National Nurses Day is an annual observance held on May 6th to honor the nursing profession. While modern nursing is becoming increasingly complex as healthcare evolves, nursing remains the most trusted profession. This year we face the challenge of nursing education removed from the Dept of Ed professional status.

What happens when nurses come together? We share ideas, learn from one another, grow individually and professionally and strengthen our profession. This spring nurses across Virginia will come together for the Virginia Nurses Association Spring Conference, April 22-23, 2026. Look to be inspired, grow in leadership, and celebrate the impact of nursing in healthcare. The conference offers an opportunity to connect, learn, and explore the issues shaping the future of nursing in

The Department of Education has plans to redefine what constitutes a professional degree which would exclude nursing and limit access to student loans from the Graduate PLUS loan program. At a time when health care in our country faces a historic nursing shortage, limiting nurses' access to funding for graduate education threatens the very foundation of patient care and is not a solution.

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Past decades and generations saw “Nurses as caregivers” – while that was the nurses’ role at that time, nurses today are recognized for...