Professional Nursing organizations Questions and Answers

Professional Nursing organizations Questions and Answers Professional nursing organizations: two categories: General-purpose nursing organizations Specialized nursing organizations Participation in specialty nursing organization links nurses who practice in particular area creates Subcultures of nurses with common interests within nursing profession Professional Nursing Organizations National League for Nursing American Association of Colleges of Nursing National Council of State Boards of Nursing American Nurses Association The International Council of Nurses Sigma Theta Tau International National Student Nurses' Association National League for Nursing (NLN) Oldest Nursing organization in the US Formed in 1893 Committed to advancing the quality of all levels of nursing education Membership open to nursing education institutions, nurses and other health care professionals, health agencies and anyone interested in improving the quality of nursing education NLN Mission Promote excellence in nursing education to build a strong and diverse nursing workforce NLN Goal A voice for nurse educators in academic, political and professional domains, advance the science of nursing and promote scholarship and evidence based practice NLN Core Values Caring, integrity, diversity and excellence NLN Provides Accreditation (of nursing programs) Consultation Continuing Education programs Examination and testing services Journal Grants Nurse educator certification American Association of Colleges of Nursing acts to... guide and increase the quality of baccalaureate and higher-degree programs of nursing American Association of Colleges of Nursing sets... Standards, provides resources and develops leadership capacity of members in order to advance nursing education, research and practice American Association of Colleges of Nursing Membership deans and directors of higher education programs American Association of Colleges of Nursing Goal is by 2020 nursing will be a highly educated and diverse profession that will assume leadership in health care delivery, quality and development of new knowledge that will improve health and health care delivery National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Developed licensure examinations for professional, practical nursing (NCLEX) National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) regulates... professional nursing practice by issuing professional licenses to qualified individuals National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) keeps records on nursing license suspensions, track professional nursing demographics, and spearheads the effort toward interstate licensure National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) sets guidelines for licensure of advanced practice nurses at the state level NCSBN and individual State boards of nursing work together on on common issues and concerns that might affect public health, safety and welfare, including setting standards for minimal competence for safe nursing practice (measured by the NCLEX) American Nurses Association (ANA) Established in 1911 Represents nurses in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the US virgin Islands. American Nurses Association (ANA) works to promote... healthy workplaces through continuing education, certification programs, political activism and public policy analysis American Nurses Association (ANA) development and publication of... nursing practice standards, handbooks, journals, newsletters, social policy statements and ethical code Sigma Theta Tau International International Honor Society since 1985 Has more than 125,000 members and more than 480 chapters in 90 countries To become a member a nurse must demonstrate superior scholastic achievement, professional leadership potential and/or marked achievement in the nursing field Publishes The Journal of Nursing Scholarship and the Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis National Student Nurses' Association Association for Students from all types of nursing educational programs Over 60,000 members National Student Nurses' Association goal to mentor the nursing students preparing for initial licensure as RN's and to convey the standards, ethics and skills that students will need as responsible and accountable leaders and members of the profession