Exhibit at NAON's 46th Annual Congress
The Sponsor & Exhibitor Prospectus for NAON’s 46th Annual Congress is now available! Check out all available opportunities and join us in Orlando, FL April 18-20, 2026.
New Member Webinar Coming Soon!
In late September, we will debut our latest Member Webinar "Shedding Light on the 1771-F PRO PM & 2024 OPPS Final Rule" presented by Cindy Lewis DNP, ARNP-BC, ONP-C. As a reminder, these webinars are FREE to current NAON members. Our next webinar will release in October, but while we work hard to get more new webinars finalized, we have also reapproved several previous webinars for CNE credit. Check out the full list of currently available webinars here.
Strong Roots, Strong Bones Orthopaedic Nursing Conference
The Wisconsin Orthopaedic Nurses (WON) Chapter 87 of NAON is hosting their Annual Orthopaedic Nursing Conference on October 21, 2025 in Pewaukee, WI. Topics include Pre-Optimization and Prehabilitation, Sports Medicine & Upper Extremity, Nurse Navigation, Ortho Trivia, Dry Needling, Workplace Violence Prevention, Bone Health, and Foot & Ankle Injuries. Check out their registration form for further details.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
7:15 am- 8:00 am (Registration)
8:00 am- 4:30 pm (Conference)
Waukesha County Technical College
Richard Anderson Education Center
800 Main St. Pewaukee, WI 53072
Registration Deadline: October 8, 2025
Fee includes: continental breakfast, lunch, & course materials
$100.00 (NAON member)
$125.00 (Non-member)
$75 undergrad nursing student
6 Category A & 1 category B contact hours will be awarded for Nursing and Therapy. Attendance for entire presentation & completed evaluation is required to receive the contact hours.
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NAON's Special Interest Groups
Hip Fracture Special Interest Group
If you would like to improve outcomes for geriatric hip fracture patients, then NAON's Hip Fracture group would love to have you join! Download the info flyer here for more info. And be sure to check the Hip Fracture page on NAON’s website for meeting recordings and exclusive resources.
Are you a Nurse Navigator?
Join NAON’s Nurse Navigator Special Interest Group – exclusive only to NAON members! Connect with fellow Navigators through monthly Zoom meetings, an active discussion forum, and a resource library filled with handouts, articles, protocols, and more. We’d love to have you as part of our Nurse Navigator family!
Healthy Tips From ANA's Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Blog
What do we need? Sleep!
By Laura Hixon, DNP, MSNE, RN-BC, ONC
We all know how great a good night sleep feels! Sometimes it seems like it can be harder to get than we think. Here are some suggestions from the American Holistic Nurses Association.
- Invest in Sleep Environment: Start with dark/quiet/comfortable temperature. Comfortable mattress and bedding.
- Shift-work: Minimize noise and light, ear-plugs, white-noise machine, blackout shades or a quality comfortable eye mask.
- Makes sense: Use a sleep enhancing linen mist/diffuser with orange, lavender, or chamomile oil.
- Develop Wind-Down Routine: Releases neurotransmitters for relaxation. Breathwork, Yoga, or Tai Chi, nice soaking bath.
- Sleep Hygiene: Reduce electronic blue-light absorption (screen-time), cigarettes, alcohol, and caffeine two hours before intended sleep.
- Manage “Thought Whirlwinds”: Sleep difficulties can be sign of distress: frequent disturbing thoughts, anxiety, nightmares contribute to sleep deficit.
If you are struggling with sleep these days, you are not alone! The rate of nurses complaining of these symptoms has risen as high as 60% in some facilities.
For more research-based information about the effects of sleep on your body, here is a great article.
Vail Health Foundations. (2025). Why a Good Night’s Sleep Matters for your Health.