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Article: ANNA provides solid support system to nephrology nurses!(President's Message)(Editorial)
- Article from:
- Nephrology Nursing Journal
- Article date:
- March 1, 2004
- Author:
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What makes nurses special? According to Lucille Joel (2003), nurses are special because:
* Nurses are credentialed as individuals with their primary allegiance directed towards the patients they serve.
* Nurses are personally responsible for their own practices.
* Nurses need a support system and a collective voice that will secure the future of the field of their work.
* Nurses come together in associations to improve the health of the public, to advance nursing, and to promote the economic and general welfare of nurses.
The Work of ANNA
The American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA) provides a support system ...