A CENTER FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE
Nurses are the face of health care and serve the community in many ways and in many diverse locations. From hospitals to elementary schools, from home settings to clinics, caring for the newly born, the young, the aging, the dying, nurses touch the lives of all citizens in our community. The Tennessee Nurses Association is the voice and advocate for nurses…a strong professional association means a strong nursing profession and strong compassionate care for our community.
A healthy, thriving community requires a robust, educated nursing workforce with a strong voice and a vital presence. The Tennessee Nurses Association is the voice for nurses in Tennessee, representing them in the practice and legislative arenas. Now, more than 100 years old, TNA is committed to strengthening its financial future and raising its visibility in the health care community by purchasing a building for the nurses of the state, creating A CENTER FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE.
This building will be the beacon for nursing excellence in Tennessee. This building will give nurses a place to seek ways to alleviate the impending nursing shortage and a place to serve the nurses of Tennessee and citizens of our state. A strong nursing presence benefits a healthy community and provides a better business environment. A strong nursing presence helps to focus on health and wellness issues. A strong nursing presence benefits all. At some point in life, a nurse touches everyone.
An investment in the future of the professional nursing association is an investment in the health and vitality of the state. An investment in nursing is an investment in access to health care and quality of life for every individual.
The future of any association is closely tied to its financial stability. TNA believes that the purchase of this building will allow the organization to build equity and increase assets to ensure a strong future. This highly visible Center for Nursing Excellence will have a positive impact on TNA initiatives to support nursing practice and quality patient care, not only in the Nashville area, but statewide.
The new building will provide space for the Tennessee Nurses Association, Tennessee Nurses Foundation, Tennessee Professional Assistance Program, student nurses and other nursing entities to become a "Center for Nursing Excellence." It will be a place to gather, a place to work, a place to plan, a place to bring together creative minds to promote the profession of nursing and seek ways to alleviate the impending nursing shortage, and a place to serve the nurses of Nashville, the state, and the citizens of our communities.
Please join our supporters in helping us raise the $1.7 million needed for purchase of the building and furnishing and equipping our space. We hope to be in our new home by the summer of 2009.
Make a tax-deductible donation to the Capital Campaign through the Tennessee Nurses Foundation secure online form!
Be sure to choose the Designation Option Capital Campaign/Building Fund from the drop down menu!