MONA - Missouri Nurses Association
The vision of the Missouri Nurses Association is to be one strong voice for Missouri nurses. The mission of MONA is to promote, protect and enhance registered professional nursing practice through advocacy, education, collaboration and partnership. The purposes of MONA shall be to act and speak for the nursing profession and to promote and enhance the accountability and control of nursing practice by the nursing profession through:
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Working for the improvement of health standards and the availability of health care services for all people.
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Fostering high standards of nursing.
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Promoting the professional development of nurses and advancing their economic and general welfare.
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AANP - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
AANP formed in 1985 to provide NPs with a unified way to network and advocate for NP issues and was the first national organization created for nurse practitioners of all specialties. As the largest and only full-service national professional membership organization for NPs of all specialties, AANP represents the interests of the more than 135,000 NPs currently practicing in the U. S. and continually advocates at local, state, and federal levels for the recognition of NPs as providers of high-quality, cost-effective, and personalized healthcare.
http://www.aanp.org/AANPCMS2
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AACN - American Association of Colleges of Nursing
AACN's educational, research, governmental advocacy, data collection, publications, and other programs work to establish quality standards for bachelor's- and graduate-degree nursing education, assist deans and directors to implement these standards, influence the nursing profession to improve health care, and promote public support of the baccalaureate and graduate education, research, and practice in nursing--the nation's largest health care profession.
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ACNP - American College of Nurse Practitioners
Located in Washington, DC, is a national, non-profit membership organization whose mission is to ensure a solid policy and regulatory foundation that enables Nurse Practitioners to continue providing accessible, high quality healthcare to the nation. ACNP’s unique membership structure consisting of both individual nurse practitioners as well as national and state NP organizations unites the diverse practice specialties of NPs.
http://www.acnpweb.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
