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Nursing Organizations
Nursing Organizations in the United States
Academy of Medical-Surgical NursesE. Holly Ave., Box 56, Pitman, NJ 08071; (856) 257-2323, Fax (856) 589-7463 [email protected]
Air Surface Transport Nurses Association (National Flight Nurses Association)
915 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL 60016-6569; (847) 1170, Fax (847) 460-4001, (800) 897-NFNA(6362) www.nfna.org
American Academy of Ambulatory Nursing Administration
E. Holly Ave., Box 56, Pitman, NJ 08071; (856) 582-9617, Fax (856) 589-7463 www.aaacn.inurse.com
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Box 12846, Austin, TX 78711; (623) 376-9467, Fax (623) 376-0369
www.aanp.org
American Academy of Nursing 555 East Wells Street, 11th Floor,
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3823; (414) 287-0289, Fax (414) 276-3349
www.aannet.org
American Assembly for Men in Nursing
11 Cornell Road, Latham, NY 12110; (518) 782-9400, Ext. 346
www.aamn.org
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656; (800) 899-2226 or (949) 362-2000 www.aacn.org
American Association of Diabetes Educators
100 West Monroe Street, Fourth Floor, Chicago, IL 60603-1901; (312) 424-2426
www.aadenet.org
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
4700 W. Lake Avenue, Glenview, IL 60025; (877) 402-2562, Fax (847) 375-6313
www.aalnc.org
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
4700 W. Lake Avenue, Glenview, IL 60025-1485; (847) 375-4733, (888) 557-2266, Fax (847) 375-6333
www.aann.org
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
222 South Prospect Avenue, Park Ridge, IL 60068-4001; (847) 692-7050, Fax (847) 692-6968
www.aana.com
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses 2920 Brandywine Road, Suite 100,
Atlanta GA 30341; (770) 455-7757, Fax (770) 455-7271
www.aaohn.org
American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses
75– 20 Astoria Blvd., Jackson Heights, NY 11370-1178; (718) 803-3782 www.aascin.org
American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification
475 Riverside Drive, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10115-0089; (800) 6ABPANC, Fax (212) 367-4256 www.cpancapa.org
American College of Nurse-Midwives 818 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 900,
Washington, DC 20006; (202) 728-9860, Fax (202) 728-9897 www.acnm.org
American Licensed Practical Nurses Association
1090 Vermont Ave. NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20005; (202) 682-5800 American Nephrology Nurses’
Association
E. Holly Ave., Box 56, Pitman, NJ 08071; (888) 600-ANNA, (856) 256-2320, Fax: (856) 589-7463
www.anna.inurse.com
American Nurses Association 600 Maryland Ave. SW, Suite 100 West,
Washington, DC 20024-2571; (202) 651-7000
www.ana.org
American Nurses’ Foundation 600 Maryland Ave. SW, Suite 100 West,
Washington, DC 20024; (202) 651-7227 www.nursingworld.org/anf
American Organization of Nurse Executives
One N. Franklin, 34th Fl., Chicago, IL 60606; (312) 422-4503
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Association
1200 19th St. NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 857-1133; Fax (202) 857-1102 www.apna.org
American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses, Inc.
Box 193030, San Francisco, CA 94119; (415) 561-8513
American Society of Peri-Anesthesia Nurses
10 Melrose Avenue, Suite 110, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003-3696; (856) 616-9600, Fax (856) 616-9601
www.aspan.org
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses E. Holly Ave., Box 56, Pitman, NJ 08071;
(856) 256-2340, Fax (856) 589-7463 www.asprsn.org
American Thoracic Society, Section on Nursing
1749 Broadway, New York, NY 10019; (212) 315-8700, Fax (212) 315-6498 American Urological Association,
Inc.
