Student Nurse Political Action Day

Our 2025 event will:

• spark discussion, encourage learning, and foster connection.
• deliver relevant and timely content for the current state of nursing in Illinois.
• energize and fuel the growth of future nurse leaders!

KEYNOTE SPEAKER - RaDonda Vaught BSN

RaDonda Vaught was the subject of one of the highest profile healthcare criminal cases in recent years.  She holds a BSN and a Certificate in Leadership from Western Kentucky University. While working as a BSN prepared registered nurse, Mrs. Vaught committed a medication error that ended the life of a patient in 2017.

She was charged under administrative law by the Tennessee Department of Health, leading to the revocation of her nursing license by the Tennessee Board of Nursing in a July 2021 hearing.  Additionally, she was charged under criminal law and found guilty by jury trial of two felony charges in March of 2022: Negligent Homicide, and Abuse of an Impaired Adult, with placement on an Elder Abuse registry in the state of Tennessee.

Mrs. Vaught is uniquely qualified to speak first hand on the impact this sentinel event has had on her life and her profession, along with the implications of the legal actions that followed.  A passionate advocate for safety and improvement, her story will be one that is not easily forgotten.

Individual Registration
Individuals seeking to participate and register on their own, not with a school or group, may register online.

Group Registration
Schools/Colleges of Nursing wishing to register as a group should use the form below.  The form must be completed and sent to Jessica Mahnke jessica@sysconsultingsolutions.com by April 1st at 5p. An invoice will be generated and sent to the college of nursing if paying by credit card.  If paying by check the payment must be received in the office prior to the event.

Click to Download the Form -> GROUP REGISTRATION FORM

Don't forget about our poster contest -  2025 POSTER CONTEST 

Registration Refunds & Cancellation Policy

Refunds: Refunds on paid registrations will be issued for written cancellation requests received via email at info@ana-illinois.org. A $25 administrative fee for registrants or a $10 administrative fee for student registration will be charged for refunds.

• A full refund, less administrative fee, will be issued for requests received no later than Monday, March 17th
• Fifty percent (50%) of the registration fee, less the administration fee, will be issued for cancellations between March 17 and March 31
• NO Refunds will be issued after Monday, March 31st
• Returned Checks: An administrative fee of $35 will be charged for all checks returned to ANA-Illinois for insufficient funds.

No Shows: If you do not cancel in writing to ANA-Illinois and do not attend, you still are responsible for payment.

Registration Indicates the Registrant's Agreement to the following policies. 

ANA-Illinois Event Policies 

General Policies

•        The recording and/or transmission of the Event in any format is strictly prohibited.

•        All individuals and/or entities are strictly prohibited from electronically recording the Event.

•        ANA-Illinois, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to modify the Event.

Consent Clause

By registering and participating in activities, which include sharing pictures with ANA-Illinois or tagging the Event in social media, the registrant consents to the use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the registrant's image, likeness, comments, or voice in both live and on-demand reproduction of the Event. Further, the Registrant consents to ANA-Illinois and its affiliates, employees, contractors, and assigns use of any and all such image, likeness, comments, voice, videos in which Registrant has participated, and any reproductions thereof, as well as Registrant's name, quotations from a verbal interview in whole or in part, in any manner ANA-Illinois, may deem proper, for any purpose, including without limitation commercial purposes. Registration may also include technology that monitors the registrant's activities at the Event.

Code of Conduct

ANA-Illinois values the participation of each attendee and desires for all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Accordingly, all attendees are expected to show respect and courtesy to other attendees. All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience, including people of different backgrounds. Attendees are solely responsible for their actions.

ANA-Illinois will not tolerate harassment of any kind, including, but not limited to, harassment based on ethnicity, religion, disability, physical appearance, gender, or sexual orientation. This policy applies to all participants and attendees of all ANA-Illinois events. Harassment includes, without limitation, offensive gestures, verbal and written comments, deliberate intimidation, and sustained disruption of talks or other events. Attendees requested to cease harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately, and failure to comply may serve as grounds for removal from the Event.

When notified of individuals engaging in harassing behavior, ANA-Illinois, at its sole discretion, may take any action it deems appropriate, ranging from a simple warning to expulsion from current and/or future ANA-Illinois meetings, conferences, and events. Decisions to ban individuals from future events are the sole discretion of ANA-Illinois.

If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact the organizer by email at info@ana-illinois.org.

Cancellation Policies

ANA-Illinois reserves the right to cancel or postpone any or all Event-related activities due to circumstances beyond the reasonable control of ANA-Illinois, which include, without limitation, computer-related attacks, hacking, earthquakes, governmental regulation, fire, flood, labor difficulties, civil disorder, public health crisis, or acts of terrorism and acts of God ("Force Majeure Events").