Wisconsin Nurses Association Incorporated

Policy: Wisconsin Nurses Association worked with and implemented the directives of the Wisconsin Nurses Association board of directors related to gaining legislative support for advanced practice registered Nurses to acquire full practice authority, support policies that address workplace violence and working with the Wisconsin board of nursing on proposed changes to the nursing administrative code. Education: the Association continued to support the professional development of registered Nurses by providing 34 different educational offerings that resulted in over 175 contact hours provided to 900 learners. The Association's role as an approver of educational content that is provided by other organizations via the continuing education approver program resulted in the awarding of 10,500 contact hours and 62,100 learners. Member engagement: the membership of the Association were offered opportunities to participate in the work of the councils, task forces and committees, and town halls.. activiies focused on the opioid abuse epidemic, mentoring, patient-centered team based care, workplace violence, healthy nurse, healthcare workforce issues, environmental health, primary care, and anti-human trafficking, . This level of active engagement represented 12 percent of the membership. Members were offered one-on-one technical assistance related to employment, practice, contracts and legal issues. Wna provided 7 learning experiences for undergraduate and graduate level nursing students.