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Click here - Vol. 10, Number 2

 

Full Membership

 

When you join ANA, you join with nurses around the country in speaking with one strong voice on behalf of your profession and health care. Together we can make a difference! As a full ANA/CMA member - you are a full voting member in the American Nurses Association and your state nurses association and entitled to valuable products and benefits that help you.

 

ANA is advocating for nurses where it matters:

• Federal lobbying on issues important to nursing and health care; issues such as safe staffing, nursing workforce development, overtime pay and access to care.
• Representing nursing where it matters, including the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services and many others, right up to the White House.
• Speaking for nursing through the media including stories in the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, 60 Minutes, NBC Nightly News, CNN, and NPR to name a few.
• Speaking for U.S. nurses as the only U.S.A. member of the International Council of Nurses and attending meetings of the World Health Organization.

ANA is guiding the Profession:

• Maintaining the Code of Ethics for Nurses which was first developed by ANA in 1926.
• ANA develops and publishes the Scope and Standards of practice for nursing and many of its specialties.
• Through the National Database on Nursing Quality Indicators, ANA is collecting data that link nurse staffing levels to quality nursing care.
• Addressing workplace hazards such as latex allergies, sage needles and workplace violence.

Influence Decisions: becoming involved

• Join one of the many committees and boards at the national level that are shaping the direction of the association and the profession.
• As a direct member in the ANA, you are represented at ANA's House of Delegates through the individual Member Division.
• Participate in member surveys that let you influence the association's agenda.

Save Money: discounts and privileges for members

• Professional Liability Insurance - a must have for every nurse, offered at a special member price.
• Nurses Banking Center - free checking, online bill pay and high yield savings all available to you 24/7 to fit any shift or schedule.
• Credit Card - Carry the credit card that shows you are proud to be a nurse.
• Quality Insurance programs at an affordable price - Life, Major Medical, Dental, Disability, Long Term Care, Cancer, Medicare Part D and Medicare Supplement.
• Discounts on auto rental through Alamo and Budget.
• Save on your hotel stays at Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel.
• Online discounts on all your floral needs through KaBloom.

Promote Yourself: professional development tools and opportunities

• Members save up to $140 on certification through ANCC.
• Online continuing education available at a discount or free to members.
• Conferences and educational events at the national and local level offered at a discount to members.
• Member discounts on nursesbooks.org - ANA's publications arm.
• Find a new job on Nurse's Career Center - developed in cooperation with healthcareers.com.

Stay Informed: publications that keep you current

• Free subscription to The American Nurse - a $20 value.
• Discounted subscription to The American Journal of Nursing - a $39 value.
• Free online access to OJIN - the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing.
• Free access to ANA's informative online (or email) newsletters including - Capitol Update and Members Weekly.
• Access to the new Members Only web site of NursingWorld.org.