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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Nursing News July 28th, 2026</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Your voice matters!! Please complete
<b>the Index of Professional Nursing Governance (IPNG) 3.0 Survey TODAY</b>! This
<b>survey takes ~5 minutes,</b> and</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); background-color: white;"> </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">your feedback will help reshape our Shared
Governance structure, empower you to participate in decision-making, and strengthen ownership of your professional practice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">**You do not need to be a current member of Shared Governance to complete the survey;
<b>it is open to all!</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b>We are currently at a 13% completion rate, and our minimum participation goal is 15% by July 31st.</b> </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: yellow;"><b>We
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b>Click the link below to complete the survey</b> or scan the QR code attached to the flyer. Please reach out to Rebecca Adamitis or Despina Garcia if you have any questions</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Rebecca Adamitis MSN RN CCRN</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Professional Development Program Manager</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Nursing Practice Excellence Department</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Upstate University Hospital</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">315-464-2041</span></p>
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<b>Nursing Research Journal Club is August 5th</b></div>
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Nursing Research Journal Club will be held <b>August 5th at 11:30-12:20 via Teams</b>. Article featured: New Nurses and Clinical Judgement: Evidenced Based Strategies for Nurse Preceptors </div>
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Taylor Grube's (2023) article examines the challenges that newly licensed nurses face in developing strong clinical judgment and emphasizes the critical role of nurse preceptors in helping bridge the gap between nursing education and clinical practice. All
are welcome to attend! </div>
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<b>Microsoft Teams meeting Join</b>: <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/teams.microsoft.com/meet/23953213499607?p=fVU852XSUHcmcEwkGf__;!!GobTDDpD7A!OJWPzD40rw6dD0_9eWJd4ZW3_b9bwGr5tjYy0MFGRXFIz8vFS68tr57oKWiSMZcyjaTc9RryZOCasVhr9aEboWbZ4b_kmQ$" id="OWAcc90a694-a7c7-c5c8-85f2-e604b3f288ea" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/teams.microsoft.com/meet/23953213499607?p=fVU852XSUHcmcEwkGf__;!!GobTDDpD7A!OJWPzD40rw6dD0_9eWJd4ZW3_b9bwGr5tjYy0MFGRXFIz8vFS68tr57oKWiSMZcyjaTc9RryZOCasVhr9aEboWbZ4b_kmQ$" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u>https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/23953213499607?p=fVU852XSUHcmcEwkGf</u></a></span> Meeting
ID: 239 532 134 996 07 Passcode: 4EY3j5Mh </div>
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Article Link <span style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.myamericannurse.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-24_ANJ_EduGuide_NewNurses.pdf__;!!GobTDDpD7A!M8ZXJrhzyxts5WYX-deTsqy3qSJ0Wxvgu3zjNG7vqdpRxyyCRguQQZ1KT-izpK8g_8URSan5m-N9aq6ZiI0Pe1wlKURtUA$" id="OWA2f2c8e64-d648-137f-cd4e-d561f92ba6d0" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myamericannurse.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F06%2F2023-24_ANJ_EduGuide_NewNurses.pdf&data=05%7C02%7CNRSGNEWS%40upstate.edu%7C64b8dbed9e2143d16e2e08dee9bd0018%7C5cf50a665e2641dd89f883cf73ffee98%7C0%7C0%7C639205195118625224%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=quCqVLKs6PW6fAPpsa1ZwVgRDC3NBvjbGmpaa0RY6Hc%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.myamericannurse.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-24_ANJ_EduGuide_NewNurses.pdf" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><u>https://www.myamericannurse.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-24_ANJ_EduGuide_NewNurses.pdf</u></a></span> Doi:
10.51256/ANJ0623115</div>
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Questions or for a copy of article email Cheryl Waldron <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">
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<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="mailto:AlvinC@upstate.edu" id="OWA057e4b27-acd5-2070-8764-4bdd8fcc2d9d" class="OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:AlvinC@upstate.edu" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u>AlvinC@upstate.edu</u></a></span></div>
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The Nursing Excellence Council seeks nominations for the annual Nursing Excellence Celebration! Use the following link to nominate an extraordinary staff member!</div>
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<b>Deadline to nominate is 8/1/2026. Please use the link below to nominate!</b></div>
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<b>Questions? Email Jennifer Flynn at </b><a href="mailto:flynnje@upstate.edu" id="OWA7b8e8fa2-0866-da15-9b79-f9973cce0b2c" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:flynnje@upstate.edu" data-linkindex="1" style="margin: 0px;"><b>flynnje@upstate.edu</b></a></div>
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