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Supporting Organizations
The following is a partial list of organizations endorsing the proposal to require RNs to earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing within ten years of licensure. Many regional and local organizations have indicated their support, as have innumerable individual nurses.
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- American Nurses Association
- American Organization of Nurse Executives
- Black Nurses Association of Manhattan
- Case Management Society of America, New York City Chapter
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
- Council of Associate Degree Nursing in New York State, Inc.
- Council of Deans of Nursing, Senior Colleges and Universities of New York State
- Foundation of the New York State Nurses Association, Inc.
- Indian American Nurses Association
- The New York Academy of Medicine
- New York Chapter of the Association of Hispanic Nurses
- New York Organization of Nurse Executives
- New York State Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Inc.
- New York State Association of School Nurses
- New York State Board of Pharmacy
- New York State Chapter of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
- New York State Nurses Association
- Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State
- Pharmacists Society of the State of New York
- Philippine Nurses Association of New York, Inc.
- Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association
- Sigma Theta Tau International
- SUNY Faculty Senate
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Statements of Support
- Tri-Council for Nursing (.pdf document; Adobe Reader required)
- New Jersey State Nurses Association (.pdf)
- New York State Nurses Association (.pdf)
- New York Academy of Medicine (.pdf)
- New York Organization of Nurse Executives (.pdf)
American Nurses Association
“ANA applauds the [proposed] revision of licensure requirements… which recognizes that, while the diploma and associate degree in nursing [are] important entries for many into the profession… additional education makes a difference…. The New York proposal has the potential to serve as a model for other states in expanding the strengths of future nurses to meet the increasingly complex healthcare needs of patients in the 21st Century.”
American Organization of Nurse Executives
“AONE… understands the tremendous contributions of the Associate Degree and Diploma programs to the nursing profession… . The New York proposal has the potential to serve as a model to address the educational needs of the nursing workforce of the 21st Century. Thank you for taking this courageous position. [The] proposal seeks to uplift the nursing profession of New York through a… process that respects the point of entry into practice and builds upon it to ensure quality and safety for the patients entrusted to the care of the registered professional nurses.”
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
“The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)… gives its support to the Initiative to Advance the Profession of Nursing. By requiring nurses prepared at the associate degree and diploma levels to complete a baccalaureate degree within 10 years of graduation, the [proposal] will effectively enhance the quality of nursing care available to the citizens of New York while strengthening the state's nursing workforce… . Further, the New York state proposal would increase the population of nurses available to pursue graduate education which is necessary to preparing future nurse educators and researchers… . AACN is hopeful that New York's visionary leadership in the area of nursing workforce development will serve as a model for other states to follow.”
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