Requesting Financial Assistance from Your Facility to Attend the NOVA Annual Conference

Nancy Claflin DNP MS RN NEA-BC CENP CCRN CPHQ FNAHQ

You may be able to receive financial assistance to attend NOVA’s Annual Conference from your facility.  You should check with staff in the Education or Nursing Education Department to see what is required from your facility.  Although each facility has its own forms and requirements, this is some of the information that you may need:

Conference Information:

Event or Training Title:  NOVA 45th Annual Conference: Celebrating 45 Years of Advocacy, Empowerment and Healing: NOVA Nurses Committed Through Innovation and Leadership!

URL for the Event:  https://www.vanurse.org/page/NOVA45thAnnualConference

Location (Address, City, State, Zip): 

Hilton BNA Nashville Terminal Airport, 1 Terminal Drive, Nashville, TN 37214

Start Date of Training: 10/21/25

End Date of Training:  10/23/25

Sponsor/Vendor of Training:  Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs

Billing Address: 1120Rt. 73, Suite 200, Mt. Laurel, NJ, 08003

Email of Sponsor/Vendor:  nova@vanurse.org

Phone Number of Vendor:  703-444-5587

Total Tuition/Registration Fees:  

RN or APRN NOVA Member:  $450

  LPN, Nurse Emeritus, Non-licensed Student: $190 

  Non-Member: $575 

Type of Conference:

The NOVA Annual Conference is a professional meeting and an elective conference that provides education and training for professional development and skills enhancement.  It provides Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) contact hours.  This program will provide 13.0 NCPD contact hours.

Here is some information that you can use for training justification.

My Objectives for Attending the Course:

• Identify actions to assist in accomplishing the mission of the VA and carrying out daily operations to assist veterans

• Find innovative ideas to implement to improve veteran healthcare

• Learn latest information and best practices regarding VA healthcare

• Experience knowledge sharing with like-minded professionals regarding VA healthcare

• Participate in in-depth discussions around VA healthcare

• Network with dedicated experts regarding VA healthcare

• Receive education and professional development (receive Nursing Continuing Professional Development Contact Hours) regarding VA healthcare

How the Program Will Improve My Competency/How I Will Apply It To My Job:

This program will improve my competency because I will be able to summarize changes in the promotion process for VA nurses, including identifying the revised qualification standards for RNs and APNs.  I will be able to describe a positive impact on patient care with the use of phototherapy provided to treat veterans’ skin conditions.  I will be able to provide care to veteran family members by describing the organ and tissue donation process in the VA.  I will be able to provide a positive impact on patient care by identifying care for patients with cognitive impairment.  I will be able to provide a positive impact on patient care by identifying ways that I can work with members of Veterans Service Organizations and legislative assistants/Members of Congress to strengthen partnerships to work together to benefit veterans and VA nurses.  I will be able to identify strategies to improve nurse safety in today’s workplace.  I will be able to provide a positive impact on nursing staff members by sharing information on self-care practices for VA nurses.  I will be able to identify the priorities of the Office of Nursing Services to strengthen the nursing workforce within the VA.  I will be able to identify the priorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that impact nursing and my facility.  

How I Will Share Knowledge Gained:

I will implement at least one new idea that I learned at this conference in my work setting.  In addition, I will share the knowledge I have gained by:

• Presenting an in service for my peers/nursing staff in the facility.

• Sharing information during informal discussions with my peers/nursing staff in the facility.

• Developing a poster for my peers/nursing staff in the facility.

• Providing information for a newsletter/facility publication.