April / May 2022
Table of Contents VOL . 69 , NO . 3
Departments & Columns
3 EDITORIAL A message from Imprint Editor , Megan Johnston .
5 MEMBERSHIP Connecting the Dots : Making the Most of NSNA with Sarah McCloskey .
11 FNSNA Scholarship Winners
Features
17 OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE ALLIANCE OF NURSES FOR HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS By Gabrielle Diaz , Kateri I . Dir-Muñoz , Lois Ezebuiro , Elizabeth Hansel , Lori Herrick , and Maria San Emeterio
26 PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY IN NURSING : RAISING THE STANDARD By Debra Liebig and Nelda Godfrey
16 NEWS 2022-2023 Board of Directors and Nominating and Elections Committee elected .
21 HAPPENINGS See what chapters and associations are up to .
24 UP CLOSE Spotlight on Marlaina Fernandez
43 IMPRINT READERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Answer the quiz to enter a drawing for a $ 500 scholarship !
30 PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY : PASSION THAT KEEPS NURSES COMING BACK By Shelby Foster
32 PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY DURING A TIME OF CRISIS IS THE LIGHT FOR NURSES AND PATIENTS By Zashary Ramos-Sandoval
34 APPLYING THE PILLARS OF PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY By Karla Rodriguez
41 REFLECTIONS COLUMN : CLINICAL SIMULATION : PRIDE & PROCRASTINATION By Suzanne Dort
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