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24 J U L Y / A U G U S T 2 0 0 5 C A L I F O R N I A N U R S E and interests which today seek to control the availability, access, and quality of health care services for purposes of profit and sur- plus revenue generation against the interests of patients and health care consumers. 8. The nurse maintains clinical competence in nursing care and serv- ices which the nurse undertakes to provide to assigned patients; 9. The nurse exercises informed judgment and uses individual compe- tence and qualifications as criteria in seeking consultation, accept- ing responsibilities and assigning nursing activities based on the nurse's judgment; 10. The nurse participates in activities that contribute to the ongoing development of the profession's body of knowledge; 11. The nurse participates in the profession's efforts to implement and improve standards of nursing; 12. The nurse participates in the profession's efforts to establish and maintain conditions of employment conducive to high quality nursing care; 13. The nurse participates in the profession's effort to protect the pub- lic from misinformation and misrepresentation and to maintain the integrity of nursing; 14. The nurse collaborates with health care professionals, allied health care workers, health advocacy organizations, health care consumers, and other organizations engaged in compatible social and economic justice program activities in protecting and pro- moting the advancement of human rights related to accessibility and quality of health care. Section 3. Affiliations A. To undertake affiliations with other compatible organizations or affiliate such organizations with CNA as determined by the CNA Board of Directors to be necessary and appropriate to accomplish organizational goals and objectives and on such terms and conditions as the Board determines. The nature and scope of an affiliation relationship approved by the Board and entered into by CNA will vary depending on the par- ticular organization(s) under consideration, the specific organizational objectives CNA seeks to achieve through the affiliation, and the terms and conditions the Board deems necessary to achieve those objectives as well as to afford adequate protection for CNA's interests and rights in the event an affiliation undertaking fails. The following conditions and crite- ria are provided to govern the exercise of the Board's discretion in deter- mining whether to proceed with an affiliation:In order to qualify for an affiliation relationship with CNA, an organization must have a mission, purposes and objectives consistent with those of CNA as determined by the Board of Directors. B. Organizations eligible for an affiliation relationship are nurses, other health care professional and health care worker associations and unions, health advocacy organizations, labor union federations and coalitions, and other organizations engaged in compatible social and economic jus- tice program activities. C. An affiliation relationship shall not be approved without specific identifi- cation of: (1) organizational goals and objectives intended to be achieved or advanced by the affiliation; (2) the particular program activities, events, circumstances, and/or condi- tions anticipated as providing the opportunity and basis for achieving identified objectives; and (3) the method and frequency of periodic evaluations to determine the extent to which the goals of the affiliation are or will be achieved, and if not, whether the affiliation relationship shall be extended. D. No affiliation relationship shall be established or undertaken without execution by all parties of a written affiliation agreement ratified by the Board. An affiliation agreement must include explanation of: (1) the rights, responsibilities and interests of the parties to the agreement, including delineation of mutually agreed principles which serve as a pre- condition for affiliation and a standard for satisfactory performance and maintenance of the affiliation relationship; (2) the financial terms and transactions required by the terms of the agreement; (3) the parties' respective responsibilities for managing operations, ful- filling legal responsibilities, or satisfying legal liabilities; (4) a procedure for voluntary termination of the agreement; and (5) a dispute resolution procedure. ARTICLE III Membership and Dues Section 1. Membership A. The CNA shall consist of individual members and may include organi- zational affiliates.affiliated organizations. B. All members shall be nurses who have been granted a license to prac- tice as registered nurses, except as noted in C, D and E below, in at least one state, territory, possession of the United States, or District of Columbia, and who do not have a license under revocation or under suspension from practice for professional misconduct in any state. C. Any individual who has completed a nursing education program that qualifies the applicant to take the examination for registered nurse licensure as a first-time writer may be a member. D. Renewal of membership shall be contingent upon having been granted R.N. licensure. E. Any non-RN organized as part of a CNA Collective Bargaining unit. F. Membership shall be unrestricted by consideration of age, color, creed, disability, gender, lifestyle, nationality, race, religion, or sexual orienta- tion. G. An organizational affiliate shall meet the following criteria: 1. Has a mission and purpose harmonious with CNA, as determined by the CNA Board of Directors. 2. Has a governing body composed of a majority of registered nurses. The rights and privileges of the organizational affiliate shall be determined by the CNA Board of Directors. 3. The representatives of the organizational affiliates to CNA shall be registered nurses. 4. Has paid an organizational affiliation fee to CNA, as determined by the CNA Board of Directors. Section 2. Member Rights and Obligations A. All members in good standing, regardless of dues classification, shall