The State of the Association

Opening Ceremonies

April 15, 2004

Washington, DC

ANNA 1969

• ~ 50 nurses met in Atlantic City & formed the American Association of Nephrology Nurses.

• The organization’s purpose was “to promote knowledge about the care of patients with renal disease.”

• Officers: Bernice Hinkley, President; Barbara Fulton, VP; & JoAnn Albers, Secretary

ANNA 2004

• Over 1200 nurses are meeting in Washington, DC at the 35th National Symposium.

• Our mission: “ANNA will advance nephrology nursing practice & positively influence outcomes for patients with kidney or other disease processes requiring replacement therapies through advocacy, scholarship, & excellence.”

Advocacy

• Joined Kidney Care Partners• Subscribed to CapWiz• CMS 2744 form• Continued the work of the Nephrology

Nursing Shortage & Solutions: An Invitational Summit

• Continued work with the NRAA & RPA to develop a position statement on acute dialytic care services

Recruitment & Retention

• Discover Nephrology Nursing brochure• “Memories of Nephrology Nursing”• Johnson & Johnson’s Campaign for

Nursing’s Future• Focused on developing a mentorship

program• Defining a “magnet” dialysis unit• Linking with schools of nursing

Membership

• Dues remain at $60 per year• Over 60,000 emails & phone calls received

responses from the National Office• RenalWEB E-News• ANNA E-News• Surveys

– Nephrology Nursing Journal– ANNA Update– Members who did not renew

Scholarship

• NNJ – 35 articles; 660 pages• Hypertension, Dialysis, & Clinical

Nephrology website (www.hdcn.com)• Educational program for nursing homes

or long term care facilities• Attendance records were broken at the

Fall meeting & the audioconferences• Publications under revision

Leadership

• First ESRD Education Day – August 15th

• 2nd ESRD Education Day – August 13th

• Leadership Development

• Position Statements

• Press Releases & Media Coverage

Business

• Financial records – certified audit• Income exceeded expenses• The financial plan was reviewed by the Board

of Directors in February, 2004• The 2004 –2005 budget will continue to keep

expenses below income• Sponsorship from corporate friends & members• Received a $13,000 grant award “Nurse

Competence in Aging”

Thank you!

• ANNA members

• All ANNA volunteers

• The Board of Directors

• The staff of AJJ

“We make a living by what we get;

but we make a life by what we give.”