Academy of Medical- Surgical Nurses
East Holly Ave., Box 56
Pitman, NJ 08071-0056
(866) 877-2676
Fax: (856) 589-7463
[email protected]
http://www.medsurgnurse.org
The Academy of Neonatal Nursing
2220 Northpoint Parkway
Santa Rosa, CA 95407-7398
(707) 568-2168
Fax: (707) 569-0786
[email protected]
http://www.academyonline.org
Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association
7995 East Prentice Ave., Suite 100
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
(800) 897-6362
Fax: (303) 770-1614
[email protected]
http://www.astna.org
American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing
East Holly Ave., Box 56
Pitman, NJ 08071-0056
(800) AMB-NURS (262-6877)
Fax: (856) 589-7463
[email protected]
http://aaacn.org
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
P.O. Box 12846
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 442-4262
Fax: (512) 442-6469
[email protected]
http://www.aanp.org
American Academy of Nursing
888 17th St., NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 777-1170
Fax: (202) 777-0107
[email protected]
http://www.aannet.org
American Assembly for Men in Nursing
P.O. Box 130220
Birmingham, AL 35213
(205) 956-0146
Fax: (205) 956-0149; Attn.: Byron McCain
[email protected]
http://www.aamn.org
American Assisted Living Nurses Association
P.O. Box 10469
Napa, CA 94581
(707) 253-7299
Fax: (707) 253-8228
http://www.alnursing.org
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 463-6930
Fax: (202) 785-8320
http://www.aacn.nche.edu
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
101 Columbia
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-4109
(800) 899-AACN (-2226); (949) 362-2000
Fax: (949) 362-2020
[email protected], [email protected]
http://www.aacn.org
American Association of Diabetes Educators
200 W. Madison St.
Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 338-3633
[email protected]
http://www.diabeteseducator.org
American Association for the History of Nursing, Inc.
10200 W. 44th Ave., Suite 304
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
(303) 422-2685
Fax: (303) 422-8894
[email protected]
http://www.aahn.org
American Association of Heart Failure Nurses
15000 Commerce Parkway, Suite C
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
(888) 452-2436
Fax: (856) 439-0525; Attn.: Heather Petet, executive director
[email protected]
http://www.aahfn.org
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
401 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
(877) 402-2562
Fax: (312) 673-6655
[email protected]
http://www.aalnc.org
American Association of Managed Care Nurses
4435 Waterfront Dr., Suite 101
Glen Allen, VA 23060
(804) 747-9698
Fax: (804) 747-5316
http://www.aamcn.org
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
4700 W. Lake Ave.
Glenview, IL 60025
(888) 557-2266; (847) 375-4733
Fax: (847) 375-6430
[email protected]
http://www.aann.org
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
222 S. Prospect Ave.
Park Ridge, IL 60068-4001
(847) 692-7050
Fax: (847) 692-6968
[email protected]
http://www.aana.com
American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators
400 South Colorado Blvd., Suite 600
Denver, CO 80246 (800) 768-1880
Fax: (303) 758-3588
[email protected]
http://www.aanac.org
The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, Inc.
Executive Office
P.O. Box 515
Columbus, OH 43216-0515
(877) 538-2262
Fax: (614) 221-2335
[email protected]
http://www.taana.org
American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners
3267 East 3300 South #309 Salt Lake City, UT 84109
(888) 575-4047; (801) 274-1184
Fax: (801) 274-1535
http://www.aanlcp.org
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
2920 Brandywine Rd., Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30341
(770) 455-7757
Fax: (770) 455-7271
[email protected]
