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This research is aimed at responding to the post below. In responding to this post, the researcher should make the response post substantial with scholarly resources. The response post should be based off of the following questions: What did the post below discover about nursing organizations that you had not realized yet? What opportunities exist for professional growth in these other nursing organizations that interests you? Furthermore, the response post should add new ideas, ask a thoughtful question that is pertinent to the discussion, and provide a meaningful suggestion. Note: references should be less than 5 years old.
Initial Post: The three organizations that interest me and I will further explain are the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NAAN), Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), and National Black Nurses Association (NBNA). I am interested in NAAN and AWHONN because I was born prematurely, and I’ve met so many neonatal nurses, and I feel their teamwork is remarkable. My end goal is to become a Neonatal nurse practitioner, so joining an organization for the specialty I want to end up in would only make sense. I chose the National Black Nurses Association because I am an African American. This organization was designed to support African American nurses, African American patients, and other minorities, which I think is fantastic. Before completing this assignment, I was not aware that this organization existed.
NAAN was founded and incorporated in California in 1984. In 2014, they celebrated their 30th anniversary and had 8,200 members, along with 35 chapters (National Association of Neonatal Nurses, n.d.-a). They are the only national nonprofit association created by neonatal nurses specifically for neonatal nurses (National Association of Neonatal Nurses, n.d.-b). This association aims to assist neonatal nurses in providing the best possible care to neonates and their families and ensure the best outcomes (National Association of Neonatal Nurses, n.d.-d). You either must be a registered nurse (RN) or a student to become a member. If you’re a student, you must be an undergraduate student interested in neonatal nursing and currently enrolled in an entry-level nursing program that allows one to take the NCLEX examination after graduation. The requirements for the RN are simply any RN who would like to support neonatal nursing and NANN (National Association of Neonatal Nurses, n.d.-c).
The benefits of being a member of this organization are that it allows you to network and improve neonatal nursing. Joining this organization gives you access to discuss, view, and be a part of best practices with other neonatal nurses. This membership can provide you with a scholarship and give you the opportunity for a leadership role and volunteer hours. Members are invited to conference events and earn over 30 continuing nurse education (CNE) contact hours (National Association of Neonatal Nurses, n.d.-e). They claim that this membership will benefit the hospital and patients. Employees who are members can help their hospital achieve magnet status because the organization provides extra educational tools. More excellent education means better care and outcome, which is beneficial to the patients (National Association of Neonatal Nurses, n.d.-f).
AWHONN became its own organization in 1993. This organization is derived from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nurses Association, founded in 1969 (Healthy Newborn Network, n.d.). Their vision is “Making a difference in the lives of women and newborns.” Its mission is “Empower and support nurses caring for women, newborns, and their families through research, education, and advocacy”(Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses, n.d.-a). This organization aims to enhance nurses’ knowledge to ensure the best quality care is provided to women and their babies (Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses, 2021). Their mission and vision stand out to me because new research, education, and advocacy are the ways to make a difference in patients’ lives.
To become a member, you must work in women’s health. Positions include Charge Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Educators/Managers, Lactation Specialist, Case Managers, Nurse Practitioners, Midwife, and Students. If students want to become members, they must be undergraduates in a nursing program enrolled full time and prove that they are still undergraduates every year (Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses, n.d.-d). Membership benefits include access to AWHONN Journals and educational materials, over 30 free webinars with CNE, discounts on essentials such as insurance, access to a career center to aid in how to write your resume and apply for jobs (Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses, n.d.-b). They also provide you with additional educational programs on Fetal Heart Monitoring, Neonatal Orientation and Education, and Neonatal Orientation and Education (Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses, n.d.-c).
NBNA was organized in 1971 under the leadership of Dr. Lauranne Sams in the state of Ohio. Dr. Sams and 14 other African American women laid the foundation for this organization. The association came about because African American nurses felt health care issues for blacks were not represented well by the American Nurses Association and needed to change (National Black Nurses Association, n.d.-b). This organization grew and now has 115 chapters with over 200,000 African American RN’s, licensed vocational/practical nurses (LPN/LVN), retired nurses, and nursing students from the USA, Eastern Caribbean, and Africa. The NBNA collaborates with other organizations to improve the health status of all people, particularly African Americans and other minority groups (National Black Nurses Association, n.d.-a).
They provide the option to become a lifetime member for an affordable price. Becoming a lifetime member allows you to receive gifts, register early for conferences with special seating, recognition on their website and at conferences, a member plaque, and more (National Black Nurses Association, n.d.-c). If you are an RN, LPN, LVN, retired, first-year graduate, or a student, you can become a member. If you are already in healthcare and have a license, you must be within good standing of the state’s licensing agency. If you are a student, you must prove that you’re enrolled in nursing school and do not hold a license (National Black Nurses Association, n.d.-d). Member benefits include access to journal subscriptions on current health care issues and the online career center, the ability to partner with the national and federal organization, contact hours, scholarships, leadership, and networking opportunities.
These three organizations make a difference in nursing today. They can provide you with the resources needed to become a great nurse if you utilize them. In particular, it will allow me to be a great African American neonatal nurse. These organizations allow you to network, makes new and best evidenced-based practice easily accessible, and recognizes their members for their efforts within the community. Neonates and minorities are two groups that interest me. Neonates are considered a vulnerable population; therefore, taking care of these babies and providing support to their families is what I consider the best job anyone could have. I would love to join these associations.