The American Nurses Association ( ANA ) is a 501(c)(6) professional organization to advance and protect the profession of nursing . It started in 1896 as the Nurses Associated Alumnae and was renamed the American Nurses Association in 1911. It is based in Silver Spring, Maryland and Jennifer Mensik Kennedy is the current president.
12-625: The American Nurses Foundation is the non-profit philanthropic and charitable arm of the American Nurses Association . Through several programs such as Nurses on Boards, the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Toolkit, Nursing Research Grants program, among many others, the Foundation is known for its dedication to "Transform the nation's health through the power of nursing", which is its mission statement. The Foundation
24-602: A meeting that coincided with the annual conference of the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses. Isabel Hampton Robb served as the first president. A major early goal of the organization was the enhancement of nursing care for American soldiers. ICN was founded in 1899 by nursing organizations from Great Britain, the ANA for the United States, and Germany as charter members. The first ever ICN Congress
36-428: Is a professional organization that generates, synthesizes, and disseminates nursing knowledge to contribute to health policy and practice for the benefit of the public and the nursing profession. Founded in 1973, the organization is an independent affiliate of the American Nurses Association (ANA). The organization publishes a bimonthly journal known as Nursing Outlook . Members of the organization are invited on
48-585: Is located in Silver Spring, Maryland and is currently chaired by Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN The Foundation was created in 1955 as an affiliate of the American Nurses Association (ANA) with a focus on charitable and educational endeavors. It engages in fundraising and management of grants to support these goals. Since its inception, the Foundation has grown to include programs ranging in diversity from research grants and scholarships to
60-568: The Nurses on Boards , the PTSD Toolkit , and Disaster Relief, among many other programs dedicated to completing the Foundation's mission. The Foundation's most well-established program remains the nursing research grants (NRG) program. As the primary founding purpose for the Foundation, more than 950 researchers have benefited from contributions to the Foundation's NRG program, allowing for extraordinary contribution to science and medicine. In 2014 alone,
72-401: The Foundation was able to award over $ 247,400 to twenty-five scholars. American Nurses Association The ANA states nursing integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alleviation of suffering through compassionate presence. Nursing is
84-627: The basis of leadership and accomplishments and designated as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing ( FAAN ). This status should not be confused with the FAAN status granted by the American Academy of Neurology . Ninety percent of the Fellows are doctorally prepared; the others hold a master's degree and bachelor's degree. As of 2014, there are approximately 2300 members. The academy's highest honor
96-550: The diagnosis and treatment of human responses and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations in recognition of the connection of all humanity. Initial organizational plans were made for the Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States of America on September 2, 1896, at Manhattan Beach Hotel near New York City . On February 11–12, 1897 those plans were ratified in Baltimore at
108-765: The establishment of fixed nurse-to-patient ratio numbers." The ANA also has three subsidiary organizations, the American Academy of Nursing , formed to serve the public and nursing profession by advancing health policy and practice through the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of nursing knowledge, the American Nurses Foundation , the charitable and philanthropic arm, and the American Nurses Credentialing Center , which credentials nurses in their specialty and credentials facilities that exhibit nursing excellence. American Academy of Nursing The American Academy of Nursing ( AAN )
120-540: The lack of representation of African American nurses. She believed it was a major issue which led to the founding of National Black Nurses Association in 1971. In February 2022, ANA partnered with Congresswoman Deborah Ross and Congressman Dave Joyce on the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) Act, which is designed to address the nation-wide shortage of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) and improve care for survivors of sexual violence. It bill
132-697: Was also endorsed by RAINN and the National Network to End Domestic Violence . The association is a professional organization representing registered nurses (RNs) in the United States through its 54 constituent member associations. The ANA is involved in establishing standards of nursing practice, promoting the rights of nurses in the workplace, advancing the economic and general welfare of nurses. Statements by ANA have been featured in publications arguing against mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios. The American Nurses Association says it has "real concerns about
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#1732851124911144-736: Was held in Buffalo New York in 1901. In 1947, the next congress, the Ninth ICN Quadrennial Congress in 1947, was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey . Attended by over 5,000 delegates representing 250,000 nurses in 32 countries, it was a major step forward in re-establishing international peacetime relations in the healthcare community. ANA leadership made all arrangements including locating lodgings for attendees among local residents, and raising funds to cover travel costs. In 1970, Mattiedna Johnson spoke at an ANA convention on
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