- Broad purpose professional associations.

- Specialty practice associations.

- Special interest association.
Broad purpose professional associations
ANA is an example.
Purpose of ANA
→ to work for the improvement of health standards and the availability of
health care services for all people.
→ to foster high standards for Nursing.
→ to stimulate and promote the professional development of nurse and
advance their economic and general welfare.
Specialty Practice Associations
eg Association of CAP Ng.
Association of Nurses in AIDS care
Academy of Medical- Surgical Nurses
Academy of Neonatal Nurses.
Association of CH Ng educators.
Baromedical Nurses Association.
National Nursing staff development organization
Special Interest association
Sigma Theta Tau International,
American Association for the history of Nursing,
International council of Nurses (journal International Nursing Review)
It is a federation of National Nurse association (NNA) representing 118
association help nurses use collective action to advocate for political responses to
benefits recipients of health care and members of the profession.
Associations serve individual members by providing continuing education,
recognizing skills in practice by offering certification and ensuring mechanism for a
professional workplace.
Associations also provide unparalleled influential national network of
professionals at all levels and in all specialties, who support one another.
One of the important activities of professional associations is communication.
Most nursing associations have newsletters, journals and website. Publication carry
new stories, editorials and articles of interest to members, information about pending
*I9 legislation and political issues affecting nursing and health care and notices of
XII continuing education offerings.
eg American Nurse Association
Official Newspapers → The American Nurse.
Official journal → The American journal of Nursing.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing — journal of official Nursing.
Sigma Theta Tau International — journal of Nursing Scholarship.
The Trained Nurses Association of India - The Nursing Journal of India.
TNAI, Kerala State Branch - Kerala Nursing Forum.
Society of Midwives of India Indian Journal of Nursing & midwifery.
Nurses have a responsibility to belong to one or inure nursing associations,
both as an extension of their interest in nursing and to support their fellow
nurses. k A strong professional organization is a characteristic of mature
profession
Types of association
Associations can be classified as one of three main types.
countries. Founded in 1899, the ICN is the world's first and widest-reaching
international organization for health professionals. Operated by nurses for nurses the
ICN storks to ensure quality nursing care for all, sound health policies globally, the
advancement of nursing knowledge, the presence world wide of a respected nursing
profession and a competent and satisfied nursing work force.
Benefits of belonging to professional association.
Developing leadership skills
- opportunities to learn from and socialize with the peers, at state and national
level
- help developing leadership skill and organizational skills.
- to earn academic credit for their participation.
- professional association offer a supportive environment in which members
can experiment and practice the acquisition of important behavioral skills.
- Public speaking, project planning, management of resources and developing
resolutions and position papers are opportunities to practice skills essential to
formal leadership roles.
B. Professional Association Recognition through Certification
Certification is a formal but voluntary process of demonstrating expertise in
,CA a particular area of Nursing Certified nurses may receive salary supplements
and special opportunities Certification Credentials.
C. Banding together for legislative lobbying
How to become tut involve association members.
- by attending meetings,
- volunteering for leadership and committee involvement.
- Participation in association's activities.