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Nurse in Washington Internship (NIWI)
NIWI AttendanceNIWI is open to nurses, nursing students, and nursing organization staff leaders that are 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. |
Learn About our 2021 Speakers!
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Gladys Campbell is the principle and leader of Campbell Coaching and Consulting, a business focused on advancing leadership skills and outcomes in today’s complex healthcare arena. Beginning her career as an acute care clinician, she has held a variety of progressively complex leadership and executive roles within health care and has also served on a number of nonprofit boards. She currently works with individuals at all leadership levels, and with organizations, to assist leaders to optimize their leadership skills, advance their personal resiliency, build strong and effective teams, manage conflict, and optimize effectiveness and the achievement of outcomes.
Ms. Webb served for twenty years as the Vice President of Federal Relations and Policy for the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL), a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association. She was the chief lobbyist and federal policy expert for the over 9700 registered professional nurses in executive practice who are members of AONL. Ms. Webb served as an Army Nurse and holds a BSN degree from Penn State University and a Master’s in Health Administration from George Washington University. She has also done post-masters work at George Mason University.
Scott Palmer (B.S., MAIS) served as the Director of Communications for the Oregon Nurses Association and for the National Federation of Nurses from 2008 - 2014, and has continued his communications consulting work for a wide range of nursing associations since that time. Scott has provided workshops and lectures for the Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders, NWOne, the University of New Mexico, the Hawaii Nurses Association, the New Jersey Nurses Association, and the Washington State Nurses Association (with a specific focus on training nurses in advocacy and lobbying skills). Scott also has a background in public relations, media relations, and strategic communications for a wide range of non-profit organizations, including in the performing arts, theatre, library services, urban development, and fundraising/capital campaign management.NIWI Learning Objectives
Nurses who attend the NIWI Conference will have the opportunity to learn:
- How to be an involved influencer at both the local and national level
- How to communicate effectively with both legislative staffers and elected officials to advance a policy agenda
- The specifics of legislative process from Advocacy, to Lobbying, Campaigning and Giving Testimony
- What key issues impacting nursing and health care might be of personal interest
- How to identify who your elected representatives are, how to learn about them, how to schedule a meeting with them, how to communicate with them, and how to influence them
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NIWI Attendee Benefits
- We help you develop the confidence to walk into any legislator’s office to advocate for nursing issues
- Making meaningful connections with legislators to lay the foundation to build an ongoing relationship
- Connect you to a community of nurse advocates from your state and attend Hill meetings with your Senators as a group
2022 Conference Schedule
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Nursing Contact HoursThis nursing continuing professional development activity will be submitted for contact hour approval. NIWI 2021 was approved for 5.75 contact hours. For More InformationPlease contact NOA Headquarters Offices at 859-514-9157 or [email protected]. |
Comments from Previous 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.
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NIWI Scholarships
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2021 Scholarships
The Nursing Organizations Alliance (NOA) is pleased to offer three complimentary registrations for the 2021 virtual Nurse in Washington Internship (NIWI)to members of the NOA member organizations. The complimentary registration provides assistance to nurses to help offset the registration cost associated with attending NIWI. Click here for additional details and to apply!
The Lois Capps Scholarship Fund provided by The Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) recognizes the work of the Honorable Lois Capps by offering the opportunity for nurses to attend the Nurse in Washington Internship (NIWI) conference offered by the Nursing Organizations Alliance. Click here to learn how to apply for this scholarship.
Many NOA member organizations also offer scholarships to their members for the NIWI program. Please check with your organization for more information.
2020 Scholarships
NIWI 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; no scholarships were awarded in 2020.2019 Scholarships
The recipients of the full scholarship to NIWI 2019 is:
- Laurie Combe, MN, RN, NCSN, of Spring, Texas. She is a member of the National Association of School Nurses. Click here to view Laurie's report on NIWI.
The recipients of the registration scholarships are:
- Debra Drew, MS, ACNS-BC (retired), RN-BC (retired), AP-PMN, of Maplewood, Minnesota. She is a member of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing. Click here to view Debra's report on NIWI.
- Rachael Viale, MSN, RN, of Sacramento, California. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International. Click here to view Rachael's report on NIWI.
The recipient of the full student scholarship is Ashley Moore, BSN, MS Candidate (2020), of San Francisco, California. She is a member of the Oncology Nursing Society. Click here to view Ashley's report on NIWI.
NOA's Commitment to a Respectful and Courteous Conference Experience
The Nursing Organizations Alliance (NOA) has a zero-tolerance policy for unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation or military status, in any of its activities or operations. NOA conferences are intended for networking and collaboration in the nursing community. We value the participation of each member of the community and want all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Accordingly, all attendees are expected to show respect and courtesy to other attendees throughout the conference and at all conference events, whether officially sponsored by NOA or not.
NOA is dedicated to providing a harassment- and discrimination-free conference experience for everyone regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, race, age or religion. NOA does not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference (without a refund) at the discretion of the conference organizers. Click here to view our full conference anti-harassment policy. If you need to report an incident, please use our harassment/discrimination reporting form. Our anti-harassment and discrimination policy can be found at by clicking here.