The professional association for registered nurses in the United States, made up of constituent nurses associations in the states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. The ANA works for better health standards and nursing services, high standards of nursing, and the professional development and economic and general welfare of nurses. It is concerned with nursing ethics and serves as spokesperson for nursing, nationally and internationally.<\/p>\n
The only full-service professional organization representing the 2.2 million registered nurses in the U.S. It comprises 53 State Nurses Associations. The organization fosters high standards of nursing practice, promotes the economic and general welfare of nurses in the work environment, projects a realistic, positive view of nursing, and lobbies Congress and regulatory agencies about health care issues affecting nurses and the public.<\/p>\n
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The professional association for registered nurses in the United States, made up of constituent nurses associations in the states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. The ANA works for better health standards and nursing services, high standards of nursing, and the professional development and economic and general welfare of nurses. It is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a"],"yoast_head":"\n