Nursing Associations & Organizations

 * The sites marked below with an asterisk also contain links to
    other professional nursing associations and organizations.

• American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
  "AACN's educational, research, governmental advocacy, data collection, publications, and other programs work to establish quality standards for bachelor's and graduate-degree nursing education."
  Web Address / URL: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/

• American Nurses Association (ANA) - 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 public.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.nursingworld.org/

• National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (N-OADN) "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."
  Web Address / URL: http://www.noadn.org/

• Nursing Links: Specialty Nursing Practice - A collection of links to numerous specialty nursing practice associations courtesy of the American Nurses Association.
  Web Address / URL: http://nursingworld.org/EspeciallyForYou/Links/SpecialtyNursing.aspx

• Nursing Organizations - A list of links to many professional nursing organizations and associations courtesy of the National Institute of Nursing Research.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.ninr.nih.gov/Footer/Links.htm

• * National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
  "The purpose of the NCSBN is to provide an organization through   which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing." Web Address / URL: https://www.ncsbn.org/index.htm

• National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) - "The NINR supports clinical and basic research to establish a scientific basis for the care of individuals across the life span-from management of patients during illness and recovery to the reduction of risks for disease and disability, the promotion of healthy lifestyles, promoting quality of life in those with chronic illness, and care for individuals at the end of life." Web Address / URL: http://www.ninr.nih.gov/

• National League for Nursing (NLN) - "The mission of the NLN 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." Web Address / URL: http://www.nln.org/

• * New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) - This site presents comprehensive information geared towards the nursing profession in New York State. Web Address / URL: http://www.nysna.org/

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