http://www.aaohn.org
American Board of Neuroscience Nursing
4700 W. Lake Ave.
Glenview, IL 60025-1485
(888) 557-2266; (847) 375-4733
Fax: (877) 734-8677
[email protected]
http://www.aann.org/credential
American College of Nurse-Midwives
8403 Colesville Rd., Suite 1550
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(240) 485-1800
Fax: (240) 485-1818
http://www.midwife.org
American College of Nurse Practitioners
1501 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 509
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 740-2529
Fax: (703) 740-2533
[email protected]
http://www.acnpweb.org
American Forensic Nurses
255 North El Cielo Rd., Suite 195
Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760) 322-9925
Fax: (760) 322-9914
[email protected]
http://www.amrn.com
American Holistic Nurses Association
323 N. San Francisco St., Suite 201
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
(800) 278-AHNA (-2462)
Fax: (928) 526-2752
[email protected]
http://www.ahna.org
American Medical Informatics Association
4915 St. Elmo Ave., Suite 401
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-1291
Fax: (301) 657-1296
[email protected]
http://www.amia.org
American Nursing Informatics Association
1908 S El Camino Real, Suite H
San Clemente, CA 92672
[email protected]
http://www.ania.org
American Nephrology Nurses' Association
East Holly Ave., Box 56
Pitman, NJ 08071-0056
(888) 600-ANNA (-2662); (856) 256-2320
Fax: (856) 589-7463
[email protected]
http://www.annanurse.org
American Nurses Foundation
8515 Georgia Ave., Suite 400 West
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 628-5227
[email protected]
http://www.anfonline.org
American Organization of Nurse Executives
Liberty Place
325 Seventh St., NW
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 626-2240
Fax: (202) 638-5499
[email protected]
http://www.aone.org
AONE Chicago Office (operations & membership)
One North Franklin St., 32nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 422-2800
Fax: (312) 422-4503
American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association
P.O. Box 1605 Lansdale, PA 19446
(614) 722-3926
[email protected]
http://www.apsna.org
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
1555 Wilson Blvd., Suite 530
Arlington, VA 22209
(866) 243-2443
Fax: (703) 243-3390
[email protected]
http://www.apna.org
American Public Health Association
800 I St., NW
Washington, DC 20001-3710
(202) 777-APHA (-2742)
Fax: (202) 777-2534
[email protected]
http://www.apha.org
American Radiological Nurses Association
7794 Grow Dr.
Pensacola, FL 32514
(866) 486-2762; (850) 474-7292
Fax: (850) 484-8762
[email protected]
http://www.arna.net
American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses
P.O. Box 193030
San Francisco, CA 94119-3030
(415) 561-8513
Fax: (415) 561-8531
[email protected]
http://www.asorn.org
American Society for Pain Management Nursing
P.O. Box 15473 Lenexa, KS 66285-5473
(888) 34ASPMN; (913) 895-4606 Fax: (913) 895-4652 [email protected]
http://www.aspmn.org
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
8630 Fenton St., Suite 412
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(800) 727-4567; (301) 587-6315
Fax: (301) 587-2365
[email protected]
http://www.nutritioncare.org
American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
10 Melrose Ave., Suite 110
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003-3696
(877) 737-9696; (856) 616-9600
Fax: (856) 616-9601
[email protected]
http://www.aspan.org
American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses
7794 Grow Drive Pensacola, FL 32514
(800) 272-0136; (850) 473-2443
Fax: (850) 484-8762
[email protected]
http://www.aspsn.org
Association of Camp Nurses
8630 Thorsonveien, NE
Bemidji, MN 56601
(218) 586-2633
[email protected]
http://www.campnurse.org
Association of Community Health Nursing Educators
10200 West 44th Avenue, Suite 304 Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
(303) 422-0769
Fax: (303) 422-8894
[email protected]
http://www.achne.org
Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
3538 Ridgewood Rd.
Akron, OH 44333
(800) 260-6780; (330) 670-0101
Fax: (330) 670-0109
[email protected]
http://www.anacnet.org
Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses
4700 W. Lake Ave.
Glenview, IL 60025-1485
(847) 375-4724
Fax: (877) 375-6475
[email protected]
http://www.aphon.org
Association of Operating Room Nurses (same as Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, see below)
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
2170 S. Parker Rd., Suite 300
Denver, CO 80231
(800) 755-2676; (303) 755-6304
Fax: (303) 750-3212
[email protected]
http://www.aorn.org
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
1275 K St., NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005-4006
(202) 789-1890
Fax: (202) 789-1899
[email protected]
http://www.apic.org
Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
4700 W. Lake Ave.
Glenview, IL 60025
(800) 229-7530; (847) 375-4710
Fax: (847) 375-6481
[email protected]
http://www.rehabnurse.org
Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing
2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 450
Arlington, VA 22202
[email protected]
http://www.astdn.org
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
2000 L St., NW, Suite 740
Washington, DC 20036
(800) 673-8499; (202) 261-2400
(800) 245-0231 (Canada)
Fax: (202) 728-0575
http://www.awhonn.org
Baromedical Nurses Association
P.O. Box 531190
San Diego, CA 92153
(303) 918-9686
Fax: (619) 651-7543
http://www.hyperbaricnurses.org
Caribbean Nurses Organization
Antigua & Barbuda Nurses Association Headquarters
Queen Elizabeth Highway
St. Johns, Antigua, W. I.
