What’s Nurses Day at the Capitol?

Nurses Day at the Capitol is designed to help nurses in Wisconsin appreciate the importance of their role in influencing health policy and affecting change in their practice. The intent is for nurses to take the information learned at Nurses Day and use it to advocate for better nursing practice and better patient care in their work environments and communities, and ultimately to advance the profession of nursing. Each participant will attend educational sessions in the morning at Monona Terrace to prepare for group meetings with their legislators at the State Capitol (arranged by WNA staff) in the afternoon. Almost 1,000 RNs, APRNs, student nurses, and nursing faculty participated in 2019!

PRINTABLE FLYER/AGENDA

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STEPS TO PARTICIPATING IN NURSES DAY AT THE CAPITOL

Step 1: IDENTIFY THE NAMES of your State Legislators – Enter your permanent (home) address (or school address if from out of state) under the ‘Who Are My Legislators’ section of The Wisconsin State Legislature Homepage. Read their bios and visit their Home Pages to learn more about them while you are there!

Step 2: REGISTER  – (CLOSED, if interested in attending please contact Bri Dunbar or Megan Leadholm. You may also call the WNA office at 608-221-0383)
DEADLINE: February 26, 2020
Registration Fee = $50        WNA Member = $35        Student Nurse = $25
Must pay with credit card at time of registration.
Option to pre-order a ‘Brown Bag Lunch’ from Monona Terrace for $15 (otherwise lunch is on your own)
To register group of 10 or more, contact megan@wisconsinnurses.org or 608-221-0383 x203

Step 3: Complete your review of the ‘PRE-NDAC TOOL KIT’ materials below prior to March 4^th
– Watch the ‘Preparing for NDAC‘ video presentation (to download presentation, please click here) – Complete the brief evaluation after viewing to verify completion
– How a Bill Becomes Law
Legislative topics: Nurse Faculty Shortage Crisis
– Overview of the Nurse Faculty Shortage
– Unblocking the Education Bottleneck
– Addressing the Nursing Faculty Shortage – PPT handout
Increasing Childhood Vaccinations through Removal of Personal Conviction Waiver
– Vaccine Overview
– Newswise article: Childhood Vaccine Study
– Legislative Bill AB 248
– WNA Immunization Statement
‘Ask Me First’ Patient Privacy Protection Act
– WNA Talking Points
– Legislative Bill AB 694

Step 4: ATTEND the Conference and MEET with your Legislators on the afternoon of March 4th
Look up your legislator meeting times:
Senator Last Name alphabetical / Associated Representatives
Participant Last Name alphabetical – Senator meeting – Representative meeting

Step 5: DEBRIEF with WNA representatives and receive your NCPD Certificate before leaving*

Step 6: SHARE your experience!  #WINDAC2020

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Continuing Education Credit
*3.75 contact hours of Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) credit will be awarded for completing this activity

• Participants must attend the entire day, meet with legislator(s) and exchange their completed ‘Report’ at the debriefing to receive a Certificate of Completion
• No certificates will be issued after March 4, 2020
• There are no conflicts of interest for any of the planners or presenters of this activity.

Conference Location and Parking
Monona Terrace and Convention Center
One John Nolen Drive, Madison, WI 53703
There is a parking lot at the convention center accessible via West Wilson Street and the eastbound lanes of John Nolen Drive. For more info, please refer to the Directions & Parking section of their website. Most legislator visits will take place at the Capitol building – a 3 block walk from Monona Terrace.

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FOR SALE AT NURSES DAY!

Are you proud to be a nurse or nursing student? Want to show your nursing pride? Stop by the WNA membership booth to pick up your WNA “Nursing Hero” shirt. The back reads, “Save one life… and you are a hero. Save one hundred lives… and you are a nurse!” Available in long sleeve for $20, with sizes from S to 2XL. Cash, check, and credit card accepted.

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Visit with the League of Women Voters at Nurses Day!
WNA supports the work of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin to increase voter registration throughout the state.  In so doing, we are happy to have volunteers from the League join us at Nurses Day to assist with voter registration, help participants find their voting locations, and answer general voting questions.  Stop by their table next to Nurses Day check-in and cross ‘registering to vote’ off your to-do list!

Check out their website for more information: https://www.lwv.org/local-leagues/lwv-wisconsin

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Interested in Exhibiting at this Event? Exhibitor Registration IS FULL- check back for 2021 NDAC details coming soon!

We welcome your participation! Please access the online Exhibitor/Sponsor Registration form for more information.
Please note that Exhibitor/Sponsor registration must be received by February 17 to be listed in the printed Conference Program.
EXHIBITOR/SPONSOR REGISTRATION – Exhibitor Registrations is FULL check back for 2021 NDAC details soon!

Questions about this event?
Contact Megan Leadholm at WNA by email or at (608)221-0383 ext. 203

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Thank you to our Gold Sponsor:

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Wisconsin Nurses Association is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.