North Carolina Nurses Association

06/18/2026

📸 The fun doesn't stop when the sessions end! Take a break to connect with colleagues and snap a photo at our NCNA backdrop featuring our iconic light-up letters. Whether it's your first Convention or your fifth, don't miss the chance to capture the moment.

📅 September 17-18
📍 Concord, NC
📝 Up to 27.25 CH
💥 Discounted Early Bird rates available through July 24!

Register Here: www.ncnurses.org/events/2026-annual-convention/ ®

06/16/2026

You can't have economic growth without healthcare access. In a growing state, APRNs are already serving growing communities but they could be doing so much more. It's past time for the NC General Assembly to support modernizing outdated APRN regulations.

📣 Help nurses spread the message at the General Assembly by signing up for a volunteer shift here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4ca8a82aaaf5c70-ncga #/

With two weeks left in the legislative session, we need to make our voices heard - and it's the perfect time to make an impact.

06/15/2026

We had an amazing time at our Market Hunt & Mingle event this past weekend! Beautiful weather set the stage for a fun scavenger hunt around the Asheville City Market, where nurses connected, explored, and enjoyed a great day of networking. ☀️💙

Keep an eye out for more exciting events like this by checking out our calendar at ncnurses.org/events!

06/11/2026

Looking for practical strategies to improve workplace safety? You'll find them at NCNA's 2026 Annual Convention.

Don't miss "Restrictive Intervention Reduction: The Path to Decrease Restraints and Improve Workplace Safety," presented by Christian Carballo and Cindy Estes, along with many other timely educational sessions.

📅 September 17–18
📍 Concord, NC
📝 Up to 27.25 CNE available
🐦 Register by 7/24 for Early Bird rates

More information is available at ncnurses.org/CONV26. ®

06/11/2026

🚨 FINAL CALL: NCNA's award nominations close tomorrow, 6/12!

Now's your last opportunity to recognize the nurses and organizations making an extraordinary impact across North Carolina. Whether it's a colleague, mentor, healthcare system, or advocate, your nomination helps celebrate the leaders shaping the future of nursing.

Awards include:
🏆 Hall of Fame
🏆 Nurse of the Year Awards
🏆 Board of Directors Awards
🏆 Best Practice Awards

Submit your nomination before the deadline at ncnurses.org/awards.

📣 When you think of excellence in nursing, does a person instantly come to mind? How about an outstanding organization, healthcare system, or advocate? Help us recognize the individuals and organizations by submitting a nomination for one of NCNA’s award categories:

🏆 Hall of Fame
🏆 Nurse of the Year Awards
🏆 Board of Directors Awards
🏆 Best Practice Awards

Nominations close June 12th — don’t miss your chance!
🔗 ncnurses.org/awards

06/10/2026

🧺 Join us this Saturday for our Market Hunt & Mingle event!

Shop from local Asheville vendors, take part in a scavenger hunt through Asheville's City Market, and enter for a chance to win prizes. Best of all, registration is free and open to everyone!

Register today at ncnurses.org/events. We can't wait to see you there!

06/10/2026

have stepped up in counties impacted by Helene. Nurse Practitioners can practice without some of the barriers that still restrict access everywhere else in the state. It's been helping increase access to quality care all across western . It is long past time for the to address this and permanently remove these outdated rules across the state.

Thanks to our fantastic volunteers for helping deliver that message yesterday! The short session only has a few weeks left - if you'd like to join us, sign up today: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4ca8a82aaaf5c70-ncga #/

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06/08/2026

🚗 Beep beep! NCNA’s 2026 Advocacy on the Road series kicks off next month in Raleigh, and Alix John will be traveling across the state with stops in Fayetteville, Asheville, Charlotte, and more.

Join us to learn how nurses can influence policy, why advocacy matters, and how YOU can become a healthcare policy advocate and help move ®.

Visit ncnurses.org/events for more information about each stop.

06/08/2026

A warm welcome to all of our new members who have joined over the past few weeks! We're thrilled to have you as part of the NCNA community and look forward to supporting you throughout your nursing journey. 💙 ®

06/07/2026

North Carolina needs more providers, and we also need to better utilize the workforce already serving communities statewide.

Modernizing care delivery can help expand access, strengthen the workforce, and support communities across the state.

🔗 More info here: https://ncfpa.info/

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