1000 Corporate Blvd., Linthicum MD 21090; (866) 746-4282 or (410) 689-3700, Fax (410) 689-3900
www.auanet.org
Assembly of Hospital Schools of Nursing
American Hospital Association, Center for Nursing, 840 N. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60611; (312) 280-6432 Association of Pediatric Oncology
Nurses
5700 Old Orchard Rd., Skokie, IL 60077; (708) 966-3723
www.apon.org
Association of Peri-Operative Registered Nurses
2170 S. Parker Road, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80231-5711; (303) 755-6300 www.aorn.org
Association of Rehabilitation Nurses 4700 W. Lake Ave., Glenview, IL
60025-1485; (847) 375-4710 www.rehabnurse.org
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses 700 14th St. NW, Suite 600, Washington,
DC 20005-2019; (202) 662-1600 www.awhonn.org
Baromedical Nurses Association P.O. Box 24113, Halethorpe, MD 21227 www.hyperbaricnurses.org
Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools 3600 Market St., Suite 400,
Philadelphia, PA 19104; (215) 349-8767, Fax (215) 662-0425 www.cgfns.org
Dermatology Nurses Association E. Holly Ave., Box 56, Pitman, NJ 08071;
(856) 582-1915 www.dna.inurse.com
Emergency Nurses Association 915 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL
60016-6569; (800) 900-9659, Fax (847) 460-4001 www.ena.org
Federation for Accessible Nursing Education and Licensure Box 1418, Lewisburg, WV 24901; (304)
645-4357
Frontier Nursing Service
100 Wendover Rd., Wendover, KY 41775; (606) 672-2317
www.frontiernursing.org International Flying Nurses
Association
c/o Terri A. Sinkowski, R.N., Box 561218, Harwood Heights, IL 60656
Intravenous Nurses Society Fresh Pond Sq., 10 Fawcett St.,
Cambridge, MA 02138; (617) 441-3008, Fax (617) 441-3009
www.ins1.org
National Association of Hispanic Nurses
1501 16th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 387-2477
www.nahnhq.org
National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses
E. Holly Ave., Box 56, Pitman, NJ 08071; (856) 256-2310, Fax (856) 589-7463 www.naon.inurse.com
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners 1101 Kings Hwy. N., #206, Cherry Hill,
NJ 08034; (856) 667-1773, Fax (856) 667-7187
www.napnap.org
National Association of Physician Nurses
900 S. Washington St., #G-13, Falls Church, VA 22046; (703) 237-8616 National Association of Registered
Nurses
11508 Allecingie Pky., Suite C, Richmond, VA 23235; (804) 794-6513 National Association of School
Nurses
163 U.S. Route #1, P.O. Box 1300, Scarborough, ME 04070-1300; (207) 883-2117, Fax (207) 883-2683 www.nasn.org
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8630 Fenton Street, Suite 330, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3803; (301) 589-3200, Fax (301) 589-3223 www.nbna.org
National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Specialties
P.O. Box 11082, Chicago, IL 60611-0082; (312) 951-0207, Fax (800) 367-5613 www.nccnet.org
National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.
676 N. St. Clair Street, Suite 550, Chicago, IL 60611; (312) 787-6555 www.ncsbn.org
National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, Inc.
