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1. Alzheimer’s

Measuring Pain Cognitively Impaired 2001-04

Reduced Physical Restraints 2003-05
Reduction of Unnecessary Noise in Health Care Facilities 2009-10

Senior Fall Prevention 2001-17

2. Assessment
Alcohol Dependence 2007-15

Assistive Communication Devises 2010-07
Celiac Disease 2005-15
DNA Evidence 2003-12
Height Measurement for Osteoporosis 2005-01
Hypertension 2004-03
Identification of Preventable Pressure Ulcers 2009-12

Incorporating Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendations (SBAR) Techniques in Nursing Education 2011-15

Increasing Awareness and Identification of Physical and/or Mental Abuse Related to Hazing Through Utilization of a Screening Tool by Healthcare Providers 2011- 11

Measuring Pain Cognitively Impaired 2001-04
Metabolic Syndrome 2005-03
Oral Assessment 2008-3
Pain Assessment 2001-03
Pain in the Neonate 2007-04
Screening and Enhanced Healthcare Provider Awareness for the Undiagnosed Bleeding Disorder 2011- 17
Sexual Assault Nurse 2008-14

Standardized Emergency Codes 2010-14
Standardized Patient Care Hand-Off 2009-22

3. Bone Marrow/Organ Donation/Blood Donation
Blood Donation Policy 2006-13

Bone Marrow Donation and Donor Registration 2010-23

Cord Blood Banking 2003-03
Increased Awareness of Organ Donation and Donor Registration 2011- 43
National Marrow Donor Program 2004-11
Umbilical Cord Blood Donation 2001-05

4. Cardiac
CPR Coach Certification -2008-21
Early Recognition Cardiac and Respiratory Arrest 2009-16
Hypertension 2004-03

Metabolic Syndrome 2005-03

Prevention of Recurrent Cardiac Events 2010-12
Wise Woman Expansion Act 2006-10
Signs and Symptoms in Women 2007-11

5. Community Health
Access to Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses 2008-20
American Red Cross 2001-15
Carry a List of Your Medications 2005-06
Disposal of Contaminated Medical Waste 2008-4
Disposal of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products 2006-02
Global Health Issues 2005-11
Good Samaritan Law 2008-9
Guidelines for Student Nurses During Disaster 2006-16
Health Literacy 2008-13

Homeless Youth 2010-19

Increasing Awareness and Identification of Physical and/or Mental Abuse Related to Hazing Through Utilization of a Screening Tool by Health Care Providers 2011- 11

Increased Education About and Awareness of the Effects of Caffeinated Energy Drink Use with Alcohol among Teenagers and Young Adults 2011- 34

Increased Education About Immunizations for Families 2011- 18

Metabolic Syndrome 2005-03

Nurse Home Visits to First-Time, Low-Income Caregivers 2010-16
PACT for Mental Illness 2003-14

Public Health Nursing and Population-Based Health Initiatives 2010-03

Empowering the Role of the Chief Nurse Officer of US Public Health Service 2008-19
Education on Unintentional Injury/Death of Children Under 14 2007-09

The Period of Purple Crying Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Program 2011- 27

6. Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Effects of Human-Animal Interaction on Chronic Disease 2010-02

Holistic Nursing 2001-09
Non Blood Medical Management 2002-05

Screening on Hospital Admission 2004-07
Therapeutic Value of Music Therapy 2009-14

7. Cultural Competence
Cultural and Linguistic Competency 2009-15

Cultural Competency about LGBT Individuals 2010-11

Health Disparities of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers 2007-01
Include in Nursing Curricula 2003-16

8. Death and Dying/End-of-Life
Advanced Directives 2005-13
Bereavement Children 2003-02
Family Presence during CPR 2008-15
Hospice 2007-14
Nationally Recognized End-of-Life Orders 2008-7
Pain Management 2001-13
Palliative Care Education 2002-14

9. Diabetes
Foot Care 2003-21

Gestational Diabetes 2006-07

Increased Awareness of Research for Artificial Pancreas Systems for Insulin Dependent Diabetics 2011-23
Management of Type II Diabetes 2001-07

Metabolic Syndrome 2005-03

10. Disaster Preparedness
American Red Cross 2001-15,2003-10

Carry a List of Your Medications 2005-06

Disaster Relief Protocols 2006-16

Good Samaritan Act 2003-09

Include Disaster Preparedness in Nursing Curriculum 2002-09,2008-8
Inclusion of Nursing Students in Plans 2007-08
Liability Protection for Paid Healthcare Personnel during Disaster 2009-7

