1. PROFESSIONAL NURSING ORGANIZATIONS

2. AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION
Purpose/Mission
Represents interests of 2.9 million RNs through 54 constituent state and territorial associations and over 180,000 members
Committed to meeting the needs of nurses as well as health care consumers

3. Activities Associated with Mission
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
Lobbying Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues

4. Working to affect the following priority policy initiatives
Health care reform (policy statement, 2009)
Disaster preparedness (policy statement, 2008)
Helping to improve the health care workplace (policy statement, 2008)
An expanded role for registered nurses and advance practice nurses
Obtaining federal funding for nurse education and training

5. Continues its efforts to:
Expand the scientific and research base for nursing practice
Collective bargaining/better compensation and work conditions for nurses
New approaches to nursing service delivery to attain cost-effective quality care.

6. Historical Background
1910
1920’s
1930’s
1940’s
1950’s
1960’s
1970’s
1980’s
1990’s
2000

7. Functions: Information dissemination Representation Advocacy
Protection

8. Benefits of Membership
Be heard
Guide the profession:
Influence decisions:
Save money:
Promote yourself:
Stay informed:

9. AACN - American Association of Colleges of Nursing
“The AACN is the national voice for baccalaureate and graduate degree nursing education. AACN serves the public interest by providing standards and resources, and by fostering innovation to advance professional nursing education, research, and practice.” (AACN, 2004)

10. Historical Background
1969 – AACN was begun with 121 member institutions
2009 – 640 member schools of nursing, private universities, and senior colleges nationwide

11. Strategic Goals
GOAL 1: PROVIDE STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP THAT ADVANCES PROFESSIONAL NURSING EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
GOAL 2: DEVELOP FACULTY AND OTHER ACADEMIC LEADERS TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF CHANGING HEALTHCARE AND HIGHER EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTS
GOAL 3: LEVERAGE AACN’S POLICY AND PROGRAMMATIC LEADERSHIP ON BEHALF OF THE PROFESSION AND DISCIPLINE

12. Purpose
Support through research, governmental and public advocacy, and data collection.
Establishes standards for baccalaureate and graduate level nursing education
Influences the nursing profession to improve health care
Promotes public awareness and support

13. CCNE – Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
1996 – created by AACN and officially recognized by U.S. Secretary of Education as a national accreditation agency
“Assesses and identifies programs that engage in acceptable educational practices.” (CCNE, 2004)

14. Benefits of CCNE Accreditation
Maintains high levels of accountability to the public
Fosters high regard for institutions
Maintains integrity of educational programs

15. National League for Nursing
Mission
Promotes excellence in nursing education to build a strong and diverse nursing workforce.

16. Core Values
CARING
INTEGRITY
DIVERSITY
EXCELLENCE

17. Benefits of membership
Members’ special rates and discounts
Testing products and services
Faculty development activities
Education summit
Data
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
NLN On-line and NLN update

18. National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)
Accreditation is a voluntary, self-regulatory process - meet or exceed standards and criteria for educational quality.
Further improvement of the nursing program
Monitoring of certificate, diploma, and BS & MSN degree offerings

19. Sigma Theta Tau – International Honors Society for Nursing
Mission
The mission of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International is to support the learning, knowledge, and professional development of nurses committed to making a difference in health worldwide.

20. Vision
The vision of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International is to create a global community of nurses who lead in using knowledge, scholarship, service and learning to improve the health of the world’s people.

21. History Founded in 1922 by six nursing students at Indiana University.
1936 – became first organization in U.S. to fund nursing research
1985 – became incorporated as Sigma Theta Tau International to support and connect the global community of nursing scholars

22. More than 405,000 members inducted from 85 countries
Membership characteristics:
26 percent are staff nurse/clinicians
21 percent are nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, or clinical specialists
18 percent are administrators or supervisors
22 percent are educators or researchers

23. You want to be in this group!
Membership information
By invitation only to the top third of the students in baccalaureate and graduate programs in nursing and nursing leaders who exhibit exceptional achievements

24. Benefits Recognition/prestige Education On-line research tools
Career development tools
Research awards
Networking

25. Specialty Nursing Organizations
Spend some time discussing a few organizations to which current NUR406 students belong
Examples – American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Emergency Nurses Association, etc.
Report back on the connections that you see to the organizations presented.