Dr. Marion Howard, President
2B Kennedy Close, Green Hill
St. Michael, Barbados (246) 424-0819 Fax: (246) 436-6279
[email protected]
http://caribbeanurses.org
Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools
3600 Market St., Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2651
(215) 222-8454
http://www.cgfns.org
Council on Cardiovascular Nursing
American Heart Association National Center
7272 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75231
(800) 242-8721
http://www.americanheart.org
Dermatology Nurses' Association
15000 Commerce Parkway, Suite C
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
(800) 454-4362
[email protected]
http://www.dnanurse.org
Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association
P.O. Box 536489
Orlando, FL 32853-6489
(800) 888-6733; (407) 835-0642
Fax: (407) 426-7440
http://www.ddna.org
Emergency Nurses Association
915 Lee St.
Des Plaines, IL 60016-6569
(800) 900-9659
(800) 243-8362 (membership)
[email protected]
http://www.ena.org
Endocrine Nurses Society
P.O. Box 211068 Milwaukee, WI 53221 Phone and Fax: (414) 421-3679
[email protected]
http://www.endo-nurses.org
Family Medicine Residency Nurses Association
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway Leawood, KS 66211-2672
[email protected]
http://www.fmrna.com
Home Healthcare Nurses Association
228 7th St., SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 546-4754
[email protected]
http://www.hhna.org
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
One Penn Center West, Suite 229
Pittsburgh, PA 15276-0100
(412) 787-9301
Fax: (412) 787-9305
[email protected]
http://www.hpna.org
Infusion Nurses Society
315 Norwood Park South
Norwood, MA 02062
(781) 440-9408
Fax: (781) 440-9409
http://www.ins1.org
International Association of Forensic Nurses
1517 Ritchie Highway, Suite 208
Arnold, MD 21012-2323 (410) 626-7805 Fax: (410) 626-7804 [email protected]
http://www.iafn.org
International Council of Nurses
3, Place Jean Marteau 1201 - Geneva, Switzerland +41-22-908-01-00 Fax: +41-22-908-01-01 [email protected] http://www.icn.ch
International Nurses Society on Addictions
P.O. Box 163635
Columbus, OH 43216
(614) 221-9989 Fax: (614) 221-2335 [email protected]
http://www.intnsa.org
International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses
P.O. Box 450
Teaneck, NJ 07666
or
359 Main Street, Suite A
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201) 487-1050
Fax: (201) 678-2291
[email protected]
http://www.iomsn.org
International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care
375 West 5th Avenue, Suite 201
Vancouver, British Columbia V5Y 1J6
Canada
(604) 630-5516
Fax: (604) 874-4378
[email protected]
http://www.isncc.org
International Society of Nurses in Genetics
461 Cochran Road, Box 246 Pittsburgh, PA 15228
(412) 344-1414 Fax: (412) 344-0599 [email protected]
http://www.isong.org
International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses
2810 Crossroads Dr., Suite 3800
Madison, WI 53718
(866) 330-7227; (608) 443-2463
Fax: (608) 443-2474 or -2478
[email protected]
http://www.ispn-psych.org
National Association of Bariatric Nurses
East Carolina University College of Nursing 2111 Health Sciences Building Greenville, NC 27858
(252) 744-6379
[email protected]
http://www.bariatricnurses.org
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
2090 Linglestown Rd., Suite 107
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 234-6799
Fax: (717) 234-6798
[email protected]
http://www.nacns.org
National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long-Term Care
Reed Hartman Tower
11353 Reed Hartman Highway, Suite 210
Cincinnati, OH 45241
(800) 222-0539; (513) 791-3679
Fax: (513) 791-3699
[email protected]
http://www.nadona.org
National Association of Hispanic Nurses
1501 16th St., NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 387-2477
Fax: (202) 483-7183
[email protected]
http://www.thehispanicnurses.org
National Association for Home Care & Hospice
228 Seventh St., SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 547-7424
Fax: (202) 547-3540
[email protected]
http://www.nahc.org
National Association of Independent Nurses
1125 E. Broadway Road, Suite #116 Tempe, AZ 85282
(800) 338-5105
[email protected]
