The Clinical Nurse Specialist Institute (CNSI), founded in 2016 as an arm of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS), serves to develop and promote the charitable, educational, innovative clinical practice, and scientific purposes of NACNS.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist Institute is the The 501(c)3 arm of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists.
Contact Us at cnsi@nacns.org
Your donation will directly impact the future CNS practice and will contribute to the mission of the CNS Institute; serve to develop and promote the charitable, educational, innovative clinical practice, and scientific purposes of NACNS.
Contributions to the CNS Institute have helped establish new initiatives that will enhance the vision and visibility of the CNS profession:
- Fellows Program to honor and acknowledge the outstanding contributions and leadership of CNSs. The first fellows will be recognized at NACNS 2019 annual meeting in Orlando.
- Video competition highlighting the impact of CNS roles. Winner(s) announced at NACNS 2019 annual meeting in Orlando
How to Donate to the CNS Institute:
Monetary Donations and Tributes
A monetary gift to the Institute is a fast and effective way for you to impact the future of the CNS role. Your donation is fully tax deductible. Honor a special person with a gift in tribute.
Donations may also be made in tribute to a fellow nurse. At the 2018 annual conference, Patricia Calvert donated in tribute to Cynthia Padula, PhD, RN. Make a donation and have your tribute shared online.
Amazon Smile
The CNS Institute is a participating member in the AmazonSmile donation program. If you select the CNS Institute as your 501(c) 3 organization, you can then shop on Amazon.com through the AmazonSmile program and a portion of your eligible purchases will be donated to the CNS Institute. Learn more about the AmazonSmile Program. Sign up today!
Employer Matching Gifts
Many employers will match contributions to non-profits, like the CNS Institute. Most companies will ask you to complete and return a form with the name and contact information for the non-profit and often you will need the CNS Institute tax ID number: 81-4345954.
Mail donations to: The Clinical Nurse Specialist Institute, 401 Edgewater Place, Suite 600, Wakefield, MA 01880
The Clinical Nurse Specialist Institute is the The 501(c)3 arm of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist Institute would like to congratulate two NACNS members in receipt of research grant funding from monies provided through a charitable donation by Brenda Lyons:
- Mary Pat Johnston, MS, RN, AOCN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Oncology, at the University of Wisconsin Cancer Center at ProHealth for her research study titled ‘Cancer Survivor Empowerment through Patient-Reported Outcomes’ and
- Morgan Yordy, DNP, ACNS-BC, RN-BC at Auburn University School of Nursing for her research study titled ‘Improving Health Outcomes by Incorporating Animal Assisted Therapy in the K-12 School Setting.’
CNS Institute Events at the 2020 Annual Conference:
To enhance the vision and visibility of CNSs, the CNSI launched the Fellowship Program in 2019. CNSI Fellows have made significant and impactful contributions to advance the CNS role in their communities and state, and across the nation.
The Induction Ceremony on March 11 in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown, is an evening event to recognize and honor the new class of fellows. The Ceremony begins with dinner, followed by recognition of each new fellow with presentation of their FCNSI pin and certificate.
Sponsor
Click Here for More Information on Sponsorship Opportunities for the Fellowship Induction Dinner
Other sponsorship opportunities are available for the NACNS 2020 Annual Conference. For more information click HERE or contact meetings@nacns.org.
Clinical Nurse Specialist Institute Announces 2020 Class of Fellows
The Clinical Nurse Specialist Institute (CNSI) is pleased to announce the 2020 Class of CNSI Fellows. This is a highly prestigious honor and only awarded to those members of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) who epitomize the excellence of Clinical Nurse Specialist as leaders of the nursing profession, staunch advocates for patients and families, and forerunners of innovations to improve the health of populations. The new fellows will be inducted on Wednesday, March 11 during the NACNS 2020 conference. Guest tickets for attending the dinner event are available on the NACNS conference registration website.*
Click here to see the 2020 Class of Fellows!
*If you are attending the conference and would like to purchase a guest ticket, click on register now, enter your information, expand the Wednesday options and add a Guest ticket to your itinerary.
*If you would like to purchase a guest ticket without attending the conference, click here to purchase a ticket through the NACNS Store.
CNSI Video Competition
The winners for the 2019 Video Competition are:
First place in the Team Category
Lori Brittingham, MS, RN, CNS, ACCNS-N, of Reading Hospital for “The Reading Hospital CNS team: We Won’t Stop’’
First place in the Student Category
Lynda Mackin, PhD, AG PCNP-BC, CCNS, GS-C, UCSF School of Nursing, Class of 2019 Adult-Gerontology CNS
Students, for “Promoting the CNS Role”
Honorable Mention:
Barbara Hill, Emory Healthcare: What is a CNS
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Honorable Mention:
Katie Hopkins, Penn Medicine: Clinical Nurse Specialists: Influencing Clinical Care, Driving Value
2019 CNS Institute Board of Trustees
Chair: Melissa Craft, PhD, APRN-CNS, AOCN
Interim Associate Dean for Academic Administration and Graduate Education, University of Oklahoma Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Vice Chair: Sharon Horner, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Research, Dolores V. Sands Chair in Nursing Research, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Treasurer: Susan B. Fowler, PhD, RR, CNRN, FAHA
Nurse Scientist, Center for Nursing Research, Orlando, Florida
Trustee: Gayle Timmerman, PhD, RN, CNS, FAAN
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Trustee: Jan Powers, PhD, RN, CCNS, CCRN, CNRN, FCCM
Director of Nursing Research and Professional Practice, Parkview Regional Health System, Indianapolis, IN
Trustee: Kathleen Evanovich Zavotsky PhD, RN, CCRN, CEN, ACNS-BC, FAEN, FCNS
Assistant Vice President, The Center for Professional Development, Innovation and Research, Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital(Not in photo)
Sponsor
Sponsorship opportunities are available for the Fellowship Induction Dinner. For more information on Sponsoring opportunities click HERE or contact meetings@nacns.org.