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Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow coalition: Elizabeth Dole and Luci Baines Johnson, honorary chairs Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Formed in 1985, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) is the largest and only full-service national professional organization for nurse practitioners (NPs) of all specialties with over 13,000 individual members and 66 group members. AANP provides national representation for approximately 65,000 NPs through its various membership categories. Based on its mission, AANP advocates for access to quality, cost effective healthcare delivery by NPs; provides proactive legislative and practice leadership; advances health policy; promotes excellence in practice, education, and research; establishes healthcare standards; and serves as a major resource for NPs, patients, health care consumers and providers, governmental agencies, and industry. The AANP Foundation awards scholarships for NP education and grants for research and clinical projects. The AANP National Certification Program offers national competency based certification exams for family and adult NPs. AANP is proactive in the international development of the role of the NP and is a founding member and leader in the new International Network for NPs/APNs. American Academy of Nursing The mission of the American Academy of Nursing is to serve the public and nursing profession by advancing health policy and practice through the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of nursing knowledge. American Association of Colleges of Nursing The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is the national voice for bachelor's- and graduate-degree nursing education programs. AACN represents more than 560 schools of nursing at universities and four-year colleges nationwide. AACN's educational, research, governmental advocacy, data, publications, and other programs work to establish quality standards for bachelor's- and graduate-degree nursing education, assist deans and directors to implement those standards, influence the nursing profession to improve health care, and promote public support of baccalaureate and graduate nursing education, research, and practice in nursing - the nation's largest health care profession. AACN on the Web is your direct source to information about nursing education programs, trends, education standards and data, publications, and career opportunities. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) is the largest specialty nursing association in the world, with approximately 65,000 members. Its international headquarters is located in Aliso Viejo, California. Founded in 1969, the Association now has more than 270 chapters worldwide and is working toward a healthcare system driven by the needs of patients and families, where critical care nurses make their optimal contribution. Complete information about AACN is available on the World Wide Web at www.aacn.org or by calling 800-899-AACN. American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Founded in 1931, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists is the professional organization for approximately 28,000 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). Advanced practice nurses, CRNAs safely administer more than 65 percent of the 26 million anesthetics delivered in the United States each year. CRNAs practice in every setting where anesthesia is available and are the sole anesthesia providers in more than two-thirds of all rural hospitals. American College of Nurse Practitioners The mission of ACNP is to unite and advocate for nurse practitioners in political, policy and professional arenas. These efforts are to promote accessible high quality prevention based health care system to better meet the needs of individuals, families and communities. ACNP is committed to developing nurse practitioners as leaders and facilitating collaboration among individual nurse practitioners, other nurse practitioner organizations, health related groups and the public. American Hospital Association The AHA is a not-for-profit association of health care provider organizations and individuals that are committed to the health improvement of their communities. The AHA is the national advocate for its members, which includes 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, other providers of care and 37,000 individual members. Founded in 1898, the AHA provides education for health care leaders and is a source of information on health care issues and trends. For more information, visit the AHA Web site at www.aha.org. Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) is the only professional nursing organization designed exclusively for medical-surgical nurses. Our members practice in a variety of adult health settings including acute care, long term care, home care and ambulatory care. Along the professional nursing continuum, our membership includes staff nurses, clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, managers, administrators, researchers, and faculty of nursing programs. You need a Med-Surg nurse to save your life! American Nephrology Nurses' Association Established as a nonprofit organization in 1969, the American Nephrology Nurses' Association has a membership of over 11,000 nephrology professionals. ANNA operates under a constitution and bylaws and serves its members through a national structure, four regions, and over 100 local chapters. Registered nurses and other health care professionals with varying experience and expertise in such areas as conservative management, peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis, continuous