Less than ten percent of nursing orgs take a stand against genocide, and that's an improvement

How many nursing organizations have visibly, vocally, and actively spoken out against genocide?

Number nsg orgs (est): 500

Number nsg orgs against genocide: 38

Percent nsg orgs against genocide: 7.6%

Updated info after yesterday's post:

The numbers jumped dramatically after I learned about this - The National League for Nursing Responds to the Separation of Families at US Borders - Calls on US Government to Immediately End Family Separation. "On behalf of the 33 undersigned national nursing organizations, representing the cross section of nursing education, research, and practice, we implore the Department of Homeland Security and the overall Administration to protect the health and wellness of immigrant children...Our profession requests immediate action be taken to protect the health of immigrant children and reverse the current policy. Their young minds, their health, and their ability to thrive in the future is of utmost importance."

American Academy of Nursing 

American Association of Colleges of Nursing 

American Association of Nurse Practitioners 

American College of Nurse-Midwives 

American Nephrology Nurses Association 

American Nurses Association 

American Organization of Nurse Executives

American Psychiatric Nurses Association 

American Society for Pain Management Nursing 

Association of Community Health Nursing Educators

Association of Nurses in AIDS Care 

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses  

Association of Public Health Nurses 

Association of Veterans Affairs Nurse Anesthetists Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
Dermatology Nurses' Association 

Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association  International Association of Forensic Nurses 

International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses 

National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists 

National Association of Hispanic Nurses 

National Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners National Association of Neonatal Nurses  

National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health 

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners National Association of School Nurses 

National Black Nurses Association 

National Council of State Boards of Nursing 

National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers 

National League for Nursing   

National Nurse-Led Care Consortium  

Oncology Nursing Society 

Organization for Associate Degree Nursing 

So, that takes us from 4 nsg orgs on record, to 37. Add in the MNA (below) for our current final - 38. Out of 500+/-.

In addition to signing the NLN statement, the National Association of Hispanic Nurses issued the following:

"At their June 19 meeting, the Board of Directors of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses unanimously directed that the following short statement be delivered to members and the public immediately via NAHN’s social media and website.

“The National Association of Hispanic Nurses does not support the current policy of separating children from their families as they seek to enter the United States without documentation.”

In addition to this short statement, NAHN will be issuing a more extensive response outlining their objection to this policy and will be posting that document on the public area of the NAHN website as well."

Also in addition to signing the NLN statement, the National Black Nurses Association issued this statement via Facebook: "NBNA calls on the US Administration to end the policy of separating children from their parents...the separation of children and parents is one of the most inhumane acts seen now and during slavery...contact your US Members of Congress and your local elected officials and insist that this unconscionable policy and behavior ends."

(source - NBNA Facebook)

Lastly, the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) said this: "Health care professionals in Massachusetts are required by law to report suspected child abuse. What we have heard and seen happening at the southern U.S. border has been widespread, government-imposed child abuse. We have dedicated ourselves to ensuring the safety of our patients. That dedication does not stop at the door of a hospital or at the end of a shift. We are caregivers in all aspects of our lives. We are also human beings. We feel the agony of parents who have been separated from their children. We know the bottomless ache of children who cry but cannot feel the comfort of their loved ones. We call on the Trump Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, all relevant federal agencies, the U.S. Courts and U.S. Congress to act immediately in a rational and humane way to reunite these families and address this crisis.”

Here's a list of nursing organizations, via Nurses.org

*** indicates the nsg org has taken a stand against genocide

National

Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses

Academy of Neonatal Nursing

ACNP- American College of Nurse Practitioners

Advanced Practice Nurses of the Ozarks

Advanced Practice Nurses of the Permian Basin

Advanced Practitioners for the River Region

Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association

Alliance for Psychosocial Nursing

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments

Alzheimer's Association

American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

***American Academy of Nursing

American Assembly for Men in Nursing

American Assisted Living Nurses Association

American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)

American Association for the History of Nursing

***American Association of Colleges of Nursing

American Association of Critical Care Nurses

American Association of Diabetes Educators

American Association of Heart Failure Nurses

American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants

American Association of Managed Care Nurses

American Association of Moderate Sedation Nurses

American Association of Neuroscience Nurses

American Association of Nigerian Nurses

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators

American Association of Nurse Attorneys

American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners

***American Association of Nurse Practitioners

American Association of Occupational Health Nurses

American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses

American Board for Occupational Health Nurses

American Board of Nursing Specialties

American College Health Association

American College of Cardiovascular Nurses

***American College of Nurse Midwives

American Diabetes Association

American Forensic Nurses

American Heart Association: Council on Cardiovascular Nursing

American Holistic Nurses Association

American Long Term & Sub Acute Nurses Association

American Medical Association

American Medical Informatics Association/ Nursing Informatics Working Group

***American Nephrology Nurses Association

***American Nurses Association

American Nurses Credentialing Center

American Nursing Informatics Association

***American Organization of Nurse Executives

***American Psychiatric Nurses Association

American Radiological Nurses Association

***American Society for Pain Management Nursing

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition: Nurses Section

American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses

American Society of Peri-Anesthesia Nurses

American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgical Nurses, Inc.

