ANA Welcomes AORN Members

Sign on and Take Advantage of Your New Affiliate Member Benefits

As an AORN member, you now have access to online resources through your ANA Affiliate Membership. As an ANA Affiliate member you receive access to Members Only on NursingWorld.org where you can enjoy unique member-only content.

How do I access my ANA benefits?

To access Members Only you will need a login and password. ANA has set up your information in their system as follows:

Login: the letters "OR" plus your AORN membership number. For example: OR145678

Password: your last name, no caps. If you have a multiple word last name, eliminate any spaces.

Once you login to the ANA system, you will be able to change your password if you choose. Remember, this login information is unique to the ANA Members Only system – it will not affect or change your AORN login information.

Log-on to the ANA Web Site - Select "Members Only" in the left navigation.

AORN and ANA Join Forces to Strengthen the Nursing Community

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and The American Nurses Association (ANA) struck a deal to provide all AORN members with individual affiliate, a non-voting status membership to ANA, effective July 1, 2008. The ANA affiliate membership will allow AORN members to connect with the resources and advocacy activities of ANA and the broader nursing community. View the media announcement.

ANA affiliate membership benefits include:

SmartBriefs - daily news feeds with stories from press across the country
Access to full ANA policy statements and publication archives
Access to CINHAL
Online journals such as American Nurse Today, The American Nurse and OJIN
Free and discounted CE
Unique content
Benefit programs that augment AORN's existing offerings

Through the agreement, all current and new AORN members will automatically receive ANA individual affiliate memberships beginning July 1st. This starting date coincides with a new arrangement the ANA and its Constituent Member Associations (CMAs) will have with United American Nurses (UAN) and the Center for American Nurses (The Center.) At this time, the CMAs will have direct relationships with the UAN and the Center, not through or as a result of ANA’s bylaws or policies.

AORN President Mary Jo Steiert and ANA President Becky Patton celebrate the new partnership.

"This is a critical time for the nursing community, and we recognize the need to foster close ties with our ANA partners. AORN is committed to strengthening the nursing community, but to make an impact we need to work together across specialties. An affiliation with ANA will not only benefit the perioperative community, but all nursing specialties as a whole," said AORN Executive Director Linda Groah, RN, MSN, CNOR, FAAN.

"AORN will continue to pursue direct positions on its legislative priorities," continued Groah. "However, we also feel it is important to support the efforts of ANA initiatives, including safe staffing and workplace safety, because these are important issues that impact all nurses, including perioperative nurses."

Quick Facts Regarding Your ANA Affiliate Membership

All AORN members will be automatically enrolled as an ANA Affiliate member on July 1, 2008.
ANA affiliate membership does not cover ANA state membership dues or affiliations. The affiliate membership is with the national ANA.
AORN members do not have voting rights as an ANA affiliate member.
No mailings or print publications are included with the affiliate membership. All listed benefits for the affiliate membership can be accessed online.
ANA does not sell their mailing or email lists. ANA’s privacy statement will be available for review.
The ANA affiliate membership is a new benefit for AORN members, and there is no additional cost to AORN members.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Are all AORN members automatically enrolled?

Yes, all AORN members are now affiliate members of ANA. AORN members have the option to opt out. If you choose to not take advantage of your ANA affiliate membership and would like to opt-out, please link to update my profile.
Current ANA members can choose to maintain their national and state ANA membership dues. To receive voting rights with ANA, you must purchase a full ANA membership.

Does my ANA affiliate membership mean I support ANA's political endorsements?

No, the affiliate membership is a non-voting membership category. Only voting members can influence political endorsements through their state and national membership.