<P> The American Nurses Association ( ANA ) is a professional organization to advance and protect the profession of nursing . It started in 1896 as the Nurses Associated Alumnae and was renamed the American Nurses Association in 1911 . It is based in Silver Spring , Maryland and Pamela F. Cipriano is the current president . </P>
what is the role of american nurses association
to advance and protect the profession of nursing