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National Nursing Organizations II

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Nursing organizations play a vital role in representing nurses working in specialized clinical settings, such as the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).
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National Nursing Organizations I

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Nursing organizations assume a significant role in consistently developing the nursing profession through education, research studies, establishing practice standards, and reforming health policies. Typically, nursing organizations operate at the regional, national, and international levels. For example, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) represents more than 28 million nurses worldwide. In contrast, the American Nurses Association (ANA) is a membership organization representing nurses...

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Aims Of Nursing

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Collective Action for Advancing Disability Inclusion in Nursing Education: The Access in Nursing Program.

Lisa Meeks^1,2, Anne Lewis³, Brandy Jackson⁴

¹Medical Education, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.

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|October 31, 2025

Summary

The Access in Nursing program uses collective action to improve disability inclusion in nursing education. This collaborative model centers disabled individuals, fostering equity and belonging in the field.

Keywords:

collective action disability disability justice inclusion nursing education

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Area of Science:

Nursing Education
Disability Studies
Social Justice

Background:

Traditional approaches to disability inclusion in nursing education often rely on compliance rather than systemic equity.
There is a need for models that actively center the expertise and experiences of disabled nurses, students, and educators.
Collective action frameworks offer potential for transformative change in educational environments.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe how the Access in Nursing program models collective action for disability inclusion in nursing education.
To examine the theoretical underpinnings of AIN's collaborative structure, including distributed leadership and disability justice.
To illustrate how coordinated, justice-oriented collaboration can create sustainable systems of equity.

Main Methods:

The commentary draws on theories of distributed leadership, communities of practice, asset-based leadership, and disability justice.
Analysis of the Access in Nursing (AIN) program's structure and activities.
Use of examples from AIN's interinstitutional research and education working groups.

Main Results:

AIN's collaborative structure flattens hierarchies and redistributes power, centering disabled individuals' expertise.
Coordinated, justice-oriented collaboration replaces compliance-based approaches with sustainable equity systems.
The program demonstrates effective collective action for advancing disability inclusion.

Conclusions:

Collective action is crucial for strengthening belonging in nursing education.
Scalable pathways to inclusion can be created through collaborative, justice-centered initiatives.
The AIN program provides a model for advancing disability equity in nursing education.