Want to be more involved in the future of nursing and the future of ANA-Rhode Island?  There are currently open seats on ANA-RI's Board of Directors.  Each open seat has a two year term of service.  Current open seats include:

• • • President
    • Treasurer
    • Clinical Nurse (Must have 5 years of experience or less)
    • Director-at-Large (1 open seat)

Another way to get involved in ANA-RI Leadership is to join a committee.  Find out more about our committees and how to get involved Here.

 For the 23rd year in a row, nurses rank No. 1 in Gallup Poll’s annual Most Honest and Ethical Professions Poll. The poll of 23 occupations including engineers, medical doctors, teachers, and more was released on January 13, 2025.  The poll concluded that 76% of Americans — three out of four — consider nurses highly honest and ethical.  

American Nurses Association President Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN responded to the poll results: “This acknowledgment is an undeniable reflection of the positive impact nurses have on the patients they diligently care for and on the health care system they support. What nurses do every day is nothing short of incredible. As the representative of the interests of the nation’s more than 5 million nurses, I give my word that we will continue to vigorously advocate for meaningful policies and solutions to the issues that inhibit a healthy workplace culture and quality patient care delivery throughout 2025 and beyond.”

Since nurses were added to the survey in 1999, nursing has taken the top spot in all but one year, 2001 in which firefighters earned the honor in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.