The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released a final rule granting full practice authority to three of the four established Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) roles when they are acting within the scope of their VA employment.

The American public has again ranked nurses as the professionals with the highest honesty and ethical standards, according to a Gallup poll. The annual poll marks the 15th consecutive year that nurses have been ranked the most trusted out of a wide spectrum of professions, including medical doctors and police officers.

ANA's Letter to President-Elect Trump

Santa Rosa Community Health Centers' (SRCHC) Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Residency Program is the first federally qualified health center (FQHC) to become accredited as a Practice Transition Program with Distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The American Nurses Foundation (the Foundation), the philanthropic arm of the American Nurses Association (ANA), has named Kathleen Malloch, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, and Thomas Tefft to its Board of Trustees.

The American Nurses Association (ANA) is steadfast in its commitment to improve the health of people across the country. We look forward to sharing the valuable expertise of nurses with the new Administration and Congress.

The Foundation's Annual Report is now available. Read the American Nurses Foundation Annual Report.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) announced the appointment of Loressa Cole, DNP, MBA, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC, as its new chief officer/executive vice president. As the leader of ANCC's full portfolio of credentialing programs, she will guide the organization to fulfill its strategic vision of nursing excellence, quality care and improved patient outcomes.

Deputy U.S. Surgeon General Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams, PhD, RN, FAAN, received the HRH Princess Muna al-Hussein Award today from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for her outstanding commitment to advancing standards of excellence in nursing health care around the globe.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center National Magnet Nurse of the Year^® awards recognize the outstanding contributions of clinical nurses for innovation, consultation, leadership and professional risk-taking. 

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) today presented its prestigious ANCC Margretta Madden Styles President's Award to Sheila Haas, PhD, RN, FAAN, a professor and former dean of the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing at Loyola University Chicago, in tribute to her invaluable contributions to the nursing profession.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) today announced Children's Mercy Kansas City, in Kansas City, Missouri, as the winner of the ANCC 2016 Magnet Prize^® sponsored by Cerner, a global leader in health care technology.