American Nurses Association - wikipedia American Nurses Association ANA Full name American Nurses Association Founded 1897 Key people Pamela Cipriano, President Office location Silver Spring, Maryland Country United States of America The American Nurses Association ( ANA ) is a 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. It is based in Silver Spring, Maryland and Pamela F. Cipriano is the current president. 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. Contents 1 History 2 Primary mission 3 Publications 4 Notable members 5 See also 6 References 7 External links 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. 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. Isabel Hampton Robb served as the first president. A major early goal of the organization was the enhancement of nursing care for American soldiers. Primary mission The association is a professional organization representing registered nurses ( RNs ) in the United States through its 54 constituent member associations. 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. 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. Publications American Nurse Today The American Nurse OJIN : The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing Notable members M. Elizabeth Shellabarger, Wyoming State Nurses ' Association, president Vera Blanche Thomas, Arizona State Nurses ' Association, president 1927 - 28 See also American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants American Nurses Association Hall of Fame References Jump up ^ `` American Nurses Association, ANA ''. Health Care Finder. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 24. Jump up ^ `` ANA Contact Us ''. American Nurses Association. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 24. Jump up ^ `` What is Nursing ? ''. The American Nurses Association, Inc. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 16. Jump up ^ http://www.nursingworld.org/FunctionalMenuCategories/AboutANA/History/BasicHistoricalReview.pdf Jump up ^ `` To Meet Here Next Week ''. Baltimore American. February 4, 1897. Retrieved July 1, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Nurses for Peace and War ''. New York Times. May 7, 1899. Retrieved July 1, 2012. Jump up ^ `` American Nurses Association ''. Medical Dictionary. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Nursing Organizations ''. Discover Nursing. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 24. Jump up ^ `` ANA Statement of Purpose ''. American Nurses Association. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 24. Jump up ^ `` AANA Periodicals ''. American Nurses Association. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 24. ^ Jump up to : 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. External links Official website Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=American_Nurses_Association&oldid=826204025 '' Categories : International Council of Nurses 1896 establishments in the United States Non-profit organizations based in Maryland American Nurses Association Hidden categories : CS1 : Julian -- Gregorian uncertainty Pages using deprecated image syntax Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی Edit links This page was last edited on 17 February 2018, at 20 : 42. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the role of american nurses association
Answer: to advance and protect the profession of nursing