American Nurses Association

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 Ernest Grant is the current president.

American Nurses Association
AbbreviationANA
FoundedFebruary 11–12, 1897 (1897)
TypeNonprofit professional association
13-1893923[1]
Legal status501(c)(6)[1]
PurposeTo advance and promote the improvement of health standards and the standards of nursing and to stimulate and promote the professional development of nurses and advance their economic and general welfare.[1]
HeadquartersSilver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Coordinates38.994879°N 77.026850°W / 38.994879; -77.026850
ANA Enterprise Chief Executive Officer
Loressa Cole, DNP, MBA, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC[2]
President
Ernest J. Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN[2]
SubsidiariesAmerican Nurses Foundation Inc (501(c)(3)),
American Nurses Credentialing Center (501(c)(6)),
American Academy of Nursing (501(c)(3)),
Institute for Nursing Research and Education (501(c)(3)),
ANA PAC (PAC) Nurse Marketplace Inc (For-profit),
ANA Service Corporation Inc (For-profit),[1]
Revenue (2017)
$45,051,913[1]
Expenses (2017)$48,000,366[1]
Endowment$315,783 (2017)[1]
Employees (2017)
255[1]
Volunteers (2017)
699[1]
Websitewww.nursingworld.org
Formerly called
Nurses Associated Alumnae

The ANA states nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations.[5]

History

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.[6] On February 11–12, 1897 those plans were ratified in Baltimore, Maryland at a meeting that coincided with the annual conference of the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses.[7] Isabel Hampton Robb served as the first president. A major early goal of the organization was the enhancement of nursing care for American soldiers.[8]

Primary mission

The association is a professional organization representing registered nurses (RNs) in the United States through its 54 constituent member associations.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11]

Publications
  • American Nurse Today
  • The American Nurse
  • OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing[12]

Notable members

See also

References
  1. "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". American Nurses Association Inc. Guidestar. December 31, 2017.
  2. "Leadership". ANA. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. "American Nurses Association, ANA". Health Care Finder. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  4. "ANA Contact Us". American Nurses Association. Archived from the original on 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  5. "What is Nursing?". The American Nurses Association, Inc. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  6. "BasicHistoricalReview.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  7. "To Meet Here Next Week". Baltimore American. February 4, 1897. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  8. "Nurses for Peace and War" (PDF). New York Times. May 7, 1899. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  9. "American Nurses Association". Medical Dictionary. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  10. "Nursing Organizations". Discover Nursing. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  11. "ANA Statement of Purpose". American Nurses Association. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
  12. "AANA Periodicals". American Nurses Association. Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  13. Kennedy, Bud (16 March 2019). "'Mary Keys Gipson Is Just as Important as Amon Carter': One Man's Mission to Remember a Pioneer Nurse". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  14. Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A (1928). Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America. Retrieved 8 August 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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