Abstract
Professional nursing organizations have emerged throughout history because of the need to establish guidelines and limits to help us ensure sufficiently safe practice for nurses and patients in the nursing profession. “Professional nursing organizations enhance nurses professional growth and help all nurses collectively as they influence policies affecting nursing, nursing practice, and the health of society. Professional organizations may be local, state, regional or international” (Blais, & Hayes, 2016, p.51) Many organizations have been formed and probably new ones are likely to be created but the American Nurses Association is without a doubt one of the most important in our country. Nursing is a job where the priority is the
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“From the halls of Congress and federal agencies to the board rooms, hospitals and other health care facilities, ANA is the strongest voice for the nursing profession” (American Nurses Association,2016). “ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting a safe and ethical work environment, bolstering the health and wellness of nurses, and advocating on health care issues that affect nurses and the public” (American Nurses Association, 2016). Nurses joined this types of organization with the purpose make their voices to be heard and to improve the quality of nursing care and health care in general. “Dedicated to ensuring that an adequate supply of highly-skilled and well-educated nurses is available, ANA is committed to meeting the needs of nurses as well as health care consumers” (American Nurses Association, …show more content…
Through this membership, which only requirement is to be a Registered Nurse (RN), nurses have a group of five personal benefits such as discounts on Professional Liability Insurance, Auto Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance, Term Life Insurance, and Financial Planning Services (American Nurses Association, 2016). Other groups of benefits are in the area of Professional Development, which are an Online Continue Education Library with Independent Studies Modules including free contact hours or at significant savings that help nurses to meet their practice and career needs (American Nurses Association, 2016). In this area the membership also offers saving on ANA’s books, journals and publications, gain and maintain the American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC) Certification at great discounts, access to Nursing Policies, Code of Ethics, Standards of Practices, etcetera (American Nurses