Nursing Services Trade Associations

American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN)

U.S. professional association for nurses practicing in ambulatory and outpatient settings; provides education, practice resources, and advocacy for high-quality care beyond the hospital.

https://www.aaacn.org Membership: 4,400

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

The world’s largest specialty nursing organization for progressive and critical-care nurses; offers certification support, clinical guidelines, continuing education, and advocacy to advance patient outcomes in acute and critical care.

https://www.aacn.org Membership: 130,000

American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA)

National association for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and student nurse anesthetists; leads federal and state advocacy, education, clinical resources, and practice standards in nurse anesthesiology.

https://www.aana.com Membership: 65,000

American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN)

Specialty society for nurses who care for patients with neurologic conditions; provides clinical guidelines, certification support, education, and a peer community for neuroscience nursing.

https://www.aann.org Membership: 5,200

American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA)

Membership organization for nephrology nurses across dialysis, transplant, and kidney care settings; delivers journals, continuing education, conferences, and policy advocacy.

https://www.annanurse.org Membership: 8,000

American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)

Professional home for psychiatric-mental health nurses (RNs and APRNs); advances mental health nursing through education, research, practice resources, and policy advocacy.

https://www.apna.org Membership: 15,000

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)

Global community of perioperative nurses; provides evidence-based guidelines, education, and advocacy to advance safe surgical patient care and OR practice.

https://www.aorn.org Membership: 44,000

Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN)

Association for nurses who specialize in rehabilitation across the continuum; offers competency models, clinical tools, education, certification support (CRRN), and advocacy.

https://www.rehabnurse.org Membership: 3,500

Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)

Member-driven organization for nurses in women’s health, obstetric, and neonatal care; provides journals, education (e.g., fetal heart monitoring), practice resources, and public policy engagement.

https://www.awhonn.org Membership: 22,000

Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

The premier association for emergency nurses worldwide; advances emergency care through clinical practice resources, education, research, and robust advocacy.

https://www.ena.org Membership: 45,000

Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA)

National organization for advanced practice nurses who care for older adults; offers education, networking, leadership development, and policy advocacy focused on gerontologic care.

https://www.gapna.org Membership: 3,000

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)

Professional association for hospice and palliative nurses and the broader interprofessional team; delivers education, clinical resources, certification pathways, and advocacy to advance serious-illness care.

https://advancingexpertcare.org Membership: 10,000

Infusion Nurses Society (INS)

International association for infusion nurses and clinicians; sets Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice, publishes the Journal of Infusion Nursing, and provides education and certification support.

https://www.ins1.org Membership: 5,000

National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN)

Professional society for neonatal nurses and neonatal APRNs; provides education, research, policy advocacy, and an annual conference to advance neonatal care.

https://www.nann.org Membership: 8,000

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)

The national professional home for pediatric-focused APRNs (PNPs, FNPs, and others); offers clinical resources, education, advocacy, and a strong chapter/SIG network.

https://www.napnap.org Membership: 8,000

National Black Nurses Association (NBNA)

National voice for Black nurses with 100+ chapters; focuses on professional development, leadership, scholarship, and advocacy to improve health equity and outcomes in Black communities.

https://www.nbna.org Membership: 4,200

National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA)

U.S. organization for pre-licensure nursing students; supports professional development, leadership, and career readiness through conferences, scholarships, and resources.

https://www.nsna.org Membership: 50,000

Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)

The professional home for oncology nurses; delivers journals, evidence-based resources, education (including ONS Congress), and advocacy to transform cancer care.

https://www.ons.org Membership: 35,000

Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA)

Multidisciplinary society for GI and endoscopy nurses and associates; provides practice standards, certification preparation, education, and a national annual course.

https://www.sgna.org Membership: 7,000

Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN Society)

The leading community for wound, ostomy, and continence nursing; advances practice with education, research, policy, and the peer-reviewed JWOCN journal.

https://www.wocn.org Membership: 5,000