Resolution Index
The following topical index will help you locate NSNA resolution/policy. Click on the year listed next to the topic and then go to the specific resolution number in that year. Resolutions/Policies from 1998 to 2008 are referenced below.
1. Alzheimer’s
Respite Care Reimbursement 1998-09
2. Assessment
Alcohol Dependence 2007-15
Celiac Disease 2005-15
DNA Evidence 2003-12
Height Measurement for Osteoporosis 2005-01
Hypertension 2004-03
Measuring Pain 2001-04
Metabolic Syndrome 2005-03
Oral Assessment 2008-3
Pain Assessment 2001-03
Pain in the Neonate 2007-04
Scleroderma 2000-05
Sexual Assault Nurse 2008-14
3. Bone Marrow/Organ Donation/Blood Donation
Blood Donation Policy 2006-13
Cord Blood Banking 2003-03
National Marrow Donor Program 2004-11
Umbilical Cord Blood Donation 2001-05
4. Cancer
Breast Cancer 2000-11
Breast Cancer Genetics 2000-11
CARE 1999-19
Sun Protection- School Age 2003-13
Sun Safety- Infants 2004-14
5. Cardiac
CPR Coach Certification -2008-21
Hypertension 2004-03
Wise Woman Expansion Act 2006-10
Signs and Symptoms in Women 2007-11
6. Community Health
Access toward Ostomy Nurse 2008-20
American Red Cross 2001-15
Blood Drives 2000-08
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 Samartan Law 2008-9
Guidelines for Student Nurses During Disaster 2006-16
Health Literacy 2008-13
Human Papillomavirus: Awareness and Prevention 2007-12
PACT for Mental Illness 2003-14
Pediculosis Control Programs 1999-05
Public Health Service 2008-19
Unintentional Injury/Death of Children Under 14 2007-09
7. Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Holistic Nursing 2001-09
Screening on Hospital Admission 2004-07
Non Blood Medical Management 2002-05
8. Cultural Competence
Include in Nursing Curricula 2003-16
Health Disparities of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers 2007-01
9. Death and Dying/End-of-Life
Advanced Directives 2005-13
Bereavement 2003-02
Family Presence during CPR 2008-15
Hospice 2007-14
Nationally Recognized End-of-Life Orders 2008-7
Nurses Participation 2000-01
Pain Management 2001-13
Palliative Care Education 2002-14
10. Diabetes
Foot Care 2003-21
Insulin Pumps 1999-08
Management of Type II 2001-07
11. Disaster Preparedness
Include in Nursing Curriculum 2002-09, 2008-8
Inclusion of Nursing Students in Plans 2007-08
American Red Cross 2001-15, 2003-10
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 2000-04, 2004-12, 2008-23
12. Education and Professional Issues
Assessing Continuing Competence 2004-09
Basic IV Course in all Curricula 1999-20
Clinical Nurse Preceptorship 2008-11
Collective Bargaining and Workplace Advocacy 2002-03
Computerized Provider Order Entry 2008-17
Distance Education 2007-02
Education Unlicensed Personnel 2003-15
Educational Mobility of Registered Nurses 2007-05
Genetics Education 1999-07
Global Health 2005-11
Guidelines for Student Nurses during Disaster 2006-16
Increased Government Funding for Education 2001-02
Improving the Nurse-Physician Relationship 2007-17
Integration of Human Patient Simulator Technology in Nursing Curriculum 2007-06
Joining ANA 2003-08
Lowering Student to Faculty Ratio Acute Care 2001-11
Mandatory Overtime Regulation 2007-07
Mentoring High School 2004-02
Multistate Licensure 1999-15
National Institutes of Health 2000-09
Nurse Residency Programs 2008-22
Nursing Models Assessing Competence 2004-09
Out of Hospital Births 2006-09
Peer Mentorship 2002-04
Perioperative Experiences 2006-17
Political Awareness 2008-24
Preceptor Programs for Improved Retention of New Graduates 2006-01
Professional Association Membership 2004-06
Professional Associations 2002-01
Professional Etiquette 2004-01
Professional Workplace Culture 2006-12
Safe Patient Handling Integrate into Curriculum 2006-14
Safe Staffing 2008-12
Whistleblower Protection for Students 2007-16
13. Geriatrics
Elder Abuse 1999-16
Immunization among Elderly 2002-15
Measuring Pain Cognitively Impaired 2001-04
Reduced Physical Restraints 2003-05
Screening for HIV 2004-05
Senior Fall Prevention 2001-17
14. Healthy Living
ANA: Handle With Care 2005-05
Binge Drinking 2004-08
Hand washing 2005-04
