OSPN Virtual Pediatric Nurses Night Out!
Join the Ohio Chapter of the Society of Pediatric Nurses (OSPN) for our first 2026 Virtual Pediatric Nurses Night Out.
📅 May 20, 2026
🕕 6:00 – 7:30 PM
💻 Virtual (Teams link sent after registration)
The evening includes a brief OSPN meeting, followed by the presentation:
“The Move: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Simulation of New Hospital Spaces and Patient Movement”
Presented by Laura Fairfax, BSN, RN, CCRN and Christiane Jenkins, MSN, RN, CCRN (Akron Children’s), and concludes with networking.
✅ 1.0 Contact Hour
Registration:
- Members: Free
- Non-members: $5
- Undergraduate students: Free
Non-member fees will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House affiliated with Akron Children’s.
📧 Questions: [email protected] | [email protected]
About Us
Mission Statement: “To promote excellence in nursing care of children and their families through support of its members’ clinical excellence, education, research, and advocacy.”
Since 1990, the Society of Pediatric Nurses has maintained its core values: commitment, integrity, leadership, and excellence.
In 2005, the Ohio Chapter of the SPN was founded. The OSPN aims to be the premier resource for Ohio nurses caring for children and their families.
Membership
To join the OSPN, you must first be a member of the National Society of Pediatric Nurses
To join the OSPN chapter:
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- Sign into the SPN website with your username and password
- Click on My Profile on the bottom right
- Click on “Edit” and “Update Your Profile”
- Click on the tab at the top titled “Chapter Membership”
- Update your membership and join a chapter
Upcoming Events
March Pediatric Nurses’ Night Out
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- March 12, 2025 7-8:30 PM
- Virtual via Teams
- Topic: Using Quality and Safety Science to engage, empower, and influence the nursing discipline of today to better the evolving pediatric healthcare environment of the future
More events will be added soon!