Have you Registered for Congress?
Join us at the NAON 46th Annual Congress, happening April 18–20, 2026, at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida! This year’s event offers an inspiring mix of educational breakout sessions, engaging keynotes, expanded poster presentations, and networking opportunities designed to help you elevate your practice and connect with colleagues from across the country.
Attendees can earn over 40 CNE credits, explore the latest innovations in care, celebrate achievements, and build professional relationships that support growth and excellence in orthopaedic nursing. Don’t miss this chance to advance your expertise, expand your perspectives, and shape the future of orthopaedic nursing!
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Apply or Nominate: ONE Award (Deadline Jan 30)
The NAON Orthopaedic Nursing Excellence (ONE) Award celebrates exceptional nursing professionalism, recognizing outstanding patient care, quality outcomes, interdisciplinary teamwork, and commitment to professional growth. Units demonstrating specialty nursing certification, especially Orthopaedic Nursing Certification (ONC), are also recognized. The deadline to apply or submit a nomination is fast approaching - January 30, 2026.
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Get Involved with NAON!
Get Connected with Other NAON Members
Looking for ways to get more involved with NAON? Our members are engaging like never before through our online Discussion Forums, Special Interest Groups (SIGs), including Nurse Navigator and Hip Fracture, and opportunities to serve on NAON committees.
This year, we’re expanding with more specialized discussion forums, additional SIG offerings, and new ways to get involved, all designed to strengthen connections, share expertise, and build community across orthopaedic nursing.
Share Your Expertise with a NAON Webinar
Do you have an idea for a live or recorded webinar? NAON is always looking for subject matter experts to present timely, relevant content that advances orthopaedic nursing practice. Sharing your expertise through a NAON webinar allows you to reach a national audience, collaborate with fellow orthopaedic nurses, and contribute to evidence-based education that supports professional growth across our community, while also strengthening your CV and professional visibility.
We welcome live or recorded webinars using PowerPoint presentations or recordings from Zoom or other video platforms. To submit, simply complete the form on our Share Your Expertise page and upload your materials. NAON’s Education Committee will review your submission and follow up with next steps.
NAON Blog
ANA “Clear the Clutter” Challenge have many potential benefits!
As everyone is trying to reset for the year, are you deciding where you want to start? One place is clutter! The more things you have, the more to clean which can lead to anxiety (Clark, 2019).
How to tackle clutter:
- Take 10min daily to put things away
- Organize your environment
- Clear desktop (computer and physical)
- If you don’t use it, move it. Sell, donate or store items.
Clearing clutter has benefits!
- Clear space and mind (increases peace and sleep)
- Remove clutter to increase attention, concentration and focus
- Clutter can lead to increased procrastination, burnout, negative job satisfaction
- Clutter can bring stress, depression or anxiety
- Clutter can even be a risk of physical safety
The new year brings motivation to move out the old to make room for new experiences in 2026!
References
Clark, M. (2021). How decluttering your space could make you healthier and happier. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/how-decluttering-your-space-could-make-you-healthier-and-happier/art-20390064