American Thoracic Society: Nurses Section

Army Nurse Corps Association

Arthritis Foundation

Association for Nursing Professional Development

Association for Radiologic & Imaging Nursing

Association of Camp Nurses

Association of Child Neurology Nurses

***Association of Community Health Nursing Educators

Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Association of Nurse Practitioners in Business, Inc.

***Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses

***Association of periOperative Registered Nurses

***Association of Public Health Nurses

Association of Rehabilitation Nurses

***Association of Veteran's Affairs Nurse Anesthetists

***Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing

Baromedical Nurses Association

Carolinas Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners

Center for American Nurses

Center to Champion Nursing in America

Certification Board of Perioperative Nursing

Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc.

Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice

Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association

***Dermatology Nurses' Association

Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS)

Emergency Nurses Association

Endocrine Nurses Society

Federal Nurses Association

***Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association

Home Healthcare Nurses Association

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association***(see note below)

Infusion Nurses Society (see intravenous)

Lupus Foundation of America

Midwest Nursing Research Society

Muscular Dystrophy Association

NAPNAP Foundation

National Academy of Dermatology Nurse Practitioners

National Association Directors of Nursing Administration/Long Term Care

National Association of Bariatric Nurses

***National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists

National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care

National Association of Disease Management & Wellness Professionals

***National Association of Hispanic Nurses

National Association of Independent Nurses

National Association of Licensed Practical Nurses

***National Association of Neonatal Nurses

***National Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners

National Association of Nurse Practitioner Faculties

***National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health

National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

National Association of Rural Health Clinics

***National Association of School Nurses

National Association of State School Nurse Consultants

***National Black Nurses Association, Inc.

National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses

National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations

***National Council of State Boards of Nursing

National Federation for Specialty Nursing Organizations

National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses

National Fibromyalgia Partnership

***National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers 

National Gerontological Nurses Association

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

National Institute of Nursing Research

***National League for Nursing

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

National Nurses in Business Association

***National Nurse-Led Care Consortium

National Nursing Staff Development Organization

National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing

National Organization of Associate Degree Nurses

National Organization of Practical Nursing Education and Service

National Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education

National Private Duty Association

National Student Nurses Association

Navy Nurse Corps Association

NCNA Council of Nurse Practitioners - Coastal Region

NCNA Council of Nurse Practitioners Eastern Region

NCNA Council of Nurse Practitioners Wake Central Region

North American Nursing Diagnosis Association

Northeast Pediatric Cardiology Nurses Association

Northern Nurse Practitioner Association

Northwest Organization of Nurse Executives

NP Council of Miami-Dade

Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation

Nurse Practitioner Society of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association

Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health

Nurse Practitioners: It’s About Time

Nurse Without Borders

Nurses Christian Fellowship

Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs

Nurses Peer Support Network

Nursing Ethics Network

Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International

***Oncology Nurses Society

***Organization for Associate Degree Nursing

Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society

Philippine Nurses Association of America

Respiratory Nursing Society

Sigma Theta Tau, Delta Beta, Chapter-At-Large

Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing

Society for Vascular Nursing

Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc.

Society of Nurses in Advanced Practice

Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head/Neck Nurses

Society of Pediatric Nurses

Society of Trauma Nurses

Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates

Southern Gulf Coast Nurse Practitioner Council

The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners

The National Association of School Nurses for the Deaf

The National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers

Transcultural Nursing Society

Travel Nursing

Treasure Coast Nurse Practitioners

Uniformed Nurse Practitioner Association

Valley Advanced Practice Nurse Association

Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA)

Volusia Flagler Advanced Practice Nursing Council

West Coast Council of Advanced Nursing Practice

West Sound Advanced Practice Association

Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN)

State

Alabama

Central Alabama Nurse Practitioner Association

North Alabama Nurse Practitioner Association

Nurse Practitioner Alliance of Alabama

River Region Advanced Practitioners

West Alabama Nurse Practitioners

Alaska

Alaska Nurse Practitioner Association

Alaska Nurses Association

Alaska Professional Nurses Organization

Department of Health and Social Services, Section of Public Health Nursing

Department of Labor, Alaska Job Center Network, Health Care Employment Search

National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association

Arizona

American Psychiatric Nurses Association (Arizona Chapter)

Arizona Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Arizona Cannabis Nurses Association

Arizona Emergency Nurses Association

Arizona Nurses Association

Arizona Organization of Nurse Executives

Arizona Public Health Association

Black Nureses Association of the Greater Phoenix Area

Philippine Nurses Association of Arizona

School Nurses of Organization of Arizona

The National Association of Hispanic Nurses (Phoenix Chapter)

Arkansas

American Psychiatric Nurses Association (Arkansas Chapter)

