Arkansas Center for Nursing, Inc.

11/27/2025

To all of the nurses and healthcare workers who care for our Arkansas communities, we are thankful for you!
Wishing you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving!

11/22/2025

🍁 We’re ONE WEEK OUT from Thanksgiving! 🍂
🍂 Who’s ONE NURSE you’re thankful for?! 🍁

11/15/2025

Nearly 10,000 Arkansans participated in the inaugural survey, providing unprecedented insights into health, maternal care, chronic conditions, behavioral health, and social drivers affecting communities across all 75 counties. 📝

This data will help policymakers and community leaders make evidence-based decisions to improve health outcomes statewide. The survey results will be available in early 2026 through AR-COMPASS, an interactive online dashboard.

Read more: https://bit.ly/43tG5Ac

11/13/2025

🩺 Happy Nurse Practitioner Week! 🩻

11/10/2025

11/10/2025

LAST WEEK to submit your responses!
LET US HEAR FROM YOU!

Current and Future Arkansas Nurses, The Arkansas Center for Nursing (ACN) wants to hear from you! This short survey should take no more than 2 - 3 minutes to complete. Your responses will provide valuable insight to help ACN determine organizational priorities and shape future initiatives, programs,...

10/28/2025

📢 Arkansas Nurses and Nursing Students! 🩺
🩺 Please fill out our short survey! 📢

https://forms.gle/Tbzhk2Zfkd1ZNECv6

10/17/2025

“Boards should also recognize the power of collaboration - how partnerships among hospitals, clinics, and community organizations can strengthen the entire healthcare ecosystem.”

Strong leadership starts with strong governance. In her Healthcare Journal Arkansas feature, Mellie Boagni, CEO, President, and Founder of the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership, emphasizes the critical role of rural hospital boards in ensuring sustainability and stability across Arkansas communities. Read more here: www.healthcarejournalar.com/sites/default/files/journal/fb/HJAR-2025-sep-oct/44/index.html

09/28/2025

The Arkansas Nurses Association and Arkansas Nurses Foundation are exploring the possibility of offering an Arkansas specialty nursing license plate to celebrate and promote the nursing profession. Your input will help determine the level of interest and guide our next steps.
Click on link to https://forms.gle/r4os7MVAf1iMmy459 to take interest survey. This survey will take less than 2 minutes to complete. Thank you for your time and feedback!

09/08/2025

The Arkansas Center for Nursing is proud to announce that Joanna Hall has been hired as the Executive Director of the Arkansas Center for Nursing (ACN).

Joanna Hall brings more than a decade of experience in nursing education, leadership, and simulation innovation. Prior to this role, she served as Director of Simulation and Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Nursing, where she led the Center for Simulation Innovation to international recognition, including the 2023 INACSL Frontline Simulation Champion Excellence Team Award.

Hall earned an Associate of Science in Nursing, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and a Bachelor of Science in Community Health Promotion from UA Little Rock, followed by a Master of Nursing Science in Nursing Administration and Education from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Change Leadership at the University of Central Arkansas, where her research focuses on nursing workforce development, simulation education, and advancing equity in healthcare and education.

She is active in community and professional leadership, having served as President-Elect of ACN and board member and Class XIX President of Leadership Saline County. Hall is passionate about mentoring emerging leaders, building partnerships, and using data-driven strategies to create meaningful and equitable change in the nursing workforce.

For more information about the Arkansas Center for Nursing, check out our website at arcenterfornursing.org