Arkansas Nurses Association

11/27/2025

“Happy Thanksgiving to our incredible nurses. Your compassion, skill, and resilience make a difference in patients’ lives every single day, and this season we're especially thankful for the countless sacrifices you make, seen and unseen. May you find moments of rest, joy, and connection with the people you love—today and always. Thank you for all you do and for the heart you bring to every shift.”

11/23/2025

ARNA is pleased to congratulate Tanya Lee with as RN DAISY Award winner.

11/22/2025

11/21/2025

Visit ThePowerOfNurses.org to share your story today.

11/20/2025

Are you looking for the next step in your career, a way to expand your expertise, or a platform to advocate for your profession? Joining a professional nursing organization—whether specialty-focused or general (like the ARNA/ANA)—is the single best investment you can make in your long-term success.

Membership provides you with the essential tools and networks to move beyond the bedside and become a leader in your field.

11/18/2025

Thanks to Dr. Heba Sadaka, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE, Associate Professor
STTI Gamma XI at Large Chapter President. UA Little Rock Nursing for nursing column on “Improving Accuracy in Blood Pressure Measurement: A Call for Action to Arkansas Nurses.”

https://www.healthcarejournalar.com/sites/default/files/journal/fb/HJAR-2025-nov-dec/42/index.html

11/18/2025

View video and get reasons to speak to our Congressional Delegation on this issue.

11/18/2025

Nursing is Innovation. Make plans to join session tomorrow.

The future of AI in healthcare starts with nurses.
If you’re a nurse with a big idea for how AI can transform care, this is your moment.

Join the American Nurses Foundation and Hippocratic AI on November 19 at 4 p.m. (ET) for an open informational call on our new $10,000 Nurse-Led AI & Innovation Microgrants.

We’ll walk through eligibility, what we’re looking for, and how to apply.
No registration required — just join and bring your curiosity. https://ow.ly/SBhw50Xte48

🗓 Wednesday, November 19 at 4 p.m. (ET)
🔗 Join: AI Microgrant RFP Informational Call

Nurses are leading the future — and we’re here to spark what’s possible.
The Power of Nurses™

11/17/2025

ARNA's new leadership taking Oath of Office, Rebecca Le, Nominations & Elections Committee; Rochelle Grotjohn, Secretary; Cheryl Holden President; Jacque McEuen, Nominations & Elections Committee Chair; Beullah Arends-Terrell, Region 3 Director; Danita Mullins, Region 1 Director; Katrina Banks, Region 5 Director. The entire group together and having fun with Neal Reeves, Health Policy Chair trying not to know anybody.

11/15/2025

ARNA was pleased to recognize deserving Nurse Leaders with an ARNA DAISY nomination. Melissa Castleberry, Barbara Ibarra, Haley Davis, Robert Calhoun II

11/15/2025

Several deserving nurses receive nomination for ARNA DAISY for Direct Patient Care at ARNA Gala. Tina Coppock, Keara Clark, Hayden Lee- Barnes, Holly Moise, Kelly Montgomery, Emily Osborne, Haley Langley, Matthew Keenan, Summer Dunivan, Erin Mahaffey, Cynthia Clark, Paula Sargent, Laci Tarrant, Rhonda Neal, Barbara Ibarra

11/14/2025

APRNs, please make plans to attend.