2014 ENA Foundation/ANIA Research Grant Awarded

ANIA's Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Salah Al-Zaiti, PhD, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, was selected as the 2014 ENA Foundation/ANIA Research Grant recipient for the study titled Redefining ECG Interpretation in Emergency Departments: Novel Methods for Real-Time Detection of NSTEMI. This research aims to identify an ECG parameter that can improve recognition of non-ST wave elevation cardiac ischemia.

Scholarships Awarded to Members

ANIA is proud to announce that three members have been awarded $3,000 scholarships to advance their education in the field of informatics. The Board of Directors also selected five additional winners to receive a $200 credit to be used toward preparing for certification in nursing informatics.

ANIA Survey Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in the recent ANIA membership survey. As promised, ten names were randomly selected from those who responded, and these lucky members received a $25 Amazon gift card. The winners are:

Kara Theal
David Nelson
Gwen Martinez
Troy Garland
William Watts
Jessy Abraham
Helen Christodlous
Paul Franckowiak
Robert Wood
Ken Bowman

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Register by March 23 and Save

Registration is open for the ANIA 2015 Annual Conference at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia, PA. If you register today, you will save $100 with the Early Bird registration discount. This is an event you won't want to miss, so don't wait. Join the conversation on Twitter by using hashtag #ANIA15. We can't wait to see you in Philly!

Nursing Informatics Today Call for Articles

Elizabeth Elkind, Editor of Nursing Informatics Today, is seeking authors to write for the 2nd and 3rd Quarter issues of ANIA's official publication. Manuscripts on these topics are needed:

• Tackling Technology Workarounds
• Metrics: Driving Patient Care/Diving into the Data
• Long-Term Care Informatics Initiatives

Review the complete guidelines for article submission and send an email to editor@ania.org if you are interested in writing on these or any other topics.

Share Your Career Accomplishments

Nursing Informatics Today wants to hear from YOU! In every issue of ANIA's official publication, members get updates on what their colleagues are up to. We can't do that without your help. Please exercise your "bragging rights" by sending us an email with details about what's new in your career. If you've recently won an award, obtained certification, or published an article, we want to know about it! Send your accomplishments to ania@ajj.com and we'll take care of the rest.

Exclusive Savings on Nursing Economic$ for ANIA Members

Nursing Economic$ — the single best resource for exploring key issues and trends in health care administration, economics, and policies — is pleased to offer ANIA members a 25% discount to the journal.

The journal features original research by the world's leading experts in health care management to help you improve quality of patient care services while containing or reducing costs. In addition, regular features on nursing informatics, leadership, innovations, staffing based on evidence, work/life balance, and innovations will give you vital information to turn data into knowledge and maximize your ROI. Take advantage of this special offer today!

Nursing Economic$ also invites ANIA members to submit manuscripts on informatics-related topics to the journal. Author guidelines can be accessed on the journal's website.

Professional Opportunities Available

Looking for new employment? Here are just a few of the hundreds of exciting job openings currently available in the ANIA JobBank.

• Clinical Analyst
  Anacortes, WA
  Island Hospital
• Clinical and Informatics Perinatal Educator
  San Francisco, CA
  Kaiser Permanente
• Informatics Oncology RN Analyst
  Yuma, AZ
  Yuma Regional Medical Center
• IT Technical Associate (Clinical Informaticist)
  Chicago, IL
  University of Illinois Hospital

View all of these positions and more in the ANIA JobBank. Keep the contact information in your JobBank account current so employers can connect with you privately about job opportunities.

Nurses Again Ranked Most Trusted Professionals

Need more proof of the value of trust in nurses? The Gallup poll of the honesty and ethical standards of professionals has been conducted annually since 1990. This year, about 80% of Americans responded to the poll to say that nurses have "very high" or "high" standards, putting them at the top of the list.

"Nurses have topped the list each year since they were first included in 1999," the results say, "with the exception of 2001 when firefighters were included in response to their work during and after the 9/11 attacks." (Source: Gallup, December 18, 2014)

Module on Informatics in Care Coordination and Transition Management Available

Informatics nursing practice supports all dimensions of Care Coordination Transition Management (CCTM). The use of health information technology is essential for safe care of patients in all health care settings and streamlines processes of coordinating care as patients transfer between different locations or levels of care. A new educational module from the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing provides a discussion of the importance of using nationally recognized standardized terminologies across settings. The module also presents the integration of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes between the RN-CCTM Model and informatics nursing practice.

Your Path For a Healthy 2015

Get motivated beyond January with these 8 tips from Prevention magazine that will help you keep your resolve and stay healthy throughout the year.

ANIA 2015 Annual Conference
April 23-25, 2015
Philadelphia, PA
Loews Hotel

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