Member Benefits
No chapter dues
You only pay for your national membership dues.
Educational presentations and programs
We offer our members opportunities to learn and grow as cardiovascular healthcare professionals through regular educational presentations and networking at our quarterly program meetings. We do not charge any chapter membership dues. Quarterly educational dinner meetings are held in the Charlottesville area, but we anticipate rotating our meeting locations as the chapter grows, and CEU's are provided for attendance. We are offer half or full day seminars once or twice a year.
Opportunity for networking
Enhance your professional development and stay current on cardiac nursing practice and career opportunities in the area through networking at the program meetings.
Chapter Website
We offer a chapter website with current cardiac nursing updates and links to local and national resources all in one place. Chapter members are encouraged to contribute local cardiac nursing news and local cardiovascular health updates and events.
Community Cardiovascular Health initiatives.
We seek opportunities to participate in local and national community cardiovascular health initiatives. In February, several members participated in the Red Dress Campaign by distributing information on women and heart disease in the community, participating in the Red Dress poster campaign, and volunteering for the Speakers Bureau.
PNCA Membership Benefits
Our chapter members are all members of PCNA and as such receive the benefits of PCNA membership:
- National and regional networking opportunities : PCNA's Membership Directory , Access to the Member's Only Section of the PCNA web site
- Free patient education materials and free/discounted disease management tool kits
- Opportunity to earn Cardiac Vascular Nurse certification
- Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
- Complimentary membership to a regional PCNA chapter in your area
- Reduced registration fees for the PCNA annual symposiums
- Opportunities for continuing education and earning continuing education credits through PCNA approved programs, publications, online
- 5% discount on products found at Nursing Knowledge International
For more information on PCNA member benefits , follow the link and you will be redirected to the PCNA website.
