Arizona Nurses Association (AzNA)

In 1919, forty-two graduate nurses of Arizona convened to meet with a representative of the American Nurses Association for the purpose of organizing the Arizona State Nurses Association. One of the main objectives of the association was to raise the standards of nursing and to secure state registration of qualified nurses in Arizona. The initial activities of the founding members focused on establishing a mechanism for registering educated, qualified nurses resulting in the Arizona Nurse Practice Act becoming law on June 9, 1921. The association formally changed its name to the Arizona Nurses Association in 1973.