Opportunities for you to contribute:

rninformatics, DNP, RN · Jun 12, 2007

The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) invites comments

on its Standards for Accreditation of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs (October 2003). All are invited to suggest changes, including university and program administrators; faculty; practitioners; representatives of regulatory, certification, accreditation, state and federal agencies; students; alumni; employers of nurses; and others with an interest in the preparation of competent nurses. The entire standards document is available for review at

http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Accreditation/PDF/Procedures.pdf. This document is used by CCNE to evaluate baccalaureate and master's degree nursing programs for accreditation. A revision to the standards is needed to accommodate the review of Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs as well as baccalaureate and master's degree nursing programs.

Comments must be received by July 13, 2007. Comments may be directed at

the standards in their entirety or at any individual standard or key

element. Please be specific in offering your comments, including

specific language you would like to see incorporated, deleted, or

amended in the standards.

Send comments via e-mail to

[email protected] or fax to 202-887-8476. Alternatively, mail

comments to: Libby Cooperman, CCNE Executive Administrative Assistant,

One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036. CCNE values

constituent input and will consider all written comments in which name,

affiliation and contact information are identified. All comments will be shared with the CCNE Standards Committee.

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The ANA's Congress on Nursing Practice and Economics continues to seek

nominations for individuals interested in serving a 4-year appointment

to its Committee for Nursing Information Infrastructure (CNPII).

The Committee for Nursing Practice Information Infrastructure has been

charged with:

* developing and implementing a strategic plan for managing and

preserving nursing's information legacy;

* influencing health information policy at international, national and

state levels related to maintaining quality, integrity, security, and

confidentiality of personal, professional, and organizational or

enterprise healthcare data and information

* developing program initiatives, as appropriate; and

* disseminating knowledge about nursing's information infrastructure,

languages and classification systems.

Qualifications for Appointment

1.Individual membership in a constituent member (CMA) of ANA

throughout the period of service on the committee.

2.No conflict of interest with the work of the committee.

3.Experience with health care coding systems, nomenclatures,

databases used for clinical practice and/or policy and/or health

informatics standards.

4.Knowledge of policy-making at the state and/or national level.

5.Previous ANA/CMA activity.

6.Access to resources, organizations or peer networks preferable.

You will need to complete a bio form (available at

http://www.nursingworld.org/about/appoint/bio05.pdf) to submit

electronically, along with a current resume to your state nurses

association office, contact information available at

http://www.nursingworld.org/cmas/cmaaddr.cfm. Your state nurses

association needs to then forward your packet and the nomination form to

Rita Munley Gallagher, PhD, RN ([email protected]) by June 29,

2007.