NURSING ORGANIZATIONS

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NURSING ORGANIZATIONS

• NUR 210

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American Nurses Association

• Isabel Hampton Robb
• 1890
• National, state and local
• AACN
• Accredits educational providers
• AJN
• http//www.nursingworld.org

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National League for Nursing

• 1952
• Individuals and agencies
• Accrediting body (NLNAC)
• Educational workshops
• Testing agency for certification
• consultation
• NHC Perspectives on Community
• NLN Update

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Speciality Organizations

• American Board of Nursing Specialist
• ANCC American Nurses Credentialing Center

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State Board of Nursing

• Governmental agency responsible for licensing and
  registration process
• Legal control over schools of nursing
• Mutual Recognition Model

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Nurse Practice Act

• Regulatory definition of nursing practice
• Defines the scope of practice
• Regulate the licensure and practice of nursing
• ANA (1955)

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Sigma Theta Tau International

• Honor society for nursing
• Journal of Nursing Scholarship
• Founded in 1922
• To create a global community
• Leadership and scholarship in practice, education
  and research
• www.nursingsociety.org

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Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

• Accrediting agency
• Baccalaureate and graduate programs

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National Student Nurses Association

• 1952
• IMPRINT
• NSNA
• GANS (state)
• GBANS (local)

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Nursing Professional

• Continuing education
• Involvement with research
• Political action