Baromedical Nurses Association Newsletter
We invite you to the fun and exciting annual Baromedical Nurses Association Day It’s happening on April 15, 2023, for four hours of continuing education.
This is a great chance not only for education but to be interactive with the presentations. The BNA day is evolving each year, as are many of our committees.
An important update
The BNA, under the guidance of its president, Dana Winn, has just completed the revision of the Baromedical Nurses Association Guidelines of Nursing Care for the Patient Receiving Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. The new Guidelines are on the BNA website at https://hyperbaricnurses.org. This committee is also working with the Hyperbaric Facility Accreditation program to help incorporate these into the next revision of the Accreditation Manual.
How exciting to be a part of the BNA at this time in history! The BNA started just over 35 years ago (1985, very young for a nursing organization!) to provide an organization for support, guidelines, qualifications, and education for nurses interested in this specialty as part of the team of physicians and technicians. This was followed in 1995 (in conjunction with the National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology) with the Baromedical Nurses Association Certification Board (BNACB) and the development of internationally recognized hyperbaric nursing certification. The BNACB has recently developed the remote preceptorship program for nurses new to the hyperbaric field.
Hyperbaric nurses have continued to contribute to and to be involved in the BNA by serving on the board, on committees, and sharing educational/ clinical experiences.
Hyperbaric nurses are also involved in the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, including having representation on the UHMS board of directors, serving on the Accreditation Council, serving on the UHMS Accreditation team to do accreditation surveyors along with physicians and technicians, being involved in chapter meetings, and are volunteers on various UHMS committees, and many are active members of the UHMS Associates.
The BNA remains committed to offer quality continuing education for nurses working in hyperbaric nursing. Webinars and online education opportunities are available on the BNA website at hyperbaricnurses. org. We encourage you to consider being a presenter using this forum. Sharing your clinical experience will be valuable to all in the field, especially in today’s world of increased patient admissions, increased comorbidities and short staffing.
The BNA board member are available for questions on how to get your presentation ready to be shared. We look forward to your sharing your clinical ideas and experiences.