Benefits of Professional Organizations
Benefits of Professional Organizations Although professional associations play an important role in the development of nursing as a profession, many nurses do not belong to these organizations. Regardless of membership, these associations provide valuable resources to both nurses and the general public. However, those who are members are provided with a breadth of additional resources based on each organization’s goals, along with the ability to take part in leadership opportunities. Review your reading from this week and then address the following: • Locate one professional nursing association and summarize the benefits of belonging to that association. Include the Web address (the URL) to the Association. • Identify at least one contribution made by a professional nursing association that has had a positive impact on the nursing profession or healthcare. • What are the differences in how nursing practice is influenced by professional associations compared to collective bargaining units such as unions? Support your ideas or those of others with references from the professional nursing literature. Post your response by Day 3 of this week. Cite the references used in APA style format.
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The ANA (American Nurses Association) offers nurses opportunity to receive up to date information that matter in the nursing field. This includes new laws on the nursing practices, new patient insights and the relationship between nurses and their employees. The association also gives the nurses a political voice when it comes to issues that directly impact their professional life. Such issues include procedural and technological matters. The association gives the nurses a sense of belonging and community to a greater whole. The web address to the ANA is HYPERLINK "/functionalmenucategories/aboutana/whoweare/cma.aspx" \t "_blank"/functionalmenucategories/aboutana/whoweare/cma.aspx
For many years, the American Nurses Association has advocated for health care reforms meant to guarantee access to affordable and high quality healthcare for all. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has ensured that millions of Americans now have more protection against being denied or losing health insurance coverage as well as better access to preventive and primary health services. In addition, ANA remains dedicated to educating nurses on the way the changing systems impact lives as wel...