National Black Nurses Association Inc

Conference - our conferences are designed for networking, members and partners recognitions, scholarships, and education. The 2021 conference provided both continuing education credits (ces) and non-ce sessions. We offered a total of 36.5 ce sessions. Nurses are able earn ces for the sessions they attend and report these to their state board of nursing for license renewal, use for promotions at their place employment and continue their professional growth and development to advance. Our conferences also include daily am exercises, healthy eating options and sponsored self-care routines to promote members health and well-being. Due to the covid pandemic the event was held virtually.

Scholarships - in 2021 at nbna annual education institute & conference, we continued our tradition of supporting the educational journey of nbna members by awarding scholarships that honors our founders, past presidents, board members, and individual members. We award these nbna scholarships to providing financial support and to invest in our next generation of nurses which is an important part of our mission. Nbna has standing scholarships and vet all applicants. Below is a brief overview of the requirements. However, we also follow any specifics as outlined by the funder as long as they meet our requirements. 1. Must be a member of nbna and a member of a local chapter (if one exists in your area). If a chapter does not exist within a 50- mile radius of your location you may join nbna as a direct member. 2. Candidate must be currently enrolled in a nursing program (lpn/lvn, adn, rn-bsn, generic bsn, masters, doctorate) and in good scholastic standing at the time of application.3. Applicant must have at least one full year of school remaining.the covid 19 pandemic really taught the world how valuable health care workers and nurses are to our communities. With the support of our generous partners and members, nbna awarded 43 students with scholarship in 2021 totaling $172,000.