Arkansas Nurse Practitioner Association

Arkansas Nurses Association

Arkansas School Nurses Association

Arkansas State Board of Nursing

California

Bay Area Nurse Practitioner Association

California Coalition of Nurse Practitioners

Coachella Valley Chapter of Nurse Practitioners

Northern California Chapter of GAPNA

Nurse Practitioner Council of Palm Beach County

Orange County NAPNAP Chapter

Sacramento Valley Chapter of NAPNAP

San Diego Chapter of NAPNAP

San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Sarasota County Nurse Practitioners

Silicon Valley Chapter for Nurse Practitioners

Colorado

Colorado Rocky Mountain Chapter of NAPNAP

Colorado Society of Advance Practice Nurses

Colorado Society of Clinical Specialists in Psychiatric Nursing

Northern Colorado Nurse Practitioner’s Coalition

Southern Colorado Advanced Practice Nursing Association

Connecticut

CAPHN| Connecticut Association of Public Health Nurses

Connecticut Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Society

Connecticut Nurses Association

Delaware

Advanced Practice Nurse Council of the Delaware Nurses Association

Delaware Coalition of Nurse Practitioners

District of Columbia

Nurse Practitioner Association of the District of Columbia

Florida

Central Florida Advanced Nurse Practitioner Council

Florida Association of Neonatal NPs

Florida Association of Nurse Practitioners

Florida Chapter of GAPNA

Florida Chapter of NAPNAP

Florida Coalition of Advanced Practice Nursing

Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of GAPNA

Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of NAPNAP

Florida Nurse Practitioner Network - FNPN

Florida Nurses Association

Florida Panhandle Nurse Practitioner Coalition

Manatee Area Council for Advanced Nursing Practice - MACANP

North Central Florida Advanced Practice Nurses

Nurse Practitioner Council of Collier County

Nurse Practitioner Council of Miami-Dade

South Florida Council of Advanced Practice Nurses, Inc.

Tallahassee Area Council of Advanced Practice Nurses

Tampa Bay Advanced Practice Nurses Council

Tampa Bay Simulation Network

Georgia

Atlanta Chapter United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Central Georgia Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Georgia Chapter of GAPNA

Georgia Nurses Association

Gwinnett Chapter United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

South Georgia Association of Nurse Practitioners

United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Georgia

United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of West Georgia

Wiregrass Nurse Practitioner Association

Hawaii

Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association

Hawaii Association of Professional Nurses

Hawaii Nurses Association

Student Nurses Association (SNA)

The American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE)

Idaho

Idaho Nurses Association

Idaho Nurses Association

Nurse Practictioners of Idaho

Wake Central Nurse Practitioner Council

Illinois

Chicago Chapter of NAPNAP

Illinois Chicago Chapter - National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Illinois Nurses Association

Illinois Society for Advanced Practice Nursing

Indiana

Indiana Chapter of NAPNAP

Intermountain Advanced Practice Nurses Association

Iowa

Iowa Association of Nurse Practitioners IANP

Iowa Society of Nurse Practitioners

Kansas

Greater Kansas City Chapter of NAPNAP

Kansas State Nurses Association

Lake County PA & NP Organization

Kentucky

Kentucky Nurses Association

Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives

Louisiana

Louisiana State Nurses Association

Louisiana Nursing Home Association

Louisiana Center For Nurisng

Louisiana Association of Student Nurses

Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners

Maine

American Nurses Association- Maine

Maine NP Association

Maine SGNA Home- Maine SGNA

Maine Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses

Maine State Nurses Association- National Nurses United

OMNE: Nursing Leaders of Maine

Maryland

Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians

Maryland Nurses Association

Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland

The NP Association of Maryland

Massachusetts

***Massachusetts Nurses Association

Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners

Michigan

Great Lakes Chapter of GAPNA

Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners

Michigan League for Nursing (MLN)

Michigan Nurses Association

Minnesota

Association of Southeastern Minnesota Nurse Practitioners

Minnesota Affiliate of National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists

