Minnesota Affiliate of National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (MN-NACNS)

The Minnesota Affiliate of NACNS has the distinction of becoming the first state affiliate of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists in 1999. The spirit of collaboration, commitment and shared concern for issues of nursing, patient care and advanced practice nursing. Particularly preserving and developing the vibrant role of Clinical Nurse Specialist in healthcare--has characterized the organization from the start. Having its start as a local networking group in a small conference room on the campus of the University of Minnesota Hospital, Fairview, comprising 10 members of "The Minnesota CNS Networking Group", it has grown to boast a mailing list of hundreds of CNSs across the State of Minnesota.