Indiana State Nurses Association

Indiana State Nurses Association ISNA is the recognized leader for nurses and professional nursing practice in Indiana. https://www.nursingworld.org/membership/joinana/

Call for Abstracts: Own Your Nursing PracticeThe Indiana State Nurses Association (ISNA) invites nursing students, facul...
09/09/2026

Call for Abstracts: Own Your Nursing Practice

The Indiana State Nurses Association (ISNA) invites nursing students, faculty, clinicians, researchers, nurse leaders, and interprofessional partners to submit abstracts for the Own Your Nursing Practice, ISNA’s fall professional development series.

Own Your Nursing Practice is a four-part professional development series designed to strengthen the knowledge, accountability, and professional identity of Indiana nurses. Through education focused on regulations, standards, ethics, and professional growth, the series empowers nurses to practice confidently and lead with purpose.

Submit your work here: https://form.jotform.com/212095311184044

09/08/2026

You play a vital role in delivering quality care and strengthening the nursing profession across Indiana. Now is your opportunity to help shape the future of our association and ensure that nursing perspectives are represented in important decisions.

✨Vote for the Bylaws Proposals that will guide our community.

✨Vote for the LPN Dues Assessment.

✨Vote for Your Future Leadership.

Voting closes on September 11th. https://indiananurses.nursingnetwork.com/page/103702-members-only-resources

🩺 Indiana RNs: Your Voice Matters!Indiana registered nurses are invited to participate in a Doctor of Nursing Practice r...
09/08/2026

🩺 Indiana RNs: Your Voice Matters!
Indiana registered nurses are invited to participate in a Doctor of Nursing Practice research project designed to strengthen knowledge, confidence, and engagement in health policy advocacy.
Participants will:
✨ Build advocacy and health policy knowledge
💬 Practice communicating with policymakers
📣 Strengthen advocacy confidence
🤝 Connect with nurses across Indiana
🧰 Gain practical tools for civic and legislative engagement
Program Schedule
🏛️ Sept. 15 — Optional Indiana Statehouse Tour
💻 Oct. 6 — Virtual Education Session 1
💻 Nov. 3 — Virtual Education Session 2
🤝 Dec. 1 — Closing Networking Session
Participants will complete brief pre- and post-program surveys, including the Political Astuteness Inventory (PAI). Participation is voluntary, and responses will be collected securely through REDCap and reported in aggregate.
Eligible participants: Indiana registered nurses interested in health policy, advocacy, civic engagement, and communicating with policymakers.
📩 Questions?
Laura Koke, MSN, RN, CPN
317-517-6524 | [email protected]
By participating, you agree to participate in research.

🇺🇸 Happy Labor Day!Today, we recognize and celebrate the dedication, hard work, and contributions of workers across Indi...
09/07/2026

🇺🇸 Happy Labor Day!

Today, we recognize and celebrate the dedication, hard work, and contributions of workers across Indiana and beyond — especially the nurses who show up every day to care for others.

Thank you for the compassion, commitment, and countless hours you give to your patients, your communities, and the nursing profession. ❤️

NURSES YOU SHOULD KNOW... Lillian Wald is remembered as the founder of public health nursing, but her impact reached far...
09/06/2026

NURSES YOU SHOULD KNOW...
Lillian Wald is remembered as the founder of public health nursing, but her impact reached far beyond bedside care. While serving immigrant families in New York City's overcrowded tenements, Wald witnessed how poverty, dangerous working conditions, child labor, and inadequate housing fueled disease and suffering. Rather than treating symptoms alone, she challenged the conditions that caused them. She founded the Henry Street Settlement and the Visiting Nurse Service, bringing healthcare directly into communities while advocating for housing reform, workplace protections, public school nursing, and the abolition of child labor. She also helped establish organizations that advanced civil rights and children's welfare. Wald believed that health and justice were inseparable, making her one of America's most influential nurse-activists.

Wald understood that unhealthy workplaces created unhealthy communities. Her fight for safer labor conditions, fair treatment of workers, and protection of children embodies the spirit of Labor Day, which honors the dignity, welfare, and contributions of working people.

