AORN Government Affairs

12/20/2018

Nurses remain the most revered of 20 occupations rated for their honesty and ethics. Members of Congress and telemarketers are the least revered.

12/19/2018

Action Alert!

On the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, please join me in telling your Members of Congress to grant this heroic group of nurses the recognition they deserve.

11/16/2018

ACT NOW: Title VIII Reauthorization Is Critical As the 115th Congress enters its final stretch, Senators must pass the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act before time runs out. These programs are essential to building the supply, recruitment, and retention of qualified nurses in the are...

11/15/2018

ICYMI: There is a new nurse in Congress!

Lauren Underwood, RN, won an Illinois seat in Congress in an upset victory over longtime incumbent Republican Rep. Randy Hultgren. Underwood is 32 and has never held public office. She is a former employee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She won with 52 percent of the vote to Hu...

11/14/2018

The mayor of Austin issued a proclamation for Perioperative Nurse Week 2018. Share pictures of how you are celebrating PNW in the comments.

11/14/2018

The Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act seeks to ensure nursing workforce development programs and grants are reauthorized to receive funding through Fiscal Year 2022. Urge your legislators to support the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act.

With limited days left before the new 116th Congress convenes in January, Senators must hear from you to pass this vital legislation before the end of the year. As nurse leaders, you know the difference these programs make in the lives of individual nurses as well as the patients and communities we serve. Seeing the bill signed into law safeguards these programs from cuts or elimination.

Contact your Senators today to reauthorize funding for nursing education and practice.

For the past four years, AONE has worked with the Nursing Community Coalition to pass the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act. We are close to the finish line! The House of Representatives passed their version of the bill in July and...

11/14/2018

✔️Perioperative Nurse Week Proclamation from Governor
✔️Cake
✔️Fun

AORN of Baltimore knows how to celebrate PNW!

11/14/2018

How are you celebrating Perioperative Nurse Week? Nurses in Virginia are getting their fill of cake & cupcakes.

11/12/2018

It’s Perioperative Nurses Week! How are you celebrating? Thank You Karen Lemmons for obtaining this proclamation from Governor Cooper!

10/23/2018

Send a letter to your local paper to celebrate 2018 Perioperative Nurse Week! bit.ly/2018PNWLTE

10/22/2018

Chapter 0402 received a 2018 Perioperative Nurse Week Proclamation from Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson. (Lori Berry RN, Central Arkansas chapter president, Nic Joubert RN, Governor Asa Hutchinson, Renee Lawrence RN, Kenny Worley RN)

10/12/2018

Yesterday perioperative nurses from across Texas gathered in Austin for an advocacy training, Power of Periops, before receiving a proclamation from the Governor celebrating Perioperative Nurse Week and meeting with legislative staff about the the role perioperative nurses play in patient safety. Special thanks to TCORN and chapter leaders for making this happen.