Minnesota Association of Occupational Health Nurses

Minnesota Chapter of the Developmental Disabilities Nursing Association

Minnesota Directors of Nursing Administration

Minnesota Licensed Practical Nurses Association

Minnesota Nurse Practitioners

Minnesota Nurses Association

Minnesota Organization of Leaders in Nursing

Minnesota Organization of Registered Nurses

School Nurse Organization of Minnesota

Mississippi

Mississipi Nurses Association

Mississippi Association of Nurse Practitioners

Mississippi Nurses Association, NP Special Interest Group

Missouri

Missouri Coalition of Nurses in Advanced Practice

Missouri Nurses Association

Montana

Montana Nurses Association

Nebraska

Nebraska Nurses Association

Nebraska Nurse Practitioner

Nevada

Nevada Advanced Practice Nurses Association

Nevada Nurses Association

New Hampshire

New Hampshire NP Association

New Hampshire Nurses Association

New Jersey

New Jersey State Nurses Association

New Mexico

New Mexico Center for Nursing Excellence

New Mexico Emergency Nurses Association

New Mexico Native American Indian Nurses Association

New Mexico NP Counsel

New Mexico Nurses Association

New York

New York State Nurses Association

NP Association of New York State

NPA Brooklyn Queens Chapter

NPA Capital Chapter New York

NPA Long Island Chapter

NPA Manhattan Bronx Chapter

NPA Mohawk Valley Chapter

NPA Staten Island Chapter

NPA Tompkins Cortland Chapter

Nurse Practitioners of New York

The Nurse Practitioner Association Greater Rochester

The Nurse Practitioner Association New York State

North Carolina

Metrolina Coalition of Nurse Practitioners

North Carolina Nurses Association

North Dakota

North Dakota Nurses Association

North Dakota Nurse Practitioner Association

Ohio

Northeast Ohio Nurse Practitioners

Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses

Ohio Chapter of GAPNA

Ohio Nurses Association

Oklahoma

Association of Oklahoma Nurse Practitioners

Oklahoma Nurses Association

Oregon

Nurse Practitioners of Oregon

Oregon Holistic Nurses Association

Oregon Nurses Association

PAs and NPs of the Florida Keys

Polk County Advanced Practice Nurses Association

Pennsylvania

Berks County Nurse Practitioners

BuxMont Nurse Practitioner Group

Nurse Practitioners of Central Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners

Pennsylvania Nurses Association

Pennsylvania-Delaware Valley Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Pennyslvania Nurses Association

Redding Area PA & NP Alliance

Student Nurses Association of Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Rhode Island State Nurses Association

Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (Rhode Island Chapter)

Nurse Practitioner Alliance of Rhode Island

Student Nurses' Association of Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Carolina Nurses Coalition

South Carolina State House

South Dakota

South Dakota Nurses Association

Nurse Practitioner Association of South Dakota

Tennessee

Chattanooga Area Nurses in Advanced Practice

Greater Memphis Area Advanced Practice Nurses

Middle Tennessee Advanced Practice Nurses

Northeast Tennessee Nurse Practitioners Association

Tennessee Council of Advanced Practice Nurses

Tennessee Nurses Association

West Tennessee Nurse Practitioners Alliance

Texas

Austin Advanced Practice Nurses

Brazos Valley Nurse Practitioner Association

Denton Area Advanced Practice Nurses

East Texas Nurse Practitioner Association

Galveston Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses - GCAPN

Houston Area Chapter of NAPNAP

Houston Area Nurse Practitioners - HANP

Metro West North Texas Nurse Practitioners

North Harris Montgomery Advanced Practice Nurse Society

North Texas Nurse Practitioners

Texas Clinical Nurse Specialists - TxCNS

Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of GAPNA

Texas Nurse Practitioners

***Texas Nurses Association

Utah

Utah Certified Nurse-Midwives

Utah Chapter of NAPNAP

Utah Nurse Practitioners, Inc

Utah Nurses Association

Vermont

Vermont Nurse Practitioners Association

Victoria Area Nurse Practitioners

Virginia

Virginia Council of NPs

Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners

Washington

ARNPs United of Washington State

Association of Eastside Nurse Practitioners

Midwives of Washington

Mount Baker Nurse Practitioners Association

Puget Sound Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society

WA State Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Newsletter

WA State NP Group

Washington State Nurses Association

Welcome to Puget Sound NP Association

Washington DC

see District of Columbia

West Virginia

West Virginia Nurses Association

West Virginia Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Wisconsin

Metro Milwaukee Nurse Practitioners

Wisconsin Nurses Association

Wyoming

Wyoming Council for Advanced Practice Nursing

Wyoming Nurses Association

International

Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools

ICN- International Council of Nurses

International Association for Human Caring

***International Association of Forensic Nurses

International Association of Nurse Anesthetists

International Child Health Nursing Alliance

International Childbirth Education Association 

International Council of Nurses

International Council of Nurses Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nursing Network

***International Family Nursing Association 

International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing

International Nurses Society on Addictions

International Nurses Society on Addictions

International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses

***International Society for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses

International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care

International Society of Nurses in Genetics

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Less than one percent of nursing orgs take a stand against genocide

Here are the notes if you don't want to read through:

• If you think "genocide" is too strong a word, it's not. "Genocide is the deliberate destruction, in whole or in part, by a government or its agents, of a racial, sexual, religious, tribal or political minority. It can involve not only mass murder, but also starvation, forced deportation, and political, economic and biological subjugation. Genocide involves three major components: ideology, technology, and bureaucracy/organization."
  Jones, Adam (2016), Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction, Taylor & Francis, p. 96, ISBN 978-1-317-53385-6
• If you think nurses are somehow immune to being targeted, because "everybody loves nurses," think again.  Video Shows Filipina Nurse Assault In Parking Garage - "Go Back To China!" - "Ignacio says she was eating a meal in her parked vehicle when the unnamed woman rammed her shopping cart, containing a child, into Ignacio’s car. Ignacio looked at the woman after she passed the car. At this point, the woman cursed at Ignacio,  "what are you looking at b*tch? F*** you chinky Asian!" Ignacio is heard in the video asking, “why are you yelling at me? I should be the one yelling at you because you hit my car.” The other woman continued with the verbal assault - she allegedly proceeded to take Ignacio’s phone and hit her in the face."
• The Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, HPNA, is my professional organization. I wrote earlier how HPNA issued an award to the undeserving senior senator from Maine. I've been speaking to staff and leadership about the need to withdraw this award in light of the senator's complicity and inaction. That hasn't happened, and neither has HPNA acted on my request to speak out visibly and vocally.

