Nursing Organizations Flashcards
What is leadership?
Refers to a shared vision, values, organizational strategy, and relationships
What is management?
Refers to the competencies required to ensure day-to-day delivery of nursing care according to available resources and standards of
professional practice
What are some Leadership skills for nursing students?
- Advocacy
- Conflict Resolution
- Collaborative Practice
- Patient Centeredness
- Delegation
- Evidence-informed decision making
What is the purpose of nursing organizations?
- Bring nurses together for common goals or purposes
- Also, to provide support, motivation, and socialization
- Promote leadership development
What is the purpose of bringing nurses together for common goals or purposes?
- Political action
- Advocacy
- Professional Development
Value and purpose of nursing organizations
Nursing leaders do more than delegate, dictate,
and direct others in clinical settings. Leadership
involves helping others to reach for their highest
potential
What can nursing organizations do…?
- Address complex problems, issues, or concepts
- Capture the attention of the public
- Cast nurses as credible advocates and leaders
What are the benefits of nursing organizations?
provide structure and forums for
professional development, publication of
research, lead national discussion on issues of
importance to nurses, and networking
opportunities
What are the drawbacks of nursing organizations?
existence of so many
organizations may blur the message of
individual group or confuse who speaks for
nurses
What are the 3 different types of organizations?
- Regional or Provincial
- National
- International
What are examples of regional or provincial organizations?
- College of Registered Nurses
of Alberta (CRNA) - Alberta Association of
Nurses (AAN) - United Nurses of Alberta
(UNA) - Western and Northwestern
Region of Canadian
Association of Schools of
Nursing (WNRCASN)
What are examples of national organizations?
- Canadian Nurses Association
(CNA) - Canadian Nursing Students
Association (CNSA) - Canadian Federation of
Nurses Unions (CFNU) - Canadian Association of
Schools of Nursing (CASN) - Specialty Practice Groups
(Ex: Canadian Council of
Cardiovascular Nurses –
CCCN)
What are examples of international organizations?
- International Council of
Nurses (ICN) - Specialized Focus Groups
(Ex: International Family
Nursing Association – IFNA)
What is the focus of nursing organizations?
- Administration
- Regulation
- Clinical Practice
- Education
- Policy
- Research
- Protection
What are the goals of the Canadian Nurses Association?
- To promote and enhance the role of registered nurses to strengthen nursing and the Canadian health system.
- To shape and advocate for healthy public policy provincially/territorially, nationally and internationally.
- To advance nursing leadership for nursing and for health.
- To broadly engage nurses in advancing nursing and health
What does ICN stand for?
International Council of Nurses
Ensures quality nursing care for all, sound health policies
globally, the advancement of nursing knowledge, and the
presence worldwide of a respected nursing profession and a
competent and satisfied nursing workforce
What does the CNA stand for?
Canadian Nurses Association
What is the CNA’s Objectives?
- to advance nursing excellence and positive health outcomes in the public interest;
- to promote profession-led regulation in the public interest;
- to act in the public interest for Canadian nursing and nurses, providing national and international leadership in nursing and health; and
- to advocate in the public interest for a publicly funded, not-for-profit health system.
What does CASN stand for?
Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing
National voices for nursing education, research and scholarship
What are the benefits of Students and nursing organizations?
- Broader vision of the profession
- Learn to be an advocate
- Learn organizational functions/processes
- Access to resources and information
What does CNPS stand for?
Canadian Nurses Protective Society
CRNA members are beneficiaries for its legal assistance if you are the subject of an investigation due to a complaint filed against you with the college
What does UNA stand for?
United Nurses of Alberta
Advocates for nurses, nursing profession, and Canada’s health care system
What does the CFNU stand for?
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
Advocates for safe client care, public healthcare system, social justice
What does the CRNA stand for?
College of Registered Nurses of Alberta