http://www.independentrn.com
National Association of Neonatal Nurses
4700 W. Lake Ave.
Glenview, IL 60025-1485
(800) 451-3795; (847) 375-3660
Fax: (888) 477-6266
[email protected]
http://www.nann.org
National Association of Nurse Massage Therapists
28 Lowry Drive
P.O. Box 232
West Milton, OH 45383
(800) 262-4017
[email protected], [email protected]
http://www.nanmt.org
National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
505 C St., NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 543-9693
[email protected]
http://www.npwh.org
National Association of Occupational Health Professionals
1525 State St., Suite 204
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(800) 666-7926
Fax: (805) 965-4853
[email protected]
http://www.naohp.com
National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses
401 North Michigan Ave., Suite 2200
Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 289-NAON (-6266)
Fax: (312) 527-6658
[email protected]
http://www.orthonurse.org
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
20 Brace Rd., Suite 200
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-2634
(877) 662-7627 (members only); (856) 857-9700
Fax: (856) 857-1600
[email protected]
http://www.napnap.org
National Association of School Nurses
Eastern Office:
P.O. Box 1300
Scarborough, ME 04070-1300
(877) 627-6476; (207) 883-2117
Fax: (207) 883-2683
Western Office:
Amy Garcia, Executive Director
8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 420
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(866) 627-6767; (240) 821-1130
Fax: (301) 585-1791
[email protected]
http://www.nasn.org
National Association of State School Nurse Consultants
P.O. Box 708
Kent, OH 44240
http://www.nassnc.org
National Black Nurses Association
8630 Fenton St., Suite 330
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3803
(800) 575-6298; (301) 589-3200
Fax: (301) 589-3223
[email protected]
http://www.nbna.org
National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners
7794 Grow Drive
Pensacola, FL 32514
(866) 355-1392
Fax: (850) 484-8762
[email protected]
http://www.ncgnp.org
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
111 E. Wacker Dr., Suite 2900
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 525-3600
Fax: (312) 279-1032
[email protected]
http://www.ncsbn.org
National Gerontological Nursing Association
7794 Grow Dr.
Pensacola, FL 32514
(800) 723-0560; (850) 473-1174
Fax: (850) 484-8762
[email protected]
http://www.ngna.org
National League for Nursing
61 Broadway, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10006
(800) 669-1656; (212) 363-5555
Fax: (212) 812-0391
[email protected]
http://www.nln.org
National Nurses in Business Association
P.O. Box 561081
Rockledge, FL 32956-1081
(877) 353-8888; (321) 633-4610
[email protected]
http://www.nnba.net
National Nursing Staff Development Organization
7794 Grow Dr.
Pensacola, FL 32514-7072
(800) 489-1995; (850) 474-0995
Fax: (850) 484-8762
[email protected]
http://www.nnsdo.org
National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing
7794 Grow Dr.
Pensacola, FL 32514
(877) 966-6236; (850) 484-6948
Fax: (850) 484-8762
[email protected]
http://www.noadn.org
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
1522 K St., NW, Suite 702
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 289-8044
Fax: (202) 289-8046
[email protected]
http://www.nonpf.com
National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities
c/o Beth Marks, PhD, RN 1640 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608 (312) 413-4097 http://www.NOND.org [email protected]
National Private Duty Association
941 East 86th Street, Suite 270 Indianapolis, IN 46240 (317) 663-3637 Fax: (317) 663-3640 [email protected]
http://www.privatedutyhomecare.org
National Rural Health Association
Administrative Office:
