Pennsylvania State Nurses Association

The organization provides support for nursing practice, professional development, continuing education, and membership services. The membership services department directly coordinates the functions and operations of the membership program, encompassing member recruitment, retention, and engagement efforts to achieve and exceed the strategic goals for membership set by the psna board of directors. The membership department responds to member inquiries and performs active follow-up, as well as provides quarterly reports to the board of directors. It develops and implements campaigns directed at renewing lapsed and expired members, as well as implements new membership recruiting strategies. The membership department conducts an annual membership survey.

Professional development and continuing education:the psna plans, directs, administers, and coordinates continuing education and professional nursing education programs and services. Psna is an accredited approver and provider of continuing nursing education by the american Nurses center's commission on accreditation.

The psna government affairs department monitors State legislation and provides testimony on issues that impact the nursing profession. The government affairs staff informs, influences, and educates legislators in order to keep nursing's concerns in front of government officials and on policy radar. The psna government conducts grassroots advocacy as needed. This department oversees the political action committee, which gives financial contributions and endorsements to nurse-friendly legislators.

Communications program:the psna plans, directs, coordinates, and administers a program which identifies the Association and its members to the public in order to build both public and nursing support for the Association. The Association researches, develops, conducts, and evaluates programs of action and communication to achieve the organization's goals and formulate strategies for overall communication by the Association to the public, its members, and its employees.

The Association offers additional programs including awards, diversity, policy, ethics and professional participation.