Empowering and Equipping Arkansas’ Nursing Workforce

LEADERSHIP

The 2024 BSN Young Leaders Application is LIVE

Congratulations to the 2023 BSN Young Leaders

2023 BSN Young Leaders Announcement
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ABOUT US

Goal

Empower nurses in Arkansas to lead culture of health initiatives & guide redesigning health care to provide improved care for all populations.

Co-Chairs

Heba Sadaka, PhD(c), MSN, RN, CNE

Dr. Rebecca Parnell, PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC

Meetings

The Leadership Committee meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of every other month at 12:00pm

Our Work

40 Nurse Leaders Under 40

Nurses on Boards Training

Culture of Health Initiatives

40 NURSES LEADERS UNDER 40

Promote leadership growth in nurses.

The 40 honorees are selected using criteria on how each applicant stood out among their peers in four distinctive areas: Commitment to Excellence, Service/Outreach, Leadership Qualities, and their Contributions to the Advancement of the Nursing Profession.

Recognition as one of 40 nurse leaders in Arkansas under the age of 40 is intended to identify, celebrate, and encourage exemplary dedication to the nursing profession and dedicated service to the population while displaying a promise to grow in leadership for advancing nursing in Arkansas.

The 2019 40 Under 40 Awards Ceremony will be held on Tuesday April 30th at 1:30 pm at the Benton Event Center.

Click here to view the nurses recognized in previous years as the 40 Under 40.

Do you know an exceptional young nurse leader in Arkansas? Check back around the beginning of each year to submit your nomination.

NURSES ON BOARDS

Purpose

To improve the health of communities and the nation through the service of nurses on boards and other bodies.

Nurses on Boards Coalition

The Arkansas Center for Nursing is part of the national Nurses on Boards campaign. Click here to visit the Nurses on Boards Coalition website.

Arkansas-Missouri Training Intensive

Arkansas Center for Nursing & Missouri Center for Nursing collaborated in June 2017 to offer a Nurses on Boards Training Intensive in Branson, MO. Click here to read about it.

Resources

Interested on serving on a Board of learning more about leadership opportunities? Click here to learn more.

COMING SOON! CULTURE OF HEALTH RESOURCES FOR YOUR COMMUNITY