HISTORY

The Caribbean Nurses Organization (CNO) was founded in May 1957 as a non-governmental, non-profit, non-partisan, regional professional nursing organization. The CNO is comprised of Nurses Associations within the Caribbean, and Associations of Caribbean and other nurses geographically located outside the Caribbean. For efficient functioning of the Organization it has been divided into Regions. Through its constitution, CNO states its purpose and functions and describes the relationship with its Members, Partners and other Institutions, and Organizations.

Purpose of CNO

The purpose of CNO is to work towards improving health of all people of the Caribbean, by promoting improvement in the standards of nursing care, and by advancing the educational, economic and professional welfare of all nurses. CNO seeks to influence health and nursing policy regionally, to empower its National Nurses Associations in the Caribbean to work on behalf of nurses, nursing and the peoples of the Caribbean. CNO aims to unite nurses in the Caribbean. CNO seeks to ensure that an adequate quantity of well-trained, skilled nurses are in the region to provide quality nursing care to the people of the Caribbean. This purpose shall be unrestricted by consideration of age, colour, creed, gender, nationality, race or religion.

VISION
To be a powerful Professional independent non-governmental, non-political Nursing Organization in the Caribbean that robustly promotes and be the voice that speaks for the well-being of Nurses who provide Quality Nursing Care, as well as advocating for sustainable economic and social development in the region

MISSION
To inspire, influence, motivate nurses, strengthening their skills and competences to provide efficient, effective care with cultural competence, using best practices and advancing global technology through a network of strong National Nurses Association (NNA’s)