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HWN Suggests

Why Nurses Need More Authority

Published in 2012 and still timely...

Think it takes a long time to get an appointment with a primary care provider now? Brace yourself: it will likely only get worse. We're facing a severe shortage of primary care physicians in the nation. The Association of American Medical Colleges predicts a shortfall of 29,800 primary care physicians by 2015, and 65,800 by 2025, mainly because of the anticipated increase in demand for services from the Affordable Care Act (ACA), deterrents to entering the field, such as relatively lower incomes, and growth in the general population and specifically growth in the elderly population.

Should the ACA pass muster with the Supreme Court…

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Resources

National League for Nursing

Dedicated to excellence in nursing education, the National League for Nursing is the preferred membership organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education. NLN members include nurse educators, education agencies, health care agencies, and interested members of the public.

National Nurses United

To organize and UNITE registered nurses nationwide so that collectively we can achieve and protect the highest standards for patients and direct care RNs.

Royal College of Nursing

The RCN represents nurses and nursing, promotes excellence in practice and shapes health policies.

Sigma

The mission of Sigma is advancing world health and celebrating nursing excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service.

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) is the national association committed to improving patient safety in the surgical setting.

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses

Our mission is to improve and promote the health of women and newborns and to strengthen the nursing profession through the delivery of superior advocacy, research, education and other professional and clinical resources to nurses and other health care professional.

Emergency Nurses Association

The mission of the Emergency Nurses Association is to advocate for patient safety and excellence in emergency nursing practice.

International Association for Human Caring

Caring is the Essence of Nursing. The International Association for Human Caring advances the body of knowledge of caring and caring research within the discipline of Nursing.

National Association of School Nurses

The National Association of School Nurses supports the health and educational success of children and youth by developing and providing leadership to advance school nursing practice by specialized registered nurses.

National Council of State Boards of Nursing

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), composed of Member Boards, provides leadership to advance regulatory excellence for public protection.

Oncology Nursing Society

The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) is a professional organization of over 35,000 registered nurses and other healthcare providers dedicated to excellence in patient care, education, research, and administration in oncology nursing. It's also the largest professional oncology association in the world.

Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada

Welcome to the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada (A.N.A.C.) on-line! A.N.A.C. is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that was established out of the recognition that Aboriginal people's health needs can best be met and understood by health professionals of a similar cultural background.

American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing

The American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) is the association of professional nurses and associates who identify ambulatory care practice as essential to the continuum of high quality, cost-effective health care.

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

AANP formed in 1985 to provide NPs with a unified way to network and advocate for NP issues and was the first national organization created for nurse practitioners of all specialties.

American Association of Colleges of Nursing

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is the national voice for America's baccalaureate- and higher-degree nursing education programs.

American Association of Critical Care Nurses

AACN is the largest specialty nursing organization in the world, representing the interests of more than 500,000 nurses who are charged with the responsibility of caring for acutely and critically ill patients. The association is dedicated to providing our members with the knowledge and resources necessary to provide optimal care to critically ill patients.

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Founded in 1931, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) is the professional association for more than 37,000 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and student nurse anesthetists. CRNAs are advanced practice nurses who are the hands-on providers of 30 million anesthetics given in the United States each year.

American Association of the History of Nursing

The American Association for the History of Nursing (AAHN) is a professional organization open to everyone interested in the history of nursing. Originally founded in 1978 as a historical methodology group, the association was briefly named the International History of Nursing Society. The purpose of the Association shall be to foster the importance of history as relevant to understanding the past, defining the present, and influencing the future of nursing by...

American College of Nurse Midwives

The Find a Midwife practice locator is a web-based service that allows healthcare consumers to find midwifery practices in their area, and supply them with basic contact information like practice name, address, phone number, e-mail address, web site and a map of the area.

American Holistic Nurses Association

The American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) is a non-profit membership association for nurses and other holistic healthcare professionals, serving more than 4,000 members across the U.S.

American Nurses Association

The American Nurses Association (ANA) is the only full-service professional organization representing the nation's 2.9 million registered nurses (RNs) through its 54 constituent member associations.

American Nursing Informatics Association

ANIA's Mission...is to provide networking, education and information resources that enrich and strengthen the roles of nurses in the field of informatics. The field of nursing informatics includes domains of clinical information, education and administration decision support.

American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses

Serving nurses practicing in all phases of preanesthesia and postanesthesia care, ambulatory surgery and pain management.

Canadian Nurses Association

The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) is a federation of 11 provincial and territorial registered nurses' associations and colleges representing more than 133,700 Canadian nurses and nurse practitioners.

Canadian Nursing Informatics Association

To be the voice for Nursing Informatics in Canada. The CNIA is the culmination of efforts to catalyze the emergence of a new national association of nurse informaticians.

International Council of Nurses

The International Council of Nurses is a federation of national nurses'' associations (NNAs), representing nurses in more than 128 countries. Founded in 1899, ICN is the world''s first and widest reaching international organisation for health professionals.