Practice Standard Presentation on the American Nurses Association Julie Mulder Brittany Torok Denise...

Practice Standard Presentation on theAmerican Nurses Association

Julie MulderBrittany TorokDenise PrestonSara Schafer

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What is the American Nurses Association?

• The American Nurses Association (ANA) is an organization that has developed today into a nationwide professional organization representing 3.1 million registered nurses. It is currently headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland (American Nurses Association, 2013).

• The ANA moves nursing forward by “fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the rights of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public,” (American Nurses Association, 2013).

American Nurses Association. (2013). Statement of Purpose. Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/FunctionalMenuCategories/AboutANA/ANAsStatementofPurpose.html

ANA’s Mission Statement

• “Nurses advancing our profession to improve health for all,” (American Nurses Association, 2013).


ANA’s Priority Issues

• The ANA has set priorities that they feel are important. These consist of the following:

1) Education and training for nurses paid for by federal funding

2) Assisting to improve health care

3) Providing health care in community based settings

4) Providing expanded roles for nurses


ANA’s Nurses’ Bill of Rights

Nurses provide medical care and safety to patients on a daily basis. They provide unique and specific care to each patient while also providing respect. In return, nurses need to be protected. In order to do this, the ANA has provided nurses with a Bill of Rights. They are the following:1. “Nurses have the right to practice in a manner that fulfills their obligations to society and to

those who receive nursing care.

2. Nurses have the right to practice in environments that allow them to act in accordance with professional standards and legally authorized scopes of practice.

3. Nurses have the right to a work environment that supports and facilitates ethical practice, in accordance with the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.

4. Nurses have the right to freely and openly advocate for themselves and their patients, without fear of retribution.

5. Nurses have the right to fair compensation for their work, consistent with their knowledge, experience and professional responsibilities.

6. Nurses have the right to a work environment that is safe for themselves and for their patients.

7. Nurses have the right to negotiate the conditions of their employment, either as individuals or collectively, in all practice settings” (American Nurses Association, 2013).

American Nurses Association. (2013). Nurses’ Bill of Rights. Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/NursesBillofRights

Who Created the ANA

• The ANA began in 1893 at the Chicago World Fair, where powerful nursing leaders of that era came together to communicate ideas, converse about nursing education, and the need for scientific training. This event became a vital part of nursing history (Black, 2014).

• In 1896, Isabel Hampton Robb created the group that ultimately became the ANA in 1911 (Black, 2014).

• Isabel Hampton Robb was an influential leader who was concerned about: (Black, 2014)

1. Uniformity in nursing schools

2. Nursing curriculum and education

Black, P. B. (2014). Professional Nursing: Concepts and Challenges. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders.

Who created the ANA

• The ANA was originally known as the Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada (American Nurses Association, 2013).

• The initial mission was to enhance the collaboration between nurses and educators (Black, 2014).

• A national professional group of nurses began to be created when the ANA was created in 1911 (American Nurses Association, 2013)

American Nurses Association. (2013). ANA History. Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/FunctionalMenuCategories/AboutANA/History


Why the ANA was Created

• On September 2, 1896, 10 nursing delegates all came together near New York City to create the ANA (American Nurses Association, 2013).

1. The women that attended the gathering were not actually

registered nurses, since at that time there were no licensing

or laws for standards of nursing care (American Nurses

Association, 2013).

2. The members of the group wanted to protect the public from

women that were claiming to be nurses (American Nurses

Association, 2013).

3. They also wanted to make safer and healthier conditions to

to work in (American Nurses Association, 2013).

American Nurses Association. (2013). ANA History. Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/FunctionalMenuCategories/AboutANA/History

Why the ANA was Created

• The ANA was created to improve standards of health and the availability of health care. ANA advances the nursing profession by “fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the rights of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public,” (Mosby’s Medical Dictionary, 2009).

• February of 1897, they finalized the constitution and bylaws for the Nurses’ Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada (Mosby’s Medical Dictionary, 2009).

American Nurses Association. (2009). Mosby’s Medical Dictionary. Retrieved from http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/American+Nurses+Association

Facts About the ANA

• Only 10% of the 3 million RN’s are members in the United States (Black, 2014).

• ANA is dedicated to the nursing profession. By not joining, we are silencing our powerful voices (Black, 2014).

• Developed the Code of Ethics

• Defines Scope and Standards of Care

• Political Action

• Federation of state nurses that all RN’s are eligible to join (Black, 2014).


Affects ANA has on Nursing Practice

• Fosters high standards of nursing

• Professional Development

• Improvement health standards

• Advocate nursing interests

• Leadership skill development

• Involved and current in nursing practice

• Enhances collaboration (Black, 2014)


Benefits the ANA has to offer

• Network colleagues

• Voice for the nursing profession

• Stay informed on issues relating to practice

• Continuing education

• Ethical Guidelines (Black, 2014)


ANA Six Essential Features of Contemporary Nursing Practice

Black (2014) Describes the ANA’s definition of nursing from the Social Policy Statement which includes the following six essential features:

1. “Provision of a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing.

2. Attention to the range of human experiences and responses to health and illness with the physical and social environments.

3. Integration of objective data with knowledge gained from an appreciation of the patient or group’s subjective experience.

4. Application of scientific knowledge to the process of diagnosis and treatment through the use of judgment and critical thinking.

