National Association Of Nigerian Nurses In North America Inc

TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIVES OF THE NIGERIAN COMMUNITY AT HOME AND ABROAD THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND DISEASE PREVENTION.

2022 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTSMAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF 2022THE DIFFERENT COMMITTEES WORKED TIRELESSLY TO HELP IMPROVE HUMANITY THROUGH OUR ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERS ESPECIALLY THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS PUT IN SEVERAL HOURS TO RECORD THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.NATIONAL WORKING COMMITTEE (NWC) - IN 2022, THE NATIONAL WORKING COMMITTEE MET EVERY MONTH EXCEPT MAY BECAUSE OF MOTHERS DAY, EACH MEETING LASTING OVER 3 HOURS. IT MEANS THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE NWC DONATED OVER 30 HOURS IN 2022 TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NANNNA. MEDICAL MISSION COMMITTEE NANNNA ORGANIZES HEALTH/EDUCATION MISSIONS TO DIFFERENT STATES IN NIGERIA THROUGH TAKE NANNNA TO YOUR VILLAGE HEALTH INITIATIVES AND ENCOURAGES MEMBERS TO GO BACK TO THEIR VILLAGES AND STATES TO HELP IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. MEMBERS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME, MONEY AND EXPERTISE TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH PREVENTIVE HEALTH SCREENINGS AND HEALTH EDUCATION. ABIA TEAM HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL ABIA HEALTH MISSION AND NURSING LEADERSHIP SUMMIT THAT TOOK PLACE ON JAN 3RD - 7TH, 2022. ALL THE NURSING LEADERS WERE VERY WELL REPRESENTED AND LEARNED A LOT ABOUT LEADERSHIP IN GENERAL. ABOUT 150 NURSE LEADERS ATTENDED THE SUMMIT. THANKS TO ALL THE SPEAKERS AND TO THE STAFF OF FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER (FMC). THE TEAM ALSO HAD LOTS OF HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF ABIA VILLAGES AND RIVERS STATE SERVING OVER 1,000 PEOPLE.OUR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TOWARDS IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIVES OF NIGERIANS AT HOME AND ABROAD IS SECOND TO NONE. RECENTLY FIVE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTERS WERE ADDED TO THE INITIAL FOUR IN THE ADOPT A PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTER INITIATIVE OF NANNNA. THE PHCS ARE IN FIVE DIFFERENT STATES IN NIGERIA, NAMELY, OSUN, AKWA-IBOM, ANAMBRA, ONDO, AND EKITI. EACH OF THEM RECEIVED A DONATION OF $6000 TO RENOVATE AND EQUIP THE CENTERS, TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT OF CARE, AND MAKE HEALTHCARE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE TO OUR COMMUNITIES. THE REPORT GOTTEN FROM THE INITIAL FOUR PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTERS ADOPTED SHOWED THAT 20,813 PATIENTS WERE SEEN ACROSS THE FACILITIES IN OGUN, EDO, ABIA, AND IMO STATE IN THE YEAR 2022. EDUCATION MISSION COMMITTEE THIS COMMITTEE ORGANIZES OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE THAT IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING THE NURSING PROFESSION AND IMPROVING THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES. IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO COME TOGETHER, SHARE OUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE, AND LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER. AS HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, WE KNOW THAT NURSING IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. NURSES ARE ON THE FRONT LINES OF PATIENT CARE, PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE AND SKILLED CARE TO THOSE IN NEED. THEY ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, AND WE OWE THEM A DEBT OF GRATITUDE FOR THEIR TIRELESS WORK. OUR 2022 SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, TOOK PLACE NOVEMBER 3 -5, 2022 IN PENNSYLVANIA WITH ABOUT 450 PARTICIPANTS. THE THEME OF THE CONFERENCE WAS GLOBAL HEALTH PRIORITIES: SUSTAINABLE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE DURING AND AFTER A PANDEMIC. DIASPORA PROFESSIONALS HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE (DPHI): NANNNA IN COLLABORATION WITH ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN PHYSICIANS IN THE AMERICAS (ANPA) AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENTISTS IN THE AMERICAS (NAPPSA) PROVIDE QUARTERLY WEBINAR SERIES TO MODEL INTER-PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION AND DISCUSS CROSS-CUTTING TOPICS TO IMPROVE PATIENT SERVICES HERE AND IN NIGERIA.ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: NANNNA IS COMMITTED TO ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS MEMBERS. NANNNAS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IS AN EXCELLENT WAY TO RECOGNIZE MEMBERS WHO HAVE ADVANCED THEIR CAREER. THE AWARD IS GIVEN EACH YEAR, DURING NANNNAS ANNUAL CONFERENCE. OVER 40 MEMBERS GOT THEIR MSN. DNP/PHDS.NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE - THE NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE REMAINS COMMITTED TO PUBLISHING ISSUES RELATED TO NURSING, THE ORGANIZATION, AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF NANNNA. THE COMMITTEE REACHED OUT TO MEMBERS TO SUBMIT ARTICLES TO THE NEWSLETTER E-MAIL. THE NEWSLETTER WAS PUBLISHED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR. GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES WERE SENT FREQUENTLY TO THE NATIONAL WORKING COMMITTEE TO ENCOURAGE MEMBERS TO SUBMIT ARTICLES MEETING PUBLICATION CRITERIA TO NANNNA NEWSLETTER EMAIL. AT THE NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EACH CHAPTER OF NANNNA WAS ENCOURAGED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO NANNNA NEWSLETTER.WE HAVE GROWN IN MEMBERSHIP FROM ABOUT 8 TO 12 PEOPLE. WE STARTED TRANSITIONING TO NEW LEADERSHIP LAST YEAR WHICH IS IN CONCLUSION THIS YEAR. WE NOW HAVE A VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS WHO CAN FILL THE VACANT ROLE IN THE NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO BEING THE IMAGE MAKER FOR THE ORGANIZATION.RESEARCH COMMITTEE OUR 2021 PUBLISHED ARTICLE COMBATING COVID19 NIGERIAN NURSES PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WAS SELECTED AND PUBLISHED AS A BOOK CHAPTER BY NEW HORIZONS IN MEDICINE AND MEDICAL RESEARCHTHE COMMITTEE ALSO PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN PENNSYLVANIA, TITLED, ABSTRACT WRITINGMOU/COLLABORATION COMMITTEE - WE CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN- OUR MOU WITH GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY FOR 15% TUITION DISCOUNT FOR OUR MEMBERS.- OUR MOU WITH WALDEN UNIVERSITY FOR 23% TUITION DISCOUNT FOR OUR MEMBERS- OUR MOU WITH FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH, NIGERIAMEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE - THERE IS POWER IN NUMBER. THE COMMITTEE REVAMPED CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND INCREASE MEMBERSHIP TO ABOUT 23 NANNNA STATE CHAPTERS NOW. WITH INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP, IT WILL HELP SHAPE NURSING/HEALTHCARE POLICY IN NIGERIA AND IN NORTH AMERICA.OTHER PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTSCONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY AND WALDEN UNIVERSITY TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF NIGERIAN NURSES IN THE USA WITH PHD, BSN AND MSN. ALSO, NANNA MEMBERS GET 23% TUITION DISCOUNT.COLLABORATED WITH WESTERN AFRICA COLLEGE OF NURSING AND NURSES ON AIR TO DEVELOP A STRUCTURE FOR IMAGE OF NURSING INITIATIVE IN NIGERIA.GRANT WRITING COMMITTEE SUBMITTED