Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA)

Description:
The Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association is the leading nursing organization dedicated to preventing and managing cardiovascular disease.

Their members are nurses and nurse practitioners that assess risk, facilitate lifestyle changes, and guide individuals to achieve treatment goals at clinics, hospitals and universities across the country.

The current state of health care demands that nurses and advanced practice nurses play a leading role in identifying and implementing cardiovascular risk reduction strategies. PCNA is committed to supporting nurses so they may successfully rise to this challenge. We educate and support nurses through the development of professional and patient education, leadership, and advocacy.

Mission:
Their mission is to promote nurses as leaders in cardiovascular disease prevention and management across the lifespan.

Goals:
• To increase public and political awareness of the critical role nurses play in comprehensive cardiovascular risk reduction.
• To promote individual and community education in cardiovascular risk reduction and disease management across the lifespan.
• To provide opportunities for education and professional development for nurses.
• To advocate for professional certification and development for nurses specializing in cardiovascular disease prevention and management.
• To disseminate information on innovative, fiscally responsible models of cardiovascular care delivery.
• To foster productive liaisons with professional organizations sharing similar goals.
• To support the utilization and dissemination of research and support evidence-based practice in cardiovascular risk reduction and disease management.