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2. American Nurses Credentialing Center - Wikipedia

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   The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association (ANA), is a certification body for nursing board certification and the largest certification body for advanced practice registered nurses in the United States, [1] as of 2011 certifying over 75,000 APRNs, including nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists.

3. American Nurses Association - Wikipedia

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   The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a 501(c)(6) 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. [3] It is based in Silver Spring, Maryland [4] and Jennifer Mensik Kennedy [2] is the current president.

4. Nursing ethics - Wikipedia

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   Although much of nursing ethics can appear similar to medical ethics, there are some factors that differentiate it. Breier-Mackie [5] suggests that nurses' focus on care and nurture, rather than cure of illness, results in a distinctive ethics. Furthermore, nursing ethics emphasizes the ethics of everyday practice rather than moral dilemmas. [2]

5. Nursing in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Continuing education classes are calibrated to educate all levels of nurses. Many States require continuing education. Nursing licensing boards typically accept courses provided by organizations accredited by other licensing boards, by the ANCC, or its designees. [17] The National Healthcare Institute maintains a list of continuing education ...

6. Nightingale Pledge - Wikipedia

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   In a 1935 revision to the pledge, Gretter widened the role of the nurse by including an oath to become a "missioner of health" dedicated to the advancement of "human welfare"—an expansion of nurses' bedside focus to an approach that encompassed public health. [1] US nurses have recited the pledge at pinning ceremonies for decades. In recent ...

7. List of nursing organizations - Wikipedia

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   American Academy of Nursing; American Association of Colleges of Nursing; American Health Care Association; American Red Cross Nursing Service; Florence Network for Nursing and Midwifery; National Institute of Nursing Research; National League for Nursing (NLN) Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE) Nursing Students ...