renal replacement therapies, and renal and extra-renal transplantation comprise our membership. ANNA's mission is to advance nephrology nursing practice and positively influence outcomes for patients with kidney or other disease processes requiring replacement therapies through advocacy, scholarship, and excellence. Those considering a career as a Nephrology Nurse are encouraged to review the ANNA's online brochure titled Discover Nephrology Nursing. American Nurses Association Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the American Nurses Association (ANA) is the only full-service professional organization representing the nation's entire registered nurse population. From the halls of Congress and federal agencies to the boardrooms, hospitals and other health care facilities, the ANA is the strongest voice for the nursing profession and for workplace advocacy. The ANA represents the interests of the nation's 2.6 million registered nurses through its 53 constituent state and territorial association and over 180,000 members. Dedicated to ensuring that an adequate supply of highly skilled and well-trained nurses is available, the ANA is committed to meeting the needs of nurses as well as health care consumers. The ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the general public. American Organization of Nurse Executives The American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) achieves its mission through education, research, networking, public policy and advocacy. AONE members benefit from an interactive grass roots policy development networks with Affiliated Local Groups, individual members and national leadership. Timely information on AONE's Web Site www.aone.org keeps members up to date on current events and policy issues. Current state-of-the art topics are offered at the AONE Annual Meetings and through other educational programs such as audio videos, Web Site chat rooms and Regional Policy Forums. American Psychiatric Nurses Association APNA is the only psychiatric-mental health nursing organization whose membership is inclusive of all PMH registered nurses (RN) including associate degree (ADN), baccalaureate (BSN), and advanced practice (APN) comprised of clinical nurse specialists (CNS), psychiatric nurse practitioners (NP), and nurse scientists and academicians (PhD). APNA membership totals more than 7,700 psychiatric mental health nurses from all over the world. To facilitate professional advancement, APNA provides quality psychiatric-mental health nursing continuing education, a wealth of resources for established, emerging, and prospective PMH nurses, and a community of dynamic collaboration. APNA champions psychiatric-mental health nursing and advocates for mental health care through the development of positions on key issues, the widespread dissemination of current knowledge and developments in PMH nursing, and through collaboration with consumer groups to promote evidence based advances in recovery-focused assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of persons with mental illness and substance use disorders. APNA is your resource for psychiatric-mental health nursing. American Red Cross The American Red Cross is dedicated to helping make families and communities safer at home and around the world. A Volunteer-led humanitarian service organization operating on a current budget of $2.3 billion, the American Red Cross annually mobilizes relief to the victims of more than 60,000 disasters nationwide and has been the primary supplier of lifesaving blood and blood products in the United States for more than 50 years. The American Red Cross also trains more than 11.7 million people in vital lifesaving skills, provides direct health services to 2.5 million people, assists international disaster and conflict victims in more than 20 countries, and transmits more than 1.4 million emergency messages to members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families. More than 40,000 nurses are integrally involved in all Red Cross activities at all levels of the organization. Dr. Bernadine Healy is president and CEO of the American Red Cross. Lydia Marien, National Chairman of Nursing, and Nancy McKelvey, Chief Nurse, direct nurse involvement, including student nurse participation, from the national level. For more information about Red Cross nursing, contact the Office of the Chief Nurse through our web site at www.redcross.org/nursing/index.html. Arthritis Foundation The mission of the Arthritis Foundation is to improve lives through leadership in the prevention, control and cure of arthritis and related diseases. The Arthritis Foundation promotes government and private sector action to improve the lives of the 43 million Americans living with arthritis. Contact us at 800/283-7800 or visit us on the Web at www.arthritis.org. Association of periOperative Registered Nurses AORN, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, is the professional organization of periOperative registered nurses whose mission is to promote quality patient care by providing its members with education, standards, services, and representation. AORN is composed of approximately 42,000 periOperative registered nurses in the United States and abroad who manage, teach, and practice periOperative nursing; who are enrolled in nursing education; and who are engaged in periOperative research. periOperative nursing practice is defined as "those activities performed by the professional nurse in the periOperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of the patient's surgical experience. The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) is a professional