Matthews Jennifer H
Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA, USA.
Online J Issues Nurs. 2012 Jan 31;17(1):3.
Professional organizations and associations in nursing are critical for generating the energy, flow of ideas, and proactive work needed to maintain a healthy profession that advocates for the needs of its clients and nurses, and the trust of society. In this article the author discusses the characteristics of a profession, reviews the history of professional nursing organizations, and describes the advocacy activities of professional nursing organizations. Throughout, she explains how the three foundational documents of the nursing profession emphasize nursing advocacy by the professional organizations as outlined in the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements. The author concludes by encouraging all nurses to engage in their professional organizations and associations, noting how these organizations contribute to the accountability and voice of the profession to society.
护理领域的专业组织和协会对于激发维持一个健康职业所需的活力、思想交流以及积极主动的工作至关重要，这个健康职业倡导为其服务对象及护士的需求以及社会的信任发声。在本文中，作者讨论了一种职业的特征，回顾了专业护理组织的历史，并描述了专业护理组织的倡导活动。贯穿全文，她解释了护理专业的三份基础文件如何强调专业组织进行的护理倡导，这在《美国护士协会护士伦理守则及解释性声明》中有概述。作者在结尾鼓励所有护士参与其专业组织和协会，并指出这些组织如何有助于增强该职业对社会的责任感并发出声音。
