2020 Kentucky Nurses Association Convention

2020 Kentucky Nurses Association
ARTICLE I
NAME, PURPOSES, AND FUNCTIONS
SECTION 1. Name
The name of this association shall be the Kentucky Nurses Association (KNA), hereinafter referred to as
KNA, a constituent member of the American Nurses Association (ANA), hereinafter referred to as ANA.
SECTION 2. Purposes
1. The purposes of KNA shall be to:
a. Work for the improvement of health standards and the availability of healthcare services for
individuals of the Commonwealth of Kentucky;
b. Foster high standards of care for nursing;
c. Advocate for workplace standards that foster safe patient care and support the profession; and
d. Stimulate and promote the professional development of nurses and advance their welfare.
2. These purposes shall be unrestricted by consideration of age, color, creed, disability, gender, health
status, lifestyle, nationality, race, religion, or sexual orientation.
3. The purposes of KNA do not include dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes,
wages, rates of pay, or other terms or conditions of employment.
SECTION 3. Functions
The functions of KNA shall be to:
1. Promote standards of nursing practice, nursing education, and nursing services;
2. Foster adherence to the code of ethical conduct for nurses established by the ANA;
3. Promote credentialing in nursing;
4. Initiate and influence legislation, governmental programs, national health policy, and international health
policy;
5. Support systematic study, evaluation, and research in nursing;
6. Support and facilitate the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information relevant to nursing;
7. Promote and protect the welfare of nurses;
8. Provide leadership in nursing in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and, through appropriate channels, in
national and international nursing;
9. Promote the professional development of nurses;
10. Provide to individual chapters options for business service operations, strategic advocacy activities, and
member support to affiliated associations;
11. Maintain communication with affiliated associations through official publications;
12. Assume an active role as consumer advocate;
13. Represent and speak for the nursing profession with allied health groups at state, national and
international organizations, governmental bodies, and the public; and
14. Protect and promote the advancement of human rights related to health care and nursing.
ARTICLE II
MEMBERSHIP and AFFILIATION
SECTION 1. Kentucky Nurses Association (KNA)
1. Composition of the KNA
a. Active membership in KNA shall be granted to registered nurses, each of whom either has been
granted a license to practice as a registered nurse in at least one state, territory, or possession of
the United States and does not have a license under suspension or revocation in any state, territory
or possession of the United States, or is otherwise entitled by law to practice. Included in this
category are registered nurses engaged in full-time study and those granted life membership by the
KNA Board of Directors (BOD) in recognition of distinguished service or valuable assistance to the
nursing profession in accordance with KNA policy and procedures.
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