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 2004-12,2008-23

11. Education and Professional Issues
Assessing Continuing Competence 2004-09
Clinical Nurse Preceptorship 2008-11
Collective Bargaining and Workplace Advocacy 2002-03
Computerized Provider Order Entry 2008-17
Continuing Education for Nurses 2009-2
Distance Education 2007-02

Disaster Relief Protocols 2006-16
Standardization of Education Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 2003-15
Educational Mobility of Registered Nurses 2007-05
Evidence-based Nursing Practice 2009-03

Further Evidence-Based Research and Education on the Effects and Prevention of Job Related Nurse Fatigue 2011- 32
Global Health 2005-11
Global Health in the Nursing Curriculum 2009-06
Incorporating Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendations (SBAR) Techniques in Nursing Education 2011-15

Increased Education and Awareness of Blood Transfusion Alternatives and Blood Management Options for Patients 2011- 26
Increased Government Funding for Education 2001-02

Increased Government Funding For Nursing Faculty Development 2011-10

Increasing Awareness of Human Trafficking 2010-05
Improving the Nurse-Physician Relationship 2007-17
Integration of Human Patient Simulator Technology in Nursing Curriculum 2007-06
Interdisciplinary Education 2009-13
Joining ANA 2003-08
Lowering Student to Faculty Ratio Acute Care 2001-11
Mandatory Overtime Regulation 2007-07
Mentoring High School 2004-02
National Institutes of Health 2000-09
Nurse Residency Programs 2008-22
Nursing Residency Education 2009-23
Nursing Models Assessing Competence 2004-09
Out of Hospital Births 2006-09
Peer Mentorship 2002-04
Perioperative Experiences 2006-17
Political Awareness of Nursing Students 2008-24
Preceptor Programs for Improved Retention of New Graduates 2006-01
Professional Association Membership 2004-06
Professional Associations 2002-01
Professional Etiquette of Nursing Students 2004-01
Professional Workplace Culture 2006-12

Promoting A Positive Image of Nursing Students with Disabilities 2011-21

Promoting the Social Responsibility of Nursing Students to Assist With the Health Needs of the Homeless Population 2011- 42

Public Health Nursing and Population-Based Health Initiatives 2010-03
Safe Patient Handling Integrate into Curriculum 2006-14
Safe Staffing 2003-04 2008-12
Shortage of Nurse Educators 2005-07

Standardized Emergency Codes 2010-14

Team Based Learning Aimed At Fostering a Healthcare Delivery System that assures Quality Care and Patient Safety 2011- 25

The Future of Nursing Campaign for Action to Implement the Recommendations Made in the Institute of Medicine Report Titled, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change , Advancing Health” 2011- 1

Whistleblower Protection for Students 2007-16

Working with the American Nurses Association to Increase New Graduate Membership 2011- 8

12. Geriatrics
Elder Abuse 2009-19
Herpes Zoster Vaccination Adults over age 60 2009-09
Immunization among Elderly 2002-15
Measuring Pain Cognitively Impaired 2001-04

Primary Care Health Access Among the Geriatric Population 2010-06

Reduced Physical Restraints 2003-05

Screening for HIV 2004-05

Senior Fall Prevention 2001-17

13. Healthy Living

Accessible Hand Hygiene for Patients 2011-36

ANA: Handle With Care 2005-05 2006-14
Binge Drinking 2004-08

Disposal of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products 2006-02

Eating Disorders and Body Image 2008-18
Environmental Health 2009-4
Hand washing 2004-04
Healthy Heart Living Children 2002-06
Helmet Laws 2008-16

Increased Education About and Awareness of the Effects of Caffeinated Energy Drink Use with Alcohol Among Teenagers and Young Adults 2011- 34
Minimizing Exposure to Medically Generated Toxins 2006-05

On-going and Increased Awareness of Needle Stick Injuries in the Health Care System 2011-9
Osteoporosis Education School Age 2002-07

Prescription Drug Take-Back Facilities 2010-22
Recreational Water Illness 2006-15
Reduction of Unnecessary Noise in Health Care Facilities 2009-10

Self Care Awareness of Nursing Students and Nurses 2010-08

Shift Work and Sleep Deprivation 2005-14
Sun Protection for Adolescents 2009-05
Sun Protection for Infants 2004-14
Sun Protection for School Age Children 2003-13
Tobacco Free Nurses, Nursing Students, and Medical Campuses 2006-03
Tobacco Settlement 2000-13

