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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. [ 3] It is based in Silver Spring, Maryland [ 4] and Jennifer Mensik Kennedy [ 2] is the current president.
Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services. Journal of Research in Nursing. Journal of School Nursing. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. Journal of Tissue Viability.
The Magnet Recognition Program is a recognition program operated by the American Nurses Credentialing Center that allows nurses to recognize nursing excellence in other nurses. It is considered the highest recognition for nursing excellence. [ 1] The program also offers an avenue to disseminate successful nursing practices and strategies.
A nurse anesthetist administers a local anesthetic. A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist ( CRNA) is a type of advanced practice nurse who administers anesthesia in the United States. CRNAs account for approximately half of the anesthesia providers in the United States and are the main providers (80%) of anesthesia in rural America. [ 1]
For example, it is not necessary to be a certified medical-surgical registered nurse (CMSRN) (the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses [AMSN] certification, administered by the Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board [MSNCB]) to work on a medical-surgical floor, and most medical-surgical nurses are not CMSRNs.
Anesthesia Facts. American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology. Retrieved 4 February 2024. Founded in 1931, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) is the professional organization representing approximately 90 percent of the nation's CRNAs. AANA members number nearly 59,000, including CRNAs and student registered nurse anesthetists.
A registered nurse ( RN) is a nurse who has graduated or successfully passed a nursing program from a recognized nursing school and met the requirements outlined by a country, state, province or similar government-authorized licensing body to obtain a nursing license. [ 1][ 2] An RN's scope of practice is determined by legislation, and is ...
NANDA International (formerly the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association) is a professional organization of nurses interested in standardized nursing terminology, that was officially founded in 1982 and develops, researches, disseminates and refines the nomenclature, criteria, and taxonomy of nursing diagnosis. In 2002, NANDA became NANDA ...