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About
Colorado Nurses Association
Mission
Strong together to advance the profession of nursing to improve health for all.
Strategic Themes
- Promote greater power in numbers for a unified voice for professional nursing in Colorado.
- Advance the role of nurses to enhance safety, quality, and access to care.
- Facilitate member engagement, inclusivity, visibility, and sustainability to promote the association's mission now and in the future.
- Improve operational effectiveness and efficiency, and minimize legal risk for the association.
Our Purpose
The Colorado Nurses Association is the professional organization representing all of Colorado's Registered Nurses.
Colorado Nurses Association
Brief History
Colorado State Trained Nurses Association
From 1904-1928 nurses met to form the Colorado State Trained Nurses Association, with a focus on improving training of nurses and establish standards for trained nurses.
From 1904-1928 nurses met to form the Colorado State Trained Nurses Association, with a focus on improving training of nurses and establish standards for trained nurses.
First Publication
In 1930 the Colorado Nurse was published for the fist time, and is still in print today.
In 1930 the Colorado Nurse was published for the fist time, and is still in print today.
Name Change
In 1955 the Colorado State Trained Nurses Association became the Colorado Nurses Association, with a focus on improving the nursing profession through advocacy.
In 1955 the Colorado State Trained Nurses Association became the Colorado Nurses Association, with a focus on improving the nursing profession through advocacy.
What's happening now?
- Collaborates with Colorado Nurses Foundation volunteers in the writing and edits of The Colorado Nurse-which is provided quarterly to all RNs and LPNs in the state. No other group communicates with all nurses in the state on nursing issues of relevance to Colorado.
- Coordinates Multiview contractor for weekly email to all members and prospects (approximately 10,000) as well as royalty fees from advertisers on this platform.
- CNA Board contracts with Ngage Association Management Company whose staff oversees operational-related work, social media, website, events, and other administrative projects.
- CNA contracts with Director of Practice & Government Affairs who assures membership advocacy work, and with Capitol Success, CNA’s lobbying group.
- Coordinates with CNA Board of Regional Directors to maintain membership communications in all CNA Districts & Special Interest Groups for APRN’s and for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses.
- Maintains ANCC Accredited Approver status for nursing continuing professional development and works with contracted Program Director.
- Maintains regular updates to website about CNA and membership.
- Advocates for safe care of patients through the safe practice by nurses in Colorado and National related policy and regulatory efforts. Committees and methods to accomplish this include:
- Government Affairs & Public Policy Committee
- Staff Support to Annual Legislative Dinner and Nurses Day at the Capitol
- Maintaining relationships with State and Federal Legislators
- Partnering with ANA Government Affairs & Policy Division, Annual Lobbyists meeting; RN Action Center
- Friends of Health Legislative Stakeholder Group participation
- DORA and NPATCH Legislative and rule writing work
- Immunize Colorado Coalition Group
- Governor’s Medical Advisory Group to Governors Expert
- Emergency Epidemic Medical Committee (Statewide Disaster preparedness and response)
- Work to build strong nursing networks to validate the call to be the “voice” of nursing through strategic and tactical coalition building