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The American Nurses Association (ANA), as part of its journey of racial reconciliation, has committed up to $20,000 in funds to be awarded by the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing to organizations implementing evidence-based strategies to dismantle institutional, structural, and systemic racism in nursing.

Dr. Hatmaker will serve as Acting Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2024.

The American Nurses Association (ANA) supports the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act (H.R.2530 and S.1113), which would establish minimum nurse to-patient-ratios for every hospital.  

The American Nurses Association (ANA) endorses the American Academy of Nursing’s (AAN) Statement “Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention Act.”

The American Nurses Association (ANA) and Compass One Healthcare (Compass One), powered by Morrison Healthcare, Crothall Healthcare, and CCL Hospitality Group, have teamed up this year to promote “Socktober”.

The American Nurses Association (ANA), representing the interests of the nation’s more than 5 million nurses, announces the formal recognition of cannabis nursing as a nursing specialty.

The American Nurses Association (ANA) Board of Directors has appointed Laura J. Wood, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN as President of its credentialing subsidiary, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Dr. Wood will continue her current two-year ANCC Board service as President Designate until her term as President begins Jan 1, 2024.

Today, the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing (the Commission),  announces a new composition of members to continue the critical work of confronting racism.

ANA underscores the urgency for Congressional leaders and the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services to advance efforts to implement safe staffing standards, including minimum nurse-to-patient ratios.

The American Nurses Association (ANA) is appalled by the Supreme Court’s ruling against race conscious admissions. This detrimental decision will have unfortunate consequences,

Margaret “Peggy” Chamberlain Wilmoth, PhD, MSS, RN, FAAN, has been selected as the 2023-2024 National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence.

The ANA Membership Assembly, the governing and official voting body of the American Nurses Association (ANA) acted today to advocate for meaningful legislation to address gun safety and firearm access and for increased funding for mental health services and gun violence and prevention research, including research on gun violence against health care workers and in health care settings.