NURSING ASSOCIATIONS

American Holistic Nurses Association

http://www.ahna.org/home/home.html

What you will find: a professional organization that supports the concepts of holism: a state of harmony among body, mind, emotions and spirit within an ever-changing environment. This site provides education and information about holistic nursing. It also provides a practitioner directory.

American Nurses Association

http://www.nursingworld.org or http://www.ana.org

What you will find: a full-service professional organization representing the nation's 2.6 million Registered Nurses through its 54 constituent state associations and 10 organizational affiliate members. ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public.

Florida Nurses Association

http://www.floridanurse.org

What you will find: a constituent of the American Nurses Association.

Haitian American Nurses Association

http://www.hana84.org/

What you will find: a Miami-based association that provides Haitian and Haitian-American nurses the opportunity to share and promote issues of interest to their profession and to become involved with the Haitian community of South Florida by providing services and educational programs relevant to the health and welfare of the Haitian community.

National League for Nursing

http://www.nln.org

What you will find: a professional organization dedicated to advancing quality nursing education that prepares the nursing workforce to meet the needs of diverse populations in an ever-changing health care environment.

National Student Nurses' Association

http://www.nsna.org

What you will find: an organization that represents and mentors students preparing for initial licensure as registered nurses. Includes career and employment links.