APPLICATION FOR THE PFIZER GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT ON AN INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EDUCATION GRANT RFP RAPID EDUCATION ON COVID-19 OUTPATIENT TREATMENT.DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMITTEE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEADERSHIP CONTINUES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL WORKING LEADERSHIP MEETING. CONFERENCE 2022: ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND PRESENTATION AT THE 2022 CONFERENCE IN PAEDUCATION: RAISING AWARENESS/EDUCATION ABOUT DV THROUGH LOCAL CHAPTERSPARTICIPATION AND MEMBERSHIP: CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVE CHAPTERS PARTICIPATIONS.COMMITTEE QUARTERLY MEETINGS. PUBLICATION: MEMBERS CONTRIBUTED TO TWO ARTICLES PUBLICATIONS: MEMBERS WERE AUTHORS ON THE FOLLOWING PUBLICATIONS: (1) THE IMPACT OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE ON NURSES AND NURSING PRACTICE: A LITERATURE REVIEW BY OMOTOLA ADEBAYO 1, *, JULIA UGORJI 2, AGATHA EKEH 3, ELSIE JOLADE 4, NGOZI ODOH 5, ANGELA IKEME 6, NGOZI AZOROH 7, OLATUBOSUN ALOBA 8 AND GRACE OGIEHOR-ENOMA 9 (2) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES: ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCE IN ADDRESSING THE CALL TO ACTION, THE FUTURE OF NURSING, LEADING CHANGE, ADVANCING HEALTH BY STELLA EKEOCHA ANELE 1, *, DOROTHY C NWANONYIRI 2, JOSEPHINE N EZEMOBI 3, MARGARET OKODUA 4, GRACE OGIEHOR- ENOMA 5, EDNAH N MADU 6, JULIA U UGORJI 7, EMILIA N IWU 8, RUTH O IFEDIORA 9 AND TERESA N NWANERI 10DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLANS WAS SUBMITTED.DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PLATFORM FORUM INTERACTION CONTINUATION TO SERVE MEMBERS.DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FLIER WAS SUBMITTED AND PUBLISHED IN 2022 NEWSLETTER.THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) COMMITTEE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE WEBINAR ON ESTABLISHING STRATEGIC PLANS, PRINCIPLES, AND POLICIES RELEVANT TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. COMMITTEE PROVIDED IT-RELATED PROJECTS AND TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURE INITIATIVES, INCLUDING DATABASE SOFTWARE PLATFORMS, CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, WEBSITE, AND EMAIL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. APRN COMMITTEE: APRN DATABASE: CONTINUED APRN DATA COLLECTION AND UPDATES. APRN COMMITTEE AT CHAPTER LEVELS: ADVOCATED THAT EACH NANNNA CHAPTER SHOULD HAVE THEIR OWN APRN COMMITTEE AT CHAPTER LEVELS. CONFERENCE SPEAKERS: MEMBERS WERE PODIUM PRESENTERS AT THE 2022 NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN PA. COLLABORATIONS: WE COLLABORATED WITH NANNNAS COVID-19 GRANT WRITER AND TWO APRNS JOINED NANNNAS MENTORING COMMITTEE. MEETINGS: CONSISTENTLY HELD BIMONTHLY MEETINGS, INCLUDING SKILL SET AND PRESENTATION BY MEMBERS. MEMBERSHIP: MEMBERSHIP DRIVE INCREASED NUMBER OF MEMBERS TO OVER 100 MEMBERS AND GROWING. MEMBER SUPPORT: PROVIDED MEMBER SUPPORT DURING LIFE CHANGING EVENTS SUCH AS BEREAVEMENTS, GRADUATIONS, ETC. NANNNA NWC REPRESENTATION: APRN COMMITTEE WAS REGULARLY PRESENT COMMITTEE REPORTS AT NANNNA NATIONAL WORKING COMMITTEE MEETINGS. PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT: SEVEN APRNS RECEIVED THEIR DNP. THERE WERE NO APRNS THAT RECEIVED PHD DEGREES IN 2022. PUBLICATIONS: MEMBERS WERE AUTHORS ON THE FOLLOWING PUBLICATIONS: (A) THE IMPACT OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE ON NURSES AND NURSING PRACTICE: A LITERATURE REVIEW OMOTOLA ADEBAYO 1, *, JULIA UGORJI 2, AGATHA EKEH 3, ELSIE JOLADE 4, NGOZI ODOH 5, ANGELA IKEME 6, NGOZI AZOROH 7, OLATUBOSUN ALOBA 8 AND GRACE OGIEHOR-ENOMA 9 (B) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEG