Multiple issues refimprove February 2009 tone February 2009 The AmericanNursesAssociation ANA is a professional organization to advance and protect the profession of nursing . It started in 1896 as the Nurses Associated Alumnae and was renamed the AmericanNursesAssociation in 1911. ref Cite web url http www.healthfinder.gov orgs hr1565.htm title AmericanNursesAssociation, ANA publisher Health ... Karen Daley.aspx title ANA President Karen Daley publisher AmericanNursesAssociation accessdate 2011 05 03 ref Primary mission The Association is a professional organization representing registered ... http medical dictionary.thefreedictionary.com AmericanNursesAssociation title AmericanNursesAssociation ... publisher AmericanNursesAssociation accessdate 2009 03 24 ref Publications American Nurse Today The American Nurse OJIN The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing ref Cite web url http www.nursingworld.org MainMenuCategories ANAMarketplace ANAPeriodicals.aspx title AANA Periodicals publisher AmericanNursesAssociation accessdate 2009 03 24 ref External links http nursingworld.org AmericanNursesAssociation website http www.anfonline.org American Nurse Foundation website http www.nursecredentialing.org ... Category Non profit organizations based in Maryland de AmericanNursesAssociation ... nursingworld.org FunctionalMenuCategories ContactUs.aspx title ANA Contact Us publisher AmericanNursesAssociation accessdate 2009 03 24 ref and Karen Daley, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, is the current President ... knowledge, 2 AmericanNurses Foundation, the charitable and philanthropic arm, and 3 AmericanNurses Credentialing Center , which Credentials Medicine credentials nurses in their specialty and credentials ... standards of nursing practice, promoting the rights of nurses in the workplace, advancing the economic and general welfare of nurses. ref Cite web url http www.discovernursing.com nursing organizations ... subsidiary organizations 1 American Academy of Nursing , to serve the public and nursing profession ... more details
Infobox organization name American Holistic NursesAssociation bgcolor 7C61A3 fgcolor white image AHNA logo.jpg image border size 100px alt caption map optional msize map size, optional, default 250px malt map alt text mcaption optional map2 abbreviation AHNA motto Our vision is a world in which nursing nurtures wholeness and inspires peace and healing predecessor successor formation 1981 extinction date of extinction, optional type Professional organization status purpose Scientific, Educational headquarters Flagstaff, AZ location coords Coordinates of location using a coordinates template region served membership language official languages general Secretary General leader title position title for the leader of the org leader name name of leader leader title2 leader name2 leader title3 leader name3 leader title4 leader name4 key people main organ gral. assembly, board of directors, etc parent organization if one affiliations if any budget num staff num volunteers website url www.ahna.org remarks former name The American Holistic NursesAssociation is a professional organization for holistic nursing holistic nurses . Mission The mission of the American Holistic NursesAssociation is to advance holistic nursing through community building, advocacy, research, and education. ref http www.ahna.org AboutUs MissionStatement tabid 1931 Default.aspx ref This mission is achieved through professional, peer reviewed publications Journal of Holistic Nursing , educational conferences, and offering books and other materials to holistic health care professionals. Nurses can become certified in holistic nursing through AHNA s affiliate, American Holistic Nurses Certification Corporation. References Reflist Portal Nursing External links http www.ahna.org Official website Category Nursing organizations Category Alternative medicine nursing org stub ... more details
?pageid 3302 APNA News ref The Journal of the American Psychiatric NursesAssociation JAPNA is published ... Scope and Standards of Practice with the AmericanNursesAssociation and International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses. ref http www.medicalnewstoday.com articles 72441.php Medical News Today AmericanNursesAssociation Releases Newly Revised Scope And Standards For Nurses In Psychiatric ... Reflist External links http www.apna.org American Psychiatric NursesAssociation official website ... nursing education CNE by the AmericanNurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Accreditation. ref http www.nursecredentialing.org Accreditation AccreditedOrganizations.aspx AmericanNurses ...Multiple issues primary sources November 2010 wikify November 2010 cleanup November 2010 The American Psychiatric NursesAssociation APNA is a professional organization of over 6,500 psychiatric mental health nurses PMHNs . It is committed to the specialty practice of psychiatric mental health nursing, health and wellness promotion through identification of mental health issues, prevention of mental health problems, and the care and treatment of persons with psychiatric disorders. ref http www.apna.org APNA homepage ref Membership APNA currently has over 6,500 members, all of whom are at all levels of education from basic to doctoral, and work in a wide variety of settings including inpatient, outpatient, research, education, administration, clinical, private practice, military, and forensic. It is the largest psychiatric mental health nursing membership organization, ref http www.health.gov ... and retired registered nurses. ref http www.apna.org i4a pages index.cfm?pageid 3293 APNA Membership ... nursing education programs. The APNA Annual Conference is the largest gathering of PMH nurses in the US .... It offers continuing education contact hours for RN PMHs and Advance Practice nurses. The APNA ... index.aspx National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners NAPNAP on a three part series ... more details
Infobox journal title Journal of the American Psychiatric NursesAssociation cover File Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.jpg editor Karen Farchaus Stein discipline Neurology former names abbreviation J. Of The American Psychiatric NursesAssociation publisher SAGE Publications country frequency Bi monthly history 1995 present openaccess license impact impact year 2010 website http www.uk.sagepub.com journals Journal201684?siteId sage uk&prodTypes any&q Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association&fs 1 link1 http jap.sagepub.com content current link1 name Online access link2 http jap.sagepub.com content by year link2 name Online archive ISSN 1078 3903 eISSN OCLC 300825130 LCCN Journal of the American Psychiatric NursesAssociation is a Peer review peer reviewed academic journal that publishes papers six times a year in the field of Neurology . The journal s Editor in Chief editor is Karen Farchaus Stein University of Rochester . It has been in publication since 1995 and is currently published by SAGE Publications in association with American Psychiatric NursesAssociation . Scope Journal of the American Psychiatric NursesAssociation publishes up to date information, aiming to improve mental health care for culturally diverse individuals and shape health care policy for the delivery of mental health services. The journal publishes both clinical and research articles relevant to psychiatric nursing. Abstracting and indexing Journal of the American Psychiatric NursesAssociation is abstracted and indexed in the following databases CINAHL EBSCO MEDLINE Ovid PsycINFO SCOPUS External links Official website 1 http jap.sagepub.com Category SAGE academic journals Category English language journals Category Neurology journals ... more details
Black NursesAssociation is currently the only professional African American nursing association. The founding ...Orphan date February 2009 Wikify date April 2010 The National Black NursesAssociation was founded in 1971 in Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland , Ohio . History It was proposed by Betty Smith Williams and passed unanimously by all present. The founding members of the National Black NursesAssociation were Dr. Lauranne Sams, Betty Jo Davidson, Gertrude Baker, Barbara Garner, Dr. Mary Harper, Mattiedna Kelly, Phyllis Jenkins, Florrie Jefferson, Judy Jourdain, Geneva Norman, Betty Smith Williams, Ethelrine Shaw, Anita Small, Doris A. Wilson, and Gloria Rookard. The goal of the NBNA was to improve the health status of black people in the United States and to open positions of nursing education and nursing leadership positions for African Americans. The official mission statement of the National Black NursesAssociation was to provide a forum for collective action by black nurses to investigate, define and advocate for the health care needs of African Americans and to implement strategies that ensure ... Black NursesAssociation currently has educational programs and preventional measures related to heart ... Black NursesAssociation, a quarterly subscription to Minority Nurse, access to the NBNA .... External links Aetna 2003 African American History Calendar. 2003 . Retrieved March 5, 2007 from http www.aetna.com diversity aahcalendar 2003 perspective.html. Black NursesAssociation of Greater ... NursesAssociation. 2007 . Retrieved March 3, 2007 from http www.nbna.org index.htm. National Black NursesAssociation Day. 2006 . Retrieved March 6, 2007 from http www.tampagov.net dept mayor proclamations and special recognitions files 20070202 National Black NursesAssociation Day.pdf. Category Nursing organizations Category African American professional organizations Category Organizations ... education for registered nurses, nursing students, and retired nurses. The current president of NBNA ... more details
The Minnesota NursesAssociation MNA is a labor union representing Registered Nurses in the state of Minnesota. They are affiliated with National Nurses United, a national nurses union promoting guaranteed nurse to patient staffing ratios. On June 10, 2010, the MNA staged a one day walkout strike action strike to protest wage freezes, pension decreases, and to advocate for guaranteed nurse to patient staffing ratios. The MNA said it was the largest nurses strike in US history, with more than 12,000 union members involved. ref http www.wsws.org articles 2010 jun2010 minn j11.shtml World Socialist Website, One day strike by Minnesota nurses to defend patient care ref References reflist External links http www.nationalnursesunited.org about National Nurses United http www.mnnurses.org Minnesota NursesAssociation http www.twincitieshospitals.com Twin Cities Hospitals DEFAULTSORT Minnesota NursesAssociation Category Trade unions in the United States Category Labour relations Category Medicine and healthcare trade unions ... more details
links http www.TNA.org Tennessee State NursesAssociation See also Labor unions in the United ... standards for registered nurses. TNA also serves as advocate for improving health standards. And, they track the quality and availability of health care throughout the state of Tennessee. Tennessee Nurses ... that meet the special needs of TNA members and other nurses in Tennessee. TNA Political Action Committee ... and assisting nurses at all levels in political action, identifying and supporting nurse candidates ... more details
Essay like date February 2009 Infobox Union Please include all unused fields for future use. See template talk Infobox Union for usage. name Philippine Nurses Association country Philippines affiliation World Health Organization WHO , International Council of Nurses ICN members 368,589 2005 full name PNA native name Pambansang Samahan ng mga Nars ng Pilipinas image Image Philippine Nurses Association logo .png founded 1922 current head dissolved date dissolved state merged into office Manila , Philippines people website www.pna ph.org footnotes Founded on September 2, 1922 as Filipino Nurses Association FNA in a meeting of 150 nurses presided by then Anastacia Giron Mrs. Tupas , the FNA was incorporated in 1924. The International Council of Nurses accepted the FNA as one of the member organizations during the congress held in Montreal, Canada on July 8 13, 1929. The FNA became the Philippine Nurses Association PNA in 1966, which was the same year that the office at 1663 F.T. Benitez Street, Malate, Manila was inaugurated. President Carlos P. Garcia proclaimed the last week of October as Nurses Week and authorized FNA to take charge of its obeservance in Proclamation 593 done on October 17, 1958. President Fidel V. Ramos declared 1997 as the Nurses Diamond Jubilee Year under Proclamation No. 1060. Today, there are a total of 368,589 licensed nurses February 2005 in the Philippines and produces an average of 13,000 new nurses every year. The PNA was awarded the Most Outstanding Accredited Professional Organization by the Professional Regulation Commission in 2003 besting 40 other professional associations and was five time nominee for the same award. See also Philippine Nurses Association of United Kingdom External links http www.pna ph.org Philippine Nurses Association official website Portal Nursing Category International Council of Nurses Category Nursing organizations Category Professional associations based in the Philippines ... more details
Infobox Organization name Canadian NursesAssociation image Two nurses with baby in nursery at Toronto East General and Orthopaedic Hospital, Toronto, ON.jpg image border size caption map msize mcaption abbreviation CNA motto formation 1908 extinction type Professional associationassociation status active purpose advocate and public voice, educator and network headquarters Canada location Canada region served Canada membership language English Language English French Language French leader title President leader name Judith Shamian leader title President Elect leader name Barbara Mildon main organ parent organization affiliations num staff num volunteers budget website http www.cna aiic.ca www.cna aiic.ca remarks The Canadian NursesAssociation is a federation of 11 provinces and territories of Canada provincial and territorial registered nurses Professional associationassociation s representing more than 139,893 Canadian registered nurses and nurse practitioners. Currently Judith Shamian is the president of the CNA. History In 1908, representatives from nurses associations around Canada were invited to meet by the Canadian Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses . At this meeting the Provisional Society of the Canadian National Association of Trained Nurses was formed. Mary Agnes Snively was named founding president. The CNATN took its members from societies such as graduate nurse and alumni associations. In 1924, the CNATN changed its name to the Canadian NursesAssociation. See also Aboriginal NursesAssociation of Canada List of nursing organizations External links http www.cna nurses.ca CNA default e.aspx Canadian NursesAssociation http www.nurseone.ca index.php?lang en NurseOne http www.nursingcareerscanada.ca NursingCareersCanada References reflist Canadian NursesAssociation website Ross Kerr, J.C. & Wood, M.J. 2003 Canadian Nursing Issues and Perspectives 4th ed. Toronto Mosby. Commons Category Nursing organizations Category 1908 establishments ... more details
Infobox Union Please include all unused fields for future use. See template talk Infobox Union for usage. name UAN country United States affiliation AFL CIO , members 102,000 full name United American Nurses AFL CIO native name image Image UAN logo.png founded 1999 current head dissolved date 2009 dissolved state merged into National Nurses United . office Silver Spring, Maryland , United States people website http www.uannurse.org www.uannurse.org footnotes United American Nurses UAN was an United States American trade union union affiliated with the AFL CIO . Founded in 1999, it only represented registered nurse s RNs . In 2009, UAN merged with the California Nurses Association National Nurses Organizing Committee and Massachusetts Nurses Association to form National Nurses United . At the time of the merger, Ann Converso, RN, was president, Joan Craft, RN, was vice president and Jean Ross, RN, was secretary treasurer . nursing org stub US trade union stub Category 1999 establishments in the United States Category 2009 disestablishments Category Nursing organizations Category AFL CIO Category Medicine and healthcare trade unions ... more details
Association of Nurses in AIDS Care ANAC is a national nursing organization in the United States which specializes in the care of individuals infected with HIV . It is based in Akron, Ohio and was founded in 1987. ref cite news url http www.ajc.com hotjobs content hotjobs careercenter pulse 2007 0207 pulse0201.html work Atlanta Journal Constitution date title Nurses fight the good fight against AIDS first Laura last Raines accessdate November 18, 2009 ref It sponsors JANAC Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care , which is published by Elsevier . ref cite news url http www.infectioncontroltoday.com hotnews 4bh210550.html title Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Selects Elsevier as Publishing Partner work Infection Control Today date November 2, 2004 accessdate November 18, 2009 ref References references External links Official http www.nursesinaidscare.org Category Medical and health organizations based in the United States Category Nursing organizations Category Organizations established in 1987 Category HIV AIDS in the United States Category HIV AIDS organizations US org stub ... more details
Infobox Organization name Aboriginal NursesAssociation of Canada bgcolor B10000 fgcolor white image ANAC logo.jpg image border size 175px caption map msize mcaption abbreviation ANAC motto formation extinction type Scientific, Education status active purpose professional nursing organization for aboriginal peoples of Canada . headquarters Ottawa, Ontario Canada location region served Canada membership language English Language English , French language French leader title leader name main organ parent organization affiliations Canadian NursesAssociation . num staff num volunteers budget website url www.anac.on.ca remarks The Aboriginal NursesAssociation of Canada ANAC is a non governmental, non profit organization. It is an affiliate group of the Canadian NursesAssociation . The ANAC is the only professional nursing organization for aboriginal peoples of Canada . See also Portal Nursing List of nursing organizations References Reflist External links http www.anac.on.ca Official website Commons DEFAULTSORT Aboriginal NursesAssociation Of Canada Category Nursing organizations Category Organizations established in 1975 Nursing org stub Canada org stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Image Association of Catholic Nurses 0907.jpg right Image ACN EW dove.gif right Image ACN EW 2207 3.jpg right THE ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC NURSES England and Wales The Association of Catholic Nurses in England and Wales was founded under the name of the Catholic Nurses Guild in 1897. Moves to change the name of the organization to the Association of Catholic Nurses took place around the centenary celebrations of the organization in 1997 in order to move into the new millennium with a fresh updated modern image. The Association of Catholic Nurses England and Wales works with other agencies such as the Guild of Catholic Doctors and Catholics in Healthcare http www.catholicsinhealthcare.org.uk , the national Catholic healthcare group of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales to promote Catholic philosophies of care within nursing practice and to provide spiritual and professional support to Catholics working in healthcare. The Association also links with other Catholic agencies such as the Linacre Centre in addition to Government and Non Government health organizations to explore research and discussion of biomedical and ethical issues and current ... Care, Rome DEFAULTSORT The Association Of Catholic Nurses In England And Wales Category Roman Catholic ... Church . At international level the Association represents the nursing profession of the Roman Catholic ... Catholic Committee of Nurses and Medical Social healthcare Assistants. CICIAMS works closely with the Pontifical ... healthcare programmes and practices of care. http www.catholicnurses.org.uk Association of Catholic Nurses in England and Wales website www.catholicnurses.org.uk External links http www.catholicnurses.org.uk The National Website of The Association of Catholic Nurses in England and Wales http www.ciciams.org CICIAMS International Committee of Nurses and Medico Social Healthcare Assistants http www.catholicmedicalassociation.org.uk The Catholic Medical Association http www.catholicsinhealthcare.org.uk ... more details
