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Professional Nursing Organizations

» Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses

  • Professional news and resources, online CE opportunities and career advice

» AllNurses.com

  • An online community for nurses: engage in discussions, track specific nursing topics, access forums, network and more

» AllNursingSchools

  • An online directory of nursing education and career information

» American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN)

  • Providing education to ambulatory care and telehealth nurses

» American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

  • A full-service professional membership organization in the United States for NPs of all specialties

» American Academy of Nursing

  • Comprised of approximately 1700 nursing leaders in education, management, practice and research

» American Assembly for Men in Nursing

  • Providing a framework for nurses to meet, discuss, and influence factors which affect men as nurses

» American Association of Colleges of Nursing

  • Nursing education information, including a list of nurse leader, doctorate, degree completion, and accelerated programs

» American Association of Critical Care Nurses

  • Resources for critical care nurses through journals, products, peer networking, certification exams for CCRN and CCNS credentials as well as continuing education credits (CE) programs.

» American Association of Neuroscience Nurses

  • Resources for the CNRN certification and continuing education

» American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

  • Information guidance and resources on anesthesiology issues

» American College of Nurse Practitioners

  • Focusing on legislative, regulatory and clinical practice issues

» American Nephrology Nurses Association

  • Working to promote excellence in nephrology nursing practice and positively influence outcomes for individuals with kidney disease

» American Nurses Association

  • Services, products and information including certification and credentialing

» American Nurses Credentialing Center

  • Credentialing programs and related services

» American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE)

  • The national organization of nurses who design, facilitate, and manage care

» American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)

  • Fosters excellence in the domains of education, policy, practice, research, and organizational development in the specialty practice of psychiatric-mental health nursing

» AORN - Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses

  • AORN is the professional organization of perioperative registered nurses. AORN's mission is to support registered nurses in achieving optimal outcomes for patients undergoing operative and other invasive procedures by providing members with education, standards, services, and representation.

» ASPAN - American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses

  • Represents the interests of nurses practicing in all phases of preanesthesia and postanesthesia care, ambulatory surgery, and pain management

» Association of Rehabilitation Nurses

  • Dedicated to promoting and advancing professional rehabilitation nursing practice

» Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)

  • Professional association for nurses who specialize in the care of women and newborns

» California Nurses Association

  • Includes membership information, news, practice alerts, press releases, newsletter, and consumer information

» CANP - California Association for Nurse Practitioners

  • A unifying voice and networking forum for all nurse practitioners in the state of California

» CNCC - Coalition for Nursing Careers in California

  • Coordinated through the Coalition for Nursing Careers in California, provides downloadable posters, powerpoint presentations and other tools

» CyberNurse 

  • Information on nursing careers, funding sources, nursing programs, advice on finding a job, state board information, clinical guidelines, history of the profession, a humor section

» DiscoverNursing.com  

  • Part of Johnson & Johnson’s campaign to attract more people to the profession, develop nurse educators, retain talent

» Emergency Nurses Association

  • The mission of the Emergency Nurses Association is to advocate for patient safety and excellence in emergency nursing practice

» Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)

  • Devoted to hospice and palliative care nursing and related disciplines

» Infusion Nurses Society

  • Promotes excellence in infusion nursing through standards, education, advocacy and outcomes research

» International Council of Nurses

  • Links to nursing network topics such as telenursing, disaster preparedness, emergency care, HIV/AIDS; it has a newsroom with press releases

» International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS)

  • Providing educational and professional growth opportunities, interdisciplinary networking, collaborative activities, and nursing research

» Joanna Briggs Institute

  • Specialises in promoting and supporting evidence-based healthcare by providing access to resources for professionals in nursing, midwifery, medicine, and allied health; includes best practice evidence based information sheets

» John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing

  • Identifies and develops best practices in nursing care of older adults

» Medscape Nurses

  • News, resources, CME and links to related centers and resources

» MinorityNurse.com

  • Information targeted at the growing population of minority nurses practicing in the US

» National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS)

  • News, job postings, resources for educators and students

» National Association of Neonatal Nurses

  • Addressing the educational and practice needs within the evolving specialty of neonatal nursing

» National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (NAON)

  • Information on certification, continuing education, evidence-based practice and research

» National Council of State Boards of Nursing

  • Information on nursing regulation and licensure

» National Gerontological Nurses Association

  • Dedicated to improve the quality of nursing care given to older adults

» National Institute of Nursing Research

  • Nursing research grants and information supported by the NINR

» National League for Nursing

  • Devoted to nursing education, online courses in professional development, provides research grants in nursing education

» National Nursing Staff Development Organization

  • Advances the specialty practice of staff development for the enhancement of healthcare outcomes

» National Student Nurses Association

  • Includes a career center that contains job opportunities (domestic and international), career guidance, education resources, and more

» NurseZone.com

  • Online community developed by and for nurses to provide professional and personal development information and opportunities; has information for student nurses, new graduates, and experienced nurses

» Oncology Nursing Society

  • Information for oncology nurses, other healthcare providers, people with cancer and their families and friends

» Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA)

  • Dedicated to preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD) through assessing risk, facilitating lifestyle changes, and guiding individuals to achieve treatment goals

» Sigma Theta Tau

  • The international nursing honor society devoted to the learning and development of nurses worldwide

» Society of Pediatric Nurses

  • Founded for all nurses involved in the care of children and families

» Student Nurse Journey

  • An online community devoted to helping nursing students: nursing internship, scholarship information, pre-nursing resources, and more

» UC Nurses

  • Information and resources for nurses working in the UC Medical System

» Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nurses Society

  • Promotes educational, clinical and research opportunities
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