membership organization of 22,000 nurses in the U.S., Canada and abroad committed to improving the health of women and newborns. As the standard bearer for nurses in a variety of specialties, AWHONN publishes the Journal of Obstetric and Gynecologic Nursing (JOGN), a scientific technical peer reviewed journal and AWHONN Lifelines, a magazine with feature stories on everyday practice issues as well as numerous books, monographs and symposia on cutting edge topics. AWHONN offers a broad variety of educational programs and resources on women's health issues across the lifespan and the newborn period to help nurses keep abreast of the latest practice trends in patient care. AWHONN's research based practice projects on Second Stage Labor Management, Continence for Women, Neonatal Skin Care, Pelvic Pain and Comfort Management and Preterm Labor are paving the way for evidence based clinical practice. Visit our Website at www.awhonn.org for more information. The Center for Nursing Advocacy The Center for Nursing Advocacy is a grassroots non-profit international organization which was founded in 2001 to battle causes that lead to the nursing shortage. We seek to increase public understanding of the central, front-line role nurses play in modern health care. The focus of the Center is to promote more accurate, balanced and frequent media portrayals of nurses and increase the media's use of nurses as expert sources. The Center's ultimate goal is to foster growth in the size and diversity of the nursing profession at a time of critical shortage, strengthen nursing practice, teaching and research, and improve the health care system. The Health Occupations Students of America The Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) is a non-profit, national student organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education as an integral part of the Health Occupations/Sciences curriculum. Serving 66,234 members in 2,057 chapters across 37 states, HOSA has the greatest reach of any healthcare related organization serving high schools, vocational/technical centers, and community colleges. The mission of HOSA is to enhance the delivery of compassionate, quality health care by providing opportunities for knowledge, skill and leadership development of all health occupations education students, therefore, helping the students to meet the needs of the health care community. Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, is dedicated to improving the health of people worldwide through increasing the scientific base of nursing practice. Its members are nursing scholars committed to the pursuit of excellence in clinical practice, education, research and leadership. Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association The Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) is leading the way in promoting excellence in end-of-life nursing through education, standards, advocacy, research, public policy and networking. HPNA (originally incorporated as HNA) originated in 1986. Since then, HPNA has grown to a membership of more than 3,500 with representation from all 50 states as well as Canada, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Japan, France and Australia. HPNA has 18 regional groups in various stages of development. Our journal, the Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, provides an excellent source of research and clinical knowledge. HPNA's Web site, www.hpna.org, continually updates members on current events and keeps them linked to other organizations. HPNA's sister organization, the National Board of Certification for Hospice and Palliative Nursing (NBCHPN), has certified more than 7,000 nurses and currently is pursuing certification for advanced practice and nursing assistants in end-of-life care. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Founded in 1995, the mission of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) is to enhance and promote the unique, high-value contributions of the clinical nurse specialist to the health and well-being of individuals, families, groups, and communities, and to promote and advance the practice of nursing. NACNS members practice in over 40 different specialty areas. National Association of Neonatal Nurses The mission of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) is to support and promote neonatal nursing. NANN encompasses all neonatal nurses in specialty care levels of practice who promote optimal, quality care and successful health outcomes for newborns, infants, and their families. NANN provides neonatal nurses with education, practice, communication and research opportunities, and a forum to exchange information on professional issues. NANN: fosters advanced nursing practice; enhances the effectiveness of nursing in the promotion of human well being and family-centered care; promotes ethical and professional conduct; increases public awareness and understanding of the specialty; and facilitates cooperation among nurses in a variety of roles. Currently there are over 11,500 members of NANN internationally. National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses The mission of the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses is to advance the quality of musculoskeletal health care by promoting excellence in research, education, and nursing practice. NAON was established in 1980. Today, NAON is one of the premier national nursing associations of over 7000 registered and licensed practical/vocational nurses representing all 50 states and several foreign countries. NAON's major purpose is to promote, in cooperation with all members of the health care team, the highest standards of nursing practice, to promote research, and maintain effective communication between orthopaedic nurses and other external interested persons and groups. