Have you registered yet for NAON 45th Annual Congress?
Registration is still open for NAON’s in-person 45th Annual Congress, May 17-19, 2025 at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, FL. Join us and “Keep Believing” as we continue to advance orthopaedic nursing. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn up to 38.6 CNE credits (through a combination of in-person and post-event, on-demand sessions)!
Don’t forget to reserve your hotel before the room block ends on April 24! Click here to find out more and reserve your space.
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NAON Special Interest Groups
NAON’s Nurse Navigator and Hip Fracture special interest groups offer monthly virtual meetings and discussion forums for members looking to learn and network with other ortho nurses throughout the country.
The Nurse Navigator Resources include virtual monthly meetings and access to a file library of past meetings. A special Nurse Navigators thread in NAON’s Discussion Forum allows members to share best practices, patient education improvements, program advances, ask questions of peers, or discuss current interest. You can also join the mailing list to receive information and updates directly in your email inbox!
NAON’s Hip Fracture Group meets virtually on the first Friday of each month, to discuss a variety of topics ranging from arrival to the Emergency Room through Post-Discharge Follow-Up. Networking and educational resources focused on hip fractures are available for any orthopaedic nurse or allied health member involved in the care of the geriatric patient with a hip fracture. Virtual meetings are available to anyone, including recordings of past meetings. There is also a Discussion Forum available specifically for NAON members.
Rising to the Challenge: Orthopedic Patient Care 2025 Virtual Conference
The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing Services and Patient Care, in cooperation with NAON Hawkeye Chapter 149, invites you to attend their upcoming Virtual Conference, rising to the Challenge: Orthopedic Patient Care 2025, on April 22, 2025, 7:50am – 4:45pm (CST). The purpose of this conference is to discuss multidisciplinary innovations in orthopedic patient management and considerations both in and outside the hospital setting. 7.75 contact hours will be provided upon full attendance.
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Healthy Tips from ANA's Healthy Nurse, Healthy NationTM Blog
Submitted by Laura Hixon, DNP, MSNE, RN-BC, ONC
Springtime with fresh ideas!
Martinez (2021) notes a benefit of bringing a new view to your environment through “spring cleaning.” You may enjoy a fresh environment, but did you know there can be physical benefits too?
Clutter can increase cortisol, “the stress hormone”, affect moods, decrease focus, affect sleep, decrease mental energy, and even impact weight gain.
So, how do we get started?
- Think about why we have clutter? Are we attached to things? Buy things for comfort when sad?
- Make the home clutter free and add signs of nature.
- Spend a small amount of time, 5-10 minutes of decluttering daily to achieve big results.
- When overwhelmed, ask for help.
- Donations-if you haven’t touched it in 6 months, donate to someone who can use it.
- Digital clutter- decrease phone notifications, clear your desktop of anything you are not using.
- There is no perfection, just progress!
I hope everyone has a wonderful March and remember that we deserve to have a space that brings us joy!!
Martinez, S. (2021). The science behind decluttering. MI Blues Perspectives. https://www.mibluesperspectives.com/2021/09/08/the-science-behind-decluttering/