The Missouri Nurses Association is a membership organization that engages in legislative advocacy
The Missouri Nurses Association strives to be one strong voice for Missouri nurses.
11/14/2025
Safe staffing isn’t just about numbers—it’s about quality care, nurse retention, and patient safety. Let’s demand better!
Our health care system faces immense challenges. Cost-cutting measures, an aging population, increasing patient complexity, and a growing nursing workforce shortage all contribute to the current nurse staffing crisis—negatively impacting nurses' mental health and well-being.Research shows that app...
11/13/2025
A Nurse Practitioner Ethicist: A Nurse’s Journey to Advanced Practice and Clinical Ethics http://ow.ly/H8OK106q5wu
11/13/2025
MONA is participating in the ANA Day of Action! Care goes both ways. This , take action for and their ! Did you know what healthcare workers mental health is worse than any other segment of the U.S. workforce according to the CDC? https://ana.quorum.us/NursesDayofAction2025/
11/12/2025
MONA is participating in the ANA Day of Action! Workplace violence is NOT part of the job. Join me in taking action for nurses’ safety, , and well-being this ! Urge Congress to support and protect today. https://ana.quorum.us/NursesDayofAction2025/
11/12/2025
MONA is participating in the ANA Day of Action! Did you know that 1 in 4 report being assaulted at work? Or that only 60% of assaults are reported? Congress needs to act NOW to ensure that nurses are safe at work and have the resources they need to thrive. This , join me in taking action for nurses’ well-being! https://ana.quorum.us/NursesDayofAction2025/
11/11/2025
On Veterans Day, we honor all who have served — including the nurses who wore the uniform, stood on the front lines, and provided life-saving care in times of war and peace. Your courage and service embody the heart of our nation. 🇺🇸🩺
11/10/2025
TTP works. Other states are proving it. Now it's time for Missouri to make the move toward a stronger nursing workforce!
Put Patients First! Support HB1773 and Increase Access to Healthcare in Missouri. Missouri voters who believe APRNs DO NOT need physician oversight1 of Missourians believe APRNs CAN fill workforce gaps & improve access to quality care1 Download Press Release
11/07/2025
"Additionally, our administration will reassess Missouri's current scope of practice laws and regulations for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, and Dental Hygienists. This re-evaluation will identify reforms to increase the availability of services provided by these professionals in rural areas and enable them to reach rural Missourians who are struggling to access local care."
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11/07/2025
Nurses, have you experienced unsafe staffing? Share your story and help us push for change in Missouri!
Our health care system faces immense challenges. Cost-cutting measures, an aging population, increasing patient complexity, and a growing nursing workforce shortage all contribute to the current nurse staffing crisis—negatively impacting nurses' mental health and well-being.Research shows that app...
11/07/2025
It’s here! The Missouri Nurses Association Fall Conference is officially underway!
We’re kicking off a day full of learning, connection, and inspiration with nurses from across the state. From expert-led sessions to powerful networking opportunities and empowering nurses.
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The following excerpt from an executive summary in the September/October 1996 issue of The Missouri Nurse refects on the early history of MONA:
It was like stepping back in time reading the minutes of the committee planning the first annual meeting of the Missouri Nurses Association. It was to be held in St. Louis in 1906 in the “auditorium of the St. Louis Medical Society…(if it) could be secured…” A two day agenda was planned that included an “automobile ride for visiting delegates complements of Jewish Hospital.”
Our long rich history as advocates for patients and quality nursing care was firmly established in the early beginnings of the Association.
Documentation of meetings in 1908 evidenced the members’ concern about the “conditions and managements of the almshouses in Missouri.” A call for volunteers to investigate the almshouses was made by the Association, thus taking our first official actions in improving the quality of nursing care.
By 1911, “the representative almshouse officials were visited and the reports for the great need for better nursing care was opened for
discussion.” The Executive Board appointed an inspector of the almshouses who would make recommendations to the Governor. They also met with the legislators and began working with the state charities for the improvement of the quality of nursing care.
The following excerpts were from The Missouri Nurse and its predecessor, The Bulletin of the Missouri State Nurses’ Association. Many of these statements are still true today.
“The needs for a larger, stronger organization have never been greater. There are many vexing problems facing us today and they will have to be met by a unified profession and much wisdom. And that means a greater and more interested membership.”
–The Bulletin, March 1945.
“Nurses must be prepared to control their own conditions of work and life. When nurses defend their own interests, patients also gain. Conditions for nurses are closely linked to nursing practice. The practice of nursing is influenced by the climate in which nurses work, their status, and how the public and other health professionals view them.”
–The Bulletin, April-May 1978.
“The first Annual Nurse Advocacy Day was March 19, 1986 with ninety-three nurses from around the state attending.”
–The Missouri Nurse, May-June 1986. (More than 650 attended in 2006)
