LETTERS TO CONGRESS • SUBJECT: Conscience Protection Act of 2016 [READ ARTICLE] --- [READ LETTER] • SUBJECT: Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (ANDA) [READ LETTER] • SUBJECT: Repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) [READ MORE]
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MEAC National Congress, Mexico At the request of CICIAMS Pan American President Mendoza C., Dr. Patricia Sayers was privileged to meet and speak with Catholic Nurses in Mexico during the MEAC National Congress of Nurses en Cd Juarez, Mexico May 3, 2015. The delegation members were honored that she reached out to us regarding Population and Development goals being formulated at the UN‐NY. May God guide all of us in our walk as Catholic Nurses. (Rec. 5/5/2015)
COL Diana Ruzicka, USA Retired, RN, MSN (Oncology & Administration), MA (Army War College), MA (Theology-pending Thesis), CNS-BC 2015 ENDOW - Julia Greeley Award ENDOW (Educating on the Nature & Dignity of Women) is a private lay apostolate of the Catholic Church. Endow offers small study groups as a primary means of connecting women and girls in faith and friendship while exploring Catholic teachings. All nurses would benefit from the study On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering (Salvifici Doloris). Visit Endow Website
CICIAMS XIX World Congress - Dublin, Ireland September 23-26, 2014 U.S. delegation: Dr. Marie Hilliard, Kathy Kirkpatrick, Alma Abuelouf, Marylee Meehan & Lorette Tierman CICIAMS XIX World Congress on Protecting Family Life: The Roles and Responsibilities of Nurse and Midwives was held September 23-26, 2014, hosted by the Catholic Nurses Guild of Ireland at All Hallows College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. [Read conference presentations] The conference began with an opening Mass and welcome reception on Tuesday evening. The next three [...]
Ethics Guidelines and Principles of Practice for Catholic Nurses and Midwives Nursing and Midwifery practice globally is marked by extraordinary change. Not only is the change due technological advances, but because the system is being challenged by both institutional and social factors in different cultural settings. At the same time, there are many developments within the Church which affects the ecclesial mission of health care generally and nursing and midwifery practice. A contemporary understanding of the Catholic health care ministry must take into account the new challenges posed by the [...]
November 20-22, 2014 - PCHCW Annual Conference, Vatican City. Theme: Autism November 21-23, 2013 - PCHCW Annual Conference in Vatican City. Theme: The Elderly June 14-15, 2013 - PCHCW, IV International Study Meeting, Vatican City, Theme: The Child as a Person and as a Patient: Therapeutic Approaches Compared. Attended by Marylee Meehan, NACN-USA Member and PCHCW Member appointed to the council by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007. The General Session addressed Pediatric Medicine Faced with Malaise and Disturbance in Children and The Suffering Child: Experiences Compared. There were 36 presenters [...]
2014 National Nursing Award for Volunteerism Dr. Marian Nowak, RN, PhD Dr. Marian Nowak, DNP, MSN, MPH, RN, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Rutgers. The State University of New Jersey – Camden and a member of NACN-USA received the 2014 Nurse.com Nursing Excellence GEM (Giving Excellence Meaning) Award. Nurse.com’s prestigious Nursing Excellence Awards program honors outstanding nurses in regions across the country leading to the selection of National Nurses of the Year. Dr. Nowak is honored for local, national and international volunteer efforts including: • Local [...]
Dr. Diana M.L. Newman, E.D. RN Diana Newman, President elect of NACN-USA was interviewed by Msgr Kieran Harrington of Brooklyn, NY on the radio show "In the Arena" The show aired 10/20/13 and the topic was " Health Care and the Church." The discussion centered on the impact of Obamacare on many aspects of health care. Many good points were made relevant to personal choices in the free market in light of Church teaching. The participants spoke in favor of strengthening US citizens’ rights to choose their own [...]
Congratulations to Dr. Marie Hilliard, RN, PhD, JCL, NACN-USA board member and to Brother Ignatius Perkins, OP, PhD, FAAN, RN, Dean of Aquinas College School of Nursing and NACN-USA member. Both were selected to the Advisory Committee to update the American Nurses' Association Code of Ethics.