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Course Websites
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
NCSBN empowers and supports nursing regulators in their mandate to protect the public.
Find Your Nurse Practice Act
Locate your state's Nurse Practice Act on this page from the NCSBN.
American Nurses Association (ANA)
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is the premier organization representing the interests of the nation's 4 million registered nurses. ANA exists to advance the nursing profession by: Fostering high standards of nursing practice; Promoting a safe and ethical work environment; Bolstering the health and wellness of nurses; and Advocating on health care issues that affect nurses and the public.
ANA Scope and Standards of Practice
This page from the ANA website defines the scope of practice for nurses and provides resources to support standards of practice.
ANA Advocacy Toolkit
This toolkit from ANA contains information on advocacy efforts, including how to contact a member of congress.
Healthy People 2030
Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. Healthy People encourages collaborations across communities and sectors, empowers individuals toward making informed health decisions, and measures the impact of prevention activities.
AACN Essentials
The AACN Essentials outline the necessary curriculum content and expected competencies of graduates from baccalaureate, master’s, and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs.
Additional Websites
Health Policy at CDC
The Office of the Associate Director for Policy and Strategy’s (OADPS) mission is to identify and advance opportunities to use policy, leverage health system transformation and engage other sectors to improve the public’s health.
National Academy for State Health Policy
The National Academy for State Health Policy is a nonpartisan forum of policymakers throughout state governments, learning, leading and implementing innovative solutions to health policy challenges.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.
RAND Corporation
The RAND Corporation is a research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities throughout the world safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous.
Trip - Clinical Search Engine
Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care.
Professional Organizations
American Nurses Association (ANA)
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is the premier organization representing the interests of the nation's 4 million registered nurses. ANA exists to advance the nursing profession by: Fostering high standards of nursing practice; Promoting a safe and ethical work environment; Bolstering the health and wellness of nurses; and Advocating on health care issues that affect nurses and the public.
National League for Nursing
The National League for Nursing is the premier organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education. The NLN offers professional development, networking opportunities, testing services, nursing research grants, and public policy initiatives to its 40,000 individual and 1,200 institutional members. NLN members represent nursing education programs across the spectrum of higher education, health care organizations, and agencies.
Sigma Theta Tau
The Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing is the second-largest nursing organization in the world with approximately 135,000 active members.
Nursing Organizations
A list of nursing specialty organizations.
