AACN Marks National
Nurses Week With A
Donation to D.C. Public Libraries
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 7, 2001 -- The American
Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) announced today
that it will mark the arrival of National Nurses Week, May
6-12, 2001, with a book donation to benefit the District
of Columbia's public library system. AACN will donate a
copy of the recently published book, Ask a Nurse: From
Home Remedies to Hospital Care, to every regional and
community library in the city in an effort to champion the
expertise and accomplishments of our nation's nurses.
"National Nurses Week is the perfect time
to recognize and celebrate the expertise of nurses working
across health care settings," stated Geraldine Bednash,
AACN's executive director. "The book Ask a Nurse
distills the advice of hundreds of nurses from diverse backgrounds
who know how to provide the best care, comfort, and healing."
Ask a Nurse is a unique quick reference
guide that compiles hands-on treatments and self-care tips
for many everyday health concerns. Based on advice from
nurses who administer 98% of all patient care, this book
offers practical guidance on how to treat common conditions
using over-the-counter medications and home remedies. Special
sections address specific women's, men's, and children's
health care needs as well as how to prepare for and survive
a hospital stay.
Ask A Nurse will be available at all
D.C. public libraries by the end of May 2001.
The American Association of Colleges
of Nursing is the national voice for university and four-year-college
education programs in nursing. Representing more than 580
member schools of nursing at public and private institutions
nationwide, AACN's educational, research, governmental advocacy,
data collection, publications, and other programs work to
establish quality standards for bachelor's- and graduate-degree
nursing education, assist deans and directors to implement
those standards, influence the nursing profession to improve
health care, and promote public support of baccalaureate
and graduate nursing education, research, and practice.
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CONTACT: Robert Rosseter
(202) 463-6930, x231
rrosseter@aacn.nche.edu