The National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses NAON is a non profit, volunteer run professional organization that exists to advance the lives and careers of Orthopaedic nursing orthopaedic nurses . Formed in 1980, NAON was designed to promote the highest standards of nursing practice by educating its practitioners, promoting research, and encouraging effective communication between Orthopaedic nursing orthopaedic nurses and other groups with similar interests. NAON membership consists of more than 7,000 Registered Nurse RN s, Licensed Practical Nurse LPN s, Licensed Practical Nurse LVN s, student nurses, and associate members from across the country and around the world who share an interest in Human musculoskeletal system musculoskeletal health care. Mission NAON s mission is to advance the quality of musculoskeletal health care by promoting excellence in Nursing research research , education, and nursing practice . Publications Orthopaedic Nursing journal , a peer reviewed journal NAON News Foundation The NAON Foundation supports the goals and mission of NAON by providing grants, scholarships, and awards to nurses pursuing careers in orthopaedic nursing practice, education, Nursing management administration , and research. External links http www.orthonurse.org NAON website http www.oncb.org Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board website Category Nursing organizations nursing org stub ... more details
Infobox Union name ONA country Canada affiliation Canadian Federation of Nurses Union CFNU Canadian Labour Congress CLC Ontario Federation of Labour OFL members 59,000 full name Ontario NursesAssociation native name image Image ONA logo.png 150px founded 1973 current head dissolved date dissolved state merged into office Toronto , Ontario people Linda Haslam Stroud , RN, President Vicki McKenna , RN, First Vice President website http www.ona.org www.ona.org footnotes Include all unused fields for future use. See template talk Infobox Union for usage. Founded in 1973, the Ontario NursesAssociation ONA is the trade union that represents 59,000 registered nurses and allied health professionals working in hospitals, long term care facilities, public health, community agencies and industry throughout the province of Ontario . ONA has more than 13,000 nursing student affiliates all members of the Canadian Nursing Students Association CNSA who study in the province. ONA is a member of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Union CFNU , and thereby affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress CLC . ONA is also a member of the Ontario Federation of Labour OFL . ONA s head office is located in Toronto , Ontario. Regional Offices are located in Hamilton, Kingston, London, Orillia, Ottawa, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Timmins, and Windsor. Ontario NursesAssociation Vision Statement Ontario NursesAssociation Our Union. Respected. Strong. United. Committed to members who care for people. External links http www.ona.org Official website http www.facebook.com OntarioNurses Official Facebook page http www.youtube.com OntarioNurses Official YouTube channel Portal Organized labour Category Canadian Labour Congress Category Medicine and healthcare trade unions Category Medical and health organizations based in Canada Category Organizations established in 1973 ... more details
Infobox organization name National Association of Neonatal Nurses bgcolor 093C8C fgcolor white image NANN logo.jpg image border size 200px alt caption abbreviation NANN motto To support the professional needs of neonatal nurses throughout their careers. formation 1984 type Professional organization status purpose Scientific, Educational headquarters Glenview, IL location coords Coordinates of location using a coordinates template region served membership language official languages general Secretary General leader title position title for the leader of the org leader name name of leader leader title2 leader name2 leader title3 leader name3 leader title4 leader name4 key people main organ gral. assembly, board of directors, etc parent organization if one affiliations if any budget num staff num volunteers website url www.nann.org remarks former name The National Association of Neonatal Nurses is a professional organization for neonatal nursing neonatal nurses . NANN was founded in 1984 by five neonatal nurses Patricia Johnson, Linda Bellig, Tracy Karp, Charles Rait and Donna Lee Loper. Within one year, the association boasted a membership of 3,790. ref http www.nann.org about content our history.html ref Mission The mission of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses is to address the educational and practice needs within the evolving specialty of neonatal nursing, while giving all neonatal nurses national representation. This mission is achieved through professional, peer reviewed publications Advances in Neonatal Care , educational conferences, and offering books and other materials to neonatal health care professionals. Portal Nursing References Reflist External links http www.nann.org Official website http journals.lww.com advancesinneonatalcare pages default.aspx Advances in Neonatal Care Category Nursing organizations nursing org stub ... more details
