Nurse in Washington Internship (NIWI)

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• View the 2012 Schedule At A Glance
• NIWI Attendance
• Objectives
• The NIWI Experience
• NIWI Scholarship
• Nursing Contact Hours
• For More Information

Comments from 2010 NIWI Participants

• Wonderful Conference/Internship.  I have learned a lot, I especially have the confidence to approach legislators to ask/request support for the nursing profession.
• Excellent opportunity for RNs to learn how easy it is to get involved and take action.
• Great conference!  This internship has increased my confidence in how to deal with public policy issues and interact with members of Congress and their staff.
• Thank you for this amazing experience.  The speakers were insightful and informative on the current happenings in Washington.  This is an outstanding event!

NIWI Attendance
NIWI is open to any RN or nursing student (all levels of education) that is interested in an orientation to the legislative process. There is not an application or acceptance process to attend NIWI. You just need to register and pay the registration fee. For more information on our scholarships, see below.

Meeting Schedule
NIWI typically begins on Sunday at noon and concludes on Tuesday with a closing reception at 5pm. Click here to view the 2011 NIWI Agenda.

Internship Objectives

• Describe how nurses can be involved and influence policy at the local and national level.
• Discuss how to work effectively with legislative staff to advance policy agendas.
• Describe key steps to effect change in the legislative process.
• Identify techniques to advance legislative issues at the grassroots level.
• Identify legislative, political, and economic forces driving health care policy and delivery changes today.
• Learn to schedule Capitol Hill meetings.

The NIWI Experience

• Advocacy 101/201 Breakout Sessions: Overview of Public Policy Process
• Advocacy Training
• Panel Session with Professional Nurse Advocates
• Congressional Staff Panel Session
• State Team Break Outs for Hill Preparation, including role playing
• Opportunity to meet with your Representative and Senators on Capitol Hill
• Networking with other nurses with similar clinical and political interests

2012 Scholarship 
This full scholarship is sponsored by Elsevier/Saunders publishers and the editors of Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care (6th Ed.) on behalf of the book’s many contributors.

Click here to download the 2012 NIWI Scholarship application.

Click here to download the 2012 Student Registration NIWI Scholarship application.

Applications must be received by Alliance Headquarters no later than September 30, 2011.

Members of national nursing organizations may want to check with their headquarters office to see if they are offering scholarships for NIWI.
 

The recipient of the full scholarship to NIWI 2011 was Melanie Hollar, RN, BSN, OCN of Boone, North Carolina.  Hollar is a member of the Oncology Nursing Society. Click here to view Melanie’s report on NIWI.   

The recipient of the NIWI 2011 registration scholarship, provided by The Alliance, is Jennifer Stewart, RN, OCN of Durham, North Carolina. Stewart is a member of the Oncology Nursing Society. Click here to view Jennifer’s report on NIWI. 
 

Nursing Contact Hours
This activity has been submitted to the Tennessee Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. Tennessee Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

For More Information
Please contact Alliance Headquarters Offices at 859-514-9157 or szach@AMRms.com.