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Thank you for joining us for Embracing the Power of Nurses™!

Live, April 22 & 23 | On-Demand thru July 31, 2026

 

WATCH THE CONFERENCE | Click the button below to view Empowering the Nurse live!
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The Virginia Nurses Association and Foundation's 2026 Spring Conference, Embracing the Power of Nurses™, will bring together nursing leaders, frontline clinicians, educators, and nursing students from across Virginia to explore how nurses are shaping the future of healthcare and redefining the public image of nursing. Participants will gain practical strategies to strengthen leadership capacity, amplify their professional voice, and translate inspiration into meaningful action.  

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Click the button below to view Embracing the Power of Nurses™ live! On-demand sessions will be available approximately 10 days after the live air date. 

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Technical Support Tips & Help Desk

If you are experiencing issues, you can:

  • Call a staff member at 804-282-1808 ext. 1

We will do our best to assist!

  1. We strongly encourage all participants to switch from 'Top Chat' in YouTube on the upper left side of the chat box to 'Live Chat' so that you are seeing the most recent chat comments come in!


  2. Please note that in order to participate in YouTube chat, you will need to login to YouTube with your Google Mail email account or you can   create a new Google Mail account. You DO NOT need any type of login to simply watch the conference live. Please call our support line above if you are experiencing issues!

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Scroll down to access the various slide decks and handouts from Embracing the Power of Nurses™ presenters.

Conference Agenda

  • View the Agenda online here.
  • Click here to download a pdf version.    

Virtual Poster Presentations

  • The Effect of Gamification on Retention of Fall Risk Education
    Shreya Patel, RN & Teshawna McMullen, RN, Riverside Doctors' Hospital Williamsburg
  • Integrated Behavioral Health in Pediatric Primary Care: A Care Manager Toolkit
    Julianne Heyde, MSN, FNP-BC, DNP Student, University of Virginia
  • Triage Transformed: Enhancing Accuracy, Consistency, and Patient Flow
    Serena McReynolds, RN, BSN, CPEN, TCRN & Rebecca McCoy, MSN, RN, CPEN, TCRN, Inova Health System
  • Understanding the Perceived Needs and Challenges in Behavioral Health Crisis Response in Albemarle County, VA: A Pilot Qualitative Study
    Annaliese Meistrich, Nursing Student, University of Virginia School of Nursing
  • AI as a Coach
    Andrea Reed, DNP, MSN, RN, Mary Falk, M.Ed., MSN, RN, CCRN, & Mary Murigi, BSCN, MPH (RH), PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • CDU-ED New Graduate Program with Mentorship
    Beverly Goyne, DNP, RN, CNE & Ginny Hood, BSN, RN, VCU Health
  • Zero Harm is Not an Accident: A Decade Without a CAUTI Through Nurse-Led Culture
    Angela Romero, MBA, BSN, RN & Stephanie Lockhart-Hayes, MSN, RN, PCCN, Riverside Health System
  • The Impact of Customized Alarm Sounds on Reducing Alarm Fatigue in ICU Nurses
    Abigail Kendrick, Nursing Student, Elizabeth Dunkum, Nursing Student, & Carly Harris, Nursing Student, University of Lynchburg
  • T-60: Improving Pre-Incision Antibiotic Timing for High-Risk Total Joint Patients Through Perianesthesia Nurse-Led Situation Awareness
    Marcus Cueno, BSN, RN, CAPA, CPN, Inova Health System
  • From Role Ambiguity to Role Ownership: Empowering Nurses to Lead Pediatric Behavioral Health Care Management
    Melanie Vella, MSN, CPNP-PC, DNP Student, University of Virginia School of Nursing
  • Nurse-Led De-implementation of Bed Alarms: Advancing Evidence-Based Fall Prevention
    Laura McNicholl, MS, RN, CNS, BC, MEDSURG-BC, PMGT-BC, GERO-BC & Jennifer McCaughey, MSN, BS, RNC-MNN, NPD-BC, Inova Health System
  • Reimagining Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project Through Academic-Practice Partnerships
    Sarah Franklin, MSN, FNP-BC, DNP Student, University of Virginia School of Nursing 

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Presentations
Click the links below to download the available pdfs. Rapid Fire presentations are provided below the keynote addresses and general sessions.

Please note that not all presenters may be permitted to share their slides.


Conference Presentations & Handouts

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Rapid Fire Presentations

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Continuing Education Disclosures

Nursing Continuing Professional Development Disclosures

The Virginia Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 

There are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for those with the ability to control the content of this activity.

Participants in the VNA/VNF 2026 Spring Conference: Embracing the Power of Nurses™ can earn up to 12.5 contact hours. Credit will be awarded commensurate with participation in the program and with the completion of an evaluation. 

This activity is being jointly provided by the Virginia Nurses Association and Virginia Nurses Foundation. 


Continuing Education Survey

The continuing education survey for VNA & VNF's 2026 Spring Conference, Embracing the Power of Nurses™, will be made available here on Wednesday, April 23 around 4:15pm. This information will also be sent to your conference registration email after the program concludes if you registered individually. If you are participating through an organizational sign up, you can complete the continuing education survey below or reach out to your organization for more information.

coming soon: complete the CE survey here!

 

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