Infobox organization name United NursesAssociation bgcolor header background color fgcolor header text color image image border size default 200px caption abbreviation UNA motto predecessor successor formation Start date and years ago 2011 11 16 type Governmental organization GO , Non governmental organization NGO , Intergovernmental organization IGO , International nongovernmental organization INGO , etc status ad hoc, treaty, foundation, etc purpose focus as e.g. humanitarian, peacekeeping, etc headquarters Kerala, India location coords Coordinates of location using a coordinates template region served membership 60,000 nurses general Secretary General leader title position title for the leader of the org leader name name of leader key people Jasmin Sha, State President br Sudeep Krishnan, General Secretary br main organ gral. assembly, board of directors, etc parent organization if one affiliations if any website www.unaindia.org United NursesAssociation UNA , is a professional association of registered nurse s, formed in November 2011 in India. ref cite news title Kerala nurses find a voice that echoes all over url http www.indianexpress.com news kerala nurses find a voice that echoes all over 887841 publisher Indian Express date Dec 15 2011 ref ref cite news title Nurses strike Talks inconclusive url http articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com 2011 12 08 kochi 30491031 1 hospital staff hospital authorities agitators publisher The Times of India date Dec 8, 2011 ref ref cite news title Nurses strike at Amrita continues url http www.thehindu.com news cities Kochi article2697619.ece ... of nurses in South India , lead by President and founder, Jasmin Sha. The small group within day flourished ..., secure job positions for nurses, investigating improper conduct against nurses and so forth ... about problems faced by nurses in India. The ongoing strikes have been proven to be success in Kerala ... Indian Nursing Council References Voice of Kerala Nurses http keralanurses.hpage.com Portal Nursing ... more details
The National Student NursesAssociation NSNA is a nonprofit organization founded in 1952 in the United States to mentor nursing student s preparing for initial Nursing license licensure as a Registered Nurse and promote professional development. ref http www.nsna.org AboutUs.aspx NSNA About Us ref As of 2011, there are about 58,000 members. About 3,000 members attend the annual conference and 1,500 the MidYear conference. ref http www.nsna.org AboutUs.aspx NSNA About Us ref The Foundation of the National Student NursesAssociation has distributed over 2,000,000 in undergraduate nursing scholarships. The NSNA s official publication is the Imprint . ref http www.nsna.org Publications.aspx NSNA Imprint ref References reflist External links http www.nsna.org National Student NursesAssociation website Category Educational organizations based in the United States Category Nursing organizations Category 1952 establishments in the United States Nursing org stub US org stub Portal Nursing ... more details
The Ghana Registered NursesAssociation is a professional body comprising registered nurse s in Ghana . ref name GRNA cite web title About GRNA url http www.ghananurses.org about.html publisher www.ghananurses.org accessdate 11 August 2011 ref The association was formed in March 1960. ref name GRNA References reflist Ghana topics Category Organizations based in Ghana Category Health in Ghana Ghana stub ... more details
Infobox Union Please include all unused fields for future use. See template talk Infobox Union for usage. name TNA country Tonga affiliation International Trade Union Confederation ITUC members full name Tonga Nurses Association native name image founded current head dissolved date dissolved state merged into office Nuku alofa Nuku Okina alofa , Tonga people Pisila Sovaleni , general secretary website footnotes The Tonga Nurses Association TNA is a trade union in Tonga . It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation . References cite book year 2005 title Trade Unions of the World editor International Centre for Trade Union Rights ICTUR et al., edition 6th publisher John Harper Publishing location London, UK isbn 0 9543811 5 7 Portal Organized labour Category Trade unions in Tonga Category International Trade Union Confederation Oceania trade union stub Tonga stub ... more details
September 2009 no footnotes September 2009 The Registered NursesAssociation of Ontario RNAO is a professional association that represents registered nurse s in the province of Ontario , Canada . RNAO ... members. Brief history timeline 1904 The Graduate NursesAssociation of Ontario GNAO is formed ... of a central vehicle for a collective bargaining for nurses, and endorsed the formation of the Ontario NursesAssociation ONA . 1974 ONA was certified by the Labour Relations Board. RNAO transferred ... . In Ontario, in order to be eligible to become a member of the Canadian NursesAssociation , students ... Registered NursesAssociation Of Ontario Category Medical and health organizations based in Canada ... healthy public policy and to promote the full participation of registered nurses in shaping and delivering ... . We make leadership our mandate, working with nurses, the public, health care providers and governments ... and its mandate is to encourage professional development in nurses. 1922 Through the efforts of the GNAO, a Nurses Registration Act was passed by the Ontario Provincial Government. 1925 The Ontario association s name was changed under the Ontario Companies Act, to be known as the Registered NursesAssociation of Ontario RNAO . 1935 RNAO is instrumental in developing standards for Nurse education ... in Ontario that do not meet with their requirements. The Association protects the title registered nurse by making Licensure registration mandatory for its use. 1951 The Nurses Registration Act, 1951 ..., giving the Association responsibility for making regulations regarding standards of admission to schools ..., renewing and cancelling certificates of registration. 1963 The Nurses Act, 1961 62, proclaimed in January 1963, established the college of Nurses of Ontario. With this change in legislation, registration ... amendments to Regulation 518 88 of the Public Hospitals Act, an Act that enabled nurses to participate .... RNAO had been lobbying for these changes for over eight years. 2000 The Association celebrates ... more details
