The National League for Nursing, or NLN as it is sometimes called, is a professional organization that exists to regulate the profession of nursing and provide its members with the resources and opportunities that they need to provide the best service possible.
Membership
There are a number of extremely compelling benefits involved in being a member of the National League for Nursing. The membership benefits that you qualify will, however, depend on your membership category.
Individual Membership
The first membership category is individual membership. There three types of individual membership options open to you. The first type is Full Individual Membership, which is “open to all individuals, faculty, nurses, administrators, and others interested in excellence in nursing education”. As a full individual member you will have the choice of paying $115 for one year of membership, or $210 for two years of membership (with a saving of $20). The second is Graduate Student Membership, which is “open to individuals currently enrolled in post-baccalaureate work; verification of student status is required”. For this type of membership you need to pay $75 a year. There is no ‘two year’ payment option as this membership category depends on your student status. The third, and last, individual membership type is Retired Membership, “open to individuals who are no longer employed but want to stay connected to nursing education”. At this level of membership you have the option of paying $75 for one year of membership, or $130 for two years of membership, with a saving of $20. Because membership in the NLN is for a 12-month period, you will be billed according to the anniversary date of your first payment.
There are several specific benefits associated with individual membership:
- You will have access to a variety of free Products and Services
- You will be given a subscription to Nursing Education Perspectives which is the NLN’s peer-reviewed research journal
- In addition you will receive a subscription to the NLN Report which is the print member newsletter of the NLN
- You will receive regularly published e-newsletters: NLN Member Update, faculty development bulletin, and Nursing Education Policy
- And you will have access to the NLN communities through an online bulletin board for sharing and discussion
- You will be eligible for special rates and discounts for professional development programs (workshops, conferences, webinars, etc…)
- You will be eligible for special rates and discounts for Simulation Innovation Resource Center courses
- You will be eligible for special rates and discounts for the Annual Education Summit
- You will be eligible for special rates and discounts for Certified Nurse Educator examination fees
- You will be eligible for special rates and discounts for Testing products and services
- You will be eligible for special rates and discounts for NLN publications
- You will be eligible for special rates and discounts for Data related to nursing schools, program enrollments, graduation, etc…
- You will have the opportunity to participate in task groups
- You will be able to apply for nursing education research funding
- You will be granted full voting privileges
- You will have the opportunity to participate in Constituent Leagues which comes with involvement at the state level
- You will have the opportunity to benefit from national recognition and awards
- You will have access to the NLN eCareer Center
Schools Of Nursing (Education Agency Member)
In addition to individual membership you can also join the NLN as an educational institute. IN order to do this you must meet the following requirements, as per the guidelines on the National League for Nursing’s website:
- “Schools of nursing with multiple locations that are accredited individually are each considered a separate education agency for NLN membership.
- Prelicensure programs must have approval by the state agency that has legal authority for educational programs in nursing.
- Institutions that are in the process of developing a nursing program may request provisional membership by contacting the director of membership, Tish Hess, at 212-812-0374”.
The fee structure for educational institute members is far more complex than that for individual members. If your institute is a single campus or site school the membership fees are based on the total number of students who graduated from the combined nursing education programs located on one campus the previous year. If between 0 and 50 individuals graduated the fee that you will be required to pay is $1,075 a year. If between 51 and 100 students graduated the fee is $1,325, and if 101 or more students graduated the fee is $1,575. There is a different fee structure for schools with multiple campuses or sites. The fees for the main campus of these schools will be $1,575 a year, while each additional campus is charged a fee of $250 per campus.
Membership in the NLN is for a 12-month period and is billed by the calendar year (January to December) for educational institute members. Membership fees are prorated according to join date. For schools with multiple campuses, only the main campus fee is pro-rated.
The benefits of being an education agency member are as follows:
- Your institute will be eligible for free Products and Services for itself and its students
- Full individual membership for all full- and part-time faculty at the school will be granted, but school personnel must update the NLN faculty roster online to ensure that all of them receive individual membership benefits
- Your institute will receive a subscription to Nursing Education Perspectives which is the NLN’s peer-reviewed, research journal
- Your institute will receive a subscription to the NLN Report which is the print member newsletter of the NLN
- Your institute will receive website exposure through listing in the National League for Nursing’s Member Directory
- You will have rights to the use of the specially designed member logo
- Your organization will receive regularly published e-newsletters: NLN Member Update, faculty development bulletin, and Nursing Education Policy
- Your faculty will also have access to NLN communities through an online bulletin board for sharing and discussion
- Your institute will receive special rates and discounts for professional development programs (workshops, conferences, webinars, etc.)
- Your institute will receive special rates and discounts for the Simulation Innovation Resource Center courses
- Your institute will receive special rates and discounts for the Annual Education Summit
- Your institute will receive special rates and discounts for Certified Nurse Educator examination fees
- Your institute will receive special rates and discounts for Testing products and services
- Your institute will receive special rates and discounts for NLN publications
- Your institute will receive special rates and discounts for Data related to nursing schools, program enrollments, graduation, etc…
- You will also be able to participate in task groups
- Your institute will have access to nursing education research funding
- You will have full voting privileges
- You will have access to Constituent Leagues and involvement at the state level
- Your institute will be eligible to receive National recognition and awards
- You will have access to the NLN eCareer Center
There are a number of advantages to belonging to the NLN. It is interesting to note that your membership could go a long way to improving your employment opportunities as a nurse in the future. Employers often look for candidates that have professional membership with an organization as it speaks to their dedication to the profession. The opportunities available to you in terms of career advancement ant and education will make a significant difference to your job prospects.
If you would like to find out more about the National League for Nursing, please use the contact information provided below:
61 Broadway, 33rd Floor | New York, NY 10006
Phone: 212-363-5555 | Fax: 212-812-0391
generalinfo@nln.org
The following specific email addresses should speed up the process:
- Academy of Nursing Education = facultyprograms@nln.org
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- Ambassador Program = ambassadors@nln.org
- Board of Governors = oceo@nln.org
- Career Center = careercenter@nln.org
- Centers of Excellence TM = facultyprograms@nln.org
- CEO, Office of = oceo@nln.org
- Certification, Faculty = certification@nln.org
- Communications/Marketing = communications@nln.org
- Constituent Leagues = leagues@nln.org
- Continuing Education = ceu@nln.org
- Customer Service = customerhelp@nln.org
- Distance Learning = facultyprograms@nln.org
- Faculty Development = facultyprograms@nln.org
- Faculty Scholarships = scholarships@nln.org
- General Information = generalinfo@nln.org
- Giving = foundation@nln.org
- Government Affairs = governmentaffairs@nln.org
- Graduate Scholarships = scholarships@nln.org
- Grants, Research = research@nln.org
- Journal = journal@nln.org
- Marketing Communications = communications@nln.org
- Media/Press Relations = communications@nln.org
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- NLN Foundation = foundation@nln.org
- Nursing Education Perspectives = journal@nln.org
- Online Courses = facultyprograms@nln.org
- Position Statements = communications@nln.org
- Publications = publications@nln.org
- Public Policy = governmentaffairs@nln.org
- Research = research@nln.org
- Scholarships = scholarships@nln.org
- Summit = summit@nln.org
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