The Philippine Nurses Association is a professional

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in the

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established to promote the holistic welfare of nurses and to prepare them to be globally-competitive. It used to be known as Filipino Nurses Association (FNA). It was founded by Anastacia Giron-Tupas in 1922. The headquarters is located at 1663 F.T. Benitez Street, in

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History

A distinguished Filipino nurse named Anastacia Giron-Tupas presided a meeting with 150 nurses on September 2, 1922 which incorporated the establishment of an organization for professional nurses. That organization, the Filipino Nurses Association, was born and later was accepted by the

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as one of the member organizations during the congress held in

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, Canada on July 8–13, 1929. In 1966, the organization was renamed Philippine Nurses Association, the same year that the present headquarters in

was inaugurated. It was awarded the Most Outstanding Accredited Professional Organization by the

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in 2003, besting 40 other professional associations, and was five-time nominee for the same award.

Inaugurations

On October 17, 1958, President

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proclaimed the last week of October as Nurses' Week and authorized FNA to take charge of its observance. Under Proclamation No. 1060, President

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declared as the "Nurses Diamond Jubilee Year" in 1997.

References

External links

How to Apply as a Member of Philippine Nurses Association
International Council of Nurses Nursing organizations in the Philippines Professional associations based in the Philippines {{Philippines-stub

History

Inaugurations

See also

References

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