CONGRATULATIONS DVANN!
NANN'S 2011 WINNER OF EDUCATION, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, FUNDRAISING AND MEMBERSHIP AWARD!
Neonatal Nursing Support
1. Practice
DVANN promotes the highest standards of evidence-based neonatal nursing practice and education.
2. Development
DVANN enhances professional development in neontal nursing through on-going education of members.
3. Support
DVANN supports NICU families and its surrounding communities.
4. Goals
As an organization, DVANN strives to establish a communication network among neonatal nurses, to provide a forum for continuing education, to facilitate community service, and to support nursing research.
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NANN NEWS!!
NANN is excited to announce that Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Certification Review Course Modules are now for sale in the NANN Store!
The Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Certification Review Course© is a series of presentations developed for neonatal nurses seeking to advance their career and increase their professional stature. It provides you with the information you need to confidently prepare for and successfully complete certification by the National Certification Corporation (NCC) for the Registered Nurse Certified-Neonatal Intensive Care (RNC-NIC) credential or to obtain the Certification for Adult, Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Nurses (CCRN) given by the AACN (American Association of Critical-Care Nurses) Certification Corporation.
Each presentation is eligible for 0.75 to 3.25 continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours; the complete series of 14 modules provides 26.75 CNE contact hours. The modules cover these topics: maternal-fetal issues; developmental care and pain management; thermoregulation; cardiovascular care; pulmonary care; gastrointestinal care, nutrition, and feeding; genitourinary care; hematology; neurologic issues; infectious disease; endocrine, metabolic, and genetic disorders; head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat; discharge planning and follow-up; and nursing research and evidence-based practice.
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Our recruitment drive continues! For every 2 new members that current DVANN members recruit, they win a FREE year of DVANN membership! Be sure to tell your recruits to enter your name on their application. Word of mouth remains our best recruitment tool!
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DVANN has gone green! Please refer to our "Events" tab for listings of upcoming conferences and conference presentation material as well as the ability to now pay online for events! Visit our "Membership" page to check out chapter bylaws, the President's Message, annual meeting minutes, current newsletters, applications for DVANN awards, and for joining or renewing DVANN and/or NANN.
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Alert: DVANN has a new email address
dvannurses@gmail.com is the email address for communicating with board members and for RSVPing to events unless otherwise stated.
Welcome to DVANN
Chartered in 1995, DVANN is a non-profit chapter organization of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses. DVANN serves neonatal nurses in Southern New Jersy, Southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware. We have approximately 160 members who come from many Delaware Valley institutions and varied professional backgrounds including: staff nurses, nurse managers, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and nurse educators.