14. HIV/AIDS
Blood Donation Policy 2006-13
Condoms to Avoid Spread Among Inmates 2007-10
Education for over 50 2004-05
Vaginal Microbicide Development 2009-11
Universal HIV Testing of Pregnant Women 2008-10

15. Image
Correct Misconceptions about Nursing Profession 2003-07

Professional Etiquette of Nursing Students 2004-01

Professional Portrayal of Nurses 2007-03

16. Infants, Children, and Obstetrics
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Education 2009-01

Adoption of Screening for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency to Every States’ Core Panel of Disorders for Newborn Screenings 2011- 14
Asthma and Parent Education 2005-12

Awareness and Education Pertaining to Behavioral and Nutrition Interventions Regarding Prevention and Management of Obesity in Elementary School Children 2011- 29

Bereavement Children 2003-02
Breastfeeding 2004-13

Child Abuse Identification and Mandatory Reporting 2010-04

Child Sex Offenders 2006-08
Depression in Children 2006-11
Cord Blood – awareness of importance 2002-03
Cord Blood- increase banking 2003-03
Education on Unintentional Injuries /Deaths of Children under 14 2007-09
Evidence-base Research on Bipolar Disorder in Pediatric Population 2008-07

Foster Care 2002-02
Gestational Diabetes 2006-07

Homeless Youth 2010-19

Implementation of Standardized Blood Pressure Screenings to Promote Early Detection of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents 2011- 30

Increased Awareness of National Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Installation and Training in All K thru 12 Schools for Students and Staff 2011-39

Increased Awareness of Parental Education Methods Related To the Prevention of Childhood Obesity 2011-20

Increased Awareness of the Effects of Bullying in Children and the Need for Bullying Prevention Programs 2011- 41
Increasing Collaboration with Child Care Specialists 2009-08
Effects of Methamphetamine Use During Pregnancy 2006-04
Newborn Safe Abandonment 2001-14
Obesity in Children 2002-13
Pain in the Neonate 2007-04
Physical Education and Obesity 2005-08

Research and Education for Quality Pediatric Palliative Care 2011-6

Research, Development, and Adoption of an Individual Informed Consent for Use of the Drug Pitocin in Women During Labor 2011-22
Shaken Baby Syndrome Education 2005-02

The Period of Purple Crying Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Program 2011-27
Universal HIV Testing of Pregnant Women 2008-10
Utilization of Doulas 2001-06

17. Infection Control
Accessible Hand Hygiene for Patients 2011- 36

Artificial Nails and 2001-01

CDC Guidelines for Prevention Intravascular Catheter-Related Infection 2010-17

Cleaning Stethoscopes Between Patients 2010-10
Hand Washing 2004-04
National Regulatory Standards for MRSA 2009-18
Prevention of Human Papillomavirus 2007-12
Small Pox Education 2003-17
West Nile Virus 2003-18

18. Legislation/Education
Advanced Directives 2005-13
ANA: Handle With Care 2005-05

Assistive Communication Devices 2010-07

Awareness for Potential Federal Government Shutdowns of Our Nation and Potential Nationwide Impact 2011- 44

Child Abuse Identification and Mandatory Reporting 2010-04
Child Sex Offenders Mandatory Sentencing 2006-08
Disposal of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products 2006-02
Electronic Health Record Enhancing Patient Safety 2009-20

Empowering the Role of the Chief Nurse Officer of US Public Health Service 2008-19

Family Presence during CPR 2008-15
Good Samaritan Act 2003-09
Health Literacy 2008-13
Helmet Laws 2008-16
Immunosuppressive Drugs for Kidney Transplant Recipients 2007-13

Impaired Practice 2002-08

Implementation of Comprehensive School-Based Health Centers 2011-13

Increased Awareness of National Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Installation and Training in All K thru 12 Schools for Students and Staff 2011- 39

Increased Awareness of the Effects of Bullying in Children and the Need for Bullying Prevention Programs 2011- 41

Increased Government Funding For Nursing Faculty Development 2011- 10

Increasing Awareness for Equitable and Comprehensive Health Care Services for Women Veterans 2011-38
Lead in Toys 2008-01

Legislation Against Genetic Discrimination in the Workplace or Insurance 2008-06

Legislation Banning the Use of Bisphenol A in Pediatric Products 2010-15
Minimizing Exposure to Medically Generated Toxins 2006-05
Newborn Safe Abandonment 2001-14
Overtime Pay 2005-10
Patient Nurse Ratio 2003-04
Policy and Increased Research on Lateral Violence in Nursing 2010-01