Healthy Heart Living Children 2002-06
Helmet Laws 2008-16
Medically Generated Toxins 2006-05
Osteoporosis Education School Age 2002-07
Pediculolosis Control Programs 1999-05
Recreational Water Illness 2006-15
Shift Work and Sleep Deprivation 2005-14
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
15. HIV/AIDS
Ageism and HIV 1999-11
Blood Donation Policy 2006-13
Condoms to Avoid Spread Among Inmates 2007-10
Education for over 50 2004-05
Universal HIV Testing of Pregnant Women 2008-10
16. Image
Professional Portrayal of Nurses 2007-03
17. Infants, Children, and Obstetrics
Anopthalmia 1999-01
Asthma and Parent Education 2005-12
Bipolar Disorder in Pediatric Population 2008-6
Bottle Tooth Decay 2000-10
Breastfeeding 2004-13
Child Safety Seats 1999-09
Child Sex Offenders 2006-08
Children with Depression 2006-11
Children’s Health Insurance 1999-12
Cord Blood – awareness of importance 2002-03
Cord Blood- increase banking 2003-03
Education of Public Unintentional Injuries /Deaths 2007-09
Foster Care 2002-02
Gestational Diabetes 2006-07
Methamphetamine 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
Shaken Baby Syndrome Education 2005-02
Universal HIV Testing of Pregnant Women 2008-10
Utilization of Doulas 2001-06
18. Infection Control
Antibiotic Resistance 1999-01, 2000-12
Artificial Nails and 2001-01
Hand Washing 2004-04
Needle Stick Injuries 2000-14
Safer Needle Devices 1999-06
Small Pox Education 2003-17
West Nile Virus 2003-18
19. Legislation/Education
Advanced Directives 2005-13
ANA: Handle With Care 2005-05
Child Sex Offenders Mandatory Sentencing 2006-08
Disposal of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products 2006-02
Family Presence during CPR 2008-15
Genetic Discrimination 2008-5
Good Samaritan Act 2003-09
Health Insurance for Contraception 2000-06
Health Literacy 2008-13
Helmet Laws 2008-16
Impaired Practice 2002-08
Immunosuppressive Drugs for Kidney Transplant Recipients 2007-13
Lead in Toys 2008-1
Mandatory Compensation Needle Stick Students 2000-14
Medically Generated Toxins 2006-05
Medication Labeling Standardization 1999-03
Multistate Licensure 1999-15
Newborn Safe Abandonment 2001-14
On-Site RN’s in Elementary and Secondary Schools 1999-17
Overtime Pay 2005-10
Patient Nurse Ratio 2003-04
Patient Protection Legislation 1999-13
Reporting Medication Errors 2003-06
Safer Needle Devices 1999-06
School Nurse to Student Ratio 2002-10
Tobacco Free Nurses, Nursing Students, and Medical Campuses 2006-03
Uninsured 2003-01
Whistleblower Protection 2002-12
Whistleblower Protection for Students 2007-16
20. Mental Health
Bipolar Disorder in Pediatric Population 2008-6
Homeless Dumping 2008-2
Mental Health Parity 2001-12, 2005-09
Nursing Students Impaired Practice 2002-08
PACT for Mental Health 2003-14
Pain Management in Substance Abuse 2000-07
Pathological Gambling 2000-15
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 2000-04, 2004-12, 2008-23
Postpartum Depression 2002-17
Substance Abusing Pregnant Women 2001-10
Suicide Prevention Teens 2002-16
21. Nutrition
Consequences of High Fat, High Calorie Diet 2004-10
Eating Disorders and Body Image 2008-18
Labeling Food Genetically Modified 2002-11
Obesity in Children and Adolescents 2002-13
22. Recruitment and Retention
Correct Misconceptions about Nursing Profession 2003-07
Into NSNA 2000-01
Men into Profession 2003-11
Mentoring 2004-02
Nurse Educators 2005-07
Nursing Contributions in Media 2003-20
Recruit in Elementary Schools 2000-03
23. Safety
Blood Alcohol 1999-18
Child Safety Seats –Age and Size 2001-08
Child Safety Seats- Use and Installation 1999-09
Coalition Against Bigger Trucks 2005-04
Lead in Toys 2008-1
Reduce the Risk of Injury from Patient Falls 2006-06
Safer Needle Devices 1999-06
School Nurse to Student Ratio 2002-10
Senior Fall Prevention 2001-17
Sun Protection Infants 2004-14
Sun Protection School Age 2003-13
24. Violence
DNA Evidence 2003-12
Elder Abuse Education 1999-16
Fire Arm-Reduce Incidence of Death 1999-02
Prevent School Violence 1999-04
Prevention Workplace Violence 2001-16
Screening for All Admissions 2003-19
Sexual Assault Nurse 2008-14
Shaken Baby Syndrome Education 2005-02
