The Missouri Nurses Association is a membership organization that engages in legislative advocacy
The Missouri Nurses Association strives to be one strong voice for Missouri nurses.
01/29/2026
Across the U.S., nurse practitioners face regulations that limit care and access. A new legal challenge in Missouri could help change that.
Join this webinar to hear from Missouri NP Marcy Markes about her lawsuit challenging restrictive collaborative practice laws—and what it could mean for scope-of-practice reform nationwide.
👉 Register now:
Pacific Legal Foundation, the Association of Missouri Nurse Practitioners, and the Missouri Nurses Association invite you to an evening webinar examining how legal action and policy change can achieve meaningful scope-of-practice reform.
01/26/2026
The Missouri Nurses Association mourns the loss of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, RN, and stands with the nursing community in honoring his life, service, and commitment to patient care.
The Kauffman Foundation recently gave its first “Uncommon Leader” award, along with a $150,000 prize, to a nurse practitioner from Swope Health Services who has been delivering heath care to homeless individuals for more than a decade. The committee cited the way Dr. Rachel Melson focuses on res...
01/22/2026
Clarifying the DNP Role, Assessing Discharge Readiness: Highlights in our February Issue http://ow.ly/7cel106tueU
01/22/2026
Yesterday at MONA’s APRN Day at the Capitol, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses from across Missouri came together to connect, learn, and advocate for policies that support our patients, our profession, and access to high-quality care. 💙🩺
From meaningful conversations about legislative priorities to stepping onto the Capitol floor with a unified nursing voice — today reminded us why nurse advocacy matters. Thank you to everyone who joined us for lunch, training, and powerful advocacy in action! 🙌
Let’s keep pushing forward — together, we strengthen nursing and improve health outcomes for all Missourians. 💪📍 Jefferson City
01/21/2026
Nurses spend their careers caring for others—don’t forget to care for yourself!
Preventive health is essential to staying strong in and out of practice.
Today you can practice preventative health by:
1. Scheduling annual physicals/wellness visits
2. Staying up to date on vaccines
3. Managing stress through deep breathing exercises, mindfulness, or meditation
01/19/2026
Today we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His call for justice, equity, and service continues to inspire nurses who advocate for compassionate care and healthier communities for all.
01/16/2026
🩺 Missouri nurses & nursing students!
Join us for 2026 Missouri Nurse Advocacy Day on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at the Capital Bluffs Event Center in Jefferson City, MO! This in-person event is your chance to:
✨ Learn why legislative advocacy matters
🤝 Connect with fellow nurses from across the state
📣 Advocate for important issues affecting our profession, patients, and practice
🏛️ Engage directly with legislators at the Missouri State Capitol
🎉 Enjoy networking, exhibits, and a special Advocacy Recognition Luncheon
Don’t miss this opportunity to raise your voice and make an impact on Missouri health policy! 💪
Join us for 2026 Missouri Nurse Advocacy Day
📅 Date: February 25, 2026
📍 Location: Capital Bluffs Event Center, Jefferson City, MO
🕘 Time: 7:30am – 4:30pm
🎟️ Register by Feb. 2 to secure your spot!
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN for 2026 Missouri Nurse Advocacy Day! The 2026 Missouri Nurse Advocacy Day will be delivered as a live, in-person event at the Capital Bluffs Event Center on February 25, with an afternoon spent at the Missouri State Capitol networking with legislators. Missouri Nurse Ad...
01/15/2026
RSV cases are rising in Missouri, and nurses are concerned about the impact on infants and young children. FDA-approved immunizations can significantly reduce the risk of severe illness and hospitalization from RSV.
We urge Missouri’s federal leaders — including Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, CDC Acting Director Jim O’Neill, and White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair — to help ensure parents have clear, accurate information about protecting infants from RSV.
Learn more:
As former chair of the Missouri House Health and Mental Health Policy Committee and a pharmacist for over 40 years, I have dedicated my life to improving community health.
01/15/2026
Thank you to Rhonda Newberry, East Region Director for MONA, for representing us at Barnes West County! Rhonda spent time connecting with nurses and sharing the value of membership—helping strengthen our collective voice across Missouri.
The Missouri Nurses Association is proud to announce a historic expansion of membership.
For the first time in our more than 100-year history, Licensed Practical Nurses will be eligible for MONA membership beginning January 1. This milestone reflects our commitment to strengthening nursing advocacy by uniting nurses across roles and practice settings.
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The following excerpt from an executive summary in the September/October 1996 issue of The Missouri Nurse refects on the early history of MONA:
It was like stepping back in time reading the minutes of the committee planning the first annual meeting of the Missouri Nurses Association. It was to be held in St. Louis in 1906 in the “auditorium of the St. Louis Medical Society…(if it) could be secured…” A two day agenda was planned that included an “automobile ride for visiting delegates complements of Jewish Hospital.”
Our long rich history as advocates for patients and quality nursing care was firmly established in the early beginnings of the Association.
Documentation of meetings in 1908 evidenced the members’ concern about the “conditions and managements of the almshouses in Missouri.” A call for volunteers to investigate the almshouses was made by the Association, thus taking our first official actions in improving the quality of nursing care.
By 1911, “the representative almshouse officials were visited and the reports for the great need for better nursing care was opened for
discussion.” The Executive Board appointed an inspector of the almshouses who would make recommendations to the Governor. They also met with the legislators and began working with the state charities for the improvement of the quality of nursing care.
The following excerpts were from The Missouri Nurse and its predecessor, The Bulletin of the Missouri State Nurses’ Association. Many of these statements are still true today.
“The needs for a larger, stronger organization have never been greater. There are many vexing problems facing us today and they will have to be met by a unified profession and much wisdom. And that means a greater and more interested membership.”
–The Bulletin, March 1945.
“Nurses must be prepared to control their own conditions of work and life. When nurses defend their own interests, patients also gain. Conditions for nurses are closely linked to nursing practice. The practice of nursing is influenced by the climate in which nurses work, their status, and how the public and other health professionals view them.”
–The Bulletin, April-May 1978.
“The first Annual Nurse Advocacy Day was March 19, 1986 with ninety-three nurses from around the state attending.”
–The Missouri Nurse, May-June 1986. (More than 650 attended in 2006)
