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ANA Response to Pew Commission Report
Nursing Research
Education for Participation in Nursing Research
Consumer Advocacy
Referrals to the Most Appropriate Provider
Mercury in Vaccines
Elimination of Medication Waste in Long-Term Care Facilities
Workplace Advocacy
Assuring Patient Safety: The Employers’ Role in Promoting
Healthy Nursing Work Hours for Registered Nurses in All
Roles and Settings
Assuring Patient Safety: Registered Nurses’ Responsibility in
All roles and Settings to Guard Against Working When
Fatigued
Elimination of Manual Patient Handling to Prevent Work-
Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Work Release During a Disaster: Guidelines for Employers
Registered Nurses’ Rights and Responsibilities Related to
work Release During a Disaster
Opposition to Mandatory Overtime
Latex Allergy
The Right to Accept or Reject an Assignment
Restructuring, Work Redesign, and the Job and Career
Security of Registered NursesPolygraph Testing of Health Care Workers
Sexual Harassment
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel(Note: ANA work on the
UAP issue is ongoing)
Registered Nurses Utilization of Nursing Personnel in All
Settings
Registered Nurse Education Relating to the Utilization of
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel
Joint Statements
Joint Statement on Delegation American Nurses Associ-
ation (ANA) and National Council of State Boards of
Nursing
Authentication in a Computer-Based Patient Record
On Access to Patient Data
Computer-Based Patient Record Standards
Services to Families Following Sudden Infant Death Syn-
drome
Association of Operating Room Nurses Official Statement
on RN First Assistants
Maintaining Professional and Legal Standards During a
Shortage of Nursing Personnel
Role of the Registered Nurse in the Management of
Patients Receiving IV Conscious Sedation
Role of the Registered Nurse in the Management of
Analgesia by Catheter Techniquesbox 15-1
Position Statements—cont’dpost-secondary and higher degree (master’s degree,
baccalaureate degree, associate-degree, diploma,
and practical nursing programs).
National Organization for
Associate-Degree Nursing
Associate-degree nursing programs prepare the
largest number of new graduates for RN licensure.
Many of these individuals would never have had
the opportunity to become RNs without the access
afforded by the community college system. The
move to begin a national organization to address
associate-degree nursing began in 1986. The
organization identified two major goals: to main-
tain eligibility for licensure for associate-degree
graduates and to interact with other nursing
organizations. Today, the mission of the National
Organization for Associate Degree Nursing
(NOADN) includes supporting the associate-
degree graduate through:
■Strong educational programs
■Dynamic curricula and education of students in
a variety of settings
■Emphasis on lifelong learning
■Continued interaction with colleges and univer-
sities (noadn.org)American Academy of Nursing
The American Academy of Nursing consists of
over 1500 nursing leaders in practice, education,
management, and research. Its mission is to
advance health policy and practice through the
generation, synthesis, and dissemination of nursing
knowledge. The mission is accomplished through
Nursing Outlook,a professional journal; expert pan-
els composed of members of the Academy, a
Scholar in Residence program, and supporting
appointment of nurses to key policy positions.
Membership is through nomination by current
Fellows of the Academy (http://www.aannet.org).National Institute for Nursing Research
The National Institute for Nursing Research
(NINR), unlike the other associations described
here, is an arm of the federal government, one of
the 27 institutes of National Institutes of Health