Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN)

The Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN) is the only broad-based pediatric nursing organization founded for all nurses involved in the care of children and families. Society members include staff nurses, school and outpatient nurses, clinical nurse specialists, practitioners, administrators, educators and researchers. SPN offers its members the opportunity to interact with colleagues of similar interests, and to share ideas, research and expertise. Through collaborative efforts with other nursing organizations, medical associations, and child health advocacy groups SPN also influences legislation, health policy, and public education.

Mission:
The mission of the Society of Pediatric Nurses is to advance the specialty of pediatric nursing through excellence in education, research and practice.

Vision:
To be the premier resource for nurses caring for children and their families.

Core Values:
• Commitment:
Accountability to members and to decision making that contributes to the profession of pediatric nursing; Dedication to life-long learning, generation of new knowledge and scholarship, innovation, and advocacy for exceptional pediatric nursing care of children and families

• Integrity:
Respectful, ethical, transparent, and fiscally responsible. Consistent expectations of collaboration and alignment of intellectual, professional, and organizational values

• Leadership:
Visionary, leading with one voice, seeking diversity of thought, inspiring and advancing the leader qualities and strengths of the membership

• Excellence:
Development and dissemination of evidence based standards and research based knowledge that transcends into exceptional quality outcomes for the nursing care of children and families and the promotion of the specialty of pediatric nursing