1996 Press Releases from
the American Nurses Association

The American Nurses Association is the only full-service professional organization representing the nation's 2.2 million Registered Nurses through its 53 constituent associations. ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public.

ANA Wins Top Honors For New Customer Service Programs (Released Dec. 11, 1996)

ANA Joins Health Care Groups in Amicus Brief for Supreme Court Case on Assisted Suicide (Released Nov. 20, 1996)

ANA Celebrates Clinton Victory (Released Nov. 12, 1996)

Nurses Voice Concerns about Patient Care in the Wake of Cost-cutting (Released Nov. 1, 1996)

ANA Applauds Extension of Community Nurse Organization Project (Released Oct. 28, 1996)

Nurses Flex Political Muscles in 1996 Elections (Released Oct. 16, 1996)

Congress Gives Foreign Nurses One-year Grace Period as Visa Program Sunsets (Released Oct. 7, 1996)

ANA Hails Approval of FY 1997 Spending Bill (Released Oct. 1, 1996)

TIME Magazine Covers "De-Skilling of Hospital Workforce (Released Sep. 27, 1996)

ANA Applauds Selection of Dumas to National Bioethics Commission (Released Sep. 23, 1996)

Professional Societies Oppose Participation in Capital Punishment (Released Sep. 13, 1996)

ANA Commends President Clinton's Focus on Quality Health Care (Released Sep. 6,1996)

Statement on FDA Tobacco Regulations (Released Sep. 5, 1996)

Statement on the Antitrust Health Care Advancement Act of 1996 (Released Sep. 5, 1996)

ANA Holds Luncheon For Democratic Nurse Delegates (Released Aug. 28, 1996)

American Nurses Association Sells Publishing Subsidiary (Released Aug. 26, 1996)

ANA Launches Nursing Information and Data Set Evaluation Center (Released Jul. 31, 1996)

Regular Mammography Screenings Low in Women over Fifty (Released Jul. 31, 1996)

Beverly Malone Elected ANA President (Released Jul. 11, 1996)

ANA House of Delegates Approves Actions (Released Jul. 11, 1996)

"Every Patient Deserves a Nurse" Earns National Recognitions (Released Jul. 11, 1996)

American Nurses Association Bestows Honorary Awards (Released Jun. 27, 1996)

Endorsement of Clinton/Gore Ticket (speech by ANA President Virginia Trotter Betts) (Released June 19, 1996)

American Nurses Association Endorses Clinton for President (Released Jun. 19, 1996)

Clinton Commends Nurses' Commitment to Health Care (Released June 18, 1996)

AJN Survey Uncovers Critical Concerns among Registered Nurses about Patient Care (Released June 17, 1996)

American Nurses Association Inducts 15 Nurses Into Its Hall of Fame (Released Jun. 15, 1996)

NP Certifying Organizations, NCSBN Reach Agreement on Regulation (Released Jun. 12, 1996)

ANA Launches Site on World Wide Web (Released June 6, 1996)

Divorced, Separated Women Are More at Risk for STDs (Released May 15, 1996)

National Survey Reveals Serious Concerns among Americans about Cost-cutting Trends in Patient Care (Released May 9, 1996)

American Red Cross and ANA Recognize 10 Nurse Heroes (Released May 6, 1996)

Statement on the 1996 Nurses March on Washington (Released May 6, 1996)

American Nurses Association Hails Introduction of Patient Safety Act (Released May 2, 1996)

American Nurses Association Supports Veto of Late-term Abortion Bill (Released April 11, 1996)

House Votes down Amendment to Restore Visa Program for Foreign Nurses (Released March 22, 1996)

American Nurses Association Praises President Clinton's FY 1997 Proposed Budget (Released March 22, 1996)

American Nurses Association Endorses Health Insurance Reform Act of 1995 (Released March 21, 1996)

Nursing Leaders Design Action Agenda (Released March 11, 1996)

Carolyn Keen Lewis Named Director of American Nurses Credentialing Center (Released March 11, 1996)

ANA Calls for Provision of Postpartum Home Care (Released February 7, 1996)

ANA Applauds NLRB Ruling on RN Status (Released February 7, 1996)

Nationwide Search Is Launched to Find Nurse Heroes (Released Feb. 5, 1996)

IOM Study on Nurse Staffing Falls Short Says ANA (Released Jan. 18, 1996)

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