Poll:Should ANA be the only organization to represent nursing?

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  1. Should ANA be the only be the only organization to represent nursing??

    • 5
      YES
    • 14
      NO

19 members have participated

Please help...........

I have to do a presentation concerning ANA being the only organization to represent nursing.

I would greatly appreciate any input!!!!!

Do you feel as though only the ANA should represent nursing OR

nursing is so diverse that multiple organizations are necessary??

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There already are multiple organizations that represent every aspect of nursing & they are all affiliated with the ANA.

All of the following diverse specialty nursing organizations are related to the ANA. The ANA is just the umbrella that they all come under to speak for nursing as a whole with one strong, collective voice:

"The American Nurses Association comprises ANA itself, its fifty-three (53) constituent state members, three related entities and thirteen (13) organizational affiliate members. In addition, ANA established the Nursing Organization Liaison Forum (NOLF), which comprises more than 70 national nursing organizations and serves as a platform for addressing important issues that affect nursing and health care in general.

American Academy of Nursing

American Nurses Credentialing Center

American Nurses Foundation

American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

American Holistic Nurses Association

American Psychiatric Nurses Association

American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN)

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses

Association of Rehabilitation Nurses

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses

Emergency Nurses Association

Intravenous Nurses Society

National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses

National Association of School Nurses, Inc.

Oncology Nursing Society

Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses

Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses

Air and Surface Transport Nurses

American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing*

American Assembly for Men in Nursing

American Association for Continuity of Care

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses*

American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants

American Association of Neuroscience Nurses

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists*

American Association of Nurse Attorneys

American Association of Occupational Health Nurses

American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses

American College of Nurse Practitioners

American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Nursing

American Holistic Nurses Association*

American Medical Informatics Association

American Nephrology Nurses Association

American Psychiatric Nurses Association*

American Public Health Association

American Radiological Nurses Association

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses, Inc.

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses, Inc.

American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN)*

American Thoracic Society

Association for Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, Inc.

Association of Black Nursing Faculty in Higher Education, Inc.

Association of Community Health Nursing Educators

Association of Occupational Health Professionals

Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, Inc. *

Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses

Association of Rehabilitation Nurses *

Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (Formerly NAACOG)*

Chi Eta Phi Sorority

Consolidated Association of Nurses in Substance Abuse International

Council on Graduate Education for Administration in Nursing

Dermatology Nurses Association

Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association

Drug and Alcohol Nursing Association, Inc.

Emergency Nurses Association *

Hospice Nurses Association

International Nurses Society on Addictions (f.k.a. National Nurses Society on Addictions)

International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses (ACAPN, SERPN, ISPCLN)

International Society of Nurses in Genetics

Intravenous Nurses Society*

National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists

National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care (NADONA/LTC)

National Association of Hispanic Nurses

National Association of Neonatal Nurses

National Association of Nurse Massage Therapists

National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Reproductive Health

National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses *

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners

National Association of School Nurses, Inc *

National Association of State School Nurse Consultants, Inc.

National Black Nurses Association, Inc.

National Gerontological Nursing Association

National League for Nursing

National Nurses Society on Addictions (See: International Nurses Society on Addictions)

National Nursing Staff Development Organization

National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties

National Student Nurses Association

North American Nursing Diagnosis Association

Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs

Oncology Nursing Society *

Philippine Nurses Association of America, Inc.

Respiratory Nursing Society

Sigma Theta Tau, International, Inc.

Society for Vascular Nursing

Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc.

Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses, Inc. *

Society of Pediatric Nurses

Society of Urologic Nurses & Associates Inc.

Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nurses Society

State Nurses Associations in every state, the US Virgin Islands, and Washington DC.......

The ANA brings each aspect together & is recognized by the government, international arena, and the media as the national authority (cant think of a better word) on nursing -

in the same way the AMA is recognized as the national authority on physicians & their issues. I think nursing is already fractionated enough & one organization to speak for all with input from all is necessary. You can find out more that might be helpful for your presentation by checking out http://www.Nursingworld.com

good luck.

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To be politically strong, I think we need one big collective voice, not an array of smaller ones. The American Medical Association is one big voice, and they are strong. There are so many different voices in nursing right now b/c nursing is so diverse...which in itself is good. But we'll never have strength politically without having one large, strong, unified front.

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We must strive to be united.. I believe this is the best approach... for the above named reasons... B.;)

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Specializes in Critical Care,Recovery, ED.

-jt

Thanks for the extensive list, but I didn't see the American Organization of Nurse Executives.....hmmmm

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I copied & pasted the list that they had on the website. I dont know if its a complete list or if there are other affiliations that are missing from it but I do know that the American Organization of Nurse Executives is a subsidiary of the American HOSPITAL Association... not the ANA... although I'm sure there may be nurse executives who are members of both - just as there are staff nurses who are members of both the ANA and their specialty organizations.

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Specializes in Community Health Nurse.

I SURE HOPE NOT! :D :eek: ;)

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I did not see the National Organization for Associate Degree Nurses (NOADN) on the list. Since ADN graduates make up the largest group of RN's in the country this organization is vital. They are doing a tremendous job!

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When I worked as a manager I felt that the ANA did not represent me. It was tightly bound to contract negotiating units locally. I believe it is doing better now. I was glad to see someone else mentioned AONE.

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