Professional Organizations and Government Resources
- American Assembly for Men in Nursing
- "The purpose of this organization is to provide
a framework for nurses, as a group, to meet, to discuss and influence factors,
which affect men as nurses."
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- "The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) is dedicated to providing our members with the knowledge and
resources necessary to provide optimal care to critically ill patients."
- American Association of Managed Care
Nurses
- News, online education resources, and discussion groups.
- American College of Nurse Midwives
- News, continuing education, publications and more.
- American College of Nurse Practitioners
- Founded in 1993, the American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) is a
national non-profit membership organization headquartered in Washington, DC. The
ACNP is focused on advocacy and keeping NPs current on legislative, regulatory
and clinical practice issues that affect NPs in the rapidly changing health care
arena.
- American Holistic Nurses Association
- The purpose of the AHNA is to renew and enhance the art of nurturing and
caring for the whole person. The AHNA serves as a bridge between the traditional
medical paradigm and universal complementary and alternative healing practices.
- American Nurses Association
- The American Nurses Association is a full-service professional organization
representing the interests of the nation's 2.9 million Registered Nurses through
its 54 constituent member associations(CMAs).
- American Nurses Association (Nursing World)
“The
Nursing Insider… tracks news items that will be of general interest, including
those that deal with the changing landscape of health care policy and
service-provisioning across the United States.” In addition to the Online
Journal of Issues in Nursing, “the Publications section contains a number of
free publications, including several that address the possibility of pursuing a
career in nursing and some general fact sheets about the organization.” (ISP)
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association
- The American Psychiatric Nurses Association provides leadership to promote
psychiatric-mental health nursing, to improve mental health care for culturally
diverse individuals, families, groups and communities and shape health policy
for the delivery of mental health services.
- American Public Health Association
- The American Public Health Association (APHA) is the oldest and largest
organization of public health professionals in the world, representing more than
50,000 members from over 50 occupations of public health. The Association and
its members have been influencing policies and setting priorities in public
health since 1872.
- Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
- The Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) is a nonprofit professional
nursing organization committed to fostering the individual and collective
professional development of nurses involved in the delivery of health care to
persons infected or affected by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and to
promoting the health, welfare, and rights of all HIV infected persons. Founded
in 1987, ANAC seeks to meet the needs of nurses in HIV/AIDS care, research,
prevention, and policy.
- Association of Women's Health, Obstetric
and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN)
- The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
serves the unique needs of nurses specializing in the care of women and
newborns. Members include neonatal nurses, APRNs, women's health nurses, OB/GYN
and labor and delivery nurses, nurse scientists, childbirth educators and nurse
practitioners. AWHONN's mission is to promote excellence in nursing practice to
improve the health of women and newborns.
- Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
(HPNA) (http://www.hpna.org/)
- The purpose of the HNPA is to exchange information, experiences, and ideas;
to promote understanding of the specialties of hospice and palliative nursing;
and to study and promote hospice and palliative nursing research.
- National Council of State Boards of
Nursing
- The purpose of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is to
provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together
on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety
and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing.
NCSBN has developed two licensure
examinations used by its Member Boards to test the entry-level nursing
competence of candidates for licensure as registered nurses and as licensed
practical/vocational nurses.
- National League For Nursing
- The National League for Nursing advances quality nursing education that
prepares the nursing workforce to meet the needs of diverse populations in an
ever-changing health care environment.
- National Student Nurses Association
- Nursing students in associate degree, diploma, baccalaureate, generic
masters, generic doctoral or prenursing programs, can become members of the
National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA), a preprofessional organization for
nursing students.
- Oncology Nursing Society
- The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) is a professional organization of more
than 33,000 registered nurses and other healthcare providers dedicated to
excellence in patient care, education, research, and administration in oncology
nursing. The overall mission of ONS is to promote excellence in oncology nursing
and quality cancer care.
