what else has ana been doing???? look here:
nurse leaders take action on range of workplace and patient care issues at ana's house of delegates
7/11/03
nurse leaders representing the american nurses association's 54 constituent member associations set policy on a range of issues important to the profession, including protecting the rights of nurses, supporting the critical role of public health nurses and the public health system and promoting ana's role in shaping the current debate on health care system reform to ensure access to care for all.
http://www.ana.org/pressrel/2003/pr0708.htm
ana ceo stierle highlights ana accomplishments in hod address
7/10/03
ana ceo linda stierle, msn, rn, cnaa,bc, highlighted ana's many accomplishments in her annual address to the house of delegates and urged delegates to pass the bylaws proposals in order for ana to be "the house of nursing."
http://www.ana.org/about/hod03/stierle.htm
ana house of delegates approves new structure to better meet the needs of nation's nurses
7/01/03
a landmark restructuring of the american nurses association (ana) will allow the organization to be more inclusive and better meet the needs of all nurses. overwhelmingly passed at the june 25-27 ana house of delegates (hod), the bylaws amendments create new membership categories that provide alternative pathways for organizations and individuals to connect with ana.
http://nursingworld.org/pressrel/2003/pr0630.htm
bylaw revision:
ana government affairs: http://www.ana.org/gova/
federal advocacy
state advocacy
http://www.ana.org/gova/state.htm
2002 ana ceo 's stakeholder report:
http://nursingworld.org/about/lately/stkhld02.pdf
nursing's agenda for the future
nursing profession unveils strategic plan to ensure safe, quality patient care and address root causes of growing shortage nursing's agenda for the future calls for broad support from other stakeholders
2003 press releases from
the american nurses association