Dr. Derryl Block will be attending the 139th  American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington DC October 29th - November 2nd. The theme of the conference is "Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds and Bodies" Dr. Block has been active in promoting vaccinations of health care workers. She will also be presenting a poster at the conference on "Requiring annual vaccination of health workers against influenza—Why?”. Below is the poster that Dr. Block will be presenting at the conference.

The 2010 "Taking the Long View" conference will be held in Dearborn, MI on June 9-10. The due date for the Call for Proposals is Dec 1.

This is the eighth in a series of national conferences focusing on the nursing workforce.  This conference will address the growing crisis in our capacity to produce a 21st century nursing workforce that is adequate in numbers and prepared for the complexities of healthcare. The title of the 2010 Conference is "Nursing Shaping Health: Economics, Policy and Practice".

At this conference, you will join leaders and stakeholders of state-based nursing workforce centers to focus on measures for long-term nursing workforce solutions. Whether you are from a newly minted workforce center, an established center, or interested in transforming the nursing workforce, the conference will enhance your ability to start and/or sustain your operations and workforce development.   

Attached is a document with the "Call for Proposals" details.

The 2011 College of Nursing Annual Report is available online.  The Annual Report includes updates on the College of Nursing's Programs, Faculty, Students, and Alumni.

The 2011 Survey of RN Job Satisfaction and Career Plans was conducted by AMN Healthcare. 

This study explores the career plans, satisfaction levels and professional concerns of registered nurses.

Please feel free to add a comment or open a discussion and share your thoughts with fellow DFW members when you login to the DFW Nurses Lounge to read the report.

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Congratulations to our first graduating class of St. David's School of Nursing at Texas State University! We wish all our graduates the best of luck in their nursing careers.