Promote the safety, health and access to care for all people of North Carolina.

Support the authority of the North Carolina Board of Nursing to define and regulate the scope of nursing practice and to set standards for nursing education programs.

Enable registered nurses to practice fully within their scope of practice.

Ensure continued competency of nurses by promoting a system of reflective practice and improvement based on established standards of care.

Reimburse registered nurses for delivering health care services within their scope of practice when those services are eligible for reimbursement to any other provider.

Improve the work environment for nurses through initiatives such as promoting the principles of NCNA's Hallmarks of Healthy Workplaces Program, the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition Program, regulating involuntary overtime, establishing safe staffing standards, employee safety initiatives, and whistleblower protection.

Assist in the design of systems and the provision of resources for individuals to achieve the educational preparation essential for excellence in teaching, research, practice, and administration.

Recommend registered nurses to serve on advisory, study and policy-making bodies.

Promulgate other recommendations of the NC Institute of Medicine Task Force on the Nursing Workforce.

Support collaboration between physicians, nurses and other health care professionals.