Definition Of Evidence-Based Nursing Evidence-based nursing (EBN) is a system that is used in the nursing field whereby a nurse will use a scientific approach to find out what is wrong with a patient and how to treat them accordingly without spending wasted time and money on clinical trials to establish the cause of the illness, discomfort or injury. The current situation is researched on a database of similar situations faced in past cases and … [Read more...]

About The Eastern Nursing Research Society The Eastern Nursing Research Society, often referred to simply as ENRS, was established in 1988. According to its website, it is "dedicated to creating a community of nurses interested in promoting and supporting regional nursing research in the Eastern Region of the United States". The Eastern Nursing Research Society also has a number of goals that it strives to achieve. These goals are as … [Read more...]

The Council of Practical Nurse Programs of New York State is a body that exists for the purpose of ensuring that prospective LPNs in the State of New York are able to have access to all of the information required to enter the profession in that state. specifically the Council of Practical Nurse Programs of New York State offers useful insight into the most frequently asked LPN questions as well as providing a comprehensive account of what … [Read more...]

Vision, Mission, Values And Goals Of The Association Of Community Health Nursing Educators The following are the Mission, Vision, Values and Goals of the organization: Vision "ACHNE, a leading cadre of Community/Public Health Nurses (C/PHN) education experts, who positively impact the health of local and global communities" Mission "To promote high quality community/public health nursing through the integration of education, practice, … [Read more...]

About the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing The Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, which is often simply referred to as ACAPN, was once known as Advocates for Child Psychiatric Nursing. This organization was founded in the early 70s for the purpose of supporting nurses involved in child and adolescent mental health nursing. ACAPN was, and is, "dedicated to offering an association of support, networking, … [Read more...]

The American Society for Perianesthesia Nurses, or ASPAN as it is commonly referred to, is an organization that is aimed at specifically representing the needs of Perianesthesia nurses and ensuring that they receive advocacy at a national level. Like all professional organizations of this kind there are a number of benefits to membership. The benefits do, however, extend beyond the advantages that you as an individual receive. Organizations such … [Read more...]

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association, or APNA as it is frequently called, is now almost 26 years old. Over those 26 years it has successfully grown into the biggest professional organization for psychiatric health nursing around and exists to serve the needs of those professionals who work in this particular sector of medicine. The core values of APNA … [Read more...]

The American Holistic Nurses Association, or AHNA as it is more commonly referred to, is an organization that aims to support and enhance the practice of holistic nursing, which incorporates the idea of healing the whole person. Membership Advantages Membership with any organization carries with it a number of advantages and benefits that you otherwise would not have access to. The American Holistic Nurses Association is no exception. The firs … [Read more...]

The American Association of Spinal Cord Nurses is one of those highly specialized nursing organizations designed to serve a particular subgroup of the profession. Spinal cord nurses are those nurses who actively work with patients that have either suffered a spinal injury or who are, for some reason, experiencing spinal cord deterioration. Because of the skills required in this line of work, there is a noticeable subgroup of nurses who can be … [Read more...]