Professional Nursing Organizations
Georgia Nurses Association/American Nurses Association
The GNA/ANA serves the diverse needs of nursing professionals while strengthening the standing of nurses in the health care community. Membership in the GNA/ANA allows for all nurses to have an active role in the decisions made in practice, reform, legislation, and economic arenas. The Georgia Southwestern State University nursing faculty support membership in this organization. All registered nurses are eligible for membership.
Georgia Southwestern Association of Nursing Students (GSWANS)
All students registered as prenursing or nursing majors are invited to become members in GSWANS. The local organization works to promote community service and professional involvement in nursing at the local, state, and national level. Students may become members at the state (Georgia Association of Nursing Students [GANS]) and national (National Association of Nursing Students [NSNA]) levels by completing a membership form and submitting the appropriate dues. The students select local officers who work with GSWANS faculty members to conduct the business of the organization.
Mu Pi Chapter/Sigma Theta Tau, International
Sigma Theta Tau, International, is committed to fostering excellence, scholarship, and leadership in nursing to improve health care worldwide. The Society promotes the use of nursing research in health care delivery and makes its resources available to all people and institutions interested in the latest knowledge in nursing care. Membership is by invitation only.
Membership Criteria*:
Undergraduate students must:
have completed ½ of the nursing curriculum;
have at least a GPA of 3.0 (based on a 4.0 grading scale);
rank in the upper 35 percentile of the graduating class;
meet the expectation of academic integrity.
RN students must:
have completed 12 credit hours at current school;
have completed ½ of the nursing curriculum;
have at least a GPA of 3.0 (based on a 4.0 grading scale);
rank in the upper 35 percentile of graduating class;
meet the expectation of academic integrity.
* (Retrieved June 7, 2005, from http://www.nursingsociety.org/membership/mem_criteria.html)