Infobox organization name Association of periOperative Registered Nurses bgcolor 006D68 fgcolor white image Aorn logo.gif image border size default 200 alt alt text see WP ALT caption map optional msize map size, optional, default 200px malt map alt text mcaption optional abbreviation AORN motto formation Start date 1949 extinction date of extinction, optional type Professional organization status ad hoc, treaty, foundation, etc purpose Professional headquarters Denver location coords Coordinates of location using a coordinates template region served United States membership Perioperative nursing Perioperative nurses language official languages leader title leader name main organ gral. assembly, board of directors, etc parent organization if one affiliations if any num staff num volunteers budget website URL www.aorn.org remarks The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses AORN , represents more than 41,000 registered nurse s in the United States and abroad who facilitate the management, teaching and practice of perioperative nursing , or who are enrolled in nursing education or engaged in perioperative research. Its members also include perioperative nurses who work in related business and industry sectors. Mission The AORN mission is to support Perioperative nursing perioperative nurses in achieving optimal outcomes for patients undergoing operative and other invasive procedures ... Nursing Categories DEFAULTSORT Association Of PeriOperative Registered Nurses Category Nursing organizations ... and representation. History The first groups of organized OR nurses were concerned with many of the same ... and education programs and promoting friendship among OR nurses. Between 1916 and 1949, several ... as a national association. Major milestones in the association s history include The first national .... Today, the rallying cry is patient safety first and the significant role perioperative nurses ... registered nurses to engage in efforts to shape legislative and health policy issues Securing ... more details
The AmericanNurses Credentialing Center ANCC , a subsidiary of the AmericanNursesAssociationAmericanNursesAssociation ANA , is a certification body for nursing board certification and the largest certification body for advanced practice registered nurse s in the United States, ref http www.nursecredentialing.org FunctionalCategory AboutANCC.aspx ref As of 2011 lc on certifying over 75,000 APRNs, including nurse practitioner s and clinical nurse specialist s. ANCC s nursing board certification program is one of the oldest in the USA, and many of its certifications were established before 1980, when nursing certification was still in early developmental stages. ref name handbook http www.nursecredentialing.org Certification ContentExpert ContentExpertPanels CEPHandbook.aspx ref History In 1966 The American Nursing Association amended its bylaws to allow the creation of certification boards for nurses in various areas of practice. ref name handbook Two years later, the ANC s Nursing Practice Department published a paper promoting certification standards. From the ideas presented in this paper, the Congress for Nursing Practice drafted guidelines for the certification process in 1969. Within a few years, several nursing practice divisions had drafted certification processes based upon these guidelines. ref name handbook In 1973 the ANA announced a national certification program for nursing practice. By 1974 the first certification examinations were administered. ref name handbook Over the following seventeen years the ANA continued to expand its nursing credentialing exams to cover more areas of practice and administration. The ANA decided in 1990 to create the AmericanNurses Credentialing Center ANCC as a subsidiary non profit corporation, through which it would sell ... www.nursecredentialing.org index.html AmericanNurses Credentialing Center website Portal Nursing ... improve their working environment for nurses. ref http www.nursezone.com Nursing News Events more ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The American Society of Registered Nurses ASRN was founded in May 2003 for the purpose of bringing together professional nurse s interested in creating a nursing society which is defined as A group of humans broadly distinguished from other groups by mutual interests, participation in characteristic relationships, shared institutions, and a common culture . Citation needed date July 2007 This new Society brings together nurses from all fields of inquiry, regions, and specializations both inside and outside academe to expand the study and practice of nursing , and offer support, representation, education, and distinction to its members. The Society serves nurses in all 50 states as well as across the globe. External links http www.asrn.org Category Nursing organizations nursing stub US health org stub ... more details
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