All dues are valid for twelve months from the date of joining.
Click on a membership type below to learn more,
and check out our full list of membership benefits here.
Full Member
$200 per year
Individuals eligible as full members in IONL are registered nurses currently in leadership positions in any patient care provider organizations, faculty positions in health care education agencies and graduate students in health care leadership
and management. Full members have full rights including but not limited to presenting motions, voting, serving on and chairing committees and holding office.
A full member is a registered nurse who:
- Has responsibility for management and/or leadership of the patient care process, or
- Manages financial resources in health care, or
- Manages and directs appropriate allocation and utilization of human resources in healthcare, or
- Provides education and/or consultation to health care providers or consumers of healthcare or nursing students, or
- Provides healthcare in an advanced and/or independent practice role, or
- Designs, conducts, or evaluates research in healthcare, or
- Conducts accreditation/licensing surveys of healthcare institutions, or
- Publishes, edits, or authors for a healthcare publication, or
- Provides leadership in regulatory and other nursing and health care organizations, or
- Is past president of IONL, IONE, ICNM or AONE/AONL regardless of current work position.
Full Member - for AONL Members
$150 per year
Individuals eligible as full members in IONL are registered nurses currently in leadership positions in any patient care provider organizations, faculty positions in health care education agencies and graduate students in health care leadership
and management. Full members have full rights including but not limited to presenting motions, voting, serving on and chairing committees and holding office.
Only one code per member.
Recent Graduate Member
$100 per year
Recent Graduate membership is for those who meet the qualifications for Full member but are within their first year following graduation. Recent Graduate membership is only available for one year.
Student Member
$50 per year
Students are encouraged to join IONL at a discounted annual rate of $50.00. Student memberships require proof of student status and are available for a maximum of 5 years. Applicants must be:
- Full- or part-time doctoral or master's degree students across the nursing continuum.
- Full- or part-time undergraduate students aspiring to obtain a future role across the nursing continuum.
Acceptable proof of student status for IONL membership and registration may include:
- A copy of your University/College/School ID card with valid semester marking
- Registrar/Bursar receipt for current semester registration/charges
- Grade report from current semester
- A letter from University/College/School official verifying student status
Please upload your proof of student students during online membership application, or email proof of student status to info@ionl.org.
Affiliate Member
$75 per year
- Former IONL, IONE, and ICNM members who have retired.
- Full members who are unemployed after one membership renewal period. (This member may remain an associate member until re-employed.)
- Associate members may not vote, chair committees or hold office, but may serve on a committee.
Honorary Member
Complimentary
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Honorary membership is reserved for distinguished members of the nursing profession who have made significant contribution to IONL.
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The person shall be nominated by a full member. This nomination shall consist of a resolution to the Board for review and recommendation.
- A candidate shall be approved by a majority vote of membership present and voting.
- Honorary members will not pay dues, and may not vote, chair committees or hold office, but may serve on a committee.
*All memberships renew one year past the most recent join/renewal date.
*Membership dues are individual, non-refundable, and non-transferable.
