This 6-minute quick video examines vaccine hesitancy globally, nationally and by populations, along with social determinants of acceptance.

Written and presented by Marife Aczon-Armstrong, PhD, MSN, MSCP, CCM, RN-BC. Dr. Aczon-Armstrong is the Assistant Professor at Roseman University of Health Sciences (RUHS) College of Nursing. She was a Fulbright Senior Specialist (2014-2018) and visiting nursing Professor at Uganda Christian University in Mukono, Uganda, Africa.  Dr. Aczon-Armstrong was the Founding President of the Asian American Pacific Islander Nurses Association (AAPINA) of Hawaii and AAPINA of NV. Dr. Aczon-Armstrong is an Alumna Nurse Scholar and National Advisory Committee member for SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program at ANA. Her focus areas include diversity, inclusion, and equality, as well as depression, substance use and chronic illness in Asian/Pacific Islander population.

This 5-minute quick video examines vaccination rates and trends in vaccine hesitancy.

Written and presented by Tanya R. Sorrell, PhD, PMHNP-BC. Dr. Sorrell is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Sciences at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. A Program Director of a $5 million state-wide Colorado Legislative funded Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Services Program, she is now Assistant Director of both the NIH NIDA Great Lakes Clinical Trials Network, and the Illinois Substance Use Regional Leadership Center, with a combined budget of over $20 million dollars towards Community Engaged Behavioral Health and Substance Use Treatment services for urban underserved groups in the Great Lakes Region. Served on national SAMHSA committees for Cultural Competence in Nursing Care and increasing Minority representation in graduate nursing programs.  Her doctoral training is in rural and urban underserved Mental Health and Substance use services and Complementary medicine research.

In today’s complex health care environment, the demand for well-informed, skilled nursing professionals is higher than ever before. The ANCC Nursing Case Management board certification (CMGT-BC™) examination is a competency-based examination that provides a valid and reliable assessment of the entry-level clinical knowledge and skills of registered nurses in the nursing case management specialty after initial RN licensure.

Olga Ordonez, BSN, RN, CMGT-BC, CCMC, CPN , began her career as a pediatric nurse and dove into case management about 18 months later. She worked at various hospitals in the Boston area before moving to California to join Children’s Physicians Medical Group (CPMG) in San Diego, where she works as a pediatric utilization case manager. In January, she earned her CMGT-BC from ANCC. Here, she shares her reasons for pursuing certification, how it’s impacted her career, and why chose ANCC.

Shevi Rosner, a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurse from New Jersey shares her story and the impact COVID-19 has had on the lives of her and her family. She has actively supported the nursing and health care communities throughout pandemic, hosting mental health support calls and organizing PPE distribution. While initially hesitant to receive the vaccine and bullied for being outspoken, Shevi educated herself to make a well-informed decision that was right for her, her family, and her community. Hear her emotional story.

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Be informed. Be educated. Be confident. Learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine by visiting ANA’s COVID-19 Resource Center:

https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/health-safety/disaster-preparedness/coronavirus/what-you-need-to-know/covid-19-vaccines/

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