The American Society of Registered Nurses focuses on the following strategic objectives:

• Promoting scholarly research and communication, domestically and internationally.
  
  
• Promoting high quality teaching and education for nurses.
  
  
• Diversifying the profession and representing its diversity.
  
  
• Increasing academic and non-academic opportunities for its members.
  
  
• Strengthening the professional environment for nurses.
  
  
• Stimulating scholarship and intelligent interest in nursing.
  
  
• Recognizing outstanding work in the discipline.
  
  
• Encouraging the application of rigorous ethical and intellectual standards in the profession.
  
  
• Serving the public.