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Honolulu, Hawai’i – April 07, 2018 – Press Release
NURSING RESILIENCE: CARE FOR THE CAREGIVER
In celebration of National Nurse’s Week, the Hawai’i Association of Professional Nurses
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(HAPN) announces that registration is open for its annual conference May 18 and 19 2018.
This year’s conference is titled: Nursing Resilience: Care for the Caregiver. A conference is
designed by and for nurses to integrate the process of transition from Compassion Fatigue to
Compassion Renewal. Other presentations will include: Opioid Prescribing Guidelines, Non-
Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain, Metabolic Syndrome, Resilience Skills, and Workplace
Violence Prevention.
The conference will host more than a dozen distinguished panelists and speakers, including
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Educators, Nursing Students, experts in alternative
healthcare trends, and State legislators. The keynote speaker is Dr. Joseph Giovannoni DNP,
APRN, PMHCNS-BC, Associate Faculty at the University of Colorado Watson Caring Science
Institute who is in private practice in Honolulu. Joining Dr. Giovannoni, the plenary speaker will
be Hawai’i State Senator Josh Green, MD.
The Hawai’i Association of Professional Nurses (HAPN) is a non-profit organization for all
nurses of all specialties and education levels. HAPN focuses on education, legislation, and
uniting nursing by fostering leadership. Information regarding HAPN can be found at
www.hapnhawaii.org. Questions? Email: info@hapnhawaii.org
Compassion fatigue, sometimes referred to as ‘nurse fatigue’ or ‘nurse burnout’ is a serious issue
faced by many nurses, affecting productivity, health and safety, job satisfaction, retention, as
well as patient outcomes. The cost of caring is an occupational hazard for nurses. For those in
the healthcare professions, early recognition and improved self-care both in and out of the
workplace are key to creating wellness. Self-care, increases a caregiver’s capacity to care for
others. Self-care, however, is not just about making healthy lifestyle choices- it is about being
present with one’s feelings, sensations and intuitive guidance to detect what is best in any given
moment.
Conference to be held at the Grand Naniloa Hotel,
93 Banyan Drive, Hilo, HI
Accommodation: http://group.doubletree.com/HapnAnnualConference
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Friday, May 18 and Saturday May 19, 2018.
EASY On-line REGISTRATION: www.hapnhawaii.org