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Finding
the time to be active and involved in MNA is now easy thanks
to the association's organizational structure. Designed
to encourage members to become involved on the grassroots
level, the MNA features
a flexible structure that allows members to identify, define and
self-organize groups that respond to their own needs, concerns
or objectives.
The
election process is managed by the MNA Membership Department. If
you have questions about elections you may contact Membership
Department via email at membership@mnarn.org or
by phone at 800.882.2056, x726.
For more information
on MNA committees and Task Forces, please e-mail
at dmccabe@mnarn.org, or
call toll-free in Massachusetts at 781.830.5714.
You may also be interested in MNA
Nursing Awards and Massachusetts
Nurses Foundation Scholarship
& Grant Opportunities.
The
MNA is organized into the following groups in which members may
participate:
- Board
of Directors
The specific functions of the Board of Directors are to: (1)
Conduct the business of the association between meetings; (2)
Determine and approve long-range goals; (3) Select, employ and
evaluate the Executive Director; (4) Adopt and monitor the association’s
operating budget, financial development plan, and monthly financial
statements; (5) Develop financial strategies for achieving goals;
(6) Monitor and evaluate the achievement of goals and objectives
of the total association; (7) Meet its legal responsibilities;
(8) Protect the assets of the association; (9) Form appropriate
linkages with other organizations; and (10) Interpret the association
to nurses and to the public.
- Center
for Ethics and Human Rights
The
Center for Ethics and Human Rights is comprised of 8 members
, four of whom are elected and four of whom are appointed by
the Board of Directors and focuses on developing the moral competence
of MNA membership through assessment, education and evaluation.
It monitors ethical issues in practice; reviews policy proposals
and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors; serves
as a resource in ethics to MNA members, regional councils and
the larger nursing community; works with MNA groups to prepare
position papers, policies and documents as needed; and establishes
a communication structure for nurses within Massachusetts and
with other state and national organizations.
- Congresses
Congresses develop and implement the association’s
strategies to protect and advance the nursing profession. Three
congresses - Nursing Practice, Health Policy and Legislation,
and Occupational Health and Safety, are comprised of 12 members
each who are elected to two-year terms.
- Task
Forces
Convened by congresses, task forces are brought together when
an issue needs immediate attention by MNA. Comprised of resource
specialists, members with expertise and interest in the issue,
task forces work with a specific purpose and a defined time frame
for action. Examples of established task forces are:
- Standing
Committees
Assisting and guiding the MNA Board of Directors in addressing
nursing issues, committee members determine how the organization
uses its resources, how it should be governed and how new members
should be recruited, among other issues. Established committees
are:
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Resource
Specialists
MNA members with a specific area of expertise, specialty or
knowledge base who are willing to participate in a variety of
activities, including serving on a Task force, providing expert
testimony at a legislative hearing, being interviewed by the media
about their specific area of interest or writing an article for
the Massachusetts Nurse or some other publication. If you are
interested in providing your expert services, please print-out,
complete and return the Resource
Form to the MNA.
For more information on becoming a Resource Specialist, call us
at 800.882.2056 x714 or e-mail us at dmccabe@mnarn.org
- Massachusetts
Nurses Foundation
The
Massachusetts Nurses Foundation (MNF) is a non-profit organization
whose mission is to support scholarship and research in nursing.
The primary goal of the MNF is to advance the profession of nursing
by supporting the education of nurses, and it provides scholarships
and grants to nurses and nursing students in an effort to meet
this goal.
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