Here’s a glance at what’s happening this month, along with some resources for your learning and professional development.

Nursing Recognition Dates

Occupational Health Nurses Week                        
April 9-15, 2023
#OHNWeek

• NCPD Appropriate coding and billing in occupational health
• NCPD Minimizing Occupational Exposure to Antineoplastic Agents

Wound, Ostomy and Continence (WOC) Nurse Week
April 16-22, 2023    
#WOCNurseWeek        

• Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Resources
• Advances in Skin & Wound Care: The Journal for Prevention and Healing
• Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Transplant Nurses Week
April 24-May 1 
#transplantnursesweek

• Post-Heart Transplant Care Pathway's Impact on Reducing Length of Stay
• The Effect of Immunosuppressant Therapy Adherence on the Comfort of Liver Transplant Recipients
• Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Personal Systems Approach in Improving Medication Adherence in Adult Kidney Transplant Patients

Healthcare Observances

Here are some of the healthcare observances being recognized in April.
 
Alcohol Awareness Month   

• Journal of Addictions Nursing

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month      
#IBSAwarenessMonth, #LifeWithIBS

• NCPD Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Current and Emerging Therapies
• NCPD Early Evidence Indicates Vitamin D Improves Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Nursing Implications and Future Research Opportunities

Autism Acceptance Month         
#CelebrateDifferences

• World Autism Awareness Day - It's Our Normal Everyday
• NCPD Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Nurse's Role

STI Awareness week
April 9-15, 2023

• Pocket Card: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Guideline Summary: Sexually Transmitted Infections

More Observances in April

• National Child Abuse Prevention Month
• National Donate Life Month #DonateLife
• Sexual Assault Awareness Month
• World Health Day April 7, 2023; #HealthForAll, #WHO75
• National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day April 10, 2023; #NYHAAD
• National Youth Violence Prevention Week April 24-28, 2023; #NYVPW
• National Infertility Awareness Week April 23-29, 2023; #NIAW2023
• World Immunization Week April 24-30, 2023; Theme: The Big Catch-Up; #VaccinesWork
• National Infant Immunization Week April 24-30, 2023; #VaccinesWork

Nursing Events

• Global Surgical Conference & Expo 2023
• INS 2023
• American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing 48th Annual Conference
• National Student Nurses' Association Annual Convention 
• 29th Annual Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium
• HiMSS23 
• 30th National Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Conference
• American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN) 2023 Conference
• 2023 WIN Conference
• ACMA 2023 National Conference 
• SPN Annual Conference 
• ASPAN Nation Conference

​See all events for 2023 here!

Anything missing? Please let us know in the comments!
Have a good month!