RALEIGH – The North Carolina Nurses Association’s 119th Annual Convention recently drew more than 650 registrants in Concord to celebrate the nursing profession and map out strategies to prevent burnout amid the national nursing shortage.
NCNA honored more than a dozen nurses and workplaces with awards, celebrated the graduation of its newest Leadership Academy and took a forward-looking approach to an important topic with this year’s Statewide Membership Forum: Nurse Mental Health & Well-Being: Creating a Healthy Culture Where Nurses Thrive.
“We are seeing a great amount of enthusiasm from nurses demanding we have a say in how the profession evolves. Nurses are facing challenges from a variety of directions, and we do not intend to passively allow health care to change without our input,” said Bonnie Davis Meadows, president of the NCNA. “The conversations during our Membership Forum proved that we have nurses all across North Carolina who are determined to steer our profession with intent.”…