Faculty
Development
Education
Scholar - a comprehensive Web-based program for the advancement of teaching
skills, professional scholarship, and instructional improvement for educators
in the health professions.
Harvard
Macy Institute - a collaborative effort of faculty from Harvard Medical
School, Harvard Graduate School of Education and Harvard Graduate School fo Business
Administration to create and foster a worldwide community of scholars working
on innovative change in medical education at the undergraduate, graduate, and
continuing professional development levels.
Tobacco
Free Nurses - is a national initiative funded by The Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation to help nurses and student nurses stop smoking.
Nursing
Associations
America
in Grief (Sigma Theta Tau International) - serves as a hub of essential
online resources including information about biological or chemical terrorism,
coping strategies, and what to say to children. American
Academy of Nursing -
an organization of distinguished leaders in nursing who have been recognized for
their outstanding contributions to the profession and to health care.
American
Assembly for Men in Nursing - to provide a framework for nurses, as a
group, to meet and to discuss and influence factors, which affect men as nurses.
American
Association for the History of Nursing - fosters the importance of history
as relevant to understanding the past, defining the present, and influencing the
future of nursing.
American
Nurses Association - represents Registered Nurses 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 lobbying the
Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the
public.
American
Organization of Nurse Executives - provides leadership, professional development,
advocacy, and research in order to advance nursing practice and patient care,
promote nursing leadership excellence, and shape healthcare public policy.
Association
of State and Territorial Directors of Nurses - promotes a program of national
health protection and promotion, establishes guidelines for states and territories
in setting standards for public health nursing services, and stimulates and promotes
more effective use of public health nurses.
Council
of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (Australia & New Zealand) - represents
the Deans and Heads of the Schools of Nursing in universities that offer undergraduate
and postgraduate programs in nursing and midwifery throughout Australia and New
Zealand.
The
International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing (INDEN) - an international
membership organization that promotes excellence in nursing doctoral education
globally. Membership is comprised of doctoral educators and doctoral students.
National
Association of Hispanic Nurses - serves the nursing and healthcare delivery
needs of the Hispanic community and the professional needs of Hispanic nurses.
National
Black Nurses Association - represents African-American nurses and provides
a means for nurses to investigate, define, and advocate for the health care needs
of African Americans.
National
Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations - a national collaboration
of ethnic minority nurse associations.
National
League for Nursing - advances quality nursing education that prepares
the nursing workforce to meet the needs of diverse populations in an ever-changing
healthcare environment.
National
Student Nurses Association - represents students in Diploma, ADN, Baccalaureate,
generic Masters and generic Doctoral programs preparing students for Registered
Nurse licensure, as well as RNs in BSN completion programs.
National
Organization for Associate Degree Nursing - acts as the leading advocate
for associate degree nursing education and practice, and promotes collaboration
in charting the future of health care education and delivery.
Nursing
Organizations Alliance - is a coalition of nursing organizations united
to create a strong voice for nurses.
Sigma
Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
- committed to scholarship, leadership, and excellence in the nursing profession.
Nurse
Specialty Associations
Academy
of Medical-Surgical Nurses - enhances the knowledge, leadership skills,
clinical expertise, and professionalism of the adult health/medical-surgical nurse.
American
Academy of Nurse Practitioners - formed to promote the high standards
of health care delivered by nurse practitioners and to act as a forum to enhance
the identity and continuity of all nurse practitioner specialties.
American
Association of Critical-Care Nurses - committed to providing the highest
quality resources to maximize nurses' contribution to caring and improving the
healthcare of critically ill patients and their families.
American
Association of Nurse Anesthetists - represents Certified Registered Nurse
Anesthetists (CRNAs).
American
Association of Nurse Attorneys - serves as a resource network and support
group for nurse attorneys and educates the public on matters of nursing, health
care, and the law.
American
Association of Occupational Health Nurses - advances the profession of
occupational and environmental health nursing as the authority on health, safety,
productivity, and disability management for worker populations.
American
College of Nurse-Midwives - promotes the health and well-being of women
and infants within their families and communities through the development and
support of the profession of midwifery as practiced by certified nurse-midwives
and certified midwives.
American
College of Nurse Practitioners - focuses on advocacy and keeping NPs current
on legislative, regulatory, and clinical practice issues that effect NPs in the
rapidly changing health care arena.
American
Psychiatric Nurses Association - provides leadership to advance psychiatric-mental
health nursing practice, improves mental health care for culturally diverse individuals,
families, groups and communities, and shapes health policy for the delivery of
mental health services.
American
Society of Pain Management Nurses - dedicated to promoting and providing
optimal care of patients with pain, accomplished through education, standards,
advocacy, and research.
Association
for Death Education and Couseling - dedicated to promoting excellence
in death education, bereavement counseling and care of the dying.
Association
of Nurses in AIDS Care - committed to meeting the needs of nurses in HIV/AIDS
care, research, prevention, and policy.
Association
of Pediatric Oncology Nurses - advances the highest standards of care
for children and adolescents with cancer and their families through education,
research, certification, advocacy and affiliation.
Association
of periOperative Registered Nurses - promotes quality patient care by
providing perioperative registered nurses with education, standards, services,
and representation.