Reporting Medication Errors 2003-06

Research, Development, and Adoption of an Individual Informed Consent for Use of the Drug Pitocin in Women During Labor 2011- 22
School Nurse to Student Ratio 2002-10
Shortage of Nurse Educators 2005-07

Standardization of Education Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 2003-15

Tobacco Free Nurses, Nursing Students, and Medical Campuses 2006-03
Uninsured 2003-01
Whistleblower Protection 2002-12
Whistleblower Protection for Students 2007-16
Workplace Data Collection 2009-17

19. Mental Health
Binge Drinking 2004-08

Bipolar Disorder in Pediatric Population 2008-06

Depression in Children 2006-11
Effects of Methamphetamine Use During Pregnancy 2006-04
Homeless Dumping 2008-2

Homeless Youth 2010-19
Increased Awareness of Rosa’s Law Which Changes the Term “Mentally Retarded” to Intellectual Disability 2011- 3
Increased Awareness of the Effects of Bullying in Children and the Need for Bullying Prevention Programs 2011- 41
Increased Research and Education on Eating Disorders Through the Freed Act 2011- 4
Increasing Awareness and Identification of Physical and/or Mental Abuse Related to Hazing Through Utilization of a Screening Tool by Health Care Providers 2011-11
Increasing Awareness of the Growing Mental Health Facility Deficit 2011- 40
Mental Healthcare Treatment Outcomes 2010-20
Mental Health Disparities in Youth 2009-21
Mental Health Parity 2001-12, 2005-09
Nursing Students Impaired Practice 2002-08
PACT for Mental Health 2003-14
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 2004-12,2008-23
Postpartum Depression 2002-17

Postpartum Depression Screening 2010-18
Substance Abusing Pregnant Women 2001-10
Suicide Prevention Teens 2002-16

20. Nutrition
Awareness and Education Pertaining to Behavioral and Nutritional Interventions Regarding Prevention and Management of Obesity in Elementary School Children 2011- 29

Consequences of High Fat, High Calorie Diet 2004-10
Eating Disorders and Body Image 2008-18

Healthy Food Options in Healthcare Facilities 2010-13

Increased Awareness of Parental Education Methods Related to the Prevention of Childhood Obesity 2011- 20

Increased Research and Education on Eating Disorders Through the Freed Act 2011- 4

Labeling Food Genetically Modified 2002-11
Obesity in Children and Adolescents 2002-13

21. Recruitment and Retention
Correct Misconceptions about Nursing Profession 2003-07
Men into Profession 2003-11
Mentoring 2004-02
Shortage of Nurse Educators 2005-07
Nursing Contributions in Media 2003-20

22. Safety
ANA: Handle With Care 2005-05 2006-14

Child Safety Seats –Age and Size 2001-08
Coalition Against Bigger Trucks 2005-04
Electronic Health Record Enhancing Patient Safety 2009-20

Helmet Laws 2008-16

Increased Education and Awareness of Blood Transfusion Alternatives and Blood Management Options for Patients 2011- 26
Lead in Toys 2008-01
Legislation Banning the Use of Bisphenol A in Pediatric Products 2010-15
Ongoing and Increased Awareness of Needle Stick Injuries in the Health Care System 2011- 9
Priority Patient Safety Areas (IOM) 2010-09
Reduce the Risk of Injury from Patient Falls 2006-06
School Nurse to Student Ratio 2002-10
Senior Fall Prevention 2001-17

Shift Work and Sleep Deprivation 2005-14

Standardized Emergency Codes 2010-14

Sun Protection for Adolescents 2009-05

Sun Protection Infants 2004-14
Sun Protection School Age Children 2003-13

23. Violence

Child Abuse Identification and Mandatory Reporting 2010-04

Child Sex Offenders 2006-08

DNA Evidence 2003-12

Elder Abuse 2009-19

Increased Awareness of the Effects of Bullying in Children and the Need for Bullying Prevention Programs 2011- 41

Increasing Awareness and Identification of Physical and/or Mental Abuse Related to Hazing Through Utilization of a Screening Tool by Healthcare Providers 2011- 11
Increasing Awareness of Human Trafficking 2010-05
Management Assaultive Behavior Against Healthcare Workers 2010-21

Management of Lateral Violence in Nursing 2010-01

Managing Nurse to Patient Vertical Hostility 2011- 24

Prevention Workplace Violence 2001-16 2006-12
Screening for All Admissions 2003-19
Sexual Assault Nurse 2008-14
Shaken Baby Syndrome Education 2005-02