5. Advancement of professional nursing knowledge through scholarly inquiry.

6. Influence on social and public policy to promote social justice” (p.116).


How to Join the ANA

• Join online, by mail, or phone• Register at Nursing World.com and pay• There are 3 plans:

1. ANA plus State association

2. ANA only

3. eMembership-website only• Cost:

1. ANA+State=$222.00

2. ANA only=$183.00

3. eMembership=$45.00

4. Students=Free• Only RN’s can be members. Non RN’s can subscribe, but can not be a

member.American Nurses Association. (2013). Statement of Purpose. Retrieved from

http://www.nursingworld.org/FunctionalMenuCategories/AboutANA/ANAsStatementofPurpose.html

Joining the ANA

Professional Benefits:• Career Center-resume help, job tips, job postings, Leadership Institute• Nurse CEU-savings for online courses• Nurse Resources-product discounts, discount liability insurance• Online nurse degree savings• ANCC certification

Resources:• Events, conferences and webinars• ANA periodicals and nurse book discounts• Nursing Fact sheets-newer issues in nursing• Social Network-get to know other nurses• eNewsletter


ANA is a National Organization

• That is available to the nations 3.1 million nurses

• State level associations represent the ANA

• Associated with-American Nurse Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurses and ANA Political Action Committee

• It is governed by it’s membership assembly and board of directors


ANA International Involvement

• Works hand in hand with worldwide foundations

• Promotes world wide disaster relief efforts on websites

• Works with ICNP (International Classification for Nursing Practice)

1. A federation of many national associations

2. Have nursing data available worldwide for policy making

3. Define nursing care in a variety of settings

4. Trends of treatment and dispersing resources to patients

5. Compare data

6. Stimulate research

Coenen, A. (2003). The International Classification for Nursing Practice (INCP) Program: Advancing a Unifying Framework for Nursing. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing 8(2). Retrieved from www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/Table ofcontents/Volume82003/No2May2003/ArticlesPreviousTopics/TheInternationalClassificationfor NursingPractice.html

How the ANA Influences My Nursing PracticeBy Sara Schafer

• In my current practice of medical-surgical nursing, ANA practice standards have influenced my nursing practice in many ways. My main nursing priority is safety and the ANA agrees with this. Recently, I had a needle poke injury with a used needle. I have always been careful. This time I was not careful enough. Lab tests revealed that I was exposed to Hepatitis C. I have tested negative for any infection so far. I have learned that the ANA has the Needle stick Safety and Prevention Act to reduce needle stick and sharps injuries.

• They provide nurses with the education and the technology necessary to provide safety and prevent injuries. I have learned that the ANA focuses on what is important and what they can do to improve outcomes. Then they follow through with it. I feel the ANA is a very important part of our nursing careers, and do more than we will ever know.

Practice standards how they relate and influence my nursing practice by Julie Mulder

Influence: • Ethical Decisions in my everyday care of my patients and interactions with

my fellow employees.• Education by fostering the need for continued education and the importance

of gaining new knowledge.• Clinical Judgment is improved through collaboration and teamwork.• Leadership abilities will become stronger and broadened.

Relate:• To improving the health and well-being of my patients in the complex health

care system of today• Encourages patient centered care• Professionalism how you present yourself the nursing profession• Keeping up to date with new practices and standards

How the American Nurses Association Influences my Career by Brittany Torok

• The American Nurses Association (ANA) influences my practice as a Nurse by working for our rights as Nurses and protecting us. The American Nurses Association has been an advocate for the health care reform that would provide health care for the public. As of now, I still have patients that come into the hospital without insurance. When that happens we have to contact a social worker, who then has to scramble to find funding for the patient’s hospital costs.

• The ANA sets the guidelines on how we practice and what tasks we can carry out according to our titles. They help us by creating a safe workplace for medical staff and our patients. Improving nursing staffing is a major principle they stand behind, making sure we care able to deliver safe and adequate care to our patients. Charting, delegation, and quality of pay are a couple of other principles that the ANA focuses on that help us as registered nurses.

•Another way that the ANA protects us as nurses is by trying to pass a nationwide federal law to protect us from musculoskeletal injuries from our heavy workload. This topic hits close to home for not only myself, but my mother who is a registered nurse as well. I am very thankful to have an association that is behind us every step of the way as a nurse!

The American Nurses Association’s Impact on my Career by Denise Preston

• All nurses have been impacted by the American Nurses Association (ANA). In every meeting you attend as an RN, on every policy change in the hospital, in the everyday work area, ANA has left their impression.

• I am grateful for the people at the ANA who have developed the standards that nursing practice is held accountable to. The strength of the organization has imposed high ideals for nurses, so we can ultimately, safely and effectively care for our patients.

• Personally the ANA has backed me in my situations by having ethical practices already mapped out. I have had to advocate many times to keep the patient’s environment safe from those who choose not follow the high standards set forth and some of the hospitals who choose to attempt to cut too many corners to save money. Most of the time the standards I deal with include staffing. Many times hospital would like to give nurses more patients to save money or they just have inadequate staffing. The ANA has addressed this and has set standards. I am very glad they have studied this situation and have had a big influence in patient load and the number of hours people are allowed to work.

• We are fortunate to have them tirelessly advocating for us!

ReferencesAmerican Nurses Association. (2013). ANA History. Retrieved from

http://www.nursingworld.org/FunctionalMenuCategories/AboutANA/History

American Nurses Association. (2009). Mosby’s Medical Dictionary. Retrieved from http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/American+Nurses+Association


American Nurses Association. (2013). Nurses’ Bill of Rights. Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/NursesBillofRights


Coenen, A. (2003). The International Classification for Nursing Practice (INCP) Program: Advancing a Unifying Framework for Nursing. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing 8(2). Retrieved from www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/Table ofcontents/Volume82003/No2May2003/ArticlesPreviousTopics/TheInternationalClassificationfor NursingPractice.html

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