The Philippine Nurses Association is a professional
organization in the
Philippines 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
Malate, Manila.
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
International Council of Nurses as one of the member organizations during the congress held in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada on July 8–13, 1929.
In 1966, the organization was renamed Philippine Nurses Association, the same year that the present headquarters in
Malate, Manila was inaugurated.
It was awarded the Most Outstanding Accredited Professional Organization by the
Professional Regulation Commission in 2003, besting 40 other professional associations, and was five-time nominee for the same award.
Inaugurations
On October 17, 1958, President
Carlos P. Garcia
Carlos Polestico Garcia (November 4, 1896 – June 14, 1971) was a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public official, political economist, guerrilla and Commonwealth military leader who was the eighth president of the Philippines. A l ...
proclaimed the last week of October as Nurses' Week and authorized FNA to take charge of its observance.
Under Proclamation No. 1060, President
Fidel V. Ramos
Fidel Valdez Ramos (, ; March 18, 1928 – July 31, 2022), popularly known as FVR and Eddie Ramos, was a Filipino general and politician who served as the 12th president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. He was the only career military ...
declared as the "Nurses Diamond Jubilee Year" in 1997.
See also
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Philippine Nurses Association of United Kingdom
The Philippine Nurses Association of United Kingdom (PNA-UK) is the only professional nursing organization of Filipino nurses in the United Kingdom, accredited by the Philippine Nurses Association National Head Office in Manila, Philippines.
The ...
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History of medicine in the Philippines
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
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