www.nbrc.org
The National Board for Respiratory Care, Inc. (NBRC) is a voluntary health certifying board which was created in 1960 to evaluate the professional competence of respiratory therapists. A group of Chicago physicians and therapists recognized the need to formalize the training and registration of practitioners involved in the care and support of patients with respiratory disorders.
www.nahc.org
NAHC is the nation's largest trade association representing the interests and concerns of home care agencies, hospices, home care aide organizations, and medical equipment suppliers. Simply put, NAHC is the one organization dedicated to making home care and hospice providers lives easier. From professional development to fighting for better regulation, from knowing all angles of federal and state regulations to providing the latest information affecting home care and hospice, NAHC stands ready to serve your needs, enabling you to better serve your patients.
www.njsna.org
The New Jersey State Nurses Association, a constituent member of the American Nurses Association, is organized for individual professional nurse members through its regions to participate in activities for the advancement of nurses and nursing and to promote the profession as an essential, independent and distinct social service.
The Association asserts nurses’ constituted authority to carry out defined functions while controlling and expanding the domain of interest and the scope and practice of nursing. It fosters inclusion and representation of all registered nurses regardless of age, color, creed, disability, gender, health status, lifestyle nationality, race, religion or sexual orientation. As an advocate for all nurses within the profession, the Association acknowledges self- governance, seeks economic and general welfare and promotes collegiality.
www.nurse.org