Nursing Organizations
National Black Nurses Association
The National Black Nurses Association, Inc. (NBNA) is a professional nursing organization representing more than 150,000 African American nurses throughout the United States.
http://www.nbna.org
American Nurses Association
The American Nurses Association is a full-service professional organization representing the nation’s 2.6 million Registered Nurses through its 54 constituent state associations and 13 organizational affiliate members. ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public.
http://www.ana.org
Black Congress on Health, Law and Economics
The Black Congress on Health, Law and Economics (BCHLE) is an association of national organization representing more than 2 million African American professionals. BCHLE links African American organizations together through educational and other informational forums to improve the organization’s understanding of strategic partnerships, long term investment and how public policy is developed and implemented.
https://blackeconomicalliance.org/
Capital Area Rountable on Informatics in Nursing
CARING is an organization advancing the delivery of quality healthcare through the integration of informatics in practice, education, administration, and research with a focus on nursing
http://www.caringonline.org
District of Columbia Nurses Association
The DCNA represents employees in workplace disputes and negotiating collective bargaining agreements and also provides testimony to the Council of the District of Columbia on health care issues and matters affecting union members’ working conditions.
http://www.dcna.org
Maryland Nurses Association
The Maryland Nurses Association will foster the development and advancement of nursing practice and will work to achieve quality health care for all the people of Maryland
http://www.marylandrn.org/
Educational Institutions (Nursing)
Bowie State University
The nursing curricula is developed and implemented based on the faculty’s beliefs about professional nursing education and professional nursing practice, the nature of the client, beliefs about health and the environment. Professional nursing education in the University setting encourages the development of critical thinking, communication, social awareness and collaborative skills that facilitate academic and personal development.
http://www.bowiestate.edu/academics/departments/nursing/
Howard University College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Health Science
Howard University Division of Nursing offers the Baccalaureate and Master’s degrees in Nursing, and a Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner).
http://www.cpnahs.howard.edu/
Montgomery Community College
The Montgomery College Nursing Program can start you on the path to a rewarding career as a registered nurse.
http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/nursing/
Prince Georges Community College
Prince George’s Community College’s Nursing Program is one of the largest of the 14 associate degree programs in Maryland.
http://www.academic.pgcc.edu/nursing/
University of the District of Columbia
This site has a list of UDC programs, including an Associate Degree and BS in Nursing.
http://www.udc.edu/programs/programs.htm
Nursing Boards
Maryland Board of Nursing
The mission of the Board of Nursing is to assure safe competent nurses and nursing care for the citizens of Maryland by: determining qualifications for licensure; facilitating licensure examinations; issuing licenses to practice; developing and implementing regulations; monitoring nursing practice; enforcing standards of practice and education; and educating the community.
http://www.mbon.org/main.php
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
The Health Professional Licensing Administration helps protect public health and safety through the administration of registration programs in Dance Therapy, Recreation Therapy, and Naturopathy. The administration also provides staff support to the professional boards and advisory committees that regulate the practice of their respective professions in the District of Columbia.
http://doh.dc.gov/doh/site/default.asp
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