[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 64318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26204]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice; Notice 
of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following 
meetings:

    Name: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice 
(NACNEP).
    Dates and Times: November 17, 2010, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
    November 18, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
    November 19, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
    Place: Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting 
Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
    Agenda: Agency and Bureau administrative updates will be 
provided.
    Purpose: The purpose of this meeting is to address diversity in 
nurse education and practice. The objectives of the meeting are to: 
(1) Articulate the definition, goals and implications of 
diversification of the nursing workforce; (2) summarize the current 
data trends and existing information on diversity in the nursing 
workforce including nursing students; (3) examine existing policies, 
practices and legal constraints that influence or limit the 
recruitment of diverse students into the profession of nursing; (4) 
identify the key elements of successful programs in nursing 
education that have increased the recruitment and graduation of 
diverse individuals; and (5) identify the key elements of success in 
innovative models that have improved the retention, professional 
development and promotion of diverse individuals within the nursing 
profession. Experts from professional nursing, public and private 
organizations will make presentations on a range of issues related 
to diversity in the nursing workforce and health professions. Day 
one of the meeting will be devoted to new member orientation. During 
days two and three of the meeting, the NACNEP council members will 
deliberate on the content presented on diversity in nurse education 
and practice. This meeting will form the basis for NACNEP's mandated 
Eleventh Annual Report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
and the Congress. For further information regarding NACNEP, to 
obtain a roster of members, minutes of the meeting, or other 
relevant information, contact Lakisha Smith, Executive Secretary, 
National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice, Parklawn 
Building, Room 9B-45, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, 
telephone (301) 443-5688. Information can also be found at the 
following Web site: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/nacnep.htm.

    Dated: October 12, 2010.
Wendy Ponton,
Director, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2010-26204 Filed 10-18-10; 8:45 am]
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