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Dear Colleagues, Mark your calendars for  January 24, 2026 , and plan to join us for a dynamic conference dedicated to advancing excellence in  perianesthesia nursing . This educational event is explicitly designed to provide  up-to-date education across the continuum of perianesthesia care —from pre- and post-anesthesia management to patient safety, emerging clinical practices, and important perioperative changes impacting today’s nurses. In addition to high-quality educatio

When: Thursday, February 11, 2026, 9:00 AM Where: The Arizona Capitol 1700 W Washington St. Phoenix ​ ​ Registration is now open to attend the annual Advocacy Day at the Capitol sponsored by The Arizona Nurses Association (AzNA) ​ Greeting AzPANA members, Have you ever thought about meeting your legislators or sitting in on hearings and caucuses? ​ Join your nurse and healthcare colleagues as we descend on the Arizona Capitol. As nurses and healthcare supporters it is critica

Greetings AzPANA! Chanda Hassemer, MS, BSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA, CPN The summer has flown by, and I can hardly believe fall is here. Our fall...

Bethany Biardi, MSN, RN, CPN, CPAN Understanding Health Literacy If you are anything like me, the concept of health literacy can seem a...

Florence Nightingale Thank you for your perseverance, grit, determination, and resiliency during this last year. YOU  are what make...

In recognition of the ongoing nursing shortage in the State of Arizona, the Arizona PeriAnesthesia Nurses is pleased to offer a nursing...

AzPANA won the ASPAN Component Newsletter 2025 Contest Award!! Component Newsletter 1-8 pages In recognition of outstanding presentation...

The Arizona State Capitol, Phoenix Thursday, February 27, 2025, 9:00AM The Arizona Capitol - 1700 W. Washington St. Phoenix Registration...

Are you interested in CPAN and/or CAPA Certification? Would you like to join a study group to assist you? If so, please join us for an...

Each year the AzPANA Board of Directors allocates money for scholarships to assist AzPANA members in attending educational seminars,...

As we enter the season of giving and being thankful, I wanted to share a couple of things that I am thankful for. I am thankful for my...

Greetings AzPANA members, AzPANA leadership is made up of volunteers from all different aspects of the PeriAnesthesia profession. We...

Jennifer Nopoulos MSNEd, RN, CPAN 1/13/2024 The media has been recently saturated with information about new medications formulated for...

Jennifer Nopoulos MSNEd, RN, CPAN 3/12/2023 It is well known to hospital peri-operative nurses the importance of preventing health care...

We were cleaning house a bit on our storage and found some old newsletters, photos, etc.. and thought it may be nice to share with our...

Jennifer Nopoulos MSNEd, RN, CPAN Amongst the vital information upon which I focused during anesthesia provider handoff; anticoagulant...