you in your journey, every step of the way. There’s no need to wait for licensure to start benefiting from Hawaiʻi-ANA and ANA – as a Student Subscriber, you’re ahead of the game with access to: Welcome to the Profession Kit The Welcome to The Profession Kit is a comprehensive collection of digital resources created specifically for you by fellow health professionals who have been in your position. Developed especially for new nursing graduates and early career nurses, this digital kit is an online resource hub designed to help you find your first job, enhance your employability, and grow your nursing career. Exclusive Online Student Community Join a vibrant online community where thousands of nursing students just like you are navigating nursing school and facing similar challenges. As a Student Subscriber, you have exclusive access to the student community which offers a unique experience built on networking, sharing, and trust. Member-Only Content As a Student Subscriber, you’ll enjoy access to member-only digital content on nursingworld. org. Additionally, you’ll have access to the full suite of ANA digital publications such as American Nurse Today and ANA SmartBrief. As well as full ANA Position and Policy papers on important nursing issues, such as safe patient handling and the opioid epidemic. Advocacy Alerts and ANA’s Legislative Blog When nurses speak, Washington listens! As the premier organization for all RNs, ANA brings nurses together to advance their careers and the profession through legislation and advocacy. Get involved to learn the key issues facing nurses right now. Also get access to ANA’s advocacy blog, anacapitolbeat.org. Access to Resources For example, the vital Code of Ethics for Nurses, the ANA Career Center, and The Healthy Nurse, and Healthy Nation Grand Challenge. In addition, Hawaiʻi-ANA offers o this monthly newsletter “The Hawaiʻi Nurse” that goes out to over 9000 nurses in Hawaiʻi, and you can receive it as a student subscriber! o to connect nurses and nursing students in Hawaiʻi, to address state and national issues of interest to our profession o this Student Nurse Page: dedicated to student issues o opportunity to publish student papers: we solicit scholarly papers quarterly for publication and distribution throughout Hawaiʻi o attendance and participation in Hawaiʻi-ANA Board meetings, annual events during Nurses’ Week, annual Membership Assembly, and other volunteer community activities that include networking and continuing education programs throughout Hawaiʻi. Jessica Ely Andy Tran Christian Okawa Lyka Faye Dumbrigue John Jacob Ferrer Mary Hall Alexander Pogzeba Janeen Payne Christy Ujimori Jessica Burke Honolulu Honolulu Honolulu Waipahu Honolulu Anahola Wailuku Wahiawa Waianae Kapaa Yun Han Hailey Tuesday Jannet Brown Lili Younce Harlee Fujimoto Deva Siblerud Jennifer Glade Celeste Pasion Menierva Lynn Lagundi Juaquina Soland Honolulu Honolulu Mililani Honolulu Lihue Lihue Mililani Honolulu Honolulu Ewa Beach
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