521 East 63rd St.
Kansas City, MO 64110
(816) 756-3140
Fax: (816) 756-3144
[email protected]
Government Affairs Office:
1108 K Street, NW; 2nd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005-4094
(202) 639-0550
Fax: (202) 639-0559
[email protected]
http://www.nrharural.org
National Student Nurses' Association
45 Main St., Suite 606
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 210-0705
Fax: (718) 210-0710
[email protected]
http://www.nsna.org
NANDA International
100 N. 20th St., 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(800) 647-9002; (215) 545-8105
Fax: (215) 564-2175
[email protected]
http://www.nanda.org
Navy Nurse Corps Association
P.O. Box 5983 Virginia Beach, VA 23471
[email protected]
http://www.nnca.org
Nurse Healers-Professional Associates International
P.O. Box 419
Craryville, NY 12521
(877) 32N-HPAI; (518) 325-1185
Fax: (509) 693-3537
[email protected]
http://www.therapeutic-touch.org
Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs
1726 M St., NW, Suite 1101
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 296-0888
Fax: (202) 833-1577
[email protected]
http://www.vanurse.org
Nursing Network on Violence Against Women, International
PMB 165 1801 H Street B5 Modesto, CA 95354-1215 (888) 909-9993
http://www.nnvawi.org
Nursing Organizations Alliance
c/o AMR Management Services
201 East Main St., Suite 1405
Lexington, KY 40507
(859) 514-9157
Fax: (859) 514-9166
[email protected]
http://www.nursing-alliance.org
Oncology Nursing Society
125 Enterprise Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
(866) 257-4ONS (-4667); (412) 859-6100
Fax: (877) 369-5497
[email protected]
http://www.ons.org
Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society
7794 Grow Dr.
Pensacola, FL 32514
(877) 936-7367; (850) 484-5223
Fax: (850) 484-8762
[email protected]
http://www.pens.org
Philippine Nurses Association of America
Leo-Felix M. Jurado, president
5113 Longview Drive
Troy, MI 48098-2374
(888) PNAA-ORG; (248) 267-1187
http://www.philippinenursesaa.org
Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
613 Williamson Street, Suite 205 Madison, WI 53703
(608) 250-2440 Fax: (608) 250-2410 [email protected]
http://www.pcna.net
Respiratory Nursing Society
c/o Casey Norris
708 Gladstone CR
Maryville, TN 37804
[email protected]
http://www.respiratorynursingsociety.org
Rural Nurse Organization
P.O. Box 11025 Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-0007 [email protected]
http://www.rno.org
Sigma Theta Tau International
550 West North St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(888) 634-7575; (317) 634-8171
[email protected]
http://www.nursingsociety.org
Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc.
401 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611-4267
(800) 245-7462; (312) 321-5165
Fax: (312) 673-6694
[email protected]
http://www.sgna.org
Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists
Susan D. Coples, BSN, RN, CCN, president
930 Johnson Ferry Road, #900
Atanta, GA 30342
(W) (651) 602-5333
[email protected]
http://www.sgno.org
Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses, Inc.
202 Julia Street
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
(386) 428-1695
Fax: (386) 423-7566
[email protected]
http://www.sohnnurse.com
Society of Pediatric Nurses
7794 Grow Dr.
Pensacola, FL 32514
(800) 723-2902; (850) 494-9467
Fax: (850) 484-8762
[email protected]
http://www.pedsnurses.org
Society of Trauma Nurses
1020 Monarch St., Suite 300B
Lexington, KY 40513
(859) 977-7456
Fax: (859) 977-7441
[email protected]
http://www.traumanurses.org
Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates
East Holly Ave., Box 56
Pitman, NJ 08071-0056
(888) 827-7862
[email protected]
http://www.suna.org
Society for Vascular Nursing
203 Washington Street PMB 311
Salem, MA 01970
(888) 536-4SVN (-4786);
(978) 744-5005
Fax: (978) 744-5029
[email protected]
http://www.svnnet.org
Space Nursing Society
3053 Rancho Vista Blvd. #H377
Palmdale, CA 93551 (661) 949-6780
Fax: (661) 949-7292 [email protected]
Transcultural Nursing Society
Madonna University College of Nursing and Health 36600 Schoolcraft Road Livonia, MI 48150
(888) 432-5470 Fax: (734) 432-5463
http://www.tcns.org
United Spinal Association
75-20 Astoria Boulevard
Jackson Heights, NY 11370
(800) 404-2898; (718) 803-3782
Fax: (718) 803-0414
[email protected]
http://www.unitedspinal.org
Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society
15000 Commerce Parkway, Suite C
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
(888) 224-WOCN (-9626)
Fax: (856) 439-0525
[email protected]
http://www.wocn.org
Licenses, Scope of Practice, and More: State Boards of Nursing
The state boards of nursing set the standards for qualified students and nurses to obtain their licenses to
practice and to reestablish licensure (requirements include continuing education and mandatory courses on specific topics such as infection control or child abuse detection and reporting). They also determine participation in the multistate licensure compact, which allows nurses to practice in more than one state with one current license, and provide current information on the scope of nursing practice within the state. For information on a specific state, go to http://www.ncsbn.org, the Web site of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, which includes a current list of all state board Web sites and contact information.