1418 Aversboro Rd., Garner, NC 27529-4547; (919) 779-0046 or (800) 948-2511, Fax (919) 779-5642 www.nflpn.org
National Gerontological Nursing Association
7794 Grow Drive, Pensacola, FL 32514; (850) 473-1174, Fax (850) 484-8762 www.ngna.org
National League for Nursing 61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006;
(800) 669-1656 or (212) 363-5555, Fax (212) 812-0393
www.nln.org
National Nurses Society on Addictions
4101 Lake Boone Trl., Suite 201, Raleigh, NC 27607; (919) 783-5871, Fax (919) 787-4916
www.nnsa.org
National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing
7794 Grow Drive, Pensacola, FL 32514; (877) 966-6236, Fax (850) 484-8762 www.noadn.org
National Student Nurses’ Association 555 W. 57th St., Suite 1327, New York,
NY 10019; (212) 581-2211, Fax (212) 581-2368
www.nsna.org
North American Nursing Diagnosis Association
1211 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19107; (215) 545-8105 or (800) 647-9002 www.nanda.org
Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs (NOVA)
1726 M Street, N.W., Suite 1101, Washington, DC 20036; Fax (202) 833-1577
www.vanurse.org
Oncology Nursing Society
501 Holiday Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15220; (412) 921-7373
www.ons.org
Respiratory Nursing Society 7794 Grow Drive, Pensacola, FL 32514;
(850) 474-8869, Fax (850) 484-8762 Society of Gastroenterology Nurses
and Associates
401 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611-4267; (800) 245-7462, Fax (312) 527-6658
www.sgna.org
Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head/Neck Nurses
116 Canal St., Suite A, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168; (904) 428-1695, Fax (904) 423-7566
www.sohnnurse.com
Society for Vascular Nursing 7794 Grow Drive, Pensacola, FL 32414;
(888) 536-4SVN (4786), (850) 474-6963, Fax (850) 484-8762
www.svnnet.org
Visiting Nurse Associations of America
11 Beacon Street, Suite 910, Boston, MA 02108; (617) 523-4042, Fax (617) 227-4843
www.vnaa.org
Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses
1550 South Coast Highway, Suite #201, Laguna Beach, CA 92651; (888) 224-WOCN, Fax (949) 376-3456 www.wocn.org
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Nursing Organizations in Canada
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSAboriginal Nurses Association of Canada
12 Sterling Avenue, 3rd Floor, Ottawa ON K1Y 1P8; (613) 724-4677, Fax (613) 724-4718
www.anac.ca
Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses
418 Balliol, Toronto ON M4S1E2; (416) 489-9234, Fax (416) 785-2501 Academy of Chief Executive Nurses
of Teaching Hospitals
Director of Nursing, Saint John Regional Hospital, Box 2100, Saint John, New Brunswick E2L 4L2; (506) 648-6369 Association of Women’s Health,
Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses -Canada (AWHONN)
851 Falcon Blvd., Burlington ON L7T 3B5; (905) 521-2100 ext. 76443, Fax (905) 577-0471
www.awhonn.org/section/canada Canadian Association of Advanced
Practice Nurses
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Acute Gerontology c/o HP C321, Vancouver Hospital Health Sciences Center, 855 West 10 Avenue, Vancouver BC V5Z 1M9; (604) 875-5666 ext. 61759, Fax (604) 875-5441
Canadian Association of Apheresis Nurses
5 Playdell Court, Etobicoke ON M9V 1G4; (416) 4688, Fax (416) 946-4693
Canadian Association of Burn Nurses
48 Strath Lane, Dartmouth NS B2X 1Z3; (902) 474-0300, Fax (902) 473-7583 Canadian Association of Critical
Care Nurses
P.O. Box 25322, London ON N6C 6B1; (519) 652-1989, Fax (519) 652-5545 www.caccn.ca
Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy
6139 Voyageur Drive, Orleans ON K1C 2X5; (613) 7115, Fax (613) 824-5419
www.caet.ca
Canadian Association for the History of Nursing
32 Citadel Pass, Cresent N.W., Calgary AB T3G 3V1; Tel/Fax (403) 289-3194 www.ualberta.ca/jhibberd/cahn㛮achn
