A statement by nurse editors in response to the American Nurses Association's decision to discontinue its affiliation with the American Journal of Nursing.

摘要

Since it began publishing over a century ago, the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) has enjoyed a close relationship with the American Nurses Association (ANA). For the past decade, that relationship has included designating AJN as ANA's official journal and providing AJN as a benefit of ANA membership. Recently, however, ANA announced its decision to launch a new publication as its official journal and to distribute that publication to its members in place of AJN. Although many of us who are members of ANA count on AJN as a benefit of our membership, we all are seriously concerned about the implications this decision holds for ANA, AJN, and the nursing profession.