Palm Beach County-Black Nurses Association

24/06/2023

BNA was happy to partake in this Community event today. Educate the Community about hypertension.

09/06/2023

Great time of fellowship and learning with a special thank you to Dr Ramgopal for outstanding presentation.

Black Nurses each one teach one❤️❤️

15/04/2023

Today was a great day! We were presented the community service award by the Delta Epsilon Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Thank you Zeta Phi Beta

07/04/2023

Soror Rochun McCray received 1st Responder’s Award for Health Care Servant Infectious Disease Nurse Practitioner for care of COVID 19 during pandemic.

08/02/2023

https://youtu.be/12LW8t-pTUM

BNA member Julia Harris representing for our community

At an event alongside constituents, Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) blasted Republicans over their actions on the debt ceiling, saying that they were endangering So...

28/11/2022

30/08/2022

‼️Attention Attention‼️

Our annual conference is quickly approaching September 16th - 17th. Visit our website to learn more information and registration.

For attending the conference, you’ll receive a total of 10 CEUs, with 5 being pharmacology credits.

27/07/2022

28/04/2022

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Eugenia Millender received the prestigious invitation to speak at the White House! Dr. Millender has a storied history advocating for policies that promote health equity and access. Join us in congratulating Dr. Millender on this distinguished speaking engagement!

21/03/2022

This Women’s History Month, the Hampton History Museum highlights the achievements of Hampton women throughout our history.

Part 1: Dixie Hospital Nurse Sit-in
In August 1963, three Black nurses at Dixie Hospital – Mildred Smith, Patricia Taylor (McKenzie), and Agnes Stokes (Chisman) – decided to eat lunch in the hospital’s new, spacious whites-only cafeteria rather than in the cramped basement classroom designated for non-whites. The three women were fired on the second day of their sit-in and sued the hospital for racial discrimination. Shortly after their firing, Dixie Hospital ended its policy of cafeteria segregation but refused to re-hire the three nurses. NAACP lawyer William Alfred Smith took up the case. In 1964, the U.S. District Court in Newport News dismissed the suit on the grounds that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did not apply retroactively. However, in 1966, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals found that the nurses’ constitutional rights had been violated and ordered the hospital to reinstate their employment with full back pay, ending the racial discrimination of employees at Dixie Hospital.

Photo credit: Benjamin Smith, New Journal and Guide, August 17, 1963

18/02/2022

College of Nursing Assistant Dean Dr. Louise Aurélien Buie will join a panel discussion on how to promote and in the African American community for a free virtual event sponsored by on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. EST. Join here https://bit.ly/3oUsiyf

09/10/2021

HOW WE FEEL MATTERS!

19/06/2021

Happy Juneteenth from the Palm Beach county black nurses association

16/06/2021

Congratulations Mrs Sue Jones on your Citation recognizing you for your volunteerism in assisting the City of Boynton Beach with the COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts. Thank you Boynton Beach mayor Mayor Steven Grant.

Boynton Beach City Hall
100 E. Ocean Ave.
Boynton Beach, Fl 33435

Commission Chambers June, 15 at 5:30 pm

If anyone is interested in attending the award ceremony, please contact me.
Thank you,
Sue

09/04/2021

NBNA serves as the professional voice for over 200,000 African American registered nurses, licensed vocational/practical nurses, nursing students and retired nurses from the USA, Eastern Caribbean and Africa. Through our 115 chapters, we provide countless hours of community-based health care service...

16/03/2021

It is Nurse Practitioner Tuesday!!!
Meet our Nurse Practitioner of the week
Dr. Mia Andrews, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

Dr. Andrews is a Family Nurse Practitioner, board-certified by the American Academy Nurse Credentialing Center, and licensed by the state of Florida. She received her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Miami in 2017. Her scope of practice incorporates health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis and management of common and complex chronic health conditions.

Dr. Andrews nursing career began in the 1999 by working as a certified nursing assistant. Since that time, she continued to pursue excellence in education, by becoming a registered nurse and eventually a nurse practitioner. Her current roles include comprehensive home-based care services for the geriatric population, adjunct faculty at South University, and as a full time hospitalist nurse practitioners with an Internal Medicine group. Dr. Andrews has a personal philosophy of nursing that revolves around the need to service her community and all the aspects surrounding their healthcare needs and neglects. She takes into account their family and environmental circumstances and she provides a patient centered, holistic approach, which is key to planning an optimal patient outcome.

Dr. Andrews is a member of various organizations including the Palm Beach County Black Nurses Association, the Nurse Practitioner Council of Palm Beach County and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Dr. Andrews proudly serves as a member of the Black Nurse Practitioners of Palm Beach County Advisory Council. “I believe the value of mentorship within our profession enhances personal growth of the mentee and mentor, and adds to professional growth. As quoted by I Peter 4:10, Each one should use whatever gifts he has received to serve others, as faithfully stewards of God’s grace in various forms.

Thank you for your contribution to the community and to our organization. Stay connected to the Black Nurse Practitioners of Palm Beach County. Learn more about our members, upcoming events and educational opportunities.
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