In nursing practice, the NLN's mission aligns with the expansion of nursing education by fostering excellence to advance a diverse team in health developments at national and global levels (NLN, 2016). The NLN seeks to be a leader in nursing education by setting goals and objectives. This organization plays a leading role in nursing education by leading nursing staff with nursing certifications and examinations and serving as a primary source for legislative reform. The NLN encourages students to apply their professional clinical expertise to practice ethically, with the greatest respect and valuing kindness (Bavier, 2015). In nursing research, the NLN supports evidence-based nursing education by promoting resources to foster research and advance research initiatives to transform nursing education (NLN, 2016). As stated in the mission, nursing excellence is an integral part of the foundation of the NLN. In the aims and objectives of the NLN, the desire to be the official source of information for legislation, the emphasis on drawing attention to the political, academic and professional fields, the advocacy for the establishment of standards of care around the world, all reflect the aspirations.