American Nurses Association

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The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a professional organization to advance and protect the profession of nursing.

From 1996-2000 the President was Beverly Malone.

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Primary mission

The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a professional organization representing the 2.9 million 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. ANA also has three subsidiary organizations: (1) American Academy of Nursing, to serve the public and nursing profession by advancing health policy and practice through the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of nursing knowledge,(2) American Nurses Foundation, the charitable and philanthropic arm, and (3) American Nurses Credentialing Center, which credentials nurses in their specialty and credentials facilities that exhibit nursing excellence.

Publications

  • American Nurse Today
  • The American Nurse
  • OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing
  • Capitol Update
  • ANA SmartBrief

Maintain standards of conduct

They are also responsible for creating the Code of Ethics for nurses.

1. "The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal attributes, or the nature of health problems.
2 The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or community.
3 The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the [health], [safety], and [rights of the patient].
4 The nurse is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimum patient care.
5. The nurse owes the same duties to self as to others, including the responsibility to preserve integrity and safety, to maintain competence, and to continue personal and professional growth.
6. The nurse participates in establishing, maintaining, and improving health-care environments and conditions of employment conducive to the provision of quality health care and consistent with the values of the profession through individual and collective action.
7. The nurse participates in the advancement of the profession through contributions to practice, education, administration, and knowledge development.
8 The nurse collaborates with other health professionals and the public in promoting community, national, and international efforts to meet health needs.
9. The profession of nursing, as represented by associations and their members, is responsible for articulating nursing values, for maintaining the integrity of the profession and its practice, and for shaping social policy."[1]

11 Canons of the ANA[2]

1. A nurse will provide services in a manner that respects human dignity unrelated to creed, color, or gender
2. A nurse will safe guard the privacy of all patients.
3. A nurse will act in a manner to safe guard all patients well-being.
4. A nurse will assume responsibility and accountability for their actions at all times.
5. A nurse will demonstrate competence in nursing.
6. A nurse will use informed judgment using individual competency and qualifications when performing nursing functions.
7. A nurse will participate in ongoing development and help to increase the nursing professional body of knowledge.
8. A nurse participates and helps in implement the standards of professional nursing.
9. A nurse will participate and maintain conditions of employment that is conducive of high quality of care.
10. A nurse will protect the public from misinformation and misrepresentation and maintain integrity.
11. A nurse collaborates with other health professions and other people in the community to help meet the health needs of the public.

Further reading

  • Flanagan, Lyndia (1976). One Strong Voice: The Story of the American Nurses' Association. Kansas City, Mo: American Nurses' Association. ISBN 0-913504-31-9. 

External links

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References

  1. ^ ANA Code of Ethics, [1], 2001
  2. ^ Canons of the ANA, [2], 2001
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