YOUR VOICE IS NEEDED. CONTACT ANA, your state association, and any other nursing organization to URGE ACTION AND RESISTANCE.

I'll say it up front - I'm not a big organization/association kind of person. I think there's value and importance to these entities - they help colleagues connect and learn from each other, and usually have some kind of infrastructure that can be useful for communicating with and mobilizing membership.

A nursing organization can also amplify the voices of individual members, and even of nurses who are not members.

But the inescapable downside is that they move very slowly in response to events. Organizations also seek to avoid controversy. Both of these obstacles must be abolished. These are not normal times.

Here's where things stand with regard to nursing organizations that have taken a stand against genocide, and what should happen next.

American Nurses Association

• ANA calls for an immediate end to immoral and cruel practice of separating children from their families. "ANA adamantly opposes the Administration’s policy and practices toward migrants and asylum seekers that result in the forcible separation of children from their families.  These actions put the welfare of immigrant children at risk and are causing irreparable harm..."
• ANA responds to Supreme Court ruling (Muslim Travel Ban)."ANA remains committed to raising our voices in the name of social justice and for the welfare of the sick, injured, and vulnerable in society.”
• Nurses mobilize for health care advocacy on Capitol Hill. "In the wake of ANA’s statements on the separation of migrant families and children, participants expressed their desire to discuss immigration issues during their Hill Day meetings, and were appreciative of ANA’s swift response to represent the voice of nursing."

What else should ANA do?

• Each of the above releases lie buried deep in the ANA's website. They should be prominently displayed and readily accessible from the association's website at the home page level.
• Develop a web page providing access to factual information regarding events, along with the professional and clinical rationale that support action. 
• Develop a web page providing access to credible organizations working on this issue in the courts and on the ground.  These organizations need our financial support, and may also be channels for members with specific skills to directly participate.
• Develop a web page to support members in contacting elected representatives, including contact information, suggested scripts, and other resources.
• Mobilize membership through email, ground mail, social media, and all other available channels. Promote the ANA's stances on these issues, and promote nursing actions in response to this political humanitarian, and moral crisis.  
• Reach out to state affiliates, and support their efforts to mobilize members at the regional, state, and local levels.
• Join with other nursing organizations to develop tools and methods to articulate a response, amplify nursing voices, and promote action that leads to positive change.

American Academy of Nursing

• Separation of Children from their Parents Increases Likelihood of Toxic Stress. "The Academy reiterates its opposition to the inhumane policy of separating a large and growing number of immigrant children from their parents at the US border. The damaging toxic stress this practice burdens children with is not politically or morally justifiable. The Academy implores the administration to reverse this policy, for the health and safety of the children who are directly impacted by it and for their long-term health. As nurse leaders we have an obligation to stand against this harmful action and urge the nation to cease such unwarranted and unnecessary action."

What else should the Academy do?

• This statement also lies buried deep in their website, and is being pushed down on the press release page by subsequent releases. The statement needs to be kept front and center on the main page.
• Mobilize members to sign on in support of the statement, and display that support prominently.
• Join with other nursing organizations to develop tools and methods to articulate a response, amplify nursing voices, and promote action that leads to positive change.

International Family Nursing Association

• IFNA Statement Calls to End the Separation of Migrating Families at the U.S./Mexico Border. "As an organization, the International Family Nursing Association (IFNA) calls for this deplorable, unethical, and harmful practice to stop. We call for the reuniting of families who have been separated. Never again should families be separated in the name of border security. Families belong together...As family nurses, we have a moral obligation to act. Our voices may be our best resource."

What else should IFNA do?

• The statement is prominent on the main page. Keep it there.
• Join with other nursing organizations to develop tools and methods to articulate a response, amplify nursing voices, and promote action that leads to positive change.

Texas Nurses Association

• Texas Nurses Association members, staff and board of directors urge a trauma-informed approach to housing families awaiting processing. "Texas nurses are concerned by the policy of separating children from their families upon entry into the United States. The effects of separation at a young age are traumatic and can have long-lasting health consequences including an increased risk of PTSD, autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular disease and cancer. The long-term health of children is best supported by keeping them with their families and ceasing their separation from parents at the border. The Code of Ethics for Nurses stresses a dedication to preserving the rights of vulnerable groups, including children. Protecting the health of the children affected should be a top priority. We call on our elected officials at all levels to take action immediately to stop the policy of separation, before even more children are irreversibly harmed."
•  Also, too: The Texas Nurses Twitter Feed for ongoing information.

What else should Texas Nurses do?

• Get help and support from the national office.

Here's a list of nursing organizations, via Nurses.org

How many have visibly, vocally, and actively spoken out against genocide?

