Nursing Organizations And Their Influence

Question 1

AmericanAcademy of Nursing (AAN)

Answer 1

• nurses who are members are called fellows

- its official journal is called “Nursing Outlook”

Question 2

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

Answer 2

Membership is open to to deans and directors of baccalaureate nursing programs

Question 3

AmericanNurses Assoc
(ANA)
(7)

Answer 3

• largest labor union for RNs in US is a branch of this org.
• social policy statement defines nursing and scope of practice
• its official journal is The American Nurse
• its position paper of 1965 has caused controversy among nurses
• recommends minimal education requirements
• supports political parties and endorses candidates
• provides certification for nurses

Question 4

American Nurses Foundation

ANF

Answer 4

• national philanthropic organization established by the ANA that funds nursing research

Question 5

American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE)

1

Answer 5

Aimed for nurses who design, facilitate and manage care

Question 6

Commission on Colligiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

2

Answer 6

• accredits baccalaureate through graduate programs not associate degree
• autonomous accrediting agency of AACN

Question 7

International Council of Nurses
(ICN)
(4)

Answer 7

• federation of national nurses associations
• focuses on healthcare access for all people
• founded by Ethel Gordon Fenwick
• official publication is “International Nursing Review”

Question 8

National Council of State Boards of Nursing
(NCSBN)
(3)

Answer 8

• concerned about uniform standards for nursing exams, education and practice
• developed “Nursys” which helps facilitate credentialing between states
• works with nursing regulatory bodies to ensure competency in nursing

Question 9

National League for Nursing
(NLN)
(6)

Answer 9

• formerly the American society of superintendents of training schools for Nurses
• Lavinia Dock, Isabel Hampton -and Adelaide Nutting
• membership open to nurses and anyone concerned with nursing education and health care
• official journal is “Nursing Education Perspectives”
• produces standardized exams
• Ensures that schools maintain quality across nursing education programs

Question 10

Accreditation Commission for education in Nursing
(ACEN)
(1)

Answer 10

• accredits RNs and LPNs and associate degree programs and higher programs

Question 11

National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing
(N-OADN)
(2)

Answer 11

• advocates for assoc degree nurses education and nurses

- associate degree educators are mostly its members

Question 12

National Student Nurses Assoc
(NSNA)
(2)

Answer 12

• has bill of rights for its members

- its journal is “Imprint”

Question 13

Nurses associated Alumnae of Canada and US

Answer 13

Association the eventually became the ANA