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The American Nurses Association (ANA) is profoundly dismayed by the Department of Education’s exclusion of nursing from the definition of “professional degree” programs under the finalized federal graduate loan borrowing limits.

On behalf of the ANCC Board of Directors, the Nominations Committee issues this call for qualified nominees for appointment to seats on the Commission on Accreditation in Nursing Continuing Professional Development (COA-NCPD), Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs (COA-PTP), Commission on Magnet® (COM), and Commission on Pathway to Excellence® (COPE), which serve as the governing bodies for their respective ANCC programs.

First of its kind summit brings together healthcare experts from across the globe.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) announced the winners of four accreditation awards during a special ceremony at the inaugural Professional Development & Practice (PDP) Summit in Orlando, Florida.

April is Workplace Violence Prevention month and 10 healthcare organizations stand united against workplace violence in healthcare. 

 

The American Nurses Credentialing Center has entered into an agreement with the International Association of Forensic Nurses for the transfer of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner credentials.

The American Nurses Association (ANA) is deeply saddened by the passing of Jacqueline M. Fawcett, PhD, RN, FAAN, a towering figure in nursing scholarship and one of the most consequential voices in the intellectual history of our profession. Over a career spanning more than 45 years, Dr. Fawcett dedicated herself to advancing nursing as a discipline grounded in its own theory, knowledge, and science.

  The American Nurses Enterprise (ANE) today announced new findings from the INVEST Study, a national mixed-methods analysis designed to quantify hospitals’ investments in nursing and examine how those investments relate to financial performance.  

SILVER SPRING, MD – March 19, 2025 – The American Nurses Enterprise (ANE), the unifying force behind the American Nurses Association, the American Nurses Credentialing Center, and the American Nurses Foundation, today announced the launch of its 2026–2030 Strategic Plan, unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of all three organizations.

SILVER SPRING, MD – March 19, 2026 – Today on Certified Nurses Day, the American Nurses Foundation (ANF) is proud to announce that one of the grant recipients of the Margretta Madden Styles Credentialing Research Grant, Olga Yakusheva, PhD, MSE, FAAN, has successfully completed her research examining the crucial link between nurse certification and the tangible benefit for both patient care and health systems. The emerging findings are promising and have only been exclusively shared during private poster sessions at select universities, such as the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and the University of Michigan School of Nursing. ANF awarded a total of $223,864 to Dr. Yakusheva to complete this study.

  The American Nurses Association (ANA) is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Faye Gary, EdD, MS, RN, FAAN.