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CCNE (commission collegiate nations leading accrediting agency for
nursing education) baccalaureate, master, DNP programs at
schools of nursing and also accredits post
baccalaureate nurse residences Arm of
the aacn
American Association of - to establish quality standards for
colleges of nursing (AACN) bachelors, and graduate degree nursing
purpose education, assist deans and directors to
implement those standards
- influence the nursing profession to
improve health care, promote public
support of baccalaureate/ graduate
education
NLN purpose - to identify the nursing needs of society
and to foster programs designed to meet:
- open to all nurses/ non-nurses
- accredits nursing education program
- conduct surveys to collect data on
education program
- accredits practical nursing/ associate
degree programs
ANA purpose - improve quality of nursing care
- establish standards of nursing practice
- Establish code of ethics
, National League of Nursing - accredits practical nursing programs
(NLN) and associate degree
American Nurses Association ( - started as Nurses Associated Alumnae
ANA) renamed to ANA
- Represent all RN's in US considered
voice of nursing
Profession Extensive training
Occupation? Doesn't require a specialized skill
Mary Seacole - Jamaican nurse who cared for brattish
solders at battle front during crimean war
- Established a hotel for sick and injured
soldiers
Mary Elizabeth Mahoney - 1st black women to work as a
professionally trained nurse in USA 1845-
1926
Florence S. Wald - part of hospice movement
- developed 1st program in Connecticut
- The mother of the American hospice
movement
Verified Solutions | Latest Updated 2026
CCNE (commission collegiate nations leading accrediting agency for
nursing education) baccalaureate, master, DNP programs at
schools of nursing and also accredits post
baccalaureate nurse residences Arm of
the aacn
American Association of - to establish quality standards for
colleges of nursing (AACN) bachelors, and graduate degree nursing
purpose education, assist deans and directors to
implement those standards
- influence the nursing profession to
improve health care, promote public
support of baccalaureate/ graduate
education
NLN purpose - to identify the nursing needs of society
and to foster programs designed to meet:
- open to all nurses/ non-nurses
- accredits nursing education program
- conduct surveys to collect data on
education program
- accredits practical nursing/ associate
degree programs
ANA purpose - improve quality of nursing care
- establish standards of nursing practice
- Establish code of ethics
, National League of Nursing - accredits practical nursing programs
(NLN) and associate degree
American Nurses Association ( - started as Nurses Associated Alumnae
ANA) renamed to ANA
- Represent all RN's in US considered
voice of nursing
Profession Extensive training
Occupation? Doesn't require a specialized skill
Mary Seacole - Jamaican nurse who cared for brattish
solders at battle front during crimean war
- Established a hotel for sick and injured
soldiers
Mary Elizabeth Mahoney - 1st black women to work as a
professionally trained nurse in USA 1845-
1926
Florence S. Wald - part of hospice movement
- developed 1st program in Connecticut
- The mother of the American hospice
movement
