Nurse in Washington Internship (NIWI)

Nurse in Washington Internship (NIWI)


 

2011 NIWI
March 13-15, 2011
Washington, DC

The Liaison Capitol Hill, an Affinia Hotel
415 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Washington D.C. 20001
Phone: 866-233-4642

Room rate: $279/night plus 14.5% tax

For reservations call 866-233-4642 and be sure to mention the Nursing Organization Alliance to receive the discounted rate. Rate cannot be guaranteed after February 18, 2011.

Click here to register now!

 

 
WOCN members attending NIWI meet with Representative Carolyn McCarthy. Representative McCarthy is one of three nurses serving in Congress.



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 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.

 
NIWI attendees from Iowa meet with Senator Tom Harkin and his staff at breakfast to discuss reauthorization and funding of Title VIII. Senator Harkin is the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services.


2011 Meeting Schedule
NIWI 2011 will begin on Sunday, March 13 and end Tuesday, March 15. Check back for information on the NIWI 2011 meeting schedule.


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.
 
Ilisa Halpern Paul and James Twaddell, both representing Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLC, conduct role playing sessions to prepare NIWI attendees for their representative and senate visits on Capitol Hill.


The NIWI Experience

  • Advocacy 101: Overview of Public Policy Process
  • Advocacy Training
  • Panel Session with Expert Nursing 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


2011 Scholarship 
Click here for the NIWI 2011 Scholarship Application.
Click here for the NIWI 2011 Student Scholarship Application.

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

2010 Scholarship Winners
This full scholarship is sponsored by Elsevier/Saunders publishers and the editors of Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care (5th Ed.) on behalf of the book’s many contributors.

The recipient of the full scholarship to NIWI 2010 was Laurie Nagelsmith, RN, PhD(c) of Duanesburg, New York.  Nagelsmith is a member of the National League of Nursing.  Click here for Laurie’s report on NIWI.

The recipient of the NIWI 2010 registration scholarship, provided by The Alliance, is Michelle Legg, RN, BSN, CCRN of Richmond, Virginia. Legg is a member of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Click here for Michelle’s report on NIWI.

The recipient of the NIWI 2010 student registration scholarship, provided by The Alliance, is Daniel Fraczkowski, RN, BSN of Chicago, Illinois. Fraczkowski is a member of the American Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society. Click here for Daniel’s report on NIWI.
 

 
2007 NIWI attendees take time out to pose for a photo with new found friends at the conference.


Nursing Contact Hours
NIWI 2010 was approved for 5.75 contact hours by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commisssion on Accreditation. The Alliance will seek approval for NIWI 2011. 


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