Association
of Rehabilitation Nursing - promotes and advances professional rehabilitation
nursing practice through education, advocacy, collaboration, and research to enhance
the quality of life for those affected by disability and chronic illness.
Association
of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses - dedicated to establishing
and promoting the highest standards of health for women and newborns.
Emergency
Nurses Association - serves the emergency nursing profession through research,
publications, professional development, and injury prevention.
Home
Healthcare Nurses Association - provides a forum for members to discuss
and refine the professional, educational, and conceptual aspects of their home
care practice.
Hospice
and Palliative Nurses Association - promotes the highest professional
standards of hospice and palliative nursing care.
National
Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists - exists to enhance and promote
the unique, high value contribution of the clinical nurse specialist to the health
and well-being of individuals, families, groups, and communities, and to promote
and advance the practice of nursing.
National
Association of Neonatal Nurses - supports and promotes neonatal nursing.
National
Association of Orthopaedic Nurses - promote
education and research related to nursing care of persons with orthopaedic conditions.
National
Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners - advocates
for children (infants through young adults) and provides leadership for pediatric
nurse practitioners who deliver primary care in a variety of settings.
National
Association of School Nurses - improves the health and educational success
of children and youth by developing and providing leadership to advance school
nursing practice.
National
Gerontological Nursing Association - seeks
to effectively improve the care and well-being of older adults.
National
Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties - provides
leadership in promoting quality nurse practitioner education.
Oncology
Nursing Society - committed to providing the best cancer care possible.
Preventive
Cardiovascular Nurses Association - develops and promotes nurses as leaders
in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Tobacco
Free Nurses - is a national initiative funded by The Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation to help nurses and student nurses stop smoking.
Nursing
Research
Alliance
for Aging Research - leading citizens advocacy group dedicated to improving
the health and independence of Americans as they age through public and private
funding of medical research and geriatric education.
National
Institute of Nursing Research - supports clinical and basic research to
establish a scientific basis for the care of individuals across the life span--from
management of patients during illness and recovery to the reduction of risks for
disease and disability and the promotion of healthy lifestyles.
Eastern
Nursing Research Society - a community for nurses interested in promoting
research in the Eastern Region of the United States. Contact janet.boyle@unh.edu.
Midwest
Nursing Research Society - promotes, disseminates and utilizes nursing
research throughout the Midwest, influencing the growth in quality and quantity
of nursing research.
Pan
American Health Organization
- a branch of the World Health Organization that offers publications on a number
of health-related topics. PAHO promotes primary health care strategies.
Program
for the Study of Health Care Relationships - a partnership between Yale
and University of Connecticut schools of nursing, provides a forum for the coordinated
study of the dynamics of relationships among patients, caregivers, practitioners,
providers, payers and others involved in patient care.
Southern
Nursing Research Society
- an organization for nursing researchers in the southern regions.
Western
Institute of Nursing - a community for nurses interested in promoting
research in the Western Region of the United States. Contact win@ohsu.edu.
Other
Related Links
Alliance
for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support, and Education (ALCASE) - November
is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Order a free educational kit from ALCASE here.
American
Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics - devoted
to critical thought in health law, medicine, bioethics, and patient care.
Association
of Academic Health Centers - dedicated to advancing the leadership of
academic health centers in health professions education, biomedical and health
services research, and health care delivery.
Commission
on Graduates of Foreign Nursing School - evaluates
the education and licensure of internationally-educated
nurses and other healthcare professionals who wish to practice
in the U.S.
Exceptional
Nurse - provides links to organizations, equipment,
technology, mentors, financial aid, related articles and
research for nurses and students with disabilities.
Foundation
for Blood Research - provides information on the Practice-Based Genetics
Curriculum for Nurse Educators as well as a variety of other topics for educators.
Health
Sciences Faculty Education Project at Oregon Health and Science University
- provides resources and information about effective teaching strategies for all
students in health science programs, particularly those with disabilities. Includes
profiles of exemplary doctors, nurses, dentists, and other health technicians
who experience visual, hearing, mobility, learning and other disabilities.
International
Association for Human Caring - advances the body of knowledge of caring
and caring research within the discipline of nursing.
Medicare
Rights Center - a not-for-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that
older adults and people with disabilities get good, affordable health care. Helpful,
reliable Medicare information for consumers and professionals is available at
their Web site.
National
Council of State Boards of Nursing - provides a list of State Boards of
Nursing and information on the NCLEX examination.
NurseZone.com
- provides nurses with professional resources, clinical news, feature nursing
stories, educational and job opportunities, and directs visitors to intriguing
discussions among nurse colleagues.
Nursing
Care Directory - an online directory of health care organizations.
NursingCenter.com
- an interactive web community and portal created by nurses for nurses as a comprehensive
source of nursing information.
Oregon
Center for Nursing
- provides the latest updates on state-wide initiatives that impact nursing education
and practice in Oregon.
Transcultural
Nursing Society
- to promote transcultural nursing knowledge and competencies globally through
education, research, consultation, and clinical services.
Veterans
Health Administration Nursing Strategic Healthcare Group - information
about the new Nurse Qualification Standards and the National Nursing Education
Initiative.
Education
USA – This State Department resource assists students with finding,
applying and preparing for study at an accredited U.S. college or university.