National

Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses

Academy of Neonatal Nursing

ACNP- American College of Nurse Practitioners

Advanced Practice Nurses of the Ozarks

Advanced Practice Nurses of the Permian Basin

Advanced Practitioners for the River Region

Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association

Alliance for Psychosocial Nursing

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments

Alzheimer's Association

American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

***American Academy of Nursing

American Assembly for Men in Nursing

American Assisted Living Nurses Association

American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)

American Association for the History of Nursing

American Association of Colleges of Nursing

American Association of Critical Care Nurses

American Association of Diabetes Educators

American Association of Heart Failure Nurses

American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants

American Association of Managed Care Nurses

American Association of Moderate Sedation Nurses

American Association of Neuroscience Nurses

American Association of Nigerian Nurses

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators

American Association of Nurse Attorneys

American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners

American Association of Occupational Health Nurses

American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses

American Board for Occupational Health Nurses

American Board of Nursing Specialties

American College Health Association

American College of Cardiovascular Nurses

American College of Nurse Midwives

American Diabetes Association

American Forensic Nurses

American Heart Association: Council on Cardiovascular Nursing

American Holistic Nurses Association

American Long Term & Sub Acute Nurses Association

American Medical Association

American Medical Informatics Association/ Nursing Informatics Working Group

American Nephrology Nurses Association

***American Nurses Association

American Nurses Credentialing Center

American Nursing Informatics Association

American Organization of Nurse Executives

American Psychiatric Nurses Association

American Radiological Nurses Association

American Society for Pain Management Nursing

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition: Nurses Section

American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses

American Society of Peri-Anesthesia Nurses

American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgical Nurses, Inc.

American Thoracic Society: Nurses Section

Army Nurse Corps Association

Arthritis Foundation

Association for Nursing Professional Development

Association for Radiologic & Imaging Nursing

Association of Camp Nurses

Association of Child Neurology Nurses

Association of Community Health Nursing Educators

Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Association of Nurse Practitioners in Business, Inc.

Association of Nurses in Aids Care

Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses

Association of Rehabilitation Nurses

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing

Baromedical Nurses Association

Carolinas Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners

Center for American Nurses

Center to Champion Nursing in America

Certification Board of Perioperative Nursing

Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc.

Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice

Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association

Dermatology Nurses' Association

Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS)

Emergency Nurses Association

Endocrine Nurses Society

Federal Nurses Association

Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association

Home Healthcare Nurses Association

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association***(see note below)

Infusion Nurses Society (see intravenous)

Lupus Foundation of America

Midwest Nursing Research Society

Muscular Dystrophy Association

NAPNAP Foundation

National Academy of Dermatology Nurse Practitioners

National Association Directors of Nursing Administration/Long Term Care

National Association of Bariatric Nurses

National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists

National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care

National Association of Disease Management & Wellness Professionals

National Association of Hispanic Nurses

National Association of Independent Nurses

National Association of Licensed Practical Nurses

National Association of Neonatal Nurses

National Association of Nurse Practitioner Faculties

National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health

National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

National Association of Rural Health Clinics

National Association of School Nurses

National Association of State School Nurse Consultants

National Black Nurses Association, Inc.

National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses

National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations

National Council of State Boards of Nursing

National Federation for Specialty Nursing Organizations

National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses

National Fibromyalgia Partnership

National Gerontological Nurses Association

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

National Institute of Nursing Research

National League for Nursing

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

National Nurses in Business Association

National Nursing Staff Development Organization

National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing

National Organization of Associate Degree Nurses

National Organization of Practical Nursing Education and Service

National Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education

National Private Duty Association

National Student Nurses Association

Navy Nurse Corps Association

NCNA Council of Nurse Practitioners - Coastal Region

NCNA Council of Nurse Practitioners Eastern Region

NCNA Council of Nurse Practitioners Wake Central Region

North American Nursing Diagnosis Association

Northeast Pediatric Cardiology Nurses Association

Northern Nurse Practitioner Association

Northwest Organization of Nurse Executives

NP Council of Miami-Dade

Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation

Nurse Practitioner Society of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association

Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health

Nurse Practitioners: It’s About Time

Nurse Without Borders

Nurses Christian Fellowship

Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs

Nurses Peer Support Network

Nursing Ethics Network

Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International

Oncology Nurses Society

Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society

Philippine Nurses Association of America

Respiratory Nursing Society

Sigma Theta Tau, Delta Beta, Chapter-At-Large

Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing

Society for Vascular Nursing

Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc.

