Call for Public Comment
Public examination of the work of the American Nurses Association (ANA) is vitally important to ANA’s focus on transparency and commitment to improve health care for everyone.
We appreciate your interest in opportunities to comment. Your response will provide insights for our future approach and help us to achieve more. If possible, share this announcement with colleagues, students, health care consumers, and other stakeholders. Let’s make a difference – together.
Current Opportunities
POSITION STATEMENT: The Ethical Responsibility to Attend to Pain
The American Nurses Association (ANA) seeks public comment on the proposed revision to the position statement, The Ethical Responsibility to Attend to Pain.
Please use this link to provide feedback. The deadline for comments is Thursday, September 24, 2025, at 5pm ET.
ANA seeks feedback and welcomes the insights offered. Use this opportunity to contribute your comments and suggestions. We seek a broad range of input, so please share this announcement with colleagues, students, healthcare consumers, and other interested persons, members, and non-members. Please note that the ANA Board of Directors has not yet considered this document.
Please provide your response for each section in the survey boxes indicated. When providing your feedback, please identify the line number(s) associated with your comment(s).
If you have any questions, please email ethics@ana.org.
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