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Nursing
Organizations
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American
Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing: AAACN
- Association of
professional nurses who practice nursing in
ambulatory care settings.
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American Academy of Nursing
- An organization of
distinguished leaders in nursing who have been
recognized for their outstanding contributions
to the profession.
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American Association
for the History of Nursing
- A professional
organization to foster the importance of history
in understanding the present and guiding the
future of nursing.
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American
Association of Colleges of Nursing: AACN
- A national association
for America's baccalaureate and higher-degree
nursing education programs. Includes information
about accreditation of baccalaureate and
higher-degree programs by its subsidiary CCNE.
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American Assocation
of Nurse Anesthetists: AANA
- Professional
organization representing certified registered
nurse anesthetists worldwide. Site includes
professional and patient resources.
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American
College of Nurse Practitioners
- Includes information
on advanced practice issues, reimbursement, and
legislation.
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American Holistic Nurses
Association: AHNA
- The AHNA is dedicated
to bringing about the concept of holism to every
arena of nursing practice.
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American Nephrology Nurses Association: ANNA
- The association's
mission is to advance the professional
development of nurses practicing in nephrology
nursing and related therapies to promote the
highest standards of patient care.
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American
Nurses Association: ANA
- An organization that
provides nurses with information on the nursing
profession and health care issues of the day,
works to influence national policy and
legislation, organizes nursing's political
voice, and works to protect patient rights and
nurse's workplace rights. The American Nurses
Credentialing Center (a subsidiary of the ANA)
offers certification in more than 25 specialty
areas. Includes a link to the Online Journal of
Issues in Nursing.
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American
Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses: ASPAN
- Specialty organization
representing nurses practicing in all phases of
ambulatory surgery, preanesthesia, and
postanesthesia care.
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Association for Health
Services Research
- Devoted to promotion
of research on delivery, quality, and financing
of the US health care system.
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Association of
Critical Care Nurses: ACCN
- Organization for
nurses caring for critically ill patients.
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Association of
Operating Room Nurses: AORN
- Professional
organization of perioperative nurses. Site
includes information on education, employment
opportunities, certification, and information of
general interest to OR nurses.
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Association of
Pediatric Oncology Nurses (APON)
- Professional
organization for nurses caring for children and
adolescents with cancer and their families.
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Emergency Nurses
Association: ENA
- Organization devoted
to the advancement of emergency nursing
practice.
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Hospice Nurses Assocation
- Site includes
information on the organization, certification,
newsletter, and web links.
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Midwest Nursing
Research Society: MNRS
- Information about
nursing research, publications, program
meetings, and about the Society.
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National Association
for Associate Degree Nursing
- Site provides general
mission and membership information. A Web Board
provides a place where individuals can post and
respond to questions about associate degree
nursing.
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National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses: NAON
- Site includes
association information, an on-line forum,
CEU offerings, certification information and
resources.
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National Association
of Pediatric Nurse Associates and
Practioners: NAPNAP
- Professional
organization for pediatric nurse practitioners
and specialty nurses in advanced practice
providing primary health care to infants,
children and adolescents and their families.
Includes links to sites of interest to PNPs.
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National Association
of School Nurses
- The organization's
mission is to advance the practice of school
nursing and provide leadership in the delivery
of quality health programs to the community.
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NLN: National League
for Nursing
- Organization's mission
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. Includes information
about its subsidiary NLN-AC, an accrediting body
for all types of nursing education programs
within the US and its territories. .
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National Student
Nurses Association: NSNA
- An organization for
nursing students in an associate degree,
diploma, baccalaureate, generic masters, generic
doctoral, or pre-nursing program. Information at
the site includes organization activities, study
tools, scholarship opportunities, malpractice
insurance, career counseling, and help to pass
State Boards.
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Neonatal
Nurses Assocation
- Organization for
nurses caring for neonates.
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Royal College
of Nursing Research Society
- Interactive site
shares information on research and practice
development in nursing.
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Sigma Theta
Tau International Nursing Honor Society: STTI
- An organization
committed to fostering excellence, scholarship,
and leadership to improve health care worldwide.
The society promotes the use of nursing research
in health care delivery. Includes links to the
Virginia Henderson International Nursing
Library, Registry of Nursing Research, and the
Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis for
Nursing.
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Society of
Pediatric Nurses
- Site includes
educational opportunities, links, and
publications.
Links and contact information
for additional nursing organizations can be found at the
Springnet website.
Nursing
Agencies
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Fuld Institute for
Technology in Nursing Education: FITNE
- An organization
serving nursing schools and health care
institutions promoting the use of technology in
education by developing and distributing
multimedia hardware systems and software.
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National Council of
State Boards of Nursing
- A not for profit
organization whose membership is composed of the
boards of nursing in the 50 states, district of
Columbia, and 5 United States territories. The
Council is the developer of the National Council
Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for RNs and LPNs.
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National
Institute of Nursing Research
- Nursing research and
training programs, grants and funding
opportunities, collaborative research projects
and minority research supplements.
Health
Related Agencies
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AHCPR: Agency for
Health Care Policy Research
- The lead agency
charged with supporting research designed to
improve the quality of health care, reduce its
costs, and broaden access to essential services.
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CDC: Centers for
Disease Control
- An agency of the
Department of Health and Human Services whose
mission is to promote health and quality of life
by preventing and controlling disease, injury,
and disability.
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FedWorld
Information Network
- FedWorld was
introduced to help with the challenge of
accessing US Government information online. It
provides a comprehensive central access point
for locating and acquiring government
information.
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National
Center for Health Statistics
- This center at the CDC
provides statistical information to guide the
actions and policies to improve the health of
the American people.
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US Department of
Health and Human Services
- The principal agency
for protecting the health of all Americans and
providing essential human services. Links
include: news and public affairs, HHS agencies,
searchable databases, and consumer information.
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US National
Library of Medicine: NLM
- Every significant
program of the Library is represented. Site
information includes data bases, research
programs and grants.
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US Public Health
Service - Health Resources and Services
Administration
- Agency links to nurse
and public affairs, job opportunities, and
programs.
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