Canadian Association of Nephrology Nurses and Technicians
Suite 322, 336 Yonge Street, Barrie ON L4N 4C8 (705) 720-2819, Fax (705) 720-1451
www.cannt.ca
Canadian Association of Neuroscience Nurses
1602 Summer Street, S.W., Calgary AB T3C 2J6; (403) 209-8350, Fax (403) 209-8340
www.cann.ca
Canadian Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Ottawa Hospital– General Site, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa ON K1H 8L6 www.canac.org
Canadian Association of Nurses in Hemophilia Care
Sudbury NorthEastern Ontario Hemophilia Program, 41 Ramsay Lake Road, Sudbury ON P3E 5J1; (705) 522-2200 ext. 3264, Fax (705) 523-7077 email: [email protected]
Canadian Association of Nurses in Independent Practice
1017 - 3240 66 Avenue, SW, Calgary, AB T3E 6M5; (403) 240-2368, Fax (403) 242-7241
Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology
Regional Operations/Cancer Care Leader, Fraser Valley Cancer Centre, Surrey BC V3V 1Z2; (604) 930-4020, Fax (604) 930-4049
Canadian Association for Nursing Research
P.O. Box 20242, Steinbach MB R0A 1T1 (204) 326-3417
Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses
96 Strathaven Circle SW, Calgary AB T3H 2E9 (403) 670-2399, Fax (403) 670-2314
www.hsf.ab.ca/cccn
Canadian Diabetes Association, Professional Health Workers Section
15 Toronto St. Suite #800, Toronto, ON M5C 2E3; (416) 363-3373, (800) BANTING
www.diabetes.ca
Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses
195 Kirk Drive, Thornhill ON L3T 3LT www.iciweb.com/cfmhn
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Union
2841 Riverside Drive, Ottawa ON K1V 8X7; (613) 4661, Fax (613) 526-1023
www.nursesunions.ca
Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association
CGNA Professional Services, c/o South Granville Business Services, 101-1001 West Broadway, Dept 370, Vancouver, BC V6H 4E4
www.cgna.ca
Canadian Holistic Nurses Association
787 Chaparral Place, Kamloops BC V2C 6E7; (250) 3508, Fax (250) 374-3581
Canadian Intravenous Nurses Association
18 Wynford Drive, Suite 516, North York ON M3C 3S2; (416) 445-4516, Fax (416) 445-4513
www.web.idirect.com/csotcina/ Canadian Nurses Association 50 Driveway, Ottawa ON K2P 1E2; (613)
237-2133, Fax (613) 237-3520 www.can-nurses.ca
Canadian Nurses Foundation 50 Driveway, Ottawa ON K2P 1E2; (613)
237-2133, Fax (613) 237-3720 can-nurses.ca/cnf
Canadian Nurses Protective Society 50 Driveway, Ottawa ON K2P 1E2; (800)
267-3390 or (613) 237-2092, Fax (613) 237-6300
www.cnps.ca
Canadian Nurses Respiratory Society
Faculty of Nurses 3rd floor, Clinical Sciences Bldg., University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G3; (613) 747-6776, Fax (613) 747-7430
Canadian Nursing Coalition for Immunization
Newfoundland Dept. of Health, P.O. Box 8700, Confederation Building, St. John’s NF A1V 4J6; (709) 729-5019, Fax (709) 729-5824
Canadian Nursing Students Association
c/o Canadian Association of University Schools of Nursing, 325 350 Alberta Street, Ottawa ON K1R 1B1; (613) 563-1236, Fax (613) 653-7739 www.cnsa.ca
Canadian Occupational Health Nurses Association
Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission, 146-148 Forest Road, P.O. Box 9000, St. John’s
NF A1A 3B8; (709) 778-1030, Fax (709) 778-1564
Canadian Orthopaedic Nurses Association
National CONA President, Terry Kane, 3534 Colonel Talbot Road, London, Ontario N6P 1H1; (519) 652-6727, Fax (519) 657-3375
www.nursing.ucalgary.ca/cona Canadian Pediatric Nurses
Association
1043 Town Line, R.R #1, Acton, ON L7J2L7; (519) 758-8228, Fax (905) 878-7092
Canadian Society of
Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
546 Kanmarr Crescent, Burlington ON L7L 4R7; (905) 632-4110, Fax (905) 634-0323
www.csgna.com
Canadian Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses
c/o VH - University of British Columbia Eye Care Center, 2550 Willow Street, Vancouver BC V5Z 3N8; (604) 734-2693
