Operated by nurses and leading nursing internationally, ICN works to ensure quality nursing care for all and sound health policies globally.

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Florence Nightingale, In Support of the Girl Child Education Fund (GCEF)

ICN Congress closes with call for increase in nursing leadership. Read more...
Press Release: ICN Launches the ICN Global Nursing Leadership Institute* Colloquium. Read more...
Press Release: ICN Launches 2013 Release of the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) at ICN Congress in Melbourne . Read more...
Press Release: Judith Shamian elected as new president of the International Council of Nurses. Read more...
Press Release: International Council of Nurses expands global membership Chinese Nursing Association and Palestinian Nursing and Midwifery Association are newest ICN members. Read more...
Press Release: Pfizer receives ICN’s Partners in Development Award for outstanding leadership and investment in nursing. Read more...
Press Release: ICN Health and Human Rights Award presented to Mary Robinson. Read more...
Press Release: Inspirational Danish nurse receives nursing’s most prestigious international award . Read more...
Press Release: New Editor for International Nursing Review. Read more...

Focus on an ICN Member

Staff at the American Nurses Association have undertaken a Healthy Weight Challenge leading up to National Nurses Week, 6-12 May. While being a healthy nurse means much more than healthy weight, ANA has chosen this as their focus and some staffers are committed to losing 1-2 pounds a week. You can follow their campaign on Facebook.

Project Highlight

The ICN TB/ MDR-TB Project has been building global nursing capacity in the prevention, care and treatment of TB as part of the Lilly MDR-TB Partnership since 2005. The project uses a Training of Trainers (TOT) methodology, designed specifically to encourage practice development. This means that experienced nurses working mainly in the TB and HIV field, are trained to cascade information to nursing colleagues and other health workers with the purpose of making improvements to patient care delivery.