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Membership Has Its Benefits

Join and become a part of the voice for Cardiovascular Nursing in Canada

 

Join the CCCN  an Organization dedicated to advancing cardiovascular nursing through leadership, advocacy, research, and knowledge translation and help be the voice for cardiovascular nursing in Canada.

For a very competitive Membership Fee of $75.00/year (before tax credit) you will receive the following CCCN member benefits

Being part of a national organization that represents the largest group of Canadian nurses practicing within the cardiovascular field and offers many of services in both English and French www.cccn.ca

• Having access to a bilingual website www.cccn.ca with current information and a member’s only information site free with membership
• Receiving a significant reduction in the registration fee for the Annual Canadian Cardiovascular Congress during which CCCN holds their Scientific Sessions and Annual General Meeting. This and other CCCN events offer members the opportunity to network and socialize with colleagues from across Canada
• Belonging to an organization that has a Recognition Awards Program through which members can be recognized for their outstanding work.
• Receiving a free subscription to a peer reviewed journal The Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (CJCN) that provides the latest nursing research on cardiovascular related topics, as well as a Clinical and Research Column and having on-line access to back issues of the CJCN.
• Belonging to an organization that takes health promotion literally to heart with a catchy slogan “Health Promotion Starts with Us” as a way of ensuring that nurses take care of self as well as others and that nurses broaden their definition and understanding of what constitutes health promotion.
• Being associated with the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) as CCCN is an Associate Member of the CNA – Associate Affiliate and Emerging (AAE) Groups with connection through the NurseONE portal.
• Being associated/affiliated with like-minded organizations such as the Canadian Cardiovascular Society and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
• Having access to Standards for Cardiovascular Nursing written by CCCN.
• Participating in the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) accreditation program by writing the Cardiovascular Nurses Certification Exam based on the CCCN standards of practice and if successful receiving the designation of CCN(C), Certified in Cardiovascular Nursing (C)anada.
• Applying for grants such as the Research Grant and Clinical Improvement Grant.
• Belonging to an organization that is invited to sit on committees and provide nursing input into national policy such as The Canadian Heart Health Strategy and Action Plan , the Commentary on Access to Cardiovascular Services , and Blood Pressure Canada.

 

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