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As a Partner for Health of the Integrated Health Policy Consortium (IHPC), AHNCC would like to invite you to an important upcoming event. The Congressional Integrative Health and Wellness Caucus Virtual Briefing on Friday, July 24, 2020 at 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET The Pain-demic: Fallout from COVID-19 Solutions for Our Worsening Opioid Crisis… Read more »

As part of the work of AHNCC, Dr. David Rabinowitsch and Dr. Noreen Frisch reviewed the literature to find out how the terms “Holistic Nursing”, “Integrative Nursing” and “Integrative Health Care” are defined. They have won the 2020 Journal of Holistic Nursing (JHN) Excellence in Research Writing Award for their article: Frisch, N. C. and… Read more »

Join an important online event: COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on black Americans Friday, May 22, 2020 • 12:30 PM CT via Zoom

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 27, 2020) – The American Board of Nursing Specialties (ABNS), which represents 31 nursing certification boards and over 920,000 board certified LPNs, RNs and advanced practice nurses, today announced that its 2020 Nursing Certification Advocacy Award winner is The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey. This annual ABNS award recognizes employers who… Read more »

We are very pleased to share with you the editorial recognizing the WHO 2020 International Year of the Nurse; Nurses’ Week and Nurses Day published by Carol M. Baldwin and Barbara M. Dossey in the Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care (SWJPCC). In the article, we also celebrate our interprofessional activities and collaborations that… Read more »

The American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation (AHNCC) is pleased to announce that applications are now available for those seeking Board Certification. Applications are available on C-NET’s website, www.cnetnurse.com/holistic-nursing. Flyer Limited testing has resumed. Those who have already qualified (Step 1) to take the exam will be notified by C-NET when testing is available. Contact: Talysha… Read more »

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2020 The American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation (AHNCC) is pleased to announce that practice tests are now available for those seeking Board Certification. To ensure success on our examination, individuals may now purchase the practice test for $65 on C-NET’s website, www.cnetnurse.com/holistic-nursing Contact: Talysha Hickerson Phone: 785-267-0943 Email: info@ahncc.org For… Read more »

The Compassion Caravan is a national project led by holistic nurses for all of nursing to offer compassion through heart centered presence, holistic communication, networking and focused experiences in self-reflection and healing. As the caravan travels it will have three major events/workshops for nurses. There will also be small meet and greet opportunities for the… Read more »

Nursing Theories: Moving Forward through Collaboration, Application, and Innovation, a conference held in Washington, D.C. Nov 14-15, 2019 brought together over 100 nurse theorists and professionals from across the United States to share, network, collaborate and discuss the importance of using nursing theory and nursing science to guide nursing practice. Deborah Shields, President of the… Read more »