Meet The New APNLC Vice-President!
Congratulations to the CNMI Nursing Association President Lee Q. Castro for being elected as the new Vice-President of the American Pacific Nursing Leaders Council (APNLC).
Highlights of the 30th APNLC: "A Passion for Caring"
A passion for caring is the focus of the 30th Annual American Pacific Nursing Leaders Council Conference that is being held on Guam this year. Nurses from all over the Pacific have converged on the island for continuing education and to discuss a variety of healthcare topics.
Karen Cruz, chairperson of the planning committee, explains that nurses will not only receive invaluable knowledge but receive educational units during the week-long event. "They have the opportunity to listen and get some tips about wound care, about being more culturally competent and taking care of people, about quality assurance. Tomorrow, we're gonna focus on some other issues such as suicide, immunization of children, and mental illness," said Cruz.
President of the American Pacific Nursing Leaders Council, Toaga Seumalo says participants are also using this event as an avenue to share resources between Pacific Island nations. "One of the main purposes of the organization is to make sure the nursing leaders come together. We share our nursing issues, healthcare issues within our island jurisdictions," she added. "So, they're here to share resources and make the connections, you know, networking."
Karen Cruz, chairperson of the planning committee, explains that nurses will not only receive invaluable knowledge but receive educational units during the week-long event. "They have the opportunity to listen and get some tips about wound care, about being more culturally competent and taking care of people, about quality assurance. Tomorrow, we're gonna focus on some other issues such as suicide, immunization of children, and mental illness," said Cruz.
President of the American Pacific Nursing Leaders Council, Toaga Seumalo says participants are also using this event as an avenue to share resources between Pacific Island nations. "One of the main purposes of the organization is to make sure the nursing leaders come together. We share our nursing issues, healthcare issues within our island jurisdictions," she added. "So, they're here to share resources and make the connections, you know, networking."
News Excerpt from KUAM Intern Ciarra Ingles
FYI: What is APNLC
Advancing nursing standards in the Pacific
The American Pacific Nursing Leaders Council (APNLC) was founded by nurses in 1978 to promote the advancement of nursing practice and standards in the U.S.-affiliated jurisdictions in the Pacific.The jurisdictions include the Territory of Guam, the Territory of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the State of Hawaii, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Each jurisdiction has four voting delegates. Ex-officio members include the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Region IX Nursing Consultant and the World Health Organization Nursing Consultant.
Facilitating Communication
The purposes of the organization are to provide a communication mechanism for nursing leaders, to discuss problems confronting nurses in the American Pacific Basin, to examine solutions to problems or resolutions to issues, to explore educational needs of nurses, and to share expertise of nurse members.
The APNLC believes nursing is the common ground amidst a diversity in culture and language. Nursing leaders from these islands meet annually to network, share knowledge and concerns, problem-solve issues, and collaborate on projects. Over the years all jurisdictions have succeeded in developing nurse practice acts and nurse education and licensing requirements. A study was completed in 2002 which provided information as to how nurses could allocate more time for patient care. (By Karen A. Fury Cruz, RN, MPH)
The APNLC believes nursing is the common ground amidst a diversity in culture and language. Nursing leaders from these islands meet annually to network, share knowledge and concerns, problem-solve issues, and collaborate on projects. Over the years all jurisdictions have succeeded in developing nurse practice acts and nurse education and licensing requirements. A study was completed in 2002 which provided information as to how nurses could allocate more time for patient care. (By Karen A. Fury Cruz, RN, MPH)
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