Nursing Associations

• Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada
• Alliance for Psychosocial Nursing (APN) - resource and lobbying force for nurses and their patients containing memberships, meetings, a job bank, online journal, and discussion areas for important issues and questions.
• American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nurses - association of professional nurses providing care in an outpatient/clinic setting.
• American Assisted Living Nurses Association (AALNA)
• American Association for the History of Nursing (AAHN)
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing
• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses - provides clinical resources, journals and education opportunities to nursing and other healthcare professionals.
• American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants - nonprofit organization dedicated to the professional enhancement of registered nurses practicing in a consulting capacity in the legal field.
• American Association of Managed Care Nurses - to establish standards for managed care nursing practice and to positively impact public policy regarding managed health care delivery.
• American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
• American Association of Nurse Attorneys
• American Holistic Nurses' Association - world wide organization offering support and education to nurses who seek to function within a holistic perspective.
• American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA)
• American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA) - promotes nursing informatics through communication, education, research and professional activities.
• AMIA Nursing Informatics Working Group
• Association of Camp Nurses
• Association of periOperative Registered Nurses San Diego Chapter
• Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland (ARNN) - offers news, standards, guidelines, publications, and more.
• Association of Rehabilitation Nurses - promotes and advances professional rehabilitation nursing practice through education, advocacy, collaboration, and research.
• Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) - promotes excellence in nursing practice to improve the health of women and newborns.
• British Nursing Association - provides nursing services, health care trusts and temporary employment to nurses.
• California Board of Registered Nursing - protecting the public by regulating the practice of registered nurses.
• California Nurses Association - represents patients in patient advocacy issues.
• Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy - professional association of enterostomal therapy nurses aimed at acute, preventive, and rehabilitative care for patients with stomas, fistulas, wounds, or incontinence.
• Canadian Association for the History of Nursing - offers association information and calendar.
• Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses
• Canadian Intravenous Nurses Association - unites all nurses initiating and maintaining IVs.
• Canadian Nurses Association - seeks to advance the quality of nursing in the interests of the public.
• Canadian Society of Orthopaedic Technologists - recognizes the importance of identifying and credentialling competent Orthopaedic Technologists.
• Chesapeake Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
• Community Nurse Association of Fairhaven, MA - provides skilled therapeutic nursing services and health supervision to any resident of the Greater New Bedford area of Massachusetts.
• Connecticut Nurses' Association
• Developmental Disabilities Community Nurses Coalition (DDCNC) - dedicated to meeting the needs of nurses working with people with mental retardation.
• Emergency Nurses Association
• Federation of European Nurses in Diabetes (FEND) - promoting and developing the professional role of the diabetes nurse in Europe.
• Florence Project - grassroots group of nurses working to both improve the state of health care and halt the erosion of the professional status of nurses.
• Georgia Emergency Nurses Association - includes state council information, meeting and class announcements.
• German Nursing Association - in German.
• Greater Cleveland Nurses Association - representing registered nurses in Cuyahoga and Geauga Counties.
• Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association
• International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses - an international organization focused on the needs and goals of professional nurses who care for multiple sclerosis patients.
• International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC)
• Intravenous Nurses Society (INS) - national nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the intravenous nursing specialty throught professional education and research.
• Irish Emergency Nurses Association
• Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse
• Moving Ahead with Advanced Practice Nurses in GA - promoting quality mental health care for the public and developing and supporting the position of the psychiatric nurse specialist.
• National Association of Orthpaedic Nurses - NAONline.
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. - information on public policy regarding nursing, computerized clinical simulation testing, nurse aides, and nursing regulation.
• National League for Nursing - advancing the health of diverse communities through nursing.
• New York Professional Nurses Union (NYPNU) - representing the Registered Nurses at Lenox Hill Hospital for over ten years. We are a small, grassroots organization attending to the needs of over 800 Lenox Hill nurses.
• New York State Nurses Association - providing information relating to nursing practice issues, continuing education, legislative issues, collective bargaining, career opportunities, student nurses, and library resources.
• New Zealand Association of Neonatal Nurses - for those giving care to newborn babies with special needs.
• Newfoundland & Labrador Nurses Union - includes daily updates, press releases, and contact information.
• Nurses Association of New Brunswick (NANB) - professional association of all nurses in the province.
• Nursing Informatics
• Pennyslvania State Nurses Association - non-profit, professional membership organization focusing on education, legislation, advocacy, and practice.
• Sigma Theta Tau International - nursing honor society.
• Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA) - an organization dedicated to gastroenterology and endoscopy nursing.
• Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates - with information on the association, its products, and educational events.
• Southern Nursing Research Society - promoting and disseminating nursing research.
• Tennessee Nurses Association
• Texas United Registered Nurses - non-profit organization whose primary mission is to promote awareness among RN's of issues affecting their practice in this rapidly changing health care environment.
• Tucson Nurse - provides information about educational and employment options, as well as links to local professional organizations.
• United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) - statewide union representing nurses, technologists, therapists, support staff, and other health care workers in Rhode Island.
• Upstate New York Chapter of the Association of Operating Room Nurses - UNYCORN - organization supporting those specializing in surgical and perioperative nursing.
• Virginia Association of Colleges of Nursing - dedicated to improving health care in Virginia through the education of professional nurses.
• Virtual PNP, The - dedicated to pediatric nurse practitioners and their child and adolescent patients.
• Visiting Nurse Associations of America - represents VNA home health and hospice agencies.

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