Nursing Knowledge International - Nursing Knowledge International was established in 2002 as a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) subsidiary of the honor society to serve the knowledge needs of the global nursing community. Through its Web site, www.nursingknowledge.org, the organization delivers nursing knowledge designed to improve patient outcomes by enhancing the knowledge base of its nurse customers.
The International Honor Society of Nursing Building Corporation – The Building Corporation, incorporated in 1993 as a corporation with 501(c)(2) status, holds title to real and personal property for the benefit of Sigma Theta Tau International. The Building Corporation also manages and maintains the honor society’s 39,350 square foot building and grounds.
Sigma Theta Tau International Foundation of Nursing – The Foundation holds all permanent funds of the honor society. These assets are distributed over nine different endowed or restricted funds, each established for a specific purpose. Endowed funds contain donations made by members and friends of nursing, but only the interest earned from these funds are distributed. Restricted funds hold monies that are given to the honor society for a specific activity and distributed accordingly.
The International Academic Nursing Alliance –The International Academic Nursing Alliance (IANA) is a global electronic community of academicians in nursing united by common professional ideals and goals and a culture of caring, committed to scholarly learning and sharing. The vision of IANA is to create a globally inclusive community of nurse educators and scholars who lead by using technology, collaboration and knowledge to influence nursing education, practice and health care.
MISSION The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International provides leadership and scholarship in practice, education and research to enhance the health of all people. We support the learning and professional development of our members who strive to improve nursing care worldwide.
VISION All five organizations – the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International; Nursing Knowledge International; The International Honor Society of Nursing Building Corporation; the Sigma Theta Tau International Foundation for Nursing; and the International Academic Nursing Alliance – exist to further the vision of the honor society, which is to create a global community of nurses who lead using scholarship, knowledge and technology to improve the health of the world's people.
MEMBERSHIP Membership is by invitation to baccalaureate and graduate nursing students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship, and to nurse leaders exhibiting exceptional achievements in nursing. Here are some additional facts about our membership:
• More than 340,000 members have been inducted worldwide.
• More than 120,000 active members make Sigma Theta Tau International the second largest nursing organization in the world.
• Members reside in more than 90 countries.
• Sixty-one percent of active members hold master's and/or doctoral degrees. Forty-eight percent are clinicians, 21 percent are administrators or supervisors and 20 percent are educators or researchers.
• There are 431 chapters on 505 college campuses in Australia, Botzwana, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Mexico, the Netherlands, Pakistan, South Africa, South Korea, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania and the U.S.
• The honor society communicates regularly with more than 100 nurse leaders who have expressed interest in establishing a chapter in other countries and territories, including Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Germany, Japan, Jamaica, Lebanon, Lithuania, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Thailand and the United Kingdom.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
From its inception, the honor society has recognized the value of scholarship and excellence in nursing practice. In 1936 the honor society became the first U.S. organization to fund nursing research. Today, the honor society supports these values through its numerous professional development products and services that focus on the core areas of education, leadership, career development, evidence-based nursing, research and scholarship. These products and services advance the learning and professional development of members and all nurses who strive to improve the health of the world’s people:
• The honor society, with its chapters and grant partners (corporations, associations and foundations), contributes more than $650,000 annually to nursing research through grants, scholarships and monetary awards.
• A number of education and research conferences are supported by the honor society, including a yearly research congress that presents the latest nursing research from around the world and a biennial convention that offers nursing’s best practices in clinical, scientific and leadership areas.
• Online continuing education offers peer-reviewed, interactive learning activities which are presented in a variety of learning formats including case studies, evidence-based articles and module courses. These activities are Web-linked to full-text articles and abstracts and are available for continuing education contact hours.
• CareerMap, the honor society’s career development service, provides resources for every stage in the career process, from selection of nursing as a profession to active retirement.
• Leadership programs include mentoring programs and global health care think tanks.
The honor society produces a variety of publications that also support the learning and professional development of nurses:
• Journal of Nursing Scholarship, a leading, peer-reviewed scholarly journal with a global circulation of 120,000, is published quarterly and is available in both print and full-text, searchable online formats to members and subscribers.
• Reflections on Nursing Leadership is the honor society's award-winning, full-color quarterly newsmagazine that communicates nurses' contributions and relevance to the health of people worldwide.
• Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing™, a quarterly periodical available in print and full text, searchable online formats to members and subscribers, is a leading global source of the best research and evidence available with applications to nursing practice, administration, education and policy.
• Excellence in Nursing Knowledge is a monthly member newsletter that introduces readers to best practices and evidence-driven processes from multiple perspectives in different institutions. Each issue includes multi-faceted content of interest to nurses in clinical, administrative and educational settings.
• Chapter Leader Emphasis is a quarterly newsletter sent to more than 4,500 chapter leaders.
• You Belong Here and Create the Future Through Renewal are monthly electronic newsletters. You Belong Here targets new members, while Create the Future Through Renewal is sent to those who have been members for two or more years.
• Scholarly books on a wide range of topics in nursing and health care of interest to members and other nurses around the world. In addition, the honor society houses the Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library, a premier, online library offering these services and resources:
• A collection of more than 17,000 nursing research studies, as well as researchers' demographic information and study abstracts. It also contains abstracts from major nursing research conferences, including research events sponsored by the honor society.
A comprehensive search function to access library resources.
How to become a member?
By accepting an invitation to membership from a chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International.
Undergraduate students must:
- have completed ½ of the nursing curriculum;
- have at least a GPA of 3.0 (based on a 4.0 grading scale);
- rank in the upper 35 percentile of the graduating class;
- meet the expectation of academic integrity.
Register Nurse students must:
- have completed 12 credit hours at current school;
- have completed ½ of the nursing curriculum;
- have at least a GPA of 3.0 (based on a 4.0 grading scale);
- rank in the upper 35 percentile of the graduating class;
- meet the expectation of academic integrity.
Graduate students (Master's and Doctorate) must:
- have completed ¼ of the nursing curriculum;
- have at least a GPA of 3.5 (based on a 4.0 grading scale);
- meet the expectation of academic integrity.
Nurse Leaders must:
- be a registered nurse, legally recognized to practice in his/her country;
- hold at least a baccalaureate degree in nursing or other field;
- have demonstrated achievement in nursing.
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