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners NAPNAP is the professional organization that advocates for children, (infants through young adults), and provides leadership for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners who deliver Primary health care in a variety of settings. NAPNAP was founded in 1973 as a non-profit specialty nursing organization devoted to improving the quality of infant and child health care. The pediatric nurse practitioner provides an advanced level of care to children and their families, including: counseling on normal development and behavioral problems, the prevention of illness and preventable injuries, and care of children with acute or chronic conditions. NAPNAP promotes high standards of child health care through education, research, and legislative action involving over 6,200 members in 48 chapters across the country. NAPNAP's activities include: monitoring health legislation affecting maternal child care and nurse practitioner practices, distributing materials to educate consumers on child care, providing quality continuing education programs for pediatric health care providers, and providing opportunities and funding for continuing education and research. NAPNAP collaborates with several organizations and entities engaged in activities that support improving children's health. National League for Nursing Founded in 1893, the National League for Nursing (NLN) champions the pursuit of quality nursing education. It is the professional association for nurse educators, education agencies, health care agencies, allied/public agencies and public members, and its Mission is to advance quality nursing education that prepares the nursing workforce to meet the needs of diverse populations in an ever-changing health care environment. In addition, the NLN serves as the primary source of information about every type of nursing education program, practical/vocational through doctoral. The NLN sponsors 38 affiliated Constituent Leagues that provide a local forum for members, and its independent corporate affiliate, the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), provides accreditation services to all types of nursing education programs. NLN's semi-monthly electronic newsletter, UPDATE, provides information about the organization and about other topics of interest to the nursing education community. It is available free of charge and can be subscribed to through our Website. National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing The National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (N-OADN) is the leading advocate for associate degree nursing education and practice, and promotes collaboration in charting the future of health care education and delivery. N-OADN serves a national constituency. Membership categories include agency and individual members, as well as state chapters. N-OADN serves its membership through representation at the national level, providing information through a quarterly newsletter, a Web page and an annual meeting. National Student Nurses' Association NSNA is a membership organization representing students in ADN, Diploma, Baccalaureate, generic Masters and generic Doctoral programs preparing students for Registered Nurse licensure, as well as RNs in BSN completion programs. Oncology Nursing Society The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) is a professional organization of more than 30,000 registered nurses and other healthcare providers dedicated to excellence in patient care, education, research, and administration in oncology nursing. It's also the largest professional oncology association in the world. Since its official incorporation in 1975, ONS has become a leader in cancer care. It has grown to include more than 218 chapters and 32 special interest groups. ONS publishes widely respected journals, books and information and provides extensive education to nurses around the world. ONS through the ONS Foundation is the second largest funder of nursing research out side of the National Institutes of Health. In addition, the Society plays an active role in advocacy activities at the local, state, national, and international levels. ONS members are a diverse group of professionals who represent a variety of professional roles, practice settings, and subspecialty practice areas. Registered nurses, including staff nurses, advanced practice nurses, case managers, educators, researchers, and consultants, and other healthcare professionals. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs The Veterans Administration administers the laws providing benefits and other services to veterans, their dependents, and their beneficiaries. The Veterans Administration serves America's veterans and their families with dignity and compassion and is the principle advocate in ensuring medical care, benefits, social support, and lasting memorials promoting the health, welfare, and dignity for all veterans in recognition of their service to this Nation. With more than 173 Veterans Administration Medical Centers (VAMC) nationwide, 520-plus ambulatory and community-based outpatient clinics, and 134 nursing homes, the VHA manages one of the largest health care systems in the United States. The VHA also conducts research and education, and provides emergency medical preparedness. Approximately 35,000 registered nurses provide care in clinical practice, administration, research, and education. These nursing roles are available in primary, ambulatory, acute, geriatrics, and extended care settings. |