The estimated number of registered nurses, practicing nursing, is 640,000.
ANA published Avenues for Continued Learning.
Delegates to the annual National Student Nurses' Association convention voted to support ANA's position paper on nursing education.
ANA published a statement on nursing staff requirements for inpatient health care facilities.
The National Commission for the Study of Nursing and Nursing Education was established.
1968 The Guam Nurses' Association was admitted as a constituent association with "limited constituent status."
The Nurses' Association of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists was established.
ANA's Board of Directors adopted a statement on the health hazards of smoking.
The House of Delegates adopted a recommendation to study state legislation on abortion.
The House of Delegates voted to charge a fee for the association's Professional Credentials and Personnel Service.
Dorothy A. Cornelius (Ohio) elected president of the American Nurses Association, 1968 – 1970.
The ANA convention was held May 9 – 12 in Dallas, TX. Convention theme: “Positive Action for Meeting Health Needs”.
The House of Delegates rescinded the association's 18-year-old no-strike policy.
The House of Delegates adopted a new Code for Nurses which delineated the ethical principles of practice.
The House of Delegates authorized the establishment of the Congress for Nursing Practice.
The estimated number of registered nursing employed in nursing is 659,000.
ANA published The Nurse in Research: ANA Guidelines on Ethical Values.
Interim certification boards held their first meetings.
The American Association of Nephrology Nurses was established.
The American Association of Neurosurgical Nurses was established.