The Nursing Organizations Alliance (The Alliance) was formed when two long-standing coalitions of nursing organizations united to create an enduring collaborative that would promote a strong voice and cohesive action to address issues of concern to the community of nursing. The historic vote to create The Alliance occurred on Nov. 17, 2001, at a special meeting National Federation for Specialty Nursing Organizations (NFSNO) and the Nursing Organizations Liaison Forum (NOLF) member organizations in Salt Lake City, UT. The purpose of the Alliance is to provide a forum for identification, education and collaboration building on issues of common interest to advance the nursing profession. Membership in the Alliance is open to any nursing organization whose focus is to address current and emerging nursing and health care issues. Structural nursing components of a multi disciplinary organization are also welcome to join. Infusion Nurses Society National Council of State Boards of Nursing Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Society of Trauma Nurses American Association of Neuroscience Nurses American Association of Diabetes Educators Oncology Nursing Society American Association of Colleges of Nursing Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Emergency Nurses Association National Council of State Boards of Nursing American Holistic Nurses Association National Association of Neonatal Nurses Rheumatology Nurses Society American Association of Occupational Health Nurses National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses American Psychiatric Nurses Association American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses American Nephrology Nurses' Association National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses Society of Trauma Nurses American Nurses Association American Association of Occupational Health Nurses National Gerontological Nursing Association National Association of School Nurses Association of Rehabilitation Nurses Association for Nursing Professional Development American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association Infusion Nurses Society International Association of Forensic Nurses National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses Academy of Neonatal Nursing LLC Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association American Association of Nurse Practitioners American Nephrology Nurses' Association American Association of Critical-Care Nurses International Association of Forensic Nurses Association for Radiologic & Imaging Nursing Rheumatology Nurses Society Association of perioperative Registered Nurses Association for Radiologic & Imaging Nursing American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Emergency Nurses Association Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses National Gerontological Nursing Association Society of Pediatric Nurses Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses American Organization of Nurse Executives American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Nutrition Support Nurses Practice Section of ASPEN Association of Black Nursing Faculty, Inc. American Association of Neuroscience Nurses American Medical Informatics Association National Student Nurses' Association, Inc. American Association of Heart Failure Nurses American Association of Colleges of Nursing American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Society of Pediatric Nurses American Organization of Nurse Executives Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses American Association of Neuroscience Nurses American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Emergency Nurses Association American Assembly for Men in Nursing Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs American Association of Heart Failure Nurses American Nephrology Nurses' Association Rheumatology Nurses Society American Association of Diabetes Educators American Association of Nurse Anesthetists National League for Nursing National Student Nurses' Association Inc National Association of School Nurses Association of Rehabilitation Nurses National Association of School Nurses American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Infusion Nurses Society International Nurses Society on Addictions Association of Rehabilitation Nurses American Psychiatric Nurses Association Association of Rehabilitation Nurses American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing American Assembly for Men in Nursing Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Emergency Nurses Association Oncology Nursing Society American Holistic Nurses Association National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists American Organization of Nurse Executives Association of perioperative Registered Nurses Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses CGFNS International American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses Association of perioperative Registered Nurses Sigma Theta Tau International American Organization of Nurse Executives National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association American Nurses Association Society of Pediatric Nurses National Association of Neonatal Nurses American Association of Nurse Anesthetists