Section 6. Additional Resources Oaths, Codes and Professional Organizations: prepared by Carlos Serrano(2002) Nightingale Pledge I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly: To pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully; I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug; I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling; With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care. American Nurses Association (ANA)at http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi find NYS Nurse Practice Act Education Law Article 139 includes description of the scope of practice of Registered Professional Nurses and LPN's http://nursingworld.org/ethics/code/protected_nwcoe813.htm Code of Ethics for Nurses http://www.op.nysed.gov/opsearches.htm#nme license verification online for NY State http://www.ana.org/ American Nurses Association http://www.nsna.org/ National Student Nurses' Association http://www.nysna.org/ NYS Nurse's Association http://aamn.org The American Assembly for Men in Nursing http://www.aanp.org/standard.htm Standards of Practice of Nurse Practitioners http://www.bna.co.uk/ British Nursing Association http://www.anci.org.au/ Australian Nursing Council Inc. http://www.anci.org.au/codeofethics.htm ANCI Code of Ethics http://www.nursingethics.ca/articles.html Canadian resource for Nursing Ethics http://www.cna-nurses.ca/default.htm Canadian Nurses Association http://www.ncsbn.org National Council of State Boards of Nursing Inc. http://www.nursingsociety.org/ Nursing Honor Society - Sigma Theta Tau http://www.nysconp.org/ NYS Coalition of Nurse Practitioners http://aacn.nche.edu American Association of Colleges of Nursing http://www.amsn.inurse.com The Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses http://www.aaacn.inurse.com American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing http://www.aahn.org/aahn.html American Association for the History of Nursing http://www.aann.org American Association of Neuroscience Nurses http://www.aana.com American Association of Nurse Anesthetists http://www.taana.org American Association of Nurse Attorneys http://www.aaohn.org American Association of Occupational Health Nurses http://www.aascin.org American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses http://www.acnm.org American College of Nurse-Midwives http://www.ahna.org American Holistic Nurses' Association http://www.apna.org American Psychiatric Nurses Association http://www.aspan.org American Society for PeriAnesthesia Nurses http://www.aorn.org Association of Operating Room Nurses http://www.rehabnurse.org Association of Rehabilitation Nurses http://www.ena.org Emergency Nurses Association http://www.ins1.org Intravenous Nurses Society http://www.learnhowtobecome.org/nurse/ Nursing degrees and career http://www.learnhowtobecome.org/nurse/nurse-practitioner/ Courtrooms, Disability, Discrimination, Employment, Expert Witnesses, Informed Consent, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Practice Acts, Pensions, Search Engines, Torts and Personal Injury, Unemployment, Workers Compensation, Workplace Safety: Alabama
State Nurses' Association
Alaska Nurses Association
Arkansas Nurses Association
California
Colorado Nurses Association See also: Colorado Nurses
Colorado Nurse Practice Act:"The Nurse Practice Act provides the legal
parameters for the practice of professional and practical nursing in the
state. The law was initially established in 1905 "in order to safeguard the
life, health property, and public welfare of the people of the state from
the unauthorized, unqualified, and improper application of services by
individuals in the practice of nursing.""
Connecticut Nurses Association
Florida Nurses Association
Illinois Nurses Association
Kansas State Nurses Association
Kentucky Nurses Association
Louisiana State Nurses Association
Maine State Nurses Association
Michigan Nurses Association
Minnesota Nurses Association
Mississippi Nurses Association
Missouri Nurses Association
Nevada Nurses Association
New Jersey State Nurses Association
New Mexico Nurses Association New Mexico Board of Nursing See also: New Mexico Nurses
North Carolina Nurses Association
Ohio Nurses Association
Oklahoma Nurses Association
Oregon Nurses Association
Pennsylvania Nurses Association
South Carolina Nurses Association
Tennessee Nurses Association
Texas Nurses Association
Virginia Nurses Association Wisconsin Nurses Association:Online, they have the Wisconsin Nurse Practice Act, Mentoring, Calendar of Events and more! http://www.execpc.com/~wna See also: Wisconsin Nurses http://www.ncsbn.org/public/regulation/nurse_verification.htm Includes links to license verification websites for every state. http://www.ncsbn.org/public/regulation/regulation_index.htm Nursing Regulation – How each board of nursing's state practice act is regulated.
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