Society of Nurses in Advanced Practice

Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head/Neck Nurses

Society of Pediatric Nurses

Society of Trauma Nurses

Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates

Southern Gulf Coast Nurse Practitioner Council

The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners

The National Association of School Nurses for the Deaf

The National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers

Transcultural Nursing Society

Travel Nursing

Treasure Coast Nurse Practitioners

Uniformed Nurse Practitioner Association

Valley Advanced Practice Nurse Association

Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA)

Volusia Flagler Advanced Practice Nursing Council

West Coast Council of Advanced Nursing Practice

West Sound Advanced Practice Association

Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN)

State

Alabama

Central Alabama Nurse Practitioner Association

North Alabama Nurse Practitioner Association

Nurse Practitioner Alliance of Alabama

River Region Advanced Practitioners

West Alabama Nurse Practitioners

Alaska

Alaska Nurse Practitioner Association

Alaska Nurses Association

Alaska Professional Nurses Organization

Department of Health and Social Services, Section of Public Health Nursing

Department of Labor, Alaska Job Center Network, Health Care Employment Search

National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association

Arizona

American Psychiatric Nurses Association (Arizona Chapter)

Arizona Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Arizona Cannabis Nurses Association

Arizona Emergency Nurses Association

Arizona Nurses Association

Arizona Organization of Nurse Executives

Arizona Public Health Association

Black Nureses Association of the Greater Phoenix Area

Philippine Nurses Association of Arizona

School Nurses of Organization of Arizona

The National Association of Hispanic Nurses (Phoenix Chapter)

Arkansas

American Psychiatric Nurses Association (Arkansas Chapter)

Arkansas Nurse Practitioner Association

Arkansas Nurses Association

Arkansas School Nurses Association

Arkansas State Board of Nursing

California

Bay Area Nurse Practitioner Association

California Coalition of Nurse Practitioners

Coachella Valley Chapter of Nurse Practitioners

Northern California Chapter of GAPNA

Nurse Practitioner Council of Palm Beach County

Orange County NAPNAP Chapter

Sacramento Valley Chapter of NAPNAP

San Diego Chapter of NAPNAP

San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Sarasota County Nurse Practitioners

Silicon Valley Chapter for Nurse Practitioners

Colorado

Colorado Rocky Mountain Chapter of NAPNAP

Colorado Society of Advance Practice Nurses

Colorado Society of Clinical Specialists in Psychiatric Nursing

Northern Colorado Nurse Practitioner’s Coalition

Southern Colorado Advanced Practice Nursing Association

Connecticut

CAPHN| Connecticut Association of Public Health Nurses

Connecticut Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Society

Connecticut Nurses Association

Delaware

Advanced Practice Nurse Council of the Delaware Nurses Association

Delaware Coalition of Nurse Practitioners

District of Columbia

Nurse Practitioner Association of the District of Columbia

Florida

Central Florida Advanced Nurse Practitioner Council

Florida Association of Neonatal NPs

Florida Association of Nurse Practitioners

Florida Chapter of GAPNA

Florida Chapter of NAPNAP

Florida Coalition of Advanced Practice Nursing

Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of GAPNA

Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of NAPNAP

Florida Nurse Practitioner Network - FNPN

Florida Nurses Association

Florida Panhandle Nurse Practitioner Coalition

Manatee Area Council for Advanced Nursing Practice - MACANP

North Central Florida Advanced Practice Nurses

Nurse Practitioner Council of Collier County

Nurse Practitioner Council of Miami-Dade

South Florida Council of Advanced Practice Nurses, Inc.

Tallahassee Area Council of Advanced Practice Nurses

Tampa Bay Advanced Practice Nurses Council

Tampa Bay Simulation Network

Georgia

Atlanta Chapter United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Central Georgia Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Georgia Chapter of GAPNA

Georgia Nurses Association

Gwinnett Chapter United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

South Georgia Association of Nurse Practitioners

United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Georgia

United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of West Georgia

Wiregrass Nurse Practitioner Association

Hawaii

Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association

Hawaii Association of Professional Nurses

Hawaii Nurses Association

Student Nurses Association (SNA)

The American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE)

Idaho

Idaho Nurses Association

Idaho Nurses Association

Nurse Practictioners of Idaho

Wake Central Nurse Practitioner Council

Illinois

Chicago Chapter of NAPNAP

Illinois Chicago Chapter - National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Illinois Nurses Association

Illinois Society for Advanced Practice Nursing

Indiana

Indiana Chapter of NAPNAP

Intermountain Advanced Practice Nurses Association

Iowa

Iowa Association of Nurse Practitioners IANP

Iowa Society of Nurse Practitioners

Kansas

Greater Kansas City Chapter of NAPNAP

Kansas State Nurses Association

Lake County PA & NP Organization

Kentucky

Kentucky Nurses Association

Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives

Louisiana

Louisiana State Nurses Association

Louisiana Nursing Home Association

Louisiana Center For Nurisng

Louisiana Association of Student Nurses

Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners

Maine

American Nurses Association- Maine

Maine NP Association

Maine SGNA Home- Maine SGNA

Maine Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses

Maine State Nurses Association- National Nurses United

OMNE: Nursing Leaders of Maine

Maryland

Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians

Maryland Nurses Association

Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland

The NP Association of Maryland

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Nurses Association

Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners

Michigan

Great Lakes Chapter of GAPNA

Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners

Michigan League for Nursing (MLN)

Michigan Nurses Association

Minnesota

Association of Southeastern Minnesota Nurse Practitioners

Minnesota Affiliate of National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists

Minnesota Association of Occupational Health Nurses

Minnesota Chapter of the Developmental Disabilities Nursing Association

Minnesota Directors of Nursing Administration

Minnesota Licensed Practical Nurses Association

Minnesota Nurse Practitioners

Minnesota Nurses Association

Minnesota Organization of Leaders in Nursing

Minnesota Organization of Registered Nurses

School Nurse Organization of Minnesota

Mississippi

Mississipi Nurses Association

Mississippi Association of Nurse Practitioners

Mississippi Nurses Association, NP Special Interest Group

Missouri

Missouri Coalition of Nurses in Advanced Practice

Missouri Nurses Association

Montana

Montana Nurses Association

Nebraska

Nebraska Nurses Association

Nebraska Nurse Practitioner

Nevada

Nevada Advanced Practice Nurses Association

Nevada Nurses Association

New Hampshire

New Hampshire NP Association

New Hampshire Nurses Association

New Jersey

New Jersey State Nurses Association

New Mexico

New Mexico Center for Nursing Excellence

New Mexico Emergency Nurses Association

New Mexico Native American Indian Nurses Association

New Mexico NP Counsel

New Mexico Nurses Association

New York

New York State Nurses Association

NP Association of New York State

NPA Brooklyn Queens Chapter

NPA Capital Chapter New York

NPA Long Island Chapter

NPA Manhattan Bronx Chapter

NPA Mohawk Valley Chapter

NPA Staten Island Chapter

NPA Tompkins Cortland Chapter

Nurse Practitioners of New York

The Nurse Practitioner Association Greater Rochester

The Nurse Practitioner Association New York State

North Carolina

Metrolina Coalition of Nurse Practitioners

North Carolina Nurses Association

North Dakota

North Dakota Nurses Association

North Dakota Nurse Practitioner Association

Ohio

Northeast Ohio Nurse Practitioners

Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses

Ohio Chapter of GAPNA

Ohio Nurses Association

Oklahoma

Association of Oklahoma Nurse Practitioners

Oklahoma Nurses Association

Oregon

Nurse Practitioners of Oregon

Oregon Holistic Nurses Association

Oregon Nurses Association

PAs and NPs of the Florida Keys

Polk County Advanced Practice Nurses Association

Pennsylvania

Berks County Nurse Practitioners

BuxMont Nurse Practitioner Group

Nurse Practitioners of Central Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners

Pennsylvania Nurses Association

Pennsylvania-Delaware Valley Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Pennyslvania Nurses Association

Redding Area PA & NP Alliance

Student Nurses Association of Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Rhode Island State Nurses Association

Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (Rhode Island Chapter)

Nurse Practitioner Alliance of Rhode Island

Student Nurses' Association of Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Carolina Nurses Coalition

South Carolina State House

South Dakota

South Dakota Nurses Association

Nurse Practitioner Association of South Dakota

Tennessee

Chattanooga Area Nurses in Advanced Practice

Greater Memphis Area Advanced Practice Nurses

Middle Tennessee Advanced Practice Nurses

Northeast Tennessee Nurse Practitioners Association

Tennessee Council of Advanced Practice Nurses

Tennessee Nurses Association

West Tennessee Nurse Practitioners Alliance

Texas

Austin Advanced Practice Nurses

Brazos Valley Nurse Practitioner Association

Denton Area Advanced Practice Nurses

East Texas Nurse Practitioner Association

Galveston Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses - GCAPN

Houston Area Chapter of NAPNAP

Houston Area Nurse Practitioners - HANP

Metro West North Texas Nurse Practitioners

North Harris Montgomery Advanced Practice Nurse Society

North Texas Nurse Practitioners

Texas Clinical Nurse Specialists - TxCNS

Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of GAPNA

Texas Nurse Practitioners

***Texas Nurses Association

Utah

Utah Certified Nurse-Midwives

Utah Chapter of NAPNAP

Utah Nurse Practitioners, Inc

Utah Nurses Association

Vermont

Vermont Nurse Practitioners Association

Victoria Area Nurse Practitioners

Virginia

Virginia Council of NPs

Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners

Washington

ARNPs United of Washington State

Association of Eastside Nurse Practitioners

Midwives of Washington

Mount Baker Nurse Practitioners Association

Puget Sound Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society

WA State Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Newsletter

WA State NP Group

Washington State Nurses Association

Welcome to Puget Sound NP Association

Washington DC

see District of Columbia

West Virginia

West Virginia Nurses Association

West Virginia Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Wisconsin

Metro Milwaukee Nurse Practitioners

Wisconsin Nurses Association

Wyoming

Wyoming Council for Advanced Practice Nursing

Wyoming Nurses Association

International

Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools

ICN- International Council of Nurses

International Association for Human Caring

International Association of Forensic Nurses

International Association of Nurse Anesthetists

International Child Health Nursing Alliance

International Childbirth Education Association 

International Council of Nurses

International Council of Nurses Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nursing Network

***International Family Nursing Association 

International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing

International Nurses Society on Addictions

International Nurses Society on Addictions

International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses

International Society for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses

International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care

International Society of Nurses in Genetics

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