NURSES YOU SHOULD KNOW... Lavinia Dock was more than a pioneering nurse. She was a fearless reformer who believed social...
09/05/2026

NURSES YOU SHOULD KNOW...
Lavinia Dock was more than a pioneering nurse. She was a fearless reformer who believed social change required action. After working with poor immigrant laborers as a visiting nurse at Henry Street Settlement, Dock witnessed firsthand how exploitative working conditions damaged the lives of workers and families. She became a leading advocate for women's rights, labor protections, and professional autonomy for nurses. Dock marched in suffrage parades, supported labor organizing, walked picket lines during garment worker strikes, encouraged workers to form unions, and was even jailed for participating in women's suffrage demonstrations. Her conviction was simple: nurses could not improve public health without addressing the economic and social injustices that harmed their patients.

Dock believed that every worker deserved a voice, fair treatment, and safe conditions. Her advocacy for unions, workplace reform, and workers' rights reflects the very foundation upon which Labor Day was built.

🍂 Own Your Nursing Practice this fall with ISNA!Strengthen your professional foundation, build confidence, and take owne...
09/04/2026

🍂 Own Your Nursing Practice this fall with ISNA!

Strengthen your professional foundation, build confidence, and take ownership of your nursing career with four practical webinars created for Indiana nurses by Indiana nurses and nursing colleagues.

📚 Indiana Nursing Rules & Regulatory Essentials
⚖️ Ethics in Everyday Nursing Practice
📖 ANA Scope & Standards: What They Mean for You
✨ Personal Branding for the Professional Nurse

The series kicks off October 23! Register for individual sessions or all four with our Buy 3, Get 1 FREE bundle.

Invest in yourself. Strengthen your practice. Own Your Nursing Practice.

Registere Here: https://indiananurses.nursingnetwork.com/page/105101-annual-conference-series-own-your-nursing-practice

Nurses spend their careers caring for others, often placing their own wellbeing last. Yet research consistently shows th...
09/03/2026

Nurses spend their careers caring for others, often placing their own wellbeing last. Yet research consistently shows that when healthcare professionals intentionally care for themselves, they are better equipped to manage stress, prevent burnout, strengthen resilience, and continue providing compassionate, high-quality care. This Gratitude & Wellbeing Series, provided by ISNA, offers nurses the opportunity to pause, reconnect with themselves, and learn practical, evidence-based mind-body skills that can be integrated into everyday life—both at work and at home. The skills learned have a twofold benefit: improving the participants' wellbeing and providing skills that can be used to help those they serve.

Each session combines education, reflection, and experiential practice, exploring topics such as stress physiology, emotional awareness, mindfulness, compassion, self-compassion, meaning in caregiving, and sustainable resilience. Participants will learn simple, research-supported techniques that can help regulate the stress response, increase emotional wellbeing, and foster greater balance while navigating the demands of nursing.

This program is designed as an 8-session series rather than a drop-in class. Each session builds upon the previous week, allowing participants to deepen their understanding, develop new habits, and experience the greatest benefit from consistent practice. We encourage nurses from all specialties and practice settings to commit to the full series and invest in one of the most important resources they have—themselves. Nursing Contact Hour credit is provided upon completion of at least 75% of the sessions.

https://indiananurses.nursingnetwork.com/nursing-events/153089-wellbeing-in-practice-a-mind-body-reset-for-nurses #!info

💙 The Need to Be UnderstoodJoin us for the next session of A Safer Tomorrow on Thursday, August 27, from 4:00–5:00 p.m. ...
08/24/2026

💙 The Need to Be Understood

Join us for the next session of A Safer Tomorrow on Thursday, August 27, from 4:00–5:00 p.m. ET.

Nursing can be deeply rewarding—but it can also feel isolating when the realities of the work are difficult to explain or when we feel unheard. This session will explore how communication, connection, and shared understanding play a critical role in supporting nurse wellbeing.

RSVP Here: https://indiananurses.nursingnetwork.com/nursing-events/152690-the-need-to-be-understood #!info

📢 ISNA Members—You're Invited!Join us for the 2026 ISNA Annual Business Meeting on Monday, September 14, from 3:00–5:00 ...
08/19/2026

📢 ISNA Members—You're Invited!

Join us for the 2026 ISNA Annual Business Meeting on Monday, September 14, from 3:00–5:00 p.m. ET.

This members-only meeting is your opportunity to hear association updates, celebrate our accomplishments, discuss important business, and learn about ISNA's priorities for the year ahead. We'll also announce the results of the 2026 ISNA Board of Directors election.

RSVP Here: https://indiananurses.nursingnetwork.com/nursing-events/152363-isna-annual-business-meeting #!info

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931 E 86th Street Suite 120-C
Indianapolis, IN
46240

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