COACH
Nursing Informatics Special Interest Group, 1807-110 Erskine Avenue, Toronto ON M4P 1Y4; (416) 484-1563 Community Health Nurses
Association of Canada 106 Bellavista Drive, Dartmouth NS
B2W 2X7; (902) 481-5828, Fax (902) 481-5803
Community and Hospital Infection Control Association— Canada P.O. Box 46125, RPO Westdale
Winnipeg, MB R3R 3S3; (204) 897-5990, Fax (204) 895-9595 www.chica.org
National Emergency Nurses’ Affiliation
114 LaPierre Crescent, Dartmouth NS B2W 5C9; (902) 461-1897, Fax (902) 465-8470
www.nena.ca
Nurses Christian Fellowship Committee of Canada
318 West 19 Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Y 2B7; (604) 872-1234 Nursing Sisters Association of
Canada
164 Beechwood Avenue, North York ON M2L 1K1; (416) 447-6843
Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada
R.R. #1, Crapaud PE C0A 1J0; (902) 658-2937, Fax (902) 658-2126
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Clinical Nurse Educator, D Main Surgery, Ottawa Civic Hospital, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa ON K1Y 4E9; (613) 798-5555 ext. 3945
www.unc.org
PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL ASSOCIATIONS Alberta Association of Registered
Nurses
11620– 168 St., Edmonton, Alberta T5M 4A6; 1-800-252-9392, Fax (780) 452-3276
www.nurses.ab.ca
Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland
55 Military Rd., Box 6116, St. John’s, Newfoundland A1C 5X8; (709) 753-6040
Association of Registered Nurses of Prince Edward Island
Box 1838, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 7N5; (902) 368-3764, Fax (902) 628-1430
For information on registration/licensure in Quebec, contact l’Ordre des infirmie`res et infirmiers du Quebec, 4200 ouest, boul. Dorchester, Montreal, Quebec H3Z 1V4; (800) 363-6048; (514) 935-2501
Manitoba Association of Registered Nurses
647 Broadway, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0X2; (204) 774-3477
www.marn.mb.ca
Northwest Territories Registered Nurses Association
Box 2757, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2R1; (867) 873-2745, Fax (867) 873-2336
www.nwtrna.com
Nurses Association of New Brunswick
165 Regent St., Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 3W5; (506) 458-8731, (800) 442-4417, Fax (506) 459-2838 www.nanb.nb.ca
Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia
2855 Arbutus St., Vancouver, British Columbia V6J 3Y8; (604) 736-7331, Fax (604) 738-2272
www.rnabc.bc.ca
Registered Nurses’ Association of Nova Scotia
Suite 600, Barrington Tower Scotia Square, 1894 Barrington Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2A8; (902) 491-9744, (800) 565-9744, Fax (902) 491-9510
www.rnans.ns.ca
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
438 University Avenue, Suite 1600, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2K8; (416) 1925, (800) 268-7199, Fax (416) 599-1926
www.rnao.org
For information on registration/licensure in Ontario, contact College of Nurses of Ontario, 101 Davenport Rd., Toronto, Ontario M5R 3P1; (800) 387-5526; (416) 928-0900.
Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association
2066 Retallack St., Regina,
Saskatchewan S4T 2K2; (306) 757-4643
www.srna.org
United Nurses of Alberta (Nurses Union) (Provincial Office) #900, 10611 - 98 Avenue, Edmonton,
Alberta T5K 2P7; (780) 425-1025, Fax (780) 426-2093
www.una.ab.ca
United Nurses of Alberta (Nurses Union) (Southern Alberta Regional Office)
#505, 700 - 6th Avenue, SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 0T8; (403) 237-2377, Fax (403) 263-2908
www.una.ab.ca
Yukon Registered Nurses Association
Suite 14, 1114 - 1 Avenue, Whitehorse YT Y1A 1A3; (867) 667-4062, Fax: (867) 668-95123
SOURCE: Encyclopedia of Associations, ed 30 (Gale Research Co., Detroit, 1996); Canadian Nurses Association, Ottawa, Ontario.
