Nursing Associations Module

Nursing Associations Conference: Leadership and Organization for the 21st Century

About 55 nurses from Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and the United States met in Riga, Latvia, June 14-16, 1998, to convene AIHA's first cross-regional nursing conference. Coordinated by members of AIHA's CEE Nursing Task Force, the conference—which was titled "Nursing Associations: Leadership and Organization for the 21st Century"—brought together nurse leaders from hospitals, ministries of health, and associations in nine Central European nations and seven NIS countries. Over the course of three days, participants discussed the functions of nursing associations within society, leadership and consensus-building in nursing, recruitment and retention of association members, development of standards for nursing practice, the role of associations in policy development, and ways to increase nursing's power and legislative influence.

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