State Nurses Convention

I was elected in my district nurses association, Southwestern Ohio Nurses Association (SONA), as a delegate for the Ohio Nurses Association (ONA) Convention, which is next week in Perrysburg, Ohio from Friday, October 7th through Sunday, October 9th.

I am excited because conventions are jammed with CE, the business of the association, and networking with nurses from all parts of the state. This will be my 3rd ONA convention and 3rd Convention as a delegate representing my local district.

I am speaking this year at the Tennessee Nurses Association convention, Oct. 22-23rd in Memphis, Tennessee. Last year, I spoke at an event sponsored by the Alaska Nurses Association in Anchorage, Alaska. Its interesting to observe the different state nurses association process and procedures for convention. Anyway.....

Have you ever attended a state nurses association convention? If so, what are your thoughts? What would you improve or change?