Mission
The Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR) provides resources to support nursing research and advance the mission of the National Institute of Nursing Research. The FNINR seeks to support research-based practice by educating all health care professionals, Congress, and other appointed and elected officials, and the public about advances made through nursing research and its benefits to patients, families, the community, and the delivery of quality health care.
Nursing Research A Key to the
Nation's Health Brochure

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President
Frank Shaffer, EdD, ScD, RN, FAAN (2011)
Vice President
Jacqueline M. Dunbar-Jacob, PhD, RN, FAAN (2010)
Secretary/Treasurer
Nilda P. Peragallo, DrPH, RN, FAAN (2010)
Immediate Past President
May L. Wykle, PhD, RN, FAAN (2011)
Board of Directors
Elaine J. Amella, PhD, GNP-BC, FAAN (2012)
Melissa A. Fitzpatrick, RN, MSN, FAAN (2012)
Andrea Higham (2011)
Susan C. Reinhard, PhD, MSN, BSN (2012)
Cathy Rick, RN, CNAA, FACHE (2011)
Board Liaison
Mary E. Kerr, PhD, RN
Executive Director
Susan H. Dove