?? Should I join NANN?

[rainy scarlett]

I hope some NANN members can give me some advice. I am an RN student & hope to be a NICU nurse when I finish school. When I have looked over the NANN website they say that they support the BSN as being the entry level for nursing.

I will graduate in Dec '06 from an ADN program & will begin my RN-BSN in May '07. My question is do you think that all RNs are welcome or as an ADN nurse will I will feel out of place? I joined AWHONN about 1yr ago & have subscribed to ANA's American Journal of Nursing since I began school. I have found the journals to be a big help with school projects & I have learned a lot from reading them. I am sure I would get alot out of the NANN journal also.

I would appreciate some input on how others feel about joining nursing associations & if there is much emphasis on the letters after your name or is it more of a "we're all in this boat together" atmosphere??

Thanks for any insight!!!

Scarlett

[EricJRN, MSN, RN]

I'm not in Virginia, but several of the nurses on my unit are members of our local chapter of NANN, and almost all of them have ADN's.

[rainy scarlett]

Thanks Eric...I hope the same is true for VA...

[lovemyjob]

I have not found the NANN journal to always be all that interesting. What I do like is that we have started a NANN chapter in the city I live and will get the benefit of meetings with educational opportinities. I have read a neonatal network and found that to be a very interesting journal, but, ANN doesnt have meetings/chapters.

HTH...