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Without nurses, quality care would be out of reach for many U.S. residents. As the largest, most trusted health care profession[i], nurses’ influence on public health and policy cannot be overstated.

Today the American Nurses Foundation and the American Academy of Nursing (Academy) is pleased to announce Catherine (Kate) Judge, BA, as one of the new Honorary Fellows.

Today, the American Nurses Association (ANA) Board of Directors announces the appointment of Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Angela Beddoe as the CEO of the ANA Enterprise, effective August 5, 2024. Ms. Beddoe will continue to provide leadership for ANA, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Nurses Foundation (the Foundation).

The American Nurses Association (ANA) awarded and distributed $100,000 to 12 of the organization’s Constituent/State Nurses Associations (C/SNAs) committed to advancing antiracism in nursing in their respective states. These entities are tasked with implementing evidence-based strategies designed to combat systemic, organizational, or individual racism in nursing.

The American Nurses Association (ANA) has been recognized as a Power of Associations Silver Award winner by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for its successful End Nurse Abuse advocacy program to tackle workplace violence against health care workers.

As part of nursing’s ongoing commitment to advance health equity and advocate for quality care, the Tri-Council for Nursing calls for unwavering support for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) within nursing education, practice and all other heath care sectors. 

The ANA Enterprise Institute for Nursing Research and Quality management has spearheaded a 2-year research project on the Economic Value of Nursing. 

The American Nurses Association (ANA) strongly condemns the ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to overturn the legal precedent known as “Chevron deference.”

Today, the representatives of the American Nurses Association (ANA) Membership Assembly, the official governing and voting body of ANA, recommended actions to address specific challenges to nurses’ practice and work environments.

The ANA Membership Assembly, the governing and official voting body of the American Nurses Association (ANA) acted on June 29 to support nurses struggling with mental health issues and licensure and to increase access to quality health care for veterans.

Today, the voting representatives of ANA’s Membership Assembly re-elected Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, to a second term as ANA president

The American Nurses Association (ANA) applauds U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy’s declaration of gun violence as a public health crisis, a landmark decision aligned with ANA’s decades-long stance on the urgent need to address firearm safety and violence prevention.